539: Chapter 539: Trying to stir up conflict between Xu Ruyu and Xiao Nianyin? Dare to say another word, and you'll die.

After Xu Ruyu finished speaking, he turned around and said to everyone from the Hehuan Sect, "Let's go, go inside."

He strode into the mountain gate.

Xiao Nianyin followed behind him, with Leng Ningshuang, Zhao Yan, Ning Caihe, Qingyan, and those Hehuan Sect Disciples following one by one.

No one spared a glance at Yun Hezi and the others.

Yun Hezi knelt on the ground, trembling all over, his face as pale as paper.

His mind was blank, with only Xu Ruyu's words echoing repeatedly in his head— "Stay outside and defend against the approaching Righteous Alliance."

The Righteous Alliance.

The Demon Slaying Alliance.

Inside it were the Tianxuan Sect, Tianji Sect, Tianquan Sect, North Pole Ice Soul Palace... those Sects had clouds of experts, and countless powerhouses at the Saint Realm Peak.

As a Cultivator at the Early Stage of Tribulation Transcendence, bringing along over a hundred Disciples, how could he block them? Wasn't this just sending him to his death?

"Sect Master... Sect Master Xu."

Yun Hezi struggled to stand up, wanting to chase after them, but his legs wouldn't obey him, and he fell to the ground after taking just two steps.

He lay on the ground, his voice hoarse.

"Sect Master Xu, you cannot do this, we... we didn't mean it like that, we just wanted to..."

Xu Ruyu did not look back.

His footsteps did not stop.

Qingfengzi and Mingyuezi also slumped on the ground, their faces pale, their eyes filled with fear.

Only then did they realize that Xu Ruyu was not giving them a chance at all, but was punishing them.

He left them here specifically to send them to their deaths.

"Sect Master Xu. Sect Master Xu." Qingfengzi shouted, his voice full of pleading, "You cannot treat us like this, we really did it for the Hehuan Sect..."

Xu Ruyu still did not look back.

Just as Xu Ruyu was about to walk into the mountain gate, a voice suddenly sounded from behind.

"Stop."

The voice was full of anger, carrying an outburst that had been suppressed for a long time.

Xu Ruyu stopped his footsteps, turned around, and looked in the direction the voice came from.

A middle-aged man walked out from behind Yun Hezi. He was tall, with a sinister face and eyes full of rage.

He was an Elder under Yun Hezi, with the Daoist name "Xuan Muzi", at the Early Stage of Tribulation Transcendence; he was considered a veteran in the Hehuan Sect.

He stepped forward, pointing at Xu Ruyu, his voice full of anger.

"Xu Ruyu, I've long found you an eyesore; who the hell do you think you are?"

Xu Ruyu looked at him without speaking.

Xuan Muzi continued, getting more agitated as he spoke: "Previously, when Sect Master Xiao's Cultivation was sealed, we tolerated you, this petty person, taking the position.

Now that Sect Master Xiao is in the True Immortal Realm, shouldn't you step down? You, a piece of trash at the Qi Refinement Stage, what qualifications do you have to be the Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect?"

His voice echoed before the mountain gate, and everyone was stunned.

Yun Hezi's face turned even paler.

He hadn't expected Xuan Muzi to jump out at this time and say such things. He hurriedly pulled Xuan Muzi, whispering: "Are you crazy? Shut up quickly."

Xuan Muzi shook off his hand, sternly saying: "I'm not crazy, everything I'm saying is the truth.

Xu Ruyu, you are just a lucky kid who climbed to the top relying on Xiao Nianyin; what ability do you have? By what right do you boss us around? By what right do you make us go to our deaths?"

He turned to Xiao Nianyin, his voice full of anticipation: "Sect Master Xiao, you are now in the True Immortal Realm; you are the true backbone of the Hehuan Sect.

Say something, shouldn't this Sect Master be replaced?

Our Hehuan Sect needs someone with real strength to lead, not a piece of trash at the Qi Refinement Stage."

Xiao Nianyin looked at him without speaking.

Her gaze was as calm as water, but hidden within that calmness was a chill that made people shudder.

Xuan Muzi continued, getting more excited as he spoke, spit flying everywhere: "Sect Master Xiao, just think, how did Xu Ruyu treat you back then?

He sealed your Cultivation and made you his Bed-warming maid.

Is this something a human would do? He was humiliating you.

Now that you have recovered your Cultivation and had a Breakthrough to the True Immortal Realm, why are you still tolerating him?"

He pointed at Xu Ruyu, sternly saying: "Xu Ruyu, if you're sensible, step down yourself.

Yield the Sect Master position to Sect Master Xiao. Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite."

Yun Hezi's face could no longer be described as merely pale.

He wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

He knew that Xuan Muzi's words had completely cut off their retreat.

Xu Ruyu stood there, looking at Xuan Muzi, the corners of his mouth slightly lifted, revealing a faint smile.

In that smile, there was no anger, no panic, only a kind of... calmness that was hard to describe.

He did not speak.

Xiao Nianyin also did not speak.

The Hehuan Sect crowd stood behind Xu Ruyu, each looking coldly at Xuan Muzi.

No one spoke, no one moved.

Before the mountain gate, there was silence.

Only the wind blew by, carrying the scent of blood.

Xuan Muzi's voice echoed before the mountain gate, gradually dissipating.

Seeing that Xu Ruyu did not speak, he thought he was afraid, and became even more smug.

"What? Too scared to speak? Feeling guilty?" Xuan Muzi sneered, "Xu Ruyu, you, a piece of trash at the Qi Refinement Stage, are you even worthy of being Sect Master?

You should go take a piss and look at your reflection; what kind of th..."

He did not finish his sentence.

Because he saw Xiao Nianyin raise her hand and wave it gently.

An invisible force sent him flying, and he fell heavily to the ground.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, struggling to crawl up, but his chest was in intense pain, several ribs were broken, and he couldn't move at all.

"Sect Master... Sect Master Xiao..."

His voice was trembling, his eyes full of fear.

Xiao Nianyin looked at him and said coldly, "Dare to say one more word, and you die."

Xuan Muzi shut his mouth, not daring to say another word.

Xiao Nianyin withdrew her hand, turned around, and looked at Xu Ruyu.

In her eyes, there was no anger, no dissatisfaction, only a kind of... calmness that was hard to describe.

"Let's go."

She said.

Xu Ruyu nodded, turned around, and strode into the mountain gate.

The Hehuan Sect crowd followed behind, and no one looked back.

Yun Hezi slumped on the ground, looking in the direction where Xu Ruyu and Xiao Nianyin disappeared, his eyes full of despair.

He knew that they were finished.