122: Elder Yan Zhen, suppress the arrogant genius!
The two slowly opened their eyes.
What greeted their sight was a completely different world.
Immortal Mountains floated, divine light soared to the heavens, Auspicious Beasts galloped, spiritual cranes cried in unison, and buildings a hundred times grander than those of the Qingyun Immortal Sect were nestled among the mountains.
Countless powerful Auras shot up from within.
This was Central Continent, the center of the entire Cultivation World!
Looking around, the two were currently on a massive square.
The square was boundless, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Innumerable array patterns were carved on the ground, with spiritual light flowing.
It exuded a heart-palpitating spatial fluctuation.
Around the square, hundreds of such giant teleportation arrays stood, occasionally lighting up as powerful figures emerged from them.
And at every entrance and exit of the square, a team of Cultivators stood, dressed in unified white robes and carrying long swords on their backs.
Each of them had an arrogant expression and sharp eyes... the weakest Aura they exuded was surprisingly the Late Golden Core Stage!
Heavenly Sword Sect Disciple!
This was clearly a massive teleportation hub controlled by the Heavenly Sword Sect.
“From South Spirit Prefecture? Stand over here!”
Just as Murong Zhuyun was still marveling at the Central Continent's profound heritage.
A voice, tinged with impatience, rang out.
A young man, dressed in the attire of a Heavenly Sword Sect Core Disciple, was holding a Jade Slip and imperiously shouting at Chen Xu and Murong Zhuyun, who had just stepped out of the teleportation array.
His name was Qin Li, a Sword Dao Prodigy of the Heavenly Sword Sect, seen once every hundred years.
At a young age, he was already at the Early Nascent Soul Stage of cultivation.
And an even more important identity...
He was precisely Li Xuanfeng, the Law Enforcement Elder who was slapped away by Chen Xu in the Qingyun Immortal Sect, and his most favored Personal Disciple!
His Revered Master had been humiliated and fled back to the Sect in a sorry state; this matter had long spread among the high-ranking members of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Although the Elders in the Sect strictly forbade its spread... as a Personal Disciple, how could Qin Li not know?
His Revered Master, Li Xuanfeng, what kind of person was he?
A Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage supreme existence, one of the faces of the Heavenly Sword Sect!
Yet now he had been slapped into a pig's head, losing several teeth, and his Dao Heart was shadowed, all in front of countless people, by a country bumpkin from South Spirit Prefecture.
He was still in seclusion, recuperating.
This was an utter disgrace!
As a Disciple, Qin Li already harbored a deep hatred for the so-called “Imperial Tutor Chen”!
He had originally thought that this madman, after killing the Demonic Lord and humiliating the Heavenly Sword Sect, would surely cower in South Spirit Prefecture, not daring to come out.
He never expected that he would actually dare to come to Central Continent!
And even dare to come to his Heavenly Sword Sect's territory!
He was simply seeking his own death!
Thinking of this, Qin Li's gaze towards Chen Xu was filled with disdain.
He looked Chen Xu up and down, noting his ordinary green robe.
Then he glanced at Murong Zhuyun beside him, who was peerlessly beautiful but clearly had an unstable Aura.
The sneer on his lips grew even more pronounced.
“Oh, isn't this the legendary Imperial Tutor Chen of South Spirit Prefecture, who single-handedly killed the Demonic Lord?”
Qin Li deliberately raised his tone, calling out in a sarcastic manner.
His shout instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the square.
Countless gazes converged simultaneously.
“From South Spirit Prefecture?”
“Is that the guy who supposedly got lucky and used a secret treasure to kill two Demonic Lords?”
“Heh heh, South Spirit Prefecture, that kind of barbaric land, its Spiritual Qi is as barren as the mortal realm, what kind of person could come from there?”
“That's right! Look at him, he probably hasn't seen a square paved with so many Spirit Stones in his entire life, has he?”
“Look at the female Cultivator next to him, she's indeed a beauty, but it's a pity, Cultivators from South Spirit Prefecture ultimately have too poor a vision and foundation.”
Discussions and sneers, tinged with a sense of superiority, rang out unreservedly in the square.
Those Cultivators from the various Sects of Central Continent looked at Chen Xu and Murong Zhuyun as if they were two bumpkins who had just come to the city from a remote village.
Their eyes were filled with condescending scrutiny and disdain.
