"Are you from the Flowing Cloud Sect?" Chen Heng's expression was calm as he asked.
Even though it was a question, his tone was quite certain.
Because of different Foundation Building Techniques, one's magic energy would have a uniqueness to it, which would become quite evident after reaching Profound Understanding.
Chen Heng was very familiar with the magic energy aura that the man gave off; he had sensed it in the Flowing Cloud Sect before.
"Indeed," the middle-aged man got up and looked at Chen Heng with an unsightly expression, "why did the Zhang clan's clan leader attack me?"
"You first attacked my clan member; am I not allowed to attack you in response?"
Chen Heng asked calmly, "Moreover, it's hard to imagine that someone like you is from the Flowing Cloud Sect. If I didn't know, I would have thought that you were a bandit."
Hearing those words, the middle-aged man's expression became quite unsightly.
Comparing the Flowing Cloud Sect's Elder to a bandit. Who wouldn't be angered by such a thing?
However, looking at Chen Heng and thinking of that scene from before, the middle-aged man endured this and said with a low voice, "That demonic cultivator is a traitor of the sect. I hope that the Zhang clan's clan leader will hand her over."
"Whether or not she is a traitor is not determined just by your words," Chen Heng said as she smiled, "Moreover, you don't have the qualifications to say such a thing."
"You!"
The man paused and glared at Chen Heng furiously, "Zhang clan's clan leader, are you going to betray the sect? Protecting a demonic cultivator and attacking an Elder, do you know how serious this is?"
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"I naturally do know." Chen Heng nodded, "But isn't that what you wanted?"
As he spoke, he slowly walked forwards towards the middle-aged man.
Immediately, cold sweat rolled down the middle-aged man's face as his hands and feet instinctively trembled.
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"This is bad!" Within the Flowing Cloud Sect, a secret meeting was underway.
Most of the Flowing Cloud Sect's Elders were gathered and were discussing together.
However, right now, everyone was focused on the messenger who had just arrived.
"Elder Liu, Elder Liu he…"
A disciple ran in and looked at the Elders with an expression of grief.
Looking at the disciple, the Elders present stared for a moment before coldly asking, "Hurry up and say what happened to Elder Liu."
"Elder Liu… Elder Liu he…"
Facing the gazes of so many Elders, the disciple stuttered before speaking, "Elder Liu fell. Just then, in order to capture the demonic cultivator, he ran into the Zhang clan's clan leader. He was directly defeated by the Zhang clan's clan leader and killed!"
Hearing this, everyone present was stunned.
Compared to the noisy scene before, things were now deathly silent.
"Bastard!"
After a while, someone said furiously, "How dare he! He dares to kill people outside our Flowing Cloud Sect? Elders, who is willing to go and capture him?"
He looked at the other Elders as he said coldly.
Hearing this, the other Elders fell silent and frowned.
They had heard about everything that had happened from the disciple, and it seemed that Elder Liu had not been able to take a few attacks from the Zhang clan's clan leader before he had been defeated.
It seemed a bit too easy.
There were indeed differences in strength between different Profound Understanding cultivators, but quickly deciding victory and defeat was not easy.
Unless one had absolute strength, it would be impossible to settle the fight so quickly, much less kill a Profound Understanding realm cultivator.
The reason why they had been wary of the Zhang clan before was because Profound Understanding cultivators were incredibly difficult to kill, and if they were not careful, Chen Heng would be able to escape.
Thinking to there, most Elders frowned and no one spoke.
Only after a while did someone speak.
"I will go and test him out," a middle-aged man got up, "To be able to kill Elder Liu in a fight, he is indeed quite strong. However, the Zhang clan's clan leader will definitely have used up much of his strength and might be barely holding himself together."
"Indeed," the oldest Elder nodded and said, "If we do not respond to the Zhang clan's clan leader killing an Elder outside our Sect, won't we be asking for people to look down on us? Since Elder Song is going to fight, we will keep watch and come to support you if needed."
