Chapter 101: Not Wanting to Watch the Tigers Fight

Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Not Wanting to Watch the Tigers Fight

In Nanling County, Yan Qi met the Prefect, who had lost an arm and a leg.

Consumed by hatred, the Prefect’s true intention was to provoke a fight between the Red Blood Mansion and the Wuji Sect. When he saw that his visitor was none other than the Sect Leader of the Red Blood Mansion, he embellished his account even more.

He portrayed Bao Zhishuang and Zhu Zishu as incredibly arrogant, claiming they didn’t even ask for a reason and decided to kill the moment they recognized members of the Red Blood Mansion.

Yan Qi was well aware that the Prefect’s words were full of exaggeration, but all he wanted to hear was who had done it.

A Prefect had his arm and leg severed; it was only natural that he would harbor hatred and embellish his story.

Yan Qi didn’t blame him. However, upon hearing that it was Bao Zhishuang and Zhu Zishu from the Wuji Sect, he was instantly enraged.

Among the Six Sects and Eight Gates of the Eastern Domain, the Six Sects were ranked higher because, in terms of overall strength, the Eight Gates were still slightly inferior.

The Lingyun Sect had been beaten into submission by their Red Blood Mansion, and the Celestial Derivation Sect had one of its "arms" crippled by them as well. For the tiny Wuji Sect to dare provoke the Red Blood Mansion—and even kill so many of its people—was truly outrageous.

Yan Qi was just about to leave the Commandery Governor’s Mansion to plot how he could use this incident to tear a chunk of flesh from the Wuji Sect when, unexpectedly, Supreme Elder Qiao Tai arrived.

"Yan Qi greets the Supreme Elder." Having just heard the whole story from Governor Qu, Yan Qi naturally knew why the Supreme Elder had come.

Over thirty years ago, the Supreme Elder’s only son, Qiao Haishan, had been expelled from the Red Blood Mansion by Qiao Tai for a transgression.

In truth, Qiao Haishan’s expulsion was just a show for his subordinates. Afterward, with Qiao Tai’s secret care and support, Qiao Haishan founded the Hanxuan Pavilion.

Over thirty years of development, it had grown into a third-rate Cultivation Sect in the Eastern Domain.

Now that Qiao Haishan was dead, how could Qiao Tai remain indifferent?

"What are your plans for the Wuji Sect?" Qiao Tai asked, getting straight to the point.

"Reporting to Elder Qiao, the people from the Wuji Sect have not only killed many of our fellow Cultivators, but also many members of our Red Blood Mansion. Since our founding, when have we ever suffered such a humiliation? My original plan was to have the Wuji Sect hand over the culprits and also cede some of their interests to our Red Blood Mansion as compensation. I wonder, what are your instructions, Elder Qiao?"

"Compensation? I have lived for one hundred and seventy-six years, and he was my only son. Even if you gave me the entire Wuji Sect as compensation, it wouldn’t bring my child back to life." As Qiao Tai spoke, his eyes filled with killing intent.

Yan Qi could see Qiao Tai’s intentions in his eyes, but as the leader of the entire Red Blood Mansion, he couldn’t act on impulse. He had to calculate the gains and losses in all matters.

It wasn’t that the Red Blood Mansion couldn’t annihilate the Wuji Sect, but the losses would certainly be significant. Once the Wuji Sect was destroyed, it was unlikely the other members of the Six Sects and Eight Gates would remain idle. In that case, the gains wouldn’t be worth the losses for the Red Blood Mansion.

"Elder Qiao, if you intend to destroy the Wuji Sect, a matter of this magnitude is not something I can decide alone, even as the current Sect Leader of the Red Blood Mansion. I must discuss it with the other Elders to reach a decision."

"You are the Sect Leader; you decide. But I will certainly demand justice for my son. I will give you three days to discuss it." With that, Qiao Tai turned and left.

Yan Qi sighed.

If he could, Yan Qi would have been thrilled to let the old fool go demand justice from the Wuji Sect himself. But after the battle at the Cloud Horse Jade Mine, the Red Blood Mansion was left with only one Void Realm ancestor and one Supreme Elder, Qiao Tai, who was at the Integration Realm Late Stage.

Therefore, they could not afford to lose Qiao Tai.

Qiao Haishan’s death had undoubtedly disrupted his original plans.

