books44 Chapter 105 Xing Jian's Thoughts
Chapter 105 Xing Jian's Thoughts
Chapter 105 Xing Jian's Thoughts
Xing Jian hadn't originally planned to go to such extremes, but Bai Ke suddenly became so energetic that he couldn't help but be careless.
According to the plan, Bai Ke should have been dead by now, so why is he not only alive but has even broken through to the Nascent Soul stage...?
Thinking of this, Xing Jian wanted to tear Gong Yu, who was in charge of the daily affairs of Tiandu Peak, to pieces. He had clearly told him before that Bai Ke wouldn't live much longer.
His eyes were gloomy as he recalled how Gong Yu had come to him a month ago, confidently assuring him that Bai Ke was nearing the end of his life, and only then had he bestowed upon him a precious Breakthrough Pill.
Hmph! Judging from the current situation, Bai Ke shows no signs of being near death; on the contrary, he seems to be making great progress. It's truly hateful.
When Bai Ke caused that incident in Hundred Flowers Valley, Xing Jian was the most shocked.
Gong Yu had clearly given his assurances, so what's going on now... Could it be... that Gong Yu and Bai Yan conspired to set me up?
However, after careful consideration, he dismissed the idea. There was no reason for Gong Yu to conspire with Bai Yan to set a trap for him...
Aries' temperament is notorious throughout Tianruo Palace. Gong Yu must be out of his mind to help that stubborn and inflexible person...
Moreover, Gong Yu's nephew was in Bai Yan's hands back then, and that old bastard had long been hated by Bai Yan, so there was no way he would join forces with Bai Yan...
So it must be a coincidence. I wonder what kind of luck that stinky rock had to have such a son.
Although he didn't know that Bai Ke had broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm at that time, it didn't stop him from feeling a little wary of Bai Ke.
Both Bai Yan and his son are exceptionally talented. It's terrifying that Bai Ke, who is at the peak of the Golden Core stage, could still survive by forcibly cultivating a sword technique imbued with the true meaning of laws.
Fortunately, he was prepared. After learning that Bai Ke had left the pass, he secretly sent people to monitor the actions of Bai Ke and his servant.
Although Ah-Can is a bit gossipy in front of Bai-Ke, he is usually very reliable in his work, so Xing-Jian has not discovered any secrets of his for so long.
Since receiving the system reward of a seven-day trip to the martial arts world, Bai Ke has claimed to be in seclusion, and A-Can hasn't made any other moves either.
He simply made various connections among the outer disciples, and through his distant cousin, he managed to entangle a large group of outer disciples.
Xing Jian didn't comment on this. In his view, this was just Bai Yan's way of winning people over for Bai Ke.
Bai Ke, having reached the peak of the Golden Core realm, still needed to go into seclusion for arduous cultivation. He must have gained some inspiration from that sword technique in an attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.
If that's the case, then we can't be careless. So Xing Jian has increased manpower to closely monitor Bai Ke's villa on Tiandu Peak.
You know what, this method, though old-fashioned, is quite effective. As soon as the spatial rift appeared in Bai Ke's room, someone secretly informed Xing Jian.
When Xing Jian first heard that Bai Ke was able to create a spatial rift, he thought it was someone making fun of him. How could that kid create a spatial rift?
This is like a primary school graduate trying to build an atomic bomb... A mere Golden Core cultivator trying to create a spatial rift? That's ridiculous...
As the spatial rift on Tiandu Peak grew larger and larger, Xing Jian's outward-extended divine sense gradually sensed some void tremors...
He had been secretly observing everything happening on Tiandu Peak, so he naturally reacted faster than the other elders in Tiance Palace.
Gong Yu received the Breakthrough Pill from Xing Jian and was focused on breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage. He paid no attention to the outside world, so Xing Jian was actually the first person to notice the turmoil at Tiandu Peak.
Although he discovered it early, the spatial rift couldn't reach the ordinary disciples' residences for a while, so he calmly observed how things would develop.
For some unknown reason, Ning Fengyi, the head of Tian Ce Palace, actually showed up in person. Xing Jian didn't know what to do for a moment, so he returned to Tian Du Peak to make a decision.
While Ning Fengyi and Bai Ke chatted along the way, Xing Jian was racking his brains trying to figure out how to use this incident to completely remove Bai Ke from the Holy Son Election.
Speaking of Xing Jian, as the second elder of Tian Ce Palace, and of the same generation as Bai Yan and Ning Fengyi, it's really beneath him to personally go against Bai Ke.
However, for the sake of his son's future development in Tian Ce Palace, Xing Jian endured it, since Bai Yan was about to break through his cultivation level and become a Supreme Being.
Once one's cultivation breaks through to the Void Realm, one automatically becomes a Supreme Elder within the palace, free from worldly concerns and focused solely on cultivation; one's previous duties are naturally handed over automatically.
Therefore, even though Bai Yan now holds a superior position in the palace, his actual power is still inferior to Xing Jian's. After all, a local official is more powerful than a distant one!
Now that Bai Yan has resigned from his position as the head of the Enforcement Hall, although he still controls the Enforcement Hall faction within Tian Ce Palace, he can no longer openly confront Xing Jian.
Back then, Xing Jian made great contributions to Tian Ce Palace, but at the cost of his lifelong inability to improve his cultivation. Therefore, Bai Yan and the others' master entrusted Wanbaotang to him to manage.
The two elders of Wanbaotang, Tang Tiancheng and Lin Yixin, have always been obsessed with weapon crafting and alchemy. Their disciples usually manage the mundane affairs of Wanbaotang on their behalf.
But as time went on, the two disciples complained endlessly. Xing Jian's arrival freed them up, so Wanbaotang gradually came under Xing Jian's control over the years.
However, aside from his usual disagreements with Bai Yan, Xing Jian was fairly fair in his dealings, so Ning Fengyi did not touch Xing Jian's duties after taking office.
They simply assigned Tang Tiancheng and Lin Yixin's disciples to be in charge of distributing and allocating the magical artifacts and elixirs within Wanbaotang.
Xing Jian was naturally unhappy about being reduced from the de facto head steward of Wanbaotang to a minor leader who could only oversee a portion of it, but since it was the sect leader's order, he couldn't do anything about it and could only swallow this bitter pill.
Previously, A-Can told Bai Yan that he had noticed that Fang Shiqing and Xing Jian had been getting quite close lately, which made Bai Yan quite worried.
Relying on the sacrifices he made for Tian Ce Palace, Xing Jian became quite disrespectful to the sect leader after Ning Fengyi took over.
However, given his truly remarkable achievements and the fact that his master is now one of the most powerful elders, Ning Fengyi only gave him a slight reprimand and did not go too far.
Unexpectedly, this only fueled Xing Jian's arrogance, and now he is even forming cliques and engaging in corrupt practices in private, creating chaos in the upper echelons of Tian Ce Palace.
Bai Yan, who was the head of the Enforcement Hall, looked down on Xing Jian and humiliated him several times.
Now that Bai Yan has relinquished his position as the Supreme Elder and the head of the Enforcement Hall, he is no longer able to punish Xing Jian for his actions.