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Chapter 187: The Battle for the Top of the Sword Academy's Three Generations! Abandoned Son and Black-Hearted Foreman! (Subscribe)

Mu Kongqing, who was behind him, heard the conversation between Lin Mo and He Fei, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

Compared with Lin Mo's talent, he values ​​Lin Mo's "emotional intelligence" more.

Just as Lin Mo said, with the "rapid expansion" of the Sword Academy in recent years, the quality of the disciples in the Sword Academy has also become mixed.

Many sword servants do not have the strength of pure sword cultivators, but they have the "disease" of pure sword cultivators.

What about imitating the ancient cultivators, asking people about sword skills at every turn, what about relying on one's status as a sword cultivator to bully fellow disciples...

Can’t the sect’s top leaders see these evil deeds?
Of course not.

Qingshan Sect is a "giant" in the Qinzhou cultivation world, and various talented cultivators emerge one after another.

Even the most ordinary menial disciple, if placed in an ordinary Taoist academy outside the Nine Taoist academies, can defeat 99% of the "geniuses" of the same level.

The handling of problems will not be decided simply by good or evil, but should be viewed from the perspective of the development of the sect or Taoist temple.

The expansion of the Sword Academy was a decision made by the sect's top leaders. In addition, the Sword Academy itself is Qingshan Sect's signature major, so even if it needs to be dealt with, it would not be possible to go too far.

To put it bluntly, we need to give face to He Lian, the leader of the third generation of disciples who is in charge of this matter.

Because of this, both the sect’s top brass and the Law Enforcement Hall turned a blind eye to some of the vicious incidents within the sect.

It wasn't until Lin Mo stepped in to stop the queue-jumping incident that it broke out on the forum and completely broke the deadlock.

There is no need to say much about the subsequent developments.

At present, He Fei has become a "discarded pawn".

This was a compromise made by Senior Brother He Lian in response to public opinion on the forum.

Regardless of whether Lin Mo and the sword servants win the bet or not, the result will not change.

If Mu Kongqing guessed correctly, after today, a lot of "black material" about He Fei would be exposed on the forum.

Whether he did it or not, it will be blamed on him.

And Lin Mo, as a talented disciple who defeated the "sect bully", will become the "new darling" of Qingshan Sect.

He Fei's face turned pale, and it was obvious that he had figured it all out.

Unfortunately, it's too late...

Mu Kongqing shook his head slightly in his heart, but he did not have much sympathy for the other party.

The reason is very simple. If He Fei was pure and innocent, he would not have been pushed out to be the scapegoat.

Sect bullying, creating public opinion... they should all be related to each other to some extent.

Then again.

Lin Mo's actions today clearly showed that he had seen through the essence of the matter, which is why people continued to add fuel to the fire on the forum and create public pressure on the disciples of the Sword Academy.

This forced He Lian, who was in seclusion, to come forward and agree to the bet in advance.

"As expected of Junior Brother Lin..."

Mu Kongqing secretly admired in his heart.

Many people around were actually also confused, even more confused than He Fei was at the beginning.

Lin Mo ignored He Fei and bowed to the disciples around him and said, "Thank you all for your support, brothers and sisters. See you next time!"

After saying that, he prepared to leave with Chu Wange.

Mu Kongqing said with a smile: "Junior Brother Lin Mo, wait a moment."

Lin Mo's body stiffened and he slowly turned his head:

"Big Brother, what else do you have to say?"

After he finished speaking, he slapped his forehead and said, "I almost forgot. Pan Peng just told me that during my epiphany, thanks to Senior Brother and Senior Brother Feng for helping me, Lin Mo would like to thank Senior Brother for helping me!"

He raised his hand respectfully and bowed, but saw Mu Kongqing waving his hand and saying:

"These are all trivial matters. In that situation, I would help even any random sect disciple, let alone you, Junior Brother Lin!"

Disciples in the Taoist temple should help each other.

