With Ye Chen’s thudding fall, the sound of fractured bones echoed. The entire hall was in total shock! Everyone, from the high seats including the Chairn and Elders, widened their eyes, their faces stunned as they looked at the two master-disciple figures, hand in hand, in the center of the hall. The silence lasted for a long ti. So quiet you could hear a pin drop!
As a participant in the incident, Lin Xiao felt as if ten thousand ants were crawling over his body. How he wished he could quickly leave the scene! The crucial issue was that his drunk Master was tightly holding his hand, so he absolutely did not dare to move!
"My apprentice! Ye Chen, my boy! How pitiful you are! You were wrongly accused last night, and today you’ve been hurt by this inexplicable attack!"
"As your Master... My heart aches so much!"
A cry that was almost a howl echoed through the great hall.
People turned their heads to look. They saw a short, plump figure in a purple Daoist robe rushing forward, lifting up the nearly broken Ye Chen, his expression of extre sadness touching everyone’s hearts.
Xiao Hongling saw everything and sobered up considerably. Her phoenix eyes were dull as she stood stunned for several seconds.
Then she cleared her throat, regaining her domineering deanor. "Well... Daoist Yuan Yi! Do not bla my ruthlessness. It was your disciple Ye Chen who provoked my disciple first!"
SHING—
After speaking, she jerked her arm in the void, and a green longsword materialized from her Purple Mansion, falling perfectly into her palm!
The next mont, with a casual wave of her hand—
WHOOSH!
An intense and unparalleled green sword light streaked across!
The ancient gate in the distance, cast from ten-thousand-year-old refined iron, was suddenly marked with a startling slash. It imdiately broke into pieces, turning into dust!
What terrifying Sword Intent this was!
What frightening ans these were!
Is this... the oppressive power of Qinglan Sect’s once-in-a-millennium peerless Sword Cultivator, the foremost figure in the ancient Sword Dao?
At that mont, the hall was once again in shock.
Even Daoist Yuan Yi, who had been sobbing dramatically, fell silent, his face filled with apprehension.
Under the gaze of hundreds of eyes, the woman with cascading black hair and an ethereal beauty that transcended the mortal world, still holding her apprentice’s hand, uttered in a chilling, stern tone, "I, Xiao Hongling, declare it here today! As long as I am present, no one is allowed to harm a single hair on my apprentice!"
"Among all the gods and deities across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, none are qualified to judge my disciple!"
Each word she spoke was forceful and resounding, echoing endlessly.
At this ti, the Elders and Chairn on the dais, including Sect Leader True Master Ziyun, more or less lost their composure. However, no one dared to be the first to reprimand her.
A joke? How could anyone manage her? Who would even dare to try?
This woman was the strongest under the "Six Holy Beings" of the Qinglan Sect and possessed the highest combat power among all past Chairn. When drunk, she was akin to an Upper Realm Sword Demon incarnate—killing Buddhists who blocked her path, slaying gods who stood in her way—utterly unstoppable!
Even taking a huge step back, everyone present endeavored for peace and aid to ascend to immortality. Who among them would want to reason with a drunkard whose combat power was off the charts, whose mind was muddled, and who could go on a rampage at any mont?
It wasn’t worth it!
"Master..."
In the absolute silence, Lin Xiao finally could not help but whisper, "You seem to have misunderstood. Is it possible... that Ye Chen just ca over to shake hands with and make peace..."
"Huh...?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongling’s phoenix eyes widened, revealing a montarily dazed and cute expression.
Then, her expression turned serious again. Gritting her teeth, she said, "You... you you you just shut up! Your Master said that he had murderous intent towards you! He absolutely did! Unquestionably! Got it?"
"Ah, I... I understand, Master!"
Lin Xiao could only nod in agreent, though his heart was filled with a helpless, wry smile. Of course, he knew that after his beautiful Master, Xiao Hongling, had knocked Ye Chen flying and sobered up from her drunken haze, and considering everyone’s reaction, she must have realized she had made a huge blunder. But who was she? She was the top Sword Cultivator in the Eastern Region, the universally recognized number one goddess in the Cultivation World of Central State, Xiao Hongling! How could she be wrong? The only thing that could be wrong was this world!
