Chapter 222 Expelled from the Sect
Chapter 222 Expelled from the Sect
Qiao Xianzhi looked up and saw the giant golden sword falling like a falling star at an unstoppable speed. His face suddenly changed, turning as white as a sheet of paper. His eyes were filled with solemnity, as if water could drip out of them. A trace of panic in his heart spread like wild weeds.
He could clearly feel the terrifying power contained in the giant sword, which made his heart so heavy that he could hardly breathe.
Now that things have come to this, retreat is impossible. As long as I can withstand this sword, someone will come forward to clean up this chaotic situation.
He gritted his teeth, and unreservedly stimulated and released all the spiritual power in his body like a flood, casting his strongest self-defense spell to protect his entire body.
The whole body was tightly wrapped in a dark green light, and the outline of an ancient tree was faintly visible, like an ancient guardian god.
At this moment, the giant golden sword descended rapidly, as fast as lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it landed on his head.
"Bah!"
The faintly visible ancient tree was pierced fiercely by the giant golden sword, and the speed of the giant sword's descent slowed down little by little.
The dark green ancient tree only slowed down the golden giant sword by half, and was completely unable to withstand the giant sword's extremely fierce attack.
The tip of the giant sword was about to pierce Qiao Xianzhi's head when it suddenly stopped, as if the space was frozen by a mysterious force.
The golden giant sword slowly retreated, the tip of the sword rising. Qiao Xianzhi saw that the hilt of the golden giant sword was tightly grasped by a huge icy hand and was pulled out with force.
Qiao Xianzhi looked at the retreating golden sword, and cold sweat slid down his forehead like rain, soaking his clothes in an instant.
His body began to tremble involuntarily, and the fear of the life-and-death moment just now surged into his heart like a surging tide.
If this giant hand of ice had arrived a moment later, he would have died long ago.
"I... I almost..." Qiao Xianzhi muttered to himself, his eyes filled with fear and relief at surviving a disaster, and his lips trembling.
He took a few deep breaths, trying to calm himself down, but his hands were still shaking like leaves in the wind.
The Great Elder slowly descended from the air, looked down at Shi Chen, and shouted loudly: "Shi Chen! Do you know your mistake?" The voice exploded like thunder.
Shi Chen looked up at the Great Elder, his eyes devoid of fear. He said in a voice as cold as a star, "What have I done wrong? It's clearly you who are forcing me!"
The Great Elder frowned, his face filled with anger, and the veins on his forehead bulged: "To start a fight within the sect and nearly cause a loss of life, isn't that wrong?"
Shi Chen's face was as cold as ice, and he suppressed his anger and said, "Great Elder, you all know all this very well. If I hadn't resisted, I would be the one lying on the ground right now!"
The Great Elder said with a gloomy expression, "Even so, you shouldn't be so impulsive and resist the law enforcement team. The sect has its own rules."
Shi Chen shouted, "Rules? Are the rules you keep talking about only targeting me? You don't necessarily punish a Taoist boy for insubordination; the law enforcement team arrests people without any reason, and you don't hold them accountable; the sect elders don't distinguish right from wrong and forcefully suppress disciples. This is your rule!"
At this moment, Qiao Xianzhi recovered and took the opportunity to say, "Great Elder, please make a decision for me. Shi Chen is arrogant and reckless."
The Great Elder looked at Qiao Xianzhi, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and he cursed in his heart: Idiot, you don’t even consider the formalities, you can’t even do such a small thing, it seems like we need to find someone else.
"No matter what, you were the one who started the trouble and injured the elder's Taoist boy. This incident was caused by you. Do you admit it?" The elder's words were aggressive and pressed forward step by step.
"Stop talking nonsense. Right and wrong are determined by the hearts of the people. No matter what, we have to fight today." Shi Chen knew very well in his heart that they were just looking for an excuse to show off to the disciples in the sect.
When the Great Elder heard Shi Chen's words, his expression darkened, like a gathering cloud. "Shi Chen, don't be so stubborn! If I don't punish you today, where will the dignity of the sect be?"
Shi Chen straightened his body, spiritual energy surging around him, and his clothes rustled. "Hmph, the so-called majesty of the sect is nothing but a cover you use to suppress dissidents!"
"Good! Good! Good!" The voice came from far away. Second Elder Wu Zhaojun flew over, her expression stern. "Great Elder, this boy is so arrogant. He must be severely punished."
"Since you are stubborn and refuse to change, don't blame us for being ruthless." The elder said, clenching his fists.
Shi Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Haha! My life is here, whoever has the guts can take it away!"
"I, the Grand Elder of Qingxuan Sect, Ling Daoji, hereby announce that Shi Chen, a disciple of Qingxuan Sect, has harmed his fellow disciples, committed treason, resisted the sect's law enforcement, violated the sect's rules, and secretly colluded with other sects with the intention of subverting the sect. The evidence for all the above crimes is conclusive and unforgivable! Shi Chen is now expelled from the sect, and all disciples of Qingxuan Sect can execute him." Grand Elder Ling Daoji activated his spiritual power and announced loudly. His voice spread throughout the sect like a huge bell.
"If you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext! You, the Great Elder, don't have the right to expel me from the sect. The Third Elder's Law Enforcement Hall and the Sect Master haven't spoken. What right do you have to act arbitrarily?" Shi Chen's eyes widened with anger as he retorted loudly, his eyes looking like they were about to spit fire.
The Great Elder snorted coldly, "Shi Chen, even now, you still don't repent! How could the Sect Master and the Third Elder allow such a rebellious person like you to stay in the sect! Besides, the sect and the Third Elder have important matters to attend to, so I will be the sole administrator of all sect affairs."
