In Yu City and even throughout the Fish Scale Mountains, the most influential presence is the Star Moon Sect.

The Star Moon Sect is the sole overlord of this region.

Therefore, although the Huang family holds considerable power in Yu City, they never provoke the Star Moon Sect.

And indeed, the Huang family has always acted this way. Whenever the Star Moon Sect intervenes, the Huang family immediately retreats, which is why they have been able to remain arrogant for so long.

But today, the people who came were not from the Star Moon Sect, yet they were far more terrifying than the Star Moon Sect!

The number one sect under the heavens, the Grand Sky Sect!

If the Star Moon Sect is the ruler of the Fish Scale Mountains, then the Grand Sky Sect is the overlord of the entire world. Even a powerful sect like the Star Moon Sect trembles before the Grand Sky Sect.

At this moment, the black uniforms of the Grand Sky Sect disciples made Huang Yongtang's scalp tingle.

Ordinary disciples of the Grand Sky Sect wear gray, only elite disciples wear black!

These were all elite disciples of the Grand Sky Sect, and even more terrifying was the person standing at the front, whose black disciple uniform was embroidered with cloud patterns... and star patterns...

Huang Yongtang's mind was spinning.

Core disciples can have gold-trimmed edges, but cloud and star patterns represent... personal disciples!

Which means the person standing at the front is a personal disciple of the Grand Sky Sect?

Huang Yongtang was breathless. Yesterday, the manager of the Fan Inn sent word that the Huang family might have hit a hard wall. This wasn't just a hard wall; it was a damn iron mountain!

"The head of the Huang family, come out and speak!"

Chu Xinghe spoke with an icy tone.

Huang Yongtang shuddered at the sound and quickly spoke up when he saw the Huang family disciples around him: "I'm here, I'm here, I'm Huang Yongtang, the head of the Huang family..."

Huang Yongtang hurriedly ran out from the crowd and rushed towards Chu Xinghe.

As he approached Chu Xinghe, Huang Yongtang put on a fawning smile.

But before Huang Yongtang could speak again... there was a crisp slap!

Chu Xinghe slapped Huang Yongtang hard across the face, catching him completely off guard, causing him to stagger and almost lose his balance.

Huang Yongtang was dumbfounded...

The Huang family members were dumbfounded...

Even Chu Xiong and the junior brothers and sisters were dumbfounded.

Huang Yongtang was a Fifth Grade Martial Spirit. Although he was nothing in the Grand Sky Sect, a Fifth Grade Martial Spirit could easily handle a group of Second Grade Martial Masters. Despite their numbers, they wouldn't stand a chance against him due to the three-level difference.

The sudden slap wiped away all the fawning from Huang Yongtang's face. At that moment, humiliation and anger twisted his face into a hideous expression, and his spiritual power surged as if he wanted to tear Chu Xinghe to pieces.

"I'll kill you!" Huang Yongtang's spiritual power erupted as he charged at Chu Xinghe, but Chu Xinghe stood still, allowing the terrifying spiritual light to approach him.

Everyone thought Chu Xinghe would be blasted away by the spiritual light, but it stopped less than ten centimeters from him.

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Chu Xinghe looked at the halted spiritual light with disdain.

"You still have some backbone, but not much. Do you really think you can kill all of us and that the Grand Sky Sect wouldn't notice the disappearance of over a hundred elite disciples? Of course, you could gamble with the lives of everyone in the Huang family, betting that the Grand Sky Sect would be merciful or that they would wipe out your entire family!"

Chu Xinghe's words were calm, but each word struck Huang Yongtang's heart like a heavy hammer.

He couldn't provoke the Star Moon Sect, let alone the Grand Sky Sect. Even a behemoth like the Pingyuan Huang family wouldn't dare to oppose the Grand Sky Sect.

If over a hundred elite disciples died at the Huang family's hands in one day, the Grand Sky Sect would never let them off. The entire Yu City would likely be wiped out, and even the worms would be dug up and split, and eggs would be shaken until they were scrambled!

Not only Yu City, but even the Pingyuan Huang family would have to face the Grand Sky Sect's wrath.

Huang Yongtang couldn't bear this cost, nor could the Huang family. So even though he was a Fifth Grade, he endured being slapped by Chu Xinghe.

"Young hero, maybe there's a misunderstanding..." The ferocity on Huang Yongtang's face disappeared, replaced by a fawning expression.

"Misunderstanding? There's no misunderstanding. Hand over Huang Shaohua. He cut my junior brother with a sword, so I only want one of his arms."

Cutting someone with a sword and only asking for an arm in return seems reasonable, right? Huang Yongtang thought it wasn't excessive if the Grand Sky Sect demanded it.

But Huang Yongtang had lost his sons early on, and his first two sons had died because of women. Huang Shaohua, his third son, was his only bloodline left, and he had always spoiled him. Now, to ask for his only son's arm was something he couldn't accept.

"Young hero... I've heard about my son's actions. Please spare him this once, considering his youth and ignorance. How about I offer something to compensate your junior brother..." As Huang Yongtang spoke, he took out a treasure chest from his space ring. When he opened it, the spirit stones inside shone brightly, making the Huang family members' eyes turn red with envy.

"Young hero, please overlook this, and take these as compensation..." Before Huang Yongtang could finish, Chu Xinghe kicked the chest of spirit stones over.

