The power of the palm was simple with only a glow of azure Dao Ripple, but it contained unrivaled power capable of crushing everything in its way.

Qing Yunyang’s expression morphed indefinitely as he activated all his strength to counterattack.

To his horror, the strength of the palm was condensed and unshakable like a mighty mountain. He couldn’t withstand its power no matter how he attacked.

He was forced to retreat!

The entire audience broke into an uproar, and their eyeballs almost popped out their eyes. Qing Yunyang is the high and mighty son of their Azure Turtle Clan, but he can’t even counter a palm strike?

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

Under the roaring and crushing force of the palm, Qing Yunyang’s face reddened with anger and pain. He frantically tried to fight back only to be forced to retreat in the end.

A look of shock washed over his face, morphing into an expression of crazy despair.

It’s just the power of a palm! Why can’t I destroy it?

Boom!

Before he could think more about it, the seemingly simple palm continued to gather power and bear down on him.

It seemed to be slow, but it was actually incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he had already gone back a dozen steps.

Just as the force of the palm was about to envelop and crush his body, he could no longer control the fear in his heart. He darted to the other side to avoid facing the palm head-on.

However, just as he was leaping away, the palm power vibrated a little before vanishing without a trace like water ripples.

“Thank you for letting me win,” Lin Xun said calmly.

He stopped right at the last moment and withdrew his palm.

His control of power sent a shiver down the guards’ backs.

No matter how stupid they were, they had to realize that Lin Xun wasn’t an ordinary person. Otherwise, how could he force their Saint to retreat with just one palm strike?

He’s too terrifying!

Who is he?

It was utterly silent and still.

Qing Yunyang’s face was livid, cloudy and sullen.

He couldn’t accept the result!

Toady who was watching on the side wanted to say something. Boy, you should be glad. Do you know how many saints Lin Xun slaughtered in the Deva Secret Realm?

But he held back in the end and didn’t want to provoke Qing Yunyang. The situation would be very bad if he went berserk.

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

PA! PA! PA!

A burst of applause broke the deadly silence.

A youngster in an azure robe walked out clapping from the Nine Heavens White Jade Tower, his pace leisurely and calm.

Toady’s pupils shrank, and his heart trembled. He sensed an incomparably terrifying aura around the azure-robed youngster.

He was like a king looking over the common people.

The youngster had to be a Life Death Stage King!

“Patriarch!”

The chief steward and all guards became thunderstruck as they recognized the man right away. They quickly bowed simultaneously.

They all started to panic. Their disturbance had alerted the patriarch to appear in person. The consequences were serious.

If he blamed them, they wouldn’t be able to escape punishment!

“Paying our respects to the Patriarch!”

With an ashen face, Qing Yunyang stepped forward and bowed before saying, “I feel ashamed, sorry you had to see that.”

“It’s over, it’s over, it’s over for him…” Toady murmured.

A Life Death Stage King had been alerted.

“Please don’t blame the Saint. It’s all due to our ignorance. We didn’t know that these two villains had come prepared so our little dispute alarmed the patriarch. Please forgive us!” The chief steward stepped forward and knelt on the ground, shivering with panic.

As for Wu Yang, he was so frightened that he was already drenched in a cold sweat and his face was scrunched up, wanting to cry.

He was the one who brought Lin Xun here. He would be the first to receive blame.

However, to everyone’s surprise, the green-robed youngster ignored them and turned to Lin Xun. “Why did you stop all of a sudden?”

His words took Qing Yunyang aback. What does the Patriarch mean by that? Is he being sarcastic?

The chief steward tried to flatter the patriarch at once. “How would they dare to act violently anymore now that Patriarch has come?”

The guards echoed, “That’s right, the Patriarch has divine might like the dragon of the sky, how would he dare to do anything now?”

Lin Xun’s expression became strange. “Brother, if I continue to fight, I would really create trouble. Would you be happy if that happened?”

Brother?

Qing Yunyang’s eyes went wide. How dare that guy address our patriarch like that?

He deserves to die!

The chief steward almost went crazy with rage. “How dare you?! How dare you insult the patriarch of our clan?! You will have to apologize with your life!”

Only Toady sensed something strange and his gaze constantly flickered between the green-robed youngster and Lin Xun.

“What are you talking about?! Are you blind!?” The green-robed youngster lashed out at the chief steward with a kick to his stomach.

With a thud, the chief steward flew across midair before crashing into the sea hundreds of feet away like a sandbag. His tragic scream was heard from that distance.

Qing Yunyang was stunned. The guards were also stunned with confused looks on their faces. What is going on?

How could the patriarch suddenly attack his people?

