Chapter 221: Sect Judgment

Fang Cun’s words could only be heard by Elder Xue Zhizheng and the two Elders guarding him beside him.

But those two Elders, even if they heard, only pretended not to hear, so the words were truly for Elder Xue Zhizheng to hear. No one knew how rage-filled and how hopeless he felt deep inside when he heard those words…

No one knew how terrified he was when he was directly taken into Lingwu Sect’s prison room!

He was all wrapped up by Lingwu locks, with his spiritual senses cut off. Even if he had some regretful words, he could only say them to himself.

The many Elders of Lingwu Sect dragged him away, and waiting for him was a harsh “Judgment!”

All the Lingwu Sect disciples watching around simply stared in a daze at this scene.

Many people thought that by now, how the events turned out was different from their imagination, yet very fitting.

…

Yu Qingli got taken up to the Main Peak and clung to the big jar holding his sister. Meanwhile, the Lingwu Sect Leader went over to meet Fang Cun. They exchanged a glance. Fang Cun’s face was just calm, but a bitter smile crossed his own.

Even then, Liang Xiangzi didn’t understand how this Second Young Master Fang managed to do this so righteously and plainly. At the start, Lingwu Sect was standing with the Seven Clans, but after Second Young Master Fang put forward that demand, even though he hated it deep inside, he had to obey Second Young Master Fang in the end. He agreed to his conditions and made this deal with him.

This way, he had truly made enemies with the Bai Family…

To just take an Elder who the Bai Family recommended and put him in jail without even asking—how could the Bai Family be happy?

Of course, the great benefits he was about to get were more than enough, even if he angered the Bai Family one more time…

In some way, this kind of deal with Second Young Master Fang was a bit dirty, but after finishing the deal, he didn’t feel much guilt. Instead, it felt like a heavy stone on his heart was finally thrown off!

“Sect Leader, about Elder Xue’s situation…”

A trusted Elder came near Liang Xiangzi and softly asked.

“Since we judge, judge harshly!”

The Lingwu Sect Leader quietly said. One word “harshly” set the tone.

That Elder agreed, but he still had some doubts inside and glanced up at Liang Xiangzi.

“Second Young Master Fang and his brother are really not the same…”

Liang Xiangzi, Leader of Lingwu Sect, sighed under his breath: “Back then, Immortal Master Fang Chi was amazing everywhere, but in the eyes of the Qingjiang Qi Refiners, he was always a kind and gentle man. Even if he found many problems, he felt helpless sometimes…”

“So Immortal Master Fang Chi was often confused back then, even walking alone among people to seek the way!”

“His final choice was to carry everything on his own shoulders…”

“But Second Young Master Fang’s choice is to get what he wants at any cost. Such a person…”

He gently shook his head in the end and said: “Who dares to cross him?”

After hearing this, the Elder instantly understood the Sect Leader’s meaning: “Before now, Lingwu Sect wasn’t sure because the Karma that this Elder Xue stirred up secretly caused trouble for Lingwu Sect. Even the Seven Clans coming to Lingwu Sect and making those demands was because they saw how the situation with Elder Xue would make Lingwu Sect fight with Second Young Master Fang right away…”

“Among the Six Sects of Qingjiang, the most awkward were Nine Immortals Sect and Lingwu Sect!”

“Nine Immortals Sect didn’t know how to face the Fang Family because of Immortal Master Fang Chi’s affair, and Lingwu Sect was stuck because of Elder Xue’s matter—neither good nor bad. If we tried to lower our heads and make up to Second Young Master Fang ourselves, it made things too bad, but if we held firm all the way, Elder Xue wasn’t worth it. Even the Seven Clans’ promises weren’t worth it…”

“But now, Elder Xue’s trouble is fixed. Lingwu Sect’s hidden danger is gone, and somehow we even got fame back. Plus, we have that amazing deal waiting. Who’d have thought… who’d have thought this mess would get sorted like this…”

“The only problem left is the Seven Clans…”

He carefully turned it over in his mind, quietly guessing: “Second Young Master Fang is so bold in his acts—completely ignoring the Seven Clans. On every matter, he won’t step back. Who knows how they’ll strike back once they realize…”

“Just how deep was the hatred? How could Second Young Master Fang dare to tear open the Seven Clans’ face so completely?”

“Never mind…”

“At least, by then, Lingwu Sect will have kept itself out of it…”

Truth was, this worked out because most Seven Clans Qi Refiners had rushed off to Qingjiang Prefecture to deal with the Ghost Official matter. That Young Master Bai got publicly beaten by Second Young Master Fang, totally shamed, and hid in the side hall, too timid to show himself. So when Lingwu Sect stood between the Seven Clans and Shoushan Sect on position, the Seven Clans totally lost their voice and had no power to fight back.