A chest of mid-grade spirit stones? Who are you insulting?

Do you know how many high-grade spirit stones I have in my space ring? Enough to fill your entire Huang family!

Offering mid-grade spirit stones is an insult!

"If Huang Yonghua doesn't appear in ten breaths, I'll leave immediately."

Chu Xinghe didn't give Huang Yonghua any time to think, starting the countdown as soon as he finished speaking.

"Ten... nine... eight... seven... six..." When Chu Xinghe counted down to two, still no one stepped forward.

But just as Chu Xinghe was about to say one, Huang Yongtang spoke: "Bring Huang Shaohua over..."

Huang Yongtang's voice was filled with indescribable desolation, but he knew this was the last chance. If Chu Xinghe turned to leave, it wouldn't just be about taking Huang Shaohua's arm.

Soon, the Huang family brought over Huang Shaohua, who was struggling frantically.

"Father... no... save your son, I won't dare again... I won't fight him anymore... I was wrong..." Huang Shaohua was so scared he wet his pants.

"You do it yourself." Chu Xinghe didn't even glance at Huang Shaohua, instead speaking to Ma Liang.

"Yes!" Ma Liang, who had been holding back his anger, wasted no time and swung his blade, the scream accompanied by a spray of blood in the Huang family's courtyard.

Huang Shaohua fainted on the spot.

"Head of the Huang family, you should discipline your children more in the future. Not everyone is as easy to talk to as I am." Chu Xinghe said to Huang Yongtang, who was slumped on the ground, before leaving without looking back.

The group followed Chu Xinghe's steps, stepping over the collapsed walls of the Huang family, while the onlookers outside made way for them.

Chu Xinghe left with his group under countless gazes.

Watching Chu Xinghe and his group disappear at the end of the street, countless young people were filled with admiration.

"Big brother, is this the legendary Grand Sky Sect?"

"So domineering, slapping a Fifth Grade Martial Spirit and demanding his son's hand, and he had to bring his son out himself!"

"The number one sect under the heavens is not just a name!"

"Dad, I've decided. I don't want to go to the Star Moon Sect anymore. I want to join the Grand Sky Sect!"

"Child, let's go home and sleep on it..."

The destruction of the Huang family's gate, Chu Xinghe slapping the head of the Huang family, and cutting off Huang Shaohua's arm spread like wildfire throughout Yu City.

The manager of the Fan Inn touched his swollen cheek, still breaking out in a cold sweat at the memory.

The Grand Sky Sect... those killers were from the Grand Sky Sect... luckily, he didn't hesitate to reveal Huang Shaohua, or it wouldn't just be a swollen cheek; the Fan Inn might have been burned down, and he might have lost his life too.

The Grand Sky Sect is an existence above all others.

At noon, outside Yu City, Chu Xinghe led the group forward with a calm expression, but all the junior brothers and sisters behind him wore somber expressions.

"Senior Brother Xinghe... it's all my fault this time. It's because I didn't listen to you that so much trouble was caused. Now we definitely won't make it to the spirit cave in time..." Ma Liang said, tears streaming down his face.

Although the other junior brothers and sisters didn't say anything, their eyes showed a hint of blame.

"What kind of looks are those? Ma Liang didn't follow my orders this time, but as he said, there's no rule against what he did, and being ambushed wasn't his intention. As for the delay, it was my decision, so don't blame Ma Liang. Even if we don't make it, the responsibility is mine, and I'll bear any punishment from the sect."

"Woo woo woo..." Ma Liang cried even harder.

Ma Liang hugged Chu Xinghe's leg, crying and slapping himself.

"Senior Brother Xinghe... I'm not a good person... I'm narrow-minded... I always heard people say Senior Brother Xinghe is kind-hearted, but I thought he was two-faced, so I deliberately opposed him... Senior Brother Xinghe, I was wrong... I was really wrong..."

Ma Liang cried like a tearful child.

And at this moment, everyone around looked at Chu Xinghe with eyes full of respect.

Before heading to the spirit cave, everyone knew about the military order Chu Xinghe had made, but despite the discomfort from the teleportation array, he still let everyone rest well, considering each junior brother and sister.

After Ma Liang disobeyed orders and caused trouble, Chu Xinghe didn't punish him first but instead led the group to find the real culprit, punishing them severely, not allowing anyone to harm his junior brothers or tarnish the Grand Sky Sect's reputation.

As for the delay, no one blamed Chu Xinghe. Everyone asked themselves, if they were Senior Brother Xinghe, would they bear the military order and subsequent punishments to protect their junior brothers and the sect?

Thirty percent of the group had received spirit weapons with Chu Xinghe, and like Wan Lin, they had no doubts about Senior Brother Xinghe's character.

But the remaining seventy percent came from various palaces, having little contact with Chu Xinghe and mostly hearing about him. Yet in just one day and night, these seventy percent, including the troublemaker Ma Liang, had a newfound respect for Senior Brother Xinghe.

Warm to his own, ruthless to his enemies, knowing the delay would bring severe punishment, yet willing to bear it alone without implicating any junior brothers or sisters. Where else could you find such an exceptional senior brother?

Ma Liang wiped away his tears, swearing it was the last time he'd cry in his life. From this moment on, he wanted to become someone as outstanding as Senior Brother Xinghe...

No... he might never reach Senior Brother Xinghe's level, but if he could learn even a fraction, it would be enough for a lifetime...