Asura Mad Emperor-Chapter 282: The Supreme Elder

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Elder Lin Qingtian’s eyes widened with fury, disbelievingly staring at the wound on Gong Miao’s abdomen.

He hadn’t expected Qinchuan to be so audacious.

Just before, atop the mountain, he had received an urgent rescue message from three disciples. He didn’t know what sort of danger could befall his three great disciples within the Burning Heaven Sect to make them send such a pressing call for help, but he still rushed over immediately.

Upon his arrival, he witnessed Gong Hai with a destroyed dantian, and the one who had struck was merely a Meridian Opening Realm ant.

What infuriated him even more was that this ant, after injuring another person, had still not repented. In fact, in front of his very eyes, the ant once again destroyed Gong Miao’s dantian.

"Why stop me?"

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Seeing what had happened, Lin Qingtian, on the contrary, calmed down, his gaze burning as he looked at Chi Qing and Chi Shui.

A moment ago, when he tried to control Qinchuan with his Dragon Capture Hand, these two had blocked him.

If not for these two causing complications, Qinchuan would have already died under his claws, and thus, would not have been able to injure Gong Miao.

As such, at this moment, his resentment towards Chi Qing and Chi Shui was even greater than towards Qinchuan.

If the two did not give him an explanation, he would certainly not rest content.

And Chi Qing and Chi Shui were responsible for the major competition taking place; originally, the two were in charge of order at the ’A’ and ’B’ arenas.

Initially, everything was uneventful, but they suddenly felt a disturbance from the direction of the ’C’ arena. The two thought it was just the chaos from the disciples’ sparring and didn’t pay it much heed.

But then they noticed Elder Lin Qingtian descending from the sky in a great hurry and realized something was amiss. They rushed over and just in time saw Elder Lin daring to make a move against Qinchuan.

The two didn’t hesitate and immediately intervened to stop Elder Lin.

Moreover, they hadn’t expected that while the two of them were stopping Elder Lin, Qinchuan would bypass them all and directly destroy the dantian of Elder Lin’s disciple.

Looking at the scene now, they found not only Gong Miao but also Gong Hai’s dantian had been ruined—without doubt, another of Qinchuan’s exploits.

Although they did not know why Qinchuan had attacked the two, the responsibility for the matter could never lie with Qinchuan.

A joke, was it not? Qinchuan was the one from the legend; how could he possibly be at fault?

"You should’ve provoked anyone but this killing god; to do so, you obviously don’t care for a long life," both thought to themselves.

Chi Qing glanced over at Gong Hong and others, who had already learned the reason for the incident from the surrounding disciples.

With an alert face and body on guard, he looked at Lin Qingtian and spoke indifferently, "They dared to disrespect the Supreme Elder, they should be executed!"

"Supreme Elder? What Supreme Elder?"

As Chi Qing spoke these words, not only were those disciples present bewildered, but Elder Lin himself was as well.

Ever since the last Supreme Elder of the Burning Heaven Sect passed away three thousand years ago, the position of Supreme Elder had been vacant for three thousand years. When had there ever been talk of a Supreme Elder within the sect?

The one most likely to ascend to the position of Supreme Elder was the Great Elder Chi Feng, and everyone had already tacitly acknowledged that the future Supreme Elder would be Chi Feng.

"Could it be that they are referring to the Great Elder!"

Everyone looked around; there was no sight of the Great Elder anywhere.

Some disciples standing nearby were now reacting to the statement, with skepticism in their voice, they uncertainly said, "Could it be that the Seventh Elder is referring to Qinchuan?"

Another disciple immediately denied this impractical thought, scoffing, "Impossible, what kind of status does the Great Elder hold? All previous Great Elders have been old seniors who lived tens of thousands of years, how could it be a greenhorn kid."

"Then what exactly does the Seventh Elder mean by this?"

As the crowd was filled with confusion, Chi Shui spoke up to clear their doubts. His voice was clear and authoritative, resonating like music from the heavens, "Young Master Qin was appointed as the Great Elder by the ancestors and the Sect Leader a few days ago. The Gong Clan brothers dared to disrespect the Great Elder, a crime most heinous they rightly should be executed for. However, the appointment of Young Master Qin as the Great Elder was kept secret, thus it is understandable that you three were unaware, and the death penalty can be spared."

