Chapter 2304: Jiang Tian Imprisoned

Luo Hong, Tan Hongyi, Qu Jiangmeng, and over two hundred people from the Dragon Transformation Sacred Land were hurled outside the gates of the Zhuoyuan Saint Sect Headquarters, feeling as if all the bones and internal organs in their bodies were shattered, leaving terrifying cracks all over, with blood continuously seeping from the fissures.

“This esteemed Saint!” Luo Hong hurriedly scrambled up, his face filled with terror.

The Dragon Lion Sacred Beast’s eyes, as large as a giant lake, indifferently gazed at Luo Hong: “You just said you wanted to wreak havoc in my Saint Sect Headquarters and see who could stop you?”

Luo Hong was terrified, shaking his head urgently and kowtowing: “Esteemed Saint, I absolutely did not mean that, absolutely not. What I intended was only to have a friendly spar with Elder Li Wen and Elder Xu Jun, nothing more, truly, just a friendly sparring!”

He explained repeatedly, fearing the explanation came too late and he would be killed by a single slap from this Saint Realm Sacred Beast.

“Friendly sparring?” The Dragon Lion Sacred Beast sneered, grabbing through the void and bringing Luo Hong from billions of miles away right in front of it, hanging him in mid-air: “Then I’ll have a friendly spar with you.”

Luo Hong turned pale with fright, quickly waving his hands: “How could Luo Hong dare to overstep, dare to spar with the esteemed Saint? I beg the esteemed Saint to spare Luo Hong, considering my master’s regard!”

The Dragon Lion Sacred Beast casually tossed Luo Hong back outside the gates of the Saint Sect Headquarters.

Luo Hong was once again smashed to pieces.

“Leave, killing you would dirty my hands, and I don’t want word spreading that I, Di Huai, bullied some juniors.” The Dragon Lion Sacred Beast said coldly: “Don’t let me see you again, otherwise, you’ll find it hard to seek death next time!”

“Yes, yes, yes!” Luo Hong, as if receiving a great pardon, gratefully said: “I thank the esteemed Saint, we shall leave at once!”

Then he fled in a panic with the people from the Dragon Transformation Sacred Land, fearing the Dragon Lion Sacred Beast might suddenly change its mind.

In the end, Luo Hong and his group escaped at an astonishing speed, seemingly unaffected by the severe injuries.

The Dragon Lion Sacred Beast turned around, allowing the people from Zhuoyuan Sacred Land to rise, its gaze falling on Huang Xiaolong. The previously cold expression vanished, replaced by a kind gaze: “Young man, follow me, I have words for you.”

Huang Xiaolong responded respectfully, accepting the call, then amidst envious gazes from Jiang Tian, Zheng Yongjia, Wu Shi, and others, followed the Dragon Lion Sacred Beast away.

Watching the figures of Huang Xiaolong and the Dragon Lion Sacred Beast disappear, Jiang Tian felt waves of unease rising in his heart.

He had not even known that the Zhuoyuan Saint Sect housed a Saint Realm Sacred Beast, not even he, as the leader of the Saints, knew!

Li Wen looked at the uneasy Jiang Tian and laughed coldly: “Jiang Tian, are you dissatisfied because Huang Xiaolong, His Highness the Saint Heir, wasn’t taken by people from the Dragon Transformation Saint Sect?”

Hearing Li Wen directly addressing him but referring to Huang Xiaolong as “His Highness the Saint Heir,” a flash of anger passed through Jiang Tian’s heart, but he put on a smile: “Elder Li Wen is joking, I did not mean to side with the Dragon Transformation Saint Sect, I simply didn’t want any conflict between our Zhuoyuan Saint Sect and the Dragon Transformation Saint Sect, and was concerned about our Holy Sect Disciples getting hurt in the conflict.”

Xu Jun sneered: “So, you meant well?”

Originally, he held no contempt for Jiang Tian, but after this incident, he and the other elders bore a dislike towards Jiang Tian.

He used to support Jiang Tian and the Holy Alliance, believing that Jiang Tian’s talent offered a chance to break through to the Saint Realm and lead the Holy Sect to greater development.

Unexpectedly, this time Jiang Tian disregarded the interests of the Holy Sect, striving to place Huang Xiaolong in a perilous situation, openly supporting the Dragon Transformation Sacred Land.

