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Chapter 616: Fire Dragon Burns the Warehouse, Succession to the Throne (4k6, please subscribe)

"It's just a last-ditch effort."

Zhuang Shou changed his image of a good guy in front of Wei Tu and Zhu Zongzhu. At this moment, his face was very cold and murderous.

Disobeying sect orders and engaging in separatist behavior is something that any senior member of the Jishan Sect cannot tolerate openly.

However, this was also what he wanted.

Without this action, his order from Sect Leader Zhu to slaughter Feng Han's students, old friends, and family descendants would inevitably lack some justification and appear a little cruel.

After he finished speaking, Zhuang Shou turned his head and looked at Wei Tu. After getting Wei Tu's approval, he flipped his right palm, took out a vermilion token, and entered several spells into it.

next moment.

The vermilion token emitted a ray of light and landed on the formation shield of Linglu Peak.

In an instant, the thick light shield of the formation melted and disappeared rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, just like snow melting in the spring sun.

"The decree of the Venerable?"

Upon seeing this scene, the faces of the cultivators in the Hall of Merit who were waiting in formation suddenly changed, realizing what a stupid thing they had done.

If it was just Sect Master Zhu who gave the order, they in the Merit Hall could still resist a little. After all, there were many "Fenghan disciples" leading the group who could give advice to Venerable Han Yue.

The sect is about human relationships, not just fighting and killing.

As long as he could obtain mercy from Venerable Han Yue, even if Feng Han really committed the heinous crime of attacking and killing his fellow disciples as stated in the "Seizure Order", the Merit Hall could be preserved as intact as possible.

There have been cases in the history of Jishan Sect where only the main culprit was executed.

But now, Zhuang Shou holds the "Venerable's Decree", which means that the way they can use to save themselves and ask Venerable Han Yue for mercy has been directly blocked by Zhuang Shou and Wei Tu.

Under such circumstances, if they continued to resist, it would undoubtedly be a crime.

After all, many of them are not core members of the Hall of Merit, and there should be quite a few people who can survive after the butcher knife is raised.

however--

Just when some cultivators in the Merit Hall were thinking this, they saw several disciples of Feng Han who were in the Nascent Soul stage, without saying anything, they directly raised their magic weapons and rushed towards Zhuang Shou and Wei Tu who were outside the peak.

"If the Palace Master dies, can we survive alone?"

These people shouted sternly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of cultivators from the Merit Hall flew out instantly, and fearlessly charged towards the location where Wei Tu and Zhuang Shou were.

Followed by.

Then a blood rain fell.

The monks who took the lead were crushed by their realms, and their blood stained the sky, and they died on the spot.

……

Half a day later.

The sky above Linglu Peak was silent. Only the disciples of Law Enforcement Hall and Finance Hall led by Wei Tu and Zhuang Shou, as well as some surrendered and non-core monks of Merit Hall were left.

"Pity!"

Wei Tu, who was in the clouds, looked down and saw a woman in a colorful skirt whose head was pierced by finger force among the zombies.

This woman was none other than Feng Han’s daughter, Feng Yuxiang, whom he had met before when he attended Feng Han’s family dinner.

At that time, Feng Han wanted to form an alliance of interests with him, so he wanted to enter into a marriage contract with him in exchange for Feng Yuxiang.

But he declined.

Over the past few years, he has met this woman more than a dozen times and they can be considered acquaintances.

Although he had anticipated what would happen to this woman after Feng Han's defeat, he still couldn't help feeling sorry after seeing it today.

However, it's just a pity.

Otherwise, he would not have sat idly by and watched this woman being killed by the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall.

If he had not met her several times before, he would probably not even have developed such feelings.

——He has seen too many lives and deaths.

After all, among the corpse horde, basically none of the monks from the Hall of Merit deserved to be put to death.

These people, on the contrary, were very brave. They knew that if Feng Han failed in the power struggle, they would also be unable to escape, so they chose to fight to the death rather than surrender.

"Give him a good burial."

"Feng Han can lose his bottom line, but you and I can't."

Wei Tu waved his hand to wipe away the blood on Linglu Peak, turned to look at Zhuang Shou beside him, and said lightly.

"A generous burial?"

