Chapter 103: The Red Lord of the Great Thousand Worlds nodded and walked to the main seat...
Chi Jun nodded and walked to the main seat and sat down, saying indifferently, "Sit down."
Everyone took their seats.
Chi Jun looked at Chi Yang again: "Elder Chi Yang, why do you look so annoyed? Did someone provoke you?"
Chi Yang hurriedly stood up, bowed, and said respectfully, "Lord Chi, a criminal just now bumped into me. I wanted to punish him lightly, but the criminal clan's trusted leader indiscriminately struck me with a sword. I beg you to intervene."
Chi Jun looked towards Li Youyang and the others with cold eyes: "Who did it?"
Li Youyang was about to speak when Yin Yue knelt down and said, "Mr. Chi, it's me."
"Go and accept your punishment: two hundred lashes."
"yes."
Chi Yang's eyes darkened: "Lord Chi..."
Chi Jun's eyes darkened, and Chi Yang understood that the matter was over. "Thank you, Chi Jun, for upholding justice for me."
"Wait."
Yin Yue invisibly tugged at the corner of Li Youyang's clothes and whispered, "Two hundred lashes is nothing. The Red Fire Clan has always been like this. When it comes to crimes, the Clan doesn't care about right or wrong..."
Li Youyang said coldly, "May I ask Lord Chi why you are being punished?"
Yin Yue was slightly stunned and sighed secretly, fearing that today's matter would not end well.
Bei Liyuan helped Yin Yue up and patted his shoulder: "If you want to change the current situation, you can't be weak from now on."
Yin Yue clenched her fist and nodded solemnly.
The banquet immediately became quiet.
Chi Jun raised his eyes to look at Li Youyang and frowned: "Are you the new leader of Yuemai?"
"yes."
Chi Jun's eyes darkened as a killing array attacked. Li Youyang waved his sleeves lightly, and the killing array dissipated in an instant.
Everyone was shocked. The law of the Red Fire Clan, or perhaps the law of the entire universe, is that the strong are respected. Chi Jun's cultivation is the strongest in the Red Fire Clan. Although the killing array just now was just casually launched, the opponent was able to take it easily, which shows that his cultivation is also extraordinary. In addition to his cultivation, he dared to confront the head of the clan when he entered the outside clan. He was either stupid or extremely courageous. Obviously, it was not the former. Where did Qiong Cang find such a person? This sinful clan might really change in the future.
Chi Jun looked at Li Youyang coldly and said in a deep voice, "Do you have any more questions?"
Li Youyang said coldly: "Yes."
Although they were not facing each other directly, under the pressure of Chi Jun, a layer of cold sweat had already appeared on Yin Yue's palms.
At this moment, a man stood up, trying to smooth things over: "Lord Chi, today is the annual grand event, please don't let the Sin Clan disturb your fun..."
Li Youyang interrupted coldly: "Please give me a convincing reason, otherwise I will withdraw the punishment."
The man was stunned for a moment and sat down. He couldn't save you.
The atmosphere at the banquet instantly froze to freezing point.
Chi Jun's eyes darkened, and a sword mark violently slashed towards Li Youyang. Li Youyang quickly moved his sword fingers to form a protective formation, but it could only block it for three breaths.
Everyone shook their heads secretly. Qiong Cang probably didn't expect that the new person he found would be killed by Chi Jun the moment he saw him for the first time!
But the next moment everyone was shocked, they saw Li Youyang actually pointed his sword directly to meet the sword mark, and the sword mark disappeared in an instant.
Having provoked Lord Chi in this way, the Sin Clan is in danger of being exterminated today.
The man who had just tried to smooth things over looked at Chi Jun in surprise. Chi Jun was not annoyed, but rather looked a little happy.
Chi Jun said coldly: "If you can take this move, I will spare you the punishment."
After saying that, he summoned the magic sword, and the sword finger moved slightly, and the magic sword came straight at him. Li Youyang held the magic sword in his hand to block it. After five breaths of stalemate, he took a half step back.
Li Youyang lowered his eyes and used his spiritual energy again. With a loud bang, the magic sword was blown away and happened to fly towards Chiyang. Chiyang was so scared that he collapsed on the ground. When he was helped up, there was a puddle of water on the ground.
Chi Jun retracted his immortal sword and frowned when he saw Chi Yang: "Take him down and deal with him."
Li Youyang said coldly, "Please keep your promise, Lord Chi."
Chi Jun said coldly: "The whipping will be waived."
Li Youyang bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Lord Chi."