"Sounds good!" Elder Song did not hesitate and turned and walked out.
After watching him leave, the Elder in charge looked at the other Elders and said softly, "Everyone, let us go and bring up the rear for Elder Song."
"Very well," the other Elders nodded before heading out.
"We should also activate the Great Formation just in case," the Elder frowned as he said on the way.
Following this, they went out to meet the Zhang clan's clan leader.
Outside the hall, after the Elders left, a woman slowly walked over. Looking at the scene before her and sensing that terrifying magic energy aura, she could not help but sigh.
"Looks like things still ended up like this." Under the faint sunlight, the woman's beautiful appearance was revealed. She wore a white dress and looked like a goddess.
"What is the situation like outside?" Gao Yue lightly sighed before asking.
"The Zhang clan's clan leader is outside the Flowing Cloud Sect, and Miss Hou is with him right now," a young girl beside her said, "Right now, the Elders are heading out, and Elder Song is preparing to act.
"That Zhang clan's clan leader's strength is extraordinary, for him to be able to kill Elder Liu. He is not to be underestimated within the Profound Understanding realm. However, Elder Song is no ordinary person either. Decades ago, he defeated many Profound Understanding realm cultivators, and after all this time, his cultivation has progressed even more."
"Even though the Zhang clan's clan leader is quite mighty, he has not cultivated for a long time. He might not be able to stand up to Elder Song."
Standing there, Gao Yue thought through the information about the Flowing Cloud Sect's Elders before shaking her head, "Moreover, so what if he can defeat Elder Song?
"Behind Elder Song are five other Elders. Even if he can defeat one of them, can he defeat all of them?"
Speaking to there, she could not help but sigh.
Based on what she understood about the Elders, it was quite likely that they would use their superiority in numbers.
They would still fight one on one at the start for the Sect's reputation, but if Elder Song fell, they would not care about that anymore and would all attack Chen Heng together.
When that time came, even if the Zhang clan's clan leader's strength was legendary, so what?
Thinking to there, she could not help but sigh and said softly, "Let's go. The outcome is essentially set."
Hou Juan was currently in Chen Heng's hands—it seemed that her investment had failed.
However, Gao Yue did not mind too much.
This was something she had done on a whim, so it did not matter too much if it succeeded or not.
Just as she was about to walk, she stopped as a disciple ran up to her.
"Princess!" the disciple ran over to her and gave his report, "Elder Song has fallen!"
Hearing this, Gao Yue's expression slightly changed.
"So quickly?"
Standing there, she instinctively raised her head and looked into the distance.
At that moment, an aura burst out.
In the distance, boundless blood qi erupted as a mighty martial intent exploded out.
In the air, spirit qi rumbled and fused together with the blood qi, turning into a blood-red dragon that rampaged and roared in the sky.
Boom!
A boundless aura erupted out for just an instant, but it was like a divine sword light that left behind traces in everyone's hearts.
Standing there and sensing this, Gao Yue's expression greatly changed.
"Let's go!"
She seemed to sense something and she no longer looked as calm.
In the distance, at the foot of a mountain.
On the ground, Chen Heng stood there by himself, looking into the distance.
Opposite him, Elder Song was half-kneeling on the ground, a look of shock on his face.
"You…"
He half-knelt on the ground, and even though he had a Profound Understanding realm body, he was unable to go on anymore.
In front of his chest, there was a clear injury from which blood was flowing down.
Behind him, the Flowing Cloud Sect Elders stared in shock, unable to make a sound.
"Im-Impossible…"
Only after a while did they come back to their senses, looking at Chen Heng in shock.
"Even Elder Song…"
Even though they were all Profound Understanding realm cultivators and Elders of the Flowing Cloud Sect, they knew clearly the difference of strength between them.
That Elder Song was the strongest among all of them.
