After Leaving the Sect, I Became the Protagonist. Why Are You Crying? - Chapter 8:

Chapter 8: Crushed by Hand!

Due to severe injuries, Mu Xueqi had been recuperating quietly for some time. Liu Liyue, however, had been staying close to Ye Yunshang recently.

At this moment, Liu Liyue’s expression turned extremely unsightly. She spoke angrily, “You show up uninvited—is this how a gentleman behaves?”

Hearing that, Yun Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but laugh. She turned her head and said to the black-clad man beside her, “Protector, does our Demon Sect care about such gentlemanly nonsense?”

The Left Protector smiled faintly at the Saintess’s words, “Of course not.”

“You—” Liu Liyue was furious.

Yun Xiaoxiao ignored her and continued, “Since this was an open invitation to all major sects, while our Demon Sect may not claim to be the peak of the cultivation world, we’re at least among the top. Why shouldn’t we attend?!”

As soon as she said that, everyone present subtly raised their eyebrows.

Ye Yunshang’s face had already darkened like a thundercloud, clearly enraged to the extreme.

Unfortunately, Yun Xiaoxiao seemed completely unaware of Ye Yunshang’s fury. Her bright eyes were turning as if pondering something.

Then she suddenly said, “I came here for a reason… Protector, go ahead and explain for me.”

The Left Protector nodded slightly. His gaze swept across the crowd as he calmly said, “Our Demon Sect is here for one thing only—”

Everyone immediately perked up, tension rising in their expressions.

“That is—we wish to take Jiang Yubai as our disciple.”

His voice was low and powerful, echoing throughout the entire hall.

But before he finished speaking, an uproar burst forth inside the hall—

“What?!” someone exclaimed in shock.

“Heavens?!” others gasped aloud.

“Tsk tsk tsk, Jiang Yubai really is a prized treasure~” some whispered in awe.

“Impossible! That child is the one our sect master has her eyes on!!!” another voice shouted.

For a moment, the main hall became overwhelmingly noisy.

People whispered to each other with faces full of shock, excitement, or displeasure.

But regardless, everyone’s attention was fixed on a single topic—

Taking Jiang Yubai as a disciple!

Some sects even offered him the position of elder~!

At this moment, Ye Yunshang, seated at the top of the hall, was on the verge of exploding with rage!

Her eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at the chaotic crowd below, heart burning with fury and confusion.

What was going on?!

Hadn’t she gathered these cultivation sect representatives today to discuss how to eliminate that ungrateful disciple Jiang Yubai, who had betrayed the sect and disrespected his Master?

What were they doing now?!

If not to kill Jiang Yubai, why had they even come?!

How had this turned into a farce of fighting over Jiang Yubai?!

She fumed, thinking these people should be condemning Jiang Yubai for his actions, shouldn’t they?!

Why were they all rushing to take him in as their disciple instead?!

Alas, the room was already in an uproar!

No one paid any attention to Ye Yunshang, whose delicate brows were now tightly knit, and whose chest heaved with rage—

Sect Master Ye…

Jiang Yubai’s former Master.

All she could do was watch helplessly as the crowd below continued to argue nonstop.

At that moment, she felt deeply ignored and humiliated, and her hatred for Jiang Yubai only grew fiercer.

…

Meanwhile, inside the mountain cave.

After several days of recuperation, Jiang Yubai’s external injuries had mostly healed, though the internal ones still lingered.

Just as he was about to circulate his Qi, two surprised voices rang out from beyond the cave entrance—

“Huh—how odd! There’s a formation at the entrance of this cave?!”

“Senior Brother Lu, you’re amazing to have spotted that… truly worthy of being our sect’s top formation master!”

“Hehe, Junior Brother Fan flatters me…”

Hearing this, Jiang Yubai nearly laughed. That didn’t sound like humility at all…

At this moment, the cultivator surnamed Lu was fully focused on studying how to break the formation, while the one surnamed Fan continued, “Senior Brother Lu, you’ve worked so hard to find Fairy Xueqi’s enemy. Surely she’ll be delighted when she hears this, right?”

The moment Jiang Yubai heard that familiar name, his expression darkened instantly.

Lu Zian was secretly overjoyed at the words. The smug look on his face couldn’t be hidden, but he still said, “Fairy Xueqi is like a flower atop a mountain peak…”

Fan Yang immediately replied, “Senior Brother Lu is no slouch either, right?! I ask you—who else in the entire cultivation world can dual-cultivate formations and swordsmanship?! That Jiang Yubai, I think he’s all show and no substance. How strong could he possibly be?! Wasn’t he kicked out of the Longevity Sect like a stray dog…”

At this moment, Jiang Yubai appeared calm on the surface.

But a closer look revealed turbulent undercurrents in his eyes.

Lu Zian, of course, was thoroughly pleased with the compliments.

Perhaps emboldened by Fan Yang’s praise, he said smugly, “Junior Brother Fan, I’ll borrow your good wishes. If one day I could become Fairy Xueqi’s cultivation partner, then—”

The rest was left unsaid.

The two exchanged a knowing glance and smiled.

Right then, Jiang Yubai sneered.

Cultivation partners?

Then…

Let me fulfill your wish first!

Lu Zian… if I remember correctly—

In the past life, you sure jumped around a lot, didn’t you?

With that, Jiang Yubai directly deactivated the formation.

Just then, Lu Zian, still buried in trying to break the formation, felt a sudden jolt in his chest.

Then a cold voice echoed by his ear, devoid of emotion, “Azure Cloud Sect’s top formation master?”

Both Lu and Fan were shocked and immediately revealed looks of uncontrollable excitement.

Especially Lu Zian—seeing Jiang Yubai in person, it was as if he already saw Mu Xueqi smiling sweetly at him, throwing flirtatious glances.

But when Jiang Yubai saw that idiotic expression on his face, he couldn’t help but laugh.

Lu Zian instantly snapped out of it, realizing he had lost his composure.

Seeing Jiang Yubai’s mocking expression, he gritted his teeth and snapped, “What’s with that look?! Jiang Yubai, I didn’t expect you to hide away for so long even with those serious injuries… I really underestimated you! Today will be your death day!”

Before his voice even fell, Lu Zian raised his longsword, and Fan Yang immediately followed without hesitation.

The two launched their strongest killing move together. In an instant, sword Qi surged and slashed toward Jiang Yubai like a storm.

Jiang Yubai’s lips curved into a sneer, full of disdain.

He casually raised a hand, spiritual Qi gathering around him…

And effortlessly—

Crushed the fierce attack with his bare hand!