Even though Cang Juezi had cultivated profound self-control and deliberately maintained his public image as an immortal sage, he couldn't help but tremble with rage.
He had never encountered such an arrogant person before!
He had thought that Shennong Sect had gained another loyal dog this time, only to find it was an untamed wolf!
"Though the heavens rain blessings, they cannot nourish rootless grass; though the Way is vast, it cannot save those without destiny. Since you refuse our sect's good intentions, we, in principle, would not force you."
"However, you have repeatedly insulted our sect. If we do not punish you, others will think our Shennong Sect is weak and easily bullied!"
"According to the laws of the Way: for those like you who disrespect the sect and speak profanely, your tongue shall be cut out, your eyes gouged, and your corpse exposed for three days! If you are still breathing after three days..."
At this point, Cang Juezi let out a sinister laugh.
"Then our sect will consider you lucky, forgive your sins, and send you away!"
Hearing this, everyone shivered.
Only a fool wouldn't realize that surviving for three days was impossible!
Even if one were somehow still alive after three days, they would be quietly killed by Shennong Sect through some secret art!
Dare to offend Shennong Sect and expect to live?
Absolutely not!
"Will you do it yourself, or shall I assist you?"
Cang Juezi narrowed his eyes, like a viper eyeing its prey, and asked.
Normally, at this point, even the most arrogant person would realize something was amiss and have a change of heart.
Let alone falling to his knees and begging for Cang Juezi's forgiveness, they should at least soften their words.
But to his surprise, Ying Chen not only showed no signs of backing down, but he actually laughed, "With you?"
"Fine, then you can assist me!"
After saying this, he even beckoned to Cang Juezi.
As if calling a dog!
*Swish!*
Boundless killing intent erupted from Cang Juezi's body!
A powerful pressure, centered on Cang Juezi, spread across the entire plaza in front of the main hall.
The sky seemed to darken instantly, and a heavy, blood-red cloud of killing intent pressed down on everyone's heads.
The void was filled with the sounds of wailing ghosts, as if the gates of hell had been opened!
"Terrible... terrifying!"
Everyone present shivered and cried out in dismay.
They finally understood the consequences of offending a Sect Master of a Xuanmen sect, a top-tier expert at the seventh stage of sorcery!
It was akin to offending the heavens and suffering a divine punishment!
The elders inside the Shennong Sect hall, sensing this, changed their expressions slightly.
"What's going on? Wasn't the Sect Master handling the matter of the Blood Chime Bell? Why is there such a strong fluctuation of killing intent?"
"Did something happen? Let's go and see!"
"Gather all disciples, and summon all the martial guest elders remaining in the sect. Tell them that a great enemy has arrived, and we must unite to fight!"
The elders spoke, and then all soared into the sky, heading towards the Sect Master's location.
Meanwhile, Cang Juezi's killing intent had reached its peak.
His eyes were icy, looking down from above with disdain for the mortal world.
Where was the semblance of Shennong?
Instead, he resembled a legendary demon god, treating the humans of this world as his livestock, to be driven and slaughtered at will!
"If I have to act, it will be more than just cutting your tongue and gouging your eyes. It will be: sending you directly to death!"
Cang Juezi stared at Ying Chen and said sternly.
The next second, he suddenly raised a finger and pointed at Ying Chen!
*Crack!*
A bloody lightning bolt flashed from the cloud of killing intent, tearing through the void, and descended rapidly, striking fiercely towards Ying Chen's head!
This scene, like a true doomsday punishment, stunned everyone present into dumbfounded terror, trembling uncontrollably!
Ying Chen, on the other hand, seemed frozen in place, as if terrified, and didn't move an inch!
"Hmph, if you knew this would happen, why did you act so defiantly in the first place!"
Cang Juezi snorted coldly, his finger controlling the bloody lightning showing no signs of stopping.
Instead, he waved it forcefully!
The bloody lightning instantly descended upon Ying Chen's head!
*Rumble...*
The electric light shattered, and dust rose into the air.
Everyone witnessed what true divine retribution looked like.
As they trembled, they all sighed.
Ying Chen, the man who courted death for his bravado, had finally gotten his wish, paying the price with his life.
They were sure that once the lightning and dust dispersed, they would see Ying Chen's charred corpse and smell his burnt flesh.
Soon, a gust of wind blew, dispersing all the dust lingering in the air.
Everyone's eyes widened, and they eagerly looked towards Ying Chen's location.
They were desperate to see what the person struck by divine retribution looked like.
But when they saw, they all turned to stone!
Ying Chen stood perfectly well in his original spot. Forget being charred, he wasn't even smudged!
"What's going on?" everyone looked at each other, unable to comprehend.
Cang Juezi's pupils instantly dilated, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "How is this possible!"
He simply couldn't believe his eyes!
Since mastering this lightning-based Dao technique, he had never encountered such a situation!
Even opponents with far greater cultivation, facing his full-force strike, would at least spit blood and be injured!
But Ying Chen was completely unharmed, as if his previous attack had merely created an illusion of lightning!
"Unnatural, unnatural..." Cang Juezi muttered to himself, as if he had lost his parents.
This was a fatal blow to his Dao heart!
His most proud technique had only tickled the opponent?
"So this is the so-called seventh stage of sorcery? Nothing special." Ying Chen looked at Cang Juezi and gave his assessment.
Ying Chen had initially thought the seventh stage of sorcery was quite formidable. Now, it seemed to be equivalent to the introductory realm of the Earth Spirit stage in his former era.
Even inferior to the introductory realm.
After all, even at the introductory level back then, one practiced superior sorcery from the "Seventy-two Chapters of Earthly Immortals."
Unlike Cang Juezi, whose proud lightning technique was actually just a low-grade method of condensing killing intent with Earth Fiend energy to form illusory lightning.
It was in no way comparable to true lightning techniques!
In Ying Chen's era, someone like Cang Juezi wouldn't even qualify to be a fire-tender, let alone a Sect Master!
"Nothing special?" Cang Juezi, upon hearing Ying Chen's assessment, was furious.
However, the thought of Ying Chen's earlier act of withstanding his lightning strike made him feel a surge of apprehension.
He looked at Ying Chen again, and asked sternly, "You didn't come for the medicine at all! Who exactly are you?"
Before Ying Chen could answer, a heart-wrenching cry sounded from the crowd.
"Sect Master, he is that expert at the sixth stage of sorcery!"
"Not only did he hold me hostage to enter the sect, but he also attempted to steal the sect's spiritual medicine!"
"It wasn't him who struck the Blood Chime Bell earlier, but he shattered the Blood Chime Bell!"
It was Aunt Tang, who had finally recovered from her mud-covered state, wailing loudly.