Chapter 141: I Refuse to Submit!

At this moment, Jiang Tianxin stepped forward and shouted sternly:

“Gu Fan! How dare you speak so boldly and defy Senior Brother Holy Son!”

“The one being bold is you! I was merely explaining the situation to Senior Brother Holy Son—when was it your turn to interrupt his conversation?”

Jiang Tianxin instinctively felt a flicker of guilt and glanced toward the Holy Son. Seeing no reaction from him, she continued:

“Hmph! The Holy Son established such a rule to maintain friendly relations between our sect and the other three sects. Your behavior has completely wasted Senior Brother Holy Son’s efforts!”

Gu Fan felt no guilt at all. He had long had enough of this ‘Holy Son’ business!

From the first day he arrived in the Upper Realm, he had been suppressed by the great name of the Holy Son.

He, Gu Fan, would never become someone like that!

Be it the Holy Son or even Fang Xue—

No one could control Gu Fan anymore!

“Maintaining friendly relations also depends on who we’re dealing with. Some people are ungrateful and dare to disregard life-saving kindness—are such people worthy of friendship?”

“Or do the so-called rules for friendliness mean our sect disciples must be inferior? That we must give up opportunities at hand and suffer losses just to maintain peace?”

Upon hearing this, the Holy Son’s gaze stirred for the first time, clearly provoked by Gu Fan’s words.

“You mean to say I exploit sect disciples’ interests to maintain so-called friendships and satisfy my own vanity?”

“Senior Brother Holy Son, please see clearly—I was merely referring to some circumstances. I meant nothing else!”

Gu Fan sneered coldly, answering without the slightest flaw.

At this time, the disciples of Sacred Land Yaochi and the Gu Family continued:

“Then how do you explain the matter of you stealing the treasures while we were fighting the enemy?”

Now that things had escalated to this point, Gu Fan no longer held back and sneered in return:

“Don’t just say it wasn’t me—even if it was, the treasures you mentioned weren’t found in your storage pouches. How can you prove ownership? If it was ownerless, how could it be called theft?”

“Besides, I already explained earlier—just based on a back silhouette, you decided it was me? Isn’t that unfair?”

This time, everyone was left speechless.

However, the female cultivator from Sacred Land Yaochi clearly had no intention of letting it go. After all, those were Seven-colored and Nine-colored Yuan Crystal Stones!

Even one piece was worth a fortune—she had to get them back!

“Very well, since you claim it wasn’t you, dare you hand over your storage pouch for us to inspect? Many Senior Brothers are here to bear witness! If it’s not you, I’ll accept any punishment!”

Very well!

Since you seek death, don’t blame me for being ruthless!

Gu Fan sneered coldly in his heart and directly threw out the remaining three storage pouches on him.

Since storage pouches carried spatial fluctuations, it was obvious at a glance whether one still had more. There was no need to doubt if Gu Fan had hidden any extras.

“Take them and search!”

After speaking, Gu Fan voluntarily removed the Spiritual Imprint. Countless items spilled out from within!

There were spirit stones brought from the Lower Realm, spiritual plants, a few Tri-colored Yuan Crystal Stones, one Five-colored Yuan Crystal Stone, and various other miscellaneous things.

But none of these could remotely be considered treasures!

The female cultivator who had spoken earlier was dumbfounded and exclaimed in disbelief.

“It must be that you hid them!”

Gu Fan laughed coldly:

“Hid them? I stole the treasures and didn’t hide them—then followed you out of the rift, planning to come back who knows how many years later to retrieve them? Do you think that’s possible?”

“Alright, didn’t you just say that if nothing was found, you’d accept any punishment?”

Now the female cultivator panicked.

“What are you doing?! Holy Maiden, save me!”

Gu Fan let out a cold snort, his figure flickered, and in the next instant, he appeared before the female cultivator, throwing a punch.

Zi Xinyue was too late to intervene.

A mist of blood burst into the air, and a headless female corpse fell to the ground.

At once, the entire field fell silent. Everyone was stunned by Gu Fan’s decisiveness and brutality.

Even Nanyun gulped at this moment—it was the first time he had seen this junior brother fly into such a rage!

