Chapter 1232: The Strong Do As They Wish
Shenwu Sect! Sacred Ice Palace! Tianhedan Sect!
In Yu Mo’s opinion, these sects existed only in legends. He had never thought that he would one day be able to interact with them.
He felt immediately lost when he noticed the arrival of these sects.
That’s right. Yu Mo was at a complete loss. He had no idea what he should and could do right now!
While Yu Mo was panicking, he saw many figures enter the Songyang Sword Sect’s main hall.
Although the Songyang Sword Sect had a protective formation array, it was only useful to prevent weaker martialists from entering and was of little use to people from those sects.
They had come in directly after realizing that Yu Mo hadn’t reacted. They reckoned that they did not have to take into account Yu Mo’s opinion when deciding who would take over the Songyang Sword Sect.
Yu Mo was merely an insignificant ant in their eyes.
The Elder of the Shenwu Sect was a peak Universe-Grade martialist that might have the strongest cultivation base among everyone present. However, he didn’t seem pleased when he saw the Shengzi of Sacred Ice Palace.
“Shengzi Baili, the Songyang Sword Sect is a subsidiary sect of the Shenwu Sect. Naturally, my sect should handle their affairs. I wonder why the Shengzi is here?” The Elder snapped.
The Shengzi of Sacred Ice Palace was only at the sixth level of the Universe Grade and was far behind the Elder of the Shenwu Sect in terms of cultivation.
However, his manner of speaking was no less impressive as he smiled at the Elder of the Shenwu Sect. “The Songyang Sword Sect was one of Sacred Ice Palace’s subsidiary sects before it moved here. Naturally, I’m here now to take back the things that belong to Sacred Ice Palace.”
After saying that, the Shengzi of Sacred Ice Palace added, “Are you disregarding us by taking in a subordinate of Sacred Ice Palace?”
Both of them knew that this matter wouldn’t be solved by a mere sentence or two. Hence, they refused to give in and b.u.t.ted heads.
The Tianhedan Sect and the others who had come weren’t as formidable as the Shenwu Sect and Sacred Ice Palace so they trod carefully.
“The Songyang Sword Sect used to be your subsidiary sect? Well, this is the first time I’ve heard of this!” The Elder of the Shenwu Sect, who would not acknowledge this, laughed coldly. “In that case, why hasn’t Sacred Ice Palace mentioned this before?”
“Well, because we never knew about it in the past,” the Shengzi of Sacred Ice Palace said with a faint smile on his face.
“If the Shenwu Sect had not hidden the Songyang Sword Sect so well, Sacred Ice Palace would have found them long ago.”
What Sacred Ice Palace’s Shengzi said made the Elder of the Shenwu Sect angry. However, he eventually chose to suppress his rage, as he noticed more and more people entering the main hall.
Although he had the confidence to restrain the insensible Shengzi of Sacred Ice Palace, the Shenwu Sect could not afford to incur the wrath of everyone present either.
“Humph! Sacred Ice Palace is merely trying to get a share of the big pie after just discovering it!”
Sacred Ice Palace’s Shengzi grinned. “The place where the Phoenix lands is the place where the six Dragons gather! The Shenwu Sect needs to have an appet.i.te to stomach such a big pie!”
After saying that, he turned to look at Yu Mo. “Young Brother, the Songyang Sword Sect is hopeless now. Sacred Ice Palace and the Songyang Sword Sect have been friends for thousands of years. We can give you many other things and even make you a core disciple as long as you join Sacred Ice Palace.”
How could the Elder of the Shenwu Sect not understand what the Shengzi of Sacred Ice Palace was up to?
He was merely using Yu Mo as an excuse to get a larger piece of the pie.
The Elder of the Shenwu Sect did not speak immediately. In mere moments, he received information from his subordinates regarding the Songyang Sword Sect.
After mulling it over for a moment, he used his spirit consciousness and gave some orders to his disciples.
Before Yu Mo could speak, someone went ahead and said, “Brother, I think you are a genius in the Path of Dan. You will develop the most if you join the Tianhedan Sect. Our Sect has very few disciples to begin with so we will nurture each and every one of our disciples with our heart and soul.”
The martialist from the Tianhedan Sect, who only ranked third among the group of people that had arrived, finally spoke.
After he said this, the rest of the sects that also wanted a share of the pie jumped forward and presented their offers to make Yu Mo join their sects.
Yu Mo had never attracted the attention of so many people before. Thus, he was at a loss and had no idea what to say.
He felt a little nervous and also dizzy because of the repeated invitations of these sects. In the end, he lowered his voice and said, “I… I don’t want to join any sect. I will just stay in the Songyang Sword Sect! My master’s greatest dream was to restore the Songyang Sword Sect. I must not disappoint him!”
