"Your Excellency, do you truly intend to show no leniency?" Hearing Li Xuan's words, Zhuang Yan's steps slowly halted. He then turned to face Li Xuan and said.
Li Xuan shrugged helplessly at this, "This person has harbored murderous intent towards me incessantly, and he injured Senior Mo. As a junior, it is only natural that I avenge him. Furthermore, I never leave any threats to myself. Therefore, he must die."
"Li Xuan, although the one behind you is immensely powerful, your own strength cannot yet threaten me. If I insist on taking him away today, what can you do?" Zhuang Yan took a deep breath and spoke slowly.
Li Xuan smiled and nodded, "If you insist on taking him, that is also an option. However, in the future, I will definitely bring my senior with me to pay a visit to your Zhuang family. Hmm, perhaps your Zhuang family's strength is comparable to the Six Great Holy Lands, but I still favor my elder."
Threat, a blatant threat!
Zhuang Yan naturally understood that the Li Xuan before him was threatening him. However, Zhuang Yan also knew that if things escalated to that point, it would bring about a devastating disaster to the Zhuang family. Glancing down at Zhuang Qinggao, who looked terrified, Zhuang Yan suddenly smiled and directly threw Zhuang Qinggao towards Li Xuan.
"Since you want to kill him, then it is yours to do. You and our Zhuang family are now without any grievances." Under Li Xuan's surprised gaze, Zhuang Yan said with a smile.
"Father, you... you..." Zhuang Qinggao was utterly stunned. His own father had actually sold him out?
"Are you also curious as to why I am handing him over to you?" Zhuang Yan ignored Zhuang Qinggao's question. Seeing Li Xuan's bewildered expression, he smiled faintly and asked.
Li Xuan nodded, this act of sacrificing one's son for personal gain was truly a first for him.
"I have over a hundred offspring. If sacrificing this one can preserve the family, why not? If they blame someone, they can only blame themselves for not being discerning enough to provoke someone they shouldn't have," Zhuang Yan said with a smile.
Li Xuan couldn't help but give him a thumbs-up, "You are an impressive man, I am truly impressed, impressed!"
"There is nothing more here, so I shall take my leave." Zhuang Yan's mouth twitched slightly, but he spoke nonetheless. As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuang Yan stepped forward, vanishing into the void.
"You, don't kill me!" Seeing his father truly abandon him, Zhuang Qinggao was completely panicked. Especially as Li Xuan walked towards him, Zhuang Qinggao scrambled backward, shouting loudly.
"If I were you, I certainly wouldn't be begging for mercy at this point." Li Xuan shook his head slightly, then pointed a finger, releasing a beam of sword light that directly obliterated him.
"Miss Cai Xuan, the rest is up to you." Li Xuan glanced at the female disciples gathered around below, then shifted his gaze to Yue Cai Xuan and said. The primary culprit had been dealt with, and Li Xuan saw no need to continue interfering in the affairs of the Sheng Yue Sect.
"Thank you." Yue Cai Xuan nodded slightly, her gaze then sweeping over the surrounding female disciples. It was evident that all of them had betrayed the Sheng Yue Sect. Looking at the familiar yet somewhat estranged faces, Yue Cai Xuan sighed softly before closing her eyes.
"Eldest Senior Sister, we were wrong." Seeing Yue Cai Xuan look at them, these female disciples quickly dropped their spiritual swords and knelt.
"Eldest Senior Sister, it was them, led by the Grand Elder, who slaughtered our Sheng Yue Sect disciples. We absolutely cannot let them go!" Over a dozen female disciples below shouted urgently upon seeing this.
"I can spare you, but those junior sisters who died unjustly will not. Go in peace." Yue Cai Xuan slowly opened her eyes, her spiritual sword moving and shooting towards the surrounding female disciples. In an instant, dozens of them were annihilated.
"Fuyao, escort Senior Mo back to recuperate," Li Xuan said to Yue Fuyao after seeing Yue Cai Xuan kill all the rebellious disciples.
Soon, Li Xuan and his group of four returned to the main hall of the Sheng Yue Sect. As for the battlefield, it was naturally left to the remaining disciples of the Sheng Yue Sect.
