PS:
My neck has been sprained these past two days, so I've been writing much slower.
On Cang Zhu Peak, Chu Mu Ran and Daoist Wen's hearts shook when they heard the bell ringing outside. Wang Guangyuan's letter had just been sent up the mountain, but the sect was summoning its disciples at this time. There was something unusual about this.
The two didn't care about anything else and flew out of their caves. One rode on a smoke and flew up the mountain.
In a flash they arrived at the great hall halfway up the mountain and landed on the empty ground in front of the hall. Priest Wen hurriedly strode in and saw Zhao Ge sitting alone in the hall. He was surprised and shouted to him, "Shidi, do you know why the bell was rung? Did something happen in the sect? "
Chu Mu Ran also came in. He looked at Zhao Ge nervously, afraid that he would hear some bad news.
Zhao Ge stood up and bowed, "I was the one who rung the bell."
Daoist Wen was stunned. His eyes lit up and he muttered to himself, "Could it be that the Manor Head is summoning us to fight Wang Guangyuan?"
Zhao Ge shook his head, "I only know the Manor Head's orders. I don't know anything else."
Chu Mu Ran suddenly felt uneasy and scolded, "Junior Martial Brother, don't talk nonsense. What's the point of us going up to fight the Yuanying cultivators?" He took a step forward and asked, "Junior Martial Brother Zhao, where is the Manor Head now?"
Zhao Ge answered honestly, "The Manor Head has left the mountain Just Now."
Chu Mu Ran was surprised. If he was summoning the disciples, why did he leave the sect?
At this time, there was a commotion outside the hall. The disciples at the foot of the mountain heard the bell and came up the mountain as well.
There used to be only thirty disciples in the Deep Cave Sect, but now there were more than two hundred. Because they were new and uncertain, they were all trying to find out what the gathering was about.
Chu Mu Ran walked out of the hall. He looked over and saw a beautiful female disciple standing in the hall. She was the only Mystic Light Realm female disciple in the sect, Jiang Rou. He waved his hand at her and said, "Martial Niece Jiang, come here."
Jiang Rou bowed and said generously, "Martial Uncle, do you have any orders?"
Chu Mu Ran said, "Where's your eldest senior martial brother? Where is he? "
Jiang Rou said, "Today is Eldest Senior Brother's turn to guard the mountain gate. I can't get away. "
Chu Muran suddenly understood. Unless it was absolutely necessary, the disciples on duty at the mountain gate were not allowed to leave without permission. He thought for a while and said, "Go and replace him."
Daoist Wen also walked out at this moment. "Senior Brother, what do you mean by this? Could it be that only your disciple is a disciple of the sect and my disciple isn't?"
Chu Muran smiled bitterly and said, "Junior Martial Brother, I don't have any other intentions. As the eldest disciple of the sect, Xuan Chao will discuss the matter later. I have to be there. "
Daoist Wen scoffed and said in a stiff tone, "Whether to summon him or not, the Manor Head will decide. What are you worrying about?"
Chu Mulan knew that he was still brooding over what had happened Just Now. He sighed and said to Jiang Rou, "It's very noisy down there. It's not proper. Go and discipline them."
Jiang Rou looked at her master. The latter cursed, "What are you looking at me for? Didn't you hear what your martial uncle said? "
Jiang Rou was used to being scolded by Daoist Wen, so she was not afraid. With a calm expression, she bowed to the two again and turned to leave.
Although her name had the word "Rou" in it, she was a forthright person, even more so than some men. Moreover, she had some tricks up her sleeve and her cultivation level was the highest here. Not long after she left, the disciples calmed down and stood in front of the hall. No one dared to make a ruckus anymore.
Not too long after, a strong wind suddenly howled in the sky, clouds swirled, and a dazzling ray of light headed straight for the peak. Zhao Ge walked out from the hall, raised his head and said, "The Manor Head has returned."
Chu Muran said loudly, "Disciples, why aren't you greeting the Manor Head?"
More than two hundred disciples were awed by the shocking scene when the ray of light flew over. Their hearts were filled with reverence. As soon as he finished speaking, they all knelt on the ground.
The ray of light landed in front of the hall. Everyone felt a slight tremor under their feet. Some of the new disciples gathered their courage and looked up secretly. They saw a handsome young Daoist standing there. He was wearing a black robe with big sleeves. His eyes were like lightning and seemed to be emitting divine light. There seemed to be waves of spiritual Qi rolling around him. It was a daunting sight.
Zhang Yan only took a few minutes to come and go. He glanced at the people in the hall and said, "Are all the disciples here?"
Zhao Ge came up and bowed. "Manor Head, other than the disciple on duty at the mountain gate, Lin Xuanchao, all the two hundred and sixty-seven disciples are here."
Zhang Yan nodded and shook his sleeves. Suddenly, the sound of the tide was heard. Everyone was dazed. At this moment, it seemed like a huge wave had swept over the mountain. Then, they saw a person thrown on the empty ground in front of the hall. He looked dispirited and weak.
Chu Muran was shocked when he saw him. "Gao Zhongyuan?" He looked up at Zhang Yan and said, "Manor Head, this is …"
Zhang Yan said in a deep voice, "I heard that he appeared at the foot of the mountain. So, I went to catch him myself."
Daoist Wen looked at Gao Zhongyuan coldly. He scoffed and stood up. He cupped his hands and said, "Manor Head, Gao Zhongyuan stole the tree and left the mountain without permission. This is not tolerated by the rules of the sect. Sect Leader, please issue a decree to behead him as a warning to others."
Gao Zhongyuan was startled. He looked around and saw Chu Muran standing at the side. As if he was grasping at a life-saving straw, he said anxiously, "Senior Brother Chu, Senior Brother Chu, please save me for the sake of our past relationship."