"So that's it!" Shi Chen calmed down, looked deep in his eyes and said softly.
He had long suspected that the Great Elder was plotting this, taking advantage of the absence of the Sect Master and the Third Elder to eliminate dissidents. He also wanted to use this opportunity to break away from the Qingxuan Sect and avoid getting involved in their internal strife.
"Since you are so unwilling to tolerate me, then I might as well not stay in Qingxuan Sect!" After Shi Chen said this, he turned around and was about to fly away in a clean and neat movement.
"Want to leave? Not that easy! Unless you destroy your own cultivation, we can still let you go." At the command of the Great Elder, many disciples surrounded him and blocked Shi Chen's way, all with unfriendly expressions.
Shi Chen's eyes glared, and he said in a cold voice, "You want me to destroy my own cultivation? Haha, I'm not that naive. What? You still want to force me to stay?"
Wu Zhaojun stepped forward and said, "Shi Chen, if you leave today, how will our sect maintain its dignity?"
Shi Chen burst into laughter, his laughter deafening: "The sect's reputation? You are so unfair, what face do we have left?"
In the blink of an eye, Shi Chen's spiritual power exploded and turned into rays of light that rushed towards everyone.
The disciples cast spells to resist and retreated dozens of feet, stumbling.
For a moment, lights of various colors intertwined together, and the scene was chaotic, like a gorgeous firework.
Upon seeing this, the Great Elder formed seals with his hands and moved quickly, launching a thick ice spike spell towards Shi Chen with great momentum.
Shi Chen dodged the attack by moving sideways. With swift movements, he condensed a ball of fire in his hand and struck back at the Great Elder.
"Bang!" The two collided, causing a huge impact and misty water.
Shi Chen took this opportunity to break through the encirclement and continued to fly outward like an arrow.
However, the Great Elder would not let him go easily. He flashed and instantly appeared in front of Shi Chen, blocking his way.
"Shi Chen, you can't escape today!" the elder roared, his voice deafening.
Shi Chen gritted his teeth and said, "Let's see if you have the ability to keep me here!"
The water mist produced by the collision of spells had not yet dissipated, and it quickly turned into snowflakes and ice chips in the air, gathering together to form hailstones that fell down.
Shi Chen also felt the chill, the cold constantly eroding every inch of his body. His muscles gradually became stiff, his joints seemed frozen, and movement became extremely difficult. The cold wind made it difficult to open his eyes, and the tears that flowed out of his eyes froze into ice at the corners.
The Ice Realm, the Great Elder’s domain.
Ding! Ga! Ga!
Golden Realm! Shi Chen's body glowed with golden light, resisting the waves of cold. The frozen water vapor shattered at the edge of the Golden Realm.
The golden light stretched out and pushed outward inch by inch. In the blink of an eye, the golden light had transformed into a giant golden sword, with Shi Chen as the center and the tip of the sword pointing at Ling Daoji.
The giant golden sword slowly approached and stopped only ten feet in front of him.
Huh? Ling Daoji was shocked! His domain strength was actually not as strong as Shi Chen's.
Ling Daoji was furious when he saw that his domain was at a disadvantage.
He snorted angrily, "Shi Chen, stop being so arrogant!" He then channeled all his spiritual energy and pressed forward with his eighth-level fusion cultivation, his momentum unstoppable. He formed a seal with his hands, and a giant block of ice materialized from the air, swiftly smashing towards Shi Chen with unstoppable force.
Shi Chen suddenly felt the pressure increase. He put two fingers together and pointed them diagonally upwards. A golden sword appeared in front of him and flew towards the huge ice block in the air at a high speed.
Sizzle! Choke!
The huge block of ice was cut by the golden sword, and in less than a breath, it turned into several small pieces of ice and scattered everywhere.
Shi Chen clenched his other hand into a fist and pushed it forward. When his fist was straightened, a huge flaming fist flew out at high speed.
Boom! Ling Daoji was staring blankly at the ice being cut in mid-air when he was hit by a flaming fist that came at him at great speed. His protective spiritual energy was shaken, his blood and qi surged, and his face turned orange-red.
Shi Chen clasped his hands together, golden light shot out, and a huge golden sword instantly formed in the air, falling down with an indestructible force.
Ling Daoji looked at the giant golden sword falling rapidly, his heart suddenly tightened, and an unprecedented sense of crisis instantly enveloped him.
The runes on the golden sword were shining, and the light was so dazzling that he could hardly open his eyes. The sharp sword energy seemed to cut his soul apart.
He could clearly feel that the power contained in the golden sword was enough to crush him completely.
Cold sweat rolled down his forehead like rain, and he was instantly frozen by the cold air around him. His eyes were filled with fear. He tried to struggle, but found himself so small and powerless in the face of this terrifying force.
"Am I going to die here today?" This thought flashed through his mind, and his body trembled involuntarily, his lips tightly closed, and his teeth chattered.
At this moment, the Second Elder Wu Zhaojun's body erupted in flames. He waved his hands and the Fire Realm instantly unfolded, enhancing Ling Daoji's Ice Realm.
The fusion of ice and fire greatly increased the power, and Shi Chen's Golden Realm was suppressed in an instant.
The huge golden sword in the air pierced into the ice and fire field, and its speed suddenly slowed down.
A flaming dragon roared out from in front of Wu Zhaojun, and flew towards the golden giant sword in the air at a high speed with its fangs and claws bared.
The fire dragon was surrounded by flames, like a violent firestorm, which instantly tightly wrapped around the golden giant sword.
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