Chapter 311: Strength is Respected

Guangyunzi broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "Elders, the casualties of these people from Junwang Hall truly have nothing to do with my Ziyang Sect. This junior is still searching everywhere for the whereabouts of that female Disciple; if she is found, I will naturally ask for a clear and thorough explanation."

The black-robed cultivator snorted coldly, "You can't find a disciple from your own sect anywhere? Who would believe that? In half an hour, I want to see the person. Originally, this assembly had nothing to do with my Junwang Hall; we only came to assist out of a sense of righteousness for the Immortal World. Now, before even seeing a single Nether Beast, we have had ten disciples secretly harmed. If you cannot give us a satisfactory answer, Junwang Hall will withdraw to Wuguo, and the assembly will end right here!"

"Whoosh~~"

The tens of thousands of onlookers who had arrived one after another erupted into a violent commotion.

Although the black-robed cultivator spoke in an understated manner, he had amplified his voice with Spirit Qi, so almost everyone near Langya Mountain could hear him.

This was no longer a matter of seeking an explanation, but a pure, naked threat.

It was not just a threat to the Ziyang Sect, but a threat to a group of Immortal Alliance Elders and all the large and small Immortal Sects and tens of thousands of cultivators who had come to the assembly.

Guangyunzi's face turned pale instantly, and his whole body began to tremble slightly.

Several Immortal Alliance Elders also looked at each other, each feeling cold sweat beginning to break out on their foreheads.

Especially Chixia Zhenjun and Mingyi Zhenjun.

Originally, it was the two of them who had led the request for this assembly, uniting dozens of large and small Immortal Sects from Song, Ming, Wu, and the Eastern Wasteland to jointly petition the Immortal Alliance to convene an Elder Council to discuss and finalize the aid plan.

Wuguo is located in the northeast of Shenzhou, near the central region, and is not considered part of the southeast Immortal Sects. However, Junwang Hall is powerful, its disciples are fierce in battle, and their alchemy is unique. Moreover, they were the least affected by the Black Wind this time. Therefore, after the Elder Council discussed it, they extended an invitation to Junwang Hall. Junwang Hall did not refuse and even sent four thousand disciples, over ten Danyuan Realm Elders, and two Spirit Realm Great Cultivators.

Such a luxurious lineup and powerful aid force accounted for nearly ten percent of the low-to-mid-level disciples, and the exclusive Spirit Pill they brought, the Qing Shen Recovery Jade Pill, made the low-to-mid-level cultivators of the entire assembly feel as if they had taken a reassurance pill, significantly weakening their fear of the Nether Beasts.

Now that the Immortal Alliance Assembly is about to be held, if the mighty Junwang Hall suddenly packs up and leaves because of this incident, it will definitely deal an unprecedented blow to this assembly, and morale will naturally plummet.

This consequence is something that not only the Ziyang Sect, a small Immortal Sect of the Ming Kingdom, cannot bear, but even the Yuqing Hall and all the Immortal Sects of the southeastern countries combined cannot bear.

A tall, thin Elder turned to look at Mingyi Zhenjun and Chixia Zhenjun and said, "Ziyang Sect is a sect of the Ming Kingdom. You two Daoist Friends should properly arrange and handle this matter. It must not affect this assembly, otherwise, this poor Daoist will be powerless to help."

Chixia Zhenjun's face twitched slightly as he bowed and said, "Rest assured, fellow Daoists, we will definitely handle it properly."

Mingyi Zhenjun, with a dark expression, looked at Guangyunzi and said, "Hurry up and find the person. If they are alive, I want to see them; if they are dead, I want to see the corpse. In any case, you must give the Daoist Friends from Junwang Hall a satisfactory explanation."

Guangyunzi's face turned even paler, his entire spirit and energy seemingly drained away. Not daring to retort, he could only bow respectfully and take his leave.

Seeing Guangyunzi's dejected appearance, the several Elders could not help but sigh inwardly.

As for the black-robed cultivator, a trace of mockery and a cold smile appeared on his face. He cupped his hands to bid farewell, and with a flash of spiritual light, he turned into an afterimage that slowly dissipated.

This was a spatial afterimage caused by the speed of teleportation being too fast.

This display also caused countless onlookers to be unable to help but stir and marvel, and even several Elders had their expressions change.

The strength of Junwang Hall is comprehensive; it is not just their power, but also their extremely special techniques and heritage.

Although this Taihua Zhenjun is only at the early stage of Spirit Transformation, his future growth potential is limitless. Being so young and already beginning to touch upon the power of spatial rules, in time, he might even have a chance to break through to the True Spirit Realm.

"Let's go!"

Seeing that the two parties to the conflict had both left, the several Elders had no intention of staying to be gawked at, so they also teleported away one after another.

The tens of thousands of onlookers, seeing that the excitement was over, also began to disperse in groups.

Xu Chen and the other three were mixed in the crowd, taking in the entire conflict and the turn of events, naturally feeling differently about it.

Ling Yuzhen had shown no emotional change from beginning to end, playing with Xiaobai.

On the gaunt face of Guiling Zhenjun, no movement could be seen either. Only when the five Elders appeared and he saw Chixia Zhenjun did his emotions change slightly, but he quickly returned to calm.