Even though there are people like He Fei and Ye Chen in Qingshan Sect, most of the disciples and fellow sect members are normal people.

The eldest senior brother from the Alchemy Institute, Senior Brother Shan from the Physical Education Institute, Diao Youcai from the Trial Pavilion, and the errand disciple Pan Peng...

Even though some of these people have a little selfishness, it is still within the normal range.

Even Diao Youcai, who would lend hundreds or thousands of spirit stones to others at any time, was not too excessive in his money-making behavior.

At least I haven't heard of anyone jumping off the Dengxiantai platform because they owed too much money.

The Qingshan Sect's tradition is generally good.

Mu Kongqing looked at Lin Mo with a smile: "Junior Brother Lin, your fire technique has already achieved some success. It's time to move on to the next step with me."

"What's the next step!?"

Lin Mo's eyes twitched.

"nature!"

Mu Kongqing smiled and said:

"Let's not waste time, Junior Sister Chu, let's borrow Junior Brother Lin for a while, Junior Sister Zhuang is still waiting!"

Lin Mo was a little confused: "Senior Sister Zhuang is here too? She...ah!!!"

Before he could finish, Mu Kongqing rolled up his hand and took Lin Mo with him, riding the wind and flying away into the distance.

Soon, the two disappeared from everyone's sight.

……

……

Qingshan Sect, Lingjian Peak’s sub-hall attic.

Xing Feichen stood at the entrance of the attic, shivering and not daring to breathe.

The scene in front of him showed the battle between Lin Mo, Chu Wange, and the sword servant disciples of the main hall.

From the fire pyramids that spread out across the field, to the firebirds spreading their wings, to Chu Wange's finale...

Famous battle scenes were all played out without reservation.

The entire battle scene came to an abrupt end only when that sword took away the "low-health" Qin You.

Then, a gentle voice came from the front:
"Junior Sister Chu's sword energy is amazing. The Immortal Palace-grade flying sword is indeed worthy of its reputation. It seems that the third-generation leader of the Sword Academy in ten years has been selected."

"Within a hundred years, Qingshan Sect will have another female swordsman at the Nascent Soul stage!"

"Female Sword Immortal" is not a mocking word. In fact, "Sword Immortal" in the Lingxu Realm is a kind of praise for successful sword practitioners.

Of course, there are also quite a few sword practitioners who do not like this kind of praise.

"Uncle Master Yan, you really accepted a good disciple!"

The man who looked like a "ghost" stood in front of Yan Nanfeng in a blue shirt, and spoke with a very gentle expression and tone.

Speaking of this, Yan Nanfeng couldn't help but smile, waving his hand and saying:

"Oh, it's fate. When I first went down to the world to recruit students, I fell in love with this little Chu at first sight."

"Xiao Chu is quite capable. She easily won the first place in the Immortal Ranking with just a few moves. That's why I reluctantly agreed to accept her as my disciple. You know, my lineage only accepts elites. I haven't accepted any disciples for decades..."

Feng Geng frowned and said, "Isn't it me who came to the lower realm to recruit students? And it seems that you came here just to snatch Chu Wange, right?"

Yan Nanfeng: “…”

Why are you bringing up this issue? If you weren't so useless back then, why would I have made this trip myself? ?

Yan Nanfeng glared at his apprentice unhappily, then smiled awkwardly:
"Haha, I did go down to the lower world specifically to recruit more talents for the Taoist Academy. For example, this Lin Mo was the recommended student I advocated to recruit."

"For this, I also personally gave you a lot of contribution points and a 2nd-level spiritual vein. Now it seems that it is still a good deal!"

"Isn't that right? Junior-Martial Brother He Lian?"

If the disciples outside knew that the leader of the Sword Academy disciples, who had been in seclusion, had actually watched the gambling battle with Yan Nanfeng and others in the vice hall, they would definitely be shocked. Moreover, the tension between the main hall and the vice hall of the Sword Academy that outsiders imagined was not seen at all.

