Chapter 484: Vindication
The Supreme Elders from the two forces roared at Lin Yun. At that moment, however, the four Supreme Elders of the Flawless Palace had already stepped in front of Lin Yun. They looked at the Supreme Elders of the two forces and spoke.
"I ask you, do you old fossils have any shame? In past years, when our Flawless Palace disciples were killed by yours, did we say a single word? Don’t forget, the older generation does not interfere in the affairs of the younger disciples. You were the ones who agreed to this."
At the Flawless Palace Supreme Elder’s words, the two forces fell silent. But then, a Supreme Elder from the Wuji Sect retorted with a twisted argument.
"Hmph! In the past, have we ever killed hundreds of your Flawless Palace disciples at once? This time, after entering the Saint’s Relics, everyone from my Wuji Sect died inside, with the sole exception of Celestial Yang, who escaped by a fluke. How can you expect us to simply ignore this?"
"So, you’re saying the Wuji Sect is dead set on breaking the rules?" the Flawless Palace Supreme Elder asked, not yielding an inch.
This time, the Wuji Sect and Celestial Eagle Valley had truly suffered a devastating loss. Not only had hundreds of their disciples died, but they hadn’t obtained a single treasure. They had lost both their people and their riches. It was no wonder they were so furious, to the point of disregarding the agreement between the Five Great Forces.
"Enough talk!" a Celestial Eagle Valley Supreme Elder roared. "If the Flawless Palace doesn’t hand over Lin Yun today, we will not let this rest."
Hearing Celestial Eagle Valley’s demand, the Flawless Palace Supreme Elders would never agree. ’Hand over Lin Yun? How could that be possible?’ In their eyes, Lin Yun was now a priceless treasure.
The two sides argued incessantly. The Wuji Sect Supreme Elder, trying to use their numbers to intimidate the other party, looked at the Flawless Palace group and threatened coldly, "Your Flawless Palace has always been overbearing. Do you intend to fight two forces at once today? If you don’t hand over Lin Yun, then don’t blame us for resorting to force."
The Wuji Sect and Celestial Eagle Valley were now in the same boat. The disciples of both forces had been completely annihilated. The Wuji Sect’s had been wiped out by Lin Yun alone, and while Taiqing Academy had participated in the attack on Celestial Eagle Valley, the two forces certainly weren’t about to offend Taiqing Academy now.
The two forces had a total of eight Supreme Elders, while the Flawless Palace had only four.
Hearing the Wuji Sect’s threat, a Flawless Palace Supreme Elder snorted. "Trying to intimidate us with numbers? You’re really making the Six Great Forces proud."
Just as he finished speaking, the four Supreme Elders of the Spiritual Light Pavilion led their disciples to stand beside the Flawless Palace.
Seeing the Spiritual Light Pavilion’s move, a Supreme Elder from Celestial Eagle Valley asked coldly, "Spiritual Light Pavilion, what is the meaning of this?"
"It means nothing in particular," a Supreme Elder from the Spiritual Light Pavilion replied. "Simply that if you intend to make a move today, the Spiritual Light Pavilion will certainly not sit back and watch."
The atmosphere grew increasingly tense. No one had expected the Spiritual Light Pavilion to step forward and support the Flawless Palace at a time like this. In an instant, the advantage the Wuji Sect and Celestial Eagle Valley held vanished completely.
In a two-on-two situation, the Wuji Sect and Celestial Eagle Valley had no real chance of victory.
After a moment of contemplation, the Wuji Sect Supreme Elder said, "Fine. We can let the matter of Lin Yun go. However, your Flawless Palace must return the treasures and Spirit Grass you looted from us."
Hearing this, a Supreme Elder from the Flawless Palace burst out laughing. "Haha! Have you people from the Wuji Sect lost your minds? What do you mean, ’return’? The treasures within the relics have always belonged to those strong enough to claim them."
