Chapter 300

Chapter 300: Seeking Your Own Death

The pressure from Thunder Tribulation Immortal was too great; not just Fang Lie, even the Purple Palace level talent Mi Qing and the Great Demon Little Peach Red couldn’t bear it. All three of them felt their breaths become rapid, as if a mountain pressed down on them!

Mi Qing was so scared she nearly froze. As a demonic sect cultivator, she had seen much deceit, betrayal, and false sentiments. She believed that, faced with the pressure from Thunder Tribulation Immortal, Fang Lie would surely submit.

After all, she was just a maid. Compared to the Kunlun Sword Token and her master Fang Lie’s life, she felt entirely insignificant.

In this situation, Mi Qing couldn’t think of any reason Fang Lie would refuse to give up. The only thing she could think of was that it might be better to take her own life, as dying was far better than falling into the hands of the Demonic Child.

However, the ferocity of the Demonic Child did not intimidate Fang Lie. He snorted coldly and said, "You dead dwarf, stay in your place. I swear on my life here: if you touch a single hair on my maid, I will surely kill you, even if it costs me the Kunlun Sword Token!"

"How dare you!" the Demonic Child exploded in anger. "You idiot! Are you really willing to sacrifice the Kunlun Sword Token for just one woman?"

If anyone else had spoken to him like that, the Demonic Child would have dragged them away first. But Fang Lie was different; the Fang Family was unique in the cultivation world, renowned for their steadfastness. They never played games—once they made a promise, they would risk their lives to keep it.

Compared to them, the phrase "a promise worth a thousand gold" was an understatement. This family placed value on promises above their own lives!

So confronted with Fang Lie’s sworn words, the Demonic Child hesitated. He truly didn’t want to be hunted down by those crazy sword cultivators from East Kunlun.

The sword cultivators of East Kunlun were known for their fearless aggression, fighting as if they had nothing to lose, and their combat strength far outmatched others of their rank. Nobody wanted to provoke them for no reason.

Especially when wanted by the Kunlun Sword Token; it meant no rest until death, and even the Sect Leader Sword God might get involved. That was a terrifying Semi-Immortal!

Thinking of those fierce individuals, the Demonic Child began to back down, testing if there was a way to resolve the situation peacefully.

But Fang Lie merely laughed coldly. "Since she seeks refuge with me, she is my person now. If you think you can take her away with just a word, where do you think I’ll save my face?"

"Face?" The Demonic Child became furious, shouting, "What does a brat like you know about face? Are you really willing to throw away a Kunlun Sword Token for this?"

"Humph!" Fang Lie scoffed. "I know very well what the Kunlun Sword Token represents. To me, it’s merely a life of Thunder Tribulation Immortal. I have plenty; do you want to test its sharpness?"

"What? You have more?" The Demonic Child was stunned, unable to believe his ears. "You must be joking! If you can pull another one out, I—"

Before he could finish, Fang Lie pulled out a Golden Bell and placed it on the table.

"Thunder Sound Golden Bell?" The Demonic Child nearly had his eyes pop out, scanning it with divine sense. He concluded it was real—the special markings of the Great Thunder Sound Temple and the unique auras of several Thunder Tribulation Immortals could not be faked.

"Hey, you might be short, but your eyesight isn’t bad!" Fang Lie teased. "By the way, what did you say would happen if I pulled another one out?"

The Demonic Child had wanted to threaten that he would behead him if another one appeared, but now he was too scared. He hurriedly changed his statement: "I meant if you pull another one out, I won’t kill you!"

"I spit!" Fang Lie replied with a sneer. "You won’t kill me? With your little skills, do you think you can kill me? Don’t you know I have undying nature?"

"Fang Lie!" The Demonic Child was enraged to the point of madness, shouting, "Don’t push me! My lifespan is running short! I need that Mi Qing to extend my life! You can threaten me as much as you like, but I must take Mi Qing with me! I won’t harm you and will even do you a favor! But don’t do anything stupid!"

As he spoke, he slowly moved toward Mi Qing.

At that moment, the Demonic Child clearly intended to go down without a fight, planning to seize Mi Qing first. He hoped Fang Lie would not resort to the Kunlun Sword Token or Thunder Sound Golden Bell since both were extremely valuable. He believed Fang Lie would hesitate to use them.

However, unfortunately for him, he was wrong again. As the Demonic Child approached, Fang Lie slammed the table and shouted, "Are you all done? This bastard refuses to leave and even wants to touch my people! Are you all just going to watch? I tell you, if you see someone in trouble and do nothing, I will use the Benevolence Token to ruin you!"

The Demonic Child froze for a moment, then quickly became cautious, realizing that Fang Lie’s words weren’t just meant for him. It sounded as if there were hidden ambushes nearby!

