Meanwhile.

Lintian City, in another corner.

Tang Lifei, Sun Wuming, and others were chatting idly. As for Chu Tian, he was riding a black lion, expressionless and uninterested in the topics of others.

To everyone,

Ye Qingchen managed to secure the first place in the selection by some means of cheating. Because this method can’t last long, Ye Qingchen hasn’t appeared since entering Heaven-Shocking Peak!

But Chu Tian doesn’t think so.

’Back then, Ye Qingchen was able to kill six city lords in the Human Immortal Martial Tomb, which is definitely not an ordinary method!’

’But why didn’t the bell ring even once during his aptitude test?’

Regarding this question,

Chu Tian is also at a loss.

At this moment, an Inner Sect Disciple hurriedly rushed over and whispered a few words to Tang Lifei, whose expression immediately lit up with excitement.

"What’s the matter?" Sun Wuming and others asked in surprise.

"It’s Ye Qingchen, he’s appeared!" Tang Lifei sneered, "Moreover, Lin Tianlai, along with many Inner Sect Disciples, has run into him! I think there will definitely be some conflict this time!"

"Really?" Zhang Muyun’s eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Let’s go take a look!"

After saying that, he added with hatred on his face, "That brat actually dares to appear again after injuring me, causing me to miss the selection! This time, I’m going to crush his hands and feet completely and ruin him!"

...

"What do you want to do?"

Seeing Lin Tianlai and others approaching aggressively, Lu Yanwu raised her eyebrows and stepped forward without politeness, rebuking, "Lin Tianlai, I warn you, don’t make trouble for no reason!"

"Lu Yanwu, this is none of your business."

The opponent is a Supreme Elder’s True Disciple, not someone he can afford to provoke, so Lin Tianlai doesn’t pay attention to her. Instead, he sneers at Ye Qingchen, saying:

"Is this the extent of your courage? After the selection, you hide behind Elder Su, and now you let Lu Yanwu stand up for you. Are you planning to spend your life hiding behind women?"

Lu Yanwu’s face changed and she was about to speak when Ye Qingchen coldly spoke: "What do you want?"

Lu Yanwu was stunned; seeing Ye Qingchen speak, she could only keep silent, but her gaze towards Lin Tianlai and the others became filled with pity. Since Ye Qingchen intervened, she could only feel sorry for these people. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Sea of Zhou also shook his head silently, as if lamenting the foolishness of these people.

Yet.

Lin Tianlai, Li Yichao, and others were still unaware of the real issue.

Especially Li Yichao, who was full of contemptuous smiles, "What do I want? Naturally, I want to teach you a lesson! If you’re smart, kneel and kowtow three times, then roll out of Taotian Palace, I might spare you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t mind crippling you right here!"

Li Yichao crossed his arms, sneering, his gaze like a deity overlooking the ants below.

Seeing Ye Qingchen not moving, the other Inner Sect Disciples also shouted recklessly:

"Why aren’t you kneeling yet? Do you plan to resist?"

"I heard you killed a Half-Step Human Immortal in Celestial Secret Mountain, do you still have that kind of capability now?"

"Haha, aren’t you scared stiff?"

The commotion on the street naturally attracted many onlookers.

The previously distant Chu Tian and others also stood to the side watching from afar.

"Isn’t that Li Yichao?"

"These are Taotian Palace’s top-tier Inner Sect Disciples!"

"Haha, there’s some excitement to watch."

Several people watched this scene with mocking smiles.

Keep in mind,

These Inner Sect Disciples may not have as good aptitude as them, but because they joined Taotian Palace earlier and have cultivated longer, their strength and mastery are slightly higher. Although Li Yichao can’t compare to the late Lin Tongfeng, his strength definitely surpasses the erstwhile Wu Xingyun and Tuoba Ye.

In everyone’s view,

These people came to confront Ye Qingchen, who achieved first place in the selection through cheating, and he surely wouldn’t be able to resolve this problem.

Just as everyone thought Ye Qingchen would choose to retreat, they saw him coolly say:

"With the likes of you, worthless creatures, daring to cause me trouble?"

"What did you say?" Li Yichao’s smile froze.

"If you kneel and beg for mercy now, I might let you leave intact!" Ye Qingchen, with his hands behind his back, looked indifferent.

"Courting death!"

Before Li Yichao could speak, the many Inner Sect Disciples behind him were already furious.

"This brat won’t shed tears until he sees the coffin!"

"Let him see our strength!"

"Take him down!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Amidst the furious shouts, several Celestial Venerable Ninth Layer disciples could no longer endure. Their bodies surged with True Qi simultaneously, transforming into several afterimages heading straight for Ye Qingchen.

A Celestial Venerable Ninth Layer is formidable, but even more so with seven or eight of them attacking at the same time.

All the onlookers felt the release of True Qi like a whirlwind, as if they were in a tumultuous tsunami, swaying uncontrollably. Before even realizing it, they saw those few individuals already blurring towards Ye Qingchen.

At this moment.

The eight Celestial Venerables were nothing short of rushing squalls, howling lightning, and flooding torrents. Their formidable stance was utterly unstoppable, ferocious to the extreme!

"That brat is doomed!"

Witnessing this scene, Zhang Muyun sneered.

Tang Lifei and others also had mocking and disdainful looks in their eyes.

Yet.

This expression of theirs, barely emerging, instantly froze.

In the unbelievable gazes of everyone, Ye Qingchen stood without moving, merely flicking his finger!

That flick seemed casual as if it was insignificant. But a powerful force burst forth fiercely. Battling in the air relentlessly, like a white dragon roaring to kill.

"Not good!"

Seeing this, Li Yichao’s expression changed, wanting to rescue them, but it was already too late.

Ye Qingchen’s flick sent out a force that those several didn’t even react to before being hit by it, brutally taking Ye Qingchen’s one flick head-on.

"Boom!"

A muffled sound.

Only to see,

The seven or eight who came charging mid-air, jolted as if struck by lightning, spitting out blood on the spot, flying back like arrows loosed, at a faster speed than they came.

In numerous shocked gazes, they streaked across the sky and crashed onto the ground. The first to hit went tumbling several hundred feet on the ground, crashing through the crowd, smashing several buildings, and was buried within the ruins amidst a deafening crash!

Dead silence filled the place, everyone was dumbfounded, unable to believe.

Lin Tianlai, Tang Lifei, Zhang Muyun, and others nearly popped their eyes out. The others also had their smiles frozen completely, looking at Ye Qingchen as if seeing a ghost!

In everyone’s incredulous gazes,

Ye Qingchen calmly retracted his right hand, looking at Lin Tianlai and Li Yichao, with a faint smile.

"Do you still want me to kneel and beg for mercy now?"