Chapter 145: Return Everything (Sixth Update)

"What is Lu Ye doing?"

All eyes were fixed on Lu Ye.

Liu Changfeng, Yue Hongling, Ji Changming, Taoist Qinghuo, Linghu Wushuang...

Too many, far too many.

Watching Lu Ye's actions, their hearts all skipped a beat.

Because what Lu Ye was doing now didn’t seem at all like he was trying to save Bai Qiulan.

Would this guy really dare to kill his master in broad daylight?

"Senior brother, what are you doing?"

Yue Hongling's eyes widened. The excitement and joy she had just felt were instantly doused, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her from head to toe.

She lunged toward Lu Ye.

Shen Xitong took a step forward.

"Ex-wife Yue, why the rush? Could it be that even now, you still think big brother would kill Master Bai?" Shen Xitong blinked her innocent eyes and spoke to Yue Hongling in a sweet, coquettish voice.

"Get out of my way!"

Yue Hongling struck out in anger.

This time, Shen Xitong didn’t indulge her. She extended a finger and lightly tapped.

Instantly, Yue Hongling froze completely.

Only her mouth could move.

"Why can you never trust big brother? If he wanted to kill you all, he would have done so long ago. How could you have survived until now?"

"Big brother is clearly such a kind person, yet you always treat him as the worst villain in the world. No wonder he’s so heartbroken."

"Unlike me, who only knows how to cherish him."

Hearing Shen Xitong's words, Yue Hongling was furious but also calmed down.

Yes, if senior brother had wanted to kill them, they would have died long ago.

She had once again misjudged him.

Yue Hongling couldn’t help but feel disgusted—disgusted with herself and disgusted with Shen Xitong.

"Could you stop being such a green tea bitch? It’s nauseating, always putting on this fake act!"

"Ding... hehehe..."

Shen Xitong nearly burst into cheerful, tinkling laughter.

"What can I do? Only a woman bathed in happiness can be so delicate. Unlike you all, who, even in happiness, only know how to poison."

With that one sentence, the expressions of the three women who hadn’t fainted changed.

Yue Hongling was seething with rage. She felt she was just a step away from breaking free from this restraint—if only she weren’t injured, this confinement wouldn’t have affected her at all.

"Brother!"

Shen Xitong wore a radiant smile as she spread her arms and walked toward Lu Ye, clearly seeking a hug.

She was about to rub it in their faces.

Lu Ye glanced at her.

Shen Xitong paused mid-step, her expression cooling into indifference.

"How utterly dull. A bunch of weaklings and invalids—completely incapable of igniting my fighting spirit."

Hmm. Lu Ye had nearly spat out a "Get lost," but seeing Shen Xitong shift from her floating demeanor back to standing firmly on the ground, he swallowed the word.

The Lunar Marrow Worm egg merged into Lu Ye's bloodstream, trembling with excitement as it sensed the pull of the chaotic Lunar Power.

It swiftly approached Bai Qiulan.

Perhaps due to the abnormal surge of Lunar Power within her, Bai Qiulan jolted awake under the stimulation.

Her blurred vision caught sight of Lu Ye.

An endless chill assaulted her—this sensation was all too familiar. Lu Ye stood before her again.

It was as if she had truly returned to the past.

"Hus... husband... so... so cold..."

"Master, you're mistaken. I am Lu Ye, your disciple, not someone else," Lu Ye replied calmly.

His words instantly snapped Bai Qiulan out of her daze.

A sickly flush spread across her face.

"I... I'm sorry."

"Mmm, it's fine."

Only then did Bai Qiulan realize her predicament—her arm was bleeding profusely, and Lu Ye's fingertip pressed against the wound.

"What... what are you doing?" she asked, trembling.

A faint smile touched Lu Ye's lips.

"The treasure you bestowed upon me, Master—I am unworthy of it. I can only boldly return it to you. Please forgive my audacity."

Bai Qiulan ???

Her pupils constricted sharply.

"The... the Lunar Marrow Worm?"

Lu Ye gave a slight nod.

At that very moment, the Lunar Marrow Worm reached Lu Ye's fingertip, his skin splitting open slightly.

The worm egg eagerly fled Lu Ye's body, merging into Bai Qiulan's like a dragon returning to the sea.

In an instant, Bai Qiulan turned into an ice sculpture, her face twisted in agony.

The Lunar Marrow Worm hatched from its egg, instantly detonating all the Chaos Venom.

A frenzy of devouring.

For Bai Qiulan, was the Lunar Marrow Worm a blessing or a curse?

Of course, a curse.

It would trigger massive eruptions of Chaos Lunar Power, selectively absorbing the purest Lunar Power while leaving behind the tainted remnants.

Having just hatched, it was bound to absorb an immense amount of Lunar Power.

Bai Qiulan’s aura began to weaken, plummeting all the way from the Tribulation Realm.

Waves of Chaos Lunar Power erupted continuously, only to be voraciously consumed by the Lunar Marrow Worm.

At this moment, Bai Qiulan could only be described as teetering endlessly between life and death.

Whether she would survive depended entirely on her luck.

Of course, it wasn’t entirely without potential benefits.

To sustain its long-term absorption of Chaos Lunar Power, the Lunar Marrow Worm might become Bai Qiulan’s guardian.

Plundering and protecting simultaneously.

This agony would be perpetual.

……

A warm sensation returned to Lu Ye’s body.

Lu Ye smiled.

Comfortable.

But matters were far from over.

He turned and walked toward Chu Ling.

Outside the Great Dao Sect, tribulation clouds had begun to gather. The Eternal Sect could no longer restrain itself and had begun preparations for a breakthrough through tribulation.

Lu Ye paid it no mind.

At the Unity Dao Realm, he had once been wary of the Mahayana Realm.

Now that he had reached the Tribulation Realm, even the Mahayana was no longer an insurmountable foe.

He arrived before Chu Ling.

"Young Master..."

Chu Ling attempted to bow, but her injuries were too severe—both arms had been severed. Though the bleeding had stopped, her face was deathly pale, devoid of any color.

"I’ve told you many times—never betray an ally," Lu Ye said.

"Ling Er knows her mistake. Ling Er will never dare again."

Lu Ye couldn't help but laugh.

See, when you loved her, no matter how earnestly you advised, she turned a deaf ear and did as she pleased.

Now that you don’t love her anymore, when you say the same thing, she immediately admits her mistake and promises never to do it again.

Is this what they call the audacity of the beloved?

How pathetic!

Lu Ye struck out with a palm.

"Boom!"

Chu Ling's figure didn’t move, but an illusory Sword Mountain was forcibly expelled from her Nascent Soul.

The Nascent Soul vomited blood profusely.

Chu Ling was also vomiting blood.

Her aura plummeted to the Soul Formation stage, specifically the eighth level.

What belongs to others should be returned.

It makes no sense for you to just say you were wrong and promise not to do it again, then expect them to forget about their Sword Mountain.

Chu Ling collapsed limply to the ground.

Lu Ye then turned his gaze to Shangguan Huanling.

Shangguan Huanling...

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