Chapter 376: Keeping the promise, rumors spread
The reason why Xu Yang chose to spare Chen Xu's life was not only because his father was the son of a fairy, but also because what he was going to do next might expose the truth, and he needed Chen Xu, who was still alive, to take the blame for him.
But since we have agreed to suppress the cesspools for a hundred years, we must keep our word and not go back on our word.
He first searched Chen Xu's soul to make sure there was nothing missed and that he could play the other person's identity well. Then he broke Chen Xu's limbs and sealed his mouth. Then he grabbed him and brought him to a monster's lair. The monster was called the Blood Wind Pig, and its characteristic was that its feces smelled very bad.
He stood by the manure pit, as if to throw him in: "Live well, I will come back to see you in a hundred years!"
Unable to speak, Chen Xu could only make whimpering sounds to beg for mercy, which probably meant that he admitted defeat and surrendered, and that he must not be allowed to suffer such humiliation no matter what. He would rather sign a slave contract with Xu Yang than be suppressed in this cesspool and unable to rise for a hundred years.
"No room for negotiation!"
Xu Yang threw him in without mercy.
There was a plop sound, followed by the sound of bubbling, and it was obvious that Chen Xu had fallen into it.
In order to prevent others from discovering Chen Xu's existence, Xu Yang set up several formations on the side, including illusion formations, trapping formations, and a series of other formations. In short, unless a strong person insisted on exploring, Chen Xu's existence would not be discovered at all.
"I really took great pains to prevent you from starving to death!"
Xu Yang glanced at the manure pool and saw bubbles still coming out of it. He then felt relieved, quickly left the monster cave, and returned to Qingming Sect at an extremely fast speed.
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Another half day passed.
Xu Yang returned to Qingming Sect.
He is now at the ninth level of the Tribulation Realm, and his spiritual awareness can easily cover the entire Qingming Sect. Therefore, as soon as he thinks about it, everything that happens in the Qingming Sect can be seen by him without any error.
At this time, the Qingming Sect had become a mess because creatures from the upper realm had come and destroyed the defensive formation he had set up long ago, causing rumors to spread. The main force spreading the rumors was the abandoned Tianlei Peak.
"It's over, it's completely over now. The immortal from the upper realm has come down to the lower realm in his true form. Our Qingming Sect will bear the brunt of the attack and will be retaliated against!"
"In the past, those who came to the mountain gate to provoke us could not break the sect's defensive formation. But the old man just now used what seemed to be a magic technique to easily break the formation, and named Master Xu and asked him to surrender!"
"Master Xu Feng acted too recklessly and had no bottom line, which caused our Qingming Sect to suffer a great disaster!"
"I guess Xu Yang is no match for that old immortal. Otherwise, why didn't he show up at that time? He must have shown his weakness!"
"This is clearly Xu Yang's own fault. Why should we shoulder the responsibility together? We don't want to die!"
The disciples of Tianlei Peak were full of resentment, and even in private, they had begun to call Xu Yang by his real name, with no respect in their eyes. Ever since the former peak master was killed as a remnant of the devil, the status of their Tianlei Peak had plummeted, from one of the six peaks to a straight drop, their status was even worse than the original last peak, and their treatment was even worse than before. Under such a gap, they had accumulated countless resentments in their hearts, but because Xu Yang's record was so dazzling, they dared not vent it at will, and could only bury it deep in their hearts. Now, a strong enemy had invaded, and specifically asked Xu Yang to apologize, giving them a chance to breathe and vent their dissatisfaction with Xu Yang.
Xu Yang was aware of this. In addition to Tianlei Peak, he also looked at several peaks. Most of the disciples or elders in these peaks were deeply hostile to him because they felt that Xu Yang had risen, but they did not enjoy any benefits, unlike other peaks, where their status and treatment also rose with Xu Yang's rise.
