Chapter 248: Wise Decision
"What?"
"Elder Gu was launched away by a disciple?"
"Did he use his power?"
When everyone turned to Albert, they saw Albert sitting on lotus pose as if he gained an enlightenment. They were shocked because they never expected he could do something like that.
But in just three minutes, Albert gradually opened his eyes with a serious expression as if he had just finished his cultivation. This was the trick that Gin came up with.
’Use every occasion to bonk an important people to gain the best of them. Then, act like you’re getting an enlightenment so that no one attacks you or question you. After that, show off.’ Albert thought as he stood up, turning to the mountain master.
"You’ve got what you want. It’s time for you to show me the technique. If you can’t show it to me, I’m going to punish you for harming an elder."
"Yes." Albert nodded and clasped his hands. "In that case, this room is too small for that. May I show it to you outside?"
"This ability is indeed too big for this hall." The mountain master nodded and pointed to the door. "Let’s go outside."
The elders, the mountain master, and Albert walked to a veranda where they had a view of the entirety of this peak.
Without wasting a single second, Albert raised his hand and pointed his palm to the sky.
He gathered his Magic Power and hadn’t summoned it yet.
"Heh! He’s just buying some time. There’s no way he can learn a technique like that so easily." Wen Qing didn’t hesitate to incite another wave of anger.
Albert smiled as the only reason he hadn’t used his power was to wait for Wen Qing’s remark. This would make Wen Qing in an even worse position because it was the proof of Wen Qing’s action.
And it was at this time Albert finally showed his power.
A huge green light appeared in the sky. It contained so much Magic Power that the elder would need to use all their power to block it.
However, just like his bat, the moment the light was fully summoned, the shape changed. It turned into a humongous translucent green-colored bonk bat. This bonk bat was made of raging wind.
"!!!" The elders gasped. If they ignored the fact the shape changed, they indeed felt the same pressure of this technique when utilized by someone who had mastered it.
Even Wen Qing dropped her jaw to the ground.
Before they could say anything, Albert asked, "Where should I drop this to show its might?"
The mountain master pointed to the east where there were only trees standing there. "Hit there."
"Understood." Without hesitation, Albert waved his hand down, controlling the bat to strike the ground where the mountain master wanted.
The moment the bat hit the ground, its raging wind burst out, causing a powerful shock wave that continued for a few seconds.
The shock wave blasted every single tree in the area and destroyed the ground, creating a crater at the end.
Everyone dropped their jaw to the ground because they simply couldn’t believe what they had just witnessed.
"Incredible. Its power is even stronger than the original." Li Mu assessed with a smile, making others change their opinions about Albert. He also didn’t forget to ask, "Why did you change the form of this technique even though you didn’t do anything to the fire palm... I mean, the technique that I used to test you."
"That’s not important, Li Mu!" Gu Hanxiao suddenly shouted, grabbing everyone’s attention. After getting bonked by Albert, his head was finally freed from his horniness, allowing him to think about the situation clearly.
’Damn, Wen Qing. You want to drag me down by using me and my nephew. I’ll save my life first before I deal with you.’ Gu Hanxiao thought while gritting his teeth. He suddenly came to the mountain master and clasped his hands. "Mountain Master. Let me teach him. I’m sure I can do better than Li Mu in teaching him.
"Just like earlier, I’m going to put my body on the line to make sure he can learn as many techniques as he can, making him unparalleled. Just like him choosing me, I’ll help him in this way." Gu Hanxiao looked like an upright man.
"Mhm..." The mountain master narrowed his eyes, not answering his request immediately.
At the same time, Albert immediately made a clarification, "The reason why I didn’t change the fire palm simply due to the lack of people. It doesn’t need to be Elder Gu. For me, every technique has a perfect person to help me using it. I think this is the reason why my master sent me to this sect to gain experience. He wants me to meet as many people as possible.
"As for Elder Li Mu’s question, another reason for me to change that shape because I simply like this bat." Albert smiled and showed him the bat he used earlier. "I waved this bat earlier to try the technique, but it didn’t seem to be correct. So, using that experience, I changed the waving part into thrusting part, which seem to be better in comparison. This allows the wind from the top to push the wind on the bottom, enhancing its power."
