The instructors spoke one after another.
Instructor Liu’s face turned green.
With a snort of anger, he followed Huo Churan away.
Today had been a complete disgrace.
Huo Churan walked alone with his head bowed, his hair covering his face, his expression becoming increasingly distorted.
His eyes grew more frenzied.
He muttered to himself,
"I was the one beaten, bullied, my family mbers died, and yet I’m the one getting punished!"
Huo Churan was truly about to explode.
Right now, he had only one thought on his mind: to kill Fang Che!
At all costs!
...
Mo Gan Yun went to strive harder.
He was still one level away from the Little Grandmaster Realm.
Currently an Eighth Grade Martial Master.
For others, this was already an unbelievably fast progress; but compared to Fang Che, he was still two levels behind.
Yet he dared not use Elixir Pills to boost himself, having been cultivating his foundation since the womb, how could he resort to pills for a quick fix now?
It was incredibly frustrating.
...
Fang Che broke through to the Grandmaster Realm, was sent ho by Li Changkong to stabilize his Divine Sense, and was given a bottle of Grandmaster-level Spirit Stabilizing Pills.
Fang Che returned ho, and the first thing he did was to send a ssage to Yin Shen Palace.
"Reporting to the Sect Hierarch, the Huo Family’s three Little Grandmasters have been eradicated."
Yin Shen Palace did not respond.
They had already heard about this through Qian Sanjiang.
Qian Sanjiang’s ssage was, "Sect Hierarch, Yemo is quite sinister. I didn’t even make a move, and he had already poisoned the three Little Grandmasters."
Yin Shen Palace had laughed for a while upon receiving Qian Sanjiang’s ssage.
Sending protection was one thing.
That Yemo managed to eliminate the opponents without needing protection was another.
"This young man does have so abilities."
Thus, Yin Shen Palace was quite pleased.
But by the ti Fang Che’s ssage arrived, Yin Shen Palace had already cald down.
Now, seeing Fang Che’s ssage, he felt no emotion to respond.
Seeing no response, Fang Che sent another ssage.
"Reporting to the Sect Hierarch, among the three families, the Huo Family is almost ruined; only the Ding Family remains, with Ding Jie Ran, who is now befriending , it feels a little awkward to strike too harshly."
Fang Che indeed had never acted against Ding Jie Ran.
And he felt sothing different towards Ding Jie Ran. He always sensed the boy wasn’t that bad.
Rather, he seed to be deeply troubled and coerced.
And such a situation, even if Yin Shen Palace didn’t know now, they certainly would in the future.
Because it wasn’t only Fang Che from Yixin Sect secretly placed in Baiyun Martial Academy, and at this level, there definitely were multiple people.
And what about the second, third, fourth, fifth levels?
What about the leadership of the Martial Arts Academy?
So Fang Che simply decided to confess first, to see what Yin Shen Palace would say.
Indeed, Yin Shen Palace suddenly beca interested.
Ding Jie Ran, after all, was from Yemo Sect.
Befriending?
Thus, they replied with a few words: "Try to recruit him to our side. If not possible, then destroy him."
Fang Che imdiately smiled.
Passed.
He successfully transford the perception of his actions: This was what the Sect Hierarch intended! Not his own doing.
The difference was significant.
This way, regarding Ding Jie Ran, he could proceed slowly and didn’t need to worry about being backstabbed, because Yin Shen Palace had given a clear instruction: "Try to recruit him to our side. If not possible, then destroy him."
Get it? Basically, I’m free to act as I please!
"Reporting to the Sect Hierarch, your subordinate Yemo has just advanced to General Level yesterday."
Now, Fang Che began to show off.
Yin Shen Palace was indeed astonished.
This lad had just been a Third Grade Martial Master when he entered the academy, and in such a short ti, he’d advanced to General Level?
After pondering, they replied with, "Ensure a solid foundation."
"Yes, Sect Hierarch, Yemo is deeply grateful for your concern."
Yin Shen Palace didn’t want to reply anymore.
