Seeing her actions, Ye Yun's expression was a bit strange.
He hadn't expected that this wild young girl would possess such a sense of justice in such peculiar matters.
As for the guards accompanying her, they were on the verge of madness. My lady, how could you say such things so casually?
Not far away, Hai Yunsheng looked at Jiang Ruyue.
"Little Yue, you have no connection to this Ye Yun, do you? Why court disaster?"
Although he could easily subdue anyone who interfered, he still didn't want to introduce any more variables.
Meanwhile, Xuan Kun narrowed his eyes, his voice growing increasingly cold.
"On your master's account, I'll give you one last warning. Do you truly wish to be an enemy of our Divine Hall?"
"I..."
Jiang Ruyue was about to give a resolute "yes" without hesitation.
But before the words left her mouth, she felt a sharp pain in her neck and instantly passed out, struck by her accompanying guards.
After knocking her out, one of them offered a fawning smile to Xuan Kun.
"She's just a child who doesn't understand things. Please forgive her!"
Upon seeing this, Xuan Kun sneered and let out a cold hmph.
"This foolish girl who doesn't know her place. When you return, have your Sect Master educate her properly."
Though the guards were immensely displeased by his words, they could only respond with smiles.
"Yes, yes, yes. We will certainly have our Sect Master educate her thoroughly when we return!"
"If you know, then get out of here quickly!"
Xuan Kun was unceremonious, and the guards could only endure, leading Jiang Ruyue away to a distance.
As they retreated, they could only cast apologetic glances at Ye Yun.
Ye Yun, on the other hand, seemed unbothered. He hadn't expected any help from the people of the Hong Yue Immortal Sect in the first place.
However, he found the contrast between Gu Shuai and Jiang Ruyue quite amusing.
The one who had been fawning over him from the start, faced with the pressure of a stronger opponent, had decisively chosen to seek advantage and avoid harm.
Conversely, the initially overbearing young girl had stepped forward at this moment, choosing to sing a song of defiance...
Ye Yun found this interesting.
Meanwhile, Xuan Kun, from a short distance away, scanned the surroundings and said coldly.
"Is there anyone else who intends to help this ant from the lower realm? Feel free to step forward!"
The entire place fell silent. No one dared to utter another sound.
Most of them were rogue cultivators. Even though they often suffered oppression from the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall and harbored a desire to overthrow it, none dared to shout out like Jiang Ruyue.
For them, their allegiance lay with the strongest...
After a long while, Xuan Kun was extremely satisfied with everyone's reaction.
"Ant, now no one can help you, right?"
As he spoke, the cultivators he led had already surrounded Ye Yun and his companions, preventing any chance of escape.
Seeing this scene, Lin Xueyan and the others grew a bit nervous, but they still assumed a fighting stance.
Among them, Fang Zhiwei's face held a hint of excitement. She was secretly thinking.
"This is what it feels like to face the entire world alongside Master. So thrilling!"
Clearly, compared to Lin Xueyan and the others, Fang Zhiwei had no concept of fear.
As for Ye Yao beside them, she appeared indifferent. It seemed to make no difference to her who she fell into the hands of.
If she were to be killed like this, it might not be a bad release for her.
Beyond that, she was somewhat curious about what solutions this mysterious Ye Yun might have to resolve the current perilous situation.
For a moment, all eyes fell upon Ye Yun.
"I think you may have misunderstood something."
At this point, Ye Yun raised his head, looking up at Xuan Kun, and smiled faintly.
"To deal with you, I have never needed anyone's help."
As he spoke, the Killing God's Crossbow materialized in his palm, his finger resting on the trigger.
Seeing this, Xuan Kun paused, then let out a scornful laugh.
"Is your arrogance solely due to a magical artifact?"
In his perception, Ye Yun had only ascended for a little over a month. Even with rapid cultivation, he could be at most at the Profound Immortal realm.
And a mere Profound Immortal, even with an Emperor artifact, wouldn't be able to kill a Heavenly Immortal.
Moreover, he had a protective artifact bestowed by the Hall Master, so he had no reason to worry.
In fact, after making all preparations for combat, Xuan Kun beckoned to him.
"Come, take a shot, and I'll show you how this Immortal crushes it!"
This kind of arrogance clearly stemmed from his smooth sailing so far, making him a bit conceited.
He wanted to demonstrate his strength as a superior being to everyone here.
Ye Yun raised an eyebrow. In all his years, this was the first time he had encountered someone making such a request.
"Alright, then take this!"
Ye Yun directly grabbed the Killing God's Crossbow in his hand, and his internal profound energy surged into it madly.
Instantly, a chilling radiance emanated from the crossbow, and an endless stream of bloody light began to converge at a single point.
To the extent that bloody mist permeated his surroundings, and a bone-chilling killing intent made everyone's hair stand on end.
At this point, Xuan Kun began to sense something was amiss. Feeling the fluctuations of profound energy emanating from Ye Yun, his face suddenly changed drastically.
"Quasi-Heavenly Immortal realm, how is this possible?!"
Xuan Kun now understood he had been tricked. He immediately disregarded everything else and poured all his strength into activating his defenses.
Even the protective artifact left by the Hall Master emitted a glow at this moment, forming a solid golden barrier before him.
Seeing all his defenses successfully deployed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling safe...
At the exact same moment, Ye Yun forcefully pulled the trigger with his fingertip. With a tremor of space, a blood-red arrow imbued with boundless power shot towards the sky.
This blood-red arrow was incredibly fast. In an instant, it struck the golden barrier before Xuan Kun.
With a deafening boom, just as Xuan Kun was preparing to savor the charm of his impregnable defense, an accident occurred.
The supposedly indestructible golden barrier was instantly pierced by the blood-red light.
"This... This..."
As Xuan Kun stared in utter shock, the blood-red light penetrated all his defenses simultaneously, even tearing through half of his shoulder.
Intense pain surged through him, yet he displayed a smile of immense relief.
"Good lad, to possess such a terrifying artifact. You almost had me. What a pity, what a pity, you shot wide from such a close range!"
"Shot wide? I don't think so."
Ye Yun's expression remained unchanged, with no hint of regret for missing the mark.
Although Xuan Kun was shaken by the terror of Ye Yun's cultivation and artifact, he believed that as long as he was prepared and avoided the shot, he would be safe.
Therefore, after consuming a Blood Condensing Pill, he regained his imposing aura and spoke.
"Do you think this level of damage can kill me?"
But as soon as his words fell, he noticed everyone staring at him with looks of horror.
Their eyes were as if they had seen an unbelievable monster.
"Huh? What are you guys looking at?"
Xuan Kun felt annoyed and retorted angrily.
But as his gaze swept over Hai Yunsheng, he saw that he wore the same expression.
This made him even more displeased, and he sternly demanded.
"Hey, what's going on? What's so interesting to look at?!"
Facing his anger, Hai Yunsheng pointed at him and said.
"I think... you'd better take a look at yourself first..."