Chapter 50: Demanding An Explanation

“Sect…”

Right at this moment, a panic-stricken voice rang in the air. Two disciples covered in blood burst into Longevity Palace and immediately fell to their knees.

“Sect Leader, some people from Indulgence Sect have barged in and we couldn’t stop them. They’ve also injured several of our guard disciples!”

The expression on Nangong Xuan and Lin Shan changed. At the same time, the imposing manner on their body dispersed.

“What are the people of Indulgence Sect doing here?” asked Nangong Xuan in a cold tone even though his eyes revealed a hint of fury.

How dare the disciples of Indulgence Sect barge in here and injure Longevity Sect’s disciples? That was unacceptable.

However, it was of Nangong Xuan’s knowledge that within the perimeter of a thousand miles, Indulgence Sect was the strongest of all, followed by Heavenly Demons Hall and then Longevity Sect.

It seemed like this surprise visit from Indulgence Sect would not be a friendly one. Just like this, Lin Shan and Nangong Xuan had no choice but to forget about their stand-off.

No matter what, they were currently confronted by foreign enemies and internal dissension was definitely not beneficial to Longevity Sect.

“Sect Leader, the people from Indulgence Sect said… They’re here demanding an explanation. They claimed that the Saint has killed the grandson (TN: The author made a typo here. The grandson of Indulgence Sect’s Seventh Elder was killed, not his son.) of Indulgence Sect’s Seventh Elder and they’re demanding us to hand over the Saint!”

That disciple stole a glance at Ling Xiao while he announced slowly.

“What?! That’s ridiculous. What does Longevity Sect’s Saint have to do with Indulgence Sect? They’re pushing too hard!”

Nangong Xuan’s eyes flashed.

“Hahaha… Sect Leader Nangong Xuan, please forgive us for our unannounced visit!”

Right this instant, a peal of deep laughter was heard coming from outside of Longevity Palace which turned Nangong Xuan’s and the other Elders’ face solemn.

All of them walked out of Longevity Palace and instantly noticed that a group of powerful people dressed in purple robes was making great strides towards their direction.

The crowd was led by a middle-aged man in a purple robe. He was extremely good-looking in an impressive manner. Besides, he exuded a superior dignity and acquired a life force that was comparable to that of Nangong Xuan’s.

This purple-robed middle-aged man was also a master of Grandmaster Boundary!

The dozen or so people who were trailing after him consisted of different ages. Each of them carried an indifferent attitude and they, too, acquired unbelievably strong life forces.

“Lu Guanjie?!”

Nangong Xuan’s eyes flashed as he recognized the purple-robed middle-aged man in an instant. He was the Vice Sect Leader of Indulgence Sect — Lu Guanjie.

Lu Guanjie had the cultivation base of third tier Grandmaster Boundary, which was one tier above Nangong Xuan.

Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes when he glanced at this crowd in front of his eyes.

He was reminded of that guy, Ma Jun, whom he had killed in Ferocious Beast Mountain Range, as well as what Ling Kun had once told him. Perhaps, these people were here for him.

Ling Xiao also recognized a familiar face from the crowd.

Liu Yiyi!

It seemed like Liu Yiyi had also noticed Ling Xiao because her eyes revealed an intense, cold hatred.

“Vice Sect Leader Lu, what have we done to deserve this visit? I heard that you’ve even injured a few of my Longevity Sect disciples!” said Nangong Xuan in an indifferent tone.

“My deepest apologies, Sect Leader Nangong. We’re here on urgent matters but your disciples didn’t want to let us through, so I had no choice but to do what I did! However, you can be well assured, Sect Leader Nangong, your disciples were not severely injured!”

Lu Guanjie grinned gently.

“As for our surprise visit, we have some urgent matters at hand which I hope would be blessed with Sect Leader Nangong’s cooperation!”

“What’s the matter?” asked Nangong Xuan nonchalantly.

