Chapter 190
In just over a month, the news that the Jiuyan Sect had become a Demonic Sect was known throughout the Central Domain.
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Jiuyan Sect.
Apart from the Jiuyan Old Ancestor, all the high-ranking members gathered together.
“This is nonsense!”
“How could our Jiuyan Sect, which has upheld the righteous path for a thousand years, fall and become a Demonic Sect? This is slander!”
“How could such an absurd thing be believed?”
“Exactly! Isn’t it just an excuse to start a sect war? Then because the Old Ancestor’s spirit is not scattered and looks strange, we’re labeled a Demonic Sect?”
“It must be those bald monks from the Buddha Temple causing trouble!”
“Unable to defeat us, they spread rumors? Too despicable!”“We should destroy that Buddha Temple!”
The Supreme Elders discussed heatedly, all showing indignation.
The most infuriating thing was within a month, many righteous sects sent letters expressing their sorrow and regret over the Jiuyan Sect becoming a Demonic Sect.
While the demonic path also sent letters, they were of warm condolences.
Now, the righteous cultivators had all left the Jiuyan Sect’s sphere of influence, but demonic cultivators often appeared.
Rumors can melt gold!
Now the entire Central Domain believed that the Jiuyan Sect had become a Demonic Sect, and even if the Jiuyan Sect wanted to explain, no one would believe them!
“This is probably also a ploy by the demonic path.” Supreme Great Elder Xiao Ting suddenly spoke.
“A ploy?”
The others were puzzled.
“Indeed, a ploy,” Xiao Ting spoke confidently.
“The demonic path has united to plant a demonic seed in our Jiuyan Sect. Their goal is to make the Jiuyan Sect fall and become a Demonic Sect, isn’t it?”
He sneered and continued his analysis, “In my opinion, those bald monks from the Buddha Temple are the ones who have truly fallen into the demonic path. That’s why they collude with the demonic path, wanting to force our Jiuyan Sect onto the path of a Demonic Sect!”
“That makes sense!”
After a moment of thought, Sect Master Gu Changqing joined the conversation, “No wonder I’ve always found those bald monks from the Buddha Temple displeasing! So, what should we do?”
“Let the clear be clear!”
Xiao Ting waved his hand grandly, “Sooner or later, the world will know that our Jiuyan Sect still walks the path of righteousness! The Jiuyan Old Ancestor is still a model of the righteous path! Moreover, being misunderstood as a Demonic Sect is not entirely a bad thing. At least now we can infiltrate the enemy’s ranks!”
Hearing this, everyone nodded, feeling it made a lot of sense.
The demonic path is cunning and unscrupulous.
If they could really infiltrate the enemy’s ranks with the identity of “Jiuyan Demonic Sect,” they could catch the demonic path off guard at a critical moment.
This way, they could also avenge the planting of the “demonic seed”!
Reputation, after all, is intangible.
As long as they stick to their original intentions, people will eventually realize they misunderstood the Jiuyan Sect!
With this thought, everyone’s mood improved significantly.
“I’ve just received news that Lin Feng has taken Ancient Pill Tower Great Elder Yu Shi as his master and is highly valued by the Ancient Pill Tower,” Gu Changqing suddenly said.
“Taking Yu Shi as his master? With such a Son of Destiny, why didn’t Shi Ning have the intention to take him as a disciple?” Xiao Ting was surprised.
“I’m not sure about the specifics, but there are rumors that Shi Ning indeed intended to take him as a disciple. However, Lin Feng would rather die than comply, saying he would never take a woman as his master,” Gu Changqing said.
The expressions of everyone present turned strange.
Logically speaking, with Shi Ning’s beauty and talent, becoming a disciple to such a beautiful woman would be the pursuit of many men.
But Lin Feng was different. He would rather die than comply!
He insisted on taking that old man Yu Shi as his master? Could it be…
“This Son of Destiny, he doesn’t have some special preference, does he?” Gu Changqing shuddered.
Xiao Ting and the others thought about it and felt it was indeed possible!
After all, there were so many beauties in Ninth Peak, and Lin Feng still ran away.
At the Buddha Temple, he even proclaimed his desire to become a monk.
“Inform all the male disciples of our sect that if they encounter Lin Feng when they are out, they must protect themselves well,” Xiao Ting immediately ordered.
“Understood,” Gu Changqing acknowledged.
