Heavenly Dao Child

Inside the cavern, the temperature had risen exponentially not from heat but anger.

Elmer was completely angry with the lack of progress he wanted to go out and rescue more of his people but Ryuu put his foot down on the matter completely.

The reason it was simple, unlike the previous area the Preta realm cultivators were not scattered but they were together forming a large group and Ryan refused to charge into their camp which was made akin to a fortress.

"For the last time, Elmer neither do we have the men, not the resource to siege a fort that holds men many times our number, so no we are not mounting an assault on their camp."

"My men are dying because of your actions."

"So you telling me to sacrifice everyone present here for the futile attempt to free your brethren."

By now they were both murderously glaring at each other their spits were flying on each other's face as they shouted towards each other.

Ryuu's temper was flaring up at an alarmingly making both Zywia and Frozen Ocean to gain worried look on their respective faces.

'Damn Ryuu is getting enraged and if this continues Ryuu might end up exposing his secrets that he fought so hard to hide.'

Zywia cast a worried glance at Ryuu before her ears caught Elmer's next words, "You are a bloody coward that is what you are, a disgrace to…"

Elmer did not get to finish his sentence when Zywia punched him hard breaking his nose and bruising her hand the process.

"Shut up, did you think we would let you insult us let alone my brother, if you want to go and commit suicide for your revenge then stop bothering us and go kill yourself, 'Oh brave one'"

As she spoke her zither was already by her side as she glared at Elmer, although internally she sweating from fear, 'Oh Heaven's I do not believe I acted so rashly now he would attack me, a lowly cultivator of only 6th rank and I would die.'

"Careful Elmer, such a glare could get you killed.", True-Spear spoke as he stood by her side taking his usual stance with his spear over his shoulder.

Ryuu simply sends a grateful look towards Zywia, he was on the verge of using his full strength to bring Elmer to his knees, thus exposing most of his trump cards to everyone.

Severing Saber self-proclaimed oldest man amongst them intervened as he spoke, "Young Ryuu, there is no need to argue with a man so immersed in the notion of revenge that he can no longer think anymore."

Frost Flames appeared by Ryuu's side as did Frozen Ocean who spoke with a huff, "Brother Ryuu if I remember correctly we had a schedule to keep upright? So let us leave and if he so wants to make some futile attempt and throw his life then there is nothing we can do for him except give him our best wishes."

Ryuu nodded as he spoke in a resolute voice, "Brother Elmer what you wish to do with your life is none of our concern does as you please everyone has the right to lead their life as they chose to and as such if any of the cultivators of our realm wishes to join and attack their stronghold they are free to do so, but I refuse to through my life away."

He turned as he began to walk towards the exit only to stop for a moment as he began to speak, "Oh a piece of friendly advice next time before insulting me remember that I will not hold back and neither will I miss."

Elmer looked at Ryuu with as his anger bleed into confusion, before he felt a sharp pain near his neck and a warm liquid flowing through as he shakily raised his hand a touched it he found himself bleeding.

Zywia simply snorted at that as she whispered low enough for True-Spear to be able to hear, "What a show-off."

Elmer gawked at Ryuu's audacity before he quickly spoke, "You are violating the treaty between our realms if I were to complain…"

Ryuu simply snickered at that as he began to speak in a mocking edge in his voice, "Really you are going to pull the 'Heaven Nebula Concordant' on me."

Elmer was taken aback at his words as he simply nodded as Ryuu pressed forward, "Do you even know what it even says?"

Elmer harrumphed at that as he spoke with the sneer, "Yes, one that clearly states that when we are threatened by the Preta realm we are to work together to deal with the threat, or face the consequence which might include you being hunted down by the Senior cultivator of your realm to expunge their honour."

Ryuu simply smiled towards him as he spoke, "So is that all that was written there, or did you conveniently forget the conditions that were imposed under Section 9397, subsection Z57, where it specifically states that under no circ.u.mstances either of the realms can commander, waste or misuse of the resources mentioned under Section 3 Subsection A, B and C, which might cause a problem for the realm to whom the above mention resources belonged to."

Ryuu paused for a moment before he continued while glowering at Elmer, "And if you are still wondering why I am stating this then let me remind you that under Section 3 Subsection A, Cultivators are considered as resources for their realms, so your entire point is moot."

Elmer turned purple in anger as he spoke, "This is absurd why I….."

Ryuu raised his hand to stop him as he began to speak, "I do not care about your personal opinion if you have a problem go and petition your Seniors to have them change the treaty, but for now I believe that you are at least Honorable enough not to cause your seniors to lose their face with your tantrum."

With his piece being said Ryuu left with a huff as Zywia looked directly into Elmer's eyes as she spoke, "Please do not try and test his patience the Ryuu I know crippled a Low-Level Immortal when he was mid-level Void Immortal and do you know the best part.", she paused for a dramatic effect before she continued again, "Ryuu did that in front of that bastard's teacher who was a Dao Father, so please do not threaten him and insult him or else you might suffer something worse than death."

Zywia then turned towards True-Spear as she spoke with a sigh, "Let us leave or else that idiot will leave us behind.", as she spoke her brows furrowed into a frown as she spoke, "Where is Sister Frost Flames?"

True-Spear gained a small smile on his face as he spoke, "Where do you think she is? She left soon after Ryuu."

As Ryuu took to the skies he was quickly accompanied by Frost Flames while they patiently waited for their companions.

"That Elmer is going to get himself killed and in doing so he will also drag us down."

Ryuu simply pinched the bridge of his nose as he spoke with a sigh, "The only thing left for him is revenge and grief and he is letting himself get consumed by it, his actions are defined and fueled as such."

Frost Flames simply nodded at that as she spoke, "He is so gone in his thoughts of vengeance and grief that I doubt he cares for freeing his brethren."

Ryuu nodded at that as Frost Flames spoke in a worried tone, "There is a saying never tickle a sleeping dragon, so when he does that what should we do."

Ryuu bit his lips as he spoke, "Well I have asked a few of our fellow cultivators and if he or his brethren gets captured because of his stupidity, we will cut our loses move far away from here and hide, always remember no matter what we cannot face them in open warfare."