68: Chapter 68 You're calling for help, huh? You're still calling for help, huh!

Low, unintelligible roars drifted through the yellow sand.

These were the roars of Yao Beasts.

Clearly, the Yao Beasts had caught the scent of blood and were beginning to converge here.

The Demonic Qi within the Spirit Demon Storm would greatly enhance the sharp instincts of the Yao Beasts... allowing them to be even more at home within the storm!

In Shen Yi's view, this Spirit Demon Storm was nothing more than a massive ritual, providing a buff aura to all the Yao Beasts!

The situation was gradually turning into a one-sided affair.

Meanwhile, Shen Yi received news.

Huo Liangyu had already breached another encampment and slaughtered all the bandits inside!

She was currently finishing up the cleanup...

Seeing this, he no longer hesitated and rode his horse toward the fortress!

At this moment, Young Master Huo Chen and the remaining bandits had been surrounded and forced into a tight cluster.

They huddled together, weapons pointed outward.

When Shen Yi walked into the fortress, everyone's gaze fell upon his face!

Shen Yi's expression was somewhat pale; he had activated his techniques twice... consuming many Spirit Stones.

That was not important... what was important was that his Physical Body simply couldn't handle it!

Young Master Huo Chen's expression was heavy as he carefully analyzed the background of the person before him in his mind.

After thinking it over, he realized he had never seen this person before. Puzzled, he said in a deep voice.

"This lord... which prestigious family are you a descendant of? I am Young Master Huo Chen of the Huo Family... a direct descendant of the Pingyang Prefecture Huo Family. My father is an Elder of the Huo Family, a subordinate eighth-rank civil official..."

Young Master Huo Chen's hands did not stop moving, but his face was wreathed in smiles.

In his view, as fellow officials in the same dynasty, no one would burn their own bridges.

The relationships between great families were intricate, and resorting to killing did not fit the character of a great family.

Growing wealthy together was the growth strategy of a great family!

Therefore, the person before him surely wouldn't kill him!

However, Shen Yi said calmly.

"Shen Yi."

"Shen Yi?"

Young Master Huo Chen was puzzled. He thought carefully but had never heard of any Shen Family. He simply asked.

"Could you be a Young Master from a great family in the Central Plains here for training?"

"Commoner background."

As soon as these words were spoken... a flash of disdain instantly crossed Young Master Huo Chen's eyes.

A commoner background, not fit for high society...

His tone became less discourteous, and he laughed faintly.

There was a hint of reserve in his smile... and some arrogance.

"Shen Yi... right?"

"Disciples of great families all possess Life Fire, and that Life Fire is connected to the Ancestral Master Hall."

"Within the immortal path of my Huo Family, we have a Dao Foundation Ancestor and numerous Cultivators."

"If a member of my Huo Family were to appear, I fear those Old Ancestors would be provoked into taking action personally!"

"You, a mere commoner... probably don't know the inside story, but I can't blame you. After all, your horizons are still shallow."

"As for killing my slaves, considering that those who don't know are innocent, we shall treat this matter as if it never happened!"

"The Black Fiend Bandits have a bounty issued by the Imperial Court; you can just take the credit for yourself."

"Let me leave and establish a bond of favor with my Huo Family... perhaps in the future, my Huo Family might be able to help or guide you in some way. How about it?"

Young Master Huo Chen had seen too many commoners fawning over power, kneeling at his feet and begging for mercy.

In his view, commoners were merely pawns, pigs, and dogs.

They could never be killed off, nor could they be fully utilized!

Even if the Shen Yi before him possessed so many Dao Soldiers, it could not change the status of commoners in his heart!

At this moment, he didn't even bother to pretend anymore.

It was no wonder he was so arrogant... great families were just that noble.

To use their own words... they have been clerks for a hundred years, officials for two hundred, and Cultivators for three hundred; how could you, a commoner, compete with that after twenty years of hard study?

If that were the case, wouldn't those three hundred years have been a waste?

The means of the immortal path were profound, coupled with the protection of the Immortal Dynasty's Official Aura.

