The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS

"The Shenxiao Dao Master, Lin Zixiao," Qing Yu's pupils contracted violently.

From the outside, he appeared to be gentle and refined, yet he made no attempt to conceal his own strength. Although his awe-inspiring aura was held within his body, a close observation would still be intimidating.

In Qing Yu's vision, this Shenxiao Dao Master seemed like a non-human existence formed of thunder and lightning. If one gazed at him too long, their vision would be overwhelmed with thunder light.

"Boom—" It was as if a muffled thunderclap resounded in her heart, shaking her spirit.

"Terrifying." Qing Yu slightly lowered her eyelids, restraining the look towards the Shenxiao Dao Master.

This person's strength might be the greatest among those in the Divinity Realm present. With him here, the Debating Conference might not be without suspense, but the scales of victory had greatly tipped in favor of the Shenxiao Dao.

"Daoist Lin, why do you skulk about so stealthily? What are your intentions?" Zhang Yuanchu looked at the two from Shenxiao Dao, his brows slowly rising, displaying the anger in his heart.

"The Spirit Concealment Technique is a secret technique meant to prevent one's self from being divined by others. For Daoist Lin to use this technique in such a surreptitious way, I wonder what the honored founders would think from their springs below?"

For the first time, the typically composed Zhang Yuanchu uttered words of irony. The grudge between Shenxiao Dao and Dragon Tiger Mountain no longer needed discussion of who was right or wrong; they were undoubtedly sworn enemies.

Whatever Shenxiao Dao wanted was something Dragon Tiger Mountain sought to destroy, and vice versa.

"Heh, the founders of your sect have nothing to do with me," Lin Zixiao replied with a faint smile.

Indeed, the Spirit Concealment Technique was created by a powerful ancestor, but that ancestor's last name was Zhang, the Zhang of the Heavenly Master Zhang of Dragon Tiger Mountain. This secret technique was taken by Shenxiao Dao from Dragon Tiger Mountain.

The implication in Lin Zixiao's words was that this is your family's forefather, what does it have to do with me?

The words were spoken without any politeness, and the persons concerned were certainly burning with rage.

"Hmph, true to the nature of a rebel's descendant, not a grateful bone in the body," Zhang Yuanchu lightly struck a copper bell and spoke in a firm voice, "The Shenxiao Dao has had frequent dealings with the Shadow King and engaged in dubious activities. The Zhengtian Daoist of Shenxiao Dao even previously confronted the Six Gates in defense of that ungrateful Demon Dan. And now he resorts to such stealthy actions. As the host of this conference seeking the truth through debate, I propose to disqualify him from participation."

Disqualification from participation effectively amounted to an expulsion from the Taoist community. Such a serious matter, of course, Zhang Yuanchu could not claim was due to the private grievances between the two sects. He found a comprehensive reason, directly alleging a connection between Shenxiao Dao and the Shadow King.

The Shadow King, notorious and at odds with the vast majority of sects in the worldly society, had gone to great lengths to gain the previous Emperor Qian's trust.

Luo Fu Palace was not the only one; there were many sects that suffered worse. It was just that they did not have the profound heritage of Luo Fu Palace to weather the storm.

As a result, the reputation of the Shadow King in the worldly society was truly poor. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to specifically target those cast out from the Righteous to invest in.

Xuanfa once dropped from being a candidate for Sect Leader because of this; there was no way around it—the reputation of the Shadow King was just too bad, and Zhenwu Sect did not want to become the next Luo Fu Palace.

"Fellow Daoists, what do you think?" Zhang Yuanchu's gaze turned towards the other two high platforms.

As one of the Four Great Taoist Sects, both Luo Fu Palace and Zhenwu Sect also held the right to vote. If both sects agreed, Shenxiao Dao would definitely be disqualified and unable to participate in the Debating Conference.

"Is Dragon Tiger Mountain so cowardly to resort to such petty trickery to frame us?" the Zhengtian Daoist exclaimed.

