510: Chapter 510 How do you plan to settle this score?

The elderly nun's withered body was sent flying as if hit by a truck, her feet leaving the ground as she soared seven or eight meters back.

She snapped a pine tree as thick as a bowl by the roadside and rolled twice on the ground before finally coming to a stop.

"Pfft—"

A mouthful of fresh blood sprayed from her mouth, staining her gray monastic robes, a shocking sight.

Her face was as pale as paper.

That face was filled with pain and horror.

She raised her head, looking at Ye Chen in disbelief.

This young man...

He actually sent her flying with just a single kick?

She was an Early Earth Realm expert!

In the secular world, the Early Earth Realm was already considered a top-tier master, yet she couldn't even withstand a single move from this young man?

The young nun's short sword was halfway through its thrust when she heard the loud crash from the side.

Her expression changed drastically. She forced her forward momentum to a halt, tapped her toes on the ground, and shot backward like a startled rabbit.

Then.

Circling to the side, she retreated to the elderly nun's side, squatted down, and grabbed her shoulder to support her.

"Senior Sister Jingxin! Are you alright?"

Jingxin didn't answer; she just stared fixedly at Ye Chen.

The young nun looked up, her eyes full of rage.

"You... you dare lay a hand on Senior Sister Jingxin?!"

"Do you have any idea who she is?"

Ye Chen withdrew his foot and stood in place, looking down at the two nuns.

"I don't care who she is."

"And I don't care who stands behind your Qingyin Nunnery."

"If it weren't for the fact that you're women, you'd already be dead for attacking me just now."

The young nun's face stiffened.

Ye Chen continued.

"I'll give you one last chance."

"Lead the way. Take me to see your Abbess and hand over my friend and my belongings."

"Otherwise..."

He didn't finish his sentence. He simply raised his hand and struck out with a palm across the air.

"Boom!!!"

A golden palm print flew through the air and slammed into a massive tree.

The giant tree shattered on the spot, turning into countless fragments.

Senior Sister Jingxin's pupils constricted suddenly, her voice trembling. "Externalizing True Qi? Are you... a Heaven Realm Expert???"

But as soon as she said it, she felt something was wrong.

No!

Something was very wrong!

Their Abbess had once struck with full force, and even that hadn't left her with such a lingering sense of dread.

So that was...

She didn't dare think any further.

The young nun hadn't noticed that flash of golden light. She just gritted her teeth and glared at Ye Chen.

"In your dreams!"

"The Qingyin Nunnery is not a place where you can run wild!"

"Even if you kill us, don't think we'll lead you inside!"

Ye Chen looked down at her and sighed, "Then you no longer have any use."

Before his voice had even faded.

He lifted his right foot and began walking toward them, a wave of killing intent surging from his body.

That killing intent was like a monstrous tidal wave, instantly submerging the two of them.

Suffocation!

Boundless suffocation!

At this moment, the young nun's face turned completely white.

She finally realized that this man wasn't just bluffing.

He really would kill.

Senior Sister Jingxin suddenly reached out and pressed down on the young nun's shoulder.

"Nun Jingan, don't attack."

Pausing for a moment, she struggled to climb up from the ground.

"Benefactor, this poor nun... will take you."

The young nun's eyes widened. "Senior Sister!"

"Shut up if you don't want to die!"

Jingxin barked at her, then looked back at Ye Chen. "Benefactor, I can lead the way, but I have one condition."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. "You are in no position to negotiate. Either lead the way, or die."

Jingxin's face turned shades of blue and white.

"We'll... lead the way!"

She gritted her teeth and squeezed out those words.

Nun Jingan's eyes were red. She supported her sister, her lips pressed into a thin line, not daring to say another word.

At that moment, the killing intent surging from Ye Chen had felt like a mountain pressing down on her, making it difficult even to breathe.

If a man like this wanted to fight his way in, no one could stop him!

For a moment.

The two turned around and limped ahead, following a mist-shrouded bluestone path deep into the island.

Ye Chen followed behind unhurriedly, his hands in his pockets.

Bai Wanqing walked beside him and asked in a low voice, "Do you think they'll try to trick us?"

