"Why aren't you guarding the Black Tortoise Pavilion, what brings you here to see me?"

The elder was sitting cross-legged, dressed in a Taoist robe, with a cup of fragrant tea in front of him. Seeing the short elder come in, he hurriedly invited him over for tea.

"You know Ye Qingchen, right? He came to the Black Tortoise Pavilion today to observe the stone wall!" The short elder waved his hand in refusal. Seeing the other nod, he continued, "That kid closed his eyes halfway and even boasted that he had some comprehension!"

The short elder recounted what had occurred at the Black Tortoise Pavilion. Chen Juntu understood the reason for his visit and said indifferently, "So you're asking me to spar with Ye Qingchen?"

"Exactly, to be specific, to put him in his place, teach him a lesson!" The short elder sneered, "At the Qingzhou Sword Fighting Conference, although Ye Qingchen gained the title of invincible among his peers, he did so by stepping over our True Martial Sect."

The short elder paused, then continued, "Moreover, in the entire True Martial Sect, besides the Sect Leader, you are the one most familiar with that stone wall, making you the most suitable to take action!"

"Alright!"

Chen Juntu pondered for a moment and nodded his head.

...

Inside the Martial Arts Hall.

Many disciples flocked over upon hearing the news of Ye Qingchen's spar with an elder, causing the entire hall to be crammed full, even several elders arrived upon hearing the news, discussing among themselves in small groups.

"Why is there such a big commotion in the Martial Arts Hall today?"

"Don't you know? Ye Qingchen is going to spar with one of our sect's elders!"

Many were puzzled.

Only those in the know looked indignant. All True Martial Sect disciples know the mystique of the Black Tortoise Pavilion. Many sect geniuses have entered it before, yet all came out empty-handed.

But Ye Qingchen dared to boast about comprehending something, naturally making many feel disgruntled.

"Which elder is he sparring with?" someone asked.

"It's said to be Chen Juntu, Elder Chen!"

Boom!

The words fell like a bombshell.

The gazes towards Ye Qingchen instantly turned schadenfreude:

"Tsk tsk tsk, this time Ye Qingchen's big words have hit a wall. How could he possibly contend with Elder Chen's power?"

"Indeed, in my opinion, ever since he won first place in the Sword Fighting Conference, Ye Qingchen's been too arrogant. Doesn't he know there's always someone better? Let's see how he embarrasses himself!"

The crowd nodded in agreement.

Although Chen Juntu is only at the Profound Pill Second Heaven, his strength surpasses even that of Mu Qianshan. Coupled with his mastery of all of True Martial Sect's martial techniques, dealing with a single Ye Qingchen would be a piece of cake.

Moreover, being disciples of True Martial Sect, they naturally sided with Elder Chen, not Ye Qingchen.

Just as they were speaking,

The other disciples noticed some movement on the stage, instantly piquing their curiosity. They saw that the practice puppets that the elders usually used for training had suddenly come alive.

"What's he trying to do?"

"Could it be that he wants to practice against those puppets?"

Everyone frowned, puzzled by Ye Qingchen's intentions.

Boom!

While everyone was speculating, a few puppets activated, rushing towards Ye Qingchen with powerful gusts of energy.

Though they were puppets,

they were just as agile as humans, closing in on Ye Qingchen instantly, encircling him from all directions.

"Let's try the Heaven-Stepping Step first!"

Initially, Ye Qingchen planned to directly use the martial technique he understood in the Black Tortoise Pavilion, but on second thought, he decided to try the Heaven-Stepping Step first.

He had obtained this cultivation technique from True Martial Sect three days ago.

During the Qingzhou Sword Fighting Conference, Shen Ming had used it as well, it being a Profound Grade Top lightweight technique.

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, Ye Qingchen took a step forward, appearing to tread in the void as if invisible steps were beneath him, supporting his ascent to the sky. In just a fraction of a second, he evaded the puppets' attacks.

Roar!

Several puppets emitted silent roars, lunging forward once more.

Ye Qingchen twisted his body, stepping in the void.

In an instant, the entire arena seemed filled with his figure, avoiding the puppets' onslaught, not letting them even brush against his clothes.

