A War Between the Two Sects? I, Chu Xinghe, Accept!

Although Ling Su was furious, he dared not act rashly against Chu Xinghe. He could kill Ma Liang a hundred times over, but injuring Chu Xinghe was a different matter entirely.

Looking at the composed Chu Xinghe, Ling Su slowly spoke, "Chu Xinghe... as a disciple of the Vast Heaven Sect, you should know what crime Ma Liang should be punished for today's actions, right?"

"Xinghe is young and unaware; please enlighten me Elder Ling."

"Heh... Chu Xinghe, your Vast Heaven Sect disciples acted recklessly today, using the Fengdu Grand Formation to destroy the Great Yue Imperial Palace and slaughter so many innocent people. Is this the behavior of the righteous path? This Ma Liang has fallen into the demonic path; everyone has the right to kill him!"

Hearing him constantly spouting righteous and demonic doctrines, Chu Xinghe calmly said, "Elder Ling's words are a bit hard to understand. Innocent people? Although Xinghe arrived rather late today, I do know a bit about the cause and effect. But I don't understand the meaning of the phrase 'innocent people'."

As Chu Xinghe finished speaking, a member of the Great Yue Imperial Family shouted angrily from afar, "Chu Xinghe! Today, Ma Liang killed my Great Yue Empress! Such outrageous behavior..."

Before the Great Yue Imperial Family could finish speaking, a purple light flashed on Chu Xinghe's arm, and the next moment a bolt of lightning descended from the sky!

Purple Lightning Flash!

As lightning struck, the Great Yue Imperial Family, who hadn't even finished speaking, were instantly reduced to ashes by Purple Lightning Flash!

Splash...

Chaos erupted at the scene, because no one expected Chu Xinghe to be so arrogant, resorting to murder without warning.

But before the Great Yue Imperial Family could recover from their shock, Chu Xinghe spoke up, "Where did this mad dog come from? Elder Ling, I've heard you're from the Great Moon Kingdom, and now the Great Moon Kingdom is also your descendant. What? Can't your descendants even keep an eye on their own dogs? What was that thing just now? How dare it bark here?"

The scene fell into a deathly silence; everyone stared wide-eyed at Chu Xinghe.

Was Ma Liang arrogant enough?

One person demolished the entire Great Yue Imperial Palace and caused a bloodbath.

But at this moment, the people present felt that compared to Chu Xinghe Ma Liang wasn't really that arrogant...

The Great Yue Imperial Family that just spoke might not be the main family, but they must be a branch family... To blast the descendants of that branch family into ashes right in front of Ling Su, that's just too arrogant!

Ling Su was also furious at this moment, but in truth, Chu Xinghe's words were not wrong.

The battle ended the moment Chu Xinghe appeared; now it's time for everyone to have a chat.

However, there are rules to these talks. Chu Xinghe is standing here representing the Vast Heaven Sect, while I am representing the Cloud Firmament Sect. If any Tom, Dick, Chu Xinghe could jump out and shout during our conversation, what rules would there be left?

Chu Xinghe's actions were domineering, but the guy who criticized Chu Xinghe was really asking for trouble.

Are you implying you're criticizing Chu Xinghe? Chu Xinghe represents the Vast Heaven Sect now, and you're criticizing the Vast Heaven Sect! Who do you think you are to dare criticize the Vast Heaven Sect?

The surroundings fell silent immediately; no one dared to interrupt!

"Chu Xinghe!" Ling Su was still somewhat embarrassed at this moment.

"Elder Ling, you don't need to shout so loudly, I can hear you!"

"Elder Ling and Elder Tian, you both know better than anyone else what is right and wrong today. I, Chu Xinghe, don't think I need to explain further why Ma Liang killed someone."

"Chu Xinghe! Ma Liang killed my beloved daughter right in front of me today. Is this the righteous conduct of your number one sect in the world?" Tian Qingquan glared at Chu Xinghe.

"So your daughter killed my Junior Brother Ma Liang's sister, does that mean she deserves to die? As a father, do you really not know what your daughter has done all these years? Is this the righteous conduct of your Cloud Firmament Sect?"

Chu Xinghe showed Tian Qingquan absolutely no respect; they had already torn off all pretense of civility today, so why bother with saving face?

