Who dared to object to his last order before leaving? No one.
Therefore, Sheng'e, who originally had no intention of becoming the headmaster, became the next headmaster, while the other ambitious and competitive brothers were left out.
But now he knows.
Those ambitions never disappeared, but over the years they were covered up by their seemingly discouraged and honest appearance.
Now it is flashing in their eyes, like a volcano that has been dormant for many years, bursting out boiling magma with impatience.
The Red Fire Palace Master, who was the first to attack, looked him in the eye without hesitation, and there was even a faint curve at the corner of his mouth. There was no trace of guilt in his eyes, only ridicule.
Many years have passed, and in their eyes, Sheng'e is still just that timid and gentle man, without any dignity of a headmaster. If it were not for Ding Huan's last wish, he would never have the chance to sit in this position.
Now, they were going to destroy his most outstanding disciple right in front of him to avenge themselves for many years.
Sheng'e was silent, but the spiritual jade below had already exploded.
After all, they were in the Guangde Hall, which symbolized Yuxu's majesty. The portrait of Patriarch Liuyi was still hanging there. Lingyu barely suppressed a trace of anger, her beautiful eyes wide open, and whispered, "Master, if my eldest sister wants to be the headmaster, she needs to pay attention to her image in everything, cultivate her character, and be virtuous, so as not to be caught by villains and framed. But I don't need that. Today I must fight these scoundrels..."
"How dare you!" The Lord of the Red Fire Palace turned around and swung his sleeves violently. A strong wind swept past, and his powerful cultivation was visible to the naked eye. He forced Ling Yu back three steps, but his eyes did not show any sign of admitting defeat.
The Red Fire Palace Master laughed in anger: "Master, is this how you teach your disciples? You have no respect for your elders..."
Ling Yu took out the Danqing Palace token and said leisurely, "The Palace Master Shengyi is still in seclusion, so I will take over the Palace Master position temporarily. In this Guangde Palace, there is no hierarchy or seniority. The four palaces are united. You and I are of the same level. How can you be disrespectful to your elders? On the contrary, some people have no respect for the headmaster. I don't know what they want to do!"
She seemed impulsive and reckless, but that didn't mean she was a fool. At that time at Yuelai Inn, she was able to easily observe and see through Liu Yuan's secret meeting with Hu Jiuniang in the middle of the night. Naturally, she made plans before taking action at this moment.
The Lord of the Red Fire Palace choked and stared at the token. He put away his ferocious look and regained his composure: "It was I who lost my composure..."
He turned to Sheng'e and bowed, saying again: "Please, Master, order the arrest of the demon leader and the traitors in the sect if necessary, to prevent more people from being killed if time goes on."
He couldn't help but laugh in his heart. He was really confused. Why should he be angry with this hot-headed young girl? There was no flaw in their arrangement. They just needed to seize this point and continue to put pressure on her.
But this girl is not simple either. She seems to want to provoke his anger and make him lose his composure.
Danqing Palace... actually underestimated this generation of disciples.
Sheng'e said: "The true situation is still unclear, so it would be a bit arbitrary to say so..."
The Cangming Palace Master beside him shook his head, took a step forward, and said with his palms clasped: "The evidence is irrefutable, with witnesses and evidence. Please give the order, Master."
Two pale-faced, frightened disciples came in from outside the hall. Their steps were unsteady and they were obviously injured.
The two were very young, both disciples of the Ling generation. When they came in, they bowed to the ground and said respectfully, "Lingbai/Lingji greets the headmaster and the several hall masters."
Sheng'e frowned. Although he did not have much involvement in the affairs of the sect, he remembered all the disciples, especially Lingbai, who was his disciple in Danqing Palace.
He suddenly felt doubtful and uneasy, and raised his hand to let the two men get up first.
Unexpectedly, they were so terrified that they fell to their knees and trembled.
"Get up." The Lord of Cangming Palace said gently, "Tell the Master everything you have seen and experienced. The Master is always fair and will definitely make the decision for you."
“Yes…” Ling Bai hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said in a trembling voice: “Big Sister, Big Sister, she only helped that devil for some reason. We, we fought desperately, and many brothers and sisters were killed by that devil. There was so much blood. I, I was scared at that time, so I jumped into the river immediately. I happened to have a turtle breathing talisman on me. I was so scared that I kept swimming and swimming. I only had time to send a signal when I reached the shore, and then I fainted… When I woke up, I had been rescued.”
