Asura Emperor Venerable

Chapter 119: Chapter 119 Resolution

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“Heh, Eighth Elder, according to what you’re saying, this child cannot even be punished now?” Chu Xiaotian said in a cold voice, his gaze bearing down on Zhu Xiu.

The thirteen elders of the White Cloud Sect were not ranked strictly by age, because sometimes when an elder passed away, their disciple would rise to take their place, which made the ranking quite disorderly.

Therefore, speaking of age alone, Chu Xiaotian was the oldest in his faction and also had the highest cultivation. In comparison, although Zhu Xiu was also an Eighth Elder, he was much younger.

The leader of the Eighth Elder’s faction was the Third Elder, Peng Feng.

Zhu Xiu gave a slight smile, “If one does not follow the rules of the sect, naturally they must be punished. However, this child is only sixteen and has already stepped into the realm of Soul Nurturing. Such a monster talent is indeed a blessing for our White Cloud Sect!”

As he spoke, he left a lot of leeways and was not insisting on punishing Shi Hao.

Chu Xiaotian’s face was impassive as he said, “What of a monster talent? If his character is flawed, he would only bring disaster upon our sect!”

“Heh, Fifth Elder, let me say a fair word. This child does indeed have astonishing martial arts talent, even surpassing that of Liu Shixuan. He is worth cultivating with great effort,” another elder stepped forward to say.

Xie Zheng, of the Second Elder’s lineage, was the Ninth Elder.

This act was, in effect, a pincer attack against Chu Xiaotian from two powerful factions.

The complexion of Chu Xiaotian changed, as the strength of the three major Elders’ Councils was not much different, but going against two at once was definitely beyond his means to win.

These people were likely not genuinely appreciating talent; more so, they wanted to annoy him and diminish his authority.

However, he truly had to swallow this down, as further escalating the situation would only make it harder for him to step down gracefully.

Shi Hao, meanwhile, remained silent throughout. He had a significant trump card in his hands, an ace up his sleeve. If things turned dire, he could simply reveal the Talismanic Soldier. After eliminating one or two of them, let’s see who else dared to defy him.

“Don’t you dare bully Shi Hao!” At that moment, a figure swiftly rushed over.

When the crowd looked, wasn’t that their Little Princess, Bao Ya’er?

However, the current Little Princess was full of rage, and in her hand, she wielded a completely transparent long sword.

Upon seeing this sword, everyone was taken aback.

This was the Snow Gleaming Sword, a symbol of the Sect Master’s authority and the White Cloud Sect’s heirloom treasure. To see the sword was as good as seeing the Sect Master himself!

Hiss, this young lady truly had the spirit of a tiger, bold enough to even bring out the Snow Gleaming Sword.

Of course, Bao Ya’er was anxious. She was enjoying familial happiness with Bao Dongsheng and casually brought up that she had someone she liked when she suddenly heard from a servant that an elder wanted to punish Shi Hao.

This naturally set her off instantly, and even Bao Dongsheng couldn’t restrain her as she snatched the Snow Gleaming Sword and came charging over.

Everyone knew that Bao Dongsheng was the White Cloud Sect’s number one expert. How could Bao Ya’er possibly snatch the Snow Gleaming Sword from his hands?

Therefore, Bao Ya’er arriving here with the Snow Gleaming Sword represented Bao Dongsheng’s attitude as well.

Bao Ya’er, fierce as a mother tiger, pointed her sword at everyone, “Who wants to bully Shi Hao? Is it you? You? You? You?”

“Heh, there’s no such thing!” The Third Elder, Peng Feng, said with a smile, “Shi Hao has an exceptional talent in martial arts. I myself plan to take him as a pupil. How could I allow anyone to bully him!”

“Really?” Bao Ya’er was skeptical.

“Truly, I indeed have such intentions,” the Second Elder, Nong Yongrui, said with a smile.

Shi Hao was very likely to have even greater talent than Liu Shixuan, and taking him as a pupil would be all benefit and no harm.

Chu Xiaotian trembled with rage, but, although the Sect Master had not shown his face, his stance was already quite clear.

