novelraw Chapter 511: The Cannon Fodder Biological Mother of the Son of Destiny 25
Chapter 511: The Cannon Fodder Biological Mother of the Son of Destiny 25
The mountain-protecting formation… it's broken!
Inside the barrier, the moment the light faded away, everyone present, including several visiting sect leaders, was left utterly dumbfounded.
This was the protective treasure formation of the Tianxuan Sect, the number one righteous sect in the world. Passed down from the era when formations flourished a thousand years ago, it had endured for several millennia and had protected the sect's disciples countless times over the centuries.
To put it bluntly, even the former world's number one expert, the Sect Leader of the Xuanming Sect, might not have been able to break it with a single sword strike.
Calling it the guardian of the sect was not an overstatement.
Yet now, this ancient grand formation had been broken… just like that!
And with such apparent ease.
Realizing the visitor meant trouble, even before An Ning properly arrived at the gates, countless visiting sect leaders and family heads instinctively took a step back, hurriedly distancing themselves from the Tianxuan Sect members, especially the group led by Sect Leader Ren.
This was especially true after hearing the report from the disciple who had rushed over in a panic, stating that the person knocking on their door was precisely that Miss Shen who had recently been targeted by the Tianxuan Sect.
Oh, this!No wonder she was so fierce!
Considering her strength that allowed her to fight the Xuanming Sect's Sect Leader, her ruthless decisiveness in wiping out over a hundred experts without batting an eye, and now directly attacking their doorstep…
Instinctively, as if afraid of being implicated, the crowd retreated even further.
What a joke! With such a ruthless person, shouting slogans from behind was one thing, but now that she had come knocking, if they, these small fries, didn't keep their distance, they wouldn't even be worth a single sword strike from her combined.
Tsk, the righteous banner was better left to those more capable of wielding it!
After all, wasn't it the Tianxuan Sect folks who started this whole mess from the beginning?
Did they think others couldn't see? They were just coveting that person's cultivation method!
Pah, hypocrites, trying to use them as cannon fodder.
Thinking this, everyone hid even more at ease. If they weren't afraid of being mistaken for enemies and cut down by a sword, they would have already summoned their magical tools and fled for their lives.
In any case, by the time An Ning and A-Yi fought their way to the inner hall, apart from a group of still-loyal disciples and close aides around the Tianxuan Sect's Sect Leader Ren, a veritable vacuum zone had formed around him.
As for the other elders and Elder Supremes of the sect… well…
They were probably in seclusion on some peak and couldn't come out right now!
Ah, this!
Witnessing this scene firsthand, even Xiao Yi beside her couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
However, wasn't it also not surprising?
Gathered for profit, scattered for the same. How many people are truly foolish?
A sect leader who only knows how to scheme and play dirty tricks is fine under normal circumstances, but under great pressure, his influence dissipating like birds scattering is normal, isn't it?
Especially when An Ning, as if casually, effortlessly broke through a sword formation assembled by a full hundred disciples and, without the slightest hesitation, ended the lives of those who blocked her path.
She perfectly embodied "those who stand in my way shall die."
Visibly, the various peaks became much quieter.
"Cough… Miss… Miss Shen, you may have misunderstood something? Those earlier rumors had nothing to do with this humble one…"
Having fallen from mid-air to the ground, looking at the green-robed woman slowly approaching not far away, Ren Tianci forced himself to maintain the demeanor of a sect leader. He had just wanted to say something, but unfortunately, An Ning gave him no chance to speak more. With a raise of her hand, countless sky-blue sharp blades once again shot towards him at high speed.
In no time, the originally well-dressed, elegant, and gentle Tianxuan Sect Leader became a man covered in blood over half his body…
"Pfft!"
Barely escaping death by relying on a host of spirit treasures to block the attack, the man before her was now completely drained of strength. After heavily spitting out a mouthful of blood, he looked at the green-robed woman before him who was about to deliver the killing blow.
At this moment, Sect Leader Ren was undoubtedly truly regretful.
If only he had known this person was so bold and ruthless, not at all easy to deal with like those before, he shouldn't have provoked her… he absolutely shouldn't have provoked her.