Lingyu was stunned at first, then her eyes were filled with disbelief and her heart ached.
It wasn't that she couldn't believe that the senior sister would actually do such a thing. Ling Yao disregarded the lives of more than 80 disciples and helped the demon escape! If this news were spread out, ten out of ten people would not believe it.
What she couldn't believe was that there was someone betraying her in Danqing Palace!
The eldest senior sister loved the disciples of Danqing Palace so much, but in the end, she was stabbed in the back by her own people.
Palace Master Cangming turned his gaze to the other person and continued softly, "Very good, how about you?"
The disciple named Lingji crouched and trembled, then raised his head to reveal a distorted face covered with tears, and shouted hoarsely: "Master! All hall masters! Please kill that devil, I saw him kill so many people with my own eyes, everyone on the ship died! It's too scary, in just a moment, taking advantage of the dragon shadow to attack the ship... Senior sister, senior sister must have been controlled and bewitched, otherwise how could she do such a thing?"
He cried and screamed, and was finally calmed down.
The words of the two disciples corroborated each other, completing a relatively complete and credible fact.
The hands under Sheng'e's sleeves trembled slightly. He looked around and saw that the silence in the hall was continuing, but it could not last forever.
Suddenly, a man came in from outside, whispered something in the ear of the Master of Fusong Palace, and then left.
The master of Fusong Palace also stepped forward and said, "Master, several elders and disciples who went to investigate the situation have unfortunately been killed by the demon. The situation cannot be delayed. Master, please make a decision as soon as possible!"
The other two hall masters echoed, "Master, please make a decision as soon as possible!"
Sheng'e was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "Fourth Prince, listen to my orders..."
Suddenly, another person came in from outside, looking panicked, and said, "Oh no! The Demon Cult, the Demon Cult suddenly attacked the mountain and broke through the first layer of the formation!"
Chapter 257: Hong Fu's Three Magical Weapons for Gaining a Sense of Security
The wind and rain are dark and the river is roaring.
Ling Yao's black Taoist robe rustled in the wind, outlining the graceful curves of her body. Her long hair like a waterfall fluttered in the wind, making her look cold and lofty, with an immortal air.
"Swoosh!" The silver sword flashed and pierced into the river.
The last stroke of starlight fell on the Big Dipper diagram behind the nun. In an instant, the seven stars of Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang and Yaoguang were connected together, and the sword light was blazing, illuminating the dark rainy night for an instant.
In the turbid river water, seven long swords in the same order lit up with white light, and a virtual formation with the Big Dipper as the center was formed in the river.
When the formation was completed, the enormous spiritual power calmed the turbulent river water by seven points. The monsters that were originally in the water were either strangled by the sword energy or pressed to the bottom of the river. They dared not even breathe and could only stick to the mud and sand and shiver.
For a moment, the only sounds on the river were the sound of wind, rain and the roar of dragons.
"Ow—"
The shadow dragon raised its twisted neck covered with bone spurs, opened its fang-filled mouth, and let out a high-pitched roar of pain.
But no matter how it struggled, it could only create a few waves in the water and could no longer move at all, let alone fly, allowing the sword energy to crush its bones, tendons and internal organs inch by inch.
It was no longer a dragon, but just an insect pressed to death on the chopping block.
"Boom..."
There was a clap of thunder and the rain became heavier.
The roar gradually turned into a wailing sound, and the unruly head that had been raised high finally fell down, creating a huge splash of water. A wisp of blood-colored mist rose from the shadow dragon's body, which was quickly washed away by the rain, while Ling Yao's expression did not change at all.
When she landed back on the Star Raft where Liu Yuan was, she flicked her wide sleeves, put away the Demon-Subduing Sword, and Ling Jie immediately went forward to explain the current situation and their speculations.
Ling Yao was not surprised. He just sighed imperceptibly and asked about the situation just now indifferently.
Liu Yuan walked over with Hong Fu in his arms, followed by Zhiying and Zhizhi.
The figure in white still had an indifferent expression on his face, while Zhizhi opened her big eyes and looked left and right with a very curious look.
One is cold and the other is simple, but Liu Yuan knows that these two kids are actually more treacherous than the other.
