"What Wang Chen did was far too much. Even if our two sects had unpleasant dealings before, we're still allies at the end of the day. How could he resort to such a vicious attack?"
"Absolutely lawless — he completely disregards our sect's rules."
"Brother Song, Junior Brother Zhao, and all of you brothers and sisters, rest assured. I will report this matter truthfully. My Wind Thunder Sword Sect will punish that Wang Chen and give you justice."
Ouyang Pingzhi spoke with fervent conviction, looking every bit the part of someone determined to avenge Song Jinglun and the others.
The disciples standing behind him all nodded in agreement with his words.
"Wind Thunder Sword Sect?" Song Jinglun let out a cold laugh at Ouyang Pingzhi's words. "Ouyang Pingzhi, are you really certain that person just now is one of your Wind Thunder Sword Sect's disciples?"
"Brother Song, what do you mean by that? If Wang Chen isn't our Wind Thunder Sword Sect's disciple, whose sect could he belong to?" Ouyang Pingzhi looked utterly confused.
In truth, not only was he confused — many people present also found Song Jinglun's words puzzling.
"It's nothing."
Song Jinglun shook his head and offered no further explanation.
In reality, it was merely a guess on his part.
A guess born from his intuition.
Song Jinglun had interacted with Wind Thunder Sword Sect disciples on numerous occasions.
Among all the Wind Thunder Sword Sect disciples he had encountered, the most outstanding one was Ouyang Pingzhi.
But even Ouyang Pingzhi had never given him the kind of pressure that Wang Chen had just exerted.
Even Shentu Haoli and the other geniuses had never exerted such overwhelming pressure on him.
This made him think that the fellow called Wang Chen likely wasn't a Wind Thunder Sword Sect disciple at all.
But he himself had no idea — if Wang Chen wasn't from the Wind Thunder Sword Sect, then who could he be?
And since he couldn't even explain it to himself, he naturally couldn't explain it to others either.
Almost simultaneously, the crowd outside had erupted into a frenzy.
Everyone was buzzing about the name Wang Chen.
"That Wang Chen disciple from the Wind Thunder Sword Sect — he's really something."
"He really is. Beating Zhao Zicheng of the Nine Star Heavenly Mountain was one thing, but he actually defeated Song Jinglun with a single move. And it was an incredibly simple move at that."
"So far, he's only revealed the aura of a Fifth Stage Venerable, but whether it's Immortal Arts, martial skills, or even how he enhanced his cultivation — none of them have been exposed."
"What kind of treasure is he using to hide everything so deeply?"
Their discussion was only natural.
After all, when Chu Feng had clashed with Song Jinglun earlier, Song Jinglun's cultivation had also reached the Fifth Stage Venerable realm.
In truth, the true cultivation of Song Jinglun, Ouyang Pingzhi, Shentu Haoli, and Nangong Yifan was all at the Second Stage Venerable level.
Song Jinglun's attainment of the Fifth Stage Venerable realm was due to his use of a supreme treasure, his bloodline power, and a special cultivation technique, among other means.
The methods he had employed were visible for everyone to see.
But Wang Chen had raised his cultivation from the Second Stage to the Fifth Stage Venerable level without any visible changes whatsoever.
People couldn't tell whether he was using a supreme treasure, bloodline power, or a special technique.
So the crowd surmised that Wang Chen must possess some extraordinary treasure.
A treasure that concealed all of his power.
"Sect Master Feng, the hidden treasure on your disciple is truly extraordinary."
"It can even conceal the methods he uses to fight. Where on earth did he obtain such a treasure?"
At that moment, even the sect masters of the six great powers directed their curious gazes toward the Wind Thunder Sword Sect's Sect Master.
"Heaven's secrets must not be revealed."
As for everyone's curiosity, the Wind Thunder Sword Sect's Sect Master offered only a cryptic smile.
"Heaven's secrets must not be revealed? I think it's more like you've failed in your teaching."
"Your disciple severely injured one of our sect's disciples. You will need to give us an explanation for this."
The Nine Star Heavenly Mountain's Sect Master stared at the Wind Thunder Sword Sect's Sect Master with a look of displeasure.