Chapter 694: Farewell Master Jin
Soon, the cultivators of the Kao Shan Sect had fully assembled in the plaza.
"Elder Sun, what exactly is going on?" Various voices rose from the plaza, most of them inquiring.
"Yes, Elder Sun, where are the others? Why have none of them returned?"
"Where's the Sect Master?"
Sun Kuangjiang swept his gaze across the crowd and then gently cleared his throat.
"The Sect Master has fallen, killed by Jin Muyang. As for our cultivators who went to Lingxiao Mountain, only two hundred of the eight hundred remain, in a safe place. The current situation is this: the people from the Yijian Sect will come to the Kao Shan Sect at any moment and take over our sect. You have two choices: First, continue to stay here. Perhaps the Yijian Sect won't harm you but merely demand your submission; Second: leave with me and re-establish the Kao Shan Sect," Sun Kuangjiang spoke.
What!
Everyone was somewhat dumbfounded. The Sect Master has fallen? How could this be!
And killed by Jin Muyang, no less - what kind of joke is this? Weren't we cooperating with the Yijian Sect?
Could it be that the Yijian Sect has double-crossed us?
"That's the situation, the decision is in your hands, you have one minute to decide. Those willing to come with me, stand behind me," Sun Kuangjiang said quickly.
This place is not safe to stay for long, who knows if Jin Muyang might suddenly return to attack.
If Jin Muyang were to strike again, then Sun Kuangjiang suspects he won't be able to escape.
The minute passed quickly; of the roughly a thousand people, only about a hundred stood behind Sun Kuangjiang.
The remaining cultivators all stood still, unmoved.
Clearly, they were unwilling to follow Sun Kuangjiang.
He Kaoshan is dead; is there any point in re-establishing the Kao Shan Sect? Who would be the Sect Leader? You, Sun Kuangjiang?
You're only a fifth-level Heavenly Immortal, what use would that be?
Not even counting as the weakest power, even if it was re-established, it could only be considered a small group...
Instead of joining such a minor group, it would be better to join the Yijian Sect. The Yijian Sect should be taking in people; as long as one shows a good attitude, humbles oneself, they would surely accept us.
Sun Kuangjiang felt somewhat displeased that only a hundred people stood behind him, this bunch of trash!
It was a waste of the Kao Shan Sect to have nurtured you, ingrates!
Of course, Sun Kuangjiang did not voice these words; there was no point in saying it aloud. After all, everyone has their own pursuits, and there is no need to force them.
"Very well, since that's the case, we shall part ways here. We may meet again on the vast road of life, should fate allow it!" Sun Kuangjiang clasped his hands, turned around, and left.
A hundred people followed Sun Kuangjiang and left. Among the nine hundred remaining, some also departed. They neither wanted to rebuild the Kao Shan Sect nor join the Yijian Sect, so leaving this place of strife was the best choice.
Of course, the vast majority stayed behind.
…
"Heh, this should be the right path." At this moment, Jin Muyang had confirmed a pursuit route.
Because on this path, he had found some hidden things.
A scent!
Yes, exactly, a scent – slightly pungent and strange.
He had smelled this scent before; it was from Tang Rao's Super Invincible Thunder Bomb's green smoke, faint but unmistakably so.
Jin Muyang was excited, Tang Rao boy, you've also slipped up!
Thus, Jin Muyang pursued happily, madly rushing forward for about ten minutes.
However... not a trace was found.
Not to mention Kao Shan Sect disciples, not even a dog was in sight.
Moreover, the scent of the green smoke had also vanished...
"Huh?" Just when Jin Muyang thought he might have followed the wrong trail, his mind suddenly jolted.
Son of a bitch, isn't this... the road to Lingxiao Mountain? Isn't this... the same road I just came from?
Fuck! Jin Muyang suddenly realized something.
"Boom!" Suddenly, an explosion sounded to the left of Jin Muyang.
Jin Muyang dashed over frantically, but no one was there, just a huge wooden sign.
The wooden sign read six words: Farewell, Master Jin!
Yes, the same six words as those seen before in the Kao Shan Sect.
"Tang Rao!" Jin Muyang could hardly contain himself; he had been played by Tang Rao in a big loop.
"Damn it!" Suddenly, Jin Muyang realized something.
The people were still inside the Kao Shan Sect!
Yes, Jin Muyang finally figured it out; the people of Kao Shan Sect hadn't actually evacuated. They just hid inside the sect. Seeing everything in the sect being moved out, he subconsciously assumed everyone had left.
"Shit!" After cursing, Jin Muyang turned around and dashed back.
It took him seven or eight minutes to return to the Kao Shan Sect.
He saw the cultivators of the sect standing silently in the plaza.
Upon his arrival, these people didn't seem to panic at all.
Clearly, they had already known he was coming.
That is, Tang Rao had already been here and taken away those who were willing to leave. These people had chosen to stay voluntarily.
Their willingness to stay indicated their desire to join the Yijian Sect.
"Master Jin, we wish to submit and join the Yijian Sect," a person emerged from the Kao Shan Sect, probably representing the group, with scholarly grace and a calm tone.
"So, you want to join the Yijian Sect, huh?" Jin Muyang's face broke into a smile, and he asked with a chuckle.
"Yes, Master Jin, we are all willing to become members of the Yijian Sect, ready to lay down our lives for the sect."
"Is that so? Then why didn't you lay down your lives for the Kao Shan Sect?" Jin Muyang asked.
The crowd of nearly nine hundred was taken aback. What did Jin Muyang mean by that?
"A bunch of trash, die!" Jin Muyang didn't waste words; his longsword suddenly shot out from its scabbard, unleashing a majestic wave of sword light in a sweeping strike!
Boom!
The entire plaza of the Kao Shan Sect cracked apart, and the flesh and blood of the cultivators splattered all over, scattering limbs and body parts.
Those who miraculously survived started to flee crazily.
Jin Muyang didn't unsheathe his sword again for these survivors because they weren't worthy of a second strike from him.
Let them run. Such people couldn't stir up any trouble anyway.
"I feel much better now." After slaughtering a large number of Kao Shan Sect cultivators, Jin Muyang finally took a deep breath, alleviating much of the frustration caused by Tang Rao.
He had no regrets about killing these people.
They were just leftover dregs, mediocre in talent and lacking loyalty, and would be a bane even if recruited by the Yijian Sect.
If the cultivators taken by Tang Rao had surrendered, he would have treated them with great hospitality.
Those who stuck with the Kao Shan Sect even after it was facing destruction were the ones with potential futures.
Fair-weather lackeys didn't deserve the Yijian Sect.
"Tang Rao, I will find you." Jin Muyang huffed coldly, then left.
...
In an unnamed mountain range, on an unnamed mountain, in an unknown valley, Tang Rao stood rolling his eyes, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle. Although the sadness did not flow back into a river, his face was still pitch black.
"I have something fucking important to say, though I'm not sure if I should say it," Tang Rao turned to look at Sun Kuangjiang and a large group of Kao Shan Sect cultivators.
Everyone: "..."