Chi Jun nodded: "What's your name?"
Li Youyang replied, "Leader of the Moon Pulse, Li Youyang."
Chi Jun hummed, "Please take your seat."
The joy in Yin Yue's eyes was hard to conceal. This was the first time that Yuemai had never received any justice since they were punished as a criminal clan.
Bei Liyuan looked at Li Youyang with tenderness in his eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Bei Liyuan said softly, "It's just that today's scene reminds me of myself back then. Back then, I was just like this Yuemai, never having justice or dignity. It was Master who gave me justice, it was Master who pulled me out of purgatory, it was Master who gave me a new life."
Li Youyang: ...
"It happened so long ago, what's there to mention?"
Bei Liyuan smiled and said, "Now that Master has brought the entire Moon Vein out of the abyss, I wonder how many admirers will appear."
Li Youyang: ...
After the banquet began, in addition to the normal feasting, they also discussed the time and process of this secret realm trial, which was similar to previous years.
As they were discussing, a man walked in, escorting a criminal slave. "Lord Chi, we just discovered that this criminal slave has stolen treasures from our clan. What do you think we should do with him?"
Chi Jun frowned. "You're reporting such a small matter to me, Wu Feng. You guys at the Discipline Hall are getting better and better at handling things."
Wu Feng bowed and said, "According to clan rules, he will be executed."
"It's just a punishment for a criminal slave. There's no need to report it to me."
Just as Wu Feng was about to leave, Li Youyang stood up and said, "Wait a minute."
Chi Jun looked at Li Youyang. Li Youyang walked to the side of the Sin Clan and said, "I remember you were the one Chi Yang had trouble with just now. Did you steal anything?"
The criminal shook his head: "No."
Wu Feng said coldly: "What does the leader of the criminal tribe mean? Can I really frame a criminal slave?!"
"That's right, Wu Feng has never made any mistakes since he took charge of the Discipline Hall..."
Li Youyang interrupted, "Most of the criminals are members of my Yuemai tribe. Their lives are at stake. As their leader, I should be concerned. If he truly violated the tribe's rules, I have nothing to say. But if he was framed, I will definitely clear his name."
"The treasure was found on him, and someone saw him come into contact with it. With all the evidence, how could he be wrongly accused?"
Chi Yang echoed, "Exactly. Could it be that someone could force a treasure on him? I know that you, the new leader of the Moon Vein, are eager to gain their approval and therefore eager to protect them, but isn't this a bit too much?"
Li Youyang looked at Chiyang with cold eyes. Chiyang shuddered inexplicably and said coldly: "Why are you looking at me? Can I frame him as a criminal slave?"
Bei Liyuan curled his lips: "It's not completely impossible. After all, Elder Chiyang lost face just now because of this. It's only natural that he wants revenge."
Chi Yang said coldly: "Who are you? How dare you interrupt me here?"
Bei Liyuan: "Bei Liyuan, the Taoist companion of Yuemai leader Li Youyang, is also the newly promoted elder of Yuemai."
Li Youyang bowed to Chi Jun and said, "Chi Jun, I want to see the person who identified the guilty slave."
Chi Jun nodded: "Wu Feng, bring that person here."
Everyone was stunned again. In the past, Qiong Cang had no say at all, but today Chi Jun actually agreed directly.
Wu Feng was also slightly stunned. He originally thought that Chi Jun would never ask about the matters concerning the convicted clan, so he accepted Chi Yang's benefits and cooperated with him in this plan. However, he did not expect that Chi Jun would actually care about it. It was just a matter of negligence.
A quarter of an hour later, the person was brought up.
Chi Yang raised the corner of his lips. The lives of this man's entire family were in his hands, so he dared not say a single word. However, the next moment he was dumbfounded.
Li Youyang didn't ask at all, and directly covered the man with a soul-searching formation. Immediately, a picture of him and the man standing together appeared in the void.
Chi Yang was shocked. After recovering from his shock, he was about to kill without thinking, but was stopped by Bei Liyuan in time: "What are you doing, Elder Chi Yang? The soul-searching technique has just begun, why are you so anxious to kill him? Even if you want to kill him, you should consider the occasion. It's not appropriate to do it in front of so many people."
As soon as he finished speaking, the image in the void shattered, and the man turned into ashes. The one who attacked was Chi Jun. "This criminal slave is indeed wrongly accused. Wu Feng failed to supervise and should be fined six months' salary. The person who set up this scheme has been executed on the spot. This matter ends here."
Bei Liyuan frowned invisibly.