After the idle talk was over, it was time to discuss serious matters.
Seeing that no one spoke for a while, Sect Master Gu Changqing had to take the lead and get to the point, “About the Ghost Controlling Sect’s desire to marry into our sect…”
Not long ago, the Ghost Controlling Sect sent someone to report that they were interested in marrying into the Jiuyan Sect.
Originally, the people of the Jiuyan Sect were extremely averse to this.
But they were helpless… because the Ghost Controlling Sect offered too much!
A hundred seventh-grade medicinal pills, hundreds of high-grade spiritual weapons, tens of thousands of medium-grade spirit stones, and a Nine Abyss Soul Embryo!
These were all part of the dowry offered by the Ghost Controlling Sect.
More importantly, the Ghost Controlling Sect said that the Jiuyan Sect did not need to pay any bride price.
In other words, it was a free deal!
The medicinal pills and such could be refused by the Jiuyan Sect, but the Nine Abyss Soul Embryo was truly tempting.
Not only did Xiao Hongyi and others need it, but even the Jiuyan Old Ancestor needed the Nine Abyss Soul Embryo to replenish soul power.
Originally, Xiao Ting thought about using the power of the entire sect to go to the Ghost Ridge Soul Abyss and take all the remaining Nine Abyss Soul Embryos in one go.
But the Jiuyan Old Ancestor said that unless necessary, they should not provoke that female ghost.
That’s why he had not acted yet.
“Xiao Hongyi and others can hold off their madness a bit longer. However, the Old Ancestor personally took action and severely injured Buddha Old Ancestor, which consumed a considerable amount of soul power and urgently needs replenishment,” a Supreme Elder said gravely.
It’s a time of many troubles. So the condition of Jiuyan Old Ancestor is crucial to the survival of the Jiuyan Sect, and it’s of utmost importance!
“The Ghost Controlling Sect frequents the Ghost Ridge Soul Abyss, so they must have more than one Nine Abyss Soul Embryo!” another Supreme Elder speculated with narrowed eyes.
Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes lit up.
That makes sense. We can’t mess with the female ghost Old Ancestor of the Ghost Ridge Soul Abyss, but the Ghost Controlling Sect is fair game.
“If we’re to infiltrate the enemy, we must make our stance clear! In my opinion, we should strike at the Ghost Controlling Sect first, accept their marriage alliance, and then stab them in the back at the critical moment! Start a sect war directly, annihilate the Demonic Sect, and snatch the Nine Abyss Soul Embryo!” another Supreme Elder suggested.
This strategy immediately received enthusiastic approval from everyone.
In doing so, we can not only snatch the Nine Abyss Soul Embryo but also show the other sects where Jiuyan Sect stands, achieving two goals with one action.
The only problem is that they can’t make this decision alone. Jiang Chen’s agreement is necessary.
Although the Ghost Controlling Sect hasn’t explicitly stated who they want to form a marriage alliance with, everyone is well aware.
Looking at the entire Jiuyan Sect, the only person who could make the Ghost Controlling Sect bleed so much and lower their stance is Jiang Chen.
“I think it shouldn’t be a problem?”
Xiao Ting guessed, “You all know, Jiang Chen has always been… ahem! Fond of women! Overall, he wouldn’t be at a loss.”
“We can negotiate with Jiang Chen. Besides the Nine Abyss Soul Embryo, all other items can be his personal possessions!” a Supreme Elder proposed.
“I think we should still be cautious.”
Gu Changqing suggested, “Let that Yan Mei enter our sect first. It’s said that this woman is quite attractive. If Jiang Chen truly takes a liking to her, we can then bring up the marriage matter. This way, we can avoid offending Jiang Chen.”
“That sounds good,” Xiao Ting agreed immediately.
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Several days later, Yan Mei, the number one true disciple of the Ghost Controlling Sect, arrived at the Jiuyan Sect accompanied by many of her sect’s elders.
Glancing at the gates of the Jiuyan Sect, Yan Mei smiled confidently.
In her view, if the Jiuyan Sect and Jiang Chen had no intention of an alliance through marriage, they wouldn’t have allowed her to come.
But now that she was here, it meant things were stable!
Next, she just needed to use a little trick to completely capture Jiang Chen and contribute to her sect.
Though it meant sacrificing her looks a bit, that was not an issue.
After all, her beauty had been sacrificed countless times already.
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