"Sect Hierarch, I’m prepared to use my identity as team leader of the Yemo group to gather my colleagues from the academy."
Fang Che reported again.
But Yin Shen Palace stopped him, "Too soon, not allowed! General Level!"
With your current strength, you can barely do anything, yet you’re so eager to lead?
Fang Che was quite disheartened.
His initial plan was to gather everyone first, then secretly identify each person’s real identity according to their characteristics and throw them out one by one.
Anyti using the excuse ’I’m being suspected, throw one out to preserve myself.’
After all, they were all little demons, so he didn’t feel sorry at all.
Now the plan was canceled.
Well, not canceled, but postponed.
If Yin Shen Palace disagreed, then Fang Che couldn’t do it now. Defying orders, no matter how minor, would provoke a ruthless cleanup from Yin Shen Palace.
This Old Demon wouldn’t care about any sentint.
But Yin Shen Palace also made it very clear: General Level!
Once at General Level, it was permissible.
General Level! — I must rush to get there as quickly as possible!
Fang Che was determined in his heart.
"Sect Hierarch, San Sheng and Heavenly God are probably planning to act against ."
Fang Che continued to complain.
Yin Shen Palace grew impatient, "Already arranged!"
Fang Che was reassured.
As long as you’ve arranged it, that’s fine.
"Sect Hierarch, your subordinate Yemo takes his leave."
Yin Shen Palace tossed the Jade Pendant aside, sighing with a bit of a headache.
"This Yemo," he said, "is truly obedient, truly loyal, and truly talented, and he progresses swiftly."
"But he’s a bit of a chatterbox."
"I give you a Communication Jade, allowing you to communicate with , which is a significant reward for you."
"But I never said you should report every little thing to at any ti and place."
"At this rate, are you going to report even when you go to the bathroom?"
"Report everything?"
"Your loyalty is appreciated, but damn it, you contact even more frequently than the Vice Sect Hierarch does."
"But when you think about it, it seems Fang Che really had no one else to report to: Sun Yuan was dispatched by him to Xin Chu."
Yin Shen Palace pondered for a mont, then let out a bitter smile and suddenly froze: Vice Sect Hierarch?!
"Hmm?"
"Yes, why has the Vice Sect Hierarch reported to so infrequently lately?"
His brow furrowed imdiately, and a shiver ran through his heart!
Yin Shen Palace looked at the Communication Jade he had just finished talking to Fang Che with and abruptly sat up!
A chill rose from within his heart.
Sothing wasn’t right!
The Vice Sect Hierarch...
Yin Shen Palace slowly sat back down, his face showing an extrely cold and stern expression as he began to ntally recount every detail.
That’s when he realized that the reporting frequency of the Vice Sect Hierarch had indeed decreased starting two years ago.
And wasn’t it two years ago that Vice Sect Leader Zhong Yuan made a breakthrough to the Seventh level Monarch?
Three years ago, wasn’t Zhong Yuan’s backer promoted and legitimized?
Yin Shen Palace’s expression grew increasingly grim.
The scent of sothing foul began to erge.
He imdiately sent a ssage for Mu Lin Yuan to co over.
As he waited, Yin Shen Palace paced back and forth in the great hall, continuously contemplating.
What were the possibilities?
Since becoming the Sect Hierarch, he had always tightly controlled the power.
The Punishnt Hall, finances, the various divisions responsible for combat, infiltration, developnt... he controlled them all tightly.
Initially, he had cleaned house and replaced staff with his own people.
But in recent years, as there had been no incidents for centuries, he admittedly had grown sowhat negligent.
Was it possible soone had been turned?
If so, who?
Yin Shen Palace wondered back and forth.
Suddenly, he felt that Yemo’s frequent ssaging, which had significantly raised his guard, revealed his own oversight.
A huge sense of crisis!
It increasingly felt strange.
"This young one seems to have a bit of luck about him."
