Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 340 - 240: Turbulence Again! _2

Chapter 340: Chapter 240: Turbulence Again! _2

As long as Li Ping’an couldn’t be threatened, he could rely on Li Ping’an to sabotage their clandestine dealings.

Li Ping’an was the key to stirring up this muddy water; as for the interests of his own sect, Head of Immeasurable Sect, Taishu Yiqing, had already planned ahead.

The cultivators of the Immeasurable Sect were all dual cultivators of martial arts, mostly coming from warrior backgrounds. Currently, with the world in chaos, the Imperial Court greatly needed the warriors of the Immeasurable Sect to defend the borders and various strategic locations, including dangerous areas. So even without the offerings from the Four Great Noble Paths and the Imperial Court, the court would not mistreat the Immeasurable Sect.

As for Li Ping’an, he believed that Li Ping’an must continue fighting!

If there was chaos, then let it be complete chaos.

Under the proposals of Observatory Master Immortal Fei He of Moyun Temple and Head of Immeasurable Sect, Taishu Yiqing, the sky-flying Ghost Taoist, Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of Flame Cloud Sect, Head of Heavenly Mist Sect, Mo Liqi, Senior Brother Taishi Bao of Qingyun Sect, Head of Yanyue Sect, Xianyu Zixuan, Sect Leader Shangguan Hongzhang of Hehuan Sect, Kunlun’s Three Sages He Zudao, Sixth Senior Brother Dan Chenzi of Mount Shu, and others like Night Traveler, Muqiang Baoshan, all returned to their respective places.

The rest of the Taoist cultivators and sect leaders also returned to where they initially were.

Once they sat down and calmed their hearts, everyone gazed at the pits and depressions on the ground and could not help but sigh; everything felt like a dream. What had just happened seemed so unreal and dreamlike!

"That’s right, the troublemaking Undying Immortal Kumarajiva and Xie Wenren have already fled, so everyone might as well sit down and discuss the matter."

Observatory Master Immortal Fei He glanced toward Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of Flame Cloud Sect, Head of Heavenly Mist Sect, Mo Liqi, Senior Brother Taishi Bao of Qingyun Sect, Head of Immeasurable Sect, Taishu Yiqing, and Night Traveler, Muqiang Baoshan, and cautiously inquired,

"Should the Grand Ritual of the Heavenly Master still proceed?"

The World’s Foremost Talented King Tianran, with his eyes closed, suddenly spoke,

"It must proceed! It must not stop!"

"Oh."

After responding, Observatory Master Immortal Fei He continued to seek the opinions of Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of Flame Cloud Sect, Head of Heavenly Mist Sect, Mo Liqi, Senior Brother Taishi Bao of Qingyun Sect, Head of Immeasurable Sect, Taishu Yiqing, and Night Traveler, Muqiang Baoshan:

"May I know what the heads of the Four Great Noble Paths and senior brothers think?"

Naturally, the leaders of the Four Great Noble Paths—Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of Flame Cloud Sect, Head of Heavenly Mist Sect, Mo Liqi, Senior Brother Taishi Bao of Qingyun Sect, Head of Immeasurable Sect, Taishu Yiqing—did not wish for the Grand Ritual of the Heavenly Master to continue because Li Ping’an would certainly win the top spot for Mount Longhu, thus disrupting their division of the quotas from the Four Great Noble Paths and the Imperial Court Offering.

But they had to give face to the Genius King Tianran, not only because of his extraordinary strength but because his father was the Prime Minister of Great Tang; both publicly and privately, they had to agree, albeit insincerely, shouting,

"Of course, we should continue the competition!"

"Yes!"

Night Traveler Muqiang Baoshan also wanted to help Li Ping’an win the first spot in the Grand Ritual of the Heavenly Master, so he chimed in,

"The Grand Ritual of the Heavenly Master, held once every ten years, concerns the development of all Taoist sects under heaven. The contest has not yet reached a conclusion, and the Imperial Court is also awaiting the final news, so tonight we must finish the contest no matter what, even if it continues until tomorrow morning!"

"Absolutely, I fully agree."

Lastly, Observatory Master Immortal Fei He turned to the other sect leaders and cultivators like Head of Yanyue Sect, Xianyu Zixuan, Sect Leader Shangguan Hongzhang of Hehuan Sect, Kunlun’s Three Sages He Zudao, and Sixth Senior Brother Dan Chenzi of Mount Shu and inquired,

"What do you all think?"

Head of Yanyue Sect, Xianyu Zixuan, Sect Leader Shangguan Hongzhang of Hehuan Sect, Kunlun’s Three Sages He Zudao, and Sixth Senior Brother Dan Chenzi of Mount Shu, along with the less cultivated cultivators exchanged glances and finally nodded,

"Continue the competition!"

"Indeed, continue the competition!"

"Otherwise, our coming here would have been in vain!"

"Since the troublemakers have already fled, let’s continue the competition!"

"At least we need to know the top four winners of this year’s Grand Ritual of the Heavenly Master!"

