On the other hand, Lin Yue was trying to protect the young man in white clothes behind her. Yu Daiwei reckoned that the young man was one of the Two Geniuses of Bing Zhou, Li Taibai. She knew he was a Sword Cultivator, and the Sword Dragon swirling above his head made it clear who he was.

At that moment, Yu Daiwei couldn’t figure out who had ambushed Yu Huajin.

Soon enough, Yu Huajin growled, “Nian Yuexian!”

Something similar had happened before.

Half a year ago, she was intercepted by Zhao Cheng while on her way to Surging Waves Lake Pass. When talking to Zhao Cheng, she was ambushed by Nian Yuexian. At that time, Nian Yuexian had held back her power and did not kill her.

But this time was different, for Yu Huajin could feel her vitality leaving her fast.

Due to a mixture of pain and fury, her eyes trembled violently. She couldn’t believe that Nian Yuexian truly intended to kill her.

It was true that Nian Yuexian had warned her not to show up within a radius of a hundred kilometres around Lu Ye after badly injuring her back then. Naturally, Yu Huajin wouldn’t take the threat seriously. Someone like her would certainly find out Nian Yuexian’s whereabouts before making a move. There was no way Nian Yuexian could protect Lu Ye in secret all the time.

As far as Yu Huajin was concerned, Nian Yuexian had been exploring the chasms as of late and had yet to return. She shouldn’t have appeared in this place.

However, she had already snuck into this place and had been concealing her presence. She only flared up the moment Yu Huajin made a move.

She had launched a sneak attack at the right time. Although Yu Huajin’s cultivation had plunged, she was still a Ninth-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master. She was ambushed the previous time because she was distracted by Zhao Cheng. She was attacked this time because she was less sensitive to her surroundings when making a move. Under normal circumstances, even someone like Nian Yuexian couldn’t easily launch a fatal attack against a cultivator in the same Minor Realm.

Ghost Cultivators were able to conceal themselves and wait patiently, and their enemies would be caught off guard when they made a move.

At that moment, Yu Huajin understood that the information she had received was false. She wouldn’t dare to keep thinking about it deeply as it was apparent to her who could let her receive the wrong information.

“It seems that you’ve never taken my words seriously.” Despite Nian Yuexian’s gentle voice, she sounded like someone from Hell.

Yu Huajin became flustered all of a sudden, but it wasn’t because she was dying. Before she carried out this plan, she was already prepared to die. Even if she survived this time, she would still lose her life one day. She was flustered because she did not know the person who had appeared in the Teleportation Ward. Lu Ye wasn’t there.

The other party was a woman. Her powerful fluctuations of Spiritual Power showed that she was an Eighth-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master. Moreover, she was covered in layers of protective spells. At the same time, a Spell Artifact was swirling around her. She seemed vigilant.

It was apparent that she knew she would be attacked once she appeared, so she had blessed herself with layers of protection.

Lu Ye knew Yu Huajin had planned on killing him, and he had asked for this woman’s help to serve as his substitute to attract her attention.

As many thoughts turned over in Yu Huajin’s mind, she soon realised the truth. She felt inconsolable, knowing that she had been deceived.

She wasn’t only deceived by those from Thousand Demon Ridge but also by the person she trusted the most.

It wasn’t like she could blame anyone. After all, she had chosen a path no one would tolerate.

Before her vitality dissipated, she suddenly turned to look icily at Li Taibai, who was behind Lin Yue. Her turbid eyes were burning with fury.

It wasn’t just the manifestation of her wrath. Those were real white flames. Then, she said viciously, “Soul and Flames Vanish Together!”

When her violent Soul Power surged, her entire figure was suddenly set ablaze.

The moment Nian Yuexian realised her intention, she quickly twisted the Willow Catkin, ending the older woman’s life.

At the same time, Li Taibai grunted as the Sword Dragon above his head uncontrollably fell apart. He staggered and was about to fall to the ground.

Lin Yue, who had been protecting him, was flabbergasted. She hurriedly turned around, ready to support his weight.

Lu Ye had reacted more swiftly than she did.

Nian Yuexian’s appearance was a pleasant surprise. If he knew Nian Yuexian was around, he wouldn’t have needed to prepare so much. He initially thought it was going to be a life-and-death battle.

He was spared the trouble since Nian Yuexian had made a move.

That said, he never kept his guard down. That was because when a person was pushed over the edge, whatever crazy move they made wouldn’t be surprising.

The moment Yu Huajin’s eyes started burning with white flames, Li Taibai was ready to defend himself, and Lu Ye dashed towards the Soul Clone.

That was how he could support the Soul Clone’s weight before Lin Yue did.

When he detected the changes in the Soul Clone, he instantly knew how horrifying Yu Huajin’s last attack was. That was supposed to be a Soul Secret Technique. She burned her Soul Power and flared up in a despairing situation. She had no intention of protecting herself as the attack was meant to end the other party’s life even if she would also die.

After she made the move, there was no way she would survive regardless of whether the opponent was killed.

Just like what Lin Yue had said, Yu Huajin was more resentful of Li Taibai in comparison. That was because he had indeed killed Tan Shu. The fact was indisputable as there were many witnesses.

Therefore, the moment she realised she was dying, she determinedly used the Secret Technique against Li Taibai.

