Chapter 63

After the Sect Master finished speaking, the Elders present were all stunned, as if ten thousand demon beasts had stampeded through their hearts. What? The sect was going to be gone?

"Damn it all, where does our Beast Taming Sect look like a Demon Sect!" a red-haired Jin Dan Elder roared. Afterward, the six great Demon King Ancestors present nodded at him. That's right, well said!

Immediately following, a Parrot Demon King said, "It infuriates me! The Sect Management Office just sees that our Beast Taming Sect's high-level combat power is all Demon Kings and finds it an eyesore!"

"Which of us hasn't shed blood for the Beast Taming Sect! Which of us hasn't shed blood for the Ancient Kingdom! Just because the beast tamers passed away early, they want to treat us as outsiders? If this isn't bullying, what is!"

"At worst, I'll commit suicide. I'll cut off my own vital energy. Don't stop me, none of you stop me!"

No one dared to stop this Demon King Ancestor. Seeing that no one was stopping him, he stopped talking.

"We do indeed occupy the best cultivation cave dwellings and the most cultivation resources in the sect, but is that wrong?" A Flood Dragon spoke, its dragon eyes unkind.

"We have followed the previous Sect Masters and fought for the sect for hundreds or thousands of years; don't we deserve a good cave dwelling? Could it be that we must give up our resources, not eat or drink, to be considered prosperous in human luck?"

Numerous Jin Dan Elders still dared not speak. These Demon King Ancestors had indeed made huge contributions to the sect, and using the best cave dwellings was understandable. But the problem was... the Sect Management Office didn't care about these things. The Heavenly Origin Ancient Kingdom was founded on fortune, and fortune was greater than everything.

"It's still because you, Xu Xiaoyao, are not capable enough. If you had worked a little harder and reached Soul Transformation, how could this have happened?" An Elephant-Trunk Ancestor looked at Xu Xiaoyao and began to blame him.

"Blame me?" Sect Master Xu was also angry and stood up: "Isn't it because you Ancestors go out and always use the Beast Taming Sect's banner! Other sects in the Great Wilderness are bullied by a group of Demon Kings every day, and the key is that this group of Demon Kings has a legitimate righteous background. Can they not report it to the Sect Management Office? I think you Ancestors should stop retiring. Since the previous Sect Master left early, why not just contract with a new beast tamer."

"Contract then! Right now, besides you, the sect doesn't even have a Nascent Soul. Tell us, who can we contract with?!" A Deer King said quite freely.

The conference hall became noisy. Elder Mo was trembling below, not daring to mention Lin Jing, fearing that Lin Jing would be treated as a side dish by these hot-headed Demon King Ancestors.

"The weather is really nice today."

Lin Jing liked to climb to the top of his cave dwelling, facing the rosy clouds, breathing in the fresh spiritual energy to cultivate.

The rosy clouds shone upon him, making Lin Jing look like an immortal descending to the world.

"These days are getting more and more promising. After Foundation Establishment, I'll be a true disciple."

"As for being the 'Future Saint Son' or 'Young Sect Master,' forget it. Give the young people a chance. After all, I live a long time and can accompany the sect for a longer period. If I became the Sect Master, when to abdicate would be a big problem. After all, according to the Beast Taming Sect's tradition, it's only when the previous Sect Masters are near their limit that they abdicate."

He closed his eyes and began to refine Qi, feeling that perhaps because of his Longevity Body, his heart was becoming more and more peaceful. But not long after, a figure came rushing over from the distance.

"Junior Brother! This is bad!"

Senior Brother Ouyang had a bitter face and grabbed the sleeve of Lin Jing, who was walking down from his cave dwelling in confusion.

Seeing Senior Brother Ouyang so flustered, Lin Jing asked in confusion, "Senior Brother Ouyang, what's wrong? Aren't you trying to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage? Could it be that you messed something up?"

"The Sect Master and the others have returned," Senior Brother Ouyang said.

"Hmm? Isn't that a good thing? With the Sect Master here, the probability of you succeeding in Foundation Establishment is even higher."

Senior Brother Ouyang had a worried face: "The Sect Master brought back news that... our Beast Taming Sect may be dissolved!"

"So the sect is going to be dissolved." Lin Jing nodded, and then his calm heart broke.

"Senior Brother, don't tease me. I haven't even been here for a year since you invited me to join the sect! And now it's going to be dissolved? I see that our sect's resources and foundation are also very rich; it shouldn't be unable to support itself, right?"

