Li Wuxiang realized that he had miscalculated.
He had wanted to use this opportunity to get rid of Zhong Qiushui openly. Who would have thought that Zhong Qiushui had actually entered the Martial Immortal Realm? When did this happen?
At this moment, Li Wuxiang suddenly felt that Zhong Qiushui was very unfamiliar.
In his memory, Zhong Qiushui was extreme and hot-tempered. He always liked to use violence to solve problems.
Such a person could be a general, but he could not be a commander.
Now, Zhong Qiushui was even hiding the fact that he had entered the Martial Immortal Realm from him. This made him feel that things were out of his control.
"You've entered the Martial Immortal Realm? Very good. You've been hiding this news all this time. After entering the Martial Immortal Realm, you didn't think about solving the Imperial Sky Pavilion's problems or resisting Cold River City. Instead, you started an internal strife at this time. Zhong Qiushui, your wild ambition has finally been revealed! "
Zhong Qiushui sneered and said, "Don't put it in such a dignified manner. Li Wuxiang, I know you can't tolerate me. If I had exposed my cultivation earlier, I would only have had two choices.
One was to be forcefully sent by you to fight Cold River City, and the other was to be forced to leave the Imperial Sky Pavilion.
Today, you can call me wild ambition or I've been planning this for a long time. It's time for an end between the two of us! "
The current Zhong Qiushui no longer cared about his reputation. In other words, the power he had accumulated over the years was enough for him to ignore these rumors and slanders.
As Zhong Qiushui stepped forward, several elders and over ten attendants who had always been on his side stood behind him and made their stand clear.
One had to admit that Zhong Qiushui was quite a good person.
No matter what method he used, at least for now, a large number of Imperial Sky Pavilion's disciples were willing to rebel with him.
Li Wuxiang sneered and said, "Looks like you've done a good job in winning people's hearts over the years. There are actually so many people who are willing to follow you to the end. However, don't forget that I'm still the Pavilion Master of the Imperial Sky Pavilion! "
As he spoke, Li Wuxiang shouted angrily at the other cultivators who had not stepped forward, "Do it!"
Lu Sanjin and Jie Yingzong stood beside Chu Xiu. Both of them were still in a daze, not knowing how things had turned out this way.
After so many years, they had always been considered the old Pavilion Master's people. However, the old Pavilion Master had already retired, so they naturally had to stand on Li Wuxiang's side.
When they heard that Li Wuxiang was going to make a move, they subconsciously wanted to step forward, but they were stopped by Chu Xiu.
Jie Yingzong was puzzled. "Brother Chu, what are you doing?"
Chu Xiu said lightly, "Didn't Brother Xie say that you owe me a favor? Now, it was time to return the favor. Back then, it wasn't the Imperial Sky Pavilion that helped you resolve the crisis in Fanglin County. In fact, if it weren't for me, the Imperial Sky Pavilion would have abandoned you! "
After hearing Chu Xiu's words, Jie Yingzong immediately understood that Chu Xiu had already sided with Zhong Qiushui.
However, Jie Yingzong did not dislike Chu Xiu's choice.
This was because he also had some complaints about Pavilion Master Li Wuxiang, especially after the rebellion in Fanglin County.
In the beginning, Jie Yingzong had thought that he had gone overboard. However, he later found out that Cold River City had instigated it.
Since that was the case, the Imperial Sky Pavilion headquarters had not sent anyone to rescue him, it was obvious that they were prepared to abandon him.
If Lu Sanjin had not pulled Chu Xiu over and Chu Xiu's shocking strength had not allowed him to resolve the rebellion swiftly and decisively, he would have been in deep trouble.
Therefore, after hearing Chu Xiu's words, Jie Yingzong lifted his head to look at Li Wuxiang and Zhong Qiushui. He stopped in his tracks and did not walk out.
Lu Sanjin, on the other hand, looked at Chu Xiu in disbelief. "Brother Chu, you actually sided with Zhong Qiushui?"
All these years, Lu Sanjin and Zhong Qiushui had actually had many conflicts.
He represented the Old Pavilion Master, and the Old Pavilion Master naturally supported Li Wuxiang as the Pavilion Master. Therefore, he had often gone against Zhong Qiushui.
This time, he almost subconsciously wanted to stand on Li Wuxiang's side.
Chu Xiu said nonchalantly, "I didn't side with Zhong Qiushui. I just feel that Li Wuxiang is not fit to be the Pavilion Master!
Brother Lu, you know everything I've done in Cangwu County. You also know how I've been treated. Is this kind of person worthy of being the Pavilion Master? Does the future of the Imperial Sky Pavilion really have a future in his hands?
I admire the Old Pavilion Master, but he, Li Wuxiang, isn't qualified for me to admire him!
Brother Lu, don't forget that you've never been Li Wuxiang's man. You've always been the Old Pavilion Master's man! "
Chu Xiu's words reverberated in Lu Sanjin's heart, causing his entire body to tremble.
Actually, Lu Sanjin had always been dissatisfied with Li Wuxiang. Other than the two times Chu Xiu had done it, there had been a few times before.
At that time, Lu Sanjin felt that Li Wuxiang had done something inappropriate. Therefore, he had made a suggestion, but it had been rejected by Li Wuxiang.
Although Lu Sanjin was dissatisfied, the Old Pavilion Master had said that Li Wuxiang was the Pavilion Master. A Pavilion Master naturally had to have the dignity of a Pavilion Master and could not be easily rejected by his subordinates. Therefore, he had asked Lu Sanjin to listen to Li Wuxiang's orders.
