Chapter 350: Eliminating a Scourge

"Master Mu, you certainly have quite the grand air. As the saying goes, disaster should not befall one's wife and children. You are a senior in the Jianghu; do you not even understand this simple principle? What benefits did the Yu Family give you that made you so eager to take action?" Li Xuanling sneered.

"I am destroying Chen Yu not just for the Yu Clan, but for my Junior Brother Zhou, whose Cultivation is completely lost, and for my disciple whose Three Meridians and Five Vessels were destroyed, preventing him from advancing," Mu Chengcang snorted coldly. "It is even more so to rid the world of a pest."

"Master Mu is a Martial Ancestor, so everything is decided by your word. Chen Yu is a pest? Heh, what a joke. He has brought people back from the brink of death in Xinglinju and saved countless lives. He merely beat a scourge to death, and yet it was enough to alarm you into taking action."

Lin Qingyue sneered, "Saying so much is useless; it is nothing more than profit. I thought a master of the Martial Ancestor Realm would view money as something external, but I didn't expect you to be so worldly."

"Exactly. Master Mu, how much did the Yu Clan pay you? My Xia Family can pay double to make you stop the fight," Xia Tian, standing to the side, also said with a sarcastic tone. "If that doesn't work, our people here can pool some together. Just name your price."

"Presumptuous." Mu Chengcang was furious. The words of the two juniors, Lin Qingyue and Xia Tian, were extremely grating; if not for his concern for his status, he would have already taken action.

"There is no need to pool money. Thank you all, but apologies, I am late."

A figure flashed, and Chen Yu appeared on the scene. He smiled and said, "Master Mu, you have quite the grand air. Just because I arrived a little late, you want to move against my friends and family? As the head of the Northern School, is that how domineering you are in your dealings?"

"Chen Yu, you actually dare to come?" Yu Lingxuan glared at Chen Yu, gritting her teeth.

"Since you already drew the line, it certainly wouldn't be appropriate for me not to come," Chen Yu laughed.

"You are Chen Yu?" Mu Chengcang opened his eyes. He looked at Chen Yu with great interest; he was very curious about this young man.

For his sake, the Yu Clan had sought him out several times. A person who could make so many prominent figures in Fengling stand on his side, forcing the Yu Clan to seek outside help—he truly had some tricks up his sleeve.

"That's right, I am Chen Yu. I also didn't expect that I could actually alarm Master Mu into personally taking action to deal with a nobody like me," Chen Yu laughed.

"I am not taking action today for the Yu Family, but for my junior brother and for those who died at your hands," Mu Chengcang said with an air of righteous indignation.

"Master Mu, please don't try to be a whore while setting up a memorial arch for your chastity. My hands have been stained with blood, but everyone I killed deserved to die. You came here for profit and took action without distinguishing right from wrong; you are no longer worthy of being called a master," Chen Yu sneered.

"Brat, how presumptuous." Mu Chengcang raised his head abruptly, a trace of chill bursting from his eyes. His Mind Power gathered into a torrent and surged violently toward Chen Yu.

A true expert of the Martial Ancestor Realm is already at the Martial Dao Peak. He can condense Qi to injure others and pluck leaves to use as swords; taking a life is almost as easy as reaching out to grab something.

Moreover, he had already been a Martial Ancestor twenty years ago, and now his Cultivation had reached its zenith, nearing that of a Dharma Cultivator. His Divine Sense condensed into a torrent and erupted; if an ordinary person were hit, they would surely be severely injured.

With a hum, the several disciples beside Mu Chengcang were shaken and retreated repeatedly as the Divine Sense condensed and struck fiercely at Chen Yu.

Chen Yu stood on the spot, motionless. He widened his eyes, condensed his Divine Sense, and glared back.

Boom... The two streams of Divine Sense met in mid-air, emitting an extremely powerful fluctuation. Gravel flew on the ground, and Chen Yu's figure swayed as he retreated a few steps.