"This is not framing, but stating facts," Zhang Yuanchu rose and challenged, "Dare you swear in the name of all the ancestors of Shenxiao Dao, that you have no connection at all with the Shadow King, and that you have no connection at all with the Demon Dan, Zhang Xuanji?"

"You..." The Zhengtian Daoist's body flickered with thunder light, but he could not bring himself to make such an oath.

If it were someone shameless, they might have indeed sworn an oath. After all, once the ancestors are dead, they're dead, and who cares about so much?

But Shenxiao Dao has always adhered to the ancestors' decisions and remained irreconcilable with Dragon Tiger Mountain. To treat the ancestors' decisions as child's play would be to treat the entire Sect as child's play.

Moreover, you can't wrap fire in paper. If one truly took that oath and someone uncovered it in the future, that would indeed be a great loss of face.

"Daoist Zhang, you seem to have forgotten to mention one thing," Lin Zixiao said with a calm demeanor, "You claim that we are colluding with Shadow Pavilion, but isn't your Dragon Tiger Mountain also closely associated with Six Gates?"

"Six Gates has never publicly stated that they were involved because of the confrontation between Demon Dan and Brother Zhengtian. How did you come to know of this?"

"Furthermore, there was a time when a warrior of the Divinity Realm from Dragon Tiger Mountain secretly protected the Silver Seal Constables Luo Yan and Bu Lengchuan. How do you explain this?"

"To my knowledge, Dragon Tiger Mountain also participated in the dragon slaying event three hundred years ago. Could it be that in just three hundred years, you have forgotten the ancestors' stance?"

One point followed another; clearly, Lin Zixiao had also come prepared.

Dragon Tiger Mountain's warrior of the Divinity Realm covertly protecting Luo Yan and Bu Lengchuan was something Qing Yu had told Zhang Xuanji. Initially, Lu Qifeng had intended to use Li Xin as bait to lure out Qing Yu while sending Luo Yan and Bu Lengchuan out, hoping to strike from both sides.

In the end, the bait on both sides had been eaten, but the fish were not caught.

The one who stopped the Divinity Realm warrior from Dragon Tiger Mountain was Qiu Jiling, the master of Yuan Jianyi. Afterwards, to clear the air between both sides, Sword Palace also informed Qing Yu about the incident.

Unexpectedly, such a trivial matter had been used by Lin Zixiao.

Especially with the mention of the dragon slaying event...

Three hundred years ago, wasn't that around the time the Grand Ancestor died? The dragon that was slain was none other than the Divine Dragon, Emperor Daqian.

Dragon Tiger Mountain had also participated in that event, and an uncle of the current Heavenly Master Zhang had also died at the hands of Emperor Daqian. By bringing up this event, Lin Zixiao intended to drag Dragon Tiger Mountain down as well.

I admit to my own dirtiness, but you're not exactly clean yourself. If there's dirty water, let's splash it together.

"Daoist Hua, Daoist Xuan Chen, regarding the disqualification of Shenxiao Dao, what are your views?" Zhang Yuanchu asked with a cold face, suppressing his anger, and asked again.

"Shenxiao Dao acts against propriety and does not belong to the righteous. I agree," Hua Yufei said directly.

The friend of the Shadow King is the enemy of his Luo Fu Palace, the kind that is at odds until death.

However, from the Zhenwu Sect's side, there was no response for a long time. As one with a grudge against the Shadow King, this was somewhat inappropriate.

"Daoist Xuan Chen," Zhang Yuanchu prompted again.

"This..." Xuan Chen seemed to weigh his words for quite a while before saying, "Daoist Zhang, it is impossible to convince the crowd with mere rumors alone. It would be better for Daoist Zhang to bring Six Gates to testify..."

The words were not fully expressed, but the opposition was undoubtedly clear.

The influence of Dragon Tiger Mountain was growing stronger, and finding a reason to eliminate Shenxiao Dao today would establish greater prestige. Zhenwu Sect could not allow them to have their way so easily.

However, it was all in vain.

Zhang Yuanchu shook his head indifferently and said, "Since the Supreme Taoist Sect is not present, I hereby declare..."

"The Supreme Taoist Sect opposes."