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Chapter 1589 - 1589 0932 This is all a misunderstanding

Chapter 1589: Chapter 0932: This is all a misunderstanding Chapter 1589: Chapter 0932: This is all a misunderstanding Chapter 0932 This Is All a Misunderstanding

Master Guanghao waved his hand, and the entire team he brought arranged themselves in an orderly fashion. Over a hundred people lined up as straight as a ruler, with the spacing between each person measured to perfection.

Once everyone was in position, Master Guanghao walked to the front of the line and handed a roll call list to the Gold Core Realm cultivator in charge of the inspection, saying, “Thank you for your effort, Sir.”

The Gold Core Realm cultivator opened the roll call list, and then looked at Master Guanghao, “Take out the identity jade plaque you’ve exchanged.”

Master Guanghao reached to his waist and felt around, finding nothing, and his heart skipped a beat.

The Gold Core Realm cultivator said impatiently, “Hurry up, I have a lot of things to do here and no time to waste on you.”

Master Guanghao quickly spoke, “I might have put the identity jade plaque in my Storage Bag, Sir. Could you please wait a moment? Or, Sir, could you start by checking the identity jade plaques of the people behind me?”

Master Guanghao stepped out from the line and began searching through his Storage Bag for the identity jade plaque, but since Qi Tian had already had the Transporting Whirlwind take it away, even with considerable ability, Master Guanghao could not conjure it out of thin air from the Storage Bag.

Master Guanghao remembered clearly that he had secured the identity jade plaque to his waist, but in that moment he couldn’t help but doubt his memory. It wasn’t on his waist nor in his Storage Bag. Could it possibly have been left on the airship?

Just as Master Guanghao was considering whether to take out the airship to search on it, a young and talented cultivator being inspected had already started arguing with the Gold Core Realm cultivator.

“What’s wrong with you? I clearly exchanged for an identity jade plaque; I did not sneak into the Holy Land without permission. How can you accuse me of stowing away? That’s slander, that’s spreading rumors.”

Master Guanghao’s heart sank abruptly. In the Holy Land, arguing with those conducting identity checks was the last thing one wanted to do; such situations often led to very serious consequences.

He no longer cared about finding his own identity jade plaque and quickly walked over, asking, “What’s going on? Why are you arguing with the Sir from the Holy Land? Have you forgotten the instructions I gave you back home?”

The young talent, having defeated many competitors to be selected for the team, was understandably proud and a bit indignant, “Master, he is slandering me. You can testify for me, I definitely exchanged for an identity jade plaque, but he insists that I’m a stowaway.”

Master Guanghao hurriedly said, “Be quiet. Apologize to this Sir right away.”

The young talent was still resentful but apologized reluctantly to the Gold Core Realm cultivator in charge of the inspection, bowing his body.

The Gold Core Realm cultivator didn’t accept it at all and said ungraciously, “According to the rules of the Holy Land, those without an identity jade plaque are not allowed to enter. You don’t have one and yet made it this far; this is stowing away, with no room for argument. I hereby officially notify you that you are being expelled.”

Master Guanghao urgently said, “Sir, this is all a misunderstanding. I can vouch for him; he truly has exchanged for an identity jade plaque and he is not lying.”

The Gold Core Realm cultivator glanced at Master Guanghao with disdain and snorted coldly, “You vouch for him? And what are you, exactly, to be vouching for someone here? Besides, have you found your identity jade plaque? If not, you’re the same as him, a stowaway, and you too will be expelled.”

Master Guanghao was greatly shocked and said, “There’s been a misunderstanding, all of this is a misunderstanding.”

The Gold Core Realm cultivator didn’t take Master Guanghao, an outsider Nascent Soul Master, seriously and said coldly, “Don’t talk to me about misunderstandings. I only recognize identity jade tokens. If you have one, you are here legally; if not, you are trespassers, it’s as simple as that. Given the respect due to your title as a Master, I’ll give you ten more seconds. If you can produce your identity jade token, you may stay; if you can’t, don’t blame me for expelling you according to the rules of our Holy Land.”

In front of Lu Songsheng, Master Guanghao had been calm and composed, confident and certain that he could play Lu Songsheng and Zhang Chenghua like puppets, never having seen him flustered. But now, a fine sweat had broken out on his forehead.

