Chapter 191

Chapter 191: Bai Mu Mu Breaks Down, Flying Cloud Sect Gets Punished

At last, Bai Mu Mu’s icy power was one step from complete.

Right then, Song Wei Yan moved.

To almost everyone’s shock, with all eyes on him, Song Wei Yan turned and sprinted straight off the edge of the stage.

His voice rode the wind, light and shameless: “Who wants to fight you? Do you think I am stupid?”

Many cultivators and sect members stared, dumbfounded.

Only Zhu Hua Qiao and Chen Zhou Xing both nodded with great approval, as if to say this was exactly their way of thinking.

Bai Mu Mu’s eyes filled with disbelief.

In the final of the Sect Grand Tournament’s individual bracket, Song Wei Yan actually chose to flee. Was he not afraid of embarrassing Ninghua Sect?

His timing was perfect. He stepped off the platform the instant her charge reached full.

The rules said if one side left the stage, the match ended at once. No more attacks were allowed.

He gave a cheeky smile and sighed: “Such a pity I did not get to see Fellow Daoist Bai’s ultimate move.”

She had spent a mountain of Spiritual Power to charge this strike, only to find the opponent gone and the move useless. It felt just like all her hard work before that ended in failure at the very end.

Rage shot up from Bai Mu Mu’s chest to her head and burned away what sense she had left.

She screamed at him, shaking with hate: “How dare you play me.”

She would never let him go. Today, Song Wei Yan had to die by her hand.

The storm of ice she had charged, filled with bone piercing cold, rushed at Song Wei Yan at once.

The sudden change made many people cry out.

Seeing her break the rules so openly, Shen Dao Chen and Master Ling Xiao both changed color.

In the end, the storm did not touch Song Wei Yan at all.

True Lord Gu Ci, watching from the side, raised a sleeve and blocked it with ease. With one sweep, the storm scattered.

His voice was calm but carried a command that allowed no defiance as he rebuked her: “Presumptuous.”

A heavy Spiritual Pressure crushed down and forced Bai Mu Mu flat to the ground. She had no power to resist. Only then did her reason slowly return.

Song Wei Yan patted his chest like he was still shaken and complained loudly: “You scared me to death. I have no grudge with you, Fellow Daoist Bai. Why did you try to kill me?”

True Lord Gu Ci gave a short order: “Leave this to me. You go and rest.”

Song Wei Yan answered at once: “Got it,” then hurried away from the trouble.

The next instant, two streaks of Spiritual Power shot out together and canceled True Lord Gu Ci’s pressure. Bai Mu Mu could finally stand.

But her face was full of hate. Everyone on Fengling Terrace had just watched her get pressed face first to the floor. When had she ever suffered such shame?

Shen Dao Chen landed before True Lord Gu Ci and bowed slightly as he spoke: “My daughter is attending the Sect Grand Tournament for the first time and does not know the rules well. I ask True Lord Gu Ci for lenience.”

Master Ling Xiao lifted Bai Mu Mu up and led her off the stage.

This made True Lord Gu Ci frown in clear displeasure.

His annoyance with Bai Mu Mu rose into displeasure with the entire Flying Cloud Sect.

He said coldly, not giving face, “The rules are written clearly in the Spirit Codex. Is Sect Master Shen’s daughter illiterate?”

In the Cultivation World, True Lord Gu Ci held very high status and did not fear the power of Flying Cloud Sect, so he was not going to be polite to Shen Dao Chen.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Shen Dao Chen kept his temper down and tried again to cover for Bai Mu Mu: “Young people get hot headed sometimes.”

True Lord Gu Ci’s gaze stayed flat and unreadable as he warned, every word steady: “She is the Young Sect Master, yet she acts so recklessly. Is this Sect Master Shen’s standard for choosing people? Let me remind you, do not ruin your sect’s future for personal feelings.”

The last line hinted clearly that Shen Dao Chen had opened the back door for her.

In the eyes of the world, Shen Dao Chen had always been fair and strict. Hearing this, a thin anger touched his face.

He answered in a low voice: “Flying Cloud Sect’s business does not need True Lord Gu Ci’s concern.”

True Lord Gu Ci replied, voice turning cold: “I have no right to manage Flying Cloud Sect’s internal matters. But everything at the Sect Grand Tournament is under my care.”

He made the ruling without pause: “Since Sect Master Shen defends her so strongly, then as you wish. Her mistake will be borne by the whole Flying Cloud Sect. How you handle it inside is up to you.”

His verdict spread across all of Fengling Terrace on a wave of Spiritual Power as he declared: “Flying Cloud Sect violated the match rules. As punishment, your disciples will face limits in the upcoming team match.”

The scene exploded into noise.

This punishment touched the final result of the Sect Grand Tournament. It was very serious.

Since Flying Cloud Sect had begun attending the Grand Tournament, they had never been punished, much less like this.

For Flying Cloud Sect, it was a huge shame.

Faces went dark all through the sect’s stands, and more than a few eyes turned on Bai Mu Mu with clear blame.

Shen Dao Chen kept his expression cold and said stiffly: “Flying Cloud Sect accepts the punishment. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave.”

True Lord Gu Ci waved once: “Please.”

Shen Dao Chen gave a short snort, swung his sleeve, and went back to the Flying Cloud Sect’s preparation area.

No matter what, Bai Mu Mu had already earned fifteen points for the sect, and she was his own daughter. Protecting her was only right.

As for the punishment, she would lead the team match. He had confidence in them. It was nothing to worry about.

Yet when he turned, the murmurs of other cultivators reached his ears, and he could not help feeling upset.

True Lord Gu Ci’s warning floated up in his mind. He scoffed to himself. Bai Mu Mu was the Young Sect Master he had chosen with care. His judgment could not be wrong.

Maybe there was some hidden reason. He had watched Bai Mu Mu’s conduct with his own eyes.

Thinking that, his gaze still drifted toward Ninghua Sect without meaning to.

No matter how much trouble Shen Sang Ruo made, it had stayed inside Flying Cloud Sect. But Bai Mu Mu had lost all sense at the important stage of the Sect Grand Tournament.

What would Shen Sang Ruo think?

Would she gloat and think he should have chosen her as Young Sect Master instead?

In truth, Shen Sang Ruo did not even look their way. She was listening with bright interest as Song Wei Yan acted out what had just happened in the match.

Shen Dao Chen’s face darkened again as he turned back. [Heartless thing.]

And so the second group’s final ended in a dramatic way.

Thanks to Bai Mu Mu’s loss of control, few people talked about Song Wei Yan “running away” at the last moment.

Song Wei Yan spread his hands and sighed like he was helpless: “I just said a few words. Who knew her mind was so weak and she would snap so fast. You have no idea how scary her eyes were when she looked at me.”

He added with a grin, counting it as a small win: “Since Flying Cloud Sect will be limited in the team match, that kind of covers the five points we dropped.”

Shen Sang Ruo smiled at him and promised lightly: “No problem. I will go get those five points back right now.”

Song Wei Yan being safe was what mattered most.