The Beautiful CEO's Dragon Blood Bodyguard-Chapter 2106 - 2105: An Old Cause and Effect

Since the last upheaval of the Sharing Alliance at Mount Wudang, the reputation and strength of Wudang have greatly diminished.

If not for the lingering prestige accumulated over years, it would have long been divided and devoured by others.

The foundations beneath various major sects are not solid as steel.

They have supported many small sects in the secular world, which offer tributes to them annually.

As the Wudang Sect’s influence waned, those small sects that once relied on Wudang either pledged allegiance to other sects or were absorbed by the forces of other sects.

This chain reaction will become increasingly evident as time goes by.

Now, in Jingzhou Prefecture, the largest cultivation sect is not Wudang, but the Sharing Alliance casually established by Long Fei.

The head of this alliance in Jingzhou Prefecture is Ma Tengfei, the unreliable son of Old Ma Family, the former City Lord of Bamboo City.

The battle at Azure Woods Mountain between Wudang and the Sharing Alliance made the latter famous in Jingzhou Prefecture.

Various loose cultivators flocked to join the alliance, causing a momentary reputation surge for the cultivation alliance.

Though they are merely a motley crowd, their assembly is rather intimidating.

Ma Tengfei may lack cultivation skills, but his business acumen and interpersonal skills are extraordinary.

He often speaks of Long Fei to win over a group of experts eager to apprentice under Long Fei.

A mere person in the Nascent Soul Realm subdued a group of experts in the Soul Ascension Stage, and even the Divinity Transformation Realm, around him.

However, his splendor is short-lived; as time progresses, Long Fei’s fame continually fades.

Within the Sharing Alliance, some ambitious subordinates began vying for power, attacking one another.

Initially, Ma Tengfei could reconcile conflicts using Long Fei’s name.

But as clashes intensified, Ma Tengfei evidently could no longer control the situation.

Several times he considered going to the East Sea to seek Long Fei’s assistance, yet he lacked the courage and was afraid of risking such a distant venture.

At the center of the largest lake in Jingzhou Prefecture, Hong Lake.

Here lies Laojun Island, rumored as the island where Supreme Lord Lao Zi once practiced alchemy.

At the island’s center stands a volcano over a thousand meters high and three thousand meters in circumference.

The crater is a warm spring lake, constantly emitting white mist, resembling the alchemy furnace of Supreme Lord Lao Zi from afar.

The headquarters of the Sharing Alliance are established here, with waterways accessible in all directions, radiating throughout Jingzhou Prefecture.

Currently, the Sharing Alliance’s enterprise is vast, encompassing shipbuilding, fishing, pharmacies, magical weapon shops, and also including silver stores and security bureaus, covering all aspects of Cultivators’ lives and practices.

They engage in businesses within the cultivation world.

They also partake in businesses that the cultivation world disdains.

On this day, thunderous sounds of battle echoed on Laojun Island, with over a thousand wooden warships moored at the island’s harbor.

People wielding blades and swords continuously charged onto the island for combat.

The island’s guards suffered heavy casualties, blood flowing everywhere, and thick smoke billowing into the sky.

Ma Tengfei huddled beneath the desk in a grand hall, clutching his head.

Waiting until the hall stopped shaking, he scrambled out, exclaiming regretfully, "This is the grand hall made from beams removed from Mount Wudang, everyone must protect it carefully, don’t let it burn."

Outside the grand hall, amidst the ongoing fights, a young man barged in, shouted at Ma Tengfei, "Helmsman, you must leave quickly! The Fourth Leader has already led the rebels to the front hall, if you don’t leave now, it will be too late!"

"That bastard, I really trusted the wrong person."

Ma Tengfei cursed, grabbing his longsword and heading out to leave.

But beams of sword light swept across the sky and descended around him, encircling him before the grand hall on the plaza.

These were a group of men with rugged beards and fierce expressions.

They pointed their longswords at Ma Tengfei, shouting sternly, "Helmsman, order your men to cease fighting! There have already been too many casualties among our brothers, don’t become a sinner of the Sharing Alliance."

Ma Tengfei cursed, "Zhou Danian, Qiu Jintang, you traitors and rebels, isn’t this slaughter caused by you?"

The men laughed heartily, "Caused by us? If you hadn’t been wielding power here, would our big brother have led people to rebel against you? You, a talentless, immoral individual, merely relied on your acquaintance with the Alliance Hierarch to act domineeringly within the Sharing Alliance. The Fourth Leader is the number one in intelligence and cultivation level, how could he submit beneath someone like you? This Sharing Alliance should be his domain, under his control."

"Bullshit!"

Ma Tengfei shouted, his face flushed, "Wielding power here? What power have I wielded? Clearly, it’s you who have been jumping around within the Sharing Alliance, vying for power, exterminating Second in Command’s entire family. I merely gathered everyone to seek justice for Second in Command, and you immediately rebel against me, agitated? You Hong Lake water bandits, I really shouldn’t have sheltered you." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Zhou Danian laughed triumphantly, "What’s the point of saying all this now? To tell the truth, if you hadn’t used that Long Fei to deceive people, we’d have swallowed you long ago, there’s no need to endure until now."

Qiu Jintang said, "Indeed, you bumbling fool, with merely a Nascent Soul Realm cultivation level, how do you presume to command us, the Thirteen Dragons of Hong Lake? We aided you only to leverage your influence."

"Second Brother, Third Brother, what more is there to say to this kid? Kill him, take his head swiftly to quell the turmoil."

Fourth Brother Yu Bajin coldly smiled, placing his longsword against Ma Tengfei’s neck.

A chill ran through Ma Tengfei’s heart, but he straightened his back, glaring at them coldly, "You better think clearly, my master is the Long Fei who attacked Wudang back then. Dare to act like this, he will surely come one day to cleanse you rebels in blood."

The men laughed disdainfully, "Enough! How many years have you been saying such things, when has this alleged Hierarch ever appeared? I bet he’s dead outside, only you, fool, still take him seriously."

"Right, if he weren’t dead, why wouldn’t he come by occasionally? The Sharing Alliance generates thirty million spirit stones a year, doesn’t he care at all?"

"Ma Tengfei, you’ve lived long enough. A person with Nascent Soul cultivation level leading heroes to dominate Jingzhou Prefecture for so many years, you can still boast after death."

"..."

Ma Tengfei retorted sharply, "Would they accept you? Would the Elders Council permit you to act recklessly?"

Zhou Danian sneered, "There’s no need for you to worry about this; we’ll pin this on the Third Leader, claiming that the Third Leader rebelled, and we came to aid in quelling the rebellion. Sadly, you were killed by the Third Leader, so we must worship our big brother as head. The elders of the alliance are only gathered for benefits; as long as we offer them enough advantage, what would they say?"

"You despicable scoundrels, I won’t spare you even as a ghost."

Facing impending death, Ma Tengfei uttered one last defiant remark.

"Then be a ghost!"

Zhou Danian laughed, signaling to Yu Bajin to act.

Sword light flashed, Ma Tengfei’s legs went weak, eyes shut tight.

But suddenly, there was a loud bang near his ear, a resonating sound of iron trembling, made his head buzz, and he crouched to the ground.

Yu Bajin’s longsword broke, his palm exploded, fingers bloody and mangled, revealing ghastly white bone.

He protested painfully, angrily shouting to his surroundings, "Who, who intervened?"

The others raised their swords and looked around, finally spotting an ancient carriage in mid-air.

The carriage was not drawn by horses but by a gigantic wolf-like beast with three heads.