Chapter 1857
byAt the same time that Yang Kai was ransacking the Purple Star Treasure House, a good show of open strife and veiled struggle was also being staged in the ancestral hall of the Purple Star Palace.
Since Zi Wuji had decided to confront Gong Sunliang today, he naturally would no longer endure and give in as before. Today, he seemed overbearing and high-spirited.
Gong Sunliang undoubtedly noticed this, but he didn’t take it to heart and just watched coldly.
Many high-level officials of the Purple Star also felt that the atmosphere today was slightly different and secretly worried. Fortunately, everything was as stable and normal as usual, and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth proceeded peacefully.
Half a day later, everyone poured into the ancestral hall to prepare for the last ancestral worship ceremony.
The sacrifices had already been prepared properly. The high-level officials of the Purple Star stood solemnly in four rows below according to their status and strength. Gong Sunliang gave a long speech, tracing the great achievements of the ancestors of the Purple Star. The atmosphere in the ancestral hall was solemn and Youdaoplaceholder0, and a sense of pride and identity rose in everyone’s heart proud to be in the Purple Star.
After a long time, Gong Sunliang’s expression became solemn, and he loudly shouted: “Ancestors are above. Today, Wuwei disciple Gong Sunliang only represents the whole Zixing to sacrifice to the ancestors. May the spirits of the ancestors in the previous world bless our Zixing’s martial fortune to be prosperous and never end. Offer incense!
Immediately, someone presented the three prepared dragon’s saliva incenses.
Gong Sunliang was just about to take them. At this moment, a low shout came： “Wait a moment, Great Elder！”
Gong Sunliang frowned and turned his head to look in the direction of the sound source. He half-closed his eyes and said, “If the Second Young Master has something to say, wait until I finish offering these three incenses. No one can interfere with the ancestor worship ceremony.”
Zi Wuji smiled slightly： “What the Great Elder said is right. However, Wuji thinks it may not be appropriate to hand these three incenses to the Great Elder.”
“I am the Great Elder of Zixing. Offering three incenses to the ancestors is just a matter of course. What’s inappropriate？” Gong Sunliang said lightly. The pressure like substance was revealed in his half-closed eyes, staring at Zi Wuji.”
The latter was still unafraid and still said without changing his expression： “In previous years, this ceremony was presided over by Father and Big Brother. Now that Father and Big Brother are not in Zixing, this matter should be done by Wuji on their behalf.”
“The Second Young Master wants to offer these three incenses？”
“Exactly！”
“Hehe, Second Young Master is joking. Since the Lord and the Young Master are both not in Purple Star, as the Great Elder of Purple Star, I naturally should share the concerns of the Lord and the Young Master. There is no need for Second Young Master to worry about this matter. You can step back.”
“Great Elder, I, Wuji, have the blood of the Purple Family flowing in my body, and Purple Star is the foundation of my Purple Family. I, Wuji, have no hesitation in this matter.”
“You insist on this？” Gongsun Liang stared indifferently at Zi Wuji.
“I hope the Great Elder will fulfill it.” Zi Wuji looked back neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Gongsun Liang smiled hehe, and secretly circulated the Saint Yuan in his body. He wanted to put pressure on Zi Wuji. Offering incense was just a procedure of ancestor worship, but it represented extraordinary significance. If he compromised today, it would mean recognizing Zi Wuji’s status. Naturally, Gongsun Liang would not let this happen.
But what Gongsun Liang never expected was that as soon as his Saint Yuan started to circulate here, there was suddenly a clicking sound all around.
The next moment, countless exclamations came.
Gongsun Liang’s face sank, and he swept over Zi Wuji’s smug smile. He had a bad premonition.
“This spirit tablet is broken！”
“What？”
“My God, the spirit tablets of all the ancestors and predecessors have actually broken.”
Suddenly, the shouts and cries of many high-level officials of Purple Star came from all around. Gongsun Liang turned his head and Youdaoplaceholder0, and his entire old face instantly turned tieqing.
The tablets enshrined on the platform, most of them have actually broken at this moment. Even if a few have not broken, countless cracks have also appeared, as if they are about to collapse at any moment.
These tablets represent the ancestors of the Purple Star in all dynasties and the great figures who have made great contributions to the Purple Star in all dynasties. The owner of each tablet was a famous powerhouse during his lifetime and an existence that made hundreds of millions of warriors in the Purple Star admire and obey.
After their deaths, their descendants enshrined the tablets here and were admired by all generations.
They represent a kind of spirit. A kind of belief.
No one dares to disrespect them！ Even the current owner of the Purple Star, Zi Long, has to be respectful when he enters here.
But now, these symbols, these beliefs, are all going to turn into dust.
Gongsun Liang’s heart was shocked, and he turned his face. He glared at Zi Wuji.
After all, there were also the tablets of his Gongsun family’s ancestors in there.
Before he could speak, Zi Wuji spat out a mouthful of blood. With a sad and desolate expression, as if in agony, he pointed at Gongsun Liang and trembled, saying, “Great Elder… you have such a vicious method. Even if you are dissatisfied with Wuji’s disobedience, it’s okay to give a small punishment and a big admonition. But you actually want to shatter the tablets of our ancestors. Do you still have our Purple Star in your eyes！”
Gongsun Liang was stunned for a moment, and then shouted angrily, “Zi Wuji, don’t talk nonsense…”
“I’m talking nonsense？” Zi Wuji wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sneered. “Many adults in the ancestral hall have seen it clearly. How could they let Wuji talk nonsense？ Yes, Wuji did offend you just now, but you… you don’t have to do this, do you？”
“Great Elder, you’ve gone too far! There is a soul thought stored in each ancestral tablet here. You have destroyed the tablets which is equivalent to killing the things where all the ancestors’ soul thoughts are deposited really making them vanish into thin air. How can you be worthy of them! Immediately, someone followed Zi Wuji and shouted.
