Chapter 893: Sect Crisis

"Starting from today, recall all our disciples currently training abroad. Proclaim the crimes of Chen Yu of the Xuanwu Pavilion, and set the entire Xuanwu Pavilion in motion. I refuse to believe that Chen Yu could possibly have heaven-reaching means."

"Elder, it's bad, Elder! Something has happened to the few Senior Brothers patrolling the mountain." Just at this moment, a disciple ran over in a rush. Because he was running too fast and couldn't stop, he flopped onto the ground with a thud.

"What are you panicking about? Has Chen Yu arrived already? If he dares to come now, I will wipe him out right now," Wang Zhonglou roared angrily.

"No, it's not that. The few Senior Brothers patrolling the mountain, th-they..." The disciple lay on the ground, too nervous to even finish his sentence.

The two Elders flashed their figures and quickly exited the main hall.

Outside the main hall, six life-sized wooden puppets lay on the ground, lined up in a row.

These puppets were lifelike; from their stiff faces, one could still vaguely recognize their original features. These were precisely the disciples who had been patrolling the mountain last night.

But now they had all turned into wooden puppets, and they were emitting waves of yin energy. Clearly, the person who harmed them was no simple character.

These six disciples still maintained expressions of horror, as if they had seen something that shocked them.

"What is going on here?" He Mingshan's voice was somewhat shocked.

"Master, these Senior Brothers were the disciples patrolling last night, but we didn't see them return for the handover this morning. We followed the patrol route to search for them, until we discovered them..." a disciple reported.

"What kind of monster did this?" Wang Zhonglou leaned down to examine the condition of the six disciples.

"Senior Brother, it seems our Tiance Sword Mansion is in trouble," He Mingshan said in a deep voice. "We should report this matter to our Sect Master Senior Brother."

Wang Zhonglou remained silent. After a long while, he nodded with a grave expression.

Shengjing, Five Elements Pavilion.

Chen Yu was sitting in Xu Lao's quiet room. Xu Lao looked helpless; Chen Yu had just obtained the Five Elements Order and was already causing trouble one after another. A massive Liu Family had been wiped out in an instant, and now he had even reached out toward the Tiance Sword Mansion in Jinling.

"Little Brother..." Xu Lao's form of address had changed. Previously, he had called Chen Yu 'Little Chen', but the series of events that had occurred made him afraid to consider himself an elder anymore.

"Xu Lao, I cannot accept you calling me that," Chen Yu glanced at Xu Lao and chuckled.

"No, you can accept it. It was I who underestimated you before," Xu Lao shook his head repeatedly. "You are much more capable of stirring up trouble than I imagined."

"Xu Lao, you also know that I didn't initiate these matters," Chen Yu said with a faint smile. "The people from the Tiance Sword Mansion moved against me first; I couldn't just sit still and take a beating."

"I know, but the person involved, Duan Ziqi, is already dead. You still want to storm their sect now? Do you really think the Tiance Sword Mansion is easy to provoke?" Xu Lao said speechlessly. "Moreover, the Tiance Sword Mansion is under the jurisdiction of the Heaven War Pavilion. People from the Heaven War Pavilion have already come to the door, and they are specifically asking to see you today."

"Who wants to see me?" Chen Yu turned his head to ask.

"Haha, Little Chen, long time no see. Haven't been to the base to hang out these past few days?" As the door opened, a spirited old man walked in.

Seeing the old man, Chen Yu stood up involuntarily. He said in surprise, "Long Lao, is it you?"

This Long Lao was the same old man he had met when he accompanied Gu Ping to his military base last time.

The old man's strength was unfathomable, and he had been injured because he confronted a Sacred Land powerhouse from the West, but he was later healed by Chen Yu. However, what Chen Yu did not expect was that he was actually a member of the Heaven War Pavilion.

Furthermore, he could converse with Xu Lao, so his status should be on par with Xu Lao's. He hadn't realized that such a fierce person was right there before.

"Haha, Old Long, you didn't even come to sit with me after your injury healed. That's not very friendly." Xu Lao laughed heartily, then turned to Chen Yu and said, "Little Brother, this is Long Lao, the Pavilion Master of the Heaven War Pavilion. Although he has retired now, the Heaven War Pavilion is still run by him."

"Long Lao, excuse my lack of respect." Chen Yu smiled and gave a slight nod to Long Lao.

"Little Chen, sit. Let's chat," Long Lao gestured for Chen Yu to sit down.

After Chen Yu sat down, Long Lao looked up and said, "My strength has recovered by eighty percent, and it won't be long before I return to my peak state. This is entirely because of you, so from now on, let us address each other as peers."

"This, I cannot accept. Long Lao has served the country his whole life and is truly a pillar of the nation; I dare not accept that," Chen Yu shook his head repeatedly. This old man's status was too high; he couldn't afford that.

His entire body was imbued with a battle soul, something he himself could not compare to.

"Haha, there is nothing you cannot accept. I didn't call you here for any other reason today; I heard you want to move against the Tiance Sword Mansion?" Long Lao said.

"Huizhao Shitai was an enlightened high monk. After she passed away, her soul went straight to the Ultimate Bliss World, but the Tiance Mansion remains unpunished. I cannot let this go," Chen Yu said in a deep voice.

"Hmph, it's been decades, and Duan Tianming of the Tiance Mansion still hasn't made any progress," Long Lao snorted coldly. "As a person of the Martial Dao, when the country was in danger, he sought self-preservation and led the Tiance Mansion to hide from the world, only to come out and reap benefits during times of prosperity."

"With his moral standards, he wants to become a Dharma Cultivator?"

"What does Long Lao mean?" Chen Yu was slightly stunned. Judging by Long Lao's tone, he didn't seem to have a high opinion of the Tiance Sword Mansion.

"Little Brother, you may not know this, but more than thirty years ago, when foreign Sacred Land powerhouses invaded, many experts in Huaxia joined forces to defend against the enemy, but only the Tiance Sword Mansion hid away."

Xu Lao said, "In that battle, many sect experts in Huaxia fell, while the Tiance Sword Mansion managed to preserve its strength. After the great war, many sects suffered heavy losses, but only the Tiance Mansion kept its strength intact. From that time on, they began to strike at their peers, which is how they leaped to become the strongest sect in the Martial Dao."

"Despicable." Chen Yu was furious. If that was the case, the Tiance Sword Mansion was inherently a shameless entity; it might as well be wiped out.

"More than just despicable. Now the Tiance Sword Mansion is incredibly strong, and they are colluding with foreign forces to engage in shady dealings. Such a sect is nothing but a traitor in times of war," Long Lao snorted coldly. "And they are even coveting the Martial Arts Sacred Land, the Tianxin Pavilion."

"Because they are strong, I requested to deal with them several times, but the Dragon Breath did not agree. Now that you have appeared, I went to the Dragon Breath and slammed the table, so they finally agreed to let you deal with the Tiance Mansion."

"That's fine then. I was worried that the Dragon Breath would intervene, but since the Tiance Sword Mansion is courting death this time, I won't be blamed for being ruthless," Chen Yu sneered.

"However, you must be clear: the Dragon Breath represents the official authorities. Even if the sect is excessive, for the sake of stability, we will not take action, so you must rely on yourself," Long Lao said. "At most, we will remain neutral."