If all the Seven Clans Qi Refiners had still been in Lingwu Sect earlier, Liang Xiangzi wouldn’t have dared to do this no matter what.

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“Crash…”

“Evil, sly Fang Lao’er—you and the Seven Clans have no quarrel, how dare you push things this far!”

In the side hall, Bai Huaiyu Young Master Bai, who had only just earlier “fainted” in front of everyone, was already wide awake now and knew what just happened. At this moment, he flew into a rage, smashed seven or eight teacups in a row and tore the table into shreds. He just kept screaming hoarsely: “Really! Do you think the Seven Clans are so easy to mess with?”

He was someone who cared so much about his pride, especially among the young Bai Family folk, and had high respect. But right here in Lingwu Sect, he lost to Fang Cun in such a shameful way! It made him clueless what jokes might come up later!

And Elder Xue Zhizheng’s trouble made him see it as a sign.

Could it be that Fang Lao’er was really targeting the Seven Clans?

Otherwise why did every move he made like he was aiming right at the Seven Clans?

He deeply regretted sending those Qi Refiners off to look into the Ghost Official case. Wasn’t it clear by now?

The one trying to mess with the Seven Clans wasn’t any Ghost Official or Young Sect Master Xu—it was Second Young Master Fang, right here in Lingwu Sect! Maybe that tough stance of Shoushan Sect to dig all the way into the merchant veins thing was Second Young Master Fang’s will. Probably, him coming back to Qingjiang Prefecture was for some reason, just to stir up the Seven Clans…

“How dare you shame me like this! How dare you do this to us Seven Clans Qi Refiners!”

“You will… you sure will…”

“You’ll soon know the Seven Clans’ way…”

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“You dare to treat me like this? You dare to push things to the brink?”

Down Lingwu Sect mountain, in a dark rock room, Elder Xue Zhizheng was just shoved into there and shoved into heavy shackles. When the Lingwu seal on his face got taken off, he already screamed wildly: “We walked the same path once! We’re all Elders of the same Sect! How could you totally forget old bonds? My acts were clear as day! Spotless! How could you blame me so…”

“Tch tch…”

Two trusted men of the Sect Leader got tools ready—one set was torture gear like thunder pins, vein-cut knives, Qi-eating bugs.

The other was the list of confessions, noting possible crimes of Sect Elders—copy a few lines for quick use!

Hearing Elder Xue’s shouts, they seemed a bit annoyed: “Elder Xue, saying that sounds like you’re playing dumb here. If we talk honestly—any one of us could be pinched for crimes. The real thing is only whether we’re gonna give you trouble or not. Now that you’re done for—still talking nonsense? It’s practically laughable!”

“How nasty! Unbearably nasty!”

Elder Xue was both shocked and enraged at their words: “Aren’t you scared Heaven won’t strike down?”

The two getting ready to do the deed looked at each other and chuckled: “Not a bit.”

“You’ll regret it… regret it!”

Seeing their creepy smiles, Elder Xue blurted out in panic: “Now Fang Lao’er is dead set against the Seven Clans! Lingwu Sect framing me now is like giving in to him and betraying the Seven Clans! You hurt me—they won’t let it pass! When Fang Lao’er and the Seven Clans butt heads, that’s when Lingwu Sect crumbles…”

“You have no idea how dreadful the Seven Clans are…”

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“Second Young Master Fang, you sure know how to pick them…”

Even He Zhenzhang laughed a bit forcedly right then, eyeing like he meant to bolt any second.

“The Seven Clans…”

As Fang Cun listened to those words, he smiled lightly, seeming ready to throw down a tough line.

“Big trouble!”

Then before Fang Cun said his tough line, an urgent shout rang. Suddenly from outside the mountain gate, a few terrified Lingwu Sect disciples rushed in—stumbling as they went, almost failing to hold their Soaring Cloud up. Their faces were stamped with utter panic.

“What happened now?”

At the sight of them, the Lingwu Sect Leader’s heart tightened abruptly.

Today had piled up so much already—even he needed calm to sort things. How come trouble popped again?

“It…it’s the Seven Clans…”

Those Lingwu Sect disciples shrieked: “The Seven Clans Qi Refiners who just left our Lingwu Sect…”

Their eyes showed horror hard to put—like they couldn’t spit words out right: “Just then…just then folks said weird noises far off, so we…we raced on Soaring Cloud to check. Found…found barely miles away—every single Seven Clans Qi Refiner… all Seven Clans Qi Refiners were…were dead already. Not one made it…”

“It was the Ghost Official…the Ghost Official showed up…”

“There…right there, the Ghost Official left behind a Decapitation Order…”

…

“What?”

Everyone who got this news was terribly shocked: The Ghost Official was back?