Chapter 157: Escalates

He was an elder of the Pure Cloud Sect.

More importantly, he was a Peak Nascent Soul cultivator, having just recently broken through past the middle stage.

The elder took a single step forward and looked directly at Lin Yuan.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, stop!"

His voice was not loud, but it carried clearly through the entire hall.

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

The pressure filling the Grand Concourse gradually settled, but it did not disappear completely.

Lord Zhao Shenming walked forward, his expression growing increasingly cold as he surveyed the situation.

"What happened here?"

No one answered immediately.

Mu Tianyang was still frozen beneath Lin Yuan's pressure. Bai Chen stood nearby, his face pale as he stared at the hairpin on the floor. Han Zilie, meanwhile, had gone completely silent.

The old Pure Cloud elder looked at the scene for several breaths before his gaze finally settled on Mu Tianyang.