Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Chapter 56 Considerations for Revising the Covenant
An extreme fear emanated from his heart and swept over Luo Dujun's entire body.

He had toiled for sixty years to finally reach the fourth level of cultivation. If his cultivation were to be destroyed and his path to immortality severed, it would be worse than death.

Luo Dujun's lips turned pale, and he said tremblingly, "I am a disciple of the Autumn Frost Sword Sect. Even if I have made a mistake, it should be handled by the Autumn Frost Sword Sect. How dare your Southern Star Sword Sect overstep its bounds?"

After his initial tough stance, he began to appeal to sentimentality: "Although Qiushuang and Nanxing have had some minor conflicts, the two sects are still closely connected. I am a fourth-level inner sect disciple. If you cripple my cultivation, it will not look good for Qiushuang Sword Sect, and it may damage the harmony between the two sects."

Within any sect, the lives of outer disciples and menial disciples may be disregarded, but inner disciples are the backbone nurtured by the sect's resources and cannot be easily destroyed.

Even the most established sects are unwilling to see their invested resources vanish into thin air.

Gu Pingsheng coldly snorted: "Eloquent tongue!"

"So what if you are an inner disciple of the Autumn Frost Sword Sect? The crime of intercepting and killing a direct disciple of my Southern Star Sword Sect is not so easily cleared up!"

Gu Pingsheng cupped his hands and asked Shen Hongxue for permission: "Sect Leader, please let me carry out the task of crippling my disciple's cultivation."

"Yes." Shen Hongxue nodded lightly.

Luo Dujun nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. Who was actually trying to ambush whom? Was he out of his mind? To try and kill a fifth-level cultivator? The Southern Star Sword Sect's ability to twist the truth was truly unparalleled!
Luo Dujun's face was ashen, and his slanted eyes flashed with resentment. He cursed inwardly, "That old bastard Lu Cong, why did he have to ask the sect disciples to retrieve the mermaid silk? In the end, he harmed both himself and others. I, Luo Dujun, pride myself on being extremely intelligent, but I never thought I would be tricked into this state by a fool!"

"His direct disciples have all arrived at Qingbo Cave Lake, yet he, as the resident elder, is completely unaware of it. How utterly foolish!"

No matter how much Luo Dujun cursed Lu Cong in his heart, he couldn't change the facts.

He would never have imagined that Lu Cong made this fatal mistake simply because his subordinates omitted some things they thought were unimportant when relaying the message.

Therefore, Lu Cong not only did not know that his personal disciple had arrived at Qingbo Cave Lake, but he even gave the other party a compliment: "Diligent and virtuous."

With a flick of his finger, Gu Pingsheng caused the giant sword hanging in the Discipline Hall to unleash wisps of sword energy, which pierced into Luo Dujun's more than three hundred Qi Palaces. Instantly, countless strands of crimson blood seeped from his body.

Luo Dujun let out a muffled groan. The sword energy stirred his meridians, condensed in his dantian, and nearly burst it. The excruciating pain caused Luo Dujun to collapse to the ground and curl up in agony.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he bit his lips until they bled.

Shen Hongxue looked at Aquan and said gently, "The alliance with Qingbo Cave Lake was signed by me and your clan leader. As the sect leader, I also bear responsibility for what happened."

"After Lu Cong and Dou Yuan are taken back to the sect, they will be subjected to the lightning punishment. This is my way of giving you an explanation."

"Furthermore, the old alliance stipulated that your Merfolk clan and my Southern Star Sword Sect only had a cooperative relationship, and that you were free to come and go as you pleased, and that still stands. If you no longer wish to stay in Qingbo Cave Lake, my Southern Star Sword Sect will not stop you from leaving."

Shen Hongxue paused slightly and said, "If you still trust the Southern Star Sword Sect and are willing to stay in Qingbo Cave Lake, I will send a new resident elder there. To prevent this from happening again, the new resident elder will return to the sect to report every five years. The report documents will be jointly signed by your Merfolk clan."

These conditions are extremely favorable for the Merfolk's current situation, but A-Quan hesitated and whispered, "This matter needs to be decided by the clan leader."

She was just an ordinary mermaid girl with little influence in her tribe. Signing such a major alliance was not something she could decide on her own. In fact, this trip to the Southern Star Sword Sect had already exceeded A-Quan's expectations. She hadn't expected that the sect leader of the Southern Star Sword Sect would not only stand up for them, the mermaids, but also revise the alliance they had signed years ago.

The report clearly stated that they would be guaranteed protection. Ah Quan never imagined that the Southern Star Sword Sect would go to such lengths.

Even if the Southern Star Sword Sect didn't do that, the merfolk of Qingbo Cave Lake would still prefer to stay there.

After they were chosen to be sold to other sects, they did not choose to flee, wasn't it because they wanted their clansmen to continue living in Qingbo Cave Lake?

Shen Hongxue smiled and said, "Of course. After the new resident elder is selected, you can go back to Qingbo Cave Lake with him and tell Chief Beimiao about this. I will wait for his news at Nanxing Sword Sect."

A-Quan was surprised that this sect leader was so easygoing, as if he wasn't the one who had so casually decided someone's path to immortality.

This is the easygoing nature of those in power; they can easily decide the fate of others with a few words, so there is no need to show any ruthlessness to intimidate people.

Ah Quan quickly understood this, so she felt only respect and awe and dared not be presumptuous in the slightest. She respectfully replied, "Ah Quan will convey Sect Leader Shen's words to our clan leader without missing a single word. Please rest assured, Sect Leader Shen."

Seeing how afraid the little girl was of her, Shen Hongxue felt helpless but didn't explain anything. She said, "The selection of the new resident elder still needs to be considered for a few days. For the next few days, you can stay at Qingyang Zhenren's Yingshui Peak. I have already spoken to her."

"Thank you, Sect Leader Shen." Aquan and several clansmen, following the human way of greeting, cupped their hands to Shen Hongxue.

Upon hearing this decision, Yang Ruo happily said, "Only Qingyang Zhenren lives on Yingshui Peak. There is also a large lake on the mountain. You will have a very peaceful place there and will not have to worry about being disturbed."

In his excitement, he didn't notice the signal from his master, Gu Pingsheng, and continued speaking excitedly: "Sect Leader, A-Quan doesn't know the way to Ying Shui Peak, let me lead them there!"

Gu Pingsheng coughed twice, and Yang Ruo realized that she had interrupted. She quickly covered her mouth and stopped talking.

"Qingyang Zhenren's disciple will come to pick up the person, why are you getting involved?" Gu Pingsheng had just finished lecturing Yang Ruo when a graceful young woman dressed in a blue and white striped robe appeared outside the Discipline Hall.

She was graceful and elegant, with a face like white porcelain. She curtsied and greeted the elders.

When her gaze fell on Ning Fusang, Bai Qingci nodded politely. They had known each other for a while and had been classmates for two months, so there was some affection between them.

The outer disciples wear blue clothing in summer, while the inner disciples wear clothing with white added to this base color, creating a blue and white combination.

For example, in spring, outer disciples wear blue jackets and white skirts, while inner disciples wear blue and white stripes.

During rest days, one does not need to wear sect attire; anything casual is acceptable. Personal disciples are inner disciples, so their clothing is also one color with white added.

A direct disciple is always an inner disciple, but an inner disciple is not necessarily a direct disciple.

The Southern Star Sword Sect is a large sect with mines, money, and industries, so the sect's attire is different in each season.

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