Upon hearing Chi Shui’s words, Qinchuan chuckle to himself, thinking Chi Shui turned out to be a clever man.

Chi Shui was aware of Qinchuan’s identity and knew he would certainly disdain being a personal disciple of the Sect Leader, so he took the initiative to declare Qinchuan as the Great Elder. On one hand, this would tie Qinchuan to the Burning Heaven Sect, and on the other, it would shut Lin Qingtian’s mouth.

Though Qinchuan disdained being the Great Elder of the Burning Heaven Sect, he did not refute it at this moment.

The surrounding disciples of Burning Heaven erupted into commotion upon hearing this.

"What?"

"This kid was appointed as the Great Elder?"

"Has the ancestor lost his mind?"

"This kid is merely in the Meridian Opening Realm, what merits or abilities does he have to be a Great Elder of our Fiery Sky Lineage of the Burning Heaven Sect!"

Everyone originally thought Qinchuan was personally taken as a disciple by the Sect Leader and secretly criticized the Sect Leader for being foolish to take a weakling at the Meridian Opening Realm as a disciple.

But now, according to the Ninth Elder’s words, Qinchuan was not a personal disciple of the Sect Leader but was instead a Great Elder.

This was not merely the Sect Leader’s foolish act; both the ancestor and the Sect Leader had gone insane—or at least, seemed so!

But with so many present, Chi Qing and Chi Shui, being respectable Elders, could not possibly tell such a heinous lie just to protect Qinchuan.

Unknown to them, Chi Shui had not received any message previously stating that Qinchuan had been appointed as the sect’s Great Elder.

Yet, Chi Shui had personally witnessed the Sect Leader, alongside the Second Elder and Great Elder, treating Qinchuan with the utmost respect—more so than even towards their own ancestor. He knew of Qinchuan’s identity, an existence not even their ancestor dared to provoke.

If Burning Heaven Sect had Qinchuan’s protection in the future, it would surely become more glorious.

Therefore, he was suddenly inspired to claim Qinchuan was the sect’s Great Elder.

And as future events would prove, this spur-of-the-moment idea was indeed a great opportunity for the Burning Heaven Sect.

Lin Qingtian finally snapped out of his shock, clenching his fists so tightly that they cracked. If Qinchuan was truly the Great Elder, then not only could he not avenge the destruction of Gong Hai and Gong Miao’s Dantians, but even if they were killed, he would have no choice but to relent, grinding his teeth and swallowing his own blood in silent fury.

Lin Qingtian roared, "Impossible, how can a mere Meridian Opening Realm ant be fit to be a Great Elder of our Fiery Sky Lineage of the Burning Heaven Sect? I, Lin Qingtian, am the first to refuse to accept this!"

"The Great Elder is nothing to be concerned about. If it weren’t for Chi Tian’s face, I wouldn’t even deign to be your Burning Heaven Sect’s Great Elder," Qinchuan said with disdain, standing not far away.

With Qinchuan’s proclamation, not only was Lin Qingtian furious, but the surrounding disciples were also filled with righteous indignation, "Arrogant!"

"Our Burning Heaven Sect is one of the four great powers of the Tianyuan Ancient Kingdom, countless people wish to join as a mere errand disciple and yet cannot find the way, and he dares to be so brazen, looking down upon our position of Great Elder!"

The surrounding disciples glared furiously, wishing to tear Qinchuan apart, if it were not for the formidable aura of both Chi Qing and Chi Shui, they would have likely swarmed him already.

Seeing Lin Qingtian about to make a move, Chi Qing and Chi Shui both stepped in front, shouting, "Lin Qingtian, this matter has been approved by both the Sect Leader and the ancestor. If you refuse to accept it, you are free to argue with the ancestor." Clearly, the two were resolutely protecting Qinchuan.

"Very well! Very well! Very well!" Lin Qingtian’s expression changed from red to green, then green to white, grinding his teeth in anger. After saying those words three times, he waved his hand, sweeping up Gong Hai and Gong Miao, whose Dantians were destroyed, and with a flash, vanished from sight.

A moment later, Lin Qingtian’s voice carried through with resentment, "Since you are the Great Elder, then see you at the Elder’s Grand Competition in five days!"