"They will."

Ye Chen smiled. "But it doesn't matter. If they want to play dirty, I'll just kill them all."

Bai Wanqing: "..."

That was definitely A-Chen's personality.

The four of them walked for about ten minutes before the mist ahead gradually cleared, revealing an open mountain gate.

The gate wasn't large. Moss grew on the gray-white stone steps, and stone lions stood on either side, covered in vines. It looked quite old.

At the top of the stone steps was a vermilion wooden door. A plaque hung above the lintel with three large characters written on it—

Qingyin Nunnery.

Jingxin stopped before the gate. Instead of pushing it open, she went to the side, picked up a hanging iron hammer by the stone lion, and struck the bronze bell beside the door.

"Dang— Dang— Dang—"

The bell's toll was dull and long, echoing through the mist and across the entire island.

Just as the tolling stopped, the vermilion wooden door was opened from the inside.

One gray figure after another poured out from the gate.

In the blink of an eye.

The open space in front of the mountain gate was packed full.

Ye Chen glanced over, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

Good grief!

Hundreds of nuns in total.

Some were in their sixties or seventies, while the younger ones were barely in their early twenties, all dressed in identical gray monastic robes.

Finally, an old nun stepped out from the door.

She looked to be in her sixties, with sallow skin.

But from the first moment Ye Chen saw her, he knew she was no ordinary person.

Late Heaven Realm.

Moreover, she was an established expert who had been immersed in the Late Heaven Realm for many years, with a foundation that was incredibly solid.

The old nun came to a halt. Her gaze swept over Ye Chen, landed on Bai Wanqing, and finally settled on Jingxin and Nun Jingan.

As if they had found their pillar of support, Jingxin and Nun Jingan quickly stepped forward.

Then.

They leaned in beside the old nun and whispered a few words in a low voice.

The old nun's expression gradually darkened as they spoke.

After listening, she waved her hand, and Jingxin and Nun Jingan quickly retreated behind the crowd.

The old nun looked up and sized Ye Chen up for a long while before slowly speaking.

"You are quite skilled, Benefactor."

"My two disciples may be unremarkable, but they are considered masters in this secular world."

"Since you could send Jingxin flying with a single kick, you must not be a nobody."

She paused, her voice steady. "May I ask for your name, Benefactor?"

Hearing this, Ye Chen calmly uttered two words: "Ye Chen."

The old nun's pupils constricted suddenly, and the expression on her sallow face froze instantly.

"Dragon Group... Ye Chen?"

Ye Chen nodded. "That's right."

The old nun took a deep breath. The sharp look on her face quietly faded, replaced by a look of solemnity.

She pressed her palms together and bowed slightly. "This poor nun is the Abbess of the Qingyin Nunnery, Buddhist name Jingci."

Seeing their Abbess acting so politely, the surrounding nuns' expressions changed drastically.

They knew Abbess Jingci too well.

Having cultivated in the Qingyin Nunnery her whole life, the Abbess was always cold and aloof, never bowing to anyone. Even when facing distinguished guests from the Kunlun Ruins, she would only give a slight nod.

But now, she was being so polite to a young man in his twenties?

No...

It wasn't politeness.

It was wariness.

That bowing posture and that expression, so heavy it seemed ready to drip, clearly showed her wariness.

Even...

Fear.

Senior Sister Jingxin and Junior Sister Nun Jingan exchanged a look, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They knew Ye Chen was strong—strong enough to send the Early Earth Realm Jingxin flying with one kick.

But they never imagined...

That even the Abbess, Abbess Jingci, would be so wary of this young man.

Jingci straightened up, her gaze fixed on Ye Chen's face as she asked.

"Benefactor Ye, I believe our Qingyin Nunnery and the Dragon Group have always minded our own business. I wonder why you have forced your way into my Qingyin Nunnery today?"

Ye Chen looked at her, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

"Why?"

"Shouldn't you be asking yourselves that?"

Jingci frowned. "What do you mean by that, Benefactor Ye?"

Ye Chen's voice suddenly turned cold.

"Kidnapping my friend and stealing my things."

"How do you plan to settle this debt?"