Qin Wentian laughed, "I came to the White Deer Institute to study Divine Inscriptions and became friends with Little Yi. I've never done anything to offend the White Deer Institute, yet you're accusing me of something I don't deserve. How laughable. If you're greedy for my treasures, just say it. There's no need to be so hypocritical."
Bailu You narrowed his eyes. If he allowed Qin Wentian to leave the White Deer Institute today, he would never be able to obtain the ancient scroll ever again.
Seeing that more and more experts from the White Deer Institute had gathered here, Bailu Tong finally spoke, "Everyone, let's discuss how we should handle this matter. I, Bailu Tong, have immersed myself in the Dao of Divine Inscriptions for many years, and my attainments in it aren't weak. If I can obtain the ancient scroll, I might have a chance to break through to the fifth-ranked. The value of a fifth-ranked Divine Inscriptionist, I'm sure all of you can understand."
"Qin Wentian isn't even nineteen yet he's already a fourth-ranked Divine Inscriptionist. Not only that, he's a good friend of mine. Why must the White Deer Institute do such a despicable thing? Compared to you, Elder Bailu Tong, he has a higher chance of breaking through to the fifth-ranked," Bailu Yi retorted.
"Impudent, Little Yi, although the elders of the White Deer Institute regard you highly, you have no right to talk back to them like this," Bailu You berated. "Not only that, even if he has a higher chance, he's still an outsider."
"There are some words that I have no choice but to say." Bailu Yi knew that Qin Wentian was the holder of the Azure Emperor Token. She didn't know what would happen if the elders of the White Deer Institute treated him like this.
"Uncle Yu, bring them away and guard the back mountain. Don't let anyone near," Bailu Yi commanded to an old man who was extremely loyal to the White Deer Institute.
Uncle Yu understood Bailu Yi's meaning, and with a wave of his hands, he brought those who weren't core members away.
"Do the two of you want to leave?" Bailu Yi asked Di Feng.
"Little Yi, Di Feng is an esteemed guest of our White Deer Institute. There's no need to hide this," Bailu Tong replied.
"I, Di Feng, guarantee that Miss Yi's words will never be leaked." Di Feng smiled.
Bailu Yi stared at him, before turning her gaze onto those from the White Deer Institute. She coldly laughed, "There are some words I have to say today. Elder Tong, you should ask yourself, in terms of attainment in the Dao of Divine Inscriptions, whose talent is higher?"
Bailu Tong stared at Bailu Yi, he didn't reply, only to hear an Elder interjecting, "Although Elder Tong's attainments are high, his talent might not be higher than Little Yi's."
"In that case, if the White Deer Institute possesses the inheritance of the Ascendant, who do you all think would have the highest chance of becoming a fifth-ranked Divine Inscriptionist?" Bailu Yi asked again, her words causing expressions of bewilderment to appear on the faces of the crowd.
Bailu Shan's eyes brightened. From Bailu Yi's words, it seemed that she had a chance to obtain the Ascendant's inheritance.
That's right, his daughter had a close relationship with Qin Wentian.
"Share it," Bailu Tong coldly stated.
"What a joke. Even if Qin Wentian obtained the Ascendant's inheritance, it belongs to him. You want to share it?" Bailu Yi coldly laughed. "Today, I'll tell all the elders that Qin Wentian has indeed obtained the ancient scroll of the Ascendant, and in the future, he will definitely become a fifth-ranked Divine Inscriptionist. Other than this, Qin Wentian has already given the ancient scroll to me."
The countenances of the crowd froze. Qin Wentian had given the ancient scroll to Bailu Yi?
It seemed like the two of them were really lovers. Not only that, Qin Wentian treated Bailu Yi so well.
A smile broke out on Bailu Shan's face. If this was the case, there was no need to doubt his choice. He would unconditionally stand on Qin Wentian's side.
Bailu Yi's grandfather, one of the nine elders of the White Deer Institute, also stroked his beard and laughed. The more he looked at Qin Wentian, the more he liked him.
A nineteen-year-old fourth-ranked Grandmaster? He was naturally more inclined to befriend Qin Wentian. It was only because the ancient scroll of the Ascendant was too valuable that Bailu Tong's heart was filled with greed. This was why he wanted to kill Qin Wentian and seize the ancient scroll. If not, such a thing wouldn't have happened, and they would still protect Qin Wentian.
