Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Chapter 181 The Position of Sect Leader

Under the oppressive aura of Huang Yunzi, who was in the late stage of Core Formation, the hall was completely silent, and no one dared to speak.

People like Li Ping and Wu Feng, who are not directly involved, naturally choose to mind their own business.

Meanwhile, cultivators and families like Cheng Yao and the Wang family, who stood closely with the Meng family, were naturally both surprised and delighted. They were delighted that Dai Sangyu was dead, but surprised that the Meng family had not informed them in advance.

As for Xu Guike, Lin Yue, and other cultivators who had close ties with Dai Sangyu and Fenglan Zhenren, they were shocked but also somewhat at a loss.

The patriarch of the Meng family swept his gaze over everyone in the hall and said with grief, "The matter of Dai Sangyu's murder of his teacher is truly too horrifying, so the wedding cannot continue. I hope you can all understand."

"Of course."

"Of course."

He broke the silence in the hall, and only then did the crowd dare to speak, quickly echoing his sentiments.

At this moment, Meng Qingyi stepped forward: "However, since fellow Daoists have already arrived, please finish this banquet before you leave."

Having experienced this great upheaval, no one in the hall was in the mood to eat. If it weren't for Huang Yunzi, a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, standing at the hall entrance, they would have already stormed out.

But at this moment, under Huang Yunzi's smiling gaze, who dared to refute? They all obediently sat down and picked up the spirit wine to calm their nerves.

As everyone sat down, one person snapped out of his shock.

He looked at Meng Qingyi, a resolute glint in his eyes: "Uncle-Master, I want to ask you, do you have any evidence that Master murdered Grandmaster? As far as I know, Master and Grandmaster had a very close relationship, like mother and daughter. How could she do such a beastly thing!"

Li Ping looked up and immediately saw that the one interrogating Meng Qingyi was Xu Guike.

Judging from his pale face, he was clearly terrified under the pressure of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator. But in the end, he still managed to ask that question despite the immense pressure!

After he asked that question, all the other cultivators in the hall stopped what they were doing.

Meng Qing also looked at him, and after a long while, she slowly said, "Junior Nephew Xu, it's normal for you to have questions. In fact, it's not just you; I'm also very puzzled. After all, Senior Sister Dai isn't usually like this, but that's how it is now. As for the specific reasons why Senior Sister Dai did this, we may need to investigate further to confirm."

Xu Guike had already risked his life and prepared many questions to interrogate Meng Qingyi, but Meng Qingyi's words left him speechless.

After a long silence, he finally spoke: "Alright, I'll await your investigation results, Martial Uncle!"

Meng Qingyi nodded slightly: "That's only natural."

Upon seeing this, Li Ping couldn't help but sigh.

He believed that Xu Guike had acted too impulsively. Regardless of the truth behind the matter, the current result was that both Fenglan Zhenren and Dai Sangyu had perished.

For him, the rational approach would be to preserve his own usefulness for the future, rather than rushing out to question Meng Qingyi now.

……

The atmosphere in the hall became very strange because of Xu Guike's questioning.

Fortunately, nothing else went wrong. The banquet lasted for nearly two hours, and Huang Yunzi sat in the hall, smiling as he sipped his wine.

Under his gaze, everyone in the hall felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles.

Only when the Meng family patriarch announced the end of the banquet did everyone breathe a sigh of relief and hurriedly get up to bid farewell to the host.

Although Li Ping was somewhat worried about Xu Guike, there was nothing he could do at the moment. He could only bid farewell to the Meng family patriarch like everyone else present, and then leave Qinglong Mountain under the guidance of the Qi Refining Attendant.

Before leaving, he secretly sent a telepathic message to Xu Guike, reminding him to be careful with his words and actions and not to act impulsively.

Upon leaving Qinglong Mountain, Wu Feng hurriedly invited, "Fellow Daoist Han, Fellow Daoist Ning, why don't you come and sit at my place for a while?"

Li Ping was quite interested in his proposal.

But in the end, he declined the offer, shaking his head with a smile and saying, "Fellow Daoist Wu, I have some matters to attend to, and I'm afraid I cannot keep the appointment."

After being politely refused, Wu Feng didn't say anything more, nodded, and hurriedly left with Ning Wuxu.

Li Ping glanced back at Qinglong Mountain behind him, seemingly trying to see through the many obstacles to understand what was happening on the mountain, but of course, it was in vain.

"Why!"

He sighed and strolled back to Qinglong Mountain.

Aside from those who could leave on their own, Zhang Tie, Gu Musheng, Cheng Yao, Wang Xingwei, and others were all considered members of the Qinglong Mountain lineage.

At this moment, they were all still on Qinglong Mountain, discussing matters.

While inside the hall, he had already sent a telepathic message to the group, asking them to come to Immortal Peach Mountain after leaving Green Dragon Mountain. The group readily agreed.

The reason Li Ping rejected Wu Feng's suggestion was because he needed to return to Qinglong Mountain to wait for news of the others.

Thinking of Xu Guike's situation, he couldn't help but worry: "I hope you're alright."

He didn't know what role he played in this upheaval, but if he had known beforehand that his master's reincarnation had already become Dai Sangyu's disciple.

He probably won't tell the Meng family patriarch that news.

But now, it's too late to say anything.

……

After the banquet ended, the disciples of the Azure Dragon Mountain lineage who were at the Qi Refining stage hurriedly came in and cleared away the leftovers, along with the tables and chairs.

