51: The people behind me are people you can't afford to mess with.

Take a trip?

Once he went, whether he could return was another matter; he simply couldn't explain the origin of crimson heavens cry.

As for handing over crimson heavens cry to them?

That was even more impossible.

crimson heavens cry was of immeasurable value and he had traded his life for it; how could he easily hand it over to someone else?

Fang Huai gripped crimson heavens cry tightly and spoke, "Senior Brothers, the Sect's regulations state that one cannot arbitrarily seize a Disciple's property.

"Regardless of how this crimson heavens cry came to be, it is in my hands now, so it is my personal property."

Li Feng's lips curled up. "If you're not satisfied, you can go to the Law Enforcement Hall later to appeal.

"But today, either you or that sword in your hand must come with me!"

After saying that, he waved his hand, and Cao Ming and Qu Yu flew forward with their swords, launching an attack on Fang Huai without another word.

Fang Huai dodged to the side. "Senior Brothers, is there really nothing more to say?"

"What is there to say to a low-level Cultivator like you? Poisonous Fiend Technique!"

Cao Ming formed a hand seal, and a thick, greenish-blue poisonous fiend gushed toward Fang Huai.

Although Fang Huai was agile, a bit of his skin was still tainted by the poisonous fiend, which corroded and emitted a foul stench.

On the other side, Qu Yu swung his spirit sword, and several earthy-yellow sword lights grazed Fang Huai's body, leaving several bloody wounds.

Seeing there was no room for negotiation, Fang Huai poured spiritual power into crimson heavens cry, and it immediately flashed with a sinister cyan-red light.

"Slash!"

Fang Huai roared, dropped the corpses he was carrying, and swung his sword to confront Qu Yu.

When their spirit swords clashed, crimson heavens cry remained unscathed, while Qu Yu's spirit sword was sliced in two.

The momentum of crimson heavens cry didn't diminish, and Qu Yu hurriedly retreated. Seeing this, Cao Ming quickly cast the Poisonous Fiend Technique to assist Qu Yu.

"Spirit Sword Art!"

Fang Huai turned his blade and swung it toward Cao Ming.

This Spell was one he had learned from Li Sirou and then improved.

Compared to the righteous sword light of the Profound Sword Sect, it added the ruthlessness of Evil Qi, making it extremely powerful.

Cao Ming summoned a Wood Spirit Shield to block, but when the sword light struck the Wood Spirit Shield, it made him feel as if a giant boulder had crashed into him.

Looking at Fang Huai, the other party's Aura surged abruptly, giving off the feeling of a Heavenly God descending to earth.

He was shocked; he was at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, so why was he being suppressed by Fang Huai, who was only at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer?

Cao Ming and Qu Yu were shocked by Fang Huai's martial prowess, but Li Feng saw through to the essence of it.

It wasn't Fang Huai who was powerful, but the spirit sword in his hand; that spirit sword was definitely no ordinary item!

His heart burned with desire, thinking to himself that such a fine sword should rightfully belong to him.

With a wave of his hand, dozens of wind blades rushed toward Fang Huai.

Fang Huai hurriedly dodged while swinging his sword to block the wind blades that got close. Despite this, a few still grazed his body, tearing open several bloody gashes.

Seeing Fang Huai injured, he cast another Spell and signaled Cao Ming and Qu Yu to close in and take Fang Huai down in one go.

Right then, Fang Huai roared:

"Stop! If you dare to touch me, aren't you afraid of the people behind me?"

"The people behind me are ones you can't afford to provoke!"

The three of them stopped. Cao Ming and Qu Yu looked toward Li Feng with hesitant expressions.

During the battle just now, Fang Huai had also been thinking of a counter-strategy.

Because of the fight against the Green Scabies Spider, the System points were almost exhausted.

If he relied solely on his current self to fight those three, the chances of winning were slim.

If he wanted to escape, he could only drop names.

Mention the people he knew from the Ascension Society?

Setting aside whether Feng Wuwang and Luo Heng would be willing to help him, even if they were, their influence might not be enough to make Li Feng and the others feel fear.

After thinking it over, he could only mention Jiang Miao.

As for whether Jiang Miao would blame him in the future, that wasn't something he could consider right now.

Li Feng's expression was grave as he looked at Fang Huai on the kite, feeling suspicious:

No wonder he always felt something was off about the guy; it turns out he has someone backing him.

