Shi Feiyang was not sincerely seeking to save Master Red Cloud this time. Neither she nor the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor had any relation to him; in fact, the latter even held a grudge against him.

He wanted to obtain the "Chi You Three Disks Scripture" without taking advantage of others' misfortune or kicking them while they were down. When they were facing their tribulations, he didn't want to forcefully snatch it; instead, he wanted to give Red Cloud a chance to live.

As for these villains, he didn't take them too seriously. He first snatched a Red Sand Gourd from one of them. Furious, that person pinched a spell and released three flying needles at him, followed by others casting flying swords and needles to kill him.

Shi Feiyang clenched his hands and with a "crack", he broke the gourd in his hand, releasing a burst of fine red dust that surged and splattered out.

The person who originally held the gourd was still trying to control the red sand, but Shi Feiyang gathered it with his hand and combined a breath of essence energy with a gentle gust of wind before pushing outward in two directions.

The red smoke immediately exploded and spread!

The villains knew how dangerous the red smoke was and tried to avoid it, but it was too late. Five of them were engulfed by the red smoke, immediately rolling their eyes back and collapsing to the ground.

Only one, with the deepest Dao Level, and quickest reactions, managed to fly out from the midst of the red smoke with his body and sword combined, and the sword light flashed as he dashed into the mountain valley.

Standing at the entrance of the valley, Shi Feiyang looked at the five people lying on the ground and thought to himself. According to the original script, Red Cloud's temperament was rather extreme. If he could meet her and speak nicely, there might still be a chance for a peaceful resolution, although it was just a hope.

Now that he had injured her disciples, according to her typical protective nature, it had undoubtedly deepened their enmity, leaving hardly any chance for a normal conversation.

In that case, he had to implement the second plan.

Shi Feiyang took out a piece of coral branch, exhaled his essence energy on it which then took his form and stayed in place, while his true self used the art of invisibility and stealth to move towards inside the valley.

As soon as he entered the valley, he saw a red cloud burst out of a palace and rapidly descend to the valley entrance where his substitute stood.

The person formed from the coral was able to speak and laugh and looked just like him.

Master Red Cloud was exceedingly beautiful, but she was missing an arm.

Despite her capabilities and resources, finding an arm to attach wasn't difficult; it was just that she had a quirk about cleanliness and couldn't tolerate anyone else's limbs on her body. She hoped to regrow an arm directly from her shoulder using the Divine Skill Great Technique in the "Chi You Three Disks Scripture."

However, the scripture she possessed was incomplete and could not bring about the spontaneous regrowth of limbs. She needed to obtain the Blue Field Jade Fruit from the Immortal Mansion on Tianpeng Mountain in the East Sea and add some Spiritual Medicine to concoct an Elixir. This, combined with the medicinal power, would make it possible. However, Tianpeng Mountain was far away and the Immortals there were not easy to deal with. Simply asking for medicine would not be successful, and thus she delayed, remaining with one arm.

Master Red Cloud arrived at the valley entrance with two disciples, her aura fierce as she caught sight of Shi Feiyang. She sized him up with her brilliant eyes, thinking here comes another youth.

Combining her calculations with Tian Que, she was to have an enemy soon, and before the enemy, there should be a young savior. Currently in her valley, there was a youth named Yang Xu, who was likely the savior Tian Que spoke of.

This Yang Xu was but a junior and his mana was mediocre, not suitable to be her savior.

This new youth before her was hard to read; he might be the savior, or he might be the enemy. She didn't remember having any grudge against him, but regardless, to be able to snatch her refined Red Dust Mist and instantly take down five of her disciples, he seemed quite qualified, whether as a killer star or a savior.

She asked, "Who are you, and why are you causing trouble in my Red Cloud City?"

"Shi Feiyang" replied, "I know you have an enemy coming soon to kill you and take your Primordial Spirit for sword refining. I came here early to make a deal with you."

Master Red Cloud snorted coldly, "What deal?"

"I know you possess the 'Chi You Three Disks Scripture.' If you let me take a look at it, I can help persuade that enemy to leave."

Upon hearing this, Master Red Cloud suddenly understood; this man must be the savior Tian Que had mentioned.

However, her strong nature meant the "Chi You Three Disks Scripture" was her foundation for establishing herself and achieving the Dao through tribulations. Apart from Tian Que, she wouldn't show it to anyone else.

Moreover, she wasn't afraid of any enemy. In this world, she only feared Master Changmei, especially with the Soul Slaughter Ring Saber that her master Shen Wugou had specifically prepared for her. She still remembered the terrifying scene from back then; the saber was sharp and dazzling, and if aimed at her, the tip seemed poised to pierce into her Primordial Spirit, naturally having a severe effect on restraining her.

Now that Master Changmei had ascended, it was unclear where the Soul Slaughter Ring Saber had ended up. Looking around the world, who else could overpower her?

Having figured out Shi Feiyang's background, Master Red Cloud didn't waste any words and immediately took action, "What are you? You also dare to covet my secret manual!"

She threw a flurry of red light intending to capture Shi Feiyang and hang him up for intense torture, just as she had done to Yang Xu earlier. Once she had driven off the formidable foes and safely survived this perilous ordeal, she planned to invite Tian Que to properly shame her.

