Chapter 125 Sect Conference
Qiu Qianling thought again, she was a person whose spiritual roots were dug out, but she was able to escape from the dungeon unscathed. If it were her, she would also be suspicious.
After all, the person she accused was her senior brother's mother. If she didn't explain clearly, it would be understandable that he would not believe it.
So, should she tell her senior brother that she got the blood blade inherited from Murong Ci?
Qiu Qianling looked up at Shi Zhuoyue, only to see him staring at him quietly. His dark eyes were as clear as spring water, just like him, without a trace of impurities, and he could see through him at a glance.
Qiu Qianling looked away guiltily and shook his head in his heart. This was the only thing he absolutely could not tell anyone!
Such an upright senior brother would certainly not accept her taking a demon as her master for revenge. Like the immortal cultivators, he hated the demons to the core. If he knew about this, he would definitely take his anger out on her, let alone believe her words.
Then the only way is to let the senior brother explore her sea of consciousness. When he sees that she has no spiritual roots, he will know that she is not lying.
But the problem is that my senior brother has lost his cultivation, so naturally he can't tell whether she has spiritual roots.
For a moment, Qiu Qianling couldn't think of a way to make his senior brother believe him.
Seeing her frown, Shi Zhuoyue suggested, "Of course I want to believe Qian Ling, but since this concerns my mother's innocence, I have to be cautious. How about Qian Ling and I go to Shangyang Palace together to attend the sect meeting? I'll find a chance for you and mother to talk it out face to face."
Let her go see Xie Yuqing? Isn't that just asking for death?
Qiu Qianling quickly shook his head, "No, Master's Wife will definitely kill me!"
Shi Zhuoyue looked at her steadily, "How could that be? Even if Mother really wanted to attack you, Senior Brother would stop you. If she wanted to kill you, I would have to die."
Qiu Qianling was deeply moved, tears welling up in his eyes, "Okay, I'll go with you."
Shi Zhuoyue smiled, his eyes soft.
Qiu Qianling lowered his head, feeling a slight pain in his heart. Why would such a good senior brother have such a vicious mother?
Sooner or later, she would kill Xie Yuqing. By then, would her senior brother still smile at her gently like he did now?
However, if someone like him who can't tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes knew Xie Yuqing's true face, he might break off relations with her.
In this way, senior brother won’t hate her.
Thinking of this, she became even more determined to expose Xie Yuqing's true identity to Shi Zhuoyue.
Qiu Qianling put down the teacup and stood up, "Brother, let's go now."
Shi Zhuoyue smiled and nodded, used a sound transmission talisman to call the monks, and drove the flying boat magic tool. After a while, they arrived at Shangyang Palace.
Qiu Qianling followed Shi Zhuoyue off the flying boat and walked towards Shangyang Palace.
As soon as you step into the hall, you can see a huge night pearl inlaid on the wall in front of you. The soft light like water illuminates every corner of the hall.
In the center of the upper part, there are seven luxurious chairs, and on both sides of the lower part, there are dozens of chairs for the elders of each peak and monks of high status to sit on.
But Qiu Qianling was not qualified to sit down.
There were already about seventy monks in the hall, but most of them were standing, and the seven chairs at the top were all empty.
When everyone saw Qiu Qianling and Shi Zhuoyue walk in, they all looked at them.
Most of the eyes were on Shi Zhuoyue. Although he no longer had any cultivation, with a father who was the sect leader, the eldest brother's position was as solid as a mountain. Maybe one day he would return to the top again.
Therefore, most of the gazes were of admiration and worship, there were also many of pity and sympathy, and of course, there were also one or two of secret contempt.
Shi Zhuoyue seemed unaware of it. He smiled and gestured to everyone, then walked gracefully to his seat and sat down.
Qiu Qianling followed him and stood behind him, waiting anxiously for Shi Zhenlin and Xie Yuqing to appear.
Until she heard the sound of monks talking behind her, she couldn't help but prick up her ears and listen.
"You said you wanted to have a meeting, what's the big deal?"
"What big deal could it be? It's just the sect leader's breakthrough and advancement."
"That's not worth calling all of us here. I think they might be choosing a deputy leader!"
