Supreme Dragon Lord

Lei Yujing also looked toward Lei Changshan, feeling rather puzzled.

Lei Changshan offered a faint smile. "Since you are to be specially cultivated by our Jinglei Sect, from now on, you will represent our sect in its entirety. Therefore, you must dedicate yourself exclusively to learning the orthodox cultivation techniques of our Jinglei Sect. You are forbidden from studying any other techniques."

"I understand," Long Chen nodded. "Second Elder, rest assured. I understand your concerns and will focus exclusively on practicing our Jinglei Sect’s cultivation techniques from now on."

Lei Changshan smiled and continued, "Not only that, but you must also abandon all the cultivation techniques you learned before joining the Jinglei Sect!"

Upon hearing this, Long Chen’s brows furrowed. What kind of ridiculous rule is this?

Lei Yujing was just as baffled. "Changshan, this is..."

Before she could finish, however, Lei Changshan cut her off. "Stay out of this. I know what I’m doing." His gaze then returned to Long Chen. "Of course, you can refuse this condition. But if you do, there is no need for you to remain in the Jinglei Sect. The Jinglei Sect only accepts talents who obey absolutely, not those with a rebellious streak!"

"Second Elder, isn’t this condition a bit inappropriate?" Long Xin piped up, stepping forward to speak for Long Chen.

"Insolence!" Lei Changshan roared. "This is the Jinglei Sect! It’s not your place to question my decisions!"

As his voice fell, a wave of oppressive force surged toward Long Xin. Long Chen immediately pulled her behind him and released his own aura in response. The instant the two auras clashed, Long Chen’s feet sank into the ground, and the hard floor beneath him instantly fractured.

Fortunately, Lei Yujing suddenly intervened, halting their actions. Long Chen breathed a sigh of relief. My opponent is incredibly strong. If that had continued, I wouldn’t have lasted much longer.

"Yujing, why did you interfere?" Lei Changshan asked in a low, dissatisfied tone.

"Changshan, our Jinglei Sect has no such rule," Lei Yujing replied gravely. "What are you trying to accomplish?"

"Right now, what I, Lei Changshan, say goes!" he declared with an air of lofty righteousness. "Everything I do is for the good of the Jinglei Sect! He wishes to become one of the disciples we focus our resources on; how can there be no price to pay? In the future, he could very well represent our sect. That being the case, he must be completely devoted to the Jinglei Sect, without a hint of disloyalty! As long as he allows me to erase those other cultivation techniques from his mind, I will drop the matter and not trouble him further!"

Hearing this, Long Chen’s brows knitted together, a chill seeping into his eyes. I don’t recall offending him, have I? His condition is so vicious! If he erases the cultivation techniques from my mind, wouldn’t my entire cultivation be crippled?

Meanwhile, a smug smile curled Zhang Cangsong’s lips. His gaze fixed malevolently on Long Chen as he gloated internally. Kid, I don’t believe you’ll be so lucky this time! Now that Elder Changshan has stepped in, what does your talent matter? In the end, it’s all for nothing!

"Nonsense!" Lei Yujing could no longer stand by. "This is far too reckless! Even if such a thing had to be done, you should consult the Sect Leader first! If the Sect Leader truly agrees, then I will have nothing more to say!"

"The Sect Leader is in seclusion. What is there to consult him about?" Lei Changshan retorted, his attitude firm, posturing as if he were determined to deal with Long Chen. "Besides, this is a trivial matter, not worth troubling the Sect Leader over."

Long Chen snorted coldly. "I came to join the Jinglei Sect out of admiration, not to be your puppet. Since you’ve made such an unreasonable demand, I must refuse. If this is how the Jinglei Sect operates, then I’d rather quit."

Zhang Cangsong’s eyes lit up when he heard Long Chen wanted to quit the Jinglei Sect. This is working out beautifully!

Long Xin said immediately, "I’ll quit too!"

Tang Le followed suit. "I’ll quit too!"

After all, they had only come to participate in the Jinglei Sect’s assessment because of Long Chen. Whether they stayed or not was unimportant to them.

Lei Changshan was startled. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to take the initiative and quit. He certainly hadn’t expected two other new disciples to follow suit!

Only Zhang Cangsong was blooming with joy. I knew Long Xin and Tang Le were part of Long Chen’s group. If all three of them quit, no one can threaten my position in the Jinglei Sect. Without them, my rise within the sect will be meteoric, and I will become one of the Heaven’s Chosen of the younger generation!

"Quitting the Jinglei Sect?" Lei Changshan snorted. "What do you take the Jinglei Sect for? This isn’t a place you can come and go as you please! You have already entered Shenmo Mountain and received the tempering of the Shenmo Water. If you wish to quit now, you must first cripple your cultivation!"

Long Chen’s eyes narrowed. He’s clearly making things difficult on purpose. He was already secretly gathering his power, preparing for a fight at a moment’s notice.

"Lei Changshan, what new trouble are you stirring up?" Lei Yujing snapped. She took a step forward, placing herself in front of Long Chen and the others, her gaze locked icily on Lei Changshan.

Lei Yujing had seen Long Chen’s entire performance during the disciple assessment and greatly admired him. With proper nurturing, a youth with his talent will surely achieve great things! But Lei Changshan’s actions are simply too radical. I absolutely cannot allow him to carry on like this and cause the Jinglei Sect to lose such a talented disciple.

"Step aside!" Lei Changshan ordered coldly. "Everything I am doing is for the good of the Jinglei Sect!"

"As long as I am here, you will not harm him!" Lei Yujing declared forcefully.

Zhang Cangsong was grinding his molars in frustration. Damn it! How can this guy be so lucky? Even at a time like this, someone is still stepping up to defend them?

"Are you saying you’ll oppose me for the sake of an outsider?" Lei Changshan glared at Lei Yujing.

"Lei Changshan, he is a disciple of our Jinglei Sect, not an outsider. Get that straight," Lei Yujing snapped. "What on earth has gotten into your head?"

"Stubborn fool!" Lei Changshan huffed as his aura burst forth once more.

"In that case, let’s see whose fists are harder!" Lei Yujing shot back, undaunted, as her own aura erupted to meet his.

Just as the two were about to come to blows, a cold reprimand echoed from afar, "You’ve turned the welcoming ceremony into a farce. If word of this gets out, wouldn’t it make the Jinglei Sect a laughingstock?"