Immortal Father
Chapter 259 - 259 99 Xiaoyue Injured

259: Chapter 99 Xiaoyue Injured 259: Chapter 99 Xiaoyue Injured Sea Watch Sect’s gatehouse, within the side hall facing the sea.

“Li Ping’an?

A third-rank inspector envoy?”

“Has the Eastern Alliance been bribed by Wanyun Sect?

Assigning a third-rank official position to a disciple who hasn’t even become an immortal?”

“Hmph!

There must be something fishy going on here!”

“The Eastern Alliance’s public notice stated that Li Ping’an and his master Qing Su performed great deeds in the southeast of the Western Continent, but what sort of great deeds can elevate a mere disciple to the rank of third-rank inspector envoy?”

These more than ten Sea Watch Sect elders had various expressions, most displaying some dissatisfaction.

In regard to this matter, they were utterly perplexed!

One said, “This poor Daoist has finally understood why Wanyun Sect needed to earn so many Spirit Stones.”

Someone else said, “Can’t really talk this way; the Eastern Alliance usually doesn’t concern itself with sect affairs.

In recent years, the immortals trained by the Eastern Alliance have been quite sufficient, and to the Eastern Alliance, the various sects are merely reserves for their immortal soldiers.

How could the seniors of the Eastern Alliance award such a reward just for receiving gifts, and what kind of substantial gift can Wanyun Sect give to exchange for the honorable position of a third-rank inspector envoy?”

“Maybe it’s Daoist Kongming’s connections.”

“The southeast of the Western Continent, what great deeds could there be!

This is clearly just a perfunctory excuse!”

“There’s something rather peculiar about this whole affair.”

The old eldest elder at the main seat slowly sipped his tea and said slowly, “Gentlemen, the friction between Wanyun Sect and our Sea Watch Sect has been escalating.

Today’s conferring of rank is a good thing for Wanyun Sect, but it’s also a bad thing.”

All the elders looked over.

The two or three elders who had originally wanted to persuade their fellow sect members to keep the peace now could only keep silent.

The elder in the main seat said:

“In the lands of the East Continent, a disciple who hasn’t become an immortal, even if he has some strategies and knows how to plan, won’t be able to stir up much trouble.

“The real trouble is, this move by the Eastern Alliance will once again raise the reputation of Wanyun Sect a notch.

There are rumors afloat that Wei Yuan Sect plans to merge with Wanyun Sect, and it won’t be long before Wanyun Sect returns to the list of the top ten sects.

“In facing Wanyun Sect, our Sea Watch Sect has suffered consecutive setbacks; I’m afraid we might be pushed out of the top ten sects.”

The elders thought deeply, a few showing signs of irritation.

The elder in the main seat sighed again, “If the four Ancestral Masters were to exit seclusion and see this state of affairs, I’m afraid we would all face punishment.”

“But what can we do?

Wanyun Sect’s business with Magic Artifacts is booming, and now they even have a third-rank inspector envoy…

The more than ten of our sect members who go to the Eastern Alliance to carry out tasks have been working diligently for thousands of years, but in the end, most have only been given an empty sixth-rank title.”

“Are we to directly say that the Eastern Alliance is unfair?”

“No, no, you’re asking to be killed!”

“The Eastern Alliance is home to many experts!

How could we casually slander them?”

“I have a plan,” the elder in the main seat narrowed his eyes slightly, “this matter of the third-rank inspector envoy is a good thing for Wanyun Sect, but it can also be turned into a bad thing.

That Li Ping’an, with low cultivation, young age, and a bit of eloquence, will inevitably exhibit some of the common follies of youth.”

“You mean…”

“Heh,” a trace of scorn flashed in the eyes of the elder, “let’s also praise this inspector envoy, brand him as unparalleled, the only one in heaven and earth.”

“Ah?

Wouldn’t that just bolster their morale?”

“What do you know, the higher we praise him, the harder he’ll fall when the time comes.”

The elder in the main seat spoke softly:

“An inspector envoy is not just an honorary title; he is required to carry out inspections everywhere.

As long as we wait for him to leave, we can make some preparations.

“He’s an inspector envoy, isn’t he?

Everyone should think carefully about the duties of an inspector envoy when you return home, and when he steps out, prepare some troublesome matters for him.

“As long as he falls from the clouds, we can direct the fire toward Wanyun Sect.

“When one’s virtue doesn’t match one’s position, trouble will arise on its own.

“Doesn’t Wanyun Sect want to use the name of Li Ping’an’s great insights to establish their Magic Artifacts’ brand?

When the time comes, let’s see how Wanyun Sect responds.”

All the elders nodded to each other.

One sighed lightly, “If only Wanyun Sect could realize its mistake early on and make an apology to our Sea Watch Sect, they might not face the danger of tomorrow.”

“Wanyun Sect doesn’t even regard Forge-Heaven Gate highly, let alone our Sea Watch Sect.”

“Alright, let’s end today’s discussion here, go back and make the arrangements.”

Streaks of immortals’ light flashed, and soon there was no one left in the hall.

The elder in the main seat raised his eyebrows and picked up his tea cup again for a sip.

His eyes held a hint of hesitation, but it quickly faded, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

‘Yun Mo, oh Yun Mo, I really must settle the matter of the past with you.’

The old man pulled out a light red Jade Talisman from his sleeve, on which the word ‘Blood’ was written in a flamboyant style.

The elder wrote two lines of small characters in the Jade Talisman, then crushed it.

A beam of red light flew out from the Jade Talisman and vanished into thin air in an instant.

Beneath Sea Watch Sect, in a simple cave dwelling.

An elder Golden Immortal in a dusty Daoist robe opened his eyes, the scene from the side hall reflected in them, and he saw the disappearing red light.

But the Golden Immortal elder closed his eyes again to meditate, not interfering with the matter.

…

Two months later.

Wanyun Sect, within Castcloud Hall.

Li Dazhi sat in a round-backed armchair, frowning, half an inch of stubble now growing on his bald head.

In front of him, more than ten senior servants saluted with hands clasped, their expressions grave.

“Ancestor,” senior servant Gao Xu said, “Yesterday, two more of our shops were smashed.

Though the experts we had deployed apprehended a few people, they were just local ruffians, not even Demon Cultivators.

We had no choice but to release them after a beating.”

The other attendants each spoke up:

“The new store we opened in the midsection of East Continent is being carefully watched over by people from both Tianyuan Gate and Wei Yuan Sect, so there isn’t much trouble there.”