The disaster of the world begins with Dongfang Bubai

Chapter 3 I am the leader, who is in favor and who is against
Heimu Cliff is the specific location of the Sun Moon Divine Sect's headquarters, while Chengde Hall is where the sect leader resides and where he issues orders.

Not to mention how luxurious and magnificent the palace is, there is no shortage of gardens, pavilions, towers, flowing water and rockery. The key point is that the elite members of the sect are stationed inside and outside.

Xi Mingzhang led a group of followers and strode towards the main hall of Chengde Hall. The warriors stationed inside and outside the hall all lowered their heads in respect.

In the crowd, Tong Baixiong was holding an eight or nine-year-old girl who was still in a coma, and following closely behind Xi Mingzhang.

When everyone arrived outside the main hall, many purple-robed waiters bowed and saluted. Xi Mingzhang signaled with his eyes, and a purple-robed waiter quickly walked into the main hall.

After a while, he came out, stood in the middle, and said loudly:
"Dongfang Sheng meets the leader."

Xi Mingzhang glanced at Tong Baixiong, asked him to wait for a moment, and then walked in with a group of followers behind him.

In response to this, the purple-robed waiters outside the hall all looked at their noses with their eyes, their mouths with their noses, and their hearts with their mouths, pretending not to see anything.

Sitting on the main seat in the hall was a middle-aged man with a stern look. He had black hair, wore a green shirt, and had a long face that was pale and handsome. It was Ren Woxing.

Xi Mingzhang bowed with his fists clasped in a leisurely manner: "I pay my respects to the leader."

"Dongfang Sheng, why are you here?" Ren Woxing's eyes narrowed. He was clearly just summoning one person, but he didn't expect Xi Mingzhang to lead his subordinates in.

"I have lived up to the trust of the Master and have brought the young lady who was abducted by the Five Mountains Sword Sect back to Blackwood Cliff safely."

When Ren Woxing heard this, he stood up without thinking too much.

Xi Mingzhang turned his head and looked back, and saw Tong Baixiong carrying a little girl into the main hall. When the two of them came to their side, before he could say anything, Ren Woxing's expression tensed when he saw that his daughter was unconscious, and he was about to take action.

Xi Mingzhang raised his sword and pointed it at Ren Yingying's neck, saying indifferently:

"Who do you think is faster, you or me?"

Ren Woxing's eyes were cold as he said word by word:
"Dongfang Sheng, you are so brave."

"Be patient. If you get angry and cause the strange energy in your body to become agitated, then you will have no hope today." Xi Mingzhang replied indifferently.

"Originally, you were just a deputy incense master under Fenglei Hall. This leader promoted you out of turn and allowed you to rise step by step in the sect. Now you are the deputy leader who is second only to the emperor. Is this how you repay me?" Ren Woxing said with a cold tone.

"So, because of your kindness, I have only lost my wife, but not my daughter." Xi Mingzhang said calmly.

"So that's how it is. You still have hatred in your heart." Ren Woxing understood.

"You gave me the powerful position of deputy leader and the sect's treasure, the 'Sunflower Manual'. Logically, I should not feel any hatred. If I were you, I would also feel that I have nurtured an ungrateful person who has turned against me." Xi Mingzhang said calmly.

"I didn't expect that you, Dongfang Sheng, would also have a weird side." Ren Woxing sighed softly:
"I was careless and underestimated my importance in your heart and your fear of me under your accumulating power. I shouldn't have let you go when you proved that you had no ulterior motives and practiced the Sunflower Manual. With a character like yours, how could you be willing to bow down to others forever?"

Xi Mingzhang's eyes were indifferent and peaceful:

"At this moment, do you know what is the greatest weapon of a human being?"

Ren Woxing sneered:
"The reason you are here today, apart from my promotion, is nothing more than the shameful ambition in your heart."

