Chapter 946: The Vermillion Bird's Cruelty (1)
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"Since Miss Gu has taken a liking to this spiritual beast, it shall be a gift from Wind Valley to you."
Feng Xiaoxiao smiled mildly and replied in a breezy voice.
She had given this Semi-Saint spiritual beast away to Gu Ruoyun without even blinking as if was not even worth mentioning to her.
"Eldest Lady..." Elder Feng's expression changed twice. He tried to speak but after taking one look at the expression in Feng Xiaoxiao's eyes, he then swallowed his words.
Why was Wind Valley's spiritual beast in Huang Chuan's hands? Should they tell the world that it was Elder Feng who had loaned it to Huang Chuan in order to help him usurp the Medicine Sect's Sect Master's position? If word of this gets out, it would garner great dissatisfaction amongst many towards Wind Valley!
So, when Gu Ruoyun had made up an excuse to free Wind Valley from this responsibility, Feng Xiaoxiao had decided to go along with it! 1
As for the Semi-Saint spiritual beast, it was nothing to an organization like Wind Valley. If gifting one Semi-Sanit spiritual beast would free Wind Valley from negative public opinion, it was a good bargain to them.
Feng Xiaoxiao glanced at Gu Ruoyun at the thought of this and a somber look appeared in her sunken gaze. Her thoughts were a mystery from the world, no one could tell what she was thinking.
"You're spouting garbage!"
Huang Chuan was enraged. He glared at Gu Ruoyun and said, "Elder Feng had clearly given this spiritual beast to me yet you're saying that I had stolen it from Wind Valley? That is simply venomous slander. Elder Feng, Eldest Lady, you must give me justice!"
"Shut your mouth!"
Elder Feng understood Feng Xiaoxiao's intentions in an instant but when he heard Huang Chuan's brainless declaration, he turned a gloomy gaze towards him, "Huang Chuan, how dare you! You had dared to steal Wind Valley's property yet you still have to audacity to quibble? From now on, you, Huang Chuan, are no longer a member of Wind Valley. Whether you live or die has nothing to do with Wind Valley any longer!"
Boom!
Huang Chuan's mind turned completely blank as if he had been struck by lightning. He stumbled back as his entire being lost all strength as if he was collapsing from exhaustion.
He never expected that at the end of the day, Wind Valley would make such a decision.
"I never thought that an elder of the Medicine Sect would turn out to be a thief! He would even steal Wind Valley's property."
"Tsk, tsk. You did not consider Huang Chuan's personality. Was he a good person? I believe that there's nothing he won't do to get ahead. Not only did he steal Wind Valley's spiritual beast, he had tried to seize power as well."
The crowd shook their heads and sighed as they stared at Huang Chuan with looks of disdain.
Of course, they only needed to poke their brains a little to realize that this matter was definitely connected to Wind Valley in some way. After all, this was a Semi-Saint fire-elemental spiritual beast. How could Huang Chuan possibly have the ability to steal it?
However, they would not even mention this even if they have thought of it! There were some things that should be kept to themselves.
The elders who had stood up in support of Huang Chuan glanced at one another as they witnessed the scene and tried to slip away. However, at that very moment, the little lolita in midair noticed the restless group and her adorable doll-like face lit up with an evil smile.
"Trying to escape? Have you asked for my permission?"
Whoosh!
Instantly, a wall of fire rose around the elders, completely trapping the old men who had been trying to steal away. As they stared at the raging wall of flames, the elders finally displayed a sense of terror on their faces.
"Sect Master."
When they realized that there was no escape, one of the elders turned towards Gao Lin and fell on his knees to the ground with a loud thud. Tears streamed down from his elderly eyes as he pleaded, "We had all been bewitched by Huang Chuan which was why we had committed such a seditious act. Please spare our lives on account that this was our first offense."
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Chapter 947: The Vermillion Bird's Cruelty (2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gao Lin looked down at the old man kneeling before him and shook his head, "I've never been unkind to any of you yet all of you had chosen to take the side of evil! Now you're begging for mercy?"
He laughed coldly as his face filled with an icy chill, "Unfortunately, it's too late!"
Whoosh!
The elder stumbled back and his butt connected with the ground. His expression was filled with hopelessness. He knows that at this point, anything that he said would have been too late. The Sect Master would never spare them!
This was all Huang Chuan's fault!
At that moment, the hatred in his eyes locked onto Huang Chuan. He gritted his teeth and looked as if he wanted to tear Huang Chuan to shreds!
"There's a possibility for you to escape with your life." The little lolita noticed the hatred in the elder's heart and raised her brow, "If anyone amongst you is able to give Huang Chuan the cruelest form of torture, I may decide to spare one of you! However, I can only spare one person. If you wish to live, you may torture Huang Chuan in the cruelest way possible!"
She had only said that she would spare one of them but as for whether this person would retain his sense of mind and power, that was not up for discussion.
Upon hearing this, the crowd of witnesses gasped.
Cruel!
She's too cruel!
This little lolita looks to be quite young but her methods are absolutely cruel! These elders had been dragged down by Huang Chuan and they have developed a deep hatred for him. Once she has dangled the chance to stay alive in front of them, would Huang Chuan be able to die with a whole corpse?
The answer, naturally, was no!
The little lolita waved her hand and the wall of flames dissipated. The elders then immediately charged towards Huang Chuan like a pack of wolves and tigers. At this moment, Huang Chuan was under the little lolita's coercion so he was completely immobilized and could only stare in horror at the maddened old men.
"No!"
