Before the arrival of the three— Shameless Cat, Han Yan'er, and Hua Youyue— everyone thought Yang Zhen was incredibly cowardly.
Faced with Mei Xiang's provocation, he didn't dare to utter a single word of resistance, but everyone still managed to understand.
After all, Mei Xiang is from the Black Lotus Holy Land, while Yang Zhen is neither a successor of the Aurora Holy Land nor a disciple of the Azure Luan Sect. He is merely a 'friend' caught between the two sects, and not even a disciple of the Great Wilderness Inheritance. He is just a Rogue Cultivator, and has no temper whatsoever when facing a sect like the Black Lotus Holy Land.
Everyone knew that as long as the Samsara Bell had not yet appeared, Black Lotus Holy Land stayed at Enlightenment Pavilion Mountain for even one more day, Mei Xiang would become a dark shadow, pressing down on Yang Zhen.
Even if Yang Zhen has Nether Luan behind him, it won't work, because even if Nether Luan is willing to help Yang Zhen, the Azure Luan Sect will not break ties with the Black Lotus Holy Land because of Yang Zhen.
What was originally a done deal was completely turned upside down after that Shameless Cat, Jianmao, Han Yan'er, and Hua Youyue appeared.
It turns out that Yang Zhen's real name wasn't Yang Tieniu, but Yang Zhen. He was the guy who dared to call Saint Realm expert his brother and refer to him as a fellow villager.
He even managed to emerge from the Gate of Heavenly Void and become a legendary, mysterious figure in a very short time.
Would someone who dares to address a Saint Realm expert as a fellow villager be afraid of Mei Xiang, or allow Mei Xiang to bully him?
That's simply impossible!
Now it seems that Yang Zhen not only doesn't take Mei Xiang seriously, but he also doesn't take Hei Qiu, who is feared by many Half-Step Great Saint, seriously either.
It turns out that Yang Zhen wasn't cowardly enough to not dare to resist; he simply didn't take Mei Xiang seriously. The reason he didn't resist was just that he was waiting for someone.
Everything changed drastically after Yang Zhen met the person he was waiting for and slapped Mei Xiang on the back of the head.
Especially when everyone saw Yang Zhen leading Hua Youyue and Han Yan'er into the Dao Severing Holy Light, everyone held their breath, knowing that something big was about to happen.
Sure enough, Yang Zhen started causing trouble!
The distorted little tune sung not only made everyone present burst into laughter, but even the usually stern and unsmiling Azure Luan Saintess found it extremely uncomfortable and gave Yang Zhen a slight glare.
Everyone could see the gratitude in the eyes of the Azure Luan Saintess; her expression, a mixture of anger and shyness, was mesmerizing.
Could it be that Yang Zhen is truly planning to make enemies of the entire world for the sake of the Azure Luan Saintess?
No, it's not for the sake of the Azure Luan Saintess, but for the two women behind Yang Zhen who are no less capable than the Azure Luan Saintess in any way, and who want to be enemies with the Black Lotus Holy Land.
To be an enemy of the entire Black Lotus Holy Land?
Upon realizing this, everyone's laughter vanished, replaced by shock and disbelief as they looked at Yang Zhen.
"This Yang Zhen is truly a young calf unafraid of tigers. The Black Lotus Holy Land is a great and prestigious inheritance holy land of the Great Wilderness, yet he doesn't take it seriously at all. It's simply... simply too arrogant."
"He has the right to be arrogant. He didn't even get angry when a Saint Realm expert was called a fellow villager. Who else has the courage of Yang Zhen?"
Even if a Saint Realm expert isn't angry, that still reflects Saint Realm magnanimity. We can't let it be interpreted as Saint Realm expert tolerating Yang Zhen, can we?
"While the Saint Realm experts aren't angry, the Half-Step Great Saint Hei Qiu is furious. Everyone is currently Dao Severing Holy Light, yet Yang Zhen is still protecting the two women. Now I'd like to see how Yang Zhen can protect the two women under Hei Qiu's wrath."
"It's just a pity for the Azure Luan Saintess. A dignified Azure Luan Saintess, yet no one protects her."
"Does the Azure Luan Saintess need someone to protect her? That's a joke!"
A group of people were discussing animatedly, their eyes never leaving the people in mid-air.
The Hei Qiu, purplish-red color on his face turned completely the color of Lao Gan Ma chili sauce. He glared at Yang Zhen and roared, unleashing waves of violent blood from his body.
