Divine Brilliance
chapter-435

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

The current Zong Shou had no idea what was happening within the void. In his heart, he was silently cursing at Hanfang and common people’s path for being stingy.

“Although we won the battle today, those Tailing Sect people knew the amount of strength that we had. Can’t they just send more people over? They should send 1 thousand mysterious dragon warriors. If they can’t send 1 thousand then 600 will do…”

Xuan Shu gritted his tongue, 1 thousand? 600? The first seat was asking for so much.

Even they brought over 1 thousand or even 600 men, even he will feel confident.

“If they can’t send 600 then a few more grade 7 experts will do. Don’t tell me the 3 sects and 6 schools can’t be compared to one Tailing Sect?”

One Tailing Sect could casually gather up 800 purple cloud sword cavalry whilst their common people path only sent 400 cavalry.

Zong Shou was feeling delighted due to the amount of strength that the common people path had shown. Now looking at it, the gap was a little huge.

As they say, a good housewife cannot cook without rice!

That Xuan Shu was speechless, on the side of Zhao Yanran she helped him explain, “It isn’t that our common people path can’t be compared to Tailing Sect. It is because we have too many enemies and we need to defend and be wary about many areas which take up a lot of manpower. As such, there isn’t much strength we can use up out of the blue.”

Zong Shou’s brows furrowed, in the end, he sighed. He also guessed at the common people’s path were enemies with the Taoist, Buddhists, and Confucians, it was also up against the demon sect. Apart from their relationship with the Sword Sect which was decent, the others were all dead enemies.

“If I was in charge, I would pull some people over even if I have to risk my life, and also make it a big deal. It is best if Tailing Sect throws more troops over, the more the better…”

Xuan Shu’s eyes lit up as he understood what Zong Shou meant. The more stakes that the common people path place here, Tailing Sect will also most probably add strength here. Once victory was decided, it was enough to cause the top Taoist sect to lose some of their strength.

The future days of the common people’s path will also become much easier.

“I will inform master about this, maybe he can shift over 2 more units of mysterious dragon warriors…”

Not only Xuan Shu, but the eyes of Zhao Yanran and the others besides all lit up.

Zong Shou smiled, with the intelligence of these few people, there was no need for him to make it so clear.

Then he smiled and asked Xuan Yunlan, “This time no one died right?”

When the latter heard that she instantly shook her head, “Fortunately! We only burnt ten over houses and after this matter ends we can compensate them…”

Zong Shou nodded his head slightly. Actually, in his heart, he didn’t mind much and felt a little emotional. He despised the actions of those ten over common people path disciples.

That night when he snatched the position of monster king and when to conquer those 7 provinces, he had already harmed many innocent people.

Although he felt ashamed, if he was to do it again, he would do the same thing.

With the mentality he had from ten thousand years later, he felt uncomfortable everywhere in this era.

Xuan Yunlan was halfway into her words before she suddenly kept quiet. Her eyes looked into the distance to see that Luoshi and the others were leading the many elite disciples over in this direction.

After walking in, that Luoshi bowed with an awkward expression, “Thank you, first seat Tanqiu, for helping to save us!”

The feeling in his heart was extremely complicated. Before this, he planned to hurt Tanqiu for not doing anything and felt that the sect was taking the matter too lightly to let this kid assassinate Yuan Jiuchen.

However, today when he looked on as Tanqiu swept the battlefield, defeating 4 grade 7 experts. Be it a martial path or battlefield skills, he was much weaker than Tanqiu.

On one side he felt as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly. He was originally prepared to save someone within the city but was plotted against him. He became the bait—baiting Tailing Sect to spread out their strength.

On the other hand, he felt grateful and knew that this time if it wasn’t for him really acting to save them, probably at least 30% of them would die within the city.

The elite disciples of the 3 sects and 6 schools all kept silent, their expressions changing.

The looking down and disdain before had disappeared. They were filled with respect. Some even many female disciples sized up Zong Shou up and down with a bright gaze.

However, most of them felt extremely dejected. They felt extremely downcasted.

Zong Shou originally wanted to mock them but looking at the situation, it wasn’t appropriate for him to say that.

He could only coldly sweep out at all the people, saying flatly, “When we return, go to your seniors and ask for punishment, there will be no next time. In my eyes, although you are so called elite disciples, you aren’t like these senior brothers within the mysterious dragon warriors. I heard that the common people’s path has rules. Even if one doesn’t become a dao soldier, one still needs to cultivate the mysterious dragon art support cultivation method. Which one of you learned it? One arrow can be easily broken but 10 together will be indestructible. Don’t you guys not know about this theory? What a mob…”

Behind Zong Shou, those few hundred common people mysterious dragon warriors had their spirits lifted.

As for those hundred elite disciples, their faces flushed red. They felt really ashamed, unwilling to raise their heads.

