We Won This Time Thanks Entirely to Senior Brother

Zhao Gongming, however, could not care less about any of that.

Though his heart was as clear as a polished mirror, their Interception Sect had one defining trait.

They protected their own!

This was his junior brother. Why should he criticize his own junior brother for an outsider's sake?

Besides, it was only a treasure. So what if they had taken it? What was the big deal?

Zhao Gongming immediately turned around and glared at him in fury.

"Guangchengzi, I never imagined you were this sort of person!"

"Not only did you gang up on them, you even tried to steal a Jie Sect Disciple's magical treasure!"

"Is your entire Chan Sect made up of shameless scoundrels like you?"

Hearing Zhao Gongming's words, Guangchengzi nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Yet at that moment, the Interception Sect's Tiger Monster and Snake Monster both nodded, chiming in one after the other.

"Senior Brother, he didn't just want to steal our disciples' belongings. He wanted to steal our opportunities too!"

"Exactly! He deliberately lured us over. What else could he have wanted but to steal our things?"

"This is all Chan Sect Disciples are capable of!"

Zhao Gongming solemnly thumped his chest.

"With me here today, no one from the Chan Sect will so much as lay a finger on a Jie Sect Disciple!"

Watching the three echo one another and paint them as shameless scoundrels, Guangchengzi could bear no more.

Rage surged straight to his head.

The poison that had been lingering in his buttocks suddenly traveled along his meridians and reached his heart!

How could Guangchengzi endure that? He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood!

Seeing that Guangchengzi had been angered into coughing up blood, Tiger Monster and Snake Monster shook their heads repeatedly.

"The Chan Sect's Senior Brother doesn't seem all that impressive to me."

"He really can't handle any pressure!"

"We've barely said anything, and he's already spitting blood!"

Guangchengzi's eyes turned bloodshot. He wished he could cut Tiger Monster and his companion into a thousand pieces right then!

In fact, he had indeed lost his reason.

He did not even spare a thought for his bare backside, raising his palm and charging straight at Tiger Monster and Snake Monster!

"I'll kill you both today!"

Even though Fox Monster and Snake Monster had obtained their opportunities, Guangchengzi's full-powered strike would leave them gravely injured, if not dead.

After all, Guangchengzi was the Chan Sect's Senior Brother, with the cultivation of a Quasi-Sage.

But with Zhao Gongming here, how could he let Guangchengzi injure their Interception Sect disciples right before his eyes?

He immediately stepped forward.

"Let's see who dares bully a Jie Sect Disciple today!"

The next second, a longsword appeared out of thin air in Zhao Gongming's hand.

Ever since comprehending his opportunity, Zhao Gongming had gained this Innate Spiritual Treasure.

The moment the longsword settled into his hand, Zhao Gongming felt his soul tremble.

It was not fear, but excitement.

He had not fought anyone since his breakthrough. Guangchengzi had come at just the right time for him to test his skills.

The instant he sensed Zhao Gongming's aura climbing, Guangchengzi vaguely felt that something was wrong.

But rage had clouded his mind, and he did not stop his attack at all.

In mere moments, the longsword in Zhao Gongming's hand collided with Guangchengzi!

In an instant, the wind and clouds changed color!

Zhao Gongming's effortless strike carried a force that pierced heaven and earth.

Compared with Guangchengzi's full-powered blow from the opposite side,

It even seemed to be closing in on it.

Guangchengzi had never expected Zhao Gongming's strength to have reached such a level.

But he had already unleashed his strike. With no time to dodge, Zhao Gongming's longsword pierced straight through him, then sent him flying!

As Zhao Gongming defeated Guangchengzi in a single move, every gaze present turned toward them.

Seeing Zhao Gongming standing between heaven and earth with a longsword in hand, the Jie Sect Disciples erupted into cheers!

"Senior Brother Zhao is amazing!"

"Senior Brother Zhao is fucking awesome!"

"Hahahaha!"

By contrast, as they stared at Guangchengzi lying on the ground, everyone from the Chan Sect wore expressions of utter disbelief.

"How could this happen?"

"How could Senior Brother Guangchengzi be defeated?"

"That's impossible!"

Yet that was exactly what had happened.

The Chan Sect Disciples felt as though a corner of the god standing before their eyes had crumbled.

Guangchengzi held a position of immense importance within the Chan Sect.

Moreover, his strength ranked among the sect's top three!

Yet such a figure had now been defeated by the Interception Sect's Zhao Gongming in a single strike.

How could the Chan Sect Disciples believe it?

They had even begun to think of retreating.

Even their Senior Brother had lost.

Could they still defeat the Interception Sect?

Of course not!

As the saying went, the first drumbeat roused their spirit, the second weakened it, and the third exhausted it.

Guangchengzi's defeat had already drained the fighting spirit from the Chan Sect Disciples' hearts.

Now they had no will to fight at all.

Especially after seeing Guangchengzi's miserable state, some disciples finally could not help speaking up.

"Senior Brother, why don't we leave?"

"Yes, Senior Brother is badly injured. Shouldn't we leave?"

"..."

Hearing the chorus of agreement around him, a trace of helplessness surfaced in Daoist Randeng's eyes.

But he soon nodded.

"In that case, we leave!"

Seeing that the Chan Sect's people were already preparing to retreat, the Jie Sect Disciples did not attack to press them further.

After all, though the Primordial World had no explicit rule forbidding disciples of their two sects from fighting,

It had already become an unwritten rule.

If they pursued relentlessly now, they would inevitably lose the moral high ground.

Most importantly, it would cause trouble for their Senior Brother and their master, which would be bad.

As they watched the Chan Sect's people turn into streaks of light and depart,

Earthshaking cheers rose from the foot of the mountain!

Duobao, however, gazed intently in the direction the Chan Sect's people had left before turning back and speaking in a solemn voice.

"Fellow disciples, although we defeated those people from the Chan Sect today,"

"Do you truly know why?"

Everyone exchanged glances. Only after a long while did a disciple speak up.

"It was because of Senior Brother Zhao Gongming, Senior Sister Qiongxiao, Senior Brother Jinguang Xian, and our two senior brothers from the Monster Tribe. Without them, we couldn't have won so easily."

After all, the conflict between the two sects had lasted more than ten thousand years. It could not be resolved by a single battle.

It was not as though the Interception Sect and the Chan Sect had never fought before.

But back then, everyone understood that even if they fought, it would probably end with both sides battered and wounded.

Today, however, the Interception Sect had won an overwhelming victory, entirely thanks to the increased strength of these fellow disciples.

Everyone knew that perfectly well.

Yet Duobao shook his head.

"You haven't given the right answer."

Hearing Duobao's words, everyone froze, and confusion crept into their eyes.

Just then, Zhao Gongming, Qiongxiao, and the others stepped forward.

"I don't think today's victory was really down to us."

"It was because our strength improved."

"And our strength improved entirely because of the opportunities Senior Brother prepared for us."

Now even Tiger Monster and Snake Monster grasped what he meant.

"Exactly!"

"We won this time thanks to Senior Brother!"