All beasts submit, and the peerless imperial princess is about to defy the heavens!

Weren't they said they weren't there? How come they've reappeared now?

He dared to target Feng Ning so openly only because Nian Zhao was away. If he had known Nian Zhao was there, he would never have spoken up.

Isn't this just handing Nian Zhao a knife?

He was filled with regret, but there was no second chance.

Nian Zhao stepped forward with incredible speed, appearing directly in front of Feller and slapping him across the face.

Feller was completely stunned by the slap.

He stared at Nian Zhao in astonishment. He, a grown man, had been slapped in the face.

Suddenly, a sense of humiliation welled up in his heart, and his aura surged.

"Nian Zhao! You've gone too far! I'll fight you to the death!"

Nian Zhao was equally unfazed, drawing his longsword directly. "Come on, you old bastard! You dare to bully my disciple while I'm away? Do you think I'm dead?"

Before Feller could even make a move, the sect leader had already raised his hand to interrupt the two's attempt to fight.

"Stop! Where is this place? How dare you act so presumptuously?"

Nian Zhao didn't say anything, sheathed his sword, and sat down in his seat.

Feller, however, was unwilling to let it go so easily. He gritted his teeth in anger, "Sect Master, are you just going to watch him humiliate me like this? I am, after all, an elder of the Discipline Hall. How can I be humiliated like this by a junior? Does the Sect Master intend to protect me?"

The sect leader raised his eyes and glanced at him. "Elder Fei, if you have any complaints, you can talk about them slowly later. Why do you always have to pick on these juniors? Is this the only way you can show your authority as an elder?"

Feller was furious. "Sect Master, do you really intend to treat me like this?"

The sect leader didn't even glance at him.

Feller was furious and turned to leave, saying, "If they won't keep me here, there are plenty of other places that will. I hope you won't regret this!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Seeing Feller leave, Gu Wenlang became even more flustered.

He didn't even dare to lift his head, afraid of meeting Nian Zhao's gaze.

He naturally knew the truth of the matter, so how could he dare to shout anymore?

He hunched his shoulders back obediently, not daring to utter a single word.

The sect leader turned to look at Nian Zhao, "Where did you three go? Why are you only coming back now?"

They came back together.

Nian Zhao didn't hide it, sitting casually in the chair.

He said with a smile, "I just heard that the shameless Holy Feather Kingdom wants my disciple to marry someone else, so I went to see what's going on. Feng Ning is my only disciple, Nian Zhao's only disciple. She's not someone that just anyone can be paired with."

“If our apprentices are wronged, and we, as their masters, just stand by and watch, then we might as well quit being masters. We might as well be a piece of barbecued pork.”

The sect leader listened speechlessly, "And the result?"

Nian Zhao glanced at it, and his gaze became more excited when it passed over Feng Ning.

"As a result, the Holy Feather Kingdom handed Gu Wenlang over to the Heavenly Profound Sect for disposal and refused to interfere."

Upon hearing this, Gu Wenlang panicked completely.

"This is impossible! I am a prince of the Holy Feather Kingdom, you cannot touch me."

A hint of sarcasm flashed in Nian Zhao's eyes. "So what if you're a prince of the Holy Feather Kingdom? In the Heavenly Profound Sect, you're just an ordinary disciple. Do you really think your status is so important?"

He raised an eyebrow. "The Tianxuan Sect also has a prince from Changyang Kingdom, one of the four ancient kingdoms, whose status is far more noble than yours. Does he ever mention that he is a prince every day?"

Gu Wenlang's eyes flickered; he knew that the person Nian Zhao was referring to was Yao Feibai.

After hearing about this at the palace banquet, he investigated it thoroughly as soon as he returned to his sect.

Yao Feibai was indeed a prince of Changyang Kingdom, and a very favored one at that.

In terms of status, he really couldn't compare.

Yao Feibai was embarrassed. Although he didn't name names, it was obvious that he was being referred to.

He remained calm. In any case, only a few close people knew his identity, and no one else knew. If he didn't admit it, who could say that he was?

But how could Gu Wenlang confess so easily? He immediately burst into maniacal laughter, “Don’t even think about it! If you dare to kill me, Lin Yue’e, Liu Yuanxiu, and Liu Yuanxiu’s family will all be buried with me!”

Nian Zhao, unaware of what had happened, looked at the sect leader with a bewildered expression, "What did he do?"

But his eyes already betrayed barely concealed anger.

The sect leader quickly recounted the events, and Nian Zhao was already furious upon hearing it.

"Men, drag him away for interrogation. If he refuses to hand over the antidote, make him wish he were dead. Such a wicked, selfish, and arrogant person is a scourge to the world."

The sect leader shook his head, "You can't be willful."

Nian Zhao pursed her lips, but ultimately said nothing.

The sect leader looked at Zhong Nian and said, "Elder, let the Discipline Hall handle this matter. Follow the rules of the Tianxuan Sect. Also, find out the antidote for these people. If they don't hand it over, they will be punished tenfold."

Gu Wenlang shuddered.

According to the rules of the Tianxuan Sect, harming fellow disciples requires ten years of punishment at the Cliff of Repentance; if the punishment is ten times greater, it will be one hundred years.

There is no spiritual energy on the Cliff of Contemplation, so cultivation is impossible. The conditions are harsh, and even survival is difficult.

He is twenty-five years old now and has only reached the Foundation Establishment stage. He doesn't know when he will reach the Golden Core stage.

After being punished for a hundred years, he was already over a hundred years old. By then, his lifespan was not long. If he could not break through to the Golden Core stage, wouldn't he die of old age?

They might not only fail to improve their cultivation, but could even regress.

He suddenly shuddered.

He absolutely cannot die in such a humiliating way. He has not yet avenged himself, nor fulfilled his ideals. How can he die so easily?

He immediately looked up at the sect leader in a panic, "Sect leader, spare me! Sect leader, spare me! This disciple was wrong, this disciple will never dare to do it again, please, sect leader, spare this disciple's life!"

"Then you should obediently hand over the antidote, and there will be no need for further punishment."

Gu Wenlang's eyes lit up, but he quickly realized that this was also an opportunity.

He then tentatively asked, "If I hand over the antidote for all three of them, can I be spared punishment?"

Upon hearing this, not only the sect leader but everyone else was so angry they laughed.

Feng Ning crossed her arms and looked at him coldly. "You really are good at scheming. So you framed us, poisoned them, and then handed over the antidote and just walked away?"

"Then what more do you want from me? You should be more forgiving. Don't go too far."

Feng Ning smiled and said, "I'm just that outrageous. When you were plotting to frame us, you should have thought that if you failed, you would be punished accordingly, instead of thinking that we would forgive you."

Duan Menghua was also furious, "That's right! Don't even think about letting this go."