Lin Qiuya was so frightened that her face turned pale and her delicate body trembled slightly, filled with terror; she did not even dare to look up at the scene again.

Xu Chen had the most complex feelings, filled with sighs and emotions.

Thinking back to the first time he went down the mountain and met several cultivators from the Ziyang Sect, learning that the Ziyang Sect was the third-largest Immortal Sect in the Ming Kingdom and a powerful sect with a Spirit Transformation Great Cultivator sitting in command, he felt that the Ziyang Sect was an insurmountable mountain that he could only worship and look up to.

At that time, the Taiyuan Sect and the Ziyang Sect were completely incomparable, like the difference between a beggar and a wealthy, powerful family.

It was not until later, as he experienced more and more, and the levels and ranks he came into contact with became higher and higher, that the feeling of the Ziyang Sect being unattainable slowly weakened.

But as the third-largest Immortal Sect in the Ming Kingdom, and as a powerful Spirit Transformation Great Cultivator, the Ziyang Sect is now, in the eyes of a behemoth-like super sect such as Junwang Hall and a group of Elders of the Shenzhou Immortal Alliance, nothing more than an expendable object that can be bullied and manipulated at will.

In front of Junwang Hall, the Ziyang Sect did not even have the power to put up a decent struggle or counterattack. Even their verbal rebuttals were weak and powerless, and in the end, they could only swallow this bitter pill in resentment and take the blame.

Therefore, the Immortal World has never been a place that reasons.

Xu Chen now understands this statement made by the Great Elder, Xuanchen Zhenjun, more and more deeply.

In the Mortal World, power is respected; in the Immortal World, cultivation is respected.

Whoever has the biggest fist is the hard truth.

Chixia Zhenjun and Mingyi Zhenjun remained until the end, looking at each other with faces full of helpless bitterness.

As strong as they are, being True Spirit Realm Great Cultivators and Elders of the Shenzhou Immortal Alliance, in this matter, they had no room or courage to overly exonerate the Ziyang Sect.

Once they offend Junwang Hall, it will not only create a major grudge for the future but also cause the hearts of those in this assembly to scatter, and it is even more likely to cause infighting within the Immortal Alliance.

Therefore, even though they knew that the Ziyang Sect was an innocent scapegoat, and even a victim, they could only force them to accept the facts and try their best to appease the anger of Junwang Hall.

"Two young male and female cultivators, in one fell swoop, severely injured ten Junwang Hall disciples—not to mention two deaths, among them were two Danyuan Realm cultivators. How could such figures be unknown in the Immortal Alliance? And now that more than half an hour has passed since the incident, there is absolutely no news, and even Junwang Hall cannot find them. It is simply inconceivable."

Mingyi Zhenjun sighed with a face full of melancholy, his heart in such a mess that he could not calm down at all.

Although the Spirit Transformation Great Cultivator of Junwang Hall, Taihua Zhenjun, did not explain the process much from beginning to end, as a super sect, their strength, various inconceivable Daoist arts, and various strange methods can be said to be endless. They must have carefully inspected the scene, and the souls of everyone must have been carefully probed. With hundreds of people watching before and after, not finding a single clue or shadow of the culprit shows that this matter is full of strangeness everywhere.

Soul attack arts are the most dangerous but also the most difficult to cultivate, especially in the Refining Essence into Qi stage.

To be able to take down two Danyuan Realm cultivators, the opponent's strength must be at least at the Danyuan Realm, and they must also possess a very powerful, unique secret technique.

And such unique secret techniques are only possessed by those large and medium-sized Immortal Sects. For a super sect like Junwang Hall, from the degree and condition of the soul injuries of the unconscious disciples, it is very easy to distinguish which sect's technique it is. They don't need to run to the Ziyang Sect to demand an explanation. According to their usual nature, they would inevitably find the culprit themselves and punish them severely to demonstrate the strength of a super sect.

But the reality is that Junwang Hall came up empty-handed and ultimately had to aim their spearhead at the Ziyang Sect, which was the victim.

In this way, the whole matter becomes even more confusing, and Mingyi Zhenjun cannot help but have such doubts and sighs.

Chixia Zhenjun released his Divine Sense to scan the entire Langya Mountain, especially the nearby onlookers, not letting anyone go.

In this matter, Junwang Hall is ostensibly asking the Ziyang Sect for an explanation, but in reality, they are also indirectly pressuring him and Mingyi Zhenjun. Therefore, he is very helpless, but he has to help find clues to resolve this matter as soon as possible so that the Immortal Alliance Assembly in two days can be held smoothly.

At this moment, Xu Chen and the other three are standing not far away, watching.

Clearly, the red-skirted girl holding a white fox is exceptionally eye-catching in appearance and behavior, but whether it was the cultivators watching just now, Chixia Zhenjun, or the group of Elders, they seemed not to have sensed her existence at all, as if they had not seen her at all.

Therefore, Chixia Zhenjun's Divine Sense and gaze swept over Xu Chen and the other three twice, but in the end, he passed them by without any interest, as if they were passersby.

He saw that there were indeed four cultivators, but in his soul perception, they were just four male and female cultivators with extremely ordinary clothes and appearances, without the slightest similarity to the young man and woman who appeared at the scene of the accident.

(End of chapter)