Chapter 1965: Elder Wood

"No!"

Liu Lujie shook his head: "We already failed in our individual challenges. If we enter the Divine Communication Hall again now, we can only be spectators; we can't make a move anymore! Otherwise, if everyone who gets killed takes turns coming back, where's the fairness?"

It was already shameful enough for one person to challenge the entire inner sect and for them to take turns. If someone as strong as him died, changed his guise, charged in again, died again, and changed guise again, and others found out, wouldn't they be laughed to death?

Even in defeat, one must maintain dignity!

This was the pride of the inner disciples of Lingyun Sword Pavilion, and the persistence of their sword intent!

"Senior Brother is right... I was too rash..."

Wang Jiandong stepped back, embarrassed.

It was his desire to kill the opponent that had given him that idea; now that he thought about it, it was indeed inappropriate.

The sword, king of all weapons; to practice the sword, one must first train the heart. If one lacked even this pride and persistence, what qualification did one have to gain the recognition of sword intent and become a true sword master, renowned throughout the world?

"Hmm! This time we came with Senior Sister. Since she's been killed, we should go back quickly; otherwise, I'm afraid she'll throw a tantrum..."

Seeing that the other understood, Liu Lujie breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. Just as he was about to leave the Divine Communication Hall and return to reality, his throat suddenly hurt. He tried to turn his head, but found his head once again seeing his buttocks and heels...

"Damn it!"

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that 'I Am Very Low-Key,' who had just charged into the crowd, not only hadn't been killed but was moving forward like a bulldozer, cutting off heads with every step.

The reason he was killed was precisely because he was too close to the opponent; a stray sword aura had casually sliced off his head...

When the other was killing others, a faint sword aura emitted could kill him... and he had wanted to ambush him!

Ambush my ass!

How could he still fight?

With a look of resentment, his head fell heavily to the ground, bouncing a few times like a ball, and then he saw Wang Jiandong's head also bouncing around on the ground like his own...

Judging by the other's expression, he too was full of sorrow...

They had really just come to watch the excitement... innocent...

Killing even the innocent, did he have no shame, no sense of justice?

Whoosh!

His consciousness returned once more, and Liu Lujie grew even more depressed.

The first time, he had bumped into the opponent's sword and been split in half on the spot; the second time, he had come to watch the excitement and had his head cut off by a sword aura meant for someone else...

He had been the top inner disciple for seven consecutive years, a peerless genius determined to surpass Ten Li Sword God. When had he become so insignificant?

Frustrated, he looked up and saw Senior Sister Bai Ruanqing's delicate body trembling incessantly, the room already in shambles.

It seemed that not only he couldn't accept having his head cut off as soon as he made a move, but this woman was even more upset, taking it out on his furniture.

Fortunately, these things weren't worth much; otherwise, this loss would have been even greater.

"Senior Sister, please calm down..."

He quickly stood up and cupped his hands.

"Calm down? I have no anger, so how can I calm down?"

Her face as cold as ice, Bai Ruanqing ground her teeth audibly and glared at him.

Seeing her expression, Liu Lujie's heart turned cold. Just as he sensed something bad, he saw a blur before his eyes.

Crack! Crack!

The sound of fists and feet hitting flesh. The several inner disciples who had come with her, including Zhu Yanzhi and Wei Suifeng, were all lying on the ground, their faces bruised and swollen, looking miserable.

"Alright, I've vented now..."

After beating them, Bai Ruanqing seemed to feel much better in her chest. She breathed a sigh of relief, turned her delicate body, and said: "I want you to find that person for me; put more effort into it. Also, I don't want anyone to know I was here today. If I hear any rumors... you know the consequences!"

Liu Lujie, Wang Jiandong, Zhu Yanzhi, and the others all shrank their necks, feeling a tightness in their crotches.

"I'm leaving now..."

Swish!

Before she finished speaking, her figure flashed out, landed on the back of a flying sacred beast, and disappeared from their sight.

A dignified core disciple had gone to the inner disciples' Divine Communication Hall to teach them a lesson, only to be killed in one move by someone...

Staying here would only bring more shame; it was better to leave!

...

"What do we do?"

Seeing the female tyrannosaurus leave, Wang Jiandong looked over with a bitter smile.

"What else can we do? This matter has blown up so big that we can't cover it up anymore. We have to report it to the elders!"

Liu Lujie said.

If they had killed this 'I Am Very Low-Key' earlier, even if it was serious, it wouldn't have blown up this much. Now, several hundred people had been killed, and even a core disciple who personally intervened had been taken down... If they didn't report it to the elders, they couldn't bear the responsibility!

"Yes, we need to inform the elders and let them handle it..."

Wang Jiandong also nodded.

After discussing, the two were about to act when they heard a whistling sound in the air. They quickly walked out of the room and saw more than a dozen old men descending from the backs of flying sacred beasts.

They were precisely the main elders in charge of the inner disciples!

"Liu Lujie, Wang Jiandong, what's going on in the Divine Communication Hall?"

The leading elder, somewhat gaunt, with a green beard and a light gray robe, raised his eyebrows at the two.

Elder Wood, the strongest and most powerful among the inner sect elders!

He was also the old acquaintance with the unpleasant tongue that Elder Lu Yun had encountered last time in the Elder Hall.

If Zhang Xuan were here, he would surely recognize that among these dozen or so elders, Elder Lu Yun was present.

He had just been promoted to inner sect elder. Normally, he wouldn't be qualified to follow behind the group, but because he had recruited a talented junior, he had gained the sect's attention and was fortunate enough to come along.

