73: Stand firm, the leader will be yours for free

Luo Qingdie was stunned.

Shen Qingqiu was dumbfounded.

Even the Sect Master was stumped by these Heaven-Defying statements.

So, your meaning is, I, the Sect Master of Xuanxiao Sect, am actually a person of the Demonic Path?

“How dare you! I am the Sect Master of Xuanxiao Sect, how can a mere Disciple like you slander me… ”

The Sect Master was furious.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi transformed into a giant palm, intending to forcefully kill Chu Mo, but it was completely blocked by Shen Qingqiu’s Sword Intent.

“Shen Qingqiu, this matter has nothing to do with you, why do you interfere?”

“He is my Junior Brother!”

Shen Qingqiu raised his hand to summon his magic sword, his body enveloped in Sword Intent, clashing head-on with the Sect Master’s phantom.

Senior Brother, you truly… I’m so touched I could cry!

Since you protect me so much, then I will help you ascend to the position of Sect Master!

Chu Mo stood behind Shen Qingqiu, saying with righteous indignation, “The Sect Master just said that this Disciple committed an offense against a superior and slandered the Sect Master? Is that right?”

“Isn’t it obvious enough?” The Sect Master snorted coldly. If his main body wasn’t in seclusion, and even if his main body came out of seclusion he couldn’t defeat Shen Qingqiu, he would have killed this brat long ago.

Chu Mo also guessed that the Sect Master was wary of Shen Qingqiu, and thus was not afraid of him.

“Sect Master, you are first the Sect Master of Xuanxiao Sect, and only then a person of the Righteous Path. As for me, I am first a person of the Righteous Path, and only then a Disciple of Xuanxiao Sect.”

“Please, Sect Master, clarify the priority here! I am questioning your actions as a person of the Righteous Path.”

“Of course, if you feel that we should not correct the Sect Master’s mistakes, and that we are overstepping our authority, you can very well expel me and Shen Qingqiu from the Sect.”

Chu Mo’s assertiveness in the face of a Tribulation Stage expert stemmed from Shen Qingqiu.

If they were to be expelled from the Sect, they would definitely go together.

Shen Qingqiu was also very sensible, moving closer to Chu Mo, proving his stance with his actions.

The Sect Master roared.

“Are you two staging a coup?!”

“If correcting the Sect Master’s mistakes and wanting Xuanxiao Sect to become better is called a coup, then my answer is — YES!!!”

Chu Mo was neither humble nor arrogant, maintaining a certain demeanor even when facing the Sect Master, fully displaying the image of a Righteous Path Cultivator who feared no power.

Besides the desire to protect him, Shen Qingqiu had no intention of killing the Sect Master and taking his place.

Therefore, he didn't need to act in haste.

If he could reason, he would reason. If he couldn't reason with the Sect Master, he believed Shen Qingqiu wouldn't stand by and watch the other party resort to force.

“No matter what, you are still a Disciple of Xuanxiao Sect. Disrespecting the Sect Master, disregarding Sect rules, and harming fellow Disciples are grave offenses.” The Sect Master roared.

Facing the accusations, Chu Mo stood firm, like a green pine towering on the earth.

“Disrespecting the Sect Master? Disregarding Sect rules? Harming fellow Disciples, hahahaha… ”

“Since the Sect Master says so, then this Disciple has three questions.”

“First question: When Dan Peak Foundation Establishment Stage Disciple Ling Tian framed Senior Brother Shen, a Tribulation Stage Cultivator, for stealing his golden core pill, the people of Dan Peak, knowing that the golden core pill was useless to Senior Brother Shen, still helped Ling Tian. Where was the justice?”

“Second question: When the Elders of the Law Enforcement Hall hastily convicted Senior Brother Shen, intending to use the Immortal Binding Hook, which has never been used since the Sect’s establishment, to seal Senior Brother Shen’s cultivation as a Tribulation Stage Cultivator, where was the justice?”

“Third question: After my Senior Brother and I exposed the ugly faces of these people and wanted to clean up the Sect, the Sect Master ordered Disciples to stop us. Where was the justice?”

“Can the Sect Master answer these three questions?”

Chu Mo’s words were incisive, each word and phrase like an invisible sharp blade, pointing directly at the opponent.

