Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Master Zhenkong was furious watching Yi Kong and Hong Zhao ramble on.

What kind of Void Refinement stage appearance is this?

What hope is there for the future of the sect?

Are you guys going to exaggerate any further? You're making a few Golden Core stage ants sound so high and mighty!
That talk about Void Refinement stage aptitude is utter nonsense!
We are all Void Refinement stage elders, don't we know how difficult it is to become a Void Refinement stage elder?

The most ridiculous thing is that the sect's hope!
If those few Golden Core stage ants were truly the future hope of Tianyuan Valley and Xingchen Pavilion, would they be killed by Zhong Bilian?
Mingfeng, who originally wanted to remain silent, kept asking for help after seeing that Master Zhenkong was unable to subdue the two.

Left with no other choice, Mingfeng had to speak up.

"Fellow Daoists, shall we go for a walk and talk as we go?"

Mingfeng planned to take Yi Kong and Hong Zhao to Lei Chi so that they could see Tian Cong, who was already being tortured.

At that time, we will express the Xuantian Sect's attitude to the two of them, so that Tianyuan Valley and Xingchen Pavilion will know the sincerity of the Xuantian Sect.

This will make them tone it down a bit, lower their voices, and stop making such outrageous demands!

"You're not planning to lure us into your ambush and kill us there, are you?"

Yi Kong said something sarcastic, though he knew that the Xuan Tian Sect was going through a turbulent time and dared not make a move against them.

"Fellow Daoists, we are all from righteous sects, how could we possibly do such a thing!"

While Mingfeng and Master Zhenkong were forcing smiles, they were also quite speechless.

Everyone knows perfectly well that the Xuantian Sect wouldn't be foolish enough to attack the two of you. What's the point of you two being so sarcastic and cryptic?

Yi Kong: Of course it's interesting! Only by disgusting you can we devour you!

“Mingfeng, Zhenkong, isn’t Zhong Bilian, who killed our disciples, a disciple of your Xuantian Sect?”

With Yi Kong focusing on offense, Hong Zhao naturally has to play a supporting role.

Although Tianyuan Valley and Xingchen Pavilion were two separate entities before, they now share only one identity: victims!
As the victims, we must unite to gain greater benefits!
Upon hearing Hongzhao's words, Mingfeng and Master Zhenkong's faces darkened.

You two keep bringing up that matter in two out of every three sentences you speak, are you afraid we'll forget about it?

If you keep going like this, will you even be able to continue chatting?
"Fellow Daoist Yi Kong, shall we go with them and see what tricks they have up their sleeves?"

Hongzhao agreed to go along, wanting to see what tricks the Xuantian Sect was up to.

As for the danger to his life, Hongzhao was not worried at all.

Because they could not possibly possess the power to save lives, after all, they represented Tianyuan Valley and Xingchen Pavilion.

If the Xuantian Sect dares to touch the two of them, it will be war, and then the other righteous sects will not help the Xuantian Sect!
Mingfeng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Hongzhao and Yikong had agreed to go for a stroll.

At the same time, he secretly took out a sound transmission jade talisman and used it to transmit his voice:
"Wang Longhai, we will be bringing people from Xingchen Pavilion and Tianyuan Valley later."

"Activate the Heavenly Thunder's Bone-Scorching Power to its maximum. Make sure the people from Tianyuan Valley and Xingchen Pavilion see Tian Cong's miserable state."

Mingfeng wanted to play the victim. He didn't expect Yi Kong and Hong Zhao to have any compassion or pity, but he wanted to use this opportunity to tell them the attitude of the Xuantian Sect.

……

On the execution platform, Wu Hui and Hu Yanke drank and discussed philosophy while manipulating the array plate, watching Tian Cong be struck by lightning.

Fine wine, fellow drinkers, watching the enemy being tortured and struck by lightning—what a wonderful thing in life!

As for Yu Mengshang, she had already gone back.

Now that the position of sect leader is vacant, she has many things to arrange.

Who has time to be so idle as to watch Tiancong get struck by lightning!

