He tumbled to the ground!
"I'll kill you!"
The disciple of the Silver Feather Sect's mind buzzed as blood rushed to his head. He sprang up from the ground, his face filled with extreme shame and anger.
A powerful aura of the peak Heavenly Origin Realm erupted from his body.
"Yue Pin, stand down."
Mu Qin Xin spoke coldly.
This single sentence was like a basin of cold water poured over the Silver Feather Sect disciple's head, immediately calming him down.
Once he calmed down, he came to his senses. Just now, Ling Fan's palm strike from a distance had been so fast that he, a top master of the Heavenly Origin Realm, hadn't even had time to react. This was utterly abnormal!
He felt a surge of fear, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
His gaze towards Ling Fan, besides anger, now held a trace of apprehension.
Mu Qin Xin looked at Ling Fan and said, "Young Master Ling, you have a strong physique and impressive skills. However, wasn't your slap just now a bit excessive? Yue Pin was merely defending me and spoke a few words to you, and you slapped his face and humiliated him. This is too disrespectful to our Silver Feather Sect."
"If it weren't for your past contributions to Maplewood City, I could have returned ten slaps for that one, or even had you escorted back to the Silver Feather Sect for punishment."
"But this is not your entitlement to act presumptuously before us. You owe me an explanation for this matter."
As soon as Mu Qin Xin spoke, she displayed the dominance and authority of the Fourth Saintess of the Silver Feather Sect.
Ling Fan sneered at the corner of his mouth.
He said, "A mere secret realm space opened by a Core Formation realm cultivator is nothing more than a small puddle in the infinite martial world. A mere sect disciple dares to call themselves a Saint Son or Saintess? Do you know how powerful true Saint Sons and Saintesses are?"
"Even the true Saint Sons and Saintesses of those Star Sea Great Sects would only prostrate themselves before me, Ling Mou. And you dare to use that title to pressure me? How laughable!"
As soon as Ling Fan said this.
All the Silver Feather Sect disciples, including Mu Qin Xin, were shocked and their expressions changed drastically!
This brat named Ling Fan had an incredibly arrogant tone.
Truly boastful and presumptuous.
He didn't even regard the Silver Feather Sect in his eyes; how utterly arrogant.
What did he think of himself!
Mu Qin Xin's expression turned icy cold.
The disciples of the Silver Feather Sect also wore unfriendly expressions.
Mu Yi Yi quickly shielded Ling Fan.
Mu Ren Min also quickly spoke many good words for Ling Fan.
Mu Qin Xin's expression gradually improved.
However, her gaze towards Ling Fan was still filled with disdain and contempt.
"You are truly a frog in a well. Only a frog in a well like you would utter such wild and nonsensical words. You have no idea of the true terror of our Silver Feather Sect!"
"Do you think that because of your strong physique, no one can deal with you? Let alone our Silver Feather Sect, even any major power in the Upper Azure Realm is not someone you can provoke!"
"Take the Four Symbols Sect for example. Although the Four Symbols Sect is not as powerful as our Silver Feather Sect, their sect has four cultivators in the Giant Spirit Realm, and their Sect Master Wu Zhi is only one step away from the mid-Giant Spirit Realm. They are all ranked among the prominent forces in the Upper Azure Realm."
"You could have resolved the incident in Maplewood City through a more amicable approach, but you chose the most foolish and reckless course of action, thereby offending the Four Symbols Sect and creating an insurmountable enemy for Maplewood City."
"You think you saved Maplewood City, but in reality, you have plunged Maplewood City into an abyss of eternal damnation!"
"What right do you have to be arrogant before me!"
Mu Qin Xin's voice suddenly rose several octaves.
Her last sentence was like a final judgment on Ling Fan,
Devaluing him completely.
However, facing her verbal assault, Ling Fan's expression remained unchanged.
Ling Fan listened quietly to Mu Qin Xin finish speaking.
Then he said calmly, "Mu Qin Xin, if it weren't for the fact that you are Yi Yi's sister, I wouldn't mind slapping you to death to show you what I'm capable of."
"You've only managed to get ahead in a small sect like the Silver Feather Sect, so why are you so arrogant? Don't you know that the world is far too vast for your limited perspective to measure? You think I'm arrogant and ignorant, but have you ever considered that you yourself are sitting in a well, looking at the sky?"
"How can my abilities, Ling Mou's, be measured by you?"
As soon as these words were spoken.
Mu Yi Yi and Mu Ren Min both inwardly cried out in dismay.
Ling Fan was too defiant!
At a time like this, one should be more yielding. Mu Qin Xin had a sharp tongue but a soft heart; if she was allowed to vent a little, the matter might have passed.
But who knew Ling Fan would not give Mu Qin Xin any face at all.
Instead, he directly retorted without showing any weakness!
This made the situation even more difficult to resolve.
On the other side.
The disciples of the Silver Feather Sect looked extremely displeased, glaring at Ling Fan.
Mu Qin Xin gritted her teeth even harder.
Her pretty face was icy cold.
Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense.
Suddenly, several young powerhouses from the Maplewood City Lord's Mansion rushed in in a panic.
"City Lord, something bad has happened!"
Their eyes were filled with immense terror.
It was clear they had rushed here at great risk.
They were panting heavily from exhaustion.
"What happened!"
Mu Ren Min's expression changed slightly, and he quickly asked.
The young men calmed themselves down a bit and said, "Reporting to the City Lord, and to the eldest daughter, the Sect Master of the Four Symbols Sect has personally led a group of experts from the Four Symbols Sect. They have already arrived outside the city gates!"
Boom!
Upon hearing this news.
Mu Ren Min felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
A great sense of crisis descended upon him.
Mu Yi Yi was also filled with anxiety.
Mu Liu Ma, having somehow received this news, also rushed over.
As soon as the grandfather and grandson appeared, they began to speak sarcastically.
Especially Mu Liu Ma.
His venomous eyes swept over Ling Fan, glaring at him fiercely.
He said gloatingly, "Ren Min, didn't I tell you earlier that this brat surnamed Ling would bring disaster upon Maplewood City? Now my words have come true!"
"Why didn't you listen to me back then? Now the Sect Master of the Four Symbols Sect has brought his experts to our city gates, with several Martial Kings pressing down on us. Our small Maplewood City will be razed to the ground by the Four Symbols Sect in minutes. It's too late for you to regret it. I'll see how you overcome this calamity!"
Mu Ren Min was so anxious he couldn't speak.
The personal arrival of the Four Symbols Sect Master to demand an explanation was a catastrophe as great as the sky falling for their small Maplewood City.
Mu Qin Xin's expression also became somewhat solemn.
She had initially thought that the Four Symbols Sect would at most send an elder from the Giant Spirit Realm, and with her identity as a Saintess of the Silver Feather Sect, she would be able to quell the matter.
However, with the Sect Master of the Four Symbols Sect personally intervening, her identity as a Saintess of the Silver Feather Sect was no longer sufficient.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Father, don't worry yet. With your daughter here, I will do my best to protect Maplewood City. If all else fails, we can fully compensate the Four Symbols Sect for their tribute. I believe the Four Symbols Sect will at least give me some face."