Zhuang Shou was surprised when he heard this.

He was not surprised by the decision, but was surprised that the person who said this was Wei Tu?

After all, the current Wei Tu is said to be a cultivator of Jishan Sect, but both he and Sect Master Zhu regard Wei Tu as a "casual cultivator" who joined Jishan Sect, and not one of their own.

Therefore, it was inevitable that Wei Tu's words seemed incongruous.

In addition——

In his memory, Wei Tu was a selfish person who was "skilled in personal advancement". He jumped from being a worshiper of the Luqiu clan to being a worshiper elder of the Jishan sect, and now he has jumped to the position of the master of the Merit Hall.

How can such a selfish person say such generous words?

It's really surprising.

"Perhaps, I have misjudged this boy."

Zhuang Shou narrowed his eyes slightly, and his opinion of Wei Tu changed a little.

……

After the bloodbath in the Merit Hall, Wei Tu and Zhuang Shou wasted no time and started to "raid the house".

In a short period of time, they found more than five thousand spirit crystals and three fourth-grade magical instruments of high quality from the bodies of these dead core disciples of the Merit Hall.

The remaining elixirs, magic weapons, and spiritual medicines of various levels are countless.

"In the Merit Hall, the truly valuable things are the top-quality treasures in the sect that can be exchanged for contribution points."

"These treasures belong to the public. Normally, it is not easy for us, the Palace Master, or even Sect Master Zhu, to withdraw them."

When they reached the gate of the Hall of Merit, Zhuang Shou pulled Wei Tu's sleeve and whispered.

"What does Palace Master Zhuang mean?"

Wei Tu raised his eyebrows, and something in his mind moved, realizing that Zhuang Shou was planning to conspire with him to carry out the "Fire Dragon Burning the Warehouse" plan.

——The "confiscation of property" in the Merit Hall that Sect Leader Zhu mentioned this time does not include the various treasures in the Merit Hall that are available for the sect's monks to exchange.

These treasures do not belong to the Merit Hall, but to the "public" Jishan Sect.

The Merit Hall only has the responsibility of guarding.

In order to prevent the Merit Hall from stealing, these treasures, both low-level and high-level, have been placed under certain restrictions by the Jishan Sect. If one wants to take them away, one must have Sect Master Zhu's token. Otherwise, even the Master of the Merit Hall will find it difficult to break these restrictions in a short period of time and steal the treasures.

However... at this moment, the two of them happened to have Sect Master Zhu's token in their hands.

Now is another chaotic time suitable for stealing treasures.

With this token, it would not be difficult for the two of them to steal these treasures from the Hall of Merit.

Afterwards, the blame can be put on the dead Feng Han.

The dead can't speak.

"Hehe, this is not what I meant. It is what the sect master meant." Zhuang Shou smiled and replied.

"What does the Sect Master mean?"

Hearing this, Wei Tu was slightly stunned and felt surprised.

But soon, he figured it out.

There is also a difference between a suzerain and a suzerain.

In Jishan Sect, the real boss is Venerable Han Yue. Although Sect Leader Zhu is not a puppet, at most, he is just a high-level worker, who "co-governs" Jishan Sect together with many senior leaders in the sect.

In other words, what Sect Leader Zhu can do is only within the rules of the sect.

In short, his ability is limited, and he does not have the strength to turn the Jishan Sect into his own private property.

If one wants to exchange treasures in the Hall of Merit, one must accumulate contribution points within the sect.

Under normal circumstances, there are no shortcuts.

But things are different now. With Feng Han as the scapegoat, Sect Leader Zhu can "abuse public power for personal gain".

"I just don't know whether Sect Master Zhu stole the treasures from the Hall of Merit because he just went with the flow or because he had a deliberate plan."

Wei Tu thought secretly.

If it was the latter, he would have to be wary of Zhu Zongzhu in the future. Such a person's character could be described as "evil".

"I wonder which treasure Lord Zhu wants to take?" Wei Tu asked first.

If the treasure "stolen" by Sect Leader Zhu is too valuable, Feng Han alone may not be able to take the blame.

"It's the Purple Jade Cauldron."

Zhuang Shou nodded and told the name of the treasure that Sect Leader Zhu coveted.

