Chapter 67: Don't Mess It Up!

"Don't think about running. You have all consumed the Linger Gu; you will die within three days without the antidote."

Jiang Xun looked at the crowd and said.

Three days was naturally just to scare them; what if one of them actually had the ability to find someone to undo the Linger Gu?

Three days was not even enough time for them to find someone, so naturally, they wouldn't think about running.

Hearing this, the crowd became restless.

Jiang Xun turned a deaf ear to their restlessness; let them be chaotic, they would still have to go up and fight regardless.

"Let's go."

Tu Qing's voice reached Jiang Xun's ears. Jiang Xun stood up upon hearing it and tapped his cane on the ground; a burst of momentum erupted around him, and the ground trembled for an instant.

Everyone hurriedly quieted down.

"Move out. Your mission is to surround the Baihua Sect's Mountain Protection Array. The Red Signal Flare..."

Jiang Xun told them about the signal flare again, then led them toward the Baihua Sect.

They counted as the vanguard.

Once these five thousand people set off, the other female disciples followed behind.

At the first quarter of the Shen hour, the disciples arrived at the Baihua Sect and surrounded it completely.

Jiang Xun, Tu Qing, and the other Elders gathered before the mountain gate.

The Baihua Sect discovered the anomaly immediately; all disciples poured out to guard the Mountain Protection Array.

At the same time, the three Elders and one Great Elder of the Baihua Sect also arrived at the mountain gate under the lead of Yin Ningyu.

"Jiang Xun! Have you no shame! The Sect Master has already spared you once, yet you still bring people to attack!"

As soon as Chen Ning saw Jiang Xun, she pointed at him and shouted loudly.

"Big sister, I don't even have a position; even if you think with your backside, you know it wasn't me who brought these people," Jiang Xun looked at Chen Ning and smiled.

"Yin Ningyu."

Tu Qing, dressed in white robes and holding a Precious Grade Dharma Sword, walked forward two steps, her cold gaze fixed on the calm-faced Yin Ningyu behind Chen Ning.

"It has been many years; you little girl have completely changed your appearance."

Yin Ningyu also stepped forward two paces, her tone and momentum not losing out in the slightest, while she reached out to place a hand on Chen Ning's shoulder, gently pulling her back a little.

Her words were filled with sarcasm, implying that Tu Qing used to be Jiang Xun's little sidekick.

"I have come today with the goal of annexing the Baihua Sect. If you all give up resistance, then everyone will be happy. If you want to fight back, then be prepared for not a single one to be left alive."

Tu Qing let out a cold snort, ignoring Yin Ningyu's remark.

"Demoness of the Lingerie-Sect! What nonsense are you spouting! I think you've gone mad!"

"How could our Baihua Sect allow ourselves to be bullied!"

"Don't even think about breaking into our Baihua Sect!"

The three Elders of the Baihua Sect pointed at Tu Qing and shouted upon hearing this.

"Do you really want to be my enemy?"

Yin Ningyu looked at Jiang Xun, her expression complex.

"I don't want to," Jiang Xun shook his head: "So, merge with my Lingerie-Sect; that way, these five hundred years can also have an explanation."

As Jiang Xun spoke, he flipped his hand and took out the Purgatory Fire Bead.

Seeing the Purgatory Fire Bead, the expressions of Chen Ning and the others were clearly not good.

"You have one quarter of an hour to consider. After one quarter of an hour, either open the Mountain Protection Array and join the Lingerie-Sect, or we will attack the Baihua Sect, and blood will flow like a river."

After saying this, Tu Qing turned around, paced to a rock, sat down, and closed her eyes to regulate her spirit.

"Sect Master..."

Chen Ning looked at Yin Ningyu and called out.

Yin Ningyu turned to look at the Great Elder, a middle-aged-looking woman dressed in green robes: "Senior Sister, what do you think?"

"Me? It is entirely up to you to decide," the woman shook her head: "If you want to fight, I will kill that brat and seize the fire bead. If you surrender, I will find an opportunity to leave on my own."

Yin Ningyu's brows furrowed tightly upon hearing this; her gaze swept over the crowd of disciples, then looked at the flowers, grass, and trees covering the mountains and plains, and finally landed in the direction of Yuhua Peak.

