With Jun Changxiao in his enraged state, the Taixuan Holy Sect’s great hall definitely couldn’t be saved—it had to be forcibly demolished.
However, at this critical juncture, Lu Qianqian rushed over and knelt on the mountain peak, begging the Sect Master to spare the Taixuan Holy Sect.
On many occasions, she had hoped Gousheng would be decisive and not benevolent. Why would she plead for a sect that had expelled her and crippled her cultivation?
Because no matter how much she hated this place, it was ultimately the home where she had once lived.
Lu Qianqian had been taken in by the late Grand Elder since childhood, who regarded her as her own child. When her lifespan was about to end, she even transmitted the Taixuan Ice Heart Formula to her, giving her the chance to rise again even after having her cultivation crippled.
This kneeling, though intended to dissuade the enraged Jun Changxiao from showing mercy, was actually also kneeling to the late Grand Elder who had doted on her since childhood, telling her spirit in heaven that she had returned!
Lu Qianqian was cold in person but not in heart.
She had the seven emotions and six desires, and a grateful heart.
Even though the Taixuan Holy Sect had crippled her cultivation and expelled her, for the Grand Elder’s sake, she didn’t wish to see the sect the old woman had once guarded be destroyed.
Precisely because of this, after joining the Eternal Sect, she never mentioned anything about the past, facing it all with an attitude that everything had passed.
But…
If she didn’t bring it up voluntarily, Jun Changxiao would actively investigate.
My eldest disciple committed no unforgivable crime. You expelled her, fine, but you also crippled her cultivation—isn’t that driving someone to death?
Indeed, this seat is grateful to your Taixuan Holy Sect. Without expelling Lu Qianqian, there would be no current Eternal Sect eldest disciple. But this ultimately can’t cover up your heart-killing actions. So whether it was a few years ago or tens of thousands of years ago, since I know about it now, I must seek justice!
Suppose the person involved was changed to Ye Xingchen.
He was ambushed back then, forcing his soul to nurture in the earth’s core for thousands of years before barely surviving through reincarnation. Would Jun Changxiao remain indifferent after learning of this?
Yes.
Emperor Ye hadn’t joined the Eternal Sect back then.
But he was now this seat’s disciple. His past and present lives were all connected to me!
Lu Qianqian understood Jun Changxiao’s character very well. She knew that his disturbance might develop into an uncontrollably complex situation, so she could only kneel and plead.
And wouldn’t you know it.
This move was extremely effective.
Jun Changxiao’s raging fury immediately calmed down.
Since the disciple didn’t want to pursue the Taixuan Holy Sect’s past mistakes, he could only sound the retreat.
But… Fang Lingyu had a grudge with Lu Qianqian and had also set a trap for Su Xiaomo in the Demon Dragon Cave. Not killing her wouldn’t resolve the hatred in his heart!
Lu Qianqian seemed able to perceive his thoughts. She landed before that woman and directly issued a life-and-death challenge.
“Lu Qianqian…”
Lying on the ground in a painful state, Fang Lingyu’s gaze flashed with fury: “You’re taking advantage of someone in distress?”
In the Demon Dragon Cave, she had frantically bombarded the wall with her body, then been bound by Jun Changxiao’s domineering spiritual energy. She was now severely injured. How could she stand up and fight her?
“Whoosh!”
Lu Qianqian waved her hand. A healing pill flew into Fang Lingyu’s mouth.
“…” Jun Changxiao felt a bit pained inwardly: “Wasting it on this woman.”
After taking the healing pill, Fang Lingyu’s injuries rapidly recovered. She stood up with an astonished expression, saying incredulously: “What did you make me eat!”
“Life-urging pill.”
Lu Qianqian lightly summoned the Cold Light Sword, saying indifferently: “Bring out your weapon. Let me see what level the girl who once fawned over me has grown to.”
Fang Lingyu also had an ice-attribute constitution.
But standing before her, she was completely outclassed in both temperament and appearance.
“Clang!”
Fang Lingyu drew her sword from its sheath, saying hatefully: “Lu Qianqian, I’m no longer the me of the past!”
“Whoosh whoosh!”
Ice-attribute spiritual energy spread out, gathering on the sword weapon and forming ice particles.
