The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

However, the commotion here was too great and had long since alerted the Fang Family. Countless guards were now rushing over, blocking their escape route.

Shen Yuzhao used the Divine Fire Sword Technique. The power of his Abnormal Fire, combined with Lu Sangjiu’s help, allowed them to carve a bloody path forward.

That is, until the Head of the Fang Family, a Mid-stage Nascent Soul, arrived.

”Bastards! How dare you cause trouble in my Fang Family! I’ll make sure none of you leave here alive today!”

The Head of the Fang Family was furious. Seeing that Li Qiancheng was occupied by Elder Yuan and couldn’t be distracted, he judged that the remaining two Golden Core Early Stage cultivators, Lu Sangjiu and her companion, were obviously no match for him.

So, he unleashed a furious strike at the two of them without hesitation. But just then, Luo Linlang emerged, holding Fang Shaoxin captive. ”Stop, or I’ll kill him!”

The Head of the Fang Family was startled and hastily withdrew his attack. The Spell he had cast dissipated without harming Lu Sangjiu and the others.

Luo Linlang, holding Fang Shaoxin hostage, came to Lu Sangjiu’s side. ”Are you okay?”

Lu Sangjiu smiled and shook her head. ”I’m fine. Your timing was perfect.”

Fang Shaoxin wailed, ”Dad, save me!”

The Head of the Fang Family’s expression was grim. ”Let my son go, or I swear I’ll tear you to pieces!”

Luo Linlang lifted her chin. ”Let us go. Otherwise, you can come collect your son’s corpse!”

The Head of the Fang Family said nothing, seemingly weighing his options.

Meanwhile, Elder Yuan had thought he could easily take down Li Qiancheng. He never expected that someone who had just advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage could fight him on equal footing!

At the same time, he recognized Li Qiancheng’s Cultivation Technique. ”...You’re from the Seven Emotions Sect!”

If he were just an ordinary Cultivator, it would be one thing. But he was from the Seven Emotions Sect, and incredibly powerful at that—clearly no ordinary disciple.

This made Elder Yuan realize something instantly. He roared, ”We absolutely cannot let them leave! They’re after us! We can’t let them take that Demon Cultivator, or we’ll all die!”

Lu Sangjiu’s eyes flickered at his words, and she felt a small sense of relief.

’He’s afraid of being exposed, and he thinks they’ll die if the secret gets out. That means, at the very least, that the sects of the Cultivation World aren’t rotten to the core. This isn’t the worst-case scenario.’

Elder Yuan’s words made the Head of the Fang Family’s expression even more solemn. His wavering resolve hardened. ’I can always have another son, but if I lose my life, I lose everything!’

Fang Shaoxin seemed to realize what his father was thinking. His face turned deathly pale in an instant. ”Dad, save me, Dad! Dad!”

However, his cries failed to stir a shred of humanity in the Head of the Fang Family. The next moment, the man struck—not at Lu Sangjiu and her group, but directly at Fang Shaoxin!

Fang Shaoxin’s eyes widened in terror, but before he could even cry out, a single blow ended his life.

Luo Linlang was stunned. By the time she processed what had happened, Fang Shaoxin was already a corpse. Her grip slackened in shock, and she stumbled back two steps, her face pale.

”You... You’re insane! Wasn’t he your most beloved son?”

The Head of the Fang Family sneered. ”He was. That’s why I sent him on his way myself, to spare him any more suffering.”

Luo Linlang was speechless. She couldn’t help but glance at Fang Shaoxin’s body on the ground, his eyes wide open in death, and suddenly felt a pang of pity for him.

But this was clearly not the time for sympathy. With the hostage dead, their group was immediately put on the back foot.

Luo Linlang started to panic, but Lu Sangjiu showed no reaction. She had long suspected that the Head of the Fang Family would sacrifice his son if necessary.

’I’ve seen the shameless faces of the so-called righteous path; what could I expect from true villains? It would be strange if they actually had any moral bottom line.’