Besides, you only need to take a look at it once; it gets really boring after a while!
Wang Longhai, the head of Lei Tang who was slacking off in his own gang, went to Lei Xingtai as soon as he received the news.

Upon seeing Wu Hui and Huyenke, Wang Longhai quickly said:
"Senior Brother Wu Hui, Senior Brother Hu Yan, people from Star Pavilion and Tianyuan Valley are coming. You two quickly control the array plate and activate the heavenly lightning to its maximum!"

After receiving the notification, Wang Longhai guessed Mingfeng's intentions.

"???"

"We have already manipulated the array plate and activated the heavenly lightning to its maximum!"

At this moment, Wu Hui and Hu Yanke were stunned, realizing that they had been using the Heavenly Thunder at its maximum power.

Could the lightning at this Thunder Execution Platform be even stronger?
Wang Longhai was startled when he saw the heavenly lightning within the sea of ​​thunder!
I'm good!

This heavenly lightning is far too powerful! Even someone like him, who is at the Nascent Soul stage and cultivates lightning techniques, wouldn't dare to take such a terrifying heavenly lightning head-on.

At this moment, Wang Longhai looked along the iron chains of the two dragon-shaped pillars and saw a human-shaped black coal ball hanging from the chains.

Wang Longhai realized that he had underestimated the grudges between Wu Hui, Hu Yanke, and Tian Cong.

Although these two did not kill Tiancong, they wanted to make him wish he were dead!

……

Guided by Mingfeng and Master Zhenkong, they brought Yikong and Hongzhao to the outside of the Thunder Pool.

"Mingfeng, isn't this the forbidden zone of your Xuantian Sect?"
Is the scenery of your Xuantian Sect located at the Thunder Pool? How interesting!

Looking at the sea of ​​lightning coiled outside the Thunder Pool, Yi Kong immediately discerned the true nature of the Thunder Pool.

Many top sects possess artificial lightning pools.

Yi Kong thought that the artificial thunder pool of Xuantian Sect was really not good, and it was far inferior to the thunder pool built by Tianyuan Valley.

The Thunder Pool in Tianyuan Valley is not only large, but also stores a lot of thunder.

“Fellow Daoist Yi Kong, I’m afraid this Thunder Pool is the burial ground that the Xuan Tian Sect chose for us.”

"I reckon they've already hidden some experts inside, ready to kill us both!"

Hongzhao then spoke again, but this time it wasn't for Yi Kong's ears, but for Mingfeng and Master Zhenkong's ears.

Upon arriving at this Thunder Pool, Hongzhao knew what the Xuantian Sect intended to do.

I am the victim, and you who are at fault do not expect me, the victim, to back down!

If you try to play these tricks on me, don't blame me for making you feel disgusted.

What's most infuriating is that you can't do anything about it!

It has to be said that Hongzhao's move really disgusted Mingfeng and Master Zhenkong.

At this moment, Mingfeng and Master Zhenkong were so angry with Hongzhao that they gritted their teeth. If Hongzhao hadn't been a rogue cultivator, the two of them would have killed him long ago!

As Mingfeng and his companions arrived at the execution platform, they met Wang Longhai, Wu Hui, and Huyan Ke.

"Greetings, Senior Uncle Mingfeng and Senior Uncle Zhenkong!"

Wang Longhai, Wu Hui, and Hu Yanke bowed to Ming Feng and his group of four at the same time.

The fact that Wu Hui and Hu Yanke placed Ming Feng first reveals their subconscious malice towards Master Zhenkong.

Nonsense. Tian Cong should have been stripped of his cultivation and expelled from the sect for his crime of harming his fellow disciples.

However, thanks to the intervention of Master Zhenkong, Tiancong's cultivation was preserved, and he only had to endure a little lightning punishment before he passed through it.

It would be strange if those two didn't have opinions about Master Zhenkong!
"Wu Hui, Hu Yanke, what are you two doing here?"

Wu Hui and Hu Yanke were dissatisfied with Master Zhenkong, but Master Zhenkong was also dissatisfied with Wu Hui and Hu Yanke!
Back then, in order to save Tiancong's life, he was brutally murdered by Wu Hui and Huyan Ke's master. Master Shanzheng and the others had taken bribes and promised to make the matter a small one, and nothing at all, without any divine retribution!
It was because of Wu Hui and Hu Yanke's antics that Tian Cong was burned by heavenly lightning.