He knew the rules of the Holy Land all too well. During the grand competitions of the Holy Land, outsider Nascent Soul Masters and young geniuses could enter freely, even without an invitation. However, everyone only had one chance to enter. When they went to exchange for identity jade tokens, the Holy Land would apply a specific dye to their fingers that could not be cleaned off with normal means. Once they were marked with the dye, it meant they had used their one opportunity, and once expelled from the Holy Land, they would never have another chance to set foot in it, thus losing the opportunity to participate in the grand competitions.

Master Guanghao had hoped that the young geniuses he brought would shine in the Holy Land and seize the chance to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage, eventually becoming high-quality Nascent Soul Masters and travelling farther on the path of the Nascent Soul Stage. If they were expelled from the Holy Land, they would certainly lose these opportunities and, possibly, end up on the black list of the Holy Land, disqualifying them from entering for many years to come.

In desperation, Master Guanghao, eager for a solution, extended his hand and said, “Sir, look, this is the dye applied when I exchanged for my identity jade token. With this, it should be proof enough that I possess the token, it’s just temporarily misplaced. We are truly not trespassers; please do not drive us away.”

The Gold Core Realm cultivator snorted coldly and said, “Let’s not even mention that the dye on your hand proves nothing. Even if it could, what would it prove? Are you trying to tell me you sneakily found similar dye and applied it to fake it? Even if we take a step back and say that the dye was indeed applied when exchanging for the identity jade token and you did obtain the token, losing it shows your lack of respect for our Holy Land and the entry status granted to you. By disrespecting us, why should I allow you to participate in the grand competitions of the Holy Land? Enough, stop trying to convince me. Your expulsion is final, with no change. Brothers, escort these two trespassers out, we don’t welcome them here.”

“What kind of bullshit rule is that?”

Someone muttered this softly, perhaps just venting their dissatisfaction, and though the voice was low, as soon as the words were spoken, the Nascent Soul Stage Four Level Master who had been closing his eyes to rest abruptly opened them. With a flick of his finger, a sword light shot out, aiming straight for the cultivator who had murmured the complaint.

Master Guanghao was greatly shocked and hastily shouted, “Sir, please show mercy!”

But it was all too late; the sword light was incredibly fast and reached the complaining cultivator almost in the blink of an eye. The man had a quick reaction, but he was still unable to respond fully, only instinctively dodging to the side. However, he couldn’t completely avoid the attack, and the sword light sliced into his left shoulder, severing his left arm.

The Nascent Soul Stage Four Level Master indifferently said, “This is merely a minor punishment. If you dare to criticize our Holy Land’s rules again, I will surely take your life, suppress your Nascent Soul in the Netherworld, never to turn over a new leaf.”

The cultivator who had his arm severed was a young talent, unaccustomed to such a major loss. Back in his hometown, he would have already sought revenge, but now he could only clutch his bleeding wound and thank the Nascent Soul Stage Four Level Master with gratitude, “Thank you, senior, for sparing my life.”

The Nascent Soul Stage Four Level Master said, “There’s no need to inspect this team. They have no respect for our Holy Land, losing the identity jade token and disparaging our rules. Why let such people enter? Expel them all from the Holy Land without exception, and if anyone objects, kill them without mercy.”

Instantly, a group of enforcers in charge of inspection rushed out, armed with swords and spears, they surrounded Master Guanghao and his entourage. They might not be of high cultivation rank, lacking even a Nascent Soul Master among them—some were not even Gold Core Realm cultivators—but not a hint of fear could be sensed from them. Each one was full of vigor, without a trace of fear, as if they were surrounding a group of chicks that could be slaughtered at will.

Never had Master Guanghao imagined the situation would deteriorate to this extent. He wanted to explain, saying, “It’s all a misunderstanding.”

The Gold Core Realm cultivator responded, “There is no misunderstanding. You’ve been judged undesirable, and we will promptly arrange to expel you from the territory. If you don’t want trouble or to lose your lives, it’s best if you all behave and refrain from any tricks.”

Master Guanghao’s face turned ashen. Not long ago he had been full of vigor, and in such a short time, the situation had taken a drastic turn. His entire group was to be expelled from the Holy Land, not to mention participation in the great competition was out of question, even staying in the Holy Land was out of reach. In one final struggle, he quickly turned to Lu Songsheng, calling out, “Chairman Lu, I implore you to prove our innocence.”

Lu Songsheng was no pushover. Although he didn’t know why Master Guanghao was in this predicament, he clearly understood the current situation was a quagmire. If he rashly intervened, it was very likely that he would not only fail to help Master Guanghao but also possibly drag himself and everyone from Wanjie City down with them, rendering any further action worthless if they were to end together in trouble.