Chapter 310

Chapter 310: The Sect Master Seeks Death

“Wu Wei?”

A voice called out.

The man in gray paused but didn’t stop; instead, he tried to calm himself and marched ahead.

A hand reached out toward him.

Wu Wei’s figure shot forward, but the hand was quicker, turning him into a cloud of blood mist with a single strike.

Lu Ye stored away his Storage Ring, refraining from pulling out the Emperor’s Banner, but temporarily took back his soul.

Pairs of eyes were upon him.

Upon seeing Lu Ye, many people’s faces changed drastically as they hurriedly averted their gazes, pretending they hadn’t seen.

Naturally, Lu Ye wouldn’t take action against innocent individuals.

His figure vanished.

With each of Lu Ye’s hunts, the numbers of the Mountain Sea Sect dwindled rapidly.

That said, this time the demon and evil cultivators in the Fourth Heaven were surprisingly docile.

Outside the realm.

The Demon Clan was migrating today, not toward the mainland, but away from it.

“Demon Emperor, why is that? Now that the Human Clan is in turmoil, suffering heavy casualties, isn’t this the perfect opportunity for us to strike?”

Someone asked, baffled.

The Demon Emperor scoffed.

“Strike? The demons in the First, Second, and Third Heavens all thought the same, and what’s the result now? All the humans are dead, and you still want to attack? How many lives do you think you have?”

“We’ve never had issues with that Lu Ye, and he has such a serious grudge against the Human Clan; he wouldn’t help them, right?”

“Do you even hear yourself? Have the demons from the Second and Third Heavens had issues with him? They were wiped out too; he doesn’t need any reason to kill us.”

“Now that we’re close, I’m worried he might come after us, which is why I’m taking you far away. You still want to attack the Human Clan? I genuinely wonder what your brain is even for!”

……

Other foreign races and evil cultivators had indeed become smarter.

They were even envious of the Human Clan.

Even if Lu Ye went berserk among them, if the foreign races battled the Human Clan, Lu Ye would undoubtedly side with the Humans.

He was a very domineering man.

And an extremely cold-blooded one at that.

As a fellow Human, if anyone attracted his ire, he would eliminate them entirely; to him, the foreign races were even less than pigs or dogs.

Perhaps for Lu Ye,

all living beings could feel pain, except the foreign races.

No rush, no rush; hide for now, and wait for Lu Ye to ascend—that’s when they could take the stage.

The numbers of the Mountain Sea Sect continued to dwindle.

Unlike the Invincible Sword Sect, the elder guarding the Soul Lanterns of the Mountain Sea Sect was still there.

Watching lantern after lantern extinguish, he was utterly terrified.

Frantically, he took out a Transmitting Stone to establish contact.

The sect master of the Mountain Sea Sect was named Daoist Feng Yu. At this moment, listening to the elder’s report, he sunk heavily into his chair, tears already brimming in his eyes.

It’s over!

It’s all over!

The Mountain Sea Sect is finished!

All those years of legacy were entirely ruined by his hands.

He was not afraid of death!

But after dying, how would he face the seniors who passed? How would he meet the fallen disciples?

All because of his greed, his wrong judgments—and not just once, but time and again wrong judgments.

He had led the Mountain Sea Sect into the abyss step-by-step.

Those who had once teamed up with the Mountain Sea Sect to encircle Lu Ye, due to handing over Spirit Stones, were now living in unprecedented peace and happiness.

Those two hundred thousand Spirit Stones practically didn’t hold any value!

Regret!

A deep, thick regret surged in his heart.

Tears streamed down Daoist Feng Yu’s face; why had he let greed blind his judgement?

Why had he been given chances again and again but never seized them?

Why?!

“Pff!”

Daoist Feng Yu spat out a mouthful of blood, aging visibly in an instant.

“Sect Master!”

A shadow appeared, exclaiming in shock.

“I must find Lu Ye; I need to go personally and beg for his forgiveness with my life.”

“I’ll give him all the treasures of the Mountain Sea Sect; I only ask he spares our disciples—they are innocent, they are innocent!”

“Sect Master, you can’t go!”

“Don’t stop me! Even if I don’t go, he can come find me anyway, so I might as well go to him and plead on my knees!”

“Sect Master!”

Daoist Feng Yu waved his hand, sending the person blocking him flying. He rushed outside.

He needed to find Lu Ye.

Lu Ye’s killings followed a pattern, slaying according to location.

South to north.

Finding Lu Ye wasn’t difficult.

Yep, Lu Ye was doing this on purpose; if he had the guts, he should come at me!

He appeared on the street once again.

Here should belong to an elder of the Mountain Sea Sect, strong enough that he could circle things back for a quick end to prevent excess innocent casualties.

Lu Ye was a good guy.

He didn’t enjoy indiscriminately killing the innocent, even if the aftermath of a battle led to other deaths.

Lu Ye would feel sorrow.

Though that sorrow didn’t show.

Of course, if killing enemies was unavoidable, and the aftermath resulted in other deaths, Lu Ye could only feel a blend of sorrow while killing even harder.

All the enemy’s fault! If they had just behaved and let him kill them, there wouldn’t be so many innocents harmed.

It was all the enemy’s fault!

But after not going much further, Lu Ye’s steps halted.

An old man in daoist robes, exuding a deep and vast aura, knelt on the stone path.

Lu Ye gazed at this old man.

He recognized him.

In his previous life, Daoist Feng Yu was quite a notable figure; as a foolish guardian, of course he remembered.

What was he doing?

Lu Ye felt somewhat confused, but still walked over, standing boldly in front of Daoist Feng Yu.

Even with Daoist Feng Yu’s age, Lu Ye was still a youth—so what?

“Fellow Daoist, all faults fall on me alone, Feng Yu, I was blinded by greed; they acted only on my orders!”

“I, Feng Yu, am willing to offer all the treasures of the Mountain Sea Sect, as well as my life, and humbly request that Fellow Daoist spare the remaining members of the Mountain Sea Sect.”

“Your great kindness, Fellow Daoist, I will remember forever, even if it takes a thousand lifetimes, I will be grateful to you, constantly reciting scriptures and praying for you!”

“Fellow Daoist, this poor Daoist understands his mistakes!”

In this moment, Daoist Feng Yu knelt prostrate on the stone path, crying uncontrollably.

Lin Chuyue couldn’t help but feel moved.

For a sect master to be willing to go this far for the sake of others in his sect… he could already be deemed a good sect master.

Lu Ye looked at Daoist Feng Yu.

Observing a small pagoda floating beside him.

This was all the wealth of the Mountain Sea Sect.

“Had I known it would come to this, why didn’t I act differently from the start?”

The Stone Sword glimmered, and Daoist Feng Yu’s head rolled off, the sword’s aura instantly destroying his life force.

The Emperor’s Banner waved.

Daoist Feng Yu’s body turned to ashes.

Lu Ye didn’t linger, continuing toward the remaining members of the Mountain Sea Sect.

“Lu Ye, Fellow Daoist!”

A figure blocked Lu Ye’s path again.

It was Daoist Shouren.