Chapter 129 Don’t close it!
Unexpectedly, Sun Nanshan and three other elders suddenly flew over and stopped Liu Xiaoman. "No hurry, it's a good opportunity to hear what the Sect Master has to say."
As he finished speaking, Chi Li, who was polishing his sword in the video, seemed to notice something and looked over here. His sharp eyes seemed to penetrate the projection in the void and scrutinized everyone.
Sun Nanshan, who prided himself on being calm, was so frightened that he took a half step back. After he came to his senses, he hurriedly coughed twice while pretending to be calm.
Chi Li looked away, looking at Shi Zhuoyue, and smiled, "Of course it's because your father has a problem with his cultivation. His cultivation has plummeted, and he has fallen to the Golden Core Realm. Instead of giving the position of Sect Leader to someone else, wouldn't it be better for me to take it?"
What? Shi Zhuoyue's pupils suddenly constricted, his face filled with disbelief.
He looked at Shi Zhenlin, but saw that his face was pale, he gritted his teeth and remained silent, which was equivalent to his agreement.
Falling from the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, just about to enter the Divine Transformation Realm, to the Golden Core Realm in one day is a calamity for any cultivator.
Shi Zhuoyue recalled that he had cultivated to the final stage of Jindan, but when he was about to break through the bottleneck, he went astray and lost his spiritual roots, and his future path of cultivation collapsed.
If he didn't have the support of his father, the sect leader, those people in the sect would not be satisfied with just mocking and ridiculing him behind his back. They would have rushed over and trampled him under their feet, leaving him no chance of turning over.
But now, my father's cultivation has plummeted. Once this news gets out, those who dislike them will definitely rush over and tear them to pieces like sharks smelling blood.
"So, Dad chose to abdicate in order to keep this news secret?" Shi Zhuoyue now understood, but he felt that this method was extremely stupid.
Without waiting for Shi Zhenlin's answer, he said sternly, "But how could Mother possibly shoulder the heavy responsibility of the sect? Besides, your cultivation level can't be restored overnight. Even if you want to hide it, how long can you keep it secret?"
Shi Zhenlin looked at Chi Lu with some fear, not daring to tell the truth. After all, Shi Zhuoyue was a disabled person now, and even if he told him that Xie Yuqing had been possessed by another body, he would not be able to help at all.
What if he tells it out and Xie Yuqing kills him directly?
He stammered, "This, this..."
Chi Qi smiled softly and continued, "Who says your father's cultivation can't be restored? As long as he has a spiritual root, he can break free from the shackles and return to the peak."
Shi Zhenlin's eyes instantly flashed with enthusiasm, "Are you really, really saying that?"
Chi Li smiled and nodded, "Of course. Have you forgotten that you fell down because you lost too much spiritual energy? And Tianlinggen itself has abundant spiritual energy. As long as you refine it, you can return to the Nascent Soul Realm in an instant."
Shi Zhenlin nodded suddenly, then frowned. The best spiritual roots are extremely hard to find. It would take only a hundred years for such a genius to appear. Qiu Qianling's spiritual roots have already fallen into Chi Li's hands. Where can he find another one?
When Shi Zhuoyue heard this, his expression changed. Did his mother mean to give his spiritual root to his father? What should he do then?
If he had known this would happen, he would have refused without hesitation when his mother asked him yesterday if he wanted the spiritual root.
But it was too late to regret now, he could only bite the bullet and continue to act, and let Chi Qi take out the spiritual root in her hand first.
Thinking of this, he turned back to look at Qiu Qianling, first gave her a reassuring look, then questioned Chi Li, "So, mother, you dug up Qianling's spiritual roots just to help father? You are so cruel!"
Chi Li was startled for a moment, then her face turned pale, and the corners of her eyes quickly turned red. "Zhuo Yue, what nonsense are you talking about? Aren't you the one who wants Qian Ling's spiritual roots? It was clearly you who asked me to do this!"
Shi Zhuoyue was stunned. This wasn’t right. How could his mother steal his lines?
He quickly turned around to look at Qiu Qianling, only to see that she had an expression that said "as expected". She was staring at him with anger and hatred, tears welling up in her eyes.
She took a step back, pressed her body against the temple door, and said hatefully, "I thought, I thought, Senior Brother, you really wouldn't hurt me. It turns out I was wrong!"
Shi Zhuoyue's face instantly turned gloomy.
He knew that Qiu Qianling must have heard Liu Xiaoman's words outside the door just now, otherwise she would not have believed what his mother said.
Since Qiu Qianling had seen through him, there was no need for him to continue pretending.
As long as he begged his mother a few times, she would definitely give him the spiritual root. After all, his father was old and unreliable.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Chi Li walking directly towards Qiu Qianling. Qiu Qianling immediately showed a vigilant expression, "What are you going to do?"
Chi Li's eyes showed remorse as she spoke softly, "Qian Ling, you don't have to be so afraid of me. In fact, I've reflected on it. I shouldn't have hurt you because of your mother's matter. Your master and brother lost their cultivation. That was their fate, and it can't be forced. I shouldn't have used your spiritual roots to fill it for them. You should take this spiritual root."
As she spoke, she took out the jade box and placed it in Qiu Qianling's hand.
Qiu Qianling was stunned, holding the jade box tightly, and looking at Chi Luo with a wary look.
Suddenly, Chi Qi moved towards her, scaring her so much that she stepped back hastily, but she forgot that she was already pressed against the door, and with a bang, she hit the back of her head.
Chi Li's lips curled slightly, but her voice was lowered, and the sound was directly heard, "If you don't want to die, run away."
"What, what do you mean?" Qiu Qianling felt a chill down his spine. Before he could figure it out, Chi Luo had already stood up and walked to the door of the hall.
