Published: February 25, 2025
Tan Yun released the control over the 9,671 male and female disciples on the three Crouching Dragon Platforms. With a faint smile, he said, "Congratulations on passing the selection. You will find that joining the Meritorious Lineage will be the best choice of your life!"
"Welcome to your new ranks!"
"Mm." Tan Yun responded, his smile vanishing as he suddenly looked up at the 329 individuals standing on their flying swords, coldly saying, "Now, at my command, use your spiritual power to reveal the mastermind behind you!"
"Yes!" The 329 individuals stiffly replied, and then they released a surge of spiritual power, which transformed into several large characters in front of them!
Clearly visible among these characters were the names of the nine great chiefs of the Inner Sect, excluding Shen Wende, along with the names of 110 elders from the nine meridians of the Inner Sect!
"Bold disciples! Do you dare to slander this elder and the chiefs!" Elder Three of the Artifact Lineage, Ding Rong, was furious, turning into a blur and rushing into the air, wielding his sword towards one of the disciples to kill him!
Clearly, he intended to silence him!
"This is my selection of disciples; how dare you act recklessly! You are seeking death!" Tan Yun, standing on his flying sword, vanished in an instant and passed by Ding Rong!
"Thud!"
In an instant, Ding Rong's head was severed, and his headless corpse sprayed blood as it fell onto the summit!
"Tan Yun, you kill the innocent indiscriminately!" The chief of the inner sect's Artifact Lineage furiously pointed at Tan Yun, "You mastered the eye technique; it must be you controlling the disciples to frame the chief and Elder Three!"
"That's right!"
"You are framing us!"
"Tan Yun, you have gone too far!"
"…"
Immediately, the inner sect chief and the elders united for the first time, repeatedly accusing Tan Yun!
They speculated that if it were not for this, Tan Yun would not spare them next!
After killing Ding Rong, Tan Yun stood on his flying sword, hovering before the 329 disciples from various meridians. He suddenly turned back, looking down at the inner sect's high officials, and the coldness in his eyes was gradually replaced by disdain, "Rest assured, I won’t deal with you. I will only kill the spies trying to infiltrate my Meritorious Lineage!"
"Bang, bang, bang—"
As soon as the words left his lips, a powerful aura erupted from Tan Yun's back, engulfing the 329 individuals on their flying swords. Suddenly, accompanied by a dull thud, the bodies of the 329 individuals exploded, blood mist filling the air as their dismembered bodies scattered on the summit!
Such a bloody scene sent chills through all the disciples, leaving them horrified, while also bewildering the inner sect's high officials!
They were confused as to why Tan Yun killed to silence them; did he not intend to keep the lives of the 329 individuals and use them to deal with the inner sect's high officials?
While everyone was puzzled, Tan Yun descended onto Crouching Dragon Platform No. 1, scanning the inner sect's high officials. Then, with a faint tone laced with sarcasm, he spoke, "I keep my word. Since I just gave the 329 individuals a chance to live, and they still decided to try to sneak into my Meritorious Lineage, then their deaths are of their own making!"
"As for you, I won't use the sovereign's words about who dares to interfere with the killing without mercy to justify killing you."
"You need not be confused; I'll tell you why I won’t kill you."
"Because you are merely dogs serving your Immortal Sect and Sacred Sect chiefs. If I kill you, more dogs will be sent from above to take your place in the inner sect."
Tan Yun paused, speaking each word slowly, "I am a human, while you are dogs! Why should I argue with dogs?"
Tan Yun's words were like invisible slaps, striking the faces of the inner sect high officials. Just as they were about to erupt, the next sentence from Tan Yun made them swallow their words!
Tan Yun sneered, "What? A bunch of old dogs still plan to bite?"