"Ambition? Your answer may be the most correct in the eyes of some people, but in my eyes, it is totally wrong." Xi Mingzhang paused and said calmly:
"I am where I am today because I was determined to fight to the death." After he finished speaking, he threw Ren Yingying out and crashed her into the bronze pillar in the hall.

In an instant, Ren Woxing's afterimage appeared, and when Ren Yingying was about to be hit and killed, he arrived in time and saved her.

In this instant, two thin needles had pierced Ren Woxing's scapula, sealing off all his powerful internal energy. He was completely exhausted and collapsed to the ground together with Ren Yingying.

"With your skills, it's not difficult to force the flying needles out of your body. It only takes a few days. But if you use your internal energy carelessly and accidentally cause the alien true energy to backfire, I'm afraid your meridians will be broken and you will be burned by poisonous fire."

Xi Mingzhang put his hands behind his back, walked up to Ren Woxing, and said:

"Master, do you think today will be the day when both you and your daughter will be killed?"

Ren Woxing remained calm, staring into Xi Mingzhang's eyes and saying:
"Kill me and let Yingying go. You are considered an elder who has watched her grow up since she was a child. I will leave a letter of succession so that you can inherit the position of leader legitimately."

"It's really pitiful for the parents in the world. The arrogant and overbearing Master Ren actually has a day to beg others. But I always feel that you don't mean what you say, and it seems that you haven't given up resisting."

Xi Mingzhang said quietly:

"Ordinary farmers all know the principle of cutting the weeds at their roots, but you want me to show mercy."

He suddenly asked back:
"If I want to be the leader of this sect, do I really need you?"

Without waiting for Ren Woxing to reply, he continued:
"When I became the Left Envoy of the Divine Religion, you began to build up your own power. You secretly dismissed or executed all your loyal subordinates under various pretexts. By the time I became the Deputy Religious Leader, all your trusted followers had already withered away."

"As the Left Emissary, Xiang Wentian is a smart person. He asked you to be careful of me several times. Seeing that you didn't listen to his advice, he wanted to find Ren Yingying two days ago and took refuge at Black Wood Cliff. The Right Emissary, Qu Yang, is mostly focused on the music and is not at Black Wood Cliff now."

"Now most of the people in and out of Blackwood Cliff are mine, and the position of leader is already in my pocket. What do you think the legitimacy you mentioned is worth?"

Seeing Ren Woxing's increasingly embarrassed expression, Xi Mingzhang chuckled:
"Don't worry, I won't kill you for now. Waste still has value for reuse. It would be a waste for the leader of a sect to die so easily."

"I have found a good place for you to live. Three years later, if you can create the method of integrating the power of the Star Absorbing Technique, Ren Yingying, you can live. If you just waste your time like this, you and your daughter will go to hell together."

After saying this, he pressed the major acupoints all over Ren Woxing's body, making him unable to move. After he was unable to speak, he waved his hand again, and immediately some followers carried away Ren Yingying, who was still in a coma. Other followers dragged steel chains to bind Ren Woxing's hands and feet, and took him away.

Soon, Xi Mingzhang stood on the high platform with his hands behind his back, and many elders and hall masters of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect gathered below.

Inside the hall, ten elders known as the ten founders and guardians of the religion wore black shirts and yellow belts. In addition, there were eight elders in yellow clothes.

There are twelve halls in the Sun-Moon Sect, which are distinguished by the colored belts and badges around their waists. The six most elite halls are the Wind-Thunder Hall, the White Tiger Hall, the Azure Dragon Hall, the Vermillion Bird Hall, the Black Tortoise Hall, and the Heavenly Wind Hall. They are now all gathered in the Chengde Hall.

At this moment, the atmosphere was heavy and silent. Everyone had different expressions and remained silent.

"Master Ren went astray while practicing magic and died suddenly." Xi Mingzhang lowered his eyes and said calmly:

"If I become the leader, who will support me and who will oppose me?"

(End of this chapter)