What surprised Qin Qianlian was.

In that fleeting moment, Jun Shan Zhenren and Qian San unexpectedly chose not to intervene either.

The former he could understand.

After all, Jun Shan was also only at the Cave Heaven Realm, and it would require a certain price to suppress Bai Yu.

As for the latter…

Qin Qianlian found it quite intriguing. Xie Zhen had a deep relationship with the Book Tower. Qian San was very likely a "reserve" sent by Chen Jingxuan. For him to remain calm in such a situation could only mean one thing.

Xie Zhen completely unafraid of someone of Venerable Bai Yu's caliber.

…

…

At the moment the Green Thunder surged.

Xie Xuanyi felt two strands of Divine Thought sweep over like the wind, ready to aid him.

They were from Ye Qinglian and Jiang Que, who were closest to him.

Xie Xuanyi acknowledged their goodwill but did not accept the help of their Divine Thoughts.

He did not retreat.

Instead, he took a step forward to confront Venerable Bai Yu.

In the next moment.

Xie Xuanyi lifted his hand and made a simple, unpretentious sleeve flick.

Then there was a crisp explosion in the air.

"Slap!"

The majestic Green Thunder surged up and scattered.

Venerable Bai Yu, who had suddenly revealed his ferocious side, hadn't even had time to show his fangs before he received a slap.

The slap was crisp and loud.

The roaring wind and flashing thunder, the noise of the long meeting table, were all shattered by this unpretentious slap.

"???"

Venerable Bai Yu was sent flying, spinning like a top, and then crashed heavily back in place.

There was a loud boom!

The long table, condensed by Divine Soul Power, was smashed into a huge chasm.

"..."

Prince Jiangning stared at this scene with a dark expression, almost about to leak with water.

As for those Holy Mountain Venerables who were silently watching, their expressions became subtle, and the way they looked at Xie Zhen became complex…

Recently, the commotion around the Prince Jiangning's Mansion had been quite intense.

The rumors about Xie Zhen even more so.

It was said that Xie Zhen had broken through the Cave Heaven Realm and entered the next realm, becoming a genuine Yin God Venerable. If the rumors were true, then Xie Zhen might be the youngest Yin God Venerable in the history of Da Chu. Unfortunately, Da Sui Sword Palace had never responded to this news. Lately, many people had gone to Da Sui Sword Palace to inquire, and even some Yin Gods had personally visited, but were all turned away. No one knew the real situation about Xie Zhen.

But now,

many people knew the answer.

That slap just now was very fast…

The most important thing was,

that slap had a faint black light wrapped around it, clearly the power of the Dao Realm. It was because of this that Xie Zhen could easily break through Venerable Bai Yu's Dao Realm.

"…I guessed right after all."

Qin Qianlian, confirming his suspicion, sighed inwardly, "This kid, his cultivation speed is so fast, it's even faster than True Master Jun Shan!"

"Brother Xie is truly a celestial talent."

Wu Yue, attending from the Suiwu Sect, seeing this scene, felt a tightness in his chest, then a sense of relief, followed by a trace of self-mockery.

When Venerable Bai Yu launched his sudden attack, he instinctively worried that Xie Zhen might be harmed…

It wasn't until this moment that Wu Yue realized how ridiculous his worry was.

He was actually worried about Xie Zhen?

Although Xie Zhen was on the Heavenly Pride List, he wasn't on the same level as everyone else!

His cultivation talent was extraordinarily high, rare in the world. Perhaps only a reincarnated Yang God like True Master Jun Shan could be compared to him?

The deathly silent long table suddenly became lively.

Over at Yuqing Pavilion,

Fairy Shang Yi took the initiative to speak, her expression sincere, congratulating Xie Xuanyi with heartfelt words, "Congratulations on your breakthrough to Yin God, Master Xie."

Such words of congratulations came one after another.

Seeing this,

the Holy Mountain Venerables understood—

This unassuming young man in black would inevitably become one of the pinnacle figures of the Da Chu Dynasty in the future.

Xie Xuanyi had no reaction to these words of congratulations.

He simply nodded slightly, as a response.

After revealing his strength,

the information from the Paperman Sect suddenly held a different weight.

A Qiantian Palace elder spoke, "Master Xiaoxie's proposal makes sense… The proposal of the Three Great Sects' Guiding Envoy can't be fully trusted…"

"I agree."