Then he began to think anew: "Vice Sect Leader Zhong Yuan has rapidly increased in strength and power over the years. anwhile, having held the reins of power alone for many years, I’ve admittedly grown lazy in recent years and delegated too much authority to him."
"This was a mistake, an oversight."
"I must not allow it."
"And this na, it reeks of ambition. Ren Zhongyuan, huh? Since ancient tis, it is said, ’He who controls Zhong Yuan controls the world.’ Does this young man aspire to take command of the central region?"
"I, the Yixin Sect, hold a position in the Main Sect that is ostensibly equivalent to Zhong Yuan."
Yin Shen Palace’s thoughts wandered.
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seed.
When Mu Lin Yuan finally arrived, he saw Yin Shen Palace radiating a piercing coldness, his face stormy.
An overwhelming aura of murderous intent was nearly bursting forth.
"Sect Hierarch?"
As the chief elder of the entire Yixin Sect, Mu Lin Yuan’s cultivation was naturally outstanding, and he was absolutely Yin Shen Palace’s confidant.
They had shared a deep friendship even before Yin Shen Palace had beco Sect Hierarch.
He was well-acquainted with Yin Shen Palace.
Seeing him in this state, he couldn’t help feeling shocked and uncertain. Noticing that there were no guards close by,
the whole hall housed only himself and Yin Shen Palace, which further unnerved him.
As soon as Mu Lin Yuan called out, Yin Shen Palace imdiately turned his head.
His eyes, chilling and probing, fixed on Mu Lin Yuan’s face, remained silent for a long mont.
He even scrutinized him with his gaze.
Then, he withdrew his eyes and smiled, "Old Mu, take a seat."
From the sternness just before, he switched to being affable.
Mu Lin Yuan grew even more nervous, sitting halfway down, feeling the air turn inexplicably eerie.
"Sect Hierarch, please instruct."
"It’s nothing; I just wanted to chat."
Yin Shen Palace held a Purple Crystal Seal in his hand, gently playing with it, a reminiscent look on his face, "Rember the last ti we got drunk? It was with the Vice Sect Hierarch at the Main Altar. At that ti, you gave this Purple Crystal Cold Jade Seal that can stabilize the spirit. I ca across it today and suddenly missed you, so I thought to have a chat. Heh, to reminisce."
Mu Lin Yuan, highly tense, imdiately picked out three key phrases.
Vice Sect Hierarch.
Main Altar.
Drunk.
He didn’t believe for a second that Yin Shen Palace would suddenly fancy a re chat.
"Yes, at that ti, we were drinking with Lord Bei Mingxin, Law Enforcent Vice Altar Master of the Main Altar. Sect Hierarch, you have a good mory."
Mu Lin Yuan chuckled.
"Hmm, why did Bei Mingxin invite us for a drink back then?" Yin Shen Palace asked, puzzled.
"It was to celebrate Vice Sect Leader Ren’s appointnt that year... That should be it. Lord Bei arranged a celebration to also imply that you would take care of Vice Sect Leader Ren. Strictly speaking, it was to pave the way for Vice Sect Leader Ren."
Mu Lin Yuan gradually got the idea.
Yin Shen Palace laughed heartily, "At that ti, Bei Mingxin was still the Vice Altar Master of the Law Enforcent Hall at headquarters. I rember, it seems like three years ago, he beca the Altar Master of the Law Enforcent Hall at the Main Altar, right?"
"Yes, Lord Bei was promoted."
Mu Lin Yuan answered smoothly but gradually grew nervous.
"Hmm, promoted... promoted, huh."
Yin Shen Palace smiled faintly, his voice carrying an indescribable tone.
He paused for a mont.
Mu Lin Yuan felt his throat dry up, swallowing involuntarily.
’Promoted,’ these words seed to touch a sensitive nerve in the Sect Hierarch.
What was he hinting at? What did ’promoted’ an?
Ren Zhongyuan’s backer was promoted; what did that imply?
Suddenly, Mu Lin Yuan felt a shiver down his spine.
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