Chapter 35: Lin Ruo Faints From Anger

The Sect Master’s peak.

The Sect Master was flipping through a book while listening to Xiao Yi’s report.

“You’re saying… Lin Ruo inquired about the tenth floor of the Martial Arts Pavilion?”

At this point, the Sect Master who had remained silent until now finally spoke.

The tenth floor of the Martial Arts Pavilion didn’t contain any techniques. Instead, it housed the most treasured artifact of the Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect… an item of fate. Under its protection, disciples inside the pavilion could better comprehend martial arts.

This artifact was the very foundation upon which the Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect was built.

“Yes, and also, today, inside the pavilion, Lin Ruo got into a conflict with Chu Feng, the new disciple of the Moonlight Sword Fairy.”

“Who struck first?”

“Lin Ruo.”

The Sect Master closed the book. Perhaps… his junior sister had been right.

Ever since Lin Ruo arrived at the Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect, he had constantly stirred up trouble. He was always targeting disciples with strong backing. It was a hassle to deal with every time.

“And in the end? What happened?”

The Sect Master asked.

“Neither side won. Both were taken away by the Disciplinary Hall.”

Xiao Yi reported truthfully.

The Sect Master fell silent for a moment. Then he took out his own Sect Master token, handed it to Xiao Yi, and said,

“Take my token and go to the Disciplinary Hall. Pardon Chu Feng. As for Lin Ruo….youthful arrogance is fine, but it shouldn’t go too far. Have Lin Ruo sent to Broken Blade Cliff to reflect on his actions.”

Boom—

At that moment, a familiar aura caught the Sect Master’s attention.

He immediately looked up in the direction of the Disciplinary Hall.

“Junior Sister…”

***

Elder Mo and Elder Qiu didn’t dare breathe loudly. They stood silently off to the side like obedient schoolchildren.

“Feng’er! Are you hurt anywhere?”

When Lu Xiyue gave her personal sword to Feng’er, she had embedded a special mechanism within it. One that would activate in dangerous situations.

Feeling her slender hands patting him all over in concern, Chu Feng replied,

“Master, I’m fine.”

Master?!

Hearing this word, everyone present was stunned.

The Moonlight Sword Fairy… took in a disciple?

No wonder no one had known. When Lu Xiyue accepted Chu Feng as her disciple, only a few elders had been informed.

She had intentionally kept it quiet, afraid that once word spread, those seductive vixens from her past life might catch wind of it.

After all, she had regressed.

And if she had regressed, it was possible that they had too.

Even her senior disciple Bai Yuyan had regressed—

Which only further cemented Lu Xiyue’s resolve to keep everything under wraps.

None of those women were easy to deal with.

“You let Master handle things here. Feng’er, be a good boy and stand behind me.”

Lu Xiyue held Chu Feng’s hand. Her beautiful eyes now turned icy cold.

“Just now… it was you who laid a hand on my disciple, wasn’t it?”

Her gaze locked onto Elder Mo, whose legs immediately gave out beneath him.

“Without reporting to the Disciplinary Hall’s tribunal, you made decisions on your own and punished a disciple. I don’t need to explain the consequences of that, do I?”

Upon hearing Lu Xiyue’s words, Elder Mo collapsed completely to the ground.

It was over.

Not only would he lose his position as an elder, but he had also dared to issue that kind of judgment against the personal disciple of the Moonlight Sword Fairy.

He might not even have a place left in the entire Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect.

Elder Qiu silently let out a sigh of relief.

Good thing he hadn’t said a single word earlier.

As for Lin Ruo….when he saw Lu Xiyue, even though he harbored deep resentment toward her, he dared not show it.

She was at the eighth rank of cultivation. Killing him would be as easy as crushing an ant.

“The Moonlight Sword Fairy graces us with her presence. Why not send word ahead so I could welcome you properly?”

A middle-aged man with fiery red hair appeared. It was Huo Lie, the Head of the Disciplinary Hall.

“No need. I came today for my disciple. Your Disciplinary Hall… certainly knows how to enforce the law.”

Lu Xiyue sneered coldly.

Had she not arrived in time… she didn’t even dare imagine what might have happened to Feng’er.

Huo Lie was instantly speechless. He had long known that the elders of the Disciplinary Hall often made rulings without proper procedure, taking bribes and acting corruptly.

But if they launched a thorough investigation from top to bottom, nearly 70% of the Disciplinary Hall staff would have to be dismissed.

So all he could do was try to tighten control.

And yet, today… a major scandal had still erupted.

After all, everyone knew….the Moonlight Sword Fairy was notoriously protective of her disciples.

“Haah… Moonlight Sword Fairy, what do you want to do?”

Huo Lie stepped back and asked.

“Very simple,” Lu Xiyue replied as she turned to look at Lin Ruo.

“Abolish his cultivation and expel him from the sect.”

