The Corruption Dragon God: Lust System

Chapter 635: 635 - He even deceived Master Ma!

A month had passed quickly since Tianhao’s men attacked Qingyi.

Initially, the Celestial Law Pavilion promised that it would quickly find the culprit responsible for spreading demonic techniques within the sect and bring him to justice, but that didn’t last long.

By the second week, they were no longer mentioning the matter, and by the third, they were pretending nothing had happened.

Guo Tianhao, who had secluded himself in cultivation on the very day of the incident, finally emerged.

His aura was powerful, making it clear that he was just one step away from advancing to the Celestial Origin Realm and was already preparing to begin his race to become a core disciple.

"Guo Tianhao, tell me, why were your subordinates carrying a demonic technique with them?"

An angry voice echoed through the room, heavy and hoarse.

It was Tianfa, his eyes gleaming with murderous intent as he stared at the young man before him.

"There is a limit to what I can cover up, and the use of demonic energy within the sect is far, far beyond that limit.

Do you know what would happen to me if the sect leader knew of my involvement? I would be finished, utterly finished!" Tianfa growled, his teeth clenched.

He was a Stellar Sovereign, but he was among the weakest in his realm. If the sect leader ordered his death, he wouldn’t be able to resist.

"Ah... you worry too much, Elder Tianfa. Everything was under my control." Guo Tianhao smiled, showing no fear in the face of the powerful elder’s murderous intent.

"That bastard almost spoke your name! What if I hadn’t arrived first and silenced him?" Tianfa asked, taking a step forward.

"Do you know how difficult it was for me to get rid of those five son-of-a-bitch elders without being noticed?"

"Not as difficult as what I have to do for you, remember?" Tianhao replied, the smile remaining on his face.

"You want to enter the sect leader’s sacred library, don’t you? If I marry Rou’er and become the sect’s young Lord, I’ll have the authority to let you come and go freely."

Hearing that, Tianfa clenched his teeth.

He didn’t stand by Tianhao just for the Guo family’s money.

Sure, it was a family whose wealth was even greater than that of the sect itself, but that sort of thing would rarely tempt a Stellar Sovereign, whose lifespan was limitless.

The sect leader’s sacred library, on the other hand, was different.

There lay the founders’ greatest secrets, and only the sect leader himself, his family, and the five heir families of the five founding heroes were allowed to enter.

Honestly, Tianhao himself dreamed of entering the library, even though his greatest interest was, in fact, taking Rou’er for himself.

There were few things worth risking a stellar sovereign’s life for in that region of the celestial heavens, and access to the sacred library was certainly one of them.

Tianfa had tried many times to gain that access, but the sect leader had always rejected him.

Turning with a grunt, Tianfa grabbed a bottle of liquor and brought it to his throat.

No sooner had his lips touched the opening than he froze upon hearing heavy footsteps approaching in the hallway.

Three distinct knocks echoed against the door, drawing a new irritated grunt from the elder.

"What is it? I hope it’s something important, or else..." Tianfa left the sentence hanging, his murderous intent seeping out of the room.

He already knew who was on the other side, one of the subordinates responsible for gathering intelligence.

The man shuddered as he felt the weight of that pressure.

"Ma Zhenwu has ended his seclusion, my lord."

"Already?" Tianfa’s eyes widened.

He would have expected Zhenwu to spend at least a few decades, perhaps centuries, in seclusion, but barely over a month had passed.

What kind of enlightenment could that old man have had?

"And his cultivation?" Tianfa asked, opening the door and pulling the subordinate inside.

"He... seems to have had a great enlightenment and broken through directly to the sixth stage of the Star Sovereign realm..."

Tianfa froze.

Zhenwu had been stagnant in his current realm for over four hundred and eighty thousand years, all of them spent merely solidifying a powerful foundation.

Now, being the oldest of the sect’s Stellar Sovereigns and having advanced so many stages in a single cultivation session, just how formidable would he be?

And, to make matters even worse, he had a granddaughter who had been taken by a sect from the central regions and who, obviously, could easily break through the Stellar Sovereign realm and reach much higher levels.

"Ah... thank heavens that old monster isn’t an enemy." Tianfa sighed.

"Now that he’s broken through that bottleneck, it won’t be long before he reaches the peak of the Star Sovereign realm and becomes the sect’s most powerful expert."

He only realized he’d spoken too soon when he noticed the calm expression on his subordinate’s face darken.

Tianfa’s shoulders slumped immediately. Tianhao had the same reaction at the same time, the smile fading from his face.

What the hell kind of blessing had fallen into Qingyi’s lap for free this time?

"Speak. What’s wrong?" Tianfa asked, suppressing his killing intent and sitting heavily in his chair.

"Well... Zhenwu, this morning, publicly visited the sect leader and not only offered Qingyi his deepest gratitude for overcoming the secret realm on his family’s land, which had remained undefeated for generations, but even announced that..." The subordinate lowered his head, tense.

He knew exactly the weight of what he was about to say, especially with Tianhao present, a man whose love for Rou’er bordered on obsession.

"Speak. I’ll guarantee your life," Tianfa said, his voice firm.

He wasn’t an irrational man and wouldn’t kill a subordinate for something that wasn’t his fault.

"He spoke of Rou’er’s marriage and... said that his family would support Qingyi, an external disciple who has barely made a name for himself, as a potential suitor."

The moment he closed his mouth, the subordinate regretted having spoken.

Tianhao’s murderous intent exploded through the room.

"Qingyi... That wretch! He even deceived Master Ma!" Tianhao roared, his fist slamming down hard on the table, which split in two with a sharp crack.

Little did he know that Qingyi himself had no clue what was going on.

Now, in addition to Elder Shen, he also had Ma Zhenwu spreading his reputation throughout the sect.