How could Murong Zhuyun ever have endured such contempt?
As the number one Fairy of South Spirit Prefecture and the Sect Master of Qingyun Immortal Sect, no matter where she went, she was either revered or surrounded like stars holding the moon.
At this moment, those piercing discussions instantly covered her cold and beautiful face with a layer of frost.
Her hand holding the sword also tightened involuntarily.
However, just as she was about to speak and reprimand them.
A hand gently pressed on her shoulder.
Chen Xu.
He just looked at her calmly and shook his head slightly.
Signaling her not to get angry.
Then, Chen Xu's gaze slowly fell upon Qin Li, who was jumping around like a clown.
Seeing Chen Xu look over... Qin Li not only didn't restrain himself but became even more smug.
In his opinion, the other party's appearance of holding back... meant he was scared!
And rightly so, this was Heavenly Sword Mountain!
This was his Heavenly Sword Sect's territory, so a native from South Spirit Prefecture wouldn't dare to act presumptuously here!
Thinking of this, Qin Li grew bolder, he took two steps forward, almost pressing against Chen Xu's face, and said in a mocking tone:
“Hmm? Why aren't you speaking? Imperial Tutor Chen?”
“First time in my Central Continent, do you feel that even breathing is smoother and sweeter than in your godforsaken South Spirit Prefecture?”
“Hahaha!”
This sentence was utterly malicious!
As soon as these words were uttered, the surrounding Central Continent Cultivators.
Burst into a roar of laughter!
“Senior Brother Qin is right! Hahaha!”
“Bumpkins are just bumpkins, they probably haven't enjoyed such rich Spiritual Qi in their lives!”
They laughed heartily, full of joyous Aura.
However, facing this almost direct humiliation.
Chen Xu's face still showed no trace of anger.
He just looked at this ignorant clown.
And calmly uttered two words.
“Kneel down.”
And these two words, upon reaching Qin Li's ears.
The smile on Qin Li's face suddenly froze.
He was stunned.
He wondered if he had heard wrong.
This bumpkin... what was he saying?
He told him... to kneel down?
After a brief moment of shock, there was an overwhelming surge of anger and absurdity!
“What the hell did you say?!”
Qin Li's face instantly turned liver-colored, and he pointed at Chen Xu's nose, about to curse him out: “What kind of thing are you, daring to tell this young Revered Master to...”
However, the word 'Revered Master' was still stuck in his throat.
Chen Xu moved.
He made no extra movements, just that indifferent gaze, a gentle sweep.
A backhand wave.
Just like that, simple and straightforward!
Boom —!!!
In an instant!
An invisible and formless terrifying pressure descended out of thin air!
Within that pressure, there was even a trace of ancient nobility.
And the Dragon Qi of the Human Emperor, which brooked no defiance!
human emperor seal!
This power had already surpassed mere spiritual power suppression; it was an absolute crushing force of Human Race Luck!
“Ugh!”
Qin Li's pupils contracted sharply at this instant!
The arrogance and disdain on his face were instantly replaced by fear and horror!
He only felt... as if he wasn't facing a Cultivator.
But rather facing a Human Emperor who had walked out of the primordial era!
That pressure made his Divine Soul tremble!
His Nascent Soul wailed! His Bloodline was shaking!
He wanted to resist!
He wanted to circulate his spiritual power and draw out his Natal Flying Sword from his back!
He wanted to unleash the protective Magic Treasure bestowed by his Revered Master!
But he couldn't do anything!
In front of that imperial pressure that commanded the world, his Early Nascent Soul Stage cultivation couldn't circulate even a bit!
The spiritual power within his body was instantly suppressed and solidified!
His Divine Soul as well!
The only thing he could do was watch helplessly as he bent his knees!
Crack!
A crisp sound of bone breaking echoed.
Thump —!!!
The next second, under the gaze of countless eyes that instantly froze.
The Heavenly Sword Sect's Sword Dao Prodigy, seen once every hundred years.
Qin Li, a powerful Early Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.
Just like that, solidly knelt before Chen Xu!
Visibly, the ground was directly smashed into two deep pits by his knees, and cracks instantly spread out!
He wanted to struggle to stand up!
He wanted to roar!
He wanted to tear this man who had humiliated him in public into ten thousand pieces!
But he couldn't do it!
That pressure was crushing down on him relentlessly.
