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Chapter 133 Destroying the Heart: Chen Xuanqing's Ruthlessness

Meng Xihong held up a finger, his smile becoming inscrutable.

"My terms are simple."

"I want you to give me something in exchange."

The finger that Meng Xihong stretched out was exceptionally clear under everyone's gaze.

He glanced around, his gaze sweeping from Chen Xuanqing's ashen face over the crowd of cultivators, some greedy, some wary, before finally settling on the tens of thousands of expectant eyes below the stage.

"I want you... to exchange people for them."

"Exchange people for them?" Chen Xuanqing frowned, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

“Not bad.” Meng Xihong’s smile carried a hint of something unfathomable.

"What I want is neither rare and precious materials nor divine weapons."

What I want are those outer sect disciples from your various sects who have been judged to be 'without spiritual roots' and 'dull-witted,' only fit to serve tea, pour water, and sweep the courtyard… the menial outer sect disciples.”

As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

"What? He wants those... useless people?"

"Are you crazy?! Trading a sect's most powerful martial art for a bunch of mortals who can't even draw in internal energy?"

"Did I hear that right? Has Sect Leader Meng lost his mind?"

The monks on the ship were initially taken aback, then burst into laughter, as if they had heard the funniest joke in the world.

In their eyes, those servants without spiritual roots were no different from ants, and they were so insignificant that they would be considered a waste of space if given away. Now, someone actually wanted to exchange them for divine skills.

Chen Xuanqing was also stunned. He stared intently at Meng Xihong, trying to find a trace of joking on his face.

But he failed.

Meng Xihong's expression was more serious than ever before.

"Sect Leader Meng, what tricks are you playing?" Chen Xuanqing asked coldly.

"Do you really think I'd believe you have a way to make these useless physiques develop spiritual roots?"

“I don’t have that ability.” Meng Xihong shook his head frankly. “I just think that since they can’t even get into the cultivation field under your sect, they might as well come to my Tianyan Sect instead of wasting their lives and being looked down upon.

"My Tianyan Sect may not have much else, but it does have this 'Furnace Scripture,' which can help them develop bones and muscles that are no less than those of cultivators, giving them the means to make a living and allowing them to live upright and honorable lives!"

His voice, amplified by magical power, resonated clearly throughout the entire Yunmeng Great Swamp.

The monks on the ship who were laughing at the monks suddenly stopped.

They suddenly realized that this was a trap.

A calculated scheme!
Meng Xihong didn't care what they thought at all; he was speaking to the tens of thousands of ordinary people in the audience!
This is for the entire nation of Qingzhou!

look!

What your immortal sects consider worthless "trash," is, in my Tianyan Sect, a "rough gem" capable of cultivation.

I want the people you don't want!
On the official boat, Zhou Kangnian, the governor of Qingzhou who had been resting with his eyes closed, finally opened them slowly.

He picked up his teacup, blew on it gently, and a playful smile curved his lips. He whispered to his advisor beside him, "See? Killing someone never necessarily requires a knife."

"To destroy the heart is the most superior method."

Sure enough, the mortals in the audience went wild!
"Master Meng is benevolent and righteous!"

"This is a sect that truly cares about us mortals!"

"The Immortal Sect doesn't want us, but the Heavenly Evolution Sect does!"

In an instant, the will of the people converged into a mighty force, overwhelming the cultivators on the ship.

Chen Xuanqing's face was extremely pale.

He knew that he had already lost.

Whether he agrees to the deal or not, the prestige of the Tianyan Sect will reach an unprecedented peak.

promise?

That would be tantamount to acknowledging the value of the "Furnace Sutra" and admitting that their immortal sect was "wasting talent."

Don't agree?
That further solidified their image as a cold-blooded immortal sect that looked down on mortals and treated them like dirt, refusing to even give a chance to live to their own "useless" disciples.

"Meng! Xi! Hong!"

Chen Xuanqing practically spat out those three words through gritted teeth; the killing intent in his heart had reached its peak.

Just then, on the Qinglan Sect's ship, in a corner, a boy who was painstakingly wiping the deck suddenly threw down the rag in his hand. He was about fifteen or sixteen years old, sallow-faced and thin, wearing faded servant's clothes.

He raised his head and looked up at the figure on the high platform who, though not particularly tall, seemed capable of holding up the sky, and his eyes shone with an unprecedented light.

He suddenly knelt down, and with all his might, shouted hoarsely towards the high platform:

"Sect Master Meng! Your disciple, Wang Xiaohu, wishes to leave the Qinglan Sect and join the Tianyan Sect! I beg you to accept me!"

