915: Chapter 916 Internal Strife Begins

Across the entire Tianyuan Square, tens of thousands of people instantly lost their voices!

You could hear a pin drop!

On every person's face, there was only extreme terror and disbelief!

"He has gone mad!"

Third Elder Zhao Wuji has completely gone mad!

Since the establishment of Tianyuan Sect countless years ago, respect for hierarchy has been orderly, and propriety and laws have been strict!

From ancient times to the present, never has a currently serving Elder dared to publicly question the Sect Master, let alone openly force the Sect Master to abdicate!

This is no longer a dispute, not asking for an explanation, and not throwing a temper tantrum!

This is sheer blasphemy! Insubordination! Treason and rebellion!

Countless Elders and Disciples felt their scalps tingle, their entire bodies grew cold, and their hearts trembled frantically.

Who gave him the courage?

Who gave him the audacity?!

A Sect Elder actually dared to force the Sect Master to abdicate in front of everyone in the entire Sect?!

The Peak Master of Xuanwu Peak's body trembled slightly.

When Third Elder Zhao Wuji uttered those words forcing an abdication, even he was caught off guard.

He had anticipated disputes and had anticipated demanding an explanation, but he never expected the other party to directly overturn the bottom line of the Sect.

"Third Elder..."

The Peak Master of Xuanwu Peak swallowed hard, wanting to say something.

But meeting Third Elder Zhao Wuji's bloodshot eyes, which burned with madness and ambition, he swallowed back the words that were at the tip of his tongue.

He knew clearly that he had long been tied to the same boat as Third Elder Zhao Wuji.

If he backed down at this moment, not only would he completely break ties with Third Elder Zhao Wuji, but his Xuanwu Peak lineage would also become the laughingstock of the Sect.

His brief hesitation vanished in a flash, and he suddenly stepped forward, his voice resonant and ringing in all directions:

"What Third Elder Zhao Wuji says is right! The Sect Master's ruling is inappropriate, chilling the hearts of thousands of our Xuanwu Disciples! We ask the Sect Master to abdicate!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like pouring oil on fire!

Countless Disciples changed color in an uproar!

Originally, everyone had still held onto the lucky notion that this was merely angry talk from Third Elder Zhao Wuji under the grief of losing his grandson.

But the immediate statement from the Peak Master of Xuanwu Peak meant that the upper echelons of Xuanwu Peak had already reached a consensus, leaving no room for maneuver.

"The Peak Master of Xuanwu Peak has gone mad too?!"

"Two Heavenly King Realm Elders joining forces to force an abdication! This is turning the heavens upside down!"

"It is over... Tianyuan Sect is about to face internal strife..."

The emotion of panic spread wildly among the crowd like a plague.

On the high platform, Grand Elder's previous gentle and refined demeanor vanished completely.

He slammed his palm on the armrest, and the sturdy thousand-year-old sandalwood chair instantly turned into powder!

He abruptly stood up, the majestic Aura of the Early Stage Heavenly King Realm erupting with a boom.

Locking his gaze tightly onto Third Elder Zhao Wuji and Ji Linyan: "Zhao Wuji! Ji Linyan! You are being insolent!!"

"Do the two of you know what kind of blasphemous words you just spoke!

The Sect Master inherits the Sect Dao and manages the Tianyuan Foundation, being the common master of the entire Sect!

Is it your turn to jointly force an abdication? Your actions are attempting to subvert the Sect Foundation and cut yourselves off from the Tianyuan Mountain Gate!!"

He was furious to the extreme, every word seeming to burst from between his teeth, carrying a clangorous sound like metal and stone striking each other!

Third Elder Zhao Wuji merely sneered, facing Grand Elder's towering might.

Not only did he not retreat, but he straightened his back even more.

On the high platform, Liu Zhenshan's previously calm-as-water eyes finally turned completely cold.

Previously, he had constantly weighed options and been tolerant, looking after the overall situation of the Sect everywhere.

Even when Third Elder Zhao Wuji made a move to ambush and kill Xiao Ruobai in public, and even when the other party wantonly cursed and provoked him, he still left a glimmer of room for reconciliation.

But by this moment, Third Elder Zhao Wuji joining forces with the Peak Master of Xuanwu Peak to openly force an abdication

had already touched the bottom line of Sect rules and propriety, touching his bottom line as the Sect Master that could not be yielded!

The breeze around Liu Zhenshan suddenly stagnated, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of the entire square completely solidified.

He did not suddenly vent a violent Aura, but a deathly silence and oppression like mountains collapsing and doom approaching slowly shrouded every inch of the square.