His words made many of the people around frown. If Yu Mo hadn’t been in such an extraordinary position, they would have taught him a lesson and shown him what it meant to offend people like them.
The Elder of the Shenwu Sect eyed Yu Mo. “Young fellow, you’re quite ambitious. Do you know that no one would have cared if you’d wanted to restore the Songyang Sword Sect in the past?
“However, the Songyang Sword Sect has now become a rare paradise. The six-path Dragon Meridians have gathered and the phoenix has also landed. It is very likely that this place has become a paradise. Do you think you can still keep it to yourself? Let me tell you something… You can’t!”
The Elder of the Shenwu Sect said firmly, “Young fellow, you don’t have to feel sad. If something like this happened, even your master would not be able to protect the Songyang Sword Sect, let alone you. Therefore, your best choice now is to join the Shenwu Sect and become one of us.”
The Elder of the Shenwu Sect smiled and continued. “Besides, it is not up to you to make a decision on behalf of the Songyang Sword Sect. Your Senior Brothers and Uncle Masters will be arriving soon.”
After the Elder of the Shenwu Sect said that, a flying s.h.i.+p landed outside the main hall of the Songyang Sword Sect and dozens of people disembarked. In fact, those leading the way were actually Longfei and other members of the Songyang Sword Sect.
Although Longfei and the other disciples had already left the Songyang Sword Sect, they were still under the Shenwu Sect’s control because they’d merely joined different subsidiary sects. They had wanted to check out what was happening to the Songyang Sword Sect and had been escorted back by powerhouses from the Shenwu Sect.
“Our respects to the Elder!” The martialist from the Shenwu Sect leading the group bowed respectfully and said, “17 people from the Songyang Sword Sect have been brought here.”
The Elder of the Shenwu Sect, who was very satisfied with the efficiency of his subordinate, nodded. “Well done, well done.”
Yu Mo had never expected that the gathering of his fellow disciples would happen in such a manner.
He stared at those ex-disciples, not knowing what to say.
The Elder of the Shenwu Sect turned to Longfei and the others. “Now that you are all here, let the other various sects know whether you are willing to join the Shenwu Sect!”
“We are willing to join the Shenwu Sect!” Longfei and the others chimed in unison.
They had negotiated with the powerhouses of the Shenwu Sect before coming to the Songyang Sword Sect and had been promised the greatest support possible if they joined the Shenwu Sect.
The Elder of the Shenwu Sect had a wide smile on his face as he smirked at Sacred Ice Palace’s Shengzi.
Sacred Ice Palace’s Shengzi glowered back. He had hoped to cause Yu Mo slight confusion by being the first to entice him. However, he had not expected the Elder of the Shenwu Sect to humble him this impolitely.
This was like a slap to his face!
“Ha ha ha! The entire Songyang Sword Sect will now join the Shenwu Sect. Do the rest of you have any other objections?” the Elder of the Shenwu Sect said with a bright smile plastered on his face.
Although Sacred Ice Palace’s Shengzi had lost face, he did not speak right away. He needed to think carefully before acting again since he had just suffered a small setback.
The other sects were also waiting in silence.
While the rest of the sects waited patiently, Yu Mo said, “Uncle Master, what will happen to the Songyang Sword Sect if we join the Shenwu Sect? This sect is the lifetime effort of our Master!”
“Yu Mo, you are just a junior disciple. Is this your place to talk?” While the person addressed by Yu Mo was at a loss for words, Longfei interrupted and snapped at Yu Mo.
Yu Mo stood rooted to the spot speechlessly. He wasn’t that good with words when dealing with these seniors.
While all the people present understood the sort of situation Yu Mo was in, no one spoke up for him.
They were scheming to find the best way to obtain the greatest benefits for themselves.
A trace of Luo Yunyang’s spirit consciousness had been lingering in the main hall right from the beginning, watching the situation develop. He felt irritated and furious after hearing what Longfei had said.
However, Luo Yunyang was not going to take any action. After all, it didn’t matter to him as long as Yu Mo was not in any danger.
“Ha ha ha! What an impressive Phoenix! It shall become mine today!” A large palm appeared and instantly covered half the sky.
The Elder of the Shenwu Sect, Sacred Ice Palace’s Shengzi, and the other sects had behaved in an imposing manner when they’d arrived and become mere insignificant ants once the ma.s.sive palm appeared above them.
Not only was the palm ma.s.sive, but it even contained nomological laws that they could not go up against.
After the ma.s.sive palm appeared, the Elder of the Shenwu Sect cried out in a trembling voice, “It’s… It’s the Planet-Destroying Demon Venerate!”