In the blink of an eye, the solemn and dignified atmosphere in the main hall was restored.

Since all the guests had left, the hall felt rather empty.

Xu Guike stood with Lin Yue and A Yun, while the others unconsciously distanced themselves from the three, making the area where they stood look like an isolated island in the middle of the sea.

Upon seeing this, Lin Yue unconsciously shrank back, as if she wanted to hide in a dark corner.

"Senior Sister!" Xu Guike said softly, grabbing her hand to calm her down.

As for A-Yun, although she was only a Qi Refining cultivator, she was performing even better than Lin Yue at this moment. However, there was an uncontrollable worry in her eyes when she looked at Xu Guike.

The patriarch of the Meng family looked around at everyone: "Dai Sangyu murdered his master, and although the reason is unclear, I believe that my nephew Lin Yue, as his disciple, is no longer suitable to serve as the head of the general affairs department. What do you all think?"

As he said this, Huang Yunzi was sitting above the main hall, leisurely drinking his wine, seemingly completely indifferent to the people in the hall.

However, his late-stage Core Formation aura continued to cover the entire hall, making everyone feel like they couldn't breathe.

At this point, naturally no one dared to object to what the Meng family patriarch had said.

Even Xu Guike, remembering Li Ping's instructions, could only lower his head and remain silent at this moment.

Seeing this, the Meng family patriarch nodded in satisfaction, and then said, "Nephew Lin Yue is not suitable to serve as the head of general affairs, but the Immortal City cannot be without a leader for even a day. Moreover, due to the passing of the True Person, it is not advisable to hold any more weddings in the short term. I suggest that Qing Yi continue to serve as the head of general affairs. What do you all think?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Yao immediately stepped forward: "It is most appropriate for Senior Sister Meng to serve as the head of general affairs. I agree!"

She had been holding back her anger for a long time after being ordered by Dai Sangyu to return to Yanxia Mountain to reflect on her mistakes. Now that she knew Dai Sangyu was dead, she couldn't hold back any longer and immediately stood up to express her opinion.

Upon seeing Cheng Yao's immediate response, the Meng family patriarch smiled and nodded at her before turning his gaze to Zhang Tie and Gu Musheng.

As sons-in-law of the Meng family, and having previously harbored resentment due to Dai Sangyu's machinations, they should now stand with the Meng family.

Zhang Tie and Gu Musheng glanced apologetically at Lin Yue before speaking in succession: "I agree with Senior Sister Meng continuing to serve as the head of general affairs."

Having received a satisfactory answer, the Meng family patriarch's gaze swept past them and landed on the others.

Since Master Fenglan's three disciples had already spoken up in agreement, the others naturally did not have the courage to remain silent and immediately spoke up one by one to express their agreement with the Meng family patriarch's proposal.

As for Lin Yue, Xu Guike, and A Yun, everyone treated them as if they didn't exist.

Ultimately, with everyone's "unanimous agreement," Meng Qing was reinstated as the head of general affairs at Qinglong Mountain.

During this process, the Meng family patriarch secretly noted down those who agreed reluctantly.

Loyalty that is not absolute is absolute disloyalty.

Of course, the shocking case of Dai Sangyu's murder of his master has already occurred today, and Qingyi has regained his position as sect leader, so it is not appropriate to cause any further trouble.

With the support of the crowd, Meng Qing was reinstated as the sect leader.

Soon, she issued a series of orders, which were executed methodically, and Qinglong Mountain quickly returned to order, as if nothing had happened.

But everyone knows that the Immortal City has changed.

……

With everything arranged, Liu Mengqing took control of the situation in the main hall.

The Meng family patriarch respectfully accompanied Huang Yunzi as they flew towards the mountaintop.

Huang Yunzi chuckled and said, "Young friend Meng, I must congratulate you. From now on, the Meng family will be the masters of the Immortal City."

"Senior, please don't joke." The Meng family patriarch looked alarmed. "This junior and the Meng family are merely guarding your home. We dare not presume to be the lord of the Immortal City."

Upon hearing this, Huang Yunzi simply smiled and said nothing more.

Soon, the two arrived at the mountaintop palace and went inside together.

Inside the palace, eight figures were already waiting for them.

To ensure everything goes perfectly this time.

The three sects, Ziyun Valley, Xijian Pool, and Qingmu Sect, didn't even leave anyone to guard their homes; all the sect members who had reached the Core Formation stage were sent out.

There are nine Core Formation cultivators in total, including Huang Yunzi, a late-stage Core Formation cultivator.

Together, they launched another surprise attack.

Fenglan Zhenren and Dai Sangyu were unable to retaliate at all, and were killed in just a few moves.

Of course, the reason why things went so smoothly was mainly because of the traitor from the Meng family.

Otherwise, Master Fenglan and his disciples might have been able to hold out for a while with the power of their third-tier formation.

However, under the arrangement of the traitor within the Meng family, the nine Core Formation cultivators, under the cover of the wedding procession, entered the Immortal City early and hid themselves. Today, they secretly sneaked into the Azure Dragon Mountain and unleashed a thunderous attack.

Master Fenglan and his disciples didn't even understand the specifics of the situation before they became confused.

Master Fenglan and his disciples didn't even understand the specifics of the situation before they became confused.

Perhaps even on their deathbeds, they couldn't understand how the three sects' Core Formation cultivators dared to disregard the agreement set by Alliance Leader Xiao and storm into the Immortal City.

Where do they get the confidence that they can withstand the punishment from the Defenders of Morality Alliance?