Chapter 77: The Overbearing Yan Qingxuan

The figure that suddenly appeared caused the four people behind Yan Biao to look startled.

The four were just about to strike, but Yan Biao suddenly waved his hand to stop them.

He looked at Dong Yue, a flash of surprise crossing his face, "What, does Elder Dong also intend to stop this Hall Master from enforcing the law?"

Dong Yue was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Speak, what will it take for you to let him go?"

Yan Biao laughed upon hearing this, "Elder Dong, you are putting me in a difficult position."

"This person has committed the grave crime of murdering a fellow sect member; if I let him go, the risk I would bear is truly too great."

Dong Yue looked at him coldly, remaining silent.

Yan Biao chuckled, "However, if you can agree to one condition of mine, I will let him go."

Dong Yue's expression shifted.

Yan Biao looked at her, a lewd glint flashing in his eyes.

"As long as you agree to be my Dao Companion, I will spare his life."

Hearing Yan Biao's words, Dong Yue's expression turned icy, and just as she was about to say something, a cold sneer rang out first.

"You are ugly, but your imagination is quite beautiful."

Hearing this voice, Yan Biao's expression immediately turned gloomy.

He looked coldly at Wang Jianqiang, "Foolish thing, you dare to be glib even when death is at your doorstep; because of your stupidity, I have changed my mind."

"I will no longer accept any pleas for mercy."

"Furthermore, your charges now include more than just murdering a fellow sect member; I am adding another: defying a Law Enforcer."

"You~ must die!"

Wang Jianqiang curled his lip upon hearing this, "Such big talk, as if the rules of the Hehuan Sect were set by you."

Yan Biao's face stiffened, "The rules of the Hehuan Sect were not set by me, but I can sanction you according to sect regulations."

As he spoke, he stepped forward, about to take action.

"Stop!"

Dong Yue's face turned cold, her spiritual energy instantly locking onto Yan Biao.

Yan Biao frowned, and the Spiritual Power surging on his body faltered.

He and Dong Yue were roughly of the same generation, and he had personally witnessed Dong Yue's glory.

Back then, Dong Yue could be called brilliant and talented, once suppressing all geniuses of her generation and becoming the first of that generation to reach Foundation Establishment Perfection.

She was a heaven-favored daughter he could only look up to.

Later, Dong Yue encountered a mishap while attempting to reach the Golden Core, her foundation was severely damaged, and her cultivation remained permanently at Foundation Establishment Perfection, unable to break through again.

Only then did she fall from her pedestal.

Precisely because he understood Dong Yue's glorious past and had witnessed her experience of suppressing her peers so they couldn't even lift their heads, he was all the more cautious when facing her.

Even though he had now reached the Golden Core Initial Stage and his cultivation surpassed Dong Yue's, he still dared not underestimate her in the slightest.

A look of gravity flashed across his face.

"Elder Dong, you must think clearly; according to sect rules, anyone who obstructs the Punishment Hall from enforcing the law will be severely punished."

"You are no exception!"

Dong Yue remained silent, not moving an inch.

Her intent was self-evident.

Seeing this, Yan Biao's eyes flashed with sharpness, "Since Elder Dong has made up her mind, then this Yan will have to offend you."

As his words fell, a terrifying pressure rose up like a howling hurricane.

Dong Yue's long dress danced, her hair ribbon was blown away, and her black hair drifted backward.

She blocked almost all of Yan Biao's spiritual pressure; Wang Jianqiang stood behind her, feeling not the slightest oppression.

"Wait!"

Seeing the two on the verge of a clash, Wang Jianqiang suddenly spoke up.

Yan Biao looked over coldly, "What, any last words?"

"Heh, this Elder Biao, are you so certain that I am dead for sure?"

Yan Biao sneered, "What? Having killed someone within the sect, what makes you think you can still live?"

Wang Jianqiang shook his head, "As far as I know, the sect seems to have a rule that, except for the crime of betraying the sect, other offenses can be atoned for by meritorious service, right?"