The atmosphere at the scene was rather joyful and harmonious, without any trace of hostility.

He Lian looked at the handsome young face frozen on the screen in front of him and nodded in agreement:
"I have also heard of this Junior Brother Lin Mo before."

"The plan of He Fei and Ye Chen was destroyed at Wudao Cliff. When I first heard about it, I didn't pay much attention to it."

"I didn't expect that after only being in the sect for about a month, I could set so many records in succession. This is truly beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"This is the first time I've seen you. You are indeed a young talent. In time, you will definitely be the backbone of our Qingshan Sect!"

He Lian actually openly told the story of Wudao Cliff and He Fei's plan to locate Lin Mo.

This made Xing Feichen, who was standing behind him, tremble violently, fearing that Feng Geng, the other party, would draw his sword against his own sword master if they disagreed with him.

However, the imagined scene did not appear.

Feng Geng just frowned and did not take any action.

Yan Nanfeng was even more natural, without any reaction, as if he had not heard the crucial sentence.

The same was true for He Lian who was speaking, and he finally said:

"So, I lost this gambling battle with all my heart. The bet of 100,000 low-grade spirit stones will be delivered to you soon."

Yan Nanfeng said politely: "The matter of the spirit stone was originally a joke, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously!"

He Lian shook his head, but still insisted:

"No, since it's a gambling battle, then I'll admit defeat."

He turned his head and looked at Xing Feichen behind him: "Feichen?"

"Yes, yes."

Xing Feichen responded repeatedly.

He Lian said calmly: "Today, I will take 100,000 low-grade spirit stones from my account and send them to Uncle Master Yan."

"It's not me, just give it to Feng'er." Yan Nanfeng said quickly, "Oh, you also know that this is your juniors' business, I won't get involved, I won't get involved."

Xing Feichen: "..."

It would be strange if you didn’t participate!

I don't know who just mentioned the gambling war secretly, and said that it's meaningless if the bet is small...

Xing Feichen complained in his heart.

However, He Lian's expression did not fluctuate at all, and his tone was still gentle and powerful:

"Okay, then transfer the money to Junior Brother Feng's account."

I really have to give it to you... Xing Feichen said with a stiff upper lip:
"Brother He Lian, can I pay for this spiritual stone in installments? Even if it's only in installments of ten years, that's fine..."

His words stopped abruptly, because He Lian glanced at him calmly and said:

"I don't want to say it a second time."

Xing Feichen immediately broke out in a cold sweat, not daring to say another word, and quickly bowed and said, "Yes, Senior Brother He Lian."

Yan Nanfeng just sat there smiling and didn't say a word the whole time.

This old fox!
Xing Feichen thought to himself, but he was more troubled.

Such a huge sum of money will be withdrawn from the account all at once. Not to mention that the subsequent enrollment plan will be affected, even Senior Brother He Lian’s retreat will be affected to a certain extent.

You should know that Senior Brother He Lian is making his final sprint, striving to get a good ranking in next year's Qinzhou competition.

But practicing swordsmanship in seclusion is very expensive!

"Well, since you insist on giving it to me, then let Feng'er accept it and return it to those menial disciples later. By the way, let Feng'er, as your senior brother, buy some gifts for your junior sisters and brothers."

Yan Nanfeng said so.

He Lian smiled and said, "How to distribute it is Junior Brother Feng's business. I have no right to interfere."

This sentence is also a statement.

Regardless of whether the money is given to those menial disciples or not, the Sword Academy's main hall lineage will not cause any more trouble, let alone ask for the money back.

Yan Nanfeng nodded, and He Lian suddenly changed the subject and said:
"Junior Sister Chu and Junior Brother Lin are so talented, I believe they will have a chance to win a few medals for our Qingshan Sect in next year's Taoist Academy Competition."

