212: Go and come back

“Is that true?” Liu Jiangyi’s mouth curved into a slight smile.

“No! Absolutely not!”

Gu Qingyun hastily grabbed Liu Jiangyi’s sleeve.

“The people outside are powerful, and the Blood Demon Sect is on the verge of destruction.”

“You are only a Great Martial God cultivator. Although formidable, facing such power is like a moth flying into a flame, only to die!”

“Moreover, these people are treacherous. How can their promises be trusted?”

“Why die for people who are already doomed!”

“It’s fine. I’d like to see their sincerity.”

Liu Jiangyi smiled indifferently, broke free from Gu Qingyun’s grasp, and flew on the wind to the Sect Master’s side.

“You just said that if I resolve this crisis, you would kneel and admit your mistake, and hand over the Blood Demon Sect?”

“Absolutely true!” The Sect Master swore to the heavens, “I, the Venerable One, swear on my Dao Heart that if there is a single false word, I will suffer the wrath of heaven and earth!”

“Heh heh, interesting. Then I shall resolve this predicament for you!”

With that, Liu Jiangyi turned and looked at the people of City 39 outside the great array.

The Sect Master was stunned!

“Senior… shouldn’t you be helping to maintain the great array?”

“What’s the use of just looking at them?”

Liu Jiangyi revealed a mysterious smile, glancing sideways at the Sect Master.

“Do you believe that with just one gesture from me, they will obediently retreat?”

“What did you say!?”

The Sect Master was completely dumbfounded.

Not only him, but all the Blood Demon Sect Disciples and Elders around him were equally stunned, as if they had heard the most preposterous joke in the world.

The way they looked at Liu Jiangyi was as if they were looking at a madman.

That was the hundred-thousand-strong army of City 39!

That was a world-destroying giant sword whose power had reached the Acquired Realm!

That was a life-and-death Sect blood battle!

Yet this old fellow said he could make City 39 retreat with a wave of his hand?

Was he dreaming?

“Hahahaha… You old fellow, are you perhaps toying with this Venerable One?”

The Sect Master laughed in extreme anger, his eyes full of mockery.

“If you can truly wave your hand and repel the enemy, this Venerable One will immediately kneel down and call you ‘Father’!”

“Really?” Liu Jiangyi raised an eyebrow.

“A promise made is a promise kept!” The Sect Master’s tone was arrogant.

He absolutely did not believe that Liu Jiangyi could make the hundred-thousand-strong army of City 39 retreat with a wave of his hand.

“Good, then you’d better open your eyes and watch carefully.”

Liu Jiangyi said no more, his figure flashed, and he soared into the air, standing above the clouds.

With one hand behind his back, he gently waved the other, his posture casual, as if merely dispersing a wisp of breeze.

Everyone was waiting to see a joke!

But!

The next moment.

Liu Qing suddenly shouted, “Retreat!”

The hundred thousand Martial Artists of City 39 actually withdrew their hands in unison!

The giant sword that spanned the sky instantly disintegrated, turning into a sky full of blue light rain, scattering down.

The sky-obscuring battle pets and soul avatars also vanished without a trace at the same moment.

Even more shocking was that Liu Qing turned without hesitation, leading the City 39 army to retreat rapidly, at an astonishing speed, disappearing into the distant horizon in the blink of an eye.

The entire sky instantly returned to calm.

If not for the lingering spiritual energy fluctuations in the air, everyone would have even doubted if everything that just happened was merely an illusion.

“This… how is this possible!?”

“Those Lower City people… really retreated?”

“He… he actually just waved his hand?”

The Blood Demon Sect members were completely dumbfounded, one by one, they stood rooted to the spot, even forgetting to stop burning their essence blood.

Liu Jiangyi slowly descended, his gaze calmly fixed on the Sect Master.

“I have done what I said I would do.”

“Now it’s your turn to fulfill your promise.”

“You… who exactly are you?” The Sect Master’s voice trembled, his eyes filled with suspicion.

Liu Jiangyi shrugged, saying indifferently, “Who I am is not important. What’s important is that you should honor your promise.”

Swish!

The Sect Master’s face instantly turned ashen.

Make him kneel and call him ‘Father’? Make him hand over the Blood Demon Sect?

What a joke!

If he had to surrender, he would rather surrender to those Lower City people; at least he could save face.

But if he bowed to someone of unknown origin, how could he establish himself in the Eastern Continent in the future?

However, Liu Jiangyi’s methods just now were too bizarre, making him dare not act rashly.

Just then, a voice transmission sounded in his ear.

“Sect Master, those Lower City people haven’t truly retreated. They are camping fifty li away, recovering their spiritual energy!”

The Sect Master’s pupils contracted, then he suddenly understood!

So that’s how it was!

He sneered inwardly, his previous apprehension instantly vanishing.

“Heh, old fellow, you don’t actually think you scared those people away, do you?”

“They merely ran out of spiritual energy and are temporarily resting!”

“How can you, of all people, make those Lower City powerhouses retreat?”

“Considering you were willing to help just now, I won’t hold you accountable for killing Elder Dugu. If you know what’s good for you, get lost quickly, otherwise don’t blame this Venerable One for being impolite to you!”

The Sect Master completely tore off his façade, directly ignoring Liu Jiangyi, and turned to issue orders to the Elders.

“Those people could return at any time. Immediately gather the Disciples and take the Sect’s most precious treasures to evacuate!”

“As long as the people are still here, and the resources are still here, the Blood Demon Sect will not perish!”

The Elders all acknowledged the order and prepared to act.

However!

Boom!

A terrifying pressure suddenly erupted!

Everyone turned their heads sharply, only to see Liu Jiangyi stepping into the air, golden light blossoming around him, lotus flowers blooming with each step, and a heaven-shaking Dragon roar coming from above the sky!

His aura completely transformed at this moment, like a True God looking down on all living beings, his pressure vast and suffocating!

Golden lotuses springing from the ground!

Golden Dragons roaring!

“This… what kind of power is this!”

“He… who exactly is he!?”

“Could he be the leader of those people from just now?”

A terrifying thought exploded in everyone’s minds!

The Sect Master and others turned pale, trembling all over, where was their arrogance from just now?

And below, Gu Qingyun was already dumbfounded, his mind a blank.

“Liu Jiangyi… is really the leader of those Lower City people!?”

He had fantasized countless times about what the leader of those Lower City people looked like.

That person should have an ethereal, immortal demeanor.

Unrivaled in majesty, wherever he went, all beings would bow down.

But who would have thought that Liu Jiangyi, who had been arm in arm with him, calling him brother, was actually that legendary supreme existence?

At this moment, Gu Qingyun’s worldview completely collapsed!

And at this moment, Liu Jiangyi stood in the air, his gaze coldly fixed on the Sect Master, his voice like a thunderclap from the heavens.

“To toy with this Venerable One, do you know… what the consequences will be?”

Boom!

Immortal music vibrated, and the world changed color!

The power of this single sentence was even more terrifying than that giant sword!

“You… who exactly are you!?” The Sect Master endured his fear, gritting his teeth and asking.

Liu Jiangyi sneered, “Even now, you still don’t understand?”

“Liu Qing, bring your people over.”

As soon as his voice fell, the City 39 army, which had just left, instantly returned!

Liu Qing led the hundred thousand Martial Artists of City 39, kneeling in the air, shouting in unison.

“Greetings, True God!”