Chapter 64: Exquisite Pagoda

The whole house was shocked.

The one who questioned the elder of Qi Sect was the fifth junior sister of Qi Sect, Lingzhi, who was usually not good at speaking and unknown.

All the disciples in the room began to whisper:

"Fifth Junior Sister actually said such a thing, what on earth happened..."

"Other people who survive a disaster will have good fortune in the future, but she has just had a drastic change of character, and she will have endless troubles in the future!"

"No, it really shouldn't be."

"When the elders are speaking, when is it the disciples' turn to question them?"

"When will it be the elders' turn to question the Immortal Lord's decision?"

"I'm not at the wrong place today. It's such a big show."

"So, no one is paying attention to the Fourth True Teaching anymore..."

"Oh my god, what happened?"

Although there were some people who spoke up for Lingzhi, most of the disciples were critical of Fifth Junior Sister's words.

If I must say, it was indeed inappropriate for the elders of the Weapon Sect to question the decision of the Immortal Master in public.

However, even if it is against the rules, it is not the responsibility of the spirit branch to blame.

Emotionally, Lingzhi belongs to the Qi Sect and is a disciple under Elder Yu, so she shouldn't contradict her master in public; logically, there are so many elders present and none of them have spoken yet, so how could it be Lingzhi's turn?

Everyone's attention was focused on Lingzhi, waiting attentively for her next move.

In a corner where no one was paying attention, a sinister aura slowly dissipated from Chu Songping's hands.

Yan Huai, who would never ignore his troublemaker no matter what happened, glared at him from a distance, as if telling him to behave himself.

Chu Songping picked up the spiritual tea and drank it, not caring at all, without any guilt or remorse, which made Yan Huai so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

The elders of Qi Zong were puzzled by the provocation of Ling Zhi:

"What are you saying, you evil disciple? Do you have the right to speak here?"

"Master can say it, why can't I?"

The spirit branch refused to retreat and confronted head-on:

"The sect rules cannot be violated. If anyone can raise objections to the decision of the sect master, wouldn't the Qingyun Sect be in chaos?"

This is absolutely true.

Even if she didn't say it, the Sword Sect's Great Elder, the Sword Sect's Second Elder, or even someone who had secretly learned the secret would tell it.

However, anyone can say this, except her.

The elder of the Qi Sect was so angry that he lost his mind and started to criticize based on the facts: "In the world of immortal cultivation, strength is respected. The strong can naturally raise objections to the weak!"

Lingzhi said: "If you can raise objections according to what you said, then I can raise objections even more."

"You can be a fart!"

The elder of Qi Sect burst into curses.

He could accept someone speaking up, but he couldn't accept that the person speaking up was a spirit branch.

Spiritual branch, spiritual branch...what spiritual branch!

If it weren't for the fact that this spiritual branch had gained wisdom at the wrong time, he would have been awarded the title of true disciple long ago!

The elder of Qi Sect's eyes turned, and his sharp gaze fell on Nan Wang, who was standing there in a daze, at a loss:

"I knew that you had a special relationship with that useless disciple, but I didn't expect you to be so confused about right and wrong and black and white!"

Nanwang weakly retorted: "...Nonsense, nonsense."

The elder of Qi Sect ignored him and turned to look at Lingzhi: "You are so disrespectful and stubborn. I am no longer able to teach you. From today on, you will leave my sect and find your own way out!"

"Master wants to expel me from the sect, and I have absolutely no complaints. However, since Master can raise his objections in public, then I also have objections, and I should be able to raise them as well."

Lingzhi's reply made everyone feel strange.

Not only were the things she said strange, but her attitude, her expression, and her tone were all extremely strange.

She was so calm, so calm that it was scary.

Anyone would have emotional changes during an argument, but Lingzhi was different. Her expression did not change at all from beginning to end.

Compared to the furious elder of the Qi Sect who made personal attacks all the time, she looked so indifferent, quiet, neither humble nor arrogant... and was not moved at all.

Lingzhi was too young and short. Even when she stood up, she was not much taller than the table. However, her posture at this moment reminded everyone of another person——

The stone tower cannot be shaken at all, its steel bones are as solid as a rock.

It was not until this moment that some disciples belatedly realized that the Fifth Sister, who had the least presence among the true disciples, was not as weak as the rumors said.

The reality... may be quite the opposite.

She is not happy with things, nor sad with herself. No one in the world can disturb her mind, and nothing can give rise to demons in her heart. This is the exquisite mind of the Seven Mysteries.

Zhan Chenming can use his strong flesh and blood to cast an immovable stone tower. Lingzhi can also use the Seven Secrets Exquisite Heart to build an indestructible and ingenious exquisite pagoda.

Perhaps because Lingzhi did not explain his words clearly, the elder of Qi Sect misunderstood them as a sophistry with a tone of concession.

The elder of Qi Sect snorted coldly: "Things are divided into first come first served, important and urgent. I am really sad that you don't know the rules. Now I want to talk about the matter of the fourth true teaching. Don't you have anything more important than this?"

"Of course there is." Lingzhi interrupted the elder of Qi Sect's preaching: "What I want to talk about is the matter of the first true disciple and the eldest senior sister."

"What? Du Xueling? What's the matter with Du Xueling?"

The old man, the head of the Qi clan, was stunned, and his eagle-like eyes fell on Du Xueling, as if he wanted to see through her.

