Chapter: 1024 (1/2)

AST 1024 – Buddha Sword Sect’s Decision, Huoyun Peng’s Resolution

After Qing Shui had laid a formation around the Qing Residence, he became more relieved. The old men from the Buddha Sword Sect had gone back, but they would never give up that easily. The Buddha Sect has never encountered such behavior towards them after all. As for Demon Gate, Qing Shui wasn’t worried. They could go against the Buddha Sect with equal force, as they were also powerful in that context. He didn’t have to concern himself with their ability to fight, and he had a feeling that he might need their help one day as well.

Buddha Sword Sect!

The Buddha Sword Sect was located at the Buddha Mountain, which was an impressive mountain region that had several statues carved naturally into the image of a Buddha. Throughout the mountain, the Buddha statues stood upright like a sword jabbed onto the ground. The scenery of these statues was quite life-like, and it was very enthralling.

The Buddha Sword Sect was one of the nine divisions of the Buddha Sect that sat right on this Buddha Mountain they were viewing. The distances between each of the sects from the Nine Divisions of Buddha Sect, or the Nine Sects, were quite close. The general headquarters of the Buddha Sect was located in the middle, with the other nine divisions surrounding it. The Buddha Sword Sect was located somewhere among these nine surroundings.

The headquarters of the Buddha Sect was actually formed by the Elders of the respective nine divisions. The commander of the headquarters was the Grand Elder, who had absolute power over the headquarters itself. The other nine divisions were controlled by their respective division lords and the sect lords. This was the information Qing Shui had received from the old man of Demon Gate. The Buddha Sect was just an abbreviation for the Nine Divisions of Buddha Sect.

The headquarters of the Buddha Sect were superior when compared to the Nine Divisions of Buddha Sect in title. All the nine divisions were comprised of powerful martial cultivators, and those from headquarters were constantly reaping benefits for their own divisions. Usually, they would not interact with each other except during the moment of crisis. The Elder Association from the headquarters would join forces to eradicate the crisis, and it was only in the Elder Association that the respective Elders from the nine divisions would interact with each other for various matters.

The selection of the Grand Elder was based on the martial prowess and the wisdom of the candidates that could be selected from one of the lords from the nine divisions. The Grand Elder has the absolute power, so everyone from the nine divisions would dream of being the Grand Elder of the Buddha Sect, as they could reap greater benefits for their own divisions.

At that moment, two people appeared inside a grand hall in the Buddha Sword Sect. One of them was pale as a white sheet of paper, and these two were the Elders assigned to intercept Qing Shui, but they were forced to escape back to the Buddha Sword Sect.

There weren’t a lot of people in the grand hall. Besides the two of them, there was the leader wearing a yellow silk robe sitting on a high perch with a calm composure. And beside this leader stood another old man who was peering his eyes. He could be easily neglected, as he didn’t stand out as much as the leader in an extravagant robe.

“What’s the meaning of this?” The leader looked at those old men, where one of them was wounded, while the other was fine. His aura was obscure, seemingly unstable.

“Sect lord, that kid was domineering. Most importantly, his demonic beast was very powerful, we couldn’t even win against it….” The unharmed one explained in a low voice.

“Both of you are already considered among the best in the five continents, and yet you can’t defeat his beast mount. It seems that his demonic beast has surpassed the power of 10,000 stars. Even so, it can only unleash about 5,500 stars. But that doesn’t mean both of you don’t have that kind of power as well.” The sect Lord said calmly and slowly.

“Sect lord, that demonic beast was able to debuff 10% of our powers. We could only unleash the power less than 4,400 stars.” One of the old men explained in a trembling voice.

“Debuff 10% of your power? So he’s using this trick against you. Did he really think that he could go against us using only a demonic beast with debuffing skill?” The sect lord wrinkled a frown, his face was plastered with a disdain expression.

“That’s enough. You may leave. Go tend to your wounds!”

“Thank you sect lord!”

Two of the Elders descended and left the hall.

“Third Uncle, what do you think?” The sect lord stood up and turned to ask an elderly man who stood beside him with a respectful gesture.

“This young man doesn’t seem to fear our Buddha Sword Sect. Do you think a young man such as he who possesses a powerful demonic beast will be dumb enough to use one demonic beast against us?” The elderly man said calmly, almost as if he was muttering to himself.

“I know that, of course. Does Demon Gate want to make things ugly for our Buddha Sword Sect that badly?” said the sect lord bewildered.

“Why did Demon Gate want a war against us as soon as this kid arrived? The key lies within this young man.” The elderly man known as Third Uncle slowly opened his eyes that were as clear as unpolluted water.

“Third Uncle, the child of both Peng ‘er and Mo Hongluo cannot be left alive in this world. If this goes out, the other divisions of the Buddha Sect will never allow it.” The sect lord shook his head, seemingly in disbelief of the current situation.

It has been 30 years since then. He thought everything was settled after forcing his son to sever his relationship with Demon Gate, but he didn’t expect that they had a child together and that child would come back, possibly to take vengeance on the Buddha Sword Sect. He couldn’t allow them to find them openly like this, and he couldn’t let this matter get blown out of proportion.

“If the other sect divisions can’t allow such atrocity to continue, why don’t we let them handle the situation?”

“Do you think they will?” The sect lord asked as he glanced towards his Third Uncle.

“Regardless, she is still Peng ‘er’s daughter. I can understand why it will be inconvenient for you to do this task. Let the other sect divisions or Elders do it. This matter concerns the reputation of the Buddha Sect, which is why they will most likely accept this task.” After he was done, his slowly closed his eyes and walked out of the grand hall.

…….

In a similar secluded courtyard within the Buddha Sword Sect, one man wearing a brown robe was training focusing on his sword moves. He looked like a handsome middle-aged man with straight brows and clear eyes, but there was an unchanging bitterness and an indescribable emotion in his expression.

30 years ago, he came here on his own will to cultivate and cleanse his heart and desires. He continued to do so as an ascetic monk, much like the others in the Buddha Sect.

He had been trying his best to forget his past within these 30 years. Back then, he felt confined in his own life, but as he grew up, he was finally able to understand a lot of things. He didn’t want to push the Huoyun Clan into the pits of abyss because of him, so he could only endure a lot of things thrown at him.