“Whoosh!”
She took a step forward, executing the Taixuan Holy Sect’s ice-attribute sword technique. Extreme cold energy spread wantonly, forming dazzling sword shadows, then…
“Slash!”
Suddenly, sword light flashed.
Fang Lingyu was stunned, then her face contorted.
“Clang!”
Her weapon fell to the ground along with blood, her hand tendon severed.
“Whoosh——”
“Slash!”
Sword light flashed again!
Fang Lingyu’s left wrist also showed a thin sword mark. Blood splattered as her face contorted even more intensely.
“This weak?”
Li Qingyang, Xiao Zuiji, and others shook their heads.
They thought this genius the Taixuan Holy Sect had focused on cultivating would be very strong, able to exchange dozens of moves with First Senior Sister. They didn’t expect her to be so easily crippled in both hands.
Lu Qianqian sheathed her sword, saying indifferently: “Still as weak as back then.”
“…”
Fang Lingyu’s face contorted like a demon’s, strong unwillingness rising in her heart.
This woman had clearly had her cultivation crippled. Even if she had a way to restore it, in just a few short years, why had she become even more powerful!
The Lu Qianqian of the past had been her senior sister. In terms of martial cultivation, there was merely some gap. Now comparing them again, she seemed impossibly high!
Why!
Why was this!
“Whoosh!”
Suddenly, Lu Qianqian approached. Her palm containing extreme cold power directly struck the dantian area. The internal spiritual core immediately shattered, bringing intense pain that made her faint on the spot.
Both hands crippled, dantian crippled.
Fang Lingyu had basically been abused to the point of being unable to care for herself.
Crippling Lu Qianqian’s cultivation had been her instigation. Now falling to such an end could be considered deserved.
As for the executor, Elder Qu, she had also been kicked by Jun Changxiao until her meridians were severed. Even if her injuries recovered, whether she could continue cultivating martial arts in the future was unknown.
The wheel of cause and effect, retribution is unfailing.
“Sect Master.”
Lu Qianqian sheathed her sword: “Let’s go back.”
“Not killing her to eliminate future troubles?” Jun Changxiao asked.
Lu Qianqian said: “Sect Master, didn’t you once say that sparing someone’s life is better than building a seven-story pagoda?”
“Eh?”
Jun Changxiao was taken aback, thinking inwardly: “Did this seat say that?”
The System said: “Back when the host went to Qingyang City to participate in the Hundred Sects Recruitment and saved Li Qingyang, you said saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.”
“Sparing and saving mean different things!”
However.
This was so many years ago, yet she still remembered what he said.
The System added insult to injury: “In a world where martial arts reign supreme, saving unrelated people is extremely foolish. Naturally, it would leave a deep impression on the eldest disciple.”
…
The suggester and executor who crippled Lu Qianqian’s cultivation received the same punishment. Jun Changxiao didn’t make things more difficult for the Taixuan Holy Sect and immediately left with his disciples.
However.
Before walking down the mountain, he turned to look at the Taixuan Holy Sect Master, saying indifferently: “You’re very incompetent as a sect master. You should quickly step down and hand it over to someone capable.”
Sect Master Si’s expression was extremely ugly.
“Let’s go.”
Under the gaze of experts from all directions, Jun Changxiao led everyone down in a grand manner. The hundreds of thousands of fierce beasts gathered at the mountain foot also withdrew one after another.
Thus, the Taixuan Holy Sect’s crisis was resolved.
The price paid was the destruction of the mountain gate and sect protection grand formation, and the crippling of Elder Qu and their key cultivated disciple.
Oh, right.
There was also a female inner sect disciple who was abducted by an Eternal Sect disciple!
…
“Let me go!”
“Won’t let go! Won’t let go! Just won’t let go!”
“You…”
“The Sect Master doesn’t want me anymore. I can’t lose you too. From today on, we’ll wander the world together, making our home wherever we go. Mm… best to give me several sons to continue the Su family bloodline!”
In the sky, Su Xiaomo flew at extreme speed. No matter how Xia Shuiyun struggled in his embrace, he wouldn’t let go—because once he let go, love would be gone!
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