"Long Chen, put down your weapons..."
At this moment, the elder of the Luo family who had been standing guard at the entrance of Zixian Pavilion was startled by the sight. He feared that Long Chen, young and impulsive, might kill that elder in a fit of rage, which would be troublesome.
At this moment, his scalp tingled. Luo Zichuan had asked him to cover for Long Chen. He had thought it was just a minor quarrel among disciples, but handling this was easy.
Who would have thought that Long Chen would hold the life of an elder in his hands? Although the elder wasn't a combat-type expert, his strength was still formidable—Long Chen had managed to subdue him.
"You Luo family brats, you defy your super...iors!" Seeing more people arrive, the man seemed to have grown bolder and shouted angrily.
"Smack!"
Before he could finish, Long Chen raised his hand and slapped him hard. The slap tore open his face, blood gushing everywhere.
That person was restrained by Long Chen, not daring to make any move, nor able to activate the protective divine light. At this moment, his physical body was not much stronger than an ordinary Heavenly Saint.
"Come on, Old Deng, repeat the insults you said before. Now that so many people have come, see if they can save you." Long Chen said with a sinister expression.
"Let go, Long Chen, or more and more people will be alarmed." The Luo family expert hurriedly said.
They had appeared here because someone had triggered an alarm inside Zixian Pavilion, so they rushed over immediately.
If Long Chen didn't stop soon, more and more elder-level experts would come rushing over, making it difficult to clean up the mess.
No matter what mistake the elder made, Long Chen had no right to intervene. If he did, it would be defying his superior. Although this rule was frustrating, it had always existed that way.
"Clap clap clap ..."
"Still not convinced?" "Looking sideways again?"
Long Chen grabbed the elder and slapped him hard again. This move enraged the surrounding elders, who didn't even take them seriously.
"Kid, stop, or don't blame me for being ruthless." An elder finally couldn't hold back.
Long Chen slowly turned his head to look at the old man, sneering, "You can give it a try."
"You..."
The old man was both shocked and furious. He had intended to threaten Long Chen, but Long Chen was completely unfazed.
"Chen'er, let him go!"
Suddenly, a figure appeared—it was Luo Zichuan.
It turned out that after Luo Zichuan returned to his residence, he was just about to start cultivating, and before he even warmed up, the nameplate at his waist flashed rapidly.
He immediately knew something was wrong—it was a signal from the elders of the Luo family, urging him to hurry to Zixian Pavilion.
But as soon as he arrived at Zixian Pavilion, he saw Long Chen stab a sword through an elder's chest, his mouth slapping upward as if it were free.
Luo Zichuan hadn't spent much time with Long Chen. Although he knew Long Chen was arrogant and domineering, he had once served as the dean of Lingxiao Academy.
Luo Zichuan thought Long Chen must be quite shrewd, able to assess the situation and act with boundaries. But in the end, he realized he had misjudged this little grandson—this guy was far from someone to worry about.
Seeing his grandfather arrive, Long Chen reluctantly let go of this foul-mouthed elder. But before letting go, he patted his already bloodied face and said,
"Next time, remember not to be so foul-mouthed. If it happens again, no one will be able to protect you."
"Whoosh!"
Long Chen drew his long sword and shoved the elder away. At this moment, the elder's hair stood on end with rage. He stared at Long Chen, almost spitting fire, but despite gritting his teeth, he didn't dare utter a single curse.
Because he was afraid, the nearly tangible killing intent on Long Chen shattered his soul, and his will nearly collapsed.
"Luo Zichuan, your Luo family kid is so arrogant, disrespecting his elders and defying his superiors. Let's see how you protect him this time." In the crowd, an elder sneered. This elder came from the Bi family, and a look of schadenfreude appeared on his face.
The elder Long Chen dealt with wasn't from their family, and he was happy to see this scene.
"The Luo family children can protect themselves, so I don't need to worry. But you guys should protect your children first, and then ... Protect yourself. Luo Zichuan said calmly.
Previously, Luo Zichuan had sent Long Chen here mainly to avoid conflicts with those disciples, so he asked the clan members to look after him.
But unexpectedly, Long Chen could actually subdue a Purple-Crowned Divine Emperor-level being. Only now did he realize that this kid, like his father, had hidden his true strength. With his abilities, he hadn't even seen through this guy's true abilities.
At first, he thought Long Chen's bloodline power was strong, but facing the Purple-crowned Divine Emperor, he would surely restrain himself and avoid making a scene. Now he realized he had underestimated this grandson.
Long Chen's strength was already so astonishing. Once he advanced to Human Emperor, even Divine Emperor experts would likely have to keep their distance.
"Elder Zhixin, let's go find the clan leader and settle the matter now. If we don't take care of the Luo family soon, they're probably doomed." The elder of the Bi family said to the elder Long Chen had dealt with.
The elder named Zhixin's expression changed. He glanced at Long Chen, then at the elder of the Bi family, and snorted coldly:
"Today's matter ends here."
After saying that, he actually turned and left. At that moment, the elders of the Bi family and everyone else were stunned. This guy had suffered such humiliation, and yet he just endured it like that?
Luo Zichuan looked at the elder's back, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He had underestimated this man before.
This person actually saw through it. If he went to complain, he would inevitably get involved in the whirlpool of the conflict between the two families, dragging his own family into it, and in the end, he would be used by the Bi family.
And Long Chen had completely terrified him. For this kind of King of Hell, he might as well let the Bi family handle him. He only needed to endure a moment's anger to be a bystander. If the Bi family won and Long Chen died miserably, his revenge would be avenged.
If the Luo family wins, he won't have any enmity with them, and his status will remain unchanged.
Luo Zichuan hadn't expected this person to make such a choice in a fit of rage—he had actually looked at him more highly.
"Long Chen, you murdered someone maliciously... the Bi family elder, seeing he failed to provoke Elder Zhixin, immediately targeted Long Chen and pointed at the corpse on the ground.
"Which eye of yours saw me kill?" Long Chen retorted, "Don't let me slap you hard without knowing the truth, and you're just talking nonsense."
"So many eyes are watching, and you want to deny it?" The elder shouted angrily.
However, when they looked at those disciples, they looked at each other. Indeed, the disciple did not die at Long Chen's hands, but at the hands of Elder Zhixin.
"Grandpa, I'm going to keep studying." Long Chen gave Luo Zichuan a trick, then acted as if nothing had happened, continuing to search for the spells and divine powers he liked.
Seeing this, Luo Zichuan simply stopped cultivating and stayed in the outer area, protecting Long Chen.
However, what they didn't know was that in a corner of the Purple Blood Clan, the old clan leader had witnessed everything happening inside the Purple Immortal Pavilion.
"This kid has such a strong hostility. I'm afraid he can't be used by us. If things go wrong, he could become a threat. You need to plan early."
A cold voice echoed through the void.