Chapter 6

Elder Cui regained his composure, smiling and shaking his head. "I merely praised the younger disciples a few words, what's the big deal?"

He looked at Yan Zhaoge. "As for you, although you come from a distinguished background, you must remember that you are still a junior disciple."

"With just those few words of yours, I can charge you with disrespecting your elders and being arrogant and immoral, even Elder Yan would have nothing to say about it."

"Young man, regardless of whether this inner crystal furnace is real or fake, or whether you discovered it, even if you have some merit, you should be cautious in your words and actions and be more humble!"

Although Elder Cui still had a kind smile, his aura was already intimidating, suppressing the young disciples present, who dared not breathe loudly, looking at Elder Cui with trepidation.

The development of events had already exceeded their imagination.

However, Yan Zhaoge's smile was even more serene. "You are an elder? Our sect indeed values seniority, and I have always respected the elderly and the virtuous."

"However, without my father, I think it would be easy to find a few people who don't consider you an elder."

"There's nothing wrong with what you did today, but have you always been so clean in the past? You know that best yourself."

"I respect the elderly and the virtuous, but the premise is that the other party is not disrespectful to their position."

Elder Cui glared at Yan Zhaoge. "You..."

Yan Zhaoge gave him a sidelong glance. "What?"

Elder Cui was speechless. At this moment, he realized that the young man in front of him was even more arrogant and petty than he had imagined!

Now, he wanted to turn against Yan Zhaoge and give him a hard time, but he found that he had no leverage to use against Yan Zhaoge.

If he wanted to make a move, Ah Hu, standing beside him, bared his teeth in a fierce grin, making Elder Cui freeze on the spot, unable to advance or retreat.

Yan Zhaoge said calmly, "You think you're using a foolish young man as a pawn, but in fact, you are just a pawn in someone else's hands."

"If you had succeeded in tricking me this time, the people behind you would have protected you with all their might. But now, if the people behind me decide to move against you, do you think the people behind you will still protect you, and with how much effort?"

After saying that, Yan Zhaoge turned around, ignoring the old man surnamed Cui, and glanced at Ye Jing, Sima Qing, and the others, leading the way out of the side hall. "Take good care of the treasures, we're leaving, our destination is the Dragon Subduing Abyss."

Ah Hu, carrying the inner crystal furnace, followed closely behind, whispering with a smile, "Is this killing a chicken to scare the monkeys? But this chicken is a bit big, and the monkeys are a bit small."

"You don't understand." Yan Zhaoge shook his head and turned to look at Ye Jing, who had come out behind him, no longer angry but with a thoughtful expression.

Yan Zhaoge was calm, and although he had taken the blame for the original owner of his body, he had no grudge against Ye Jing, so he wouldn't actively target or suppress him.

The best scenario would be for each to go their own way and live in peace.

"But if you stand against me, I won't back down. We'll have a good showdown to see who is stronger, this穿越者 (穿越者 means '穿越者' in Chinese, which can be translated as '穿越者' in English, but in this context, it means '穿越者' or '穿越者') and you, the chosen one, who can be more stubborn?"

"Life and death are trivial, if you don't agree, then let's fight. I don't care who you are."

Ye Jing looked at Yan Zhaoge's back, his gaze complex.

Sima Qing looked at Yan Zhaoge with a cold expression, but there was a hint of curiosity.

The others looked at Yan Zhaoge with admiration.

If the matter of the inner crystal furnace had only made them feel Yan Zhaoge's ability, then standing up to Elder Cui had truly made them understand what arrogance and arrogance meant.

Facing Ye Jing and others who were clearly inferior to him, Yan Zhaoge, despite his wealth and power, remained very calm.

But when facing Elder Cui, who usually made them, the junior disciples, dare not breathe loudly, Yan Zhaoge was confrontational and relentless, extremely arrogant.

Compared to the many treasures, the events afterward made them truly feel that Yan Zhaoge was on a different level from them.

Yan Zhaoge no longer looked at them and continued forward, with Ah Hu following beside him. Yan Zhaoge glanced at him.

Ah Hu, with a big face, chuckled and whispered, "Master, this time it was my fault. I really didn't expect that Ye Jing would advance another realm so quickly and successfully open his dantian and qi sea."

Yan Zhaoge rolled his eyes, not at all surprised by this.

The chosen one, with the protagonist's aura, likes to surprise everyone and blind them. This kind of thing, Yan Zhaoge also liked, but the premise was that he was the one doing the surprising, not being surprised.

"Order someone to investigate and report back as soon as possible." Yan Zhaoge whispered, "Elder Cui incited me to resent Ye Jing, it won't be that simple."

