667: Chapter 667 I just disagree, what can you do about it?

Daoist Priest Qingxuan's face turned completely dark.

As dark as the bottom of a pot.

He opened his mouth, wanting to retort, but found himself at a loss for words.

What could he say?

Say that the Shenwu Alliance did the right thing?

Wouldn't that be digging his own grave?

Say that the Shenwu Alliance did the wrong thing?

Then wouldn't he be slapping his own face?

The martial artists surrounding them watched Daoist Priest Qingxuan's stifled expression, each of them wearing a subtle look.

Some were gloating, some were secretly cheering, and others lowered their heads, not daring to let Qingxuan see the expressions on their faces.

Gongyang Shou's move was brilliant.

He didn't argue with Qingxuan about whether he had sold out his alliance for personal gain; instead, he directly shifted the topic to the nature of the Shenwu Alliance.

The Shenwu Alliance's human trafficking and organ trade were ironclad facts that no one could deny.

After all...

When the Shenwu Alliance was investigated and prosecuted, it wasn't just the Dragon Group that was deployed, but also Bureau 749.

To the point that...

It had caused a massive uproar!

By scolding Gongyang Shou for selling out the alliance for glory, wasn't Daoist Priest Qingxuan essentially saying that he shouldn't have betrayed the Shenwu Alliance and turned over a new leaf?

Then what was Daoist Priest Qingxuan's own stance?

Did he support the Shenwu Alliance?

Or did he think organ trafficking was right?

Either one would be enough to get Qingxuan into serious trouble.

Daoist Priest Qingxuan took a deep breath, suppressing the fury in his heart, and spoke coldly, "Gongyang Shou, stop your senseless pestering! When did this humble priest ever say the Shenwu Alliance was right?"

Gongyang Shou looked at him with a beaming smile. "You didn't say it, but isn't that exactly what you meant?"

"You..."

"Me what?"

Gongyang Shou waved his hand. "Daoist Priest Qingxuan, let's speak plainly. Did you come here today to stand up for the Diancang Sect, or to test my Master on behalf of certain people?"

Daoist Priest Qingxuan's pupils constricted slightly.

Gongyang Shou's words struck right at the heart of the matter.

He indeed hadn't come simply to stand up for the Diancang Sect.

He had been entrusted by someone.

But he couldn't possibly admit it.

"This humble priest doesn't understand what you are talking about."

Daoist Priest Qingxuan spoke coldly.

"This humble priest is merely discussing the matter at hand."

“It is a fact that Instructor Ye's people injured disciples of the Diancang Sect!"

"Regardless of his identity, he must provide an explanation, right?"

"An explanation?" Inside the carriage, Ye Chen's voice drifted out once more. "What kind of explanation do you want?"

Daoist Priest Qingxuan said in a heavy voice, "According to the rules of the Martial Arts Alliance, those who injure members of participating sects are, at minimum, required to offer a formal apology, and at most, have their qualification to participate revoked."

"Oh."

Ye Chen gave a faint response. "Then go find the Martial Arts Alliance."

Daoist Priest Qingxuan was stunned. "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is..."

Ye Chen paused for a moment, his tone as calm as if he were commenting on the nice weather. "Why are you talking to me? I'm not a member of the Martial Arts Alliance."

The entire audience: "..."

Good heavens!

These words were spoken without a single flaw!

Ye Chen was the Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group and the Sect Master of the Ancient Tomb Sect, but he truly was not a member of the Martial Arts Alliance.

Could the rules of the Martial Arts Alliance control him?

Daoist Priest Qingxuan's face turned pale and then flushed; he was so choked up he couldn't speak.

He realized he had made a fatal mistake.

He had been trying to use the rules of the Martial Arts Alliance to pressure Ye Chen, but Ye Chen didn't care for that at all.

Ye Chen wasn't a member of the Martial Arts Alliance, so their rules had no binding power over him.

Most importantly...

When Ye Chen had signed up, he had done so through the Dragon Group's channels, making him even harder to constrain.

Unless...

If Ye Chen intended to lead the Ancient Tomb Sect to participate, then the meaning would be different.

He took a deep breath and changed his strategy.

"Instructor Ye, since you intend to lead the Ancient Tomb Sect to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament, you must abide by the rules of the Martial Arts Alliance."

His voice deepened, carrying a hint of a threat.

"Either you publicly apologize to the Diancang Sect,"

"Or, this old man can revoke the Ancient Tomb Sect's qualification to participate right now."

"In any case, you haven't registered, so according to the rules, you had no right to participate in the first place."

His posture...

It was as if he already had Ye Chen cornered.

The surrounding martial artists nodded one after another, feeling that Daoist Priest Qingxuan's words were reasonable.

The Martial Arts Tournament was hosted by the Martial Arts Alliance.

The rules were set by the Martial Arts Alliance.

If an unregistered sect wanted to participate in the assembly, they had to follow the rules.

If you don't follow the rules, then don't come.

It was only natural.

However.

Inside the carriage, Ye Chen's voice remained calm without a single ripple.

"I simply refuse to agree, what can you do about it?"

Daoist Priest Qingxuan's face stiffened.

He hadn't expected Ye Chen to be so direct and so disrespectful.

"You..."

"Me what?"

Ye Chen faintly interrupted him.

"I said, I don't agree."

"Apologize? Impossible."

"Revoke qualification? You can try."

That tone, that attitude—it was practically saying, 'Who do you think you are?'