As if he had guessed Wei Tu's concerns, Zhuang Shou continued to say in a voice transmission after he finished speaking: "Don't worry! The Purple Jade Cauldron is just an ordinary treasure. The sect won't care about it. Even if they really guessed it, they won't expose this layer of disguise."

The words fell.

Wei Tu thought for a moment, then nodded.

The Purple Jade Cauldron was not of high value; it was just a special fourth-tier magical weapon. Feng Han could take the blame alone.

If other high-ranking members of the Jishan Sect raise doubts in the future, Sect Leader Zhu can suppress them directly by having "Feng Han" take the blame.

And if Venerable Han Yue doubts...

Even if Sect Leader Zhu threw the blame on the two of them, it might not help.

In fact, this act of stealing the sect's public property was tacitly approved by Venerable Han Yue.

Still the same sentence.

The Jishan Sect has been established for tens of thousands of years, and each hall and peak within the sect is extremely closed and divided, forming its own kingdom.

The same goes for the lineage of Venerable Han Yue and Sect Leader Zhu.

The interests it pursues are sometimes out of sync with those pursued by the Jishan Sect, a large sect.

Now that there is a name to borrow, it might not be a bad idea to take a bite out of the "public" Jishan Sect.

In addition——

Wei Tu estimated that this "stain" of Zhu Zongzhu might have been exposed deliberately in order to gain leverage over each other and absorb him into the direct lineage.

Just like what happened between him and Luqiu Qingfeng back then.

——If he and Luqiu Qingfeng had not conspired to kill Luqiu Jinyuan... and with the external pressure from the Luqiu clan, it would have been difficult for the two of them to come together and form an offensive and defensive alliance.

……

Conversation room.

Wei Tu and Zhuang Shou walked into the Merit Hall.

With the help of Sect Leader Zhu's token, the two opened the warehouse of the Merit Hall.

As soon as he entered the door, Wei Tu was shocked by the various precious treasures displayed on the shelves.

Of course, he was pretending.

Although there are many treasures in the Hall of Merit, they are still far inferior to the real treasures in the secret realm of the Royal Palace.

In his opinion, all these treasures combined are not necessarily as valuable as his two spiritual treasures, the "Xuanling Gold Chain" and the "Five Elements Demon-Slaying Ring".

Especially the latter.

It is a rare magical treasure in the human world.

Zhuang Shou, who was standing by, was slightly satisfied with Wei Tu's performance. No matter how talented he was, it would be difficult for him to go further without the support of Jishan Sect.

He waved his sleeves, took the Purple Jade Cauldron, and said with a smile: "This time, you and I are working for Sect Master Zhu. Sect Master Zhu has promised that after taking the Purple Jade Cauldron, you and I can each take a treasure, but remember, don't take treasures that are too precious or too eye-catching."

The words fell.

Zhuang Shou immediately walked to the elixir area without any hesitation and directly took out a fourth-grade high-quality elixir that increased magic power from the shelf.

There was only an empty bottle left on top.

Arrived at Wei Tu.

Wei Tu did not pretend to be noble and refuse this good intention. He thought for a moment, walked to the "spiritual medicine area", and took down a spiritual medicine called "Purple Gold Ginseng".

Purple Gold Ginseng is different from ordinary spiritual medicines. It is a rare high-level body-refining secret medicine in the world of immortal cultivation.

At this moment, he took this purple gold ginseng for the purpose of improving his body cultivation.

In the art of Qi training, he now only needs to follow the steps and he will be able to reach the Spirit Transformation realm.

But in terms of body training...

Now, it is almost difficult for him to see the "way forward".

There is no other reason, there are too few body training resources available for body trainers.

Including this "Purple Gold Ginseng", according to his estimation, it can only advance his body refining realm to the "Great Accomplishment" of the fourth stage of body refining, and break through a small realm.

Subsequent realms can only be achieved through daily practice.

"Purple gold ginseng?"

"By the way, he is also a body-refining monk."

When Zhuang Shou saw Wei Tu choose the rare spiritual medicine "Purple Gold Ginseng", he was surprised for a moment, and then he remembered that the information about Wei Tu said that Wei Tu was a fourth-rank body cultivator.