“This Sect Master was in seclusion and knew nothing about external matters! As for justice, the Sect rules will naturally assign responsibility. If you are innocent, nothing will happen.”

The Sect Master snorted coldly, forcing an explanation.

“Hahahahaha, what a ‘seclusion and knowing nothing,’ what an ‘innocent and nothing will happen.’”

Chu Mo was amused by this Sect Master.

This might fool a three-year-old, but it was completely unacceptable when brought to light.

“Since you claim to know nothing, why did you send Disciples to stop my Senior Brother and me from cleaning up Xuanxiao Sect? Since nothing will happen if one is innocent, then why did you try to apply the Immortal Binding Hook to my Senior Brother Shen before a conclusion was reached?”

The Sect Master was silent for a long time before finally speaking, “Their crimes are not punishable by death!”

“Not punishable by death? Hahahahaha, one careless mistake could cause my Xuanxiao Sect to lose a Tribulation Stage expert, and that’s ‘not punishable by death’?”

Chu Mo suddenly burst into laughter.

“Sect Master, oh Sect Master! I think you’ve been in a high position for too long and have become muddle-headed!”

“How dare you… ”

“You are the one who is audacious!”

Chu Mo retorted angrily.

“Xuanxiao Sect, as the leader of the Righteous Path in the world, has actually nurtured such scoundrels! They not only want to tarnish our Sect’s ten-thousand-year reputation, but also to sever the root of our Dao Legacy!”

“As the Sect Master, not only do you fail to eliminate these parasites, but you also protect and condone them.”

“Now you even want to pin baseless charges on loyal and devoted individuals like us!”

“With such actions, are you truly the Sect Master of Xuanxiao Sect, or an accomplice of those scoundrels?!”

“The previous Sect Master entrusted you with great responsibility, hoping you would strengthen our Xuanxiao Sect, yet you suppress Prodigies—this is disloyalty! When loyal individuals like us were framed by villains, you stood idly by—this is inhumanity! With irrefutable evidence, you twist cause and effect and confuse right and wrong—this is injustice!”

“How can a disloyal, inhumane, and unjust person like you be fit to wield the authority of the Xuanxiao Sect Master?!”

Sect Master: “…”

It was very strange; these questioning words, spoken from the mouth of this Disciple, inexplicably brought a sense of recognition to his heart.

“Could it be… am I truly unworthy of wielding the authority of the Xuanxiao Sect Master?”

At this moment.

The Sect Master fell into deep self-doubt and even had the thought of handing over the position of Xuanxiao Sect Master.

But Chu Mo paid him no mind.

Because a notification sound rang in his ears.

“Consuming 100,000 Luck points, Mouth Dao technique is in effect.”

Huh? Is this how Luck points are used?

Mouth Dao technique?

Isn’t that a protagonist-exclusive skill?

Chu Mo was a bit confused, but looking at the Sect Master’s phantom in front of him, the expression on his face truly seemed to be one of contemplation, struggle, and hesitation…

Could it be that he could really persuade the Sect Master? Even a Tribulation Stage expert could be convinced by talking?

Oh my goodness! That’s so Heaven-Defying!

In the end, the Sect Master still did not hand over the position of Sect Master, but he did not say another word afterward.

The phantom gradually disappeared.

The Sect Master’s token fell to the ground.

“Ah, this…” Chu Mo pointed to the Sect Master’s token on the ground and said to Shen Qingqiu, “How about, you keep it?”

As if seeing what Chu Mo was worried about, Shen Qingqiu shook his head helplessly and took the Sect Master’s token into his hand.

“This matter is settled, let’s return to Xiao Zhu Peak! I need to report your situation to our two masters.”

“Go! Go!”

Chu Mo waved his hand at the two, “The matter at Dan Peak is not yet finished. As a member of the Law Enforcement Hall, I naturally need to investigate it thoroughly.”

Luo Qingdie: “???”

Shen Qingqiu: “???”

When did you become a member of the Law Enforcement Hall?

Chu Mo didn’t hesitate and directly pulled out the Immortal Binding Hook, indicating his current identity.

“Here! My ID! This proves I’m a member of the Law Enforcement Hall, right!?”