Li Youyang said coldly, "Lord Chi, since this slave has been wronged, he deserves compensation. Can you free him from slavery and allow him to return to the Moon Cultivation ...
Everyone was stunned. It was simply a fantasy to say that anyone who was convicted of slavery would never be able to escape.
Chi Jun nodded: "Okay."
Everyone: ...
Chi Yang clenched his fist: "Chi Jun, according to the clan rules..."
Chi Jun looked over with cold eyes, and Chi Yang stopped talking and stepped aside.
After the banquet, everyone couldn't help but discuss:
"What do you think Chi Jun meant today?"
"I can't really explain it. In the past, Chi Jun never listened to the Sin Clan. Whenever someone pointed out that the Sin Clan was wrong, he would just acquiesce and never question anything. But today, he made an exception twice in a row."
"Actually, if you think about it carefully, part of the reason why Chi Jun didn't ask was that Qiong Cang didn't argue at all."
"Why didn't you argue? Qiong Cang also fought for the Sin Clan in the beginning, but he was beaten so hard by Chi Jun that he lost his temper. If I were to say, it's the new leader, Li... Li Youyang, who is tough, has high cultivation and courage. That's why Chi Jun looks at him with a higher regard."
"This Li Youyang is indeed different. He acts decisively and is not afraid of authority. If it were me today, I would probably be timid. But he can remain calm in front of Chi Jun without a trace of fear."
"He is indeed powerful. I suspect he must have been a peak king in the past. Over the years, Qiong Cang has often left the Great Thousand World to conquer the smaller worlds below. Perhaps this person is from that smaller world."
"Can such a powerful cultivator exist in a small world? That's unlikely."
…
Inside the Red Lord Hall, a black-robed monk knelt down and asked, "What are your orders, Red Lord?"
"Go check the background of Li Youyang and the people around him."
…
Returning to the Moon Palace, the criminal slave knelt and kowtowed: "From now on, I swear to follow you, Your Majesty, until death."
Li Youyang looked at Yin Yue, and Yin Yue ordered people to take the criminal slave away for settlement.
Bei Liyuan poured a cup of tea and handed it to Li Youyang. He sat down next to him and looked at Yin Yue: "Elder Yin Yue, please sit down too. We have a lot to ask you today."
Yin Yue took a seat in response.
Li Youyang: "Why did Yuemai become a sinner?"
Yin Yue sighed deeply. "The Great Thousand World was ordered by the God Realm to seal the soul of the Demon God. To be on the safe side, the leaders of the four major sects and the four major clans discussed and decided to split the Demon God's soul into eight, each sealing a fragment. The Yuemai clan was the second largest clan of the Red Fire Clan at the time, so the Red Lord handed the matter over to the Yuemai clan. Everything was originally fine, but one hundred years after the seal, the Yuemai leader suddenly heard news that the Demon God's soul had escaped. He hurried to the sealed place and saw demonic energy overflowing. Worried, he went inside to investigate, but instead allowed the Demon God fragment to escape. The Red Fire Clan was directly kicked out of the four major clans, and the Yuemai clan has since become a sinner."
Li Youyang stroked the teacup with his fingertips. "If we can find and seal the Demon God fragments again, can the Moon Clan shed its name as a sinner?"
Silver Moon lowered her eyes. "Ever since the Demon God's soul fragment escaped, we have been searching for it, but we have searched the universe countless times and still can't find it. The leader of the Sky Cang brought us to the lower realms, one for the survival of the Moon Vein, and the other to find the fragment, but so far we have found nothing."
Li Youyang nodded: "Winning the Secret Realm Trial might improve the situation of the Sin Clan?"
Yin Yue shook her head. "The re-ranking score is divided into two parts: the Secret Realm Trial and the Literary Test, each accounting for half. Firstly, after so many years of oppressing the Sin Clan, it's impossible for them to win the Trial. Secondly, even if they win the Trial, they will still lower their Literary Test scores. However, if we can obtain the War God Sword in the Secret Realm, perhaps we can change the current situation."
Bei Liyuan put down his teacup and became interested. "War God Sword? Now I have a good idea of how to enter the secret realm. Let's talk about it in detail."
Yin Yue: "It is rumored that the battle between the God of War and the God of Devil once extended to the universe. Although he defeated the God of Devil, the God of War's weapon also fell. It is said that it is located in the secret area of the Red Fire Clan. It is just a magic sword. The God of War has not searched for it. However, it is rumored that this sword has the power to split the sky. If it can be obtained, the other branches will be afraid. However, everything about this sword is just a rumor. Whether it exists or not is unknown."
