47: The stunningly beautiful young woman, the patriarch, dismissed the sect leader with a single word.

"Little fellow, have you caused enough trouble?"

The Old Ancestor's gentle and pleasing voice slowly echoed across the deathly silent martial arts arena.

Yet, it carried an undeniable majesty that compelled heaven and earth to submit.

Lin Chen looked at the "old monster" before him, who was unbelievably beautiful, and retracted all the sharp edges of his demeanor, giving her a slight nod as a form of greeting.

He knew that any pretense was futile in front of this woman.

Meanwhile, Sect Master Yun Yun, upon hearing the Old Ancestor's seemingly plain words—which actually contained a hint of "reproach"—was so terrified that her delicate body trembled violently. She bowed her head even lower, not daring to take a single breath.

The Old Ancestor stopped looking at Lin Chen, and her gentle, beautiful eyes slowly turned toward Yun Yun, who was kneeling on the ground.

She sighed softly. Her voice was still gentle, but it instantly plunged Yun Yun's heart into the abyss.

"Yun Yun..."

"Back then, I entrusted the Purple Cloud Holy Land to you, hoping you would expand its glory, not that you would... gamble the entire sect's future merely to maintain your own ridiculous 'dignity.'"

"A truly qualified leader should recognize the value of talent, not... their gender."

Her words were very tactful.

There was not a single harsh word.

Yet, every word pierced the heart!

She directly exposed Yun Yun's narrow-mindedness, which, due to "male discrimination" and "personal ambition for power," had nearly dragged the sect into eternal perdition!

"Old Ancestor... disciple... this disciple knows her mistake!"

Yun Yun frantically knocked her head, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

However, the next second!

Her demeanor suddenly changed dramatically!

She lifted her exquisite, tear-stained face. Gone was the majesty of a queen, replaced by a pitiable, utterly helpless look, like a little girl who had suffered a great injustice!

"But... Old Ancestor! You cannot blame this disciple alone!"

She extended a jade finger, pointing far off toward Lin Chen, her voice filled with "grievance" and "indignation"!

"It's all because of this man! He... he relied on his brute strength, showed no respect for elders, and scorned the sect rules! Look... look what he did to Qingxue!"

"Qingxue... she is a rare genius the sect sees only once every century! And just like that... he crippled her! Waaah... this disciple... this disciple acted out of sudden desperation, which is why... why I lost my composure!"

She actually acted like a little fairy in front of everyone, "pouting," "complaining," and "passing the buck" to the Old Ancestor!

That acting was truly superb!

She pushed all the responsibility completely onto others!

Seeing her act this way, all the disciples present were dumbfounded, their worldviews shattered once again.

Lin Chen, upon watching this, sneered internally.

(Good heavens, it's a waste of talent that she isn't an actress.)

However, after hearing her "tearful complaint," the Old Ancestor's face remained as calm as an ancient well.

She merely glanced indifferently at The Asura Blood Maiden, who was unconscious on the ground, her Dantian shattered and her aura weak.

Immediately afterward, she performed an action that caused everyone to freeze in shock once more.

She simply waved her hand casually in the direction of The Asura Blood Maiden.

As if brushing away a bit of insignificant dust.

A streak of seven-colored radiance, brimming with endless vital energy, instantly submerged itself into The Asura Blood Maiden's body.

The next second!

A miracle occurred!

Qin Mengyao's meridians, damaged from her forced breakthrough, rapidly healed at a visible speed!

Her pale, beautiful face quickly regained its color!

And her Golden Core, which had already been shattered by a single finger strike from Lin Chen!

It actually... reformed under the enveloping radiance!

Furthermore, it was even more solidified, more complete, and more spiritual than before!

In just three breaths!

A Golden Core genius who should have been crippled was just like that, casually... saved by her!

Moreover, her foundation was even more stable than before!

Boom—!!!

"This... what kind of divine ability is this?!"

"Bringing the dead back to life! Reversing fate! Is this... the power of the Late Nascent Soul Stage?!"

"Too... too terrifying!"

The entire audience was once again terrified and scattered by the Old Ancestor's unfathomable methods!

Sect Master Yun Yun was initially delighted when she saw her disciple saved, but immediately afterward, she was completely... speechless.

All her "excuses" and "grievances" seemed so... pale and powerless in the face of the Old Ancestor's absolute strength, which allowed her to "casually save someone."

