Chapter 103: Temporarily Avoiding the Edge

The Charity Hall Master's eyes darkened deeply, as if something had occurred to her.

Now she was somewhat regretful.

The Jixing Sacred Land and the Ziyan Sacred Land already had two Quasi-Immortals.

And if one considered the person who stood behind both the Jixing Sacred Land and the Ziyan Sacred Land—

just how formidable must that existence truly be?

The beautiful woman was now filled with nothing but regret.

It seemed this move had been a misstep.

Many clever people were now thinking the same thing as the Charity Hall Master. Their gazes all fell upon An Yue'er and Leng Qianxue.

Even Cao Renjian and the Lufu Palace Holy Lord were deeply shocked.

These two were actually Quasi-Immortals as well!

They had never anticipated that!

However, they could not help but feel a little hesitant. With two Quasi-Immortals against two Quasi-Immortals, it was anyone's guess who would win and who would lose.

But behind the Lingji Holy Lord and the Ziyang Holy Lord, there might very well truly be a powerful existence!

At this moment, hesitation began to stir within the Lufu Palace Holy Lord's heart.

No sooner had the thought arisen than he stiffened, feeling a chill creeping over his body.

No. He had no way back.

He could only charge relentlessly forward.

Behind him stood a True Immortal. If he truly retreated now, the first life to be lost would very likely be his own.

"Hahaha, you think it's two Quasi-Immortals against two Quasi-Immortals? But don't you forget—the Sovereigns of your two sacred lands will have to contend with all the Sovereigns from every other faction!"

The Lufu Palace Holy Lord spoke again.

Hearing this, everyone fell silent. No one was the first to speak.

Indeed, that was true. When the Quasi-Immortal strength on both sides was evenly matched, the power of those at the Sovereign level would come into play.

By that measure, their side was the certain victor!

"Even if you are Quasi-Immortals, so what? I can see you're bound to lose today. Our strength and the number of our Sovereigns far surpass yours!"

Cao Renjian laughed with great malice.

The great battle was about to begin right here!

"You people have gone too far!" Leng Qianxue could no longer hold back and spoke out.

Her face was flushed red with anger.

"We of Nanyi opened our doors out of the goodness of our hearts, allowing all of you to take refuge here. But now you repay kindness with enmity, and you even want to claim all of Nanyi's resources for yourselves!"

"Hahahaha!" In response to Leng Qianxue's accusations, Cao Renjian could not help but let out a cold string of laughter.

"Have we gone too far? How absurd! Don't you know that in the Tianwu Realm, strength has always been what commands respect? If you have no strength, what right do you have to talk nonsense?"

Cao Renjian said bluntly.

"Besides, you're only at the Mahayana stage right now, yet you dare to act arrogant in front of us. Truly laughable!"

"Seeking death!" An Yue'er could no longer bear to listen. She rose directly to her feet.

The hand concealed within her sleeve had already gripped the painting scroll that Senior Zhu had given her earlier.

Because she did not know how today's events would unfold, An Yue'er had brought the scroll with her, so that if any problem arose, she could take it out and use it.

At this moment, An Yue'er and Leng Qianxue stood together, murderous intent stirring within their hearts.

Lingji and Ziyang, seeing An Yue'er speak, were both startled.

After all, if An Yue'er and Leng Qianxue could no longer stand by and chose to act, then no one here would be able to escape.

By their estimate, every single person present today would die!

Not only that—let alone those two Quasi-Immortals, even a True Immortal who stood here would die as well!

But Ziyang and Lingji merely exchanged a glance. They did not move to stop An Yue'er and Leng Qianxue. These people actually dared to insult Senior Zhu with their words—that was simply courting death!

At that very moment, down among the crowd.

Two middle-aged men in flaxen robes stared at Leng Qianxue and An Yue'er, their eyes full of astonishment.

These two women were only at the Mahayana stage of cultivation, yet they actually carried extraordinary treasures on their persons!

One of them could not help but think:

"I sense danger. If that woman were to take out that treasure, the two of us probably would not be able to withstand it—we would die on the spot!"

The two exchanged a look, and in each other's eyes they found fear.

"Don't panic. We cannot lose our composure!"

The two True Immortals steadied their emotions at once.

"It seems Nanyi truly does harbor a formidable figure. Perhaps that person came from the Immortal Realm, just like us."

The middle-aged man said.

"Then it seems... these two should be that person's disciples!"

"Today, it looks like we cannot make a move directly. Otherwise, there is a good chance we would expose ourselves."

"Then what about the task assigned from above?"

"It wasn't said that we should just withdraw like this. We'll advance by a roundabout route and test the waters!"

The two communicated silently in the crowd.

"I've got it! Didn't they say this person has disciples? I think that's a good point of entry. Why not work through the disciples?"

Once their disciples made a move, based on their actions, they might be able to tell which figure from the Immortal Realm this person was!

With this thought, both felt it was a very good plan.

They immediately began discussing it together.

So the two settled on their decision and directly contacted Cao Renjian and the Lufu Palace Holy Lord.

Hearing what they had to say, the Lufu Palace Holy Lord and Cao Renjian both changed expression.

Even two True Immortals had spoken such words!

Were they truly supposed to retreat now?

What was more, they had already spoken so overbearingly and made such a big scene with the two sacred lands. Now they were to back away...

For a moment, the Lufu Palace Holy Lord and Cao Renjian found it truly hard to understand.

But they did not dare say anything. After all, the ones giving orders were the True Immortals behind them!

The two exchanged a glance.

"Wait. We are not unreasonable people!"

The Lufu Palace Holy Lord spoke again: "Although we are already Quasi-Immortals, if a battle truly broke out between us, I fear all of Nanyi would be engulfed in the breath of death! I believe you wouldn't want that. How about we use a gentler method?"

He turned his gaze toward the Lingji Holy Lord and the Ziyang Holy Lord beside him.

Lingji and Ziyang exchanged a look, unsure what trick this man was trying to pull.

"Go ahead and say it. What are you plotting?" Lingji said.

"Come now, don't be like that. I'm not a bad person. We were indeed somewhat excessive. How about this—let the next generation, the young ones, compete against each other. Then the distribution of Nanyi's resources can be decided by them. What do you think?"

The Lufu Palace Holy Lord said.

Hearing these words, the people present were somewhat stunned.

Did the Lufu Palace Holy Lord mean... backing down?

And doing so voluntarily?