The thousand-year foundation of the Baihua Sect...

But, Jiang Xun... is no match for Senior Sister.

To seize the fire bead, Jiang Xun would surely die.

To abandon the Baihua Sect, the thousand-year foundation would be ruined by my hands.

Jiang Xun, oh Jiang Xun, if you were not a person of the Lingerie-Sect, I would not have to struggle like this.

She did not want Jiang Xun to die, nor did she want anything to happen to the Baihua Sect.

"Spirit Transformation Mid-Stage..."

Yu Yan looked at the woman in green and felt a tightness in her heart; she hurriedly sent a voice transmission to Tu Qing.

"Mm."

Tu Qing had naturally discovered it too, so she had to adjust her state to the absolute peak now, preparing to fight with her life on the line.

"These little sisters of the Baihua Sect are quite pretty too!"

"Yeah, look at that one, oh my, that little egg-shaped face, those big breasts..."

"A child's face with giant breasts!"

"Hiss, that one, that one, that one is good-looking too!"

The male disciples surrounding the Mountain Protection Array pointed at the female disciples of the Baihua Sect and laughed.

"Shameless."

Hearing their conversation, the faces of the Baihua Sect disciples turned black, and they glared and cursed.

"Senior Sister, how could we possibly surrender without a fight? Their highest cultivation is only at the Transformation Spirit Initial Stage; they are absolutely no match for you and Elder Liang!"

Chen Ning said, looking at the hesitant Yin Ningyu.

"This is a moment of life and death for our sect; this is absolutely not the time for romantic entanglements!"

"That's right, Senior Sister. Jiang Xun is already in that state now; it's uncertain how long he can even live. Senior Sister, you must not let him ruin this important matter."

Another Elder also looked at Yin Ningyu with worry.

They were all terrified that Yin Ningyu would make the wrong decision because of Jiang Xun.

"If we don't kill him, can we seize the fire bead?"

Yin Ningyu asked, looking at Elder Liang.

"What if we seize it? A Dharma Artifact recognizes its master; if we don't kill him, the burning flames cannot be stopped. Unless I can seize the Purgatory Fire Bead before he releases the flames, he must die."

Elder Liang said, looking at Jiang Xun with eyes full of killing intent.

If the Purgatory Fire Bead were in anyone else's hands, Yin Ningyu would not be this conflicted.

Tu Qing and the others clearly knew this point as well, so even though their cultivation was higher than Jiang Xun's, they never suggested taking the Purgatory Fire Bead to control it themselves.

"Jiang Xun." After hesitating for a moment, Yin Ningyu looked at Jiang Xun and called out via voice transmission.

"Hmm?" Jiang Xun nodded and looked at Yin Ningyu.

"They are not our match."

"Hmm."

"Don't make things so difficult for me."

Yin Ningyu looked at Jiang Xun, her brows slightly furrowed.

"Don't make things difficult for me either."

Jiang Xun shook his head.

"Must I join the Lingerie-Sect? Wouldn't it be better for you to come to the Baihua Sect? Is that Lingerie-Sect really worth this much to you?"

"If it weren't for my Master, I would have been a dead person long ago, and I wouldn't have my current cultivation or lifespan. Tu Qing and the others are equally important to me; I will not abandon the Lingerie-Sect."

"What about me? To you, have I already become someone dispensable?"

Yin Ningyu's gaze was full of inquiry.

"Ning Yu, you know how things are between us in your heart. If you join the Lingerie-Sect, we can still continue our bond just the same. Next, you do this..."

"... don't play yourself into a corner!"

Hearing Jiang Xun's words, Yin Ningyu was first surprised, then after a moment of silence, she spoke these four words.

Afterward, she cut off the voice transmission between them.

"The time has come."

After another moment, Tu Qing opened her eyes and said to Yin Ningyu.

"Let's do this." Yin Ningyu looked at Tu Qing: "Our sect's Great Elder will face your sect's former Great Elder, Jiang Xun. If Elder Liang loses, the Baihua Sect will yield and be willing to follow Sect Master Tu's orders. If Elder Jiang loses, you all must leave."