Chapter 580 - 263: Once the Sea of Blood Appears, the World... Falls Into Infighting? (Part 2)

"Then how do you explain him suddenly killing the Celestial Star Child, and those two Demon Kings calling him their master afterward?" Celestial Sword Venerable said coldly, "It is common for Demonic Cultivators to kill each other, too normal. And perhaps the Demon King he killed was a target for the other two Demon Kings to kill by proxy, or it was a gesture of loyalty."

Five Elements Array Venerable chimed in, "The Blood Evil Qi around Violent Dragon Demon Venerable and the Sea of Blood unmistakably indicate that, regardless of the reasons, he forged such an horrifying scene by having killed enough living creatures."

Grass and Wood Pill Venerable, Celestial Talisman Venerable, Beast Puppet Venerable, and Divine Vulture True Venerable did not express their opinions.

They bore no grudge against Lu Wenwu, only because they were members of the Immortal Dao Alliance’s Elder Council, came to help so they wouldn’t be excluded in the future.

Otherwise, if others went out to encircle and kill the Demon Venerable while you stayed home, wouldn’t that seem too unsociable?

If the opponent dies, then you’re the unsociable one.

If the opponent doesn’t die, then you’re the one to take the blame.

Better to join and contribute a little, at least earning some credit.

In essence, the real enmity rests only between Infinite Sword Sect and Five Elements Array Sect.

Celestial Sword Venerable had a Sword Cultivator’s occupational disease; a day without slaying demons feels uncomfortable.

So the scenario shifted from nine people joining to confront for battle now to: three brimming with battle intent, two feeling there was something amiss and suggested halting temporarily, and four who were indifferent.

"The old monk believes we should calm down and converse with Donor Tyrannosaurus," Void Buddha Venerable spoke, "The deaths of Ming Li, the injuries of Mo Lu, were all caused by them ambushing Donor Tyrannosaurus. His killing Celestial Star Child might have other reasons."

The faces of Infinite Sword Venerable and Five Elements Array Venerable immediately sank.

Especially Infinite Sword Venerable, who truthfully lost a disciple nephew, was even more furious, drawing his sword to point at Void Buddha Venerable.

"You shameless bastard, don’t bully me too much. Do you mean my nephew deserved it?"

Void Buddha Venerable remained silent, merely watching him quietly.

This silence was deafening.

He said nothing, yet seemed to say everything.

Are you allowed to kill others but not allowed others to kill you?

Isn’t that a bit too domineering?

Consequently, Infinite Sword Venerable became even more enraged, roaring, "You shameless monk, now you play nice when the situation turned unfavorable here? Why didn’t you speak up against the ambush plan during the meeting?"

"Amitabha Buddha." Void Buddha Venerable chanted a Buddhist verse again, "The truth of ’victor becomes king, loser becomes bandit, survival of the fittest’ has been unchanged through history. You kill, someone kills you, if you have the ability, you may continue to kill. Killing him makes you right."

"Then I’ll chop you first!"

Infinite Sword Venerable’s eyes flared with rage, his beard and white hair fluttering without wind, resembling an angry, aged Lion King.

The Flying Sword flickered, drawn and slashed.

"Clang!"

"Ridiculous!"

Saint Venerable Heng Ru bore an expression of anger, abruptly writing the character "Bind" in the air to intercept Infinite Sword Venerable’s Sword Qi.

The surrounding four watching the scene quickly rushed to restrain the furious Infinite Sword Venerable.

Verbal disputes were enough, why resort to real infighting?

While restraining, Grass and Wood Pill Venerable couldn’t help but glance at Violent Dragon Demon Venerable, also watching the commotion below, feeling that today’s painstaking circle-to-kill seemed to have turned into a farce.

The development was utterly absurd!

Having only completed the first round of probing, the subsequent attack hadn’t even begun when internecine had already erupted among themselves, what was this all about!

Besides...

Uh...

Moreover, this Violent Dragon Demon Venerable was unexpectedly very honorable; even though a fight was about to break out here, he didn’t seize the moment for a sneak attack or attempt to flee.

Initially, when relocating other cultivators, he also didn’t launch an attack, as if he were more like a Righteous Cultivator than many Righteous Cultivators!

His genuine façade, pure gaze, truly unlike those Demonic Cultivators with violent faces.

But this Sea of Blood... how did it come about?

This has to be the result of genuine mass slaughter to condense such pure Blood Evil Qi!

On the other side, Saint Venerable Heng Ru finally managed to calm down Infinite Sword Venerable.

But the look he cast toward Void Buddha Venerable remained filled with undisguised hatred and Killing Intent.

Buddhist Sect naturally had strained relations with Sword Cultivation Sect.

After today, I fear that the disciples will inevitably face intense overt and covert struggles when they go out.

Thinking about the unstable factors within the Immortal Dao Alliance increasing again, Saint Venerable Heng Ru felt a wave of liver pain.