The fact that Wu Hui and Hu Yanke were observing the execution on the platform gave Master Zhenkong a bad feeling.

Wu Hui bowed to Master Zhenkong and then reported:

"Reporting to Master Uncle Zhenkong, Senior Brother Huyan and I are here to supervise Junior Brother Wang to prevent him from being too immature and being misled by the criminal Tiancong, thus failing to strictly enforce the law!"

"Master Zhenkong, everything is just as Junior Brother Wuhui said!"

Wu Hui and Hu Yanke worked together in unison, and as long as they were polite enough, even Master Zhenkong couldn't do anything about them.
After all, they were both peak masters, and each had a Void Refinement stage elder as their backer.

The most embarrassed person at this moment must be Wang Longhai. Wu Hui's words made him so embarrassed that he could dig out a three-bedroom apartment with his toes!
"Is that Tiancong?"

At this moment, Master Zhenkong noticed the human-shaped black charcoal ball hanging from the Thunder Execution Platform by chains and subconsciously asked a question.

"Uncle-Master Zhenkong, it is indeed the sinner Tiancong!"

Wu Hui bowed and reported that he had confirmed Master Zhenkong's speculation!

Master Zhenkong was furious. His disciple Tiancong, a perfectly healthy person, had now been turned into a black charcoal ball.

If it weren't for the last trace of life remaining, it would probably have turned into a black charcoal ball.

When I agreed to let Tian Cong suffer the scorching heat of the heavenly lightning, I was thinking of preserving Tian Cong's cultivation, going through the motions, and silencing the gossip.

Instead of being struck by lightning, turning into a black lump of coal, and suffering a fate worse than death.

Master Zhenkong estimated that this Heavenly Thunder Bone-Scorching event would inevitably affect Daoist Tiancong's later cultivation, and might even make him hopeless in reaching the Void Refinement stage.

Cao Meng: Zhen Kong, you old dog, don't even think about Tian Cong becoming a Void Refining stage cultivator, because by then your Xuan Tian Sect will have already been blood-refined!

"Wu Hui, Hu Yanke, you guys are so big~"

Master Zhenkong was furious and was about to rebuke Wu Hui and Huyan Ke to vent his anger when...

Mingfeng interrupted, and he quickly said:
"Wu Hui, you did a good job. Tian Cong's crime of protecting evildoers is heinous and deserves such severe punishment!"

With Yi Kong and Hong Zhao, two outsiders, here, this is not the time for Master Zhen Kong to reprimand Wu Hui and Hu Yanke.

Moreover, Yi Kong and Hong Zhao were not ordinary outsiders; they had come to demand an explanation!

If Master Zhenkong were to reprimand Wu Hui and Huyan Ke now, what would Yi Kong and Hong Zhao think? What would their respective sects think?
After Mingfeng's reminder, Master Zhenkong realized that he had almost made a big mistake and almost given Yi Kong and Hong Zhao something to talk about!

"Severe punishment?"

Yi Kong sneered, then his expression changed drastically, and he angrily rebuked:

"This is what you call severe punishment? The intensity of this heavenly lightning is like children playing house!"

Do you really think Yi Kong didn't notice anything? Although Ming Feng interrupted Master Zhen Kong, he still saw through everything.

According to his speculation, the Xuan Tian Sect's punishment of Tian Cong was originally just a formality.

If Wu Hui and Hu Yanke hadn't resorted to vigilante justice, Tian Cong probably wouldn't have even lost a layer of skin.

This punishment is far too lenient!

"Wu Hui, you almost had your life taken by Tian Cong through a proxy."

Some sect's Nascent Soul stage elders just go through the motions, handling things casually and perfunctorily.

"I feel so sorry for you, it's not worth it!"

Hongzhao acted like a respectful senior, and it was obvious who the Void Refinement stage ancestor he was referring to was.