Sure enough, he was very much like Fang Xue—no wonder he was the one chosen by Fang Xue!

Zi Xinyue’s voice carried a chill as she took a step forward, arriving at the side of the female corpse.

“This disciple of Brahma God Sect, aren’t you being a bit excessive? Resorting to killing at the slightest disagreement!”

Facing this stunning woman’s question, Gu Fan didn’t back down at all.

“Heh, every word spoken by a cultivator carries karma. She said to leave it to my discretion—how could I refuse?”

“Or are all cultivators of Sacred Land Yaochi untrustworthy?”

Zi Xinyue’s ample chest rose and fell with anger.

In the end, she could only coldly snort.

Just as Gu Fan thought he had intimidated the disciples of Sacred Land Yaochi and the Gu Family and ensured his safety, the Holy Son behind him spoke.

“Gu Fan of Overlord Peak, do you really think I won’t act against you? Or do you truly believe Fang Xue can protect you!”

Gu Fan’s entire body trembled, and the enormous, terrifying pressure pinned him down so heavily that he couldn’t move a single step.

“Senior Brother Holy Son, what do you mean by this?!”

Nanyun’s face also changed, and he immediately stepped forward.

“Senior Brother Holy Son, Junior Brother Gu Fan has already proven his innocence—why go this far!”

The Holy Son’s expression was filled with arrogant disdain.

“Because he defied my will! I said that the four sects must not fight among themselves in the rift. It would have been fine if he had just proven his innocence—but he killed a fellow cultivator from Sacred Land Yaochi right in front of me!”

“He is provoking me, challenging the rules I’ve set. The relationships I’ve cultivated for years were destroyed by him alone. Do you think he’s guilty or not?”

At this moment, Gu Fan, suppressed by the tremendous pressure, was slowly forced to his knees.

Gu Fan’s entire body surged with blood and energy as he continued to resist.

Nanyun was extremely anxious.

“Senior Brother Holy Son! I was also ambushed by Pure Radiance God Sect and the Gu Family earlier—if not for a treasure of mine, I too would’ve been killed! Let this matter offset that, how about it?”

“Nanyun, if you speak one more word, I’ll suppress you too!”

At that moment, Gu Fan burst into wild laughter!

“Hahaha! How utterly laughable! What a Holy Son of Brahma God Sect! What a concern for the sect’s disciples!”

“You ignore the humiliation of your own sect’s disciples, but when disciples from other sects complain, you rush to take charge!”

“In my view, you’re unfit to remain as the Holy Son—why not let me take your place!”

All the disciples of Brahma God Sect were shocked—those words guaranteed Gu Fan’s suppression.

This was the first time a disciple had ever openly defied the Holy Son in such a setting!

The Holy Son had always been an idol to all disciples of Brahma God Sect, with no one daring to disobey.

Everyone believed that everything the Holy Son said and did was right!

No one had ever dared to question him—this was the authority the Holy Son had built over so many years!

Ying Langtian’s expression grew darker and darker, but he still showed no outward reaction.

“You’re trying to provoke me, but that’s fine. I’ll suppress you and bring you back for slow reeducation—you’ll understand my good intentions then.”

Gu Fan had now completely torn off all pretenses. As he struggled to stand straight, he laughed and said:

“How ridiculous! When my Senior Brother Nanyun was ambushed, why didn’t you stand up for him? I fought a disciple from Sacred Land Yaochi, won, and killed her—even the Holy Maiden didn’t act, but you did!”

“I say you’re a spineless coward, a white-eyed wolf who only dares to act tough with your own people while diligently serving other sects!”

“What Holy Son, what Honorary Disciple—I refuse to accept you!”

Gu Fan roared, and his entire physical body erupted with power.

The Refined Fiend Body Art and Domain Suppression of Myriad Phenomena burst forth in full force.

He actually began to straighten his body bit by bit.

Gu Fan threw a punch that shattered the invisible pressure above his head, instantly feeling his body lighten. He soared into the air, coldly staring down at the Holy Son.

“In my eyes, you are equally unfit for the position of Holy Son!”

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep