Chapter 17: Cutting Leeks
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"It doesn't count as suicide."
The system's answer was extremely concise.
This answer reassured Jiang Cheng.
Since it did not count as suicide, then there was nothing to be afraid of.
Immediately after that though, he felt curious.
"Why doesn't it count as suicide?"
"Ding, deducting 500 points."
F*ck, deducting points again. Was this considered a second question?
The dog system liked to play dead at other times, but while deducting points, it displayed an extremely enthusiastic attitude.
"The host's current identity is that of the sect master of the Flying Immortal sect. The Flying Immortal sect was attacked by the Extreme Moon sect. The system has thus determined that the host himself was attacked."
So that was the case!
Since the Flying Immortal sect was considered his own force, after it was attacked, no matter what actions he took toward the four sects afterward, the system would only consider them as a counterattack.
A counterattack was not considered an act of suicide and would only be considered as him acting in self-defense.
In that case, it was the Extreme Moon sect's fault for making the first move.
After understanding the principle behind it, brother Cheng did not conceal himself any longer, and directly walked out into the open.
At this moment, within the Extreme Moon sect's meeting hall, sect master Qi Gaohong was hopping mad with rage.
"Who can tell me exactly what happened?"
"Elder Xu, elder Li, elder Feng, how did they die?"
"The Flying Immortal sect is on the verge of total destruction. Who could accomplish such a thing?"
"Eh?"
Jiang Cheng's heavenly tribulation lightning had directly killed 18 soul division realm elders.
The Extreme Moon sect had been the main force in this attack on the Flying Immortal sect, and 7 of the 18 elders present had been from their sect.
Although not a single one of them survived the battle, and none of them had the time or opportunity to send a message, the life tablets of these elders were stored in the Extreme Moon sect.
Not too long ago, the life tablets of those seven elders had shattered, which meant that they were all dead.
The faces of the elders inside the hall did not look too good either. The Extreme Moon sect had not suffered such a great blow since it was founded.
However, no one broached the topic of taking revenge.
It was not that they were weak or possessed good temperaments, but rather that they were not stupid.
The seven life tablets had all shattered at the same time, which meant that they were killed at the same time.
They had never heard of such a thing.
How strong was the enemy who could do such a thing?
At the very least, he would not be someone at the level of the soul division realm.
If they rushed forward rashly, they would be courting death. They were very much aware of this fact.
"We need to take some time to consider this matter."
"I suggest that we send people over to the Flying Immortal sect to find out the truth."
The elders discussed the matter among themselves animatedly, and kept trying to analyze the truth behind this matter.
"There are only a few Flying Immortal sect members left, so this should have been done by an external force."
"That's right. If the Flying Immortal sect had such a powerful helper, they wouldn't have ended up like that in the first place."
"Who could it be? Could it be the Duanmu family?"
"It's possible. They're also from that camp!"
"Why don't we ask the Crimson Sun sect for help?"
The small and medium-sized sects in Qingland Prefecture were divided into two camps.
One camp was led by the Crimson Sun sect. The four sects that attacked the Flying Immortal sect this time could be considered to be part of this camp.
They had always followed the Crimson Sun sect's lead.
The other side was led by the Duanmu family. The Flying Immortal sect could be considered to be part of that camp.
From a certain point of view, elder Liang's bragging about them having a good relationship with the Duanmu family could also be said to have had somewhat of a basis.
However, this kind of relationship was actually not worth mentioning.
The Crimson Sun sect and the Duanmu family both had more than one spiritual altar realm cultivators. Their battle prowess surpassed the combined strength of dozens of other small and medium-sized sects.
One of the main reasons why they did not directly attack these small and medium-sized sects was that these two great powers kept each other in check.
If the Crimson Sun sect wanted to unify the Qinglan Prefecture and monopolize it, the Duanmu family would stand up against them.
The reverse was also true.
Due to this, the two powers had each roped in a group of small and medium-sized sects and demarcated their territories.
