There's no need to make things difficult for myself.
Moreover, ever since the Primordial Era until now, it seemed like there was always a breath of suppressed anger in his chest, and he had to vent it.
Chu Zheng slowly raised his eyes, scanning the seven people before him, his voice calm and unwavering: "What if I choose neither?"
"A yokel from the Lower Realm truly thinks he's something special?"
After a brief silence, the seven from the Fan Family burst into ear-piercing laughter, bending over with ridicule, and looked at Chu Zheng as if he were a fool, full of disdain and mockery.
A woman in a light blue immortal skirt, with a charming face, covered her mouth as she laughed:
"Oh, have you not woken up yet? Do you still think this place is your little nook in the Lower Realm, where a Seventh-rank cultivator can act like a king? The Fan Family is willing to take you in; it's your blessing."
A burly man beside her looked scornful as he sneered:
"Early Stage Seventh Order is merely a strong ant to the Fan Family. Our ancestor has already survived five True Immortal Tribulations, becoming a Five Tribulation True Immortal, devouring stars and swallowing suns with a snap of the fingers. A lower realm cultivator like you, a single glance from our ancestor could make your soul scatter."
Having heard Chu Zheng's words, Fan Mingxuan, the leader, restrained his smile, his gaze turning icy, as if looking at a dead man:
"Choosing neither path means openly refusing and defying the Fan Family, an unforgivable crime!"
He stepped forward, his imposing presence spreading: "Today, considering you're new to the Upper Realm and ignorant, I won't sentence you to death. Instead, we'll capture this lower realm scum who doesn't know their place and send you to the forced labor camp for a hundred years of servitude, so you'll understand the consequences of defying the Fan Family!"
With that said, he clearly lost patience, waving a big hand and coldly ordering:
Facing the oppression and mockery of the seven, as well as their blatant provocation, Chu Zheng remained calm as still water, with no disturbance arising in his heart. He slowly spoke, his voice low with a hint of coldness:
"Different paths cannot make common cause. You and I are not the same."
"Today, you cause trouble for no reason, impose unjust charges, attempt to oppress me with your power, and forcibly seek trouble with me..."
He paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over the seven people, without any emotional fluctuation in his eyes: "You make a move against me; it means you're fighting for the Dao with me."
"In a Dao struggle, it's either life or death."
"I will take your lives."
As he finished this sentence, Chu Zheng's gaze turned icy, with a growing intent to kill.
"A Dao struggle? Take our lives? Hahaha... such vainglorious claims!"
Fan Mingxuan and the others seemed to hear the world's most hilarious joke, their laughter rising again.
"Ignorant lower realm scum, today, I will teach you the order of superiority and inferiority, the dignity of aristocratic families!"
Upon hearing Chu Zheng's words, the last bit of mockery in Fan Mingxuan's eyes completely turned into icy sternness, fury rising in his heart, and killing intent utterly unreserved.
A clear, crisp sword hum like tearing gold and cracking stone suddenly resounded; with a flick of his sleeve, a dazzling green and gold immortal light shot skyward.
In the immortal light, an immortal sword unsheathed imposingly; its blade flowed with dense patterns like dragon scales. Where the sword pointed, the void was torn as easily as fragile silk, leaving a deep, uncloseable black fissure.
The terrifying sword howl turned into tangible sound waves, shaking loose rocks down the barren mountain below.
The Peak Semi-Immortal Treasure, the Green Scale Void Cutting Sword!
With this sword in hand, Fan Mingxuan was confident enough to reign freely within the Seventh Realm. He even worried about killing Chu Zheng with a single stroke, losing the value of capturing him as a slave, so he changed the direction of his sword, transforming the fierce and unmatched sword aura into a green gold ribbon, aiming not at Chu Zheng's head, but to cut at his legs!
Chu Zheng's gaze was as indifferent as an ancient cold pond, showing no fluctuation.
"Seeking your own death."
He muttered in his heart, and the vast Yuan Qi within him, already poised, suddenly surged.
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Within his Dantian, the flawless Golden Core trembled slightly, and in an instant, the mighty Yuan Qi, like a divine waterfall falling from the ninth heaven, spurt forth from the Nine Orifices of the Golden Core, instantly filling his limbs and bones!
Law of Heaven and Earth!
Chu Zheng's body swelled rapidly without any warning, and in the blink of an eye, a terrifying Dharma Form towering ten thousand feet stood proudly between heaven and earth!
The Dharma Form was surrounded by Chaotic Primordial Qi like forged godly gold, its eyes seeming to contain the rotation of the sun and moon.
Chu Zheng slowly raised his hand, a sky-supporting giant palm, with fingers spread, fiercely grasped the void.
In the palm, the Wood, Fire, Earth, Gold, and Water Five Elements Primordial Qi boiled instantly, operating contrary to the mutual generation and restraint principle, defying the laws of the Five Elements.
In an instant, five-colored divine light overflowed, pinning the void.
In a split second, the Anti-Five Elements Array was formed.
Within a ten-thousand-mile radius, the void was almost completely solidified, transforming into an isolated, impregnable cage.
The green gold sword aura Fan Mingxuan had unleashed felt as if it fell into a boundless sticky quagmire, its speed plummeting. The mocking and smiling expressions on the faces of the Fan Family's seven members froze completely at the moment when Chu Zheng's Dharma Form unfolded.
What came from their invisible spiritual perception was the deadly danger capable of freezing the Divine Soul, draining the blood from their faces instantly, leaving only boundless shock and disbelief in their eyes.
Is this truly a lower realm cultivator, at the Initial Stage of the Seventh Order?!
Chu Zheng never intended to give the seven any chance to react. The ten-thousand-foot Dharma Form took a step forward, causing the entire void to violently tremble, winds rising like waves, Qi surging like mist.
In an instant, the enormous hand, covering the heavenly dome like an Ancient Divine Mountain, carried the power to crush stars, without any embellishment, and slammed down towards the seven below!