Peerless Taoist

A Family Head standing beside Lu Yu suddenly sighed and said, "I won't redeem him. Consider the tribute that I gave to your sect as our filial piety."    

He was already in despair.    

Although his family was being controlled by others, if they handed over the thirty years of income, they would have to hand over ten billion spirit stones.    

Even if he was the patriarch of a large sect, he would not be able to hand over such a fortune. Once they handed it over, their family's future would be very difficult.    

Everyone realized that the Heaven Protecting Sect was playing them from beginning to end. Regardless of whether these people were willing to pay the tribute or not, their family would not be able to take it back.    

"I won't redeem him either!"    

"I will take my leave!"    

The people present were not fools. They naturally knew what the Heaven Protecting Sect meant.    

Although they were extremely depressed, this was the territory of the Heaven Protecting Sect after all. They did not dare to say anything and could only leave in a sorry state.    

But at this moment, a sinister smile flashed across Elder Cui's face. "You come and go as you please. What do you think the Heaven Protecting Sect is?"    

"You... What do you mean?" The leading Master shouted in shock and bewilderment.    

Elder Cui narrowed his eyes and sized up the Master. "Since you can't take out the money, then let your sect's people come and redeem you!"    

"You want to use us as hostages!" The Master's face flushed red as he shouted angrily.    

Elder Cui waved his hand, and the doors and windows of the hall suddenly opened. Groups of cultivators of the Heaven Guarding Sect with extraordinary auras walked out and surrounded everyone.    

A strong killing intent was brewing in the air. In an instant, everyone in the hall changed their expressions.    

"How dare you of the Heaven Guarding Sect do this? Who will dare to rely on you in the future!" A Family Head pointed at Elder Cui and shouted sternly.    

The surrounding people were also furious, and at the same time, they were filled with intense fear.    

This time, it was clearly the Hongmen Feast.    

They had been completely played. Now, they were also being held hostage.    

"I don't need you to rely on us. The Heaven Realm will soon welcome a new reshuffle. My Heaven Guarding Sect will enter Penglai. When the Heaven Realm opens again in the future, we will reappear in the world as immortals."    

The smile on Elder Cui's face became even brighter. "The old order will soon end. As cultivators of the old world, you will be slaughtered. In the future, there will be no cultivators in the new world other than my Penglai Heavenly Court."    

Everyone was shocked. They were clearly shocked by Elder Cui's words.    

The so-called tribute was just the last plunder of the Heaven Guarding Sect before they left. After plundering, they would seclude themselves and disappear from the world, waiting for the world to reopen.    

As a cultivator from the old world, everyone present was actually abandoned.    

"Elder Cui, do you really think Penglai can win? Emperor Qin has severely injured Young Master Wang Jiangliu. I think Penglai is just a motley crew and will be eliminated sooner or later. Do you really think you can retreat unscathed with such a faction?"    

The old man standing beside Lu Yu suddenly said in a deep voice.    

When Elder Cui heard this, he suddenly screamed like a cat whose tail had been touched, "You are courting death! My Penglai Heavenly Court is powerful and has been planning since the ancient times. How can a junior like Lu Yu compare to it? If you speak any more, I will make you go to the most bitter smelting furnace mine!"    

"Even if you threaten me again, I will say that Penglai has long been betrayed by the people and is seeking its own destruction! In fact, you know very well in your heart that you are just unwilling to admit it!" The old man said loudly.    

At this moment, Dahei suddenly laughed.    

"Old man, you are right. That bullsh*t Penglai should have been eliminated a long time ago. If you join Penglai now, I'm afraid your brain is probably full of holes."    

"How dare you! Who are you to talk nonsense here!" Elder Cui seemed to have touched the taboo in his heart and was furious to the extreme as he berated him.    

"I am your great black grandpa!"    

Without any nonsense, Dahei raised his hand and slapped out.    

Bang!    

Elder Cui's strength was not weak, but compared to the Earth Realm's Big Black, it was still too far off.    

In merely a single exchange, Elder Cui's body was directly crushed, and was beaten into a bloody mist, drifting into the void.    

The surrounding people were all stunned. In a single exchange, he was slapped to death. Such strength was simply unheard of.    

"This young man…" Before Elder Cui could finish speaking, he suddenly saw Big Black's body suddenly change, directly transforming into a huge black dog with bright fur.    

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"    

Big Black shouted loudly, and its dog paws tore through the void, slapping out fiercely, directly tearing the surrounding Penglai cultivators into pieces.    

Everyone was shocked. They never expected Big Black to actually dare to make a move in the territory of the Heaven Guarding Sect.    

Anxiousness flashed across the old man's face. "Little brother, you've caused a huge disaster. Let's quickly leave!"    

The other people's faces also had fear, wanting nothing more than to leave right now.    

Especially after knowing that this was a Hongmen Feast, everyone's heart was already terrified to the extreme. No one was willing to continue staying here, only wanting to leave as soon as possible.    

"There are Heaven Guarding Sect disciples guarding outside the door, but there aren't many of them. If we charge out together, we will definitely have a chance."    

"Now, we should take advantage of the fact that they haven't reacted, it's the best chance to escape!"    

Everyone was chatting with each other, their words filled with anxiety.    

If they continued to stay here, they might be directly captured and become slaves. Only by escaping early could they exchange for a slim chance of survival.    

"Little brother, let's go as well." The old man said to Lu Yu. He had a feeling that this young man in front of him was a bit reckless, and he might do something shocking.    

Lu Yu waved his hand and said indifferently, "All of you can leave. I still have to stay here."    

The old man immediately became anxious. "What are you still doing here? Are you trying to be captured and become a slave?"    

Suddenly, Lu Yu flew into the sky and shouted, "I am the Great Qin Emperor, Lu Yu. All of you from the Heaven Protecting Sect, come out and die!"    

This voice was like a loud explosion that instantly spread in all directions.    

"You..."    

Not only the old man, but everyone else also stopped their steps and looked at Lu Yu in shock.    

Everyone's gaze on Lu Yu changed. Lu Yu stood proudly in the sky, and his vast imperial aura caused the sky to change color.    

"He's the Qin Emperor!"    

"That's right! I remember now. That day, the Human Emperor stood proudly in the sky, and he looked exactly like him!"    

Everyone's minds went blank, and the old man who had been talking to Lu Yu earlier shuddered. "I was actually talking to the Qin Emperor?"