Chapter 246 I am the leader of Mingshan Sect It has to be said that Wancaotang and his group came to find Zhu Xiangxin well prepared. Faced with such a reasonable and advantageous targeted offensive, few people could withstand it. Zhu Xiangxin was no exception and was eventually defeated. Zhu Xiangxin walked back to the Shenhuo Palace Inn in silence. He almost bumped into people several times on the road and was a little distracted. She returned to her room with a full feeling of guilt. She lived alone and no one disturbed her in the room. The excitement she had felt before about entering the Divine Fire Realm was completely gone, because Shi Chun had indeed treated her well. That kind of generous treatment even made her think that since Shi Chun didn't have a woman and she was also unmarried, there might be possibilities between them. She had to admit that Shi Chun was a pretty good man and not ugly either. It wasn't a waste of her life to have such a partner in the cultivation world. However, everything ends here. After leaving the Divine Fire Domain, she will return to the sect. She fell on the couch, curled up on it, motionless as if dead, only the sea breeze blowing in from the window from time to time kept soothing her... Duan Xiangmei returned to her room, walked quickly to Wu Jinliang, and whispered a few words to him.

So Wu Jinliang picked up his gourd and went out, went straight to Shi Chun's room, and without knocking on the door, he cast a spell to open the bolt and entered. Shi Chun, who was sitting cross-legged on the couch, opened his eyes and looked over, then said slowly, "Why are you here again? What are you doing in and out?" This was the third time Wu Jinliang had broken in without permission. Not long ago, he came over and told me about An Wuzhi, saying that someone had knocked on An Wuzhi's door and invited him to leave together. Wu Jinliang sat beside the couch and whispered, "Tong Mingshan was also invited away by someone who knocked on the door just now." Shi Chun's eyes flickered as he meditated. "We were all quiet and peaceful before, how come we were all called out at once? It seems someone has leaked the news that we live here." Wu Jinliang: "This is not important. What's important is the three people from Tong Mingshan. Why them? They were easily called away. I guess they must be their former masters. What is their intention? You can guess it, right?" Shi Chun glanced at him and said, "You will be in prison tomorrow. Once you are in, you will be in prison for 49 days. Hurry up and have sex with your Duan Xiangmei. You have been exposed anyway, so there is no need to hide. Take her around the island. The scenery here is quite good. We have never seen it before." Wu Jinliang: "No, it's better to arrange someone to follow those three secretly." Shi Chun glanced at him and said, "Okay, don't worry about this. Someone will be watching." Wu Jinliang asked: "Are you referring to the Demonic Path?" Shi Chun shook his head slightly: "When I met Master Nan before, I asked Master Nan for help. We have already agreed on how to deal with it." "Uh..." Wu Jinliang was slightly startled, his mind turned slightly, and he suddenly realized: "You expected that someone would look for these three?" Shi Chun: "Why do you think I won't report to Qiyun Valley and would rather spend money to take everyone to hide here? Okay, go and have fun." Whenever he had free time, he would seize the time to refine the demonic flame in his body. Every time he refined it, his cultivation strength would increase. Seeing that he was well prepared, Wu Jinliang felt relieved. He laughed his signature laugh again, patted his thigh, got up and left. This time he really took Duan Xiangmei to the beach to play. Not long after he left, Feng Chi knocked on the door and entered Shi Chun's room again. As soon as the door closed, she immediately slid over to sit beside Shi Chun's couch and whispered, "Zhu Xiangxin was called out and met with the people from Wancao Hall. The people from Wancao Hall included her master Bai Tingfang, Wancao Hall's head Ao Hongyou, and Wancao Hall's elder Lian Hu. It's not hard to guess why they came to see her in such a big way." Shi Chun asked, "Has the person come back?" Feng Chi: "I'm back, back to my room."

