Chapter 14 Dead?

"At that time, I passed out, so I didn’t see what happened. But aside from Sect Leader Jiang, there was no one else present..." Elder Liang, like a detective who had discovered a major clue, immediately jumped up. "Can you guarantee that no one else passed by at that time?" "Since you didn’t see it, what makes you so sure?" "Nephew Ji, without thoroughly investigating, are you really going to acknowledge an outsider as the sect leader?" "The position of sect leader is extremely important. If this harms us all, what will be your punishment?" He pressed forward, questioning with every step. Ji Linghan was not someone with a sharp tongue and couldn’t find any words to respond for a moment. She just had confidence in Jiang Cheng, besides, she really couldn’t think of anything he would want to gain from Feixian Sect. "Enough, enough, are you finished yet?" Jiang Cheng had been watching for quite a while and was starting to feel impatient. Elder Liang’s intention to swindle the disciples’ resources was obvious to him at first glance. It was simply because Jiang Cheng had ruined his plans, causing him to turn his attention this way. "What’s the point of babbling here for so long? I might as well go and take back Feixian Sect right now, wouldn’t that solve everything?" Elder Liang originally wanted to get angry, but upon hearing this sentence, he burst out laughing. "Take it back? Just you?" He eyed Jiang Cheng up and down with disdain. In his eyes, Jiang Cheng, at the Soul Splitting Realm Fourth Layer, heading to Feixian Sect would be a sure way to seek death. After the Four Great Sects conquered it and looted the place, some people remained on that side. There were currently no fewer than twenty individuals at the Soul Splitting Realm there, truly a dragon’s den and tiger’s lair. "Yes, just me! If I succeed, what will you say then?" "If you can pull it off, I’ll immediately bow to you as the sect leader!" Elder Liang could only hope he would go off to die, and after he was dead, these people would be forced to adopt his plan of offering treasures for help again. "I’m just afraid you won’t dare..." This tactless provocation technique was too crude, and not only Jiang Cheng, but the others also picked up on it. Everyone frowned. No matter his power, Jiang Cheng was willing to join when Feixian Sect was at its most difficult time, which was quite commendable. Moreover, saving Ji Linghan was a tangible fact. Luo Yuan and others all tried to persuade him. "Elder, why not give it some more thought!" "Yes, there’s no need to rush for revenge..." Jiang Cheng shook his sword, laughing freely. "To me, those enemies over there are mere chickens and dogs!" With that, he simply flew up into the sky. Ji Linghan had great confidence in him, being the first to follow. Seeing her go, the others naturally had to follow suit. Elder Liang stomped his feet in frustration, not wanting to go back. It was very dangerous over there now; he could get discovered and then be surrounded if not careful, right? But staying here alone would make him seem too cowardly. "Hmph, really won’t cry until seeing the coffin, curious to see how you die!" Upon reaching the mountain range outside Feiyun Sect, everyone looked at the brightly lit familiar place from afar, feeling both sorrowful and angry. They saw shadows moving about inside, constantly busy. After the Four Great Sects took Feixian Sect, they began disassembling it. The Sect Treasure Vault and places like the Pill Pavilion and Artifact Pavilion had long been emptied by the enemy’s upper echelons, and now the remaining elders and disciples of the Four Great Sects were scavenging for remaining wealth. Judging by their stance, it was as if they intended to scour the place clean. "They even smashed the statue of the Ancestor!" "The Spirit Veins have also been cut off by them!" "They even took down the plaque of the main hall, truly a bunch of bandits!" "Despicable!" Watching scene after scene, everyone’s anger soared. However, with such a difference in strength, even seeing it was of no use. "Sect Leader, how should we assist you?" Currently, the only one calling him sect leader, was Ji Linghan. Jiang Cheng’s lips curled, casually handing his ’daughter’ to her. "Leave the breaking of the enemy to me alone, all you need to do is cheer me on here." With those words, he swaggered off into the distance. Ji Linghan hadn’t heard the term ’cheer on’ before and simply thought his spirit was incredibly charming, leaving her a bit mesmerized. The others were genuinely left speechless. "Isn’t Elder being too arrogant..." "Yes, just flying over there like that, he’ll surely be surrounded!" "If you ask me, secretly infiltrating for assassination would be much more prudent." Elder Liang was gloating, "He’s courting death on his own, who can stop him?" Jiang Cheng flew quickly, and before the enemy could react, he landed in the already fragmented main hall plaza. The main forces of the Four Great Sects were either searching around to cut the weeds and roots, or they had already returned to their sects with great gains. Only 18 Soul Splitting Realm elders and more than eighty disciples remained to continue scavenging. This group was like the last to sweep the battlefield, eager to pry even a single brick. "Who are you!" As soon as he appeared, they noticed him. However, he wasn’t one of Feixian Sect, so they didn’t recognize him. "We, the Four Sects, are conducting business here. Any irrelevant people should leave!" If they hadn’t recognized Jiang Cheng as being at the Soul Splitting Realm Fourth Layer, that elder on the opposite side would have probably attacked outright. "You’re conducting business?" Jiang Cheng snickered, mocking, "What a coincidence? I’m here for business too." The elder’s face immediately darkened. And the surrounding disciples began to gather around. "What do you mean by that? Are you trying to stand up for Feixian Sect?" "I advise you to weigh your own power!" "Leave wisely while you still can!" Unclear about his background, they hesitated to act rashly. What if there was a powerful sect backing him? Jiang Cheng chuckled, correcting them. "I’m not here to stand up for Feixian Sect, I’m just here to clean up." Clean up? The elder didn’t understand for a moment. "What do you mean?" "It means, I’m the current sect leader of Feixian Sect. Taking my things right under my nose, isn’t it a bit disrespectful?" As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of swords being drawn filled the air. Immediately after, he found himself surrounded. "You are the new sect leader of Feixian Sect?" The elder furrowed his brows and confirmed once more. "Indeed, freshly appointed yesterday!" "The leftovers of Feixian Sect are truly blind, appointing such a fool to step into a trap as sect leader!" The other elders left from the Four Sects quickly rushed over. Even though Jiang Cheng was just a Soul Splitting Fourth Layer, any two elders could handle him. But since he held the position of sect leader, some ceremony was necessary. "Since you’re here, don’t think about leaving alive!" From a distance, hidden on the mountainside, Elder Liang nearly laughed out loud upon seeing this scene. This guy’s head really is too hard, isn’t it? He truly doesn’t think he’s dying fast enough! Luo Yuan and the others were anxious with worry. "This is bad now, Elder Jiang has been surrounded!" "Against 18 Soul Splitting Realm elders, over a hundred people, it’s a death trap!" "Unless he’s at the Spirit Platform Realm, otherwise..." "Oh..." Elder Liang, worried they might impulsively run to rescue Jiang Cheng, thus getting trapped there themselves. "Don’t act rashly, you all." "If he wants to die, that’s his business, but if you die too, then Feixian Sect will truly vanish without a trace!" If they died there, the resources in the rings could not be retrieved. "Elder must have confidence!" Ji Linghan had personally heard Jiang Cheng mention he’d lived for a thousand years. However, just as she finished speaking, Jiang Cheng fell into a pool of blood in the distance.