Da Xuan Martial Saint

Mostly Martial Artists were in the water marsh, and amidst the quaking ground, they all stood steadily and focused their gazes on the stretching riverbank. They noticed a wave forming in the distance due to the recent tremor, rolling toward the water marsh.

Soon.

The wave approached.

Located on the eastern side, among a group of chattering women who were clearly disciples of the Hehuan Sect, the one nearest to the outer side, Hou Lingling, with her pitiful peach blossom eyes, suddenly flickered, seemingly discovering something, and swooshed forward.

At the same time, nearby, a disciple from the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion, cloaked in a Mysterious Robe, also sensed something and rushed toward the same area of water. Both of them plunged into the water one after another.

Soon, accompanied by a light laugh.

Hou Lingling burst out of the water, about to return to the Hehuan Sect's side.

"Stay!"

However, the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion disciple who followed right behind her surged out, with a low shout, and unknown to others, had already grabbed an Iron Ruler, striking at Hou Lingling.

Hou Lingling flicked her right hand, and a soaked ribbon fluttered up, quickly wrapping around the Iron Ruler, and she chuckled, "Whoever grabs it first owns it. Is the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion disregarding the rules now?"

"You crossed the line!"

The Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion disciple responded coldly, pulling back the Iron Ruler before striking again.

At this, Hou Lingling was not intimidated. Her ribbon waved up and down, entangling with his Iron Ruler, sending water splashing everywhere.

"Audacity."

A voice from the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion reproached, and then a disciple steped forward, causing water to splash around his feet, indicative of the Bone Tempering Realm's forcefulness, accompanied by a sweltering air.

He reached Hou Lingling in one stride and struck her with a slap.

Hou Lingling was startled; although she reacted to defend herself immediately, her strength was far inferior to his, rendering her defense useless. She was still struck by the slap, sending her flying and falling into a pond a few yards away.

"Lingling!"

The Hehuan Sect's group, standing at a distance, immediately cried out in shock.

Immediately, a figure reached the pond where Hou Lingling fell, helping her up and then coldly looking towards the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion and said, "It's too much for someone from the Bone Tempering Realm to bully someone from the Tendon Changing Realm!"

The Inner Sect Disciple from the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion, Wu Zisheng, just snorted and said, "If I truly wanted to bully her, she would be nothing but a corpse by now. You enchantresses always stir up trouble and twist the truth."

Just then.

A delicate voice floated over, sounding gentle and sweet, making even the cold water seem to warm up a bit, "The Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion is a righteous sect, how can you bully us weak women like this?"

Wu Zisheng's face changed.

He felt a stir in his heart, knowing danger was imminent, yet he couldn't muster any will to resist. Then suddenly, with a bang, something hit him, causing him to see stars and cough up blood, hurling backward.

And there, where he had been standing moments before, a girl stood tall and slender, dressed in purple gauze, her delicate arms revealed and seemingly just an ordinary frail girl, but in the eyes of Wu Zisheng and the many disciples of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion who saw her as she sent him flying, they all felt a fear.

In the distance.

Xue Huaiyi suddenly narrowed his eyes, his gaze heavy upon seeing the sudden appearance of the young girl.

"It's Hua Nongying..."

The True Inheritance of Hehuan Sect, Hua Nongying, had a strength extraordinary even among those in the Five Viscera Realm. Even his elder brother, the Lord of Yu County City, Xue Huaikong, had to give her space!

And almost at the next moment, another voice transmitted from the distant river surface.

"How can anyone call you a weak woman, being the Hehuan True Inheritance... But could you please spare my disciples, otherwise, if forced, I might have to act against your sisters, which might look ugly."

As the voice trailed off.

Everyone looked up, only to see a figure dressed in a pale golden Mysterious Robe, arriving downstream on a section of a wooden stake, but it was Han Guang of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion!

Hua Nongying's face bore a light smile and said, "I was merely teaching your overly aggressive disciple a lesson, Brother Han, please do not blame me. A small apology is enough."

"Fair enough, fair enough. I've long admired Sister Hua, and an apology need not be too troublesome — one night will suffice."

Han Guang reached the end of the river, jumped down into the water marsh.

Hua Nongying listened, not annoyed, but just smiling and said, "I have nothing against it, just afraid Brother Han wouldn't show up."

Han Guang pulled a gourd from the bamboo basket on his back, opened its lid, took a sip of wine, and said, "Let's forget it, I'm not interested in the path of your enchantresses. I heard you had a confrontation with Gu Hong and lost a move to him? Was his strength really that formidable?"

Hearing this, Hua Nongying blinked.

"Humph!"

A cold hum suddenly came across the river.

Everyone saw a figure in white descending along the watercourse, stopping by the water marsh's edge, then silently, just coldly looking at Han Guang.

Han Guang's actions froze, followed by an awkward scratch on his head, and he said, "Haha, Brother Gu, you sure got here quickly."

Hehuan Sect!

Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion!

Heavenly Sword Sect!

The arrival of three True Inheritance successors, all at once, momentarily pushed the entire water marsh into silence.

"Hua Nongying, Han Guang, and Gu Hong... why have they all come here."

Xue Huaiyi watched the scene with a concentrated gaze.

Then at that moment, Xue Lin next to him suddenly said in a deep voice, "It's not just them."