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Judging Life and Death
Wanjian Pavilion, at the bottom of Wan Feng Cliff.
This place was shrouded in bone-piercing Astral Wind. The entire area was thin and lifeless. Only those who violated the rules of Wanjian Pavilion would be sent here.
In the center of the bottom of the cliff, there was a stone forest. This was the source of the Astral Wind. Every time the Astral Wind swept through the stone forest, it would make an ear-piercing sound of friction. Just hearing this sound was enough to make people shudder.
At this moment, Lu Ling, Shui Qianyue, and the other six people were imprisoned here.
Their Spiritual Powers were sealed, and their bodies were tied to stone pillars. Facing the Astral Wind, they could not resist at all. They could only endure it. Their bodies were already covered with hideous bloodstains.
Besides the seven of them, there was no one else in the entire stone forest. However, numerous ghastly corpses were tied to many of the stone pillars. As the strong wind swept past, the corpses emitted the sound of staggering, and it added a little more gloominess to the atmosphere.
These corpses were all major sinners who had violated the rules of Wanjian Pavilion. Since they were imprisoned, they had not been able to leave Wan Feng Cliff until their flesh was cut off by the Astral Wind and they became skeletons.
"Speaking of which, will we also become skeletons and never be able to leave here?" The Astral Wind stopped howling, and the seven people could finally breathe. Ning Lefan glanced at the skeletons beside him and murmured.
"Don't worry, Master will get us out. He will never give up on us!" The one who answered Ning Lefan was Shui Qianyue. Among them, her cultivation was the weakest, and she had the most bloodstains on her body. However, there was no fear in her eyes, only determination.
"Chang Chixiao and Qin Qiumo have been in charge of internal affairs for many years. They have wasted countless resources and committed all kinds of evil deeds. They deserve to die. Unfortunately, the Pavilion Master only wants to consolidate his position and does not care about the development of Wanjian Pavilion at all." Gu Xuanqing looked up at the sky and sighed with emotion.
Hearing his words, the others kept bowing their heads and looking up at the sky at the same time. Their expressions were full of helplessness.
"After experiencing a day and a night of bone-piercing astral winds, you actually still have the strength to speak. As expected of my good fellow disciples!" An incomparably ear-piercing voice abruptly broke the silence of the space.
Hearing this, disgust appeared on the faces of the crowd. A trace of coldness appeared on Lu Qingyao's face. She replied in a mocking tone, "How can an ungrateful person like you call us fellow disciples? You're really shameless!"
Shi Hao's footsteps stopped, and a cold expression immediately appeared on his face. However, soon after, he revealed a simple and honest smile and said to the seven people in front of him, "I, Shi Hao, am a very simple person. I wholeheartedly pursue the peak of the martial dao. For this goal, I can give up everything."
"That day, I took Luo Yun as my master for the sake of learning the sword mantra and advancing to the Heavenly Spirit Realm. Yesterday, I also took the Pavilion Master as my master for the sake of better cultivation. How can such actions be considered ungrateful?"
"Truly laughable!"
Shui Qianyue looked at Shi Hao's serious expression and couldn't help but laugh. She said in a clear voice, "You don't need to use the martial dao as an excuse to hide your despicable actions. What you pursue is only benefits. For benefits, you are indeed not hesitant to give up everything. We have all seen this, so you don't need to explain any further."
"These words are correct. From a certain perspective, you are inferior to Chang Chixiao and Qin Qiumo. At the very least, they would do it for their families and heirs. For someone like you, for the sake of immediate benefits, you might even betray your closest friends, right?" Lu Qingyao followed up and ridiculed without holding back.
The words of the two women ignited a wave of anger within Shi Hao's heart. The expression on his face became sinister as he clenched his teeth and said, "A wise man submits to circumstances. Reality has proven that my choice was correct. Meanwhile, you two are gravely mistaken, which is why you have fallen to such an unbearable state!"
After speaking, he waved his hand. More than ten figures immediately appeared behind him.
"Bring them away!" A trace of viciousness flashed past Shi Hao's eyes. As soon as his voice fell, the dozen or so figures quickly rushed out. They tightly bound the seven individuals' four limbs and forcefully brought them away from Myriad Peak Cliff.
The seven individuals' spiritual energies were sealed, so they couldn't struggle free at all. At the same time, no matter how they cried out, Shi Hao didn't pay them any attention. He only looked at them with an ice-cold gaze. The sneer on his face was thick.
After leaving Myriad Peak Cliff, their group made their way through Wanjian Pavilion. Quite a few inner sect disciples looked over, and all of them carried looks of ridicule. There were even some who spoke out in ridicule. Their words were extremely unpleasant to hear.
It was clear that after Fan Wujie's words, quite a few people were filled with disgust towards Chu Xingyun. Ning Lefan and Lu Ling's group of seven were Chu Xingyun's personal disciples, so they naturally wouldn't treat them kindly.
Shi Hao seemed to be purposely humiliating the seven of them. His steps were extremely slow, and from time to time, he would laugh loudly. He seemed to be extremely proud of himself. When the seven of them saw this, they felt indignant, but even more so, they were deeply moved.
During this period of time, they had been together with Shi Hao day and night. They all thought that the other party was a simple and honest person without a single gap in his heart. Who would have thought that the latter hid himself so deeply? After revealing his true colors, he only cared about personal gains and didn't care about the camaraderie of fellow disciples at all.
In the end, the seven of them had too little contact with such a cruel thing. It happened so suddenly, so it was hard for them to accept.
While the seven of them were deeply moved, Shi Hao's footsteps stopped.
When they raised their heads, they discovered that they had arrived at the outer sect's martial arts plaza. What made them even more shocked was that all of the disciples had already gathered at the martial arts plaza. The scene was extremely shocking.
"Shi Hao, what kind of tricks are you trying to play?" Ning Lefan glared angrily at Shi Hao. When he saw this scene, he suddenly had a bad premonition. He wanted to break free from the escort, but he couldn't muster the slightest bit of strength.
"Perhaps you all don't know, but yesterday, master had already handed over the authority of the outer sect to me. Therefore, the master of the outer sect of the Wanjian Pavilion is no longer Luo Yun, but me, Shi Hao. Since I am the master of the outer sect, convening the outer sect assembly is also a matter of course."
Shi Hao smiled as he looked at Ning Lefan and the others. His voice was neither fast nor slow as he said, "As for what I want to do, you all will know in a bit."
With a wave of his hand, the seven of them were brought to the arena. At the same time, he shouted, "Bring them all up!"
Them?
The seven of them narrowed their eyes slightly. Soon after, they saw a group of outer sect disciples being escorted out and forcefully brought onto the arena. There were a hundred people in a row, and there were a total of thirty rows. There were a total of three thousand people. They were the three thousand outer sect disciples that Chu Xingyun accepted.
When he saw the three thousand disciples being escorted onto the arena, Shi Hao stepped lightly and stood in the air. He used a condescending attitude to look down on the outer sect disciples below. His expression was especially domineering.
He paused for a moment, and then said in high spirits, "I believe everyone knows that the former master of the outer sect, Luo Yun, was a despicable and shameless person. Ever since he took charge of the outer sect, not only did he kill countless people, he also accepted three thousand disciples, causing the outer sect to be in a foul atmosphere!"
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