Break an arm and a leg?

And become a worthless slave in the Seven Profound Sect?

And then let Qian Tong go!

’So not only would I have to break an arm and a leg, I’d also have to become Qian Tong’s worthless slave?’

’The things he said truly made him sound like a complete idiot!’

So, without a moment’s hesitation, Jiang Jichen crushed Qian Tong’s neck. He then looked at the young man who had just spoken as if he were an idiot.

At that moment, the Outer Sect disciples who had just received their orders and rushed out could only stare blankly at the scene.

The imperious Steward Qian Tong, who acted so high and mighty before them, had actually been killed just like that by a youth who appeared out of nowhere!

And... when Young Master Zhangg tried to stop him, he was actually called an idiot!

’Where did this madman come from?’

Everyone was stunned, finding it hard to believe what they were seeing.

And that young man was, of course, the Young Master Zhangg that Qian Tong had spoken of. His expression had turned impossibly grim.

’To think that here, on the Seven Profound Sect’s own territory, my words carry no weight at all. I can’t even stop a teenage troublemaker in the Grandmaster Realm.’

What made him so angry his blood vessels felt ready to burst, what he found most unacceptable, was that the other party had actually called him... an idiot!

And now, he was still looking at him as if he were an idiot!

After the Sect Leader of the Seven Profound Sect passed away, he had finally achieved his dream of becoming the Young Sect Master. His reputation echoed throughout the sect.

He was usually so high and mighty. Who didn’t treat him with the utmost respect?

But in this one moment, all his authority and prestige had been utterly shattered, all thanks to the strange youth standing before him.

"You... Protectors, capture this little piece of trash for me! I’m going to make him suffer. I’ll make sure he doesn’t get an easy death."

Young Master Zhangg trembled with rage as he roared.

Jiang Jichen remained perfectly calm and composed. He sneered and said, "I’m also a disciple of the Seven Profound Sect. They were trying to kill Young Sect Master Zuo Feng, so I simply killed them first. As for those other three, they were accomplices in the assassination attempt. Their crimes are heinous, and they deserve to be executed!"

As he spoke, he pointed to Qian Tong’s three remaining subordinates, sending a chill down their spines.

They had been incredibly arrogant just moments before, but seeing their boss and companion killed in an instant, their hearts were now filled with nothing but fear.

’Only now do we realize... what that young man said might not have been a lie!’

They had, by chance, overheard that the late Sect Leader had a son who was being raised elsewhere.

Hearing Jiang Jichen’s words, the three powerful Guardians hesitated and did not attack immediately.

All three of them had reached the Half-step Spirit Infant Realm.

This meant they had already condensed an illusory Spirit Infant on their Dao Platforms. All they needed was for that illusion to solidify, and they would become true Spirit Infant Realm experts.

They were incredibly strong and already possessed the nascent might of Spirit Infant Realm Cultivators.

And hadn’t the three of them also faintly heard the rumors about the Sect Leader having a surviving son?

The rumors had only started spreading in the last couple of days, and while they had heard them, the details were vague and unconfirmed.

However, a cold, cruel light flashed in Young Master Zhangg’s eyes. "He’s impersonating the Young Sect Master of our Seven Profound Sect and has killed our people. He deserves death! Three Protectors, what are you waiting for? Kill that child impersonating the Young Sect Master on the spot! And that brat, too—don’t spare him! Kill them both!"

If anyone here knew the inside story, it was undoubtedly Young Master Zhangg.

He hadn’t believed the rumors before, but now he was starting to. That seven or eight-year-old child was most likely the late Sect Leader’s heir.

’If that’s the case, then it’s all the more reason to kill him now!’

’Even if there’s an investigation later, it’ll just be written off as a mistaken killing.’

So, he immediately gave the order to kill Zuo Feng on the spot. He no longer wanted Jiang Jichen captured alive, either, and ordered him killed as well.

He feared any delay would lead to unexpected trouble.

Of course, he had seen the three Protectors’ hesitation, so he immediately sent them a secret voice transmission. "If you do this, once I become Sect Leader, there will be a seat among the Elders for each of you. What is there to hesitate about? I have my great-grandfather watching my back. What is there to fear?"

Hearing Zhangg Dong’s transmission, the three Protectors no longer hesitated. They instantly lunged forward to attack.

Jiang Jichen’s eyes narrowed. Against three Half-step Spirit Infant Realm cultivators, his Grandmaster Realm cultivation likely wouldn’t be enough.

But... he didn’t want to reveal his Foundation Establishment Realm combat strength just yet.

But how could Jiang Jichen not know what Young Master Zhangg was planning?

The three Half-Step Spirit Infant Cultivators were already upon him. Unless Jiang Jichen used his Foundation Establishment Realm power, there was no way he could protect Zuo Feng and defeat the three of them at the same time.

’What should I do?’ 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Jiang Jichen asked himself, his gaze suddenly landing on Young Master Zhangg.

Young Master Zhangg was around twenty years old, at the Earth-level Dao Platform Foundation Establishment Middle Realm, with a decent Talent Bloodline.

But in Jiang Jichen’s eyes, such strength was less than nothing.

As Jiang Jichen’s eyes locked onto him, Young Master Zhangg felt as if he were being targeted by a ferocious beast.

With the three Protectors having charged out and no longer by his side, a chill rose in his heart. He had a bad feeling.

And just as he thought, in the next instant, Jiang Jichen advanced instead of retreating!

Carrying Zuo Feng in one hand, he pushed Mountain River Shadow to its absolute limit, using his body as a weapon as he charged forward!

BOOM!

The three Half-step Spirit Infant Realm Protectors never imagined he would dare to meet their attack head-on.

And his speed... it was so fast they could barely react.

They could only manage to land a single, hasty blow on Jiang Jichen.

But after taking their rushed attack, the Grandmaster Realm youth didn’t die. Instead, he sent them flying, his impact nearly shattering their own defenses and leaving them staggering.

"Not good!"

"Protect the Young Master!"

It was only as Jiang Jichen sent them flying and shot past them that the three Half-Step Spirit Infant Cultivators suddenly realized what was happening and cried out.

But how could they possibly match Jiang Jichen’s speed now?

In that instant, time itself seemed to stop. Young Master Zhangg could only watch, wide-eyed, as Jiang Jichen suddenly appeared before him, a child in his arms.

At this moment, Young Master Zhangg was completely alone.

His first instinct was to retreat, but Jiang Jichen’s hand had already closed around his neck, lifting him effortlessly into the air.

Just like Qian Tong before him.

In that moment, Young Master Zhangg felt a terror unlike anything he had ever known.

He was terrified... that his neck would be casually crushed, just like Qian Tong’s.

PFFT!

Only then did Jiang Jichen’s body tremble as he spat out a mouthful of blood. There was no way he could have taken that last attack with only his Grandmaster Realm power and remained completely unscathed.

He had been suppressing the injury, and only now did he let it show.

"Nobody move. Anyone moves, and he dies!"

Jiang Jichen said hoarsely, having just coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The three Half-Step Spirit Infant Cultivators, who were about to charge back, froze in their tracks.

No one else dared to move a muscle.

Their Young Sect Master was in Jiang Jichen’s hands.

If Young Master Zhangg was killed because of them, they would surely be forced to follow him in death.

Qian Tong’s death was one thing, but Young Master Zhangg’s... that was another matter entirely.