Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 861 Tomorrow, you can take Wang Qiutang to apologize to Yang Zhengshan.

The Land of Spiritual Origin, inside the Heavenly Pivot Tower.

Yang Zhengshan sat in Yang Chengye's study, stroking his beard as he fell into deep thought.

Things took an unexpected turn. Wang Qiutang's unbridled behavior put him in a much more passive position, forcing him to turn against the Xuanqing Sect.

At that time, he certainly couldn't back down or back down, otherwise many people in the Lingxiu Sea would look down on the Yang family and target them even more recklessly.

Therefore, he had to stand up forcefully and confront the Xuanqing Sect head-on.

The question now is how Xuanqing Sect will choose.

The question is whether to back down and give the Yang family an explanation, or to completely sever ties with the Yang family as friend or foe.

If Xuanqing Sect chooses to back down, then everything will be fine.

However, if the Xuanqing Sect regards the Yang family as enemies, then the Lingyuan Land's arrangements in the Lingxiu Sea over the years will definitely be affected.

"Grandfather, about this matter..." Yang Chengye asked softly.

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand, "It's alright, just wait and see!"

The initiative is now in the hands of the Xuanqing Sect. All that remains to be seen is the choice made by the Xuanqing Sect, and they don't need to do anything at all.

Whether they are enemies or friends depends entirely on the choice of the Xuanqing Sect.

"Then, about my marriage to Qianqian!" Yang Qinting said hesitantly.

He now shares the same worries as Li Qianqian.

Yang Zhengshan chuckled, "What's there to be afraid of? At worst, your great-grandfather will help you snatch the person back!"

Yang Qinting scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, "I think it would be better to marry him!"

"Yes, kidnapping is a last resort. Your great-grandfather won't kidnap anyone unless it's absolutely necessary, so don't worry!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

This kid seemed quite afraid that he would run to the Xuanqing Sect to snatch someone away, mainly because snatching someone away would be somewhat illegitimate; marriage between a man and a woman still requires a proper ceremony.

"Alright, you should go back and spend some time with your mother. It's been so many years, you've almost forgotten about her!"

"Once you have a wife, you forget your mother; the ancients were right!"

Yang Zhengshan narrowed the passage.

Yang Qinting was embarrassed. "I'll go back and pay my respects to my mother right away!"

Having not returned home for twenty years, the bond between mother and son has grown distant, causing him to neglect his mother at home.

Of course, this doesn't mean he doesn't care about his parents; it's just that so much time has passed that he has become accustomed to ignoring them.

“Okay, go back. I’ll go and bring your father back too, so your family can be reunited!” Yang Zhengshan said.

Yang Cheng'an was still running a weapon-refining shop with Yang Jizhen in Lianxin Valley. At this time, he was unaware that Yang Qinting had returned to the Spirit Source Land, and even less aware of what had happened at Xuanqing Sect.

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Xuanqing Sect, named Jianfeng, in the sect's main hall.

Sect Master Cheng sat in the main seat, rubbing his temples with a headache.

He had only been in seclusion for a few days, yet such a major event had occurred within the sect.

They were actually attacked on their own doorstep, and what's worse, it was something their Xuanqing Sect brought upon themselves.

Master Cheng glanced at Wang Qiutang standing below, feeling an indescribable awkwardness.

Wang Qiutang was a great help to him. He was able to become the sect leader thanks to Wang Qiutang's strong support back then.

Simply put, he and Wang Qiutang belong to the same faction within the sect.

He then looked at the other elders below: Enforcement Elder Jiang Baichuan, Outer Sect Guardian Elder Lu Yuanping, Transmission Elder Chu Lingxiao, and the two newly promoted elders Su Zheng and Lin Xiu.

At this moment, he missed Duan Qingyun terribly. Duan Qingyun was old and frail, but he had a high reputation in the sect. With Duan Qingyun around, he, as the sect leader, could have a much easier time.

Unfortunately, Duan Qingyun was killed by Mo Xuanyu's formation in the battle of Black Mountain Ridge, which made Master Cheng feel as if he had lost an arm, making him somewhat hesitant in his actions.

"Gentlemen, tell me, how should we handle the Yang family's matter?" Master Cheng asked helplessly.

Chu Lingxiao glanced at Wang Qiutang, then looked down at himself, showing no intention of speaking.

Su Zheng and Lin Xiu are newly promoted elders, and their seniority and prestige cannot compare with others. They rarely express their opinions in sect council meetings.

That leaves Jiang Baichuan and Lu Yuanping.

Jiang Baichuan glanced coldly at Wang Qiutang, "What else can we do? The sect has its own rules to follow. Those who persecute fellow disciples should be executed!"

In his view, the root of the problem was that the Wang family wanted to persecute Yang Qinting.

Yang Qinting is an inner disciple of the sect, and the Enforcement Hall absolutely forbids such acts of persecuting fellow disciples.

Wang Qiutang's cheeks trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

He wanted to argue, but he also knew that arguing now would be pointless.

Lu Yuanping spoke up: "I agree with Elder Jiang's opinion, but I feel that this matter should not be handled so hastily. In recent years, our sect's rules have become lax, and many people have become increasingly reckless in their actions!"

