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Chapter 264: Seeking Justice
Chapter 264: Seeking Justice
This should have been a joyous occasion.
However, the problem arose with Zheng Zisheng from Xuan Guang Dong.
He wore a cheerful smile on his face, but suddenly launched a surprise attack on Yu Yue Long, relying on his profound cultivation to severely injure him with a sneak attack.
He also took away that scroll of cultivation technique.
Among the Primordial Profound Sages present, only two had reached the Upper Realm.
Zheng Zisheng's intention was to rely on his ruthless actions to eliminate his opponent and then use Xuan Guang Dong's reputation to intimidate the others.
Unexpectedly, this move provoked the anger of the crowd.
Facing five opponents alone, he almost managed to kill Yu Yue Long, but at the cost of sustaining severe injuries himself.
"If I don't act now..."
One of the Primordial Profound Sages spoke in a cold voice, "I fear that none of us will even have a chance to drink a drop of soup today."
The others had already obtained the item and made promises, yet Zheng Zisheng still resorted to a sneak attack to forcefully take it.
Since he disregarded the rules, they might as well abandon them altogether.
"Hmph!" Zheng Zisheng scoffed, "With just a few big and small cats from your sect, after I leave the Immortal Mansion, I'll invite a few fellow disciples to pay you a visit. Not a single one of them will likely survive."
The Primordial Profound Sage took a deep breath and said calmly, "Then we'll just make sure you can't leave."
Seizing the Dao Tradition is akin to killing one's parents.
Moreover, Zheng Zisheng now possessed the cultivation technique, and whoever obtained it would claim it as their own.
Xuan Guang Dong? Once they leave the Immortal Mansion, who would know what transpired within?
Calling him a Zhenren as a courtesy, but without it, he's just another Primordial Profound Sage. How formidable could he be?
"Attack! I don't want the technique anymore. Today, I only want his life!"
Yu Yue Hu roared and charged forward first.
The rest followed without hesitation, as they had already created an irreconcilable feud, and it was best to settle it swiftly.
If they waited for the others from Xuan Guang Dong to arrive, none of them would survive.
"How dare you!"
Zheng Zisheng's eyelids twitched, and although his expression remained unchanged, his heart couldn't help but feel a bit flustered.
Earlier, Yu Yue Long's desperate counterattack had caused him quite a bit of trouble.
At that moment, his peripheral vision caught something, and his eyes lit up with joy. He shouted loudly, "Chen Zhong! Come out!"
Before he finished speaking, everyone's faces changed drastically.
They turned around instinctively.
In the distance, a gray-robed elder stood silently, and the aura emanating from him was unmistakably another Upper Realm Primordial Profound Sage.
Chen Zhong sighed, "..."
After entering, he had separated from the group and only came over to investigate upon hearing the sounds of fighting.
Seeing that it was Zheng Zisheng, he had intended to turn around and leave, but he was spotted.
"Hmph!"
Even the furious Yu Yue Hu could only take a deep breath at this moment.
A fully-powered Upper Realm Primordial Profound Sage was enough to turn the tide of the battle.
"Kill me? None of you will escape today!"
Zheng Zisheng's face twisted with rage, and he finally didn't have to maintain his previous composure. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he shouted arrogantly, "Attack! Leave none alive!"
Upon hearing this, the four Primordial Profound Sages tensed up, as if facing a formidable enemy.
They didn't regret their actions, just their bad luck.
They were all cultivators who had fought through blood and gore, and none of them were unprepared to lose their heads.
Moreover, the outcome was still uncertain.
Yu Yue Hu frowned and advised, "Elder, you're not from Xuan Guang Dong. Don't get involved! After we deal with him, we won't expose you."
"How dare you!" Zheng Zisheng glared at him, "You should know that if I perish in this Immortal Mansion, you won't escape unscathed. Don't forget your fellow disciples..."
"Hmm."
Chen Zhong sighed bitterly and finally took a step towards the small pavilion.
