59 Rebellion 2 (1/2)
Although the cultivator did not ride a Flying Sword to where he was, his speed was outstanding. This person is the one that similarly causing trouble on that night when Zhang Wu Ji is challenged by the Eighth Master-Disciple to fight under Headmaster Liang Tian's order.
During his fight against the Sixth Master Senior, he lost, but that was arranged earlier by the Grand Elder of the Left, Yang Chen Kun before the commotion started. It was all for the sake to let this disciple get selected by the headmaster during the end of the test. But with the addition of Zhang Wu Ji in the test, their plan eventually failed as the youth failed in getting the first spot.
This spoils the first plan arranged by Yang Chen Kun for this cultivator named Yuan Cheng. But in fact, his name is not Yuan Cheng, but Yang Chen!
He was the child Yang Chen Kun secretly conceived while he was outside plotting with the people from Lan Shan Clan! Growing up under the supervision from bandits and assassins, Yuan-Cheng was a unification of the ruthlessness and savagery in his flesh and bones. But to make sure that their plan is a success, he deliberately holds his progression on 2nd Stage of Inner Fighter to be chosen, but end up failed to get the spot as a Master Senior.
Thus, he kept a deep resentment against Zhang Wu Ji who thwart his plan repeatedly. Later when he was plotting to win the support from the Slave Disciples, Zhang Wu Ji coincidently appeared at the place to preach the disciples, ending up bringing away a bunch of excellent disciples among them to serve Zhang Wu Ji and his Apprentice Hall. Once again, he held his grudge until the moment the 3rd generations from the Lan Shan Clan decided to attack the Wen Wu City.
The attack caused a great commotion, with him secretly planned with the youngest of the Lan Shan Clan, Lan Shan Yao, to attack the important Apprentice Hall and destroys his supporting pillar. But as Yuan Cheng heard the news regarding the attack from the Lan Shan Bandits, he was kept in the dark from the victory brought by Zhang Wu Ji and his eight senior brother and sisters.
When the news regarding the Apprentice Hall and Master Senior Ninth is helping in rebuilding the Wen Wu City's Northern Side, he was thoroughly angered until he spits a mouthful of blood. At the end of the incident, Yang Chen Kun secretly brings Yuan Cheng to the Lan Shan Clan's base to ask for his forgiveness to incite such an incident. But this did not go as well as he thought when he was thrown to a pit with homosexuals bandits that laid their hand on him, giving him a trauma for a total of seven days before he returned to the Seven Star Sect, as someone that ain't normal anymore in his sexual preferences.
Still, his hatred against Zhang Wu Ji is extremely deep, making him tried to do Zhang Wu Ji once again. But this time, he was stopped by Yang Chen Kun because afraid that the youth will spoil their great plan. Of course, this was also the reason why after all this happened, Zhang Wu Ji was forced to create his own WUJI Faction to balance out the distribution of inner power in controlling the sect.
Of course, as the Headmaster's Faction remained neutral alongside with the Knowledge Pagoda's faction, only the WUJI Faction and the Grand Elder of the Left's Faction will fight for the power to control a part of the Seven Star Sect's power. But during the time they leave for the Counties Gathering, this is where everything started to go wrong.
When the Upper South Merchant Corporation Participants walk through the Wen Wu City, they were, in fact, making their stop for a purpose! That stop allows them to meet with the Grand Elder Yang Chen Kun, where he obtained the long searched manual that has been lost for a few generations.
It was the Seven Star Ascension Manual.
With this book in Yang Chen Kun's hand, the Pagoda Elders went crazy, and choose to side with his faction without any other special request other than having the full control of the book. Through this major changes of power, Yang Chen Kun took his precaution measure. Using the news related to their two faction's cooperation, it leads to a threat against the Headmaster Faction and WUJI Faction.
Without the nine Master Seniors and Master Mother inside of the sect, the injured Headmaster can do nothing at all, where because nobody was expecting that Yang Chen Kun will take his opportunity to take action at such moment. With the assistance from the Lan Shan Clan Bandits, Jie's Clan's disguised experts, the Upper South Mercenaries, and his own people from the Golden Wolf Syndicate, the battle for Yang Chen Kun to usurp the power is extremely easy.
The Grand Master of the Right, Xing Yi Chen, can only do this much to protect as many people from the Pill Department, Blacksmith Department, Kitchen Department, and the remaining people from both factions as they escaped. It was a grueling fight for the escapers and the pursuers, where it did not directly lead to many death, but it destroys the reputation the Seven Star Sect has built for so long.
It was an utter disgrace, for the Overlord of the Seven Star County, to fall into such as situation just because of their internal struggle for power.
”Who are you?” Zhang Wu Ji whom completely has no idea about the other party's identity asked. Facing the threat from a 7th Stage Inner Qi Fighter, he felt not even a single thread of threat coming to him.
”I am Yuan Cheng, the guy that supposed to be the Master Senior instead of you! It was because of you all my plan has been ruined until now!” Yuan-Cheng answered the question while howling for anger. But his anger was something Zhang Wu Ji completely has no idea for why, as he did not know this cultivator until today.
”If I can kill you today, it will help me in the future to hold an important seat within the Seven Star Sect.” Yuan-Cheng thought as he aims to kill this youth before him.
”Shining Star Blade!” like a drilling bit, he charged at where Zhang Wu Ji stands.
”Kacha... Bang!” realizing that this attack is slightly difficult to handle it perfectly, Zhang Wu Ji decided to fight power with a stronger power. The Yuan-Tie Hand Cannon appeared from nowhere as it was ignited and fired at the incoming target with a round iron ball, which came in a size of a honey melon.
Unprepared and inexperienced with such a weird weapon, the iron ball strikes right on his face, leaving a youth charging at Zhang Wu Ji's direction as if he was a Horned Rhino is flying backward like a wild arrow. He falls on the ground after flying for a little while and still continues to roll until he hit the wall.
”Aargh... What mountain just came out from his little iron pipe?” Yuan-Cheng complained his painful encounter while having a total of four teeth extracted from that shot.
”Meng Ran, come up quickly, we have to leave immediately!” Zhang Wu Ji immediately activates his Qiyue Flying Sword and leave the dangerous area as hurry as he could. Luckily, Meng Ran wasn't somebody that reacted slowly from a sudden order, and quickly went up to the sword and hug Zhang Wu Ji in order to allow him to escape as fast as he can.
”Send the order to the Reflecting Pagoda, that's where they can stop him from escaping!” Yuan-Cheng ordered a subordinate to change the setting on the Seven Star Shield, which they did not alter anything previously in order to trap Zhang Wu Ji to enter the Seven Star Sect vicinity.
But no matter how fast a disciple can run, they cannot overcome the speed of a Flying Sword. Before too long, Zhang Wu Ji left the barrier using his Nameplate and heading straight to the Wen Wu City in hurry.
”Hateful!” Yuan-Cheng cried out loudly and stop his feet on the ground.
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Half a day later, Zhang Wu Ji and Meng Ran reach the vicinity of the Wen Wu City, where the Apprentice Hall is established. Although he was only away for almost one month, the changes happened to the Apprentice Hall is very easy to discern.
From one tower, it became two now. The residents living nearby of the Apprentice Hall was moving to the better part in the Northern Side of the City, making a few plots of land nearby become available to purchase. With the amount of profit the Apprentice Hall is raking daily, the purchasing process of the land becomes much easier.
Given to the situation at this moment, the purchased land that has no need to be built immediately is immediately occupied, with a total of 10,000 additional people helping in many kinds of different positions. Even Elders and seniors that promoted into the Inner Qi Warrior and Inner Qi Soldier is helping to prepare the land with buildings.
”Master Senior Ninth is back! Master Senior Ninth is back!” the disciples that closest to him during his time in the hall immediately noticed his return. With drum is beaten for a few times, the news spreads throughout the Apprentice Hall, where included the Headmaster, everyone is outside receiving him on his return.
As this was her first time seeing how much respect Zhang Wu Ji got from his fellow members of Seven Star Sect, the slight negative opinion towards Zhang Wu Ji vanished and left with one of his worst weakness, Direction-Blind.
Immediately, Zhang Wu Ji went to his now recovered master and gives him a proper salutation. He was out from the sect for over a month in total, counted from the day they travel to the Heavenly Sword Sect. It took them nine days to reach the Heavenly Sect, three days of the gathering, another twelve days for him to prepare his brother's weapon, three more days in the village for the wine, and nine more days to return to the Seven Star County.
In total, he was out from the sect for 33 days.
”Wu Ji came back late, hope master penalize this disciple for neglecting his duties as a Master Senior.” Zhang Wu Ji kneeled before his master. Instead of lecturing him, Liang Tian held him up from the ground, and pat his head once. With a face brimming with a smile, it was one of the most warming smiles he'd ever seen.
”I heard that you almost win your second brother in the Gathering's competition. Like usual, I am always proud of the nine of you and Little Qing Han for bringing the Seven Star Sect back to the top amongst the five Lower Counties.” Liang Tian speaks as soon as the other Master Senior made their appearance in the open space.
”Unfortunately, the inside of the Seven Star Sect is corrupted by people with greed and ill intention towards this county. Added with another seven elders that cannot differentiate the Black and White of the matters related to the sect, I wanted to ask;