Even if they felt unwilling to admit defeat in their hearts and wanted to retort, they weren’t able to speak up. When they looked at the battle just now, they could be considered the most useless group. They could only flee all about, and in fact, none of them went to cultivate that mysterious dragon art. Without this support cultivation method, if they joined into the cavalry force they would only be burdens.

Before, they felt that they were really special. Why would any of them pay attention to that secret technique for the mysterious dragon warriors?

Zhao Yanran on the side watching on as Zong Shou scolded them with a proper face. She nearly burst out laughing. Didn’t this fellow not learn the technique too?

During these 3 days, he ground his spear as he was about to enter the battlefield, learning it at the last minute.

However looking at just now, at the mysterious dragon sword technique that Zong Shou displayed if she mentioned that probably no one will believe that.

Moreover, this fellow has just entered the sect for a few months and it was acceptable if he said that he hadn’t learned it.

At this moment, not only were the disciples ashamed but even Xuanye and the faces of the others had flushed red.

The 3 of them didn’t learn it either. At the end, when Zong Shou led the 240 cavalry to charge, they could only watch on and couldn’t interfere.

However, amongst them, there was still so inharmony. A cold laugh suddenly rang out, “To think you have the face to lecture people! In my eyes, it was you just purposely provoking us to get out and to become the bait. I think first seat Tan had planned it all out, to put us all in danger…”

Before the words were completed, the surrounding area was in total silence. Most of the people all frowned slightly, however, there were a few people whose eyes flashed and revealed a doubtful expression.

Zong Shou pursed his lips and looked coldly towards where the sound came from. Only to see that the person who spoke was Li Zhe.

He thought to himself, is that fellow crazy or stupid? Whilst his lips coldly curled up, filled with killing intent.

Before this, he could still bear with it but now he wanted to kill him. What this person did had crossed his bottom line!

Xuan Shu’s gaze also turned cold, laughing coldly, “The person in the wrong is trying to argue, to think you have the face to say those words out. Do you know that before you all left the first seat had already set up the plan? To order Qingyin Sect to get an official document from the ministry of war from the capital?”

Everyone was startled, what did this ministry of war official document have to do with today’s matter?

Luoshi, Xie An and Xuanye, along with a few smarter disciples seemed to have thought about something, their faces changing and filled with a bitter expression.

As expected in the next moment Xuan Shu expressionlessly mocked, “The ministry of war has orders, ordering Yuan Jiuchen to send those 13 common people path bandits to the capital to be dealt with! Now do all of you understand…”

At this moment even the dumbest person could understand what was the point of that official document. The faces of Xuanye, Xie An and Luoshi were ashen white, devoid of blood.

Which means that what the few of them did was useless? Based on what Tanqiu was planning, he would have been able to simply deal with the matter.

Their actions of going over to save them had instead placed themselves in a difficult situation.

If Tanqiu didn’t use these methods as well as command 200 iron cavalry to defeat the purple cloud sword cavalry, most of them would dumbly die in the hands of the enemy.

As for what Li Zhe said, he was just a petty person, not a gentleman!

As for those people who believed it a little, they didn’t have the face to face everyone else.

All of a sudden everyone was in total silence once more, the atmosphere was awkward, no one making a sound.

A few breaths later that Xie An and Luoshi felt that things weren’t right and raised their heads.

Only to see Zong Shou scoffing coldly as he looked towards Li Zhe. He pressed onto the sword, killing intent like that of waves, he looked like he was looking at a dead person, like in the next moment he was going to pull out his sword.

The few of them exchanged glances with one another, anxiousness couldn’t help but rise. At this moment they already felt disdain towards that Li Zhe.

On the contrary, they respected Tanqiu. Although his personality was bad and they didn’t approve of it, if he grows up, he would be a true pillar of the sect.

However the more so, the more they weren’t willing for this Li Zhe to die in his hands. They weren’t willing to see this first seat break sect rules at the crucial moment.

As for that Li Zhe, cold sweat flowed down his head. He, alone, bore the suppression from the killing intent of Zong Shou.

In his heart, he was filled with the utmost regret. He realized who he had offended.

…Sword path one with the spirit, 3rd generation core disciples! Compared to him, what was his grandfather?

Why didn’t he just shut up just now?

All of a sudden many images appeared in his eyes. It was all of Zong Shou smashing his body, like just now how he swept across the battlefield in an invincible manner.

“First seat! It isn’t me being biased, only this person will be handled by the sect rules. Xie An is ashamed and will personally testify against him. First seat please calm down.”

Just as he spoke up to persuade him, Xie An was at a loss. Turning around, he saw Li Zhe’s close to a maniacal laugh. His body was covered in white flames, the surrounding true qi was out of control.

Xie An instinctively wanted to grab out with a palm to help Li Zhe suppress it. But following which his hand stopped in mid-air, his expression was complicated.

“Senior brother Li has sworn on a heart demon in front of me…”

Zong Shou laughed coldly, lazy to say anymore as he rode forward.