Chapter 877: Chapter 129 Wei Xun
Atop the End of the World Platform, there was a rare moment of silence.
The crowd was silent, waiting for Chongguang Zhenren’s decision.
And after a moment of contemplation, Chongguang Zhenren said, "Conspiring against a fellow elder is an unforgivable crime. However, considering your many years of hard work for the Sect and your significant contributions to the defense of our maritime borders, your position as an elder tasked with practical affairs is now revoked, and you are demoted to the Lost World. There you must atone by killing a hundred commander-level Sea Clan members before you can leave. Are you satisfied?"
Granny Bizhu’s face turned deathly pale, but still, she clenched her teeth and responded, "I ... accept my punishment wholeheartedly!"
As long as she didn’t die on the spot, there was still a chance for everything.
The entire Sea Clan was militarized. An ordinary Sea Clan member could match a Cultivator of the Ascending Dragon Realm from the Human Race, a Battle General Level Sea Clan member corresponded to a Cultivator of the Inner Mansion Realm, and a commander-level Sea Clan member was on par with a Cultivator from the External Building Environment.
Due to innate physical differences, members of the Sea Clan of the same level are generally stronger than their human Cultivator counterparts.
This meant that Granny Bizhu would need to fight a hundred life-and-death battles before she could atone for her crimes and leave the Lost World. Even so, her position as an elder was forever gone. Unless she started all over again to accumulate merit, unless there was someone willing to take her back...
As a reward for her understanding of the rules, Gu Huaixin would naturally take her in, and it wasn’t impossible that he might operate behind the scenes to make her tasks in the Lost World significantly easier to accomplish—Of course, there’s no guarantee of complete safety, even if Gu Huaixin took action himself. After all, entering the Lost World is inherently fraught with danger.
What tormented Granny Bizhu was that most of her life’s struggles had turned into bubbles. She had fought so hard, plotted with every ounce of her wit, but in the end, she found herself further from God Arrives...
But she couldn’t resist this outcome; in fact, it was already the best possible one.
If she admitted her guilt now, there would still be a chance for her to return to the Near Sea Archipelago and start accumulating merit again.
This was because she chose dignity, the dignity that Chongguang Zhenren afforded her.
If she hadn’t chosen dignity, the matter would have been as simple as a slap on the wrist.
Therefore, she must not only accept it in her heart but also verbally.
To Chongguang Zhenren, the fact that Gu Huaixin had once again involved people from Qin Zhen and Xu Xiangwan indicates that he had made some breakthrough and was no longer satisfied with the status quo in the presence of imminent drastic changes in the Near Sea Archipelago. But so what?
He firmly believed in his own position, one that Gu Huaixin was far from being able to shake at this point.
A certain degree of struggle within the Diao Hai Building is necessary; without it, the organization would become like stagnant water, losing its vitality and eventually perishing. However, these conflicts need to be kept within certain limits.
Gu Huaixin had overstepped those limits, he thought.
"Chong Zhenren!"
At that moment, he heard the voice of that young man again.
Excessively young.
The young voice said, "Now that the main culprit behind Elder Hai Zongming’s death has been identified, does that mean Zhu Bijing can be released?"
Chongguang Zhenren heard a light chuckle in his heart.
Too young, isn’t it?
The life and death of Zhu Bijing are inconsequential.
But what is implicated behind her involves the struggle between Granny Bizhu and Hai Zongming. Tracing even further back, it involves the three True Monarchs—Gu Huaixin, Qin Zhen, and Xu Xiangwan!
How could it be taken lightly?
It suffices to contain the matter within the level of covert and overt conflicts between Granny Bizhu and Hai Zongming. Hai Zongming’s death was related only to Granny Bizhu, Zhu Bijing, and Jiang Wang. This was the optimal outcome.
And besides...
Asking me now is pointless...
Chongguang Zhenren mused, inexplicably.
Then he bowed his head and brought his hands together in front of his forehead, "Greetings to the Tower Master!"
Swish!
Everyone atop the End of the World Platform stood up, everyone bowed deeply, bowing to the end.
Even Jueming Island’s Qi Xiao and Yang Valley’s Yang Feng lowered their proud heads that belonged to True Men of the Age.
