Sikong Ren grunted, but immediately looked at Pei Zhi, "Are you hurt anywhere?"

"I'm fine, are you alright?"

Sikong Ren casually wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "I'm fine. I'll kill that beast Zhong Changyuan later."

Zhong Changyuan also landed on the ground. His white clothes were stained with blood, but it was unclear whose blood it was.

Pei Zhi grabbed Sikong Ren's arm: "Stop fighting, don't hurt yourself."

Sikong Ren's face was gloomy. "He dared to bully you. Even if I die, I will kill him first."

Pei Zhi then understood why Sikong Ren was so angry.

Pei Zhi tapped her head, and finally remembered what she had forgotten.

I drank too much yesterday and forgot that Sikong Ren was healing his wounds in her cave.

Pei Zhi hadn't expected that it would be such a coincidence that Sikong Ren would appear at that exact moment.

I reckon Sikong Ren must have stumbled upon something, which is why he's so angry.

Pei Zhi wanted to explain, "It's not what you think."

"I know, it's all that beast Zhong Changyuan's fault."

Sikong Ren glared at Zhong Changyuan, "A hypocrite, outwardly a glamorous sword immortal, yet behind the scenes he forces his disciple to do such a thing, truly despicable."

Pei Zhi was about to explain when Zhong Changyuan spoke first.

Zhong Changyuan said coldly, "This is between her and me, there's no need to explain it to you."

"Ha." Sikong Ren seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. "Zhong Changyuan, are you a spy for the Demon Clan? You're just as shameless as the Demon Clan."

"Pei Zhi is my fiancée. Who in the cultivation world, the demon world, and the monster world doesn't know that?"

Sikong Ren scoffed, "On the contrary, it's you. You're her master, yet you forced her to do such a thing. If word gets out, what will people say about her? Have you thought about that?"

"You are a lofty sword immortal, who would dare to say a word against you? In the end, all the blame lies with her alone."

Zhong Changyuan paused slightly. "This is my fault. You break off the engagement with her, and I will give her an explanation later."

"You want me to break off the engagement?" Sikong Ren was furious. "Who do you think you are, telling me to break off the engagement and you'll just do it?"

Zhong Changyuan frowned, his sword-like eyebrows furrowing: "Your injuries have not yet healed; in your current state, you are no match for me."

Sikong Ren's eyes flashed coldly, "Even if I'm injured, I'll make you pay the price today."

Sikong Ren reached out to gather strength, but Pei Zhi quickly pressed down on his arm.

"Stop hitting him."

Pei Zhi was most afraid of this situation, but who knew that she would still be discovered.

Pei Zhi grabbed Sikong Ren's hand and asked, "Sikong Ren, I'll go back to the Demon Realm with you. From now on, I'll never return to the Immortal Cultivation Realm. Let's stop fighting, okay?"

Sikong Ren seemed to be pondering upon hearing this.

Zhong Changyuan spoke up, "I will not allow you to go with him."

Pei Zhi called out loudly, "Master."

Zhong Changyuan pursed his thin lips, seemingly unwilling to accept it, and said, "You still call me master now?"

Pei Zhi was suddenly taken aback: "We were originally master and disciple."

"Then why did you kiss me first yesterday?"

Pei Zhi was taken aback by the question. Had she taken the initiative to kiss Zhong Changyuan yesterday?

Pei Zhi didn't quite remember, but she vaguely felt that something like this had happened.

The key question is... is that the point?

Why did Zhong Changyuan ask this question in front of Sikong Ren?

Wouldn't this exacerbate the conflict between the two?

“Master, that’s not important. We are master and disciple, and we always will be.”

Fearing that Zhong Changyuan would continue to dazed himself, Pei Zhi quickly reminded him, "Master, you've forgotten, you are a sword immortal, a sword immortal of the cultivation world, you need..."

Zhong Changyuan interrupted Pei Zhi: "What kind of bullshit sword immortal is this? Does my high cultivation mean that the task of protecting the common people should fall on my shoulders?"

Zhong Changyuan said to Sikong Ren, "Sikong Ren, let's fight according to the rules of the cultivation world. Only the winner will be qualified to take her away."

A cold glint flashed in Sikong Ren's eyes. He had figured it out: Zhong Changyuan, that beast, had long coveted Pei Zhi.

"Why should I agree to your request? She's not a gamble." Sikong Ren paused, then added arrogantly, "Besides, are you deaf? She said she's willing to come with me back to the Demon Realm and never come back."

"So what?" Zhong Changyuan scoffed. "Now, if I don't agree, can you take her away?"

Sikong Ren reached out and shielded Pei Zhi behind him, saying, "It seems that today you and I are destined to settle this once and for all."

"Stop fooling around, I..." Pei Zhi wanted to say something, but Zhong Changyuan waved his sleeve, and Pei Zhi was immediately blown back into the room by a gust of wind.

Pei Zhi wanted to go out, but the barrier stopped her in her tracks.

Despite Pei Zhi's pounding on the barrier and shouting, it had no effect whatsoever.

After confirming that he would not harm Pei Zhi, Sikong Ren declared, "Today, it's either you die or I live."

Zhong Changyuan pointed his sword at Sikong Ren, "It should have been done long ago."

Zhong Changyuan had long wanted to kill Sikong Ren.

He had this idea when Sikong Ren came to Tianyuan Sect to propose marriage to Pei Zhi.

However, Zhong Changyuan restrained himself at that time.

For the sake of the world and its people, for the sake of righteousness, now that I think about it, it's all bullshit.

Why should he care about those things?

Now, as long as Sikong Ren dies, Pei Zhi can stay by his side.

Sikong Ren knew that he was no match for Zhong Changyuan, but he showed no sign of backing down.

Sikong Ren cast a spell, and then transformed into a blue dragon.

Upon seeing Sikong Ren reveal his demonic form, Zhong Changyuan snorted coldly and immediately engaged him in combat.

This time, the two of them made an even bigger commotion.

It even attracted a lightning tribulation.

Having no other choice, Pei Tianming hurriedly ordered his men to activate the mountain-protecting formation.

Master Gaofeng, hiding inside the barrier, gazed in the direction of Wuwang Peak. "Sect Leader, if this fight continues, it might cause chaos."

Both of them attracted the lightning tribulation, so they must have gone all out to cause such a huge reaction.

Pei Tianming also had a bitter face, "I don't know what to do now, who can go to their side and stop them?"

I'm afraid they'd be struck by lightning and reduced to ashes before they even reached them.

Gao Feng was also puzzled, "Zhong Changyuan is not usually this aggressive, what's wrong with him today?"

Pei Tianming nodded in agreement, "Yes, Sikong Ren has revealed his demon form; he's truly determined to fight to the death."

Gao Shijie, standing to the side, silently shrank his neck.

He probably, perhaps, knows a little bit of the inside story.

But Gao Shijie also found it absurd that these two people would fight to the death for Pei Zhi.

Do two people with such profound cultivation really need to act so impulsively?

The thunder outside grew louder and louder, making Gao Shijie's heart pound with anxiety.

Suddenly, Master Gaofeng asked in a loud voice, "Pei Zhi is still inside Wuwang Peak, he should be alright, right?"

Gao Shijie smirked, "Don't worry, even if we get killed, she'll still be alive and well."