Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

Li Pingan shook his head and said,

"I have no idea about that. I've been forging iron in this sect for sixty years, and I've never seen a manager treat the sect's disciples like pigs and dogs!"

"They even withheld spirit stones on their very first day in office! I need to take this opportunity to ask the sect if they intend to treat us menial disciples this way!"

Xu Yan was speechless for a moment.

You should know that the things he said when he first arrived were meant to suppress the menial disciples.

Unexpectedly, Li Ping'an used this as an excuse to report him.

"Looks like you'll really think you're something unless I teach you a lesson."

Xu Yan no longer held back.

Bang!

He released his spiritual power without reservation.

A cyan longsword appeared in his hand with a whoosh.

"Li Ping'an, a traitorous disciple of the sect, has publicly defied his superiors! Today, as the person in charge, I will execute you on the spot!"

Xu Yan shouted loudly and swung his sword into the air.

The sword energy formed a piece of mysterious ice, which shot towards Li Ping'an with a whoosh.

Li Ping'an frowned.

The group of handyman disciples also exclaimed in surprise.

"Uncle Li, be careful!"

It's clear from this that Xu Yan has used magic this time and is getting serious.

But Li Ping'an shifted his feet and dodged to the side, easily avoiding the sword strike.

However, Xu Yan moved extremely quickly, stabbing again after each strike.

Several ice spikes came flying toward Li Ping'an.

Li Ping'an suddenly assumed a horse stance and unleashed a set of inexplicable fist techniques.

"idiot!"

Xu Yan saw this scene and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

This is magic, and this guy actually wants to fight me with mortal martial arts?

That's utterly wishful thinking, a pipe dream.

However, he was stunned the next moment.

The punch Li Ping'an threw contained extremely strong internal energy and blood power.

Bang bang bang!

The fist collided with the ice spike, which shattered into water vapor and vanished instantly.

"What kind of boxing style is that?"

Xu Yan was stunned.

He never expected that Li Ping'an would neutralize his ice spike technique with just a few light punches.

"You want to learn? I'll teach you."

Li Ping'an smiled and spoke calmly.

"hateful!"

"If I don't show you what I'm made of today, you'll really think I can't handle you, won't you?"

Xu Yan gritted his teeth; he knew he had to take down Li Ping'an today.

Otherwise, how will he establish authority in the abandoned hall?

He immediately brandished his longsword, preparing to unleash an even more powerful spell.

However, Li Ping'an calmly took out a magical artifact from his storage bag.

These magical artifacts are two dark, black objects.

Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be a pair of jade gongs.

That's right, it's the kind of drum and gong used when other people hold wedding banquets.

The disciples of the abandoned hall were also dumbfounded, wondering why Li Ping'an took out a pair of gongs.

However, Li Ping'an took out the pair of gongs and struck them heavily.

"Clang!"

A sound like a broken gong suddenly rang out, extremely jarring.

All the disciples of the abandoned hall couldn't help but cover their ears.

I felt a huge shock to my mind, followed by a wave of dizziness and nausea.

Xu Yan, who was closest to the jar, felt his vision go black.

He felt an extremely strong sound wave rush into his mind, stirring his thoughts.

His vision blurred, a wave of nausea washed over him, and he felt like vomiting.

The spell in his hand was also interrupted.

"This is... a psychological attack!"

Xu Yan was taken aback when he realized what was happening.

He looked at the gong in Li Ping'an's hand and suddenly realized what was going on.

What kind of gong is this?

These are clearly a pair of spiritual artifacts!

How come this guy has a spiritual artifact?

This magical artifact is extremely rare.

Xu Yan was utterly shocked and was about to take his next step.

Suddenly, his vision blurred, and he saw Li Ping'an disappear from his sight.

Instead, a white-robed Taoist priest with an air of otherworldly wisdom appeared.

The Taoist priest had a long white beard and held a whisk in his hand.

Wearing a fairy robe that emitted a chilling, faint light, she slowly landed in front of Xu Yan.

"What are you doing? How dare you bully my sect's disciples like this!"

The old man in white robes shouted angrily.

Xu Yan was so frightened that his legs trembled and he knelt down on the ground.

This person is none other than Elder Wuchen, the peak master of Sword Star Peak!

He holds a very high position within the sect, and his words carry great weight.

His cultivation level is even more terrifying; it's said he's already reached the late Golden Core stage and is about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

How could such a powerful being suddenly appear here?

But now he has no choice but to accept the question.

The terrifying pressure emanating from the old man made him tremble all over.

"Elder, what brings you here?"

"I'm asking you!"

The old man rebuked angrily.

"What kind of manager are you? Treating your disciples like pigs and dogs! Are you even still a disciple of my sect?"

"I was wrong! It was I who was wrong!"

Xu Yan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

It turned out that the elder of Sword Star Peak had overheard his arrogant and domineering behavior in the abandoned hall.

Although I don't understand why he would inexplicably come down and meddle in this business.

But now, there's no other option but to kowtow and admit fault.

"Who appointed you to be the manager of this abandoned hall? And who ordered you to deliberately make things difficult for these disciples of this abandoned hall? Confess the truth now! If you utter even the slightest lie, I will kill you on the spot!"

The old man in white robes made another threatening remark.

Xu Yan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and dared not hide anything anymore.

He immediately spilled the beans, telling the whole truth.

It turns out he was taught by Zeng Fei.

Zeng Fei, as an outer sect steward, had made connections in the sect's management office to specifically arrange for Xu Yan to replace Steward He.

The goal was to deliberately suppress Li Ping'an, ideally by driving him down the mountain.

To avenge Li Ping'an's defeat of Zhen Fei's father, Zhen Xin.

"I see!"

Upon hearing this, the old man in white robes slowly nodded and said...

"How dare you project such personal grudges onto the disciples and management of my sect! This is utterly audacious!"

He was about to continue his reprimand when he suddenly stopped.

Then his expression turned a little strange, and he quickly said,

"Fine, I have other matters to attend to. I'll deal with you another day!"

Then it vanished instantly.

Xu Yan, kneeling on the ground, was still kowtowing repeatedly, too afraid to get up.

However, after a long while, there was still no sound.

He looked up again and saw Li Ping'an looking at him with a half-smile.

"Why is it you?"

Xu Yan was slightly angry, but then he thought of the elder from Sword Star Peak earlier.

He quickly and cautiously looked around.

However, the elders of Sword Star Peak were nowhere to be seen.

"Where did Elder Wuchen go? Have you seen him?"

Li Ping'an smiled slightly and said,

"Of course I saw it. Elder Wuchen originally intended to punish you severely, but he had something come up and left first."

"However, before he left, he also told me to tell you that if you dare to act arrogantly or settle personal scores in the abandoned hall, he will come out immediately to deal with you and teach you a lesson."