The old man who appeared next to Gu Chun was none other than the Black Turtle Sanctum's First Silver Flame Elder, Li An. He was also Gu Chun's master.
He was willing to accept Gu Chun as his disciple because Gu Chun had promised to let his cousin, a martial genius who possessed a blue Innate Spiritual Root, become his disciple as well.
It could be said that he had accepted Gu Chun as his disciple for the sake of Gu Chun's cousin.
Today, when Li An received the Bronze Flame Elder's report that Gu Chun's cousin had come to the Black Turtle Sanctum for Zoroastrianism, he was extremely happy. He had even waited for Gu Chun's cousin to come and look for him after catching up with Gu Chun.
Who would have thought that instead of waiting for the person, they would receive a piece of shocking news?
Gu Chun's cousin, Gu Long, had disregarded the Zoroastrianism's rules and attacked Duan Lingtian in the residence of the Black Turtle Sanctum's disciples with the intention of killing Duan Lingtian.
Although Li An was shocked when he heard this, he was not worried at all.
No matter what, Gu Long was a martial genius who possessed a blue Innate Spiritual Root. Even if he killed Duan Lingtian in the Zoroastrianism, he would only receive a symbolic punishment.
Duan Lingtian was merely a mediocre person who possessed a yellow Innate Spiritual Root. In terms of value, he was nothing compared to Gu Long.
Naturally, in terms of value, as a Silver Flame Elder, Li An was undoubtedly more valuable than Gu Long in the eyes of Zoroastrianism.
However, since he was a Silver Flame Elder and could represent the Fire Worship Sect, he could not act recklessly like Gu Long and attack the disciples of the Fire Worship Sect.
Otherwise, the damage to the reputation of Zoroastrianism was not something a Silver Flame Elder like him could make up for with his life.
For this reason, although Li An was a Silver Flame Elder of Zoroastrianism, he did not dare to act recklessly against Duan Lingtian.
Otherwise, Duan Ling Tian would have died in his hands long ago, and it would have been impossible for him to survive until now.
Although Li An was not worried about Gu Long's safety, he still personally came over just to be safe. With him around, the other Silver Flame Elder in charge of enforcing the law in the Black Turtle Sanctum would, naturally, treat Gu Long who had killed Duan Lingtian with kindness.
From the beginning to the end, he had never doubted whether Gu Long could kill Duan Lingtian.
In his opinion, there was no suspense at all!
Gu Chun had long told him that Gu Long was a Martial Cultivator at the peak of the Exemplary Saint Stage. Killing an Early Exemplary Saint Stage Martial Cultivator was easier than killing a chicken or cutting grass.
"Dead … he's actually dead …"
Li An did not expect to see Duan Lingtian's body when he arrived at the residence of the Black Turtle Sanctum's disciples. Instead, he saw the body of Gu Long who was about to become his direct disciple.
Gu Long was a Martial Dao genius who possessed a blue Innate Spiritual Root.
Due to this reason, Gu Long's importance in Li An's heart had far surpassed Gu Chun's even though he had not seen him before.
Due to this reason, he was filled with rage.
A direct disciple who possessed a blue Innate Spiritual Root was killed just like that!
"Duan Lingtian, how dare you kill your fellow disciple!"
In the next instant, Li An's eyes gleamed coldly as he shouted. He raised his head and stared at Duan Lingtian who was hovering in the air in the distance.
At this moment, he wanted nothing more than to tear Duan Ling Tian into pieces again!
However, he could not act recklessly.
Currently, Duan Lingtian was already a Black Turtle Sanctum's disciple, a disciple of Zoroastrianism. Even if he was guilty of killing his fellow disciple, only the Enforcement Elder in the Zoroastrianism could punish him.
Although Li An was the Black Turtle Sanctum's First Silver Flame Elder, he did not have the authority to do so.
However, this did not mean he could not convict Duan Ling Tian of his crimes.
"Killing my fellow disciple?"
Upon hearing Li An's words, Duan Lingtian was stunned for a moment before he laughed out loud. It was as though he had just heard the funniest joke in the world.
"What are you laughing at?!"
Li An's expression turned grave. Killing intent flashed in his eyes as though he was about to devour someone.
"I'm laughing at the fact that someone who's a Silver Flame Elder only knows how to lie!"
After Duan Lingtian stopped laughing, he looked at Li An indifferently and said mockingly.
"You!"
Li An, naturally, knew Duan Lingtian was talking about him. However, since Duan Lingtian did not mention his name, there was nothing he could do no matter how angry he was.
If Duan Lingtian had mentioned him, he could still punish Duan Lingtian for disrespecting a Silver Flame Elder.
Even if he could not kill Duan Lingtian, he could still vent his anger.
However, Duan Lingtian seemed to know what he was thinking. He did not give him a chance at all.
"Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, you are all my witnesses for today's matter …"
At the same time, Duan Lingtian glanced at the other Silver Flame Elder who was standing in the distance. Then, he looked around and said in a loud voice that was neither servile nor overbearing.
"I, Duan Lingtian, killed Gu Long because Gu Long tried to kill me first. According to the sect's rules, I'm not guilty even if I killed him under such circumstances!
"However, I've always been a merciful person. Even if Gu Long wanted to kill me, I didn't intend to kill him in the beginning … It wasn't until he harmed the innocent and killed more than ten Senior Brothers and Sisters that I couldn't suppress the anger in my heart and killed him instead! You can consider this as revenge for my Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters. "
Duan Lingtian's words were filled with righteousness.
