“Then let me spar with Sect Leader Qin. Before, my strength was certainly inferior to Sect Leader Qin's. Although I had the Core Formation Realm cultivation, my weapon was only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, which greatly hampered my strength, preventing me from reaching the true combat power of a Core Formation Realm cultivator. Now, thanks to Young Hero Ye's kindness in strengthening my weapon, I might be able to exchange a few blows with Sect Leader Qin. If Sect Leader Qin feels that my strength has greatly increased, that would be enough to prove Young Hero Ye's strength.”

Master Zangzhen did not want to be the villain, but she also wanted to resolve the matter as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the Yanbing Sect and the Bixian Sect continued to have conflicts and there was no friendly environment, it would not be conducive to her future communication with the Bixian Sect and the Yanbing Sect.

So, I might as well go all the way and be a villain.

Therefore, I am willing to settle this matter directly in this way.

"Great! To spar with a master is exactly what I've been looking forward to!" Qin Shoufeng was very happy. He could exchange immortal techniques with the masters of the Hidden True Sword Pavilion, learn from each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses, and improve their skills together.

Qin Shoufeng was confident that he could easily defeat all the masters of the Cangzhen Sword Pavilion Daoist sect, who were not known for their combat prowess but only for their defensive and healing skills.

After all, compared to the Hidden True Sword Pavilion, the Flame Soldiers Sect can be considered a sect that is truly born with a love for and skill in combat!

How could he possibly be no match for a Taoist sect that only excels at defense and healing others?

Qin Shoufeng was confident that he would win quickly!

As expected, reality often proves us wrong.

From confident of a quick victory, it turns into, "Wow, the opponent is pretty strong, looks like I'll have to use my ultimate move!"

Even after using their ultimate move, they found that the opponent still showed no signs of defeat!

I started to panic!

This time, they really didn't hold back.

They had already fought with all their might, but still couldn't defeat the master of the Hidden True Sword Pavilion.

It seems that the sect of the Hidden True Sword Pavilion is indeed a defensive sect, and it is really difficult to defeat them!

However, of course, even the masters of the Hidden Sword Pavilion were unable to defeat Qin Shoufeng, the leader of the Flame Soldiers Sect.

However, the final result was that after stopping, Qin Shoufeng bowed and admitted defeat.

"I was wrong."

A true hero is a true hero; once he loses, he admits his mistake.

Although the master of Cangzhen Sword Pavilion was unable to defeat him, he severely injured him, which was beyond his expectations. This strength has already proven the master's power!

This also indirectly proves Ye Liang's strength!

After all, the increased strength of the Hidden Sword Pavilion masters at this moment was entirely due to Ye Liang's help!

To admit one's mistakes is to dare to confess!

Qin Shoufeng truly lives up to his reputation as a great hero!

The master of Cangzhen Sword Pavilion also bowed respectfully and said humbly, "If it were before, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to withstand three moves from the sect leader! After all, my strength is truly meager, and I've always been looked down upon in the martial world. Now, however, I possess strength that is comparable to Sect Leader Qin's. It can be said that my strength is all thanks to Young Hero Ye Liang. Then Sect Leader Qin should know just how unfathomable Young Hero Ye Liang is. Young Hero Ye Liang, I was also present this morning when you made Elder Gui Bo of the Ghost Fiend Sect tremble with fear. I can guarantee with the reputation of my sect that this is true! Please, Sect Leader Qin, do not doubt me further."

"Yes! The reputation of Cangzhen Sword Pavilion in the martial world is beyond reproach!" At this moment, Qin Shoufeng finally had nothing more to say.

Seeing that the masters of the Hidden Sword Pavilion, masters who were good at defense but not offense, all had combat power and attack power that were on par with his, how could Qin Shoufeng not be alarmed?

Ultimately, in a contest of skills, true strength tested by fire cannot be faked!

No matter how well you deceive others, or how much you boast about your strength, once you engage in combat, all the truth will be revealed!

Now that the master's fighting strength is on par with his own, Qin Shoufeng has no choice but to believe in Ye Liang's abilities, even if he didn't initially believe it.

"Father, you still have the nerve to say that! You've already driven Auntie away!" Qin Shaoyang quickly reminded his father, seeing that his father hadn't yet realized that his stubbornness had driven Auntie away.

"How did I upset her?" Although Qin Shoufeng was a great hero, when it came to relationships, he was really... not so great!

He still doesn't understand what he did to upset Zhang Yuzhen.

Qin Shaoyang was speechless at his blockhead father: "Dad, why don't you understand! You're targeting Brother Ye, how can my aunt not be angry? You'd better hurry up and coax my aunt, otherwise, if she takes her younger brother back to her parents' home, and if this gets out in the martial arts world, I, as her son, will lose face!"

Knowing that his father wouldn't be truly afraid after hearing this, Qin Shaoyang simply pushed his father into the courtyard so that he could properly apologize to Zhang Yuzhen.

As the son, he was truly heartbroken over the relationship between his biological father and stepmother.

Who told Dad to be a chivalrous knight-errant? When it comes to matters of marital affection, he's really like a self-righteous fool!

Moreover, he was even more worried that if his father bullied his stepmother, how would his elder brother Ye deal with the Yanbing Sect? The Yanbing Sect would then be unable to withstand it!

The master of Cangzhen Sword Pavilion smiled happily, and did not laugh at Qin Shoufeng for this. On the contrary, he felt that such a hero was indeed like a true hero.

Because he is not perfect, he is not hypocritical.

When no one is around, the hero is a different person. Even a dull man can become a tender and gentle woman.

As a woman, Zhang Yuzhen still had some ways to deal with her man.

Besides, Qin Shoufeng already knows he was wrong, which makes things even easier.

Admit your mistake, be polite, and ask for forgiveness!

Zhang Yuzhen's maneuvering gave Qin Shoufeng a way out, allowing him a legitimate excuse to reconcile with Ye Liang and become on good terms with him.

There is reason to expect that their relationship will gradually improve.

The next day!

New guests arrived outside the Song residence.

It was Hang Jingyi, a disciple of the Haoqi Sect, who, after parting ways with Ye Liang last time and taking a detour to eliminate the scourge, came to the Song residence to meet the elders of the Haoqi Sect.

Of course, at this moment, he was unaware that the elder of his Haoqi Sect had already had his Golden Core destroyed.

However, he will soon find out.

Accompanying him was, unexpectedly, the chosen successor of the Hidden True Sword Pavilion, a girl who carried a greatsword on her back but still retained much of her innocent and naive nature.

Upon learning that it was an old friend, Ye Liang, despite having a grudge against the Haoqi Sect, still came to see Hang Jingyi.

When they met again, Hang Jingyi's attitude towards Ye Liang was much colder than before.

It seems that he already knows about the fact that his Golden Core as an elder of the Haoqi Sect has been destroyed.

"Be prepared! You destroyed the Golden Core of one of my sect's elders, and my sect will certainly not let this go. For the sake of our past relationship, I won't make things difficult for you now. But, in the future, it's hard to say." Hang Jingyi and Ye Liang have now completely severed ties because of sectarian differences.

Ye Liang smiled faintly, without blaming him. He waved his hand and had the Song family servants hand over the Haoqi Sect elder, who was now a cripple and spent his days contemplating suicide, to Hang Jingyi. He then watched Hang Jingyi leave with his men.