Whispers rose from the crowd.
A mere handyman dared to openly step onto the arena before the Mystic Mechanism Palace delegation, during the sect's minor tournament with the Sect Master and all the elders present. This was no longer a matter of not knowing the height of heaven or the depth of earth.
This was courting death.
Among the Bright Azure Sect disciples standing at the front, some frowned, while others exchanged looks as though savoring another's misfortune.
On the huge rocks farther from the arena, the handymen watching the spectacle all changed expression.
Everyone knew what it meant for a handyman to cause trouble on such an occasion.
Being demoted to slavery was already set in stone. And once he became a slave, his fate was likely sealed as well.
Before being refined into a Blood Essence Pill, he would probably have to endure considerable torment.
Especially the Bright Azure Sect elders seated on the viewing platform, whose expressions were all exceedingly grave.
They could not tolerate such a thing happening.
If they angered Steward Wu of the superior sect, Bright Azure Sect would likely suffer no small hardship from this day onward.
Only one elder's expression remained unchanged.
It was Elder Cui, the one who had once gone to receive Shen Yunshen.
As he looked at the youth in handyman's clothes standing opposite Huangfu Jin, his eyes held nothing but respect and fear.
Yet all unease vanished like smoke when that handyman revealed powerful, violently surging true qi.
A Martial Spring Realm cultivator!
How... could that be possible?
The Bright Azure Sect's training ground fell silent in an instant as everyone witnessed this unbelievable scene.
Among the crowd, the one most dumbfounded by the sight before him was Zhou Yan.
He stood slightly toward the rear of the