Chapter 140: Confrontation

The Holy Son nodded leisurely, then turned to Zi Xinyue and said:

“Given the circumstances, I naturally won’t take offense. Once the Gu Family disciples confirm the matter, that will suffice. However, if your sect is fabricating slander against my Brahma God Sect without cause, then those disciples from your noble sect shall not return.”

After speaking, the Holy Son cast a faint glance at the female cultivator who had just spoken.

In an instant, her face turned deathly pale, and her soul trembled violently.

Moments ago, she had spoken so rudely to the Holy Son in a moment of anger, but now that she had calmed down, cold sweat broke out across her entire body.

The Brahma God Sect’s Holy Son—an established super genius among the younger generation—was terrifyingly powerful.

Among the strongest disciples of the Four Major Sects, he faintly suppressed the other three.

A figure like this could kill her like crushing an ant with the flick of a finger.

And yet she had dared to be disrespectful to him!

Her legs immediately turned to jelly as she hastily explained:

“Holy Son, you’ve misunderstood. I was just—”

Before she could finish, the Holy Son raised his hand, signaling her not to speak further.

“No matter. As long as what you said is the truth, I will not hold it against you.”

With that, he calmly gazed into the distance where several black silhouettes reappeared.

Moments later, several black shadows slowly descended before the crowd.

Before anyone could speak, several male disciples immediately approached Gu Cheng.

“Young Master, we were ambushed while cooperating with Yaochi to resist the Void Sacred Realm cultivators. Not only were our treasures stolen, but some of our fellow disciples were injured during the chaos!”

At this, the disciples of the Brahma God Sect looked at one another and had nothing to say.

Seeing this, Gu Cheng nodded slightly, then looked toward the Holy Son together with Zi Xinyue.

“Brother Ying, do you have any objections regarding this matter?”

The Holy Son showed no change in expression, merely tilting his chin slightly.

“I am already aware. I will cooperate with you to identify the disciple responsible and provide corresponding compensation.”

Gu Cheng and Zi Xinyue both nodded. They then questioned their subordinates further about the assailant’s features, but aside from the figure’s build, there were no distinguishing characteristics.

Helpless, the Holy Son ordered all disciples behind him to be identified one by one. In the end, nothing was gained.

At that moment, the Holy Son scanned the crowd and said in a deep voice:

“Are there any disciples who haven’t arrived yet?”

“Sumeru Peak, all present!”

“Holy Son Peak, all present!”

…

Eventually, everyone realized that only Overlord Peak had not sent anyone.

Before anyone could raise a question, Nanyun rushed back from the distant sky.

Gu Cheng and Zi Xinyue looked at their disciples. Seeing them shake their heads, they understood it wasn’t him either.

Nanyun, visibly wounded, landed and immediately said to the Holy Son:

“Nanyun of Overlord Peak. While cooperating with the Gu Family disciples of Pure Radiance God Sect to retrieve a treasure, I was ambushed by two people. Fortunately, I had a protective treasure. I ask Holy Son Senior Brother to uphold justice for me!”

Nanyun was no fool. Regardless of whether the Holy Son got along with Fang Xue in private, addressing him as ‘Holy Son Senior Brother’ in front of outsiders meant the Holy Son had to step in to support him, didn’t he?

But this time, the Holy Son made no move.

He simply stared at him quietly and said:

“One matter at a time. First, we resolve the conflict between the Gu Family, Yaochi, and my Brahma God Sect.”

Nanyun furrowed his brows but said nothing further.

The group continued to wait until a small black dot appeared once more in the distant sky.

Its speed was swift, and in the blink of an eye, the black figure landed before everyone.

Behind the Holy Son, Jiang Tianxin’s eyes lit up, and a cold smile played at her lips.

“As expected, it’s you, Gu Fan!”

As soon as Gu Fan landed, he sensed something was off. He glanced at Nanyun, who appeared just as confused, and refrained from reacting further.

He silently returned to the group.

