"Go in!"
"What are you dawdling for?"
"Damn it! Didn't you hear me tell you to hurry?"
Accompanied by a torrent of curses.
An old man with white hair and beard, covered in whip marks, and six young men were driven into the Ruyi Hall with whips.
The eldest of these six young men was seventeen or eighteen, and the youngest was around thirteen or fourteen.
Their situation was dire.
But hatred was written in each of their eyes!
"Cao Zhen, you've gone too far. How can you treat Elder Liu like this?" Guan Nian shouted angrily.
Elder Liu was one of the few remaining eighty-sixth generation disciples of the Outer Eight Sects, and even they had to call him Martial Uncle.
"Release Elder Liu immediately, or none of you will be able to leave this place." Aunt Mei was furious, with swarms of蛊虫 (gu worms) floating behind her.
Lu Fu also gritted his teeth and said, "Cao Zhen, I advise you to release Elder Liu quickly!"
Cao Zhen sneered, "Why are you all talking so much nonsense?"
"Are you not respecting the opinion of the Ancestor?"
"Is this what you call absolute obedience?"
"Do you intend to defy him?"
"Ancestor, Elder Liu is upright and forthright, dedicating his life to the sect. He shouldn't suffer this fate!" Biebie looked at Chen Nan, his eyes full of pleading.
Aunt Lan also said, "Yes, Ancestor, Elder Liu's character is rarely matched in the Outer Eight Sects. He is being suppressed by the Cao family simply because he was displeased with their control over the sect leader's position. You must give him justice!"
Everyone pleaded for Elder Liu.
Because they knew.
Only Chen Nan could save Elder Liu.
"All of you, get out of the way!"
Elder Liu broke free from the control of the two men beside him, tidied his clothes, and knelt down. "Liu Yuanzong, eighty-sixth generation disciple of the sect, pays respects to the Ancestor. May the Ancestor be blessed with immense fortune and live for ten thousand years!"
The six disciples of the sect also knelt.
Cao Zhen wore a playful smile. "Elder Liu, the Ancestor has just agreed to my proposal. From now on, the Outer Eight Sects can pass on their lineages to their own clansmen. What do you have to say now?"
"If this is the Ancestor's opinion, then I, Liu Yuanzong, have nothing to say." Liu Yuanzong's face showed a hint of resolve. "If I cannot prevent this, I will only choose death to make my point and comfort the souls of the past ancestors of the Outer Eight Sects!"
"Ancestor, it can't be like this!" a fifteen or sixteen-year-old youth said. "The Outer Eight Sects have been passed down for thousands of years, relying on master-disciple inheritance to survive. Only this way can we endure."
"But if the position of sect leader is passed down to one's own descendants, won't the Outer Eight Sects become the private property of one person?"
*Slap!*
Cao Zhen struck him across the face with his whip, angrily saying, "You talk too much, don't you? Come on, if you're so good at talking, say more!"
The youth's eyes turned cold. "Cao Zhen, the Outer Eight Sects are not up to you to decide. With the Ancestor here, you can't run wild."
"But today, I decide!" Cao Zhen laughed heartily. "Do you think I'm really afraid of this so-called Ancestor? Humph."
"It's not that I look down on him, but he was just lucky enough to inherit from that old man from Wushan. Otherwise, what right would he have to be here?"
"When I'm in a good mood, I call him Ancestor. When I'm not, he's not even worth a fart."
"Ask him if he dares to oppose me?"
Guan Nian was enraged. "Cao Zhen, how dare you disrespect the Ancestor? I'll kill you right now..."
Before he could finish.
His expression suddenly changed. "What's going on? Why can't I use my strength?"
"You've all been dosed with the Soft Muscle Powder," Cao Dayuan laughed.
Others also felt their bodies go weak, unable to exert any force.
They were all greatly alarmed.
"Cao Zhen, what exactly do you want? Do you intend to kill us all?"
"You are simply ambitious. I should have killed you earlier." Aunt Mei's voice was weak. She wanted to control her 蛊虫 (gu worms) to attack him, but she couldn't perform her secret arts.
Cao Zhen sneered. "Even if I kill you, what does it matter to me?"
"However, I am not a man who enjoys bloodshed."
"What I want is very simple."
"As long as you swear allegiance to my sect, I can spare your lives!"
"Otherwise, next year today will be your death anniversary!"
Aunt Lan said indignantly, "A gentleman would rather die than be humiliated. We will never swear allegiance to your sect even if we die!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk!" Cao Zhen said with a perverted smile. "A Lan, I can kill others, but... how could I bear to kill you? You are the treasure I've always wanted!"
"Go to hell!"
Lu Fu roared, directly activating the mechanism in his hand.
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh!*
A faint whistling sound of wind could be heard.
Three cold lights instantly appeared in front of Cao Zhen.
At this critical moment.
A figure with white hair and beard, appearing immortal, stood in front of Cao Zhen. He waved his sleeve, blocking the three flying needles.
Then.
He swung his hand back.
*Puff, puff, puff!*
Three flying needles pierced Lu Fu's body, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Wang Cheng?"
Xu Xiangan exclaimed, recognizing his origin. "You are a Grandmaster realm expert. When did you become someone's dog?"
Hearing this.
Everyone else was also shocked.
Wang Cheng was a renowned master in the martial arts world!
Cao Zhen smiled. "Allow me to introduce Wang Cheng, ranked eighty on the Grandmaster list. He is now the Vice Sect Leader of my sect!"
Xu Xiangan angrily said, "You... you're not a decent person... The Vice Sect Leader of the sect has always been a disciple of the sect... You actually appointed an outsider?"
"Does it matter to you who I appoint?" Cao Zhen said dismissively, then looked at Chen Nan. "Ancestor, how do you want to handle this matter today? Do you want them to live, or do you want them to die?"
"As long as you order them to swear allegiance to me, I will let them live."
"Otherwise, I can only offer their blood as a welcome to you!"
Cao Yu feigned seriousness and said, "Dad, don't be like this, don't be so brutal. You've scared the Ancestor speechless! Hahahaha, sorry, I couldn't hold it in. I really didn't expect the Ancestor to be such a coward who's never seen the world!"
With that, he walked up to Chen Nan and grabbed his hair. "Look, he doesn't dare to resist even when we curse and humiliate him.
"This is hardly an Ancestor, he's clearly a wretch!"
Chen Nan smiled.
He looked at Cao Zhen. "You said earlier that you wanted to pass the position of sect leader to your son?"
Cao Zhen asked, "What's wrong with that?"
Chen Nan threw Cao Yu in front of him and, to everyone's shocked gaze, stomped on his chest, crushing it.
At this moment.
Chen Nan grinned. "Look, here's the problem."
"Your son is dead, how can you pass the sect leader's position to him?"