The female guest elder of the Xu Family from Bingzhou also said, "Perhaps the battle tomorrow could be delayed a bit. We need to familiarize ourselves with the terrain nearby and rest for two days."

For a while, discussions resumed.

But Xie Xuanyi had no interest in continuing. He had already conveyed the information of the Paperman Sect. There was no longer any point in staying.

"Xie Zhisu."

With his hands behind his back, he looked at Prince Jiangning and transmitted a message slowly, "I know you want to kill me… This place is no longer Da Chu, you can act without worry. No need to worry that I will hide. Even if you don't come to me, I will come to you."

Afterward,

Xie Xuanyi's Divine Thought faded from the cloud sea, leaving this place of right and wrong.

"..."

Xie Zhisu had a terrifyingly dark expression.

Was this young man actively declaring war on him just now?

At this moment, a miserable groan came from under him, "My Prince..."

It was Venerable Bai Yu, his face covered in blood after being slapped by the Annihilation Dao Realm. He had been disoriented for a long time, propping himself up with both hands on the long table's crack, struggling to get up.

"…You worthless disgrace."

Prince Jiangning said coldly.

With the current chaos in his heart, he had no interest in the follow-up of the meeting, and thus withdrew his Divine Thought.

…

…

The meeting called by the Imperial Clan Order soon concluded.

The incident of Xie Zhen slapping Venerable Bai Yu at the meeting quickly spread throughout the seven Zhanjiao Mountains.

All the young people marveled.

A seventeen-year-old Yin God Venerable… What a heavenly genius that Da Chu had not seen in many years.

No wonder Xie Xuanyi took him as a disciple.

No wonder he became the new master of Xuanshui Cave Heaven.

No wonder the Book Tower would offend the entire Prince Jiangning's Mansion for him.

In this world, some things are just so absurd. Xie Xuanyi was still that Xie Xuanyi from beginning to end; only now that he shed old clothes and donned new ones, everyone sneered at him. He still remembered how when he first entered the Sword Palace for the Xuanshui competition, the sky was filled with doubts and curses.

But now.

Doubts, curses, criticisms, all had changed.

Everything he had obtained, from "virtue not matching the position," had suddenly turned into "deservedly so."

"Yuan Yi!"

"Did you hear?!"

At Round Turtle Mountain.

The disciples of Baihua Valley were routinely practicing their sword array.

During a break after practice, a young senior sister quietly poked Yuan Yi's waist with her sword sheath, winking as she lowered her voice, "The Divine Soul Council just met. Venerable Yin God under Prince Jiangning suddenly attacked Master Xiaoxie… Master Xiaoxie struck once and floored him. A supposed elder bullying the young and still got severely taught a lesson. Prince Jiangning was utterly humiliated and left in shame!"

"Huh?"

Yuan Yi was stunned for a moment, her first reaction being tension: "Why did Prince Jiangning's Mansion attack? Is Mr. Xiao Xie alright?"

"… Weren't you listening carefully just now?"

The young senior sister pouted, "Someone like Master Xiaoxie is obviously unscathed, not hurt at all."

"That's good then."

Yuan Yi laughed foolishly and scratched her head.

"You went to the Chen Mansion before, did Master Xiaoxie teach you any sword moves alone?"

The senior sister asked with a smile, "Did you know about his advancement to Yin God?"

"Me?"

Yuan Yi laughed, "How would I know these things?"

"Such a pity."

The senior sister sat on the mountain steps, muttering, "Everyone is wondering now what realm Master Xiaoxie is in... They say those top geniuses, after advancing to Yin God, can cross several realms at once. Some people can immediately reach the Fourth Realm of Yin God, while others can step into the fifth realm of Yin God!"

"…"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yi just accompanied her senior sister in silence.

"I heard that the most talented from Baihua Valley recently reached the fifth realm of Yin God right after advancing."

The senior sister sighed, "Master Xiaoxie must be more talented than that. But the rumors going around are getting more outrageous; some people say Master Xiaoxie has even condensed a dharma..."

"Huh, who said that?"

Yuan Yi blinked.

"I don't know." The senior sister shrugged, "Someone said Master Xiaoxie condensed a dharma of a huge flying sword."

Yuan Yi didn't reply.

She propped her cheeks, thinking that person guessed wrong.

She had already seen Master Xiaoxie's dharma.

It was a bright god shimmering gold like the sun.

Compared to it, the dharmas of others seemed as insignificant as fireflies.

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