Of course, there is less to worry about.
Unlike the one in his arms now, the expression on his face looked like he was about to cry when he pounced on him just now... Liu Yuan reached out and stroked Hong Fu's hair. This was a real blank slate who knew nothing.
The little doll hugged his neck tightly with its thin white arms, and the little face half exposed in the crook of the neck looked nervous and confused, frightened by the rather tragic scene around it.
Although Hong Fu had seen dead people in Emperor Wu's tomb, as well as those deformed dolls and strange beasts that were more terrifying than dead people, the former were mostly hideous enemies who deserved to be killed, while the latter were the same kind as her. Perhaps these inanimate objects were even more familiar to her.
The situation is very different now.
Her mental faculties were at most that of a ten-year-old, and she was ignorant of everything in the human world. The young disciples of the Yuxu Taoist sect, whom she had just met, had been very kind to her before, but now their behavior had suddenly changed drastically, which was a very painful thing for her.
But fortunately, Hong Fu did not walk out of the tomb alone, she had Liu Yuan to rely on.
The little doll grabbed Liu Yuan's clothes, pressed its petite and slightly cold body close to the young man's chest, felt the strong heartbeat, and subconsciously raised its chin to ask for a kiss.
Kissing, hugging and lifting up high... are the three magic weapons for Hong Fu to gain a sense of security, but only for Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan subconsciously tilted his head, and Hong Fu's small, soft lips were imprinted on the corner of his mouth. His heart skipped a beat, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Ling Yao looking at him.
The nun's eyes were calm and gentle. She walked over and stretched out her hand to gently brush Hong Fu's soft long hair. During this time, her fingertips brushed the back of Liu Yuan's hand and she said softly, "This child seems to be very dependent on you."
Upon hearing this, Hong Fu looked at Ling Yao with some caution, then kissed Liu Yuan again, very firmly, puffed up her cheeks and whispered in protest: "We kissed, hugged and lifted each other up before!"
Ling Yao laughed.
However, Liu Yuan felt that his image had collapsed further.
He is not good at anything but is the best at copper smelting.
Liu Yuan held his forehead with his hand, feeling that the image of a lolita complex would probably be difficult to get rid of. But when coupled with a widow like Duan Lanruo, it would be upgraded directly to a person who would not be picky about food or meat.
Even Ling Jie's gaze changed from surprise to shock.
Although he didn't know the relationship between Liu Yuan and the three lolis around him, he vaguely felt that the relationship between Liu Yuan and the senior sister should be more than just friends.
However, his guess has not been confirmed yet, and the scene before him makes him confused.
The seemingly delicate and tender little girl was so bold that she used her mouth and hands directly, and it sounded like she was very familiar with this action.
Ling Jie opened his mouth with a strange look on his face, not knowing what to say.
Forget it, just pretend you didn't see it... After all, even the senior sister didn't say anything, so it's not his turn to worry about this. Besides, Liu Yuan is his savior. If he speaks now, it would be suspected of repaying kindness with enmity.
When Ling Jie was struggling with the dilemma of gratitude and loyalty, Ling Yao put down his hands and put them in his sleeves, saying calmly: "Then we can't take her and them with us in the next operation. It's too dangerous."
The nun's gaze swept over Zhiying, Zhizhi and Hongfu in turn.
Finally, he turned back to Liu Yuan and said, "I know the people from the other three halls. Now that they have used such despicable means, they will have to carry it out to the end. What they fear most is that their reputation will be damaged. I am afraid that they will not give up until they see your and my corpses... They are to you just like the people on these three ships are to us. If we don't protect them well, they will only become a burden."
Ling Yao's expression was not calm when she looked at the corpses. Although she was far away from these ordinary disciples, she also felt sympathy for them. However, she also knew that instead of being sad, it would be better to bring the mastermind behind the scenes to justice as soon as possible.
Liu Yuan nodded. He certainly knew that even though the Yuxu Taoist sect had people like Ding Huan who were close to being saints, there were also ordinary people who pursued fame and fortune. Unfortunately, so far, the majority of them were ordinary people.
It is true that he is the leader of the righteous path, but it is also true that he desires fame and power.
However, the power struggle within Yuxu in the game has never reached the point of life and death. The current situation can only be the butterfly effect of his time travel.
