“Thank you, Senior Brother… thank you, Senior Brother…” Feng Xiaoling said with tears of gratitude. Finally, Senior Brother Lin had given him this opportunity. It was just too blissful.
“I told you, don’t call me Senior Brother,” Lin Fan shot back with a glare.
“Alright, alright…” Feng Xiaoling nodded quickly.
“This Li Tianxing committed grave crimes in the past and was imprisoned in the underground dungeon. Later, for reasons unknown, the Sect Leader released him. This man is ruthless and cruel. Just now, a junior brother was brutally killed by him simply because he opposed Li Tianxing’s behavior toward the disciples of the Moon Palace Sect. He is vicious and powerful, far beyond us. The junior brothers are furious but dare not speak out,” Feng Xiaoling quickly explained Li Tianxing’s crimes, hoping Lin Fan wouldn’t misunderstand.
“Yes, Li Tianxing really went too far. That junior brother was killed just for disagreeing.”
“Waaah! My poor junior brother, dying so tragically.”
“We’re all furious but powerless.”
“Even when we were ordered to attack the Moon Palace Sect, we never agreed, but we had no choice.”
The disciples of Jiuxiao Sect stood nearby, lamenting their miserable lives.
“Senior Brother Lin, now Jiuxiao Sect has changed, and so has our Sect Leader. Everyone is in panic. In the past, we did wage wars against other sects, but those sects were all harmful to the world,” Feng Xiaoling sighed regretfully, unable to understand.
“Hmph! Jiuxiao Sect only attacks harmful sects, so why does our Moon Palace Sect, which keeps to itself, deserve annihilation?” Mu Han interjected angrily, pointing at Feng Xiaoling.
Lin Fan raised his hand to calm her down.
Though restrained by Lin Fan, Mu Han stood there with lingering resentment, glaring at the Jiuxiao Sect disciples.
“Where is my senior brother Xin Feng?” Lin Fan asked.
Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaoling wiped his eyes. “Senior Brother Lin, this is a long story. When the Sect Leader announced the plan to attack the Moon Palace Sect, Senior Brother Xin Feng and several elders opposed it, but the Sect Leader imprisoned them in the dungeon under false charges. We don’t even know if they are alive or dead. My fellow juniors and I were too scared to object…”
“Senior Brother Lin, I, Feng Xiaoling, am a proud prodigy of Jiuxiao Sect, but now I live worse than those imprisoned for serious crimes…” Feng Xiaoling, no longer his usual flamboyant self, had even lost the folding fan he used to flaunt.
“Enough! Don’t talk about yourself. Just tell me what exactly happened in your sect,” Lin Fan waved him off, though he couldn’t shake the feeling that something serious had occurred in Jiuxiao Sect.
“Senior Brother Lin, the Sect Leader has completely changed. He was the one who personally imprisoned those vicious disciples, yet now he has released them all and even let them lead us… Senior Brother Lin, we are living in misery now. Look at these juniors, who willingly goes to war? We all know the Moon Palace Sect is one of the most peaceful sects in cultivation. How could we ever want to destroy it? But the orders are hard to defy, so we had no choice.”
Feng Xiaoling wasn’t stupid. His words cleverly praised the Moon Palace Sect.
Indeed, the expressions of the Moon Palace disciples softened, and some even looked more favorably upon Feng Xiaoling.
Feng Xiaoling was indeed handsome, and even a female disciple from the Moon Palace Sect had developed a liking for him.
Lin Fan remained silent, lost in thought.
Grand Elder Liang Yichu had turned corrupt, and now the Jiuxiao Sect Leader had also changed drastically. Could there be a connection?
The more Lin Fan thought, the more suspicious it seemed. This was getting too much like solving a case. Oh well, forget it. Any conspiracy would crumble before his overwhelming power.
Since he couldn’t figure it out, he decided to visit Jiuxiao Sect. If the Sect Leader had indeed turned like Liang Yichu, he would just kill him with one palm strike.
Simple and effective, no hassle.
“Who is leading this attack on the Moon Palace Sect?” Lin Fan asked.
“Senior Brother Lin, the leader of this attack is the former Grand Elder Li Yuanqi. He was once an elder of our sect but was imprisoned for practicing demonic cultivation and slaughtering ten cities of ordinary people, killing billions. Now he’s been released,” Feng Xiaoling’s face paled as he spoke of Li Yuanqi.
