Scum of the Cultivation World

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Chapter 15: Terrible News

A crowd of people gathered in the square in front of Azure Light Hall, whispering among themselves. Among the crowd, more than ten disciples were wrapped in bandages, obviously injured. Yue Qianchou, who came running, rushed into the crowd, and everyone made way for him when they saw it was him.

Several injured elders were sitting cross-legged on the ground, with people behind them providing healing. In the middle lay a person covered with white cloth. Yue Qianchou, who had rushed into the crowd, now calmed down instead. His eyes coldly swept over the several injured elders—his master wasn’t among them. His gaze fell on the white cloth, his facial muscles twitching as he slowly walked over.

In an instant, the square became utterly quiet. Hundreds of pairs of eyes silently followed his steps. Yue Qianchou crouched down, his hand reaching for the white cloth trembling uncontrollably. His knuckles gripping the corner of the white cloth appeared abnormally pale, as if lifting something weighing a thousand pounds, he slowly pulled it back.

The familiar face of the slovenly old man appeared as the white cloth was lifted, past events flashing before his eyes. The kind old man was now silent…

*”Ha! Your cultivation speed is divine. For this ‘Rising Star Conference,’ I’m going to pester Senior Brother Sect Leader to let me contribute. Tomorrow I’ll lead a team with several senior brothers. When the Foundation Establishment Pills are distributed, I’ll have the nerve to ask for one or two to prepare for your foundation building.”*

The words his master had said at parting seemed to echo in his ears. Looking at the old man’s pale face and that trace of dried blood red at the corner of his mouth, it pierced Yue Qianchou’s heart like a knife. If it weren’t for himself, master certainly wouldn’t have participated in that damn ‘Rising Star Conference,’ and then wouldn’t have…

Yue Qianchou, who had been crouching, unknowingly knelt down. His trembling hands carefully covered the white cloth, the movement as if afraid of disturbing the sleeping old man. Suddenly, he threw open his arms, clenched his fists tightly, raised his head to the sky and screamed silently, not making a single sound. His white teeth gleamed ominously in the sunlight, and the veins on his neck bulged.

Suddenly, under everyone’s gaze, the kneeling Yue Qianchou actually spat out a mouthful of fresh blood with a *”puff.”* Several elders who were healing the injured all turned to look at the sound, their eyes showing surprise. Some female disciples couldn’t help but cry out in alarm, all unable to imagine that in this cold and heartless cultivation world, there could be such deep master-disciple affection.

Everyone thought about how this waste of Azure Light Sect would probably have a hard time in the future without his master’s protection, and all sighed with emotion.

Standing in the crowd, Qu Ping’er could no longer connect that peeping person with the blood-spitting Yue Qianchou before her eyes. Thinking of those two masterful songs that came from this person, she couldn’t help but tear up, her eyes full of pity.

*”The sect leader is here!”* someone shouted.

Sect Leader Liu Changqing walked out of Azure Light Hall, along with a group of elders behind him, all with iron-gray faces. Liu Changqing stopped in front of Yue Qianchou, his gaze sweeping over the fresh blood on the ground, looking at the blood traces at the corner of the latter’s mouth, and sighed:

*”Since things have already happened, nephew, please accept my condolences!”*

Yue Qianchou, kneeling there, didn’t even lift his eyelids upon hearing the voice. He just said in a frighteningly calm voice:

*”I only want to know what exactly happened.”*

Everyone was slightly shocked, not expecting that he showed no respect whatsoever upon seeing the sect leader.

*’You waste without your master’s protection—do you still want to survive in Azure Light Sect in the future?’*

A handsome young man walked out from the crowd, his face full of anger as he approached Yue Qianchou. Liu Changqing looked at the kneeling person with slightly furrowed brows, then used his gaze to stop the approaching handsome youth.

Those who knew the youth knew this was the sect leader’s direct grandson, the outstanding figure among his peers—Liu Zhengguang. His appearance made many female disciples’ eyes shine with unusual light, looking at him with tender affection. Qu Ping’er was the same.