“Patriarch, who is this?” Qing Yunyang asked apprehensively.

“Hmph! Useless things, I’ll deal with you later!”

The green-robed youngster glared at him and sent him frozen in fear. What…what is going on!?

However, the green-robed youngster completely ignored him, stepped forward with a wide smile and clapped Lin Xun on the shoulder. “Kid, I never thought you would show up here!”

Lin Xun felt his shoulder blade almost shatter. He grimaced and complained, “Brother, gentler!”

The green-robed youngster burst into laughter, “Don’t worry, it won’t kill you! Let’s go, come with me, this isn’t a good place to talk.”

He put his arm around Lin Xun’s shoulders and, without any explanation, headed towards the Nine Heavens White Jade Building in the distance.

“Come, set up a banquet. I want to welcome my sworn brother. Oh and also bring out my treasured Fire Floating Cloud wine!”

The green-robed youngster and Lin Xun disappeared into the palace amid loud hearty laughter.

Qing Yunyang and the others were still standing dumbstruck with their mouths wide open.

Even Toady stood there in a daze and couldn’t react.

Someone asked in a trembling voice after a long moment, “Could…he…be an old friend of the Patriarch?”

PA!

His words were quickly followed by a loud slap, “Idiot, didn’t you hear our Patriarch say that boy…no…that senior is Patriarch’s sworn brother?”

“Heavens!”

All the guards looked at each other in dismay, their expressions changing dramatically. That boy did not lie! He indeed has a special relationship with the Patriarch!

Thud!

Wu Yang tried to creep back up from the ground when his eyes rolled back to his head and his mouth spewed out white foam. He fainted.

Everyone was between laughter and tears.

Except for Wu Yang. When he thought about his spineless confession, which made everyone believe that Lin Xun was a bad person, he had a fainting feeling.

That’s the Patriarch’s sworn brother!

But I betrayed him…

As Wu Yang thought about all the possible serious consequences of his action, he collapsed. He would rather faint than face reality.

“So it’s true…” Qing Yunyang slowly recovered from the shock, but his face was just as stiff and pale.

He turned to Toady. “You…why didn’t you tell us sooner?”

“Nonsense, I already told you many times, but you wouldn’t listen.” Toady rolled his eyes and smugly strode away, leaving Qing Yunyang staring dumbfounded at him.

Toady finally understood why Lin Xun was so confident. It turned out that he and the patriarch of the Azure Turtle Clan were sworn brothers!

He’s too awesome!

……

In a grand but quiet hall on the ninth floor of the Nine Heavens White Jade Building.

“It has only been two years since we parted ways in the ancient ruins, but Little Brother, you have already transformed from a little cultivator at the True Martial Stage to a great cultivator at the Heaven Ascension Stage. You surprised me!” the green-robed youngster exclaimed as he sat down cross-legged in the main seat.

Naturally, he was the Great Azure Turtle King!

When Lin Xun traveled to the Forbidden City for the first time, he had accidentally stumbled into a void vortex and was transported to an extremely peculiar ancient ruin in the depths of the Spirit Burial Sea.

It was there that he met the Great Azure Turtle King who had been trapped there for thousands of years and helped him escape with the Heavenly Water Sacred Bead.

“I also didn’t think that you, Big Brother, would become the patriarch of the Azure Turtle Clan,” Lin Xun exclaimed.

When they were in the ancient ruins, Patriarch Azure Turtle mentioned that he was over 2,600 years old, but in the azure turtle clan, he was still considered in his teenage years.

In other words, he was no different from a human teenager.

As a result, Lin Xun and he happily became sworn brothers.

Unexpectedly, the azure turtle had become a patriarch-level figure when they met again…

“Hahaha, if that’s the case, then how did you know that I am the patriarch of the Azure Turtle Clan?” The green-robed youth chuckled.

Lin Xun smiled and told him about how he interrogated Wu Yang.

“At the time, I also doubted whether it was actually you, so I came to check in person. It turns out that my guess was right.”

“It’s fate!” The green-robed youngster laughed.

They reminisced about the old days over drinks. The atmosphere was very relaxed.

Lin Xun inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

In truth, he was worried whether the azure turtle would remember him after two years.

But it seemed he was worrying too much.

The green-robed youngster was named Qing Lie and called himself the Great Azure Turtle King. He was easy-going, cheerful, and prideful, unlike the old-fogeys. Rather, he was more similar to human teenagers.

Perhaps, it was because of his personality and temperament that he could become sworn brothers with Lin Xun after meeting him once.

Moreover, he didn’t look down on Lin Xun for his low level of cultivation.