A Grave Injustice, a Plea to See the Guanxuan Sword Master!

Ye Tianming had not waited long in the great hall when a middle-aged man appeared. He walked up to Ye Tianming and smiled. "You're Ye Tianming, aren't you?"

Ye Tianming nodded. "Yes. And you are?"

The middle-aged man said, "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm from the Nanzhou Xiao Clan."

Nanzhou!

Ye Tianming naturally knew the place. It was the Guanxuan Sword Master's birthplace, as renowned as Qingzhou. He also knew a little about the Xiao Family: it was a top second-tier Lineage in Nanzhou, with immense power.

The middle-aged man smiled. "Ye Tianming, here's the situation. For certain special reasons, the Xiao Family wants a special admission slot in Qingzhou."

Ye Tianming understood at once. Clearly, the man wanted his special admission slot.

"Of course!"

The middle-aged man continued, "Don't worry. The Xiao Family won't take it for nothing. How about this? If you voluntarily give up your special admission slot, we're willing to offer ten Qi Drawing Pills. As I understand it, the Ye Family is a lowest-tier Lineage. Ten Qi Drawing Pills should be a great help to your family. What do you think?"

Ye Tianming looked at him without speaking.

Ten Qi Drawing Pills were naturally valuable, but compared with a special admission slot, they were undoubtedly insignificant. Entering Guanxuan Academy would give him access to cultivation resources that could carry him farther along the path of cultivation. Their value was far beyond anything Qi Drawing Pills could match.

So although the man claimed it was an equal exchange, he was treating Ye Tianming like a fool.

Seeing that Ye Tianming remained silent, the middle-aged man smiled faintly. "Fifteen. Not one more."

He said it with a smile, but his tone brooked no refusal.

Ye Tianming thought for a moment and decided not to clash with him head-on. "The special admission slot was assigned by Guanxuan Academy. If you want mine, you can simply have the academy cancel it, can't you?"

The middle-aged man looked at Ye Tianming. "We can't deal with the academy, but we can deal with you."

He felt it was necessary to lay his cards on the table. He had no desire to pretend to be polite to someone from a lowest-tier Lineage; the other party wasn't worthy.

In the Xiao Family's eyes, a lowest-tier Lineage was no different from a colony of ants.

Now that he had laid his cards on the table, the middle-aged man dropped the pretense altogether. "You can refuse, but I have to tell you, that would be very, very stupid. After all, even if you won't think about yourself, you should think about your family. Don't you agree?"

A naked threat!

Ye Tianming suddenly stepped forward and stared the middle-aged man in the eye. "Fuck your mother!"

His family was his bottom line!

The middle-aged man froze, thinking he had misheard. But he quickly came to his senses, and a terrifying killing intent erupted from within him. "You lowborn bastard, what did you say?"

Ye Tianming glared at him and spoke word by word. "Fuck... your... mother!"

Endure it?

Give way?

No. The more he endured, the more indignities he would suffer; the more he gave way, the more he would be bullied.

He had already planned his retreat.

"Insolence!"

The middle-aged man flew into a rage and was about to strike. Almost at the same moment, Ye Tianming prepared to draw the Sword of Upholding the Dao. But just then, an old man rushed in. It was Fang Xiao.

Fang Xiao glared at the middle-aged man. "Xiao Nu, this is the academy! How dare you strike here?"

Xiao Nu pointed furiously at Ye Tianming. "This lowborn wretch insulted me!"

Fang Xiao looked at Ye Tianming, who bowed deeply to him and said, forcing down his anger, "Sir, the academy gave me my special admission slot. Now the Xiao Family is using its power to bully me, trying to force me to sell it for fifteen Qi Drawing Pills. He even threatened me with my Ye Family members. May I ask, sir, is he acting on his own, or has the academy approved of this?"

Fang Xiao's face turned ashen at Ye Tianming's words. He turned to Xiao Nu and roared, "Fuck your mother!"

Ye Tianming: "..."

Xiao Nu: "..."

"Guards!"

Fang Xiao suddenly bellowed. At his shout, several guards appeared in the great hall.

Fang Xiao pointed furiously at Xiao Nu. "This man has broken the law and flouted discipline, threatening an academy student in public. Seize him at once!"

"Fang Xiao!"

Xiao Nu said angrily, "I'm from the Xiao Family..."

"The Xiao Family?"

Fang Xiao cut him off. "I don't give a fucking damn about the Xiao Family. Seize him at once!"

The guards rushed up to Fang Xiao and were about to seize him, but just then, a voice suddenly rang out from the side. "Stop."

An old man walked in. It was Elder Yu.

Elder Yu's face was ashen. "Withdraw."

The guards immediately withdrew.

Fang Xiao looked at Elder Yu, who stared hard at him. "Fang Xiao, what crime has Xiao Nu committed that you would seize him?"

Fang Xiao said, "He openly threatened an academy disciple within the academy..."

Elder Yu cut him off. "Do you have proof?"

Fang Xiao froze.

Elder Yu stared at Fang Xiao. "Without proof, what gives you the right to arrest him?"

"I have proof!"

Just then, Ye Tianming stepped forward. He opened his palm, and a Cloud Recorder appeared in his hand.

Ye Tianming said, "This recorder captured everything just now..."

Elder Yu suddenly swept his sleeve.

Boom!

The Cloud Recorder in Ye Tianming's hand instantly turned to ash.

Ye Tianming looked at Elder Yu without speaking.

This time, Fang Xiao was unusually calm. He stared at Elder Yu. "Elder Yu, we'll see you in the Guanxuan Realm."

With that, he turned to Ye Tianming. "Come with me."