But no sooner had the red light been released than it recoiled, and "Shi Feiyang" disappeared, leaving behind a piece of red coral in her hand.

Infuriated, Red Cloud shouted, "How dare this cur play tricks on me!" She soared up, looking around in all directions, flying rapidly to the east, west, south, and north to see if anyone was there. Finding none, she flew back furiously, commanding her disciples to revive the five who had fainted on the ground and to continue guarding the valley entrance.

This time, she distributed five Red Cloud Scattering Flower Needles to each person and instructed, "If you encounter anyone of unknown origin speaking insolently, strike them with the needles!"

Meanwhile, Shi Feiyang realized that the deal could not be made, as Red Cloud was bringing about her own demise. He felt no obligation to save anyone; obtaining the book was his only goal.

Inside the valley were numerous palaces, pavilions, and multilayered courtyards, yet the population was sparse. Along the way, he saw only about a dozen actual cultivators and roughly fifty to sixty ordinary mortal subordinates and maids.

As Shi Feiyang walked along, he suddenly spotted a woman holding a long whip, who emerged gleefully from a palace. As she walked, she mumbled to herself, "It was with great difficulty that I secured this favorable assignment. Master says the lad belongs to the Mysterious Sect, much like the Emei Sect he despises most. We must treat our guest well."

"Yet, I, Zhu Heniang, having lived for over twenty years, have never seen such a fine young man. Not only does he possess great looks but also an outstanding constitution, even making one desire closeness just at the sight of him. Ah, how wonderful it would be if he were not from an enemy's lineage. If so, I would definitely beseech my master to give him to me..."

As Shi Feiyang listened, her unclear words seemed to suggest there was a disciple of the Emei Sect visiting in the valley, yet some details were contradictory and confusing.

He then followed Zhu Heniang up to the bell tower.

In the bell tower, a youth hung from the beams, left with only shorts on. His chest and back were crisscrossed with bloodstains, some areas already mangled, and six golden needles were stuck in his head, his expression extremely listless.

Zhu Heniang approached, snapping her whip loudly, "You still won't submit?"

The youth kept his eyes closed, unresponsive.

Zhu Heniang stated, "Yang Xu, master has said that once this affair concludes, your life will be taken to refine your primordial spirit into the Ancient Primordial Divine Banner. I pondered all night for your sake and figured out a stratagem. The only way for you to save your life is for us to get married. If you marry into Red Cloud City and join our family, not only will master spare your life, but he will also take you in as a disciple and pass down her supernatural techniques..."

Shi Feiyang, hidden in the shadows, almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

The youth remained unresponsive, turning his head away, unwilling even to face Zhu Heniang with closed eyes.

Feeling humiliated, Zhu Heniang clenched her teeth, deciding she still needed to assert her power.

She swung her vine whip, tempered through spell-infused sacrificial refinement, soft yet resilient, around Yang Xu's torso. The ferocity of the blow reopened the barely healed wounds, causing blood to flow freely once more.

Yang Xu shuddered with pain, slightly furrowing his brow, yet still remained non-responsive.

Zhu Heniang whipped him over a dozen times, growing more infuriated with each strike, then pulled out twelve needles and scattered them at him, targeting his cheeks, shoulder pits, chest, and ribs. Frustrated, she demanded, "Why won't you respond to me? Am I not good enough for you? If you don't speak now, I will subject you to severe torture!"

Shi Feiyang, uninterested in these kinds of scenes and spying invisibly, found it pointless. The disciples of Red Cloud tormenting an Emei Sect individual had nothing to do with him...

He was ready to leave, to search for the "Chi You Three Disks Scripture." He subconsciously remembered the name Yang Xu, initially mistaking it as "Yang Xu," which felt odd, then corrected himself to "Yang Xu," recalling a strategist named Jia Xu from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

"Yang Xu, Yang Xu..." Not remembering any Emei Sect disciple by that name, or whether he belonged to any Emei Sect elder.

Typically, Emei Sect juniors take charge in confronting challenges, always under the watch of an elder. Even without an elder, someone from a different faction would eagerly come to rescue. This time, it was unclear who would save this young man.

As he began descending the stairs, mulling over in his mind, it suddenly struck him—Yang Xu wasn't from the Emei Sect but from the Qingcheng Sect, a disciple of Jiang Shu!

What situation had that created, like a major flood hitting the Dragon King Temple? Was he, the elder meant to save him, actually supposed to be involved?

Shi Feiyang immediately returned atop the bell tower, where Zhu Heniang was casting a spell. The golden needles ignited with demon fire, sparkling like festival fireworks, continuously spewing out large quantities of sparks, burning and burrowing into the flesh as they embedded in the acupoints, causing agony not just on the flesh but also manipulating the essence channels with attached mana.

The conflagration seared inwardly through the body's pathways, stretching from the limbs to the internal organs, causing hands and feet to experience sensations from tingling to being severed by hot blades, and the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys simultaneously felt as though they were being slashed by thousands of knives and scorched by fierce flames, generating relentless pain from inside out, top to bottom.

Finally, unable to endure any longer, Yang Xu clenched his fists, his entire body drenched in a painful sweat.

Previously Shi Feiyang thought he was an Emei Sect disciple and watched the torture without emotion, but now, knowing he was from his own sect, he felt differently. He stepped forward, facing her directly, and slapped Zhu Heniang across the face.

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