Seeing the sword glows soaring into the sky from all the peaks of Mount Li, Xiao Songgong's expression greatly changed. The two Discipline Hall elders had grim expressions, and that old elder surnamed Jiang from the Longevity Sect had an extremely unsightly expression. Only the Qiushan clan head continued to stare at Qiushan Jun without saying a word.
Qiushan Jun did not even glance at his father. He said to Xiao Songgong and the others, "Still not giving up without a fight? Are you really prepared to endure the punishment of ten thousand swords piercing through your heart?"
Then he turned to those Mount Li disciples that had followed Xiao Songgong and the others to charge onto the main peak. He coldly said, "As for you lot, to let bygones be bygones … that is absolutely impossible. But seeing that today only blood has been spilled and no deaths have occurred, if you lot abandon your swords, I will punish you according to the rules of the sect and not expel you from the sect."
Those Mount Li disciples that had followed their masters to charge onto the main peak were already anxious. When Qiushan Jun appeared and even unyieldingly stood on the Sect Master's side, they were already beginning to show signs of hesitation. Now that they heard these words, they began to struggle even more fiercely.
Xiao Songgong laughed from extreme anger. Gripping his longsword, he looked at Qiushan Jun and said, "Truly absurd to the extreme! Even if everyone in the world knows that in the future, the Mount Li Sword Sect will inevitably fall under your control, you're not even twenty years old right now. As a third-generation disciple, you actually dare to disrespect us elders, actually dare to attack me! In these past few years, my Mount Li Sword Sect has truly been led down the evil path by Su Li! "
Qiushan Jun looked at him and seriously said, "Evil people do not walk the righteous path, so how can a righteous person walk the evil path?"
Xiao Songgong was even more enraged. He harshly yelled, "Previously, your master used the sword array to seal off the paths between the peaks precisely because he didn't want the disciples of the peaks to die under our swords! If you dare to use the Myriad Sword Array to attack us, how many people from the peaks of Mount Li will die today! Do you really want my Mount Li Sword Sect to be destroyed by internal strife! "
Hearing these words, the sword glows between the peaks slightly froze. Bai Cai and the other Mount Li disciples turned to Qiushan Jun, their gazes filled with unease, because they clearly understood that what Xiao Songgong said was correct. The Mount Li Sword Sect's most powerful Sword Hall elites were currently completely trapped in the sword array in the belly of the mountain. Although the Mount Li disciples supporting the Sect Master and Qiushan Jun were numerous, in terms of battle prowess, they were far inferior to Xiao Songgong and the other two second-generation elders with deep cultivations. This was not even considering the fact that the Longevity Sect elder had accompanied them to Mount Li today, as well as the Qiushan clan head and that Qiushan clan Guardian of unfathomable cultivation!
It must be known that the vast majority of the Myriad Sword Array's power was used to lay down the Teleportation Sword Array. Even if Qiushan Jun and the third generation disciples of Mount Li were determined to live and die with Mount Li, they still might not be able to repel such a powerful enemy! If the two sides truly disregarded everything and began to fight, then even if Qiushan Jun could completely release the remaining power of the Myriad Sword Array, Mount Li would probably flow with rivers of blood. Who knew how many of those disciples loyal to Mount Li would perish on the spot, and was it really worth it?
Qiushan Jun gazed at the clouds and sword glows between the peaks, his sword-like eyebrows slightly raised. Everyone knew that he had already made his preparations to attack. In the next moment, he would attack. He had already expelled the two Discipline Hall elders from Mount Li, so the Mount Li Relic Sword was currently in his chest — with the Mount Li Relic Sword in front of him, there was no such thing as whether it was worth it or not, only whether it should be or not.
Bai Cai understood. Without another word, he raised his sword and walked behind Eldest Brother, calmly and resolutely gazing at those powerful enemies. The several dozen Mount Li disciples also understood. They walked to the stone steps and prepared for the arrival of this final battle. They did not care if they had been injured before, did not care if their shoulders were still dripping blood. Their hands gripping their swords were incomparably steady. Xiao Songgong and the others also understood, as did the disciples behind them. Some disciples lowered their heads, some cursed, some silently walked to the edge of the stage, and some slowly lowered the swords in their hands.
Just at this moment, a voice slowly rose up from the summit.
