Chapter 491: The Third Fated Battle (XIV)

Outside the Mountain and River Sect
The commotion originated from a sect called the Tiger Fiend Sect.
"Bullshit! How could Sixth Junior Sister possibly steal your things!"
The Mountain and River Sect disciples were indignant.
Outside the sect gate stood five disciples of the Tiger Fiend Sect. One of them was dressed slightly differently from the other four; besides being all black, he also carried a black tiger. This was an inner disciple of the Tiger Fiend Sect.
The Tiger Fiend Sect was a renowned sect for miles around, with a Spirit Soul Realm expert at its helm.
The leader of the Tiger Fiend Sect disciples sneered, "Whether it is or not, let us search and we'll know!"
"I advise you to quickly hand over the Grade Three Spirit Essence Pill that I lost, otherwise, it won't be so simple if I search it myself!"
The leader of the Tiger Fiend Sect disciples looked at the group disdainfully, but when his gaze landed on a young woman, his expression turned greedy.
The woman's beautiful figure was encased in the attire of the Mountain and River Sect, her curves exquisite, her face fair—a rare beauty.
"If you can't produce the third-grade Spirit Essence Pill I lost, that's fine. As long as this woman returns to the Tiger Fiend Sect with me, I can pretend nothing happened. Otherwise… I will report this to the Flying Swallow Alliance and have your Mountain and River Sect's sect qualification revoked!"
The Mountain and River Sect disciples paled. They knew that the Mountain and River Sect was their master's life's work. If their sect qualification was revoked, how could they face their ancestors, their master, and their mistress?
"You bad guy! You're a big bad guy! Daddy will beat you to death when he gets back!"
A five or six-year-old girl with pigtails pointed at the Tiger Fiend Sect disciple.
The Tiger Fiend Sect disciple's smile vanished: "A useless sect that isn't even at the second level dares to threaten me?"
'Not good!'
The Mountain and River Sect disciples' expressions changed, a bad premonition rising in their hearts.
They never expected the young man before them to be so ruthless, intending to harm their youngest junior sister!
They were powerless to resist him, watching helplessly as their junior sister was about to meet her end. A large hand gripped the young man's wrist tightly, preventing him from moving an inch.
“Uncle Su?”
The newcomer was Su Chen, the title of respect used by the disciples of the Mountain and River Sect.
“I told you to focus on your cultivation, and now you know you're powerless?”
Su Chen coldly snorted at the other Mountain and River Sect disciples, causing them to lower their heads in shame. Although Uncle Su occasionally taught them cultivation, they had never focused on it. His guidance was like a foreign scripture to them, and over time they had become indifferent.
Now, they were powerless against the disciples of the Tiger Fiend Sect.
This made Su Chen sigh inwardly once more; the Mountain and River Sect had fallen to such a state… He was personally lecturing, yet no one was willing to listen.
"Who are you?"
The Tiger Fiend Sect disciple looked at the middle-aged man with apprehension. He was clearly extraordinary at first glance, possessing an air of sophistication not typical of a sect like theirs.
Su Chen ignored him, casually tossing him away. He then addressed the Mountain and River Sect disciples, saying, "Now watch closely. What you learn from this is up to your own fate."
The disciples of the Mountain and River Sect looked at Su Chen, as did the little girl who also looked at him curiously. Even the large yellow dog beside them stared intently at Su Chen, afraid to miss a single second.
Su Chen calmly raised his hand and slowly lowered it forward.
“?”
The disciples of the Tiger Fiend Sect touched their bodies.
Yes, they were completely unharmed, without missing any limbs, and even their clothes were intact.
“A bluff!”
The Tiger Fiend Sect disciples were furious and embarrassed; they felt they had been tricked.
At this moment, the disciples of the Mountain and River Sect were also staring at each other in disbelief. They hadn't blinked at all.
What had just happened? What were they doing?
Long Jueshen looked at everyone pitifully. Such a technique, even those who could grasp only the basics, were among the strongest in the heavens. With his vast knowledge, he could clearly see that those Tiger Fiend Sect disciples had died eight hundred times over. It was only because a True Immortal stood before them that they had been rescued unharmed.
“Uncle, I want to try!”
The young woman stepped forward resolutely, leaving the other disciples of the Mountain and River Sect stunned: “Sixth Junior Sister, what do you want to do?”
The young woman said, “I want to kill them.”
Su Chen glanced at her with slight appreciation, then drew a longsword and threw it to her.
The woman caught the sword and faced the disciples of the Tiger Fiend Sect, saying, “My name is Ling Youqing. This is the name my master gave me, and it’s also the name I’ll use to kill you.”
The Tiger Fiend Sect disciples exchanged glances, then burst into laughter.
The laughter abruptly stopped.
As a flash of sword light appeared in Ling Youqing’s eyes, the longsword in her hand shattered, fragments falling to the ground. The Tiger Fiend Sect disciple collapsed to the ground with a thud, his eyes still filled with mockery.
The remaining disciples of the Mountain and River Sect looked at each other.
Was this still the Sixth Junior Sister (Senior Sister) they knew?
What just happened?
Su Chen smiled. It was truly remarkable; finally, someone had gained some insight and had the determination to become stronger.
Su Chen turned around, smiling, and said, "Little Xiyan, would you like to become Uncle Su's disciple? If you nod, Uncle Su will accept you as his apprentice and teach you supernatural skills, making you even stronger than your sixth senior sister."
Ling Xiyan blinked.
"If you nod, you can become stronger than your father."
Ling Xiyan shook her head.
Su Chen sighed inwardly; he wasn't surprised by this result.
This was the nth time he had been rejected.
To think that he, a True Immortal of this realm, a Quasi-Immortal Emperor of Mountains and Rivers, the Savior of the Heavens, would be rejected so many times.
He glanced at Ling Xiyan.
He, Su Chen, didn't hold grudges.
The familiar aura he had sensed back then belonged to Ling Anping's daughter, Ling Xiyan.
That familiar aura was that of the Lord of Life and Death. The Lord of Life and Death had actually survived, not completely wiped out by the 'Calamity'. Perhaps this was the strength of a top-tier Quasi-Immortal Emperor—possessing a sliver of power to protect himself before an Immortal Emperor like the 'Calamity'.
"Uncle Su, I'm willing to become your disciple!"
Ling Youqing knelt down with a thud, bowing respectfully to Su Chen.
Su Chen shook his head, saying, "There is no master-disciple bond between us."
Ling Youqing bit her thin lips.
Long Jueshen glanced at Ling Youqing pitifully.
Even he could only be reduced to a pet; being a disciple of one's master was no easy task.
However…
Long Jueshen looked at Ling Xiyan curiously.
He couldn't understand what kind of magic this little girl possessed.
That made the master persistently accept her as a disciple.
Even after being rejected time and time again, she didn't get angry.
He really couldn't understand it.
......
Three days later, Ling Anping and his wife returned to the Mountain and River Sect.
“......”
“Senior Su, are you saying…you had Youqing kill the disciples of the Tiger Fiend Sect?”