His trusted disciples were all dead, the spirit treasures around him were mostly destroyed. Knowing he absolutely couldn't withstand the next move, Ren Tianci hurriedly knelt and begged for mercy.
Seeing the other party showed no intention of forgiveness, at the final moment, this sect leader famed for his benevolence and righteousness panicked and blurted out:
"Miss Shen, I am a sect leader! Is Miss Shen going to convict and kill someone without the slightest evidence?"
Unfortunately, the woman before him gave him no further opportunity.
In the final moments of his life, within his increasingly blurred vision, Ren Tianci only vaguely heard the green-robed female cultivator before him, holding a longsword of slaughter, her cool and peerlessly beautiful features showing not a hint of hesitation as she said:
"Just as you people slandered and convicted others in the past, never requiring any evidence. Then remember this:
Today, I kill you, likewise requiring no reason whatsoever!"
On the training ground, the already quiet crowd fell even more silent…
Thud! Accompanied by a groan of pain, this "righteousness-first" "leader of the righteous path" for a lifetime completely lost his life.
Yet, looking around now, within the vast sect, not a single person dared to step forward to "uphold justice."
After collecting the large sum of "compensation for emotional distress" respectfully offered by these people and glancing around the area once more, An Ning finally took her little nephew and leisurely left on her flying sword.
Only after the red and green figures had completely disappeared from sight did the surviving minor sect leaders and family heads, who had narrowly escaped death, cautiously poke their heads out from the nooks and crannies.
By then, their backs were already soaked with sweat…
However, what was even more terrifying came later.
The cultivation world was never an ideal utopia.
In a single day, the mountain-protecting formation was broken, the sect leader was killed, and a large portion of the sect's elders and disciples were dead or injured. Those who had stepped forward that day were not spared a single one. As the current number one righteous sect, the amount of tribute collected annually from various subordinate sects and families was incalculable. One could imagine how many good things were in the inner treasure vault.
Even though a large portion had already been taken by An Ning as compensation, what remained was still a considerable sum.
With such prime, fresh meat laid out before them, how could the pack of wolves not drool with greed? Especially since the formation that had protected the sect for over a thousand years was now gone.
In short, not long after, news that the Tianxuan Sect leader had slandered and framed others, leading to the victim seeking revenge at his doorstep, instantly spread throughout the entire cultivation world.
For a time, not only did the Xuanming Sect come to claim the largest share, but many "victim" alliances formed by small and medium-sized sects also came to demand restitution.
As for how these small sects and families dared to kick someone when they were down, and who exactly was backing them from behind the scenes, who knew?
As for An Ning, within just a few days, quite a few people came to her small courtyard to offer apologies, especially those families and sects that had participated in that encirclement and killing.
It was as if overnight, the family members of those victims had suddenly become "understanding" and "able to distinguish right from wrong." They issued announcements stating the incident that day was purely a misunderstanding. The formerly justice-obsessed "righteous warriors" also stopped clamoring.
Even the sect of that Elder Supreme Yun, who had been used as the vanguard for the encirclement and was "righteous for a lifetime," immediately issued an announcement:
It stated that Elder Supreme Yun, having failed to achieve a breakthrough for many years, was thus instigated by villains, developed wicked thoughts, and coveted Miss Shen's cultivation method. Being killed by the victim in return was entirely reasonable. The sect leader had already expelled him from the sect this morning…
In short, they practically had the line "Our Bingzheng Sect has absolutely no grudge with Miss Shen" written on their faces.
As for whether that Elder Supreme Yun was truly "obsessed with justice," "momentarily impassioned," or actually "harbored malicious intent"…
Well, the truth didn't seem to matter all that much.
However, just looking at how this elder had been so righteous and awe-inspiring all these years, yet had never, due to so-called "justice obsession" or "momentary passion," attacked the Xuanming Sect…
It seemed this righteousness and awe-inspiring demeanor were quite selective…
"See? Evidence, innocence, here they come, don't they?"
In the small courtyard, looking at her little nephew standing not far away, who was practically dumbstruck, An Ning, basking beautifully in the sun and sipping spirit tea, spoke in a leisurely tone.
Meanwhile, Yan Xing, who was still running around everywhere searching for evidence: "???"