Daoist Priest Qingxuan's face turned pale and then flushed, the fury in his chest almost burning through his throat.

He had lived for over sixty years and had been an elder of the Huashan Sect for thirty; no one had ever dared to speak to him like this.

But as it happened, he really couldn't do anything to Ye Chen.

In terms of status, Ye Chen was the Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group, a man of the state; what right did an elder of a martial arts sect have to deal with him?

In terms of strength, Ye Chen could even kill those at the Golden Core Stage; as a mere Late Heavenly Master Realm, he would just be delivering himself on a silver platter.

In terms of background, Wang Tianlong and Gongyang Shou were both kneeling on the ground calling him Master, not even showing any regard for the rules of the Martial Arts Alliance.

Other than verbal threats, what else could he do?

But since the words had already been spoken, if he just let it go, where would Daoist Priest Qingxuan's dignity be?

Where would the Huashan Sect's dignity be?

Daoist Priest Qingxuan gnashed his teeth and spoke angrily.

"Then I shall revoke the Ancient Tomb Sect's qualification!"

"In any case, you haven't registered, so you have no right to participate!"

"As an elder of the Martial Arts Alliance, this old man has the authority!"

He spoke with righteous severity, as if he were upholding the dignity of the Martial Arts Alliance.

But just as he finished speaking.

Ye Chen shrugged his shoulders. "Then you'd better pray that your Martial Arts Alliance doesn't have any filth like the Shenwu Alliance, otherwise I guarantee you will become the second Shenwu Alliance."

A threat!

A blatant threat!

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They never expected that Ye Chen would tear off all pretenses without any hesitation.

Investigate the Martial Arts Alliance?

Where in the world was there a snowflake that was perfectly pure and white?

As long as one wanted to investigate, even a small matter could be blown out of proportion.

This was clearly using power to suppress others!

Daoist Priest Qingxuan trembled with rage. "You... you are abusing the law for personal gain! I'm going to sue you!"

"Go ahead!"

Ye Chen didn't care. "If you don't go, I'll actually look down on you."

The entire audience: "..."

Tsk tsk tsk!

The legendary Ye Chen was said to be an overbearing and unreasonable fellow; seeing him today, he truly lived up to his reputation!

Daoist Priest Qingxuan's face turned red with anger. "Fine! Fine! Fine! This humble priest will have someone revoke your qualification right now!!!"

However.

Just as those words fell...

Suddenly!

"Heh."

A cold laugh came from the side.

Daoist Priest Qingxuan whipped his head around and saw Wang Tianlong walking out from beside the business van, hands behind his back, with an undisguised sneer hanging on the corner of his mouth.

"Qingxuan, since when can you represent the Martial Arts Alliance?"

"Since when can your Huashan Sect cover the sky with one hand?"

Daoist Priest Qingxuan's face darkened. "Wang Tianlong, what do you mean?"

"Is my meaning not clear enough?"

Wang Tianlong narrowed his eyes.

"Are the matters of the Martial Arts Alliance decided by your Huashan Sect alone?"

"Can you, Daoist Priest Qingxuan, make decisions for the Martial Arts Alliance all by yourself?"

He paused, glanced around, and raised his voice slightly.

"Everyone, tell me, are the rules of the Martial Arts Alliance something that Qingxuan alone can decide?"

"Can he revoke a sect's qualification with a single sentence?"

The surrounding martial artists looked at each other, but no one answered.

But the same answer was written on everyone's face...

No.

The five founding powers of the Martial Arts Alliance each held a veto power.

Any major decision required the joint discussion of all five parties; it wasn't something any single house could decide on its own.

Daoist Priest Qingxuan's claim to revoke the Ancient Tomb Sect's qualification could at most represent the Huashan Sect's opinion, not the entire Martial Arts Alliance.

Daoist Priest Qingxuan's face became even uglier.

He knew what Wang Tianlong said was the truth, but he couldn't admit it.

"Wang Tianlong, stop your senseless pestering!"

"The Ancient Tomb Sect hasn't registered, so they had no right to participate in the first place!"

"This old man revoking their qualification is perfectly reasonable and justified!"

"This old man is doing this for the sake of the Martial Arts Alliance's reputation!"

He paused, his gaze like a knife gouging into Wang Tianlong, his tone full of contempt.

"Unlike your Wang Family, who would rather be someone else's dog!"

These words were extremely harsh.

Calling the Wang Family a dog in front of the entire martial world.

The surrounding martial artists sucked in a breath of cold air, all looking toward Wang Tianlong to see how he would react.

However.

Wang Tianlong was not only not angry, but he actually laughed.

"You speak as if your Huashan Sect isn't a dog as well."

The entire scene fell into a dead silence.

Daoist Priest Qingxuan's face instantly turned the color of pig liver.

"You... you..."

"Me what?"

Wang Tianlong looked at him and said word by word.

"Isn't the one standing behind your Huashan Sect a certain power from the Kunlun Ruins?"

"Aren't you dogs in front of them?"

"What? Does one dog have the right to scold another dog?"

Daoist Priest Qingxuan's chest heaved violently, his whole body trembling with rage.

He wanted to retort, but found himself speechless.

Because what Wang Tianlong said was the truth.

The Huashan Sect indeed had a power from the Kunlun Ruins behind them.

And that was the Tianyi Sect!

Before the Tianyi Sect, they indeed had to lower their heads, bend their waists, and be obedient.

To put it nicely, they were a vassal; to put it bluntly, weren't they just dogs?