"Killed more than ten of your Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters?"
Upon hearing Duan Lingtian's words, the Silver Flame Elder who came to the Black Turtle Sanctum's residence with Li An turned grave immediately.
In the next instant, he looked at Gu Long's corpse that was lying on the ground. His eyes shone coldly as though he wanted to whip Gu Long's corpse.
"Elder Guo, don't listen to his nonsense!"
Li An said in a low voice.
The Silver Flame Elder who came to the Black Turtle Sanctum's residence with Li An was none other than Guo Xiong, the Silver Flame Elder who was in charge of enforcing the Black Turtle Sanctum's laws.
Apart from being the Black Turtle Sanctum's Enforcement Elder, Guo Xiong was also a Silver Flame Elder whose strength was only second to Li An in the Black Turtle Sanctum.
However, due to his identity as the Enforcement Elder, even Li An was wary of him.
Moreover, if they were to fight, even if Li An could defeat him, he would have to pay a high price.
"Elder Li An, do you think I'm senile? There are so many people here, I'll have my own opinion on whether he's talking nonsense or not! "
Guo Xiong said nonchalantly as he glanced at Li An coldly.
The reason Guo Xiong was able to become the Black Turtle Sanctum's Enforcement Elder was because nobody had ever questioned his impartiality.
He, Guo Xiong, had always been a law-enforcer. He would not wrongly accuse anyone who was innocent, and he would not let anyone who was guilty go!
Soon after, Guo Xiong learned about what had happened from the Black Turtle Sanctum's disciples present on the scene.
His expression turned grave immediately.
More than ten Black Turtle Sanctum's disciples had died just like that!
If news of this spread out, how would he be able to show his face as the Black Turtle Sanctum's Enforcement Elder?
In the end, as the Black Turtle Sanctum's Enforcement Elder, Guo Xiong made the final judgment.
"Gu Long took the initiative to kill his fellow disciples. Moreover, he killed 17 of his fellow disciples. He deserves to die!"
"Duan Lingtian acted in self-defense. He's not guilty! Since Duan Lingtian killed Gu Long after Gu Long killed 17 of his fellow disciples, not only is he not guilty, but he's also meritorious! "
"In our Black Turtle Sanctum and the entire Zoroastrianism, we're all about punishing those who commit crimes and rewarding those who perform meritorious deeds. As for how to reward Duan Lingtian, I'll report this to Lord Sanctum Leader, and Lord Sanctum Leader will decide for himself. "
Gu Long's judgment was simple and direct.
Gu Long deserved to die!
Duan Ling Tian was meritorious and not at fault!
Upon hearing Guo Xiong's judgment, the Black Turtle Sanctum's disciples present on the scene instinctively looked at Duan Lingtian with envy in their eyes.
The reward from Lord Sanctum Leader was definitely not simple!
Although Li An was dissatisfied with Guo Xiong's judgment, he could not refute it. He could only stand in the distance and sulk.
"Elder Guo, I don't accept this!"
At this moment, Gu Chunli stood up and looked at Guo Xiong. He said with an unwilling expression, "My brother didn't intentionally kill those ten of his fellow disciples.
"My brother didn't intentionally kill those ten plus fellow disciples, but he accidentally killed them during the battle with Duan Ling Tian. Even if he didn't die later on, it was impossible for him to kill his fellow disciples … As for Elder Guo's judgment that my brother deserved to die, I accept it! However, if you say that Duan Lingtian deserved to die, I don't accept it! "
Although Gu Chunli had long known that Duan Lingtian was in the right and would not be punished, Gu Chunli felt that Gu Chunli deserved to die.
When Gu Chunli heard that Duan Lingtian deserved to die and would be rewarded by Lord Sanctum Leader, his eyes turned red immediately. He quickly voiced his dissatisfaction.
He wanted Guo Xiong to cancel the reward that he had promised to Duan Lingtian.
"If you didn't speak up, I would have almost forgotten about you!"
Just as Gu Chun was looking at Guo Xiong with hopeful eyes, Guo Xiong's gaze also landed on him. Following that, a cold glint appeared in his eyes.
"Elder Guo, what do you mean by that?"
Gu Chunli's expression changed. "I … I don't think I've violated the sect's rules, right?"
"Are you sure you didn't violate the sect's rules?"
Guo Xiong said with a mocking smile on his face, "In that case, I'd like to ask you … Why did Gu Long attack Duan Lingtian? Do you dare to swear on the lightning penalty oath that you didn't instigate him? If you do, I won't make things difficult for you today. "
Upon hearing this, Gu Chunli's expression changed again. A hint of fear could be seen in his eyes.
In the next moment, he looked at Li An who was standing nearby and sent a Voice Transmission to him, "Master, save me!"
However, Li An merely glanced at Gu Chunli indifferently when he heard the Voice Transmission before he left in a flash.
As he left, Li An's voice resonated in the air. His voice was cold and emotionless. "Gu Chun has violated the sect's rules. From today onward, he's no longer my disciple!"
A single sentence, a very short sentence, cut off the relationship between him and Gu Chun.
To Li An, Gu Chun had lost his value since Gu Long was no longer around. Naturally, he would not miss the opportunity to get rid of Gu Chun.
"No! Master, you can't do this! You can't do this! "
Upon hearing this, Gu Chun's face turned pale immediately. He wanted to chase after Li An.
"Hurmph!"
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