"Elder Wei, if you need the secret medicine for body refining in the future, you can find me, Zhuang. I know which Taoist friends have this collection."

Zhuang Shou stepped forward and flattered Wei Tu.

As the head of the Finance Hall, he is in charge of the financial affairs of the Jishan Sect and is much more informed than others.

Hearing this, Wei Tu's eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly bowed to thank Zhuang Shou.

After hearing Zhuang Shou's words, he finally felt that he had made the right decision to join Sect Leader Zhu's side.

……

According to the earlier agreement, after the profits were divided, Wei Tu stayed in the Merit Hall to temporarily guard the "remnants of Feng Han", while Zhuang Shou led the crowd to the main hall of Jishan Sect to report to Sect Master Zhu.

Only then did all the top leaders of the Jishan Sect know that the internal strife that had lasted for more than twenty years had finally come to an end.

The cultivators were filled with lamentations over this.

After all, in this internal fight, neither Feng Han nor Palace Master Luo is the winner.

Feng Han ended up dying and his clan was wiped out.

Although Palace Master Luo avenged his great hatred, his Dharma body was severely damaged, and from then on he had no hope of becoming a spirit, and his path to becoming a Taoist priest was cut short.

There is only one person who can win, and that is Wei Tu who took over the position of the master of Fenghan Merit Hall.

However, due to Wei Tu's talent in the art of talismans, his considerable strength, and his "favorable position in the Emperor's heart", the other cultivators did not dare to say too much and could only accept this result in silence.

Wei Tu has a record of military achievements.

They didn't want to be the second Li Donghai and be killed by Wei Tu with seven golden tripod talismans.

In this atmosphere, Wei Tu used the "Purple Gold Ginseng" he obtained for his own benefit to successfully break through to the fourth stage of body refining, reaching the "Great Success" level in the middle stage, and was only one step away from the peak of the middle stage.

However, after the breakthrough, Wei Tu did not rush to find Zhuang Shou to steal other body-refining secret medicines that he knew. Instead, he stayed in Linglu Peak and continued to practice in seclusion.

After the Fenghan incident was over.

Sect Leader Zhu also assigned him a task.

That is, try to draw the double golden tripod talisman successfully within three hundred years.

If successful, Jishan Sect will reward you handsomely.

Of course, he was in seclusion at this time to practice, not in a hurry to draw the double golden tripod talisman, but for other things.

——Thirty years later, the "Five Elements Demon-Slaying Ring" that he practiced with the blood sacrifice technique of "Three Yang Blood Sacrifice" finally responded.

The Five Elements Demon-Slaying Ring is a magical treasure that can only be activated through the heavens. It can only be activated with the Three Yang Blood Sacrifice technique, and can only unleash 20% of the treasure's power at most.

However, this 20% of power is already extremely powerful in the human world.

Wei Tu has never entered the Spirit Transformation Realm, so he dare not say too confidently, but with the help of this treasure, he believes that few people can be his match when dealing with cultivators below the Spirit Transformation Realm.

"However, this blood refining technique consumes a lot of blood and essence. Even with my body refining skills, I can only activate it three times at most. I dare not activate it more than that."

Inside the retreat room, Wei Tu looked pale. He looked at the five-colored bracelet floating in the air, and a trace of lingering fear flashed across his face.

Just now, he tried to activate the "Five Elements Demon-Slaying Ring" using this blood refining method, but as soon as he activated it, he felt that more than half of the blood and essence in his body had disappeared in an instant.

If it weren't for his body refining skills, he had no doubt that the blow just now was enough to drain the blood of an ordinary late Nascent Soul cultivator and destroy his physical body.

"If you can avoid using this treasure, try not to use it."

Wei Tu shook his head, waved his hand, put the Five Elements Demon-Slaying Ring back into the storage bag, and began to meditate.

A few months later.

His depleted essence and blood were replenished one by one.

At this moment, Wei Tu suddenly discovered that there was a talisman with the mark of Luqiu Qingfeng on it at the door of his cave.

"The successor king invited me to be his guest..."

Wei Tu scanned the talisman with his spiritual sense and instantly knew the contents of the talisman.

(End of this chapter)