Scanning the three corpses of his fellow Disciples on the ground, he discovered that the one with the highest cultivation actually had a Qi Refining Fifth Layer cultivation.

Three died on a single mission, yet only Fang Huai survived; perhaps he really did have a Family supporting him.

He dared to provoke him because Fang Huai was from Skinning Peak and he thought he had no background, but now it seemed it might not be that simple.

Although the person Fang Huai intended to mention was Jiang Miao, Li Feng misunderstood and thought he had a Family behind him, but the effect was the same.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Feng spoke: "Junior Brother Fang, you've misunderstood us."

"The clash just now was merely a test. After all, the fellow Senior and Junior Brothers traveling with you are all dead; you have to prove that you survived based on your own ability, right?"

Fang Huai looked directly at Li Feng, his gaze showing no fear:

"And now? Can I leave?"

Li Feng smiled. "Junior Brother, your cultivation is extraordinary, and you didn't forget to bring the corpses back to the Sect after your fellow Disciples died; you are clearly a person of sentiment and righteousness. How could someone like you collude with the Profound Sword Sect? Go ahead!"

Fang Huai's gaze was deep as he steered the kite to sweep across the ground, hoisted the three corpses of Pu Renan and the others, and quickly headed toward the Sect.

Cao Ming, whose blood and Qi were already churning from Fang Huai's attack, was so infuriated when he saw Li Feng let the boy go that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Senior Brother Li, you're just letting that kid leave like that? You're at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer!"

"Idiot." Li Feng glanced at him. "Fang Huai can be killed, but what about the Family behind him?"

"If it's a Foundation Establishment Family, can you afford to provoke them?"

After hearing this, Cao Ming's head slumped down.

Qu Yu was still unconvinced. "That kid is dressed ordinarily, and only the spirit sword in his hand is any good. How could he be a descendant of a Foundation Establishment Family?"

Li Feng shook his head. "It's better to be cautious in all things. After you two return to the Law Enforcement Hall, check into this kid's background."

"If he has a Family's support, then we'll just consider ourselves unlucky today;"

"If he's alone, then we have plenty of ways to deal with him."

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Having learned his lesson, Fang Huai put crimson heavens cry into his Storage Pouch and flew toward the Sect day and night.

Finally, after several days and nights, he returned to the Sect's territory.

"Even though it's a demonic Sect, I feel much more at ease after returning to the Sect."

Fang Huai sighed inwardly.

Along the way, his tattered and ragged appearance attracted the attention of many Cultivators.

The way they looked at him was like hungry wolves staring at a little white rabbit.

If it hadn't been for the three corpses he was carrying deterring those Disciples, he definitely wouldn't have been able to return to the Sect's territory smoothly.

As soon as he landed, his token began to grow hot, and his Sea of Consciousness started to tingle slightly.

Fang Huai understood that this was the Sect sensing his return and urging him to hand in the mission.

Upon arriving at the Outer Sect Hall, Fang Huai immediately found the Outer Sect Hall Manager.

"Senior Brother, the mortal-capturing mission in Qingwu City failed due to an attack by a Yao Beast left behind by the Profound Sword Sect."

"Senior Brother Pu Renan, Junior Brother Liu Ye, and Junior Sister Cheng Zhaozhao have all died. I have come specifically to report my failure."

"I see the corpses. Did you bring back the Storage Pouches?"

Fang Huai handed over the three Storage Pouches. After checking them, the Manager nodded. "The spiritual imprints on the Storage Pouches haven't been erased. It seems you didn't harbor any greed."

"The three fellow Disciples died for the Sect; how could I dare to embezzle their items?"

Fang Huai then took out the three kites and stuffed two Spirit Stones into the hands of a Guardian Disciple:

"Please, Senior Brother, help me return these kites to Paper Man Peak. These two Spirit Stones are for your trouble."

The Manager nodded. "You certainly know how things work, kid, but these two Spirit Stones are not enough to cover the penalty for the failed mission."

Fang Huai took out another three Spirit Stones. "Senior Brother, as for the five hundred Spirit Stones, please grant me a few days' grace. Once I've borrowed them, I will have more benefits to offer you."

The Manager was in a great mood. "Then I'll limit you to half a month to hand them over. Don't even think about running away; the Sect has plenty of ways to find you."

Fang Huai hurriedly bowed in thanks, but just as he was about to leave, several familiar figures entered through the hall doors.