After everyone left his chamber, Li Jie walked toward the door and locked it. He then returned to the large bed and sat cross-legged beside his wife's pale corpse."I would trade my life to bring my wife back to life," he murmured in his heart.The young man then closed his eyes, focusing his concentration on the core of his life energy. He channeled the Devil's Fire energy into his wife's cold body.Slowly, Mei Lian's body regained its color, appearing as if she were still alive. However, there were no signs of life from the beautiful woman. Li Jie infused more Devil's Fire energy into her body, but she still did not move.Exhausted, a strange-faced man suddenly appeared before him and scolded him harshly."You fool! The Devil's Fire energy I granted you is not a life-giving force! Even if you use it all, your wife's soul will never return!"Li Jie opened his eyes and looked at the figure before him. His gaze was empty and wea

With arrogance and pride, he walked toward Li Jie. Without warning, the soldier immediately launched his strike as soon as he was within range."Akkkh!" A sharp cry of pain rang out.The soldier was thrown back without knowing what had happened. Suddenly, he collapsed after feeling a powerful impact strike his leg.Seeing their comrade fall and crash hard, dozens of other soldiers jumped off their horses and surrounded Li Jie. Swords and spears were already drawn, gripped firmly in their hands.Li Jie channeled his energy into the thumb-thick branch he held. "Ah, this makes it much easier for me to deal with you all. I won’t kill you, just teach you a lesson on how an elite soldier should act—not just in name, but in conduct as well!""Hahaha...! You plan to fight us with that twig? It seems your brain has truly shifted out of place," scoffed one soldier, prompting laughter from his comrades.Li Jie smirked. "If you can break thi

 Li Jie fell silent. Emperor Liu Zun's words reminded the young man of Song Rui's message, instructing him to protect Mei Lian. He was traumatized and afraid that the same tragedy would befall Princess Mei Shin if he agreed.Li Jie did not answer. He simply smiled as if he had already agreed."You may go with him, Princess. But remember, mind your manners and do not attract unnecessary attention!""Yes, Father," Princess Mei Shin replied cheerfully.Li Jie and the beautiful young woman walked out of the palace together. As they strolled through the capital, the eyes of the townspeople remained fixed on them. They knew that the beautiful woman accompanying the young man was Emperor Liu Zun's daughter, but why would such a noble princess willingly and unashamedly walk with a man dressed in ragged clothes? Despite his handsome face, it was improper for a princess to be seen walking beside such a man."Look at their stares, Princess! Are y

Li Jie swiftly dodged the initial attack aimed at him. The young man pulled his body to the side and launched a quick counterattack. His leg swept toward the man’s stomach, but it only hit empty space. The one-eyed man managed to avoid Li Jie's kick by leaping three steps back."Do you want to fight inside this cave or outside so you can escape again?" Li Jie mocked."Curse you! I won’t run away!" the man shouted angrily as he attacked Li Jie again. This time, his attacks were faster and more relentless without pause. Yet again, Li Jie effortlessly dodged each strike directed at him.The slight smile curling on Li Jie's lips made the one-eyed man feel utterly belittled. His emotions flared, fueling his desire to kill the young man before him.With careful calculation, Li Jie lured his opponent outside the cave. He was worried that their battle might collapse the cave and block the path to the peak."Hahaha... So this is all you've got, bastard!" the man felt victorious, thinking he had

 "This is my uniform, Elder." Li Jie extended the uniform forward."That's indeed our sect's uniform," Hao Wen whispered to Sin Lao.The short, stocky man with a bald head still couldn't fully trust the young man before him. His instincts told him something was amiss."Then why did you extinguish your torch earlier!?"Li Jie was at a loss for words. Besides not carrying a torch, he had no other alibi to deceive them."You ask too many questions, Sin Lao! Perhaps his torch ran out of oil and went out. The important thing is he has shown proof of his uniform. Let's hurry down. We need to find out the source of that explosion!""Alright..." replied Sin Lao. "Take this torch!" The bald man handed his torch to Li Jie.The two of them quickly departed, leaving Li Jie to finally breathe a sigh of relief.The young man promptly donned the Black Peak Sect uniform. He didn't want to arouse further suspicion if he enco