Chapter 346 - A Satisfactory Answer (1/2)

Lu Xuan had his reasons as well.

Making ancestral graves of any clan into a place for developing and fostering the dead was something deemed absolutely unforgivable anywhere and in any era. One could even say that doing so would ensure that both parties became sworn enemies.

There was hardly any problem if he wanted to take out his indignation and anguish on them.

Be it in modern society or ancient times, making someone else’s ancestral grave into a place for keeping undead is something that could easily cause a war.

The guilty party was sure to be hunted down by renowned, righteous clans and sects.

Despite the likes of the Maoshan Sect being a cultivation force specializing in keeping undead, they too dared not do something deemed so sacrilegious.

Huaxians’ respect and reverence for their ancestors were even more profound than their treatment of gods. Anyone who dared to desecrate other people’s ancestral graves and do such things with the place would without a doubt make enemies of them.

The only fortunate thing about the whole matter was that those guilty ones had yet to do anything truly unforgivable just yet. Otherwise, there would truly be no turning around with the matter.

Overseas rites of the Maoshan Sect had always been rather insubordinate, to begin with. It became clear that they became bold enough to do something so sacrilegious.

Sha Tongshen shivered at the thought of it all, especially so after finding that those people actually practiced Tame Head curses as well. From what they were able to tell with Lu Zhengqing and his master, what happened would definitely not be an isolated case.

He speculated that the entire overseas rite of the Maoshan Sect had become problematic.

The fact that the sect could go as far as to learn Tame Head curses meant that due to a lack of oversight, the aforementioned overseas rite had become so emboldened that they probably had been doing several things that harmed several people.

They had probably long crossed the line with anything they did.

After all, doing such a thing in Huaxia would have caused many renowned and righteous sects and clans to hunt them down to maintain order.

However, the smaller Southeast Asian countries, which were overrun with people practicing such heretic arts in the first place, had always been rampant with cultivation methods that were deemed brutal and unforgivable.

The overseas rite of the Maoshan Sect had probably harmed countless people.

“We of the Maoshan Sect would definitely give you a satisfactory answer, Mr. Lu.”

Sha Tongshen answered solemnly. While the matter did involve the overseas rite of the sect, those people were nonetheless still members of the Maoshan Sect.

The way those people conducted their business had soiled the arts passed down by their ancestors and brought shame to the Maoshan Sect, making Sha Tongshen eager to clean house.

Lu Xuan said, “That’s good to hear. I shall wait for your answer then.”

“The Maoshan Sect shall not harbor any who are involved in this. I take it that this would be your opportunity to clean house, and retake control of your overseas rite as well, is it not?”

Sha Tongshen chuckled, finding out that Lu Xuan had indeed seen right through him. He then replied, “You’re indeed correct, Mr. Lu.”

“Other than that, we of the Maoshan Sect shall pay reparations of one billion yuan to the Lu Clan for restoring your clan’s ancestral hall as well as to provide other services like scholarships, to show that we of the Maoshan Sect are truly sincere with making amends,” Sha Tongshen said.

The Maoshen Sect was just a religious sacred ground before spirit qi was restored to the world. While it was true that the sect had no lack of funds, they weren’t wealthy either. Taking out one billion yuan was something that could never be easily accomplished before.

However, things were different now. With the restoration of spirit qi, many spells of the sect that were merely tricks to deceive the people became genuine spells. Thus, several people flocked to them to learn their art.

As such, their wealth spiked with the increasing interest. While one billion yuan was still not a small sum to the sect, it was no longer one that they were unable to afford to pay.

Such an amount would be deemed worthwhile, as long as they were able to settle the matter.

Lu Xuan nodded and said, “10 days. You have 10 days to give me that answer.”

“Understood, Mr. Lu. We of the Maoshan Sect will definitely give you a satisfactory answer within 10 days. Please bear with us until then.”

Sha Tongshen felt himself breaking out in cold sweat, being relieved that he somehow managed to settle the problem.