However, even so, he had been unable to last a few attacks against Chen Heng. He had been cut to the ground and had been unable to resist at all.
This was not a fight but a one-sided suppression.
By now, they realized something—the Zhang clan's clan leader had most likely surpassed Profound Understanding and reached a completely new level.
But how was that possible?
How old was he? At most, he was not even 100 years old.
Given his age, for him to reach Profound Understanding meant that he was a genius; it was simply impossible that he could reach a higher level.
However, what their eyes were seeing made it so that they could not deny it.
"Another one," Chen Heng looked down at the half-kneeling Elder Song before looking at Elder Liu's corpse before shaking his head, "Are you preparing to all come to your deaths one by one? Who's next?"
"Clan brother…" Behind him, Zhang Ya stood beside the carriage as she supported Hou Juan. Looking at Chen Heng's back, her eyes were filled with shock.
She had always known that Chen Heng was powerful. From 30 years ago, when they had first met, she had never known Chen Heng's limit.
She had never thought that Chen Heng would be able to do such a thing.
The Flowing Cloud Sect's Elders were all at the Profound Understanding realm, and they were all grand figures within the Yue Kingdom. All of them focused on cultivating and were at least 500 years old, and they could be called immortals.
However, such people were nothing in front of Chen Heng.
Thinking of that scene from before, she gripped her fists together, feeling incredible excitement.
"I knew that clan brother wouldn't bring us to die, nor would he easily lower his head to someone else."
Compared to the Zhang family's people feeling excitement, the Flowing Cloud Sect's Elders' expressions were very unsightly.
They had already lost two Elders to him.
If they continued on, the entire Flowing Cloud Sect would take a grievous blow.
Thinking to there, the oldest Elder among them deeply breathed in and looked at Chen Heng as he said, "Zhang clan's clan leader, just what did you come to the Flowing Cloud Sect for? You killed Elder Liu and injured Elder Song, you…"
"If I remember correctly," Chen Heng's expression was calm as he said softly, "I was invited by all of you. Since you invited me, I decided to come.
"As for killing and injuring people…" he paused before smiling and looking up, "So what if I did?"
As he spoke, an overwhelming aura appeared.
The air around them twisted as spirit qi in the surroundings rolled towards them, turning into a divine light that wrapped around Chen Heng and made him look godly.
Sensing this, the Elders' expressions greatly changed.
"Attack!" the Elder from before roared and shot forwards.
Boom!
In the next moment, it was as if a god had appeared and slammed down its palm.
Bang!!
Just this simple attack seemed to contain the power of the five elements and had the power to twist space.
In that instant, five figures simultaneously flew backwards, and they became unable to resist like Elder Song.
On their chests, there were clear palm prints.
They fell to the ground, their faces completely bloodless.
Following this, a figure slowly advanced.
As the Elders watched on in shock, Chen Heng slowly walked towards them before stepping over them, continuing onwards.
Under the faint sunlight, Chen Heng's figure looked extremely tall and straight.
He had handsome looks and his white robes fluttered in the wind. Combined with his calm expression and the light around his body, he looked like a magnificent deity.
Ahead was the Flowing Cloud Sect.
"What do you want to do?"
Lying on the ground and watching Chen Heng, the Elders' expressions changed as they thought of something.
They tried to get up to stop Chen Heng, but it was useless.
All of their strength was gone, and even their magic energy had been sealed by Chen Heng.
At that moment, they could only watch as Chen Heng headed onwards. Apart from shouting, they were unable to do anything else.
Tap, tap, tap…
Light footsteps continuously sounded out.
The sounds started off soft before becoming louder, and it seemed to contain a rhythm to it.
As that sound became louder, Chen Heng's aura also became more and more powerful.
"This is…"
Sensing the changes in aura, Zhang Ya's pupils constricted as she looked at Chen Heng's figure and thought to herself.
"What does he want to do?"
By the side, Gao Yue had also arrived and was standing soundlessly, watching through special means.