Zhong Qiushui led a group of people to rebel, and Chu Xiu was also unwilling to stand on Li Wuxiang's side. This made Lu Sanjin feel doubtful. Did he, Li Wuxiang, have the qualifications to sit on this position?
"Chu Xiu! You deserve to die! "
Li Wuxiang could not help but roar angrily when he saw this.
Actually, it did not matter where Chu Xiu stood. This was because Li Wuxiang had never regarded Chu Xiu as one of his own from the beginning.
There were more than one or two descendants of Gu Zun in the Jianghu. How many of them could truly stay in the Jianghu?
In any case, in Li Wuxiang's opinion, it was meaningless for the Imperial Sky Pavilion to spend so much effort to nurture Chu Xiu. This was because Chu Xiu was destined not to stay in the Imperial Sky Pavilion.
However, Lu Sanjin was different. He was the Eastern Region Advisor and the Old Pavilion Master's chosen successor. His prestige in the Imperial Sky Pavilion was very high.
It did not matter if other people rebelled, but Lu Sanjin's rebellion would cause a large number of Imperial Sky Pavilion's cultivators to change sides.
"Lu Sanjin, don't listen to Chu Xiu's nonsense. He's not a member of the Imperial Sky Pavilion. His actions are filled with evil intentions! This is a time of crisis for the Imperial Sky Pavilion, and there's great pressure from Cold River City. Can you bear to see the Imperial Sky Pavilion being destroyed overnight? "
Before Lu Sanjin could speak, Chu Xiu smirked coldly and said, "What a nice way to say that I'm not a member of the Imperial Sky Pavilion. I didn't expect that after all I've done, I'm still an outsider in the Pavilion Master's eyes.
The situation in Cangwu County was a mess. I only went there because the Old Pavilion Master spoke.
What happened in the end? In a year's time, I've completely pacified Cangwu County. All the barbarian tribes are under the Imperial Sky Pavilion's control.
All these years, the Imperial Sky Pavilion has been bullied by Cold River City. How much vexation have we endured? I was the one who killed Ye Tianqing and avenged the Imperial Sky Pavilion.
Also, there was a rebellion in Fanglin County. That was a county under the Imperial Sky Pavilion's control. Pavilion Master Li, you didn't care about it at all and even seemed to have the intention of giving up. I was the one who helped Jie Yingzong resolve the rebellion in Fanglin County.
I've done so much, but in your eyes, I'm still an outsider with evil intentions. It's pathetic and ridiculous! "
When the other neutral Imperial Sky Pavilion cultivators heard Chu Xiu's words, their hearts wavered.
It was true that Chu Xiu was an outsider. Although he was an Honored Guest, wasn't an Honored Guest still an outsider?
However, most of the people in the Imperial Sky Pavilion felt that the Imperial Sky Pavilion had actually benefited from Lu Sanjin roping in Chu Xiu as an Honored Guest.
Putting aside the fact that he had helped the Imperial Sky Pavilion win a match against the High Heaven Sect during the martial arts show, the things that Chu Xiu had done after he joined the Imperial Sky Pavilion were obvious to all.
Now that Chu Xiu had openly rebelled, Li Wuxiang could say that Chu Xiu was a traitor. However, saying that he was just an outsider was indeed a little too much, and it was a little bitterly disappointing.
At this moment, Zhong Qiushui laughed and said, "Little fellow Lu, you've been helping Li Wuxiang all these years, and you've indeed gone against me many times.
You've gone against me, and I've gone against you as well. However, have you ever seen me play dirty against you even once after so many times?
You and I have different standpoints, so you don't have to worry about those things that happened before.
You were selected and cultivated by the old Pavilion Master, and so am I. Therefore, you and I should be the same kind of people!
Today, I'm only doing this for the old Pavilion Master and to vent my anger. I don't really want the position of Pavilion Master.
Once I get rid of Li Wuxiang, you, the Eastern Territory Partner, can become the Pavilion Master ahead of time!
You're also someone chosen by the old Pavilion Master, but I think you're more reliable than Li Wuxiang.
As long as you become the Pavilion Master, I will do my best to assist you and never touch the position of Pavilion Master for the rest of my life. If I violate this oath, let me die a horrible death! "
As soon as Zhong Qiushui said this, everyone was stunned, including Li Wuxiang.
Since he had said this in front of everyone, there was no room for him to take it back. Otherwise, Zhong Qiushui's reputation in the Imperial Sky Pavilion would be ruined, and it would directly cause dissension among the disciples.
Nobody would have thought that Zhong Qiushui's plotting for so long was really not for the position of Pavilion Master. It was as simple as venting his anger and pulling Li Wuxiang off his high horse.
Lu Sanjin was silent for a moment, then he took a step back and said, "I'm not qualified to inherit the position of Pavilion Master now, and I don't want it either. However, Li Wuxiang was personally chosen by the old Pavilion Master after all, so I won't go against him. However, today, I won't make a move either. I'll just be a spectator. "
Although Lu Sanjin said he wouldn't make a move, the moment he said this, he had already made it clear that he was on Zhong Qiushui's side.
At this moment, all the people who had previously remained neutral seemed to have found their backbone, and they all stood behind Lu Sanjin.
To them, they didn't want to get involved in the conflict between the Pavilion Master and the Deputy Pavilion Master. Therefore, it was best for them to remain neutral now. No matter who won in the end, they would still be used.
However, as a large number of people chose to remain neutral, there were not many people who were loyal to Li Wuxiang. In fact, there were even fewer people than those on Zhong Qiushui's side.
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