The sect asked me to marry, and I cultivated to the pinnacle of martial arts!

Some say it's because Chen Beixuan's reputation is growing stronger and stronger, and he has become a well-known figure in the entire continent.

The fact that the Supreme Elder of the Azure Thunder Sect ambushed Chen Beixuan on the banks of the Cloud Lan River was initially kept secret, and not many people knew about it.

However, later, as the Qinglei Sect, which was at the height of its power, voluntarily announced the closure of its mountain, some people with ulterior motives had already guessed some things.

After all, there were only a handful of martial arts grandmasters in the Northern Territory at that time, and the only one whose physique matched that of the Supreme Elder of the Azure Thunder Sect was the one who could match him.

Now that the news of the Qinglei Sect's disbandment has been heard, some people are shocked, some are confused, and some say that this day has finally come.

The stronger Chen Beixuan becomes, the more of an insurmountable mountain he is to the Qinglei Sect.

That kind of heaviness is enough to make one feel despair.

From the moment the Supreme Elder of the Azure Thunder Sect made his move, it signified that the Azure Thunder Sect had made a mistake.

So the final result will be either destruction or dissolution.

As for the outcome of destruction, disbanding might still be a relatively dignified and humane result.

"After that failed interception, what happened today was actually predictable."

"Senior Chen still left a way out for the disciples of Qinglei Sect. Otherwise, with Senior Chen's current strength, the destruction of such a sect would only be a matter of his mind."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the discussion nodded in agreement.

Indeed.

Some people sighed, "Alas, I never thought that in just a few years, the three major sects that had lasted for hundreds of years in our Northern Territory would change so much. Although the Myriad Laws Sect is still there, the Azure Thunder Sect has been disbanded, and the Crimson Cloud Sect has also changed its sect leader."

Azure Thunder Sect...

Standing in the middle of the street, Lu Ye heard this name that he hadn't heard for some time, and for a moment, he felt a sense of profound change.

The first time I heard this name was before I joined the Crimson Cloud Sect, when I was chatting with other fellow travelers in my spare time.

Back then, when the three major sects were mentioned, everyone felt envious and hoped that one day they could actually join one of them.

At that time, the three major sects were undoubtedly seen as lofty and unapproachable by Lu Ye.

Unexpectedly, the situation has changed dramatically, and the Azure Thunder Sect has ultimately disappeared.

"They've disbanded... but they've come to their senses."

Lu Ye nodded slightly.

Located in the northern border, the Azure Thunder Sect is currently in a very difficult situation due to what happened back then, and its recruitment of disciples is nowhere near that of the other two sects.

Furthermore, with the sect closing its doors to the outside world, the influx of new talent is pitifully small. If things continue like this, decline is only a matter of time.

The fact that they're disbanding now is simply a matter of disbanding a few years earlier than it would have been a few years later.

They arrived at the ancestral home of the Wang family in Qingshan City, a place they had visited before.

Lu Ye glanced at the house and found that it had become dilapidated, and its once prosperous scene had long since vanished.

This house is in a very good location, after all, it was originally the residence of a prominent family in Qingshan City.

It was rumored that the Wang family patriarch was an evil cultivator, and many terrifying scenes were discovered beneath his ancestral home, which led to no one daring to take over the house ever since.

Now that it's so neglected, it's even more so.

After glancing around briefly, Lu Ye was about to leave when he overheard a conversation between two people, which piqued his interest. "It's all that damned Wang family's fault. If they weren't a heretical cultivation family, our Azure Thunder Sect wouldn't have ended up disbanding because of them!"

"Junior sister, don't say that. Alas, the sect has already disbanded, so there's no use talking about it now. Let's keep a low profile and talk about it another day."

The two were not speaking loudly, but Lu Ye's senses were too strong, and he could hear them clearly even though the street was noisy.

With a sudden thought, Lu Ye looked in that direction. When he saw the two people clearly, he was first slightly taken aback, then seemed to remember them and showed a look of realization.

He had met these two people once.

It was that female disciple of the Azure Thunder Sect, and the male disciple beside her. What was the woman's name again...?

Zeng Shanshan?
The man's name was Yuan Qiang.

Lu Ye remembered that when they attended the Wang family banquet together, the two disciples of the Qinglei Sect had specifically announced their names because the sect was still in decline at that time.

Unexpectedly, the two of them arrived at the dilapidated Wang family residence again.

Was it because the sect disbanded and they suffered a blow?
"I wasn't wrong. If the Wang family hadn't been colluding with that mountain stronghold, how could they have gotten involved with such a powerful enemy?"

Zeng Shanshan said angrily, "As long as we don't provoke that person, why would our Qinglei Sect disband?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Qiang glanced at his junior sister and sighed.

"Junior sister, this idea is wrong. It can only be said that our sect leader made a mistake from the very beginning."

Even though the Qinglei Sect had some connections with the Wang family, the worst thing they could have done was to send out the Supreme Elder.

Now that they've done this, the idea that the Wang family shouldn't have made enemies with the other side and that they should completely distance themselves from the blame is clearly wrong.

"Which side are you from?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing Yuan Qiang's words, Zeng Shanshan became even angrier and asked with wide eyes.

Yuan Qiang wanted to say something, but seeing Zeng Shanshan's angry expression, he didn't dare to speak.

On the other side of the street, Lu Ye heard the two talking and shook his head.

This is simply a case of one person being self-centered, while the other, Yuan Qiang, has some ideas of his own, but he dares not say anything whenever Zeng Shanshan gets angry.

No wonder he was able to stay by this woman's side for several years.

Lu Ye had no interest in these two small fry remnants of the Azure Thunder Sect at the moment, and after a short while, he left directly in front of the Wang family's ancestral home.

While Zeng Shanshan was still angry, her sixth sense suddenly kicked in, and she happened to look in the direction Lu Ye had left.

However, I only saw one departing figure in the crowd.

"Hmm, why do I feel like that person over there looks a little familiar?" Zeng Shanshan said curiously.

"Familiar? Could it be other disciples from the Azure Thunder Sect?" By the time Yuan Qiang looked again, Lu Ye had already turned the corner and disappeared. He couldn't see his back, so he could only guess.

“It doesn’t seem like it. If it were someone I knew from the same clan, I could recognize them just by looking at their back.” Zeng Shanshan shook her head and said, “But that person just now, I clearly felt like a complete stranger, someone I’d only met once or twice.”

Hearing Zeng Shanshan's slightly contradictory words and seeing that she was no longer angry about what she had said before, Yuan Qiang quickly said something.

"That's simple. If we want to know who he is, we just need to chase after him and see, won't we?"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Shanshan's eyes lit up, realizing that Yuan Qiang's words made sense. (End of Chapter)