"Bring someone for the exchange."

Are you kidding? As if he’s someone who can’t walk when he sees a beauty; his several confidantes are not inferior to this Ningshuang Daoist in the least.

Moreover, Lou Yi has always had a poor impression of the Five Elements Sect.

Seriously speaking, there are deep-seated grievances between them. Sooner or later, Lou Yi intends to settle things with them in a big way.

Upon hearing Lou Yi’s straightforward refusal, Ningshuang Daoist was momentarily stunned.

Since becoming a Daoist, she has grown accustomed to being the focus and center of the world.

Every demand is met; no one has ever dared to go against her.

To her surprise, a loose cultivator from the Northern Domain dares to show her such disrespect.

A chilling glint instantaneously appeared in Ningshuang Daoist’s eyes.

"You’ve already defeated Fellow Daoist Jiang and now hold him hostage. Are you trying to achieve some unspeakable goal?"

"Fellow Daoist Jiang has great potential and will undoubtedly advance to Golden Core, becoming a key figure in resisting the Demon Clan in the future.

If you harm him, it would weaken the Human Race’s strength, allowing the Demon Clan to revel, and in the future, we cannot estimate how many more of our people will perish!

Even I, as a woman, understand the importance of the bigger picture—do you not?"

Listening to Ningshuang Daoist’s high-ground accusations, Lou Yi couldn’t help but almost laugh out loud.

No wonder she’s a disciple of the Five Elements Sect—it’s inborn for them to make him annoyed.

Lou Yi couldn’t be bothered to argue with this woman.

He continued to look towards Xu Linder and his Yaoguang Sect group, repeating his earlier words.

"I’ll say this one more time: bring someone for the exchange."

Seeing Lou Yi dare to ignore her, Ningshuang Daoist’s face turned icy.

"As a disciple of the Celestial Alliance sect, I cannot ignore Fellow Daoist Jiang being in danger..."

’Smack!’

Before she finished speaking, Lou Yi exerted force with his foot once more.

Causing Jiang Hui’s chest to cave in completely, nearly sticking to the ground.

Everyone was greatly shocked, realizing Lou Yi wasn’t bluffing; he truly dared to kill Jiang Hui!

"You!" An icy chill erupted from Ningshuang Daoist’s body, as if she was about to make a move against Lou Yi.

"Go... get..." At this point, Jiang Hui couldn’t afford to save face anymore, groaning as he uttered these two words.

Xu Linder’s group looked at each other.

Finally, two people flew out from the group, rushing towards a certain direction.

Lou Yi continued to step on Jiang Hui, waiting for the outcome.

Meanwhile, he engaged in silent exchanges with Lin Xuan and others.

"Liu Shu, you’ll really make a name for yourself this time!" the boy Lin Xuan was excited, standing in place and frequently waving his little fists, a look of envy in his eyes.

"Just what I’d expect from the man I fancy. Tired, are you? I’ll give you a good rub when we’re back." Ding Shiniang, clad in a red dress with ample snow-white exposure on her chest, stuck out her tongue at Lou Yi, licking her luscious lips.

"After rescuing the person, you should lay low for a while." Elder Gui, composed and prudent, advised Lou Yi.

"Your strength is formidable; it’s certainly not inferior to the Daoists and Daoistesses of the Alliance Hierarch sect.

Even if I hadn’t come, they’d be helpless against you." This was said by Daoist Su Xinghe from the Boundless Sword Sect.

Initially, he came because of the face of Lin Xuan and the others and perceived Lou Yi favorably, coming to offer assistance.

After today, he truly acknowledged the other party, deeming the other party as not inferior to himself.

"Daoist Su, your words are too kind. If not for your help, I wouldn’t have had a fair match with Jiang Hui today.

The best outcome would be fleeing in defeat, and it’s uncertain if I’d even manage to escape." Lou Yi said solemnly, "The help you’ve given me, I, Liu, will remember deeply, and someday I’ll repay it generously!"

Besides several familiar friends, many unfamiliar cultivators also reached out, hoping to win Lou Yi over.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, I hear you’re a loose cultivator, would you consider joining our Thousand Bamboo Sect?"

"Fellow Daoist Liu, the Reincarnation Pavilion sincerely invites a talent like you to join our sect.

Elixir, cultivation technique, magic treasure—whatever you need, just mention it, and we’ll do our utmost to satisfy you!"

"Taiyi Sect is powerful, but their True Monarch Ancestor is ageing.

Our North Star Sword Sect’s Sect Leader is the most promising Golden Core Master hoping to break through the Celestial Gate in the Vast Ocean Realm. Join our sect, and they won’t dare touch you..."

Lou Yi unexpectedly found himself in high demand after this battle.

These major sects are willing to risk offending Taiyi Sect just to invite him to join.

Already a Guest Minister at the Corpse-Driving Sect, he naturally wouldn’t accept.

