Zhao Lirong clutched her face, tears streaming down as she watched the departing figures of Chen Zheng and Xiao Yue'er. Her eyes burned with hatred. Viciously wiping away her tears, she snatched her scattered bags from the ground and dashed out of the room.

「Half an hour later.」

A black Mercedes drove out of the hotel. Inside, Chen Zheng was in the driver's seat, with Xiao Yue'er chattering away beside him in the passenger seat. They soon arrived at a food street near an amusement park, where Chen Zheng bought her a variety of snacks.

"Wow! This is great!"

"Thank you, Big Brother!" Xiao Yue'er said, already munching away.

"Huh?" The little girl paused. She glanced around before pointing ahead in surprise. "Daddy, isn't that the pretty lady in the blue dress from last night?"

"Hmm?" Chen Zheng followed her gaze. His eyes narrowed slightly, and a faint smile touched his lips.

The girl in the blue dress was indeed the same one who had helped Xiao Yue'er the previous night. She stood calmly by the side of the street, seemingly waiting for someone. In reality, her gaze was fixed in a specific direction as if she were deep in thought.

Suddenly, a frown creased the girl's brow.

"Daddy, the pretty lady sees us!" Xiao Yue'er exclaimed, quickly warning Chen Zheng.

The girl in blue turned her head, and when she saw Chen Zheng, a flicker of surprise passed through her beautiful eyes.

"Lady in Blue, what are you doing here?" Xiao Yue'er called out, poking her head out of the car window.

The girl in blue walked over and stopped before them. She stared at Xiao Yue'er for a few seconds, then her gaze shifted to Chen Zheng, and finally back to the little girl in his arms. After a long moment, she spoke. "Chen Zheng, can you please spare my mother?"

"Hmm?" The little girl blinked.

"Your mother failed to repay a debt, so I had to drive her away. However, for Xiao Yue'er's sake, I'll let her live—for today," Chen Zheng said indifferently.

"A debt? Who owes *you* money?" the girl in blue retorted, her tone incredibly cold.

"My mom owed someone else money, and they sent people to collect. She only ran away to protect me! My mom is a good person at heart; she was tricked. Please don't misunderstand her!" Xiao Yue'er hurriedly explained.

"I see," the girl in blue nodded, her gaze toward Chen Zheng turning frigid. "Since you know me, you must know who my father is."

"I don't need to know who your father is," Chen Zheng shook his head.

"Hmph! My father is an elder of the Divine Martial Tang Sect! Have you never heard of them?" the girl in blue snapped.

"The Divine Martial Tang Sect? Never heard of it," Chen Zheng said with a faint smile.

"The Divine Martial Tang Sect is one of the three thousand great sects of Huaxia, a sacred ground for cultivation in the Immortal Martial World! Chen Zheng, if you dare to kill my mother, the Divine Martial Tang Sect will hunt you down!" Her expression turned glacial.

"The Divine Martial Tang Sect is nothing," Chen Zheng said casually.

"What!"

"The Tang Sect is nothing?!"

"The audacity!"

Instantly, roars of rage erupted from several hundred meters away. WHOOSH! Figures began to appear in the distance. A middle-aged man in a white robe strode forward, his robes fluttering as he locked his gaze onto Chen Zheng. Within the surrounding area, all sorts of magical artifacts and spiritual treasures hovered in the air.

The hundreds of cultivators who had just appeared were all Soul Transformation Cultivators from the same faction. At this moment, every one of them was staring daggers at Chen Zheng.

"Boy! Do you know who I am? How dare you call the Divine Martial Tang Sect trash!" the white-robed man bellowed.

"Your Divine Martial Tang Sect is beneath my notice. I've even killed Ninth-Rank Golden Core cultivators, to say nothing of a mere Nascent Soul," Chen Zheng replied lightly.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

At his words, hundreds of cultivators simply collapsed to the ground. Even the white-robed man, a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, felt his face drain of color, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Holy crap! He said he's killed Ninth-Rank Golden Core cultivators! Could he really be at the Golden Core Stage?

"Hmph! If you're going to boast, at least make it believable. A Ninth-Rank Golden Core cultivator isn't someone you can kill just because you feel like it." The white-robed man steadied himself and sneered, lowering his voice. "You're here to collect a debt, are you not? Well, let me tell you, this lady right here is your target! Miss, surely you remember me? Over two years ago in South City, you were ambushed and nearly killed. I was the one who saved you and healed your wounds! Have you forgotten?"

BOOM!

The moment his words faded, an ethereal clap of thunder exploded in the heavens. WHOOSH! CRACKLE! Lightning flashed across the sky. It felt as if the apocalypse had arrived.

The scene left the hundreds of cultivators utterly stunned.

"What in the..."

"A Heavenly Tribulation! A tribulation is descending!"

"Who on earth is this guy?!"

The cultivators looked on in horror. It wasn't just the man who had triggered the tribulation; it was also the little girl in his arms, and even the puppy she was holding!

"Haha! You're finished! This tribulation will be the death of you! And you should thank me, because I'm the one who summoned it!" the white-robed man laughed viciously, then turned to the girl in blue. "Miss, tell him my name!"

"That won't be necessary." The girl in blue shook her head, turned, and stepped into a nearby building, disappearing from sight moments later.

GASP!

The hundreds of cultivators involuntarily sucked in a sharp breath. A disciple of the Tang Sect! The people from the Divine Martial Tang Sect are truly as domineering as they say!

"Hmph!" The white-robed man snorted heavily and waved his right arm toward the sky.

CRACK!

A massive rift tore open in the sky, revealing a churning mass of thunderclouds.

"Hmph! A mere early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator dares to provoke the Divine Martial Tang Sect. You're truly tired of living! You wanted to collect a debt? Fine, I'll send you to the Yellow Springs to do your collecting!" the white-robed man sneered.

WHOOSH!

As his voice fell, the thunderclouds roiled. Terrifying bolts of lightning rained down!

"Let this young master show you what a true thunder punishment tribulation looks like!" the white-robed man roared with laughter, stepping forward to intercept the lightning as he activated his defensive artifact.

BOOM!

A single bolt of lightning slammed into the white-robed man's defensive artifact.

SIZZLE!

The artifact shattered instantly.

"This can't be..."

"How is this possible?!"

"How can a Nascent Soul Tribulation be this powerful?!" The spectating cultivators' eyes widened in disbelief.

"AARGH!"

With a final scream, the white-robed man's body exploded into a mist of blood as his Primordial Spirit frantically tried to escape.

SWISH!

However, a flash of sword light slashed down, causing the spirit to begin to crumble!

"So what if I'm a top disciple of the Divine Martial Tang Sect?!" the man's Primordial Spirit shrieked.

"Hmph."

A disdainful snort was heard. Everyone looked up to see a bolt of purple divine lightning descend from the heavens.

BOOM!

With a single strike, the white-robed cultivator's Primordial Spirit was utterly obliterated.

"The Divine Martial Tang Sect..."

"I have to go see what happens next!"

"Let's go watch the show!"

Exchanging glances, the hundreds of cultivators mounted their magical artifacts and flew off toward the city.

"The Divine Martial Tang Sect…" Xiao Yue'er murmured, her brow furrowed as she stared at the spot where the man's Primordial Spirit had been obliterated.

The Divine Martial Tang Sect... In the Immortal Martial Empire, they're considered a top-tier power. While they can't compare to supreme forces like the Xuanwu Immortal Sect or the Star Chariot Immortal Boat, they are still incredibly strong. However, the Tang Sect isn't the only extraordinary power in the Immortal Martial World. Rumor has it there's a hidden force called the Tai Xiao Palace. It's just that...

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