Inside the Imperial Sword Hall.
A group of people arrived in a grandiose manner. Their bodies carried traces of coldness as they directly walked into the hall.
The person leading the group was a man wearing a black gown. He had a very imposing appearance and was emitting a sharp aura from his body. As for the group of people following behind him, they were all elders of the Ascension Sect's outer court. Their statuses were not low.
Furthermore, within the group of elders, there was an extremely wretched old man. This old man's entire body was wrapped tightly in bandages, and his pair of turbid eyes were filled with a sinister look.
"Bastards!"
The black-robed man slammed his hand on the wooden table, turning it into dust. At the same time, all the elders lowered their heads.
They held high positions in the sect, but the black-robed man in front of them was a high-ranking member of the inner sect of the Yuhua Sect. He held great power, and the Imperial Sword Hall was established by him.
In other words, he was the person in charge of the Imperial Sword Hall.
His name was Yang Qizhi, and he was an inner sect elder of the Yuhua Sect. At the same time, he was also a member of the Yang Family.
Yang Xue was his biological daughter.
Glaring angrily at the elders behind him, Yang Qizhi said, "I can't believe a snot-nosed brat like that dares to embarrass the Yang Clan in front of so many people. Don't tell me you lot are all good-for-nothings!?"
"Elder Yang, although that brat is young, he's very strong. We're no match for him."
At that moment, two elders stepped forward. At the same time, they looked at Gu Lei behind them, their faces filled with helplessness.
Yang Qizhi's eyes flashed. He took a step forward, and his long hair fluttered in the wind.
"Scram!"
A low voice came out of Yang Qizhi's mouth. His robe fluttered, and the two outer sect elders who were standing not far away were sent flying. They crashed into the wall and spat out mouthfuls of blood, fainting on the spot.
"Elder, please calm down!"
The Outer Sect Elders all dropped to their knees. Even the seriously injured Gu Lei dropped to the ground. Despite the unbearable pain from his wounds, he didn't dare to make a sound. He knew that if he angered Yang Qizhi, the consequences would not be as simple as coughing up blood.
Yang Qi looked around coldly. "There's only a month left until the Inner Sect selections begin. This is supposed to be the time for the Imperial Sword Society to rise to prominence. But instead, you bastards tarnished our reputation, and even dragged the Yang Clan down with you. Don't tell me you're all out of your minds?"
"Elder Yang, that young man is Ye Chen. He's the kid that the Wanshou Sect is trying to capture. He knows some kung fu, and when he attacked suddenly, Elder Gu was caught off guard and was injured by him."
At this moment, a slightly older elder walked out and said with his head lowered.
"Ye Chen?"
Yang Qizhi rolled his eyes. No wonder this name sounded familiar. It turned out that he was involved with the Wanshou Sect.
"This man is Ye Yao's older brother. I reckon that he has come to our Ascension Sect this time around for the reunion of the siblings. However, Elder Yang, please rest assured. I have already arranged for people to teach that Ye Chen a lesson. You will definitely be satisfied." That elder displayed a sinister smile on his face.
"Alright, I'll trust you one more time."
Yang Qizhi looked satisfied. With a wave of his sleeve, his body turned into a beam of light and disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye. * * *
Inside the palace, Ye Chen's residence.
Ye Chen was meditating in his room. Suddenly, a faint rumbling sound entered the room, startling Ye Chen out of his meditation.
"Ye Chen, get the hell out here!"
A shout was heard, followed by a ferocious palm energy. The palm energy landed on the door, shaking the entire room and causing a lot of dust to fall down. This caused Ye Chen's pupils to dilate. 'What a tyrannical guy.' There was a strict rule in the Ascension Sect that without the permission of the other party, no one was allowed to disturb the quiet training of others.
But at this moment, someone was banging on his door and shouting loudly. If someone was at a critical moment of a breakthrough, this kind of behavior could cause the person to fail. If it was light, the person would vomit blood and be injured. If it was serious, the person would faint on the spot.
Ye Chen stood up and walked out of the room. He looked at the person who had come. The person had his hands behind his back and was standing outside the wooden railings. He had a smug smile on his face and seemed to be quite spirited. This person was Li Qing.
"If you don't come out, I'm afraid I'll break in."
Li Qing glanced at Ye Chen and said in an indifferent tone.
Other than Li Qing, the doors of the surrounding rooms were also opened. Many outer sect disciples looked over curiously. They were all chatting as if they were waiting to watch a good show.
Li Qing was Lu Yang's underling. This was something that all of the outer court disciples were aware of. Wasn't this newcomer a little too daring to provoke Li Qing?
"You're the only one in the Land of Freshmen who hasn't paid the protection fee. Come with me. Big brother Lu Yang wants to talk to you."
After saying that, Li Qing turned around and walked out of the door.
"Stop right there!"
Just as Li Qing was about to leave, Ye Chen suddenly spat out two cold words. Li Qing stopped in his tracks and turned around. His eyes were filled with frivolity as he said proudly, "What?
Are you afraid now? "
"You seem to have made a mistake, right?" Ye Chen asked coldly.
"Made a mistake?"
Li Qing frowned. Soon after, he burst into laughter. "Don't tell me you're so scared that your legs have turned to jelly and you're trying to stall for time now?"
Ye Chen sneered in response to Li Qing's mockery. "It's one thing for you to deprive others of their contribution points for no reason, so I won't hold it against you for now. However, you slammed on my door without permission and used your Yuan Power to disturb my meditation. Your actions seem to have violated the Yuhua Sect's rules, right?"
"Rules?"
Li Qing revealed a helpless expression. He shook his head and smiled. "Ye Chen, I know that you're quite capable. However, let me tell you this. The Yuhua Sect's waters run deep. If you think that you can sweep through everything, then you're really stupid."
Li Qing spat on the ground and ignored Ye Chen as he strode out of the stone door.
However, at that moment, an incomparably domineering aura suddenly landed on Li Qing's body. It caused his entire body to tremble and he immediately stopped in his tracks.
Li Qing turned around and saw Ye Chen slowly walking towards him. There was a trace of coldness in his eyes.
"What are you trying to do?
The Yuhua Sect strictly prohibits private fights. You're blatantly violating the rules! "
Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh when he heard Li Qing's words.
Earlier, when he mentioned the rules, the other party had snorted disdainfully. Yet now, with just a bit of pressure, the other party had once again brought out the rules of the Ascension Sect. Ye Chen was astonished that there was actually such a shameless person in this world.
"You said before that the Yuhua Sect's waters run deep. I'm well aware of this and I never thought that I could sweep through everything. However, I'm very confident that I can sweep through you."
Ye Chen took a step forward. His aura surged and became more and more powerful.
Li Qing's gaze froze and his body couldn't help but tremble. His cultivation was far inferior to Ye Chen's and there was no way he could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.
"I represent Lu Yang. If you dare to touch me, you'll be offending Lu Yang!"
Li Qing's expression hardened as he brought up Lu Yang's name. However, Ye Chen didn't seem to be afraid because of this. Instead, the coldness on his face became even stronger.
"What I hate the most is being threatened by others."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Chen's body trembled. A tyrannical aura burst out from his palm and immediately sent Li Qing's body flying. Li Qing's body crashed through the wooden railings and made a beautiful arc in the air before landing on the ground with an ear-piercing sound.