Chapter 595 - The Sect Meeting
An Tuning sneered deep down. This was why she was confident. Wang Teng probably was unaware that the First Evolution Dao Sect had entered the top 50.
A long-bearded man sitting near An Tuning had a hint of a sneer at the edge of his eyes. The day before, he had heard that the First Evolution Dao Sect had made an unprecedented achievement at the Elixir River Competition. Wang Teng only knew about the internal strife and had probably never thought of the great results that An Tuning had achieved. He had not even bothered to ask around.
However, the man did not step out to retort. Wang Teng had colluded with two of the Elders and made use of his position for personal gain. The recruited disciples were not as good as they had been in the previous years. As the Imparting Dao Peak’s Peak Master, he had the most experience.
Since the Fei Xuan had just come out of seclusion, he was unaware of the First Evolution Dao Sect’s results at the Elixir River Competition. He glanced at An Tuning, his voice sounding somewhat displeased as he said, “Valley Master An, everyone can sit down and talk over the internal issues of the sect. Although the First Evolution Dao Sect’s Alchemy Dao has been falling behind, the Great Age Elixir River Competition concerns both our sect’s face and our sect’s right to speak. You have been too careless this time.”
Without needing Wang Teng to tell him this in detail, he also knew that the First Evolution Dao Sect had not achieved a great result. If it was that good, Wang Teng would not be talking about it.
An Tuning stood up and replied with cupped fists, “I agree with Sect Master very much. I think that the sect’s interest should be placed first, while the pettiness between us should be pushed aside. However, in order to make me suffer a defeat at the elixir competition and get me punished by the sect, Peak Master Wang allowed all the Alchemy Masters to leave the sect during the elixir competition. Since the First Evolution Dao Sect only has a few Alchemy Masters, I could not even find one to participate in the competition. I want to ask Peak Master Wang a question. If everyone was like you, would there still be a need for the First Evolution Dao Sect to exist?”
Fei Xuan’s face grew increasingly ugly. If Wang Teng had dared to do this, then he couldn’t blame the Sect Master for being impolite.
Wang Teng stood up, looking as if he had been wronged. “Sect Master, Elders, Peak Masters… I, Wang Teng, am the Peak Master of the First Evolution Dao Sect and the person in charge of the entire sect’s disciple affairs. How bad I am is not the point here. There are 23 Alchemy Masters in the sect in total. Seven months ago, the Tranquil Eclipse Mountain opened. This was a huge matter, so the Alchemy Masters naturally could not fall behind and instead headed there…”
When Fei Xuan heard this, he sighed silently.
Wang Teng, who was also stunned, immediately said, “Valley Master An, what’s the meaning of this joke? We will know once we check.”
An Tuning replied coldly, “Wang Teng, you’re right. We’ll know once we check. Why would I make things up?”
Wang Teng’s heart sank. That’s right. Since they would know after checking, would An Tuning dare to deceive them?
Before Fei Xuan could ask, Imparting Dao Peak Master Xue Han stood up and responded with cupped fists. “Sect Master, Elders… I can testify that Valley Master An has spoken the truth. The First Evolution Dao Sect indeed ranked 48th at the Dao World Elixir River Competition this time and Alchemy Master Di Jiu ranked in the top 20. I wanted to find Valley Master An to congratulate her today but I didn’t expect her to be waiting for Sect Master to come out of seclusion.”
“Ha ha…” Fei Xuan laughed. “Not bad, Valley Master An. You found this outer sect disciple for the First Evolution Dao Sect despite the unfavorable circumstances. You simply deserve credit. Good, good…”
An Tuning once again bowed. “This outer sect disciple clearly has an Alchemy Dao capability but was thrown in the outer sect. Xun Shang wanted to occupy his cave abode by force, so I killed him in a fury. I think that the Disciple Hall needs to be reorganized the most. If this goes on, the sect’s disciple recruitment will get worse with each generation.
As for what Peak Master Wang said earlier about Di Jiu killing Xun Qi on the Outer Sect Mountain, I believe that you will find out as long as you ask someone to investigate it. Di Jiu and I went to the competition and I am well aware of his conduct. He’s humble, he knows his place, he doesn’t cause trouble, and he has a very strong sense of the sect. Even though he has given so much credit to the sect, he still declined any reward. How can such a disciple kill another disciple of the same sect at will? Besides, as an outer sect disciple, could Di Jiu have killed Xun Qi, who had reached the Dao Birth?”