As expected, upon hearing Chu Xinghe's words, Tian Qingquan's face turned extremely ugly, but he was powerless to refute them. What could he say? That he didn't know?

Stop messing around, okay? Does it even matter now? Chu Xinghe came here to reason with you.

We're all ancient foxes, everyone has some magic... so there's no need for all that nonsense, everyone knows that perfectly well.

Ma Liang is avenging his sister today, and from this point of view, even Tian Qingquan can't really refute him.

So it's only acceptable for your daughter to kill someone else's sister, but not for someone else to kill your daughter?

You can only say that your daughter has really messed up this time. No matter how much you disagree, you have to accept it!

"Ma Liang's revenge is understandable, but what about the others? How will we explain this?" Ling Su pointed to the countless dead people around him. Although all the people Ma Liang killed today were involved in his sister's affairs, it would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that they all deserved to die.

As Ling Su finished speaking, Chu Xinghe said, "Ma Liang... kneel down!"

Ma Liang knelt down in front of Senior Brother Xinghe.

"Ma Liang, as a disciple of the Vast Heaven Sect, it is only right for you to avenge your sister. However, the killing of so many people violates the righteous name of our Vast Heaven Sect. Today, by the order of the sect, I hereby strip you of your position as a personal disciple, expel you from the inner sect, and demote you to the outer sect. You shall never be allowed to enter the inner sect again in this lifetime!"

Ma Liang knelt on the ground without saying a word.

As soon as Chu Xinghe uttered this punishment, chaos erupted around them.

From the moment Chu Xinghe appeared today, Ma Liang's life was already saved, and even Ling Su would never kill Ma Liang in front of Chu Xinghe.

Many people died at Ma Liang's hands, but Ma Liang only attacked after verifying their identities with the Soul-Devouring Formation. If we were to detail what they did, they certainly didn't deserve to die. Moreover, in the eyes of someone like Ling Su, those lives were worthless...

It's not that Chu Xinghe didn't want to call for reinforcements to kill Ling Su as well, it's just that our Vast Heaven Sect is a righteous sect, not Demonic Sect, and we also have our bottom line. Ma Liang, don't panic, we'll have plenty of opportunities to kill Ling Su later.

Therefore, Chu Xinghe's treatment of Ma Liang today is to give an explanation to the righteous path of the world in the name of the Vast Heaven Sect. As for giving an explanation to the Cloud Firmament Sect and the Great Moon Kingdom?

Do they deserve it?

In the eyes of those around him, Chu Xinghe's punishment was indeed the most severe.

Ma Liang was a disciple personally taught by the Vice Sect Master of the Vast Heaven Sect. To strip him of his status and demote him directly to the outer sect, and even forbid him from ever being promoted to an inner sect disciple again, was a punishment that would be tantamount to cutting off his Future for many people.

Therefore, this punishment is already extremely severe.

To a normal person, this punishment would have ruined Ma Liang's life.

But Ma Liang remained completely calm!

Ma Liang knew that Senior Brother Xinghe's punishment today was just for show. As a righteous sect, he couldn't act as recklessly as the Demonic Sect. If he, Ma Liang, were to leave the Great Moon Kingdom alive today, it would already be a complete loss of face for the Cloud Firmament Sect.

There's probably only one sect in the world that could make the Cloud Firmament Sect suffer such a huge loss: our Vast Heaven Sect.

Strip him of his title as a direct disciple... and force him into the outer sect?

This would be a severe punishment for most people, but for Ma Liang? I, Ma Liang, am Senior Brother Xinghe's most trusted confidant. What difference does it make whether I'm in the inner sect or the outer sect?

With the Fengdu Grand Formation at my disposal, isn't being an outer disciple or an inner disciple just a matter of title?

I, Ma Liang, am destined to become the Grand Elder of the Vast Heaven Sect!

What? You're asking how an outer disciple can become a Grand Elder? Are there any rules in the sect that prohibit outer disciples from becoming Grand Elders?

Ma Liang was well-versed in the clan rules and naturally knew that such a clause did not exist!

"Elder Ling, you know better than anyone who is right and wrong today. And it goes without saying why my junior brother came here. An eye for an eye, a life for a life—that's only fair, isn't it?"