Li Youyang said coldly, "What is the origin of Chi Yang? Why would Chi Jun protect him so much?"
"Chiyang's mother is Chijun's sister, and his father is Chiye, the leader of the Yang Clan. Chiye always lets Chiyang participate in meetings like this. To some extent, he represents the Yang Clan, which is currently the most powerful branch of the Chihuo Clan."
Bei Liyuan smiled and said, "The landlord's foolish son."
Yin Yue nodded: "You can say that."
Li Youyang asked again, "Has the Yang Meridian always been the first branch of the Red Fire Clan?"
Yin Yue shook her head. "The first major branch of the Red Fire Clan was the Water Vein, followed by the Moon Vein. The Yang Vein was ranked fifth at the time, and only gradually rose to prominence later on."
Li Youyang asked again: "But after the seal of the Demon God fragment was broken?"
Yin Yue thought for a moment and said, "I can't remember the exact time, but it was definitely after the Moon Clan became a sinner. Your Excellency suspected that the events of that year were related to the Yang Clan?"
Li Youyang was silent.
Yin Yue added, "This is a matter concerning the entire Red Fire Clan. Even if Yangmai wants to climb higher, it will not disregard the interests of the entire clan."
Bei Liyuan's eyes darkened: "Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. Nothing is impossible in the face of greed."
Li Youyang knew that Bei Liyuan was thinking of his parents, so he sighed silently and gently held his hand.
Bei Liyuan smiled and said, "I'm fine. I just feel a little touched."
Li Youyang continued, "Who are the Yuemai who participated in the Secret Realm Trials in the past? I want to know about the Secret Realm's situation."
Yin Yue clenched her fist silently. "None of them have returned. All the Red Fire Clan members who enter the secret realm must first sign a life and death agreement. Every year, half of those who enter the secret realm die. None of the Moon Clan members have ever returned."
Li Youyang said, "It's late, go back and rest."
Yin Yue bowed and retreated.
Li Youyang rubbed his brows. Things were much more troublesome than he had imagined: "Li Yuan..."
Bei Liyuan had already picked him up and said, "Master, this has never happened in the entire universe. Can you reward me tonight?"
Li Youyang's ears flushed. Just as he was about to speak, Bei Liyuan sealed his lips. He quickly returned to the bedroom, gently placed him on the bed, and leaned over...
The struggle continued until dawn, and Bei Liyuan finally let the man go and went to fetch water with satisfaction.
…
Early in the morning, the two were awakened by a knock on the door.
"Your Majesty, the leader of the Yang Cultivation Sect has arrived and is waiting in the main hall."
Li Youyang said coldly, "I'll be there later."
After the people left, Li Youyang hurriedly got up and put on his clothes. Bei Liyuan supported his forehead with one hand and stared at Li Youyang with doting eyes.
Li Youyang frowned: "What are you still standing there for?"
Bei Liyuan said "oh", got up from the bed, and did not rush to get dressed. Instead, he put his arms around Li Youyang from behind and pecked him gently on the cheek.
Li Youyang was about to push him away: "Stop messing around... um"
Bei Liyuan kissed Li Youyang on the lips, and after a struggle, he reluctantly let him go.
Li Youyang straightened his wrinkled clothes and glared at Bei Liyuan. Bei Liyuan smiled smugly and went to get dressed as well.
Half an hour later, the two arrived at the main hall.
Chi Ye said in a deep voice, "You two are quite arrogant."
Bei Liyuan said nonchalantly, "Who would wake up so early if they had nothing to do? It's really rude of you to disturb my sweet sleep so early in the morning."
Chi Ye's eyes darkened. "No wonder the Sin Clan is getting worse year by year. With such a lazy leader, how can they expect to make any progress in the future?"
Bei Liyuan curled his lips and said, "Most of the Moon Vein's resources have been taken away by the Yang Vein over the years. I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to make progress."
"presumptuous!"
Bei Liyuan said in a deep voice: "Forgive me for reminding you, this is the Moon Meridian, not Chief Chi's Yang Meridian. You can't show off your power here."
Chi Ye sneered: "Qiong Cang was respectful when he saw me, but you..."
Bei Liyuan interrupted: "What a coincidence! Qiongcang was also very respectful when he saw me. Otherwise, why do you think he gave the position of leader to us? Because we beat him into submission."
Chi Ye was stunned. He originally thought that Qiong Cang had run away because he was fed up with being humiliated, but he didn't expect that he was actually kidnapped.
Li Youyang said coldly, "Speak frankly about what you want to say."