To be honest, he couldn't afford to gamble.
Unlike these solitary cultivators, he had the entire Nine Provinces behind him.
"What's with the slowness! I told you to hurry up and attack!"
Zheng Zisheng, in a fit of rage, cursed a few more words.
"Senior, are you sure about this?"
Yu Yue Hu hung in mid-air, watching the old man approach step by step, his eyes growing colder by the second. "From what he said, you are from Da Qian? Once a top power, are you really willing to be a dog for others now?"
The other three grandmasters couldn't help but voice their anger, "The Martial Temple treats Radiant Light Cave as an ally, but did he ever treat you like a person? Earlier at the Eight Directions Dining Hall, we gave you face and didn't ridicule you. Now it seems you've lost all face and not a trace of the dignity of a major sect remains."
"What a waste of our former respect for you!"
The Martial Temple was once a highly revered power, admired by countless cultivators.
But now, they saw the old man being summoned and ordered around by the Radiant Light Cave without question, lacking the dignity of a grandmaster and appearing more like a slave.
They couldn't help but feel disappointed.
How could one of the three major powers fall to such a state?
"This is hilarious."
Zheng Zisheng watched the group bark incessantly, feeling a sense of relief, "Now you know fear, but it's too late."
After saying this, he turned to look at Chen Zhong.
The old man slowly walked to the center, and no matter whose words were spoken, his expression remained unchanged.
Chen Zhong slightly lowered his head, his graying hair in disarray.
His voice lacked strength, "Everyone, leave. Today, you cannot kill him."
Upon hearing this, the group froze for a moment, then looked at each other in confusion.
Yu Yue Hu glanced at the old man, then at his dying brother on the ground, clenching his fists tightly, making a creaking sound.
In the end, he helplessly cupped his hands, "Thank you for your mercy, but... sigh!"
"Who told you to let them go?"
Zheng Zisheng's face turned rigid, as if he couldn't believe what he was hearing. He shouted, "I think you've forgotten your identity. I ordered you to kill them, and you dare disobey?"
"Damn!" The grandmasters couldn't hold back their curses, and their suppressed killing intent rose again.
Chen Zhong pressed his palms to stop the crowd's anger, turned to look at Zheng Zisheng, and said softly, "The original agreement was to join forces to resist the Thousand Demon Cavern. I don't recall any part about you randomly killing people."
"I am the patrol commander of Da Qian, not a tool for you to wield from Radiant Light Cave."
"If you're not satisfied, we can go to Wutong Mountain to seek arbitration."
Hearing the name Wutong Mountain, Zheng Zisheng opened his mouth but said nothing, only glaring at the other party in frustration.
At this moment, laughter echoed from the distance again.
"Arbitration?"
"Why bother with Wutong Mountain? Let this king come and judge instead."
A large tiger demon with a golden horn on its forehead strolled over, leisurely hugging its head with its arms.
Behind it, two more figures followed with smiles on their faces.
The demonic energy emanating from the three of them was no less than Chen Zhong's, and even slightly stronger.
"..."
Zheng Zisheng's pupils constricted.
The enemy before him should have been a formidable foe, but at this moment, he felt only fear.
How could the Demon King of the Thousand Demon Cavern appear in the immortal mansion? They had clearly left a fellow disciple outside to guard.
A trap?! The grandmasters of Primordial Profound Sages stood in silence, not communicating but quickly assuming defensive stances.
Chen Zhong's face remained calm as he turned to look at Zheng Zisheng, wanting to gauge his remaining strength.
At that moment, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
In his perception, another intense demonic energy burst forth in the sky.
The next moment, a crimson demon cloud descended from above.
A figure emerged from within the cloud.
Beneath the swirling ink-black robe, a long treasure saber exuded overwhelming demonic power as it slashed downward with deadly intent!
Without a word, the attack was a decisive killing move!
"Another demon?!
The crowd panicked, their hearts sinking.
(End of Chapter)
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