Chapter 183 - 116: Sect Leader’s Summons, Guiyuan Sect in an Uproar

The implication was clear: no matter what you did out there, once you returned to the Guiyuan Sect, the sect would protect you. There was no need to fear Medicine Valley’s threats.

The Ten Great Martial Vein Masters also looked at Zhang Su with curiosity.

After all, this matter involved Medicine Valley, so the Guiyuan Sect took it very seriously.

"Zhang Su, I have already been to Hidden Sword Manor to investigate personally. Don’t even think..."

Medicine Valley Elder Zhou Jing was about to put pressure on Zhang Su.

Just then, Zhang Su suddenly spoke, interrupting Zhou Jing.

"Yes. I did it all."

His voice wasn’t loud, but it was crystal clear.

Zhang Su’s words sent a hush through the entire grand hall.

You could have heard a pin drop.

The smile on Meng Shouzhen’s face froze.

The expressions of the Ten Great Martial Vein Masters also stiffened.

"Zhang Su, you mean..."

Meng Shouzhen’s tone was hesitant.

He couldn’t believe his own ears.

Although Zhou Jing had mentioned this matter when he arrived, neither Meng Shouzhen nor the Ten Great Martial Vein Masters had taken it seriously.

A Huajin practitioner slaying someone at the Peak of Pill Force was simply too absurd.

So absurd that they preferred to believe Zhou Jing was spouting nonsense.

But now, Zhang Su had admitted it with his own mouth.

"Sect Leader, I killed the people at Hidden Sword Manor, and I killed Ouyang Yin. I admit to everything!"

"However, Ouyang Yin tried to ambush and kill me on the road, but I killed him instead."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the grand hall.

"According to the rules of the Jianghu, Jianghu matters are settled in the Jianghu. Ouyang Yin tried to kill me first. What’s wrong with me going back and killing some people from Hidden Sword Manor?"

Zhang Su’s voice was not loud, yet it reached the ears of every single person in the grand hall with perfect clarity.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Meng Shouzhen and the Ten Great Martial Vein Masters all shifted slightly.

’Jianghu matters settled in the Jianghu?’

’The rules of the Jianghu?’

They didn’t care about any of that.

They only cared about one thing Zhang Su had said.

Zhang Su killed Ouyang Yin.

That was enough!

It was a joke. Just moments ago, when Zhou Jing from Medicine Valley said Zhang Su had killed Ouyang Yin, basically no one from the Guiyuan Sect—not the Ten Great Martial Vein Masters, not the Sect Leader—had believed him.

It was simply preposterous.

A Huajin practitioner killing a Peak of Danjin Martial Artist?

Not even a Sect’s Celestial Pride could do that!

The Guiyuan Sect’s sole Celestial Pride, Yu Hualong, had never managed to slay a Danjin Martial Artist during his time in the Huajin realm.

It wasn’t that Yu Hualong was weak. The gap between the Pill Force and Huajin realms was just too vast.

So vast it was like an insurmountable chasm.

And yet, Zhang Su had admitted it himself.

This was... absolutely earth-shattering!

"Zhang Su, do not speak recklessly before the Elders. Did you really kill Ouyang Yin? By yourself?"

Meng Shouzhen’s expression turned grave.

His tone was no longer relaxed, but carried a new weight of seriousness and solemnity.

"Yes, I killed Ouyang Yin by myself!"

Zhang Su reached out and placed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"This is his personal sword, the Shadow-Stealing Sword."

Everyone’s gaze fell upon the sword in Zhang Su’s grasp.

The sword’s scabbard was black and unadorned, with a circle of dark red silk thread wrapped around the hilt.

The thread was worn smooth and shiny, reflecting the candlelight in the hall with a dark red luster.

Zhou Jing’s face flushed red. He stared intently at the sword in Zhang Su’s grasp and shrieked, "Yes, that’s Ouyang Yin’s Shadow-Stealing Sword! I’ve seen it several times before. There’s no mistake!"

Silence!

The entire grand hall fell silent at once.

Zhang Su had confessed, and Zhou Jing had identified Ouyang Yin’s Shadow-Stealing Sword.

There was basically no doubt left.

Zhang Su had killed Ouyang Yin.

And he had done it all by himself, defying the gap in their power to slay Ouyang Yin!

What a magnificent feat!

If Zhou Jing hadn’t come demanding retribution, Meng Shouzhen and the Ten Great Martial Vein Masters would have remained completely in the dark.

"Hahaha, good!"

Meng Shouzhen suddenly burst into laughter.

His laughter echoed through the grand hall.

’Good! This is truly wonderful!’

’A Huajin slaying a Danjin.’

’And not just any Danjin practitioner, but one at the Peak of Pill Force.’

’Forget the history of the Guiyuan Sect; even in the annals of Medicine Valley or the Five Elements Sect, no disciple had ever accomplished such a feat.’

’Even a Sect’s Celestial Pride couldn’t claim such a heaven-defying battle record.’

’Huajin and Pill Force... on the surface, they are only one realm apart.’

’But in terms of combat power, the difference was night and day, an almost insurmountable gulf.’

’Many geniuses were hailed as invincible at the Huajin realm, or even claimed to be comparable to Danjin practitioners.’

’But that was just talk.’

’To defeat, let alone slay, a Danjin practitioner?’

’It was nearly impossible.’

’Yet Zhang Su had done it!’

With such a genius appearing in the Sect, how could Meng Shouzhen, as the Sect Leader, not be excited?

Most of the Ten Great Martial Vein Masters were also very happy.

Only a few of the Martial Vein Masters wore complicated expressions.

Qu Zhengliu, Master of Bamboo Sword Peak, and Tuoba Cangshu, Master of Thousand Mechanism Peak, exchanged a look.

Clearly, their feelings were the most complex of all.

Zhang Su could have become a disciple of Bamboo Sword Peak. If he had, his grand feat of slaying a Danjin practitioner would have been Bamboo Sword Peak’s glory.

Unfortunately, Qu Zhengliu had rejected Zhang Su.

This incident had already become a running joke in the Guiyuan Sect.

Now, seeing Zhang Su accomplish such a feat, how could Qu Zhengliu possibly be in a good mood?

As for Tuoba Cangshu, his disciple Wei Yunzhou had been publicly beaten to death by Zhang Su in the arena.

Although Tuoba Cangshu had said the matter was closed, the relationship between Thousand Mechanism Peak and Zhang Su could hardly be called friendly.

It was only natural that his feelings were complicated upon seeing Zhang Su’s achievement.

Other Martial Vein Masters simply felt regret. ’Why didn’t Zhang Su become one of our disciples?’

"When Zhang Su triggered two phenomena in the Fire Melting Cave, I knew he had a limitless future. A pity... he’s Old Cripple’s disciple, so I couldn’t snatch him away..."

"It’s true that it’s hard to make a move on Old Cripple’s disciple. But if I’d known Zhang Su was this terrifying, I would have risked offending Old Cripple to snatch him!"