Chapter 416

"Sometimes, a single glance can speak volumes."

"Like now."

"Ye Yu could vividly feel that Sect Master Shen Bi was watching him."

"And the gaze was quite complex."

"There was doubt, confusion, and a hint of scrutiny."

"To be clear—"

"Previously, Sect Master Shen Bi's gaze towards Ye Yu was completely indifferent."

"Even when Ye Yu told him that more than twenty immortals had perished outside the Suxin Sect—"

"Sect Master Shen Bi's melancholic look didn’t change much."

"But now, everything had changed."

"He knew!"

"Sect Master Shen Bi absolutely knew that Zhong Qin had been getting closer to him these past few days, and that was why this gaze appeared."

"Damn, did that guy Zhong Qin finally decide to use me as a pawn?!"

"Ye Yu furrowed his brows slightly."

"But then, he felt that this thought might be a bit off."

"If Sect Master Shen Bi truly wanted to harm him,"

"He wouldn't just use a gaze."

"He would have privately approached him."

"But now, it was just a casual glance."

"There had been no extreme actions."

"So, why was that?"

"Ye Yu couldn’t figure it out."

"As Sect Master Shen Bi finished his speech, all the immortals of the Tiandi Sect began heading toward Suxin Sect."

"Ye Yu paused for a moment, hesitated briefly, then immediately followed them."

"He believed that Sect Master Shen Bi did not intend to harm him."

"At least not right now."

"With the strength of an Immortal Lord,"

"If he really wanted to kill him, he could /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ have done it right here."

"And then just fabricate a reason, even something like being an undercover spy of Suxin Sect."

"But Sect Master Shen Bi hadn’t done that, only observing him."

"So there was no need for Ye Yu to stop."

"Moreover, this Immortal Sect War was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"As long as he seized this opportunity and rose with it,"

"Perhaps he could even advance to the Immortal Lord realm."

"In such a case, retreating was absolutely out of the question!"

"Ye Yu’s movements were swift."

"He quickly caught up with Ji Lingqing, who was ahead of him."

"Using voice transmission, he said, 'Don’t die, I’m waiting to drink with you.'"

"Ji Lingqing trembled slightly and looked up."

"A warm feeling surged in his heart."

"He knew that Ye Yu was encouraging him in this way."

"At this most helpless moment,"

"Ji Lingqing was truly thankful."

"So, he responded via voice transmission, 'Alright, brother, we won’t return until we’re drunk. When the time comes, we’ll call Elder Zhong over.'"

"We’ll drink together, the three of us."

"‘Anyway, I should be the first to witness your love in the Tiandi Sect.’"

"‘When that happens, with the immortal wine, I’ll bless you two to be together until the sea dries and the rocks rot, never to part!’"

"Upon hearing these words,"

"Ye Yu’s face darkened."

"‘Blessing sounds good, but don’t do it again in the future.’"

"‘I might not be able to stop myself from killing you!’"

"Ye Yu took a deep breath, deciding not to try to explain himself."

"Because no matter how much he explained,"

"Ji Lingqing wouldn’t believe him."

"Rather than that, it would be better to save his energy."

"Soon,"

"Over three hundred immortals of the Tiandi Sect had arrived outside the Suxin Sect."

"At this moment,"

"Nearly a hundred immortals of Suxin Sect stood at the perimeter, waiting in full formation."

"They had formed an immortal formation, coldly gazing ahead."

"The leader of the group was none other than the Grand Elder of Suxin Sect, Ren Jialu."

"Sect Master Shen Bi, with his melancholic gaze, swept his eyes over the scene."

"He spoke faintly, 'Grand Elder Ren, what is the meaning of this from your Suxin Sect?'"

"‘Do you think you can stop the heroes of the Tiandi Sect with just this small group of people?’"

"Under the influence of immortal power,"

"Sect Master Shen Bi’s voice sounded like the thunder of the heavens,"

"Causing the immortals of Suxin Sect to turn pale."

"This wasn’t Sect Master Shen Bi deliberately trying to humiliate Suxin Sect."

"It was simply that the formation of Suxin Sect was truly laughable."

"Besides Grand Elder Ren Jialu, who was at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm,"

"Only two among the nearly a hundred immortals were at the Heavenly Immortal realm."

"The rest were all in the Mysterious Immortal and True Immortal realms."

"With just this strength, forget about stopping so many immortals from the Tiandi Sect,"

"Even Sect Master Shen Bi alone could completely sweep them."

"The reason was simple."

"The huge difference in cultivation realms couldn’t be made up by numbers."

"This was something everyone present was very clear about."

"Grand Elder Ren Jialu’s expression remained calm."

"He spoke in a deep voice, 'I know, with just these people, we cannot stop Immortal Lord Shen’s footsteps.'"

"‘But it’s our duty. Even if we must die, we will still fight for the Suxin Sect!’"

"His calm voice revealed a hint of resignation to death."

"Standing among the crowd, Ye Yu raised an eyebrow."

"‘Marching towards death, interesting.’"

"‘Old man, I’ll take your corpse.’"

"‘With your resolve, you’ll be the first one I bury later!’"

"However, one sentence from Sect Master Shen Bi"

"Made Ye Yu instantly feel quite displeased."

"‘Grand Elder Ren, we are old acquaintances. I know your character.’"

"‘But blind loyalty is the most undesirable behavior.’"

"‘Yan Qiansong is not worthy of your follow.’"

"‘How about this? You hand over the bodies of the twenty-three immortals of the Tiandi Sect, and clear a path for us.’"

"‘I will let all of you leave.’"

"Ye Yu curled his lips."

"‘Damn, you’re trying to play the good guy now?’"

"‘You say you won’t kill, and just let it go, how magnanimous?’"

"‘If you won’t kill, how can I take the corpses?’"

"‘If I don’t take the corpses, how can I get stronger?’"

"‘Not getting stronger... wait, why are we talking about corpses?’"

"Grand Elder Ren Jialu frowned slightly."

"He spoke in a deep voice, 'What twenty-three corpses? I still want to ask, where are the thirty-five immortals of our Suxin Sect?'"

"‘Even if they all perished, their bodies should still be returned to us, right?’"

"Hearing this conversation,"

"Ye Yu suddenly felt a panic in his heart."

"‘Damn, these two are starting to talk about corpses.’"

"‘Why is this coming up now?’"

"‘Those corpses have already been buried by me.’"

"‘If everything doesn’t match up later,’

"Sect Master Shen Bi will definitely suspect the others, especially Ji Lingqing."

"“Because only the two of them returned alive from the immortals we sent out.”"

"‘It’ll be hard not to raise suspicions now.’"

"‘In this situation, what should I do?’"

"Ye Yu’s thoughts raced, eager to come up with a solution."

"However, just at that moment,"

"A soft voice appeared in his mind."

"'How is it? Are you feeling a bit anxious?'"

"Ye Yu couldn’t help but widen his eyes."

"This was Zhong Qin’s voice."

"Did she know something?"

"Ye Yu looked around, trying to find Zhong Qin’s figure, but he couldn’t see her anywhere."