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

Xu Yan was startled.

Unexpectedly, Elder Wuchen left and still said these things to Li Ping'an.

However, he was also puzzled at this moment.

Why did Elder Wuchen arrive so suddenly, and leave so suddenly?

It only took about ten or twenty seconds from start to finish.

At this moment, he felt even more disoriented, as if he had just had a dream.

But this dream felt all too real.

I touched my back and broke out in a cold sweat.

Xu Yan sighed.

"So, Manager Xu, are you still going to punish me?"

Li Pingan looked at Xu Yan with a half-smile.

Xu Yan looked at Li Ping'an as if he had seen a ghost.

He wondered to himself, "Just who is this old guy?"

Even an elder in the late Golden Core stage is backing him up?

This is simply unbelievable.

However, considering that he had been blacksmithing in the sect for sixty years, he must have accumulated a lot of connections.

The more I think about it, the more reasonable it seems.

Xu Yan no longer dared to be as arrogant as before.

He quickly smiled and said, "What are you saying? I was just joking with you. Come on, Uncle Li, come in first, don't stand at the door."

Invite Li Ping'an into the house.

Xu Yan's attitude underwent a complete 360-degree change.

His face softened into a gentle smile as he glanced at the disciples of the abandoned hall and spoke.

"Everyone, I was just joking earlier. Actually, I just wanted to test whether you would abide by the sect's rules and stick to your own opinions. I was very satisfied with Li Ping'an's behavior just now."

"I hereby declare that everything I just said is null and void! Your work will continue as normal, and your monthly spirit stone stipends will continue to be paid as usual. Hehehehe..."

He said with an awkward laugh.

However, the disciples looked at him as if he were a madman, completely bewildered.

The reason is simple: what they saw from their perspective just now was:

Just as Xu Yan was about to launch a killing move at Li Ping'an, he saw Li Ping'an take out the pair of gongs and strike them heavily.

After a series of ear-piercing noises, they saw Xu Yan inexplicably kneel down in front of Li Ping'an and keep kowtowing and begging for mercy.

He was still saying something like "Elder, spare my life!"

This scene left them all bewildered, wondering what had happened.

Only Li Ping'an knew all of this.

It was all done by Li Ping'an.

That was after using those two gongs to shake Xu Yan's mind.

Li Ping'an immediately used the "Great Dream Guiding Divine Technique" to control Xu Yan's mental vision.

Let him see Elder Wuchen, a top expert of the Tongtian Sword Sect.

Then, in his capacity as Elder Wuchen, he severely suppressed him.

However, with his current cultivation level, he can only last for about twenty seconds.

Moreover, this was done beforehand, under the premise of using the gong to shake Xu Yan's mind.

If a gong is not used, the duration will be even shorter.

Upon hearing Xu Yan's statement, Li Ping'an asked in a gruff voice, "Were those disciples you injured just now also joking?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yan was immediately embarrassed. He rubbed his hands together and said, "It's my fault. I didn't hold back. Here are some pills for you junior brothers to take. They will help you recover quickly. Consider it my apology."

As he spoke, he took out several Golden Bone Pills from his pocket and handed them to the injured disciples.

The injured disciples took the pills with suspicion, and after confirming that they were genuine, they accepted them with peace of mind.

After the pills were distributed, everyone stared at him intently.

Xu Yan looked embarrassed and awkward.

He originally came here today intending to give these disgraced disciples a good beating.

Let's give them a good humiliation.

Unexpectedly, Elder Wuchen appeared out of nowhere.

Not only was he severely reprimanded in front of so many people, but...

Now he's all smiles, apologizing and making amends to these disciples he just called trash.

It's so embarrassing to even think about it.

"Ahem, since there's nothing else, fellow disciples, please go about your business. I have some things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Xu Yan left in embarrassment and dejection.

He had to rush back and tell Zeng Fei what had happened.

The abandoned hall cannot be salvaged for the time being; we must find another plan!

After Xu Yan left, the tense atmosphere in the abandoned hall gradually eased.

As Xu Yan's figure disappeared, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

I don't know why.

Why did Xu Yan suddenly make a 360-degree change?

They were so arrogant just a moment ago, but suddenly they slunk away like this.

However, it seems that Xu Yan only changed his attitude suddenly after Grandpa Li arrived.

The sight of Xu Yan kowtowing and begging for mercy before Li Ping'an was particularly shocking to these disgraced disciples.

They were not controlled by Li Ping'an's "Great Dream Guiding Divine Technique".

Therefore, the Elder Wuchen, who was transformed by Li Ping'an, could not be seen.

All I saw was Xu Yan kowtowing and apologizing to Li Ping'an.

At this moment, Li Ping'an's image in everyone's eyes became tall and majestic.

"Uncle Li, why did that man surnamed Xu suddenly kowtow and beg for mercy from you? What exactly happened?"

Long Yun was the first to rush over and ask the question that had been bothering him.

Everyone agreed and nodded.

They were all very curious.

Why did Xu Yan, who was so arrogant and domineering just now, suddenly become so humble?

Li Ping'an smiled slightly.

He naturally couldn't tell everyone about the "Great Dream Divine Guiding Technique".

He just chuckled and said,

"Maybe... he's worried I'll report what he just said."

The crowd looked at each other, all with expressions of disbelief.

If reporting is that effective.

Then how come these menial disciples live such a miserable life?

In sects, menial disciples are always ignored.

No one stands up for them, no one speaks up for them, no one insults them, no one steals from them.

Unless someone dies, the deacon will not come to investigate.

Even when there is an investigation, it's just a casual one, and basically nothing comes of it.

If the investigation reveals that the person who killed the handyman disciple was either an outer or inner sect senior brother or elder.

Some things simply fizzle out.

In short, these menial disciples had absolutely no status.

So nobody would believe Li Ping'an when he says something like that.

But no one asked any further questions.

They all looked at Li Ping'an with eyes full of admiration.

"Uncle Li, you can be the steward of our abandoned hall!"

One person said sincerely.

Everyone agreed wholeheartedly and nodded repeatedly.

They had just witnessed Li Ping'an and that man surnamed Xu fighting back and forth.

This is enough to show that Li Ping'an's strength has now broken through the Body Tempering stage and reached the Qi Refining stage.

Not to mention, Li Ping'an has a friendly personality and can get along with anyone.

He's nothing like that guy surnamed Xu; he's a complete beast!

"Hehe, it all depends on the sect's arrangements."

Li Pingan chuckled and said.

"Don't worry, everyone. The man surnamed Xu just assured you that he wouldn't make things difficult for you, so there's nothing to worry about."