Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 1952 - 1934: Exposed

The three Elder leaders were also quite resentful of the actions of the Fifth Elder and wanted to console their disciples. However, before they could speak, Fang Yan stepped forward and said to the three of them, "Elders, we cannot just let this matter go. If my estimation is correct, what the Fifth Elder did this time was a personal act, and I suspect he has hidden valuable treasures."

Hearing Fang Yan’s words, the three Elders were momentarily stunned and wanted to speak, but Fang Yan interrupted them, "I know what you are thinking—worried that I might be mistaken. But have you considered that this incident was fundamentally unfair on the Holy Soul Sect’s part? If you go directly to the Sect Master, the Holy Soul Sect will have to provide us with an explanation. We cannot just suffer in silence; otherwise, going forward, we’ll continue to exert effort without any benefit!"

Upon hearing Fang Yan’s reasoning, the three Elders were taken aback, quickly grasping Fang Yan’s point. As Fang Yan pointed out, if they endured this time, it might continue similarly in the future, making it impossible to account to their disciples and sect.

With this in mind, the three of them exchanged glances and nodded unanimously!

"Wait here, we three will go find the Holy Soul Sect Master!"

Elder Wang left this message and immediately departed with the other two Elders to directly seek out Sect Master Xiao Tianrong of the Holy Soul Sect.

After being announced by the Holy Soul Sect disciples, the three Elders successfully met with Sect Master Xiao Tianrong.

"Three Elders, what brings you to see this Sect Master?" Xiao Tianrong asked, looking perplexed at the Elders from the three major sects, uncertain about their purpose here.

"Sect Master, we followed the Fifth Elder in the campaign against the Divine Profound Cultivation Realm, plundering numerous resources, yet in the end, we received less than one percent of the share. Is this the fairness of Holy Soul Sect?" Elder Wang spoke bluntly at that moment.

"Sect Master, we from Wanyuan Sect are committed to executing the Holy Soul Sect’s orders, but we can’t account for what your sect did this time to our sect and juniors. I do not know if this was your intent, but if it is, we will no longer participate in future campaigns," Elder Qu of the Wanyuan Sect exclaimed angrily, speaking with extreme firmness.

"Sect Master, we of the Dharma Profound Sect are also very disgruntled with the Holy Soul Sect. Our three sects put in great effort for this campaign, plundering three-quarter of the resources, but the amount given to us is far from adequate, which leaves us disheartened," Elder Chen from the Dharma Profound Sect claimed, his tone extremely displeased. Faced with such a situation, anyone would react this way; even the Holy Soul Sect shouldn’t bully them like this.

Xiao Tianrong frowned hearing the three Elders’ statements. He hadn’t expected the situation to be like this, but he was also dissatisfied with the actions of the Great Elder and others after hearing their words. He said, "I appointed the Great Elder to handle this matter. I am unaware of the specifics, but since the situation has arisen, I won’t shirk responsibility. I’ll summon the Great Elder and others, and we’ll resolve this face-to-face!"

After speaking, Xiao Tianrong immediately sent someone to summon the Great Elder and others. It wasn’t long before they arrived on the scene. The Great Elder, still clueless, faced the three Elders, while the face of the Fifth Elder changed drastically...

"Great Elder, why was less than one percent compensation given to the three major sects following this campaign? Was this directive from you?" Xiao Tianrong coldly asked the Great Elder. He was indeed angry; even though these three sects were subordinate to the Holy Soul Sect, treating them in this way caused discontent and hindered future cooperation.

Upon being questioned by the Sect Master, the Great Elder was taken aback, unaware this had happened. The Fifth Elder had turned over a significant amount of resources but lost five inner sect disciples, and he was currently reprimanding the Fifth Elder and hadn’t gotten the chance to inquire about these issues, much less expect the Elders of the three major sects to come here with grievances!

But turning his head to see the Fifth Elder’s changed face, he immediately grasped the situation. Looking at the Fifth Elder, he asked, "Was this your own decision?"

Now infuriated, the Great Elder was displeased with the Fifth Elder’s actions. Future campaigns against other cultivation realms would still need the support of the Three Major Sects; how could he risk offending them over a slight gain? How would Holy Soul Sect then expect continued contributions?

"I... I only took more because we lost five inner sect disciples and planned to compensate their families..." The Fifth Elder stammered as cold sweat broke out. This time, he had secretly kept some good elixirs and dharma treasures and didn’t want full exposure, knowing it would have dire consequences for him too.

