The Old Sect Leader is a Tough One

Feng Ye saw Murong Yunhai suddenly retreat. 

The water curtain entrance vanished, and the formation sealed itself.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Little brat, our Liangyu Sect has many more tricks up our sleeves. 

You think hiding in there will keep you safe?

Feng Ye inwardly sneered, preparing to issue threats.

In his view, this trashy sect had only one option against his threats: compromise.

That's right, when he came here, he never considered this sect worth any effort.

He had no intention of infiltrating their Grand Inauguration Ceremony to steal their formation arts.

His usual modus operandi was simple: acquire what he wanted through vile means.

After all, how could they, so powerful, be afraid of a puny little sect?

Even if this sect had defensive formations, it would be useless. 

They could leave a corpse here to drain the sect's people to death.

As far as he was concerned, the only thing this sect could do was flatter and compromise.

Of course, unless they were extremely foolish.

But just as he was about to make his threats, two figures suddenly appeared beside Murong Yunhai.

It was Murong Gong and Zhang Shaofeng.

Looking at Murong Gong and the others, although the formation blocked their cultivation auras, Feng Ye still dismissed them as insignificant gnats. 

Murong Gong was quite daring, directly stepping forward as the water curtain entrance appeared, allowing him to exit the grand formation.

"Oh?" Feng Ye raised an eyebrow at Murong Gong's actions, but he wasn't surprised. 

He could now see that Murong Gong was only at the Mid-Stage of Celestial Being Realm.

His face filled with even more disdain. So this is the strongest person in your sect? Heh.

He was convinced that Murong Gong had seen the situation and come out to compromise, knowing that hiding was futile.

Murong Gong smiled at the group before him and said, "I am Murong Gong, the Sect Master of this sect. May I ask what brings you all here?"

Upon hearing "Sect Master," Feng Ye's disdain became undisguised. A Celestial Being Realm Sect Master, as expected of a trash sect.

"So you're the Sect Master? Good, I'll be blunt - we want your formation arts."

Hearing this, Murong Gong's eyes narrowed slightly. So they had come to cause trouble!

"That won't do," Murong Gong said solemnly. 

"Oh? Then how about this?" Suddenly, Feng Ye erupted with his cultivation base.

However, just as his aura flared out, three figures immediately appeared before him in the next moment.

It was Long Aotian and the other two.

As soon as they appeared, the surroundings fell silent.

Even the previously disdainful Feng Ye froze at this moment.

Oh no!!

Long Aotian had heard Feng Ye's arrogant words earlier. Now appearing before him, he smiled mockingly, "I've long heard of Liangyu Sect's arrogance, but seeing it now, you truly live up to your reputation."

Bai Gufeng sneered coldly, "Tsk tsk, Liangyu Sect is becoming more and more unruly. I don't have a deep impression of you, but I definitely remember your father - though I'm sure he wasn't as arrogant as you are."

Unlike Long Aotian and the others mocking him, Zhen Dianteng was completely serious as he said, "I've disliked Liangyu Sect for a long time. Today you mutts are quite bold, trying to forcefully take my little brother's sect's formation arts? Not even considering me?"

Zhen Dianteng sounded nothing like the scholarly man he was, more like an old street ranter, even spitting as he spoke.

Long Aotian and Bai Gufeng were stunned upon hearing this. 

So this old man was quite the cultured one!

The way he phrased it was quite clever!

More importantly, he had emphasized that Murong Gong was his little brother sect! 

And he had tied himself to this sect!

How did they not think to put it that way?

On the other side, after Long Aotian and the others appeared, Feng Ye had gone blank with shock.

When he first saw the three of them, he thought he was seeing things. 

Only after sensing their immense cultivation did his dull eyes finally blink.

And after hearing their words, he was completely at a loss for words, as if his throat had seized up.

It wasn't just him - even the Liangyu Sect cultivators behind him had frozen like wooden planks at this sight. 

They had never imagined encountering these three giants here!

After all, they represented the pinnacle of experts in the mortal realm!

"How is this possible? Wasn't this just a trash sect? How did they get tied to the leaders of three major powers? And why is the Dean of Book Mountain Academy calling this gnat his little brother sect?"

Feng Ye stared dumbly at the scene, his mind still reeling from the thunderbolt that had struck him.

At this point, Murong Gong also spoke up, "My three elder brothers, these people came demanding to take our sect's formation arts by force. Since I lack the strength, I hope you three elder brothers can uphold justice for me!"

Hearing this, Feng Ye gave a violent start, reacting at lightning speed.

Before Long Aotian and the others could respond, he was already laughing apologetically, "Ah ha ha, Elder Brother, you misunderstood! I was just joking with you earlier to liven up the gloomy atmosphere here. Ha ha ha."

After he said this, silence fell over the area once more as everyone stared at Feng Ye with amusement on their faces.

Tsk tsk, such a strong survival instinct. 

Murong Gong's eyes narrowed before his expression changed, and he suddenly smiled, "Oh, is that so? I almost misunderstood the situation myself." 

Seeing Murong Gong laugh, Feng Ye forced himself to laugh along, though inwardly he was filled with embarrassment. 

But he had no choice - he truly never expected things to turn out like this!

This sudden reversal of circumstances had swept his legs right out from under him! 

He could now feel countless gazes fixed on him, mocking his foolishness. 

Outwardly smiling, Murong Gong's heart was cold. He knew exactly what Feng Ye was thinking. 

However, he didn't want to offend Liangyu Sect either. He wasn't sure how long Long Aotian and the others would help him, or if they would even help eliminate Liangyu Sect. 

But if Liangyu Sect had remnants, to cultivators at only the Celestial Being Realm like them, it would be a catastrophe.

"Since that's the case, I suppose this misunderstanding has been resolved. By the way, I presume you've all come to attend our sect's Grand Inauguration Ceremony?" 

Murong Gong smiled.

Seeing Murong Gong appear to believe his words, a glint of cunning flashed in Feng Ye's eyes as he smiled, "Indeed, how rude of us to come uninvited. My apologies."

Murong Gong waved his hand, "No need to apologize. In fact, you all don't need to bring gifts like these three elder brothers did. Your attendance alone is enough." 

As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent again. 

Seeing that Murong Gong intended to let the matter pass, Long Aotian and the others knew his intentions, so they didn't push Liangyu Sect any further.

However, upon hearing Murong Gong's words, they suddenly felt like laughing. 

This was blatantly a ploy to take their gifts!

The old Sect Leader is quite the tough one!