"Is this the true nature of the esteemed Azure Profound Holy Land, one of the four Sacred Lands of the Western Desolate? Is this the righteousness you claim to uphold? Oppressing the weak to appease the powerful? And now, without a shred of shame, you would cast your own daughter into the depths of the abyss, treating her as nothing more than a bargaining chip?
"Not once... not even once... did you think to ask the Azure Profound Holy Maiden for her own will in this matter! Since no one here dares to speak for her, then I, Ye Chen, shall demand justice in her stead!
"If submission to tyranny and silence in the face of injustice is what it means to be a disciple of the Azure Profound Holy Land, then I renounce this title from this moment forward!
"Remember this well, Azure Profound Holy Lord... this disgrace you have inflicted upon me today, I will return it to you a hundredfold in the days to come!"
"..."
"Why do I feel like I have heard those lines before? And Ye Chen? It's always these Ye Chen who are favored by heaven..."
A peerless handsome man, donned in a luxury black and gold Daoist robe, sitting in the main seat, beside the Holy lord muttered to himself.
He is Tai Long, the renowned young master of the Tai family and he has a well-known reputation for changing women faster than changing clothes.
Bullying the weak, beating the ants, cucking some men, he has done every heinous thing in his short life.
Yet, no one could do anything about it.
It's not that, they fear the power behind him, they, themselves fear him, who is the youngest emperor realm cultivator.
A year ago, he was transmigrated here with a powerful system, giving him a rapid cultivation boost.
Not to mention, he can also purchase all kinds of things from the system shop.
..
His eyes went to the woman, standing behind him and the holy lord.
"Don't you have something to say?" His tone was calm and composed.
"This humble one dare not..." The woman replied.
She was none other than the Holy Maiden, the daughter of the holy lord.
"Oh! If you want to refuse then It's okay, this Tai is magnanimous. If you do not wish to be my concubine, It's not a problem, I understand the Holy maiden wishes to cultivate peacefully..." The chilling words rang across her ears.
She couldn't help but look at Ye Chen, who was standing in the great hall of the Azure Profound Holy land, like a clown.
She didn't have much contact with him aside from that one time when he was saved by her.
So, she doesn't know why this Ye Chen, now wants to jump in boiling oil.
Is he mentally gone?
She isn't against the idea of becoming a concubine so, why does his monkey ass need to jump in between, turning the joyous moment into a serious one?
The elders, great elders, and disciples, present here couldn't help but look at Ye Chen in disdain.
The Audacity!!! The Courage!!!
Ye Chen must be a fool to provoke Young Master Tai, whose cultivation is as vast as the Holy Lord.
...
"Ye Chen, cripple yourself and roll,"
One of the supreme elders shouted, the voice echoing for five seconds.
"Cripple myself? I Object..."
"Good! Good! Good! You dare..."
The supreme elder was furious, how dare a mere junior step on his face?
The great hall fell into a suffocating silence.
The Supreme Elder's face twisted with fury, his aura surging like a raging storm, pressing down on Ye Chen with immense force.
The disciples and elders sneered, their expressions filled with mockery looking at helpless Ye Chen.
Yet, Ye Chen gritted his teeth and stood tall and proud.
Under heaven and earth, he alone is honored one.
He had come this far; there was no turning back. His eyes burned with defiance as he glared at the Supreme Elder.
"I, Ye Chen, will not bow to injustice! If the Azure Profound Holy Land has truly fallen to such depravity, then I shall expose it to the world!"
His righteous proclamation echoed through the hall.
However, before anyone could react...
Clap! Clap! Clap!
A slow, deliberate applause rang out, shattering the tension like glass.
Tai Long, still lounging in his seat, his black-and-gold Daoist robe draped over his broad shoulders, smirked lazily.
His piercing eyes filled with amusement and condescension, locked onto Ye Chen.
"How touching," Tai Long mused, his voice carrying a trace of laughter.
"A true hero standing against corruption… You sound like the protagonist of some cheap story,"
The hall erupted into laughter, disciples and elders chuckling at Tai Long's casual dismissal.
Ye Chen's face darkened.
"Tai Long, you—"
Before he could finish, Tai Long raised a single finger.
Boom!
A formless pressure erupted from his body, crashing down like a divine mountain.
Pfft!
Ye Chen's legs buckled instantly, his face going pale as he fell to his knees, blood leaking from the corners of his mouth.
Tai Long sighed. "Why do you righteous types always overestimate yourselves?" He leaned forward slightly, resting his chin on his palm.
"Do you think courage alone is enough to defy me?"
Ye Chen struggled, veins bulging on his forehead, but the difference in cultivation was an insurmountable gap.
He was like an ant beneath the heavens, utterly powerless.
The Supreme Elder stepped forward, eyes cold.
"Young Master Tai, allow this old one to handle him. I will personally cripple his cultivation and throw him out..."
Tai Long waved his hand dismissively.
"No need. At this moment, this is my hall, my entertainment." His gaze flickered to the Holy Maiden.
"Tell me, Holy Maiden, do you feel moved by this fool's so-called chivalry? You don't need to fear, This Tai gives you his words,"
The woman trembled under his gaze, but she knew better than to provoke him.
Lowering her head, she softly replied, "This humble one does not feel moved..."
Ye Chen's eyes widened in disbelief,
"You..." he uttered.
Tai Long chuckled, leaning back once more, his red eyes glinting with amusement.
"You heard her. Now then, I'm a generous man… so let's make this entertaining,"
His fingers tapped lightly against the armrest of his seat, the sound echoing in the hall like a slow drumbeat of impending doom.
"Ye Chen, huh?" Tai Long said, his tone casual, "Since you're so determined to play the hero, I'll give you a choice,"
Ye Chen gritted his teeth, blood still dripping from his lips as he struggled to lift his head.
He had been completely suppressed, unable to resist in the face of Tai Long's overwhelming cultivation.
But his pride refused to let him bow.
Tai Long smirked.
"Choice one: cripple yourself, break your own dantian, and crawl out of my sight,"
His voice was indifferent as if discussing the weather.
The disciples sneered. Some looked at Ye Chen with pity, others with mockery.
A few even had schadenfreude in their eye, after all, watching a so-called righteous genius being humiliated was always entertaining.
"Choice two: practice the sun breathing technique from the sunflower sect and become my maid,"
Pfft~
Wait a moment...