Zhong Lingdao: I Have Never Seen Anyone So Shameless (Please Keep Reading)

The Council Hall was where Yellow Maple Valley's stewards and sect master discussed affairs. Zhong Lingdao, Yellow Maple Valley's sect master, had always been steady and impartial in his dealings, yet at this moment, his brows were tightly furrowed as a headache welled within him.

"Speak! What happened? Why did you injure Junior Nephew Lu so severely? Do you know that if it had been any worse, Junior Nephew Lu might have died on the spot?"

Zhong Lingdao of Yellow Maple Valley frowned deeply as he stared at Fang Yu below, whose expression remained unchanged, and asked in a grave voice.

At this moment, nearly all of Yellow Maple Valley's stewards had gathered in the hall, their eyes fixed on Fang Yu just like Zhong Lingdao's.

Outside the hall, Nie Ying, the Murong brothers, and the Yellow Maple Valley disciples who had witnessed the matter earlier or heard of it and come to watch the excitement had all gathered in the enormous plaza.

At the same time, despite being watched by so many Foundation Establishment cultivators within the Council Hall, Fang Yu remained utterly composed. He clasped his hands and gave Zhong Lingdao a slight bow, then spoke respectfully with righteous indignation.

"Reporting to the Sect Master and all Uncles, this disciple did not act without cause. It was Junior Brother Lu who went too far, bullying the weak with his strength and picking on the two Junior Brothers Murong first."

"Moreover, this Junior Brother Lu has always relied on his Spiritual Root aptitude to toy with and bully his junior brothers and sisters throughout the sect. He is audacious, arrogant, and guilty of every evil. What this disciple did today was all for the sake of purifying the sect's atmosphere, lest the cultivation world think Yellow Maple Valley is some demonic and wicked sect."

Fang Yu had not made that up. On the way here, he had specifically asked the Murong brothers and Nie Ying about it.

He might not have believed the Murong brothers' words, but he could trust seven or eight parts out of ten of what Nie Ying said.

Although it was not quite as serious or excessive as he had described, it was not far off either.

After all, this "Senior Brother Lu" had wanted to cultivate an image of being arrogant, unrestrained, and eccentric so that others would underestimate him.

Naturally, his conduct leaned in that direction as well.

In any case, he could leave the Mortal World at any time. On top of that, he was Lei Wanhe's disciple and possessed the finest Spiritual Root aptitude Yellow Maple Valley had seen in a century. Naturally, he did not need to worry about punishment. At worst, he could simply leave Yellow Maple Valley.

The moment he said this, the looks the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the hall gave Fang Yu changed slightly. The corners of their mouths twitched involuntarily. They had not expected Fang Yu to elevate a private fight between two people into a matter of the sect's reputation. This truly was...

"Junior Brother Fang is right. I have also heard about Junior Nephew Lu's conduct. It is indeed as Junior Brother Fang said: arrogant and domineering. Not long ago, he was even pestering Junior Nephew Feng of the Feng Family without end."

As soon as Fang Yu finished speaking, a fair-faced, beardless middle-aged scholar stepped forward and spoke.

Although Fang Yu addressed them as Uncles, he was Lei Wanhe's disciple after all, so they could not call him Junior Nephew.

This man was the elder of the Murong brothers in Yellow Maple Valley, as well as a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Murong Family, a cultivation family of Jian Prefecture.

He had long been dissatisfied that the Murong brothers had been bullied by "Senior Brother Lu," but because of his status, it was inconvenient for him to say anything. He could only pretend not to know.

Now that Fang Yu had acted to vent the Murong brothers' anger, he naturally had to step forward and help Fang Yu share some of the pressure.

Although the Murong Family was not considered one of the major cultivation families and had no Core Formation cultivators, if the Murong brothers grew smoothly, their Thunder Attribute Heterogeneous Spiritual Roots would still give them some chance of forming a core in the future.

At that time, the Murong Family would naturally not be much inferior to Yellow Maple Valley's current three great families. They might even become the fourth family.