"Hehe, in the past ten years, as many as thirty-two inner disciples of our Xuanqing Sect have disappeared without a trace. Sect Master Yang Qinting is relatively lucky, as he has the protection of his family. But shouldn't the sect also give an explanation to those disciples from ordinary backgrounds who have disappeared without a trace!"

"And as far as I know, these missing disciples all have some kind of conflict with the Wang family!"

"Wang Shanhu, he's probably just someone's tool!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall changed their expressions.

Some things cannot be said openly.

Where did those missing disciples go?

Actually, everyone understands!
It's nothing more than offending certain people and being secretly dealt with.

The Xuanqing Sect also has a dark side; things like disregarding human life cannot be completely eradicated.

This includes members of the Wang family, other families, and even members of the sect themselves.

Normally, the disappearance of one or two disciples would go unnoticed, but now that Lu Yuanping has brought the matter to the forefront, no one can ignore it anymore.

Lu Yuanping paid no attention to the reactions of others and continued, "Three years ago, one of my disciples went out and never returned. Hehe, Elder Wang, where do you think he went?"

"Did he also die at the hands of Wang Shanhu?"

"No, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me!" Wang Qiutang quickly denied.

"No relation?" Lu Yuanping chuckled dismissively. "You should probably ask your eldest son!"

He knew perfectly well who had killed his disciple.

He had been angry about this before, but in the end he chose to swallow his anger.

He was just a disciple; he wasn't that important to him, and it wasn't worth turning against the Wang family.

But now that he had the chance to kick someone when they were down, Lu Yuanping's anger, which had been extinguished, surged up again, and he wanted to seek justice for his former disciple.

Lu Yuanping pointed directly at Wang Qiutang's eldest son, which made Wang Qiutang a little anxious. Wang Qisheng was his youngest son, a son born late in life, whom he had always doted on. However, if it came to valuing him, he valued his eldest son more, because his eldest son was his heir, and his eldest son had a high chance of advancing to the Golden Body Realm.

"Impossible! Lu Yuanping, don't make false accusations!" Wang Qiutang was furious.

Lu Yuanping looked at him coldly, "Wang Qiutang, do you really think you can hide the things your family has done from everyone? Who killed Yu Zi five years ago? Who killed Li Bo three years ago? And that Jing Yuwan, haha, such a talented sword cultivator, actually tortured to death!" "Wang Qiutang, your Wang family is a parasite of the Xuanqing Sect."

Wang Qiutang's face was as black as ink, and Jiang Baichuan's complexion was also quite unpleasant.

What Lu Yuanping said seemed to be criticizing Wang Qiutang, but wasn't it also an insinuation against Jiang Baichuan?

There are so many wronged souls within the sect, yet he, the enforcement elder, is completely unaware of it.

"Sect Master, it's true!" Jiang Baichuan didn't target Wang Qiutang, but instead turned to look at Master Cheng.

He didn't know much about these things, which meant someone was deliberately keeping it from the Law Enforcement Hall, and that person was very likely Sect Master Cheng.

Master Cheng's expression also turned ugly. "Elder Lu, don't make things up without evidence."

"Evidence? Hmph!" Lu Yuanping sneered at Master Cheng. "Sect Master, isn't the evidence all in your hands?"

Master Cheng was utterly embarrassed.

Jiang Baichuan stared coldly at Master Cheng.

Clearly, Master Cheng is condoning the Wang family's actions, which have likely already caused considerable discontent within the sect.

"Sect Master, I need to investigate this matter carefully!"

"Elder Jiang, the most urgent matter is the Yang family's affairs, not these things!" Master Cheng's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat.

If this matter escalates, he can forget about being the sect leader.

Don't think that just because he is the sect leader, he can control everything in the sect. The one who truly holds the reins of the Xuanqing Sect is not him, the sect leader, but the Supreme Elder.

His gaze swept over the other elders, but none of them wanted to speak.

"Elder Chu, look!" Master Cheng had no choice but to call out names.

At this point, a peacemaker is needed to deflect the issue and shift attention to the Yang family, rather than continuing to argue about the Wang family.

Chu Lingxiao glanced at Master Cheng, then at Wang Qiutang, and said in a clear voice, "Let's ask the Supreme Elder to make the final decision now!"

The atmosphere inside the hall froze.

The suggestion to ask the Supreme Elder to make a decision seems normal, but it is not. The fact that Lin Daoyuan was involved in sect affairs indicates their incompetence.

"Isn't this a bit bad!" Master Cheng felt even more distressed.

Chu Lingxiao shook his head slightly and said nothing more.

At this time, they were unaware that Lin Daoyuan already knew about this matter, and still thought that Lin Daoyuan was in seclusion on Sword Source Peak.

However, Chu Lingxiao had met Lin Daoyuan and knew that Lin Daoyuan had gone to the Illusion Moon Sect.

Master Cheng's face was ashen, ashen. He suddenly realized that he and Wang Qiutang seemed to be targeted.

