481: Greetings to the Supreme Elder

"Hong Yu, you really are fortunate to have found a treasure that suits you so well."

"Not at all, it was just dumb luck. I'll likely have to rely on you later, Elder Shi."

"Rest assured, with me here today, I'll ensure that treasure ends up in your hands."

"Yes, yes. With your strength, Elder Shi, you are already unrivaled in the Xichen Domain, second only to the Grand Elder."

With you here, what do I have to worry about?"

"Ah, the status you, I, and even the entire Zhengyuan Sect enjoy today is all thanks to the Grand Elder's divine might."

"Indeed, it's thanks to the Grand Elder that our Zhengyuan Sect has reached this point, but I owe my current success even more to you, Elder Shi."

So Elder Shi, don't worry, your share..."

"Hahahaha!"

..."We've finally arrived."

"Wait, something seems a bit off about this place."

"Yuan Chen, why are you here? Hong Yu, did you invite him too?"

Shi Li wasn't surprised by Yuan Chen's arrival; after all, if Hong Yu could invite him, it was only natural for Yuan Chen, who was on equally good terms, to be there.

To them, it was usually better to seek help from subordinates rather than superiors; those they had promoted themselves were undoubtedly easier to work with, provided a greater sense of control, and allowed them to keep a larger share for themselves.

"Yes."

Seeing that Hong Yu wasn't surprised and that neither of them showed any unusual behavior...

Shi Li's guard against them dropped to its lowest point.

Of course, "lowest" was relative to him; to an ordinary person, even his lowest level of vigilance would still be quite high.

Just then, Hong Yu, who was beside Shi Li, suddenly had a drastic change in expression. "Oh no! Over there! Elder Shi, watch out!"

Instantly, Shi Li's attention was drawn to the direction Hong Yu pointed out.

And that direction happened to be the one with his back turned to Yuan Chen.

And so... "Yuan Chen, you really have a lot of nerve, daring to attack me?"

"Hong Yu, look at what you've taught..."

"Ah!"

Just as Shi Li reacted and wanted to say something to lull them into a false sense of security...

Hong Yu's long-prepared attack had already been unleashed. Reacting on the fly was naturally no match for a calculated ambush.

So even with Shi Li's quick thinking, he had to take the full force of this blow.

"You... Hong Yu, what are you trying to do?"

"And you, Yuan Chen! What on earth do you two think you're doing, daring to raise your hands against me!"

"Have you forgotten the sect rules? Do you think the Grand Elder will let you off if he finds out?"

And as for me, do you think I'll let you off?"

Shi Li didn't take their assault to heart; one was in the Middle stage of the Immortal Law Realm First Transformation, and the other was in the late stage.

Did these two not understand the massive gap between levels in the Immortal Law Realm?

Even with another Hong Yu, they couldn't hope to take him down, let alone kill him to silence him.

The injuries from their sneak attack just now were already mostly recovered.

It was a bit strange, though. Was he getting closer to the Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation? Why did it feel like his recovery was slightly faster than usual?

But Shi Li didn't detect anything wrong; the previous attack wasn't poisoned, and besides their unique powers, nothing else had been mixed in.

In that case, what was the hell was the point of going through all that trouble for a single sneak attack?

However, as the two attacked again, Shi Li engaged them.

He wasn't thinking of just blocking; he wanted to eliminate these two rebellious ingrates.

"Neither of you will be leaving this place today."

"Jie jie jie, Elder Shi, I'm here to show you some proper 'filial respect'."

"Dammit! What is this thing? You monster!"

"Elder Shi, to be influenced by the most moral, kind, and righteous being of all time..."

Tell me, wouldn't you say I'm repaying your great kindness? Hahahaha!"

"Damn it..."

Shi Li's eyes flashed with coldness, but through their current exchange, he realized he was no match for the two of them working together.

Especially Yuan Chen; his level of Law comprehension was not at all lower than Shi Li's own, both being at the Perfection of the Immortal Law Realm First Transformation.

And his speed was definitely already at the Late stage of the Immortal Law Realm First Transformation.

His defense might be lacking, but every time he was wounded, the injury would vanish without a trace in the blink of an eye.

The same phenomenon was happening with Hong Yu on the other side.

This allowed the two opponents to repeatedly use the dirty tactic of trading blow for blow.

Moreover, as the battle progressed, he felt that their goal wasn't to kill him, but to... stall him!

Even his body felt strange, somehow off, yet he had no problem holding out for a while.

Could it be some kind of premonition of danger?

Whatever the reason—whether the anomalies in his opponents or himself—it all warned him that he couldn't keep fighting.

He had to return to the sect and find the Grand Elder. With the Grand Elder there, these two wouldn't be able to act so arrogantly no matter what.

With the Grand Elder's methods, he would definitely not let these two off.

Since that was the case, and he couldn't take them down anyway, why bother fighting here?

What a damn waste of time.

Thus, Shi Li made up his mind; he would stop fighting and head back.

He had been fighting two-on-one this whole time; if he wanted to leave now, no one could stop him.

However, the moment the thought of leaving appeared, it vanished without a trace, and even Shi Li himself didn't notice.

"Today, I'll take you two rebellious ingrates..."

Next, with the cooperation of Chen De and the influenced Hong Yu, the Supreme Second Elder Shi Li was also successfully influenced.

With this, within the entire Zhengyuan Sect's Immortal Law Realm, only the Grand Elder Chang Qi remained uninfluenced.

Thus, Chen De's next target was precisely this Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation expert.

Given the other party's strength, he naturally had to be saved for last.

Before that, Chen De first refined and absorbed all of Shi Li's accumulated resources.

It had to be said that Shi Li was indeed a powerhouse who had been famous for much longer than Hong Yu; his accumulations were far deeper.

Refining them provided Chen De with a full four attribute points; who knows how much wealth he had squeezed from the common people.

But now, it all went to benefit the most merciful Supreme Holy Mother.

Of these four attribute points, Chen De used 2.2 to increase his speed to 9.9 and the remaining 1.8 to increase his attack to 3.5.

With his power surging, Chen De's confidence in facing the Grand Elder later also increased significantly.

So, should the three of them go to see the Grand Elder together, or should he send just one person first?

After some thought, Chen De decided to use Shi Li's body to pay a personal visit and test Chang Qi's strength.

What Chen De feared most was that even with their current combined strength, they still wouldn't be able to defeat the other party.

Don't be surprised; this possibility was actually quite high.