Sects like the Extreme Moon sect had to pay a large amount of resources to the Crimson Sun sect as a 'protection fee'.
Protection fees did not exist in this world per se, but this fee was in exchange for their promise not to attack the Extreme Moon sect.
On the other side, the Flying Immortal sect also had to pay tribute to the Duanmu family every year.
Back then, Elder Liang had gone to the Duanmu family with the previous sect master to pay tribute.
To put it bluntly, these small and medium-sized sects were like leeks harvested by the two major powers once a year.
On the other hand, in order to weaken the other side, the two major powers were also very enthusiastic about attacking the sects under the jurisdiction of the enemy camp.
For example, when the Flying Immortal sect was destroyed, the Duanmu family would have one less sect to receive tribute from. In the future, they would receive a smaller harvest and would be weakened in a roundabout way.
However, the two major powers were keeping a close watch on each other's movements. It was not convenient to act personally, so they could only instruct the sects under them to carry out such attacks.
The reason why the Extreme Moon sect was able to successfully join forces with the Dark Ice, the Five Thunder, and Heaven Flame sects to attack the Flying Immortal sect was because of the Crimson Sun sect's instructions.
Seventy percent of the resources snatched from the Flying Immortal sect had to be handed over to them.
Just as the group of higher-ups of the Extreme Moon sect were considering reporting this matter to the Crimson Sun sect, Jiang Cheng swaggered over to the entrance of their mountain gate.
Elder Liang followed closely behind him, and no one knew what strategy they were planning to adopt.
"Who are you?"
"This is the mountain gate of the Extreme Moon sect, state your names!"
The four disciples guarding the gate stepped forward and stopped the two.
Before Jiang Cheng could say anything, the leading disciple pointed at elder Liang and shouted, "I know him. He's Liang Da, an elder of the Flying Immortal sect!"
"What?"
"An elder of the Flying Immortal sect?"
The four disciples immediately drew their swords and surrounded the two.
This scene made many cultivators outside the mountain gate stop in their tracks and look over.
News of the extermination of the Flying Immortal sect had spread very quickly. The Extreme Moon sect had even held a grand banquet to celebrate it last night.
This was a major event in Qinglan Prefecture, so it was only natural that everyone had heard about it.
"Has this elder of the Flying Immortal sect gone mad?"
"He managed to escape with great difficulty, yet he actually took the initiative to deliver himself to our doorstep?"
"Could it be that he's here to take revenge?"
"Revenge? I've heard of Liang Da. He's only at the fourth or fifth level of the soul division realm. I think that it's more likely that he's here to seek death!"
"Who's that earth-shattering handsome young man by his side?"
"I think Liang Da seems to be taking instructions from him. Could it be that this person has a deep background?"
"Forget it. What kind of powerful helper can the Flying Immortal sect enlist? It's just one person anyway?"
Liang Da also heard everyone discussing him.
Although he was very displeased to be looked down upon by others, when he thought about Jiang Cheng's strength, he could not help but puff out his chest.
'Just you wait, you bunch of idiots. Later on, you should properly wash your eyes and look closely.'
"I am the sect master of the Flying Immortal sect. Hurry up and get your sect master to come out and kneel before me!"
Jiang Cheng's first sentence almost made Liang Da vomit blood.
'Big Brother, we haven't even charged in, yet you've already exposed your identity like this?'
'Aren't you being too arrogant?'
Then again, when he thought of his Great Heavenly Lightning technique that covered Heaven and Earth, it seemed that he truly had the qualifications to behave so arrogantly.
The four disciples were shocked. The sect master of the Flying Immortal sect? Had he not been killed in the attack previously?
Why did another one appear?
However, they were immediately angered by Jiang Cheng's words.
"You are the sect master?"
"Surround him and don't let him escape!"
"Send a message to the sect!"
The four of them had just sent over the message when Jiang Cheng pulled out his sword.
"Even when facing death, you guys are still so noisy!"
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