[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip":3,"chapter-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-892":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1837949,2444,"Chapter 892 - 283: Old Man","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-892",892,"\u003Cp>As we journey onward, old friends fall gradually, like leaves in the wind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, among their generation, only a few of these eternal old ones remain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, they are no longer on the same path, as for so-called friendship, hehe—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you united with the Cangyan Daoist Palace to try and destroy the Taiqing Sect’s lineage, where was the talk of so-called friendship then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sect Leader, don’t mind us, do what needs to be done!\" Duanmu Shu said, looking at Cao Zhengyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lingxu and Dubhe’s faces instantly showed despair, then quickly turned to Cao Zhengyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are willing to offer the Phecda Sect’s secret Star Map and Pill Formula as tokens of our sincerity, we only beg... to be allowed to barely survive!\" Master Lingxu pleaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dubhe also echoed, \"We are aware of many hidden secrets of various powers, and we will certainly serve loyally henceforth, with no ulterior motives!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang looked down at the two, coldly saying, \"What you offer is almost worthless to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether I kill you or perform a Soul Search, won’t those things ultimately be ours? Moreover, I have no interest in the secrets of other forces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to know a few things now, and if you speak truthfully, perhaps you can be spared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two quickly came forward, their voices trembling with ingratiation, \"Please ask, Sect Leader, we will hold nothing back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at their submissive demeanor, Cao Zhengyang was full of disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s said that the older people get, the more they fear death. Compared to Yun Jing and those four back then, your bones have really gone soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then glanced at Zhou Qing, who had come over, giving a slight nod as a signal, then turned to focus like an eagle on Master Lingxu and Dubhe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked harshly, \"Was it you who drove the corpse that repeatedly destroyed our sect’s mineral veins and murdered our disciples?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lingxu and Dubhe exchanged a look, their Adam’s apples bobbing, hesitating unsure of how to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three breaths, Cao Zhengyang grew impatient, a hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re unwilling to speak, don’t blame me for not being polite!\" Before Cao Zhengyang finished speaking, a sword light flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Master Lingxu could react, his head was already severed, and blood gushed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, the terrified Primordial Spirit of Master Lingxu floated out, only to be firmly trapped by a wave of Cao Zhengyang’s hand with a Spiritual Chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sudden scene scared Dubhe so much that his face turned pale, his legs gave out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why act so quickly without a word?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trapped, Master Lingxu felt like crying but had no tears; even if it was to make an example, why am I the chicken in this case?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whereas Cao Zhengyang waved dismissively, saying, \"Fine, I’ll just Soul Search directly, to avoid any trouble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll talk!\" the two screamed out practically simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing full well that once Soul Searched, they’d be entirely wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang snorted coldly, flicking his sleeve forcefully, sending the prison holding Master Lingxu’s spirit like a stream of light toward Mo Xingjian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s said that one should leave a way out in all things, I do not intend to sever the Phecda Sect’s line entirely, but it still needs a helmsman to lead it forward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking, he cast a deep and chilling smile at Dubhe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother Mo, please take them to the other side for questioning and cross-checking against their statements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoever provides clues and information useful to our Taiqing Sect, let them stay—after all, a miserable life is better than a good death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Xingjian understood instantly and took the spirit prison containing Master Lingxu along with several Peak Masters to the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing and Lu Yaoyao watched Cao Zhengyang silently, feeling nothing but admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Methods like thunder, grace and power employed together!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, those who can become a Sect Leader are never simple, something Zhou Qing understood deeply from the Five Sects War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What seemed like a simple divide-and-rule strategy by Cao Zhengyang was actually a masterstroke at exploiting human weaknesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such methods of dismantling the enemy without any combat were far more terrifying than direct confrontations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even with Soul Search, if there’s a death-trap set up, not only would searching be futile, but it could even backfire on oneself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with those who cultivate Divination Skills.\u003C\u002Fp>",736,"2026-06-09T06:34:14.594Z",1,"novelbin.me","7e9371c2bd2517a472e51caeffb653acbb23d85582344e8843821774926f7ecb","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-893","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-891",1176,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-cover.jpg"]