Chapter 124

Menial Disciples, Outer Door Disciples, are not permitted to leave the Formation; Inner Door Disciples block the retreat.

Facing two Heavenly Demon Realm great demons, Menial Disciples and Outer Door Disciples are of little use; Zhao Zhengping immediately ordered.

Upon hearing this, all disciples sprang into action; Inner Door Disciples spread out in all directions, blocking every retreat route, setting up Talisman Seals and Formations.

Zhao Zhengping, Liu Shuang, Xu Jie, Lu Youyou, Wang Yao, and that Inner Disciple Senior Sister of Jade Maiden Peak directly charged at the two Azure Feather Phoenixes.

Before it could react, the male Azure Feather Phoenix asked, bewildered.

"What did they just call us?"

"They seem to be calling us ingredients."

"Look at the sword."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Zhengping already slashed out with a sword; the blade fiercely struck the Azure Feather Phoenix, leaving a long wound on its body.

The intense pain made the Azure Feather Phoenix furious beyond measure; however, before it could recover, a blast of ice instantly froze it.

However, this did not last long; it soon broke free.

The Inner Disciples of each peak of the Dao Yi Sect generally have cultivation in the Dharma Aspect Realm; like Zhao Zhengping, the Senior Brother of each peak, that is the Dharma Aspect Realm perfected.

Compared to the Heavenly Demon Realm great demon, there is still a gap of an entire realm.

Although Zhao Zhengping and the others have the numerical advantage, wanting to take down these two Azure Feather Phoenixes is still not easy; it can even be said to be extremely difficult.

Indeed, not long after the clash began, Zhao Zhengping and the others have already faced several dangerous situations.

Inside the Formation, Ye Zhangqing watched everything, anxiously thinking, "Really, are they trying to get themselves killed? Before acting, they should also check the difference in cultivation between the two sides."

It's really nerve-wracking for Zhao Zhengping and them; you know, this time there's no Hong Zun or Qing Shi present—any carelessness wouldn't just be a serious injury, but could possibly result in body and spirit destruction.

Really, just hearing about food, they don't even care about their lives?

"I really have a cheap mouth."

Why did I just have to blurt it out? Couldn't I have just kept it to myself?

The battle continued; as time passed, the scene Ye Zhangqing least wanted to see still appeared.

Indeed, what you fear is what comes.

Zhao Zhengping, Liu Shuang, and Lu Youyou surrounded and attacked the Azure Feather Phoenix, but not only did they fail to subdue it, they found it increasingly difficult.

Conversely, Xu Jie and the others had a somewhat better situation dealing with the Azure Feather Phoenix.

After all, the female Azure Feather Phoenix is weaker than the male Azure Feather Phoenix, being only at the entry level of the Heavenly Demon Realm, whereas the male is at the minor accomplishment stage.

As the battle situation grew increasingly perilous, the killing intent in the male Azure Feather Phoenix's eyes also grew stronger.

Although we still haven't figured out what madness has possessed these Dao Yi Sect disciples, since they deliberately sought death by leaving the Formation, we can't blame it.

"Today let me taste how the Dao Yi Sect's Heavenly Pride tastes; it must be delicious."

It also wanted to swallow Zhao Zhengping and the others whole, but just then a sudden cry came from below; hearing it, the male Azure Feather Phoenix turned its head sharply, only to see the female Azure Feather Phoenix trapped in a great Formation, unable to move, while Xu Jie's long sword was pressed against its neck.

"Phew, finally caught up; you're too slow."

Xu Jie let out a light sigh and said to Chen Mu and the others beside him.

During the earlier battle, Chen Mu and the others were busy setting up the Formation, while Xu Jie had been luring the female Azure Feather Phoenix into the Formation.

Although it was somewhat Xiōngxiǎn, in the end it succeeded.

However, having captured the female Azure Feather Phoenix, the battle is not yet over; the Inner Disciple Senior Sister of Jade Maiden Peak beside them still spoke anxiously.

"The female Azure Feather Phoenix is taken care of, but what about the male Azure Feather Phoenix? Senior Brother Zhao and the others probably can't hold on much longer."