Under the watchful gaze of everyone, perhaps finally feeling so embarrassnt, Xiao Hongling, her extrely beautiful and fair cheeks slightly flushed, held her eldest apprentice’s hand and said, "Ah, there’s no use talking about it! Let’s... let’s go!"
"Master will take you back to the mountain! Hmph! My disciple, Xiao Hongling’s disciple, must not be subjected to such humiliation!"
With that, she did not wait for Lin Xiao’s response, once again took his hand, and with a re thought, transford into a breathtaking sword light and flew out of the great hall.
「At the sa ti.」
As they watched the sword light gradually disappear, the hearts of everyone present, which had been caught in their throats, finally settled.
「It was at this mont.」
Everyone noticed that at the back of the great hall, a petite and pretty young girl with bare feet was walking out the door with a soulful and lost look in her eyes.
"Eh? This young girl... seems to be the little Junior Sister from Divine Phoenix Peak!"
"Right! It’s her! Her na is Lu Yingying. Despite her young age, she’s a powerful Beastmaster!"
"No way! Chief Xiao just rushed into the great hall with only her eldest disciple and left this little apprentice behind? Isn’t she being too partial!"
"Hmm....it seems that Chief Xiao’s absolute favoritism towards her eldest disciple is not just a rumor!"
"Speaking of which, I saw Senior Brother Lin standing next to Chief Xiao just now, holding hands and looking so intimate... it really gives off the impression they are a couple of Immortals. What if they actually...cough, cough."
"Now *this* is interesting! I’m wide awake! Keep talking!"
"Hah, is no one brave enough to say it?"
"Fine, I’m a straightforward person, so I’ll say it! I really want to see Senior Brother Lin successfully pursue Chief Xiao, break the taboo, and beco a Daoist couple~~"
"Let’s be honest, no more pretense! too!"
"Count in!"
...
"Silence, everyone! Today’s event is nothing but a big misunderstanding! Let’s end it here. Whoever discusses this matter again will be severely punished!"
Seeing the disciples’ increasingly outrageous comnts outside, True Master Ziyun and the Elders on the dais, their faces grim, quickly intervened to stop the gossip.
"Sect Leader Brother, we can’t just let this continue."
The Chairman of Red Cloud Peak, a skinny, monkey-faced Daoist nad Chisong, ca forward and said, "Our Sister Hongling is becoming more and more lawless. Today she disregarded Daoist Brother Yuan Yi’s dignity; tomorrow, she might be trampling all over your Dragon Head Peak’s authority."
"Moreover, I just sensed that Sister Hongling’s aura seems even stronger. I’m afraid she has already reached the Divinity Transformation Stage. If this continues, unless the Six Holy Beings act together, no one will be able to restrain her. We need to start preparing early."
"Mm, Brother Chisong, your concerns are indeed reasonable."
True Master Ziyun stroked his short beard and said agreeably, "How about this, Brother Chisong? Why don’t you go have a chat with Sister Hongling? In your capacity as her Senior Brother, you could give her a proper talking-to."
"Sect Leader Brother, you...."
Daoist Chisong imdiately turned pale and couldn’t speak another word.
"Alright, both Senior Brothers, let handle this matter."
At this ti, a soft and charming voice sounded.
The speaker was the Chairman of Phoenix Caw Peak, Su i, who was fourth in seniority among the Chairn of the Five Branches.
Su i was sitting elegantly on her Chairman’s seat, one of her snow-white legs propped up gracefully, while trimming her nails and speaking in a seemingly casual tone, "I know Sister Hongling’s temperant better than anyone. Besides... I’m actually quite taken by Martial Nephew Lin’s aptitude. With the upcoming Five Branches Martial Tournant, I intend to invite him to stay on our Phoenix Caw Peak for a while so he can exchange Sword Dao insights with my Wanning and they can improve together. I wonder if Sister Hongling will agree."
"Great! Chief Su, please take care of this matter!"
"You must persuade Chief Xiao properly!"
"The peace and calm of our Qinglan Immortal Sect for this period rests in your hands!"
Hearing her statent, the surrounding Elders all spoke up in agreent.
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