Suppressing Another One!

"This... how is this possible?" The words boomed in Qin Tianxian's mind, disbelief filling her heart, as if everything she saw was an absurd nightmare.

However, before she could ponder further, Chen Lin's hand tightly gripped her cheek the next moment. His fingers were like iron clamps, leaving her utterly unable to move.

"Hmph, you're just an ant in the Core Formation Realm, yet you dare to be so presumptuous in front of me?" Chen Lin's lips curved into a playful arc as he spoke slowly, his eyes filled with disdain and mockery, as if appraising an insignificant bug.

The old man standing beside her, his expression changed drastically in an instant. His eyes widened, his mouth hung open unconsciously, and his entire body seemed frozen as if under a spell, standing stock-still. He appeared unable to accept the sudden turn of events, completely failing to grasp what had just happened.

He was at the sixth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm!

In the blink of an eye, Chen Lin's movements were like a fierce storm.

He raised his other hand high, then suddenly swung it down like thunder, simultaneously releasing his grip on Qin Tianxian's cheek.

"Slap!" The palm strike landed squarely on Qin Tianxian with full force, emitting a crisp and loud sound.

Following the sharp crack, a dull thud followed. Qin Tianxian felt as if struck by lightning, her face instantly bruised and swollen. Her body flew backward uncontrollably, crashing heavily onto the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Damn it, you are definitely not the Thousand-Faced Illusion Lord!" the old man roared, his eyes blazing with fury, gritting his teeth. At the same time, Qin Tianxian, who had been thrown to the ground, her eyes flashing with venomous light, spat out sinister words through clenched teeth, "Old Bai, kill him, and let's retreat quickly. The Imperial Lord must have sensed us already!"

Upon hearing this, Old Bai nodded with a grave expression. In an instant, he moved like a phantom, charging towards Chen Lin and reaching out to grab him, thinking to himself: Although this brat is also in the Dharma Aspect Realm, as a peak expert at the sixth level, dealing with him will be a piece of cake!

However, in the blink of an eye, the situation took a drastic turn. Chen Lin, like a ghost, instantly appeared above Old Bai, looking down at him with endless coldness and disdain in his eyes.

Old Bai, worthy of his experience in battle, reacted swiftly and immediately regained his senses.

He suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a divine sword emitting a dark, sinister glow – the Netherworld Divine Sword. The sword carried the force of breaking wind and shot towards Chen Lin like a black meteor at extreme speed.

This Heavenly Artifact was his trump card, and he believed it would deliver a fatal blow to Chen Lin.

But just as the divine sword was about to pierce Chen Lin's skin, something bizarre happened.

Chen Lin made no defensive move, yet a faint golden Buddhist light suddenly emanated from his body.

The Netherworld Divine Sword struck Chen Lin's skin, emitting only a crisp sound, followed by a powerful rebound force that violently repelled the sword.

"A disciple of Buddhism? But in the current Great Yan Imperial Dynasty, there is no Buddhist practitioner of your cultivation!" Old Bai exclaimed in terror, his voice trembling slightly. Clearly, he knew some hidden secrets.

Before Old Bai could recover from his shock, Chen Lin had already raised his palm high and slammed it down. A Buddhist palm radiating brilliant golden light roared out, pressing directly towards Old Bai.

With a loud "bang," Old Bai was instantly struck by the powerful force. He fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string, severely injured and unable to move.

"Such strength!" Old Bai roared in anger and frustration, "Which old monster from the royal family are you, sent here to guard this place!" He, Venerable Bai, one of the Nine Nether Sect's Three Venerables, a master at the sixth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm, was so easily suppressed by Chen Lin with a mere wave of his hand, which he found utterly unacceptable.

At this moment, Qin Tianxian struggled to stand up. Seeing this, her face turned deathly pale. Without a second thought, she turned to flee, intending to abandon Old Bai.

But how could Chen Lin let her succeed? He casually reached out towards Qin Tianxian's fleeing figure. Instantly, an invisible suction force erupted, and Qin Tianxian's body was uncontrollably pulled, flying directly into Chen Lin's hands.

"You're nothing but an ant. I'd like to know, Divine Maiden of the Nine Nether Sect, where did you get such audacity!" Chen Lin sneered.

Accompanied by three Venerables, this treatment was the same as Ling Xiao's. This person before him must be the Divine Maiden of the Nine Nether Sect.

Hearing this, Qin Tianxian's expression changed drastically.

Just then, a strange pattern appeared in Chen Lin's eyes, and as his gaze fell upon Qin Tianxian, her eyes instantly became vacant.

Following that, Qin Tianxian seemed to have her consciousness drained, involuntarily revealing many things.

Seeing this, Venerable Bai's expression changed drastically. He tried to raise his hand to strike Qin Tianxian dead, to prevent further leaks.

However, in the next second, a wisp of flame suddenly erupted from within his body, instantly igniting a raging fire. To his horror, he found that he was unable to make a sound.

A moment later, Chen Lin learned many things from Qin Tianxian's confession.

Afterward, he swiftly knocked them both unconscious, found a hidden spot, hid them, and cleaned up the battlefield.

Hmm, quite interesting. This entire plan was rather meticulously laid out.

Involving the Nine Nether Sect, the Yantian Sect, and the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group, the collusion of these three forces showed they had put considerable thought into it.

Fortunately, his precious disciple was temporarily safe for now; the danger had not yet arrived.

According to their plan's timeline, it would take at least another month before his disciple would be truly endangered.

He had to admit, the hand played by these three forces joining forces was indeed formidable.

However, Qin Tianxian had now been knocked unconscious by him and was under his control.

King Zhenbei had a deep connection with the Nine Nether Sect. Knowing this, he likely wouldn't let this matter rest and would come after him.

But so what?

Chen Lin's lips curved slightly, his expression filled with disdain. This little trouble was not enough to instill fear in him; it was of no consequence.

This was the Imperial Palace!

Currently, two Venerables of the Nine Nether Sect had fallen into his hands. He wondered if the Nine Nether Sect, upon learning of this, would become desperate and launch a frantic, all-out revenge.

Chen Lin pondered this in his mind.

In the blink of an eye, the night deepened, and it was unknowingly past midnight.

Chen Lin casually picked a cultivation technique manual from a pile of scriptures and continued his training.

The second level of the Dharma Aspect Realm was not enough!

To reach the power of the Cave True Realm, one needed at least the seventh or eighth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm!