Chapter 696 - 534 Luck is everyone’s_1
The commotion caused by Duge on Sky Mist Peak hadn’t gone unnoticed; even the Black Tortoise Pearl had been brought into play, overwhelming the many disciples atop the peak. Not a few suffered chaotic and injured meridians, and even those unharmed couldn’t continue cultivating, prompting them to emerge and investigate the situation.
Xu Jinkui had no choice but to send people to soothe and heal the numerous disciples.
When everything had settled down, the elders of the Five Peaks gathered in the Heavenly Master Hall to make a final summary of the incident.
"Sect Leader, Elder Daoming was provoked by that water demon, and his condition seems somewhat off," Sky Pine Peak’s Peak Master Zhao Jinlu, fuming at being instigated by Duge, said with a dark face, glancing occasionally in the direction of the Scripture Library, "That water demon is crafty and eloquent. It had previously convinced the elder to shield it from your strike, Sect Leader, and the elder has taken it back to the Scripture Library. In case he’s been bewitched..."
"Junior Brother, don’t talk nonsense," Xu Jinkui said, "Elder Daoming has guarded Dragon Tiger Mountain for so many years. How could his will be swayed by a mere spirit creature?
His interference was to protect the secret scriptures left by the Heavenly Master. I indeed acted impulsively just now. If I had destroyed the secret scriptures of Dragon Tiger Mountain for the sake of a minor demon, even the Heavenly Master would have punished me. The elder did nothing wrong in this."
"Senior Brother, better safe than sorry," Zhao Jinlu said. "I don’t doubt the elder’s loyalty to Dragon Tiger Mountain, but the damage to his Daoist Base is ultimately the elder’s lifelong sorrow. If he believes the demon’s deception and takes a desperate gamble, I think we need to take precautions."
"Fourth Junior Brother, you’re overestimating that little demon," Sky Sun Peak’s Peak Master Zhou Jinping said with a smile, "You don’t really think that an unknown creature has the ability to restore the elder’s Daoist Base, do you? The elder’s cultivation level is maintained solely by the elixirs bestowed by the Heavenly Master. Without Dragon Tiger Mountain, it won’t be long before his cultivation level collapses. He won’t do something that foolish."
"Then he should just take the cultivation techniques back to the Scripture Library. Why bring that water demon back with him?" Zhao Jinlu countered, "The elder usually doesn’t interfere with sect affairs other than the Scripture Library. Shouldn’t we have kept the spirit creature to train it into a Guardian Beast of the Mountain?"
As they mentioned the Guardian Beast of the Mountain, the Heavenly Master Hall once again fell silent.