Just then, another messenger arrived to report that the Immortal Gate had been annihilated. Furthermore, every Cultivator in Yingchuan County had been slaughtered overnight, and the likely culprits were Bao Zhishuang and Zhu Zishu of the Wuji Sect.

Upon hearing this news, no matter how good his self-control was, Yan Qi was truly furious.

Yan Qi immediately issued a Sect Leader’s Decree: find the whereabouts of Bao Zhishuang and Zhu Zishu and report back via Jade Scroll at once. He also ordered an all-out effort to hunt down and kill any Wuji Sect disciples who left their mountain for training or to procure supplies.

He himself rushed back to the Three Mountains Archipelago to discuss with the Elders how to deal with the Wuji Sect.

As soon as he returned to Three Mountains Island, he was met by people from many Minor Sects. They claimed that so-and-so from their Sect had been killed. Some wanted the Red Blood Mansion to help them take revenge, others hoped to seize the opportunity to gain some benefits, and some were simply there to file a complaint.

Seeing this, Yan Qi’s head began to throb. He couldn’t figure out how Bao Zhishuang, a Steward Elder of the Wuji Sect, and Zhu Zishu, its Saint Heir, could be so audacious.

...

As Chu Fan and Yun Xi traveled through the counties of the Eastern Domain, they left a trail of blood and carnage.

"Vigilantes use force to break the law." This was a phrase often repeated by the mortal kingdoms.

For Cultivators unbound by rules, what was merely "breaking the law"?

What these people did after entering the mortal world depended entirely on their moods and their own personal moral compasses.

Most of them unleashed their desires, doing whatever they pleased to the common people.

After all, in the mortal world, no one could hold them accountable.

Moreover, driven by profit, many officials in the counties colluded with them.

So, whenever Chu Fan and Yun Xi encountered a Cultivator doing evil, they killed them.

And whenever they encountered someone from the Red Blood Mansion, they still killed them.

Along the way, they killed until their hands grew weary. They couldn’t even remember how many people they had slain.

Of course, to avoid exposing their tracks, they changed their identities every time they moved to a new place.

Over the past half-month, they had used more than ten different identities, and all of them belonged to members of the Wuji Sect.

As a result, the enmity between the Red Blood Mansion and the Wuji Sect had reached an irreconcilable point.

During this time, both of their Cultivation levels had also improved significantly.

Yun Xi advanced from Golden Core Realm Tier Four to Tier Six. Her mastery of the Yifeng Sword Technique’s Third Technique reached the Great Success stage, and her Sword Dao improved to the Middle Stage of Sword Gang Like Wind.

Chu Fan advanced from Nascent Soul Realm Tier One to Tier Three, and his Spiritual Power increased to Level 23.

He had learned both the Fifth Technique of the Dream-Breaking Meteor Sword and the Fifth Technique of the Yifeng Sword Technique, but he had merely learned them; he hadn’t even reached the Minor Success stage.

Both the Fifth Technique of the Dream-Breaking Meteor Sword and the Fifth Technique of the Yifeng Sword Technique required one’s Sword Dao to reach the Third Layer Realm.

Although Chu Fan could now feel a hint of Sword Intent, he was still at the Peak of Sword Gang Like Wind and had not yet entered the Sword Intent Following Heart Realm.

"After killing so many people from the Red Blood Mansion and its Vassal Sects, Yan Qi must be at his limit, right?" Chu Fan said with a cold smile as they walked through a small county town at least five thousand li from Nanling County City.

"Are you thinking of going to the Wuji Sect to watch the tigers fight from a mountaintop?" Yun Xi asked, a little surprised and suspicious.

Chu Fan smiled. "I’m not that foolish, nor am I that fond of watching a show. Let them fight their own battles. I’m not interested in the outcome. I was just wondering if we should switch to identities from another Sect or continue using the Wuji Sect’s."

Yun Xi pondered for a moment before saying, "We can’t use the Wuji Sect’s identities anymore."

"Mmm," Chu Fan nodded. "We’re on the same page. We’re not far from Yandang Mountain, are we? How about we frame the Mixed Element Sect next?"

Just then, Yun Xi tilted her chin toward a spot not far away. Chu Fan followed her gaze and saw that just as he was getting sleepy, someone had delivered a pillow.

Dozens of zhang away, in their line of sight, three people from the Mixed Element Sect were entering a shop...