He knew that at this point, there was no longer any point arguing here, because the other side had laid its cards on the table. The only way to resolve the matter was to go to the Guanxuan Realm, and if Ye Tianming stayed here, his life would certainly be in danger.

Ye Tianming was about to leave with Fang Xiao when Elder Yu suddenly said, "There's no need to go to the Guanxuan Realm."

He opened his palm, and a sheet of yellow paper slowly floated over to Fang Xiao. "This is the latest transfer order. As of this moment, you will no longer serve as deputy head of Guanxuan Academy's Inspectorate. You are reassigned as deputy head of the Cultural Institute at Guanxuan Academy on Tu Continent. Report to your new post immediately."

Ye Tianming's expression changed at once.

Fang Xiao, standing beside him, was currently deputy head of the Inspectorate, a position with enormous authority. As for the deputy head of Guanxuan Academy on Tu Continent... although the rank was the same, the authority was as different as heaven and earth, a hundred and eight thousand li apart. What was more, Tu Continent ranked at the very bottom among the Wan Prefectures. It simply could not compare with Qingzhou!

Qingzhou ranked among the top three of the Wan Prefectures.

He had dragged Fang Xiao down with him.

Ye Tianming was wracked with guilt.

Fang Xiao stared at Elder Yu and sneered. "What fine tactics, Elder Yu. What fine tactics, Xiao Family. But it doesn't matter. Never mind demoting me-even if you dismiss me, it won't matter... Young man, we're going to the Guanxuan Realm. I refuse to believe these Lineages and sects can cover the sky of the Guanxuan Universe with one hand."

With that, he pulled Ye Tianming toward the exit.

"Insolence!"

Elder Yu suddenly flew into a rage, and a powerful presence enveloped Fang Xiao and Ye Tianming.

Fang Xiao turned to Elder Yu and sneered. "What, are you planning to kill the two of us to silence us?"

Elder Yu stared hard at Fang Xiao, his expression ugly. Of course he wanted to kill this old stubborn fool outright, but naturally he could not do that, nor did he dare...

The Fang Family stood behind Fang Xiao. Though the Fang Family was a shadow of what it had once been, if he actually killed Fang Xiao, it would cause a major uproar. Certain people at court would surely refuse to stand by, or the Fang Family might run straight to the young master, fall to their knees and weep...

After all, even the young master had to address Fang Yu respectfully as "uncle" when he saw him.

Elder Yu forcibly suppressed the killing intent in his heart. He stared hard at Fang Xiao and watched him leave with Ye Tianming.

But Fang Xiao and Ye Tianming had only taken a few steps when a young man hurried up to them. Fang Xiao was surprised to see him. "Fang Lian, what brings you here?"

The young man named Fang Lian hurried up to Fang Xiao and said a few words in a low voice.

Fang Xiao's expression changed dramatically when he heard Fang Lian's words. He spun toward Elder Yu and Xiao Nu and laughed in extreme anger. "Good, good, good! Elder Yu, Xiao Family, what fine tactics! You've even reached your hands inside my Fang Family. I'm telling you, even if my granddaughter can't enter the main academy to cultivate, I'm still going to the Guanxuan Realm to bring charges. Kill me to silence me if you've got the guts! But let me tell you this: know that even when you wrong your conscience in a dark room, the eyes of the gods flash like lightning, and gods stand three feet above your head. You dog-fuckers will get your retribution sooner or later!"

Xiao Nu's face turned the color of pig liver with rage. "Fang Xiao, is there something fucking wrong with your head? This Ye Tianming is no kin or relation to you. Why must you..."

Fang Xiao pointed at the heavens and roared, "The Fang Family's ancestral precept: if you enter court as an official, you must look up without shame before heaven, look down without shame before earth, and never betray your conscience!"

With that, he pulled Ye Tianming away.

Killing intent immediately flashed in Xiao Nu's eyes. The Xiao Family naturally could not let Fang Xiao go and stir up trouble in the Guanxuan Realm. Some things could be handled however they pleased in the dark, but if they came to light, it would undoubtedly be extremely detrimental to the Xiao Family.

Although the Fang Family stood behind Fang Xiao, the Xiao Family was not afraid of the Fang Family. The Fang Family's ancestor had ties to the Guanxuan Sword Master, but did that mean the Xiao Family had none?

At that thought, he slowly clenched his right hand.

Elder Yu's eyes were also filled with killing intent. Fang Xiao had long been a thorn in his side. Although he would not take the initiative to kill Fang Xiao, he would turn a blind eye if someone else did it. He had already secretly ordered all the Cloud Recorders on the scene switched off.

Just as Xiao Nu was about to act, Ye Tianming, who had just walked out of the hall, suddenly stopped. He turned to Fang Xiao and gave him a slight bow. "Sir, you're a good official. I can't drag you down."

Without waiting for Fang Xiao to speak, he suddenly spun around and charged straight toward the Guanxuan Dao.

Elder Yu's expression changed dramatically at the sight. "Don't let him charge onto the Guanxuan Dao..."

With that, he personally took action, punching fiercely at Ye Tianming. A powerful force shot straight toward him.

The Immortal Realm!

But Ye Tianming had already reached the Guanxuan Dao. He raised his head and roared, "I am Ye Tianming of the Ye Family in Qingzhou! I have suffered a grave injustice, and I charge onto the Guanxuan Dao to seek an audience with the Guanxuan Sword Master!"

Boom!

A golden light suddenly surged from within the Guanxuan Dao and enveloped him in an instant. The moment Elder Yu's force touched the golden light, it vanished without a trace.

The Guanxuan Dao activated. Golden lights shot upward, piercing the heavens.

All of Qingzhou was shaken!

Or rather, all ten thousand continents were shaken...

After a hundred years, the Guanxuan Dao had been activated once more.

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