Chapter 536 - 543: Mu Zixu Is Scheming Again

"Clan Leader!!!"

The elders found the Clan Leader’s decision hard to accept.

But all their ancestors had died at Song Wanning’s hands. What ability did they have to stop her?

The elder who had just died was a cautionary tale.

They shut their eyes in anguish, their bloodshot gazes filled with helplessness and grief.

In the end, Song Wanning brazenly entered the Treasure Pavilion. After taking everything inside the vault, she proceeded to the Book Collection Pavilion.

She swept it clean of every single book.

When her Storage Ring was full, she simply stored the rest in her personal inner world.

All of this would serve as the foundation for the Song Family after they ascended. After all, the Song Family had no roots or heritage in the Upper Realm.

After finishing, Song Wanning dusted off her hands and left.

She didn’t make things difficult for the remaining disciples, but if anyone dared to make a move against her, she would show no mercy.

As for their despairing expressions, she couldn’t care less.

To the victor go the spoils; the loser is vanquished. The Cultivation World had always been this way.

Besides, the Huo Family had been relentlessly hounding them all this time. Otherwise, things would never have come to this.

The Huo Family’s ancestors were all dead.

The Huo Family’s treasury had been plundered.

This news spread like wildfire throughout the Central Domain. Song Wanning’s name became known far and wide, and she was now a terrifying figure whom everyone feared.

Meanwhile, the Huo Family was quickly carved up by other powers. Without their ancestors to protect them, a few Combined Cultivators were simply not enough to defend their assets.

Thus, the cities, shops, spirit stone mines, and other properties under the Huo Family’s name were all divided among the other families.

Their disciples scattered, pledging allegiance to other sects in search of protection.

At the same time, the Bai Family was also plunged into grief, for one of their ancestors had also fallen.

The elders suspected it might be related to Song Wanning. After all, there were very few people capable of killing a Mahayana Realm ancestor.

One elder proposed seeking revenge on Song Wanning, only to be viciously berated by the Clan Leader.

He issued a strict order: the matter was to be dropped. No one was to mention it again, and under no circumstances were they to cause trouble for Song Wanning.

If they ever encountered her, they were to give her a wide berth and absolutely must not provoke her.

The Huo Family was a living example, and he would not allow the Bai Family to be dragged down as well.

After all, Song Wanning was on her own. A barefoot man fears not the one with shoes. If she went on a rampage, they would have no way to control her.

Why court their own destruction?

...

The rumors about Song Wanning circulating in the outside world grew more numerous and increasingly outrageous.

Song Wanning had no time to pay them any mind. She was fully engrossed in lifting the restriction.

Once the restriction on the Central Domain was lifted, the Spiritual Energy in the Four Domains would quickly become abundant, which would be beneficial for everyone’s cultivation.

But this was a massive undertaking that would require a great deal of time, so she had to push all other matters to the back of her mind.

Meanwhile, the Medicine King Sect had secretly received an order from their ancestor in the Upper Realm.

A memory fragment of Song Wanning seizing the Red Lotus Karmic Fire had been added to Mu Zixu’s mind.

He, who already loathed Song Wanning, now hated her with an even greater passion.

Because she had stolen the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, his own Abnormal Fire had been unable to advance for a long time. He even ended up losing to Daoqing in a competition later on, a humiliation that would last a lifetime.

He grew more convinced that the two were in collusion. He absolutely could not allow Song Wanning the chance to ascend, or she would surely become a great asset to Daoqing!

"Song Wanning entered the Central Domain and hasn’t come out. Of the three people who were taken away before, only that Xiao Heyun died. We don’t know what Song Wanning’s situation is!"

Wu Qingfeng glanced at the Sect Master beside him and spoke in a low voice to the figure of Mu Zixu shrouded in mist.

"She can’t be trapped in the Central Domain forever. That woman is full of tricks; you must be careful!"

"Next, I will impart some new Cultivation Techniques to you. When you ascend in the future, I will be your greatest support!"

As Mu Zixu spoke, he flicked out a ball of light that flew before Wu Qingfeng and the Sect Master.

Only then did the Sect Master raise his eyelids. He didn’t accept the ball of light, instead looking toward Mu Zixu.

"Ancestor, why must you be so determined to hunt down and kill a young woman?"

He had been in seclusion for some time and only learned after emerging that Mu Zixu had actually ordered the Medicine King Sect to deal with a newly ascended young woman.

He did not support this.

He was even more against it upon learning of the young woman’s exceptional talent in Alchemy, and he developed a deep appreciation for her abilities. He didn’t want to see such a promising talent cut down in her prime.

That was why he had remained silent until now, refusing to take a stance when Mu Zixu demanded they hunt down Song Wanning with all their might.

"What is the meaning of this?"

Mu Zixu’s face instantly darkened. He felt deeply humiliated that a junior was contradicting him.

"Without the Medicine King Sect that I single-handedly established, would you be where you are today? What, I give you one small task, and you try to shirk your responsibility?"

His displeasure was written all over his face as his furious gaze fell upon the Sect Master.

"Without you, Ancestor, there would be no Medicine King Sect. But the purpose of the Medicine King Sect is to refine Elixir Pills to aid the world and save lives!"

"It is not to mix personal grudges with official duties and use the Sect’s power to deal with a young woman!"

The Sect Master’s temper was truly flaring up now.

After ancestors from other sects ascended, one would typically have to extend all sorts of invitations just for a chance to meet them and receive a bit of guidance.

But this ancestor of the Medicine King Sect was always using the entire Sect to satisfy his own selfish desires.

He had long been dissatisfied with this.

He was taking this opportunity to speak his mind.

’As for after I ascend... at my cultivation speed, there’s not much hope of ascending anyway.’

’I just hope that in my lifetime, I can lead the Medicine King Sect to greater glory. Then I’ll have no regrets.’

"Say that again? Who are you saying is mixing personal grudges with official duties?"

Mu Zixu was about to explode with rage. A mere junior dared to accuse him?

How utterly audacious!

"In any case, the Medicine King Sect will have absolutely nothing to do with this matter."

The Sect Master was no longer willing to indulge Mu Zixu. The other party couldn’t harm him anyway, so let him curse all he wanted.

"I hope the Ancestor will think more about the Medicine King Sect’s future. Such an outstanding junior should be recruited into our Sect, not hunted!!!"

A talent like that was something they could only dream of possessing.

"You— you—"

Veins bulged on Mu Zixu’s forehead as he seethed with anger, pointing at the Sect Master, unable to utter a word for a long moment.

The Sect Master didn’t want to waste any more time. He gave a cupped-fist salute and strode away.

His arrogant demeanor clearly showed he held Mu Zixu in no regard.

Mu Zixu flew into a rage, unleashing his fury on Wu Qingfeng and berating him viciously.

Wu Qingfeng felt utterly wronged, but unlike the Sect Master, he was still counting on Mu Zixu’s protection after he ascended.

So he could only take the abuse obediently, his head bowed in silence.

After a long time, Mu Zixu’s anger finally subsided a little.

"Since he’s unwilling, you’ll go!"

"As long as you kill Song Wanning, I will let you have the position of Sect Master!"

"And after you ascend, I will take you as my personal disciple. You’ll become a True Disciple of the Wuji Sect, and everyone will have to show you some respect!!"