The spiritual energy was restored, and he became a mortal immortal in two days.

At this moment, Chen Xuan was still standing in the same spot.

He looked at the crescent moon that had fallen, his gaze as calm as if he were looking at a falling leaf.

Then, he raised his right hand.

It's not a hand seal, nor is it a spell.

He simply and casually reached out and gently grabbed at the sky.

It's like picking fruit from a tree.

"Click."

A crisp cracking sound.

The crescent moon phantom, carrying an aura of destruction, suddenly stopped three zhang above Chen Xuan's head.

It wasn't blocked, it wasn't canceled out.

He's been caught.

Chen Xuan's right hand was loosely clenched in mid-air.

In front of that hand, the illusory crescent moon seemed to be gripped by an invisible giant hand, frozen in place.

Yue Qingyi's pupils suddenly contracted.

She tried to activate her spiritual power to make the crescent moon continue to fall, but found that the connection between her and the crescent moon had been severed.

It's completely over.

The illusory crescent moon, now like an ordinary toy, was held in Chen Xuan's hand, and he could no longer hear her call.

"impossible........"

Yue Qingyi murmured to herself.

But Chen Xuan didn't give her time to react.

He held the illusory crescent moon in his hand and flicked his wrist.

"Bang!"

The illusory image of the crescent moon exploded, turning into countless fragments of moonlight that shimmered with a crystalline luster in the sunlight before slowly dissipating.

It's as if it never existed.

Chen Xuan had already appeared in front of Yue Qingyi.

Close at hand.

"you........"

Yue Qingyi wanted to back away and create some distance.

But Chen Xuan's hand was already gripping her neck.

It was not gentle, nor was it a test.

It was brutal, merciless, like grabbing a disobedient wild dog, tightly gripping her neck.

"cough!"

Yue Qingyi groaned softly, her face instantly turning red.

She felt the strength of that hand.

That wasn't spiritual power, nor supernatural ability; it was pure force.

But that power was too terrifying, so terrifying that her protective spiritual power at the late Golden Core stage was as fragile as paper in front of that hand.

"you........"

Yue Qingyi struggled desperately, forming hand seals in an attempt to unleash her supernatural powers.

But Chen Xuan simply twisted his wrist.

"Click."

A clear sound of bone cracking.

Yue Qingyi's wrists were twisted off.

"ah!!!"

Yue Qingyi let out a piercing scream.

But it's not over yet.

Chen Xuan grabbed her by the neck, lifted her up, and then...

He slammed hard to the ground!

It's not about putting it down lightly, nor is it about throwing it away carelessly.

It was like throwing a sack of potatoes, using all your strength to smash it down onto the bluestone steps!

"boom!!!"

A deafening roar.

The bluestone steps were smashed into a large crater, with gravel flying everywhere and dust billowing up.

Yue Qingyi lay at the bottom of the pit, her bones broken in countless places.

Blood kept gushing from her mouth, and her once stunningly beautiful face was now covered in dust and blood, looking utterly wretched.

She struggled to get up, but found that she couldn't even move.

Chen Xuan stood at the edge of the pit, looking down at her.

His eyes were calm, devoid of anger or murderous intent, only displaying an almost indifferent scrutiny.

Then, he slowly began to speak:

"besides."

"Being ugly is one thing, but who gave you the right to lay a hand on my junior sister?"

He paused, his voice turning cold:

"That's practically suicide."

Su Yanhan lay sprawled on the ground, his eyes wide open, his mouth slightly agape, completely frozen in place as if under a spell.

What did he see?

He saw Yue Qingyi, the saintess he had adored for three years and cherished in his heart, being choked by Chen Xuan and slammed to the ground like a sack of potatoes.

The impact caused the bluestone steps to crack and dust to fly everywhere.

The blows broke Yue Qingyi's bones, causing her to cough up blood and look like a dead dog.

He saw Chen Xuan.

The junior brother he had looked down on since childhood, the one he felt was favored by their master, stood by the pit, looking down at Yue Qingyi with a calm gaze as if he were looking at a corpse.