"Elders, please consider this carefully. If Elder Bailu Tong acted against Qin Wentian, I, Bailu Yi, wouldn't have the face to remain in the White Deer Institute. The White Deer Institute would lose two fifth-ranked Grandmasters," Bailu Yi stated.
Momentarily, Bailu Tong's countenance turned exceptionally unsightly to behold.
For the sake of the ancient scroll, even if Bailu Yi was a member of the White Deer Institute, he could still disown her.
"Little Yi, are you threatening the White Deer Institute?" Bailu Tong coldly retorted. "Not only that, as a junior, since you obtained the ancient scroll, why didn't you hand it over to your elders? Is this something a junior should do?"
"Today, I've finally seen through Elder Tong. Coveting the ancient scroll of others, yet still acting so righteously. Why should I hand it over to you?" Bailu Yi mocked. After which, she turned her gaze onto the others, "Elders, please decide."
"Elder Tong, you've gone too far." Bailu Yi's grandfather was naturally on his granddaughter's side.
"There's no need to argue any further, it's simply too embarrassing."
The large-eyed elder couldn't help but berate when he saw this scene. After which, he turned to Qin Wentian, "Little Brother Qin, as a guest of Little Yi, the White Deer Institute has offended us today. Please don't take offense. When those Grandmasters came to demand the ancient scroll of the Ascendant, not only did our White Deer Institute not stop them, you even took the side of the evildoers. As the Great Elder, I didn't intervene in time. This is my mistake."
The Great Elder personally admitted his mistake, causing the others to shut their mouths. They instantly understood what was going on today.
As a Grandmaster, Bailu Tong coveted the ancient scroll of the Ascendant in Qin Wentian's hands. But because of Bailu Yi, he didn't directly deal with Qin Wentian. Instead, he wanted to use the other Grandmasters to pressure Qin Wentian so that Qin Wentian would obediently hand over the ancient scroll of the Ascendant in exchange for the protection of the White Deer Institute.
Those fourth-ranked Grandmasters could naturally see through Bailu Tong's intentions. But the temptation of the ancient scroll of the Ascendant was simply too great. Hence, they couldn't bear to give it up.
However, nobody could have imagined the ending. Qin Wentian continued to use his trump cards. Fourth-ranked Divine Inscriptions, fourth-ranked Puppets, and even Heavenly Dipper Sovereigns.
With the deaths of those fourth-ranked Grandmasters, Bailu Tong's plans were all for naught. Hence, he decided to use the White Deer Institute to pressure Qin Wentian, forcing him to hand over the ancient scroll of the Ascendant. However, he had already offended Bailu Yi, who was on good terms with Qin Wentian.
Hence, the current situation arose.
Bailu Tong was still unwilling to give up, but the large-eyed Elder and the others didn't agree.
Qin Wentian could see the sincerity in the large-eyed Elder's words, and he knew that this Elder had a good impression of him. Hence, he smiled, "This matter was done by Bailu Tong alone, it has nothing to do with the White Deer Institute. I, Qin, am naturally clear about this."
Since the large-eyed Elder took the initiative to form a good relationship with him, he naturally wouldn't fall out with the power he wanted to control.
"Good, good, it's rare for you to be so magnanimous." The large-eyed Elder smiled and nodded. In truth, he hadn't acted before because he wanted to see if Qin Wentian could handle the situation himself. If Bailu Tong really wanted to kill Qin Wentian, he would still act to stop him.
"Grand Elder, this matter isn't something you can decide alone. I will report this to the Elders and let them decide." At this moment, the previously silent Bailu Tong spoke again, his words causing the countenances of the crowd to sink as they bitterly smiled in their hearts. The situation was getting more and more strained, causing the internal factions of the White Deer Institute to split.
Such a situation was something nobody wanted to see. Regardless of the Grand Elder's side or Bailu Tong's side, they all represented a portion of the White Deer Institute's power.
The reason why Bailu Tong had such confidence was because his father was one of the four Elders, and was in charge of the Institute's Divine Inscriptionists. His status was extremely important, and he was extremely protective of his own people.
The large-eyed Elder's countenance turned extremely unsightly when he heard Bailu Tong's words. How embarrassing.
Because of greed, the internal factions of the White Deer Institute were divided. This was something he had never expected, and didn't want to see.
"Since you have the ancient scroll, why don't you take it out and share it with us?" From afar, a voice drifted over, causing the hearts of many to involuntarily tremble.
