Chapter 312

Chapter 312: A Fight to the Death

This guest house has four small courtyards. Mo Lanyun arrived first and occupied the East Courtyard, while Fang Lie chose to settle in the West Courtyard.

The main building in the West Courtyard covers several acres and stands seven stories tall. Fang Lie naturally stayed on the top floor, and the Seven Dragon True Immortals chose the fifth floor.

The sixth floor was reserved for Little Peach Red and Mi Qing, as they were Fang Lie’s personal maids and needed to be close by.

After settling in, Fang Lie planned to take a short rest, but unexpectedly, a noisy commotion came from outside, as if a large group of people was arriving.

Fang Lie was quite surprised and thought trouble was coming again, so he went to the window to see what was happening.

He discovered a group of young people happily walking over, followed by some extraordinary-looking elders.

There were about twenty young people, the strongest among them being the Golden Pool, but each one exuded a powerful aura, comparable to an ordinary Nascent Soul True Immortal, certainly not ordinary scoundrels.

Clearly, they were the second-generation immortals from various righteous sects, but it was unclear why they had gathered here.

Fang Lie was not interested in dealing with these scoundrels and wished to keep them out.

However, unexpectedly, from among the crowd, a girl in a blue robe, surrounded by others, suddenly looked up at Fang Lie and smiled, saying, "Senior brother, you’re here! I’ve been waiting for you for several days!"

Her pleasant voice resembled the sound of clear flowing water, captivating and unforgettable.

At that moment, Fang Lie recognized her as Mo Lanyun, the top Core Inner Gate Disciple of the Mo Sect.

Clearly, Mo Lanyun knew that Fang Lie had saved her life, so she was very grateful and had come personally to welcome him.

With her position and status, even the leaders of large sects would not merit such warmth from her, proving her sincere gratitude towards Fang Lie.

As the saying goes, one should not strike a smiling face, especially not a junior sister who is truly good to oneself. Even if Fang Lie was reluctant to see those scoundrels, he could only helplessly shake his head and put on a smile, flying down to meet her, saying, "So it’s my junior sister! It’s been a while since we last met, your…"

While Fang Lie spoke, he assessed her aura and was suddenly stunned, his forehead twitching, his face reflecting shock, helplessness, and frustration.

He realized that Mo Lanyun’s cultivation had nearly doubled compared to their last meeting six months ago. According to normal calculations, her Qi Sea had expanded from three thousand miles to four thousand miles. How monstrous was that?

Fang Lie had also been diligently cultivating over the past six months, using the best Dao magic and spirit pills, even constantly consuming spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and he had only managed to expand his Qi Sea to seventy miles.

Originally, Fang Lie felt somewhat proud, but compared with Mo Lanyun’s achievements, he completely felt inadequate!

Seeing Fang Lie frozen in place, staring at her with a dazed and angry expression, Mo Lanyun was surprised and curiously asked, "Senior brother, what’s wrong?"

"Nothing~" Fang Lie said with a bitter smile. "I’m just shocked by your cultivation speed. It’s only been half a year! Your Qi Sea has expanded nearly a thousand miles. How is anyone supposed to live like this?"

Hearing Fang Lie’s words, those around them gasped in astonishment. Such rapid progress in just a year? It was truly terrifying. Even though they were all wealthy second-generation immortals, it was difficult to achieve because even if they consumed treasures from heaven and earth, they still had to take time to digest them; it wasn’t simply about swallowing them whole.

Mo Lanyun’s insane improvement was clearly related to her exceptional spiritual roots. The spiritual root of Guan Yin water’s greatest feature is its ability to melt anything; under her magical power, everything would dissolve into water, including spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

This made her refinement speed for spiritual energy from heaven and earth incredibly fast; she could absorb it easily, unlike others who needed to refine it slowly.

Upon hearing Fang Lie’s words, Mo Lanyun lowered her head, her face turning red from embarrassment. She softly replied, "I also need to thank you, senior brother. If you hadn’t saved me, making me feel the great terror of life and death, I wouldn’t have made such great progress!"

"Hehe, it’s just a small matter!" Fang Lie waved his hand with a smile and then curiously asked, "What are you all doing here?"

"Ah~" Mo Lanyun immediately responded, "These are the young talents from various sects. I wanted to introduce them to you so you could get to know them~"

Saying this, Mo Lanyun intended to introduce everyone. Her good intention was to help Fang Lie get familiar with and integrate into this circle.

But unfortunately, things were not as simple as she imagined.

A strange and mocking voice rang out, "Oh, I say, Mo junior sister, what kind of people are we? What kind of person is that guy? What qualification does he have to know us?"

"Exactly~" another young man sneered. "Just a fallen scion from a small family clan wants to be friends with us? What a joke!"

"Amitābha," a monk chuckled. "Perhaps his minor accomplishments made him overestimate his importance."

"Ha ha ha!" The group of second generation immortals roared with laughter.

These privileged youths normally disdained mingling with those beneath their status. While they usually maintained decorum, Fang Lie’s heritage provoked them. His father Fang Gang had been the most despised among their generation, and they eagerly seized this chance to belittle Fang Lie.

Mo Lanyun’s kind intentions had backfired. Shocked and indignant, she cried, "How dare you treat my senior brother this way?"

"Junior Sister Mo," someone sneered, "you’ve been deceived. Best keep your distance from this wretch."

"Indeed! This toad shouldn’t approach a swan like you!"

"Let’s leave this vulgar creature’s presence!"

"Go then!" Mo Lanyun snapped. "You’re all horrible! I’ll never speak to you again!"

She turned to Fang Lie, eyes glistening. "Senior brother, I’m so sorry. I never expected—"

Her tearful expression doused Fang Lie’s anger, replacing it with protectiveness. As he moved to comfort her, a sharp voice cut through:

"How sweet! ‘Senior brother’ and ‘junior sister’? Perhaps they’ve already wedded secretly—might even have brats by now!"

Gasps and mocking laughter erupted. Many men admired Mo Lanyun, making her the target of jealous women. The speaker, normally cautious around Mo Lanyun’s influence, now relished this chance to slander her.

Tears streamed down Mo Lanyun’s face. Fang Lie tolerated insults against himself, but seeing her humiliated ignited raging Karma Fire within him.

Terrifying killing energy erupted from his body. He glared at the woman. "Who let this gutter-trash speak? Seeking death?"

The noblewoman turned livid. "You bastard! I’ll have your head!"

"You lack even the qualification to demand my life," Fang Lie coldly retorted. "Thank your womanhood—were you male, I’d strike you down already."

"Brothers!" she shrieked. "Will you tolerate this bastard’s insults?"

"Kill him!"

"Avenge Sister Qing!"

Treasures flashed as the mob surged forward. Mo Lanyun intercepted them, aura boiling like stormy seas.

The attackers faltered. Fang Lie was easy prey—a minor Qi Sea realm cultivator without backing. But harming Mo Lanyun meant incurring a Semi-Immortal’s wrath. None dared touch her.

A white-clad swordsman from East Kunlun stepped forward, ignoring Mo Lanyun to taunt Fang Lie: "Hide behind skirts, coward?"

Fang Lie gently moved Mo Lanyun aside. "I’ll face you. But do you dare face me?"

"Hah!" The swordsman scoffed. "My six-thousand-li Qi Sea holds hundreds-fold more Magic than yours. Why wouldn’t I dare?"

Fang Lie’s eyes narrowed. "East Kunlun’s disciple, eh?"

"Bailongzi, Core Inner Gate Disciple of East Kunlun!"

"Then dare you," Fang Lie roared, "settle this on the life-and-death platform? Duel to the Death!"