"What?"
A powerful aura erupted at that moment!
Xing Yun's expression changed. Xu Xuan's aura sent him flying!
"Cough, cough..."
He could not stop a mouthful of blood from gushing out, and his expression shifted.
"You actually broke through?"
Watching Xu Xuan slowly rise into the air, Xing Yun stumbled back several steps. Panic seized him!
Xu Xuan's eyes glowed red, and his lips twisted into a grin.
"You relied on your cultivation to suppress me. A crooked melon and cracked date like you would be nothing but trash against someone at the same cultivation level!"
Xu Xuan rolled his neck, then suddenly reached out and seized Xing Yun by the head.
Everyone: ...
"Xu Xuan, I knew you could do it!!"
Yun Qingxue excitedly waved her delicate pink fists while discreetly wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"I'm Elder Bai's second disciple! How dare you treat me like this?!"
Xing Yun roared repeatedly, trying to escape Xu Xuan's grip. But Xu Xuan showed no intention of letting go; instead, his grip tightened.
"So what?"
The other man was an elder's disciple, but wasn't he one too?
Besides, one look at this fellow was enough to tell he was up to no good.
From the very beginning, Xu Xuan had noticed Xing Yun eyeing Yun Qingxue with ill intent.
"Do you know who my senior brother is?"
Xing Yun grew hysterical. Having Xu Xuan grab him by the hair in front of so many people left him unable to save face.
He had even brought several close friends along specifically to humiliate Xu Xuan, only to end up being the one humiliated!
"Let Senior Brother Xing Yun go!"
"Do you even know who Xing Yun's senior brother is?"
The close friends watching finally could not hold back and stepped forward. Had they not feared punishment from the Heavenly Palace, they would already have attacked.
Although Xing Yun was the strongest among them, they had strength in numbers, so they were not afraid of Xu Xuan!
"Let him go?"
Xu Xuan could not help laughing at that. "Not only do I refuse to let him go, I even want to slaughter him!"
As he spoke, Xu Xuan made no attempt to conceal his killing intent!
"You're so bloodthirsty! You don't deserve to remain in the Mystic Feather Heavenly Palace!"
Someone suddenly shouted, then fell silent, seemingly afraid of drawing Xu Xuan's attention.
"That's right! You're so belligerent and bloodthirsty that your presence disgraces the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace!"
Shouts rang out incessantly. All of them had received some measure of instruction from Elder Bai, which was why they dared make such a loud commotion here.
Faced with their accusations and seeing their ugly faces, Xu Xuan not only refused to release his grip-he struck to kill.
"Die!"
Xu Xuan slammed his palm down!
Bang!!
At that critical instant, a streak of Sword Qi cleaved down from the sky!
Sensing danger, Xu Xuan hurriedly dodged. Only after a tumbling roll did he narrowly evade the Sword Qi.
"You really wanted to kill me?"
Xu Xuan gasped for breath, having tossed Xing Yun out of his grasp.
Had he not dodged in time, that streak of Sword Qi would certainly have sliced him in half!
"Xu Xuan, you dared to try to kill your own senior brother?"
Elder Bai slowly landed, and an immense pressure immediately bore down on Xu Xuan.
"Do you realize you've violated the sect's laws? Attacking a fellow disciple without signing a Life-and-Death Contract warrants punishment!"
Elder Bai's cold eyes remained fixed on Xu Xuan. Failing to land his first strike had left him somewhat annoyed.
Had he known, he would have unleashed his full strength from the outset. If his superiors questioned him afterward, he could have explained that he had acted to protect Xing Yun.
"Small. Such a small-minded outlook."
"Elder Bai, you've been hiding in the shadows all this time. When you saw that your disciple couldn't match mine, you couldn't resist coming out to bark?"
Mo Tianji walked out of the courtyard with a half-smile.
"Mo Tianji, what do you intend to do?"
Elder Bai instinctively retreated two steps, his tone softening.
In an instant, Mo Tianji appeared beside Xu Xuan.
"Elder Bai, how about we let this matter end here?"
"I'll pretend nothing happened and keep your little schemes a secret. You may take your disciple and leave."
The moment Mo Tianji finished speaking, a majestic aura burst outward in all directions.
"Go, go, go! Hurry and leave!"
The disciples were immediately frightened into scattering.
Only Xu Xuan stood frozen in place. Was his master really that formidable?
Xu Xuan looked at Mo Tianji, curiosity shining in his eyes.
The system's assessment should not have been wrong, so why would Elder Bai, whose cultivation was above the Purple Mansion Realm, fear his master?
Xu Xuan was no fool. Of course he could tell that the flash of panic in Elder Bai's eyes had been genuine.
In other words, there might truly be more to Mo Tianji than met the eye!
"You've just broken through, and your cultivation hasn't stabilized yet. I've already prepared a tub of Spirit Liquid for you to soak in. Go and consolidate your cultivation!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Inside Elder Bai's palace.
"Master, I'm no match for him."
Xing Yun dropped to his knees with a thud, a trace of frustration on his face. "But next time, Master, I'll use any means necessary to kill him!"
"Nonsense!"
What greeted him, however, was Elder Bai's furious roar.
"His physique far surpasses yours. The Chaos Body is considered invincible within the same realm. You alone cannot kill him. I'm afraid we'll need your eldest senior brother."
"Eldest Senior Brother?"
Just thinking of that figure made Xing Yun shudder with fear.
"But... wouldn't having Eldest Senior Brother kill him be using a mighty timber for a trivial task?"
"No. With his talent, he certainly won't be content to remain where he is. Your eldest senior brother is one of the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace's three Holy Sons. At only twenty, he's already reached the Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Mansion, and he's even about to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm!"
"When that happens, his standing will rise another notch, and mine will naturally rise with the tide. By then, even the Grand Elder won't dare order me around!"
Thinking of that glorious future, Elder Bai laughed heartily, the gloom in his eyes swept away.
The Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace had three Holy Sons in total. One requirement for becoming a Holy Son was to rank among the top three strongest disciples under twenty-two within the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace. Only then could one become a Holy Son of the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace!
The resources a Holy Son of the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace received were no less than those of an ordinary elder, so naturally, their cultivation advanced as swiftly as a rocket.
"This new disciple is the only person so far who could potentially replace your senior brother. We must eliminate him. Otherwise, once he's allowed to grow, your senior brother's position may no longer be secure!"
"I understand."
"Go into seclusion and reflect carefully on the mistakes you made today. We'll leave this matter here for now."
"Yes."
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