Xu Jie gave a slight smile and said without worry.

"Junior Sister, rest assured, everything is under control."

Having said that, Xu Jie looked up at the male Azure Feather Phoenix in the sky and spoke loudly.

"Male Azure Feather Phoenix, you wouldn't want your mate to die, would you?"

"You.............."

Upon hearing this, the male Azure Feather Phoenix flared with rage; the Jade Maiden Peak Senior Sister beside it stared, dumbfounded.

"What are you talking about? Just surrender obediently, or else my sword won't leave any demon behind."

"Despicable human, release it."

"You're threatening me?"

Saying that, the long sword plunged deeper; the female Azure Feather Phoenix immediately let out a tragic wail. Seeing this, the male Azure Feather Phoenix quickly spoke.

"Don't hurt it."

"Then it depends on your performance."

Hearing that, the male Azure Feather Phoenix dared not move; Liu Shuang and Lu Youyou seized the opportunity, suddenly striking, and in the male Azure Feather Phoenix's completely defenseless state, instantly inflicted heavy damage.

Although it didn't directly kill it, it nevertheless turned the tide in one fell swoop.

However, the Jade Maiden Peak disciples who witnessed the entire process had complex expressions.

How to put it? After all, they still haven't reached the level of Divine Sword Peak disciples; that Inner Disciple Senior Sister even more so had a complex expression and said.

"Senior Brother Xú Shīxiōng, doing this........ will it be too despicable? After all, our Dao Yi Sect........"

This is already relatively polite; what is the Dao Yi Sect? It is the leader of the righteous path of Dongzhou, but what Xu Jie and the others are doing now is simply more sinister than those Demonic Cultivators; it is truly.......... a disgrace to the sect's honor.

However, Xu Jie responded thus.

"So the reason you senior sisters can't have a meal is because of this."

"But........ even if that's the case, we cannot use such despicable means; as upstanding members of the righteous path, even when slaying demons and eliminating evil, we ought to be open and aboveboard, upright and proper; how can we................"

This is indeed the thinking of the Dao Yi Sect disciples, even including the Divine Sword Peak disciples, who used to think this way before, but now it's completely different.

Before that Inner Disciple Senior Sister could finish speaking, Xu Jie interrupted.

"Stop, stop, stop; I understand everything you junior sister said, but I also have a few questions I want to ask you."

"Shī xiōng, please speak."

The Demon Race is cruel, the Demonic Cultivators are deceitful, is that not so?

Yes.

Over these years, whether it be the Demon Race or Demonic Cultivators, using various means to slaughter civilians, there are not a few, is that not so?

Yes.

Our Dao Yi Sect has always taken it upon itself to slay demons and eradicate evil, to protect all living beings under heaven, but after so many years, is it that more people have been saved by our Dao Yi Sect, or that more have been killed by the Demon Race and Demonic Cultivators?

More people have been killed.

Why?

Speaking to this point, that senior sister fell into silence; seeing this, Xu Jie let out a cold smile and said.

It's precisely because the demons' methods are vile; to achieve their goals they can use any means; each time we arrive, they have already slipped away.

Facing such a wicked enemy, our Dao Yi Sect has always adhered to righteousness and openness, despising to use the same vile methods; is this not a kind of pedantry?

You should know, demons won't fight you openly and honorably.

To deal with demons, we must be more vile, more ruthless, more unscrupulous than they; if we can save more people, what does it matter if our means are even more vile?

Conversely, if we cannot protect all living beings under heaven, even if you claim to be righteous and honorable, what meaning does it have? In the end it's merely self-deception.

Never having heard such a view before, for a moment that Jade Peak senior sister's mind and spirit were greatly shaken.

All along, disciples of the Dao Yi Sect have been taught to be righteous and upright; but now, what Xu Jie says is completely heterodox, yet it leaves people unable to refute.

Indeed, if righteousness cannot exterminate demons, cannot protect living beings, what meaning does it have?

At the moment that senior sister's mind and spirit were shaken, Xu Jie added another sentence.

"Snatching food is the same; a person who is righteous and upright will never be able to eat this hot meal."