I Just Want to Be Expelled from the Sect

"Bong... bong..."

Nine thunderous tolls rang out across the Vast Heaven Sect.

The moment they heard the bells, people from all corners of the Vast Heaven Sect rushed to the Haotian Grand Hall.

Countless people had already gathered inside the Haotian Grand Hall. Chu Xinghe, one of the disciples admitted this year, stood among the crowd without drawing much attention.

Three months ago, Chu Xinghe had unexpectedly arrived in this world. Before he could even figure out what it was all about, he passed the Vast Heaven Sect's entrance examination and became one of its disciples.

The Vast Heaven Sect was the number one sect on the Blazing Sun Continent. It had sat at the pinnacle for four hundred years, supreme in both strength and status.

Becoming a disciple of the Vast Heaven Sect was something countless people would never have dared dream of.

Just as Chu Xinghe was marveling that he was about to embark on an awesome path, something even more bewildering happened.

A thing called the Misfortune Compass had inexplicably appeared in his mind.

After some investigation, Chu Xinghe figured out what the Misfortune Compass was.

Simply put, the Misfortune Compass contained all sorts of tasks. As long as he completed a particular task, he would receive the corresponding reward.

But before Chu Xinghe could enjoy the news for even a second, the tasks in the Misfortune Compass left him dumbstruck.

"Destroy the Vast Heaven Sect... Misfortune Compass reward: peak Martial God cultivation..."

"Make the Vast Heaven Sect lose its position as the number one sect under heaven. Misfortune Compass reward: peak Martial Emperor cultivation..."

"Be expelled from the Vast Heaven Sect. Misfortune Compass reward: peak Martial Emperor cultivation..."

After reading the Misfortune Compass's tasks, Chu Xinghe was utterly shocked.

Holy crap! This is a trap!

Every task in it had to do with the Vast Heaven Sect, the sect he belonged to. Any action detrimental to the Vast Heaven Sect could send him straight to the pinnacle of life.

It really is the Misfortune Compass. It lives up to its name.

It was a rotten thing to do, but Chu Xinghe was genuinely excited.

Other people could spend their whole lives cultivating and still fail to become Martial Emperors, but all he had to do was get expelled from his sect to gain a Martial Emperor's cultivation on the spot?

How thrilling!

As the saying went, learning to be good was hard, but learning to be bad was a slippery slope.

The Vast Heaven Sect was the foremost colossus of the age. Destroy it? Wasn't that apparently even harder than becoming a Martial God outright?

Make the Vast Heaven Sect lose its position as the number one sect under heaven? With a little weakling like him? Come on, give him a break.

But getting expelled from his sect? How hard could that be?

"Chu Xinghe, what are you thinking about? Did you remember what I told you just now? Say what I told you to say about this matter. If you mess around, you'll pay for it!" A hooked-nosed youth beside Chu Xinghe spoke in a low voice, not forgetting to give him a threatening look as he did.

His name was Chu Cheng. He and Chu Xinghe were both from Kaoshan Village, and they had been selected together to become disciples of the Vast Heaven Sect.

Little Kaoshan Village had produced two disciples capable of entering the Vast Heaven Sect at once. When the village chief found out, he nearly went into convulsions from excitement.

The two had entered the Vast Heaven Sect together, but Chu Cheng was already a squad leader now, and Chu Xinghe was on his squad.

And the reason the Vast Heaven Sect's great bell had rung nine times today was their squad.

Half a month ago, this batch of new disciples had been divided into countless squads for their entrance trial. Normally, the trial was just a formality: the disciples got to know one another, and that was that.

But no one had expected anything to go wrong in what should have been a safe trial. Two talented disciples in Chu Xinghe's squad had received incorrect information and strayed into a dangerous area, where both of them had lost their lives.

Those two had previously entered the Grand Elder's tutelage. A simple trial had cost both of them their lives, so how could the Grand Elder possibly let the matter rest? That was why the great bell had rung nine times today: the Grand Elder intended to personally find out who had caused his disciples' deaths.

"I know..." Chu Xinghe shot Chu Cheng an impatient glance.

"Watch your mouth. If you dare say one word too many, I'll break another one of your arms!" Chu Cheng threatened Chu Xinghe again. During the trial, he had used his superior cultivation to break one of Chu Xinghe's arms before. Now that he had brought it up again, Chu Xinghe ground his teeth in anger.

This little bastard has no idea who's standing in front of him. Just you wait. The day I'm expelled from the sect, you'll be the first one I chop up!

People from every corner of the Vast Heaven Sect gathered in the Haotian Grand Hall. The Grand Elder stepped out from among the elders, his face stern as his icy gaze swept over everyone present.

"The Vast Heaven Sect was founded a thousand years ago. Four hundred years ago, it earned the name of the number one sect under heaven, a sacred land in the hearts of all martial artists. Over these four hundred years, our sect has produced one heaven's pride after another, surpassing even its former glory, and everyone who can enter our Vast Heaven Sect is a favored child of heaven. Yet during this trial for our new disciples, two disciples of our Vast Heaven Sect were misled by a treacherous villain and both lost their lives. This is the first such case in four hundred years!"

The Grand Elder continued, looking deeply grieved.

"I have investigated the rights and wrongs of this matter thoroughly. I summoned you all here today to deal with it. No matter who murdered the two of them, I will show no leniency."

As the Grand Elder spoke, everyone's eyes fell on the members of Chu Xinghe's squad.

The Grand Elder walked straight over to Chu Xinghe's squad as well.

"Will you confess yourselves, or shall I tell everyone?"

Everyone was trembling. Chu Xinghe could see that Chu Cheng, beside him, was shaking the hardest. As he recalled that Chu Cheng seemed to be on very bad terms with those two, he wondered, Could it be him?

