War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens

“Black Turtle Sanctum’s disciple, Duan Ling Tian, has killed Vermilion Bird Sanctum’s Yuan Hong and Yuan Kuang. Although he did it out of self-defense and has a valid reason to do so, he was too reckless when he killed Yuan Kuang. Hence, the Vermilion Bird Sanctum’s Enforcement Elder Wu Yi and I have reached an agreement. We’ve decided that he would start serving in the Fire Worship Sect’s First Mine for ten years after three months!”

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, the Black Turtle Sanctum’s Enforcement Elder Guo Xiong announced the verdict. Duan Ling Tian would have to serve in the Four Symbols Sanctums’ First Mine for ten years after three months!

The scene fell silent as soon as Guo Xiong finished speaking.

Apart from Guo Xiong and Wu Yi who looked calm, the only other person who was also calm was Duan Ling Tian. He seemed unsurprised by the verdict as though he had already known about it beforehand. Everyone, including Li An and Gu Li, was shocked.

Li An finally regained his senses. He looked at Guo Xiong with a grim expression and cried out, “Elder Guo Xiong! Duan Ling Tian might have killed Yuan Hong in self-defense. However, how could you say he killed Yuan Kuang in self-defense as well? Isn’t it a little ridiculous for you to come to such a conclusion?” Li An began to question Guo Xiong.

Guo Xiong’s expression instantly turned grim as he looked at Li An coldly. “Elder Li An, this verdict is jointly made by Elder Wu Yi and me. If you don’t think it’s fair, you can lodge a complaint in the Saint Land’s Enforcement Hall after a few days! At that time, my verdict should’ve been recorded in the Saint Land’s Enforcement Hall! As for now, you have no right to question my verdict!” Guo Xiong said harshly and sarcastically. After all, it was Li An’s fault he could not freely accept Duan Ling Tian as his disciple. Although he might not be much weaker than Li An, he was still weaker. Moreover, Li An had a stronger support in the Fire Worship Sect compared to him. If Duan Ling Tian accepted him as his master, he might not be able to protect him. For this reason, he planned to recommend Duan Ling Tian to the Sanctum Leader of Black Turtle Sanctum in order to ensure Duan Ling Tian’s safety.

If Duan Ling Tian became the direct disciple of the Black Turtle Sanctum, Li An would have tread carefully even if he intended to plot against Duan Ling Tian!

The Sanctum Leader of the Black Turtle Sanctum was a Golden Flame Elder. It was a high-ranking position among the elders in the Fire Worship Sect.

“You!”

Li An became furious upon hearing Guo Xiong’s words. He stared fiercely at Guo Xiong as his body trembled in anger.

However, Guo Xiong only ignored him. He was not afraid Li An would make a move against him. If Li An dared to do so, he was confident he could send Li An to the Saint Land Enforcement Hall. He would make Li An pay a hefty price even if he could not kill him!

“Elder Wu Yi, do you also agree with Elder Guo Xiong’s verdict?” Li An asked after he took a deep breath to suppress his anger and turned to look at Wu Yi.

“Didn’t Elder Guo Xiong say so earlier? This is a jointly made verdict!” Wu Yi responded somewhat impatiently when faced with Li An’s question.

“Very well! After your verdict has been recorded in the Saint Land Enforcement Hall’s scrolls, I will personally go to the Enforcement Hall to lodge a complaint about this injustice. I’ll object to the verdict made today!” Li An’s expression became twisted in fury when he heard Wu Yi’s words.

After that, Li An looked at Wu Yi and Guo Xiong coldly before he glanced at Duan Ling Tian and sneered. “Duan Ling Tian, although I don’t know what you did to make them bend the law… You should know that they don’t own the Fire Worship Sect’s Enforcement Hall! Once the verdict has been recorded in the Enforcement Hall’s scrolls, I’ll go to the Enforcement Hall immediately to object to this! At that time, the Enforcement Hall will send out another Saint Land Enforcement Elder to investigate this. Your days are numbered!” Li An said as he looked at Duan Ling Tian as though he was looking at a dead person.

Duan Ling Tian did not even bother to look at Li An. As soon as Li An finished speaking, Duan Ling Tian spat out a word, “Idiot!!”

Idiot?!

Duan Ling Tian’s word shook the Vermilion Bird Sanctum’s disciples who were present.

This Duan Ling Tian is really bold!

He dared to call Li An an idiot to his face!

“Duan Ling Tian, you’re seeking death!” Li An was already seething with anger. When he heard Duan Ling Tian calling him an idiot, he was instantly furious. It seemed as though he was going to seize this chance to make a move against Duan Ling Tian.