Killing him would easily lead to being locked on to.

It would bring the pursuit of the Huo Family.

A commoner without backing would undoubtedly die...

However... Shen Yi was not one of them!

Shen Yi's expression was gentle and mild, but the words he spoke were like the sharpest blade in the world!

He raised his hand high... looking at the remaining Black Fiend Bandits and the servants handling miscellaneous tasks on the field.

He slowly lowered it.

"Kill!"

The cold words were carried to everyone's ears along with the howling wind.

He raised the long blade in his hand... blood filled the sky!

The people around him grew fewer and fewer, and the barrier vanished!

A trace of resentment flashed in Young Master Huo Chen's eyes, while his right hand behind his back suddenly gripped a jade pendant tightly!

Seeing this, he roared viciously.

"Commoner pig and dog, how dare you kill me! You are courting death!"

The jade pendant was suddenly activated... with Official Aura as the guide and a path of Spiritual Qi.

A beam of light descended from the sky, actually piercing through the Spirit Demon Storm.

Within the beam of light, a fierce soldier wearing golden armor slowly appeared... the aura on his body was terrifying to the extreme!

It was actually... a Third-Rank Martial Artist!

The armor on his body alone... was of the second-rank level.

He held a golden long spear in his hand, and his entire person appeared exceptionally heroic.

He was middle-aged, and his aura was vast.

He looked around... and upon seeing Young Master Huo Chen, he slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air!

"It took so long to finally pinpoint this location. Young Master... are you unharmed?"

Young Master Huo Chen seemed to have found his backbone and said in a deep voice.

"Uncle Lie... this commoner lackey wants to kill me! He also ruined my grand plan and even wanted to embezzle the 'Heaven and Earth Wonder' that I was going to gift to the Old Ancestor! Kill him! Kill him!"

The Third-Rank Martial Artist looked over, his eyes filled with indifference.

There was no contempt... in his view, the Shen Yi before him was merely an ant.

He didn't even qualify to provoke any other emotional fluctuations!

He paused his long spear slightly and said indifferently.

"Official Aura... so he is an official of the Immortal Dynasty."

"It seems he is just a low-ranking one."

"Over two hundred First-grade Dao Soldiers, one Second-Rank Dao Soldier... he has some foundation, it seems."

"But as a commoner, how do you possess so much foundation?"

"You must be a person of petty and dishonest means. Killing you... perhaps it will be of no consequence!"

He raised his long spear, and blood-red light cascaded from it like a waterfall!

At this very moment... Huo Liangyu rode over and said in a deep voice.

"Young Master Huo Chen snatched my Heaven and Earth Wonder... I formed an alliance with someone to take it back, which is in accordance with the rules of the Huo Family!"

"The rule that the Huo Family Guard must not interfere in the training of Disciples—are you intending to break it??? Back off!!!"

Huo Liangyu rode her horse until she reached the front of Shen Yi, reached out to protect Shen Yi, and stared at the Third-Rank Martial Artist, saying gloomily.

"Are you not afraid of being punished by the Huo Family rules?"

"Young Master Huo Chen, you waste... what do you have to say? Calling for help when you can't win... you idiot!"

Seeing this, Young Master Huo Chen's expression became ugly, as if his skin had been peeled back. He didn't even bother to pretend anymore.

"Huo Liangyu, you mongrel born of a maidservant... your father is a waste, your mother is a maidservant, and you are also a waste!"

"You are not worthy of being called a Disciple of my Huo Family... you are a stain on the Huo Family!"

"Uncle Lie, don't listen to this waste go on... take action and kill them all!"

The Third-Rank Martial Artist known as Uncle Lie saw this and stretched his bones. He spoke indifferently, smiling as he said.

"The Young Master is right... Miss Liangyu, you had better leave early!"

"After all, you are still a Disciple of the Huo Family."

"As for these people... they must all die here!"

Huo Liangyu was just about to activate her trump card... but she stopped inexplicably!

"Hmm?"

A clear, ethereal voice, like crystal-clear spring water, slowly rang out through the air.

The entire scene was shaken!