Simplification System: From Perfect Arrow Skill to Immortal-Chapter 231 - 178: Revealing Su Changkong’s True Colors, Ji Ruyan Is Shocked
Faced with the olive branches from all the major sects, Lin Chang’sheng didn’t agree right away.
Because no matter which major sect he chose now, he’d likely offend all the others. It just wasn’t worth it.
"I appreciate everyone’s kindness. But as a disciple of the Liuyun Sect, I can’t just defect to another sect. Otherwise, how am I any different from a traitor?"
Lin Chang’sheng said slowly.
Hearing this, Su Changkong let out a long sigh of relief.
If Lin Chang’sheng had decided to join another sect, there wasn’t much he could do to stop him. But Lin Chang’sheng’s next words made Su Changkong frown deeply.
"Of course, I’m not going back to the Liuyun Immortal Sect either!"
Lin Chang’sheng stated honestly.
He simply couldn’t trust Su Changkong’s character.
After all, Murong Tian’s death—true or not—was definitely connected to Su Changkong.
"Lin Chang’sheng, as a disciple of the Liuyun Immortal Sect, why won’t you return? Are you worried the sect can’t provide you with cultivation resources?"
Su Changkong sounded a bit irritated.
He’d come all this way to personally invite Lin Chang’sheng back, and the guy still refused?
This was clearly an insult.
"Exactly! Lin Chang’sheng, you’ve spent years training outside. Your cultivation may have advanced quickly, but you haven’t been safe. If we hadn’t arrived in time, you might have already fallen to Celestial Concealment’s deadly hands. Come back with us to the Liuyun Immortal Sect! The sect will absolutely nurture you. Your progress won’t be slower than if you stayed outside!"
Ji Ruyan grew anxious seeing Lin Chang’sheng refuse to return and couldn’t help but speak up.
Finding Lin Chang’sheng was no easy task.
This guy mastered a flawless Disguise Technique—once he disappeared into the crowd, looking for him was like searching for a needle in the sea.
That’s why this time, they were determined to persuade him to come back.
"Brother Lin, just listen to Master and the Sect Leader! The sect has all kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. They can only help your cultivation, not harm it!"
On the side, Gao Ziyue also urged him anxiously.
Back when Lin Chang’sheng seized eight strands of Heaven and Earth Qi, everyone eyed him greedily.
But now he had refined all that Qi. No one would be coming after him for it anymore.
So Gao Ziyue also hoped Lin Chang’sheng would return to the sect.
At least with the sect’s protection, he’d be safe.
But when Lin Chang’sheng heard Su Changkong’s words, the corner of his mouth turned up in a smirk. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
"Honestly, going back to the Liuyun Immortal Sect would be the least safe thing I could do!"
Lin Chang’sheng said bluntly.
His words left everyone around scratching their heads. Why would he say that?
Could it be the Liuyun Immortal Sect really couldn’t keep him safe?
"Lin Chang’sheng, what kind of talk is that? Are you saying the Sect Leader can’t guarantee your safety in the Liuyun Immortal Sect?"
Ji Ruyan was indignant.
Wasn’t Lin Chang’sheng basically slapping their sect in the face in front of all these people?
But Lin Chang’sheng’s next words left Ji Ruyan utterly stunned.
"My safety can’t be guaranteed precisely because the Sect Leader is there!"
Lin Chang’sheng locked eyes with Su Changkong, as if trying to see right through him.
And sure enough, as soon as he finished, Su Changkong’s deep eyes turned cold and sinister.
"Lin Chang’sheng, just because you’re the darling of all the sects now doesn’t mean you can spout nonsense. Our sect only wants to nurture you. If you’re ungrateful, fine—but must you slander me? Am I really going to harm you?"
Su Changkong’s face was as dark as night.
This brat dared to defy him with so many people watching, giving him zero face. If Lin Chang’sheng ever ended up in his hands, there would be hell to pay.
The conversation between Lin Chang’sheng and Su Changkong left the surrounding sect leaders puzzled.
Could it be Lin Chang’sheng refused to return to the Liuyun Immortal Sect out of fear that Su Changkong would harm him?
Was Su Changkong really that kind of devious villain?
"If you think I’m slandering you, just ask him and you’ll know!"
As the sects looked on in confusion, Lin Chang’sheng waved his hand and summoned the soul of Murong Tian.
Lin Chang’sheng had released a hundred thousand souls before, consuming them to enhance his cultivation.
But of course, he never touched the main few.
Murong Tian and the others’ souls were left unharmed.
At that moment, as Murong Tian was summoned by Lin Chang’sheng, he was a bit confused.
But when he saw Su Changkong and Ji Ruyan hovering in the sky, his face instantly burned with rage.
His fists clenched so tightly they almost bled, like he wanted to tear Su Changkong to pieces then and there.
"Murong Tian?"
Su Changkong’s eyes went wide when he saw Murong Tian’s soul, utter shock on his face.
It had been more than a hundred years, and yet Murong Tian’s soul hadn’t scattered?
"Brother Murong? Is that really you?"
By Su Changkong’s side, Ji Ruyan’s eyes also filled with surprise, and—more than anything else—pain.
After Murong Tian vanished, having obtained a strand of Heaven and Earth Qi, all news of him ceased.
Ji Ruyan had always suspected he was dead by now.
But she never imagined they’d meet again like this.
"Ruyan, it’s me. Who’d have thought our reunion would come with the world of the living and the dead separating us."
Murong Tian’s heart was a storm of emotions.
He was endlessly grateful to Lin Chang’sheng. If it weren’t for him, he’d never have gotten to see Ji Ruyan again in this life.
And he’d never have had a chance to expose Su Changkong’s true face.
