A rare opportunity

Hou Rujing believed that Li Yu's request to spare these people's lives was likely due to his desire to gather information about the Divine Soul Tree. The elder he was battling was the oldest and most advanced of all. He must be a man of extensive experience, and perhaps he could glean some useful information from him. Therefore, he absolutely could not be allowed to die!

Therefore, when he saw the other party about to draw his sword to commit suicide, he quickly wrapped his long whip around his wrist. In order to prevent him from self-destructing his Dantian, he even stepped forward without regard for the danger and stretched out his hand to touch the old man's neck!

The reason why his action was risky was because, at this moment, Hou Rujing's gate was wide open, just like an undefended city, anyone could come and go at will! If the old man attacked Hou Rujing at this moment, Hou Rujing would be defenseless and could only be slaughtered!

Hou Rujing's risky move also made Li Yu sweat! Fortunately, the old man was so determined to die that he didn't expect his opponent to come to his rescue. In the blink of an eye, Hou Rujing hit his acupoint!

Seeing that he was actually unable to die, and not knowing how his opponent planned to torture him, the old man could not help but show grief and anger!

As the saying goes, a scholar can be killed, but not humiliated! This is an unwritten rule in the cultivation world. The cultivation world emphasizes the survival of the fittest and advocates the use of force. But for cultivators, the most important thing is their dignity as a cultivator!

A monk could be killed, but that was due to his own lack of skill. But a monk could not be humiliated! This was a matter of dignity! Once humiliated, they would become the laughing stock of the entire cultivation world! Thus, the monk would be ashamed to live in the world. For a monk, this was undoubtedly more unbearable than death.

The old man was confused. He had no deep hatred for them, so why did they humiliate him? Was it simply because he had participated in the siege? To them, he was indeed wrong. But he didn't seem to have caused them any harm. Death would be enough to atone for his mistakes, so why spare his life?

In his opinion, he wasn't worth the risk of being spared. He and his group were merely cannon fodder for the Xianxia Sect, covering their rear. They were practically useless to Li Yu and the others!

All they knew about the Xianxia Sect was what everyone knew! Li Yu and his gang couldn't get any more information about the Xianxia Sect from them.

Want to take them hostage? That's sheer wishful thinking! If the Xianxia Sect cared about their lives, they wouldn't be using them as cannon fodder! They would never stop hunting down Li Yu and his men just because of them!

To prevent the cultivators currently battling Little Green Dragon, Vulture, and Big White Rabbit from having similar suicidal thoughts, Li Yu immediately leaped up! In the blink of an eye, those cultivators had been acupunctured and frozen in place.

When they realized they were alone, they truly felt the urge to die. However, they were all a little too slow, and ultimately, they couldn't die! Like the old man, they were filled with grief and indignation. They only hated themselves for not making a quick decision, leaving them in a situation where they couldn't live or die!

When the old man saw the thirty or so companions sitting on the ground, he couldn't help but feel puzzled! What on earth was Li Yu trying to do? Was he trying to humiliate them collectively?

Now that I've fallen into their hands, I'm like fish on someone else's chopping board. There's no point in overthinking it! The old man stopped thinking about it and let them throw him to the ground with his eyes closed, waiting for their punishment.

Seeing the old man and several of his companions fall into the hands of the enemy, the monks sitting on the ground all had mixed expressions! Some were terrified; some were filled with grief and indignation; some looked away; some had blank stares! But no matter their expressions, deep down they all had the same thought: they shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess!

At this moment, Li Yu's voice suddenly rang out:

"Everyone! I, Li Yu, am from the Blue Jade Planet. While traveling through the void, I encountered a black hole and drifted to your planet. I have no intention of offending you, nor do I intend to be your enemy! Therefore, please rest assured that we have no intention of harming you!"

Some people were disdainful! If he had no intention of harming us, why did he keep holding us? It seemed he must have other motives! Could it be that he wanted to use these people to dominate the entire Xuanyuan Star? Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but gasp! This kid's ambition is too big!

Some were incredulous, while others were filled with anxiety. Those who were incredulous thought that while Li Yu and his group were powerful, they were only Li Yu alone! How could he, alone, be a match for the five great sects? Those were the five behemoths of Xuanyuan Star! They were filled with talented individuals and possessed profound backgrounds! How could an outsider like Li Yu challenge them?

Those with turbulent hearts are naturally those who are not content with their lot! This planet has been ruled by the five major sects for too long, and both resources and talent have been divided up by them! All that's left for these aristocratic sects are just scraps! If Li Yu really has this in mind, perhaps this is his chance! As the saying goes, heroes emerge in troubled times! Even if you can't be a hero, you can still take advantage of the chaos!

However, Li Yu's next words left them confused. They didn't know whether what he said was true or false!

"The reason we entered the void is to search for a tree called the Spirit Tree. If you know its whereabouts, please let me know! I, Li Yu, will be very grateful!

Therefore, we have no intention of dominating your planet, nor do we have the heart to conquer you! Once we know the whereabouts of the Soul Tree, we will leave immediately!

Humph! This brat really thinks we're fools! If that's the case, then why did he kidnap and kill the Xianxia Sect disciples? If they left after learning the whereabouts of the Divine Soul Tree, wouldn't they have stayed if they didn't? Using a fictitious Divine Soul Tree as an excuse is sheer shamelessness!

The old man couldn't help but ponder. Of course, he wasn't the only one with the same idea. In their opinion, Li Yu's words were a double-edged sword. He probably really wanted to dominate Xuanyuan Star! As for that Divine Soul Tree he mentioned, it was basically nonsense! What kind of information could there be about something that didn't exist? It was just a pretext for his quest to dominate Xuanyuan Star!

"Of course, if we can't find any clues about the Divine Soul Tree on your planet, we will leave and continue searching. Therefore, if anyone among you knows anything about the Divine Soul Tree, please let us know!"

Li Yu saw their disbelief in their eyes and explained. At the same time, he waved his hand!

The captured monks felt only a gentle breeze brushing their necks. Suddenly, their bodies felt lighter, their blood flowing freely. Clearly, the blocked acupuncture points on their bodies had been unlocked! However, their breath was blocked, unable to circulate.

Seeing Li Yu's earnest gaze, everyone finally realized that what he said might be true! However, whether it was true or not, it was meaningless to them! Firstly, they really didn't know what the Divine Soul Tree was. Secondly, they didn't believe Li Yu would let them go. Otherwise, why would he seal his cultivation?

Looking at the expressions of the crowd, Li Yu couldn't help but sigh secretly: It seems that these people don't know what the Spirit Tree is. He couldn't help but lose interest! He forgot the original intention of catching these people. He immediately waved to Yin Zijuan and said:

"Senior Sister, let them go!"

Although Yin Zijuan agreed casually, she did not release the sealed cultivation of those people. Instead, she walked in front of everyone and said loudly:

"I think you all still don't believe that we will leave here! But I can assure you that our goal is to find the Divine Soul Tree, and we will never stay here!

However, we have just arrived at your planet and have not done anything harmful to the world. I wonder why you are attacking us?"

"Hmph! You're asking questions even though you already know the answer! Isn't it because of you kidnapping and killing the Xianxia Sect's elders and disciples? You colluded with the demon tribe, raping and plundering our human race, committing all sorts of atrocities. You deserve death!"

After a long time, someone with more courage finally spoke.

"Oh? Did the people from the Xianxia Sect tell you all this? Did they tell you who we killed? Who we kidnapped? What evil deeds we did?"