"Just what a delightful little reward that was."
"Wind Thunder Sword Sect Master, you actually rewarded that useless old man on account of an outsider — someone who was prying into the treasures of our six great powers."
"Ha ha ha, you've truly opened my eyes."
The Nine Star Heavenly Mountain Sect Master laughed wildly, clapping his hands as he stared at the Wind Thunder Sword Sect Master.
He was laughing with absolute delight.
How could he not be delighted? Just moments ago, the Wind Thunder Sword Sect Master had been strutting around with arrogant confidence on account of Wang Chen, making him absolutely furious.
And now it turned out that Wang Chen was an impostor — not even a genuine member of the Wind Thunder Sword Sect.
Because of that, the Wind Thunder Sword Sect Master's reward to Wang Shangkun had become the biggest joke imaginable.
Such a splendid joke — how could he let it pass?
At this moment, the Wind Thunder Sword Sect Master's face had twisted with rage.
He fixed his glare on the disheveled Wang Chen and roared, "What exactly is going on? Explain yourself right now!!!"
Being bellowed at by the Sect Master himself — when had Wang Chen ever experienced anything like this?
Terrified, he dropped to his knees in midair with a thud, nearly wetting himself from fear.
In this situation, he didn't dare conceal a single thing. He recounted the entire sequence of events in thorough detail, including how he had bullied his fellow sect members, which was how he had encountered Chu Feng and the others.
Hearing the full story, Wang Shangkun spat out a mouthful of old blood.
He simply could not accept this reality. Just moments ago, he had believed his grandson was about to bring honor to their ancestors. Now he was forced to face the truth — his grandson was still that same good-for-nothing, and today, he had thrown away every last shred of their dignity.
"You useless waste — see if I don't beat you to death!"
Wang Shangkun soared through the air and landed beside Wang Chen, raising his hand to strike him down. He was not putting on an act — he genuinely intended to teach this Wang Chen a brutal lesson.
BOOM—
But before his powerful palm could land, a muffled impact rang out.
At the same time, a spray of hot mist splattered across his face and body.
And then he froze.
Because he had just witnessed, in utter disbelief, that Wang Chen — who had been standing right in front of him a moment ago — had been reduced to a cloud of blood mist drifting through the air.
His grandson, Wang Chen, was dead!!!
"Murdering one's own fellow disciples leaves one vulnerable to manipulation, bringing catastrophe upon the sect. His death was well deserved."
A furious shout rang out — it was the Wind Thunder Sword Sect Master.
Everyone had seen it clearly. The Wind Thunder Sword Sect Master had personally killed Wang Chen.
Even in his towering rage, slaying Wang Chen had done nothing to quell the Wind Thunder Sword Sect's fury.
And so, he now turned his gaze toward Wang Shangkun.
"Unfit to educate your own descendants — unworthy of being an elder of my Wind Thunder Sword Sect."
SHIING—
With a flick of his finger, a beam of light shot forward and pierced straight through Wang Shangkun's Dantian with a wet thud.
Wang Shangkun's cultivation had been abolished.
"From this day forth, they are expelled from our sect. They are no longer members."
With a sweep of his great sleeve, the Wind Thunder Sword Sect Master summoned several elders forward at once.
They stripped Wang Shangkun of his robes by force, and the same was done to the several disciples who had been accompanying Wang Chen.
Those disciples had been nothing more than Wang Chen's lackeys. They had never witnessed anything like this, and they were so terrified they could barely speak.
In truth, they were fortunate — at least they hadn't been killed outright like Wang Chen.
But everyone understood the truth of the matter.
The miserable fate that had befallen Wang Chen and his grandfather was all the doing of that impostor inside the barrier world.
If that impostor hadn't performed so spectacularly, raising the Wind Thunder Sword Sect Master's expectations to dizzying heights, the Sect Master's subsequent disappointment would never have been so devastating.
All eyes turned once more toward Chu Feng inside the barrier world.
And yet, at the same time, another question began to surface.