Chapter Seven: The Elders of the Azure Sky Sect

“Stop!”

The crowd looked up to see an elderly man clad in a jade-green robe hovering in the air. His face was solemn and dignified, exuding the formidable aura of a Golden Core stage cultivator.

“It’s Elder Qin Feng of the Azurefall Sect!” The crowd instantly stirred, all wearing expressions of reverence and awe.

“Unexpectedly, a Golden Core expert from the Azurefall Sect has personally intervened. This is going to be quite a show!”

“Elder Qin Feng’s pressure is terrifying. I heard he has just reached the first level of the Golden Core stage!”

Qin Feng cast a cold, sweeping gaze over the scene, finally fixing his eyes on Ye Chentian. He scanned with his divine sense but only perceived an unfathomable chaotic aura, as if the other's cultivation realm was beyond his comprehension. A flicker of suspicion stirred in his heart, yet a trace of disdain lingered at the corner of his mouth.

“Fellow Daoist, your disciple has injured a disciple of the Azurefall Sect. Shouldn’t you provide an explanation?” His tone carried an undeniable authority.

Inwardly, Qin Feng thought: This man’s aura is strange, but if he dares to act recklessly on my Azurefall Sect’s turf, he must pay the price! If I don’t make an example of him today, what face does the Azurefall Sect have left?

Ye Chentian smiled faintly, standing with his hands behind his back, his eyes calm and unconcerned. “An explanation? Your Azurefall disciple was the first to speak arrogantly and then attacked my disciple. That was his own doing.” His voice was steady and resolute, as if recounting a trivial matter.

Qin Feng frowned, his imposing demeanor intensifying. A cold sneer curled his lips as he threatened, “Such arrogance! To injure a disciple of my sect on our own territory—you clearly don’t take the Azurefall Sect seriously.”

Ye Chentian smiled lightly, eyes glinting with disdain. “The Azurefall Sect? Honestly, it’s beneath my notice. If you’re dissatisfied, then by all means, show me what you’ve got.”

“Seeking death, then stay alive no longer!”

Qin Feng’s face turned iron blue in an instant, his eyes burning with murderous intent. He raised his hand, unleashing a colossal palm imprint descending from above with destructive force. This technique, called the Azurefall Celestial Palm, was one of the sect’s signature moves. The spiritual energy contained within was as tangible as matter, causing ripples through the surrounding space wherever it passed.

Qin Feng sneered inwardly: Even fellow Golden Core first-level cultivators dare not take this head-on, let alone an unknown outsider like you!

The cultivators around gasped sharply at the scene.

“This is Elder Qin Feng of the Azurefall Sect, a first-level Golden Core powerhouse!”

“He actually used the Azurefall Celestial Palm directly. Can Ye Chentian really withstand it?”

“Terrifying pressure from the Golden Core stage—I can hardly breathe!”

Yet Ye Chentian remained composed, as if Qin Feng’s attack was nothing.

“A mere speck of dust dares to compete with the sun and moon?”

He slowly lifted his right hand, pointing his index finger into the void.

“Void Annihilation Finger!”

Golden light suddenly surged around his fingertip, condensing into a solid-like beam that tore through the air. Though seemingly casual, it carried an overwhelming force that crushed all before it. The terrifying palm imprint shattered like bubbles before the finger’s radiance, dissipating without a trace.

“What?!” Qin Feng’s eyes widened in disbelief and horror. He couldn’t believe his full-strength strike had been so effortlessly nullified.

“This… this can’t be!” a Qi Refining stage cultivator’s voice trembled almost beyond recognition.

“That was a full power strike from a Golden Core master! And yet… it was broken by a single finger?!”

Chaos roiled in Qin Feng’s mind: Impossible! What realm is this man truly in? Could he be some hidden ancient monster?

“Die!”

Ye Chentian’s eyes turned cold as he tapped the void again. In an instant, the world seemed to freeze. The silent finger beam carried the aura of total annihilation, piercing through Qin Feng’s protective spiritual light and striking straight into his forehead.

“Pfft—”

Qin Feng didn’t even have time to scream before his head was crushed like a watermelon under immense force, blood and brain matter splattering everywhere. His body stiffened for a moment before collapsing heavily to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust. His corpse lay there, eyes still flickering with disbelief and terror. Until his last breath, he couldn’t accept that he had been slain in one strike by Ye Chentian.

The surrounding cultivators gasped in shock, staring at Ye Chentian with terror.

One finger to kill a Golden Core master?! A Golden Core powerhouse couldn’t even fend off a single move from Ye Chentian. What kind of strength was this?

Ye Chentian stood with hands behind his back, sweeping his gaze across the crowd. “Who else dares to challenge?”

His voice carried an air of authority, as if proclaiming his invincibility.

No one dared respond. Those who had mocked earlier lowered their heads, trembling, fearful of drawing attention. They no longer dared underestimate Ye Chentian or the Profound Heaven Sect.

“Ye Chentian is incredible—he defeated a Golden Core powerhouse in one strike!”

“What exactly is the Profound Heaven Sect? How could they be this formidable?”

“From now on, we should be cautious and avoid provoking the Profound Heaven Sect.”

Only then did Ye Chentian turn to Su Wan, gently asking, “Now, are you willing to join the Profound Heaven Sect?”

Su Wan was still speechless from the shocking scene just witnessed. Ye Chentian’s strength far exceeded her expectations, and the Profound Heaven Sect was no ordinary sect. And such a powerful figure was willing to take her as a disciple. This was an opportunity she must seize!

She took a deep breath, calming the excitement within, then knelt without hesitation, knocking her head thrice with great reverence. “Disciple Su Wan pays respects to Master!” Her voice trembled with determination.

Ye Chentian smiled slightly, satisfaction gleaming in his eyes. He reached out to help her up, speaking gently, “Rise. Once we finish here, we’ll return to the Profound Heaven Sect for your formal apprenticeship.”

Tears welled in Su Wan’s eyes as she nodded eagerly. “Yes!”

Glancing at the sky, Ye Chentian addressed them both, “Let’s go. We’re heading to the Xiao family now.”

Amid the crowd’s awed gazes, the three departed the square. Soon, news of the mysterious Profound Heaven Sect cultivator who slew Elder Qin Feng in one strike spread like a storm throughout Wuwei City.