"Old thing! What did you just say!"
"You don't know if you're alive or dead, old thing!"
The other several Royal Lords beside Jing Yun, hearing the implied meaning in Ziyang's words, each became arrogant and domineering, wanting to teach Ziyang a lesson.
Not all of these Royal Lords were at the Daozun cultivation level; most were actually Nascent Soul cultivators. Even with their various fortunes, they might not necessarily be Ziyang's match. However, they were not afraid. With Jing Yun and the twenty-four Virtuous Dao Venerables here, why would they fear?
Just as they were about to make a move, a single glance from Jing Yun silenced them all.
"Heh heh..." Jing Yun chuckled lightly and said, "Ma Qian was quite offensive earlier. I hope Old Senior can be magnanimous."
After saying this, he snapped his fingers and said, "Branch Chief Ma, aren't you going to apologize to Old Senior?"
No one expected Jing Yun, the leader of the Royal Lords, to say such words.
Everyone could understand why the sect heads and big shots of the various sects feared the Chixiao People, but Jing Yun's identity was that of the eldest disciple of Alliance Chief Hua Xiong, and Alliance Chief Hua Xiong was a member of the Immortal Dynasty.
With this identity, Jing Yun had no need to fear the Chixiao People at all.
Why was he being so polite to them?
No one knew.
Many people couldn't understand.
Especially Ma Qian. He was completely stunned, bewildered and at a loss.
"What are you still standing there for?"
Jing Yun's voice was very soft, but when it reached Ma Qian's ears, it made his body tremble. The muscles at the corner of his mouth twitched uncontrollably twice. He raised his head, wanting to say something, but when his gaze met Jing Yun's, the words died on his lips, not daring to be spoken. He took a deep breath, stepped forward, bowed his head, cupped his fists, and apologized: "Ziyang, this branch chief..." He had just started speaking when he was interrupted again by Jing Yun: "Old Senior's name is something you can call directly?"
Ma Qian lowered his head, hesitated for a moment, and finally called out: "Senior Ziyang..."
Watching this scene, the others who had initially been unable to understand now seemed to guess Jing Yun's intention. On the surface, he was being polite and respectful to Ziyang, but in reality, he was telling everyone that the so-called Chixiao People were nothing more than a dog in front of him.
Indeed.
Who was Ma Qian?
The branch chief of the Leiyun Branch of the Chixiao People, the direct disciple of Elder Fang. In front of Jing Yun, he didn't even dare to breathe heavily. He did whatever he was told without any disobedience. What was that if not a dog?
"Hahahahaha! Ma Qian, oh Ma Qian! You won't be a Chixiao Person, but you'd rather be a dog of the Immortal Dynasty!"
In the air, Ziyang, holding his Crescent-Moon Blade, laughed heartily. The laughter was deafening, also mixed with endless grief and indignation!
"You are all sinners of the Immortal Dao, while I have forsaken the darkness for the light!"
Ma Qian angrily defended himself, but his reason was far too flimsy and spoken with far too much guilt.
At the very least, the Sect Head of the Yuqing Sect and others knew that Ma Qian definitely hadn't defected to the Immortal Dynasty for the sake of so-called 'sinners of the Immortal Dao.' From the Ring of Light within his body, one could guess that the Immortal Dynasty must have promised him many benefits. Otherwise, he would never have given up his status as the branch chief of the Leiyun Branch and willingly bear the reputation of betraying his ancestors to join the Immortal Dynasty.
"Old Senior, since Branch Chief Ma offended you earlier, I can hand him over to you and let you deal with him as you wish. However... as an exchange."
Jing Yun smiled and glanced at little Jin'er in the garden of the Fengyun Branch Hall, saying, "You must also hand over the little girl's Heart-Mind Bracelet to me."
As these words fell, Ma Qian could hardly believe his ears. He had thought Jing Yun was only using him to humiliate the Chixiao People, but he never expected Jing Yun to say such a thing.
