Fei Xuan’s gaze fell on Wang Teng, he knew better than anyone the fight between Wang Teng and An Tu Nings in his heart. Those dan masters went to Yue Ning Mountain and then came back at such a coincidental time, just when An Tu Nings had left, the dan masters came back, did they think he was an idiot?
But even if he knew that Wang Teng was digging a hole, he still had to take the opportunity to punish An Tu Nings. If Wang Teng dug a hole and An Tu Ning couldn’t fill it up, then he was incompetent. He would also definitely not investigate who was real and who was not because of this matter.
The problem with the sect was definitely not between An Tu Nings and Wang Teng. It also involved several Mixed Elders, and if he didn’t handle it properly, then it would plunge the sect into the abyss.
Now that An Tu Nings had actually pulled back a city, he would do the same as he did before despite knowing that An Tu Nings’ claim of looking around for a dan master was false, and he would not bother to investigate whether what An Tu Nings said was true or not, he had to be on An Tu Nings’ side.
Fei Xuan didn’t even need to investigate, he knew that An Tu Nings search for that disciple from the outer sect was there to fill in the blanks, at best he was just telling him that she, An Tu Nings, had participated in the Dao Realm Dan River Grand Competition. None of this mattered to Fei Xuan, what mattered was that the results of the Dan River Competition did not disappoint him.
Seeing the patriarch’s gaze looking over, Wang Teng had to stand up and say, “Hearing Lord An Gu’s words, I realised that that Xun Moisture had actually robbed Di Jiu’s cave, this is something I must go and investigate immediately, if this is indeed the case, then it is indeed a deserved crime.”
Fei Xuan nodded, “Peak Master Wang is right, Lord An Gu has even made a great achievement for the sect this time, let him report to the core disciple hall. This kind of disciple, staying an outer disciple, is indeed a waste.”
Fei Xuan spoke in a calm tone, without any trace of impatience. Only he himself had how angry he was in his heart, he was the sect’s patriarch, but he was gradually losing control of the sect now.
Wang Teng was talking with his eyes open, and he could not yet take action to punish. Of the few elders sitting here, three were in cahoots with Wang Teng. The remaining one, the Grand Elder, still had a vague attitude.
The second elder, Qi Yu, who was sitting on the side, hurriedly stood out and said, “Patriarch, this Di Jiu has indeed done great service to my sect. But the core disciples of the sect are equal to the future inheritance, so we absolutely cannot just allow an outer disciple of unknown origin to become a core disciple. I suggest waiting for this outer disciple to return and then make a decision.
“Bullsh*t ……” An Tu Ning sternly shouted, “Di Jiu has done such a great service for my clan, but to say that there is still a further discussion, what are you if not a bullsh*t?”
“How dare you ……” Qi Yu shouted sternly and raised his hand to slap An Tu Neng.
Qi Yu is a mixed element powerhouse, An Tu Ning is only a late stage Dao Yuan, under this slap, he actually did not even have the ability to resist. He was directly blown away, and his mouth opened to spurt out a stream of blood.
“Slap!” Fei Xuan slapped the coffee table in front of him into pieces and suddenly stood up, pointing at Second Elder Qi Yu and shouting with an iron face, “Qi Yu, do you want to rebel? I, Fei Xuan, am at least the sect’s Patriarch, and you, an Elder, actually dare to blast and injure my Yan Dao Sect’s Valley Master here.”
A powerful killing power swept out, and the entire sect hall was under Fei Xuan’s domain killing power.
While Fei Xuan was furious, he also knew that some conflicts could no longer be covered up. Originally, he had planned to wait until after this incident, discuss it properly with the Grand Elder, and then visit Master Yan Yun. He had planned to wait until after this incident, discuss the matter with the Grand Elder, and then visit Master Yan Yun to make the clan’s situation clear and ask him to stand by his side. Now, it seemed that he could only do it in advance.
Even the Grand Elder who had been recuperating with his eyes closed in a blurred manner suddenly opened his eyes and said with a frown, “Elder Qi, since the beginning of my Diffractive Path Sect, there has not been a precedent of making a move in the Council Hall, you are good to have set this precedent.”
An Tu Ning was just as dumbfounded as the main, she also did not expect Qi Yu to be so bold as to dare to make a move against her, the Valley Master, in the Great Hall of the Council.
“I am sorry, Sovereign, Grand Elder, I did act impulsively just now. It’s really because Lord An Gu spoke too harshly and I didn’t hold back my anger for a while.” Qi Yu’s anger seemed to have disappeared long ago, and he took the initiative to stand out and clasp his fist in apology.
