Sage of Humanity

Cao Ye was indeed infuriated, "If Ziyi is not a disciple of the Nine Stars Sect, could she possibly be from your Endless Island?"

The sect's headquarters had been attacked by Xuanmen, and he was already troubled; at this time, Luo Ji suddenly created such a scene, which really made him furious. If it weren't for Luo Ji's extraordinary background, he would have taught him a lesson long ago, and would not have tolerated his noise.

Luo Ji said indifferently, "Exactly, Ziyi has already agreed to come with me, and from now on, she will have no further ties with the Nine Stars Sect."

"What a joke!" Cao Ye laughed in anger, his cold gaze turned towards the woman behind Luo Ji, Ziyi. She was expressionless, looking up at the sky in a trance, as if this matter had nothing to do with her.

She was not ignoring Cao Ye, nor was she trying to extricate herself from the situation, but rather, she was naturally like this. Although Cao Ye and this woman named Ziyi were from the same sect and had known each other for several years, they had hardly exchanged more than three sentences from start to finish. No matter what was asked of her, she did not respond.

Cao Ye had always thought his junior sister was a very strange person. She was not aloof; rather, she was indifferent to everything in the world, as if nothing could arouse her interest.

Therefore, when Luo Ji said that she had agreed to something, Cao Ye would never believe it, how could such a woman casually agree to someone else?

Withdrawing his gaze, Cao Ye said coldly, "Luo Ji, I have been forbearing with you because you are a disciple of Endless Island, but don't continue your nonsense."

Luo Ji sighed and said, "Why can't we talk this out properly..." He suddenly stepped forward, almost face to face with Cao Ye, his gaze fixed on Cao Ye's eyes, "I am now taking Ziyi away, do you dare to disagree?"

Cao Ye's anger was boiling, thinking to himself, is this guy trying to bully me with his power? Though Luo Ji was only a Level 2 magic cultivator, his backing was Endless Island. If he really wanted to take Ziyi away by force, Cao Ye couldn't stop him. He couldn't just beat Luo Ji up, right? If he did so, Endless Island definitely wouldn't let it go.

He could try to capture Ziyi, but Luo Ji definitely would not stand by and watch; that would make both sides lose face.

With that thought, Cao Ye said, "You can leave if you want, but Ziyi cannot! If you insist on this, then you can only take a cripple with you!"

As he spoke, Cao Ye raised his right hand, and a red-glowing battlefield marking emerged, he looked at Luo Ji lightly and said, "Don't forget, I am the Deputy Governor of this sect's headquarters. If Ziyi dares to betray the sect, I can request Heaven's Augury to cripple her cultivation!"

Luo Ji remained unmoved, "Try it and see!"

"Don't force me!" Cao Ye clenched his teeth.

"Get out of the way!" Luo Ji pushed Cao Ye's shoulder, trying to push him aside, but how could he, a Level 2 magic cultivator, shake Cao Ye, a Level 6 physique cultivator? The push was solid, but the other person's figure did not budge an inch.

Luo Ji did not entangle further and led Ziyi around Cao Ye towards the grand hall.

"Ziyi, it's not too late to turn back now." Cao Ye turned around, looking at his junior sister who was closely following behind Luo Ji, giving her one last opportunity. She still looked up at the sky, ignoring his words, but Cao Ye knew she heard him...

Cao Ye sighed, shouted loudly, "Nine Stars Sect's Lan Ziyi disregards the sect rules, covets vanity, and intends to betray the sect, disciple Cao Ye respectfully requests Heaven's Augury to cripple her cultivation!"

After speaking, he looked somewhat painfully at his junior sister who was proceeding ahead...

Although this junior sister was somewhat indifferent, she was still from the same sect. If the situation had not been so dire, he would not have taken such drastic measures. However, at the moment, Xuanmen was attacking the headquarters and he had no time to deal with these issues, and more importantly, he wanted to let others know the consequences of daring to betray the sect at this time.

Luo Ji, holding Lan Ziyi's hand, quickly entered the grand hall.

Cao Ye's face changed, and he suddenly realized something, "The marking has changed?"

Logically, it was a fact that Lan Ziyi had betrayed the sect. As the Deputy Governor requesting the Heaven's Augury, he should have been able to nullify her cultivation, but she had not reacted at all, an impossible occurrence.

Unless Lan Ziyi was no longer a disciple of the Nine Stars Sect, no longer bound by its rules.

Only by changing the battlefield marking could she sever her identity as a disciple of the Nine Stars Sect.

However, changing the battlefield marking required a massive amount of merit, something a typical Spirit Stream Realm cultivator could not afford…

In a flash of realization, Cao Ye understood many things.

That explained why Luo Ji had suddenly come to train on the Nine Stars Sect's territory; hailing from a top-tier force like Endless Island, he would be welcomed anywhere. It turned out he had come prepared, with Lan Ziyi as his target from start to finish!

But what about Lan Ziyi made him pay such a high price? Before, Cao Ye thought Luo Ji was coveting Lan Ziyi's beauty, but now it seemed clearly not the case. A man like Luo Ji wouldn't be seduced by mere beauty.

"Wait!" Cao Ye shouted angrily, darting into the main hall, where he immediately saw Luo Ji and Ziyi each placing their hands on the Heaven's Augury Pillar, which was already emitting light, gradually enveloping their figures.

"You can't just leave like this!" Cao Ye raised his hand to stop them.

Luo Ji tilted his chin at him, "I advise you to evacuate this place quickly, or catastrophe will ensue."

"What?" Cao Ye was astonished.

Boom…

The ground shook, and Cao Ye, losing his balance, turned his head to see outside the Sect Protection Array a slender figure floating in the air—it was that wretched maid from Xuanmen.

At that moment, in front of the wretched maid, nine colorful spirit force giant dragons intertwined, spinning around and forming a fierce attack, like a drill striking at the Nine Stars Sect's protective array.

"What is this…?" Even with Cao Ye's experience, he couldn't recognize what magic and spells were capable of producing such an effect. It was clear that with that wretched maid's cultivation, she couldn't possibly perform such spells. The power of her attacks was already comparable to a Cloud River Realm cultivator.

This was the power of a Spirit Talisman! It was a Spirit Talisman from the Core Circle!

To obtain such a spirit rune, the required merit must have been substantial.

Where did it come from? Wang Yeang? But Wang Yeang had never been to the Core Circle; how could he have obtained such a Spirit Talisman?n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

There was no time for Cao Ye to ponder further because, under the constant onslaught of the nine dragons' power, the Nine Stars Sect's protective array was already tottering, likely to break soon, and then the entire sect's station would be in jeopardy.

Cao Ye managed a bitter smile, staggering a bit, "So that's why Luo Ji ran off so quickly; he obviously saw the signs of that Spirit Talisman being deployed. A Spirit Talisman of this caliber required a long time to prepare when activated by a Level 6 magic cultivator. Luo Ji, having come from Endless Island, had seen more and naturally recognized the significance of that Spirit Talisman."