Chi Ye asked in a deep voice, "Who hurt Chi Yang at the banquet yesterday?"
Li Youyang: "It's me, what's wrong?"
"Even if Chi Yang did something wrong, it's my responsibility as a father to teach him a lesson. It's not your turn to take action. I'm here today to teach you a lesson."
Li Youyang said coldly: "It is indeed time to learn a lesson, otherwise a dog would dare to bark in front of us."
Chi Ye was furious and immediately raised his palm to attack Li Youyang. Li Youyang didn't even look at him and raised his hand to meet his attack. In an instant, Chi Ye was knocked out of the hall and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Yin Yue was stunned. This was too powerful.
Li Youyang looked at Yin Yue and said, "Show him off for me."
Yin Yue came back to her senses and flashed outside the palace: "Chief Chi, if there is nothing else, please return."
Chi Ye clenched his fist and looked into the hall. Finally, he left after saying something harsh.
The Yuemai tribe members who were watching pretended to pass by casually and left. After Chi Ye had completely left, everyone started to discuss excitedly:
"Too strong! In the past, Chief Qiong Cang had to endure in front of Chief Chi Ye. Every time he came to our place, he would either take away our spiritual materials and stones or demand certain privileges from us. Every time, he would only leave after asking for some benefits. This is the first time I've seen him leave in such disgrace. It's really satisfying."
"I suddenly feel that under the leadership of the new leader, our situation may really be able to change."
"Haha, I suddenly feel like my life has a purpose."
…
When Yin Yue turned around, she listened to the discussions of the crowd and looked at Li Youyang and Bei Liyuan with passion. Maybe they could really, no, they could definitely change the fate of Yuemai.
The man who was talking noticed Yin Yue and quickly stopped talking and bowed respectfully: "Elder Yin Yue."
Yin Yue nodded slightly and walked towards the main hall. The man suddenly said, "Elder Yin Yue, wait a moment."
Yin Yue stopped and looked at him. The man asked, "Elder Yin Yue, what is the name of our new leader?"
Yin Yue's eyes were bright and she said solemnly, "My Lord's name is Li Youyang."
Returning to the main hall, Yin Yue bowed respectfully, "My Lord, the leader of Chi Ye has already left, but he always tried to get some benefits when he went to the Moon Vein. If he fails this time, he will definitely not give up."
Li Youyang stroked the teacup and asked, "What did he steal from Yuemai in the past?"
Yin Yue clenched her fists. "A lot. Even though the Moon Clan became a sinner, Chi Jun only withheld 30% of the resources they were supposed to give us. Half of the remaining 70% was quietly swallowed up by the Yang Clan, and the remaining half Chi Ye 'borrowed' from us for various reasons. There were also the spots for the Secret Realm training. Originally, each branch was allowed to send ten people, but Chi Ye snatched five of them from us. Besides that, he 'borrowed' quite a bit of spirit stones, spirit medicines, and spirit materials from the Moon Clan. Over the years, it must have reached trillions."
Bei Liyuan picked up the teacup and said, "One trillion is not a small amount. All of this has been made public. Um... is there anyone who can testify?"
Yin Yue thought for a moment and said, "Even if the others knew, they probably wouldn't intervene. But Chi Jun knows, and they can't deny their debts, probably half of it."
Bei Liyuan curled his lips and said, "Get the account book ready. Whether Chi Jun knows about it or not, we will go to Yangmai to collect the debt this afternoon."
Yin Yue was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said, "Yes, I will prepare it right away."
After leaving the main hall, Yin Yue went to the accounting office. After explaining her purpose, the accounting steward thought he had misheard: "Elder Yin Yue, are you sure we want to go to Yangmai to collect the debt?"
Yin Yue nodded seriously: "Be sure to be ready this afternoon."
The housekeeper said hurriedly, "I've recorded every single one of these years, so there's no need to calculate it separately. Go and bring the Yangmai account over."
Several tribesmen hurried away, and soon returned carrying a box: "It's all here."
Yin Yue looked at the housekeeper and said, "You know the account details best. Bring a few of your clansmen with you later."
The butler bowed.
Afterwards, Yin Yue hurried back to the main hall. Li Youyang and Bei Liyuan had already returned to their rooms. Just as Yin Yue was about to go over, a clan member stepped forward and said, "Elder Yin Yue, when the Lord left, he said they were going back to catch up on some sleep. He asked you to come look for him after 3 p.m."
Yin Yue nodded and went back to the accounting office to get a general understanding of the accounts.
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