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Zhao Gongming slammed his palm down at Chen Yao from the air.

Chen Yao hurriedly formed a defensive posture with his two fists above his head.

"Bam."

Zhao Gongming's palm and Chen Yao's fists collided.

Chen Yao's physical body could be compared to a Martial Emperor level expert, but that was only for those who were in the ordinary Martial Emperor level. For people like Zhao Gongming, who had a solid foundation and had cultivation at the peak of the Martial Emperor level, there was still quite a bit of difference when compared to Chen Yao, especially when Zhao Gongming's palm contained spirit energy.

Because Zhao Gongming had deliberately suppressed his strength, this palm strike did not truly injure Chen Yao. Instead, only half of his body was smashed into the ground.

"Ah!"

Chen Yao shouted like a wild beast once again. Rushing to the ground, he threw a punch at Zhao Gongming.

A trace of astonishment flashed across Zhao Gongming's eyes. Then, he gripped Chen Yao's fist and pointed his other hand at Chen Yao's forehead.

"Chen Yao, wake up quickly."

A spiritual sense entered Chen Yao's mind for a year.

If not for the fact that he originally had no ill intentions towards Chen Yao and only wanted to wake him up, he would have severed the connection between his Spiritual Sense and himself when he injected it into Chen Yao's mind. In that case, it was extremely likely that he would have suffered a severe backlash.

But it did have some effect.

The scarlet red luster in Chen Yao's eyes faded and he quickly regained his senses. However, his face instantly turned pale and he became extremely weak.

"Elder Zhao, why are you here?"

Chen Yao looked at Zhao Gongming, who was still clenching his fist with one hand, and a puzzled expression appeared on his face.

Zhao Gongming did not answer Chen Yao. Instead, he released Chen Yao's hand, hesitated for a moment, and then asked.

"Did something happen to your cultivation?"

Chen Yao looked at the Sword Faction disciple lying on the ground as well as the two Freezing Mountain Sword Sect disciples that he killed. He fell into silence.

His body trembled slightly, and sweat was already dripping down his forehead.

Did he make all these himself? Why didn't he have the slightest reaction to the situation back then? It must have been his inner demon.

If not for Zhao Gongming's appearance, who sent a wisp of soul consciousness into his mind, inadvertently activated the Divine Hell Cauldron and temporarily suppressed the inner demons, he would have been completely bewitched, just like he was in Broken Sword City.

In that case, the Sword City would have already been reduced to a dead city.

Unless it was an established saint, Chen Yao would not be a match for Chen Yao. Since the rain of swords wasn't in the sword city, it would take her at least several breaths of time to get there. As for Chen Yao, she only needed one or two strikes to completely destroy the sword city.

Chen Yao felt some lingering fear now that he thought about it.

Thus, he felt very grateful towards Zhao Gongming.

"Just as you said, my cultivation has encountered a problem, and I've gotten rid of all the evil spirits in my heart."

"Inner devil evil creature?"

Although they had seen that Chen Yao was not in the right state, they had already guessed that devils would only breed when they reached the sage realm. Now that Chen Yao was only at the peak of the Genuine Force, they would breed, so didn't that mean that Chen Yao's state of mind was comparable to a sage realm expert? Zhao Gongming was stunned.

"Dad, hurry up and kill him. Take revenge for me."

While Zhao Gongming was still in a daze, Zhao Guang, who had been beaten half to death by Chen Yao, yelled at Zhao Gongming in displeasure.

"You prodigal son, shut up."

While Chen Yao was in a difficult situation and didn't know how to explain this matter to Zhao Gongming, Zhao Gongming was the first to turn around and curse at his son.

Zhao Guang was scolded by Zhao Gongming. He didn't dare to say anything for a long time.

Zhao Gongming turned around to look at Chen Yao.

When Zhao Gongming saw himself getting beaten up and turned into a pig head by Chen Yao, he was extremely dissatisfied. However, after thinking about it again, he realized that Chen Yao was not a usually arrogant and crazy person. Plus, he had also heard some rumors recently.

Afterwards, he discovered that Chen Yao had an inner demon in his heart. For a time, it was difficult for him to control his own consciousness. Thus, he could not blame Chen Yao at all.

"This disappointing son of mine has caused you so much trouble. I have no complaints if you teach him a lesson. Just let him stay in bed for a year or so. This way, I can feel a bit more at ease."

No matter what, the Cold Mountain Sword Sect is a second-rate sect, and also belongs to our sword faction's vassal force. The two factions have always been on good terms with each other, and with an alliance agreement, their people would die in your hands. I'm afraid that they would come to the sword faction to protest, and it's extremely possible that they would split up from the sword faction.

You must know that the current situation of our sword faction is very bad. The Limitless Demon Sect has been at loggerheads with us for many years, and the matter recently caused the relationship between our sword faction and the Guardian Sect to fall completely, almost like fire and water. Under this situation, the Frigid Mountain Sword Sect was split apart again.

Zhao Gongming looked extremely depressed.

Chen Yao also knew the pros and cons of this. He had accidentally caused such a big trouble for the sword faction, and in his heart, he felt extremely guilty.

"Elder Zhao, don't worry. I will take care of this matter."

Zhao Gongming no longer bothered with this matter. After all, he was the one who had brought these two people here. If they were to discuss the person in charge, then it would be hard for him to escape responsibility.

He changed the topic and said, "You have to solve the problem of your inner demon as soon as possible. The Heart of Slaughter is still in your body. If the inner demon breaks out and you lose your mind and use the Heart of Slaughter, it will lead to a great disaster."

How could Chen Yao not understand this logic? But to exterminate the inner demons was not that simple.

Moreover, Chen Yao also had an ancient devil like the Six-Eared Demon Ape. If his murderous heart was activated, there was still a way to deal with it. If his inner demons flared up and allowed the Sixth and Second Demon Ape to seize this opportunity to escape, then the entire Divine State's cultivation world would face a calamity.

Chen Yao lowered his head in silence.

Zhao Gongming also knew that beheading the inner demons was not something he could do just because he was anxious. He needed to get the right opportunity. If he forced it too much, it would only backfire.

Thus, he did not say anything else.

Instead, he turned around and hugged the heavily injured Zhao Guang before disappearing in a flash.

Those sword faction disciples who had been beaten to the ground by Chen Yao also stood up, taking advantage of the silence to slip away.

"Halt."

Suddenly, Chen Yao regained his senses and shouted loudly.

The sword faction disciples' bodies trembled and almost fell down. It seemed that the other side wasn't planning on letting them go.