Hongzhao attended the Jade Pool Terrace event, but what he saw there was quite a sight.

It was truly remarkable that Wu Hui was able to save his life back then.

If Wu Hui were to fight Cao Meng at that time, he would surely die at Cao Meng's hands.

Although Wu Hui knew that Hong Zhao's words were somewhat ill-intentioned, he felt that the other party had truly spoken to his heart.

Zhen Kong, you old dog, you better not give yourself an opportunity. Once you do, I will definitely kill you and uproot your Ming Kong Peak!
……

Mingfeng felt that Buyikong and Hongzhao were really difficult to deal with, so he stopped talking and let Master Zhenkong handle it himself.

After all, it wasn't his lineage's fault, but the fault of Master Zhenkong's lineage.

Master Zhenkong should have handled it himself. He has already done more than enough by offering so much help.

Left with no other choice, Master Zhenkong could only speak up:
"Fellow Daoists, you have now seen it for yourselves."

My Xuantian Sect's verdict on Tiancong is that he shall be subjected to eighty-one days of heavenly lightning to scorch his bones, and that ten generations of the Mingkong Peak lineage shall be barred from competing for the position of sect leader!

Master Zhenkong felt that the punishment was already quite severe, completely ruining the future of ten generations of Mingkong Peak.

"What do you think of this solution? Would it be acceptable for my Xuantian Sect to give an explanation to the Star Pavilion and Tianyuan Valley?"

Master Zhenkong felt that this outcome was more than enough to explain to Star Pavilion and Tianyuan Valley!
"No!"

"And what kind of explanation is this? They never even considered giving an explanation to Tianyuan Valley and Xingchen Pavilion!"

Yi Kong had an icy expression, showing no respect whatsoever to Master Zhen Kong, even from the Xuan Tian Sect.

It's just because Master Zhenkong and the Xuantian Sect have gone too far and haven't shown any remorse.

If this matter is simply left unresolved, then Tianyuan Valley will be nothing but a joke!

“Fellow Daoists, although Tian Cong made a mistake, he only protected his wicked disciple and neglected the bonds of the sect. His crime does not warrant death!”

Master Zhenkong was quite angry that Yi Kong and Hong Zhao didn't give him any face.

These two are really going too far, treating the Xuantian Sect like an easy target!

"Mingfeng, Zhenkong, since you insist that I expose you, are you going to disrespect me?"

"Very well, I will grant your wish!"

Master Zhenkong, who had made the mistake, became angry, which enraged Yi Kong, who then decided not to give Xuantian Sect any face.

"If any member of our two families harms another, the punishment is either the loss of their cultivation or, in severe cases, execution!"

"It's an undeniable fact that Tian Cong harmed Wu Hui, isn't it? According to the rules of your Xuantian Sect, he should have been severely punished by having his cultivation abolished or being executed!"

"Although I don't know how your Xuantian Sect negotiated the deal to preserve Tiancong's cultivation and life, there will definitely be a formality of torture involved!"

After Yi Kong said this, his meaning became obvious.

Master Zhenkong wanted to explain further, but Hongzhao of the Star Pavilion didn't give him a chance and added:

"What kind of heavenly lightning scorching bones for eighty-one days, what kind of ten generations being barred from competing for the position of sect leader? This is itself a punishment from Tian Cong for harming Wu Hui!"

“Master Zhenkong, you’ve made it sound like an explanation to our two sects, dismissing us with just a few words.”

"Do you really think that Tianyuan Valley and Xingchen Pavilion are only first- or second-rate forces, and that our reputation is only worth a few words?"

The main reason why Yi Kong and Hong Zhao were so unhappy was that Master Zhen Kong used the punishment that Tian Cong should have received as an explanation to their two families!
This means that the explanation given by Master Zhenkong, and even the Xuantian Sect, to Tianyuan Valley and Xingchen Pavilion is just a few words of nonsense!

Using a few meaningless words as an explanation is to disregard the reputation of Tianyuan Valley and Xingchen Pavilion.

Mingfeng and Master Zhenkong felt a chill in their hearts, because they had both overlooked such a crucial point! (End of Chapter)