Only after completing all this did the Old Ancestor turn her gentle gaze back toward Lin Chen.

She revealed a kind smile, one beautiful enough to dim the radiance of heaven and earth.

"Little fellow,"

"Now, I will ask you again."

"Are you genuinely willing to join my Purple Cloud Holy Land?"

"If you simply nod, this Ancestor can arrange for you to directly become my... Personal Disciple!"

Personal! Dis-ci-ple!

As soon as these four words were uttered, the entire audience went wild again!

Even Yun Yun stared intensely at Lin Chen with eyes burning with maddening jealousy!

That was the Personal Disciple of the Founding Old Ancestor!

A single step to heaven!

He could walk sideways across the entire Tianfeng Kingdom!

Facing the Old Ancestor's promise of becoming her "Personal Disciple," a promise that could drive anyone mad.

Under the gaze of the entire audience, filled with jealousy and envy.

Lin Chen, however, smiled.

He slowly shook his head at the peerlessly beautiful young woman before him, whom he perceived as full of "goodwill."

"Thank you, Old Ancestor, for your kind favor."

His voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable resolve.

"It's just that I'm afraid... this disciple cannot remain in the Purple Cloud Holy Land."

Boom!

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire audience erupted in an uproar!

He... he actually... refused?!

Is he insane?! That was an invitation from the Founding Old Ancestor! He just... threw away a chance to ascend to heaven in a single step?!

Even a hint of surprise flashed in the Old Ancestor's gentle, beautiful eyes.

"Oh? Why?" she asked with interest.

"Because," Lin Chen's gaze slowly swept over Sect Master Yun Yun on the Stage Dais, whose face instantly turned ashen, and then over the elders and disciples below, whose expressions were complicated. A half-smile curved on his lips.

"Because, ever since this disciple stepped into this place, all I have felt is... prejudice, deliberate obstruction, and killing intent."

"First, there was an assessment that seemed fair but was actually designed for me to fail."

"Then, a celebration banquet filled with schemes and calculations."

"Finally, they even resorted to using the low-grade demonic forbidden drug, the Softening Tendon Corroding Bone Powder."

With every sentence he spoke, Sect Master Yun Yun's face grew paler!

And the faces of all the disciples in the audience felt burning hot!

"Old Ancestor," Lin Chen redirected his gaze toward the only reasonable woman before him, a hint of self-mockery in his tone.

"Although this disciple is untalented, I still possess some backbone."

"Since this place does not welcome me, this disciple will absolutely not shamelessly linger where I am unwanted."

"After today, the Purple Cloud Holy Land and I shall part ways, owing nothing to each other."

His words were well-founded and reasonable.

He highlighted his grievances while simultaneously giving the Old Ancestor ample respect.

He positioned himself on the moral high ground, allowing him to advance or retreat freely!

After hearing Lin Chen's speech, the Old Ancestor fell silent.

Her gentle, beautiful eyes quietly glanced at Yun Yun, who was kneeling on the ground, already shaking with fear, and she sighed softly.

She knew that every word the little fellow spoke was true.

Given Yun Yun's temperament, even if she forced him to stay, Yun Yun would certainly cause him endless trouble in the future.

He could not be retained.

Thinking of this, a deep, uncontrollable sense of regret flashed in the Old Ancestor's heart!

Such an unparalleled prodigy, seen only once in ten thousand years, capable of changing the world's structure!

And yet... simply because of Yun Yun's foolishness and narrow-mindedness, the sect was about to miss out on him?!

No!

Absolutely not!

A thought began to wildly sprout in her mind!

The next second!

Her gentle gaze instantly sharpened!

She looked at Yun Yun, who was kneeling on the ground, and slowly spoke.

Her voice was still gentle.

But what it contained was a supreme divine might that caused the entire world to freeze!

"Yun Yun."

"Yes... this disciple is here!"

"You have managed the sect for over two hundred years, yet your cultivation has remained stagnant at the Early Nascent Soul Stage, without any progress."

"It is clear that the power of the mortal world has blinded your Dao Heart."

"Starting today,"

The Old Ancestor's voice was calm, yet it was like a divine decree from the Ninth Heaven, announcing the final judgment!

"You shall step down from the position of Sect Master and go into the mortal world for a hundred years of tempering."

"Return only when you have overcome your inner demons and advanced to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage."