Chapter 52: Severed Arm! Heavenly Punishment Elder!

His gaze left Jialan Peak and returned to the Sky Court.

Chen Zheng stood proudly in the center of the great hall, his heroic bearing and imposing aura making others dare not look him straight in the eye.

Cang Bozi, Yuan Jiankong and the others knelt on the ground, their faces pallid and their spirits shattered, a stark contrast to Chen Zheng.

Although there were tens of thousands in the hall, it was silent.

Everyone who beheld his mighty bearing was deeply shocked, rendered speechless for a moment.

To suppress the arrogant True Disciple with sheer aura and casually seize a treasure—how terrifying such a method is!

"In your next life, remember to keep your eyes brighter."

Chen Zheng, indifferent to the crowd's shock, flicked his fingers, unleashing bolts of magical energy like lightning that shot toward the foreheads of the kneeling Cang Bozi, Yuan Jiankong and the others.

"No, Senior Brother Chen, spare me…"

"It's none of my business, I'm just running errands for Yuan Jiankong…"

The young men and women cried out in terror, but Chen Zheng's spells did not waver for their pleas, each striking the foreheads in turn.

Puff— puff—...

One by one, the youths' foreheads burst with blood, their pupils dilated, and they fell dead.

"I died just like that…"

Sister Mo, whose legs were slender and white as fine jade, her face round as a peach, was so frightened that her beauty vanished, she fell into the blood pool, her fragrance extinguished and jade shattered.

"I am unwilling, why did I have to stand up for Xiao Shi…" Yuan Jiankong roared in bitter regret at the very end of his life.

He ranked tenth on the Mountains and Rivers List, with a good chance of becoming a True Disciple in the future.

But because of a momentary misjudgment, standing up for Xiao Shi, he met this fate, naturally feeling deep resentment.

If he could start over, he would never have invited Xiao Shi to the Heavenly Capital, and would have unswervingly drawn his sword to slay Xiao Shi, to avoid disaster.

Alas, life cannot be rewound.

"Chen Zheng, I am a True Disciple; you cannot kill me, otherwise when Senior Brother Hua emerges from his trial, you will regret it for the rest of your life!"

Cang Bozi also shouted in terror, but his magical energy was suppressed within his body by Chen Zheng, leaving him to watch helplessly as the spell shot toward his forehead.

"Chen Zheng, show mercy where you can."

A sudden burst of earth‑colored magical energy swept in, dispersing the spell that was about to pierce Cang Bozi's forehead.

The one who acted was Elder Zhou, previously ignored by everyone.

Chen Zheng turned to Elder Zhou and said coldy, "What if I don't show mercy?"

Earlier, when Cang Bozi and the others intended to kill him, Elder Zhou remained silent beside them.

Now that he held the advantage and wanted to turn the tables on Cang Bozi, this man leapt forward to block him.

……

Elder Zhou, taken aback by Chen Zheng, was silent for a moment, then explained, "You are about to be promoted to True Disciple, gaining the authority of life and death over inner and outer sect members. However, the sect rules state that if True Disciples hold grudges, they may not duel privately; they must settle it on the Heavenly Punishment Platform."

"When you broke through to Shen Tong Mi Jing, I had already reported your situation to the Transmission Elder in the Feathered Ascension Heavenly Palace. The Transmission Elder ordered that after you left the Demon Battlefield, you would immediately follow me to the Feathered Ascension Heavenly Palace, be promoted to True Disciple, be granted a mountain peak, and be taught one of the Eight Great Shen Tong." Elder Zhou added.

"Is that so?"

Chen Zheng thought for a moment, his icy expression softening slightly, and nodded, "I guess I wrongly accused you, Elder."

He had just gone off track.

Elder Zhou, who oversees the Sky Court, has means to perceive the situation in the Demon Battlefield, so the scene of his Shen Tong promotion could not be hidden from him.

Therefore Elder Zhou knew Cang Bozi could not deal with him, and had been watching coldly.

As for Cang Bozi, according to sect rules, he indeed cannot be slain arbitrarily; he must be challenged to a duel on the Heavenly Punishment Platform.

True Disciples who have entered Shen Tong Mi Jing are extremely precious; the entire Feathered Ascension Sect has just over a hundred.

Unlike the inner and outer sect members, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, even if tens of thousands die it is no problem; they can simply be recruited again.

Like chives, cut one batch and another will grow.

"No problem."

Elder Zhou waved his hand, a smile appearing, "Let's go, follow me to the Feathered Ascension Heavenly Palace; don't keep the Transmission Elder waiting."

He flew out of the hall first; Chen Zheng followed closely.

"Hoo..."

Cang Bozi exhaled a long breath upon seeing Chen Zheng leave.

Today his reputation was ruined and he lost the Flying Snow Divine Sword, but at least his life was spared.

But at that moment, Chen Zheng's cold voice came from outside: "A death sentence can be avoided, but a life sentence cannot escape; I will cut off your arm—remember today's lesson."

Swish!

"Ah..."

Before the words finished, a snow‑white whip slashed in from outside the hall.

With a puff, Cang Bozi's right arm was sliced cleanly at the root by the whip, and he let out a painful wail.

Seeing this, the hall again filled with intermittent hissing and gasps.

Chen Zheng is so overbearing; isn't he afraid that Cang Bozi will complain to Senior Brother Hua of Hua Hua Tiandou Du?

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Hua Hua Tiandou Du is the foremost of the five great True Disciples, a peerless master of the Tenth Tenfold Shen Tong.

His magical power is like the waters of the four seas, vast and boundless, incalculable!

Chen Zheng's killing of Yuan Jiankong and other members of the Heavenly Capital already indirectly offended Hua Hua Tiandou Du.

Now, cutting off Cang Bozi's arm again, even if he becomes a True Disciple, he will likely not find peace.

"If Senior Brother Hua learns of this, I'm afraid..." Xuyue'er and Long Xuan and the other women were all deeply worried.

"Alas."

The outer gate chief examiner Ma Thus we have Title: Elder sighed inwardly, both worried about Chen Zheng and faintly pleased.

Chen Zheng was recruited by him into the inner gate, and rose so swiftly to Shen Tong Mi Jing; he is an unparalleled genius rarely seen in centuries, and on the basis of this achievement he is highly likely to be granted a Yin‑Yang Ten Thousand Longevity Pill.

"We have actually become acquainted with senior brother Chen, such an invincible figure," the brothers Yang Xuan and Yang Zhen looked dazed, taking a long time to recover.

The people inside the hall reacted in various ways.

In short, from today onward, Chen Zheng will have fully made his name renowned within the Feather Ascension Sect, causing hundreds of thousands of disciples to revere and fear him.

It will even gradually spread to the outside world, becoming known to all sects, factions, and countless Free Cultivators.

These matters for now have nothing to do with Chen Zheng.

At this moment he has already followed Zhou Thus we have Title: Elder into the high sky, arriving at the Feather Ascension Heavenly Palace suspended among endless white clouds.

Above the Feather Ascension Heavenly Palace, magnificent palaces rise everywhere, each taller than the last, reaching the Ninth Heaven, resembling the celestial emperor's palace high above, ruling over the vast earth.

From above, the surrounding Feather Ascension mountains and the Feather Ascension city on the central plain are clearly visible.

"Chen Zheng, this place is the True Transmission Palace; you may enter. As long as you pass the Examination of the Transmission Thus we have Title: Elder without any flaw, you will be taught a Shen Tong on the spot, granted a mountain peak, and officially become a True Transmission disciple."

Zhou Thus we have Title: Elder led Chen Zheng to the entrance of a palace, and above the hall's front a plaque bore three large characters in iron‑and‑silver brushstroke: "True Transmission Palace".

"Thank you for your effort, Thus we have Title: Elder."

Chen Zheng slightly nodded and stepped inside.

"You are Chen Zheng?"

As soon as they entered the True Transmission Palace, what met the eyes were two men, one old and one young.

The elder's expression was gentle, his beard extremely long, nearly dragging on the ground, evidently the Transmission Thus we have Title: Elder recorded in many worlds.

The other was a youth, with jet‑black hair, a pale face without a beard, yet exuding great authority.

Especially the youth's eyes were extraordinary; anyone who had done a guilty deed, if glanced at by him, would likely be instantly terrified into a limp, fearing divine retribution.

The one asking the questions was this youth, his gaze falling on Chen Zheng, as if to see through him entirely and uncover the deepest secret hidden within his body.

"Indeed, I am a disciple."

Chen Zheng bowed his hands, remaining calm and composed.

He knew that this youth was the Heaven Punishment Thus we have Title: Elder who oversees punishments of the Feather Ascension Sect, a ten‑thousand‑year giant of the Longevity Secret Realm!

(End of Chapter)