Chapter 57
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Chapter 57: Shaking the Mo Sect
Everyone gasped in shock. They thought to themselves—Fang Lie’s move was truly ruthless, far crueler than simply killing Zhou Hongjian!
The proud Young Master of the Zhou Family, the heir destined to become Family Head, had been stripped naked and publicly displayed. How could he ever face others again? How could he command respect?
From then on, Zhou Hongjian would become a laughingstock among the powerful. Whenever mentioned, people would sneer, "That’s the guy who got stripped and hung up by Fang Lie!"
This act didn’t just humiliate Zhou Hongjian—it insulted the entire Zhou Family and even Zhou Zhengqing, the Ancestral Hall Leader!
The crowd buzzed with anticipation. Would Zhou Zhengqing, the Thunder Tribulation Immortal and one of Mo Sect’s Five Great Token Lords, step forward to save his son?
Even Fang Lie waited expectantly. But after a long silence, no one appeared. He finally shrugged and scoffed, "Seems some self-important figures are just cowards who bully the weak! Tell Zhou Zhengqing I, Fang Lie, despise him!"
"Whoa—" The crowd erupted. "He’s naming names! Is this war?"
"Fang Lie must be certain the Zhou Family schemed against him. Why else such brutality?"
"Of course he’d blame the Zhous! They pushed him too far. Even rabbits bite when cornered, let alone someone from the fierce Fang Family!"
Ignoring the chatter, Fang Lie turned his murderous gaze to the Lin Family.
Lin members paled. One of Lin Tingzhi’s brothers cried, "This wasn’t our doing! Blame Lin Tingzhi and his sons—we knew nothing!"
"Spare us! We’re innocent!" pleaded other Lin disciples.
In truth, their guilt was complicated. While they hadn’t directly participated, they’d fully supported the scheme. Under sect rules, silence equaled complicity—hence Fang Lie’s decision to capture them all.
Seeing their pitiful faces, Fang Lie sneered, "Innocent? When I arrested you, your family was feasting to celebrate my capture! Lin Yutang’s older brother boasted of torturing me, and you all laughed! Where was your innocence then?"
The Lin members stammered, "W-We were just obeying the Family Head!"
Lin Tingzhi sighed. "I forced them. Let them go."
Fang Lie coldly retorted, "Sect rules decide. Those who conceal crimes share the guilt. You know this."
As others kept pleading, Fang Lie snapped, "Enough! You scoundrels deserve death. Law Enforcement Heavenly Soldiers—execute them!"
"Yes!" The soldiers descended, clubs raining down. Blood pooled as heart-wrenching screams filled the air. The crowd trembled.
Unmoved, Fang Lie expelled all Lin disciples from Mo Sect. "Let them scavenge in the mortal world with nothing!"
Thus, the Lin Family’s centuries-old inheritance ended in disgrace.
After handling these matters, Fang Lie swaggered out and declared, "I’m returning home now. If any of you still dare oppose me, come try! Kill me, capture me, lock me up, torture me! Let’s see if Fang Lie fears any of you!"
With that, Fang Lie unfurled his wings and soared out of the Ancestral Hall.
The spectators exchanged helpless, bitter glances. In former days, some might have secretly plotted against Fang Lie. But after the Lin Family incident, all family clans abandoned thoughts of provoking him.
Killing Fang Lie might bring fleeting satisfaction. Capturing him could yield some treasure. But these meager gains paled against the catastrophic risks. Cultivation families prized inheritance above all – what use were treasures if their lineage ended? The Eight-Hundred-Generation Families had deep-rooted resources; none would gamble their clan’s future.
As Fang Lie stirred commotion in the Ancestral Hall, challenging the Zhou Family and even Zhou Zhengqing himself, four Token Lords observed from a Secret Realm. When Fang Lie stripped Zhou Hongjian and hung him naked outside the hall, Zhou Zhengqing’s shadowy figure trembled violently. "That Fang whelp goes too far!" he roared, repeatedly rising and sitting as he debated rescuing his great-grandson.
Mo Sect Leader Mo Qianxun cautioned, "Go there, and he’ll execute the boy. I’ll simply watch."
"Leader!" Zhou Zhengqing protested bitterly, "Must I endure this disgrace?"
"What choice exists?" Mo Qianxun replied coolly. "He wields the Benevolence Token Lord’s authority now. Even I must defer to him."
"But allowing this brat to plague our sect?" Zhou Zhengqing thundered.
"Plague?" Mo Qianxun’s expression darkened. "Junior Brother, answer me – was Fang Lie’s account true?"
"How should I know? What’s that to me?" Zhou Zhengqing evaded.
"We both know the truth!" Mo Qianxun rebuked sharply. "Fang Lie’s noble lineage served ten years as mine slaves without compensation! Such injustice!"
Zhou Zhengqing squirmed. "Perhaps some rotten apples existed. I executed the culprits!"
"Brothers for centuries bind us, but Fang Lie answers differently. Your cruelty bred his ruthlessness! The Lin Family’s extinction stems from your actions!"
"I never imagined such cruelty!"
"You reap sown seeds. Your descendants made enemies. Hongjian’s shame results from this." Mo Qianxun shrugged. "I won’t interfere. Moreover…" His eyes narrowed. "The sect will purge corruption. Should another Zhou the Skinflint emerge, Fang Lie handles it."
The Token Lords grasped Mo Qianxun’s fury. Even Zhou Zhengqing silently cursed his underlings’ greed – withholding all spirit stones provoked Fang Lie’s wrath. All resolved to restrain their factions.
Mo Qianxun warned Zhou Zhengqing, "Enter closed-door training. Avoid worldly affairs, especially regarding Fang Lie. The Mo Sect can’t endure more deaths."
Though humiliated by this mild punishment, Zhou Zhengqing acquiesced. His loyalists destroyed, beloved heir shamed, yet forbidden retaliation – bitterness choked him.
Mo Qianxun sighed, "I never suspected such darkness in my sect. For revealing this, I thank Fang Lie."
Zhou Zhengqing panicked. "Brother! You wouldn’t favor that brat? Should he ascend as Benevolence Token Lord, he’d become your superior! Tolerate a child ruling you?"
