A soft-spoken sentence, yet it shook the entire scene!

This sound was like a thunderbolt on a clear day, causing everyone’s gaze to simultaneously turn towards the source of the voice.

"It’s Miss Bing Yu and the boy from the Mortal World. Has that boy gone mad? He actually dared to insult Mr. Feng Chu and Master Xuanwu!"

Shen Luo broke out in a cold sweat, as if witnessing the most shocking event.

Xuanwu’s terror was something Shen Luo was very clear about.

He was known as the North King, unifying the northern Esoteric Sect, and was one of the four Great Kings of the Esoteric Sect!

These four were the strongest in the east, west, north, and south directions of the Esoteric Sect!

Even across the entire Yellow Level Sect, Xuanwu’s name was a force to be reckoned with!

Xuanwu became a Middle-Tier Martial God at the age of twenty, long becoming an idol in the hearts of the youth in the Hidden Sect, even Shen Luo was in awe of him, regarding him as a god-like existence!

All these years, Shen Luo had been chasing Xuanwu’s footsteps, but unfortunately couldn’t even catch up with his father, let alone him!

Yet now there was someone daring to call him a little thief, and even insult his master Feng Chu as an old thief!

This was undoubtedly a direct provocation to Xuanwu!

To everyone, this seemed too absurd.

At this moment, even Xuanwu was slightly surprised. Immediately, he looked up at Ye Qingtian and said, "Young man, I’ll give you two choices, kneel and apologize, or die."

"Little thief, I’ll also give you two choices, either die or die miserably."

Ye Qingtian said slowly.

As if killing Xuanwu was of no consequence to him.

"This boy must be out of his mind!"

The members of the Divine Camel Sect said.

A nameless nobody from the Mortal World, daring to run wild in the Hidden Sect Realm?

And still dare to provoke the disciple of Mud Bodhisattva, Mr. Feng Chu’s prized pupil?

This is simply courting death!

Does he really think he’s the Sect Leader?

Even the Sect Leader of a typical Yellow Level Sect would not dare publicly challenge Xuanwu, would they?

"Today’s young people, really don’t know the measure." Shen Mietian shook his head, even he wouldn’t dare disrespect Xuanwu.

Xuanwu had always been Shen Luo’s idol, to gain his idol’s favor, Shen Luo stepped forward: "Martial Uncle, this is all because of my incompetence. This boy is someone I encountered before the Nine Nether Sand Sea, seeing him blocked by the Sand Sea, I brought him back. Little did I know, he would be so arrogant to defy you. Rest assured, I will make him suffer a fate worse than death!"

With that, Shen Luo was about to take action.

Who knew Ye Qingtian couldn’t care less about Shen Luo and instead took a lazy glance at Xuanwu, saying leisurely, "Have you made your choice?"

At this moment, the members of the Divine Camel Sect were all shocked.

Has Ye Qingtian gone mad? Still daring to boast so shamelessly!

"And if I choose neither?" Xuanwu asked playfully.

As if he regarded Ye Qingtian as mere entertainment.

"Well, then I’ll make the choice for you." With that, Ye Qingtian struck with his palm, and a powerful, unparalleled force instantly swept through the courtyard.

A palm as large as a dragon’s head fell like a giant stone from the sky, destroying everything in its path!

A terrifying, majestic, demonic aura erupted throughout the courtyard.

The eyes of everyone were filled with shock.

Initially, Xuanwu regarded Ye Qingtian as amusing prey, contempt and disdain in his heart.

But the might of Ye Qingtian’s palm instilled fear in him, making him realize that resisting was impossible, and it was too late to act.

This palm seemed to press down the entire sky and all its laws.

In the shocked expressions of the crowd, Xuanwu was struck to the ground by the huge palm!

He fainted!

To faint a Middle-Tier Martial God with one palm strike, how terrifying must this power be?

The members of the Divine Camel Sect were wide-eyed, their scalps tingling.

No one expected that an unremarkable mortal from the Mortal World could crush a Middle-Tier Martial God with just one hand!

"You... you better release Martial Uncle Xuanwu, or you will be opposing the Esoteric Sect." Shen Luo was still immersed in shock, stuttering as he spoke.

However, in his view, Ye Qingtian had launched a sudden assault. In a fair confrontation, Ye Qingtian surely could not be a match.

"The Esoteric Sect? Such a small sect, I haven’t taken it seriously. If they dare target Da Huang, then they can only die." Ye Qingtian said leisurely.

But at this moment, the aura emanating from him directly shocked everyone present.

Even the Sect Leader of the Divine Camel Sect, Shen Mietian, felt deep fear.

Bai Xue and Shen Luo were even more astounded.

When they first encountered Ye Qingtian, he was cold, neither sad nor happy. In the eyes of the Divine Camel Sect members, he seemed laughable.

When he said he could traverse the Nine Nether Sand Sea, they ridiculed him even more!

But now Ye Qingtian, with an invincible might, crushed the monstrous genius Xuanwu.

The members of the Divine Camel Sect finally realized that Ye Qingtian’s strength was something for them to look up to.

They all cursed themselves for being so blind, mistaking a peerless genius for a mediocre mortal.

At this moment, Xuanwu finally awakened, his first question was, "Who... who are you?"

In his impression, there was no such genius as Ye Qingtian in the Hidden Sect.

"You are unworthy of knowing. Take me to the Esoteric Sect, when your grandmaster kneels, I will let you all know." Ye Qingtian said blandly.

"How dare you... insult... ah..."

Just as the threatening words were about to leave his mouth, he felt an overwhelming oppression above his body!

It was as if a mountain was pressing down on him. If he dared resist, he would be crushed to dust.

"Is this... a Spirit Array!"

"Could he be a Spirit Array Master?" Shen Mietian said in terror.

Among countless martial artists, only a handful could become Spirit Masters, and among countless Spirit Masters, only one or two could become Spirit Array Masters!

Even the much-revered Feng Chu spent decades of effort to become a Spirit Array Master.

At this time, Ye Qingtian walked up to Shen Mietian and said plainly, "Lend me a dog chain."

"Old Lu, quickly go fetch a dog chain for Mr. Ye."

Shen Mietian didn’t dare ask Ye Qingtian why he needed a dog chain.

Bringing the dog chain, Ye Qingtian tossed it to Da Huang, who grinned and fastened it around Xuanwu’s neck.

Thus, a dog led a person, heading towards the Esoteric Sect.

Bing Yu completed her mission and returned to the Poison Sect.

They left Divine Camel City and set off southward.

A day later, they arrived at another ancient city.

This place was ten times larger than Divine Camel City!

What was even more shocking was that such a large city was actually enveloped by a light barrier.

Vast Spiritual Qi like the sea and terrifying, heaven-defying arrays were atop it.

The Spiritual Qi array merged with the entire city, with occasional sounds of phoenix cries and dragon roars echoing above the city.

The massive array operated, making it impregnable, unbreakable.

"This is the city where the Southern Celestial King, the Vermilion Bird, resides. It’s called Vermilion Bird City. By passing through here and two more cities, we’ll reach the Esoteric Sect’s headquarters."

"But my sister Vermilion Bird has always been fierce. Seeing me like this, she definitely won’t let it rest. Why don’t we disguise ourselves to pass through Vermilion Bird City?" Xuanwu suggested.

Ye Qingtian smiled faintly and said, "Cowardice is not my style. I’ll meet your sister Vermilion Bird. I didn’t bring a maid for laundry and cooking this time to the Hidden Sect. Your sister Vermilion Bird is surely unworthy of being my maid, but there’s no choice, I’ll have to make do with her for now."