Chapter 684 - 513: Judging the Crimes (Part 2)

The moment the conversation reached this point, the hall fell silent, and you could hear a pin drop.

Suddenly, a roar echoed, and Lu Qian slammed heavily, shattering the armrest of his chair!

"Despicable coward! Vile blackguard!" At this moment, the immense grief over Yang Jiye's sacrifice transformed into a blazing fury, and Lu Qian roared, his voice echoing continuously in the hall.

"Coaxing fellow members to risk themselves for you, inciting seniors to commit unjust deeds, leading to Senior Brother Yang sacrificing his life to trade for everyone's vitality."

"But this child! This scoundrel! This rebellious disciple! He refuses to even bear this responsibility, utterly shameless! Utterly cowardly! Utterly vile!"

"I am indeed heartbroken for Senior Brother Yang and those unfortunate dozen disciples, not worth it!" Lu Qian's face twisted like a roaring, angry lion, "Why was it not this scourge who died! What does risking lives to protect his Foundation Establishment even mean, what use is there!"

The terrifying spiritual pressure filled the grand hall, and the tsunami-like divine sense surged like a tidal wave, causing everyone's breath to freeze, and they were filled with horror.

No one had ever seen such a Lu Qian. The Sect Leader who always remained composed and calm had thrown away all demeanor and restraint, unreservedly venting his sorrow and anger.

No one dared to speak. Even Jiang Qingfeng only watched Lu Qian worriedly, thinking that perhaps letting the junior brother vent might be better, seeing him seem to collapse into his seat after yelling his heart out.

For a moment, the only sound in the hall was Lu Qian's heavy breathing.

Wang Yu suddenly said, "So Tan Yunxing just left like that, without leaving anything?"

Unexpectedly, Li Da shook his head: "He left a letter on the back of the Wind-Controlling Beast."

"Oh? What did it say?"

"Ha!" Lu Qian let out a mocking laugh, "What does it say, it's just one sentence. See for yourselves."

He tossed a piece of letter paper, and Wang Yu caught it, glanced at it, and passed it down.

Jiang Qingfeng unfolded the crumpled letter, which seemed to be torn up and pieced back together, and it indeed contained a simple sentence.

"I don't want to be Yun Mountain's sinner, I want to be a hero of Yun Mountain! Wait for me, I will definitely redeem myself! Tan Yunxing tearfully bows."

Wang Yu asked again, "This letter, no one else has seen it, right?"

Li Da quickly said, "This is a serious matter, only Junior Brother Xiao and I have seen it."

Wang Yu nodded.

"To be a hero, truly disgraces these two words!" Lu Qian said angrily, "What does he think this is, child's play? If he came back honestly and took responsibility, I could still forgive him. Now, this is a betrayal of the sect!"

Wu Yan, with a complex expression, put down the letter, unsure of how to react to this outrageous action of a direct lineage junior brother.

Previously, it felt like the junior brother's mental state was somewhat off, overly eager for quick success and recognition, leading to occasionally selfish actions, but still within understandable boundaries.

How did this Foundation Establishment journey lead to this point?

"Hero, Senior Brother Tan is indeed a hero, but what qualification does he, Tan Yunxing, have to call himself a hero afterward?" Lu Qian continued to rant, "Causing the death of seniors and peers, and unwilling to bear responsibility, using pretty words as a cover, can he escape with a clear conscience? I don't remember teaching him these!"

Wang Yu suddenly said, "Sect Leader, at this point, what use is your anger? The unteachable child is the fault of the father, Tan Yunxing had no father and was taught by you from young, now turning out like this, you bear no small blame!"

"Inadequate teaching, failure in education, that's your fault!"

"Rather than meaninglessly venting anger, it's better to reflect well on yourself."

Lu Qian's body swayed, these words struck heavily on his chest, rendering him speechless.

Jiang Qingfeng anxiously whispered, "Senior Brother Wang!"

Lin Le's Consciousness Collection operated swiftly, attempting to change the topic: "Sect Leader, perhaps it's not so bad. Junior Brother Tan went missing in Qingzhou, and left a letter to make merits to atone, don't you understand his plan?"

Zheng Duan exclaimed, couldn't help but shout: "Yunshan Ancestral Vein?!"

According to this inference, Tan Yunxing intends to hide in Qingzhou, aiming to regain the Yunshan Ancestral Vein, using this glorious merit to atone and return to the Yunshan Sect?

After being berated by Wang Yu, Lu Qian took a deep breath and finally sorted out his emotions but still couldn't help but snort coldly: "I dare not say reclaiming the Ancestral Vein, yet he dares to daydream. This is just an excuse he made for himself, don't expect anything!"

Lin Le shook his head: "Our sect cannot reclaim the main vein not due to lack of power. In terms of strength, I believe we can already defeat the Qingling Sect. However, our sect is now a Cangzhou Sect, going north would incite inter-state conflict, then we wouldn't just face Qingling Sect."

"Unless we willing to abandon our Cangzhou foundation, returning to Qingzhou involves issues of trust and so on, that too is impossible, let's not digress. However, if Junior Brother Tan is truly minded, he could indeed infiltrate Qingzhou as a Loose Cultivator and might contribute to our great cause of revival."

Lu Qian was utterly disappointed, coldly saying: "You think too highly of him. Someone who fled overnight out of fear of punishment, what capability would he have? I've said, he's just making an excuse for himself, later he'll find another excuse to deny this."

"He can always find a reason to reassure himself!"

Lin Le did not speak further. Wang Yu raised his eyebrows and asked: "So what does the Sect Leader intend to do next?"