Seeing Chen Ge’s surprised expression, Xiao Lang asked curiously, "Is this Liu Wuxie guy that strong?"
"He is. Incredibly strong!"
Chen Ge said with conviction, "It’s no exaggeration to say that Liu Wuxie is a prodigy."
Xiao Lang’s eyes lit up. "Then you have to introduce me later."
"Alright!"
Chen Ge stared at the entrance, his face alight with excitement.
Before long, Liu Wuxie swaggered into the tavern, followed by several young men who flocked around him like moths to a flame.
"Brother Liu, I heard you joined the Celestial Sea Sect a couple of days ago?" a young man in brocade robes beside him asked.
Liu Wuxie chuckled. "Brother Shi, you’re quite well-informed, aren’t you?"
"Heh, if I couldn’t even dig up that much, then our Shi Family would hardly be considered a major power," the young man in brocade, Shi Lei, replied nonchalantly.
The Shi Family was one of the most renowned clans in the Northern Profound Domain.
While not quite as powerful as the Celestial Sea Sect, they were still counted among the top echelons of the Northern Profound Domain.
Shi Lei continued, "I don’t just know that you joined the Celestial Sea Sect. I also know that their eight Supreme Elders fought a bloody war to take you as their disciple, leveling dozens of mountains in the process."
"It wasn’t quite as dramatic as you make it sound!"
Recalling the sight of the eight Supreme Elders coming to blows that day, Liu Wuxie remarked with a sigh, "But that battle could truly be called the greatest fight in the Northern Profound Domain in the last hundred years."
"The greatest fight?"
Everyone nearby was stunned to hear this.
Shi Lei asked curiously, "So, Brother Liu, which Supreme Elder did you end up studying under?"
"Mo Taishang!" Liu Wuxie declared proudly.
GASP...
Everyone drew a sharp, cold breath.
Mo Taishang was the most powerful Supreme Elder in the Celestial Sea Sect.
And Liu Wuxie had actually managed to become his disciple.
He’d made it.
Liu Wuxie continued, "And it wasn’t just me. Elder Baiyun and my former martial uncles also pledged their allegiance to Mo Taishang."
"What? Elder Baiyun pledged allegiance to Mo Taishang too?" Shi Lei exclaimed in shock.
Like Liu Wuxie, Elder Baiyun was originally from the Profound Celestial Sect, and he was a Martial King Level expert.
No wonder the Celestial Sea Sect’s Supreme Elders had fought so fiercely.
By securing the allegiance of Elder Baiyun and Liu Wuxie’s martial uncles, Mo Taishang had become like a tiger with wings. His power was now immense, allowing him to control more than half of the Celestial Sea Sect.
"Brother Liu, may I ask you a sensitive question?" Shi Lei asked in a low voice.
Liu Wuxie’s voice grew heavy. "You want to ask how the Profound Celestial Sect was wiped out, don’t you?"
Shi Lei nodded grimly.
It was common knowledge that Liu Wuxie had been the chief disciple of the Profound Celestial Sect—a genius so exceptional that he couldn’t even be bothered to attend the Holy Spirit Assembly.
Only after the Profound Celestial Sect was annihilated did Liu Wuxie join the Celestial Sea Sect.
"Sigh..."
Liu Wuxie sighed. "Even if I told you, you wouldn’t believe me."
Shi Lei frowned. "If you don’t want to talk about it, then fine. But the truth will come out eventually. Soon, the entire Northern Profound Domain will know what happened."
"Fine, I’ll tell you then!"
Liu Wuxie gritted his teeth.
There was no way to hide it.
Right now, the entire Northern Profound Domain was investigating the cause of the Profound Celestial Sect’s annihilation, and it had reached a point where everyone was living in fear.
"It was wiped out by the palm of a hand," Liu Wuxie said.
What?
Wiped out by the palm of a hand?
Are you serious?
Shi Lei said in disbelief, "Brother Liu, I meant what I said earlier. If you don’t want to talk about it, then just say so. There’s no need to spin such a wild tale to fool me."
"Hmph! If you don’t want to believe me, then forget it!" Liu Wuxie said, annoyed.