Shi Chun was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly, "Okay, I understand." Feng Chi: "Also, An Wuzhi and Tong Mingshan were called out. We don't know who they are meeting now, but it's not hard to guess. We have to be careful. It seems I have to ask the higher-ups to send more people to keep an eye on them." Shi Chun: "It's okay, don't worry about it. They went in just to make up the numbers. I went in here mainly to help the people over there. There's no need to make things difficult for them." After thinking about it, Feng Chi nodded and left. As she went out and closed the door, she saw An Wuzhi who had just returned. They nodded to each other and then went back to their respective rooms. At this time, Tong Mingshan had already arrived at Qiyu Valley and was taken to the residence of the Bailian Sect. When his former classmates saw him appear, some frowned, some were envious, and no one knew whether they should say hello or not. After entering a room, he met the headmaster Yan Qufeng, elders Pan Gongying and Jie Lunguang, and his master Luo Wan. The circumstances of the meeting were almost identical to when Zhu Xiangxin met his master before. Both asked him to return to his master's sect, which put Tong Mingshan under a lot of pressure. The temptation offered by Bailian Sect was huge, with higher-level weapon refining methods, higher-level fire-based skills, and ample supply of resources. He really couldn't resist. But his situation is different from Zhu Xiangxin's. No one from Wancaotang entered the Divine Fire Domain, except Zhu Xiangxin. There are twenty people who can enter from Bailian Sect, so adding one more person does not mean much. The reason why he is important is because he is the leader of Mingshan Sect, and the intention is to let him guide the thirteen people of Mingshan Sect to serve Bailian Sect and increase the probability of Bailian Sect obtaining the Divine Fire. This is his value in the eyes of Mingshan Sect. Facing the advice of his master and the huge temptation of benefits, Tong Mingshan lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. Everyone in the room was waiting quietly. After waiting for a while, Yan Qufeng tilted his head slightly and signaled to his master Luo Wan. Luo Wan immediately shouted, "Mingshan, don't be stupid!" So Tong Mingshan raised his still handsome and youthful face, took a deep breath, got rid of his previous hesitant state, and said in a firm tone: "Master, I can't agree to this. I'm sorry!" After hearing these words, everyone present was shocked. With such good conditions, he actually refused? They were a bit unbelievable. Luo Wan was so disappointed that he rushed forward and almost attacked him, but Yan Qufeng used a magic to push him away and shouted, "Don't be so presumptuous!" No matter what, he is now the head of a sect and has signed the Divine Fire Covenant. What if you hurt him now? If you really want to make a fuss about it and break the rules, it will be troublesome for the Bailian Sect to be disqualified from entering the Divine Fire Domain. Pan Gongying asked curiously, "Tong Mingshan, is there anything you can't agree to?" Now that the decision has been made, Tong Mingshan's answers became more fluent, "We can't go back on our word!" "Stupid!" Luo Wan pointed at him with his hair and beard all standing up, glaring at him, "Shi Chun is a villain, how can he be trustworthy? He deceived you and got you expelled from the sect, have you forgotten that?" Tong Mingshan responded calmly: "I am the leader of Mingshan Sect. How can I betray the sect?" This one statement was worth a thousand words, like thunderclap that shocked the world, leaving everyone present speechless and unable to respond. Yan Qufeng, who was also the sect leader, had countless reasons at this moment, but he couldn't utter a single word to refute these words. Luo Wan suddenly pointed at his disciple and said speciously, "You have enjoyed all the conveniences of the sect to get to where you are today. What's the difference between this and betrayal?"

Tong Mingshan said calmly: "I have never betrayed the sect, it is the sect that has abandoned me." Then he raised his hand and bowed to Luo Wan, "Master, once a teacher, always a teacher, I will never forget it. I can still remember clearly the situation when I was expelled from the sect in the capital of Shengshenzhou. I will never forget it. From that day on, the disciple knew that the Master is the Master, and each master is each master, and they should be separate and not be confused! Master, please don't mention the matter of returning to the sect again. I'm sorry I can't obey your request! We will have to go to the Divine Fire Territory tomorrow, so I will take my leave first!" After saying this, he bowed to the others, then turned around and strode away. Luo Wan was so angry that he was shaking and was about to chase him, but Yan Qufeng stopped him, "Forget it, he has made up his mind, and it is too late to change it. Let him go. Today, we have said goodbye. We have severed our relationship with the Bailian Sect. As long as he doesn't regret it in the future, it will be fine!" These words were said not only to Luo Wan, but also to the person who left. Tong Mingshan heard these words as he walked out the door, but he did not look back and left resolutely. In the end, only sighs remained in the house. Yan Qufeng walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the valley scenery outside the window, with a look of regret on his face, and whispered softly: "It was not for the sake of temptation. Today, I saw his true nature and expelled him from the sect. Maybe it was really a mistake made by my Bailian Sect. Alas!" After returning to the Shenhuo Palace, Tong Mingshan did not go directly back to his room, but knocked on Shi Chun's door. Shi Chun's voice came from inside the house, "Come in." Tong Mingshan opened the door, entered, and then closed it again. He walked into the house and sat down by himself, remaining silent for a long time. Shi Chun, who was sitting cross-legged on the couch, looked at him for a while and said with a half-smile, "You look like you are worried. What's wrong?" "My master came to find me and asked me to return to the sect..." Tong Mingshan sighed and told the story. Shi Chun occasionally interrupted and asked a question, such as what benefits had been given. When asked how he refused, after hearing the words of refusal, Shi Chun's eyes suddenly lit up, and he jumped down from the couch where he was sitting cross-legged, swung his sleeves wildly and turned around a few times, laughing loudly and said, "I am the leader of Mingshan Sect, how can I betray the sect!" He suddenly turned around, waved his sleeves, and pointed two fingers at Tong Mingshan who was sitting there, and shouted: "You, Tong Mingshan, are worthy of being the leader of Mingshan Sect!" Having just experienced an emotional confrontation, Tong Mingshan was not in the mood. He was a little depressed and rambled on and on during the Q&A session to tell the whole story. After hearing this, Shi Chun couldn't help but laugh and said, "How could you resist saying no when I promised you such a huge benefit?" He is very strange. Tong Mingshan sneered and said in a self-deprecating manner: "What can I say? They don't know, but don't I know it myself? I don't even know when I became the leader of the Mingshan Sect. You, the leader, have the final say in this Mingshan Sect. What can I say to order you to help the Bailian Sect? I can't do what they ask. There are 20 of them entering the venue. If they really want to join forces and find the divine fire, do you think it will be my turn to absorb it? I am just making wedding clothes for them. If I had not absorbed the divine fire and returned to the Bailian Sect, the higher-level techniques, higher-level weapon refining methods, and all the cultivation resources would not be given to those who absorbed the divine fire, but would be given to me as an ordinary disciple as an exception. I am afraid that I would not be able to enjoy them." "Good, good, good." Shi Chun happily clapped his hands and praised repeatedly: "It seems that the leader of Mingshan Sect really did not choose the wrong person. He is the chosen one by heaven." (End of this chapter)