472: This is the first time we've ever heard of such a bizarre request.

Upon seeing this, Ye Tian's face twisted in pain, and he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

His face then turned pale, and he nearly suffered a Qi deviation and fainted.

Tang Xin sneered, "What a waste!"

With that, he surveyed the entire scene, twisted his neck, and challenged, "Who else!"

The entire place fell silent; not a single disciple below dared to speak.

"I'll come too!"

Just then, during the silence, a figure shot into the sky; it was that god-like man.

But Tang Xin didn't even glance at the man rushing up; he casually swatted him away as soon as he entered the battlefield.

"Ah!"

After a miserable shriek, Tang Xin no longer paid attention to that roadside individual but looked at the disciples and said indifferently, "Where were we? It's all because of that idiot just now."

"Never mind, let's start over."

"I heard your sect also has some Senior Disciple. Call him out for a look."

Seeing no one respond, Tang Xin frowned, "What, is he afraid to come out? It's been so long, where is this sect's Senior Disciple?"

As Tang Xin was speaking, a disciple finally couldn't hold back.

He weakly squeaked, "Um, the one you just sent flying was our Senior Disciple."

Tang Xin: ... He shook his head in disappointment, "It seems there's no one here worth my effort. I came here for nothing."

Then Tang Xin looked up at a certain spot in the void, "Master, let's pack up this place and go. There's nothing here worth my disciple fighting. It's really boring."

The space trembled slightly, and a majestic voice came from somewhere unknown, "It seems that is indeed the case.

Hmm... wait a moment."

Just as the Immortal Law Realm cultivator in the shadows was about to leave, he seemed to sense something and immediately changed his attitude.

"It's rare for Your Excellency to visit my Zhengyuan Sect. To leave without even a greeting after a challenge, wouldn't that be very impolite and make my Zhengyuan Sect seem lacking in hospitality?"

Yuan Chen's voice slowly spread across the field, and for a moment, all the disciples seemed to have found their backbone, shouting in unison, "Greetings, Sect Master!"

Chen De, dressed in white robes, appeared silently in the field.

Except for the Immortal Law Realm cultivator in the shadows, no one noticed how Chen De appeared.

Unlike the reverence of his disciples, Tang Xin faced Chen De, an Immortal Law Realm cultivator and a sect master, with an attitude that was neither servile nor overbearing.

This posture secretly pleased the Immortal Law Realm master in the shadows.

Facing a strong person, one should be respectful but not fearful; this is the attitude required to become an even stronger person in the future.

Tang Xin's performance made this Immortal Law Realm cultivator temporarily abandon the idea of revealing himself now.

After all, as long as he was here, the other party wouldn't do anything to his disciple, at most just scare him a bit.

This was a good opportunity to observe Tang Xin's performance.

This was, after all, his own disciple; as long as he didn't die from the training, he would train him to his limits.

Countless years later, he would surely discover that these experiences would become valuable assets on his path to becoming a strong person.

Tang Xin, feeling confident, cupped his hands gracefully towards Chen De.

"This junior heard that Zhengyuan Sect is the largest sect in this region, so I wished to come here for a spar and to discuss the Dao with your disciples."

"However, I disturbed your esteemed sect and failed to notify you in advance. There were many offenses, and ultimately, it is this junior's fault."

With that, his tone became even more neither servile nor overbearing, "Please, senior, mete out the punishment!"

The disciples below were so furious they gnashed their teeth, wishing they could immediately tear him to pieces.

The more the other party spoke like this, the less they could act on their anger. Although Zhengyuan Sect was secretly Moyuan Sect,

On the surface, they were still an orthodox sect and had to consider their reputation and face.

The other party had only come for a spar and hadn't caused any fatalities; one could say he had held back everywhere.

As for injuries, how could there be no injuries in a spar?

In contrast, the people from Zhengyuan Sect all wanted to kill him.

Now, to be angry because they couldn't win seemed too petty.

Therefore, not only could they not punish him, but they even had to offer some guidance, to show the demeanor of a great sect.

Chen De looked at him, but instead, found that this person was quite sincere, "Since that's the case, I grant you death."

Before his words finished, a finger had already pointed out, causing him to explode instantly.

And Tang Xin, before his death, seemed not to know what had happened, still maintaining that neither servile nor overbearing expression.

Disciples: ... Immortal Law Realm cultivator in the shadows: ... Chen De's actions were so sudden that everyone present failed to react.

The disciples of Zhengyuan Sect and the elders watching the battle fell silent.

Tang Xin's master in the shadows was stunned.

His disciple, the disciple he had painstakingly cultivated for millions of years, the disciple he was waiting to inherit his mantle.

Just like that... gone?

True anger is never expressed through shouting.

After a mere one ten-thousandth of a breath, Tang Xin's master gradually recovered.

He wanted an explanation for his disciple!

As soon as he appeared, he questioned, "Sect Master Yuan, why did you kill my disciple?"

This was, after all, Zhengyuan Sect's territory, giving them the home-field advantage, and Zhengyuan Sect had a strong person at Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation.

If it came to a fight, he would definitely not have the upper hand.

So rationality overcame anger, and he questioned Chen De.

"Why did I kill your disciple?"

Chen De was bewildered by his words; he truly couldn't understand how someone could ask such a question.

He looked at him with an expression as if the other party's brain had broken, "Didn't you hear just now? Your disciple himself asked me to punish him. How did it become me killing him in your words?"

Saying that, Chen De pointed to the disciples behind him, "So many people are listening. Where did I kill him?"

Although Chen De's actions were beyond everyone's expectations, this naturally included those disciples and elders.

And everyone knew that Tang Xin's words were actually a joke; no normal person would take them seriously.

But where was this?

Tang Xin had just severely humiliated them, plus the person who said this was their own Sect Master.

How to answer didn't even require Chen De to hint.

"That's right, we all heard what that Tang Xin said just now; he himself asked for punishment."

"Exactly, our Sect Master, being benevolent, wasn't even going to bother, but Tang Xin insisted on it."

"Since he asked for punishment, it certainly wouldn't be as simple as just putting on a show. Otherwise, it would become a performance."

"That's right, that's right, so since there's to be punishment, everything must follow the rules."

"Does that Tang Xin know how much loss he caused our sect by setting up a challenge without permission?

According to our sect's dharma code, causing harm to the sect's interests below the Immortal Law Realm is subject to punishment, and the severity of punishment varies with the loss."

"Based on the losses Tang Xin caused, it had long reached the standard for execution."

"Our Sect Master was going to let him go, but he still wouldn't leave."

"Honestly, we've never heard such a cheap request in our lives."

"This is beyond foolish; this is simply... foolish!"

"Such a stupid idea, such a novel way to seek death; I wouldn't be able to think of it in a lifetime."

"Sometimes, the cunning of a villain cannot compare to the sudden inspiration of a fool."

"No wonder he's a disciple of an Immortal! Truly, the lower the status, the more divine the people; the higher the status, the more divine the people are, hahaha!"

"Wait, I have a question."

"Um, can one say thank you for dying by the Sect Master's hand?"

...Listening to everyone's back-and-forth, the Immortal Law Realm cultivator's face grew increasingly grim.