The Tiegu Sect’s principles had started with “be a person of iron backbone, do deeds of iron backbone,” then became “life and death are trivial matters, if you disagree then fight,” and now there was an additional one: “if others offend me, I will offend them in return.”

Although the principles changed frequently, what they truly emphasized was—don’t provoke me!

The Lingquan Sect had provoked them, so their sect was destroyed.

“Hmph.”

The Longdao Sect master said coldly: “Regardless of whether the Lingquan Sect offended you or not, you still can’t just destroy someone’s entire sect!”

Jun Changxiao glanced at him and said indifferently: “If your sect provokes my Tiegu Sect, your fate will be the same as the Lingquan Sect.”

So arrogant, so presumptuous!

The Longdao Sect master was beside himself with rage.

The Huxiao Sect master said coldly: “Sect Master Jun, as the saying goes, ‘leave room for maneuver so you can meet again in the future’—surely you understand this rule of the martial world?”

Jun Changxiao leaned back in his chair, crossing his legs, saying indifferently: “Those who provoke me are directly destroyed, so there’s no need to meet again.”

This guy!

The sect masters from various sects were absolutely furious.

Back in the day, Sect Master Wang at the Hundred Sects Alliance meetings would sit quietly at the end without making a sound. Yet this second-generation sect master was so arrogant and overbearing—it was truly unbearable.

Another sect master spoke with righteous indignation: “Disregarding alliance rules, arbitrarily destroying an alliance member—this is an unforgivable crime! Alliance Leader Qin, please punish him severely to serve as a warning to others!”

The big shots from various sects took turns speaking up. They were clearly determined to use their strongest verbal attacks to drown the showiest Sect Master Jun!

“Unforgivable crime?”

Jun Changxiao said indifferently: “This toad-eyed sect master, I’d like to ask you—when a sect first collaborates with mountain bandits, then hires assassins, playing all sorts of underhanded schemes, what crime does that count as in the alliance?”

“…” That sect master was left speechless.

Another sect master jumped in to continue: “Sect Master Jun, if the matter is true, produce evidence. Alliance headquarters will naturally dispense justice. If there’s no evidence, then this goes against heavenly principles and human decency!”

“Dispense justice?”

Jun Changxiao said indifferently: “Forgive my bluntness, but your hearts don’t contain justice—they contain hypocrisy and false sentiment.”

“You…” That sect master grew angry.

Jun Changxiao said indifferently: “The Lingquan Sect colluded with mountain bandits and hired assassins. I had righteous cause to destroy them. What crime is there in that?”

“As for you lot of white-haired cowards who fear the Shengquan Sect, you constantly talk about martial world righteousness, yet you don’t raise armies to punish traitors. You only seek to preserve your own livelihood. What face do you have to prattle on here with me?”

“You… you…” That sect master’s voice trembled, having been thoroughly rebuked.

Jun Changxiao loudly berated him: “You, as the leader of a sect, have never established merit for the people. You only know how to wag your tongue. Now I’ve destroyed the Lingquan Sect that colluded with mountain bandits, yet you make excuses for them. You’re just like a spineless dog, barking wildly here. I have never seen such a shameless person in my life!”

“Pff!”

Upon hearing these words, that sect master became so enraged he vomited blood on the spot.

Jun Changxiao took a drag from his cigarette, thinking to himself: “Zhuge Kongming’s words for rebuking people are truly formidable.”

Playing verbal warfare?

Come on, come on, let’s hurt each other!

If I don’t verbally destroy you all until nothing remains, I’ll write “internet troll” backwards!

Cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of the sect masters from various sects.

Thank god he was rebuking Situ Wang—if he rebuked themselves like this, they’d probably vomit three liters of blood and more!

Alliance Leader Qin’s expression darkened. He clearly hadn’t expected that a guy barely over twenty years old would have such advanced rebuking techniques. How should he proceed next?

Jun Changxiao said: “Everyone, please speak freely.”

“…”

The corners of the sect masters’ mouths twitched.

They did want to speak freely, wanted to say the lines they’d prepared earlier to severely condemn him. But compared to Jun Changxiao’s rebuking words just now, they suddenly felt incredibly weak.

“Second Senior Brother.”