"Great Young Master, you can't do this. Alliance Chief Hua Xiong personally promised me, he would let me..." Ma Qian wanted to say something, but Jing Yun had no interest in listening at all. He just looked at Ziyang and smiled, saying, "What does Old Senior think?"
"A beast who betrays his ancestors, what use would I have for him!"
Ziyang cursed angrily, glaring, raising his slaughtering blade, intending to chop off Ma Qian's head.
The blade was a three-meter-long Crescent-Moon Blade, its edge wide, still dripping with blood. It didn't look sharp, but everyone could clearly feel the violent Primordial Spirit power contained within the blade's edge, along with the rolling might of the Bloodfiend Gang, also mixed with a murderous intent!
His hand rose, the blade fell.
Just as the Crescent-Moon Blade was about to land on Ma Qian's head, it suddenly froze in mid-air, its tip firmly pinched between two fingers.
The one who made the move was none other than the leader of the Royal Lords, Jing Yun.
With one hand behind his back, he used just two fingers of his other hand to effortlessly pinch Ziyang's Crescent-Moon Blade. A faint smile crossed his lips as he said, "Old Senior, I said I would hand Ma Qian over to you only if you hand over the little girl's Heart-Mind Bracelet. If you don't hand it over... heh heh, I'm sorry, but you cannot kill Ma Qian."
"This old man will not hand over the Heart-Mind Bracelet, and this beast Ma Qian, this old man must kill!"
Ziyang's entire body burned with Bloodfiend Gang. He pulled back his blade and slashed again, roaring angrily: "If you have the skill, come and take it!"
"If that's the case, then Jing will have to experience for himself the legendary Bloodfiend Gang Dragon-Elephant Spirit!"
Jing Yun reached out with his hand, catching the oncoming Crescent-Moon Blade bare-handed. Whoosh!
A vast Primordial Spirit power erupted, truly terrifying. With a flip of Jing Yun's palm, a *pa* sound rang out, and the Crescent-Moon Blade in Ziyang's hand was instantly sent flying.
Ziyang grunted. Not only did he not retreat, he instead swung his arms and charged straight forward.
Boom!
The two exchanged a palm strike in mid-air!
As soon as Jing Yun's Tai Xuan power emerged, it pressed Ziyang back repeatedly.
Roar—! The dragon-elephant emerged, the heavens moved, the earth trembled.
Jing Yun's brow furrowed slightly. With a light *weng* sound, an especially pure and holy Radiance spiritual breath condensed and manifested, transforming into a halo that flowed around Jing Yun's body.
It was precisely the Ring of Light.
Compared to Ma Qian's Ring of Light, it was purer, more holy, and the Radiance power it contained was also stronger—more precisely, it was extremely sacred.
That Radiance was truly sacred beyond compare, so sacred it made people feel like prostrating themselves in worship, as if they had seen a true god. It inspired an innate reverence, and like the sun, it enveloped the world.
Set against this pure, sacred Radiance power, Ziyang's Chixiao Dragon-Elephant seemed like a demonic dragon-elephant, violent and ferocious!
The Chixiao Dragon-Elephant roared, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. The Ring of Light was like a sacred sun blooming with layers of Radiance.
Boom!
The two exchanged another palm strike in mid-air. Ziyang was shaken back with a grunt, falling from the sky into the garden. Wei Xuan and the other Chixiao People glanced over, showing signs of wanting to make a move, but Ziyang shook his head slightly, signaling them not to act rashly.
In the air, the other Royal Lords also showed signs of wanting to make a move, but they too were stopped by Jing Yun.
"I want to personally meet them!"
As soon as the words fell, Jing Yun charged down.
In the garden of the Fengyun Branch Hall, Ziyang and the other Chixiao People knew this Jing Yun was formidable. They dared not be negligent, nor did they dare to be overconfident. The moment he descended, they activated their Bloodfiend Gang and unleashed killing moves.
And Jing Yun naturally also knew the Chixiao People were no ordinary opponents, so he naturally did not dare to be arrogant either.