The Hengshan Treasure Pavilion was in an uproar, and outside the mansion, which had been blown into half ruins, disciples from within the sect had crowded around, drawn by the noise.
Even as a member of one of the six sects, who was used to seeing many impressive battles, he was still taken aback by the scene before him.
Outside the shattered mansion, a wide and deep trench had been carved out by the Ice Azure Dragon, leaving behind only ice shards that shimmered with a destructive light.
Further ahead was a deep pit that had been carved out by immense force.
The White-robed Youth, with an indifferent expression, gripped the face of a spirited woman with one hand.
It was none other than Elder Cheng Qing was usually so arrogant.
At this moment, in Ye Li's hands, she was like a candle flickering in the wind, her whole body dripping with blood, her weak hands resting on the outstretched arm of the other party, struggling helplessly to pry it open.
The next moment, Ye Li's icy voice rang in her ear:
"Do you remember you told my master that you would let me go if I could withstand ten of your punches?"
The simple words seemed to carry Killing Intent, striking Cheng Qing's heart like a heavy hammer.
"I..."
Cheng Qing's lips trembled, her gaze piercing through her fingers to fall on that fair face, and she instinctively wanted to deny it.
At this moment, the sense of crisis emanating from the White-robed Youth before her far exceeded that she felt when she broke through the Heavenly Gate back then!
Only now did Cheng Qing realize what kind of person he had set his sights on.
And she was the one who took the initiative to come to him.
Just prior to this, the other party's Instructor had even made a special trip to visit, hoping to resolve the conflict amicably and dissuade her from taking action...
So that wasn't a request, but rather a piece of advice?!
"Say."
Ye Li remained calm, his voice revealing no emotion.
As he exerted force with his five fingers, intense pain instantly gripped Cheng Qing's heart!
Click!
The sound of skull cracking was incredibly clear to Cheng Qing, sending chills down his spine!
She was instantly overwhelmed by immense fear, and a surge of terror welled up in her heart.
You'll die!
If I don't beg for mercy, I really will die!
"Spare me!!"
Cheng Qing's mind finally broke down.
Under Ye Li's restraint, her healthy, strong legs struggled wildly, tears and blood gushing out together, and she screamed incessantly:
"I was wrong! I was so arrogant! Please forgive me!!"
With death looming, she no longer cared about the dignity she valued most in daily life!
Amidst the stunned gazes of her many disciples, her pride as a powerful figure shattered completely, making her resemble the dying Supreme Elder.
She completely disregarded her image and spoke words she normally considered shameful:
"Your Excellency! I was ungrateful! I've kowtowed to you! Please forgive me!!"
Cheng Qing struggled incessantly, looking utterly miserable.
In just a few minutes, she plummeted from heaven to hell.
Now, under the watchful eyes of so many disciples, he's so humiliated, begging for mercy...
Cheng Qing felt utterly suffocated.
But in order to survive, she continued to beg for mercy in a humble manner.
Such a huge difference nearly shattered her Dao Heart!
Just then, she felt a lightness on her body and landed on the ground.
It turned out that Ye Li had let go of her hand and was looking at her calmly.
Continue— Cheng Qing could see this meaning in the other person's eyes.
"..."
Cheng Qing subconsciously looked around and clearly saw that he was being watched by thousands of disciples.
Those complex and shocked gazes intertwined into an endless web, causing her heart to clench suddenly. This scene felt like an endless nightmare.
A wave of despair washed over me.
Cheng Qing felt as if her insides were burning, and the boundless humiliation was about to engulf her.
Under such pressure, her knees finally buckled, and she knelt obediently at Ye Li's feet, crying out pitifully:
"Your Excellency, I will never do it again! I really... Please... Please spare me!!"
[Publicly defeated and humiliated the youngest elder of the Hengshan Treasure Pavilion, Malice Points +!]
[Detected that Cheng Qing's Dao Heart is on the verge of collapse, Malice Points +!]
[Yu Chuan's Dao Heart Collapse Detected, Malice Points +2000!]
The system notification sounded in my ear.
Ye Li let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief.
He was afraid that Cheng Qing was not as good as Zhu Zhengchuan before, since the two were about the same in a fight, and it would be over in two moves anyway.
Fortunately, as one of the three major sects of the Hengshan Treasure Pavilion, even the youngest elder possesses sufficient authority...
Ye Li nodded slightly, his gaze returning to Cheng Qing's slightly trembling body.
"I remember you said before that you wanted to destroy my Heavenly Gate Bridge?" he asked.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Qing trembled even more violently, shaking her head desperately. "I'll never dare to do it again, I really know I was wrong..."
Ye Li gently shook his head. "You just know you can't beat me."
"Breaking my Heavenly Gate Bridge is tantamount to ruining my future. I wouldn't be too much trouble even if I killed you..."
He looked down at Cheng Qing, who was getting up in a disheveled state, and said with a faint smile, "But I am a kind-hearted person and would not resort to such ruthless methods."
"Moreover, while death is the hardest thing to accept when dealing with a domineering martial artist like you, it's not the most painful thing for you."
"Only by losing power and privilege will you feel like you're living a life worse than death!"
Ye Li's voice sounded like a devil's whisper, "For this, I have sealed your cultivation."
"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, you won't be able to successfully communicate with true qi for at least a hundred years."
"Savor the pain, Elder Cheng Qing."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present was shocked and in uproar.
Unable to communicate with true qi for a hundred years...
This was even more painful for her than killing Cheng Qing!
In this way, her path to becoming a martial arts infant is essentially cut off!
A century, it just happens to be a century!
A martial artist at the Divine Mansion Realm can live for over two hundred years.
As the youngest elder of the Hengshan Treasure Pavilion, Cheng Qing had neither hidden injuries nor ailments.
A hundred years from now, she will still have decades to live...
At that time, she might be able to regain some of her former fame.
"... I'm being sealed off for a hundred years?!"
Cheng Qing, lying on the ground, trembled, staring blankly at the departing White-robed Youth.
Under such humiliation, if her cultivation were also destroyed, she might really take her own life.
However, while Ye Li shattered her future, he also gave her a glimmer of hope.
With hope, one can persevere.
This means that she has to endure this century-long ban, carefully avoiding her old enemies!
Cheng Qing, who was already mentally scattered, felt that everything before her eyes was getting darker.
The shattering of her Divine Mansion and the injuries within her body struck at the same time. In a suffocating state akin to drowning, she remained kneeling and simply passed out.
Ye Li didn't even glance at her, and simply turned and left.
After emerging from the pit, he seemed to sense something, suddenly looked up at the sky, and frowned slightly:
"Are they here...?"
The Hengshan Treasure Pavilion is no ordinary force.
With such a major incident occurring within the Mountain Gate, those two Martial Infant Realm experts who claimed to be in seclusion were definitely going to be unable to sit still.
High in the sky, two powerful figures, shrouded in intense rage, stared intently at Ye Li below, and simultaneously swooped down at an astonishing speed!
It wasn't that they arrived slowly, but rather that Cheng Qing's persistence lasted far too short.
Less than ten minutes have passed since the ice dragon appeared.
The two Sixth-Tier Martial Artists were in seclusion in the deep mountains behind the gate. After sensing the change in aura, they have arrived at the scene now, which is already extremely fast!
They saw Cheng Qing had fainted.
One of the Martial Nascent Soul experts was enraged and roared from high above:
"You wicked creature! How dare you injure one of my sect's elders!"
As he spoke, the oppressive aura of Sixth-Tier Martial Artist descended from above with the force of a mountain collapsing!