Yan Nanfeng laughed and said:

"How long have these two little guys been in the Lingxu Realm? The Dao Academy Competition next year will only last a year at most. It would be good if they can get into the top 20 or top 50. Don't even think about winning a medal!"

This is not really modesty.

In fact, being able to enter the top 100 in Qinzhou's Taoist Academy Competition one year after ascension is already a miraculous achievement.

He Lian smiled, and didn't say anything deliberately, just said:

"If it doesn't work out next year, there will still be opportunities the year after next and the year after that. Junior Sister Chu and Junior Brother Lin are still young!"

Yan Nanfeng looked at him and said, "You are only a few dozen years old. In my eyes, both you and Feng'er are children like the rising sun!"

As the vice-president of the Sword Academy, he is also one of the earliest cultivators in Diyuan Jiuzhou, and the youngest of them is over 500 years old.

He is certainly qualified to say this.

Of course, He Lian didn't think that the other party was taking advantage of his age, but a hint of darkness flashed in the depths of his eyes, and he shook his head and said:
"Junior Brother Feng is still young, but I am not young among the third generation disciples."

Hearing this, Yan Nanfeng laughed and said, "Junior Brother He Lian, there is actually no need to take the ranking on the Hidden Dragon List so seriously. The great Dao is clear as day, and what we are fighting for is endless speech, not a temporary win or loss."

He Lian bowed and said, "Thank you for your guidance, uncle-master. However, I have already made an agreement with Master that next year will be the last time I will strive for the ranking. If I fail, I will not wait any longer and will directly retreat to strive for the Nascent Soul Realm."

When Yan Nanfeng heard this, he nodded slightly and said no more about the matter.

At this moment, Feng Geng next to him said coldly:
"Next year, there will be a battle between us!"

hiss~!

Xing Feichen, who was standing next to him, took a deep breath.

Feng Geng took the initiative to challenge Senior Brother He Lian, which was equivalent to launching an attack on the position of the leader of the third generation of disciples in the Sword Academy.

Once Feng Geng wins, he will replace the latter and become the new leader of the third generation.

By then, the Sword Academy will also undergo a complete change.

He Lian looked up at him, and naturally heard the other party's invitation to fight, and chuckled:
"Oh? Then I'm waiting for Junior Brother Feng to come!"

His tone was calm and there was no intention of backing down at all; this was the confidence of a third-generation leader.

Even though Feng Geng in front of him was once known as the most talented person in the Sword Academy in recent decades, even far surpassing him, the leader of the Sword Academy, and catching up very quickly, he was still not afraid at all.

It seems like as long as I'm in this position, you can forget about becoming the leader!

Feng Geng looked at him intently: "I will."

Yan Nanfeng was watching this scene with a smile on his face, and suddenly said:

"Very good, this is the drive and pride that a disciple of our Sword Academy should have!"

He Lian heard the hidden meaning and said:
"From today on, He Lian will control his sword servants. Please forgive me, uncle!"

Yan Nanfeng waved his hand again and said, "I've already said that this has nothing to do with me. This is a matter for you young people. You don't need to tell me this."

He Lian didn't say much. After a few more pleasantries, he raised his hand to say goodbye and walked down the attic with Xing Feichen behind him.

After he led Xing Feichen out of the secondary hall, he turned around and said to the latter:
"Did you hear everything I just said?"

Xing Feichen nodded quickly: "I heard it, but the spirit stone..."

"Now that you've heard it, do it."

He Lian interrupted him calmly and said:
"Before I come out of retreat, I need to make up for the shortfall in spiritual stones on the account. Don't those sword servants love to stir up trouble and bully their fellow disciples? This is a good opportunity to let them use up their extra energy and spend their time on the right things!"

When Xing Feichen heard this, he immediately complained.

A full 100,000 low-grade spirit stones...

OK! I will be regarded as a black-hearted "contractor" again!
(End of this chapter)