"It could also be about the demon clan. Last time, our immortal clan was defeated in Dongzhou. Didn't they say they would select a hundred hostages to take to the demon realm?"
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Hearing that Shi Zhenlin had made another breakthrough, Qiu Qianling immediately frowned. How could he level up so quickly? At his current cultivation speed, when would she ever be able to catch up with him and avenge her?
At this time, there was a commotion at the door. Qiu Qianling turned around and saw that it was the deacon elder and the master of Wangyue Peak, Yu Yixian, who came in with several cultivators.
Yu Yixian sat on the last chair at the top, and her disciple Liu Xiaoman and others stood behind her.
Liu Xiaoman turned his head and looked down, and happened to meet Qiu Qianling's eyes.
He immediately put on a lewd smile, then turned his gaze to Shi Zhuoyue, and his smile instantly turned into an undisguised sneer.
Qiu Qianling frowned, then looked at Shi Zhuoyue with some worry, but seeing that he looked normal, he felt relieved.
Senior brother would never take such a shameless villain seriously.
But this Liu Xiaoman is really annoying.
When she first came to the sect, her senior brother gave her a kitten to relieve her loneliness. Unexpectedly, after Liu Xiaoman saw it, he took the opportunity to tease her and snatched the kitten away.
Qiu Qianling was afraid of causing trouble to others and did not dare to speak out. Fortunately, after his senior brother learned about this, he went to Wangyue Peak in person to get the kitten back. However, when he got it back, the kitten was already dead.
He was strangled to death intentionally by Liu Xiaoman.
Qiu Qianling couldn't accept it, and despite his senior brothers' attempts to stop him, he rushed to Wangyue Peak to confront Liu Xiaoman. Liu Xiaoman initially denied it, but later alerted Elder Yu and the clan leader, and was severely punished. Only then did he kneel down and apologize.
Who would have thought that from then on, Liu Xiaoman would bear a grudge against her and his senior brother, but he did not dare to cause trouble for them. He just secretly disgusted them with his eyes, and took advantage of his senior brother's magnanimity and said a few sarcastic words to them from time to time.
This made Qiu Qianling very angry, but she didn't know how to curse and the sect forbade fighting, so she could only endure it and ignore him.
It was also this incident that made Qiu Qianling admire Shi Zhuoyue's character even more. Regardless of whether the other party was good or evil, or regardless of his own gains and losses, he could remain calm.
It's a pity that she is destined not to become a person like her senior brother. She has too much hatred and resentment.
Qiu Qianling's mood suddenly dropped.
At that moment, the other four deacons and elders entered the hall one after another and took their seats. Seeing this, Liu Xiaoman immediately put away his disgusting smile, straightened his back, held his head high, and his expression became extremely serious. At first glance, he actually looked quite righteous.
Qiu Qianling shifted his gaze to the front of the palace gate, unwilling to be polluted by him again.
Suddenly, there was a whistling sound of wind outside the door, and Qiu Qianling's heart immediately rose.
A bright golden light slowly descended in front of the hall door, and all the monks in the hall were blinded by it. When the light faded away, they could see that there were four monks in green clothes with long swords on their backs. Shi Zhenlin and Xie Yuqing were surrounded by these four people, standing shoulder to shoulder, and slowly walked into the hall.
Everyone stood up and saluted, saying in unison: "Welcome, Sect Master! Madam Sect Master!"
Qiu Qianling stood behind the crowd, quietly raised his eyes to look at the two of them, his eyes instantly widened in surprise.
How come Shi Zhenlin has aged so much in just one day? Not only is his face full of wrinkles, but his complexion is also pale and ugly. His staggering steps make him look like an old man in his seventies or eighties in the mortal world.
Xie Yuqing, standing beside him, looked particularly energetic. She was dressed in a purple outfit, and her posture was very neat. A leather belt cinched her waist, from which hung a emerald green brush. It swung gently in front of her as she walked, and her cape billowed high, drawing a graceful arc, adding a touch of gentleness to her cold and hard temperament.
When Shi Zhenlin and Xie Yuqing stood together, he didn't look like her partner, but rather like her elderly father.
Shi Zhenlin and Xie Yuqing walked to the seats at the top and sat down. Now everyone could see his old age and they gasped.
