Chapter 199

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Chapter 199: A Humiliating Moment

Five Elements Sect, the entrance of the mountain gate.

The entrance of the mountain gate opened, and two Nascent Soul cultivators with several dozen golden core cultivators walked into the Five Elements Sect. One of the Nascent Soul cultivators held a compass-like magical treasure in his hand. He cast a spell on the treasure, and a beam of golden light flew out from it, hovering above the heads of the people in the Five Elements Sect. Finally, the beam of light split into twelve parts and landed on twelve individuals.

"Capture them!"

The Nascent Soul cultivator sneered, waved his hand, and dozens of golden core cultivators pounced on those people.

"Master, save me!"

"Why are you killing me?"

"Elder, are you just going to stand there and watch?"

The twelve individuals panicked in an instant. Some tried to escape, some resisted, and many others cried for help, hoping that the Five Elements Sect would come to their rescue. There were people around them who wanted to help, but they were stopped by the people beside them.

Just an hour ago, a massive face appeared in the sky, terrifying all the Soul Changing cultivators. They all recognized the owner of this face, someone whose cultivation level was much higher than theirs, at least two major realms higher.

The face told them to give up the person from the Lin family, give up the jade slip mentioned by Lin Batian, forget about this matter, and in the future, the Soul Changing will be banned in Yun State. Otherwise, the three sects of Yun State will be destroyed directly.

Shi Yuntang and others could treat the threat from Lu Rong and them as nonsense, after all, they were all Soul Changing. But they dared not disobey the words of the giant face, because he could really do it, even if it meant fighting to the death, they couldn’t break free from his control. The final result can only be death.

Faced with the overwhelming power of someone who is at least one level stronger, several Soul Changing disciples reluctantly agreed, which led to the scene happening before their eyes.

"Woo"

Twelve disciples shed blood on the spot, and the disciples of the Five Elements Sect were extremely angry and sorrowful. If looks could kill, these people would have died countless times over.

"Let’s go, search for the remaining members of the Lin family."

The leader, who had reached the Nascent Soul stage, arrogantly walked away, taking with him the Fifth Rank God Slaying Crossbow that Lin Jiang had snatched.

"Shame! The Five Elements Sect, with its tens of thousands of years of heritage, has never suffered such humiliation!"

"Retreat, until we achieve Void Achieving, we won’t come out of seclusion."

A few Soul Changing howled in anger, unable to release their sorrow.

"Did you all witness the shame of today? This is the world of cultivation, where the weak are preyed upon by the strong. Our elders in the sect are incapable, unable to protect us, and we are ashamed."

"All disciples, please remember the humiliation of today. I hope you all can practice diligently and redeem our disgrace with your efforts."

"Our sect has been disgraced, and we should fight to the death. However, staying alive is even more challenging than dying. If we die, it will be easy, but we will betray our ancestors if the sect’s legacy is broken."

Soul Changing felt ashamed and avoided the situation, but a few Nascent Soul had to come out and console the disciples, inspiring them to take courage and not lose faith in the Five Elements Sect.

Under the reassurance of the high-ranking members of the Five Elements Sect, many disciples held their breaths and silently vowed to avenge their shame.

The high-ranking members of Zhonghang Sect and Cloud Sword Sect also wore grim expressions because they shared the same fate. These people would come to Zhonghang Sect and Cloud Sword Sect as well, and they still had no ability to stop them unless they were willing to see their entire sects exterminated.

"Dear Taoist friends, the war has ended, and we have lost. Now it is time for the Five Elements Sect to lick its wounds. Please leave."

"Senior Brother Zhang, we are both wanderers in this vast world. We should remember the shame brought upon Yun State today."

"Let’s strive together, hoping that one day we can avenge the humiliation we faced today."

"This day will surely come, the humiliation suffered by tens of thousands of disciples, an unforgivable disgrace."

"The Cloud Sword Sect feels ashamed as a sect of sword practitioners, and in the future, we will be ashamed to be associated with the name of the sword."

The disciples of the Cloud Sword Sect roared with anger. Sword practitioners should be unyielding, but they were intimidated by the terrifying face. At that time, they couldn’t muster any resistance. Looking back now, they truly feel unworthy of the name of sword practitioners.

"Fellow senior disciples, my disciple Xiao Yi once said that falling behind means being hit. Although Zhang didn’t feel much resonance with those words before, today’s shame has made Zhang deeply understand the profound meaning behind them. I hope that one day you all can seek revenge."

