Baili Chuifeng saw the approaching figure and a smile immediately spread across his face.
The person was none other than his cousin brother Baili Wentian, also a True Disciple of the White Dragon Peak of the Tenth Peak in the Jade Cauldron Sect and served as a Law Enforcement Elder.
Seeing the arrival of Baili Wentian, Bai Wenle secretly breathed a sigh of relief, deciding it was not his place to handle the situation any longer, letting Baili Wentian deal with it.
Baili Wentian looked at Lin Chen and a powerful aura burst forth from him, revealing that he was at the Eighth Level of Spirit Gathering Realm, which was considered quite exceptional among the younger disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect.
"Heh, it seems that when the beam is crooked, the rafters will follow, so the Baili Clan is just a bunch of people who bully others with power."
"But you don’t have the right to punish me,"
Lin Chen, unafraid, looked at Baili Wentian, ignoring the latter’s imposing aura, and took Mu Qingxuan’s small hand, intending to walk out of the Law Enforcement Hall.
At that moment, Mu Qingxuan’s face was pale and weak. The difference in cultivation between her and Baili Wentian was too great, oppressing her to the point where she could barely catch her breath.
However, when Lin Chen took her hand, a warm energy flowed through her arm, alleviating her discomfort somewhat.
Hand in hand with Mu Qingxuan, Lin Chen steadily approached the grand doors of the Law Enforcement Hall.
Inside the hall, the others watched the pair and dared not make any move.
"Hmph, do you think you can just walk out of the Law Enforcement Hall so easily?"
Baili Wentian let out a cold snort, as his aura surged again, growing even stronger.
"Heh, what? You really want to keep me here? Do you have the ability?"
Seeing this, Lin Chen, undaunted, stepped forward and his own powerful aura erupted.
Although he was only at the First Layer of Spirit Gathering Realm, his presence was enough to confront Baili Wentian without being overshadowed, causing shockwaves among Baili Wentian and the other surrounding disciples.
This youth is formidable!
"Hmph, you’re not someone I can handle. When the Law Enforcement Elder returns, he will be informed of this. Don’t be arrogant,"
"And this girl is just an Outer Sect Disciple who has made a mistake and should be punished. You can leave, but she must stay."
Baili Wentian knew he couldn’t punish Lin Chen today, but he couldn’t be short of harsh words, and punishing Mu Qingxuan was imperative.
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"Today, I must take her with me. If you want to touch her, feel free to try. I would really like to see if the Law Enforcement Hall truly has the power to cover the sky with one hand."
Lin Chen spoke indifferently, gathering a strand of Spiritual Power at his fingertips, directing it towards the green jade pendant in his hand. All he needed to do was inject the Spiritual Power into the jade pendant, and it would immediately send a signal to the people from Jade Bird Peak.
At that time, Yang Yuemin and Xu Lianyu, along with a few senior sect members, would receive the message.
Jade Bird Peak was famously protective in the Jade Cauldron Sect, and besides, Xu Lianyu was a little witch, while Yang Yuemin was a great witch.
If this matter blew up, whether it was Yang Yuemin or Xu Lianyu, either of them would likely turn the Law Enforcement Hall upside down and then take the issue straight to the Sect Leader.
Baili Wentian and Bai Wenle, along with others from the Law Enforcement Team, couldn’t help but start to break out in a cold sweat on their foreheads; after all, the error was on their part.
If this matter was blown out of proportion, then they probably wouldn’t be able to mix in the Jade Cauldron Sect anymore.
"Hold on, how about we both step back, you take the girl and leave, and the Law Enforcement Hall won’t pursue this matter any further," he suggested.
Baili Wentian was genuinely afraid that Lin Chen would escalate the situation.
Hearing this, Lin Chen left with Mu Qingxuan, slowly putting away the jade pendant in his hand.
Lin Chen did not want to attract attention in the Jade Cauldron Sect, so he did not plan to pursue the matter further.
As for what the Law Enforcement Hall did, it wasn’t his place to criticize unless the Law Enforcement Hall was so inconsiderate as to cause him direct trouble; otherwise, it had nothing to do with him.
Watching the retreating figures of Lin Chen and Mu Qingxue, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but in the eyes of Baili Wentian and Baili Chuifeng, a cold murderous intent flashed.
In the days that followed, Lin Chen would often go to the Outer Sect to learn various literary and theoretical knowledge.
Many martial artists mastered these subjects to earn Study Points, but Lin Chen found the knowledge quite interesting.
He was intrigued by the continental plates of the Mysterious Heaven World, the territorial and landscape divisions, the delineations of various countries, and Sect powers, and so on.
Beyond that, Lin Chen was even more interested in the ways of Spiritual Formation, Alchemy, and Artifact Refining; he enjoyed every class and made a lot of gains.
After the incident of "forced dinner invitation" spread within the Outer Sect, Mu Qingxuan was troubled less often, as no one dared to casually approach her anymore. Even Baili Chuifeng kept his distance from Mu Qingxuan, apparently due to something Baili Wentian had said to him.
As for Lin Chen, his reputation soared among the Outer Sect Disciples. Although his identity as a True Disciple was unknown, the fact that he had resolved the situation with Qiao Miyuan in one move, and that he had been taken away by the Law Enforcement Hall but emerged unscathed, led everyone to speculate about his identity.
There were even rumors that Lin Chen was the illegitimate son of some Elder in the Sect.
During this period, Lin Chen did not neglect his cultivation, having achieved Great Success with the Fiery Flame Palm, mastering the Nine Trails Palm Wind.
Yet, Lin Chen’s Cultivation showed no signs of improvement.
Armed with the Basic Entry-Level Technique taught by the Jade Cauldron Sect, everyone who received this technique made rapid progress in their Cultivation, even those with poor talent saw some improvement.
However, Lin Chen hadn’t broken through even the First Layer of his Realm.
Many speculated that Lin Chen would soon be sent back down the mountain.
That was because there would be an assessment after one year of Cultivation in the Jade Cauldron Sect, and those who did not meet the standard would be sent down the mountain.
Baili Chuifeng was delighted, as if Lin Chen was expelled from the Jade Cauldron Sect, then he would no longer need to care about Lin Chen’s status. At that time, getting rid of Lin Chen would be as easy as crushing an ant.
However, there was one peculiar thing that left Baili Chuifeng and other disciples puzzled.
That was the monthly assessments in the Outer Sect; they struggled to achieve a Medium Grade accomplishment, while Lin Chen easily obtained an Excellent Grade result.
This baffled everyone, Lin Chen’s Cultivation appeared to have no significant progress, so how could he easily achieve noteworthy results in the monthly assessments? Even the Peak Masters of various peaks grew curious.