Chapter 0167

Chapter 167: Joyous Union Sect Newcomer Rules

In the distance, the Tempered Flesh Sect’s Sect Master shook with rage as he heard this and snarled: “Presumptuous! Arrogant!” He was a ruler of the Eastern Continent, respected wherever he went. Yet today a brat dared to claim he would erase the Tempered Flesh Sect. [Nonsense.]

He scoffed as he said: “It is only the Joyous Union Sect. Without their grand array and Chief Enforcer, I would have uprooted them already!” The new Sect Master of the Blood God Sect grew serious and urged caution as he said: “This is urgent and cannot be ignored.” He felt Zhou Tong was too strange. Even if a youth had life-saving trump cards, he should not treat these lords like ants from start to finish. Yet Zhou Tong did, as if possessed by a peerless being.

The Tempered Flesh Sect’s Sect Master snorted and said: “Just a little bastard. What waves can he make? Three days from now I will wait for him. If he dares not come, I will make him live in shame forever.” With that, he left. As for Tie Xiong, his end was already decided; no one could change it.

“Sect Master!” Tie Xiong screamed in despair, yet he was now utterly alone, facing Zhou Tong’s wrath. He tried to explain, voice shaking, as he said: “This was a misunderstanding… I was forced!”

“Forced?” Zhou Tong’s smile turned cold as he asked: “There are many ways to provoke someone. Why did you choose this one?”

Ice crept through Tie Xiong’s limbs. He knew he had touched Zhou Tong’s taboo. Insulting Mu Rong Ya was the true reason he was walking to his end. Everyone watching made a mental note: from now on, no one must ever be disrespectful to Mu Rong Ya.

Zhou Tong kept his promise to let Tie Xiong live long while wishing for death. He waved his hand and shouted: “Ten Thousand Swords Through the Heart!” Countless sword auras pierced Tie Xiong’s body and destroyed his flesh. Normally, before the Half Saint realm, the destruction of the body means true death. But Zhou Tong thought otherwise.

He called out: “Talisman Eighty-Seven: Nine-Star Soul-Binding Cords!” In the next moment, nine black stars appeared out of thin air like nails, pinning Tie Xiong’s fading soul and fixing it in the void.

“Aaahhhh…” Tie Xiong’s shredded soul writhed and screamed; the sound was so sharp it made skin crawl. Yet this was only the beginning.

Zhou Tong continued as he intoned: “Sky God Tongue: Dragon Appears in the Fields!” He drew on the power of nature, gathering wind, thunder, water, and fire, then used the Five-Dragon Divine Talisman to shape them into solid Soul Pinning Nails. The onlookers sucked in cold breaths. [What if those nails were hammered into a soul?] Zhou Tong answered their fear as he drove four Soul Pinning Nails straight into Tie Xiong’s soul. Tie Xiong exploded and then, under the nine-star bind, reformed with a face twisted in terror as he begged: “Give me an end… let me die… let me die, I beg you!”

“For the next hundreds and thousands of years, enjoy yourself,” Zhou Tong said coldly. His cruelty was terrifying, but to the talented youths who wanted to join the Joyous Union Sect, this was wonderful. With such a fierce and protective Grand Elder, who would dare bully them?

The new applicants bowed and shouted as one: “Elder is mighty!” Zhou Tong smiled, then said: “At ease, at ease. Since this is our first meeting, I have a gift for you.” He raised his palm toward the crowd and quietly moved a mysterious power as he called: “Life and Death Balance!” In an instant, the life force within dozens of miles gathered and wrapped the newcomers.

Cries of surprise rose at once as people said: “My hidden injuries healed!” and “My cultivation is about to break through. I was still far away before!” and “Me too!” Someone shouted: “This is all the Grand Elder’s grace!” Zhou Tong’s image grew towering in their hearts. He waved once and said: “Good luck to you all,” then strode away, leaving the disciples he had brought to Lian Han Xing to arrange.

Watching his back, Lian Han Xing’s eyes flashed with envy as she thought: [How nice… if only he were my disciple.] Realizing she was out of line, she cleared her throat, shifted her gaze to the youths he had brought, and said: “You were all geniuses from the Jade Purity Sect and have old ties with the Grand Elder. From today, you will share the First Cave-Heaven with the former disciples of the Unbridled Passion Sect.”

At once, everyone’s eyes brightened and turned to her. The Unbridled Passion Sect was famous for having many beautiful women and handsome men and for practicing dual cultivation. People mocked them, but that mockery held a lot of envy. Everyone despised the Unbridled Passion Sect, unless they could join it.

Lian Han Xing went on as she said: “Yin and yang joining is part of the great Dao of heaven and earth. There is nothing shameful about it. If you meet someone you like, you may form a dao companion on your own. Of course, if you wish to remain pure in cultivation, the sect will not interfere.”

She added in an official tone: “After you form a dao companion, report to the sect to receive dual cultivation benefits on schedule. Each month you have eight days off. During those days, you do not need to attend sect meetings or take missions.”

The hot-blooded boys and girls widened their eyes, eager to join at once. The Joyous Union Sect not only handled placements, it also offered days off and dual cultivation. What could be better?

Lian Han Xing’s face turned serious as she declared: “Of course, Joyous Union Sect has rules. Anyone who breaks them will be punished. The Second Elder, serving as the Punishment Elder, has set these rules: first, you may not steal someone else’s dao companion. Second, no playing around with feelings; if you already have a dao companion, you may not form another. Note: Elders are not bound by this rule. Third, disciples may not harass Elders, especially female disciples. This is top priority. Fourth…” She continued listing the rest.

Just then, as Zhou Tong stepped back into the Joyous Union Sect, a slender jade hand pinched him. He was not surprised; this was a Saint-level method, and only one person could do it. A teasing voice called softly: “Little one, come here.”

In the next moment he was inside the Sect Master Hall, with Mu Rong Ya pressing him down. She spoke coolly: “Your teacher is angry.”

Zhou Tong answered without hesitation, almost by reflex, as he said: “I was wrong!”

She asked in a low voice: “Where were you wrong?”

He admitted: “I should not have left without permission in the middle of dual cultivation with my master.”

Mu Rong Ya smiled slightly and said: “Smart answer. So your teacher will punish you.” Her small mouth opened to show her sharp little tiger teeth, and Zhou Tong felt a chill.