Let alone standing up... he couldn't even move a single finger now, it was a luxury!
He could only maintain this extremely humiliating posture, kneeling on the ground.
His face, due to blood congestion and shame, turned purplish-red.
Like a fermented pig's head!
Humiliation!
Unprecedented humiliation!
Dead silence!
The entire teleportation square, at this instant, fell into a deathly silence!
A pin drop could be heard!
Those Central Continent Cultivators who had been laughing heartily and sneering moments before.
Their smiles were all frozen on their faces!
Their eyes were wide open, almost popping out of their sockets!
Their minds were completely blank!
What did they see?
A wave of a hand!
Just a casual flick of a sleeve!
A genuine Nascent Soul Prodigy! Qin Li of the Heavenly Sword Sect!
Just like that... knelt?!
Without any power to resist!
Is this... is this a dream?!
That was a Nascent Soul Cultivator!
Not some random cat or dog!
In Central Continent, any Nascent Soul Cultivator was enough to establish a Sect.
Becoming a figure of the Old Ancestor level!
But now, he was suppressed and made to kneel in public by such an understated move?!
What kind of monster was this bumpkin from South Spirit Prefecture?!
After a brief dead silence.
Within the crowd, gasps of cold air instantly erupted!
“Hiss —!”
“I... I'm not seeing things, am I? Qin Li... he... he knelt?!”
“One move! Just one move! There wasn't even a spiritual power fluctuation! This... what kind of method is this?!”
“This man's strength is probably far more than what it seems on the surface!”
At this moment, no one dared to look at Chen Xu with the eyes of a bumpkin anymore.
Their eyes were filled only with deep shock and apprehension.
And Murong Zhuyun, standing beside Chen Xu, also had a series of brilliant flashes in her beautiful eyes.
She knew Chen Xu was strong, but she never expected him to be so ridiculously powerful!
With a mere lift of his hand, he suppressed a Nascent Soul Prodigy!
This domineering and powerful display made her heart, which was slightly uneasy upon first arriving in Central Continent.
Instantly settle down.
With this man by her side, what was there to fear, even if it was a dragon's den or a tiger's lair?
Amidst this dead silence and shock.
A thunderous roar, filled with overwhelming anger, suddenly exploded!
“You brat! How dare you injure my Sect Disciple in front of my Heavenly Sword Sect!”
Boom!
Before the words even finished, a terrifying Sword Intent, also belonging to the Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage, shot up into the sky.
And locked onto Chen Xu from afar!
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.
They saw an old man with a sinister face, dressed in Heavenly Sword Sect Elder attire, stepping through the air.
He looked at Qin Li, who was kneeling on the ground, utterly humiliated.
Then he looked at Chen Xu, whose expression was indifferent.
That old face instantly turned incredibly ugly, so gloomy it seemed water would drip from it.
The person who arrived was the Heavenly Sword Sect's Technique Imparting Elder, Qian Feng!
This person, like Li Xuanfeng,
was also a Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage supreme existence.
But his Evil Qi was heavier, and his methods were notoriously ruthless.
Within the Heavenly Sword Sect, Disciples would tremble in fear and dare not speak when they heard his name.
At this moment, Qian Feng arrived, stepping through the air.
With each step he took, the surrounding space trembled.
That terrifying Sword Intent, belonging to a Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, was like a materialized storm.
It instantly swept across the entire plaza!
The Central Spirit Prefecture Cultivators on the plaza, who were originally watching the show, all paled and retreated under this pressure.
Their eyes revealed reverence.
"It's Technique Imparting Elder Qian Feng!"
"Now there's a good show to watch! Elder Qian's temper is much fiercer than Elder Li's. This fellow from the South Spirit Prefecture is dead for sure!"
"To dare publicly humiliate a Heavenly Sword Sect Prodigy on Heavenly Sword Sect territory, he's truly overestimated himself!"
Everyone believed that an earth-shattering battle
was about to erupt!
Qian Feng floated in mid-air, looking down at Chen Xu from above, his sinister eyes revealing undisguised Killing Intent!
"Chen Xu! How dare you!"
His voice was like rolling thunder,
exploding in everyone's ears!
"On my Heavenly Sword Sect's territory, you dare to injure my Disciple! Do you really think that killing two useless Demonic Lords means you can run rampant in my Central Spirit Prefecture?!"
"Today, this Old Man will let you know what it means to not know the immensity of heaven and earth!"