At the very front of the End of the World Platform, atop the towering cliff, stood a man facing the sea, his hands clasped behind him.
He was simply standing there, yet he seemed not to exist.
He bore no discernible aura, but no one could hold their head high.
Because he was the master of the Diao Hai Building and the supreme ruler of the ten-thousand-mile maritime domain of the Near Sea Archipelago.
Standing at the pinnacle of transcendence, he had proven himself in the Yan Dao Realm!
Compared to the name "Yan Dao Realm," people were more accustomed to calling it... True Monarch!
The ultimate in humanity, is to be a monarch.
When a monarch orders a subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die.
The Yan Dao’s command over the Dongzhen, and the True Monarch’s power over True Men, is also about life and death, completely at their fingertips!
That robe of sea blue, ceaselessly billowed in the whistling sea wind.
The person did not turn around, and the crowd on the End of the World Platform kept their heads down the whole time.
Having proven in the Yan Dao, he was known as Wei Xun.
What was he thinking?
Everyone was pondering this question, speculating about his will, submitting to his majesty.
But not a single person dared to ask.
"You need not be so courteous," he finally turned around and said, "Please, take a seat."
Only then was Jiang Wang able to clearly see the most powerful and authoritative figure in the Near Sea Archipelago.
One could see his features clearly, but it was hard to describe them with a single word. They couldn’t be defined by mere handsomeness or ugliness.
After thinking for a long time, Jiang Wang found a word—"Serenity."
Wei Xun’s face gave off a sense of serenity.
But it was a serenity as deep as the ocean. One could feel at peace, yet could not ignore the immense power hidden beneath that tranquility... a boundless power.
With a slight lift of Wei Xun’s eyelids, everyone present felt they were being watched and involuntarily became even more respectful. Eyes on the nose, nose on the heart.
Even someone as rebellious as Xu Xiangqian, as haughty as Li Fengyao, and as nobly born as Jiang Wuyou couldn’t help but hold their breath and concentrate.
"I like young people," he said.
"Seeing so many young talents here today, the Human Race is thriving with geniuses, which comforts my heart."
As a powerful being in the Yan Dao Realm, who roamed the Lost World, slaying countless of the Sea Clan, he certainly had the right to speak and to expect so.
"Jiang Wang, right?" he asked.
Nobody expected that someone of Wei Xun’s stature and strength would care about a minor incident that had just taken place on the End of the World Platform.
Truly trivial.
With a mere flick of his hand, a casual command, untold numbers of Zhu Bijing should live or die.
For him, it was utterly insignificant.
Jiang Wang bowed deeply: "It is an honor for Jiang Wang to be remembered by the Tower Master."
"All this fuss, inviting so many to speak for you. I thought you wanted to destroy my Diao Hai Building!"
Wei Xun made a joke that could scare one to death.
Those who had spoken for Jiang Wang at the event could not help but bow their heads in shock and fear.
Behind these people stood Qingya Academy, Shimen Li Clan, Da Ze Tian Clan, Bei County Yan Family, Longmen Academy, Zhong Xuan Family...
And one could even include JueMing Island’s Qi Xiao and Yang Valley’s Yang Feng, who had supported the cause in their own way.
Put like this, it indeed seemed as if there was an intention, accidentally or otherwise, to unite and challenge the sea sovereignty of Diao Hai Building.
Could Wei Xun have misunderstood, thinking that these powers wanted to come together to challenge the maritime supremacy of Diao Hai Building?
"How dare they!"
Jiang Wang immediately clarified: "Jiang Wang’s cultivation is merely at the Inner Mansion level, not even twenty years old. What capability do I have to challenge the authority of Diao Hai Building?"
"Not only do I lack the courage, but I also lack the intention! Diao Hai Building has stood as the iron wall at the sea borders for a thousand years without falling. With a clear conscience and my blood still hot, how could I entertain such wild thoughts?"
He bowed deeply: "It is really... where justice lies. We all respect Diao Hai Building and do not wish for the Sea Sacrifice to be tainted, nor can we bear to see the Heroic Spirits return home amid innocent bloodshed!"
