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In the original time and space, Tang San was 20 years old, and the seven elders had all broken through to the Titled Douluo level, but they were all below level 95, and it was obvious that they had only broken through a few years ago.

It has been more than 11 years since the Haotian Sect was sealed. At this moment, Tang Xiao, the first, second, third, and fourth elders are all Titled Douluo, and the other three elders will need quite a while to break through to the Titled Douluo level.

After a long while, the second elder took the lead in breaking the silence: "Master, it's been so long, are you still going to protect that traitor Tang Hao?"

"Back then, he fell in love with a 100,000-year-old humanoid soul beast and gave birth to a rebellious son. That's fine. Tang Hao can just hide with the soul beast named Ah Yin. Even if he hides in the Haotian Sect, with the old sect master protecting him and keeping it strictly confidential, no one will know about it. Even I won't know that it is a soul beast. Everything will be fine."

Hearing this, Tang Xiao recalled the past, feeling filled with emotion, but still remained silent.

The Second Elder emphasized his tone and continued, "But what did Tang Hao do? He wandered around Wuhun City in a swaggering manner every day, afraid that Qianxunji didn't know that he had a transformed soul beast by his side."

"You have acted on your own, disregarding the safety of the sect, which has led to a complete confrontation between the sect and the Spirit Hall. The sect was forced to seal itself off and flee to this barren place, hiding here and there like a ghost. You know, we are the number one sect in the world, what has become of us now?"

"What's wrong with you? Speak now! In the war with Spirit Hall, countless people in our family died, and even my children were killed without a trace left."

The second elder yelled hysterically:

"I think you, Sect Master, also like that 100,000-year-old shapeshifting spirit beast! Who knows, you secretly spread the news that the guy named Ah Yin is a shapeshifting spirit beast to the Spirit Hall! After all, love turns to hate, and you are jealous that Tang Hao took away your beloved woman. All this makes sense."

"I have to say, you two are indeed brothers. You brought your own father back to life. The sinner of the Haotian Sect is not just him, Tang Hao! But also you, Tang Xiao. You two are both unfilial descendants!"

Tang Xiao was hit on the sore spot and immediately flew into a rage. With his martial spirit possessed, he stared at the Second Elder viciously: "Shut up, Second Elder, and be careful with your words! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

The other six elders were immediately possessed by their martial spirits, and all stood beside the second elder, confronting Tang Xiao. They had long been dissatisfied with the two brothers Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, because because of these two guys, countless of their immediate relatives had died.

They were not strong enough before, but now there are 4 Titled Douluo among their seven elders. When they unite, they are not afraid of Tang Xiao at all.

Seeing that everyone was backing him up, the Second Elder was no longer afraid of anything. "Tang Xiao, I'll give you face and call you Sect Master. If I don't give you face, you'll be damned!"

"Why are you showing off by attacking your own people in the sect? If you have the guts, go to the Spirit Hall to take revenge! You are no longer a man if you only fight among yourselves. When the Spirit Hall attacked me, I was not yet a Titled Douluo, but I dared to lead the charge and launched a counterattack against the Titled Douluo of the Spirit Hall regardless of the risk of my life. My sons and grandsons also fought bravely and sacrificed for the family! They are all heroes of the family."

"But what are you doing, Tang Xiao? In order to train you and Tang Hao, and to enable you to become titled as soon as possible, I gave all my salary and resources to you two brothers. What was it for? It was for the honor of Haotian Sect!"

The Second Elder became more and more angry as he spoke, gradually approaching Tang Xiao, spitting on his face:

"But what did you two brothers do? You brought a fatal crisis to the family. Where were you when the enemy attacked? At that time, both of you were Titled Douluo. You could use the Great Sumeru Hammer and the Explosive Ring, but you, Tang Xiao, didn't dare to do so for the sake of your own foundation. The Spirit Hall had already attacked the sect, and the sect's disciples died one after another. You, Tang Xiao, were still there telling the Spirit Hall that it was a misunderstanding. When others attacked you, you only attacked perfunctorily to protect yourself. What use are you?"

"If all the resources you gave me were given to me, I would have broken through to the Titled Douluo long ago. If I knew how to explode the ring, I would have killed several Titled Douluos in the Spirit Hall even if I had to risk my life. Would the family still title itself at that time? Would the Spirit Hall still dare to attack?"

"Tang Xiao, you are sitting in the position of the sect leader. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

The second elder stared at Tang Xiao, less than two inches away from him, "I am just stating the facts, why are you silent? Didn't you want to kill me just now? Come on, I will stand here and not move, hit me, hit me on the head, what, you don't dare?"

Tang Xiao was speechless. Apart from not revealing the news that Ah Yin was a soul beast, everything else the Second Elder said was true and he could not refute it.