Jiang Baichuan and Lu Yuanping's attitudes speak for themselves, and Chu Lingxiao's attitude also seems to have changed.

The silence of the two newly appointed elders, Su Zheng and Lin Xiu, was also a form of expression—an attitude that they would not support him as the sect leader.

Just as Master Cheng was feeling panicked, three figures walked in from outside the main hall. Upon seeing this, everyone in the hall quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Supreme Elder!"

Lin Daoyuan glanced at everyone, then slowly walked up to the main seat and sat down.

Following behind him were none other than the two True Immortals, Yunxiao and Yunxi.

"Please sit down!" Lin Daoyuan said calmly.

His arrival immediately changed the seating arrangement. Yunxiao and Yunxi sat at the head of the table on the left and right respectively. Although they did not hold power, they still had a certain status in the Xuanqing Sect because they were immortal cultivators.

Next are Master Cheng, Wang Qiutang, Jiang Baichuan, Lu Yuanping, Chu Lingxiao, Su Zheng, and Lin Xiu.

Chu Lingxiao is quite strong, but she is still young.

After everyone took their seats, Yunxiao and Yunxi remained calm, as did Jiang Baichuan and Lu Yuanping. Only Master Cheng and Wang Qiutang were filled with trepidation.

Lin Daoyuan glanced at everyone and said, "Yunxiao and Yunxi, tomorrow you will take Wang Qiutang to apologize to Yang Zhengshan. If the Yang family needs further compensation, you can handle it as you see fit. As long as it's not too outrageous, you can agree to everything!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions became incredibly interesting.

Wang Qiutang's face was deathly pale, and Master Cheng's face was also pale.

"Yes, sir!" Yunxiao and Yunxi stood up to accept the order.

They really should handle this. Lin Daoyuan definitely can't go by himself. If he goes, wouldn't he be putting himself in a subordinate position to Yang Zhengshan?

The others were truly inferior to Yang Zhengshan and had no right to speak at all.

Only Yunxiao and Yunxi are suitable, as they are both Foundation Establishment cultivators with no difference in status. Even if they bow their heads and admit their mistakes, it would not be beneath them.

Yunxiao and Yunxi wanted to have more interaction with Yang Zheng, and this gave them an opportunity.

"The Wang family has committed numerous evils. Jiang Baichuan, the Enforcement Hall should deal with him according to the sect rules!" Lin Daoyuan said again.

If we're talking about the largest family within the Xuanqing Sect, it's naturally the Lin family.

In reality, the Lin family has always kept a low profile, or rather, their status is so high that they have no need to fight for power and profit.

The Lin family rarely interfered in the affairs of the sect's higher-ups. Firstly, Lin Daoyuan was too lazy to deal with such messy matters, and secondly, the Lin family's foundation was not deep, its population was small, and it did not have any outstanding talents. Therefore, the Lin family was like a bodhisattva within the Xuanqing Sect, and everyone respected and worshipped them.

Jiang Baichuan stood up and accepted the order, saying, "The Hall of Law Enforcement will obey the Supreme Decree!"

Wang Qiutang's face turned even paler, completely devoid of color.

"Your Excellency! This old man~"

Wang Qiutang wanted to speak, but Lin Daoyuan frowned. Yunxiao, with his keen eye, made a hand seal, and a golden rope flew out, binding Wang Qiutang tightly.

Wang Qiutang's words abruptly stopped, and she stood there in despair.

Lin Daoyuan nodded slightly and continued, "Master Cheng has failed in his duties as sect leader and has been indulgent towards the Wang family. He deserves to be punished. Let him be removed from his position as sect leader and sent to guard Anhu Town for thirty years!"

It just so happens that it's time for their Xuanqing Sect to take control of Anhu City, so they might as well let Master Cheng guard it.

Upon hearing this punishment, Master Cheng breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Disciple obeys!"

Although being relieved of his position as sect leader was embarrassing, being sent to guard Anhu Town was not a too severe punishment for him.

"The new sect leader, well, let Su Zheng sit here! Su Zheng, are you willing?" Lin Daoyuan looked at Su Zheng, who was sitting at the end of the table.

Su Zheng was taken aback, stood up, and said with some doubt, "Your Majesty, my cultivation is too low, I am afraid I am not up to the task!"

“Governing a sect doesn’t require cultivation, only upholding justice! You are Duan Qingyun’s disciple, and I believe in Duan Qingyun’s ability to train his disciples!” Lin Daoyuan said.

Su Zheng looked at the other elders and saw that they all had calm expressions and no one objected. He was shocked and said, "This disciple is willing to obey the Supreme Lord's decree!"

Being a sect leader has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that you can obtain more resources, while the disadvantage is that you will waste a lot of time and energy on mundane affairs.

Su Zheng is still young, and he has only recently broken through to the Golden Body Realm. For him, becoming the sect leader would be more beneficial than harmful.

"Alright, let's leave it at that! Everyone, please disperse!"

Seeing that no one had any objections, Lin Daoyuan got up and left the sect's main hall.

As for the remaining matters, such as the sect leader succession ceremony, or other things, he naturally didn't need to worry about them.

(End of this chapter)