"The Saint Heir of the Church of Eternal Life was crippled by Ye Chen. By defaming me like this, are you harboring resentment and seeking revenge?" Master Lingyun said coldly.

"Haha, the fights among the juniors have nothing to do with me," Lord Humang laughed. "I just suddenly saw you and reminisced about our past, that's all."

In fact, Lord Humang's slander of Master Lingyun was at the behest of a Saint, deliberately trying to weaken Baihua Palace's prestige.

However, Baihua Palace should not be underestimated. To suppress Baihua Palace, one must proceed slowly.

"Lord Humang seems to come for congratulation, but in reality, he harbors ill intentions. Baihua Palace is in trouble now!"

"If it were someone else who offended like this, Master Lingyun would have killed them long ago! But Lord Humang is extremely powerful, the strongest under the Saints, and Master Lingyun cannot do anything to him!"

"Does the Church of Eternal Life want to suppress Baihua Palace?"

Lord Humang's actions were excessive, leading to speculation from some people.

Lord Humang is very powerful, but despite his strength, he is not foolish.

He dared to slander Master Lingyun and offend Baihua Palace because he was definitely acting under a Saint's directive. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the courage!

"Lord Humang, I respect you as a guest, so I have tolerated you again and again."

"But if you keep provoking me, do you truly want to see me make a move?"

Master Lingyun's voice was low and contained immense anger, seemingly unable to suppress it.

"Lingyun, stop trying to scare me. Do you dare to strike at me?" Lord Humang said fearlessly. "I am the mightiest, second only to an invincible Saint. You are no match for me at all!"

Lord Humang knew Master Lingyun well, understanding that she was merely a hall-level figure and posed no threat to him.

"Since you are so fearless, don't blame me for being ruthless and forcibly suppressing you!" Master Lingyun said icily.

Lord Humang came with ill intentions, spreading rumors, clearly trying to slander her and tarnish Baihua Palace. Naturally, Master Lingyun could not tolerate this!

Moreover, if she did not suppress Lord Humang, Ye Chen would be angry upon learning about it!

Thus, both publicly and privately, Master Lingyun had to take action. Otherwise, Baihua Palace's reputation would suffer, and Ye Chen would be disregarding her because of this.

"Hahaha, suppress me?" Lord Humang laughed arrogantly, seemingly disdainful.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, Master Lingyun made a move, with a giant hand covering the sky, grabbing towards Lord Humang.

"Haha! Lingyun, you are truly audacious, daring to strike at me!" Lord Humang laughed heartily, seemingly mocking.

"Humang Great Strength Fist, a punch can shatter the heavens!"

At this moment, Lord Humang's divine might surged, with boundless murderous aura emanating from his body. He struck a punch towards the giant hand trying to grab him, attempting to break it.

"Boom!"

The fierce confrontation between two supreme beings shocked the surrounding cultivators, causing them to retreat in fear of being affected, turning the place into a Purify Void zone.

"What!"

A storm formed centered around the two, making it difficult to see the battling figures.

But suddenly, Lord Humang's voice rang out, mixed with shock and anger, as if something unexpected had happened.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the storm was forcibly torn apart, and a giant white hand grabbed Lord Humang, slamming him onto the ground, causing the earth to tremble.

"How is this possible? Lord Humang was defeated?"

Lord Humang was slammed to the ground, unable to resist, leaving many unable to believe it.

The Other Shore Grand Masters are divided into differing levels of strength! Master Lingyun is of the second level, while Lord Humang is of the first level!

At this moment, Master Lingyun actually defeated Lord Humang, and the time it took was so short, an almost overwhelming victory, leaving many in disbelief.

"Lingyun, what have you experienced to surpass me?" Lord Humang roared. "I am the strongest existence under a Saint, how could you possibly defeat me?"

Lord Humang was held aloft by the giant hand, unable to break free.

However, Lingyun shows no sign of the Saint's aura. How could she possibly suppress him like this?

"You claim to be the strongest existence under a Saint?" Master Lingyun sneered.

"Indeed!"

"Humang, you idiot, stop joking alright?" Master Lingyun said contemptuously. "Ye Chen hasn't even proven his path to sainthood but already possesses Saint-level combat power! Your cultivation is similar to his, but he can kill you with a single punch! Someone like you, the strongest under a Saint? You're nothing but a supreme fool!"

Lord Humang had always defamed him, and Master Lingyun had tolerated him for a long time.

"You dare to insult me this way?" Lord Humang screeched.

"I'm insulting you right now!" Master Lingyun waved his jade hand, and the giant hand grabbed Lord Humang, smashing him onto the ground. "If it weren't for considering the Church of Eternal Life, I would have killed you long ago. Insulting you is the least!"

"You!" Lord Humang raged.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Master Lingyun gave him no chance to be angry, directly controlling the giant hand, grabbing Lord Humang, and repeatedly smashing him onto the ground.

Lord Humang struggled but could not escape the giant hand, continuously being smashed onto the ground.

A Grand Master-level figure is indestructible, and Humang is an exceptional one among them, naturally impossible to be killed by smashing.

However, the whole world witnessed Lord Humang being treated this way by Master Lingyun, his face had been utterly humiliated.

