The sudden appearance of Lan Jing made Huang Ze's expression tense.

Originally, he intended to kill Ye Fan to avenge Elder Yuan's grandson, Yuan Mo. He also wanted to prevent the Tianxuan Sect from gaining another exceptionally qualified disciple who might threaten the position of the Huangji Sect in the future. Taking advantage of Ye Fan's cultivation before it fully matures, he planned to kill Ye Fan.

Huang Ze examined Lan Jing's cultivation, but surprisingly, he could not discern anything substantial from her.

Huang Ze did not believe that a girl could have cultivation higher than his mid-stage grand mastery; he only saw Lan Jing as an ordinary mortal girl.

"You wretched girl, if you want to protect him, you'll have to be buried with him!" Huang Ze sneered coldly, choosing not to use weapons, aiming to kill Ye Fan instantly.

Ye Fan instinctively pushed Lan Jing aside, shouting, "Get away, it's dangerous here!"

Since Ye Fan didn't use Spiritual Energy, just the strength of an ordinary man to push her away, Lan Jing trusted Ye Fan deeply, never thinking he would harm her. Thus, without using Spiritual Energy to guard herself, she was pushed several steps back by Ye Fan. After she steadied herself, her cheeks flushed instantly, even she did not know why.

At this moment, the powerful Spiritual Energy unleashed by Huang Ze from four or five directions was rushing toward Ye Fan's body. He not only wanted to kill Ye Fan but planned to crush him into pieces. Killing Ye Fan was also a way to send a message, showing others that anyone who dares to kill a disciple of the Huangji Sect will meet the same fate as this wretched boy.

Jingya was originally checking Hua Wu's injuries, and now he reacted, joining Fa Ying in protecting Ye Fan. Meanwhile, Min Shang and Li Zhaojun saw Ye Fan in peril and rushed to offer aid at all costs.

Unfortunately, distant water can't quench immediate thirst; Huang Ze's cultivation was too strong, and even if these people arrived, they couldn't help Ye Fan.

The only one who might help Ye Fan, Wuyingzi, merely smirked coldly but remained completely still.

Ye Fan felt as if the space and time in front of him were twisting. The powerful force distorted his face, tearing his clothes and leaving many bloodstains on his skin. Just as he was gathering all his strength to counter this deadly attack, he saw Lan Jing raise her light arm, swiftly drawing a circle. Blue mist appeared in the air like a gate to another world, so when Huang Ze's Spiritual Energy met the mist, it vanished into nothingness as if sinking into the sea.

"Phew..."

A refreshing breeze blew by, and Ye Fan stood there intact, though his clothes bore some rips, and the damage to his body's exterior was instantly healed.

"Sob, sob..." A very faint sound like crying was emitted by the small blue crystal on Ye Fan's body. At this moment, the little blue crystal clung to Ye Fan's face, hugging his nose like a frightened little sprite, crying out loud.

Lan Jing walked over, gently stroking the little blue crystal, saying, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's okay now. Sister will protect you."

After she finished speaking, the remnants of Huang Ze's Spiritual Energy dissipated, leaving many disciples of the surrounding six sects with surging Qi-Blood.

"Little girl, who are you?" Huang Ze was horrified. Given his cultivation, to be unable to kill Ye Fan and the girl, and for his attack to be effortlessly neutralized by the girl, her cultivation was unfathomable.

Now, he dared not to refer to the girl as "wretched girl"; whether she was truly a girl or someone in disguise was beyond his knowledge.

Li Zhaojun and Min Shang also rushed into the hall, their eyes only on Ye Fan. Li Zhaojun asked, "Ye Fan, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, cough cough…" Ye Fan's body was fine, but it triggered his previous injuries, causing him to cough twice, with blood at his mouth's corner again.

Lan Jing looked at Li Zhaojun and asked, "Sister, why do those people want to harm him?"

Through short interactions, Lan Jing had a very good impression of Li Zhaojun. Min Shang called Li Zhaojun "Sister," so Lan Jing also called her Sister for closeness.

Li Zhaojun said, "Just like you want to protect a holy artifact, these people also have their obsessions, which lead to killings!"

"Oh." Lan Jing nodded, then looked at Ye Fan, saying, "Hey, push me once more. When you pushed me earlier, it made me feel good inside. I don't know why, could you try once more?"

Ye Fan smiled bitterly; earlier in a rush, he had to push Lan Jing to avoid seeing her get hurt. But afterward, he realized, given Lan Jing's cultivation, he needn't protect her at all; his action was superfluous.

Lan Jing had never experienced being protected, so she made such a naive request.

"Who exactly are you?" Huang Ze noticed Lan Jing continuously ignored him. He thought this woman intentionally wanted to embarrass him. He considered striking but feared offending powerful foes, especially with the double threat from Diyuan Sect and Tianjie; it wasn't wise to make enemies.

"Eh?" Lan Jing faced Huang Ze's question with some confusion and apologized a bit, saying, "I don't know who I am either; I've always lived in the ocean. He... said naming me Lan Jing was quite apt, so my name is now Lan Jing. Who are you?"

Huang Ze searched through all his memories but couldn't recall any masters with the surname Lan. As for the girl saying Ye Fan named her, Huang Ze sneered, "If you are a master, why hide? Wuyingzi, is this your trick? You don't want to face me directly, so you use this girl as a false image to fight me?"

Wuyingzi laughed heartily, "Sect Master Huang, you really like to falsely accuse. When did I want to confront you? Isn't it clear whether this girl exists?"

After a quick recovery, Hua Wu stepped forward and said, "Sect Master Huang, you break your word and cause trouble in my Tianxuan Sect. It seems... this account needs to be settled well. Activate the sect gate prohibition!"

That sentence made the tension in the hall escalate. Huang Ze thought he could intimidate the masses by injuring Hua Wu and killing Ye Fan, then seamlessly integrate the five sects in front into the Huangji Sect, making himself the Sect Master of the new Huangji Sect. But with the arrival of the girl, his plan fell through, and he now faced numerous formidable opponents.

Someone immediately shouted, "Sect Master Hua, this is a grudge between your Tianxuan Sect and the Huangji Sect. Are you trying to trap us in the prohibition too?"

Hua Wu laughed boisterously, "While Huang Ze had ill intentions towards my Tianxuan Sect, you stood by as bystanders, equivalent to accomplices. Don't blame my Tianxuan Sect for ignoring camaraderie!"

This sentence revealed Hua Wu's ambition.

Huang Ze wanted to integrate the six major sects excluding Diyuan Sect to compete with Diyuan Sect, and Hua Wu was no different.

Huang Ze found excuses to gather six sects into the Huangji Sect, but ultimately failed due to Diyuan Sect's Sect Master Ling's appearance.

Now it's Hua Wu's turn to use schemes to combine the six sects into Tianxuan Sect, allowing Hua Wu to smoothly kill or integrate the people of the six sects.

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