Chapter 245: Run Away

In an instant, a rolling thunder of Lei Ting seemed to flash through the eyes of the Shenfengzhang Sect leader; immediately, a deafening roar of thunder erupted above the Luo Shen Peak.

And within the clouds behind him, countless electric snakes of Lei Ting darted forth, as if the entire sky above the main peak were about to transform into a pool of Lei Chi.

"Has something happened to Master Chihuo, my junior brother?"

An old man in simple clothes, residing amidst the clouds, suddenly turned his head to gaze at a certain spot in the void below.

In the next moment, the woman in green robes from before appeared as if out of thin air, her form slowly materializing within the old man's line of sight.

Her head was full of black hair, her skin like congealed fat; between her eyebrows and eyes lingered a thread of indifferent, cold aura. Then she reached up to adjust a small bundle on her shoulder, frowned, and said:

"Junior nephew Chihuo should already be dead."

Hearing this, the Shenfengzhang Sect leader's face instantly turned ugly. He glanced at the woman in green robes, then his gaze fell upon the small bundle she carried on her back. Suddenly, he asked in confusion:

"What are you planning to do?"

The woman in green robes likewise glanced at the old man before her. Her eyes were cold, as if a layer of ice floated within her pupils. She said calmly:

"Luo Shen Peak is about to end; I must run away first."

Upon hearing these words, the old man's face froze for a moment. Then his eyelids twitched violently, and he instinctively blurted out:

"How can you do this?"

The woman in green robes remained extremely indifferent, as if devoid of any emotion, and said:

"I told you, my junior nephew, a long time ago that Luo Shen Peak commits many evils and will surely have no good end. You simply refused to believe it. Now, evidently, retribution has arrived."

The Shenfengzhang Sect leader stared at the woman in green robes for a while, shook his head, and said in a heavy voice:

"The Lichaoting Sect wants to destroy Luo Shen Peak; this has nothing to do with whether our actions are good or evil. Even if Luo Shen Peak acts righteously, as long as we threaten the rule of the Lichaoting Sect, Emperor Yuanwu will find every possible way to destroy us."

Speaking thus, he rose from his seated position within the clouds. Taking a single step, rolling thunder sounds surrounded his body, and in an instant he appeared before the woman in green robes. He clasped his hands and said:

"That person in the Hundred Refinements City was able to take the life of junior brother Chihuo in such a short time; their martial arts strength cannot be underestimated."

"Now Luo Shen Peak is in urgent need of people. I beg my junior uncle not to ruthlessly abandon me, your junior nephew, and the disciples of Luo Shen Peak, and leave."

However, the slender figure of the woman in green robes remained unmoved. She looked indifferently at the old man before her and said coldly:

"It is not that I am narrow-minded. You only call me 'junior uncle' when you need me, and when you do not need me, you order me around. Is this right?"

"Moreover, I worked for Luo Shen Peak only because it was the dying wish of my master. Before my master died, he also said that if Luo Shen Peak proves unreliable, I may run away at any time."

"Therefore, both in terms of emotion and reason, my junior nephew, you cannot stop me. I owe you nothing."

Upon hearing these words, the Shenfengzhang Sect leader's face turned green then white. However, he still wanted to keep the woman in green robes. With a sincere expression, he said:

"My previous neglect of my junior uncle was indeed my fault. After this matter, I will surely correct my mistake and treat my junior uncle exactly as I would treat my own master."

"However, the situation at Luo Shen Peak is currently unfavorable. Even when a lion fights a rabbit, it uses its full strength. I plan to unite with the remaining three Venerables and my junior uncle to act together, sweeping away everyone of the Tianjin Wei, including that expert from the Lichaoting Sect."

"Therefore, I beg my junior uncle, in consideration of the master-disciple bond of Luo Shen Peak, to stay and act together with me to eliminate the invading enemies from the Lichaoting Sect."

