Chapter 382: Seizing the Momentum

Above the high platform.

It was not just Yang Wanhong.

The powerhouses from the dozens of large and small factions invited there also revealed expressions of shock.

They had never expected.

That Li Shenxian had not only returned to the sect, but had actually rescued those elders who had been under house arrest!

With this force in existence!

I fear today's matters will be difficult to resolve peacefully!

Before the crowd.

A slightly plump old man with crane-like hair and a youthful complexion leaned lazily against a soft chair; from the moment he arrived, he had kept his eyes closed to rest his mind, never opening them even a fraction.

This person was none other than the Ouyang Family's Great Elder, Du Weihong!

Du Weihong was not a member of the Ouyang Family!

But after joining the Ouyang Family, he had risen steadily all the way to the Great Saint Perfection realm, and even among the Imperial Clans categorized by family, he held an unshakable status.

On the Zhisheng Xing!

He had long since become illustrious!

At this moment, Du Weihong could not help but open his hazy and turbid eyes.

Looking at Li Shenxian on the high platform, he could not help but knit his brows.

Several days ago!

The Ouyang Family dispatched a Great Saint realm powerhouse from within the clan to intercept Li Shenxian on the only road to Spirit Martial City, but several days had passed, and no news had come back.

All he knew was!

Two days ago, the soul lamp left in the clan by that Great Saint realm powerhouse had suddenly extinguished.

Those who went to investigate!

Found nothing!

They were all very clear that Li Shenxian did not possess such means; the reason that Great Saint realm elder was killed was very likely because he encountered an enemy of the Ouyang Family on the way.

But, they still raised their vigilance.

They even sent two Saint realm powerhouses to block the gates of the Shengwu Profound Sect.

Yet they did not expect that Li Shenxian would still manage to break in.

And even rescue the people who had been under house arrest!

This actually made him somewhat surprised.

"Heh, Du Weihong, you probably don't know yet, right? My Soaring Firmament Jade Gate's arrangements in Ziyun City have also been completely destroyed." Beside him, a tall and thin old man in purple robes chuckled.

Facing the transcendent Du Weihong, he spoke and laughed freely, without the slightest restraint.

He was none other than the Soaring Firmament Jade Gate's Deacon Elder, Li Yuansheng!

A cultivation of the Great Saint Perfection realm!

It was rumored that he had once obtained an Imperial realm inheritance in a secret realm on the Zhisheng Xing, and was known as one of the powerhouses in the Soaring Firmament Jade Gate with the most hope of stepping into the Imperial realm; during his time as a deacon of the Soaring Firmament Jade Gate, his prestige grew daily.

Even some masters of major factions did not dare to face him directly!

The Soaring Firmament Jade Gate sent him here!

Clearly, they attached great importance to this matter regarding the Shengwu Profound Sect.

"What do you mean?" Du Weihong said in a deep voice.

"The person we sent to Ziyun City to plot matters had already stepped into the Great Saint realm!" Li Yuansheng sighed lightly.

"Are you saying that behind that Li Shenxian, there is a powerful force supporting him?"

Du Weihong was no longer as lazy as before.

The matter was already very clear.

If it were only the Great Saint sent by the clan to intercept Li Shenxian who was killed, that might still be a coincidental accident, but when linked with the failure of the Soaring Firmament Jade Gate's plot in Ziyun City, it could not be as simple as an accident.

What's more, on that high platform.

Ziyun City Lord Wu Yuanming had already joined forces with Li Shenxian.

"Heh, the matter is already obvious. Since the establishment of the Sacred Star Court, the Shengwu Profound Sect has stood on this Zhisheng Xing; for such a major faction with such a foundation, if your Ouyang Family wants to swallow it in one bite, you had better be careful not to break your teeth!"

Li Yuansheng smiled lightly.

As if it were none of his business, he said no more.

"Hmph, then we shall wait and see."

Du Weihong sat up from the soft chair, watching every move on the high platform.

And at this moment.

Above the high platform.

