Chapter 91: Angry Cao Ye

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Cao Ye was truly enraged. "Ziyi isn't a disciple of the Nine Star Sect; could she be from your Boundless Island?"

With his sect's stronghold under attack by the Xuanmen, he was already overwhelmed. At this moment, Luo Ji suddenly pulled such a stunt, which infuriated him. If Luo Ji hadn't come from such a prominent background, Cao Ye would have disciplined him long ago, rather than tolerate his incessant chatter.

Luo Ji calmly replied, "That's right. Ziyi has already agreed to come with me. From now on, she will have no further ties with the Nine Star Sect."

"What a joke!" Cao Ye laughed in extreme anger, his stern gaze falling upon the purple-clad woman behind Luo Ji. The woman's face was devoid of expression, and she looked up at the sky in a daze, as if the matter had nothing to do with her.

She wasn't ignoring Cao Ye or trying to distance herself; it was simply her nature. Although Cao Ye and this purple-clad woman were fellow disciples and had known each other for several years, they had exchanged no more than three sentences in total. This was because, regardless of the situation, she always maintained this demeanor, paying no heed to any questions.

Cao Ye had always found his junior sister to be a very strange person. She wasn't cold, but rather possessed an indifference to everything in the world, as if nothing could pique her interest.

Therefore, when Luo Ji claimed she had agreed to something, Cao Ye found it utterly unbelievable. How could such a woman casually agree to anything with anyone?

Withdrawing his gaze, Cao Ye said with a cold face, "Luo Ji, I've tolerated you repeatedly because you are a disciple of Boundless Island, but stop messing around."

Luo Ji sighed and said, "Why can't we just talk things out properly?" He suddenly stepped forward, almost face-to-face with Cao Ye, his eyes directly meeting Cao Ye's. "I'm taking Ziyi now. Do you dare to object?"

Cao Ye was burning with anger, thinking, *Is this guy trying to bully me by flaunting his power?* Although Luo Ji was only at the second realm, he had Boundless Island backing him. If he insisted on taking Ziyi by force, Cao Ye genuinely couldn't stop him. He couldn't just beat Luo Ji up, could he? If he did, Boundless Island certainly wouldn't let it go.

He could, however, capture Ziyi, but Luo Ji definitely wouldn't stand by. If things escalated, everyone would lose face.

With this thought, Cao Ye said, "You can leave, but Ziyi cannot! If you insist, then you'll only be taking a cripple!"

As he spoke, Cao Ye raised his right hand, and a red-glowing battlefield imprint appeared. He looked at Luo Ji calmly and said, "Don't forget, I am the Deputy Guardian of this sect's stronghold. If Ziyi dares to betray the sect, I can request Heavenly Oracle to cripple her cultivation!"

Luo Ji remained unmoved. "Go on, try it!"

"Don't force me!" Cao Ye gritted his teeth.

"Get out of the way!" Luo Ji pushed Cao Ye's shoulder, attempting to push him aside. However, how could a second-realm spellcaster like him shake Cao Ye, a sixth-realm body cultivator? His push was firm, but the other party remained unmoving.

Luo Ji didn't persist, instead, he led Ziyi around Cao Ye and proceeded toward the main hall.

"Ziyi, it's still not too late to turn back." Cao Ye turned, watching his junior sister follow closely behind Luo Ji. He was ready to give her one last chance. She still looked up at the sky, ignoring his words, but Cao Ye knew she had heard him.

Cao Ye sighed and loudly declared, "Lan Ziyi of the Nine Star Sect has disregarded sect rules, coveted vanity, and attempted to betray the sect. Disciple Cao Ye respectfully requests the Heavenly Oracle to cripple her cultivation!"

After speaking, he looked with some pain at his junior sister, who continued to walk forward.

Although his junior sister was somewhat aloof, she was still his fellow disciple. If the current situation hadn't been so dire, he wouldn't have taken such drastic measures. However, at this moment, the Xuanmen were attacking the stronghold, and he had no time to get entangled in such matters. Furthermore, he needed to show others the consequences of daring to betray the sect at a time like this.

Luo Ji pulled Lan Ziyi forward, and they quickly entered the main hall.

Cao Ye's expression changed as he suddenly realized something. "Marking change?"

Logically, since Lan Ziyi's betrayal of the sect was a fact, if he, as the Deputy Guardian of the stronghold, requested the Heavenly Oracle, her cultivation would surely be crippled. Yet, she showed no reaction whatsoever, which was simply impossible.

Unless Lan Ziyi was no longer a Nine Star Sect disciple and thus not subject to the sect's restrictions.

Only a change in battlefield marking could remove her status as a Nine Star Sect disciple.

However, changing a battlefield marking required an immense amount of merit points, far more than an ordinary Spirit Creek realm cultivator could afford.

In a flash of lightning, Cao Ye understood many things.

He wondered why Luo Ji had suddenly come to the Nine Star Sect's territory for cultivation. Coming from a top power like Boundless Island, he would be welcomed anywhere. It turned out this guy had come prepared; from start to finish, his target was Lan Ziyi!

But why would a single Lan Ziyi warrant such a huge cost? Cao Ye had initially thought Luo Ji coveted Lan Ziyi's beauty, but now it was clear that wasn't the case. A figure like Luo Ji wouldn't be lured by beauty.

"Wait!" Cao Ye roared, his body darting into the main hall. He immediately saw Luo Ji and Ziyi, each with their hands pressed against the Heavenly Oracle Pillar. The pillar was already glowing, gradually enveloping their figures.

"You can't just leave like this!" Cao Ye raised a hand to stop them.

Luo Ji jutted his chin at him. "I advise you to evacuate this place quickly, otherwise, great calamity will befall you."

"What?" Cao Ye was stunned.

Boom...

The ground shook violently, making Cao Ye lose his footing. He turned and saw a slender figure hovering in the air outside the sect's protective array—it was that vile woman from the Xuanmen.

At this moment, nine multicolored spiritual energy dragons intertwined in front of this vile woman, rotating into a violent attack, like a drill impacting the Nine Star Sect's protective array.

"What is this...?" Even with Cao Ye's knowledge, he couldn't identify this spell. What was certain was that it was impossible for that vile woman to cast such a spell with her cultivation level. The power of this attack was already comparable to a Cloud River realm cultivator.

This was the power of a spirit talisman! A spirit talisman from the core region!

The merit points required to obtain such a spirit pattern must be considerable.

Where did she get this? Was it Wang Yang? But Wang Yang had never been to the core region; how could she get such a spirit talisman?

Cao Ye had no time to think further, because under the continuous assault of the Nine Dragons' power, the Nine Star Sect's protective array was already crumbling. It wouldn't be long before it was breached, putting the entire Nine Star Sect stronghold in peril.

Cao Ye gave a bitter smile, staggering slightly. He understood why Luo Ji had run so fast; he had clearly seen the signs of the opponent activating that spirit talisman. A spirit talisman of this caliber, activated by a sixth-realm spellcaster, required a long preparation time. Luo Ji, being from Boundless Island, had more knowledge than him and naturally recognized the spirit talisman's name.