Chapter 069

Chapter 69: Backing

The Glimmerstone Gate opened. Everyone inside the secret realm felt a pull. One by one, they vanished from where they stood. The trial had ended.

Ye Wan Wan walked toward Bai Jian and the others. Her back was straight; she did not look back, even though the place where Dou Ming stood was now a ruin, even though someone called out behind her: “Lit… junior sister…”

Ji Chang Huai forced the words out with great effort. But Ye Wan Wan no longer cared. She did not need to be their junior sister anymore.

She stepped up to Bai Jian and the others and held out her hand as she said: “Let’s go.”

Bai Jian, Fang He An, and Li Wan Zhi looked at her. The girl’s face was pale. None of them dared ask about her condition here. They each grabbed her hand, and Fang He An did not forget to yank Shen Nan Zhou over too.

The five of them gathered. They felt the summoning tug and disappeared together.

When they came out, they stood at the foot of Dream Marsh Mountain.

All the young disciples who had left the secret realm were here. Many eyes stared at Ye Wan Wan with disbelief. Fingers pointed.

Voices whispered all around: “It is her, the one who dug out Supreme Sect’s junior sister’s Golden Core and gravely wounded Senior Brother Dou.”

“I just saw Young Master Ji and the others come out. Supreme Sect brought three disciples this time. All three are badly hurt. One is crippled. They will not let this go.”

“Stop talking, I see elders from Supreme Sect coming.”

“Stay away from her.”

No matter what people said, the girl stood straight. Her slender body shielded Bai Jian and the others. Even when she felt a powerful aura closing in, Ye Wan Wan was ready to step out first.

But Bai Jian grabbed her hand.

Ye Wan Wan glanced at Bai Jian’s grip and said in a low voice: “Senior sister, I caused this mess…”

“Do not worry,” Bai Jian answered softly. As she spoke, Fang He An, Li Wan Zhi, and Shen Nan Zhou stepped out together. Their positions formed a shield, placing the two girls in the center.

Bai Jian’s gaze was gentle but firm as she said: “Heavenly One Sect will not abandon any brothers or sisters.”

Ye Wan Wan looked at the four around her and could not help smiling, her eyes bending with warmth. She knew she would not be thrown away this time. But how could she bear to see them hurt?

A fierce aura rushed in from not far away. A palm strike with power enough to destroy heaven and earth slammed down from the sky as a voice thundered: “Beast, you deserve death!”

Ye Wan Wan said steadily: “Let me return one strike.”

She gathered all her spiritual power. Her body became a streak of light as she flew out of their protective ring and rose to meet the blow. Forming a seal with her hand, she sent five Golden Cores spinning into the air. They linked into a formation.

A vast Five Elements Array locked into place beneath the giant golden palm.

Clang!

The impact shook the girl’s body, but her eyes stayed firm. Her voice rang out, bright and cold: “I am not wrong! Ye Qian dug out my Golden Core. Taking back what is mine is not wrong.”

She pointed like a judge as she cried: “Yan Ding Xin is blind and foolish. He colluded with the Ye Clan and forced a direct disciple to her death. He failed in his teaching. He deserves punishment!”

She turned and faced them all: “Supreme Sect indulges and shelters evil. Your sect master bends the rules and protects wrongdoers. You are not worthy of being called righteous!”

She lifted her chin and declared: “I give you one word!”

“Deserve!”

Elder Wu Zhen stared, stunned by the sharp, ringing words. Even while she coughed blood and her aura grew thin, the girl’s eyes still shone like stars, bright as fire. She even smiled and added: “One extra word, free of charge.”

“You all deserve it!”

Elder Wu Zhen exploded in rage. His Nascent Soul Stage pressure crashed down. The five Golden Cores spinning in front of Ye Wan Wan trembled and seemed close to cracking. She could not hold it and spat blood again.

Bai Jian and Shen Nan Zhou rushed out together.

Fang He An shouted at the top of his lungs: “Senior uncle, senior uncle! Someone is bullying us!”

Li Wan Zhi yelled with all his strength: “Master! They want to kill junior sister!”

Before their cries faded, a vast sword aura slashed in. It was the power of a Nascent Soul. It tore the air and smashed apart the heavy golden palm. Elder Wu Zhen’s face changed. Such strong sword aura!

Riding the sword aura, Yan Ju flashed to a stop in front of Ye Wan Wan. Seeing her state, his expression was angry and worried as he shouted: “Third senior brother, get over here!”

His voice cracked with irritation as he barked: “Damn it, I just went to the toilet! How did the gate open!”

Before Elder Wu Zhen could react, a terrifying aura pressed down. The great golden palm shattered under that pressure. Wu Zhen froze, stunned. This aura… it was above Nascent Soul!

Xun Yin burst into the air and hovered there. The moment he saw Ye Wan Wan covered in blood, his heart dropped cold. [Finished!] If Pei Xuan found out that he had guarded the disciple this poorly, he would tear him apart. And forget about borrowing Spirit Stones ever again.

He fumbled out pills in a rush and said to the girl: “Little girl, quick, quick, take this.” He fed her the medicine and muttered as he guided his power into her: “Breathe and calm down. Do not get angry. What is worth burning so hot?”

He gave a crooked grin and added: “If you want to hit someone, senior uncle will hit them for you.”

Ye Wan Wan could not get words out, but warm spiritual power kept pouring into her body. She saw Yan Ju helping and managed to whisper: “I… I am sorry… I think I caused trouble for everyone.”

Xun Yin only grew more upset as he scolded her: “You child, they hit you, and you still take the blame yourself? Do you not know how to throw the pot? Instead of chewing yourself up, blame others. Why be so moral?”

Ye Wan Wan wanted to laugh but could not. [The people of Heavenly One Sect all think a bit differently, but they are very cute.]

Xun Yin patted her shoulder and said: “Stay here with your senior sister and senior brothers. Senior uncle will take revenge for you.” He handed Ye Wan Wan to Bai Jian and Fang He An, then turned and swept a cold gaze over Elder Wu Zhen.

His voice dropped to ice as he asked: “So you are the one who struck our kid?”

Elder Wu Zhen’s heart jumped. The feeling was bad. Two more figures stepped up and said coldly: “Fellow daoist, please be clear. Your Heavenly One Sect disciple shattered our junior nephew’s Golden Core first.”

Xun Yin wore the look of a man hearing nonsense as he cursed: “Inside the secret realm, everyone signed a Life and Death Pact. If your junior nephew died in there, it means his skills were lacking. He deserved it! Your youngsters lost, and now you bring elders? Fine.”

His smile turned cruel as he warned: “Then do not blame me for bullying you with age.”

Xun Yin released his aura. Though he looked like a sloppy old man in plain clothes, the pressure that poured out was terrifying. All of Dream Marsh Mountain felt pinned down. Beasts shivered. Even the earth shook.

Pointing at Wu Zhen, Xun Yin said with a cutting chill: “You hit my little junior nephew with one palm. I will not ask for much. Take three palms from me. If you are still alive, I will spare your dog life.”

As soon as he finished, a massive palm slammed down from the sky. A Nascent Soul like Wu Zhen was swatted straight from the air into the ground. The crash boomed. A pit a hundred feet deep opened, cold air rolling from its rim.

Silence swallowed the field.

Refine…

Void Refinement Stage…