“Hmph!” He flicked his sleeve and left indignantly.

The Seventh Elder, Zhang Ji, the Eleventh Elder, and the Thirteenth Elder, who were aligned with him, quickly followed suit. Staying any longer would just be embarrassing.

However, they did not each go their own way. Instead, they all went to see the Fifth Elder.

“Fifth Elder, this child is a monster and it’s absolutely impossible for us to turn foes into friends with him. We should eradicate him as soon as possible to prevent future disaster,” the Seventh Elder, Zhang Ji, said.

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Eleventh Elder Shi Xingwei also nodded his agreement, as he had lost more descendants than Chu Xiaotian and naturally detested Shi Hao profoundly.

“This child is cruel and vengeful; we must remove him as quickly as possible!”

A sixteen-year-old Martial Venerable, so young it was frightening!

“The rise of this child has been too abrupt,” said Thirteenth Elder Chen Mo. “In just a little over a year, he went from a mere waste, a Primary Level martial disciple, to ascending to the position of Martial Venerable.”

“Indeed, it is just too unreasonable,” concurred Shi Xingwei.

“I suspect that this child may have come upon a Secret Treasure!” added Chen Mo.

This remark immediately caught the attention of Chu Xiaotian and the others.

Others might not know, but they were well aware that the Other Shore was not the endpoint of the martial arts journey; however, they were limited by their cultivation techniques and resources, able to linger only around the Other Shore, and at that, merely around the Two Islands or Three Islands Other Shore.

Only the Sect Master Bao Dongsheng and the Great Elder had stepped beyond the Five Islands Other Shore; as for the specific realm, even they were unclear.

How astonishing it must be to enable one to surge from the early stages of Breaking the Extreme to Soul Nurturing in just a single year!

If they could possess it… they might even be able to advance through five phases of Soul Nurturing, or perhaps even transcend that great realm!

“However, inside the sect, there are many eyes and ears. Unless we resolve to risk everything, if we lay hands on this child, even the Sect Master would not tolerate us,” expressed the concerns of Chen Mo.

He was the brains of this team.

Chu Xiaotian nodded, understanding from the sight of Bao Ya’er holding the Snow Gleaming Sword, that it was a gesture conveying Bao Dongsheng’s stance.

Otherwise, why would Bao Dongsheng give such a precious treasure like the Snow Gleaming Sword to Bao Ya’er, no matter how much he doted on her?

So, even if they were sect elders, once they did something that defied the Sect Master, the consequences would be unthinkable.

“Then what should we do?” he asked.

Chen Mo pondered for a moment before saying, “We could lure the child out of the sect and dispatch disciples we absolutely trust to capture him.”

“This way, we can distance ourselves from the matter and question him at leisure.”

Shi Xingwei hurriedly chimed in, “We absolutely cannot tell those who act the truth, or else they might conduct their own investigation and defect from the sect.”

“Hmm!” Chu Xiaotian nodded as well; even his own disciples would not be trusted, he reckoned.

“Who shall we send?”

“Tang Yu,” someone suggested.

“Hmm, Tang Yu is good. With Soul Nurturing at the third phase, he will easily suppress the first phase.”

“Every phase of Soul Nurturing is an absolute suppression; the third phase is definitely stable,” it was agreed.

“Alright, we will send Tang Yu.”

“However, how do we draw Shi Hao out of the sect?”

“Sect missions!” Chen Mo revealed a confident smile, “All disciples of our Martial Courtyard must complete certain missions each year to contribute to the sect. Therefore, we just need to transfer this child into the Martial Courtyard and, ha, the rest will follow.”

“This plan is extremely clever!”

“You truly live up to being the Thirteenth Elder, with schemes upon schemes.”

Chen Mo’s face darkened. What did they mean by ‘schemes upon schemes’? They really did not know how to compliment someone.

These three fellows were all brawn and no brains, indeed quite simple-minded.

But this was good, for after the deed was done, he could dispose of them without effort and enjoy the Secret Treasure all to himself!

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