His very last word was drowned out by earth-shattering cries. It was such a blood-curdling scene that everyone could not bear to watch any further.
"Master."
Chi descended from the sky and stood in front of Gu Ruoyun. Her initially evil-looking little face was now smiling as beautifully as a flower. She stared at Gu Ruoyun like a little puppy awaiting praise with a fawning look on her face.
"What do you think of how I've taken care of things?"
Gu Ruoyun nodded, "It's not bad. By the way, didn't you want this Firebird? It's yours."
Chi's eyes instantly lit up. She then threw her little body into Gu Ruoyun's arms and her small lips planted a big fat kiss on her as she giggled, "Master, I knew you'd treat me the best! This Firebird shall become my little brother."
As she spoke, she turned towards the reverent and respectful-looking Firebird and stroked her chin with her little hand. After pausing for thought, she then spoke again, "Huo'er is too horrible of a name, your name shall be Ling'er from now on."
The Firebird was dumbstruck. Is... Is this any better?
Of course, the Firebird certainly would not dare to display any form of dissatisfaction towards the Vermillion Bird's words. He retained a respectful and reverent look on his face.
"This subordinate shall listen your every command, my liege!"
Liege?
When Feng Xiaoxiao heard the Firebird's words and took another look at the respectful manner he was displaying, she knitted her attractive brows, "Where did this little girl come from? Elder Feng, I want you to go back and gather information. Find out whether this little girl exists in the spiritual beasts' great families."
"Yes, Eldest Lady."
Elder Feng joined his fists and bowed respectfully. He then stared heavily at the little Vermillion Bird. This time, even he could see that this spiritual beast was somewhat different from the rest! Especially since a clan member of the fire-elemental spiritual beasts had addressed her as his 'liege'.
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Spinny Spinny
Hello guys, the author has been calling Huo'er/Ling'er a 火灵兽, which translates to fire spiritual beast. Personally, I'm not sure if it makes sense, or how this spiritual beast looks like, but since the author has called him a 火鸟 prior to this, I'll be alternating between the two based on the situation.
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Chapter 948: The Vermillion Bird's Cruelty (3)
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"Ahem," Gao Lin cleared his throat as he glanced over at Huang Chuan, whose voice was being slowly silenced under the elders' torture. He then turned away before he spoke calmly, "Everyone, welcome to the Medicine Sect's general meeting. However, I never expected anything like this to happen at the start of the general meeting! This is definitely due to a lack of discipline in the Medicine Sect! However, the Medicine Sect will certainly not postpone the general meeting just because of this! I will now bring out the pill formula so that all the esteemed doctors may investigate!"
The crowd sighed with relief as he spoke. They had been worried that the general meeting would be postponed because of Huang Chuan's actions. It was a good thing that this did not happen.
Even the cultivators from Wind Valley could not help but feel more vigorous as they fixed their attention on Gao Lin.
The crowd watched as Gao Lin took out a piece of parchment from his lapel. The parchment's texture was a little yellowed and it clearly had a few good generations on it. Everyone felt as if it would tear at the slightest touch.
Gao Lin's hand was trembling slightly. After all, he was holding an ancient pill formula. If he accidentally tore the paper, he might be labeled as a criminal on the mainland!
"Everyone, I've sure that you've all been aware of the developments regarding this situation prior to your arrival. Not too long ago, the Medicine Sect had gone to investigate an ancient ruin. From that ancient ruin, we had managed to obtain this complete pill formula! Due to the now lost art of pill refinement, no one in the world has been able to become a Pill Master. Hence, I've chosen to recruit the physicians of the mainland so that we can research the art of pill refinement together. If we manage to uncover the ancient art of pill refinement, it would be wonderful news and bring great benefits for the mainland!"
This was a proclamation that Gao Lin had designed for the physicians.
Even if someone did manage to obtain the art of pill refinement, they would certainly monopolize it. Who would want to create benefits for the mainland? Humans are selfish and they would never share anything with strangers!
Feng Xiaoxiao took a deep breath as a somber look flashed in her eyes, "Elder Feng, this time, no matter what, you must refine this pill successfully! If we can refine pills, Wind Valley's position would receive a substantial boost! If you fail..."
Feng Xiaoxiao's gaze sank as she mentioned this and her eyes no longer displayed their initial warmth. Instead, they were filled with a sharp coldness.
"No! You must not fail! It has been many years since a Pill Master has appeared in Wind Valley because we've never been able to obtain a pill formula. Now that we have a chance, we must take the advantage!"
Of course, if Elder Feng were to unfortunately fail and someone else manages to refine the pill instead, she must make that person Wind Valley's Pill Master!
Even if she has to pay a hefty price!
"Sect Master, may I take a look at that pill formula?"
Suddenly, an elderly voice sounded from the crowd. That voice was clearly filled with excitement.
Bai Zhongtian looked at the person who had spoken and turned towards Gu Ruoyun's ear to whisper, "That's Bo Ru, he's a true medicinal fanatic! His lifelong dream is to successfully refine a pill. Unfortunately, he's never been able to find a pill formula, let alone refine a pill! So, when he heard that the Medicine Sect had procured a pill formula, he had rushed right over from a great distance."
Gu Ruoyun nodded but did not say much. She observed Bo Ru who was receiving the pill formula from Gao Lin with great care.
"This... This..." Bo Ru stared at the pill formula in his hand and was completely in a daze. He then said in an astonished voice, "This only states the ingredients needed for refining the pill, there's nothing else. How are we supposed to refine this?"