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Yan Biao couldn't help but burst into laughter, his laughter filled with mockery.

"You want to atone for your crimes with merit?"

"Do you know how exaggerated the exchange ratio between merit and crime is?"

"Just by you, you want to offset this crime of murder?"

At this moment, it wasn't just Yan Biao laughing.

The other four Punishment Hall Law Enforcers also began to laugh.

Within the Punishment Hall, a saying had always circulated.

A hundredfold merit offsets one crime.

It meant that the exchange ratio between merit and crime reached over a hundred times.

Zhou Feng, who died at Wang Jianqiang's hands, was a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator.

If Wang Jianqiang wanted to offset this crime, he would need to perform meritorious service for the sect sufficient to create at least a hundred or even several hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Such merit, let alone for a mere Wang Jianqiang who had just stepped into the Foundation Establishment Stage, would be impossible even for a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator to achieve without immense fortune.

Compared to the five people's mockery, Dong Yue seemed to have expected this, not showing the slightest look of surprise.

Others might not be able to do it, but she knew that Wang Jianqiang definitely could.

If Wang Jianqiang were willing to expose the secret that he could refine Second-tier Perfect Pills, it would certainly cause a shock among the upper echelons of the Hehuan Sect.

At that time, let alone killing one Zhou Feng.

Even if he killed ten or twenty more, the sect would certainly not make things difficult for him.

First-tier Perfect Pills have limited effects, so the sect might not value them.

But Second-tier Perfect Pills are different.

To say nothing else, the Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill alone could easily create a large number of Foundation Establishment Stage disciples for the Hehuan Sect, allowing the Hehuan Sect's core strength to increase significantly.

Allowing the Hehuan Sect's power to advance further in a short period of time!

Hearing the mockery from Yan Biao and the others, just as Wang Jianqiang was about to say something, a red shadow suddenly flashed out.

With a wave of a palm.

A scorching and overbearing Spiritual Power surged toward Yan Biao and the five others.

Yan Biao bore the brunt of it, let out a muffled groan, and was sent flying backward.

Although the five people behind him were not deliberately targeted by this power, they were still slightly affected.

But because the five were only at the Foundation Establishment Perfection realm and their strength was far inferior to Yan Biao's, they were even more disheveled.

Instantly severely injured, they fell toward the ground like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

"Within ten breaths, get out of my sight, or bear the consequences yourself."

An indifferent voice resounded through this world.

Yan Biao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at the red-skirted figure, and his expression turned to shock, "Yan Qingxuan!"

He could not help but retreat several steps, a flash of wariness crossing his face, "Are you going to participate in this matter too?"

"One breath."

Yan Qingxuan glanced at him indifferently.

"Yan Qingxuan, this person has committed the grave crime of slaughtering fellow disciples." Yan Biao gritted his teeth.

"Three breaths." Yan Qingxuan continued with a cold expression.

Yan Biao's expression changed repeatedly, "Yan Qingxuan, you show no respect to my Punishment Hall like this; are you not afraid that my Great Hall Master of the Punishment Hall will come to pay a visit?"

Yan Qingxuan's expression still did not change in the slightest, "Six breaths."

A flash of humiliation crossed Yan Biao's face, and he gritted his teeth fiercely, "Retreat!"

He waved his palm.

Using Spiritual Power to sweep up his four subordinates, he fled frantically into the distance.

He knew very well that if he were slow to escape, Yan Qingxuan would truly strike.

She might even dare to kill him directly!

Every place has some special people who stand above the rules.

In the Hehuan Sect, the Ancestor and the four Supreme Elders are such special people.

Below the Nascent Soul stage, there are very few people who can be ranked among these special people.

Yan Qingxuan, this heaven-gifted daughter who is hailed as the one with the most hope of forming a Nascent Soul among the current Golden Core Stage members of the Hehuan Sect, is also one of them!