He was personally guided up the mountain by Chu Muran and was often treated like a nephew. Hearing his plea, Chu Muran couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He also stood up and cupped his hands. "Manor Head, although Gao Zhongyuan was wrong in stealing the tree, he has been cultivating in the sect for many years. He has never done anything to harm his fellow disciples. His crime is not worthy of death."
Zhang Yan looked at him and said lightly, "Junior Brother Chu, do you know that after Gao Zhongyuan broke out of the sect, he became Wang Guangyuan's disciple?"
Chu Muran was shocked. He looked at Gao Zhongyuan as if he couldn't believe it. Then, a sour expression appeared on his face. He shook his head and sighed. "You can go against the evils of heaven, but you can't escape the evils of your own actions."
According to the rules of the Qincang School, if a disciple broke out of the sect, his crime was not worthy of death. At most, he would be arrested and imprisoned. However, if he secretly joined another sect, he would be betraying his master and ancestors. No matter what, he would not be able to escape death.
Priest Wen, on the other hand, was burning with anger. He said to Chu Muran, "Senior Brother Chu, is this the good disciple you found for our master?"
Chu Muran lowered his head and said nothing.
Gao Zhongyuan was shocked when he heard this. Seeing that Priest Chu couldn't save him, he gritted his teeth, turned around, and knelt down. He kowtowed repeatedly and didn't stop even when the blood on his forehead splattered. He said loudly, "Sect Master, I was muddle-headed and made a big mistake. That old bastard Wang Guangyuan actually came here with another purpose. I know the inside story, and I also know the old bastard's background. If Sect Master can spare my life, I am willing to atone for my crimes and tell everything."
Zhao Ge didn't say anything until now, but he suddenly said, "When you left, you were only at the Mystic Light Realm, but now you are already at the Core Formation Realm. It should be Wang Guangyuan who helped you form your core, so he should be doing you a favor. How can you say something like this?"
Gao Zhongyuan's expression froze, but he didn't know what to say.
Priest Wen cupped his hands at Zhang Yan and said, "Gao Zhongyuan betrayed his master and ancestors. Sect Master, please allow me to kill this bastard to uphold the rules of the sect."
Zhang Yan said, "Junior Martial Brother Wen, how should he be punished according to the rules of the sect?"
Priest Wen said loudly, "He should be beheaded with a stone axe, and his soul should be nailed into a wind cave. He should be tortured by wind for a hundred days."
Zhang Yan nodded slightly and said, "If that's the case, Junior Martial Brother can execute the punishment for me."
Gao Zhongyuan's expression changed drastically. He took two steps back and looked around. He seemed to know that he couldn't escape death, so he shouted crazily, "My master Wang Guangyuan, my Martial Uncle Qu Changzhi is from Hui Xuan Ancestor's faction. If you kill me today, you will be buried with me in the future."
Once he said this, Priest Chu's expression changed drastically.
Priest Wen, however, sneered and said, "No matter how powerful they are, they can't protect you now."
He waved his sleeves, and a thick stone axe appeared in the smoke. It hung in the air, and he made a hand sign. The axe fell down with a hum, and it fiercely chopped down on Gao Zhongyuan's head. With a bang, the top of Gao Zhongyuan's head was shattered, and he fell to the ground dead.
Priest Chu's mouth opened, he wanted to say something but in the end he didn't.
Priest Wen raised his hand again and pulled that strand of primordial spirit over. He took out a talisman from his sleeves and slapped it on it. He then bowed to Zhang Yan, leaped up and flew towards the main hall. He went all the way to the rear hall. There was a big well here, covered with a greenish grey thick stone slab, and on top of it were hundreds of thick iron chains.
He silently recited the incantation, and with a sound, the iron chains unraveled by themselves. He then released a stream of evil smoke, and lifted the stone slab to one side, revealing a bottomless hole. From afar, one could feel a cold wind coming from inside, the coldness penetrated into one's flesh and bones, as if a knife was slicing one's skin.
This was the evil Yin energy of the mountain, to cultivators, it was no less than a fierce poison. Shen Baishuang used her power to suppress it here, to prevent her disciples from being harmed by it, but it could also be used as a punishment.
Priest Wen used his mana to protect his body, and walked to the mouth of the well. He took out a spiritual nail, and poked it into Gao Zhongyuan's primordial spirit, and threw it down. He then covered the stone slab, and used the incantation to seal the iron chains.
After he was done, he checked again, and seeing that there were no mistakes, he returned to the front of the hall and said, "Master, Junior Brother has thrown the disciple who betrayed his master into the wind hole, after a hundred days, his soul will scatter, and he will no longer exist in this world."
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Thank you, Junior Brother."
Priest Wen turned around, and said loudly to the two hundred disciples below, "This is the fate of those who betray their master, all disciples must bear this in mind."
The disciples below were shocked, not only did Gao Zhongyuan's head was struck by the stone axe, he also had to suffer the pain of a hundred days of torture, without a physical body, and when the evil wind blew, it was as if thousands of ants were biting his body. The pain was indescribable, and yet he had the protection of the talisman, and would not die immediately. Such a scene, just thinking about it made one shudder.
Chu Mu Ran sighed inwardly. Today, Zhang Yan had killed Gao Zhongyuan in front of all the disciples of the sect. From this moment on, there was no longer any leeway between the Deep Abyss Sect and Wang Guangyuan. There was no turning back even if they wanted to.
But the worry in his heart was another matter, not to mention the matter of Zhongtai School, just that Hui Xuan Elder was not a simple person, if he was angered, how would Deep Abyss School defend against him?
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