Although Ling Su was trembling with anger, Ling Su also knew that Chu Xinghe's actions today were indeed justified.

He knew perfectly well why Ma Liang had come today, and he knew even better what Tian Wenxin had done. He felt that Tian Wenxin deserved to die a thousand times over.

As for the others killed by Ma Liang... even Ling Su himself felt ashamed to say they were innocent. Although Ma Liang was crazy, he did not kill indiscriminately. Instead, he only killed those who were deemed guilty of heinous crimes after being identified by the Soul-Devouring Formation. Therefore, Chu Xinghe's punishment was truly justifiable.

But if Chu Xinghe were to take Ma Liang away today, where would Ling Su put his face? What would become of the Cloud Firmament Sect's reputation?

Before Ling Su could speak, Chu Xinghe moved again. In a flash, Chu Xinghe appeared in the crowd of the Great Yue Imperial Family and grabbed a fat-looking guy. The guy's clothes revealed his identity; he was the current Great Moon Kingdom and Tian Wenxin's beloved son.

Grabbing the fat, big-eared fellow with one hand, Chu Xinghe flashed a white light in his hand, and the Suspended Shears Sword Wings swung out in mid-air. Amidst the splatter of blood, the fellow's head was already severed from his neck.

"Chu Xinghe! You're courting death! Killing my grandson, are you trying to provoke a war between our two sects?"

Tian Qingquan never dreamed that Chu Xinghe would kill again, and that the victim would be his own grandson.

This scene not only stunned Tian Qingquan, but also left Ling Su dumbfounded. He never expected that Chu Xinghe would kill again!

"Elder Tian... why are you so angry? A life for a life! My junior brother and sister's life is for your daughter's life, but what about her child? Naturally, your grandson should pay with his life too!"

"Elder Tian keeps saying he wants to start a war between the two sects? Fine... Today, I, Chu Xinghe, representing the Vast Heaven Sect, accept this sect war from your Cloud Firmament Sect! I ask you, Elder Tian, do you have the qualifications to represent the Cloud Firmament Sect in deciding to wage war against my Vast Heaven Sect?"

The moment Chu Xinghe uttered those words, the room fell silent.

Because no one expected that Chu Xinghe would actually accept the sect war.

Both Elder Tian and Elder Ling's threats to instigate a war between the two sects were nothing more than empty threats.

But they never dreamed that Chu Xinghe would actually dare to accept the challenge!

Moreover, they were also well aware that, given Chu Xinghe's status and position within the Vast Heaven Sect, he truly had the authority to do so!

"I, Chu Xinghe Vast Heaven Sect. Whether it's a chaotic battle, a challenge, a duel, or whatever, the Cloud Firmament Sect can name its own, and the Vast Heaven Sect will accept it all. But may I ask the two elders if they are serious? If they are, I will now crush the Haotian Token, and the Vast Heaven Sect will accept the challenge! I, Chu Xinghe, guarantee that someone will not leave the Great Moon Kingdom alive today!"

Silence... The scene was completely silent. Even Ma Liang stared wide-eyed at Senior Brother Xinghe.

No one thought Chu Xinghe was joking, and no one doubted that Chu Xinghe was qualified.

Elder Tian remained silent... because he never dreamed that things would develop to this extent.

Ling Su calmed down as well. He had only considered his own face, but he had forgotten that Chu Xinghe represented the Vast Heaven Sect.

Where is the Vast Heaven Sect's reputation?

This time, Tian Wenxin poisoned Ma Liang's elder sister. Ma Liang was a disciple of the Vast Heaven Sect, and not just any disciple, but the personal disciple of the vice sect leader.

Are the relatives of the Cloud Firmament Sect human, while the relatives of the Vast Heaven Sect deserve to die?

At this point, the matter was no longer just about two families; it had escalated to a matter of reputation between the two sects. Did the Cloud Firmament Sect value its reputation while the Vast Heaven Sect's reputation was worthless?

Chu Xinghe not afraid to make a big fuss; in fact, he intended to make a big fuss and use the incident to inform the whole world.

In the future, anyone who dares to harm a disciple or family member of my Vast Heaven Sect can try and see if they can afford the consequences!