Ouyang Hao told Lin Jing about the notice from the Sect Management Office.

The Sect Management Office was the institution of the Heavenly Origin Ancient Kingdom specifically responsible for supervising major cultivation sects. Its status was equivalent to the Demon-Slaying Division and the Hidden Dragon Academy, and its power was immense.

"Seal the sect for a hundred years, order rectification, and if the rectification doesn't pass, the sect will be abolished?"

After listening, Lin Jing was silent, extremely silent. He looked at the sky; things had come too suddenly, and he couldn't accept it.

"Next, the Beast Taming Sect's spirit veins will all be sealed, and the major peaks of the Beast Taming Sect will no longer be suitable for cultivation," Ouyang Hao said with a sad face.

"The 'Human Luck' greater than 'Demon Luck' required by the Sect Management Office—how could our Beast Taming Sect possibly achieve that? The sect has a total of eight Demon King Ancestors and only one Nascent Soul cultivator, the Sect Master. How many more Nascent Soul cultivators would have to be born to balance the human and demon fortunes?"

In just a short hundred years, Ouyang Hao felt that time was not enough.

"We can't just 'ask the Ancestors to die'!" Without the eight Nascent Soul Demon King Ancestors sitting in the sect, the Beast Taming Sect would become a third-rate sect in this Great Wilderness Region.

Lin Jing also said sadly, "Senior Brother, is this news you got from the Sect Master? Did the Sect Master say what will happen next?"

Ouyang sighed: "After the spirit veins are sealed, we definitely can't stay in the Beast Taming Sect. The Sect Master plans to divide the sect members into four places!"

"Our Beast Taming Sect has always been on good terms with 'Hundred Flower Valley.' The partners of the second, third, and fourth generation Sect Masters were all the Masters of Hundred Flower Valley, so the Sect Master plans to take a portion of the personnel to temporarily rely on Hundred Flower Valley, so that there is a place to settle down first."

"However, the Beast Taming Sect is large, so it's impossible for everyone to go there."

"The Sect Master also plans... to arrange for a group of sect elites to join the Demon-Slaying Division."

"There is also a group that will leave the Ancient Kingdom and head to Qingzhou to seek opportunities... or rather, a new way out. It just so happens that the Sect Master's daughter, our Beast Taming Sect's Senior Sister, also went to Qingzhou long ago."

Lin Jing took a deep breath. Although it hadn't been dissolved yet, it was almost the same as being dissolved.

He knew about Hundred Flower Valley; this sect consisted entirely of female cultivators, and they raised many spirit butterflies in the valley. It was a second-rate sect in the Great Wilderness.

And Qingzhou... was a special place, not under the jurisdiction of the Ancient Kingdom.

Not being under the jurisdiction of the Ancient Kingdom meant there was no order, and no order meant more opportunities.

This place had always been rich in vegetation, and alchemy was prosperous. Lotus Pavilion only became the largest chamber of commerce in the Ancient Kingdom because it opened up trade routes with Qingzhou.

"Wait, the Sect Master's daughter? The Sect Master has a daughter?" Lin Jing was suddenly taken aback, realizing something.

"She's an adopted daughter! A baby girl the Sect Master picked up in his early years."

Lin Jing nodded; so that was it.

"Hundred Flower Valley, the Demon-Slaying Division, Qingzhou... and there's one more place?"

"Besides that, several Demon King Ancestors have already planned to come out of the mountains, each to cultivate one true disciple and protect their path!"

"These true disciples will next be cultivated by the Nascent Soul Demon Kings and go to places suitable for their own training; there is no specific location," Ouyang Hao said.

"Actually, the reason I came here this time is to tell you, Junior Brother... I heard that several Ancestors in the sect are clamoring to divide the resources."

"No matter where they go, everyone hopes to take more of the sect's foundation with them so they can stand firm."

"The Sect Master also said... perhaps taking this opportunity to empty out the foundation accumulated over thousands of years might really allow the Beast Taming Sect to break and then stand."

"I remember you said you were going to study at the Hidden Dragon Academy, Junior Brother?" Senior Brother Ouyang said: "You have Senior Divine Pine protecting your path, Junior Brother, so whether you interact with other Ancestors or not doesn't matter, but I think you should now... have Senior Divine Pine come forward to fight for more sect resources for you to take away! After all, you are also the future hope of the sect!"

"Hurry up, if you go late, the sect's foundation will be divided up!"

Lin Jing was speechless. No, are they already starting to split up the family assets? Not trying to find connections, send gifts, and struggle a bit more?