"I don't understand. Is it considered a betrayal if we don't hand over our treasures?" As the eldest sister, Murong Han asked calmly in the face of the Sect's elders' reproach.
"As a disciple of the sect, the sect has raised you to this level. Don't tell me you can't even repay the sect with mere worldly possessions?" The elder who was trying to persuade him was very patient. It could even be said that he was trying his best to persuade him.
They had no choice but to do so. One must know that the dragon puppet that the Murong sisters controlled was at the intermediate stage of Golden Immortal. The entire Sect's Supreme Elders combined would probably not be a match for this dragon puppet. This was also the reason why some of the higher-ups were tempted. If it was any other Xuan Immortal puppet, the higher-ups of the Sect would probably not have any greed for it.
It made the Murong sisters anxious. If they controlled the dragon puppet and left the Sect, it would be ugly. Therefore, no matter who came to speak, they knew that this was a bottom line that no one dared to cross.
"I am willing to repay the Sect!" Murong Han's words made the elder who was in charge of persuading them happy. But then, Murong Han immediately stated her conditions, "As long as the Sect Master personally gives the order, the five of us will definitely not say anything."
Logically speaking, this request was not excessive at all. It was reasonable for the Sect's Sect Master to make an appearance to ask the Sect's disciples to hand over such a powerful treasure. At least, no matter what, he had to verbally express that the Sect was grateful and remember the disciples' contributions!
Unfortunately, it would be easy if things were that simple. These covetous fellows were in a difficult position. The Sect Master never had such thoughts. This matter was caused by one of the core higher-ups, Elder Yang Haoxuan. He did not even dare to let the other core higher-ups know about it. For the sake of his son, Elder Yang even blocked the news so that others would not know about it. He would only inform them after it was a fait accompli.
Anyway, the matter had already happened. At most, the core higher-ups of the Sect would compensate the Murong sisters more generously. What was done could not be undone. Even if the other core higher-ups had objections, who would dare to fall out with him when he had the dragon puppet at the intermediate stage of Golden Immortal?
As for the relationship with Chunyang Palace, it was another matter. Anyway, the Five Elements Sect was a big business. Chunyang Palace would not have a flattering attitude toward a small upstart. It was already a preferential treatment for them to be willing to give them some benefits. If Chunyang Palace dared to be rude, the Five Elements Sect did not mind letting them know what the old Five Taoist Sect was.
Yang Chen? If he could become a sixth-grade alchemist in a short period of time, coupled with the resources he had on him, he would barely be able to make everyone look at him in a higher light. Sadly, Yang Chen had lost all his cultivation. Rumor had it that he had fallen below the foundational level. It took him years to return to the foundational level. Was it possible for a piece of trash like him to regain his former glory?
In fact, the most important reason was the last one. When the news that Yang Chen had lost all his cultivation came from Danding Sect, Yang Zhisheng, the son of Elder Yang, had an idea.
Yang Haoxuan named his son Yang Zhisheng because he had great ambitions to become a Supreme Saint. For his son, he had spent a lot of effort. Not to mention the tight supply of all kinds of resources, he was also spoiling him in other aspects. As long as Yang Zhisheng was willing and able to do it, Yang Haoxuan would try his best to fulfill it.
This time, Yang Zhisheng was interested in the dragon puppet at the intermediate stage of Golden Immortal. This point, not to mention Yang Zhisheng, even Yang Haoxuan himself was drooling. Even the entire high-level of the Five Elements Sect, including the Supreme Elders, who was not drooling over it? However, the high-level elders were always embarrassed to put down their pride to plot the magic weapons of the younger generation of the Sect.
Right now, there was an opportunity. Because of the trouble at the training ground, the high-level of the Five Elements Sect attached great importance to it. The Sect Master and the other three elders had personally brought people to the training ground to make arrangements. Within the Sect, Elder Yang and another elder were temporarily in charge. There were many things that Elder Yang had the final say in. Hence, some of the normal elders took turns to persuade the Murong sisters.
To the Murong sisters, this dragon puppet was clearly exchanged from Big Brother Li Cheng at the price of their husband losing all his cultivation. How could he give it up so easily? Even when Murong Han said that he wanted the Sect Master to step in, it was just an excuse. How could the Sect Master do such a thing? It would disappoint all the disciples.
However, Yang Chen was already prepared for such a situation. He had also prepared some ideas for the Murong sisters in advance. Asking the Sect Master to step in was one of them. Since the Murong sisters did not want to betray the sect and did not want to bear the reputation of betraying the sect, they naturally had to tolerate and make concessions in certain matters.
The words of the newly ascended disciples carried little weight. This was something that could not be helped. Not to mention the Murong sisters, even the Sect Master of the Five Elements Sect in the mortal world, Shao Wenxuan, had a slightly higher status after ascending. However, he was still a newbie who had just ascended. He did not have much say in the Sect.
The Sect Master could not step in, but Elder Yang could. After all, he still had the responsibility of overseeing the Sect. Even if something like this happened, others could not say anything. Everyone in the high-level knew that he doted on his son. Compared to a core member of the higher-ups, the five newly ascended disciples were on a completely different level. Moreover, the key point was that the dragon puppet was not outside of the Five Elements Sect, was it not?
With the Murong sisters' status, it was naturally impossible for them to know who the mastermind was. However, after the core elder who oversaw the Sect had stepped in and explained that the Sect Master was not in the Sect, it was no longer appropriate to use the excuse of asking the Sect Master to step in.
At this point, the Murong sisters knew that the situation was hopeless. Within the Sect, they did not have the capital to resist at all. Therefore, they could only follow the method that Yang Chen taught them and push the boat with the current.
"We can give up the dragon puppet, but for this, the disciples …" If they had to give up something, they could not give it away for nothing. No matter what, there had to be some compensation.
Before they could finish their sentence, Elder Yang had already laughed and replied directly, "Of course, the Sect will not forget your hard work. I will allow you to pick two items from the treasures in the secret pavilion." Compared to a dragon puppet at the intermediate stage of the Golden Immortal Stage, what were the treasures in the secret pavilion? So what if they were given some compensation?
Moreover, that son of his was not only interested in the dragon puppet, but also the Murong sisters' identical quintuplets. These five female disciples had the looks, the aptitude, and the future. Apart from the fact that they had married before, there was really no flaw to pick out. They were definitely the best cauldron for his son's cultivation.
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