She grasped the half-open door, turned to look at the two stunned people in the hall, and said with a smile, "Elder Yu should be ready. I'll be leaving first. You guys can talk slowly. Remember, don't hurt Qian Ling."
After saying that, she left the side hall, and with a bang, the hall door closed again.
The hall suddenly became quiet.
Qiu Qianling confused Chi Li. Why did Xie Yuqing return the jade box to her? What exactly did she want to do?
As I was thinking, I felt two burning gazes coming towards me.
She looked up and saw Shi Zhenlin and Shi Zhuoyue reaching out to her at the same time, shouting, "Give me the Heavenly Spiritual Root!"
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In the square, everyone looking at the image in the side hall was stunned.
"The Sect Master has actually fallen to the Golden Core Realm? No wonder he's so anxious to pass the throne to Xie Yuqing. He's doing it purely for his own selfish gain, without even considering the Sect."
"Looking at the bright and clear eldest brother actually ordering his mother to dig out the spiritual roots of the youngest sister, it's really disgusting."
"Big Brother is wrong, but Xie Yuqing isn't a good person either. If she hadn't done all sorts of bad things, Big Brother wouldn't be like this. She should bear most of the responsibility for this."
"That's right, this family is no good. They still want to occupy the position of sect leader. They should all be kicked out of the sect!"
"But didn't Xie Yuqing apologize? She also returned the spiritual roots to Junior Sister. We shouldn't compare her with Shi Zhuoyue, right?"
"Bah! Like mother, like son. You're speaking for Xie Yuqing, so you're probably her lover, aren't you?"
Everyone was talking about it. At first they were blaming Shi Zhuoyue, but gradually they started arguing about who was the worst person. No one could convince anyone else. If it weren't for the sect's rules against fighting, they would probably have started fighting on the spot.
Yu Yixian was also very annoyed by what he saw.
She could see that Shi Zhuoyue was a bit hypocritical, but she didn't expect him to be so selfish as to do such a shameful thing as digging out Qiu Qianling's spiritual roots in order to restore his cultivation.
As for Xie Yuqing helping him, it was indeed a stupid thing that this woman could do. What she didn't expect was that Xie Yuqing could actually turn back and finally return the spiritual root to Qiu Qianling.
Although the other three elders also despised Shi Zhenlin and Shi Zhuoyue's character, seeing that everyone was filled with indignation, they were afraid that things would get out of control. It would be bad if this affected the reputation of the Jinmen Immortal Mansion among the immortals.
Sun Nanshan quickly ordered Liu Xiaoman, "What are you still looking at? Turn it off!"
Upon seeing this, Yu Yixian immediately stepped forward to stop it and shouted, "Don't close it!"
She finally understood Chi Qi's intention in giving her the ring. She did it on purpose. She wanted to expose the true identities of Shi Zhenlin and Shi Zhuoyue to everyone.
Yu Yixian had long disliked Shi Zhenlin. Since he and Shi Zhuoyue had done such shameless things, she was happy to see him fall from grace.
Sun Nanshan became anxious when he saw her blocking the door from closing, but he couldn't fight with her. All the cultivators in the sect were there, and if the elders started fighting first, what would that look like?
He stamped his feet angrily and flew towards Shangyang Palace, "I'll go tell them."
Unexpectedly, when he reached the temple door, a translucent light curtain suddenly lit up, blocking him outside the door. No matter what magic he cast, he couldn't break it.
Sun Nanshan could see Xie Xiaohai sitting in the main hall meditating with his eyes closed. He was so anxious that he shouted at him and waved at him desperately, but he didn't move at all.
Obviously, this light curtain also blocks the sound.
Sun Nanshan didn't know that at this moment, Chi Qi was sitting in the safe house, watching him through the world-viewing mirror.
Chi Li had long anticipated that someone would come to ruin the show she had carefully prepared, so she had already unfolded the Youlingzhu into a light shield, covering the entire Shangyang Palace.
No one can enter without her permission.
After admiring Sun Nanshan's anxious look as he scratched the door in front of the hall, she withdrew her gaze and turned her eyes to the side hall.
In the side hall, Qiu Qianling looked at the two people who asked her for her spiritual roots. Her eyes were filled with shock, and her pale lips trembled violently. "Dad, even you want my spiritual roots. Do you even consider me your daughter?"
Shi Zhenlin forced a smile, and his originally fierce expression softened instantly, and his voice was extremely kind, "Of course, you are my daughter. Just help daddy this time and give me the Heavenly Spiritual Root. In the future, daddy will definitely compensate you a hundredfold!"
Qiu Qianling shook her head. She finally saw through the true faces of the two fathers and men. They were both equally selfish and hypocritical. She felt sorry for her mother!
"No, I won't give it to you even if I burn it!" Qiu Qianling shouted at them.
After saying this, he turned around and was about to open the temple door and rush out.
Just as her fingers grasped the door knocker, she was suddenly hit on the back by a palm. The force penetrated her spine, and her sea of consciousness, where her spiritual roots had been dug out, tightened. The pain made her hands and feet go limp, and she let go of the door knocker and fell forward to the ground, and the jade box in her hand flew out.
Looking up with difficulty, he saw Shi Zhuoyue picking up the jade box, his eyes flashing with fanaticism, "The Heavenly Spiritual Root is finally mine!"
At this time, Shi Zhenlin spoke, his tone containing coercion, "Zhuo Yue, give me the spiritual root, I don't want to attack you."
Shi Zhuoyue looked at him and said with a smile, "Dad, you are already old, and your cultivation has only reached this point. Even if I give you this spiritual root, it won't be of much use. Please let me have this opportunity to cultivate!"
As he spoke, he suddenly opened the lid of the box, grabbed the spiritual root, stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it.
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