Asura Mad Emperor-Chapter 283: A Scheme to Win Hearts

Although it was not known how Qinchuan had become the Supreme Elder, it was almost certain that it was not through any normal means.

However, this year was different from the past; after the Sect competition ended, there would be an Elder competition. The Elder competition was not like the sparring between disciples, it could move mountains and seas, and even overturn the heavens and earth. The combatants would go all out without holding anything back.

It was the perfect opportunity for him to avenge his two disciples.

That’s why Lin Qingtian, after seeing that he could do nothing to Qinchuan, decided to leave and laid down a challenge for a match in five days during the Elder competition.

Seeing that matters here had concluded, Chi Qing and Chi Shui dismissed the other disciples and continued to oversee the orderly progression of the competition.

The Bing Arena was originally under the responsibility of the three brothers from the Gong Clan, but at this time, two brothers had their Dantians destroyed, and Gong Hong had left with Lin Qingtian, which left no one to manage the competition for a moment.

Naturally, Chi Qing and Chi Shui would not let Qinchuan be bothered with these trifles, thus they handed the Bing Arena over to Yu Chiye.

At this moment, Yu Chiye’s mind was still a blank, and he was still in shock from the news of Qinchuan being appointed Supreme Elder, he hadn’t even heard what Chi Qing and Chi Shui had said for a moment.

Not until they called his name once again did Yu Chiye come to his senses, hurriedly agreeing to their request.

Yu Chiye, who had just come to his senses, couldn’t stop sweating cold sweat from his forehead, and his eyes when looking at Qinchuan had changed, filled with shock, respect, and fear!

If Qinchuan was merely the Sect Leader’s personal disciple, he might have been able to look down upon him, but in the blink of an eye, Qinchuan had become the Supreme Elder; even though he had crippled the Dantians of the Sect Leader’s two disciples, he was now still safe and sound.

If he had known earlier, even if lent ten times the courage, he would not have dared to use the Gong Clan brothers’ hands to deal with Qinchuan.

All the events that had just unfolded ultimately stemmed from his use of the Gong Clan brothers’ and others’ arrogant nature to subtly instigate them, and if Qinchuan were to investigate deeply into this, he would inevitably have a share of the responsibility.

Qinchuan could clearly see what was on his mind, but Yu Chiye was not an undercover agent from another force like the Gong Clan brothers, and Qinchuan could not be bothered to hold him accountable, favoring mercy over harsher measures.

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He simply said indifferently, "Let this time pass, but if you dare to do it again, you won’t be able to hold on to your position as Saint Heir."

Weichi Gong’s eyes shone with a glint of brilliance upon hearing this, feeling as if he had been spared from a catastrophe.

He bowed deeply and said sincerely, "Thank you, Supreme Elder!"

The competition continued, and Qinchuan watched all four arenas until it was evening, yet he did not see any disciples with potential.

Instead, it was Chi Qing and Chi Shui who were enthusiastically coaching the disciples on the stage, providing them with pointers after their matches.

Occasionally, Qinchuan would point out the errors made by Chi Qing and Chi Shui, earning the gratitude of both the elders and the disciples.

For the next two days, the Sect competition carried on, but Qinchuan did not bother watching these young disciples demonstrate trivial details.

On the third day, which was the last day of the preliminary rounds of the Sect competition, the Second Elder finally returned.

After spending several days, he had traversed over one hundred marked spots on the diagram.

Just as Qinchuan had predicted, he found all forty-nine array points and destroyed each one.

Afterward, Qinchuan made another trip to Chi Hai’s secluded meditation place.

He retracted the Asura Emperor Soul that had been repressing the last trace of Chi Hai’s Spirit within his Divine Sense, and indeed, the final remnant of Chi Hai’s Soul did not continue to fade away, as the Seven Stars Slashing God Formation had already been broken.

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Only because the Seven Stars had lured away too many divine senses and souls, the Great Formation was broken, but Chi Hai still could not leave seclusion, and even now, he still needed the Soul Calming Lamp to stabilize his soul.

Once the Great Elder brought back all the materials and set up the Soul-Calling Formation to recall Chi Hai’s soul, he would be able to recover to his original state.