It seemed that just now he had really hurt An Tu Nings on impulse because he had gotten angry in the heat of the moment.
The truth was that everyone sitting here knew clearly that Qi Yu was at least an early stage of a mixed element, so if he said that he hadn’t held back his anger for a moment and made a move, he would be lying to the devil. If he could not even suppress this bit of anger, Qi Yu would not have been able to cultivate to the Mixed Yuan realm.
Although Fei Xuan’s face was ugly, he seemed to hold back and looked at the Grand Elder beside him and said, “Elder Zhong, for Elder Qi to strike at the sect’s Council Hall is no small matter. You take him to the sect’s Water Prison and confine him for a year. Elder Qi, are you convinced?”
The Hall Master and Peak Master in the sect’s main hall both sighed when they heard this punishment. In the end, Sovereign Fei Xuan did not dare to punish Second Elder Qi Yu, and actually only symbolically imprisoned him in the Water Prison for a year of confinement.
To a Mixed Yuan cultivator, being closed in the sect’s Water Prison for a year was as simple as squinting your eyes.
Without half a moment’s hesitation, Qi Yu stepped forward and said, “I did not control my temper for a moment, I fully accept the Sovereign’s punishment.”
Only Eldest Chief Zhong Chongleng subconsciously winced at the Patriarch’s words, he looked up at the Patriarch and quickly stood up and said with a bow to the Patriarch, “Zhong Chongleng receives orders, Elder Qi, please follow me.”
He had always thought that Fei Xuan was incapable of sitting on the position of Patriarch of the Diffractive Path Sect, but after hearing Fei Xuan’s words today, he had somewhat changed his mind.
The entire sect’s cultivators, including the Second Elder, probably thought that the sect’s water prison punishment was the lightest. This was because every disciple who entered the sect’s Water Prison, no matter how many years they were imprisoned for, came out with their cultivation level not retreating but advancing. It was evident that the Water Prison was not a place to imprison people, but a place for retreat and cultivation.
However, only three people in the entire Diffraction Path knew that the most terrifying place in the sect was the sect’s Water Prison. Not to mention that Qi Yu was only at the early stage of Hybrid strength, even if Qi Yu was at the late stage of Hybrid, he would have no chance of coming back after entering the Clan Water Prison.
The Sovereign’s Water Prison was a place to kill a Hybrid, and only the Sovereign, he, the Grand Elder, and Yan Yun knew about it. Even if Qi Yu was the second elder, he would not know such confidential matters.
The reason why Qi Yu made his move was clear to Zhong Chongleng, it was to test Fei Xuan’s bottom line. As long as Fei Xuan didn’t make a big move this time, then many of the sect’s hall masters and peak masters would be hollowed out or even exterminated by them next.
The reason why Zhong Chongleng had not cared about anything was because if the Patriarch did not have the courage, he, the Grand Elder, would only be cannon fodder if he stepped in.
Now that the Patriarch has moved to kill Qi Yu, he does not mind helping the Patriarch. The reason why the Yan Dao Sect was deteriorating was because of the infighting and the fact that the Patriarch did not have enough courage to take action.
“Let’s go, Elder Qi.” Zhong Chong repeated once more and walked out of the council hall with his body hunched over. He was laughing coldly in his heart, Qi Yu had indeed tested out the Sovereign’s bottom line, but this test was a little too costly.
Seeing Zhong Chongleng take Qi Yu out, Fei Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. His greatest worry was that Zhong Chongleng would not listen to him and even reveal his intentions. As long as Zhong Chongleng was still on the clan’s side, then he still had some backbone to bring the clan right back again. Originally he didn’t want to take the risk, but it was just that Qi Yu had lifted the lid, leaving him no way to retreat.
An Tu Ning’s heart chilled, she was considered to have done the clan a great service, only to be rudely beaten and seriously injured by the second elder, and the clan master only punished Qi Yu with a year of confinement without pain.
She stood up and without even wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, she clasped her fist and said, “Patriarch, I am seriously injured and want to return to Yanchun Valley to heal.”
Fei Xuan knew that he could not say anything to An Tu Nings at this time, otherwise everything would be illusory. He could only nod, “Go back and heal, the Second Elder was also confused for a moment, you don’t need to take it to heart.”
“Yes.” After An Tu Nings replied, she turned around and left. She was utterly disappointed with the Diffraction Path Sect.