"Reporting to Elder Wood, someone has challenged the entire inner sect..."

Seeing the elders arrive at his courtyard, Liu Lujie didn't dare hesitate and recounted the previous events in detail.

He had witnessed everything about this 'I Am Very Low-Key' from the start of the challenge and knew the whole story.

"One person challenged all of you, killed several hundred, and even the two of you went up and still couldn't stop him?"

Elder Wood raised his eyebrows, full of anger: "After all these years of teaching you, how can you be so useless?"

"We..."

Liu Lujie's face reddened, unable to speak.

"Regardless of this guy's specific identity, whether he's an inner disciple or a core one, entering the Divine Communication Hall means the same level, both at the initial stage of Ancient Sage First Layer!"

Elder Wood snorted coldly: "At the same level, one person challenging hundreds of you... it's utterly disgraceful! It seems that what I've taught you all along hasn't been taken to heart or learned at all!"

"Elder, it's not that we're weak, it's that this guy is too strong..."

Wang Jiandong refused to accept it.

"Nonsense! How strong can he be? No matter how strong, he's still using the sword techniques of Lingyun Sword Pavilion!" Elder Wood interrupted him: "Being weak is being weak; don't make excuses for yourself!"

"This... yes!"

Wang Jiandong wanted to say more but was tugged by Liu Lujie's sleeve, so he reluctantly nodded.

In fact, he knew that although Elder Wood's words were harsh, he might not actually think that way... but being criticized face-to-face still stung.

"Elder Wood, what should we do now?"

After the elder finished his tirade, Liu Lujie looked at him.

Scolding alone was useless; this matter had to be dealt with quickly, otherwise, not only the inner disciples but also these elders would lose face.

Enjoying so many resources from the sect, training disciples, only to have them all wiped out by one person... if word got out, it wouldn't sound good!

"Since we're here, let's go over and see where this guy came from, and why he's acting so against the rules!"

Elder Wood waved his hand.

If you're strong, get resources, advance to core, or even become a sect elder and guard a region...

Being so powerful and challenging inner disciples was completely against the norm!

They also wanted to see who was so lacking in discretion!

"Once we confirm his identity, we'll find his real body and ask for an explanation... Try to suppress this matter; otherwise, if the impact spreads, you'll all be recorded in history, infamous for ten thousand years!"

Elder Wood snorted.

"Yes!" Liu Lujie and the others nodded.

"Go prepare some inner disciple Divine Communication jade talismans. It wouldn't be appropriate for us to go openly as elders..." Elder Wood instructed.

The inner disciples' Divine Communication Hall was a place for inner disciples to trade and spar; normally, elders wouldn't enter!

Moreover, since this matter had blown up so big, if they entered as elders, what would others think?

"Elder, please wait..."

Liu Lujie and the other turned and walked into the room, soon coming out with over a dozen Divine Communication jade talismans.

The inner disciples who had been beaten up by Bai Ruanqing earlier were all vendors in the trading market and had plenty of jade talismans. Since the elders demanded them, no one dared refuse.

Dropping blood to confirm, they focused their minds and sent their consciousness into them.

This time when they entered the Divine Communication Hall, they also didn't dare reveal their true appearances, disguising themselves as ordinary inner disciples.

The dozen or so elders followed behind Liu Lujie and the others and soon arrived near the competition grounds.

By now, the entire competition ground was submerged; sword aura howled like a hurricane, countless heads kept falling to the ground, and inner disciples turned into light and dissipated.

In less than ten minutes since Liu Lujie and the others had left, at least another seven or eight hundred people had been killed!

In other words, in just over a quarter of an hour, a tenth of the inner disciples, over a thousand people, had been killed!

This was too brutal!

"It seems his true qi and power haven't been greatly depleted..."

Looking at 'I Am Very Low-Key' surrounded in the middle of the crowd, Liu Lujie and the others' eyebrows kept twitching.

Seeing it with their own eyes, they felt they were going crazy.

One person, continuously killing over a thousand opponents of the same level, with little loss of power... if someone had told them before, they wouldn't have believed it, but now it was actually happening!

"Elder Wood, as you can see, the crowd is now furious and there's no way to stop them..."

Liu Lujie came forward.

Now, not only was that 'I Am Very Low-Key' slaughtering in all directions without stopping, but many inner disciples were also completely enraged and reckless. Even if Elder Wood himself spoke, he might not be able to dissuade them!

"You have no way because you're weak. Watch me!"

With a displeased expression, Elder Wood snorted coldly: "All elders, follow me and stop this guy from killing further!"

"Yes!"

The dozen or so most powerful inner sect elders nodded simultaneously and moved forward in unison.

Although they had the same youthful appearance as the inner disciples, their sword intent was evident. The surrounding crowd, seeing them arrive, made way.

"Alright, stop now..."

Approaching, Elder Wood looked at Zhang Xuan, his long sword dancing, sword aura howling, enveloping the surroundings.

"Another batch? Are we going to fight one-on-one again? I really don't have time to waste like this."

Seeing so many suddenly appear and stop the others, Zhang Xuan was startled, then shook his head, and suddenly flicked his long sword.

"You..."

Not expecting this guy to attack them without even letting him finish speaking, Elder Wood was furious. He raised his sword to strike, but suddenly his throat hurt.

Then, his head fell to the ground. Before his consciousness faded, he saw the many elders behind him fall to the ground one after another, also headless.