616 A Reply That Transformed the Dao Palace! (2/2)
”Elder Mie Liezi, you only saw me trying to kill Sun Hai. Aren't you going to question Sun Hai about what he had done to me?” Wang Baole said, then pointed to the alchemical cauldron.
”At this very moment, my intrinsic sacred beast is being cooked alive inside that cauldron. I came here to negotiate and make peace. I even proposed compensation of nearly a hundred thousand battle credits. Nevertheless, Sun Hai continued to make things difficult for me. He lusted over my battle credits, that's fine. He repeatedly called me a beast, I took that without complaint too. I was pushed to the limits of my patience, yet he still wanted to turn my sacred beast into a Blood Pill!” Fury colored Wang Baole's words as his voice rang out. Mie Liezi frowned.
He didn't know the details of what had happened. However, he saw the lowered heads of the Core Formation realm cultivators around them and sensed the living presence in the alchemical cauldron. Everything seemed to add up. Even if Wang Baole had spiced up the details, it was clear he was speaking the truth.
But Mie Liezi wasn't here to speak reason or mete out justice. He didn't care that Wang Baole had just returned from the Worship Palace Pavilion. He believed that the most that Wang Baole had gained was a core disciple rank. Even should his rank be higher than Mie Liezi's, his cultivation was not. In fact, there was a greater likelihood that Wang Baole hadn't acquired a core disciple's rank but only that of an inner sect disciple.
Unless he was able to attain the status of a personal disciple, otherwise… At that thought, Mie Liezi snorted and said coolly, ”I care only for the results, not the cause. Wang Baole has offended his elders. Feng Qiuran, you cannot defend him. Either we abide by the rules of the sect or we expel him. Regardless, I must have an answer by the end of the day!”
Mie Liezi's forceful personality was on full display as he said that. Feng Qiuran frowned. Her mind began thinking rapidly about the way to resolve this. Beside her, Sect Lord Xu stole a glance at Wang Baole. There was a considering look in his eyes. He was different from Feng Qiuran. He believed that Wang Baole wasn't the sort of person who was ignorant of propriety. Someone who had worked his way up the Federation's hierarchy, climbing from the position of an ordinary student to that of a noble at the Primary Rank Two and Secondary Rank Two, wasn't going to commit such a juvenile mistake.
Reality didn't deviate much from his expectations. Wang Baole was well supported for his actions. After hearing what Mie Liezi had said, he narrowed his eyes and raised his chin slightly. Then, he said coolly, ”You care only for the results and not the cause? I'm fine with that…” Having said that, Wang Baole swiped across his storage bracelet. A purple identity token appeared in his hand. He activated his cultivation and sent his cultivation flowing into the identity token.
As soon as he did that, the token began to shine with a blinding purple light. The light shot upwards, into the sky, and flooded the air. The heavens transformed into a sea of purple light. As it spread outwards, the skies changed color and clouds rolled back. The ancient Hyacinthus Tree on the main island started to shake violently!
Everyone was shocked at the sight. A myriad of emotions flashed across Mie Liezi's and Feng Qiuran's faces. The changes summoned by Wang Baole's token didn't stop there. The Vast Expanse Dao Palace's array formation appeared that instant, a vast web made visible to the naked eye, spread across the sky and land, rumbling. It appeared to achieve resonance with Wang Baole's identity token!
The Hyacinthus Tree, the sect's array formation, everything that was happening drew all eyes to Wang Baole at that very instant. It was as if… with a single thought, he could seize control over the Vast Expanse Dao Palace's array formation. To a certain extent, Wang Baole had just seized the access rights belonging to Feng Qiuran and the other two elders and become the most powerful person in the sect!
Even the ancient greenish-bronze sword was affected. The seas of fire erupted around them, roaring and frightening every disciple. The heavens themselves seemed to be quivering. The presence that had descended upon them was incredible!
”This…”
”What is going on?”
On Holy Air Island and the main Vast Expanse Dao Palace island, stunned shouts rose to the skies simultaneously. Numerous figures dashed out from the main island. These Nascent Soul realm cultivators had a disbelieving look on their faces as they raced towards the source of the purple light, Holy Air Island.
The expressions on Mie Liezi's and Feng Qiuran's faces were that of unprecedented shock and awe. Emotions threatened to pull them under. Their eyes could contain nothing else except… the purple identity token!
”An adopted… adopted disciple!” Mie Liezi trembled. He seemed to have fallen into a daze as he muttered to himself.