That morning, a massive group from the Beast Taming Sect arrived outside the mountain gate of the Azure Cloud Sect.
Several disciples guarding the entrance were shocked by the overwhelming formation and rushed inside in a panic to report.
“Grand Elder, something’s wrong! People from the Beast Taming Sect have come to challenge us!”
“Beast Taming Sect?”
The Grand Elder didn’t take them seriously at all. Although the Sect Master was in closed-door cultivation, he himself wasn’t someone to be trifled with either. In terms of overall strength, the Azure Cloud Sect had its own profound foundation. If it truly came to a battle, who would win or lose was still uncertain.
“Elder Wang Qing from the outer sect of the Beast Taming Sect has brought their saintess, claiming to be here for a learning exchange.”
“Exchange, my ass.”
The Grand Elder sneered, “They’re just bitter that our outer sect disciple beat theirs last time. They’re here to reclaim face, that’s all!”
After a moment of thought, he said, “Let the three elders from Spirit Sword Peak go handle it. Sending inner sect elders to deal with them would be bullying.”
…
At the Spirit Beast Garden, a few disciples approached Su Bai.
“Manager Su, by the order of the elders, we’ve come to borrow 100 spirit horses from here.”
“Borrow 100 spirit horses? Don’t tell me the Grand Elder is getting married?”
Su Bai couldn’t figure out what event needed such a big show.
“It’s because the Beast Taming Sect people are here. The elders from Spirit Sword Peak said if we don’t show some presence, they’ll look down on us.”
“I see. Then take the demon horses with you!”
Su Bai added, “Take the Horse King too. Let them see the true strength of our Azure Cloud Sect!”
That Horse King was a demon horse Su Bai had refined through bloodline purification. It carried the bloodline of an ancient flood dragon.
The Horse King was massive, larger than any regular spirit horse. Covered in crimson-red fur, it looked striking. Its legs and head were adorned with shimmering, translucent scales, making it even more dazzling.
With the Horse King at the front, their formation would be mighty enough to suppress the arrogance of the Beast Taming Sect.
“No matter how powerful the Beast Taming Sect is, do they have a horse as good as mine?”
Su Bai looked a little smug. “Even if they have powerful bloodline beasts, they’d keep them for battle—not for riding!”
…
Outside the Azure Cloud Sect’s mountain gate, Elder Wang from the Beast Taming Sect sat atop a giant lion.
This lion had a single horn growing from its forehead and exuded a fierce presence, obviously a beast with ancient ferocious bloodline.
At the center of the Beast Taming Sect disciples stood a woman in a golden long dress. She looked elegant and noble, with a twin-headed snake coiled beside her. The snake’s appearance was savage and terrifying.
“That woman… is she Murong Mingzhu, the genius of the Beast Taming Sect?”
“Has to be. Who else could own a twin-headed serpent with ancient bloodline?”
“I heard she spent a year in closed-door cultivation to awaken the bloodline of that demonic serpent and grow the second head.”
“A genius like that has boundless potential.”
From afar, the disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect found it unbelievable.
Comparing Lin Xiaoyue and Murong Mingzhu, they felt the two were evenly matched—some even thought Murong Mingzhu had the upper hand.
After all, challenging this saintess meant facing both her and the twin-headed serpent at once. That was equivalent to a two-on-one fight—no small challenge.
Among the crowd, Murong Mingzhu herself felt uncertain. She had long heard that Lin Xiaoyue was a genius in the Sword Dao.
More importantly, although her demonic beast had successfully awakened a ferocious beast bloodline, only one of the snake heads had done so. The other head remained just an ordinary beast, greatly limiting the power of her golden twin-headed python.
But she hadn’t yet found a way to resolve this problem.
“Lin Xiaoyue is younger than me. Even with her exceptional talent, her cultivation shouldn’t surpass mine…”
“Besides, this robe I’m wearing is a mid-grade magical artifact—it has outstanding defensive capabilities.”
With that thought, Murong Mingzhu gained some confidence.
Still, this situation was like a stick poking a wolf—both sides were tense and afraid. No one felt confident.
Then, Lin Xiaoyue appeared, riding a giant eagle and arriving late as usual. She leapt down from mid-air in her fiery red clothes, drawing attention with her bold presence.
This woman had always been carefree and arrogant, treating everyone as beneath her notice. Even knowing her opponent was a top expert from the Beast Taming Sect, she remained calm and aloof.
“So, you’re Murong Mingzhu? I heard you came to the Azure Cloud Sect and specifically called me out for a challenge. But tell me, what exactly did I do to offend you?”
Lin Xiaoyue spoke bluntly, just like her sword.
Murong Mingzhu smiled slightly, her elegance carrying a gentle charm as she replied softly, “Sister Lin, you might be overthinking. I only came here to spar with you, with no ill intent.” This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
“Fine, then let’s fight!”
Lin Xiaoyue didn’t waste words and immediately drew the longsword at her waist.
Though straightforward in personality, she wasn’t stupid.
Last time, she beat up some disciples from the Beast Taming Sect. Now their saintess had come personally with such a group—clearly here for revenge.
She already guessed Murong Mingzhu’s background and knew this fight couldn’t be avoided.
“This…”
Murong Mingzhu was stunned by Lin Xiaoyue’s direct approach. She really didn’t expect her to be this aggressive—no hesitation, just fight.
…
In the crowd, Su Bai stood holding the Horse King’s reins, grinning so wide his wrinkled face resembled a wind-blown chrysanthemum.
“Damn, why does Old Su have such a lecherous smile on his face?”
“Don’t tell me he’s planning to…”
“Shit, he’s actually walking toward the Beast Taming Sect’s saintess!”
All the Azure Cloud Sect disciples were dumbfounded.
They knew Old Su was old in age but young at heart and had a good relationship with Lin Xiaoyue and Ziyun, the two outer sect prodigies.
But no one expected that at such a tense moment, Old Su would go flirt with a girl—especially one who was the saintess of the Beast Taming Sect!
Su Bai walked forward, smiling gently as he tried to appear kind and amiable.
“You are the most beautiful cultivation girl I’ve ever seen.”
His words immediately sparked a wave of laughter from the crowd.
They tried to hold it back but couldn’t.
An old man well into his seventies, half a foot in the grave, trying to chat up the talented saintess of the Beast Taming Sect—
And using such an outdated pickup line!
The scene was simply too absurd to bear.