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Fortunately, his title of "Old Celestial Master" was not earned for nothing; his century of cultivation contained its own mysteries...
He silently took out his phone and sent a message.
Old Celestial Master: "Does your disciple have any flaws in his cultivation?"
Zhou Meng: "?"
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Chapter 46: Who put pressure on whom?
"So of my four arrogant subordinates, only Dou Mei is left now?"
Longhu Mountain, next to the pavilion.
Gong Qing, who was standing to the side, stared wide-eyed at the latest news on his phone, and fell into a deep reverie.
My grand plan to launch a surprise attack on Longhu Mountain!
My perfect plan now seems so far away.
Three years ago, when I started my plan, I was full of ambition and began to plot the secrets about the former leader, Wugensheng, and the Jia Shen Rebellion. At that time, the entire Quanxing was united and determined under my command.
That vibrant, flourishing place is still vivid in my mind. How could it have become my final resting place just a few years later?
Gong Qing felt as if the whole world before him had turned into a hopeless gray-white.
Two days ago, Xia He confidently declared that everything was going according to plan and that she would definitely be able to bring Zhang Chulan to see him. She also stated with certainty that she would not be caught.
As a result, today he pushed Master Tian to talk to the Old Master and Lu Jin about the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony. From afar, he heard Old Master Lu Jin laughing heartily, and Gong Qing's heart immediately skipped a beat!
There could be many reasons why Master Lu Jin is angry, but the only things that could make him laugh like this are: people from Quanxing have died, many people from Quanxing have died, and many people from Quanxing have died...
As expected, the result was as predicted.
Breaking news: The day before yesterday, a group of Quanxing gang members were involved in kidnapping, fighting, tomb raiding, and resisting the company's pursuit. They violently resisted law enforcement but were eventually all apprehended.
The operation concluded successfully. Gang leaders Xia and Liu were killed on the spot, and Lü was arrested. Twenty-six members of the Quanxing gang died resisting arrest, and seven were arrested in total.
Master Lu Jin laughed heartily, and even the Ten Elders who arrived later praised him in a very cooperative manner, after all, the Quanxing were indeed universally hated.
Gong Qing, standing to the side, felt utterly dejected. Human joys and sorrows are not shared; I only found their noise bothersome.
Just over a month ago, he was full of ambition and officially began his plan to launch a surprise attack on Longhu Mountain. At that time, everything was under control, and Gong Qing was arrogant and dismissive of everyone.
Even in his heart, he began to look down on the old master—no matter how powerful the old master was, he was still a human being. He had been lying in wait for three years and hadn't been found to have any flaws.
Not long after, all of his trusted confidants, the Four Madmen of Quanxing, were dead, leaving only the lonely Dou Mei, and Ertingnu, one of the Six Thieves, was also killed.
All things considered, a careful count revealed that several hundred members of the Quanxing sect had already been lost, severely damaging their vitality. It should be noted that the Quanxing sect members are not NPCs that can be directly spawned from the ground.
In particular, Tianhe Company, a half-base and intelligence communication point of Quanxing, was also destroyed.
For a moment, Gong Qing felt a sense of impending doom.
"Xiao Yuzi, come quickly and serve tea to the guests!"
Inside the pavilion, Tian Jinzhong looked at Gong Qing, who had a blank expression, and waved.
"Okay! Okay! Got it!"
Gong Qing quickly put away his expression, which looked as if his whole family had died, and hurriedly ran to fetch tea.
"Alright! Alright! Little Yu, push your Master Tian down there!"
The old master glanced around at the ten elders, each with a different expression, then casually placed the teapot in front of him, his face indifferent.
Gong Qing nodded repeatedly, then pushed Tian Jinzhong away.
After Mr. Tian Jinzhong was wheeled away, the atmosphere under the pavilion gradually became heavy.
Leaving aside the group of ten elders who were just there to make up the numbers, some of them clearly had ill intentions, yet they remained unfazed even though there wasn't even a cup of tea in front of them.
"Why didn't you say anything?"
The old master spoke calmly without even blinking.
“I had planned to hold the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony before, which was originally a small matter, but you all insisted on making me worry about it and have the younger generation of the supernatural world come to wish me a happy birthday.”
"Lu Jin even brought out the Heavenly Talisman to bolster my image. We finally got things settled, and then you guys came all this way again."
"Why are you all here? And now you're all silent?"
After the old master finished speaking, everyone present stared at each other, each one of them remaining silent as if they had entered a state of silent meditation.
Although they are indeed shameless, they have already gained a great deal by shamelessly asking the old master to back down yesterday.
As a result, the group that had already gone down the mountain came back early this morning. Their change of attitude was too fast, no wonder the old master was unwilling to even offer them a cup of tea.
After an awkward exchange of glances, Wang Ai, who looked kind and amiable, spoke first.
"Well, the main problem is that everyone felt that the previous competition format of inviting all the supernatural beings in the world was not fair enough. Some young people, due to their qualifications or other reasons, became disciples of older elders within the sect."
