"I don't know about that either." Yuan Qing lowered his head. He hadn't originally thought about these things. "But Junior Brother, those elders are all with Master right now. You still need to be careful."
"They are afraid of Perfected Jingyun, but they really aren't afraid of me, huh." Fang Zhiyi patted his shoulder.
Yuan Qing looked at Fang Zhiyi in disbelief. "Junior Brother, you..."
"Thanks, Senior Brother. You should go first. I know what to do."
Yuan Qing nodded. He also knew he couldn't be of much help.
Not long after he left, a figure suddenly appeared outside the Law Enforcement Hall. By now, the hall had been arranged according to Fang Zhiyi's preferences: an oil lamp every five steps, two rows of neatly arranged chairs, and at the very top was Fang Zhiyi's seat—a large, spacious chair draped with the pelt of a demonic beast.
Seeing the Sect Master walk in, the disciples seated on both sides stood up in unison.
The Sect Master was somewhat astonished. How long had it been, yet so many disciples had gathered here? With just a slight probe of his senses, he discovered that almost every disciple present had a high cultivation level, and among them, he even spotted quite a few from other peaks.
Instantly, the Sect Master's vigilance skyrocketed.
"Greetings, Sect Master!"
"All of you, out." Facing these disciples, he had to show some of the demeanor of a Sect Master.
However, the disciples remained standing and instead turned their gazes toward Fang Zhiyi.
Fang Zhiyi glanced at them. "Go out for now."
"Yes, sir!"
Only then did the disciples leave. The Sect Master was now green with regret. Why did he let Fang Zhiyi take up this position in the first place? Was it just because of Jingyun Peak? He could have just endured it! At least Perfected Jingyun still gave him some face openly! He truly regretted it! He had to take Fang Zhiyi down!
"Zhiyi, the reason for my visit this time... you must know what it's about. Your actions have violated the sect's rules." The Sect Master looked at Fang Zhiyi. "You are only the acting hall master of the Law Enforcement Hall. I see you are quite tired, so why don't you..."
Fang Zhiyi looked at the Sect Master. "Alright, so I'll leave?"
The Sect Master was slightly dumbfounded. He had thought of every possibility, even that Fang Zhiyi might directly fight him, and had been keeping his guard up for that. And yet, he just said 'alright'?
"Then I'll be going, Master." Fang Zhiyi ignored him, stood up, and left without the slightest hesitation.
The Sect Master's brain short-circuited a bit. What was going on? Why wasn't he following the usual script?
But Fang Zhiyi really left. Looking at the empty Law Enforcement Hall, the Sect Master took a deep breath.
That day, all the elders were overjoyed. It was truly a cause for celebration! Jingyun Peak could no longer jump around, and Fang Zhiyi had been dismissed from his position in the Law Enforcement Hall. Good days were ahead for everyone!
Meanwhile, Elder Kong, who had just recovered, was once again appointed as the master of the Law Enforcement Hall. However, upon returning to the hall, he saw absolutely no one, which left him quite puzzled.
"Where are my Law Enforcement Hall disciples???"
No one answered him. The disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall were either calling in sick or going into secluded cultivation, effectively turning Elder Kong into a commander without an army.
The peaceful scene within the sect was also quickly shattered. Incidents of brawling and robbery occurred repeatedly. Originally, these troublemakers should have been apprehended by the Law Enforcement Hall, but now Elder Kong was the only one there, and he simply could not handle it all.
Not only that, some core disciples originally responsible for production or cultivation also began to slack off. When asked, they claimed to be feeling unwell or having unstable states of mind. Some elders punished one or two disciples, but this only resulted in an even larger-scale strike.
The originally somewhat harmonious Heaven-Breaking Sect fell into a standstill. The elders and their personal disciples were running around in a panic.
Cultivating immortality? Without resources, what kind of bullshit immortality could they cultivate! Were their personal disciples supposed to go refine pills and forge artifacts themselves?
The entire sect was filled with complaints.
The Sect Master now understood Fang Zhiyi's intentions. Facing the elders who came to him for help, he could only put on a dark face and go find Fang Zhiyi again.
Without the previous regulations, he flew directly to the small peak where Fang Zhiyi resided. As soon as he landed, he acutely sensed several streams of spiritual energy locking onto him.
"Audacious!" the Sect Master shouted loudly.
Those streams of spiritual energy were immediately withdrawn, and several disciples walked out from the shadows, bowing respectfully. "Greetings, Sect Master!"
"You..." The Sect Master was startled with just a glance. On Fang Zhiyi's small peak, dozens of disciples at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage had actually gathered!
He snorted, but monstrous anger surged in his heart. Was Fang Zhiyi trying to rebel?
But he had barely taken two steps when someone blocked his path.
The other party's attitude remained respectful. "Sect Master, please allow us to inform Senior Brother first."
"You! I am the Sect Master!"
"Yes, Sect Master. Please allow us to inform Senior Brother first. This is... Senior Brother's rule." This disciple named Stone felt the oppression in front of him. Although cold sweat was pouring down his face, he did not step back.
Senior Brother Fang had said that as long as he was around, nothing would happen to them, and they must fight for their rightful privileges!
The Sect Master laughed out of extreme anger. "Good, good, good! Call him!"
A short while later, Fang Zhiyi walked out lazily, as if he hadn't fully woken up yet. "Master, why are you here? You should have told me earlier so I could come out to welcome you."
"Hmph, I wouldn't dare trouble you!" The Sect Master snorted. "Fang Zhiyi, what exactly are you trying to do? Do you really think this Heaven-Breaking Sect belongs to you?"
Fang Zhiyi glanced at him and suddenly smiled. "The Heaven-Breaking Sect is not mine; it belongs to all the cultivating disciples."
"What did you say!" The Sect Master's eyes widened. At this moment, he had already decided to teach Fang Zhiyi a lesson. Even if he was at the Body Integration stage, he was only at the early Body Integration stage and couldn't possibly take a single strike from him!
A stream of energy, wrapping up the momentum of wind and thunder, lunged toward Fang Zhiyi, even transforming into the shape of a lightning dragon.
The other disciples widened their eyes in horror. The Sect Master had actually used a killing move against his own disciple!
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Fang Zhiyi simply reached out his hand slowly and suddenly grabbed the lightning dragon by the neck. Looking at the constantly struggling lightning dragon, he applied a little force, and the lightning dragon vanished into thin air.
"You people just love doing these flashy things. What's the point?"
The Sect Master didn't speak.
Fang Zhiyi lifted his foot and took a step forward. It was just a slow step, but the Sect Master immediately sensed something was wrong. A majestic aura pressed down on him, as if a giant invisible hand was holding his body down.
Another step.
The sense of oppression grew even stronger. Even if the Sect Master wanted to circulate his energy, he couldn't move an inch. Fine sweat seeped from his forehead.
This aura also made everyone in the sect look in this direction in unison.
A group of anxiously waiting elders looked over in disbelief.
"That is... the Tribulation Transcendence stage!"
"Could it be that the Sect Master has broken through?"
"Hahaha, the Sect Master has broken through! Let alone Fang Zhiyi, even Perfected Jingyun is no longer his match!" someone rejoiced.
In just a moment, this terrifying aura gradually dissipated.
The Sect Master's clothes were already soaked with sweat. His expression was sluggish. "You, you have actually reached the Tribulation Transcendence stage... How... how could you..." His hands and feet trembled uncontrollably.
"Sect Master, if you go back now, you can still continue to be the Sect Master... Otherwise, I will have to invite you, Sect Master... to ascend ahead of schedule."
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young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
