"Come now." Xiao Yi was undaunted.
His momentum surged as he was about to make a move.
"Wait." Just at that moment, a figure interposed itself between Xiao Yi and the third and fourth elders.
The figure was none other than Elder Mu.
"Two elders of the Sword Sect, if you wish to take someone, please wait until after the Medicine King Valley’s refining competition."
"Take him once he leaves my Medicine King Valley."
Hearing this, the third and fourth elders halted in their steps and said in a deep voice, "Elder Mu, capturing Yi Xiao is but the work of a moment."
Elder Mu shook his head and spoke, "The battle of the Heavenly Origin Realm is astonishing."
"The little princess is here right now; if you were to injure her precious body, would you be able to compensate with your lives?"
Elder Mu’s attitude was resolute, clearly unwilling to step aside.
The expressions of the third and fourth elders hardened as they said coldly, "The person whom Sky-splitting Sword Sect wants to capture cannot be saved by anyone."
"Elder Mu, it would be better if you did not meddle."
Elder Mu’s face flushed with anger as he was about to say something.
Just then, Xiao Yi quickly moved and blocked Elder Mu.
"Elder Mu, this young one can resolve this matter alone." Xiao Yi smiled lightly.
"Uh... this..." Elder Mu hesitated for a moment.
But seeing that Yi Xiao seemed completely confident, he nodded.
His figure flashed, and he returned to Yue Fenwu’s side.
Seeing this, the third and fourth elders sneered, "Purple Flame Yi Xiao, you do have some backbone, daring to step up."
"And not acting like a hiding turtle."
"Heh." Xiao Yi chuckled coldly, "Before making a move, I would like to remind you."
"I am the Sub Hall Master of the Demon Hunting Hall."
"You both attacked me for no reason."
"Thus, even if I were to slay you on the spot, you would have no one to blame but yourselves."
No sooner had Xiao Yi spoken than everyone around inhaled sharply.
Slaying two elders of the Sword Sect on the spot?
Was Purple Flame Yi Xiao boasting, or did he truly have that power?
"What do you mean by ’for no reason’?" the third and fourth elders frowned.
They were Sword Sect elders, and they naturally intended to act justly in the public eye.
To avoid giving others a pretext to tarnish the reputation of the sect.
"That Martial Arts Ice Crystal belongs to my Sky-splitting Sword Sect; if you don’t return it, we can only capture you."
"It’s a last resort and is on your own head."
"Oh?" Xiao Yi sneered, "The Martial Arts Ice Crystal belongs to you?"
"Every Martial Artist under the heavens knows that the Martial Arts Ice Crystal is a forbidden evil item."
"I had always thought that such evil items would only belong to malevolent forces like the Black Demon Hall."
"Who would have thought that even a Martial Arts Holy Land like the Sky-splitting Sword Sect would possess it."
The third and fourth elders’ expressions darkened immediately, "Nonsense! Do not spout lies and slander us!"
"What we mean is that that Martial Arts Ice Crystal is imprinted with our sect’s Martial Arts Knowledge."
"It should rightfully be returned to us."
"In short, what we asked for was the Martial Arts Knowledge inside it, not the crystal itself."
The third and fourth elders spoke fine words.
But Xiao Yi understood their true intentions all too well.
Xiao Yi sneered again, "It all comes back to you being overbearing."
"Have you forgotten the rules of my Demon Hunting Hall?"
"Us Demon Hunters, hunting demons, is our sacred duty."
"In any place where there is a beast tide causing havoc, it is our duty to resist and to hunt demons."
"We must also fearlessly face death."
"But, apart from this, any demand for our Demon Hunters to act is considered a commission."
"I ask you, are those 20 or so lives of your Sword Masters worth that Martial Arts Knowledge?"
At this point, Elder Mu stood out again and scornfully said, "Exactly."