Chapter 2410: Already Lost the Initiative

You're about to be buried in the fish's belly, and you still claim to be invincible in water?

The leader wore a strange look and said.

"Your son is going to die."

He's about to die, and you still won't lift a finger to save him?

As for this, Tianxing Lao Ren had made up his mind: he would not go into this water today, no matter what.

Especially after seeing Tie Dan's perilous situation, this resolve only hardened.

His cultivation surpasses Tie Dan's, but the problem is that no one knows just how dangerous this lake is now.

Even the person beside him doesn't dare to rashly enter the water, and his cultivation far exceeds mine.

Even such a powerful immortal sect expert wouldn't dare enter the water, so a life‑cherishing loose cultivator like him would never risk his life.

But just then, Tie Dan in the water was already shouting, straining his neck.

"Father, save me, save me, father!"

He had already exerted all his strength just now, but he is fundamentally no match for even a single move of this Azure Dragon Fish.

Seeing Tianxing Lao Ren on shore showing no intention to act, he no longer cared about anything else: "Father and son, won't you save me?"

Upon hearing Tie Dan's cry for help, Tianxing Lao Ren's face darkened; this brat still wanted to drag him into the water.

Meanwhile, the leader beside him, without thinking much, upon hearing Tie Dan's words, said in a low voice.

"Your son is calling for help, and you still won't act?"

The words have come to this point; not acting now would be somewhat inappropriate, so Tianxing Lao Ren simply steeled himself and said:

"Don't blame me, senior, but in water combat my son is stronger than I; he's no match for it, and if I go down I'll just be throwing away my life."

Huh???

After those words were spoken, the leader didn't say anything more, but turned his head and gave Tianxing Lao Ren a deep look.

That gaze was inexplicable.

Although Tianxing Lao Ren broke out in a cold sweat on his back, no matter what, he would not go into this water today.

He could only steel himself and shout at Tie Dan in the water.

"Son, hold on; I'll go ask the elders to take action."

You damn...

Upon hearing that, Tie Dan's face turned ashen; at this point the fish's mouth is almost sucking my brain out—what good is going to ask the elders?

Never mind whether the elders will act; by the time they arrive, it'll be too late.

At that point, what's the use of saving anything—come save me inside the fish's belly?

Seeing that he was about to die on the spot, Tie Dan no longer cared about anything else; since he was going to die anyway, he absolutely could not let that old thing have an easy time.

The secret he had never dared to speak for the sake of staying alive—now, at this moment of life and death, Tie Dan could no longer bother with it.

Tie Dan took a deep breath, and the next second he roared angrily:

"Old thing, stop pretending, you………………………"

Seeing Tie Dan's resolve to face death, Tianxing Lao Ren secretly thought, 'Not good'; this brat wants to perish together.

He immediately wanted to speak up to interrupt, but a voice was faster than him.

Only a cold snort came from the heavens above.

"Hmph, how dare this beast act so fiercely."

Accompanying the words, a shocking blade of light descended from the sky, and in the next second it fiercely struck that Azure Dragon Fish.

The blade's path left the once ferocious Azure Dragon Fish without even a struggle; it was cleanly cut in half, its blood staining a stretch of the golden lake water red.

And Tie Dan, by a fortunate coincidence, was saved by that blade.

Not thinking further, he hurriedly swam toward the shore.

But at this moment everyone had no spare attention for him, especially the leader, whose gaze was now fixed on the horizon where the blade light had appeared.

Only seen was a sturdy middle‑aged man, slowly descending while holding a nine‑ringed great blade.

Upon seeing the leader, he cracked a mocking smile and said:

"I say, Brother Bai, you're standing right there, watching the beast run rampant, and you won't even lift a hand to stop it?"

"What's it to you?"

Upon hearing that, the leader let out a cold snort and said:

It was obvious the two knew each other; seeing the sturdy man appear, the leader realized his side had lost the initiative.

Originally, because they were closest, their sect was the first to arrive at Thousand Lake Sect.

Before anyone else arrived, if they could seize this fairy artifact in one fell swoop, that would be the best outcome.

But they didn't expect this rustic fellow to come so quickly; he had thought the other side wouldn't arrive until tomorrow.

However, it seems the other side had also anticipated this, so they went ahead alone, which is why they could reach Thousand Lake Sect so quickly.

But now, others have already arrived, so that earlier idea undoubtedly comes to nothing.

Faced with the leader's cold snort, the blade‑wielding sturdy man was utterly unfazed, his smile undiminished.

"Haha, with such a supreme treasure born into the world, I naturally can't wait even a moment."

"Hmph, let's call it a day for today; take us to the grotto."

Not interested in arguing with the sturdy man, the leader turned his head to Tianxing Lao Ren and said, his tone now icy to the extreme.

It was obvious he thought Tianxing Lao Ren and his son were incompetent, having dragged things out this long without finding anything, wasting time.

Upon hearing that, Tianxing Lao Ren dared not say more, repeatedly nodding and smiling.

Thereupon he led everyone toward the grotto that Thousand Lake Sect had prepared in advance.

Meanwhile, Tie Dan had just crawled ashore; at that very moment he truly felt he was going to die.

I had already smelled the foul stench from the fish's mouth, but I never expected things to take a turn for the better.

But just after climbing ashore, seeing that Tianxing Lao Ren hadn't even given him a glance before leading his people away, Tie Dan couldn't help but grit his teeth in secret.

"Old thing, you just wait—I will surely kill you."

That old thing wants him dead, but he won't just give up—let's see whose tactics are superior.

But just as Tie Dan was thinking that to himself, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

"Kid, did your dad leave without calling you?"

Huh???

He followed the sound and saw that the sword-wielding sturdy man from before had, at some point, already turned his gaze toward him.

Since he wasn't dead, that secret naturally couldn't be revealed—he didn't want to perish together with that old thing.

What Tie Dan wants is for that old thing to die, while he himself remains alive.

So, when the sword-wielding sturdy man questioned him, Tie Dan instantly shifted his expression and spoke with a hint of sorrow.

"Dad just blames me for being useless, not as good as my dead elder brother; if my elder brother had been alive back then, dad probably wouldn't be like this—it's all my fault.........."

"Alright, you don't need to tell me about these things—I'm not interested. Take me to the Dong Fu."

You fucking..........

If you're not interested, why bring this up? Just let me lead the way.

Ruthlessly interrupted, Tie Dan went numb, but he dared not show it; he could only force himself up with his injured body, stand, and immediately lead this person toward the Dong Fu.

Along the way, the sword-wielding sturdy man occasionally asked questions, but this man was hardly articulate; after a few exchanges, Tie Dan swore that if he weren't outmatched by this sturdy man, he would have surely split this ruffian in two with one blow.

It infuriates me.