Bloodthirsty, domineering, and terrifying.
On the way to attack the Moon Palace Sect, he casually destroyed a small city with millions of people, turning it into a living hell filled with wailing souls. Just thinking about it sent chills down the spine.
Lin Fan was speechless. Could it be that Jiuxiao Sect’s leadership had been taken over by demonic forces? Those imprisoned in the dungeon were all ruthless and powerful individuals.
In terms of combat strength, even a typical Grand Elder would struggle against these vicious demons.
Mu Han, who had been listening quietly, also turned pale upon hearing the name Li Yuanqi.
“Are you talking about Li Yuanqi, who wiped out the Qi Kingdom and Chi Huang Kingdom overnight decades ago?” Mu Han asked, her face pale.
“Yes,” Feng Xiaoling nodded.
At this, Mu Han staggered back in fear.
“Impossible! My master told me that Li Yuanqi cultivates a world-destroying demonic technique, his cultivation surpassing even the peak Great Heaven Realm experts. He has already condensed twelve chains of rules. If that’s true, then our Moon Palace Sect…” Mu Han couldn’t even bring herself to finish.
She had always believed that the sect’s mountain formation could withstand attacks from ordinary peak Great Heaven Realm experts, but Li Yuanqi was no ordinary opponent. His heaven-defying demonic technique, fueled by the resentment of ordinary people, had already condensed twelve chains of rules, making him extraordinarily formidable.
“Senior Brother Lin, please save our sect. I, Mu Han, am willing to serve you as a slave or servant for the rest of my life…” Mu Han, now desperate, begged with tearful eyes.
“Didn’t this woman try to harm Senior Brother Lin before? Now she’s asking him to go against Li Yuanqi? That’s suicide! Even Lin Senior is no match for Li Yuanqi,” Feng Xiaoling was furious. Was this woman crazy?
She knew how terrifying Li Yuanqi was, yet she still wanted Lin Fan to go to his death.
“Hmph!” At this moment, Lin Fan looked displeased toward Feng Xiaoling.
Feng Xiaoling was momentarily stunned. Had he said something wrong?
“Senior Brother Lin, I…”
“I’m asking you, how many chains of rules did Grand Elder Liang Yichu condense?” Lin Fan was naturally thrilled at the prospect of facing a powerful opponent, but he still wanted to know a bit more first.
“Ten.” Feng Xiaoling didn’t understand why Lin Fan was asking this.
At this moment, Lin Fan smiled. Ten chains were crushed with one palm strike. Twelve chains couldn’t be that much more powerful.
“Hmph, Junior Brother Feng, remember this: how can we fear death? The Moon Palace Sect keeps to itself and is a righteous sect, one of our own kind. How can we stand by and watch it be destroyed? Today, even if it costs my life, I will defend our sect. If you’re scared, just leave. I’ll go alone,” Lin Fan declared resolutely, flicking his sleeve.
At that moment, the female disciples of the Moon Palace Sect looked at Lin Fan differently.
It was no longer admiration but pure adoration. If Lin Fan had waved at them now, all eighteen female disciples might have eagerly rushed to him.
“Let’s go. Today we fight for justice,” Lin Fan declared proudly.
“Senior Brother Lin, the chicken on your shoulder looks really familiar,” one of the female disciples of the Moon Palace Sect curiously asked.
Lin Fan, who was striding forward with dignity, suddenly froze. Then his expression changed, and he coughed lightly. “This is just a wild chicken I caught. After we finish upholding justice, I’ll personally roast it for all the junior sisters to enjoy.” Without waiting for the chicken to protest, Lin Fan quickly threw it into his backpack.
Close call. Almost exposed.
…
“Senior Brother Feng, I misjudged you. I didn’t expect you to be so cowardly. Though I’m not strong, I will still go with Senior Brother Lin to stop our sect from continuing down this wrong path.”
“Me too…”
“Senior Brother Feng, this is the last time I’ll call you Senior Brother. Even if I die, I will die with honor.”
The junior disciples of Jiuxiao Sect approached Feng Xiaoling, sighing with disappointment.
Feng Xiaoling stood alone in the wind, his face filled with grievance. “I never said I wouldn’t go. Senior Brother Lin, I was just worried about you.”
“Senior Brother Lin, wait for me! I, Feng Xiaoling, am not afraid of death…” Feng Xiaoling hurriedly chased after him.
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