The biggest possibility is that the Biluo Palace did something.
Liu Yuan's mind flashed with the image of Mingde who was pierced to death by his sword. The girl and several other Yuxu disciples seemed to be controlled by the Biluo Palace.
Some of them looked like they were possessed by demons, but there were no killers nearby, so they were being controlled remotely. Also, there was a lot of demonic energy on those arrows and daggers, which should have been drawn from a living demon.
Biluo Mansion... Could it be that they are studying the demons and then turning them to their own use?
Liu Yuan had such a guess in his mind, he put down Hong Fu who was reluctant to leave, and Zhiying took the initiative to offer to take them to a safe place first - most likely the stronghold of the Demon Cult. However, Zhizhi pouted and said that she could transform into a spirit and follow Liu Yuan.
It turned out that their concerns were correct.
As soon as the shadow and Hong Fu left, several Yuxu elders with the aura of the Fusion Stage appeared in the rain and shouted, "Traitor Lingyao and the evil demon, why don't you surrender?!"
Chapter 258: Let’s go… Bullshit! All of you, die!
"It came so quickly... It really didn't try to hide it at all. Are you confident or afraid of more troubles?"
Liu Yuan's eyes were slightly cold as he looked at several Yuxu elders who were ready to take action immediately after a loud shout in the rain.
The three men were wearing fluttering Taoist robes and looked very righteous. Liu Yuan didn't have time to pay attention to the appearance of these old men. They looked similar to the passers-by NPCs of the Yuxu Taoist Sect in the game. Judging from the patterns on their clothes, they should be the main combat group of the Cangming Palace.
Since they were sent to deal with them, considering Ling Yao’s strength, it should indeed be Cangming Palace.
The leader was holding a whisk, and the other two were holding swords. It was a very standard configuration of Yuxu Taoist members. Obviously, one was a magic cultivator, and the other two were sword cultivators.
All three of them are at the fusion stage, and are definitely upper-middle level, that is, above level 65. This is enough to show that they have made a great determination for this action.
Ling Yao is only at the sixth stage of the fusion period (level 66) now. He has already consumed a large amount of his spiritual energy in suppressing the shadow dragon with all his strength just now. Facing three opponents of the same level, it can even be said that he has no chance of winning.
The blood that the Red Fire Hall disciple who was buried in the dragon's belly poured into the river was definitely not the blood of an ordinary flood dragon or a hybrid dragon, but most likely the precious blood of a real dragon.
Otherwise, this shadow dragon would never have become so strong. If Ling Yao had not acted decisively and nailed it to death with a sword formation, it is unknown to what extent it would have evolved.
In the rain, Ling Yao's expression remained unchanged on her cold and beautiful face, but she raised the Demon-Subduing Sword and pointed it at the three elders.
She swept her eyes across the faces of the elders and smiled faintly, "Gossip can melt gold, and constant criticism can destroy a person. Ling Yao is grateful for your advice... Please."
With a turn of his wrist, the sword tip flashed with a cold light.
In the midst of the storm, the Taoist robe fluttered, and the woman's aura was revealed, and her killing intent suddenly rose. Even in danger, Ling Yao still had a calm demeanor, knowing that there was no need to waste words on these people. In this situation, the only way out was to fight.
Liu Yuan below heard a voice transmission: "Let's go."
After all, the primary target of the three people is Ling Yao. If Liu Yuan leaves first at this moment, the chances of him escaping are very high. As the saying goes, there is life, there is hope. There is an internal struggle in the Yuxu Taoist sect, and no one has the courage to kill the extremely prestigious Ling Yao directly.
But since she sent a message to Liu Yuan, it means that she judged that... this battle would be disastrous.
Those three elders were no ordinary people either. They would not feel any guilt or hesitation because of Ling Yao's words. They immediately flew forward and engaged in a battle with swords, magic and spiritual power.
Ling Jie, who was standing at the bow, was also on high alert. Knowing that he was not strong enough, he gritted his teeth and swallowed a Blood Burning Pill. Although it was a way to increase his combat power in a short period of time, he would basically only have one breath left afterwards, but it would still be good to be able to help a little.
Anyway, he had almost lost his life once before, and was saved by fellow Taoist Liu Yuan. He should just consider this life as repayment.
