Chapter 36: Duanmu Family’s Conspiracy

"Alright then, you stay and guard the house." With that, he waved his sleeve and flew away just like that. He’s gone just like that? He actually didn’t ask this grandmaster for help? The Three-Eyed Tiger couldn’t help but get up and, sensing carefully, Jiang Cheng was almost out of the mountain gate. He really wasn’t pretending. How strange! It suddenly understood. The kid doesn’t need to bring me along at all. When the summoning talisman is activated, I have to go whether I want to or not! Damn, thinking of this, it suddenly felt oppressed and frustrated. The disciples in the hall were still praising the Sect Leader for his divine might and invincibility. "Do you really think he’s that powerful?" "To tell you the truth, he’s just a Soul Splitting Realm." Even if I can’t defy the summons, I have to find ways to dismantle that kid’s show, make it hard for him! "That’s impossible!" Jiang Cheng’s closest disciple, Ji Linghan, immediately retorted loudly. "The Sect Leader has lived for thousands of years, his power unfathomable, at least in the Celestial Fate Realm!" The Three-Eyed Tiger sneered. "Thousands of years?" "He’s not even 20 years old. How can he fool grandmaster me?" Regarding the Sect Leader’s prestige, the disciples suddenly felt that Master Tiger wasn’t as amiable or respectable as before. Luo Yuan also stepped up to refute. "The Sect Leader has annihilated four sects!" "Exactly, how could a Soul Splitting Realm destroy four sects?" "It’s obvious you, Little Brain Axe, are jealous of the Sect Leader, deliberately slandering him behind his back!" What? Little Brain Axe? Weren’t they just calling me Master Tiger? Just because I spoke a bit of truth, now I’m downgraded? What happened to respect? Moreover, jealous of that kid? I, a dignified Demon King, would be jealous of a Soul Splitting Realm ant? The Three-Eyed Tiger jumped up in anger from its seat, baring its fangs and claws, itching to kill! This is intolerable! Were it not for the constraints of being the Sect Guardian Spirit Beast, it would probably attack these disciples. "To tell you the truth, those four sects were wiped out by me, Master Tiger!" "That kid did nothing but use a few summoning talismans!" "Do you really think he’s that great?" "If it weren’t for me, he would have been minced long ago!" Its intense manner didn’t seem like lying, making the disciples half-skeptical. In retrospect, there were rumors that a giant tiger demon illusion appeared in the sky when the Extreme Moon Sect was destroyed. And the Sect Leader indeed always presented himself as a Soul Splitting Realm. Could this be true? "So, did you really destroy those four sects?" The Three-Eyed Tiger raised its neck. "Of course!" Ji Linghan couldn’t help but worry. "Then, why don’t you hurry to assist the Sect Leader?" The Three-Eyed Tiger rolled its eyes, its small body on the high-backed chair became more relaxed. "Why should I go? Let him show off, and I just do the work? Dream on!" Ji Linghan quickly signaled, and the disciples hurriedly began serving tea and passing fruit. "Master Tiger, with your immense power, it would be a breeze to eliminate the Red Sun Sect, right?" "Hmm?" "Why don’t you go one more time?" Although enjoying the disciples’ service was pleasant, actively helping Jiang Cheng? "Not happening!" "Master Tiger, you’re world-renowned and invincible in battles; don’t you want to make a name for yourself?" "Don’t want to." While rejecting verbally, the Three-Eyed Tiger actually enjoyed being flattered, hoping the disciples would praise more strongly. Alas, as a dignified Demon King, it had never been praised or lauded in the Celestial Demon Domain. Even the Little Demons took it for granted as the Demon King, and now, being ranked at the end of the Twelve Demon Kings was a disgrace to the Tiger Race. While the disciples were persuading, Jiang Cheng had already left the Feixian Sect. Along the way, he didn’t hide at all, flying straight toward the Red Sun Sect openly. So many people saw him along the way. Jiang Cheng, now known throughout Qinglan Prefecture, was the most prominent figure! In no time, the news of him heading alone toward the Red Sun Sect spread widely. "What’s Jiang Cheng up to?" "Isn’t he going to wipe out the Red Sun Sect too?" "Crazy, just one person, how’s that possible?" "You said the same about the Extreme Moon Sect and Profound Ice Sect before..." "The Red Sun Sect is more than ten times stronger. They’re not on the same level!" "I think he’s going to negotiate, right?" "It’s possible, didn’t the Red Sun Sect ask Feixian Sect to surrender?" Even with the glorious record of destroying four sects, everyone still believed Jiang Cheng was going to the Red Sun Sect to show goodwill. And not to start a war. No way, such an individual defeating a sect was hard to believe. However, the distant Duanmu Family had a different view. "The Red Sun Sect is doomed." "Before that Three-Eyed Tiger Demon, the Red Sun Sect is bound to be a bloodbath." The elders of the Duanmu Family gathered again to discuss significant matters. Unlike others outside, they knew Jiang Cheng had an earth-shattering trump card—the Three-Eyed Tiger. In front of that Three-Eyed Tiger, Duanmu Pool at the Spirit Platform Third Layer didn’t even make a sound before being wiped out completely. It can be said that this Tiger Demon in Qinglan Prefecture is a Dimensional Reduction Strike. The Red Sun Sect wouldn’t be able to withstand it. Patriarch Duanmu Hong laughed heartily, gleeful. "Hahaha, once the Red Sun Sect is destroyed, our Duanmu Family will..." He originally wanted to say, once their arch-enemy, the Red Sun Sect, was destroyed, wouldn’t it be the Duanmu Family’s turn to be dominant? But midway through laughing, he suddenly got stuck. Because he thought of one thing, even if the Red Sun Sect was destroyed, it wouldn’t be the Duanmu Family that becomes dominant, right? The Three-Eyed Tiger isn’t theirs. Upon the Red Sun Sect’s destruction, the one strengthened is the Feixian Sect. Moreover, Duanmu Pool had offended the Feixian Sect, so maybe the Duanmu Family would be next to be wiped out in the future. So, what’s he so happy about? "I wonder what kind of fortuitous encounter Jiang Cheng had, to have such a powerful Tiger Demon at his service." "If we’d known, we should have taken the initiative to make good with him last time." "Yes, the rise of Feixian Sect is unstoppable. Had we established ties earlier, we could have gotten a piece of the action!" "What a pity..." The elders of the Duanmu Family felt a bit regretful internally. Also silently blaming the Feixian Sect, why didn’t you mention earlier that you had such a powerful Demon Beast backing? If you’d said so, we wouldn’t have sent Duanmu Pool to show off! "Hmph!" Duanmu Hong snorted coldly, slamming the table heavily. "What’s done is done, there’s no turning back!" "Besides, this time, we are not without a chance to turn the tables!" "Huh? Big brother, can you defeat that Tiger Demon?" Second Patriarch, Duanmu Zhe, expressed confusion. That Tiger Demon is at least Celestial Fate Realm, even if the Duanmu Clan’s direct and collateral lineages and family retainers, with thousands of clan members, all charged together, it would be suicide, right? In the face of absolute strength, it seems that no strategy would work. Facing the questionable and disbelieving looks of the elders, Duanmu Hong smiled proudly. "Haven’t you noticed? That Tiger Demon didn’t follow Jiang Cheng this time!" "According to reports from our spies, the Tiger Demon is still at the Feixian Sect and hasn’t moved." Upon hearing this, the eyes of the elders lit up.