Based on Qinchuan’s speculation, since the Great Elder had not returned up to this day, if nothing unexpected occurred, it was likely that he had not been able to obtain the Tianyuan Spiritual Horn from the Jiuxiang Ancient Country; otherwise, according to the timeline, he should have returned to the mountain by today.

Qinchuan’s guess was not wrong; the Great Elder’s quest to obtain the Tianyuan Spiritual Horn from the Jiuxiang Ancient Country was indeed not smooth. He tried to persuade with emotion, explained with reason, and even promised a treasure exchange, but the Emperor of Jiuxiang Ancient Country, Yun Huan, refused to agree under any circumstances.

In the end, he remembered Qinchuan’s words, thinking that Qinchuan truly was a deity, as he had managed to predict this as well.

Seeing that he could not acquire the Spiritual Horn, he left the Jiuxiang Ancient Country and went directly to the great swamp, and at this moment, he was searching for the Xuantian Giant Elephant in the southern poison-choked lands of the swamp.

Meanwhile, within the Burning Heaven Sect, rumors began to spread that the old ancestor in the sect had passed away.

This rumor appeared groundless, but it spread in the sect as if it was well-founded, causing many disciples to waver and even many elders and protectors began to doubt after hearing the rumor.

On the third day, Lin Qingtian also heard this rumor, and using the pretext of two disciples whose Dantian had been destroyed by Qinchuan, he stormed into the Burning Heaven Hall, demanding an audience with the old ancestor, accusing Qinchuan of being ruthless and unfit to serve as the Sect’s Standing Elder, requesting the old ancestor to revoke his appointment.

But he waited three hours in the hall without seeing the old ancestor, only for Sect Leader Chi Shan to appear, stating that Qinchuan was personally selected by the old ancestor, whose decision was final and unchangeable.

Lin Qingtian then asked when he would be able to see the old ancestor.

Chi Shan, however, did not reply, stating only that the old ancestor was in seclusion and had not emerged, and that they will be able to meet once he came out of seclusion.

As Lin Qingtian, the Sixth Elder, also failed to see the old ancestor, Chi Hai, the news spread, and more and more people in the sect began to believe that their sect’s old ancestor, the sole Quasi-Emperor, had passed away.

Suddenly, everyone in the sect felt a sense of personal danger.

The reason Burning Heaven Sect could rank among the four titans of the Tianyuan Ancient Country was entirely because they had a Quasi-Emperor in residence. Now, with the Quasi-Emperor gone, the sect was bound to fall to second-rate status, and whether they could preserve the ancestral legacy was yet unknown.

And Qinchuan, regardless of how the rumors spread at the foot of the mountain, had found a spot with a wide view, where he sat leisurely in a rocking chair, legs crossed, admiring the busy clouds in the sky while sipping tea, as if everything happening below had nothing to do with him.

Red Luan perched on his shoulder, its eyes half-closed, occasionally flicking open.

A man and his luan, in perfect contentment.

To destroy someone, you must first drive them mad.

Qinchuan was well aware of where this rumor had originated.

When he saw Chi Hai getting ambushed by the Seven Stars Slashing God Great Formation, he suspected that it was the Jiuxiang Ancient Country’s doing, but to be sure, Qinchuan still played a little trick.

The need for the Tianyuan Spiritual Horn to arrange the Soul-Calling Formation was common knowledge. If it really was the Jiuxiang Ancient Country working against Chi Hai in the shadows, the Great Elder’s request for the horn would definitely be met with every possible obstruction, and it would not be given.

At the same time, the Great Elder’s quest for materials also revealed a message—that Chi Hai indeed couldn’t hold out for much longer.

Now that rumors are rampant, Qinchuan could confirm that the Jiuxiang Ancient Country had ascertained Chi Hai’s looming demise, thus they released the news, no doubt as a psychological tactic.

Besides, the news of Qinchuan’s appointment as the Grand Elder failed to spread widely due to this rumor.

On the day Qinchuan used his Meridian Opening state to destroy Gong Hai and Gong Miao’s Dantian, the event, deliberately suppressed by Chi Qing and Chi Shui, did not spread. Only a few disciples who witnessed it that day knew the truth.

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