"!!!" The elders widened their eyes in shock. Ignoring Albert’s obsession with the bat, it was clear Albert was a genius. Not only he could learn something this powerful in a few minutes, but he could also enhance its performance. If someone like him were to leave the sect because of the conflict, they would be laughed at by other sects.
And everything was Wen Qing’s faults. Without even thinking, they instinctively turned their heads, glaring at Wen Qing, especially at her last remark that clearly showed her character.
"Well, I can prove my words if you give me another Martial Art to learn." Albert explained with a smile.
"There’s no need. I believe you." The mountain master nodded and said, "You may retire first. First Elder, I want you to send him back. Second Elder, I want to ask you a few more questions after this."
The First Elder grabbed Li Mu’s shoulder while laughing, "Haha, Li Mu! It seems I’m going to visit your peak every now and then. It seems that we’re fated to be best friends."
"Haha, I’ll leave him in your hand, First Elder."
"Don’t worry. He’s safe." The First Elder nodded and finally returned with Albert.
Meanwhile, Li Mu clasped his hands to answer the mountain master’s question.
"You said he didn’t want to be my disciple?"
"No, you’re wrong. He wants to participate in the True Disciple’s fights by himself because it’s his spirit to be fair in everything. He doesn’t want to take other people’s chances! He will only become your disciple because he deserves it."
"I see. Do you have anything you want to say to me?"
"I have! I’m sure that you’ve heard it from herself how she mocked him! This is an action unbefitting of an elder. If he’s someone petty, he’d have left the sect."
"Li Mu, you!" Wen Qing tried to rebuke him, but the mountain master had shouted, "Shut that woman up!"
Without hesitation, a few elders came to her to restrain her. The mountain master didn’t even call her an elder because in his eyes, she had been stripped of that status.
’Serve you right.’ Gu Hanxiao thought while glaring at her coldly. She almost dragged him down, so his hatred had been piling up in his heart. However, Li Mu spared no one.
"Also, don’t you think it’s strange that Elder Gu was chosen among the other elders? He could clearly learn that ability without the need to hit an elder. However, he takes advantage of the situation not only to perfect the ability, but also to hit Elder Gu Hanxiao... Don’t you think it’s strange?" Li Mu smirked. He paused for a moment before ending Gu Hanxiao’s life by saying, "Actually, the whole event started from Elder Gu’s nephew, Gu Fei, provoking him.
"They didn’t even interact in the first place and this Gu Fei suddenly provoked them. Joining the fight, Wen Qing provoked them again. I’m not saying only him who took the brunt, but also his two other companions that also have peerless talent.
"I’m sure that Wen Qing had colluded with Gu Hanxiao to deal with him through you, because he is under me. I’m pretty sure that the situation became heated up earlier because those two were inciting the elders.
"That’s all I can say, I hope that Mountain Master can deliver your punishments for the sake of the Five Elements Mountain’s future." Gu Fei clasped his hands and kneeled as if he was showing his loyalty to the sect.
Gu Hanxiao’s face became pale as he never expected that Li Mu would be this ruthless. When he looked at the mountain master’s face, there was only coldness in his eyes.
The mountain master finally delivered the killing stroke by stating their punishments. "Wen Qing shall be stripped from her status and sent to the Lightning Prison for a hundred years. Gu Hanxiao has a fair share on this, but he hasn’t done anything openly, so I can’t administer the punishment according to the sect rules. However, it doesn’t mean he escapes the blame.
"For inciting the crowd, he shall go to the Lightning Prison for a year and shall be put under heavy surveillance. If he’s found to be harboring any ill intention toward him, Elder Gu Hanxiao will receive the same punishment as Wen Qing.
"The young man from earlier that fabricated a lie would have his cultivation abolished and expelled from the Five Elements Mountain"
When the mountain master mentioned the lightning prison, both of their faces became pales as this place was used to torture criminals of the sect. Even if they didn’t die, they might lose their mind, especially Wen Qing, who was sentenced for a hundred years. At the same time, the young man was regretting his choice this time.
Li Mu smiled coldly as he said, "Wise decision."