This shout was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, stirring up huge waves!

Immediately afterwards, the same shouts rang out one after another from the Xuanfu Sect, the Taiyi Sword Sect, and more than a dozen other ships!
"Disciple Li Mingguang wishes to join the Tianyan Sect!"

"Disciple Zhang Cuihong...is willing to follow Sect Master Meng!"

"Please, Sect Master, give us a way to live!"

At this moment, hundreds and thousands of servant disciples seemed to have found the lighthouse of their lives, and they all knelt down, letting out roars and expectations that had been suppressed for countless years!
Their voices converged, forming a torrent that fiercely assaulted the faces of the leaders of the various immortal sects.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
The slap was loud!

Chen Xuanqing's face had turned from ashen to a deep purple.

He looked at his disciples kneeling at his feet, yet swearing allegiance to the enemy, his face dark and gloomy.

He turned his head sharply, staring intently at Meng Xihong, his eyes flashing with extreme resentment and cold light.

The next moment, Chen Xuanqing could no longer maintain the demeanor of a sect leader.

"court death!"

With a roar, his mid-stage Golden Core cultivation suddenly erupted!
The immense spiritual pressure did not strike Meng Xihong on the high platform, but instead instantly swept over the deck of the ship beneath his feet!
boom!
There was no scream, only a dull thud.

Those Qinglan Sect handymen disciples who had just been full of hope and kneeling and shouting didn't even have time to react before their bodies were instantly squeezed and exploded under the terrifying spiritual pressure.

Blood foam, mixed with bits of flesh and broken bones, filled the air like a scarlet rain, drenching the entire deck.

The strong smell of blood instantly overwhelmed the moisture on the lake surface and rushed into everyone's nostrils.

The once deafening Yunmeng Marshland was now deathly silent.

Everyone was stunned by this bloody, ruthless, and completely unexpected scene!

On the ships of Xuanfu Sect and Taiyi Sword Sect, the servants who had been eager to make a move just moments before were now ashen-faced and trembling like leaves. They scrambled back into the shadows of the cabin, no longer daring to make a sound.

Chen Xuanqing slowly raised his hand and gently wiped away a bit of warm blood that had splattered on his cheek with his spotless sleeve.

He glanced around at his blood-stained deck, his voice cold and devoid of any emotion.

"To leave the Qinglan Sect is tantamount to betraying the sect. Anyone who does such a thing again will suffer the same fate..."

After saying that, he fixed his murderous gaze back on Meng Xihong on the high platform.

"Sect Leader Meng, what a skillful method." He spoke each word slowly and deliberately, his voice filled with such venom that it was almost tangible.

"I admit, when it comes to manipulating people's hearts, I'm no match for you. But in the world of cultivation, it's survival of the fittest!"

"You have humiliated my Qinglan Sect in this way. Now, are you prepared to bear our wrath?"

Before he finished speaking, the spiritual power of his golden core surged again, and he was about to make a move!
Just then, a calm yet authoritative voice rang out from the official ship.

"Sect Leader Chen, you have quite a temper."

Zhou Kangnian, the governor of Qingzhou, had stood up at some point. Holding a teacup, he looked calmly at Chen Xuanqing.

"You summoned me here to openly violate the 'Immortal and Mortal Laws' in front of me and tens of thousands of Dali citizens, wantonly slaughtering and provoking a war between sects?"

"Do you want me to label your Qinglan Sect as a heretical sect and report it to the imperial court?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuanqing burst into wild laughter, his laughter filled with disdain and madness.

"Hahahaha! The Law of Immortals and Mortals? The Great Liberation of the People? Zhou Kangnian, do you know what price I paid to be controlled by the sect in order to cultivate this Golden Core?"

Now you're telling me that mortals without spiritual roots can still attain divine power? And there's a path to heaven through body refinement? Bullshit!

His laughter stopped abruptly, and he pointed at Meng Xihong with a ferocious expression.

"He's nothing but a cheap trickster! Today, I'm going to expose him in front of the whole world!"

He then turned his gaze to Zhou Kangnian, his tone filled with undisguised threat.

"Governor, I invited you here to help me determine whether the Tianyan Sect is a heretical sect!"

If you're not willing to help, then stand there obediently and wait for me to shatter their illusions!

“You should know,” Chen Xuanqing’s gaze swept over the deep-set aide beside Zhou Kangnian, “that early-stage Golden Core guard next to you can’t stop me!”

Then, ignoring Zhou Kangnian, he transformed into a streak of light, carrying overwhelming killing intent, and rushed straight towards Meng Xihong on the high platform!
(End of this chapter)