Rumble!
This aura was ancient and boundless, and its level of existence was immortal and transcendent. The power it contained was so terrifying that it surpassed Lin Buzheng and Chu Fantian's by countless times. With a light wave of the aura, the two of them were immediately pushed to the side.
Crack!
Following that, it was as if a clap of thunder had struck the ground.
Above the nine heavens, hundreds of millions of halos lit up, tearing space apart. A black-robed old man with a slightly hunched back slowly descended from the void and stood in front of the crowd.
This old man was none other than Elder Lei, who had been conversing with Elder Chu's personal disciple, Elder Luo.
"Greetings, Elder of the Divine Might Sect!"
"Junior greets Senior of the Divine Might Sect!"
The crowd of cultivators hurriedly greeted the old man respectfully. However, because they had only ascended the mountain and had yet to pass the outer disciples' assessment, they could not be considered as disciples of the Divine Might Sect, and could only greet the old man as a junior.
Lin Buzheng also bowed respectfully towards the old man, "Junior Lin Buzheng greets Senior!"
From the corner of his eyes, he could see the old man's furious expression as he glared at him. His heart was filled with a sense of foreboding.
However, at the same time, he noticed that the old man was also looking at Chu Fantian with an unfriendly gaze. Only then did he relax.
As for Chu Fantian, when he saw the black-robed old man, he was slightly taken aback. However, he quickly reacted and was overjoyed. He cried out like a little kid.
"Grandpa Lei, it's me! I'm Chu Fantian. You even carried me when I was young! "
"You've come at the right time. This despicable bastard ambushed me when I wasn't paying attention and knocked me out. He made me embarrass myself in the outer disciples' assessment. I'm going to kill him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's gaze landed on the black-robed old man.
"Shut up!"
"Didn't you hear what I just said?"
"The Divine Might Sect's outer sect assessment strictly forbids private fights between cultivators. You actually want to kill someone in front of so many people? Do you really think this old man, an outer sect Elder, is dead?"
Hearing this, Elder Lei's old face immediately flushed red. He roared angrily at Chu Fantian, looking like he could not wait to slap Chu Fantian to death.
Lin Buzheng was speechless. It was fine that Chu Fantian could not understand Elder Lei's expression, but he actually mentioned his relationship with Elder Lei in front of everyone. Did he not consider what the other martial artists present would think if they heard this? Thus, even if Elder Lei wanted to side with Chu Fantian, he could not do so now.
Chu Fantian's eyes were filled with confusion when Elder Lei yelled at him. Then, he became extremely angry. "Grandpa Lei, my grandpa is the Second Elder of the Sect. A few days ago, when he hosted a banquet to entertain you, he asked you to take care of me in the outer sect. Back then, you agreed to it immediately. Why did you change your mind now?"
"Pfft!"
Lin Buzheng nearly spat out a mouthful of blood when he heard this. It was one thing for this Chu Fantian to trick Elder Lei, but he even tricked his own grandpa. What a weirdo!
As for the martial artists present, their gazes towards Elder Lei became extremely strange.
It was as if they were questioning whether Elder Lei, as an outer sect Elder, would still be fair and impartial when dealing with the grudges between outer sect disciples in the future.
"Shut up!"
Elder Lei roared angrily. His voice was like a clap of thunder, causing all the martial artists present to tremble in fear.
Then, with a wave of his hand, a terrifying force appeared out of nowhere and sealed Chu Fantian's mouth. No matter how his lips moved, he could not utter a single word.
Obviously, Elder Lei was afraid that Chu Fantian's mouth would reveal even more unfavorable information.
"What's your name?"
"Why did you attack Chu Fantian during the outer sect assessment?"
"Don't you know that during the outer sect assessment, private fights between martial artists are strictly prohibited?"
In the next moment, Elder Lei's frighteningly gloomy face turned towards Lin Buzheng. Although his tone was extremely strict, he was actually leaving room for Lin Buzheng to defend himself.
Lin Buzheng bowed respectfully and said in a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing, "Reporting to Elder Lei, this junior's name is Lin Buzheng. The reason I attacked Chu Fantian during the outer sect assessment was because he affected my friend's assessment. Not only that, he even wanted to step over my head, so this junior had no choice but to retaliate."
Although the Divine Might Sect's outer sect assessment strictly forbade private fights, it did not forbid self-defense.
Chu Fantian's majestic Heaven and Earth aura had spread out in all directions, obviously affecting the other martial artists' assessment. This fact was witnessed by everyone present. In order to prevent Chu Fantian from influencing Yun Weiwei, Lin Buzheng had attacked him. This could barely be considered a reason.
Apart from that, when Chu Fantian was flying towards the mountain peak, he had completely ignored Lin Buzheng and flew over his head. This was undoubtedly an extremely rude thing to do. Therefore, Lin Buzheng also had a reason to attack Chu Fantian.
Of course, strictly speaking, these two reasons were not serious enough to the point where he had to act in self-defense. However, it was enough to explain why Lin Buzheng had attacked Chu Fantian.
"Senior, I can testify!"
"Chu Fantian's Heaven and Earth aura had indeed affected me during the assessment!"
At the same time, Yun Weiwei also spoke up in support of Lin Buzheng.
"Step down, I didn't ask you!"
Elder Lei snorted coldly and waved his hand at Yun Weiwei, who had stepped forward. His eyes were still fixed on Lin Buzheng. "Hmph, whether Chu Fantian interfered with the other martial artists' assessment or not will be recorded by the Sect's outer sect assessment Elder and dealt with according to the sect's rules. Where did you get the authority to attack Chu Fantian directly?"
"As for him flying over your head, he was obviously disrespectful to you, but it was far from the level of attacking you. You attacked him to vent your anger over such a small matter. I don't think the two of you are good people!"
Elder Lei's face darkened as he scolded Lin Buzheng, not forgetting to drag Chu Fantian into the mix.
Although Chu Fantian could not speak, his expression was extremely aggrieved. Even now, he still did not understand why Elder Lei's attitude towards him had changed so much.
"Lin Buzheng!"
"You attacked others during the Divine Might Sect's outer sect assessment, causing a bad influence and a serious violation of the sect's rules. You will be ranked last in the outer sect assessment. Do you accept this?"
In the next moment, Elder Lei spoke and announced Lin Buzheng's punishment in a loud voice.
Lin Buzheng immediately nodded his head, "Junior accepts this!"
Lin Buzheng did not care much about fame and reputation, so this kind of punishment was nothing to him.
Elder Lei then turned his gaze to Chu Fantian, "As for you, even though you are the victim of this incident, you have no filter on your mouth and wantonly slandered the reputation of the sect elders. Are you willing to accept that you have been stripped of all the rewards from the outer sect examination?"
Before he finished his sentence, he waved his hand, dispersing the energy sealing Chu Fantian's mouth.
Chu Fantian hurriedly spoke, "Grandfather Lei, I — —"
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