“Deceiving the master and betraying the ancestors, Great Elder, what are you trying to do？”
“Great Elder, please give us an explanation！”
Behind Zi Wuji, a group of warriors stood up and accused Gongsun Liang. Zi Wuji’s face was filled with grief and indignation covering his chest with his hand, but there was a proud divine light dancing at the corner of his eye.
Gongsun Liang’s face was as cold as water. By this time, how could he not know that he had fallen into someone else’s trap? He had indeed driven the Saint Yuan just now but he just wanted to teach Zi Wuji a little lesson so that he wouldn’t be so presumptuous. But who would have known that it was the wave of that Saint Yuan that made all these tablets shatter.
The fluctuation of Saint Yuan at that level simply couldn’t have such an effect.
The only explanation is that these tablets had long been tampered with, and his Saint Yuan was just a fuse.
“Zi Wuji！ This old man underestimated you. You actually have such courage！” Gongsun Liang didn’t try to defend himself. Instead, he looked at Zi Wuji with admiration. Daring to play tricks on the ancestral tablets, this was something Gongsun Liang had never even thought of, but Zi Wuji had done it. Just for this point, Gongsun Liang had to admire Zi Wuji’s determination and cruelty.
“What does the Great Elder mean by this? Wuji doesn’t understand. I still ask the Great Elder to give a reasonable explanation for these tablets！” Zi Wuji didn’t let go of the tablets and was determined to tear his face with Gongsun Liang today！
“Explanation?” Gongsun Liang couldn’t stop sneering. His gaze swept over the powerhouses behind Zi Wuji one by one. But any of those who were swept by his gaze, none of them didn’t change their complexions greatly and looked away from horror.
Although these people had followed Zi Wuji and were convinced by his mind and methods, the Great Elder was after all the Great Elder, with dignity and respect. Youdaoplaceholder0 Gongsun Liang so blatantly they also had misgivings in their hearts.
Zi Wuji perceived that this point and secretly cursed in his heart that they were all useless. His figure twisted and blocked Gongsun Liang’s sight. He shouted in a low voice, “Great Elder, do you really not put the ancestors of our Purple Star in your eyes? You are so arrogant and conceited. What qualification do you have to occupy the position of the Great Elder?
“This is what you really want to say, isn’t it?” Gongsun Liang laughed instead of getting angry. “Kid, you’re really not bad. If it weren’t for Donglai, perhaps the Purple Star could have risen to a new level under your leadership in the future. But unfortunately… you’re destined to be nothing more than a clown. You want an explanation, right? Then this old man will give you an explanation!
As soon as the voice fell, Gongsun Liang actually took a step forward directly and reached out to grab Zi Wuji.
He knew that this matter today was simply a trap set for himself. No matter whether those memorial tablets had been tampered with before or not, the fact that they were shattered by himself was an indisputable fact and there was no way to defend.
Since there was no way to defend, then don’t defend.
There is not only one way to reason, which is not only with the mouth, but also with the fist！
Seeing that Gongsun Liang was really attacking him, Zi Wuji was not alarmed but delighted. A look of panic appeared on his face. While retreating, he shouted loudly: Gongsun Liang, do you really want to do it in the ancestral hall? This is a great disrespect to all the ancestors, equivalent to betraying the Purple Star! Although you have committed a serious crime today, after all, you are the respected Great Elder. If you can face the wall in the ancestral hall for ten years and repent with all your heart, you may not be able to be forgiven. Why do you have to be so obsessed!
Anyway, put this big hat on first. In this way, Gongsun Liang can only go to the end of one road.
Presumptuous！ How I act doesn’t require you to comment！” Gongsun Liang coldly shouted, not taking Zi Wuji seriously at all.”
Just as he was about to catch Zi Wuji, a ghost-like figure suddenly rushed in from outside and directly blocked between him and Zi Wuji.
Gongsun Liang’s expression changed, and he changed his grab to a palm strike, pushing forward with a palm.
The newcomer also greeted with a palm strike.
When the two palms touched, there was no sound, but the two figures simultaneously retreated backward.
It was only at this moment that the energy explosion sound suddenly came from the space where the two had opposed palms before, splashing in the void, and the entire ancestral hall actually collapsed in an instant, and the Purple Star Palace shook violently.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
All the powerhouses of Purple Star flew out from the ruins one after another, looking down like they had lost their parents, with expressions of grief and despair.
This ancestral hall that had stood on Purple Star for tens of thousands of years, regarded as a symbol of the sacred place by all the martial artists of Purple Star, was actually destroyed today！
Everyone felt an uncomfortable feeling in their hearts, and their complexions were ugly.
In the void, Zi Wuji’s face was bloodless, and he was extremely scared in his heart.
Although everything was within his plan, at the moment when Gongsun Liang attacked him just now, he still had a feeling that the end was coming. In front of a Void King Realm Layer 2 powerhouse, he simply had no power to resist.
Strength, only strength, is the real power. Zi Wuji secretly clenched his fists and became ruthless in his heart.
On the other side, Gong Sunliang narrowed his eyes and looked forward, looking at a figure blocking in front of Zi Wuji.
This was a man who looked about thirty years old. The man was gentle and refined, with an imposing manner. The corners of his eyes revealed the vicissitudes of seeing through the world, looking mature and stable.
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