He quietly looked down at the two people below, his gaze indifferent and cold, the chill piercing straight into the Divine Soul.

On the side, the expressions of Ziyang Peak Master, Tianjian Peak Master, and Biluo Peak Master completely changed drastically, and they no longer had any of the calmness of bystanders.

The three of them furrowed their brows tightly, their minds shaking violently.

They had originally predicted that Third Elder Zhao Wuji would at most make a huge fuss over the death and injury of Disciples and demand an explanation.

They never expected that the grudges triggered by a Secret Realm slaughter would evolve into an unprecedented treasonous chaos in Tianyuan's tens of thousands of years.

Ziyang Peak Master spoke first, his voice heavy:

"Third Elder Zhao Wuji, you have gone too far!

Although the Sect Master's ruling is controversial, it is definitely not a reason for you to force an abdication!

If you have anger in your heart, you can summon the Elder council to re-determine it! How could it come to this?"

Tianjian Peak Master pressed his hand on the sword hilt, his gaze as sharp as a sword, looking directly at Ji Linyan:

"Peak Master of Xuanwu Peak! You are also the head of a Peak! Third Elder Zhao Wuji is making a fuss, and you are following suit?!

Do you still have the Sect laws in your eyes? Do you still have the last teachings of the past Ancestral Masters?!"

Right at this moment, the Second Elder slowly stepped out from the ranks of the Elders, with a pondering look on his face, seemingly fair, but actually stirring up the wind and clouds with a single sentence.

"Grand Elder need not be angry. In this old man's view, this matter still has room for discussion.

The Sect Master's ruling today indeed has the suspicion of partiality. Sect laws are strict, yet bloody battles among fellow Disciples caused hundreds of deaths.

How can all grudges be written off with just a single sentence of forced self-defense?

It is hard for the hearts of thousands of Xuanwu Peak Disciples to settle, and this resentment is not without reason."

Although he did not directly express support for Third Elder Zhao Wuji, these words were tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.

Hearing this, Third Elder Zhao Wuji's lips curled into a cold, sinister smile.

The time had come; there was no need to continue hiding.

Boom!!!

An Aura violent to the extreme erupted from Third Elder Zhao Wuji's body without warning!

That Aura was like a slumbering Vicious Beast suddenly awakening, sweeping across the eight desolate Realms!

The bluestone ground of the entire square cracked inch by inch, and Disciples slightly closer only felt their chests as if struck by heavy hammers, successively coughing up blood and retreating!

"Hmm? This Aura..." Ziyang Peak Master's pupils suddenly contracted.

Everyone in the audience looked over in shock, their minds stirring up monstrous waves.

"This is the Fifth Layer Peak of the Heavenly King Realm!!"

"Third Elder Zhao Wuji has actually broken through?!"

"When did this happen?! Was he not still at the Late Stage of the Fourth Layer of the Heavenly King Realm one hundred thousand years ago?!"

The expressions of countless Elders and deacons changed wildly!

The Heavenly King Realm has a chasm at every layer! The Fifth Layer Peak is already the top combat power in the entire Tianyuan Sect, second only to the Sect Master!

Grand Elder is currently only at the Early Stage of the Fifth Layer, yet Third Elder Zhao Wuji quietly broke through to the Fifth Layer Peak.

No wonder!

No wonder he dared to be so arrogant! No wonder he dared to publicly force an abdication!

So he had broken through long ago!

Countless Disciples suddenly understood in their hearts.

No wonder he had the confidence to openly challenge the Sect Master in public!

Everyone knew that Liu Zhenshan was at the Sixth Layer Peak of the Heavenly King Realm, and although a gap in their Realm still existed between the two,

being separated by only a single-layer barrier was no longer an uncrossable chasm!

Feeling the vast Spiritual Qi surging like a river within his body, Third Elder Zhao Wuji wore a smug and arrogant smile on his face.

He scanned the audience, his gaze finally falling back onto Liu Zhenshan with undisguised provocation.

"Sect Master Liu Zhenshan, do you think I am still the submissive Third Elder Zhao Wuji from back then?"

"The Fifth Layer Peak of the Heavenly King Realm! Coupled with the Late Stage of the Fourth Layer of the Heavenly King Realm of the Peak Master of Xuanwu Peak!

Even if you and Grand Elder are both at the Sixth Layer Realm, if we really start fighting, the two of us fighting to the death can still make you shed a layer of skin!"

His voice carried strong confidence, resembling the clashing of gold and iron, heavily striking everyone's hearts.

"In addition—" Third Elder Zhao Wuji's lips hooked into a bizarre arc.

"I have a big gift to give to Sect Master Liu Zhenshan!"