"Young Master Li Xuan, thank you." A moment later, Mo Ningxiang awoke and looked at Li Xuan, saying, "If not for Yue Fuyao stopping her, Mo Ningxiang was already prepared to rise and bow to Li Xuan."
Li Xuan smiled and shook his head, "It's nothing. Since it concerns Fuyao, it naturally concerns me as well. We are family, we speak without formality."
"Good, good, good. Family speaks without formality." Mo Ningxiang looked at Yue Fuyao kindly before turning to Li Xuan, "Fuyao can follow you; old woman, I can finally rest assured."
"Master, the rebellious disciples of the sect have all been executed. Currently, the Sheng Yue Sect has six hundred and seventy-two disciples remaining," Yue Cai Xuan stepped forward and reported.
Mo Ningxiang sighed, her eyes filled with regret. Li Xuan remained silent; he had learned on the way that the Sheng Yue Sect had over fourteen hundred disciples in total. He hadn't expected so many to have followed Xiao Ke Ran, which was undoubtedly a significant blow to Mo Ningxiang.
"Cai Xuan, I will leave the sect's affairs to you and Fuyao. I, your master, am afraid I no longer have the energy to continue." Mo Ningxiang said to Yue Cai Xuan and Yue Fuyao.
"Master, absolutely not!" Yue Cai Xuan immediately shook her head. Yue Fuyao also nodded; with their master still present, how could they overstep.
Mo Ningxiang smiled faintly, "I am already a broken person, where would I have the energy to manage these matters? Entrusting the Sheng Yue Sect to you, I can finally rest easy. Cai Xuan, you have always been very resourceful; handing the sect over to you will surely be without error. Fuyao has a gentle disposition, and is not suited to worrying too much."
After speaking, Mo Ningxiang looked at Li Xuan, "Young Master Li Xuan, please help me retrieve an item from beneath our sect's ancestral statue."
"Alright." Li Xuan nodded, then, led by Yue Fuyao, walked out of the hall.
"Cai Xuan, you haven't introduced this young gentleman to me yet," as Yue Fuyao and Li Xuan departed, Mo Ningxiang asked with a smile, looking at Jian Chi.
Yue Cai Xuan's face blushed slightly. She then bowed respectfully to Mo Ningxiang and, taking Jian Chi's hand, said, "Master, his name is Jian Chi."
"Jian Chi pays his respects to Senior Mo," Jian Chi immediately bowed and greeted her.
"He is well-mannered and a rare talent. Cai Xuan, your judgment is excellent," Mo Ningxiang nodded with a smile.
Soon, Li Xuan and Yue Fuyao returned. In Li Xuan's hand, there was already a box.
"Cai Xuan, this box contains the tokens of the successive sect leaders of our sect. I will now give it to you," Mo Ningxiang took the box Li Xuan handed over and said to Yue Cai Xuan.
"Disciple, I will certainly not disgrace my mission!" Yue Cai Xuan pondered for a moment, then knelt and received it with both hands.
Li Xuan nodded slightly. Yue Cai Xuan was an excellent candidate to be the Sect Master of the Sheng Yue Sect. Although he had interacted with her less, he could tell that Yue Cai Xuan was intelligent and a bit quick-witted. After experiencing some events, she would likely become much more stable.
"Senior Mo, you should rest now." After a brief chat, Li Xuan gave Jian Chi a look, then stood up and clasped his fists.
Mo Ningxiang, seemingly sensing that Li Xuan had something to discuss with Jian Chi, nodded slightly.
"Brother Jian Chi, what are your plans now?" Outside the hall door, Li Xuan stopped and asked Jian Chi.
Jian Chi and Yue Cai Xuan had already expressed their feelings for each other and were together. Now that Yue Cai Xuan was taking over as Sect Master, she would naturally be unable to go out anymore. As for Li Xuan himself, he definitely would not stay at the Sheng Yue Sect for long.
Jian Chi was silent for a moment, then looked up at Li Xuan and said firmly, "I want to stay."
Li Xuan nodded slightly. With Jian Chi staying, Yue Cai Xuan's future tasks would be much easier. After all, Jian Chi's current cultivation had already reached the intermediate stage of the Martial God realm.
At that moment, Yue Fuyao also walked over.
"Brother Xuan, I also want to stay."