"Very well, very well indeed, Yang Zhen, even if a Saint Realm expert came now, they wouldn't be able to spare your life. You... are you provoking me?"
Rumble!
The raging blood waves in mid-air resembled a heaven-destroying Heavenly Punishment, blotting out the sun and even distorting the Dao Severing Holy Light in mid-air, demonstrating just how terrifying the aura emanating from the Hei Qiu was.
An endless killing intent permeated the sky, causing everyone to tremble with fear and retreat hastily, lest they be caught in the crossfire.
If the Hei Qiu were to become enraged, this place would surely be plunged into chaos and death, especially since Yang Zhen's side only had three people, all of whom were only at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm stage.
Nether Luan roared and narrowed its eyes, staring at the Hei Qiu, but it did not step forward, clearly somewhat wary of the Dao Severing Holy Light.
Upon seeing this, everyone present gasped in unison.
Yang Zhen dared to be so arrogant because Nether Luan actually helped him, but now even Nether Luan dared not approach the Dao Severing Holy Light, so what did Yang Zhen have to rely on?
Just as everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty, Yang Zhen suddenly spoke.
"I'm sorry, but I'm very petty. I can't stand it when people are nice to me, and I can't stand it when they're not nice to me."
At this point, Yang Zhen lazily lay down in mid-air, even pretending to make a pillow out of the white clouds behind him. Once he was comfortable, he grinned and said to Hei Qiu, "If someone is kind to me with a drop of water, I'll give them an ocean in return; if someone is mean to me with a drop of water..."
"What do you intend to do?" A look of fury flashed across the Hei Qiu's face.
"I'll dry up all the water in the world and let this bastard die of thirst!" Yang Zhen laughed loudly, looking at Hei Qiu and saying, "So, you'd better not mess with me, otherwise, I'll cause trouble that even I'm afraid of."
Hei Qiu laughed in fury, standing in mid-air. The raging blood waves around him suddenly surged like a raging sea, and terrifying Dao Rhyme rose up. He stared at Yang Zhen with a gloomy expression and said, " Yang Zhen, don't think that just because you can't use your True Essence power in the Dao Severing Holy Light, you can do whatever you want. If I want to kill you, it's as simple as breaking your Dao heart."
"What?"
Upon hearing Hei Qiu's words, everyone present was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Within the Dao Severing Holy Light, one cannot use True Essence?"
"Didn't that old Daoist priest use his True Essence just now? Why can't he use it now?"
"It's not that it can't be used, it's that once True Essence is used, it will cause the heavens and earth to tremble and disrupt the State of Mind of the Black Lotus Saintess and others. In that case, how can we talk about perfecting our Dao heart?"
Qingguan and True Person Shengquan exchanged a glance and explained in unison, " Dao Severing and perfecting the Dao Heart are different. Dao Severing means extinguishing the karmic fire, while perfecting the Dao Heart means comprehending the Great Dao from the Dao Severing Holy Light. Once other powers are used, it can no longer be called perfecting the Dao Heart. It is already remarkable that the Dao Heart is not destroyed."
"No wonder Yang Zhen dared to be so arrogant. It turns out that when perfecting one's Dao Heart, others cannot use True Essence power. But so what if one cannot use True Essence power? Just as Hei Qiu said, within the Dao Severing Holy Light, Hei Qiu probably has countless ways to break Yang Zhen's Dao Heart."
"No, Hei Qiu's gaze isn't just on Yang Zhen!" A serious expression flashed across Qingguan's face as he turned his gaze to the Azure Luan Saintess and the two women behind Yang Zhen.
At this moment, Yang Zhen suddenly spoke up, waving his hand at Hei Qiu and saying, "Stop wasting your time. You can't break my Dao heart. After hearing your words, I'm not afraid at all, I even feel like laughing a little. Well, you get ready first, I'll grill some meat. It's been a long time since I've had barbecue, and I suddenly want to eat some."
Upon hearing about the roasted meat, the Shameless Cat's mouth watered instantly, startling everyone around it who jumped several feet away, thinking the Shameless Cat had suddenly fallen ill.
Just... barbecue?
At a time of life and death, that bastard Yang Zhen actually wants to grill meat?
When everyone saw that Yang Zhen had actually pulled out a charcoal grill, they all opened their mouths, their faces filled with astonishment.