As his voice fell, the space behind him began to distort.
A crimson Flying Sword, exuding monstrous Evil Qi, was already poised to strike!
The sharp Sword Qi even carved deep ravines into the ground!
If this sword were to strike,
it would be enough to kill a Late Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator on the spot!
Above the plaza, the atmosphere was extremely tense!
Murong Zhuyun's pretty face turned pale, and she subconsciously moved to draw her sword and stand shoulder to shoulder with Chen Xu.
However, at this moment of extreme tension, on the verge of eruption,
Chen Xu ignored it!
He simply slowly raised his eyes.
His gaze fell upon the arrogant Qian Feng in mid-air.
It was just... a simple glance.
But it was this one glance!
Boom—!!!
Qian Feng's mind instantly froze.
He stood completely rigid in place!
At this moment, the scene in his eyes shifted!
The next moment, he saw mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
He saw the tragic scene of two towering Demonic Lords being blasted apart by a single punch!
He saw a purple-gray sword light that tore through heaven and earth... that Immortal Dao killing Aura.
It made him feel as if his Nascent Soul would be instantly annihilated!
He even... felt a supreme imperial majesty!
Before that majesty, his Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, which he was so proud of, was like a firefly compared to the bright moon, ridiculously insignificant!
He seemed to see an ancient Human Emperor... looking coldly at him, an ant who didn't know his place, across countless eons of time.
"Ugh..."
A chill shot from Qian Feng's soles straight to his crown!
His poised crimson Flying Sword let out a soft hum.
Its spiritual light instantly dimmed.
And the terrifying Sword Intent that had swept the entire plaza instantly vanished into thin air!
The next moment, he felt... his Nascent Soul!
Trembling frantically!
His reason was frantically warning him!
He would die!
He would definitely die!
As long as he dared to move.
This man in front of him would truly kill him without hesitation!
And, he had the ability to do so!
At this moment, Qian Feng finally personally experienced the helplessness his Junior Brother Li Xuanfeng had felt back then!
In fact, it was even worse!
Because Li Xuanfeng had only felt that Immortal Dao killing Aura.
But he had truly and clearly seen the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
He had seen that imperial Dragon Qi ruling the world!
This man was even more terrifying than the person rumored.
This made him instantly sober up.
This person was not some lucky country bumpkin at all!
His strength... was simply beyond his ability to fathom!
Just as Qian Feng's mind was greatly shaken... and he was scared out of his wits.
Chen Xu's voice slowly sounded: "Those from the South Spirit Prefecture are not to be insulted by the likes of you."
The next moment, his gaze left Qian Feng's face, slowly sweeping over Qin Li, who was kneeling on the ground, and then over the surrounding Central Spirit Prefecture Cultivators, who were silent as cicadas in winter.
Finally, he looked at Qian Feng again and asked indifferently: "Is this the Central Spirit Prefecture's way of hospitality?"
One sentence!
Just one sentence!
But it was like a slap!
Slamming hard on Qian Feng's face!
Slamming on the Heavenly Sword Sect's face!
Slamming on the faces of all Central Spirit Prefecture Cultivators who considered themselves superior!
Yes!
Had he ever actively provoked them from beginning to end?
No!
It was your Heavenly Sword Sect's Disciple, relying on the home advantage, who actively stepped forward to provoke and verbally humiliate!
He merely administered a slight punishment, and your Heavenly Sword Sect's Elder aggressively rushed out.
Wanting to put him to death!
What kind of hospitality was this?
What's the difference between this and bandits?!
At this moment, Qian Feng's already gloomy old face instantly turned the color of pig liver!
The thousands of rebukes he had prepared
were all stuck in his throat,
unable to utter a single word!
Beads of cold sweat, as big as beans, frantically dripped from his forehead!
He wanted to retort, but he dared not!
To make a move, he dared even less!
He could only remain frozen in mid-air, enduring the astonished, disdainful, and mocking gazes.
Feeling his old face burning with pain!
Humiliating!
It was so f***ing humiliating!
When had he, Qian Feng, ever suffered such indignity?!
However, just as he was caught in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat,
the Sect Master and several Grand Elders' repeated admonitions before the alliance meeting echoed in his mind.
"Junior Brother, that Chen Xu possesses Immortal Artifact fragments, which are the key to activating the Heaven Deceiving Array and helping Old Ancestor Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Stage!"
