Chapter 5091 — The Agitated Leng Leng
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"This... how is this possible?!" Xue Jianming too was dumbstruck, and his expression at once turned complicated and unreadable. He had thought Wei Zhao was merely a rootless Nascent Soul of the mundane world, and that the Antiquity Alliance would certainly not stop him from dealing with an unrelated outsider—but for the fellow to turn around and become an ancestral elder of the Northern Isle Cangwu Sect, that made the matter thorny indeed!
And Leng Leng, amid the crowd, was shocked to hear this too, but what she felt was mostly disappointment. In her view, since this Nascent Soul cultivator was an ancestral elder of the Northern Isle Cangwu Sect, then he certainly could not be Wei Zhao.
For she had never heard that Wei Zhao had any connection with the Antiquity Alliance; Wei Zhao knew nothing at all of the Antiquity's little martial world. By his own account he had gone to a small island to learn his craft, entirely unconnected with the Antiquity's little martial world. Having reached this conclusion, the little hope that had just kindled in Leng Leng's heart was instantly doused, and gloom filled her breast.
"How is it impossible? Do you think a Nascent Soul cultivator just pops out of thin air? If he were not an ancestral elder left over from the Antiquity era, how could a mere Nascent Soul possess such formidable strength? Is it so strange that he should have a connection with my Northern Isle Cangwu Sect?" Xin Yi'an retorted.
"Hmph. Even if he is a man of your Northern Isle Cangwu Sect, so what? Does that mean he can do as he pleases, that I cannot even seek revenge on him for destroying my dantian? Your Northern Isle Cangwu Sect is only one of the ten minor sects and clans, no better than my Xuejian Sect—you are not one of the lofty four great sects and clans. Since when did you become so overbearing?" Xue Jianming said resentfully.
Never mind Wei Zhao—even if it had been Xin Yi'an himself who destroyed his dantian, he would be justified in seeking revenge on Xin Yi'an, and even the Northern Isle Cangwu Sect could not step in to interfere. Private feuds were to be settled privately; for a sect to intervene was to break the rules of the martial world.
And besides, when all was said and done, the strength of his Xuejian Sect was no weaker than that of the Northern Isle Cangwu Sect—in overall strength it was in fact somewhat stronger. Of course, if the three great sects of the Northern Isle banded together, then the Xuejian Sect would be helpless.
"Whether my Northern Isle Cangwu Sect is overbearing or not is not for a junior like you to prattle about. Listen well, Xue Jianming: if the Antiquity Alliance and the mundane world's cultivation forces are to coexist in peace, it is not enough for us of the Antiquity Alliance to restrain ourselves—someone must also step forward to restrain the mundane world's cultivation forces. And that Nascent Soul grand-uncle of mine is the leader of the mundane world's cultivation forces. If you dare to touch him, you challenge every cultivation force in the mundane world. Once the matter blows up, the Antiquity Alliance will never let you off. Do you understand what this old man means?" Xin Yi'an said, his tone laced with menace.
At this point the meaning was plain enough. From where Xin Yi'an stood, he was of course unwilling to see trouble break out; but he had pleaded and reasoned at such length, and if Xue Jianming still would not buy it, then he could not be blamed for slapping on a label. And once the great label of open defiance of the Antiquity Alliance's decisions was fixed on him, even the Xuejian Sect could hardly be sure of protecting him.
Xue Jianming, though burning for revenge, was no fool after all; he could only give a cold snort to show his displeasure, and before so many people he dared not say more.