Disloyal and Unfilial

Huangtian City, Yellow Heaven Dao Sect.

This is a large palace complex that is like a city within a city.

A year ago, the entire Yellow Heaven Dao Sect had more than 30,000 disciples and 100,000 servants. These people moved back and forth between palaces and courtyards with different layouts, and there were distinctions of high and low status.

The highest-ranking members were undoubtedly the several Supreme Elders at the Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord realm.

They, including Zhang Lingjian, the Yellow Heaven Dao Sect, reside in the Heavenly Dao Tower at the very center of the Yellow Heaven Sect and issue commands.

This Heavenly Dao Tower is also the most central building of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

Beyond that were the various palaces where the Spirit Transformation elders resided.

The palace was also filled with halls, courtyards, and pavilions.

Among them, those who possess a hall are often elders at the level of Spirit Refining.

Those who reside in the same courtyard are the best among the Dharma protectors and True Disciple.

As for the attic...

It belongs to ordinary True Disciple or deacons.

Further down are the living quarters for ordinary disciples, outer disciples, and even servants, where one person has their own room, or even several people squeeze into one room.

These residences were divided into layers, reflecting a strict class system.

However, this is only part of the power division within the Yellow Heaven Sect; the power truly held by the upper echelons far exceeds what the lower echelons can imagine.

At this moment, in the palace of Elder Fang Zhengming, the Spirit Refining Elder, Elder Yu Fan arrived in haste with a group of Enforcement Elders.

"Elder Yu, what is the meaning of this? What is the meaning of this? My son is so young, yet he has already achieved the Core Forming and is expected to reach the Spirit Refining in the future. What has he done that requires such a large commotion?"

Fang Zhengming followed Yu Fan and the others, who were walking hurriedly, and kept asking questions, while saying, "Could there be some misunderstanding here?"

"It's a misunderstanding. There's no misunderstanding. The clues we have are very clear."

Yu Fan strode quickly and soon arrived at a courtyard inside the palace.

At this moment, several people were practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard, having a great time.

During this period, Yellow Heaven Sect suffered a great calamity, with heavy casualties. Many elders, protectors, and even core True Disciple perished.

The survivors were grieving, but the large number of deaths and injuries among middle and senior management meant that many positions were vacant.

To boost morale, many people have already been promoted.

Fang Yichen and Xie Xiaowan are among them.

The other disciples in the courtyard had come to congratulate the two.

Upon seeing Yu Fan and his entourage enter the courtyard, the two quickly composed themselves and stepped forward to bow. "Greetings, Elder..."

"Fang Yichen and Xie Xiaowan, you two have committed a crime. Take them away."

Yu Fan didn't want to waste any more time, so he simply waved his hand.

Seeing that Yu Fan was serious, Fang Zhengming had no choice but to step forward, despite the difference in their status: "Elder, please tell me what wrong my son and daughter-in-law have committed. Please do not frame good people because of some idle gossip."

"What mistake did you make?"

Yu Fan glanced at Fang Xie Xiaowan. She disregarded her master's teachings and betrayed her master, which is disloyalty. She stood idly by when her master was in trouble, which is unfilial piety. She constantly incited others to ruin her master's reputation, which is unkindness. In times of crisis, she even colluded with others to kick someone when they're down, which is unjust. Shouldn't such a disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust person be severely punished?!"

Fang Yichen and Xie Xiaowan were both stunned for a moment.

How did they betray their master?

Aren't they cultivating under Elder Fang Zhengming, the Spirit Refining Elder?

How could this be...?

"It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

Fang Yichen quickly replied.

There is no misunderstanding.

Yu Fan gave him a cold look. "You're no better. You lured other disciples into betraying their sect and committing such disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust acts. You should be considered an accomplice, or even a principal offender, and your crime should be compounded."

"Elder Yu, this is truly a mistake. Yi Chen and Xiao Wan are both cultivating under my guidance. How could they betray me? Aren't we doing just fine?"

Fang Zhengming quickly replied.

"Who said it was you?"

Yu Fan glanced at Xie Xiaowan: "Don't forget who your real master is!"

"My true master..."

Xie Xiaowan was stunned for a moment, then seemed to realize something, and her face turned pale.

Fang Yichen and Fang Zhengming quickly guessed who Yu Fan was referring to as "Master," and their expressions immediately changed.

Fang Zhengming lowered his voice and said, "Elder... that Gu Jinlai... is our adversary. He has been harboring wolfish ambitions towards our Yellow Heaven Sect for a single day. Although Xiaowan is his disciple, she has already abandoned evil and turned to good. If we deal with her now... it would be a matter of pain for our loved ones and joy for our enemies."

"Nonsense!"

Yu Fan glared at Fang Zhengming: "Lord Gu and Star Province are members of the Tiannan Alliance, so they are our allies. During this Tianhe Demonic Beasts Chaos, if Lord Gu hadn't arrived in time with his men to quell the Demonic Beasts in Yuntian City, Yellow Heaven Sect would have been in danger of collapse. This means that those who have done us Yellow Heaven Sect a great favor are portrayed as having wolfish ambitions in your mouth? It seems you are also going to follow Xie Xiaowan's example and commit such ungrateful, disloyal, and unfilial acts! Where are the Enforcement Elders? Seize Fang Zhengming along with them!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhengming's face turned pale.

He suddenly realized something.

Their attitude has changed.

The attitude of higher-ups has changed.