"Before he hands over the item, no matter what he does, you must keep him stable!"
"This matter is truly of great importance, concerning the Heavenly Sword Sect's Luck for the next ten thousand years, and absolutely no mistakes can be tolerated!"
"Everything, prioritize the overall situation!"
Prioritize the overall situation!
Thinking of these four words, all the anger and Killing Intent in Qian Feng's heart instantly extinguished!
He knew that today, he had to endure!
He took a deep breath.
Forcibly suppressing all kinds of thoughts in his heart.
The next second.
Under the gaze of countless astonished eyes,
this Technique Imparting Elder Qian Feng, who had just been full of Killing Intent and arrogant,
actually descended from mid-air and, facing Chen Xu, forced out an ugly smile.
Then he bowed deeply!
"Imperial Tutor Chen... Imperial Tutor Chen, please calm your anger!"
His bow almost made everyone around him pop their eyeballs!
"It's... it's my lax discipline that offended Imperial Tutor. This Old Man... this Old Man apologizes to you on his behalf!"
Offended?
Apologizes?!
When these two words came from the mouth of the dignified Heavenly Sword Sect Technique Imparting Elder,
the Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage Qian Feng,
the entire plaza completely erupted!
"No... no way?! Elder Zhao... is apologizing?!"
"This, this, this... this is truly unbelievable!"
"What... what is the background of this Chen Xu?! To be able to make Qian Feng publicly concede to such an extent!"
Everyone was completely stunned by this surreal scene.
However, what made them even more dumbfounded was yet to come!
Qian Feng, while apologizing, cautiously stepped forward, saying with a fawning expression: "Imperial Tutor Chen, you are a magnanimous person. Although Qin Li is ignorant, his crime does not warrant this!"
"I hope you can... show mercy and spare him this once?"
As he spoke, he was about to help up Qin Li, who was kneeling on the ground.
However, his hand hadn't even touched Qin Li.
"Hmph."
A cold snort came from Chen Xu's nostrils.
Boom!
The imperial pressure suppressing Qin Li suddenly intensified tenfold!
"Pfft—!!!"
Qin Li suffered another heavy blow, violently spitting out a large mouthful of blood.
He instantly went limp like mud, directly collapsing!
His knee bones, along with the Meridians of half his body, were completely crushed by that terrifying pressure in that instant!
Crippled!
The Heavenly Sword Sect's once-in-a-century Sword Dao Prodigy was just like that... crippled!
"You..."
Qian Feng's face changed drastically, and Killing Intent rose in his eyes again!
But before he could speak,
Chen Xu's icy cold voice sounded again.
"If there's a next time, I'll make your Heavenly Sword Sect's Divine Souls utterly annihilated."
Gulp.
Upon hearing this, Qian Feng instantly froze.
After struggling internally for a moment, he fiercely swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Swallowing all his words back into his stomach.
With the opponent's strength... the Sect would really be in trouble then!
And this guy, he dared!
He absolutely dared!
Prioritize the overall situation!
Still, prioritize the overall situation!
Thinking of this, Qian Feng once again suppressed the turbulent waves in his heart.
He dared not say another word.
Nor did he dare to look at Qin Li, who was like a dead dog. Instead, he forced another smile and respectfully made a "please" gesture to Chen Xu and Sect Master Murong.
"Imperial Tutor Chen, Sect Master Murong, please... please follow me."
His voice was even trembling slightly.
Above the plaza, there was a deathly silence.
All the Central Spirit Prefecture Cultivators looked at Qian Feng, who was like a defeated rooster, bowing and scraping in front.
Cautiously leading the way.
Then they looked at the green-robed figure standing with his hands behind his back.
A chill, from the bottom of everyone's hearts, frantically emerged!
This man from the South Spirit Prefecture
was completely not some bumpkin, nor some lucky nouveau riche!
But a true formidable Dragon crossing the river!
A peerless fierce Dragon capable of stirring up the entire Central Spirit Prefecture's situation!
Soon.
A piece of news, like a hurricane, spread throughout Heavenly Sword Mountain and reached the ears of the Prodigies and high-ranking officials of various Sects before the alliance meeting began.
"Chen Xu from the South Spirit Prefecture has arrived! With a single word, he suppressed an Elder, and with a single thought, he overwhelmed a Prodigy!"