"You are already at the Martial Ancestor Realm?" Mu Chengcang felt it was inconceivable. If Chen Yu were only at the Martial Truth Realm, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to have only retreated two steps.

"No, I'm still a little short, but that's not a problem," Chen Yu said with a smile. "Master Mu, since you're here, let's begin, so as not to waste everyone's time."

"Arrogant brat, today I will act on behalf of the Heavenly Dao and extinguish your arrogance." Mu Chengcang took a step forward. His figure swayed, and he walked through the air; he stepped on the void as if climbing stairs, stepping into mid-air one step at a time.

His twenty years of Cultivation in the Martial Ancestor Realm were fully displayed in this instant. Looks of shock appeared on the faces of Old Hong and Li Xuanling.

Both were at the Martial Truth Realm; although they were only one step away from the Martial Ancestor Realm, that one step was a world of difference.

The power of a Martial Ancestor is many times stronger than that of the Martial Truth Realm.

In mid-air, Mu Chengcang stood with his hands behind his back, suspended in the void, his True Qi billowing all over his body like a god. He roared, "Chen Yu, considering you are a junior, I will give you one chance now: break your own legs and disperse your Cultivation, and I will spare your life."

His voice was incomparably deep; everyone at the scene felt their eardrums buzzing. Furthermore, gravel flew at the edge of the cliff, and his formidable strength was displayed without reservation at this moment.

"Heh, if I break my own legs and disperse my Cultivation, wouldn't I just be a cripple? You spare my life, but will the Yu Family?"

Chen Yu raised his head and roared, "If I become a cripple, who will protect the people I love and hold dear?"

"Then you can leave your life behind." Mu Chengcang roared, his right hand forming a Sword Finger.

The Martial Ancestor is the limit of the Martial Dao, and having entered the Martial Ancestor Realm twenty years ago, he had been contemplating the Heavenly Dao for these twenty years. If given more time, he would be able to enter the Dao through martial arts and become a Dharma Cultivator.

Now, the True Qi around Mu Chengcang was like a torrent. Several maple trees atop Zuowang Peak shook violently, and a tree's worth of maple leaves floated up slowly, condensing around Mu Chengcang.

These maple leaves rotated slowly, each leaf tip trailing a trace of light.

With Cultivation at the Martial Ancestor Realm, flying flowers and falling leaves can all be used as swords to injure people. Moreover, Mu Chengcang's twenty years of contemplating the Heavenly Dao meant his Cultivation was actually far stronger than that of an ordinary Martial Ancestor.

Old Hong and the others could not help but stand up, watching Chen Yu in the arena with some worry.

Chen Yu's expression remained as usual. He looked at Mu Chengcang above and smiled slightly, "Master Mu, I know some techniques of reading Appearance. How about I cast a hex for you?"

"I have never believed in these illusory things. Chen Yu, will you still not bow your head?" Mu Chengcang said proudly.

"I can conclude that today, you will have a bloody disaster." Chen Yu laughed.

"You brat, you are courting death." Mu Chengcang was furious. He brought his hands together and pointed at Chen Yu.

Hum, hundreds of maple leaves rotated in this instant, forming Sword Qi, and struck fiercely at Chen Yu.

Chen Yu grabbed with his right hand, and Lichen appeared in his hand. He thrust Lichen heavily into the ground.

Chi chi, countless maple leaves covered Chen Yu from the front, but Lichen rose with a red glow, shielding Chen Yu within it.

Pa pa, the maple leaves met Lichen and turned into powder, but more maple leaves continued to strike at Chen Yu.

Suddenly, a maple leaf broke through Lichen's defense. Pu... A bloodstain appeared on Chen Yu's face, and immediately after, countless maple leaves surged toward Chen Yu as if they had found a breakthrough.

Countless tiny wounds appeared on Chen Yu's body, and his clothes were shredded by the maple leaves. He gritted his teeth and persisted, not saying a word.