Sect Leader Liu Changqing said in a deep voice to an elder beside him:

*”Junior Brother! You tell everyone what happened.”*

The elder nodded and, with an iron-gray face, recounted the events.

It turned out that Azure Light Sect, on their way back from participating in the ‘Rising Star Conference,’ discovered a spiritual herb called *’Seven-Colored Lingzhi.’*

What was *Seven-Colored Lingzhi*? It was a heavenly spiritual herb, a treasured advancement item that cultivators dreamed of. If it could be added to advancement pills, it could almost guarantee a hundred percent success rate in helping cultivators advance. How could such a thing not be treasured by cultivators?

The one who discovered this treasure was none other than Yue Qianchou’s master, Hao Sansi. Just as Azure Light Sect was celebrating joyfully, they happened to encounter the subsequently arriving Great Luo Sect.

The cultivation world was inherently a place where the strong preyed on the weak. Seeing such a treasure, Great Luo Sect immediately claimed that they had discovered the spiritual herb first. Both sides immediately clashed.

Great Luo Sect ranked second in the Huaxia Empire’s cultivation world, while Azure Light Sect could barely rank sixth. After the two sides fought, the latter naturally wasn’t a match for the former.

Hao Sansi, who carried the spiritual herb, bore the brunt of the attack. Not only were several Azure Light Sect elders injured, some participating disciples were also inevitably hurt. Hao Sansi, desperate to protect the herb, was severely injured by several Great Luo Sect elders attacking together.

In the end, the spiritual herb was seized by Great Luo Sect, and Hao Sansi died before returning to Azure Light Sect.

After hearing all this, the Azure Light Sect disciples in front of the hall were in an uproar, all condemning Great Luo Sect. Yue Qianchou’s face became so cold it could freeze.

Sect Leader Liu Changqing’s eyes swept over everyone in front of the hall, saying in a deep voice:

*”Unfortunately, our Azure Light Sect’s strength is inferior to Great Luo Sect. Sigh! This matter has been reported to the seniors in seclusion in the back mountains. The seniors’ opinion is that we should consider the bigger picture and endure humiliation without acting impulsively. This matter will be left to the Cultivation Alliance to uphold justice.”*

The disciples, who had just quieted down, were in an uproar again. Everyone knew the Cultivation Alliance was just a puppet—they would side with whoever was stronger. Leaving it to them to handle, where was the justice in that?

Everyone’s voices grew louder and louder. Liu Changqing frowned and snorted, his cold eyes sweeping over everyone. The area in front of the hall immediately became silent as death.

Suddenly, cold laughter rang out, and everyone looked over in amazement.

*”Hehe! Great Luo Sect!”* Yue Qianchou, who had been kneeling on the ground, stood up. His eyes stared straight at Liu Changqing without any respect and asked:

*”Is this the sect’s decision?”*

When these words came out, not only Liu Changqing but also all the elders changed their expressions.

The Azure Light Sect disciples all drew in a breath, thinking to themselves that this waste had such audacity to speak to the sect leader like this—he really didn’t want to live anymore. Qu Ping’er also showed worry on her face.

*”Audacious! How dare you be disrespectful to the sect leader!”* Liu Zhengguang at the side took several steps forward and struck at Yue Qianchou with a palm. Sect Leader Liu Changqing in front of the hall, including all the elders, didn’t stop him.

*”Hmph!”* Yue Qianchou snorted coldly, pushed the Mysterious Heaven Technique to its limit, and met the attack with a palm.

Everyone was shocked that this waste actually dared to fight Liu Zhengguang. Regarding Liu Zhengguang, this famous figure of Azure Light Sect, Yue Qianchou also knew him, but he wasn’t the type to take a beating without fighting back. Moreover, with his master dead, how could he care about so much?

*”Bang!”* The two palms met with a loud crash, and both were simultaneously knocked back, though Yue Qianchou obviously retreated several more steps.