Su Xiaomo, standing in the back, said in a low voice: “The sect master rebuked that old man until he vomited blood. This is simply too terrifying!”

Li Qingyang and Xiao Zuiji deeply agreed. Their admiration for their sect master rose another level.

Ye Xingchen, however, thought disdainfully: “In this world, only the weak use their mouths to refute. True strong people solve everything with their fists.”

“Ding!”

“Congratulations to the host for completing the hidden mission [Debate Against the Masses] and obtaining 50 contribution points.”

“Ding!”

“Contribution points: 127/500.”

As expected, hidden missions were mostly related to four-character idioms.

…

Silence reigned in the Star-Moon Tower. The sect masters from various sects all fell silent.

At the start, they had brewed many accusatory lines in their hearts to denounce Jun Changxiao. But seeing how ruthlessly this guy rebuked people, they suddenly didn’t dare speak them out loud.

“No one’s talking anymore?”

Jun Changxiao stood up and walked to the large round table, pressing a piece of paper down on the table surface with one hand: “Then I’ll speak. From today onward, the Tiegu Zhengzheng Sect withdraws from the Hundred Sects Alliance.”

The paper stated that the Tiegu Zhengzheng Sect was hereby withdrawing from the Hundred Sects Alliance, and it bore the sect master’s great seal.

Alliance Leader Qin said angrily: “Jun Changxiao, the alliance isn’t an inn where you can stay if you want and leave if you want!”

Jun Changxiao shrugged: “This kind of organization that’s afraid of offending the Shengquan Sect and unites various sects to target its own members—my Tiegu Sect disdains to associate with it.”

“Slap!”

Alliance Leader Qin slammed the table and stood up.

“Clang! Clang!”

Li Qingyang, Su Xiaomo, and Xiao Zuiji all drew their swords in unison, taking large steps to stand before their sect master, forming a protective stance.

“What?”

Jun Changxiao grinned: “Alliance Leader Qin wants to make a move?”

Qin Haoran naturally didn’t dare make a move. After all, this was Qingyang City, Xie Guangkun’s territory. He forcefully suppressed his anger and announced: “From today onward, the Tiegu Sect is expelled from the Hundred Sects Alliance!”

If a member withdrew on their own, how embarrassing would that be to spread around? So he proactively expelled them from the alliance—at least that would save some face.

Jun Changxiao didn’t care, saying indifferently: “As long as we have no further connection with you white-haired cowards, whether we withdraw or are expelled, Alliance Leader Qin can decide for yourself.”

With that, he turned and left.

The Tiegu Sect disciples sheathed their swords and followed their sect master.

Alliance Leader Qin and the thirty-some sect big shots could only watch that guy walk down the stairs.

Click.

The sound system turned on, singing: “Don’t look at me as just a sheep, even the green grass becomes more fragrant for me, the sky becomes bluer because of me…”

After Jun Changxiao left, the Longdao Sect master slammed the table, saying angrily: “That guy is too arrogant!”

“Since the alliance was established, the Tiegu Sect is the first sect that dared to withdraw!”

“It’s good that they withdrew. When the Shengquan Sect comes to hold us accountable, it won’t implicate us.”

“That makes sense, that makes sense!”

The sect masters from various sects, who had been quite angry, now felt their anger diminish by thirty percent.

The Longdao Sect master said: “Alliance Leader Qin, since the Tiegu Sect is no longer a member of our alliance, they won’t have any privileges anymore, right?”

Alliance Leader Qin stood up and left. As he walked down the stairs, he said: “Non-alliance members have no privileges whatsoever.”

The Longdao Sect master understood. He immediately stood up and came to the broken window, shouting toward the departing Jun Changxiao: “Sect Master Jun, please wait!”

“What is it?” Jun Changxiao stopped and asked.

The Longdao Sect master smiled coldly and cupped his hands: “Your sect’s disciples swept the top four places in the sect martial competition, which shows that Sect Master Jun has extraordinary qualities. Shen here would like to experience them today. I wonder if you have time?”

Can’t out-debate me, so now you’re switching to challenging me to a fight?

Jun Changxiao turned around, took a drag from his cigar, and said with a smile: “I have time.”