In the battle between Gu Jinlai and the Lingxiao City forces behind him in Yuntian City, he displayed unparalleled strength, even killing the Crocodile Dragon King at his hands. This deeply shocked the higher-ups of the Yellow Heaven Sect, to the point that Yellow Heaven Sect changed its attitude towards Lingxiao City and wanted to reconcile with it.

At least for now, with the Lingxiao City army still in Huangzhou, the Yellow Heaven Sect leadership must be careful and try their best to maintain this friendly relationship.

To maintain this relationship...

Having accepted Xie Xiaowan, who had betrayed her sect since Gu Jinlai, she must be handed over.

Not only Xie Xiaowan, but also her son Fang Yichen...

Elder Yu...

Fang Zhengming wanted to say something more.

Yu Fan stared at him coldly. "Elder Fang, don't make a mistake."

This warning made Fang Zhengming's face turn even paler.

Don't make a mistake for yourself.

Clearly, if he tries to protect his son, there is only one outcome for him: he himself will also be implicated.

He cannot defy the Gu Jinlai.

Yellow Heaven Sect was also unable to resist.

I am the fish on the chopping block!

Nothing could be more perfect than this.

"Father..."

Fang Yichen's eyes were filled with terror. "I can't fall into Gu Jinlai's hands, otherwise, he... he will definitely kill me..."

Fang Zhengming glanced at his son, gritted his teeth, and said, "Elder Yu, if I ask Xiao Chen to divorce his wife now, is that possible...?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Yichen grasped at a straw and hurriedly said, "Yes! Divorce! I'm willing to divorce my wife!"

Xie Xiaowan, whose face had already turned pale, was struck dumb by Fang Yichen's words.

She stared incredulously at the man who had vowed to grow old with her just yesterday, her body trembling slightly. "You..."

"What do you mean, 'me'?"

Fang Yichen couldn't wait to sever ties with Xie Xiaowan: "From now on, we have nothing to do with each other. Go back to your Purgatory Sect and let your master Gu Jinlai decide your fate. Don't bother me anymore."

"Fang Yichen!"

Xie Xiaowan stared at him with wide eyes, her gaze filled with grief and anger.

"Elder Yu, my Chen'er and Xie Xiaowan have severed ties. I wonder if you could make an exception for us?"

Fang Zhengming quickly replied.

"Fang Yichen's name was suggested by Lingxiao City, don't you think?"

Seeing Fang Yichen's ugly turn on him, Yu Fan coldly said, then waved his hand and said, "Take him away!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhengming's expression darkened, and he dared not speak further.

Fang Yichen's face was ashen. "Why did this happen? Why did this happen..."

However, Yu Fan and the others ignored him.

At this moment, the elder in charge of law enforcement remembered something. "Elder, when Fang Yichen brought Xie Xiaowan, the disciple of the Ancient State Lord, to our Yellow Heaven Sect, the Ancient State Lord, in retaliation, also kidnapped a female disciple of our Yellow Heaven Sect named Li Muqing... Now, Li Muqing has been married to Gu Xiangyang, the disciple of the Ancient State Lord, for many years. Do you think that having Li Muqing's father go to Yuntian City with Elder Yu Jin... would be beneficial to the negotiations on the Immortal Refined Gold?"

His words made Yu Fan's eyes light up, and he quickly said, "That's feasible! Li Muqing? Who is her father? Immediately send him to Yuntian City with Elder Yu Jin! If we can get Lingxiao City to ask for less Immortal Refined Gold, our Yellow Heaven Sect will remember him for a great service."

"Yes."

The elder quickly took care of it.

Yellow Heaven Sect is trying to persuade Gu Jinlai withdraw his troops.

Meanwhile, Shang Zhenbei hurriedly relayed the news of the Battle of Tianhe back to the capital.

This intelligence was soon presented to Emperor Qian, Jiang Tianji.

"Ten portions of Immortal Gold".

Jiang Tianji glanced at it and looked down.

There were three men in front of him.

Wang Yizhi, Zhang Hanhai, and Long Yuantu.

These three were all ministers of the Great Qian Cabinet, and even the weakest among them possessed the cultivation level of Primordial Spirit True Lord.

Among them, Wang Yizhi, who had the highest cultivation level, was an absolute Celestial Person.

"What do you three ministers think?"

"This weapon of war is indeed incredibly powerful. I have heard that it is said that with specially made shells, even high-ranking Demonic Beasts whose immortal bodies have not yet reached a minor stage, or who are not biased towards defense, can be blasted to death. If we had dozens or hundreds of these, and with the help of the elite troops of the imperial city, we might be able to recover Rizhou and wipe out all the Demonic Beasts entrenched there."

Zhang Hanhai was the first to respond.

"Dozens, hundreds, that would require hundreds or even thousands of portions of Immortal Refined Gold! So much Immortal Refined Gold could help a peak Celestial Person forge an Immortal Golden Body! This is inappropriate!"

Long Yuantu immediately retorted, "Would it be possible for our Celestial Masters to make a replica?"

"It can be copied, but it takes time and is extremely slow."

Jiang Tianji said, "Without a refining formula, even if Wan Tianjun and Zhang Tianjun personally take the time, it would take them one or two years to refine one technique. Other celestial masters would be even slower, and it would probably take them ten or more years to refine one technique."

"Then let's make him hand over the refining formula."

Wang Yizhi calmly said, "In my opinion, it is better for such a weapon of war to remain in the hands of the royal family. If we entrust it to others, and Lingxiao City were to plot something... what we are doing now is aiding the enemy."

As he spoke, he emphasized his words slightly. "If I remember correctly, His Highness the Star King is in Star Province."