Silence, absolute silence. Not only the Azure Light Sect disciples, but the sect leader and all the elders were dumbfounded, and even Liu Zhengguang, who had struck out, looked at his own palm in disbelief.

This waste had actually hidden so deeply. Anyone could see that his strike just now was definitely not that of an ordinary person—at minimum, he had Qi Refining Level 4 cultivation.

All the disciples opened their mouths wide. What amazed the sect leader and elders was that with their cultivation levels, they actually hadn’t noticed that Yue Qianchou had already stepped into the cultivation threshold.

How was this possible? How could someone without cultivation bones possibly step into the cultivation threshold? This was an unchanging law since ancient times, yet now it had been broken!

Instantly, some elders’ faces became heated—you must know that many of them had family members in the mortal world, but unfortunately, without cultivation bones, they had died early. Here was the chance to solve this mystery.

In that palm strike just now, Yue Qianchou had actually taken some advantage. His Qi Refining Level 5 was roughly equivalent to Level 6, and he had struck with full force. Liu Zhengguang had only intended to casually teach him a lesson, not thinking of seriously injuring him, especially under everyone’s watchful eyes.

Otherwise, how could Yue Qianchou’s Qi Refining Level 5 cultivation possibly knock back Liu Zhengguang, who was at mid-stage Foundation Establishment? It was like an unprepared adult who wasn’t standing firmly could still be pushed off balance by a child.

Yue Qianchou didn’t take that palm strike well either. His internal blood and qi churned, and it took a long time to stabilize.

He stared at Liu Zhengguang and sneered:

*”You, a tenth-generation disciple, actually dare to attack a senior uncle. Hehe! What great audacity. Could it be that because your grandfather is the sect leader, you don’t take Azure Light Sect’s rules seriously? I want to see if these rules were set by your family! I want to see if Azure Light Sect belongs to your family! I want to see how Azure Light Sect will deal with you!”*

This big hat coming down, no one could bear it. Three consecutive *”I want to see”* statements made Liu Zhengguang’s face instantly turn pale, and everyone looked toward Sect Leader Liu Changqing.

The latter’s expression was uncertain, his eyes suddenly shooting out two sharp rays as he stared at Yue Qianchou, then glared at Liu Zhengguang and shouted:

*”Kneel down!”*

*”Thump!”* The grandson obediently knelt before his grandfather, whose chest was visibly rising and falling faster.

At this time, an elder stepped forward and said:

*”Considering that Zhengguang is a first-time offender and acted in haste to defend the sect leader’s dignity, it was purely unintentional. Please, sect leader, be lenient.”*

*”Please, sect leader, be lenient!”* Several more elders pleaded together.

Liu Changqing’s expression finally gradually softened. He stared at his grandson and said sternly:

“According to the rules, your cultivation should be abolished and you should be expelled from the sect. Considering the elders’ pleas, you are fined ten years’ worth of spirit stones and must copy the sect rules ten thousand times. Do you accept this?”

How could Liu Zhengguang dare have any other opinion? If his cultivation were really abolished and he were expelled from the sect, that would truly be a fate worse than death. He immediately kowtowed:

“This disciple willingly accepts the punishment!”

Sect Leader Liu Changqing nodded, then said meaningfully to Yue Qianchou:

“Showing disrespect to elders should be punished according to the rules. Nephew! Do you think my handling of this is fair?”*

His words clearly told Yue Qianchou that he had also been suspected of disrespecting the sect leader earlier, but since he wasn’t being punished, he shouldn’t keep pursuing his grandson.

“Hehe!” Yue Qianchou gave a noncommittal cold laugh, turned around, picked up his master’s body, and strode away.

The crowd made way for him. Liu Zhengguang looked at Yue Qianchou’s retreating figure with venomous eyes.

Everyone secretly shook their heads, sighing inwardly. Yue Qianchou had thoroughly offended the Liu family today—his future days would be something to watch!

Little did they know that Yue Qianchou had already made up his mind to go all out, prepared to hide in the golden bead if he couldn’t win.

“Try and bite me!”