Yang Wanhong had also recovered from his initial shock.

So what if Li Shenxian rescued those elders who were under house arrest?

With the Ouyang Family supporting him from behind!

And with more than half of the Shengwu Profound Sect elders in agreement!

The general trend had not changed for him!

Furthermore, he had already revealed his Great Saint Perfection realm cultivation; everyone knew how to choose.

Thinking of this.

He looked at Li Shenxian again and said, "Nephew Li, you rushed over so urgently, could it be that you also want to contend with me for the position of Sect Master?"

"Contend with you?"

Li Shenxian shook his head with disdain: "Are you worthy?"

"How insolent!" Yang Wanhong roared angrily.

"You are the one who is insolent!"

Li Shenxian retorted tit for tat.

"Not to mention the filthy things you have done to me and to the sect, do you really think that by relying on your cultivation, you can become the master of the Shengwu Profound Sect?"

"What do you mean?" Yang Wanhong's face darkened.

"Do you not know that the Shengwu Profound Sect was founded by the Shengwu Great Emperor?"

Li Shenxian took a deep breath.

"Without the Shengwu Great Emperor's inheritance technique, how will you open the sect's treasury?"

"Without the Shengwu Great Emperor's inheritance technique, how will you activate the sect-protecting grand array?"

"Without the Shengwu Great Emperor's inheritance technique, how will you operate the nine great spiritual veins hidden underground?"

After a series of rhetorical questions.

Yang Wanhong's face turned icy cold, and he said in a deep voice: "The Shengwu Profound Sect is currently in a precarious state; the position of sect master must be held by the strong. Only in this way can we lead the sect to rise again. How can we still be bound by outdated traditions?"

"Held by the strong?"

The mockery on Li Shenxian's face grew even more intense.

"Yang Wanhong, do you really think you are very strong?"

"I will tell you now, within this Shengwu Profound Sect, just how strong the Shengwu Great Emperor's inheritance is!"

Before the words had even faded.

Above Li Shenxian's head.

A palm-sized white jade spirit mirror appeared, hovering in the air. The spirit mirror was as crystalline as snow, its luster like grease. The moment it appeared, it immediately caused the entire Shengwu Profound Sect to tremble.

"It is the Spirit-Examining Profound Treasure!"

"Li Shenxian is truly the heaven-chosen one; he actually found this sect-suppressing treasure!"

"With the sect-suppressing treasure recovered, the Shengwu Profound Sect has hope for a successor and will no longer be taken advantage of by outsiders."

The crowd exclaimed in shock.

The Spirit-Examining Profound Treasure!

Refined with the full strength of the Shengwu Great Emperor!

Beyond its many powerful abilities, such as seeing through illusions and teleporting through space, it is the core of everything in the Shengwu Profound Sect.

With it!

One can truly control everything in the Shengwu Profound Sect!

And fully unleash the power of the Shengwu Profound Sect.

It was precisely because they had lost both it and Yuansheng that the Shengwu Profound Sect had become so unstable!

Now that it had been recovered by Li Shenxian, and seeing that the sect could be stabilized, many elders who had defected to Yang Wanhong immediately turned back.

"You all..."

Yang Wanhong's face turned livid.

When Yuansheng controlled the sect!

Although the Shengwu Profound Sect had been infiltrated by many forces, it still maintained strong control over the sect, and the core elders who remained loyal to the Shengwu Profound Sect always occupied the majority.

These people were originally the greatest legacy left behind after Yuansheng's death!

But Yuansheng died too suddenly, and everyone was at a loss, which allowed them to be divided and dismantled within a few days under the plotting of the Ouyang family behind Yang Wanhong, leading them to defect.

And those elders who had never rebelled!

Were also placed under house arrest!

But in the end, the time was too short!

Those rebellious elders were not sincere, and they had not yet been fully assimilated by the Ouyang family.

Now that they saw Li Shenxian had recovered the Spirit-Examining Profound Treasure and that the Shengwu Profound Sect had a successor, those people naturally all defected back.

(End of chapter)