Chapter 597 - 597: Angry Intent

Li Ruoguang and Zhu Tianyun scanned the group of over a hundred Outer Disciples from the Saint Extreme Sect, and soon, they spotted Chu Qingyun in the crowd.

"Elder, that man is Chu Qingyun."

"That's right. He's Chu Qingyun."

The two of them quickly pointed out Chu Qingyun.

As they pointed him out, all the other Outer Disciples from the Tianya Sect and the Purple Cloud Sect whipped their heads around in unison, their gazes locking onto Chu Qingyun.

Furthermore, every single one of them wore a serious expression as they committed Chu Qingyun's face to memory.

It was obvious they intended to make a move against Chu Qingyun in the Withered Wood Forest!

Seeing this, Chu Qingyun's expression turned grim.

He certainly wasn't afraid of the disciples from these two sects.

He had beaten an Outer Sect Seed Disciple from the Saint Extreme Sect half to death with a single punch. If these people dared to start trouble, Chu Qingyun wouldn't mind teaching them the meaning of death.

The source of Chu Qingyun's confusion and anger, however, was that he didn't know how the Tianya Sect and Purple Cloud Sect had learned of him.

After dismounting the Flying Demon Beast, none of the people traveling with him had spoken to anyone else, with the exception of Elder Zhu Zhijing.

Therefore, they couldn't have been the ones who leaked the information.

Besides, the members of the Tianya Sect and Purple Cloud Sect were acting as if they already knew he would be participating in the Inner Sect qualification competition and would be coming here.

They had even brought Li Ruoguang and Zhu Tianyun, who had no reason to be here.

'Something's fishy!'

"Oh, so that's Chu Qingyun. A Level Eight Martial Spirit already? A pity. His talent is excellent, but his judgment is sorely lacking. He chose the wrong sect..."

"An Alchemist should be focused on Refining Elixirs, not running off to some Inner Sect qualification competition. If he ends up dead, he'll have no one to blame but himself."

Sui Chengzhou and Kuang Feiyin both stared at Chu Qingyun with unending sneers, the threat in their words now blatantly obvious.

At this, Elder Zhu Zhijing of the Saint Extreme Sect's expression was already extremely foul.

For the two of them to threaten a Saint Extreme Sect disciple right in front of him... This was a blatant show of disrespect to him and the entire Saint Extreme Sect.

Just then, however, Chu Qingyun suddenly spoke up. "You two seniors need not concern yourselves with this junior's choices."

"However, I would like to say a word to my dear senior brothers from the Tianya and Purple Cloud Sects: in the Withered Wood Forest, people who don't watch their step tend to die!"

The sneers on Sui Chengzhou and Kuang Feiyin's faces instantly froze.

Neither of them had expected Chu Qingyun would dare to speak so brazenly!

Many from the other sects were inwardly astonished.

'To face threats from two Inner Sect Elders and still dare to retaliate so forcefully... As expected of the champion of the Celestial Martial City Pill Battle Conference, the one who was courted by the Fifteen Major Sects...'

Meanwhile, a feeling of cathartic satisfaction welled up in the hearts of the Saint Extreme Sect disciples.

They had been forced to watch those two from the Tianya and Purple Cloud Sects act so aggressively ever since they arrived. Now, it was finally their side's turn to strike back—and the one doing it was merely an Outer Disciple!

"Brat, you dare speak to us like that? Are you courting death?!"

After a moment of shock, Sui Chengzhou suddenly took a step forward. A terrifying aura, under his control, shot directly toward Chu Qingyun!

"You dare attack! Sui, do you think my Saint Extreme Sect is defenseless?!"

Experts at the Martial Emperor Realm are extremely sensitive to auras.

Zhu Zhijing shouted coldly and instantly moved between the two. With a casual wave of his hand, he dispersed the incoming aura.

"Sui Chengzhou, a dignified Earth Emperor Realm expert like you, attacking an Outer Disciple of my Saint Extreme Sect? Have all your years taught you nothing but shamelessness?!"

This time, Zhu Zhijing was truly enraged.

Sui Chengzhou, however, just snorted coldly and walked back without a word.

He had his reasons for risking his reputation to try and suppress Chu Qingyun with his aura.

The Inner Sect qualification competition was about to begin. If he could successfully crush Chu Qingyun's spirit with the aura of an Earth Emperor Realm expert, it would surely leave a mental scar and severely impact his performance.

That way, the disciples from their two sects could kill him in the Withered Wood Forest with much greater ease.

Unfortunately, Zhu Zhijing was far too vigilant and gave him no opportunity to succeed.

Although Zhu Zhijing had blocked Sui Chengzhou's sneak attack, an irrepressible rage still surged within Chu Qingyun's heart.

'To deal with me, they've even brought out an Earth Emperor Realm expert!'

In truth, this was hardly surprising. After all, Zhou Qian had once evaluated Chu Qingyun, saying he had the potential to become the strongest Alchemist in the Northern Domain and break through to the rank of Sect Level Alchemist.

Faced with such a threat, the Tianya Sect and Purple Cloud Sect naturally wanted to eliminate him as early as possible.

This was to prevent Chu Qingyun from becoming an obstacle in their quest to supplant the Saint Extreme Sect.

'So they want me dead... Tianya Sect... Purple Cloud Sect...'

Chu Qingyun's gaze turned frigid as he quietly swept his eyes over the disciples from the Tianya and Purple Cloud Sects.

'I'm no match for an Earth Emperor Realm expert like Sui Chengzhou right now. But if I can't beat the old geezer, I can at least start by collecting some interest from the young ones!'

At that moment, the disciples from the two sects plotting to kill Chu Qingyun had no idea that he had already targeted them in return.

Sui Chengzhou's sudden attack made the already tense atmosphere even more frigid.

Everyone waited in silence. Not another word was spoken.

As time went on, Elders from several other sects arrived with their own Outer Disciples.

However, observing the awkward, silent scene, they could all roughly guess what had transpired.

The conflict between the Tianya Sect, the Purple Cloud Sect, and the Saint Extreme Sect had grown increasingly overt in recent years.

Thus, they were all tactful enough not to say much, simply waiting silently to the side.

Before long, three Elders from the Talisman Puppet Sect also arrived, leading more than a hundred Outer Disciples.

Seeing the situation, they all chuckled to themselves.

They were, of course, crystal clear on the matter between the Tianya, Purple Cloud, and Saint Extreme Sects.

However, the Talisman Puppet Sect wasn't like those smaller sects that were too intimidated to speak.

The Inner Sect Elder from the Talisman Puppet Sect smilingly greeted Zhu Zhijing and the others before also waiting silently to the side.

The Tianya Sect and the Purple Cloud Sect wanted to usurp the Saint Extreme Sect's position as one of the Three Major Sects.

Regarding this matter, the Talisman Puppet Sect's stance had always been one of neutrality, neither opposing nor supporting the move.