"Seek revenge."

The disciples from both sects clenched their fists, the word "shame" had already penetrated their bones. At this moment, they only had this one belief in their hearts.

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In the Wilderness Cave, Lin Jiang was leading people to hide. He brought dozens of disciples as the second group, making the entire cave a bit crowded. Lin Jiang held a jade scroll in his hand, inside of which was the diagram of the Green Emperor Tomb as mentioned by Zhang Wanjing.

Lin Jiang studied for a long time but couldn’t figure it out. It was very messy inside. Lin Jiang had seen many engineering drawings before, so he should be able to understand them, but he couldn’t understand this one.

"Maybe it’s missing a lot of parts. It’s about the four big families. I think the four structural drawings need to be put together."

Lin Jiang thought to himself that this thing was extremely precious. But if he made thousands of copies and spread them around, it would be worthless.

Of course, Lin Jiang thought that Lin Batian was just trying to deceive people. Lin Batian was very secretive in his actions, so it made sense for him to do this.

"Someone is coming."

While Lin Jiang was deep in thought, someone suddenly exclaimed, and Lin Jiang immediately stood up.

"Master."

But the person who came was Zhang Wanjing, so Lin Jiang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Everyone is here, right?"

"One hundred and thirty-two people, all of them are here, Zhang Wenchen and Zhang Wenxin too."

"That’s good, everyone go out, everything’s fine now."

Zhang Wanjing nodded, then everyone started cheering. Zhang Wanjing gave Lin Jiang a look, and Lin Jiang understood. He stayed behind.

"Master, is something happening outside?"

"Yes."

"Can you tell me?"

"A top expert appeared from one of the four major families. Even though they haven’t shown themselves, they have impressed the entire Yun State."

"Ah."

"That person is much stronger than Soul Changing. They might be a master of the Tao Achieving Realm. Do you know what the Tao Achieving Realm is?"

"After Soul Changing, comes Void Achieving, and after Void Achieving comes Tao Achieving."

"That’s right, in the entire Yun State, with a history of tens of thousands of years, not a single person has achieved the Tao Achieving Realm. He said he could actually wipe out the Yun State, and it seems he can."

"So the sect chose to endure humiliation and bear the burden."

Lin Jiang remained silent. He had expected this decision. The reason why the Five Elements Sect had the courage to wage war against the four major families was because at the beginning, they only possessed the power of Soul Changing. Although the Five Elements Sect was weaker, they could still fight. But then Tao Achieving experts emerged, and combined, they would overpower the entire Yun State. Even he, after weighing the pros and cons, would choose to endure humiliation and bear the burden.

"Yes, twelve disciples with Lin family bloodlines were killed right in front of us."

"A great shame."

"It is a great shame, an unprecedented shame."

"What will our master decide to do?"

"Endure suffering and humiliation, and seek revenge in the future."

"Can we let those people suffer until they die?"

"No chance, the four major families have been passed down for over two hundred thousand years and are still incredibly powerful. In another two hundred thousand years, it will be pretty much the same."

"·····"

Suddenly, Lin Jiang felt discouraged. Even if he endured, it wouldn’t kill them. What should he do?

"Let’s not talk about that. Let’s talk about you. Those people are now hunting down members of the Lin family everywhere. They have a Blood Tracking Secret Technique that makes it hard for you to escape."

"How does master want me to handle this?"

"Hide. It’s not embarrassing to avoid a fight you can’t win. There’s no need to make unnecessary sacrifices. You’re still young and have potential. Hide first."

"In such a vast place like Yun State, where can I hide?"

"Go find Lin Batian. Lin Batian has caused a lot of trouble for Yun State this time, but he has also set up many back-up plans. The sect has already decided to secretly ally with Lin Batian. You are both a disciple of the Five Elements Sect and a member of the Lin family, so you are the most suitable person to be the intermediary."

"Okay, but I need support from the sect"

"You say it, I’ll give you everything I can"

"All the techniques in the Five Spirit Manual, advanced secret arts, and a large amount of funds"

"I’ve agreed to everything, I’ll give you everything. I promised you the Purple Origin Taoist Fruit before, and I’ll still save it for you."

Zhang Wanjing immediately agreed, this matter is very dangerous, so this support is necessary.

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