Chapter 1070: The Sect Might Be Unsettled Recently

Within a certain palace, silhouettes took their seats one after another, numbering over ten.

These dozen or so individuals held distinct identities; some were provincial overlords, some were sect elders, and others were clan ancestors, all of them powerful cultivators of the Body Integration Stage.

"You all should be well aware of the reason I have summoned you here," the master of the palace, the organizer of this gathering, spoke slowly.

"Is it not because those two juniors, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, are threatening us with newspapers, forcing us to restrain ourselves during battle!" one of the experts said, filled with indignation; his combat had been abruptly severed halfway through, leaving him with immense strength but nowhere to exert it.

"It is not merely the newspapers; those two juniors have also mastered an unknown forbidden art that renders the rules ineffective."

"The younger generation is truly to be feared."

"Back then, even that old rogue Buyu could not achieve this. The disciples have excelled the master."

"We can no longer view them simply as Soul Transformation Stage juniors."

"Then do you all have any good ideas? How can we allow ourselves to be threatened by mere juniors!" the master of the palace asked resentfully, which was the true purpose of his gathering them.

"Should we show our true might, so these two juniors learn to respect their seniors and respect true power!"

"The problem is, we do not seem to be a match for them, especially after they manifest those Golden Body Arhats; although they look sinister, that defensive power is truly no joke, and even with our full strength, we cannot pierce through it."

"Then how about we just let them report whatever they want, and we will adamantly claim their newspaper is fake news!"

"That likely will not work; the common people believe everything printed in the newspaper."

"What kind of rotten idea is that? It is bound to fail. Even if we adamantly claim it, who would know what we said? Who among you has a way to spread our voices to every corner of the Great Xia?"

"Then should we also establish a newspaper?"

"Useless. The other four immortal sects and the imperial court have all established newspapers. Have you not seen that the one selling the most is still the newspaper of the Wendao Sect?"

"Who could say otherwise? I heard the Wendao Sect has mastered a special method of printing newspapers, making their printing efficiency far faster than other factions, and the method is never shared externally."

The crowd discussed in circles, exchanging glances, only to find that the duo of Lu Yang were like hedgehogs that could not be touched, proving even more troublesome than Daoist Buyu.

......

Perhaps because the news of Lu Yang and his companion being eager to help others and frequently stepping forward to dissuade combat had spread far and wide, or perhaps many events just happened to coincide during the previous period.

In short, ever since Lu Yang and his companion returned in triumph from completing their missions, the grand tasks of the Mountain-Moving Ocean-Filling Sect had diminished significantly, none worthy of Lu Yang and his companion taking action.

Sect Master Kong saw that he finally had time to teach Lu Yang and his companion some minor techniques for after they enlarged themselves, only to discover that the two had already mastered the Law Phenomena and Heavenly Giant forms quite proficiently while completing their missions; all that remained was abundant practice, rendering his minor techniques entirely redundant.

The missions from the previous period had encompassed various applications of the Law Phenomena and Heavenly Giant forms, which proved highly effective for training; even if Sect Master Kong were to personally design a teaching syllabus, he could not achieve such perfect practice.

"It seems the luck of you two is indeed quite good," Sect Master Kong could not help but sigh with emotion; presumably, these were the chosen geniuses born of destiny.

"There is one more thing; the sect might not be peaceful lately, so pay attention to your safety."

"Not peaceful?" Lu Yang and his companion were perplexed; what could possibly happen to the Mountain-Moving Ocean-Filling Sect?

"Xiao Jin said he has a kind of ominous premonition, feeling that something will happen to the sect, and he even bought comprehensive insurance. As for where this ominous premonition comes from, Xiao Jin did not explain clearly," Sect Master Kong said with a worried expression; out of trust for his eldest disciple, he did not question Fang Jin further.

"Understood, we will be mindful of our safety," Lu Yang and his companion bowed to thank Sect Master Kong for his concern.

Over the next few days, the cultivators of the Mountain-Moving Ocean-Filling Sect could always see two stalwart figures walking about the sect; the two could even use their spiritual energy to lift an entire river without a single drop of water spilling, their control over their own physical power and spiritual energy becoming increasingly exquisite, leaving Fang Jin watching from the side in sheer awe.

His own talent in the Law Phenomena aspect was high enough, yet he still could not achieve such rapid progress as Lu Yang.

He smiled and walked over to greet them: "Junior Brother Lu, Junior Brother Meng."

"Senior Brother Fang, is there something the matter?" Lu Yang and his companion set down the river in their hands and walked step by step toward Fang Jin.

With every step Lu Yang took, a spiritual energy so dense it formed a white mist hissed out from behind him, and Lu Yang's stature would gradually shrink during this process.

By the time Lu Yang stood before Fang Jin, he had already restored to his original size, the white mist of spiritual energy behind him appearing profoundly mysterious.

Fang Jin hesitated for a moment before stating the purpose of his visit: "It is like this. I heard from Master that my two junior brothers are highly eloquent, having dissuaded many cultivators from fighting, which greatly reduced the number of missions for our sect."

"Master also thought about dissuading them in the past, but it never bore any fruit. I used to have similar ideas before, but when I heard that even Master did not succeed, I abandoned the thought."

"But now, with my two junior brothers acting as role models, I was wondering if I could learn from you both how to dissuade cultivators, so as to give myself a line of thought."

"Right now, I happen to have an appointed mission on hand involving two Soul Transformation Stage cultivators who intend to fight. I wonder if my two junior brothers could go and enlighten them to dissuade them, allowing me to observe and learn from the side?"

"This..." Lu Yang and his companion were somewhat hesitant; their methods seemed to be something Senior Brother Fang could not learn.

But to put it that way, would it not harm Senior Brother Fang's self-confidence?

During this past month, Senior Brother Fang had been exceedingly kind to them, fulfilling any requests as much as possible; to refuse outright would seem too disrespectful.

Meng Jingzhou gritted his teeth: "Very well, then the two of us shall go and give it a try. However, our methods may not be effective every single time, so please be mentally prepared, Senior Brother Fang."

"That goes without saying."

There was nothing much that needed preparation; the three of them left immediately. On the way to the mission location, Fang Jin explained the detailed situation to the two.

"The two parties of the mission are two Soul Transformation Stage cultivators, one named Chen Yachong and the other named He Wu. Chen Yachong is a chronic gambler who owed a lot of money, to the point that he eventually lacked even enough cultivation resources, so he borrowed one million spiritual stones from his good friend He Wu."

"Unsurprisingly, Chen Yachong could not repay the money when it was due, so he simply proposed that He Wu treat him as a punching bag and beat him up to settle the debt, and if that did not vent his anger, he could beat him a few more times."

"He Wu felt that a direct beating would not vent his anger sufficiently; he insisted on pinning Chen Yachong to the ground and dragging him into the river to beat him for it to count as venting his anger. That is why he sent a commission to the sect in advance, asking the sect to clean up the aftermath."

Lu Yang felt somewhat put on the spot, and he noticed that Meng Jingzhou had a similar reaction.

Looking at this, it did not seem like a conflict that ordinary methods of dissuasion could resolve; surely Old Meng could not be expected to pay the one million spiritual stones on behalf of Chen Yachong, as that could hardly be called a demonstration?

"Why don't you pay the spiritual stones yourself!" Meng Jingzhou barked in fury.

Lu Yang froze: "How did you know what I was thinking?"

"You brat, whatever you are thinking is written all over your face!"

"I will pay more attention next time."