The supreme elder had spoken.
The crowd all had their own thoughts. This supreme elder definitely wanted to share the ancient scroll with the most powerful Grandmasters of the White Deer Institute. For the sake of the Institute's benefits, he wasn't wrong in doing so.
Qin Wentian inclined his head and stared at the horizon. It seemed like there was an Elder supporting Bailu Tong.
Now that he had become a fourth-ranked Grandmaster, the attitude of the supreme elder was still the same. Evidently, it was because he, Qin Wentian, was an outsider.
Luckily, he didn't take out the Azure Emperor Token back then. If not, he didn't know what the White Deer Institute's attitude would be like.
"As an outsider, I also feel that Qin Wentian should share the ancient scroll with us. In return, the White Deer Institute can guarantee his safety," Di Feng spoke, causing a smile to appear on Bailu Tong's face.
Qin Wentian swept his gaze over to Di Feng as he coldly laughed, "How fair. Who are you? Do I need you to interfere in my affairs?"
"I'm someone you can't afford to offend." Di Cheng, who was standing beside Di Feng, coldly replied. "Just a fourth-ranked Grandmaster, he can easily crush you to death."
"How arrogant. Descendant of the Azure Emperor, from the Supreme Di Clan?"
As the sound of Qin Wentian's voice faded, the crowd couldn't help but be shocked. Their incomparably sharp gazes stared at Qin Wentian.
This was the greatest secret of the White Deer Institute, yet Qin Wentian actually knew about it.
The gazes of the crowd involuntarily turned to Bailu Yi. Even the elders of Bailu Yi were blaming her for not knowing the gravity of the situation.
"Traitorous bastard." Bailu You mocked. After which, he took a step forward, "In that case, you deserve to die even more."
This Qin Wentian had really given him a good excuse to act. Qin Wentian was truly courting death.
Bailu Yi stared at Qin Wentian in astonishment. The voice of the Azure Faction sounded out.
Was Qin Wentian planning to lay all his cards on the table?
"Damn it all." Di Cheng coldly laughed. Today, Qin Wentian would die for sure.
"Everyone should have seen it for yourself. Those from the Supreme Di Clan also want him dead." Bailu You stared at the crowd. Upon hearing his words, Qin Wentian laughed, "Why do you respect the descendants of the Azure Emperor so much?"
"The White Deer Institute is the descendant of the Azure Emperor. Didn't Bailu Yi tell you this?" Bailu You coldly laughed.
"If the successor of the Azure Emperor wants you to die, would you die?" Qin Wentian looked at Bailu You with a mocking expression.
"If that's even possible." Bailu You laughed. Right now, he wanted to use this opportunity to express his support for Di Feng. In that case, Di Feng would stand on his side today.
"Oh." Qin Wentian smiled as he nodded his head. "In that case, you can go and die now."
After speaking, Qin Wentian stared at the horizon as he spoke, "Qin Wentian requests an audience with the supreme elders of the White Deer Institute."
His voice rumbled and spread far into the distance. In the void, there were many responses.
"How arrogant. Do you think the supreme elders are people you can meet just because you say so?" Bailu You coldly laughed.
"You are still not qualified." Di Cheng's hatred for Qin Wentian had been ignited ever since he was humiliated. And now, this fellow was finally going to die.
Qin Wentian laughed. After which, he stretched out his palm as he icily stated, "How about this?"
"Hmph." Expressions of disdain flashed on the faces of the crowd as they turned their gazes onto Qin Wentian's palm. After which, they froze as they stared intently at it.
In the next instant, their eyes froze as their hearts pounded violently.
The large-eyed elder stared at the gigantic word, his heart pounding. That was … the word 'Azure'!
Di Feng's eyes gleamed with sharpness as his heart pounded. In Qin Wentian's hands, was the Azure Emperor Token!
Qin Wentian swept his gaze over to Bailu Tong, Di Cheng, and the rest as he enunciated each word slowly, "I, Qin Wentian, am the true successor of the Azure Emperor!"
As the sound of his voice faded, the hearts of those in the crowd all trembled violently.
The Azure Emperor Token, that was the Azure Emperor Token.
Di Feng was only a descendant of the Supreme Di Clan.
He, Qin Wentian, was the one who held the Azure Emperor Token in his hands. He was the true successor of the Azure Emperor!
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