"When you were four years old, you encountered a dragon in the South Spirit Mountain. All of your servants died, and you were the only one alive. You didn't attack the unicorn, but allowed it to bring you back to its cave to be used as food in the future. To this day, including your father, no one knows how you managed to survive, or how you managed to kill that flood dragon. However, I believe that what you relied on at that time was absolutely not willpower or courage, but intelligence. "
The speaker was the Qiushan clan head. He impassively looked at Qiushan Jun and said, "I did not expect that the current you would actually be taught by your master and Su Li into a person who believes in the bravery of a common man. This truly makes me very disappointed, and I even somewhat regret sending you to Mount Li back then."
Qiushan Jun said nothing, only calmly gazed at him.
The Qiushan clan head shook his head. "Your awakening should have been an extremely good thing, whether it was for you or for the entire Mount Li Sword Sect, because only you could prevent the destruction of Mount Li, but in the end, what did you do? If you are thinking about the kindness between master and disciple, I can clearly tell you that neither the Longevity Sect, the Qiushan clan, nor even the Divine Empress has any intention of letting your master die. We only believe that because of Su Li and Qi Jian, he is no longer suitable to hold the position of Sect Master of the Mount Li Sword Sect. However, there is assuredly a place for him in the Longevity Sect's Council of Elders. Mount Li only needs to clearly recognize Su Li's crimes, and then it can welcome a brand new and beautiful future. Why not? "
The Qiushan clan head's voice gradually became unyielding and cold. "I am your father, and the entire continent is well aware that everything I do is for your sake. Do you not understand? No matter how much of a genius you are, succeeding in Star Condensation before the age of twenty, today's matter has far-reaching implications. How could you possibly resolve it! "
Qiushan Jun calmly gazed at him, then suddenly asked, "Father, just what do you want to do for me?"
The Qiushan clan head replied, "We want to completely remove Su Li and his shadow from Mount Li."
Qiushan Jun asked, "Why must you do this?"
The Qiushan clan head expressionlessly replied, "Only by doing this can we ensure that Mount Li will be clean when it reaches your hands."
After a moment of silence, Qiushan Jun replied, "Father, you know that I am not this sort of person."
The Qiushan clan head replied, "Yes, if you are not willing, let alone Mount Li, you don't even want the world. But you must be clear about one thing. Su Li … will inevitably die in Xunyang City. If you want Mount Li to remain as powerful as it was in the past, you should bring out a true resolution and face this reality squarely!"
Qiushan Jun calmly replied, "So I should hand over Junior Brother, ask the Sect Master to abdicate, and myself succeed. Only in this way can I avoid internal strife in Mount Li, preserve my strength, and scheme for the future and all ages?"
The Qiushan clan head harshly asked, "Is this not right?"
"If it is necessary to ignore reality in order to face reality squarely, then it is better to ignore this kind of reality, because in the following days, no one will be able to ignore every decision they make. They will definitely feel regret in their hearts." Qiushan Jun looked at his father and the four elders and said, "You are already old and can live a little more realistically, but we are still young. If we survive, there will inevitably be endless years waiting for us. I do not want to think of today in the years to come and feel regret and pain, so I will not act according to your methods."
You are already old, we are still young.
Their minds could not be linked, so their methods were naturally different.
Hearing Eldest Brother's calm and firm voice, many Mount Li disciples suddenly felt like a clear spring had descended from the heavens. Their eyes became slightly moist, but their sword hearts were washed clear and bright.
The Qiushan clan head looked at his son, his emotions abnormally complex, complex to an unimaginable degree. He was proud, but also sad, proud, but also angry. For the sake of today's chaos in Mount Li, Qiushan Jun, the Longevity Sect, and many other experts of the south had planned for such a long time. How could they allow it to fail because of a young man! Yes, Qiushan Jun was the son he was most proud of, the future of the Qiushan clan. But it must be known that this was not the matter of Qiushan Jun alone. This was the matter of the Qiushan clan for a thousand years!
Ultimately, he made his decision.
He looked at Qiushan Jun and expressionlessly said, "Heaven and earth."
These were two very common words, but with the appearance of these two words, the mountains suddenly fell silent. Even those sword glows dimmed somewhat.
Because everyone had already guessed at which scripture the Qiushan clan head had spoken of 'heaven and earth' came from.
It was the opening verse of an extremely famous scripture in the Daoist scriptures of the Orthodoxy.
Heaven and earth, and then father and son.
This was the supreme principle of nature, the ethics of the human world.
No one could resist it.
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