But every person present understood immediately his implication upon hearing his words, causing Elder Wang and the others’ faces to turn unsightly, even Xiao Tianrong’s became icy, while the Great Elder was red with anger!

"Nonsense! Compensate inner sect disciples’ families? You’re just making excuses. From now on, you shall not participate in future campaigns!" The Great Elder finally stepped forth and told the Fifth Elder, his tone exceedingly harsh. Inwardly cursing the Fifth Elder for his greed, it was now too late; if they didn’t punish the Fifth Elder, what would the three major sects think of the Holy Soul Sect in the future? With this in mind, he added for the Fifth Elder, "Penalty on pay for a year, three years of seclusion, and no further involvement in sect affairs!"

At this moment, seeing the punishment of the Fifth Elder, Elder Wang and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief. Watching the Fifth Elder’s venomous gaze, they knew he’d become trouble in the future, yet having already broken ties, they had no apprehension.

"The Fifth Elder’s gaze is not friendly—will he target our three sects because we reported this?"

"Why does the Fifth Elder resent us, could he have embezzled during this task?"

"Sect Master, I recommend searching the Fifth Elder’s spatial storage dharma treasure; let us verify, as we suspect he concealed something during this mission!"

...

At this moment, Elder Wang and his companions spoke boldly. Discovering an issue from the Fifth Elder’s demeanor, they surmised he must have hidden something. Since the Fifth Elder still intended hostility towards them, they saw no reason for reservation, deciding to expose everything, curious how the Holy Soul Sect will handle the Fifth Elder!

Shocked by the accusation from the three Elders, the Fifth Elder’s face turned ashen; he never expected they would claim this here. Before returning to the sect, he hadn’t had time to hide his stash and hadn’t separated from it yet—if exposed, the consequences...

"Slander! As an Elder of this sect, how could I commit any such disgraceful acts! To accuse me of embezzlement is outright defamation!" the Fifth Elder roared at Elder Wang and the others, feigning outrage, as though truly wronged.

However, the Fifth Elder failed to notice Xiao Tianrong’s icy demeanor had already seen through everything, his murderous aura shrouding the room. Although silent, this rage had already expressed everything!

Feeling the Sect Master’s killing intent, the Fifth Elder shivered, and the unspeaking Great Elder shot forward, ignoring his efforts to conceal, recovering a Qiankun Bag from the Fifth Elder’s possession, which he then handed to Xiao Tianrong.

Seeing this left the Fifth Elder in utter despair, standing dumbfounded—unable to fathom the ensuing events. He prayed the Sect Master would remember his position as a Sect Elder and spare him, hoping desperately that the Qiankun Bag wouldn’t be opened in public—lest he wished to keep his life, knowing the sect’s rules, a true revelation would have him pale as snow.

Yet with Elder Wang and others present, Xiao Tianrong couldn’t allow rumors to spread, coldly scrutinizing the Fifth Elder, before opening the Qiankun Bag using the Holy Soul Sect’s Secret Technique without a word, pouring its contents forth.

At the instant the items fell, the Fifth Elder fainted, knowing his fate was sealed. In that final conscious moment, he regretted, regretting his enmity towards Elder Wang and his companions, contemplating that, perhaps without such grudges, exposure might have been avoided...

The few items on the ground excluded the space storage dharma treasures from the three major sects, leaving about a couple dozen items. But even these few items provoked astonished gasps from Elder Wang and the others!

"This is the Ghost Jade Rainbow Sword we obtained from the Myriad Laws Sect!"

"This is the Heavenly Treasure Soul Pill we obtained from the Linglang Sect!"

"This is the Myriad Treasure Illusory Seal we got from the Wufeng Sect!"

...

These exclamations revealed the provenance of each item, undeniably resources plundered from the Divine Profound Cultivation Realm, many originally passing through the hands of the three major sects and among the campaign’s most precious spoils. These over twenty items alone represented half of the cultivation resources in the entire Divine Profound Cultivation Realm!

The Great Elder heard enough, unable to listen any longer, glaring icily at the Fifth Elder, wishing to destroy him. The anger welled within—for this Fifth Elder had gone too far. Previously thinking the Divine Profound Cultivation Realm had no worthwhile treasures, he now realized that it did—the Fifth Elder simply kept them hidden, even involving the Great Elder without his knowledge, implicating him in this mess!