“Will you allow me to meet Longevity Sect’s Saint, Ling Xiao?” Lu Guanjie glanced around at the sea of people as he demanded.

“Here I am!”

Ling Xiao stepped forward from the crowd and looked at Lu Guanjie without much interest.

Since Indulgence Sect was already here at his footstep, there was no reason for him to flinch.

“Fourth tier True Qi Boundary? Perhaps your sect has run out of candidates? How can you allow a young lad like him to be the Saint?” Lu Guanjie burst out laughing as he could not resist his disbelief.

“Ling Xiao is indeed Longevity Sect’s Saint! Vice Sect Leader Lu, if you’re not here for serious matters, we’ll be glad to see you off!” said Nangong Xuan coldly.

There had always been bad blood, even a little hostility, between Longevity Sect and Indulgence Sect. Furthermore, Lu Guanjie and his people had just injured Longevity Sect’s disciples, so it was only natural for Nangong Xuan to be unfriendly towards these arrogant people.

“You’re really Longevity Sect’s Saint? Please excuse me for my lack of manners! The Saint should have pretty strong combat power seeing that he was capable of killing nine of my disciples at one go!”

Lu Guanjie’s scrutiny that landed on Ling Xiao felt rather strange.

The expression on Nangong Xuan’s face changed as he shouted, “Vice Sect Leader Lu, you can eat without much consideration but you can’t speak without much consideration. You claim that Ling Xiao has killed nine of Indulgence Sect’s disciples but where’s the evidence? Otherwise, don’t blame us for not minding our manners!”

Numerous Longevity Sect disciples glared at Lu Guanjie and his people with hostility. Their eyes were erupting with annoyance.

Disregarding the fact of whether Ling Xiao had killed Indulgence Sect’s disciples or not, these people had come here with a strut unannounced and demanded an explanation. Did they really have no respect for the Longevity Sect at all?

“Little rascal, are you still trying to refute? It’s definitely you that killed my grandson!”

An old man of a thin and small figure, dressed in a Taoist robe, jumped out from behind Lu Guanjie. His eyes were widened in anger and an unmasked murder intent landed directly on Ling Xiao.

“This old man named Ma Yan is Indulgence Sect’s Seventh Elder as well as their only superior pill alchemist!”

At this very moment, Nangong Xuan’s voice entered Ling Xiao’s ears.

Superior pill alchemist?

Ling Xiao was stunned. It seemed like Ma Yan’s position over there was like Longevity Sect’s Great Elder. Superior pill alchemists played an essential role in a sect, hence their authority was way more superior than the ordinary Elders.

It was no wonder Ma Yan was able to procure the assistance of Vice Sect Leader Lu Guanjie for today’s visit.

Ling Xiao threw a sidelong glance at Ma Yan as he sneered, “Old thing, watch your mouth! I don’t even know who your grandson is so how could I have killed him? Remember that this is the Longevity Sect; we’re not back at yours, at Indulgence Sect!”

“Little rascal, I expect you’d not give in easily! That’s why I’ve brought along with me today eyewitness and ironclad evidence to make sure you surrender!”

Ma Yan glared at Ling Xiao before he hit on the storage bag at his waist. The next second, a chilled ice coffin appeared in front of everyone.

Inside the ice coffin laid a young man’s corpse. His complexion was as pale as a sheet of paper and the life force in him was long gone. With just one glance, Ling Xiao recognized that the young man was indeed the Ma Jun whom he had killed.

“This is my grandson Ma Jun, who died in Ferocious Beast Mountain Range. The cause of death was strangulation but his body was covered in the fist prints of Lesser Titanium Punch. You don’t have to take my words for it but come forward to verify for yourself!”

Ma Yan’s eyes were filled with pain and grief. The hatred he had for Ling Xiao also increased by each second.

“Lesser Titanium Punch?”

Nangong Xuan was startled and his heart sank. Things would be tricky if Ma Jun was really dead because of Lesser Titanium Punch.