At that moment, the disciples of Yaochi and the Gu Family all revealed brightened expressions.

“Reporting to the Holy Son, this person’s figure is extremely similar!”

“Indeed. Although he wore a veil at the time, his build is the most similar.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Fan already had a general idea of what had happened.

He then looked at everyone in confusion.

“Everyone, why are you all looking at me?”

The female cultivator from Yaochi immediately shouted in anger:

“You’re still pretending! We can tell at a glance that it was you! It was you who took advantage of our joint battle against the Void Sacred Realm cultivators to secretly snatch our treasures and injure our disciples!”

“That’s right! I remember your build clearly!”

Gu Fan wore a bewildered expression, followed by a trace of anger.

“You’re spouting nonsense! You said the person had their face covered, and yet you claim it was me just based on a similar back view?”

After speaking, Gu Fan turned toward the Holy Son and said:

“Reporting to the Holy Son, I have never met these people, let alone stolen their treasures!”

The Holy Son made no comment, merely watching him quietly.

Just then, a disciple from the Pure Radiance God Sect also stepped forward and said:

“I think what the fellow Daoists from the Gu Family and Yaochi said might be true! Because this person robbed us before!”

At that moment, Xingyao anxiously pulled on her senior brother’s sleeve and said:

“Senior Brother! How can you say that?!”

“Junior Sister, be quiet. Senior Brother is merely stating the facts. When this person robbed us, he wasn’t wearing a mask. He even injured us. These are all facts!”

Gu Fan’s gaze immediately turned cold.

He had not expected these disciples from the Pure Radiance God Sect to be such ungrateful scoundrels. Not a single word about how he had saved them—yet they claimed he had robbed them.

To strike him while he was down at a time like this was clearly an attempt to condemn him to death!

Gu Fan’s eyes were icy as he looked at them. Compared to the people from Yaochi and the Gu Family, it was these few from the Pure Radiance God Sect who deserved death even more.

He had committed them to memory. If the chance arose, he would surely kill them.

“Heh, what a reversal of truth. Why don’t you talk about how you were besieged by the Blood Yaksha? If I hadn’t saved you, you’d all be dead!”

“Hmph! Who knows if you were just trying to rob us and happened to kill the Yaksha along the way!”

“That’s right. Besides, we had already fought the Yaksha for a long time. You just came in at the end to reap the spoils. Otherwise, who knows who would’ve won!”

Gu Fan was stunned by their shamelessness and looked over at Xingyao.

Seeing her helpless and despairing expression brought him a slight sense of comfort. At least not all of them had betrayed him.

At this moment, the Holy Son slowly asked:

“Gu Fan of Overlord Peak, do you have any objections to what the disciples of the Pure Radiance God Sect have said?”

“Of course!”

Gu Fan straightened his body and looked directly at the Holy Son without the slightest avoidance.

“At that time, I was merely passing by when I encountered fellow Daoist Xingyao from the Pure Radiance God Sect calling for help. I saved her, and afterward, she promised to reward me if I rescued her senior brothers. I agreed.”

“But I didn’t expect that after saving them, these people gave me no reward. Instead, they offered some cheap trinkets to insult me. Outraged, I took what was rightfully mine. I don’t consider that robbery.”

After hearing this, the Holy Son fixed his gaze on Gu Fan.

“I remember saying that within the rift, no fighting with Destiny Continent cultivators was allowed. Everyone should strive to help one another.”

Gu Fan sneered coldly in his heart. So all the good deeds were for your benefit.

Yet when your own disciples suffer, you turn a blind eye.

Now you’re even helping outsiders interrogate your own sect members? Laughable!

“What the Holy Son said, I naturally remember. But I merely reclaimed the reward that was mine. Moreover, there are no rules stating that helping others cannot involve compensation, correct?”

After Gu Fan finished speaking, the scene fell into dead silence. Someone had directly spoken back to the Holy Son.

This was a first!

Not only were the disciples of the Brahma God Sect shocked, but even those of the other four sects were equally astonished!

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