"It’s already approaching the Zi Hour tonight; we can’t just wait aimlessly, let’s continue the contest!"

"Alright!"

Observatory Master Immortal Fei He finally declared,

"Then let’s continue the contest of the Grand Ritual of the Heavenly Master!"

"Whether Li Ping’an defeated Xie Wenren or because Xie Wenren was not qualified to participate, Li Ping’an, representing Mount Longhu, has secured a victory!"

"I now declare that Mount Longhu’s cultivator Li Ping’an has taken the lead in entering the top four of this Grand Ritual of the Heavenly Master!"

"Now by..."

As Moyun Temple’s Observatory Master Immortal Fei He was about to announce the next contender, Sect Master Zhuge Junchen from the Flame Cloud Sect immediately stood up to interrupt:

"Hold on!"

"Oh?"

Immortal Fei He, the Observatory Master of Moyun Temple, knew that Sect Master Zhuge Junchen from the Flame Cloud Sect would make trouble and wouldn’t let Li Ping’an off easily, and indeed, that was the case, but he still politely said:

"May I ask what advice Sect Master Zhuge has?

"It is not that I deliberately wish to cause chaos, but the death of Pei Yuanjing, the second most talented under heaven from our Flame Cloud Sect, has yet to be explained by Li Ping’an!

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen from the Flame Cloud Sect glared at the calmly seated Li Ping’an and harshly questioned:

"Li Ping’an! Xie Wenren is a disciple of the Undying Immortal, Kumarajiva, seen by everyone, and his words are not to be fully trusted!"

"Ha ha!"

Li Ping’an defiantly said:

"Then does the word of Pei Yuanjing from your Flame Cloud Sect, the second most talented under heaven, count?"

"Li Ping’an is truly shameless to an extreme degree!"

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen from the Flame Cloud Sect furiously said:

"Everyone saw that Pei Yuanjing is already dead; he is now but a walking corpse, a puppet under the Undying Immortal Kumarajiva. How could his words possibly count?"

"Exactly, the words of the walking corpse, Pei Yuanjing, absolutely cannot be trusted!"

The leaders of the Heavenly Mist Sect, Mo Liqi, Senior Brother Taishi Bao of the Qingyun Sect, Head of Yanyue Sect, Xianyu Zixuan, Sect Leader Shangguan Hongzhang of the Hehuan Sect, one of Kunlun’s Three Sages He Zudao, and sixth senior brother Dan Chenzi of Mount Shu along with other esteemed figures from the Taoist sect seconded.

"So!"

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen from the Flame Cloud Sect sternly commanded Li Ping’an:

"You must give me, our Flame Cloud Sect, and all the sects under heaven a reasonable explanation, you must address this matter today!

"If you refuse to explain, then it must mean you killed Pei Yuanjing and took the Immortal Slaying Sword, otherwise, you have no right to continue participating in the Grand Ritual of the Heavenly Master!"

"Sorry, I cannot possibly give you, give everyone an explanation!"

Li Ping’an, considering most of his secrets and trump cards were already exposed and realizing that his feud with Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect was irreconcilable, decided to just let things crash and burn to see what they could do to him today.

So, he defiantly argued:

"Regardless of whether Pei Yuanjing is a puppet under the Undying Immortal Kumarajiva or not, he himself said that his death has nothing to do with me!

"This is something everyone can attest to!"

"That’s right!"

Head of Immeasurable Sect, Taishu Yiqing, looked at Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect, Head of Heavenly Mist Sect, Mo Liqi, Senior Brother Taishi Bao of the Qingyun Sect, Head of Yanyue Sect, Xianyu Zixuan, Sect Leader Shangguan Hongzhang of the Hehuan Sect, one of Kunlun’s Three Sages He Zudao, and sixth senior brother Dan Chenzi of Mount Shu among other distinguished figures from the Taoist sect and indifferently said:

"Li Ping’an is correct, Pei Yuanjing himself said it, and we all heard it!"

"But..."

Just as Sect Master Zhuge Junchen from the Flame Cloud Sect was about to say more, Li Ping’an immediately retorted emphatically:

"Do you think Pei Yuanjing was lying when he died, right?"

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect replied without hesitation:

"Yes!"

Head of Heavenly Mist Sect, Mo Liqi, Senior Brother Taishi Bao of the Qingyun Sect, Head of Yanyue Sect, Xianyu Zixuan, Sect Leader Shangguan Hongzhang of the Hehuan Sect, one of Kunlun’s Three Sages He Zudao, and sixth senior brother Dan Chenzi of Mount Shu among other eminent Taoist figures, also chimed in:

"Pei Yuanjing’s words are definitely false!"

"You all think his words are false, right?"

Li Ping’an, with a sly smile, couldn’t wait to counter-question:

"Since you all think the words of walking corpse Pei Yuanjing are false, that’s simple! Bring the walking corpse, Pei Yuanjing, over to confront me!"