Chapter 2810 — Xuanzhen and Xuanchen
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The Five Luminaries Sect.
Patriarch Xuanzhen's expression was somewhat sour.
"Xuanchen, why didn't you tell me beforehand that you were sending her into the trial? Do you not know how dangerous that place is? And the place she has gone is the most dangerous of all!" Patriarch Xuanzhen frowned deeply at Patriarch Xuanchen, who sat below him.
"Second Brother, she went to receive the inheritance—this is for the sake of our Five Luminaries Sect's grand plan," Patriarch Xuanchen said with a smile. "I know she is your prized disciple, but have you considered that by stopping her from receiving the inheritance merely because she is your disciple, you would be failing the successive patriarchs of our Five Luminaries Sect?"
"Th—" Patriarch Xuanzhen was at once at a loss for words. Indeed, compared with the inheritance, everything else seemed unimportant. "But you should have told me. I needed to make preparations..."
"It is not that I did not tell you—hasn't Second Brother already learned of it?" Patriarch Xuanchen said with a faint smile. "It seems Second Brother has no small number of connections within the Xuandan Sect. Your information is quite timely..."
Patriarch Xuanzhen's heart gave a sudden jolt. He abruptly felt that he had said too much. Yet from Patriarch Xuanchen's tone, it seemed the man had long known of his close dealings with the Xuandan Sect.
"Alas, to sacrifice the lives of so many Earth Rank and Heaven Rank trialists for the sake of our sect's grand plan—how can I bear it?" Patriarch Xuanzhen sighed. "It is not only her safety I worry about, but the lives of all those cultivators!"
"No one forced them to enter the Xuandan Sect's trial. If they die, it is only because their abilities were insufficient. Who is there to blame?" Patriarch Xuanchen said dismissively.
"Alas, for a cultivator to reach such a level of strength is truly no easy feat. They endured countless hardships to advance this far, and now they die just like that..." Patriarch Xuanzhen said with a hint of helplessness.
"Second Brother, you are simply too kindhearted. How can one who would achieve great things be soft-hearted? Never mind sacrificing so few people—for the sake of our Xuandan Sect's grand plan, what would it matter even if every ancient sect were sacrificed?" Patriarch Xuanchen said calmly.
"Alas!" Patriarch Xuanzhen could not bring himself to agree with Patriarch Xuanchen's methods, yet he could hardly say anything against them. For one thing, his voice within the Xuandan Sect carried less weight than Patriarch Xuanchen's, and speaking would be useless. For another, Patriarch Xuanchen always crushed him with the Five Luminaries Sect's grand plan, leaving him unable to raise any other objection.
"Very well, Second Brother. Although she is your disciple, she is also my hidden piece—I worry about her even more than you do!" Patriarch Xuanchen still had need of Patriarch Xuanzhen and naturally would not provoke him too greatly, so he consoled him: "In truth, if this is anyone's fault, it is the fault of the one who crippled Tagan Long. Were it not for him, there would have been no need to activate the hidden piece at all."
"Tagan Long was insatiably greedy and came into conflict with Senior Brother's disciple. He brought it upon himself—who else is there to blame?" Patriarch Xuanzhen could not help saying.
"Heh heh. In my eyes, whoever is the weaker is the one to blame," Patriarch Xuanchen said.
Patriarch Xuanzhen said nothing more. He knew that saying anything would be useless—so why say anything at all?
The Xuandan Sect.
Kang Jingming had rushed back together with Tianjisuan. Though Kang Jingming had not shown himself the next day, he had waited for Tianjisuan at the inn, and once Tianjisuan returned, they traveled back to the Xuandan Sect together to report.
"Brother Kang, the Young Sect Master is looking for you!" Kang Jingming had barely returned when Xiaotaohong called out to him.