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"hiss!"

Lin Ningxue and Lin Wanli, who were standing nearby, gasped in shock at Ye Chen's actions...

A cold sweat broke out on my back...

Senior brother, weren't you being a bit too ruthless?

They crippled the opponent completely...

This is essentially no different from killing the man in black...

A promising young Golden Core cultivator, ruined just like that...

Lin Wanli had no doubt that the Qingyun Sect's higher-ups would be so furious; they would have to proceed with extreme caution from now on...

"Clatter!"

"Clatter!"

Ye Chen didn't even glance at the black-clad man who had fainted again, and turned to leave...

"Senior brother, let's go quickly..."

"You absolutely mustn't tell anyone about what happened tonight..."

"Otherwise... there will be big trouble..."

......

Lin Wanli looked at Ye Chen, who was walking towards him, with a nervous expression and gave him some instructions.

He was extremely panicked at this moment...

While speaking, he kept glancing around, as if afraid someone would see him...

"good..."

"Don't worry, there's no one around..."

Ye Chen agreed, and seeing Lin Wanli's nervous appearance, he couldn't help but say something.

He was well aware of the consequences.

If he weren't worried about exposing the secret of the Purple Gold Gourd, he would have wanted to destroy the evidence immediately...

He couldn't kill anyone at this moment; to avoid revealing his identity, this was the only way he could do it...

After all, the immortal sword he used before was too flashy.

Once the man in black reveals any clues about the immortal sword, the sect will immediately trace it back to him...

Ye Chen could only tell him to shut up...

"call..."

"That's good..."

Lin Wanli breathed a slight sigh of relief...

"Let's go..."

Ye Chen gave a shout and turned to walk towards Tianling Peak...

Lin Ningxue and Lin Wanli said no more and hurriedly followed Ye Chen away...

Right now, all they wanted was to leave as quickly as possible to avoid being seen.

The three walked quickly and soon disappeared into the forest...

The woods fell silent...

The man in black lay unconscious on the ground like a corpse, his chest rising and falling slightly, barely breathing...

Before long, several figures descended from the sky and landed in the forest...

Five men, dressed in the uniform of Qingyun Sect disciples, each carrying a sword.

"The commotion from earlier should have occurred in this area..."

One of the disciples spoke up.

They were responsible for patrolling the area and rushed over immediately after hearing the commotion...

The group split up to search, cautiously observing their surroundings to avoid being attacked...

"Here!!!"

"Come quickly..."

Suddenly, a disciple shouted loudly...

Upon hearing this, the others quickly ran towards him and gathered together...

"What did you discover?"

"There's someone..."

"Are these disciples of our Qingyun Sect?"

"It looks... somewhat familiar..."

"I bet he got robbed after coming out of the black market..."

......

Several people started discussing it amongst themselves.

This kind of thing happens frequently; as patrol officers, they're used to it...

Especially in the nearby woods, due to the black market, robberies and fights frequently occur...

However, since they were all from the same sect, no one ever died...

This is an injury caused by someone, and this kind of thing can be serious or minor.

The leading patrolling disciple was preparing to carry the person away for treatment when a disciple next to him suddenly spoke up.

"Don't you guys think...this person looks a little familiar?"

His voice sounded a little nervous...

"Um?"

Does this look familiar?

"Your sect has over two hundred thousand disciples. You can't possibly know every single one of them, can you?"

......

The other disciples spoke dismissively, not making a fuss...

"No...no..."

"He's different!"

The disciple who had spoken earlier now emphasized nervously, his voice trembling...

Hearing him say that, the others also sensed that something was wrong...

"Different? How different?"

The disciples' gazes also fell on the man in black, scrutinizing him closely...

Because the man in black's face was distorted from the beating, they hadn't been able to see clearly at first...

"Um?"

"Why do I feel like... he's Senior Brother Cao from the inner sect?"

At this moment, a disciple hesitated before speaking.

The others nodded in agreement.

"I think it looks a lot like it too..."

"Now that you mention it, I remember, they do look somewhat alike..."

"If it weren't for his slightly crooked mouth and his face being swollen like a pig's head, I would have thought it was him..."

......

"Is it possible... he is Senior Brother Cao?"

One of the disciples suddenly spoke up.

These words immediately caused an uproar among the previously calm crowd...

Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he leaned closer to examine it more closely, a storm raging within him...

"What?! He's Senior Brother Cao?!"

"Sect Master's true disciple... Senior Brother Cao?"

"This...how is this possible...Senior Brother Cao is a Golden Core stage expert, how could he be beaten like this? Besides, which disciple in the sect could defeat him..."

......

No one could believe it...

Although they initially thought they looked very similar, deep down they didn't believe it could be the other person.

After all, with the strength of the Golden Core stage, he could do whatever he wanted not only in the outer sect, but even in the inner sect. He was the one who bullied others, not the other way around.

Not to mention, he was a true disciple of the Qingyun Sect's sect master, placing him almost above all other disciples, and even many elders feared him...

Who in the Qingyun Sect would dare to provoke him? Let alone beat someone up like this...

The patrolling disciples were dumbfounded, their eyes glued to the black-clad man on the ground, almost staring until they went blind...

After a long while, they finally realized that the other party was undoubtedly a true disciple, and they all stood there stunned, utterly shocked...

"Who...who has the audacity to lay a hand on Senior Brother Cao?"

"It's over! The Qingyun Sect is about to undergo a major upheaval..."

"If the sect leader finds out... the sky will fall!!!"

"Quickly...quickly go and report to the elders...no...go directly to the inner sect's main peak and report to the sect leader..."

......

The group gasped in alarm, their hearts pounding with fear...

If a true disciple gets into trouble in the outer sect, the sect's patrolling disciples will also be implicated...

While fights near the black market are frequent but generally insignificant, it depends on who's involved...

The person who has been crippled is a true disciple of the inner sect, a rising star of the Qingyun Sect's younger generation, making this matter extremely serious...

Not to mention he's the beloved disciple of the Qingyun Sect Master; if the Sect Master gets angry, all of them will have to take the blame...