"Brother Murong, who killed you back then? How did you end up like this?"
Ji Ruyan spoke, furious.
If Murong Tian hadn’t died all those years ago, he’d probably be a powerful figure by now.
Breaking through to Nascent Soul would have been a breeze.
"Who else could it have been? Of course, it was the ’noble’ Sect Leader of the Liuyun Immortal Sect—Su Changkong. It’s all thanks to him!"
Murong Tian glared at Su Changkong, that despicable scum who stole his Heaven and Earth Qi and beat him to death.
If only he’d been on guard back then, how could Su Changkong have succeeded?
As soon as Murong Tian said this, every powerhouse in the area turned their eyes to Su Changkong in unison.
It was like they were all waiting for his answer!
But Su Changkong just acted like it was nothing.
"Fine, Lin Chang’sheng—if you won’t come back with me, so be it. But now you stoop to such dirty tricks to frame me? Clearly you’re planning to abandon us and join another sect."
Su Changkong reversed the accusation back at him.
"Frame you? Su Changkong, does this look familiar?"
Murong Tian took a transparent Jade Pendant from his chest. It was engraved with the character ’Su’, surrounded by dragons and phoenixes.
This was something Su Changkong used to wear back in the day.
Back then, he’d attacked Murong Tian to seize his Heaven and Earth Qi, almost killing him.
He hadn’t realized Murong Tian had managed to snatch his Jade Pendant in the chaos.
When he saw the pendant, Su Changkong’s eyes turned icy cold.
He knew there was no point in arguing any further.
"You ambushed me, killed me, and stole my Heaven and Earth Qi. But as you left, I ripped your pendant away. What more is there to say?"
Murong Tian was determined to shred Su Changkong’s facade for all to see.
He’d forced himself to hold on this long for this moment.
Otherwise, with his cultivation not even at the Golden Core Stage, how could he have kept his soul intact for so many years?
"Senior Brother Su, did you really kill Brother Murong?"
Ji Ruyan felt her whole world collapse.
The Sect Leader she’d always looked up to—was he really such a despicable scoundrel?
He’d even poisoned his own brothers in the pursuit of cultivation?!
"So what? This world is survival of the fittest. What right did Murong Tian have to contend with me? That Heaven and Earth Qi was destined to be mine. He only had himself to blame!"
Su Changkong didn’t deny it anymore; he admitted everything directly.
That earned him nothing but scorn from all the other sect leaders.
If it had been a disciple from another sect, killing for Heaven and Earth Qi was one thing.
But to be so ruthless to your own sect members? No wonder Lin Chang’sheng refused to return.
Going back would be walking to his own doom.
"You—"
At that moment, Ji Ruyan realized the Sect Leader she’d known for years was suddenly a total stranger.
She couldn’t help but take a step back.
"Ruyan, after all these years, you’ve been completely fooled by this hypocrite. He’s always been a cunning and ruthless man!"
Murong Tian said, trembling with anger.
Just being able to expose the true face of Su Changkong today made him feel his death wouldn’t have been in vain.
"Say what you will—it doesn’t matter. Losing is losing. I killed you back then, and I can do the same today!"
By now, Su Changkong was ready to kill Lin Chang’sheng and Murong Tian where they stood.
If this brat wouldn’t come back to the Liuyun Sect, then he could forget about joining anyone else. The only road left for him was death.
As he spoke, the surging Nascent Soul Power exploded out from Su Changkong, clearly signaling a fight was about to break out.
He’d wanted to groom Lin Chang’sheng as the next successor for the Liuyun Immortal Sect.
But since this kid didn’t know what was good for him and tore his mask off in front of all these people...
He only had himself to blame.
Might as well seize his Fate and use it for his own benefit.
Su Changkong was only a step away from becoming a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator.
Lin Chang’sheng himself was the key for him to take that final step.
"Sect Leader Su, Lin Chang’sheng may not have agreed to join my Celestial Sword Sect, but he’s still a friend of mine, Wang Chonglou. If you want to make a move on him, you’ll have to get through us first!"
Wang Chonglou took a step forward, speaking straight from the shoulder.
He was determined to protect Lin Chang’sheng, even if the guy didn’t want to join the Celestial Sword Sect. Wang Chonglou understood.
A dragon like Lin Chang’sheng would never be content to keep swimming in shallow waters.
The sky he would soar in was far wider than theirs.
"So you’re saying the Celestial Sword Sect wants to become enemies with my Liuyun Immortal Sect?"
Su Changkong snorted coldly.
His sinister eyes were full of murderous intent.
"I wouldn’t put it like that. But as long as I’m here, you won’t be laying a finger on Lin Chang’sheng!"
Wang Chonglou said firmly again.
To protect Lin Chang’sheng, he was willing to oppose Su Changkong.
It wasn’t often a prodigy like this appeared—once in several centuries. Wang Chonglou couldn’t bear to see his life cut short.
If he got the chance to grow, he’d be the savior of the Southern Domain Cultivation Realm.
In a thousand years, only three unparalleled geniuses had ever appeared in the Southern Domain Cultivation Realm.
One was Ling Wuji, who ascended to the Immortal Realm 900 years ago; another was Jiang Yukun, who defeated a Nascent Soul cultivator with just Golden Core Cultivation three hundred years ago.
And now, Lin Chang’sheng was the third genius.
He’d wounded a Nascent Soul master while only at the Golden Core Stage—an expert in the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul no less.
That’s not something just anyone could do.
How could they stand by and watch a talent like him get cut down so young?
Tap, tap, tap—
As Wang Chonglou finished, Su Changkong’s fists clenched so tightly that popping sounds filled the air. It was clear just how furious he was at that moment.