The woman in green robes said nothing. She simply stared at the Shenfengzhang Sect leader with those cold eyes for a while, as if confirming whether what he said was true.

The Shenfengzhang Sect leader lowered his brows and nodded his head, acting humble and submissive, lowering his posture.

Seeing this, the woman in green robes seemed extremely satisfied. She slowly nodded and said:

"My junior nephew does not intend to go one by one to offer himself as a sacrifice, but plans to act with all his strength. I express my approval of this."

Hearing this, the old man's expression shifted. He thought that his words had persuaded this junior uncle before him.

However, very quickly, he suddenly raised his head sharply, only to see that the figure of the woman in green robes had already largely vanished silently into the void.

"Junior uncle, you..."

The Shenfengzhang Sect leader immediately acted decisively. Thunder of Lei Ting surged in his hand as he reached out to grab the figure of the woman in green robes before him.

However, he was clearly a step too late.

The woman in green robes looked at him coldly. Her entire person instantly fled into the void, disappearing from sight before his eyes. Only a voice remained, transmitting outward:

"Junior nephew, do not rush. If Luo Shen Peak is not destroyed, I might return again."

The Shenfengzhang Sect leader stood frozen in place, his expression instantly turning gloomy and ugly.

For a moment, countless cyan-purple snake-like arcs of Lei Ting flowed and darted within the sea of clouds above, while rolling thunder sounds came from the depths of the cloud layers.

Boom!

A bolt of Lei Ting as thick as an arm struck directly at the spot where the woman in green robes had vanished. The space was suddenly torn open, revealing an indigo-purple crack.

The old man in simple clothes sighed, withdrew his gaze, and his figure fell back into the cloud layers above.

He knew that once that junior uncle had used her innate divine power to flee into the void, he had no way left to deal with her.

Immediately, the Shenfengzhang Sect leader sat upright in the clouds. Using true qi to condense threads for voice transmission, his message instantly fell upon two locations within the main peak.

Within a short while, two figures with white hair emerged from the hidden forests on the mid-slope of the main peak.

One of them was surrounded by a gray-green flow of wind. His figure moved like wind and lightning; in the blink of an eye, he arrived first above the Luo Shen Hall. Then, his entire person floated in mid-air like a clear breeze.

The other, upon receiving the Shenfengzhang Sect leader's voice transmission, also rushed over immediately, but the speed at which he controlled his true qi was obviously much slower.

However, this person's eyes were clearly abnormal; they were entirely yellow and white, with not a single black pupil, as if he were blind.

Yet, when those seemingly blind eyes gazed at a certain spot in the air, that place seemed to freeze, and everything became motionless.

At this moment, the Shenfengzhang Sect leader, seated upon the clouds, looked at the two old men who had arrived and spoke:

"The Lichaoting Sect sent an expert to infiltrate the sect's territory and kill junior brother Chihuo. This person deserves death. I beg the two senior uncles to accompany your junior nephew and meet with junior brother Heishan, who is waiting along the way, to make a trip to the Hundred Refinements City."

"After we join hands to eliminate this person, we will proceed to Sifeng and wipe out all four armies of the Lichaoting Tianjin Wei."

"First, it is to avenge junior brother Chihuo and the deceased disciples. Second, it is to ensure that through this battle, the Lichaoting Sect knows that anyone who offends Luo Shen Peak will be utterly exterminated!"

Hearing this, the two old men with heads full of white hair exchanged a glance, then spoke:

"Zhang Sect, my junior nephew, rest assured. We will spare no effort to exterminate the government's hawks. However, please tell us: what is the martial arts strength of the expert who caused the death of junior nephew Chihuo?"

Hearing this, the Shenfengzhang Sect leader glanced at the two. He naturally knew that although these two senior uncles possessed great strength, the older they became, the more they feared death. Thus, he spoke to comfort them:

"The two senior uncles need not worry. Even if this person's strength is not weak, with the four of us joining hands, there is no need to take him seriously."

(End of this chapter)