Seeing this scene,
"Oh, nothing much. We just have a small matter and were hoping this little friend Wuqing could lend us a hand." One of the elders smiled with ill intent.
"What matter exactly? You might as well speak plainly," Chu Feng said.
"Little friend Wuqing obtained six thousand martial marks in the Martial Mark Mystic Ground. You must have exchanged them for some impressive martial art."
"But we've also heard that the martial arts obtained in the Martial Mark Mystic Ground are bound within the mind — they cannot be described or recorded, and only one person can cultivate them."
"Still, a martial art obtained with six thousand martial marks is surely no ordinary thing. For little friend Wuqing to enjoy it alone would be such a waste. So the four of us would like to help little friend Wuqing — see if we can extract that forbidden martial art from your head, and then share it among us." The elder's smile widened.
"Heh. Do you take me for a fool? If you want to kill me and take my things, just say so. Dressing it up with such lofty words — you really are thick-skinned. Did you spend all your years growing nothing but nerve?" Chu Feng scoffed with contempt, showing no fear whatsoever. Instead, his tone dripped with mockery and disdain.
"What a sharp-tongued brat. Say whatever you want, but today you won't be leaving in one piece."
As the elder spoke, he stepped through the air and began walking toward Chu Feng. At the same time, the other three elders had already silently cut off his escape routes. Four peak Martial King powerhouses pressed their auras down from all directions. Chu Feng instantly felt tremendous pressure, unable to move even an inch.
"This place is within the territory of Misty Immortal Peak. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the Misty Immortal Fairy for doing this?" Chu Feng swept his gaze lightly over them. Even though the oppressive aura bearing down on him was immense, he remained fearless in the face of danger.
"Hmph. This may indeed be within Misty Immortal Peak's territory, but it is not Misty Immortal Peak itself. The Misty Immortal Fairy guards Misty Immortal Peak, but she doesn't concern herself with this area. Now that you've left Misty Immortal Peak, even if we killed you, the Misty Immortal Fairy's personality being what it is, she certainly wouldn't intervene." The elder snorted coldly.
"And who says I won't intervene?"
But just then, a voice laden with overwhelming authority suddenly rang out. At the same time, the heaven and earth in this area trembled, as though they were about to collapse.
A terrifying pressure descended, and the four elders' faces turned ashen in an instant. They could feel just how horrifying the other party's strength was. Under that pressure, they were as weak as ants. It felt as though the faintest whim from that presence would reduce them to ashes.
*Whoosh.* At that moment, two figures materialized before Chu Feng like phantoms. The arrivals were none other than the Misty Immortal Fairy and
Chu Feng had anticipated this scene. The reason he had chosen to leave today was that the Misty Immortal Fairy had discovered that within her Misty Immortal Peak territory, certain individuals had not departed but instead lingered near the ancient teleportation array, seemingly waiting and searching for something.
So she had asked Qiushui Fuyan to warn Chu Feng to be careful. The whispered words Qiushui Fuyan had spoken to Chu Feng earlier were to tell him to leave today and see whether these people were lying in wait for him.
If someone truly intended to harm Chu Feng, then the Misty Immortal Fairy would take action — she would make an example of them. Kill one to warn a hundred. She would let the world know that Chu Feng was not only under Qiushui Fuyan's protection, but that even the Misty Immortal Fairy herself now stood behind him. Anyone who thought about touching him had better consider their own strength first.
"L-L-Lord Misty, we meant no offense! We were just joking around with little friend Wuqing!"
Though they were all seniors and experts in their own right, the generational gap between them and the Misty Immortal Fairy was far too vast. Coupled with the immense disparity in strength, the moment they laid eyes on her, they trembled so violently that their words came out in stammers.
They might have been renowned figures, the seniors looked up to by countless people, but when faced with mortal peril, their cowardly, survival-desperate nature showed through.
*BANG. BANG. BANG.* Suddenly, the Misty Immortal Fairy moved her will. Three muffled sounds rang out, and three of the elders burst into three clouds of crimson blood mist that drifted through the air. A thick, metallic scent of blood surged outward instantly. They had truly been reduced to nothing — not even their robes remained. Only three Universe Bags were left behind.
"Chu Feng, quickly — help me absorb their essences! They may have been destroyed, but their essences are still there. Hurry! Three peak Martial Kings — that's a massive tonic for this queen!" Egg Egg was ecstatic. As a Spirit World being, her perception of essences was extraordinarily keen. The moment she saw three people killed, her first thought was about their essences.
*Whoosh.* But before Chu Feng could even act, the three clouds of blood mist floating in the air swept toward the Misty Immortal Fairy. She had absorbed all three of their essences directly.
"Damn it, too late! What kind of fairy is this?! A fairy can just casually devour essences? And she swallowed their entire bodies too — that's disgusting! I don't think she's a fairy at all. She's a demoness!" Egg Egg cursed repeatedly, grinding her teeth in frustration. If she could, she would have lunged at the Misty Immortal Fairy and clawed her apart.
"Mercy, Fairy! Mercy!" Meanwhile, the lone survivor had gone deathly pale. Witnessing the Misty Immortal Fairy's methods, he assumed his death was all but certain.
But to his surprise, the Misty Immortal Fairy did not kill him. Instead, she spoke in an ice-cold tone: "Scram. If you dare cause trouble within my Misty Immortal Peak's territory again, I will march to your sect and destroy the foundations your clan has built over thousands of years."
"Thank you for your mercy, Fairy! Thank you for your mercy!"
The man immediately dropped to his knees in midair, kowtowing and bowing frantically to the Misty Immortal Fairy. Gone was all dignity of a senior expert — he looked exactly like a spineless coward afraid of death.
After that, he didn't dare linger a moment longer. He turned, ready to flee.
"Halt." But at that moment, Qiushui Fuyan suddenly spoke, her voice frigid. "The Fairy may choose not to hold you accountable, but I won't let you off so easily. You dared to move against Wuqing — that means you completely disregard me."
As she spoke, Qiushui Fuyan struck without warning. Her pale, jade-like hand reached out and clenched lightly toward the void. Two muffled *bangs* sounded, and the elder's arm and leg exploded apart.
"Ngh—" The agony of losing a limb made the elder grit his teeth, sweat beading across his forehead instantly. But he was still an expert of his generation — he forced himself to endure the pain without crying out. Instead, he said in a submissive tone, "Thank you for not killing me."
"If you want to leave, hand over your Universe Bag," Qiushui Fuyan said again.
Hearing this, the elder's brow furrowed. He had thought that losing an arm and a leg would be the price for safe passage, but he never expected them to demand his Universe Bag as well. He had come to prey on Chu Feng, and now he was being robbed in return. The humiliation was suffolating.
But after thinking about his three companions who had perished moments ago, he decided his outcome was already far better than theirs. Without hesitation, he respectfully tossed his Universe Bag to Qiushui Fuyan.
"Scram." After receiving the Universe Bag, Qiushui Fuyan inspected its contents briefly, then shouted coldly.
The elder was overjoyed, thinking he could finally save his life. Without a second thought, he turned and made for the ancient teleportation array.
But before he could enter it, a single sentence from Qiushui Fuyan utterly crushed him with despair.
"Your severed arm and leg must never be restored. You will bear this appearance for the rest of your life. If I ever find out that you have healed them, I will chop off all four of your limbs and seal you in a cesspit to spend the rest of your days."