Sure enough, just after Fang Lie’s words landed, an agitated voice shouted, "You little brat! For a woman, is it worth it? Is the sect’s great undertaking nothing to you? And you dare to threaten me?"

As the voice fell, a tall figure appeared between Fang Lie and the Demonic Child. His fiery red hair and towering stature revealed Huo Wufang, the Token Lord of the Righteousness Token.

Seeing Huo Wufang, the Demonic Child turned pale with fear. As a Thunder Tribulation Immortal, he had witnessed Huo Wufang’s prowess in battle. While Huo Wufang was in the late stage of Thunder Tribulation, he was barely in the middle stage and was no match for him.

Furthermore, Huo Wufang wielded the Ninth-Rank Treasure, the Righteousness Token, containing nine Passage Ships that could wipe out several opponents at once.

How could he, a mere Qi Sea cultivator hiding in the remote Wanxing Sea, expect to encounter such a figure? It was like a ghost appearing!

Then, an even more ludicrous situation unfolded as Fang Lie, just a Qi Sea cultivator, had dared to threaten the Thunder Tribulation Immortal and Righteous Token Lord. Who would believe that?

"What nonsense about the sect’s great undertaking? Don’t come at me with that big hat!" Fang Lie rebutted angrily. "I offered up the foundation here, do you expect me to sacrifice my maid too after giving everything? How can you even say something so shameless? Is this what a Righteous Token Lord is supposed to say? Are you not embarrassed?"

Huo Wufang’s face turned red, and his fiery hair stood on end from anger, but he couldn’t find a retort.

There was nothing he could say; he had acted too unjustly in this matter. He only thought about hiding the secrets of this place and neglected Fang Lie’s feelings. No matter how one viewed it, Mi Qing was his personal maid and future concubine, too closely tied to be easily sacrificed.

Given the unyielding nature of the Fang Family, they would likely prefer death over selling off their maid for survival.

Thus, Huo Wufang had made a fundamental mistake. Fang Lie’s scolding left him unable to respond and even made it impossible for him to retaliate against someone of equal standing like Fang Lie.

With no options left, he could only vent his rage on the Demonic Child.

Huo Wufang turned and sneered, "You damn dwarf, you won’t go quietly, demeaning yourself to crave after a woman! Now look where this got you, causing me to lose face with you! Tell me, how do you want to die?"

The Demonic Child was on the verge of tears, his face twisted. "Wait, we can talk this out! I acknowledge my mistake! I’m leaving now, and I don’t want Mi Qing!"

Saying that, he turned to run.

However, just as he turned, he found two men in black blocking his way, their presence on par with his, all at Thunder Tribulation’s middle stage!

"Three Thunder Tribulation Immortals!" The Demonic Child jumped back in fear, crying out, "What’s going on? Are the Thunder Tribulation Immortals of the Mo Sect too bored? Why are they sneaking into Wanxing Sea? Wait, did you guys find some treasure?"

"Hmph, clever you. Truly a small person with a big mind!" Huo Wufang smirked. "But too bad, clever people don’t live long!"

As he spoke, a black token appeared above Huo Wufang’s head, inscribed with the ancient script symbol for Righteousness.

Under Huo Wufang’s command, it emitted a hazy white light, causing the four Thunder Tribulation Immortals before Fang Lie to vanish together.

In the last moment of their disappearance, the Demonic Child let out a furious roar, "Damn it! Why am I so unlucky!"

"Hahaha!" Fang Lie laughed heartily, patting the terrified Mi Qing, who was nearly jelly-like in her knees, "It’s all fine; let’s get back to drinking!"

"Ah, it’s fine now!" Mi Qing quickly perked up, asking, "Where did they go?"

"They should have gone to a small paradise," Fang Lie explained. "As you know, Ninth-Rank Treasures almost always come with their own paradises. The Demonic Child is a Thunder Tribulation Immortal; fighting here would destroy all of Qingyu Island. He might even escape with some of his soul, potentially exposing this place’s secret. We would suffer great losses. So Huo Wufang used the Righteousness Token to move the battlefield to a small paradise; it avoids drawing too much attention while ensuring the Demonic Child is thoroughly eliminated. He truly went searching for death!"

After Fang Lie’s explanation, Mi Qing felt much more at ease, and tears poured down her face as she said, "Master, it’s all my fault for getting you into such great trouble!"

"It’s not trouble; I didn’t even lift a finger," Fang Lie said with a smile. "Actually, it’s good to stir up some trouble for those old monsters. They’ve been targeting me for no reason!"

As Fang Lie finished speaking, Huo Wufang’s furious voice echoed, "You scoundrel! We risk our lives for you while you stand there making sarcastic comments! Are you even human?"