The Soul Clone could live like a living person without exposing himself because a Tree of Glyphs’ root had taken away some of Lu Ye’s heritage, including his vitality, Spiritual Power, and Soul Power.

Naturally, it wasn’t difficult for Lu Ye to recover the part of his heritage taken away from him. It wouldn’t affect his power.

It was horrifying that a Ninth-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master burned her Soul Power and flared up in such a despairing situation. Impacted by the violent Soul Attack, the Divine Soul in Li Taibai was extinguished in an instant. This caused Lu Ye to lose the connection with the Soul Clone. He was no longer able to detect the Divine Soul in Li Taibai.

Fortunately for him, Yu Huajin was more resentful of the Soul Clone. If Lu Ye had been attacked by the Secret Technique, his Divine Soul would’ve fallen into turmoil even though he had the Soul Soothing Tower’s protection. His Divine Ocean might even have been destroyed.

Now, even though the Soul Clone’s Divine Soul was extinguished, it never disappeared. After all, the Tree of Glyphs’ root was still around, so the Soul Clone still had his vitality and Spiritual Power.

It wouldn’t be difficult for Lu Ye to replenish the Soul Power for the Soul Clone.

However, Lin Yue was unaware of it. When she saw Li Taibai passing out, she was astounded. “Junior Brother Taibai!”

When Yu Huajin heard Lin Yue’s voice before her vitality dissipated, she put on a smile. Regardless, she had avenged Tan Shu’s death, so everything she had done was worth it.

As the white flames of her burning Divine Soul disappeared, Nian Yuexian retracted the Willow Catkin, after which Yu Huajin’s corpse fell to the ground.

Nian Yuexian did not care about the chaos surrounding Li Taibai. Since Li Taibai was from Thousand Demon Ridge, his life or death had nothing to do with her. She was only there to protect Lu Ye.

Now that she had killed Yu Huajin, the biggest threat was gone. It could be considered that she had completed her mission.

Holding the Willow Catkin, she glanced dispassionately at Yu Daiwei, who remained motionless with a conflicted expression.

When the Soul Clone received the Soul Power from Lu Ye, he opened his eyes.

An anxious Lin Yue approached him and asked worriedly, “Are you alright, Junior Brother Taibai? Is your Divine Soul hurt?”

She could see how vicious Yu Huajin’s last attack was. Supposedly, after Li Taibai was ambushed, he would’ve been doomed. But now, it seemed that he was fine.

The Soul Clone shook his head. “My Divine Soul is fine. I’m sorry for making you worried, Senior Sister.”

Lin Yue said, “Examine yourself and make sure you’re not left with any hidden health concerns.”

Although the Soul Clone knew he didn’t need to examine anything, he still did it as he was told.

Lu Ye only stood there in silence.

Suddenly, Yu Daiwei was heard shouting from a distance, “Look this way, Lu Yi Ye!”

Lu Ye traced her voice and saw her staring at Nian Yuexian from the Teleportation Ward. Their expressions were different, though. Nian Yuexian seemed judgemental, whereas Yu Daiwei was stiff as though she was facing a nemesis.

Any other Ghost Cultivator wouldn’t have made Yu Daiwei so nervous.

Everyone knew that Ghost Cultivators were weaker than cultivators of other factions when it came to combat. Therefore, even if she was one Minor Realm below the other party, she would be able to protect herself when dealing with a Ghost Cultivator.

However, the woman before her eyes was no ordinary Ghost Cultivator. She was Nian Yuexian!

Besides being a Ghost Cultivator, she was also a Sword Cultivator.

Additionally, she used to be Tai Shan’s colleague when they worked for Feng Wujiang. Yu Daiwei had heard Tai Shan talk about Nian Yuexian on several occasions. There was no doubt Nian Yuexian was one of the strongest cultivators in Jiu Zhou.

Yu Daiwei didn’t have the confidence to defeat the other party, especially when there was only a short distance between them. If she dared move a muscle, her frail body as a Spell Cultivator couldn’t withstand the other party’s flying swords.

This pushed her into a predicament as she didn’t expect to come across Nian Yuexian here. If she knew the woman was there, she wouldn’t have agreed to Lu Ye’s request. She was only there to do him a favour, but she was now trapped in this place. Also, the way Nian Yuexian glanced at her made her feel ill at ease. It was as though she would be struck by a sword at any moment.

Left with no choice, she could only ask for Lu Ye’s help.

Seeing her expression, Lu Ye had the urge to laugh. However, he had invited the woman to come over, and she had indeed helped distract Yu Huajin. It wasn’t like he would let her fall into danger at this point.

“She doesn’t look like a good person, Yi Ye. Do you want me to kill her?” Nian Yuexian asked.

Yu Daiwei held her breath and looked anxiously at Lu Ye. She would be doomed if Lu Ye told Nian Yuexian to kill her.

Deep down, she wanted to refute Nian Yuexian for saying she didn’t look like a good person, but she didn’t dare say a word.

“Although she’s a terrible person, she’s here to help me out. Moreover, I need her to do something else for me. Please spare her petty life, Senior Sister Nian,” Lu Ye said gently.

Yu Daiwei glowered at him, apparently displeased with him.

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