However, Shi Zhenlin's former power and majesty had already been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and they did not dare to speculate that he was seriously injured or had fallen in realm.
The elders with higher cultivation levels were all wondering: "The Sect Master's realm has risen. Could it be that he also wants to make a breakthrough in his appearance, so he deliberately dresses up like an old man to appear more stable and mature?"
The other monks also thought so, and felt that his old and kind appearance made him look more like the leader of a sect.
Only Shi Zhuoyue knew that his father attached the most importance to appearance. His haggard appearance was very unreasonable, but he was worried that there was some unspeakable reason behind it, so he did not ask.
Liu Xiaoman from Moon-Watching Peak, however, wanted to be the first to please the Sect Master. Seeing him take his seat, he immediately stepped forward and presented him with a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum. "Congratulations, Sect Master, on breaking through to the Spiritual Transformation Realm. This is a gift prepared by our Master. Please accept it."
Shi Zhenlin's expression changed instantly, "Who told you that I had achieved a breakthrough?"
When Liu Xiaoman saw his livid face, he knew that his flattery was a mistake, and he couldn't help but curse Yu Yixian, who had assigned him to do this, again in his heart.
But he said with a flattering smile, "Yes, I was wrong just now. This thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum was accidentally found by Master. He thought it was a good omen, so he specially ordered me to present it to the Sect Master. I pray that the Sect Master will break through to the next level as soon as possible and lead our sect to glory again!"
After saying that, he quietly raised his eyes and looked at Shi Zhenlin. Oh no, why did the Sect Leader's face become even more stretched?
But what he said was so flawless, there was no way he was wrong!
Liu Xiaoman was at a loss when Shi Zhenlin said, "No need for that. The demons are now lurking outside, and the sect is overwhelmed with affairs. With my limited qualifications and abilities, I find it increasingly difficult to shoulder the responsibility of promoting the sect. Therefore, I have decided to step down and let someone more capable take over. I have summoned you all here today to make this announcement."
"W-what?" Liu Xiaoman was shocked. He stumbled and fell on the stairs, almost dropping the gift box in his hand.
The monks in the hall had no time to laugh at him. They were all confused by Shi Zhenlin's words. Everyone had an expression of disbelief on their faces and felt that this matter was too sudden.
Yu Yixian glared at Liu Xiaoman fiercely, what a shameful thing!
Liu Xiaoman immediately retreated with the Lingzhi that he hadn't given away. With a piteous look on his face, he was about to cry to her about his grievances, "Master, I..."
Yu Yixian cursed coldly, "You ignorant fellow, get out of here!"
Liu Xiaoman was stunned and very angry. Wasn't it you who wanted to curry favor with the Sect Master? But looking at Yu Yixian's cold and stern expression, he dared not complain and just went to the back.
Yu Yixian looked at Shi Zhenlin and frowned tightly.
What's the Sect Master going on? He's talking about abdication for no reason, and he's saying the Sect has a lot of affairs to deal with. He's clearly a hands-off boss. She should be the one complaining!
Even if he really wanted to abdicate, according to the rules, he should have discussed it with the deacons and elders first.
Yu Yixian looked at the other four deacons and elders, and found that their expressions were very calm, which made him feel a little flustered.
Were they too patient, or had they already discussed this matter and kept it a secret from her? If the latter, wouldn't that mean the successor had already been decided?
Thinking of this possibility, Yu Yixian's heart was filled with anger.
Here she goes again. They are all deacons and elders of the same status, but every time something important happens, the four of them always have the final say. No matter what she says, they pretend not to hear it.
But she couldn't shout or complain, otherwise they would say she was emotional and unfit for the position of deacon and elder.
Now, he didn't even tell her about such an important matter as changing the sect leader. It was obvious that he didn't take her seriously at all and didn't even bother to pretend.
She even thought of giving Shi Zhenlin some Ganoderma lucidum. Bah! What a bunch of bastards!
This time, no matter who they want to nominate as the sect leader, she will not agree.
Just as the thought came to mind, Shi Zhenlin dropped a bombshell, "I will pass the position of Sect Leader of this sect to my wife Xie Yuqing."
Yu Yixian looked at Shi Zhenlin suddenly. "Who are you talking about?" She must have heard it right!
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