Chapter: 5345

Ye Chen also mocked him, saying: "Hey, since you believe in the Supreme Three Clearing, then you're a Taoist, aren't you? You're supposed to be cultivating your spirit and practicing martial arts at the Taoist temple, but instead, you come here to cause trouble! You're always ready to take someone's life, just like those malevolent clerics and perverted priests. What's the difference between you and them? I may not believe in your Supreme Three Clearing, but I'm ashamed for them! How did the Taoist door produce such a thing after 1,000 years?"

"You!" Hong Tianshi haughtily retorted. He had spent many years refining some low-level elixirs that could boost his true energy and become a renowned master of the Taoist door, with countless Taoist followers and wealthy patrons from all over the world. However, he couldn't have anticipated that a kid who seemed to have no true energy at all, not even having entered the martial arts door, would dare talk big in front of him.

Enraged, he gritted his teeth and said: "This is your own doing, don't blame me for being harsh!"

Having said this, he swung a heavy punch at Ye Chen.

But Ye Chen didn't flinch or dodge; instead, he looked at Hong Tianshi with a provocative grin and said: "Go ahead and hit! After I'm done, you'll know what it means to be overpowered by someone who's stronger than the earth serpent? Believe me, one phone call will make you a target for the entire city, including the white-tiger and black-water factions!"

As soon as Ye Chen spoke, Hong Tianshi's expression changed from shock to understanding.

He unconsciously stopped his punch in mid-air. He wasn't afraid of Ye Chen; he had realized that Ye Chen was likely a local earth serpent, and although he himself didn't fear him, he knew that he had no connections or reputation here and couldn't afford to get into trouble. If he hit Ye Chen today and the police came after him, he would have difficulty staying in Jinling City and might even jeopardize his most important purpose for coming here!

Thoughtfully, he gritted his teeth and muttered to himself: "Alright! A small matter can ruin a grand plan! I'll spare this kid's life for today!"

As soon as he thought this, Hong Tianshi retracted his fist and stared at Ye Chen with eyes that seemed about to burst from their sockets, saying: "Kid, you're lucky today. I don't want to cause a commotion here, or else... considering the disrespect you've shown me just now, I would have already sent you to meet the Three Clear Masters!"

Ye Chen spat out his mouthful and continued taunting him: "Ptoo! You old coot's mouth is still quite firm. It's not that I don't respect you, thank goodness you didn't take a swing at me! Otherwise, I'd beat your behind right here and now! When the time comes, don't even think about trying to cover your behind by saying I'm rude to the old!"

"What the hell!"

At this moment, Hong Tianshi's teeth were almost chipped in half!

He didn't expect that this kid would be so cheap, making him so furious he wanted to kill someone!

It was clear that he was sparing his life and giving him a break, but instead of being grateful, this kid still had the audacity to speak to him with such disrespect, making it 'can bear, cannot bear'!

However, the more Ye Chen provoked him, the less Hong Tianshi dared to take action against Ye Chen.

"What a mistake! He was afraid of Ye Chen, mainly because he feared causing public order disturbance or even criminal cases here. If that happened, the police would also get involved, and although I'm an eight-star warrior, I absolutely wouldn't dare to take on the police openly in this big city.

In his view, beating up Ye Chen was a piece of cake - just one punch could knock him out cold. But what about after that? It became incredibly troublesome.

Once I became wanted by the law in Jinling, how could I possibly find peace and look for the whereabouts of the Spring Dan here?

Besides, I wanted to challenge Tianze at Jingye Pavilion because I had heard through various sources that Tianze was the most renowned doctor in Jinling, with rumors circulating that he once cured a high-ranking official's paralysis using a magical medicine. That was really amazing.

At that moment, he realized that if this was true, then Tianze might also have the same kind of elixir as Autumn Qi.

However, after several times pretending to be patients and trying to probe Tianze, he discovered that although Tianze was an excellent doctor in terms of medical skills, he didn't have a deep understanding of elixir-making, so it was impossible for him to brew such magical elixirs.

Therefore, he began to plot his evil plan.

He wanted to use psychological manipulation to force Tianze into a competition with me, and then design a plan to let him lose at Jingye Pavilion."

This way, if there's someone capable behind Tianze, it might be possible to lure them out.

If there's no one capable behind Tianze, I'll have won him in medical skills and taken over his Jingye Pavilion, which will allow me to make a name for myself in Jinling. JrNovels.com