In his opinion, he should teach Duan Ling Tian a lesson today even if he could not kill him yet!

Just as Li An was about to attack, Duan Ling Tian suddenly turned to look at him and said nonchalantly, “Elder Li An, are you misunderstanding something? You didn’t think I was calling you an idiot, did you? I wasn’t even looking at you. Or did you have such a nickname?”

Duan Ling Tian’s nonchalant expression angered Li An even more. He wished he could tear him into a million pieces! It was unfortunate, but he knew he could not make a move against Duan Ling Tian today.

This was because as soon as Duan Ling Tian finished speaking, he noticed Guo Xiong and Wu Yi’s attention were immediately locked on him. It was as though they would both attack him he made a move against Duan Ling Tian!

“Duan Ling Tian, you won’t be able to stay smug for long!” Li An looked at Duan Ling Tian again before he left in a huff without waiting for Duan Ling Tian’s response.

Duan Ling Tian narrowed his eyes as he stared at Li An’s departing figure. There was a cold glint in the depths of his eyes.

If he was given a chance, he would not let Li An live! After all, Li An was like a time bomb to him.

“What… What just happened?”

“Duan Ling Tian merely received such a light punishment after killing two of our Vermilion Bird Sanctum’s disciples?”

“Isn’t this too much? Moreover, what happened inside Elder Wu Yi’s Territory? What’s with the huge turn in the situation?”

“Yes. Earlier, Elder Guo Xiong and Elder Wu Yi were obviously displeased with Duan Ling Tian… However, after coming out from the Flame Territory, it’s obvious that they’re both on Duan Ling Tian’s side and are protecting him. They even found him an excuse and gave him such a light punishment!”

“Something must have happened in the Flame Territory… Unfortunately, we won’t ever know what happened inside.”

The Vermilion Bird Sanctum’s disciples whispered among themselves. They were all filled with questions.

All of them saw the Black Turtle Sanctum’s Enforcement Elder Guo Xiong and the Vermilion Bird Sanctum’s Enforcement Elder Wu Yi’s change in attitude before and after they entered the Flame Territory.

They were all baffled by the huge change in their attitude!

They went from wanting to kill Duan Ling Tian to protecting him. All this happened so fast, they found it hard to accept. There was only one thing they were certain of. Something must have happened in the Territory. Otherwise, those two Enforcement Elders’ attitudes would not have changed so drastically and quickly.

After the verdict had been made, Guo Xiong and Wu Yi also took their leave.

Many Vermilion Bird Sanctum’s disciples who were curious about the matter directly asked Duan Ling Tian, “Duan Ling Tian, can you tell us why both Enforcement Elders changed their attitude so drastically after coming out of the Flame Territory?”

“If all of you want to know, you may go and ask Elder Wu Yi.” Duan Ling Tian only smiled and used Wu Yi as a shield.

After the Vermilion Bird Sanctum’s disciples failed to get an answer out of Duan Ling Tian, they finally gave up.

“Junior Brother Ling Tian, what’s going on?” After the group of Vermilion Bird Sanctum’s disciples dispersed, Gu Li was finally alone with Duan Ling Tian. He transmitted his voice to him and asked him about what happened. Gu Li was also curious about this matter.

“Nothing much happened… I just showed them my worth,” Duan Ling Tian responded through Voice Transmission as he smiled coolly.

“What do you mean?” Upon hearing Duan Ling Tian’s words, Gu Li became even more curious.

“I possess a blue Innate Spiritual Root!” Duan Ling Tian said with a faint smile. He did not have to hide this matter from Gu Li.

“Blue Innate Spiritual Root?!”

When Gu Li heard Duan Ling Tian’s words, his eyes widened immediately and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. “What… What’s going on? I thought you possess a yellow Innate Spiritual Root?”

The news regarding Duan Ling Tian possessing a yellow Innate Spiritual Roots had long spread in the Four Symbols Sanctums. It was only natural that Gu Li had heard about it.

However, Duan Ling Tian just said that he possessed a blue Innate Spiritual Root!

Gu Li was completely dumbfounded.

“I didn’t expect Junior Brother Ling Tian to have a blue Spiritual Root. Indeed, only such an Innate Spiritual Root is worthy of your Martial Dao talents!”

Gu Li finally regained his senses. He assumed the news he heard from the Black Turtle Sanctum was false. Therefore, he no longer questioned Duan Ling Tian.

“Senior Brother Gu Li, your Innate Spiritual Root is quite good, right?” Duan Ling Tian asked with a smile.

“It’s much weaker than yours… I only have a green Innate Spiritual Root,” Gu Li said.

“A green Innate Spiritual Root is pretty good.” Duan Ling Tian nodded.