There was no tenderness or pity for the beautiful.

They showed no mercy.

Without even the slightest hesitation.

"How...how is this possible...?"

Su Yanhan muttered to himself, his voice hoarse as if it had been sanded by sandpaper.

He doesn't understand.

I really don't understand.

Who is Yue Qingyi?

The Holy Maiden of Lingyuan Sect, with a late-stage Golden Core cultivation level, possesses combat power approaching that of a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator!

Such a gifted woman took the initiative to ask Chen Xuan to be her Daoist partner.

This is an opportunity that so many people dream of.

But what did Chen Xuan do?

Refused.

Not only did he refuse her, he also insulted her, saying she was ugly and shameless.

After verbally abusing them, they even resorted to violence.

It's one thing to resort to violence, but to do it so brutally.

Showing absolutely no mercy.

"How could he... how could he do that..."

Looking at Yue Qingyi, who was covered in blood and looked utterly disheveled at the bottom of the pit, Su Yanhan felt a surge of indescribable emotions.

There was shock, shock that Chen Xuan actually dared to use such a heavy hand on Yue Qingyi.

He was angry, angry that Chen Xuan had treated the goddess he had been trying to win over for three years like a dead dog.

But more than anything, it was fear.

A fear that seeps into your very bones.

Yue Qingyi is at the late stage of the Golden Core realm!

A being whose combat power is approaching that of a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator!

But in Chen Xuan's hands, she was like an infant, completely powerless to fight back.

Just how strong is Chen Xuan?

Su Yanhan dared not think about it.

He really didn't dare to think about it.

At this moment, on an old locust tree a hundred feet away from the Taoist temple.

Two figures stood there quietly.

"Tsk tsk tsk........"

Lin Xiaoman put down the Coke can, wiped her mouth, and exclaimed in amazement, "Sir, you're so ruthless!"

Ye Li didn't speak, but just stared quietly in the direction of the Taoist temple, a hint of solemnity flashing in her eyes.

"Although I knew long ago that Yue Qingyi was no match for him."

Lin Xiaoman continued, her voice tinged with amusement, "But I really didn't expect that when faced with Yue Qingyi's invitation to be his Daoist partner, he would act without even considering it."

She paused, looked at the disheveled Yue Qingyi at the bottom of the pit, and shook her head.

"Although I don't like Yue Qingyi, she is still a saintess, and she's quite stunning."

"If she were placed at the Lingxiao headquarters, the line of suitors would stretch all the way to the city gates."

"The man was quite something; not only did he refuse, he beat her up like this."

Lin Xiaoman took another sip of cola and smacked her lips.

"What a ruthless person."

Ye Li finally spoke: "He's not a ruthless person."

"Hmm?" Lin Xiaoman turned her head to look at her.

"He didn't take Yue Qingyi seriously at all."

Ye Li said slowly, her voice cold, "In his eyes, Yue Qingyi is no different from a stray dog ​​on the roadside."

"A stray dog ​​bit his junior sister, so he beat the dog up. It's that simple."

Lin Xiaoman paused for a moment, then smiled.

That makes sense.

She looked towards the Taoist temple, and at the young man in white standing by the pit, a hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes.

Just how strong is he, sir?

"Even Yue Qingyi has been beaten to a pulp by him..."

"Could he have broken through the limitations of heaven and earth and reached the Nascent Soul stage?"

Ye Li's eyes held admiration and reverence, but she quickly shook her head. "The current environment of heaven and earth does not allow for a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage."

"If he really breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage, there will definitely be a great celestial phenomenon, but it has never happened in Qingcheng."

"Compared to strength, I'm actually more curious about Chen Xuan's past life."

"He was originally punished by the heavens and lost his cultivation level. He lived in seclusion in the deep mountains and forests, and everyone thought he would just grow old and die like that."

"But all indications suggest that he did not die of old age, but instead lived a brand new life."

Horror!