"This Heaven-Stepping Step is truly marvelous!"

Ye Qingchen's steps seemed to tread on air like level ground, filling him with a wonderful sensation. His whole body felt incredibly light, with his mind involuntarily recalling the moves displayed by the cyan figure on the stone wall.

"That is a mystical realm!"

"Why can't I integrate that realm into the Heaven-Stepping Step?"

Ye Qingchen's eyes grew brighter.

Whoosh!

In an instant, his speed became faster and faster.

Of course.

Those puppets were left far behind.

"Huh? Is this the Heaven-Stepping Step?"

The One-eyed Elder, responsible for controlling the puppets, narrowed his eyes.

As an elder of the True Martial Sect, he naturally recognized this move, but felt that there was something different about how Ye Qingchen was performing it... Just as he was thinking this, Ye Qingchen's voice came from mid-air:

"Elder, could you please activate all the remaining training puppets?"

"What? Activate them all?"

The One-eyed Elder was taken aback and, upon hearing Ye Qingchen's request, a trace of anger rose in his heart, "This kid is too arrogant, isn't he? Does he actually want me to release all the training puppets?"

"Fine!"

"Since you want to humiliate yourself, I'll oblige!"

With this thought.

The One-eyed Elder snorted coldly and suddenly formed a seal with his right hand.

In an instant.

The over a hundred puppets suddenly raised their heads, with two fierce lights flashing in their dim eyes. Almost in no time, the hundred plus puppets simultaneously erupted, charging towards Ye Qingchen!

Although they were merely puppets, the overwhelming charge still mirrored the advance of an army. In the eyes of the crowd, it was like a pack of beasts unleashed from their cages, like a flood breaking its banks, madly charging towards Ye Qingchen.

"Oh my God, what on earth is happening?"

"Why are all these training puppets active?"

The entire Martial Arts Hall was in an uproar, with everyone widening their eyes to look at the arena.

There it was.

The countless puppets were already rushing towards Ye Qingchen.

In the eyes of the crowd, those puppets charging forward were like a deluge threatening to swallow everything, while Ye Qingchen seemed like a lone boat in the midst of the flood, perilously close to being overwhelmed.

Although, using the Heaven-Stepping Step, Ye Qingchen could evade the assault of these puppets, anyone could tell that the over a hundred puppets, comparable to martial artists at the Profound Pill Realm, had sealed off the arena, and it would only be a matter of moments before they caught up with him.

"He is too overconfident!"

Qin Wentian couldn't help but sigh upon seeing this scene.

The Heaven-Stepping Step is merely a Profound Grade Top cultivation technique, how could it possibly evade the encirclement of over a hundred puppets at the Profound Pill Realm?

"Ye Qingchen brought this on himself!"

The One-eyed Elder sneered mockingly.

Though these puppets wouldn't be lethal, Ye Qingchen was doomed to suffer. If this happened in front of everyone, it would surely be a lifelong humiliation for Ye Qingchen!

"He has nowhere to escape!"

At this moment.

The many disciples watching the match also shook their heads and chuckled coldly.

…

Meanwhile.

Outside the Martial Arts Hall, two figures approached. One was tall and the other short; the shorter one was burly and muscular, an elder stationed at the Black Tortoise Pavilion. The tall one was an old man in a robe, exuding an extraordinary aura.

It was none other than Chen Juntu.

"Why is it so noisy?"

Chen Juntu frowned tightly.

"I don't know, let's go in and see..." The short elder was also puzzled.

Then.

The two stepped into the Martial Arts Hall.

Inside, it was crowded with people, with barely a gap in the throng.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on the central arena.

"What's this?"

Chen Juntu also looked towards the arena.

There, the over a hundred puppets were already surging forward, taking up all the space as they charged. And their target was none other than Ye Qingchen!

"That kid's crazy!" Chen Juntu exclaimed in astonishment, "He actually activated over a hundred puppets at once..."

Mind you.

Even he found it extremely challenging to face twenty puppets simultaneously.

"He has no way out now!" the short elder clapped and shouted, a smug smile appearing on his face, but it quickly froze before he could finish speaking.

Witnessing an utterly unforgettable scene!

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