With Fang Shaoxin dealt with, the Head of the Fang Family had no more reservations. The pressure of his Nascent Soul Stage cultivation radiated outwards as he raised his hand and launched an attack at Lu Sangjiu and her companions!

Lu Sangjiu’s expression remained unchanged. She slapped her Spirit Beast Bag, releasing Duoduo. An Ice Wall instantly materialized in front of them, and Lu Sangjiu simultaneously cast a Heavenly Origin Infinite Shield on top of it.

Luo Linlang, of course, wasn’t idle either, adding a Water Curtain behind the other two defenses.

The three layers of defense combined were just enough to block the full-force strike from the Mid-stage Nascent Soul Head of the Fang Family!

The Head of the Fang Family looked astonished, clearly surprised by their strength.

After all, the gap between the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages wasn’t something that could typically be bridged by numbers alone.

The fact that their three combined Golden Core Stage defenses could block his full-powered strike was a testament to their formidable strength!

However, Lu Sangjiu didn’t give him any more time to be shocked. She immediately unleashed a Starry Sky, instantly felling the ordinary guards around them!

Unfortunately, this move wasn’t strong enough against the Head of the Fang Family. He blocked it with a casual wave of his hand.

But Shen Yuzhao’s Divine Fire Sword Technique followed right after. The powerful Sword technique, combined with the Abnormal Fire, proved troublesome even for the Nascent Soul Stage Head of the Fang Family. He quickly retreated to put some distance between them.

At this point, the Head of the Fang Family finally realized who they were. ”...The Seven Emotions Sect. Duan Xingyun’s disciples?”

Lu Sangjiu and the others might not have realized it, but Lu Sangjiu and Luo Linlang had shone so brightly at the Sword Seizing Conference that many people now knew their names.

And for those who cared to investigate further, it was natural that they would also learn about Li Qiancheng and Shen Yuzhao.

Li Qiancheng had the highest cultivation, but among the group, he was the most unremarkable. He had no instantly recognizable features, which was why Elder Yuan only knew he was a disciple of the Seven Emotions Sect but was unaware of his specific identity.

But Lu Sangjiu’s Starry Sky and Shen Yuzhao’s Abnormal Fire were far more distinctive, allowing the Head of the Fang Family to instantly confirm their identities.

The next moment, his gaze turned fervent. ”HAHAHA, excellent! You spurn the path to heaven and instead come barging through the gates of Hell!”

He stared intently at Lu Sangjiu, his eyes filled with greed. ”We were worried it would be too conspicuous to make a move on you, but since you’ve delivered yourself to our door, you can leave both the Demon Blade Dominator and your life behind!”

Lu Sangjiu’s pupils constricted slightly. ’They know I have the Domination Map Blade!’

’The incident at the Gold and Silver Gate was highly confidential. No one should know about this unless they were there at the time.’

’And to prevent anyone from leaking the information, they must have used some means, like a Heart Demon Oath. If so, it should be much simpler to trace the source of the leak.’

As these thoughts crossed her mind, Lu Sangjiu decided that since they already knew, she had no reason to hold back.

She then summoned the Domination Map Blade, holding it in her palm. Her bright face was full of defiance. ”You want it? Come and get it yourself.”

The Head of the Fang Family wasn’t too worried when he saw this. After all, Lu Sangjiu was an Immortal Cultivator. No matter how good the Demon Blade was, an Immortal Cultivator couldn’t unleash its true power.

What he didn’t know, however, was that Lu Sangjiu had been nurturing the blade within her Divine Sense all this time. It had gone from being initially incompatible to being completely accustomed to her Spiritual Energy.

Although Lu Sangjiu couldn’t infuse it with her Spiritual Power to wield it, the blade no longer rejected her. Combined with their former rapport and the blade’s own inherent power, the strength she could unleash with it would be far beyond anyone’s imagination!