The Moon Illumination Sect's disciple who barged in recklessly was just an ordinary inner court disciple of the Moon Illumination Sect. The reason he barged in earlier was because he was shocked by the news.
Now, when he saw the nine great sects' upper echelons looking at him, he, who had already regained his senses, felt somewhat restrained. He opened his mouth, but no words came out.
"Don't be nervous. Speak slowly."
When Tan Quan saw how restrained the Moon Illumination Sect's disciple was, he smiled and encouraged him.
In the face of the Vice Sect Leader's encouragement, the Moon Illumination Sect's disciple took a deep breath and said slowly, "The news that's spreading outside is said to be released by the Mountainshade Black Market. Because someone from the Ouyang Clan pretended to be from the Mountainshade Black Market, they annihilated the entire Ouyang Clan!"
Mountainshade Black Market!
The moment the Moon Illumination Sect's disciple's words left his mouth, the high-ranking officials of the nine great sects gasped one after another.
"Humph! In the future, there are some things that are best not said without evidence. "
After Tan Quan came back to his senses, the first thing he did was to look at the higher-ups of the eight sects. He snorted and said sarcastically.
In the face of Tan Quan's ridicule, although the upper echelons of the eight great sects were dissatisfied, they did not say anything more about this matter.
After all, they were in the wrong.
"Vice Sect Leader Tan, we shouldn't be entangled in this matter anymore. What we need to discuss is the matter regarding the Mountainshade Black Market … The Mountainshade Black Market's hand has stretched too far. They clearly knew that the Ouyang Clan was supported by the Nine Sect Alliances, yet they still dared to annihilate them!"
A white-bearded old man glared at him and said with dissatisfaction.
"You can't say that … The Mountainshade Black Market has spread word that the Ouyang Clan was exterminated because someone from the Ouyang Clan impersonated them."
"That's right! The Ouyang Clan's people are simply digging their own graves by doing so! "
"I've also heard of the Mountainshade Black Market's rules. Anyone who dares to impersonate one of their people will be executed along with their entire family once it's verified."
"The Ouyang Clan only has themselves to blame, they can't blame others."
…
Including the high-ranking officials of the Moon Illumination Sect, the high-ranking officials of several sects felt that the Ouyang Clan had brought this upon themselves. They could not blame the Mountainshade Black Market.
Moreover, even they knew the rules of the Mountainshade Black Market.
It was impossible for the Ouyang family not to know.
However, even if that was the case, the Ouyang Clan's man still dared to impersonate someone from the Mountainshade Black Market. He was simply courting death!
"You can't say that … Even if the Ouyang Clan is in the wrong, they shouldn't be exterminated, right? At most, we'll just kill the Ouyang Clan's man who pretended to be a member of the Mountainshade Black Market. As the saying goes, 'Don't implicate the family.' "
"That's right! I also feel that the Mountainshade Black Market has gone too far this time. They're trying to show off their strength to us. "
"I feel the same way. I think we need to send someone to negotiate with them. "
…
There were also a few high-ranking officials from other sects who were dissatisfied with the Mountainshade Black Market, including the Profound Talisman Sect.
As for the other sects, they were closer to the Profound Talisman Sect.
It was not a secret that the Profound Talisman Sect and the Mountainshade Black Market were sworn enemies in the Nine Sect Alliances' district.
All of this was because the former Sect Leader of the Profound Talisman Sect had been killed by a powerhouse from the Mountainshade Black Market.
Due to the oppression from the Mountainshade Black Market's powerhouse, the Three Star Dao Talisman Master from the Profound Talisman Sect, who was also the current Sect Leader of the Profound Talisman Sect, had sworn on the lightning penalty oath.
The lightning penalty oath stated that the Three Star offensive Dao Talisman that he had drawn was not allowed to be passed on to anyone other than the people from the Profound Talisman Sect.
When anyone from the Profound Talisman Sect obtained a Three Star offensive Dao Talisman, they would have to swear on the lightning penalty oath that they would not pass the Three Star offensive Dao Talisman to anyone else.
Due to this reason, although the Profound Talisman Sect had a Dao Talisman Master who could draw Three Star offensive Dao Talismans, they would not pass it on to outsiders.
The Profound Talisman Sect had lost a business opportunity because of this.
The Profound Talisman Sect had always regarded this as a great humiliation. Due to this reason, they had always been hostile to the Mountainshade Black Market.
As for the reason why the Mountainshade Black Market's powerhouse forced the Profound Talisman Sect to do this, it was because they did not want Three Star offensive Dao Talismans to be circulated in the Nine Sect Alliances' district.
This was because it would affect their various businesses to a certain extent.
Just think about it, when a Two Star Assassin whose cultivation base was at the Perfection Saint Rudiment Stage was hunting a target whose strength was far inferior to his, and his opponent threw out a Three Star offensive Dao Talisman, would that not kill him?
In that case, he would fail his mission as well.
If he failed his mission, it would affect the Mountainshade Black Market's reputation.
What the Mountainshade Black Market valued the most was their reputation.
Due to this reason, the Mountainshade Black Market would not allow Three Star offensive Dao Talismans to wreak havoc in the Nine Sect Alliances' district.
"Hurmph! Since all of you want to negotiate with the Mountainshade Black Market, then go on your own … Forgive us for not accompanying you. "
Tan Quan, the Vice Sect Leader of the Moon Illumination Sect, naturally knew what the Profound Talisman Sect's people were thinking. He could not help but snort coldly.
