"Oh my god!"
The disciple's legs suddenly went weak, and he plopped down on the ground with a thud.
At the same time, he let out a phrase absolutely forbidden in the sect.
This was because Sect Master Cang Juezi had once said: cultivators should sever emotions and affections, drawing a clear line between themselves and worldly ties.
Let alone friends, even parents were absolutely not allowed to be mentioned in casual conversation.
"What are you shouting about? Have you no discipline? Do you think you can ignore my decree just because I'm no longer Sect Master? Let me tell you, as long as the Ancestor hasn't declared my removal, I am still the Sect Master of the Shennong Sect!"
"You must continue to obey the prohibitions I have issued!"
"You there, come here! Receive ten Palm Lightning strikes as punishment!"
Cang Juezi, already feeling restless from waiting, finally found an outlet for his frustration. He yelled at the disciple who had collapsed on the ground.
However, the disciple looked terrified, pointing towards the entrance of the main hall, repeatedly repeating one word: "So... So..."
Upon hearing this, Cang Juezi became even angrier: "Social media dance?"
"Good heavens, not only are you breaking the rules, but you're also secretly watching those apps that disrupt the Dao heart! Ten Palm Lightning strikes are no longer enough to atone for your mistakes, it must be fifty!"
With that, Cang Juezi strode furiously towards the disciple.
The others, however, looked at Cang Juezi with strange expressions.
How did Cang Juezi know the words "social media dance"?
And how did Cang Juezi know that those apps could disrupt the Dao heart?
More importantly, these apps now used big data pushing, recommending whatever you liked.
What exactly did Cang Juezi like to watch to the extent of "disrupting the Dao heart"?
A talisman appeared in Cang Juezi's hand.
This was a Lightning Talisman.
In reality, true Palm Lightning originated from within the heart and did not require the power of a talisman.
However, only top experts of the Five Great Sects possessed this ability.
Cang Juezi had no idea how to activate it and was far from mastering such advanced techniques.
*Zzzt, zzzt.* A small cluster of electric arcs flashed along the talisman and gathered in Cang Juezi's palm.
As Cang Juezi raised his wrist high, it was about to transform into a silver lightning whip to strike the disciple.
At the critical moment, the disciple finally managed to articulate, letting out a mournful wail before shouting four words.
"Profound Yin Hook Snake!"
*Swish!*
Instantly, everyone's faces changed drastically.
Cang Juezi, being extremely quick, unleashed the Palm Lightning without hesitation towards the direction the disciple was pointing.
*Crack!*
A silver lightning whip snaked through the night, illuminating the darkness outside the main hall and revealing an enormous head!
It was indeed the Profound Yin Hook Snake!
However, the silver lightning whip struck the Profound Yin Hook Snake's head as if it were an itch, having no effect whatsoever!
Instead, it provoked the Profound Yin Hook Snake's killing intent.
The Profound Yin Hook Snake swayed its head, its vertical red pupils shifting left and right, as if counting the number of small biscuits on its dinner plate.
After a while, the Profound Yin Hook Snake finished counting.
It did not find the main course it desired; the entire main hall was filled with mere appetizers.
But it didn't matter, a little pre-meal dessert was perfectly reasonable!
Thus, the Profound Yin Hook Snake slowly coiled its body, and in the blink of an eye, it formed a mountain of snakes, completely blocking the main entrance of the hall!
Seeing this, everyone inside the hall was stunned.
Some, unwilling to believe it, attempted to escape.
But after only two steps, they saw the Profound Yin Hook Snake open its mouth, and a long tongue instantly slithered out, coiling around the person's body and drawing them back into its maw.
The person died without even a chance to scream.
From then on, no one dared to flee.
They all trembled, like chicks trapped in a chicken coop, desperately trying to shrink into the corners.
Hoping that the Profound Yin Hook Snake would eat the others first, and then spare them.
However, given the Profound Yin Hook Snake's size, all the disciples within the hall might not be enough for a single meal.
Not to mention that even if the Profound Yin Hook Snake didn't eat them, it wouldn't leave any survivors!
For a time, the hall fell into a deathly silence.
The Profound Yin Hook Snake's eyes flickered with a mocking expression, as if deliberately toying with these Shennong Sect disciples, not rushing to attack.
"With so many of us, how can we be intimidated by a mere beast?"
"Don't forget we are cultivators! We cultivators should fear no battle!"
"I will lead the way, let me blind one of this beast's eyes to entertain everyone!"
An elder with a fiery temper stepped forward, indignantly declaring.
Then he walked forward, his hands grasping the air, and instantly, ice spikes formed in his palms.
With a forceful push.
The ice spikes shot towards the Profound Yin Hook Snake's eyes like arrows from a bow.
Dense and continuous.
However, the Profound Yin Hook Snake seemed unconcerned, neither dodging nor blocking. As the ice spikes were about to pierce its eyes,
It closed its eyelids, and instantly, all the ice spikes shattered.
"How is this possible?"
The elder was utterly shocked.
As everyone knew, snakes did not have eyelids.
This was also the reason why the elder dared to boast about blinding the hook snake's eye to entertain everyone.
But this Profound Yin Hook Snake had actually evolved eyelids!
Or rather, they were not eyelids, but scales resembling eyelids!
The Profound Yin Hook Snake reopened its eyes, the mocking look in them becoming even more pronounced.
The next second, a piercing sound of wind arose.
A tail appeared in front of the elder.
The barb on the tail instantly sprang up, and with a single strike!
It pierced the elder's chest!
Accompanied by the sound of spitting blood, the elder's head tilted, and he died with lingering resentment.
He who had vowed to blind the hook snake's eye was ultimately killed by the hook snake's barb!
"Brother!"
"You damned beast, you killed my brother!"
"I will avenge my brother!"
A wave of grief erupted from the crowd, from the elder's own brother.
But before the brother could even cast his spell after stepping out of the crowd, the Profound Yin Hook Snake's tail flashed.
The barb on its tail, like a skewer for tanghulu, impaled the brother's body as well!
Though the two brothers could not be born on the same day, month, and year, they achieved death on the same day, month, and year!
Drip, drip...
Blood continuously dripped from the hook snake's tail.
A foul, pungent odor permeated the entire hall.
But no one dared to make a sound.
Everyone's faces were ashen, and their expressions were filled with despair.
The Profound Yin Hook Snake was even more terrifying than they had imagined!
No wonder Ying Chen had said it was equivalent to a Heavenly tier spell master!
It was not an empty boast!
A Heavenly tier spell master, killing a group of them would be as simple as killing chicks, right?
Today, every single one of them was doomed to die!
Just as everyone was consumed by despair, a figure, instead of retreating, took a few steps forward.
At the same time, a voice rang out: "Alas, alas. Who told me to speak so carelessly just now, saying that as long as the Ancestor didn't revoke my position for a second, I would still be the Sect Master of the Shennong Sect?"
"Let me fulfill my duty as Sect Master one last time!"
"Shennong Sect's Cang Juezi, reporting for duty!"