However, he wasn’t in a hurry to decline, offering somewhat ambiguous responses.

After a while, Lou Yi began to grow impatient.

"Not here yet?"

After speaking, he applied force with his right foot again, causing Jiang Hui to spit out another mouthful of vital blood.

"Damn you to hell, why are you so slow!" Jiang Hui cursed angrily.

Just as he finished speaking, the two who had just left finally returned.

They were riding a finely constructed silver flying boat, about two zhang long, and there was a third person sitting between them.

He wore a noticeably oversized, ill-fitting light-colored Daoist robe, with hair disheveled and more than half turning white.

As they approached, he raised his head to look at Lou Yi, revealing a familiar face that was gaunt and full of wrinkles.

"Sect Leader!" Seeing this, Lou Yi was shocked in his heart.

The person held captive by Jiang Hui’s henchmen was none other than the Sect Leader of the Corpse-Driving Sect, Three Corpses Daoist.

However, Lou Yi remembered that his hair used to be jet black, his face without a wrinkle, and full of vitality.

Now, his face was full of wrinkles, hair half-white, lips cracked, seeming like a common old farmer, and the exposed wounds on his skin... How much torture had he endured?

Upon seeing Lou Yi, Three Corpses Daoist also revealed a look of surprise.

He evidently did not expect that the one rescuing him would be the newly invited ’Red Hero’ as a guest minister to the Corpse-Driving Sect.

Seeing Three Corpses Daoist sitting motionless on the flying boat.

The two people next to him also showed a hint of embarrassment on their faces.

Lou Yi frowned slightly, and a slightly hazy red light flew out from his body, circled around Three Corpses Daoist once, and pulled him over.

When Three Corpses Daoist arrived in front of Lou Yi, his pant legs were still limp, unable to stand, and he could only sit cross-legged on the ground.

His legs had clearly suffered from severe injuries, drooping powerlessly.

Upon uncovering his upper garment, scars and wounds spread densely over his chest and back, like a web of spiderwebs.

"Good, very good." Lou Yi burst into anger, "Is this the way your sect does things, torturing an elderly cultivator?"

His right leg moved like a flash of lightning, stepping quickly twice.

Just the sounds of ’pa pa’ were heard, followed by Jiang Hui’s earth-shattering screams.

His legs were also broken by Lou Yi!

As the saying goes, tit for tat is only fair.

"Liu Shu, what are you doing!"

"Stop!"

Jiang Hui’s teammates were furious and all shouted angrily at Lou Yi.

As for Ningshuang Daoist of the Five Elements Sect, her face was covered with frost, her robust Spiritual Essence surging, ready to make a move at any time.

Lou Yi let out a cold laugh.

With a light flick of his right foot, he kicked Jiang Hui into the air, landing him precisely onto the flying boat that had just arrived.

With a ’puff,’ Jiang Hui spat out vital blood once more, and then passed out with a look of pain on his face.

"Why aren’t you getting lost?" Lou Yi shouted at the two people on the flying boat.

These two were furious as well.

They were also prodigies of a major sect, yet were being treated like servants by Lou Yi.

However, knowing that Lou Yi had defeated Jiang Hui within five moves, they dared not fight him and left with Jiang Hui in tow, feeling disgraced.

"If anyone dares to harm a member of the Corpse-Driving Sect again, I, Red Hero, will kill them!" Lou Yi, floating in mid-air, declared fiercely, "No matter how powerful your sects are, even the first layer of Abyss cannot protect you!"

He used his Wolf Howl gift, and his voice rolled thunderously, like a great bell, even reaching a few hundred miles away.

The first layer of Abyss, due to its restrictive laws, could not sustain a Golden Core Master’s presence.

Meanwhile, being at the fifth level of Spirit Platform in Foundation Establishment made him an undisputed expert, which was the source of Lou Yi’s confidence in making such claims.

Upon hearing this, the cultivators present all showed different expressions.

Some thought Lou Yi was too arrogant because in the Abyss, prodigies were as numerous as fish in a river, countless and endless.

Even if he defeated Jiang Hui, it wouldn’t allow him to do as he pleased.

Others appreciated Lou Yi’s boldness even more and wanted to poach him from the Corpse-Driving Sect and bring him into their own sect.

Regardless, Lou Yi’s battle with Jiang Hui earned him a resounding reputation.

The esteemed True Inheritance of the Taiyi Sect was effortlessly handled by a previously unknown loose cultivator from the Northern Domain.

Beaten within five moves and trampled underfoot, only to be spared by exchanging others for his life—an utter disgrace.

With the onlookers spreading the news of their own accord and some opposing Alliance Hierarch sects adding fuel to the fire, the news quickly spread through the Abyss, making Lou Yi’s name known to everyone.

It even spread to the main world outside the Abyss, and circulated among the upper echelons of the Northern Domain, creating a huge uproar.

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