More importantly, the Murong brothers and Fang Yu were fellow disciples, so Fang Yu naturally counted as one of the Murong Family's own. Whether out of sentiment or reason, he had to help him. The same would have been true in any other matter.

The moment he stepped forward, Zhong Lingdao's brows furrowed even deeper. Just as he was about to say something—

Another Foundation Establishment steward stepped forward.

"Senior Brother Murong, what are you saying? Junior Nephew Lu has a Wind Attribute Heterogeneous Spiritual Root, yet someone with such aptitude was beaten into that state. If no punishment is imposed, would that not chill the hearts of the other exceptionally talented disciples?"

He was from the Feng Family. The Junior Nephew Feng mentioned by the fair-faced scholar from the Murong Family was a woman of the Feng Family, specially arranged to befriend—or rather, in hopes that "Senior Brother Lu" would marry into—the Feng Family.

The Chen Family and the Dong Family had both chosen Fang Yu, the person with the most outstanding Spiritual Root aptitude Yellow Maple Valley had seen in a century.

However, Fang Yu had barely left his cave abode over the past two years, causing their plans to come to nothing.

Now that "Senior Brother Lu" had suffered such a heavy blow, both his cultivation and state of mind would undoubtedly be greatly affected. Naturally, he was dissatisfied, but he did not dare go too far. After all, Fang Yu had the Core Formation cultivator Lei Wanhe behind him.

The Feng Family had one as well, but neither side's Core Formation cultivator would step forward over such a trivial matter.

"Chill their hearts? Clearly, Junior Nephew Lu was the one at fault. He bullied the two Junior Nephews Murong, and Junior Brother Fang could not stand it, which was why he accidentally struck Junior Nephew Lu so hard. If Junior Brother Fang is punished over such a minor matter, how are we supposed to answer to Uncle Lei?"

"Besides, do not forget that Junior Brother Fang, while only at the thirteenth level of Qi Refinement, has already mastered the high-grade beginner spell: Heavenly Radiance Divine Thunder. After Foundation Establishment, he may even wield intermediate spells with ease. Coupled with his talent as a talisman maker, once that time comes, which of you, Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers, could match him? Who knows how many benefits he could bring the sect. How could he possibly be compared to an unestablished Wind Attribute Heterogeneous Spiritual Root disciple who is arrogant and domineering?"

Hearing this, the fair-faced scholar grew anxious as well and immediately brought out two heavy arguments.

High-grade beginner spell: Heavenly Radiance Divine Thunder!

Talent as a talisman maker!

As soon as these words fell, the Feng Family's Foundation Establishment cultivator's expression changed slightly. The entire Council Hall instantly fell so silent that one could hear a pin drop, and everyone looked at Fang Yu with added fervor in their eyes.

After all, even they had only mastered several high-grade beginner spells after reaching Foundation Establishment, while Fang Yu had mastered one at the thirteenth level of Qi Refinement.

Not to mention the past century—even in the past several centuries, or perhaps even the past thousand years, Yellow Maple Valley had not found a second person like him.

Compared to spells, which were difficult to learn and required considerable time to cast, even though their power was respectable, they were far less swift and immediate than magical artifacts and magic treasures.

Battles between Foundation Establishment cultivators and above were often decided in an instant. Unless one had prepared ample defenses or had someone cooperating with them, few would cast spells.

The fact that Fang Yu could cultivate a high-grade beginner spell at the thirteenth level of Qi Refinement represented something in itself.

High-grade beginner talisman: Heavenly Radiance Divine Thunder.

Even Foundation Establishment cultivators like them would be tempted by talismans of this level.

After all, talismans of this grade could often play a crucial role in battles between them, not to mention that this was a Thunder Attribute technique renowned for its offensive power.

Its might would not be much inferior even to an ordinary intermediate spell.

At this thought, the looks they gave Fang Yu grew even more fervent, as though they were looking at an unrivaled treasure.