But in fact, it is not the case. The main reason is that these peaks are not diligent in their practice and their talents are not high. Even if they spend a huge price and allocate resources, they can only reach the level of being neither high nor low. It is not like supporting other peaks, which can bring very high benefits.
Therefore, if we want to blame these peaks, we can only blame ourselves for not doing our best, and cannot blame Xu Yang.
Xu Yang is not a good guy. He will kill anyone who is hostile to him, even if they are from his own sect. It is not because he is cruel and ruthless, but he simply does not want to cause more trouble. He might as well get rid of the problem once and for all and eradicate it completely.
As rumors spread, the masters and elders of each peak in the Qingming Sect tried to calm and appease the crowd, but to little avail. Finally, they had no choice but to go to Ziyun Peak to pay a visit to Xu Yang, because they were confident that based on the combat power displayed by that creature from the upper realm, it would be effortless for him to kill them. So they hoped to see Xu Yang to make them feel more at ease.
Xu Yang refused to see any of these people. He had his own considerations in mind. As for the precarious situation of Qingming Sect, not only did he not want to calm it down, but he wanted to add fuel to the flames and make the storm even more violent.
And in the meantime.
Ji Daoxuan contacted Xu Yang and told him that all matters within the clan had been arranged and the scapegoat was ready. As long as he gave the order, the curtain would be raised and a thrilling play could be performed.
Xu Yang told Ji Daoxuan that there was no rush as it was not the right time yet.
Now, with only one being from the upper realm coming to call for punishment, the impact is not that big. He must be patient and wait until the whole world becomes his enemy before playing out this drama. When the brilliant show comes to an end, he can act openly and hide in the dark, and do things without restraint, because he has the identity of the son of a fairy after all.
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As time goes by.
There were powerful creatures that descended from the upper realm to the lower realm, and as soon as these powerful creatures came down to the lower realm, they sent people to the Qingming Sect, asking the sect members to tie themselves up and go forward to apologize.
at this time.
Outside Qingming Sect.
A large area of purple mist rolled, and it was so thick that it was about to condense into substance. A young warrior with a purple cloud on his forehead walked out of the mist and looked at Qingming Sect. His eyes were like lightning. A bolt of lightning fell and struck outside the mountain gate, directly cutting off a large area of the mountain range out of thin air. He said in a majestic voice:
"By order of my Lord, I order Xu Kuang Liao to go to Mingyue Palace to plead guilty. The deadline is one day. If you fail to do so within the time limit, you will bear the consequences yourself!"
This tone and this attitude simply treated Xu Yang as an ant that could be crushed to death at will. He was high and mighty, looking down on everything, as if it was natural.
"Too arrogant! How could he be so arrogant? I really want to scold him. Does he really think that after the Heavenly Dao is unsealed, Master Xu Feng will be at their mercy?"
"I suspect that Master Xu Feng has not shown up for such a long time. He is planning something big. It might even break the sky!"
There are disciples who stand firmly on Xu Yang's side. Even though the current situation of Qingming Sect is already very dangerous, because Xu Yang has created so many miracles, they believe that this time, Master Xu Feng will also be able to turn danger into safety.
"Don't be wishful thinking. If Xu Yang dared to come out, he would have come out long ago. Who knows, he might have already run away and abandoned our Qingming Sect."
A disciple nearby suddenly poured a basin of cold water on him. This statement immediately caused those disciples who supported Xu Yang to glare at him angrily. However, the disciple who said this acted as if he didn't care. He shrugged his shoulders, as if he was the only one sober while everyone else was drunk.
"You guys still believe him so much, you are such a bunch of fools. I don't care anymore. I want to quit Qingming Sect. I don't want to be implicated by someone and be destroyed along with the sect!"
Such quarrels happened from time to time in various parts of the sect, and eventually even turned into a war, attracting the peak master and elders, who tried to stop it, but it was of no use. The quarrels and fights continued.
In fact, to be honest, these peak masters and elders were also worried because Xu Yang did not show up and did not accept their visits, which made them feel particularly insecure.