Du Xueling drank tea without saying a word.

On both sides of her, Zhu Tianque and Chu Songping were also drinking tea.

This almost provocative action almost made the Elder of the Weapon Sect's already furious heart burn out with rage.

Lingzhi said: "As everyone knows, the eldest sister wants to refine her natal sword. To do this, the person who is best at refining weapons in the sect is needed to help."

The elder of Qi Sect said angrily: "So what?"

Lingzhi said, "In that case, I naturally have objections - why was it you, Master, who finally decided to refine the life sword for Senior Sister? Who said that you are the best at refining weapons in the sect?"

The elder of the Weapon Sect was furious and said, "How dare you! Who else but me is the best at refining weapons in the sect? How could it be you?"

Lingzhi nodded: "Of course it's me."

There was silence.

After a while, the elder of the Weapon Sect laughed three times, and then his eyes turned cold: "Although you have the title of a true disciple, you are actually a scumbag, with a very bad character, and have achieved nothing in the way of refining weapons! Today you spoke arrogantly, surpassing the senior brothers and sisters of the Weapon Sect, and even surpassing your master, and claiming that you are the best at refining weapons in the Weapon Sect. It's really ridiculous!"

Lingzhi retorted, "As the ancients said, a disciple need not be inferior to his teacher, and a teacher need not be more virtuous than his disciple. Now, Master's words and deeds are full of the meaning of ranking people according to seniority, just like a frog in a well, sitting in the well and looking at the sky. It seems that Master's character is no different!"

"Crazy, I think you are completely crazy..."

The elder of Qi Sect sneered repeatedly, his tone was mocking.

Lingzhi said, "Master, you also said that the world of immortal cultivation respects strength, so why can't the strong raise objections? I am the best at refining weapons in Qingyun Sect, so why can't I ask to refine my own spiritual sword for my eldest senior sister?"

The elder of Qi Sect was extremely angry and shouted: "Ridiculous! Ridiculous!!!"

His saliva splashed everywhere while he spoke, and several drops of his saliva splashed onto Nanwang Jiaobian.

When the conflict between the two men broke out, the second elder of the Sword Sect quickly retreated back to the elders' seat, showing no intention of intervening.

Nanwang is different, he has nowhere to go.

At this moment, he was sandwiched between Lingzhi and the elder of Qi Sect, and was struggling to decide whether to try to stop the fight.

However, Lingzhi's outburst was a long-planned one, and every move and word had been prepared in advance without any mistakes. However, he was completely out of control, his thoughts were in a mess, and he didn't even know where to start to persuade him.

All he could do was try his best to remain calm on the surface while screaming madly in his heart:

[Wuwuwu, so scary, who am I, where am I, I want to go home, wuwuwu——]

Lingzhi suddenly turned around and smiled at the bewildered Nanwang: "Fourth Senior Brother, please go sit with Third Senior Brother first. There is nothing for you to do here for the time being."

"!!!"

The unexpected surprise came so suddenly that although Nan Wang's mind was still in a mess, his body had already fled from the spot and walked towards the empty seat next to Zhan Chenming.

The moment he sat down, Nan Wang's consciousness suddenly became clearer. He looked towards the direction of the spiritual branch with worry, thinking:

[Fifth Junior Sister will be alright, right? Should I do something? ]

"It's none of your business, just drink...never mind, just drink your tea."

Zhan Chenming on the side interrupted Nanwang's wild thoughts, forced the spiritual tea into Nanwang's hands, and guided him to join the tea-drinking army of true disciples.

Nanwang: “…”

Zhan Chenming didn't pay any attention to the battle between Lingzhi and the elders of Qizong. His attention was completely focused on other things: "Your cultivation level needs to be improved quickly, otherwise there will be no wine at every banquet in the future. How will you live like this?"

Nan Wang was silent for a moment, but still asked the question in his mind: "Why can't I drink wine? There is no wine at the banquet? Am I so important?"

"Oh my ancestors." Zhan Chenming beat his chest and stamped his feet and said, "Everything on the banquet was prepared by your senior sister. If you don't drink, she won't prepare any wine. The wine of the Sword Sect is the only one in the sect. You are really... Alas!"

Nanwang: “…”

Is it possible that the core of the problem is not whether he can drink, but that the senior sister is partial to him?

While they were chatting and joking, the battle between Lingzhi and the elder of Qizong was still going on.

"Okay, okay, although I don't know why you have such delusions in your mind, but as you - as your former master, I will teach you this last lesson!"

The elder of the Qi Sect waved his hand and held a pen in the air, using his spiritual energy to write a challenge letter with wild handwriting:

"Since you think your weapon refining skills are higher than mine, you should refine the natal sword for your eldest senior sister. Then today we will compete on the same stage and refine Du Xueling's natal sword at the same time. If you lose, you will leave the title of the fifth true disciple and get out of our weapon sect. Do you dare to accept this challenge?"

Lingzhi smiled.

She raised her hand and signed her name without hesitation.

Of course she dared to answer it.

Rather, this was her purpose.

She had promised her senior brother that when she practiced swordplay, the whole sect would come to watch.

The elders will open the treasure house of the Qi Sect and let her choose the most precious treasure of the Qi Sect. She will use the best materials in the entire sect to forge an unparalleled sword for the eldest senior sister.

She always keeps her word.