’Why would I need to lie about something like this?’
Shi Lei quickly forced an apologetic smile. "My apologies, Brother Liu. I spoke out of turn."
Liu Wuxie’s voice was grim. "The person struck twice. The first palm strike shattered our Profound Celestial Sect’s Protection Array. The second killed the Sect Leader and several Martial King Elders."
"What did you say?"
Shi Lei was utterly dumbfounded.
He wiped out the Profound Celestial Sect with just two palm strikes.
That was too outrageous to be true.
"And it was a young man in his teens," Liu Wuxie added with dead seriousness.
"Blech!"
Shi Lei was so shocked he nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
’A teenager with that kind of terrifying power?’
’Killed the Profound Celestial Sect Leader and several Elders with a single palm strike?’
’Those were all Martial King Powerhouses!’
Liu Wuxie speculated, "Although he looked very young, he’s most likely an old monster who’s lived for hundreds of years and taken a Youthful Appearance Pill."
As he said this, the image of that young man’s face surfaced in his mind.
Beside him, Shi Lei was completely stupefied.
It was like listening to a myth.
Liu Wuxie looked at the stunned Shi Lei and said, "Brother Shi, I know you find this hard to believe, but everything I’ve said is the truth. To prove it, I’m willing to swear a Heart Demon oath to the heavens. If a single word I’ve said is false, may I be struck down by lightning and my entire family die a miserable death!"
"I... I believe you!"
Shi Lei nodded numbly.
A Heart Demon oath was no laughing matter. It could truly bring down a lightning tribulation.
He had no choice but to believe him.
In the corner...
Chen Ge pointed at Liu Wuxie and said excitedly, "That’s him! That’s really Liu Wuxie!"
"That’s him?"
Xiao Lang was speechless.
’Isn’t that the Profound Celestial Sect disciple who was kneeling and begging us for mercy just a few days ago?’
’If *he’s* considered a prodigy, then what does that make us?’
Xiao Lang immediately lost all interest.
Chen Ge said excitedly, "Brother Lang, didn’t you just ask for an introduction? I know Shi Lei. I can have him introduce us to Liu Wuxie."
"Not interested."
Xiao Lang refused flatly.
Chen Ge froze.
’Xiao Lang was so excited just a moment ago. Why the sudden cold shoulder?’
"I’ll go by myself!"
Chen Ge scurried over to Shi Lei and said with a fawning smile, "Brother Shi, this must be the esteemed Brother Liu Wuxie, right?"
"That’s right!"
Shi Lei laughed. "Brother Liu, this is Brother Chen Ge. While he may not be a freak of nature like you, he’s a genius in his own right."
"Brother Chen."
Liu Wuxie nodded at Chen Ge.
Chen Ge said enthusiastically, "You all haven’t eaten yet, have you? As it happens, I have a few tables set up over there. Brother Shi, perhaps you could persuade Brother Liu to grace us with his presence?"
"Haha! You used to be so arrogant, always looking down your nose at everyone. And now you know how to invite people to dinner? Alright, Brother Liu and I will join you," Shi Lei boomed with laughter.
The group walked towards the corner.
Chen Ge pointed to Su Mo and said, "Let me make an introduction. This is—"
"HOLY SHIT!"
Liu Wuxie blurted out the expletive, so terrified he nearly wet himself.
’Isn’t that the guy who destroyed our Profound Celestial Sect?!’
Chen Ge asked, surprised, "You two know each other?"
Liu Wuxie nodded numbly.
’I’d recognize Su Mo even if he were burned to ashes!’
SLAP!
Chen Ge slapped his own forehead as it dawned on him. "I almost forgot! Elder Su knows Elder Baiyun, so of course, he must know you too. So you all know each other already!"
"Well, since you’re all acquainted, have a seat!" Shi Lei said with a chuckle.
But Liu Wuxie wouldn’t sit down for anything. He grabbed Shi Lei and said, "Uh, actually, we have some business to attend to. We’ll be taking our leave now."
"Brother Liu, what’s gotten into you?" Shi Lei asked, confused.
Liu Wuxie lowered his voice to a whisper. "Don’t ask. If you do, we die!"