Chapter 63: Grandmaster Taiwu's Interrogation
Chapter 63: Grandmaster Taiwu's Interrogation
The difficulty in dealing with demonic creatures often lies not in their strength but in their adeptness at hiding.
Their senses of smell, sight, and hearing are far superior to ordinary humans, and they also possess exceptional night vision.
With such abilities, finding them is often more challenging than eliminating them.
This is the reason why various countries still suffer from the demon plague.
Knowing their own limitations, these demons only choose to launch sneak attacks and would never engage in a direct contest of strength.
The Yunyang Sect's performance over the past two years led to a misjudgment about the demonic creatures.
From the lowest to the highest ranks, everyone began to look down on the demons.
Before Su Chen left, some even called the demons stupid.
They believed that ambushing and eliminating them would be a breeze.
But in reality, without Su Chen providing the demons' traces, how could it have been so easy?
Currently, the area between the defensive line and the Yunyang Sect is giving them a headache as they struggle to clear it.
The disciples of the Yunyang Sect are now constantly complaining.
The sect's headmaster and elders are feeling increasingly gloomy day by day.
In the side chamber, the five elders have already arrived.
Seated in the middle is the sect master, Grandmaster Taiwu, his face turning grim.
For the past two years, everything in the Yunyang Sect had been running smoothly, and the frontline affairs were going well.
"It's almost been a month, and it seems we haven't even finished clearing the demons near our sect?"
Grandmaster Taiwu's gaze fell upon the Third Elder.
His tone was light, but the blame in his words was evident.
"Previously, in your discussions, you often mentioned that the sect's strength has significantly improved over the past two years.
Our ability to deal with demonic creatures has shown remarkable progress.
But now, it seems like there hasn't been any progress, and we've even taken a step backward?"
Grandmaster Taiwu's eyes swept across the group.
"In this situation, you must give me a reason. Why has this happened?"
As the person in charge of this purge operation, the Third Elder frowned and slowly stood up.
"We may have misjudged those demonic creatures.
In this period, the sect's disciples have already done their utmost to slay the demons.
But while slaying demons is easy, finding them is difficult."
The Third Elder spoke, and the description of "very difficult" made Grandmaster Taiwu's frown deepen.
"If I remember correctly, the batch of scout disciples trained by the Fifth Elder went out to assist in demon hunting five days ago, right?"
Hearing the sect master's inquiry, the Third Elder glanced at the Fifth Elder and then turned to reply.
"The scouting abilities of that group of disciples are still unsatisfactory.
The information they provide about the demons' traces and movements are always outdated.
By the time we arrive, the demons have already hidden themselves who knows where."
The Third Elder didn't want to shoulder all the blame.
When it came to sharing responsibility, of course, it had to be distributed.
But at this moment, Grandmaster Taiwu wasn't interested in arguing about who was responsible or who should be held accountable.
What he wanted was a solution, to quickly restore the previous order.
"Did Jian Yun and Xing Wan also perform poorly in the demon-slaying campaign?
From the reports, the number of demons they eliminate each day is also very small."
Hearing this, the Fifth Elder, Sun Xue Rong, quickly spoke up to explain for her outstanding disciple.
"The scouting abilities of the sect's trained disciples are indeed not up to par.
The information they provide contains too many errors and is often outdated. Jian Yun's low demon-slaying count can't be blamed on them."
When mentioning Fu Jianyun, the Fifth Elder's words were filled with excuses for him.
If it were before, Grandmaster Taiwu wouldn't bother to investigate further.
But now, with all the various difficulties the Yunyang Sect is facing, he can't help but delve deeper.
"During last year's purge, Jian Yun and Xing Wan were far ahead in terms of demons slain."
According to Elder Wu, they were not responsible for the success, and thus, the majority of the credit should not go to them.
"Why, then, were they given so much more credit and contribution points for their efforts last year during the late summer purge than the others?"
When it comes to claiming credit, they are the main contributors, but when it's time to take responsibility, they are not to blame.
Is this what you're implying?"
Grandmaster Taiwu's words carried a hint of accusation.
"If all of you elders manage the sect with this kind of attitude, will there still be fairness and justice in the Yunyang Sect?"
As for Fu Jianyun and Liu Xingwan, Grandmaster Taiwu clearly had high hopes for them.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the two juniors out for training and cultivation.
But sometimes, things are just as they are.
There's no need to sugarcoat the situation or cover it up.
After being reprimanded by Grandmaster Taiwu, the elders all lowered their heads slightly, not daring to speak further.
"You may feel that the situation is becoming more and more unclear, but I, as an elder, see it with increasing clarity.
The current state of our sect is a result of the bad influence we, the higher-ups, have brought upon it.
The disciples who are truly putting in the effort on the frontline are being treated harshly.
The disciples close to the hall masters and elders are taking all the credit for themselves.
The situation before us is merely a manifestation of this illness.
In reality, our Yunyang Sect has already faced significant issues!"
In the side chamber, everyone fell silent.
The elders, having been scolded, dared not say another word.
"Calm down and now, we must start training and cultivating a new batch of scout disciples.
Even if it requires more investment, we must improve the abilities of this group of scout disciples.
If things continue like this, I will hold you accountable!"
Upon hearing this, the elders nodded in agreement.
Today, Grandmaster Taiwu had already shown signs of anger.
"As for Su Chen, I will personally arrange for someone to investigate his situation.
Let's see if he truly has the skills he claims to possess."
After saying this, Grandmaster Taiwu left the side chamber with a wave of his hand.
Leaving the five elders behind with grim expressions.
After a period of silence, Elder Si couldn't hold back any longer.
"I've recently heard some news about Su Chen..."
As he spoke, the other elders turned their attention to him.
"After the start of spring, in the Tiangang City martial competition, he apparently took the champion title."
"Champion?
Him? That's unlikely, isn't it?"
Elder Wu was the first to speak, genuinely surprised.
In Sun Xue Rong's eyes, Su Chen only had some experience on the frontline and had executed a few more reconnaissance missions.
If she remembered correctly, Su Chen's cultivation realm should only be at the Ninth Rank.
"Could such news be false? There were many witnesses in Tiangang City.
It's just that Su Chen is two years older, requiring more cultivation time than the other disciples.
But this outcome is still somewhat unexpected.
Our evaluation of Su Chen here is that he lacks talent and has no value for cultivation."
Amidst the silence, Elder Si continued.
"After going to the frontline in spring, it's said that Su Chen's performance was also exceptional.
Many are saying that this child is very skilled in observing demonic traces.
He is very knowledgeable about the various signs and what they indicate."
(End of Chapter)
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