"Lingyun, you despicable woman, sooner or later I will tame you and make you my plaything!" Lord Humang roared in anger.

"Even at this point, you still dare to provoke me, are you truly unafraid of death?"

Master Lingyun's face turned cold, seizing Humang's large hand as it began to glow, followed by the sound of bones breaking.

"Cough, cough."

Lord Humang was thrown to the ground, his bones broken, unable to rise, he could only lie there and cough up blood.

"Master Lingyun, we were invited to witness the ceremony, yet you have injured Lord Humang. What is the meaning of this from Baihua Palace?"

Though Master Lingyun had injured Lord Humang, the Church of Eternal Life still had people present. One of their hall-level figures shouted angrily at her.

"Can you represent the Church of Eternal Life?" Lingyun coldly replied while glaring at him. "Lord Humang slandered my honor and harbored ill intentions towards Baihua Palace. Not killing him was already showing face to the Church of Eternal Life!"

"If you insist on holding onto this issue and want to wage war against Baihua Palace, we are ready anytime!"

Having proven her Dao and become a Saint, Master Lingyun's demeanor grew ever more imposing. Facing this Lord's threat, she directly displayed her readiness for battle.

"..."

Seeing Lingyun's dominance, the person immediately quieted down.

He did not have Lingyun's cultivation level nor her confidence and did not dare to make a stance on behalf of the Church of Eternal Life.

"Some people come with ulterior motives and malicious intent, but... Baihua Palace fears nothing!"

Master Lingyun scanned all present, her words carrying deep meaning, then turned back with Master Qian Qiu and others, returning to Baihua Palace.

"Phew!"

After Master Lingyun left, many cultivators breathed heavily, as if the oppressive atmosphere had made it hard to breathe.

"Master Lingyun is too powerful, she even crippled Lord Humang!" someone remarked in amazement.

Lord Humang's provocation of Master Lingyun ended in tragedy. Not only did he fail to sully her, but he was also beaten into paralysis, unable to care for himself.

However, Lord Humang's severe injuries also indicated Lingyun's unparalleled might!

Previously, Master Lingyun was just a hall-level figure and still some distance from Lord Humang.

Yet recently, she seemed to have encountered a fortuitous event, reaching an unimaginable realm and crippling Lord Humang with a mere wave of her hand!

"Dominance, such terrifying dominance!" someone exclaimed in awe. "Master Lingyun's show of strength clearly signifies she has the saint's backing! Her dominance reflects Baihua Palace's stance as well!"

Master Lingyun's display of authority made everyone alert, recalling her words.

Baihua Palace never seeks trouble, but when trouble comes, they fear nothing!

...

Inside Baihua Palace.

Ye Chen sat in the private hall, wearing a nine-dragon brocade robe, seemingly adjusting his state.

"Ye Chen!"

At this moment, a beautiful woman appeared and softly called out to him.

"Qi Li, you're here!" Ye Chen looked at her, his eyes lit up slightly.

Master Qi Li, already stunning and charming, had become even more enchanting after being cultivated by Ye Chen. A single glance from her could make hearts skip a beat.

"Are you ready?" Master Qi Li asked. "The Saint asked me to summon you; the grand ceremony is about to begin!"

"Have all the factions arrived?" Ye Chen asked.

"Yes, they are all here!" Master Qi Li responded. "Not just the ten sects, but several super clans have also arrived, including the Giant Clan, Light Clan, Centaur Clan, Serpent Clan... In total, dozens of super forces are all present!"

"Dozens of super forces? So many people!" Ye Chen exclaimed in surprise.

"It's more than that!" Master Qi Li smiled. "Besides the dozens of super forces, many large sects and ten continent loose cultivators are here. Altogether, there are hundreds of thousands of cultivators surrounding Baihua Palace!"

"Hundreds of thousands!" Ye Chen shouted in shock, almost losing control.

Ye Chen was aware of the Saint Heir's inauguration; typically, just a few thousand attendees were considered grand.

Yet, with Master Qi Li's statement of hundreds of thousands of cultivators, Ye Chen's eyes widened.

When a Saint ascended, only tens of thousands would witness it; but as a Saint Heir, was he drawing hundreds of thousands?

"Qi Li, you must be joking!" Ye Chen swallowed and said. "I'm just being conferred as a Saint Heir, not becoming a Palace Master. How could so many people come?"

"Even for a Palace Master, there wouldn't be such a grand scene, right?" Ye Chen was genuinely stunned.

"Why would I lie to you? There truly are hundreds of thousands of cultivators here to witness," Master Qi Li chuckled, finding Ye Chen's usual calm demeanor disrupted to be quite amusing.

"I see." Ye Chen suddenly realized. "Someone must be intending to pressure Baihua Palace, so the grand scale makes sense!"

"Ye Chen, someone just slandered Lingyun, and she crippled them!" Master Qi Li said.

"What did they slander her with?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

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ps: The climax is about to come, it should be an explosive update. However, I've been in poor condition these past few days, writing at a snail's pace, taking three to four hours to write a chapter, three chapters is my limit.

Also, I've been thinking about the updates I owe from the Spring Festival and plan to release them all at once after I finish writing, so the preparation time is a bit long, I hope everyone understands.

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