Then, she pinched Chu Feng’s cheek and asked gently,

“Feng’er, what do you think?”

Chu Feng nodded.

What else could he do? He’d already become enemies with the protagonist.

Better to deal with him now, while his strength was still low and get rid of future threats before they grow.

Otherwise, once the protagonist matured, he’d become a serious problem.

As for Elder Mo of the Disciplinary Hall?

Chu Feng quietly wrote his name down in his little mental blacklist.

At this moment, Lin Ruo’s face was ashen.

The pain of losing his cultivation….he never wanted to experience that again.

Swish—

Just then, a shadow silently appeared before standing in front of Lin Ruo.

“Senior Sister… don’t you think abolishing his cultivation is a bit too harsh?”

The Ninth Elder looked at Lu Xiyue, clearly feeling troubled.

“You’re trying to protect him, Ninth Junior Brother?”

Lu Xiyue raised an eyebrow, and in an instant, her sword intent locked onto the Ninth Elder.

“Senior Brother’s request. I’m afraid I can’t comply.”

The Ninth Elder had finally taken in such a talented disciple; there was no way he’d let him be crippled just like that.

For a moment, the atmosphere grew incredibly tense.

“Hey now, let’s not fight! We’re all from the same sect. Peace above all!”

Seeing the situation escalate, Huo Lie immediately stepped in to mediate. If a fight broke out here, the entire Disciplinary Hall would be torn apart.

“An order from the Sect Master!”

Just then, a clear voice rang out, and a young Disciple servant appeared.

“Xiao Yi? What are you doing here?”

The Ninth Elder exclaimed in surprise. This was one of the two personal servants of the Sect Master himself.

But Xiao Yi paid him no mind. As far as he was concerned, he only followed the Sect Master’s orders.

He then took out the Sect Master’s token and declared, “By order of the Sect Master. Chu Feng is pardoned. As for Lin Ruo, he is to reflect on his actions at Broken Blade Cliff.”

As his words fell, everyone present was stunned. Not only because the Sect Master had been alerted, but also because of the judgment he delivered.

“Very well! I’ll abide by Senior Brother Sect Master’s decision!”

The Ninth Elder nodded in agreement. Compared to Lu Xiyue’s aggressive demand to abolish his cultivation, reflecting at Broken Blade Cliff was clearly the better option.

“Hold on!”

Just as the Ninth Elder was about to take Lin Ruo away, Lu Xiyue spoke up.

“What now? Senior Sister, are you dissatisfied with Senior Brother Sect Master’s judgment?”

“Of course not. However, the mental distress Lin Ruo caused my disciple… surely that deserves some compensation.”

Lu Xiyue smiled playfully. Even if she couldn’t take Lin Ruo down today, she was still going to bleed him a little.

The Ninth Elder clenched his teeth and said, “Fine. We’ll send a gift to Senior Sister’s residence later as an apology.”

“Who said I wanted a gift later? I happen to recall Lin Ruo has a pretty decent defensive treasure. A pearl, isn’t it? That’ll do.”

Lu Xiyue suddenly remembered Lin Ruo’s defensive artifact. Since it was quite a good one, from now on, it would be her Feng’er’s treasure.

“No way…”

“That’s fine!”

Lin Ruo wanted to protest, but the Ninth Elder cut him off with a firm answer.

“Master, I…”

Lin Ruo had already lost his strongest offensive artifact. This pearl was his best defensive treasure….he couldn’t afford to lose that too!

“Hmph! If you refuse, do you really think the Moonlight Sword Fairy will let us off so easily?”

The Ninth Elder shot Lin Ruo a sharp glare.

At this point, Lin Ruo had no choice but to give in. He handed the pearl over to the Ninth Elder, who then passed it to Lu Xiyue.

Lu Xiyue was all smiles as she received it.

“Feng’er, take it.”

“Oh, okay, Master.”

Chu Feng happily accepted the pearl from his master. This was a treasure after all. A protagonist’s artifact!

Everyone knew that anything the protagonist owned was top-tier, and now he had two of them in his hands!

Chu Feng placed the pearl into his storage pouch. Then, as if by accident, the azure talisman slipped out.

It was Lin Ruo’s Azure Needle Talisman.

“Oh dear, how clumsy of me. I actually dropped the talisman.”

Chu Feng slowly bent down to pick up the Azure Needle Talisman.

Lin Ruo saw it and his eyes instantly widened. They turned bloodshot as he glared. That was his Azure Needle Talisman!

His strongest talisman and his pearl….both had ended up in this guy’s hands!

The next moment, rage surged through Lin Ruo’s chest. His vision went white, and he fainted on the spot.

Watching Lin Ruo collapse in fury, Chu Feng finally felt satisfied.

He might not be strong enough to beat Lin Ruo yet, but at least he could still piss him off to death!