Chapter 519 The Spectator Brigade

Hmm?

Hmm?

Hmm?

Hmm?

Lu Ye, Shen Xitong, Little Providence, and An Yuaner simultaneously turned their gaze toward the Wudao Tree.

The branches of the Wudao Tree quivered faintly.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just don’t turn into a woman—stay as a tree for now," Lu Ye instructed.

"Aye aye, Master! I’ll always listen to my master!"

"If the Wudao Tree can turn into a woman, I can too. I could even mimic the three main souls," the Human Emperor Banner grumbled.

Lu Ye’s eye twitched uncontrollably.

"I won’t turn into a woman. I’m a sword—*"whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."*

The Stone Sword said teasingly.

Damn it, I’m practically becoming the *Celestial Lord of Feminine Corruption*.

"Human Emperor Banner, do you want Shangguan Huanling to merge with you?" Lu Ye asked with a serious expression.

The Wudao Tree wasn’t a worry—it wouldn’t disobey his orders. But the Human Emperor Banner was naturally mischievous, so things were different.

The Human Emperor Banner was startled by the question.

"No way! Don’t let her enter my body! I’ll catch her dumbness!"

"Then stop thinking about turning into a woman!"

"Oh, I understand, Master."

"Ding~ Good boy. Unlike certain beings that insist on becoming women," Shen Xitong said smugly.

An Yuaner—heh, deaf to that jab!

"Nine Lives, what if she actually cheats on you?" An Yuaner asked.

Lu Ye’s expression remained calm.

"Since my rebirth, though I haven’t cut all ties, they’re no longer *my* women in my heart. They chose their own paths—how’s that cheating?"

An Yuaner nodded.

Still, she ran it by her tactician.

Bai Huxin was flabbergasted when she heard about it.

What a mess.

But after a brief consideration, she spotted how to milk this for all it’s worth.

"A strong person's dignity shouldn't be challenged. Even if they claim not to care, you should step in when it matters to stop it."

"It's okay to let risks appear, but they must never fall upon the person you care about."

"If we pull this off, it will surely bring only benefits, no harm."

An Yuaner understood.

Truthfully, she wasn't particularly bothered by things like infidelity.

She had only recently become human, so she was still learning human emotions.

But that didn't stop her from wanting to boost her likability.

Deep down, Lu Ye truly didn't care what Shangguan Huanling did. He didn't care if she lived or died, much less something this trivial.

But since everyone was watching the spectacle, Lu Ye just kept watching.

Even now, if the Celestial Gate's people wanted to kill Shangguan Huanling, Lu Ye wouldn't stop them—his stance was just watching, not getting involved.

Li Tianfeng, upon hearing Shangguan Huanling's words, saw red and, without hesitation, took a swing at her.

Shangguan Huanling, being only at the Longevity Realm, naturally couldn't withstand an attack from the Sumeru Realm. This single strike was more than enough to finish her.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, flames burst forth from Shangguan Huanling's body.

The Sword Light split the flames in two.

Shangguan Huanling emerged unscathed, but the Vermilion Bird, who had rushed over in desperation, let out a mournful cry as she entered her fiery rebirth state.

Sun Ruowei quickly stepped in front of Shangguan Huanling.

"Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist, please calm down! She's just momentarily lost her senses. We won't let her do anything foolish—please show mercy!" Sun Ruowei pleaded with Li Tianfeng.

In truth, Li Tianfeng was under huge pressure when he struck at Shangguan Huanling.

After all, in the previous life, she had been the sect master's woman.

Even though the sect master repeatedly emphasized that these women had nothing to do with him, people's feelings are complicated—even the sect master might not fully understand his own feelings.

If Shangguan Huanling were truly killed, even if the sect master didn't blame him outwardly, what if he secretly held a grudge?

Now that someone had jumped in to smooth things over, Li Tianfeng breathed a sigh of relief.

Sun Ruowei was absolutely livid.

Because they were near the Celestial Gate, they had been jolted out of their meditation by the loud noise.

Only to find that Shangguan Huanling had disappeared.

She and the Vermilion Bird had hurried over in alarm, only to hear Shangguan Huanling spouting the same nonsense again.

Sun Ruowei was fuming mad.

She hadn't even realized that she, who had once been just watching from the sidelines, had now become the center of attention.

Before she knew it, Sun Ruowei was trapped in the mire.

One could only say that Shangguan Huanling's influence on those around her was truly terrifying.

If Sun Ruowei was about to explode with rage, Vermilion Bird was already seeing red.

That single sword strike just now had undone Vermilion Bird's years of cultivation in an instant.

She genuinely believed she had treated Shangguan Huanling well, so why did Shangguan Huanling always act out? Always making waves?

Didn’t she want to train seriously?

Didn’t she swear she’d overcome her trial before Lu Ye faced his?

Why was she pulling this stunt now?

Vermilion Bird was exhausted.

Truly exhausted.

She felt Shangguan Huanling was like a brat—quiet for a moment, then immediately starting trouble.

"Get out of the Heavenly Gate, now!"

Li Tianfeng said coldly.

"No! Go ahead, kill me if you dare! I don’t want to live anymore. After you kill me, let Lu Ye toss my soul into the Soul Banner!"

*Slap!*

Sun Ruowei finally couldn’t hold back and slapped Shangguan Huanling across the face.

Shangguan Huanling stood stunned.

Vermilion Bird immediately grabbed Shangguan Huanling, and the two hustled her off.

Shen Xitong pumped her fists.

"Ding, well done! Though the onlookers’ gossip is quite entertaining too!"

"She won’t let this go," Lu Ye remarked with a faint smile.

Vermilion Bird was probably fuming mad by now.

But it didn’t matter—after all, Vermilion Bird was too soft-hearted.

The light screen tracked the three of them.

Lu Ye kept meditating, unhurried, casually observing.

The two took Shangguan Huanling away.

Vermilion Bird was fuming at her defiance.

"Didn’t you say you wanted to train seriously? What are you doing now?" Vermilion Bird scolded.

Shangguan Huanling, still stinging from the slap, sulked.

"I’m not improving fast enough, and it’s killing me. If I keep going like this, by the time Lu Ye becomes an emperor, I still won’t be able to break through."

As someone accustomed to rapid progress in cultivation, Shangguan Huanling had always lived a pampered life—how could she stand such snail's pace cultivation?

"So you just don’t want to live anymore?" the Vermilion Bird asked angrily.

"I want to enter the Soul Banner. That way, no matter what, I can always stay with Brother Lu Ye."

The Vermilion Bird laughed in sheer fury.

"Do you have any damn clue what the Soul Banner is? Souls trapped there suffer endless torment, day in and out, forced to generate resentment to amplify its power. If you enter, your mind will be torn apart by the pain—how could you possibly 'stay' with Lu Ye?"

For a soul, it would rather disperse into nothingness, never entering the cycle of rebirth, than be sealed in the Soul Banner.

Yet Shangguan Huanling actually wanted to enter it?

Did she really think Jiang Die and the other two were inside the Soul Banner living it up?