Even Lin Yun couldn’t help but laugh at the Wuji Sect’s demand. ’These old guys... I really don’t know what goes on in their heads. Return the things I looted? If I was going to return them, why would I have bothered looting them in the first place?’
The Flawless Palace refused to return the treasures to the Wuji Sect and Celestial Eagle Valley, and the two sides resumed their bickering. Just then, the Taiqing Academy, which had been silent until now, also stepped forward to speak.
"We at Taiqing Academy also have some of Celestial Eagle Valley’s treasures," a Taiqing Academy Supreme Elder chimed in. "Should we return them as well?"
People are like that; everyone loves to kick someone when they’re down. Right now, the Wuji Sect and Celestial Eagle Valley were down, and the Taiqing Academy was more than happy to come over and give them a good, hard kick.
With three forces now standing against them, the Wuji Sect and Celestial Eagle Valley had absolutely no advantage.
The Supreme Elders of the two forces exchanged a look. Their expressions were incredibly grim, but what could they do? They couldn’t possibly start an all-out war with three other forces right here and now.
"Go." Almost in unison, the Supreme Elders of the two forces barked the order. They mounted their steeds and departed without another word.
They had arrived full of pomp and vigor, but they left with only a handful of people. All the others had died in the Saint’s Relics. It went without saying that news of this humiliating affair for the Wuji Sect and Celestial Eagle Valley would soon spread throughout the Eastern Domain.
At the same time, the Flawless Palace was certain to become the focus of attention. Compared to the Wuji Sect and Celestial Eagle Valley, if one had to say which force shone the brightest during this opening of the Saint’s Relics, it was without a doubt the Flawless Palace.
In the past, the Flawless Palace, which could hardly obtain any treasures, had this time not only annihilated all the disciples of the Wuji Sect and Celestial Eagle Valley, but had even plundered all their worldly possessions.
Once the Wuji Sect and Celestial Eagle Valley departed, their vassal forces naturally didn’t dare to linger. In an instant, only the members of Taiqing Academy, the Spiritual Light Pavilion, and the Flawless Palace remained.
Just after those groups left, the entire Saint’s Relics began to slowly grow ethereal, eventually vanishing from sight right before everyone’s eyes.
With the Saint’s Relics gone and everyone accounted for, this opening of the relics had officially come to a close. The Supreme Elders of the three remaining forces began to bid each other farewell.
"I didn’t expect you to even take on the Wuji Sect. Looks like your gains this time were truly immense," Wei Yunhang said to Lin Yun with a laugh. He wasn’t aware of the full story of how Lin Yun had plundered the Wuji Sect.
Hearing Wei Yunhang’s words, Lin Yun smiled and replied, "You jest, Brother Wei. I imagine your own gains weren’t any less than mine."
With that, Lin Yun, Wei Yunhang, and Xi Zijin bid each other farewell. Wei Yunhang and Xi Zijin had now acknowledged Lin Yun; they had come to treat him as a Demon Fiend, an equal to themselves.
Leading the Flawless Palace disciples to annihilate the Wuji Sect—such a feat was a testament to Lin Yun’s power.
Wei Yunhang and the people from Taiqing Academy departed, as did Xi Zijin with the group from the Spiritual Light Pavilion. But just as she was leaving, Xi Zijin actually smiled at Lin Yun. It was only a fleeting smile, but as far as anyone knew, Xi Zijin had never smiled before in her life.
"Next time we meet, I hope you will have become the sixth Great Demon Fiend, truly on par with the other five. When that time comes, I insist on having a proper match with you." Those were Xi Zijin’s parting words.
It was undeniable that Xi Zijin’s smile was truly beautiful, so much so that Lin Yun was left momentarily stunned. He only snapped out of it when Lu Bingning and Lan Xi’s voices broke the silence.
"What’s wrong? Have you fallen for her?" Lan Xi asked with a pout.
"Hmph. Such a player," Lu Bingning said, her face sullen.
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