While Chu Xinghe was thinking, the Grand Elder began questioning them. The disciples he questioned stammered through their accounts of the trial, but they all said the same thing: they truly did not know who had harmed the two.

The more the Grand Elder questioned them, the angrier he became. When he reached Chu Xinghe, he spoke again. "If you confess of your own accord now, I will take your youth and ignorance into account and expel you from the Vast Heaven Sect. But if I have to drag the culprit out myself, your life may well be forfeit!"

At those words, everyone in the squad except Chu Xinghe looked terrified. Chu Cheng looked as though he was about to shit himself.

Chu Xinghe, however, was so excited he could barely keep from wetting himself.

Holy shit! Expulsion from the sect? There's a deal that good? Isn't this my chance?

The Grand Elder came to Chu Xinghe and told him to describe exactly what had happened during the trial.

But the moment the Grand Elder finished speaking, Chu Xinghe said, "Grand Elder, there's no need to ask any further. I did it. I know my sins are grave, and I no longer have the face to remain in the Vast Heaven Sect. Please expel me from the sect as a severe punishment!"

Everyone in the squad froze at Chu Xinghe's words, the Grand Elder included.

Chu Xinghe was delighted. Come on... come on... Grand Elder, expel me from the sect! Peak Martial Emperor cultivation is already sprinting toward me.

But while Chu Xinghe was imagining how freely he would roam the world after becoming a Martial Emperor, the Grand Elder fell silent.

Who knew how much time passed? As Chu Xinghe watched expectantly, the chill on the Grand Elder's face suddenly vanished, and he burst into wild laughter!

He must be so angry he's lost his senses! Next he should expel me from the sect, right? Chu Xinghe's face was full of anticipation.

"Good... good... excellent!"

The Grand Elder's three exclamations of approval left Chu Xinghe somewhat bewildered.

"Good child! How did you discover that those two were spies from the Demonic Shadow Sect and lure them into a dangerous area to kill them just before they were about to make their move and cause trouble?"

Chu Xinghe: "???"

What the hell? Spies from the Demonic Shadow Sect?

And I killed them before they could cause trouble?

That wasn't a trap to kill them. You're trapping me!

Then, as Chu Xinghe stared in bewilderment, the Grand Elder explained everything. The two dead men were disciples whom the Demonic Shadow Sect had taken this opportunity to plant in the Vast Heaven Sect to cause destruction. They had originally been hatching a scheme for this trial, but against all expectations, they had been led to their deaths by incorrect information before they could put it into action.

So Chu Xinghe, who had stepped forward to take the blame without knowing what had happened, was not only innocent but had rendered a service!

Seeing Chu Xinghe's blank expression, the Grand Elder happily patted him on the shoulder.

After all, those two had entered the Grand Elder's tutelage. If something really had happened, the Grand Elder would have found it hard to escape the blame.

When the explanation was finished, the people around them cried out in unison, "Heaven blesses Vast Heaven!"

Hearing that, the Grand Elder looked even more delighted. He immediately waved his hand. "This time, Chu Xinghe eliminated the Demonic Shadow Sect's spies and protected the disciples of our Vast Heaven Sect. Starting today, Chu Xinghe is promoted to elite disciple, rewarded with ten Spirit Gathering Pills, and accepted into my tutelage!"

After the Grand Elder said this, the disciples of every squad looked at Chu Xinghe with envy and jealousy.

But Chu Xinghe himself was dumbfounded. What the hell is this? My peak Martial Emperor cultivation is gone. Can ten Spirit Gathering Pills make up for the wound to my heart?

Seeing Chu Cheng standing beside him, already dumbstruck, Chu Xinghe suddenly had an idea.

"Grand Elder, I don't deserve it. Our captain Chu Cheng was actually the first to discover the Demonic Shadow Sect spies we eliminated this time. I was only the one who carried it out. If anyone is to be rewarded for this service, it should be the captain. As for me, I deceived you, Grand Elder, so please expel me from the sect."

The moment Chu Xinghe said this, everyone froze. Chu Cheng's face was filled with disbelief.

He had never imagined that Chu Xinghe would hand such enormous credit over to him.

But just as Chu Cheng was getting excited, the Grand Elder, who had looked kind a moment ago, turned to him with an icy expression. "Your name is Chu Cheng, isn't it?"

"Yes..."

"I deliberately used this matter as a test today to see whether you had the courage to step forward yourselves!"

"Yet as squad leader, you showed no sense of responsibility whatsoever. You failed to come to me at once and admit everything you had done, disgracing the name of our Vast Heaven Sect. You and Chu Xinghe are from the same village, aren't you? For the sake of your friendship as fellow villagers, Chu Xinghe was even willing to accept expulsion from the sect as punishment, yet you said nothing. How can you possibly have the face to claim credit now?"

Chu Cheng was dumbfounded.

Chu Xinghe was dumbfounded too.

"By my order as an elder, Chu Cheng is to be expelled from the inner sect of the Vast Heaven Sect. From today onward, he will be an outer sect disciple, as a warning to others!"

Chu Cheng was taken away. The Grand Elder became as genial as a spring breeze again and patted Chu Xinghe on the shoulder. "Not arrogant when rewarded, not alarmed when punished. What a good child!"

The turmoil ended with the Grand Elder's departure. Countless new disciples gathered around Chu Xinghe, congratulating him on being the first of their intake to become an elite disciple. With the Grand Elder's favor on top of that, his prospects were boundless.

But the smile on Chu Xinghe's face was uglier than a cry. My peak Martial Emperor cultivation...

Elite disciple, the Grand Elder's favor... it's all bullshit...

I just want to be expelled from the sect...