"Even if I really killed Ye Jing and was caught with solid evidence, and was charged with killing a fellow disciple, as long as my father is still around, I have a chance to turn things around."

"Besides, if I really wanted to make a move, would it be so easy to catch me with evidence?"

"This won't have much impact on the competition between Second Master and my father." Yan Zhaoge said, "There must be other reasons. Investigate Ye Jing's relationships, especially within the sect, thoroughly."

Ah Hu's expression became serious and solemn, no longer playful. "Yes, Master."

Yan Zhaoge nodded and continued forward. After walking for a while, he suddenly stopped. "Tsk, almost forgot the main task. Ah Hu, go back to the side hall."

Ah Hu rubbed his hands together. "Master, are you still not satisfied? Leave it to me, I'll go back and beat that old man up."

Yan Zhaoge waved his hand. "No, it's about the ritual for the mission to investigate the Dragon Subduing Abyss. I forgot to collect it, go back and get it."

Ah Hu: "..."

That day, Elder Cui Xin, the elder in charge of the executive hall, was dismissed from his position and investigated by the disciplinary hall for extortion and oppression of junior disciples.

...

In a dark, quiet room somewhere in Guangcheng Mountain.

"The legend is true, the inner crystal furnace really has such wonderful effects!"

"Report the news immediately."

"The current inner crystal furnace is still imperfect and can only refine low-grade treasures, which, although valuable, is limited. Should we wait for further results before taking action to avoid exposing ourselves and alarming Guangcheng Mountain?"

"We will remain hidden, but the news is significant and must be reported immediately. We will follow the instructions from the other side on what to do next."

"Good."

...

In another place.

"The research on the inner crystal furnace is now being handled by the sect's higher-ups, but the initial foundation was laid by Yan Zhaoge."

"With the foundation, we can attempt to deduce the next steps."

"This time, although he has guards accompanying him, he is still at a disadvantage, making it a good opportunity to intercept and kill him."

"Contact the remnants of the Five Spirit Banner. They were destroyed by Yan Zhaoge's father, so it's natural for them to take revenge. Just make sure they don't really kill Yan Zhaoge, at least until we have extracted all the information about the inner crystal furnace, then hand him over to them."

"For now, don't let the Five Spirit Banner know about the inner crystal furnace, just have them kidnap him."

...

In the territory of the Eastern Tang Kingdom, one of the five continents of the Heavenly Domain, a huge rift runs through it, which is the destination of Yan Zhaoge and his group, the Dragon Subduing Abyss.

"Junior Brother Ye, you are from the Eastern Tang Kingdom, right?" A young disciple asked Ye Jing as they passed through the capital of the Eastern Tang Kingdom.

Ye Jing nodded, somewhat emotionally. "Yes."

The most powerful holy lands in the world each have their own mountain gates and directly governed vast territories, and from there, they extend their influence to the surrounding vast regions.

Guangcheng Mountain, for example, directly governs the central continent of the Heavenly Domain, the Central Heaven Continent, and influences the entire Heavenly Domain.

The other four continents each have many other sects, royal dynasties, or family forces influenced by Guangcheng Mountain, each developing independently while respecting Guangcheng Mountain as the supreme authority.

The Eastern Tang Kingdom is one of the three major forces in the Eastern Heaven Continent and is the easternmost frontier of Guangcheng Mountain's influence.

In the territory of the Eastern Tang Kingdom, there are also lower-level sects or family forces.

Looking at the capital of the Eastern Tang Kingdom, Ye Jing's thoughts wandered. His family, the Ye family, was just a small family in a small city in the Eastern Tang Kingdom. Through his efforts, the Ye family had become the strongest force in that small city, but in the entire Eastern Tang Kingdom, it was still insignificant.

Leaving the small city and coming to the capital of the Eastern Tang Kingdom, he felt a great broadening of his horizons.

Leaving the Eastern Tang Kingdom and joining Guangcheng Mountain was like a frog jumping out of a well, seeing the true world.

The many strong figures in the Eastern Tang Kingdom were still those he needed to look up to, but this return to the Eastern Tang Kingdom could also be considered a triumphant return...

"After entering the city, I will visit the Eastern Tang Kingdom's emperor and the elder in charge of our sect in the Eastern Tang Kingdom to understand the situation at the Dragon Subduing Abyss."

Yan Zhaoge, who was leading the group, stopped and looked at the capital of the Eastern Tang Kingdom, saying to everyone, "You can settle down and move around freely, but you must regroup in two hours, and we will set off for the Dragon Subduing Abyss."

The young disciples all replied in unison, "Yes, Senior Brother Yan."

Ye Jing's expression was indifferent.

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