Chapter 235: Consider This a Lesson
"Looking at it now, perhaps being able to become Xiao Chen's follower is something worth boasting about."
Someone spoke, visibly shaken.
"Yes."
An elder of a Holy Land also nodded slightly, his voice solemn:
"With such heaven-defying talent, possessing two rare gifts, I fear that even for ordinary people, becoming Xiao Chen's follower would be an exceedingly difficult thing."
As he said this, he glanced at Li Xun, who was clad in purple robes, and spoke softly:
"Other than peerless prodigies like Daoist Li Xun, who himself bears a divine physique, I doubt anyone would even qualify to follow Xiao Chen."
"You all really think," Zheng Huang of the Ten Thousand Transformations Holy Land said flatly, casting a sidelong glance at the crowd, "that with Daoist Li Xun's temperament, he would ever willingly submit beneath another?"
"This…"
Many fell silent.
Most of those present had only just gotten to know Li Xun, but even with this short time, it wasn't hard to see how unyielding his personality was.
Besides, he had already killed an expert of the Taiyin Divine Mansion. Between him and Xiao Chen, there was already deep enmity.
To have Li Xun serve as Xiao Chen's follower? That was nearly impossible.
And moreover—
Li Xun had already stepped into the Divine Palace Realm, standing as an equal to the older generation. How could he bow his head to serve a junior?
After all, what realm was Xiao Chen even at right now?
From what they'd heard, he had only just reached the Divine Power Realm before. Even if he had a stroke of luck and broken through, he'd be at most in the Life and Death Realm. Compared to Li Xun, there was simply no comparison.
Strictly speaking, the two could already be considered from different generations.
While everyone was discussing the matter of Li Xun and Xiao Chen, no one noticed that in the crowd stood a small figure, silent, his eyes gradually turning blood-red.
In the depths of his gaze burned fury, unwillingness, and even a trace of killing intent.
Yet he restrained it well.
Everything from those years—he still remembered vividly.
The glory that should have belonged to him was now completely stolen and placed upon another's head.
Boom!
Xiao Fan stepped forward, his aura surging wildly. But before he could speak, Jiang Taixuan at his side placed a hand firmly on his shoulder.
"Brother Xiao, do not be rash."
Jiang Taixuan was confused.
Why was it that ever since these Spirit Clan people appeared, Xiao Fan's usual calm demeanor had unraveled, leaving him so unsettled?
Could it be… because of Li Xun?
But the problem was—right now, Li Xun alone was suppressing all of the Spirit Clan. From any perspective, Xiao Fan had no need for anger.
Those who should be anxious and fearful… were clearly the Spirit Clan.
"Daoist Li Xun, what are your thoughts now?"
Ling Cang spoke again.
From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Xiao Fan standing among the crowd. Xiao Fan's every move earlier had already been fully noted by him.
In his eyes, Xiao Fan was merely a discarded child of the Xiao Clan. Since the Xiao Clan no longer protected him, he had no backing. Though Xiao Fan was lucky enough to find Li Xun as a supporter, If Li Xun were to bow his head, Xiao Fan would instantly lose all protection.
Perhaps—if Li Xun truly wished to become Xiao Chen's follower, he could even prove his loyalty by personally killing Xiao Fan, offering his head as tribute.
Surely—if Xiao Fan knew he would die at Li Xun's hands, he would die filled with unwilling rage.
At that thought, a faint smile crept across Ling Cang's lips.
It was the confident smile of one who already saw victory in hand.
Slap!
A sharp crack split the air.
Before that smile could even fade from his face, it froze completely.
A glowing divine hand had traced an arc through the void and landed viciously across Ling Cang's cheek.
Boom!
Ling Cang's body reeled as though struck by a hammer, sent flying backward at high speed.
With a deafening crash, he smashed into a nearby mountain ridge, setting off a storm of dust and rubble, drawing countless stares from the crowd.
"Your smile is disgusting—it makes me feel sick. That slap, consider it a lesson."
Li Xun slowly withdrew his hand, speaking in an unhurried tone.
"Li Xun!"
Ling Cang roared, soaring into the sky. His hair was disheveled, his head bleeding profusely. Just now, Li Xun's slap had nearly shattered his skull completely.
If not for his deep cultivation and powerful body, he would have died on the spot.
Since he had begun his cultivation over two thousand years ago, he had roamed the cultivation world unchallenged. Never—never once—had he endured such humiliation.
"The dignified Profound Sun Holy Land, who has defeated countless geniuses and can even rival the older generation of experts—yet today you sneak attack our Spirit Clan elder? Is that your so-called honor?"
At that moment, a young man of the Spirit Clan coldly barked out, his voice like thunder, shaking the heavens and drawing countless gazes.
"Profound Sun Holy Land, could it be that you don't even dare fight face-to-face?"
Another Spirit Clan elder also sneered, his voice dripping with scorn.
But before he could finish his words, Li Xun stepped forward.
His entire body erupted in radiant divine light, blood-essence surging and sweeping in all directions, instantly enveloping all the Spirit Clan present.
Faced with this overwhelming might, the Spirit Clan members' expressions changed drastically. They staggered back uncontrollably, as though confronted with a demonic sovereign—terror rising in their hearts.
"Li— Li Xun, what– what do you intend to do?"
The Spirit Clan youth face went pale, his lips trembling as he stammered:
"If you dare lay a hand on us today, both the Spirit Clan and the Xiao Clan will never forgive you! And Xiao Chen—"
His voice quavered:
"He possesses two peerless talents. In the future, his achievements will definitely surpass yours! If you so much as harm a hair on our heads, he will surely strike personally and kill you himself!"
"Xiao Chen?"
Li Xun's gaze grew playful, his tone light as drifting clouds:
"He's nothing more than a petty man who stole someone else's ImmortalMarrow. With such a heart, his path will never go far."
"Perhaps… one day he will simply perish midway."
"What do you mean by that?"
The Spirit Clan youth brows furrowed tightly, panic flickering deep in his eyes as he tried to deny it:
"We don't understand what you're saying!"
"Don't understand?"
Li Xun turned his head slightly, glancing back at Xiao Fan behind him. Then, with a calm voice that struck like a thunderclap, he declared:
"Then I will make it clearer—Xiao Chen's Immortal Body never belonged to him in the first place!"
As these words fell—
It was as though a massive stone had been cast into a still lake, instantly stirring up raging waves.
Everyone present visibly paled.
This revelation was simply too earth-shaking. One of Xiao Chen's two heaven-defying gifts—the Immortal Body—was not even his own!
If this spread out, without question, it would be a devastating blow not only to Xiao Chen, but to the entire Xiao Clan.
Though it would not change their actual strength, the reputation they had painstakingly built over countless years would crumble into dust.
"A constitution that never belonged to him, forcibly grafted onto his body—tell me, how much true power do you think Xiao Chen can wield?"
Li Xun continued stepping forward. With each step, his aura grew more terrifying.
By the time his last footfall echoed, seven or eight Spirit Clan members could no longer even maintain flight.
All of them crashed down to the ground below.
Standing high above them, Li Xun looked down with cold indifference and said flatly:
"Such a being… within ten years, he will certainly fall."
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