"I say, have you finished arguing yet?"

At this moment, Lu Wenwu, who had been watching the commotion with his arms folded, asked.

He still maintained the half-human, half-dragon state of the Purgatory Dragon Body, with each scale’s edge glowing with a blood-golden light.

"Babbling on like old ladies, who’s in charge here? Who can make a decision? Hurry up and give me a straight answer: are we continuing the fight from earlier, or will you sort out your internal thoughts and main command before continuing to duel me one-on-one?"

As the Alliance Leader of the Immortal Dao Alliance, Saint Venerable Heng Ru naturally didn’t want to fight.

He himself leaned towards being a dove, with a ruling tendency to focus on peace and nurture, hastening to work on the livelihood of the people.

Rather than courting death in a desperate fight, he preferred Lu Wenwu to run off to the West and cause a ruckus on the Demonic Dao’s turf.

What’s good about fighting? Isn’t it better to cultivate peacefully?

"One-on-one?"

Celestial Sword Venerable furrowed his brows directly.

Lu Wenwu replied matter-of-factly, "I challenge all of you single-handedly, any problem? If you think you can win against me one-on-one, I don’t mind, but please hurry up, don’t keep me waiting."

"The Demonic Demon is too outrageous, come and..."

Celestial Sword Venerable, infuriated, wanted to draw his sword and rush into the battle directly, but before he could finish his sentence, he felt a mysterious force pulling him back.

Turning to look, it was actually Beast Puppet Venerable.

Beast Puppet Venerable was furiously shaking his head at him, transmitting, "Celestial Sword, are you crazy? Don’t you remember that the Blood River Demon Venerable’s Blood River absolutely restrains sword cultivators like you? Look closely, this is a Sea of Blood! Sea of Blood! Stronger than Blood River Demon Venerable! He can drain you dry!"

Celestial Sword Venerable’s brows darkened immediately, then he replied, "We sword cultivators, fear not a..."

"You might not fear, but I fear, I fear, okay?"

Beast Puppet Venerable released four puppets shaped like Divine Beasts, surrounding Celestial Sword Venerable on all sides.

The Four Symbols Combat Puppet, together they can exert the Array of the Four Symbols, enough to suppress Divinity Transformation for a short time.

"Once you die, it’s all over, but what about the debt your Celestial Sword Sect owes me? Other than you, who can pay off the remaining debt? Our Beast Taming Sect people and horses eat and drink, our daily expenses are endless!"

Celestial Sword Venerable’s lips twitched.

A penny can stump a hero, and one Spirit Stone can stump a Divinity Transformation Sword Cultivator.

As sword cultivators, their combat power is indeed strong.

But in terms of generating money, it’s just...

So, whether the Celestial Sword Sect or Infinite Sword Sect, compared to the top Immortal Sects at the same level, their sect lives are somewhat tight.

This led to the Celestial Sword Sect purchasing a large number of disciple mounts and protective Spirit Beasts from the Beast Taming Sect, which haven’t had their remaining payments settled, with over three hundred years of installments.

"Didn’t I swear a Heavenly Dao Oath? At worst, you can take Celestial Sword Venerable’s family business as collateral for the debt!" Celestial Sword Venerable squeezed the words through his teeth.

"Collateral my foot! Who doesn’t know that sword cultivators are famously not in need of Spirit Veins? The highest value thing in your sect is that Top-Grade Spiritual Vein, and I’m not from the Dragon Race who can relocate it; what use is it to me if I take it!"

"Our Spirit Beasts and puppets are all second-hand goods now, even if sold, who would take them at full price? Apart from killing, what else can your disciples do? Should I send them to escort caravans for mortal wealthy merchants to pay off my debts?"

Talking about this made Beast Puppet Venerable angry, almost wanting to chew Celestial Sword Venerable into minced meat.

He resented that he didn’t see through the shamelessness of these sword cultivators back then!

A sect of uniformly poor people who don’t engage in production, relying entirely on demon-slaying and hunting down demonic cultivators for survival, how did he blind himself into doing business with them back then?

Beast Puppet Venerable’s words left Celestial Sword Venerable speechless, his face turning blue and red, making him swallow back the idea of one-on-one with Lu Wenwu.

With Beast Puppet Venerable keeping an eye on him, wanting to duel was unlikely.

At least not now.

Once both radicals were physically silenced, Saint Venerable Heng Ru finally had the chance to speak.

He made what he thought was a reasonably graceful smile and said, "Violent Dragon Demon Venerable, I think there might be a misunderstanding between us..."

"Misunderstanding my foot!"

Lu Wenwu raised his brow, his anger flaring up.

"You want to fight, so you call me a demon; now you don’t want to fight, so there’s a misunderstanding. Do you think I’m your dad, indulging you all like this?"

"Die, damn it!"