Chapter 336 - Imprisoned (1/2)

“Senior Situ, save me!”

The moment the words escaped Ling Fei’s mouth, two sword lights arrived in front of them and transformed into two elderly men with white hair and beard. These two were Situ Bei’s students, both in the late-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. One rescued Ling Fei while the other blocked Xiao Chen.

Ling Fei remained panicked even after being rescued. In the distance, Situ Bei said emotionlessly, “I told you, no one can hurt Hero Ling with me around.”

Only then did Ling Fei feel more assured. Hiding behind the two elderly men, he sneered at Xiao Chen who had black Qi whirling around him. He said loudly, “See that? This Devil’s Practice follower is finally revealing his true colors…”

Before he could finish however, he found himself hoisted in midair by his neck. Xiao Chen had unleashed his Immortal-override Steps, leaving behind a shadow as he went past the elderly men to stand in front of Ling Fei.

It happened so suddenly that it caught the two elderly men off guard. Unable to react in time, they could only watch as Xiao Chen shot Ling Fei a vicious glare and crash his palm on his chest. He dealt such a ferocious attack that Ling Fei coughed up a copious amount of blood, halfway to his grave. Just as he was about to attack again, a majestic force blew him nearly ten meters away. Situ Bei had personally made his move.

Situ Bei caught the falling Ling Fei and stuffed a Nine-turn of Resurrection Pill into his mouth. He turned around to look at Xiao Chen with an ominous glint in his eye and then launched a palm attack at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was naturally no match for a Nirvana Realm cultivator, but right then, a purple shadow suddenly arrived in front of him to block the attack. A loud collision sent the entire platform shaking.

The person was every bit as lovely as she was charming with her purple clothing fluttering in the wind. It was Su Yue. Her cultivation was, of course, incapable of taking on Situ Bei’s direct hit, but he had reduced his force by half when he noticed it was her. Even if he was a Sixth-order Elixir Saint capable of summoning thousands of experts to his immediate aid, he couldn’t very well murder someone from the Su family.

“Miss Su Yue, what is your purpose behind shielding a Devil’s Practice follower?” Situ Bei asked, his voice cool and eyes narrowed.

The crowd underneath finally regained their senses. Seeing the black Qi whirling around Xiao Chen, they immediately yelled, “Devil’s Practice follower! He’s a Devil’s Practice follower indeed! Kill him! Kill him!”

Su Yue replied frostily, “What, is black Qi proof of being a Devil’s Practice follower now? Senior, are you going to suggest that the Su family is also a Devil’s Practice clan?”

Ling Fei regained the half of a life that he lost after digesting Situ Bei’s pill. He wiped off the blood on the corner of his mouth and sneered. “Miss Su Yue, are you saying that you intend to shield this Devil’s Practice follower no matter what?”

Su Yue turned her head to look at him. “Who do you think you are? Do you think you’re worthy of calling me Miss Su Yue?!” She glared daggers at him. Even though it was no more than just a gaze, it was enough to strike fear into Ling Fei’s heart. He had to take a few steps backward before he regained his footing.

Right then, Qingyu hastily ran up to say, “Senior Su Yue, Junior Brother Xiao is no Devil’s Practice follower. He was only marred with Devil Qi because he helped me eliminate Devil’s Carnage yesterday!” She shot looks at Zhou Li, prompting him to step forward and say, “That’s the truth. All of us witnessed this!”

Xiao Chen was finally calm now. He began using the Mystic Cyan mind cultivation method to slowly eliminate the black Qi around him. Su Yue turned around to look at Situ Bei and said coldly, “Hear that?”

Situ Bei buried his fury over a Nascent Soul Realm junior daring to be so rude to him. If she wasn’t from the Su family, he would have killed her with a single palm attack! He sneered and said, “What? Is he not a devil simply because he’s tainted with Devil’s Carnage?”

The faraway Yang Tianfeng stepped forward and said loudly, “You seemed to be exaggerating, Senior Situ. If he’s tainted with Devil’s Carnage, all we have to do is to dispel it. How can we call him a devil just because of this…”

Situ Bei interrupted him with an icy glare. “Never mind the Su family. Who gave the Yang family the right to speak?!”

“You!” On the platform, Yang Shaochen was about to lose temper but ultimately held it in. The Su family had the power to fight against a Sixth-order Elixir Saint, but his family couldn’t afford to offend such an individual.

“Humph!” Situ Bei flicked his sleeves with a cold huff. He then addressed the crowd below. “On the basis of my Elixir Saint title today, I decree that you capture that Devil’s Practice follower and execute him on the spot!”

The moment this order left his mouth, the simmering mob immediately flew up to the platform. Seeing the situation take a turn for the worse, Perfected Immortal Guyang rapidly flew over and blocked everyone with a flick of his sleeve. Situ Bei shot him an icy stare. “What’s wrong? Is the Immortals’ League going to shield this Devil’s Practice follower as well?”

Perfected Immortal Guyang saluted him. “Don’t misunderstand, Elixir Saint Situ. We cannot hastily make a conclusion when this matter isn’t properly investigated. If we kill an innocent, how does that make us different from followers of the Devil’s Practice?”