“These young people have received more attention, which is clearly inconsistent with the current generation of young people. I think we should restrict those who are young but have too high seniority.”
"We can't let these elders and younger generations fight over it, can we?"
Wow! Wang Ai's words caused even the other ten elders' expressions to change.
Although I already knew that Wang Ai was shameless, I never expected him to be this shameless.
Wang Ai blinked. "Face is something you can do without; self-interest is what truly matters!"
Upon hearing Wang Ai's shameless words, Lu Jin immediately slammed his fist on the table and stood up, pointing at Wang Ai and cursing.
"Your skin is getting thicker and thicker. You were the one who suggested opening it up to the entire world of supernatural beings, and now you're coming to our door and saying you're restricting it by seniority?"
"We don't discuss seniority outside of family members. The seniority of young people in different families and factions is different. Which generation are you planning to start from? Are you planning to exclude Zhang Lingyu as well?"
Holy crap! Is this for real?
Wang Ai and Lü Ci's eyes lit up immediately. How come we didn't think of that before?
This is not something that cannot be discussed!
Then, amidst the indifferent gazes of the Old Celestial Master, the furious Lu Jin, and the disdainful looks of even the other ten elders, Wang Ai silently lowered her head.
If I were to actually say that, I'd probably have to crawl down the mountain today!
To prevent Wang Ai from being beaten to death on the spot, Lü Ci quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
This indicates that this is absolutely not our intention; we are targeting someone else.
“Everyone has misunderstood. Brother Wang is not that kind of person. In the end, the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony is an internal matter of the Celestial Master’s Mansion of the Zhengyi Sect. We cannot exclude the people of the Celestial Master’s Mansion from it.”
"We're talking about people who don't belong to the Celestial Master's Mansion, or even the Zhengyi sect. For example, some people who come from Taoist sects but have too many ties with the government and have recently been involved in a lot of controversy..."
Lu Ci's words were very general, but everyone present knew exactly who he was referring to.
The reason they can shamelessly go up Longhu Mountain again today is because of this person.
Although Nadutong Company classified Lu Xuan's identity as top secret, and first-hand information was directly handed to Zhao Fangxu by Erzhuang, after inquiring for a long time, they could only find out about the initial board meeting convened by Zhao Fangxu.
However, Zhao Fangxu had tried his best to cover up Lu Xuan's methods at the board meeting, but it still attracted their attention. In addition, Lu Xuan had been chasing after Quanxing Killer like he was racking up kills recently.
The sheer number of names of Quanxing members who had died on the company's announcement list was enough to show that Lu Xuan was definitely not someone to be trifled with. The company's ambiguous stance also put the Ten Elders on their guard.
As the Ten Elders who control a large amount of resources in the world of supernatural beings, they maintain their influence by cooperating with the government on one hand and fighting against the government on the other.
Their original intention in having the Celestial Master expand the invitation scope of the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony to the entire world of supernatural beings was to weaken the Celestial Master's influence.
But then Lu Xuan, who had an unclear relationship with the company and came from a Taoist sect, suddenly appeared. It was as if he was there specifically to steal the benefits.
How can this be allowed?
Don't think we don't know how good your relationship with Zhou Meng is, Master. He even liked your post on WeChat Moments yesterday!
Lu Jin expressed utter disdain for the shameless behavior of these people.
"Everything has been settled before. Is it really worth making a special trip just for Lu Xuan?"
Lu Jin's voice was laced with sarcasm: "Still talking about elders? So what if there's another Lu Xuan from Wudang? What difference would it make if you actually competed with him?"
You make it sound nice, but isn't it just that we can't beat them?
Wang Ai silently grumbled to himself, "If I could beat them, I wouldn't have come all this way."
The main problem is that we really can't beat them!
Not only did Wang Ai feel that she couldn't beat him, but from the list of deaths and reports released by the company, she also discerned Lu Xuan's cultivation level and cruel methods.
He was genuinely worried that his precious grandson would be punched to pieces by Lu Xuan on the field, or cut to pieces by several sword lights, and he would have to fight back himself when he got home.
The old master spoke, instantly silencing the atmosphere in the room.
"Since we're discussing Lu Xuan, why don't we talk to him directly?"
The old master looked at the empty seat to the side and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Don't you think so, Lu Xuan?"
Chapter 47: If no one offers you a way out, then kneel down!
What? Lu Xuan is here? How could we not have sensed him?
The ten elders present were all stunned for a moment, subconsciously looked around, and then secretly shook their heads.
It's no exaggeration to say that these people present have reached the pinnacle of the world of supernatural beings, and Lu Xuan's presence here is something they can't possibly hide from them.
But what did the old master mean by that?
Has the mysterious path of Nanlu been hidden here all along?
Feng Zhenghao, who was standing to the side, seemed to have thought of something. He quietly gathered his Qi in his eyes, used his Spirit Control and General Command to look around, but still found nothing.
“I heard you, Master Celestial.”
Lu Xuan's voice suddenly rang out, startling all ten elders present.