"That's right! All of you go on your own if you want to. If you succeed in negotiating, we'll hold a celebratory feast for all of you! "
"That's right."
…
The other senior officials from the other sects who were not so close to the Profound Talisman Sect chimed in as well.
As the senior officials of the various sects, they were naturally sly old foxes. How could they not see that the Profound Talisman Sect wanted to drag them into the water and have a direct conflict with the Mountainshade Black Market?
They were not stupid enough to be the Profound Talisman Sect's' knife '.
As for the other sects, they were all sects that had a good relationship with the Profound Talisman Sect. Usually, the Profound Talisman Sect would sell all kinds of Dao Talismans to them at a huge discount.
This treatment was not something they could enjoy.
Although the Nine Sect Alliances were an alliance, they were not a monolithic entity.
Unless the Mountainshade Black Market wanted to annihilate the nine great sects, they would never truly unite.
However, in recent years, the Mountainshade Black Market did not have such ambition.
"Y-You … You …"
The old man with a goatee was the Vice Sect Leader of the Profound Talisman Sect. When he heard the words of Tan Quan and the other Vice Sect Leaders, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at them. "Are all of you still in the same alliance as us?"
"Vice Sect Leader He, don't forget the purpose of the Nine Sect Alliances when we were first established!"
Tan Quan sneered. "This time, the Mountainshade Black Market could have completely concealed the fact that the Ouyang Clan was annihilated by them, but they didn't do so. The reason why they revealed it was because they wanted to show their might and warn the others!
"This time, the Ouyang Clan was in the wrong. Although it's a little too much for them to be annihilated, don't tell me this is the first time you've seen the Mountainshade Black Market's way of doing things?"
When Tan Quan reached this point, he took a deep look at He Yin, the Vice Sect Leader of the Profound Talisman Sect.
"Tan Quan!"
He Yin's face turned grave as he flew into a rage.
Naturally, he understood the meaning behind Tan Quan's words.
He was insinuating that their Profound Talisman Sect's previous Sect Leader was killed by the Mountainshade Black Market's powerhouse and that their Profound Talisman Sect was forced by the Mountainshade Black Market's powerhouse to not dare to spread the Three Star offensive Dao Talisman.
"Vice Sect Leader Tan, you've gone too far … Even if you don't dare to offend the Mountainshade Black Market, there's no need to boost their morale and destroy our Nine Sect Alliances' prestige, right?"
An ugly short middle-aged man snorted.
"What a big hat!"
Tan Quan sneered. "What did I say earlier? Do my words have the prestige of the Mountainshade Black Market to destroy our Nine Sect Alliances' prestige? Aren't you overthinking things? Why don't you tell everyone what you think? "
When the short middle-aged man heard Tan Quan's words, he was so angry that he was rendered speechless.
Naturally, he understood the meaning behind Tan Quan's words.
He was not the only one. Everyone present could understand it as well.
Tan Quan was insinuating the Profound Talisman Sect's unbearable past.
However, Tan Quan did not say it out loud, so he did not directly offend the Profound Talisman Sect.
If he said it out loud, he would be directly offending the Profound Talisman Sect. Naturally, he would not do such a stupid thing.
No matter what, this matter came to an end with Tan Quan and the others' denial.
If the people from the Profound Talisman Sect and the other sects convinced the people from the Moon Illumination Sect and the other sects to go to the Mountainshade Black Market to denounce them, they might have some confidence.
However, they did not dare to go alone.
Even if the Mountainshade Black Market's branch in the Nine Sect Alliances' district was only one of the lowest and smallest branches under the Mountainshade Black Market, it was still not something that a few seventh-rate sects like them could shake.
'If Junior Brother Duan knows that the Ouyang Clan has been annihilated just like that, I'm sure he'll be very happy, right?'
Dong Hui's eyes gleamed as he thought to himself.
No matter how turbulent the situation in Han River City was, Duan Lingtian knew nothing about it for the time being. He was on his way back to the Moon Illumination Sect.
With his current speed, it would still take him some time to rush back to the Moon Illumination Sect.
There was still quite a distance between Han River City and the Moon Illumination Sect.
When Duan Lingtian returned to the Moon Illumination Sect and learned that the Ouyang Clan had been annihilated, he was stunned.
"Pretending to be from the Mountainshade Black Market?"
When Duan Lingtian learned about this, the first thing that came to his mind was that night in Han River City when the Ouyang Clan's Second Elder, Ouyang Shan, appeared and seemed to have lied about being from the Mountainshade Black Market.
At that time, he had already confirmed Ouyang Shan's identity. Therefore, he was certain that Ouyang Shan was not from the Mountainshade Black Market.
However, he did not expect that Ouyang Shan's words to deceive him would lead to the annihilation of the Ouyang Clan.
'Apart from the dead Ouyang Shan, only Ouyang Qing and I knew that Ouyang Shan had pretended to be from the Mountainshade Black Market … Could it be that Ouyang Qing spread the news?'
The moment Duan Lingtian thought about this, he shook his head again, thinking that it was impossible.
'If it's not Ouyang Qing, it means that there was a fourth person at the scene.'
The moment Duan Lingtian thought about this, he felt chills running down his spine.
A person who could hide so perfectly without being discovered by him would have to be at least at the Paramount Saint Rudiment Stage or even a Saint Stage powerhouse!
If that person wanted to harm him, he would not be a match for him even if he had a Three-Star offensive Dao Talisman.
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