From Beast Abilities to Sect Grand Master

"What is not possible?" the other old man asked impatiently.

"His cultivation roots...so many," the old man pointing at Lin Fan replied.

"Hmph. The same out of so many? I'd expect that," the impatient old man said and looked at Lin Fan.

This young cultivator, being so handsome, must have been one to spend his days having fun, he thought.

"No. His cultivation root is nothing I've seen before. He can use so many different techniques simultaneously."

"What?"

The impatient old man couldn't believe what he heard.

They'd only seen those with Double Cultivation Roots that allowed them to use two techniques simultaneously.

But that was the maximum.

If you wanted to learn a new one, you had to forgo the other.

Lin Fan's cultivation root didn't have this limitation.

The impatient old man took the piece of paper and looked at Lin Fan's information.

Qing Feng Sect, Physique Cultivator, Eight Trigram Beast Hammer Style.

From the information, he could see that Lin Fan had learned a hammer style.

Uncommon for Physique Cultivators.

Most of them just relied on Physique Cultivation and brute force through their opponents.

Cultivating their physiques was so difficult that they didn't have any resources or time left to learn a technique.

The impatient old man sat down again and cursed at the good luck of Qing Feng Sect.

They then went on and asked about what had happened, where Lin Fan was, and what he did.

Lin Fan answered honestly about what he saw and did.

He figured these two old men must have some artifact to detect if anyone was lying.

This went on for the night, and some were exposed as spies from Dark Lotus sect.

The executions went on throughout the night.

...

Main Tent.

The Emperor was fuming as he stared at the concubine.

She was now kneeling in front of him with bruises all over her.

Blood stains were all over her once-lavish silk cloth.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. It was the Tan Family that forced me," she begged as she started sobbing.

Thud.

The Emperor threw his wine glass at her and said, "I will take care of the Tan Family after I'm done with you.

"To think that I've trusted you.

"The prime minister was right; I shouldn't have listened to you."

After that, he waved his hands, and soldiers came in and took her away.

The Emperor then looked at the sect masters and officials, seated in two rows in front of him.

"The reward shall be given for the tournament as promised. An Emperor's word is law.

"As the winner, Qing Feng Sect will get the resources.

"Even though they've failed to stop Tan Kun's plot with the Dark Lotus in time, they've done well protecting me in times of danger.

"Hence, the resources shall be allocated as promised."

The Emperor announced his rewards, and no one opposed it.

The other sect masters looked down in shame as they hadn't dared to stand up to the Dark Lord and Dark Envoy.

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Qing Yang Zi bowed after hearing the announcement.

"Now, with that out of the way..." the Emperor banged his fist on the table and said, "It's time to take care of the Tan Family."

Tan Kun's crime was serious enough for his family to be executed, extending up to nine generations.

The Tan Family Head, Tan Xiao Yao, was getting too powerful for his liking.

When the officials heard what the Emperor said, they tried to persuade him to think it through.

"Your Majesty, Tan Xiao Yao, the North General, is holding the defense line up north.

"It might weaken us if the imperial court goes after him and forces him to rebel, starting an internal war."

The officials said cautiously as the Emperor was still angry from what had happened.
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The Emperor closed his eyes and went into deep thought.

After a few moments, he looked up again and said, "I agree.

"To prevent massive suffering of my beloved subjects, I shall request the cultivators to take on the Tan Family instead.

"I shall leave it to all the sect masters to come up with a plan.

"The imperial court will assist them as much as possible.

"As for the Dark Lotus Sect, the army and imperial court will pursue what's left of them."

The Emperor immediately left for his tent to rest.

Not giving the sect masters any chance to oppose it.

Most of the sect masters kept quiet.

Qing Yang Zi shook his head.

The Emperor was more cunning than he looked.

Letting his own army and officials take on the Dark Lotus Sect, now that it was significantly weakened.

Pitting the cultivators against the Tan Family head would make both sides lose men and resources.

And eventually, the most powerful force left in Quan Dynasty would be the army.

"Qing Yang Zi, we would love to help, but our sect has been dealt a huge blow."

Some of the sects had many of their disciples killed, and they pleaded that they couldn't help much.

Those that could were the West Monastery, Yi Mei Sect, and Storm Fist Thunder Sect.

For Yi Mei Sect and Storm Fist Thunder Sect, it was for vengeance, as their sect masters had been killed by the Dark Lord and Dark Envoy.

Qing Yang Zi then discussed a plan with them.

...

Next day.

All the sects started to leave as soon as possible.

Lin Fan and the rest returned to the Qing Feng Sect after traveling for a few days.

When they arrived, they were surprised at what they saw.

Menial disciples were still washing away the blood stains in the central square.

Smoke could be seen some distance away, due to the burning of the skin puppets.

Lin Fan saw Zhao Qing Ying waiting for them, and beside him was a man he didn't recognize.

He was in his forties, with a well-kept mustache, and wearing an old-looking robe.

When Zhang Xi saw the man, she ran over to him and cried out in joy.

"Father!"

"Xi er, how many times have I told you, call me Peak Lord in front of the other disciples," Zhang Yi Nian said with a stern face.

She frowned but changed to calling him Peak Lord.

"Peak Lord, I've someone for you to meet. Lin Fan, our new disciple."

"New disciple?! That is great news. Let me see," Zhang Yi Nian couldn't believe his ears, that there was a new disciple for the Physique Peak.

Zhang Xi quickly came and pulled Lin Fan over.