Jiang Tian looked at Xu Jun, and with a smile said: “Elder Xu Jun, I always have the Holy Sect’s interests in mind, and care for all Holy Sect Disciples, otherwise you wouldn’t have supported me and the Holy Alliance in the past, right?”

Xu Jun coldly snorted, choosing not to speak.

…

One day later.

Holy Alliance Palace.

Jiang Tian paced in the Great Hall, feeling anxious.

“Brother Jiang Tian, you did nothing wrong yesterday, why are we worried? Could Li Wen dare attempt to expel the fourteen Saint Heirs of our Holy Alliance from the Holy Sect?” Saint Heir Zheng Yongjia spoke up.

“Brother Zheng Yongjia is right, Brother Jiang Tian, I don’t believe Li Wen and the others dare expel us fourteen Saint Heirs from the Holy Sect!” Saint Heir Wu Shi said.

Jiang Tian shook his head: “Perhaps the thirteen elders like Li Wen dare not, but what about that esteemed Sacred Beast?”

Zheng Yongjia, Wu Shi, and others remained silent.

“If they really dare to expel us over one Huang Xiaolong,” Saint Heir Yuan Peng said coldly, “then we might as well join the Dragon Transformation Saint Sect and pledge allegiance to them!”

The other Holy Alliance Saint Heirs also nodded in agreement with Saint Heir Yuan Peng’s sentiment.

Just then, Jiang Tian and the others saw Li Wen, Xu Jun, Gong Chen, Chen Shiming, bringing all thirteen elders, suddenly enter the hall.

The arrival of all thirteen elders at the Holy Alliance Palace gave Jiang Tian a jolt.

“I wonder what brings the esteemed elders here?” Jiang Tian asked.

Li Wen wore an expressionless face: “All Saint Heirs of the Holy Alliance Palace, kneel down and receive Lord Di Huai’s Holy Decree!” He said, taking out a holy decree, with waves of holy might spreading from it, the strong holy might stifling Jiang Tian, Zheng Yongjia, and others.

Lord Di Huai’s Holy Decree!

Jiang Tian felt a sinking feeling in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately knelt down.

Zheng Yongjia, Wu Shi, and other Holy Alliance Saint Heirs also knelt down one by one.

Li Wen immediately unfolded the holy decree and began reading Di Huai’s decree from the Dragon Lion Sacred Beast. As Li Wen read, Jiang Tian, Zheng Yongjia, and others grew increasingly grim.

The holy decree from the Dragon Lion Sacred Beast Di Huai was to strip Jiang Tian of his position as leader of the Saint Heirs, and punish Jiang Tian, Zheng Yongjia, and the fourteen Saint Heirs of the Holy Alliance by imprisoning them in the Holy Prison to reflect on their actions for ten thousand years!

Moreover, what infuriated them further was the confiscation of their stipend for those ten thousand years, their Heaven and Earth Spiritual Elixirs, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Medicine, Jade rewards, all to be given to Huang Xiaolong!

After Li Wen finished reading, Zheng Yongjia immediately stood up in a rage: “Li Wen, that Lord Di Huai is not our Holy Sect Master, even if he is in the Saint Realm, he has no authority to issue a decree imprisoning us!”

“That’s right, we are Holy Sect Saint Heirs, only the Holy Sect Master has the authority to issue a decree imprisoning us!” Wu Shi, Yuan Peng, and others shouted in anger.

Li Wen coldly laughed, then took out another holy decree: “This is the decree left by Master Zhuoyuan years ago, in which he stated that after his departure, if a new Sect Leader has not emerged, then Lord Di Huai will temporarily act as Sect Leader, exercising the authority of the position!”

Li Wen finished speaking, unfolding the decree.

The sacred light characters on the decree revealed themselves before Jiang Tian, Zheng Yongjia, and others.

Jiang Tian, Zheng Yongjia, and others were left in a gloomy silence.

A few days after Jiang Tian and others were imprisoned in the Holy Prison, Di Huai issued another holy decree, designating Huang Xiaolong as the leader of the Saint Heirs of the Holy Sect, causing an uproar among the Holy Sect Disciples.