Chapter 52: Panic Caused By Great Master Jiao Mu!
Lu Guanjie simply smiled as he was confident that everything was under his control.
Not only did Longevity City represent the Ancient Great Barrenland’s prestige, but its mayor, Mayor Liu Xiongfei, was also the number one master in all of his land.
Ever since Liu Xiongfei and his subordinates from Flying Bear Army had wiped out numerous sects and mountain bandits over the years, he had been feared by the three great sects.
Nangong Xuan was not afraid of Indulgence Sect even though they were slightly stronger than Longevity Sect. However, he would be extremely pressured if they had the support of Liu Xiongfei.
“What do you think? Have you made your decision, Sect Leader Nangong? As long as you hand Ling Xiao over to us, everything will be settled easily! But if Mayor Liu comes, it’ll be a tricky issue for you!” Lu Guanjie said plainly.
“Sect Leader, I told you this fella’s a curse. Not only has he killed a disciple from our sect, but he has also killed an Indulgence Sect’s disciple. Are you still willing to protect him when he has caused so much trouble for us?” Lin Shan asked coldly.
Indulgence Sect’s visit was a perfect chance for him to get rid of Ling Xiao and he was not going to miss it.
Ling Xiao looked at Lin Shan with eyes full of killing intent.
No matter what, this issue regarding Ling Xiao was Longevity Sect’s internal issue, yet Lin Shan had chosen to be on Indulgence Sect’s side so that he could take revenge for his private grudge. A person like him should be killed!
Nangong Xuan hesitated for a while before he finally gritted his teeth and said, “Vice Sect Leader Lu, forgive me, but I can’t agree to that! Even if Mayor Liu comes, he can’t interfere with the matters in our sect. Ling Xiao’s the Saint of our sect, I can’t hand him over to you!”
He was resolute.
Nangong Qing sighed a breath of relief as well, but her heart quickly sank again at the thought of Liu Xiongfei’s arrival.
‘Can Nangong Xuan withstand the pressure when Mayor Liu comes?’ she wondered.
As soon as Nangong Xuan gave his reply, a disciple ran over to report to him.
“Sect Leader, Longevity City’s mayor and Great Master Jiao Mu have come to visit. They’re already at the foot of Mount Longevity!”
Great Elder was slightly startled, as if he had recalled something. With a reddened face, he asked, “Great Master Jiao Mu? Which Great Master Jiao Mu?”
The disciple who guarded the mountain answered respectfully, “It’s Great Master Jiao Mu from Longevity City, and he has an appointment letter!”
After receiving and reading the appointment letter given by the disciple, Great Elder became agitated. He then asked Nangong Xuan, “Sect Leader, it’s Great Master Jiao Mu — the Great Master Jiao Mu from Spiritual Herb Pavilion!”
“What?!”
At that moment, not only was Nangong Xuan surprised, but even Lu Guanjie and Ma Yan from Indulgence Sect were too.
“Why is Great Master Jiao Mu here? Isn’t he not bothered about worldly matters? All he does is refine pills in Spiritual Herb Pavilion! Even the sect leaders and I from the other sects were rejected from visiting him!”
Nangong Xuan was now anxious as he was unaware of Great Master Jiao Mu’s purpose of visit.
While he feared Liu Xiongfei, he revered Great Master Jiao Mu.
It was not his cultivation of Grandmaster Boundary that Nangong Xuan revered, but his identity as a great pill alchemy master.
The number of pill alchemists in the Ancient Great Barrenland was notably rare, and there were even fewer great pill alchemy masters. This was why one would be treated respectfully by the monarch if they were to be in the Capital.
Among the three great sects, the greatest pill alchemists were only superior pill alchemists, and that included Great Elder from Longevity Sect and Ma Yan from Indulgence Sect.
On the other hand, Great Master Jiao Mu was an inferior great pill alchemy master who was said to have come from the Capital. Hence, he held a reputable identity and was an unfathomable force.
It was only natural that a significant figure like him was worshipped by Liu Xiongfei as well as the three great sects; so much that the sect leaders from the three great sects had requested to meet him for multiple times now.
Therefore, everyone was shocked that Great Master Jiao Mu had personally come to visit Longevity Sect.
“Hahaha… Of course, Mayor Liu must be the one who invited Great Master Jiao Mu! I’m sure you didn’t know that Liu Yiyi1’s cousin is Mayor Liu’s daughter, who is also Great Master Jiao Mu’s direct disciple. You can’t imagine the relationship between the mayor and the great master! Ma Jun, my grandson, was very talented in pill alchemy and was almost taken by the great master as a disciple. Since Ling Xiao killed my grandson, I’m sure Great Master Jiao Mu’s here to denounce him! Ling Xiao, are you still not going to submit yourself?”
Ma Yan laughed cheerfully before he yelled at Ling Xiao.
“What?! Great Master Jiao Mu was going to take Ma Jun as his disciple? If Ling Xiao killed Ma Jun, he won’t let this pass!”
“A visit from Longevity Sect’s mayor is enough, but now Great Master Jiao Mu is here too? Ling Xiao’s such a troublemaker!”
“Let’s just hand him over to them. Our sect will be in danger if we offend Mayor Liu and Great Master Jiao Mu!”
Many Longevity Sect disciples were afraid.
Great Master Jiao Mu’s visit was like a huge mountain pressed on their chest that made them breathless and hence they began to panic.
“Sect Leader, have you not come to your senses yet? If Ling Xiao doesn’t die, Longevity Sect will be doomed!” Lin Shan said furiously.
“Exactly! Ling Xiao doesn’t deserve to be a disciple in our sect. Hand him over to them!”
“Kill him!”
“Sect Leader, you must kill this scourge, and you mustn’t leave the sect in danger!”
The elders who were on Lin Shan’s side quickly agreed.
With that, Nangong Xuan felt even more pressured.
He smiled at Ling Xiao bitterly as if he was telling him that he was really a troublemaker!
Nevertheless, he was not going to hand Ling Xiao over to them.
Aside from the fact that Ling Xiao acquired Longevity Supreme Scripture for Longevity Sect, his exceptional talent could make the sect rise above the other two great sects in no time.
Then, they could possibly regain the glory earned by their ancestors!
However, Indulgence Sect’s determination to kill Ling Xiao for the fact that Ling Xiao had killed Ma Jun was only an excuse. The real reason was that they had sensed Ling Xiao’s threat too.
As long as he was still alive, Indulgence Sect and Heavenly Demons Hall would be restless.
“Enough!”
All of a sudden, Ling Xiao sneered. He then said to Lin Shan and the elders behind him, “Ten thousand years ago, Longevity Sect reigned over War God Continent and had supremacy over all. Do you remember how honorable and prestigious the Sky Devouring Supreme Patriarch and the Longevity Supreme Matriarch were? Back then, not only great pill alchemy masters but pill alchemy grandmasters and pill alchemy supremes paid respect to our sect.
“But look at you now. Since when did our sect start producing such spineless people like you who are scared witless by Longevity City’s mayor and a great pill alchemy master? I’m afraid that our ancestors will be so mad that they’ll come back to life again to strangle you!” Ling Xiao expressed harshly, causing the elders and the other disciples to be embarrassed.