Xiang Tai took a moment to process what I said, which made him feel insulted, that even being verbally abused took him a while to realize he was being insulted…

"Haha... You're arrogant enough to even insult the sect leader. Just you wait. The moment your son dares to appear before me, I'll immediately challenge him. When your son is defeated, I hope you'll still have that arrogant expression..."

Who wants to challenge me?

Tuoba San's icy voice startled Xiang Taiyan, who had just uttered those harsh words. He immediately moved aside, and when he turned back, he found Tuoba San looking at him with amusement, as if he were looking at a beloved toy...

Xiang Tai calmed himself down. He hadn't even sensed Tuoba San's approach, which meant that although Tuoba San was also a Saint-level expert, he was definitely stronger than him. If they fought, he would likely lose...

We can't fight them head-on; we have to outsmart them…

Thinking of this, Xiang Taiyan said with an arrogant attitude.

"That's right, I'm the one who wants to challenge you..."

"Oh, not interested..."

Tuoba San spoke expressionlessly, as if looking at a fly...

This made Xiang Tai even angrier. It was that same expression again. Who were these two, father and son? They were just country bumpkins from a remote area, yet they were both so arrogant.

"Tuoba San, my young master is the sect leader's nephew. It's an honor for you that he has challenged you. I advise you not to be ungrateful and to come and admit defeat and surrender as soon as possible. Perhaps my young master will be pleased and let you get more cultivation resources. Such a good thing is something others would kill for. It's too good for a country bumpkin like you..."

Seeing their young master being ignored, Xiang Taiyan's lackeys couldn't bear the humiliation and immediately went into barking mode, unleashing a torrent of abuse at Tuoba San...

Tuoba San stopped, which made the lackey's eyes show excitement. He thought to himself, "So what if he's a guest elder? He still has to submit to my young master."

The lackey thought that Tuoba San stopped because he wanted to admit defeat to Xiang Tai and beg for forgiveness...

Little did the lackey know that Tuoba San merely glanced back at him, and his mind went completely blank. A powerful killing intent instantly pierced his consciousness, turning him into an idiot…

The next moment, everyone smelled a foul stench. Looking down, they discovered that the lackey had soiled himself completely. Even though he had become an idiot, the fear that came from the depths of his soul had still caused him to lose control of his bladder...

Xiang Taiyan's eyes changed drastically. With just one look, he could annihilate a person's soul. What kind of strength would it take to do that?

At this moment, he was already somewhat regretting provoking Tuoba San. Wasn't this like dancing in front of the King of Hell, courting death?

However, he remembered the benefits the Murong family had given him before he came, and the methods they had taught him: sometimes, humiliating someone doesn't necessarily require fighting them...

As a prodigy, he knew that a cultivator's energy was limited; if he devoted himself entirely to cultivation, his other abilities would inevitably be weak.

For example, auxiliary abilities such as alchemy, weapon crafting, talismans, puppetry, witchcraft, and curses—no one can master all the abilities they possess to perfection. This isn't due to a lack of talent, but rather because a person's energy is limited…

Moreover, skills like alchemy and weapon crafting all require a great deal of time to study. While those masters of alchemy and weapon crafting may have high cultivation levels, their combat strength is generally quite weak...

"So noisy..."

Tuoba San spoke coldly, as if he didn't take the other party seriously at all. This dismissive attitude made Xiang Taiyan's face extremely ugly. This was the first time in his life that he had been ignored...

"Tuoba San, you've gone too far! How dare you slaughter your fellow disciples?"

Xiang Taiyan immediately slapped a heavy label on him, intending to first occupy the moral high ground so that he could remain undefeated regardless of whether a conflict occurred...

"Slaughtering fellow disciples? Which eye of yours saw me kill anyone?"

Tuoba San stopped, turned around, stared at Xiang Taiyan, and calmly asked...

Staring at Tuoba San, Xiang Tai felt a sudden, inexplicable fear rise in his heart, causing the words he was about to say to get stuck in his throat. After making a few strange noises, he realized that he had actually been frightened by Tuoba San...

This caused his expression to change almost imperceptibly. After adjusting his emotions, he said...

"You just killed my Qingyun Sect disciple, Xiao Liu Zi, with your mind..."

"Is he dead? Could you kill someone with your mind? Don't you think your attempts to smear him are too obvious?"

A barrage of questions left Xiang Tai speechless. Xiao Liu Zi wasn't dead, but his eyes were glazed, he was drooling, and he was incontinent—clearly, he'd become an idiot. For a cultivator to suddenly turn into this was worse than killing him…

"You might as well kill Xiao Liuzi, given his condition..."

"Hey! Don't talk nonsense. Killing your fellow disciples is a very serious crime. I'm a law-abiding citizen, how could I do something so illegal and disorderly? If you keep throwing mud at me like this, I'll have to reason with you..."

As he spoke, Tuoba San brandished the longsword in his hand, his meaning clear: This Emperor's Sword is my principle, and if you dare to slander me again, I'll talk to you about 'reason'...

This infuriated Xiang Tai so much that he almost couldn't breathe. He truly never expected that someone could be even more shameless than him...

He clearly turned his fellow disciples into idiots, yet he stubbornly refuses to admit it...

However, Xiang Tai thought about it again. It seemed that Tuoba San really hadn't killed anyone, and he certainly couldn't kill with his mind, but that didn't mean Tuoba San couldn't...

"Tuoba San, you've turned your fellow disciples into idiots, and you still dare to argue? This is blatant disregard for the sect rules! You should be taken to the Discipline Hall and skinned alive, your soul extracted, to set an example..."

Xiangtai continued to hold office, criticizing Tuoba San…

His words immediately drew condemnation from his fellow disciples, who began to criticize Tuoba San...

"That's right, the Qingyun Sect doesn't need such a guest elder..."

"Hmph! I've never seen a guest advisor like this before, so ruthless even towards his own people..."

"It's hard to understand the ancestors' thinking. Why would they allow such a shameless person to become a guest elder of our Qingyun Sect..."

"Disgrace! It's our misfortune to be fellow disciples with someone like that..."

Looking at the ugly faces of the disciples watching, Tuoba San realized that these people were clearly doing this intentionally, and were likely acting under someone's orders...

It's obvious who's behind this; his greatest enemy in the Qingyun Sect is the Murong family. He not only killed the Murong family's prodigy but also humiliated two god-level experts...

"It's a disgrace to be fellow disciples with trash like you, so I've decided..."

At this point, Tuoba San deliberately paused, his gaze sweeping across everyone's faces...