The first elder pulled down the angry second elder to prevent the two from really fighting, and said to Tang Xiao: "Tang Xiao, I am your elder, and I want to say a few fair words here. What you and Tang Hao did is totally wrong. You are not qualified to be the successors of the family."

"Back then, you two brothers assassinated Zhuang Ziliang and completely offended the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan. Now their strength is likely to have surpassed our clan, and there is also the unfathomable dark vein. Do you think they will let us go?"

"Especially Tang Hao. Not only did he lose the sect's inherited soul bone, he also bore the infamy of being a soul beast spy. Do you know how the outside world calls us the Haotian Sect now? They say we are sinners of the human race. Everyone takes pride in insulting the Haotian Sect. Even the Xingluo Empire, which our sect supports, praised the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan for being just in killing Tang Hao. Our Haotian Sect has been spurned by everyone."

“How will we lift the ban in the future? Who will be willing to follow us? Are we going to keep banning ourselves forever?”

"You, Tang Xiao, have you ever thought about this question?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xiao stumbled and fell on the sect leader's chair. The words of the great elder hit him directly in the heart. He had actually been taking a laissez-faire attitude before and had been avoiding problems all the time.

Tang Xiao thought to himself, "I absolutely cannot teach the secret of the Great Sumeru Hammer to these seven old guys. Now they dare to go against me. If I let them learn the secret of the Great Sumeru Hammer, I will forget my position as the sect leader. Especially the madman Second Elder, he will definitely fight me to the death. If I don't die, I will be seriously injured."

After thinking about it, Tang Xiao slowly said: "The secret of the Great Sumeru Hammer, the Explosive Ring, these things, I can't give you! These can only be practiced by the sect masters of all generations. Back then, my father trained Brother Hao as the next sect master and gave these to him. Later, Tang Hao disappeared, so I was able to practice the secret of the Great Sumeru Hammer. Therefore, there are only two people in this generation who know the secret of the Great Sumeru Hammer."

"This rule was passed down by our ancestors. All of you elders are the most loyal guardians of the sect. You don't want to violate our ancestors' rules, do you?" Tang Xiao began to use moral blackmail.

The seven elders remained silent and did not give a direct answer. They could not question the rules of their ancestors, otherwise they would lose in the interests of justice. But if they followed what Tang Hao said, they would really have no chance of obtaining the secret of the Great Sumeru Hammer.

Tang Xiao began to push the issue, "Now our sect is being branded as a traitor to the human race, and we also have a relationship with the extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan. Do you elders have any solution?"

The Great Elder analyzed: "Tang Hao is a traitor to the human race. This is a fact and no one can clear his name. Regarding this matter, our sect should secretly send people to the outside world to declare that colluding with soul beasts was entirely Tang Hao's personal behavior and that the Haotian Sect was unaware of it. We should completely cut off any contact with Tang Hao."

"There will definitely be a battle between the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan and us. In a few years, the five, six, and seven elders will be able to break through the title. At that time, our sect will have eight titled Douluo, and we don't have to fear any force. Therefore, the most important thing for my Haotian Sect now is that we need time to grow!"

Tang Xiao asked, "Does the Great Elder mean to pretend to seek peace with the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan to buy time for the sect to grow, and then seek revenge on them after the fifth, sixth, and seventh elders break through the seal?"

The seven elders turned and left in a hurry.

The great elder walked and said, "This is your intention, Sect Master. You can do whatever you want. I didn't say anything. I was just analyzing the situation." Are you kidding? It's such a shameful thing to ask for peace with the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan. Once he said this, he would be nailed to the rack of shame.

Tang Xiao secretly cursed at the old fellow, but now pretending to make peace with the Jidao Yin Yang Leopard Clan seemed to be the best way, so Tang Xiao had no choice but to do so.

Chapter 98: Beating up the Haotian Sect's envoy, Haotian Sect pays compensation

Although Tang Xiao was very angry about the behavior of the Great Elder and wanted to beat him up, he knew that if he attacked any of the seven elders, he would be attacked by the seven elders together. Besides, he, Tang Xiao, could not support the Haotian Sect alone, so he could only swallow his anger.

The next day, Tang Xiao secretly sent people to the outside world and announced to the whole continent again: Haotian Sect had expelled Tang Hao from the sect, and what Tang Hao did was entirely personal and had nothing to do with Haotian Sect, and Haotian Sect was unaware of it.

Moreover, Tang Xiao was nominally in the right, but in order to find an opportunity to get back the inherited soul bones, he deliberately reversed right and wrong and claimed to the outside world: Tang Hao stole two inherited soul bones from the Haotian Sect, and the Haotian Sect had long issued a wanted order for Tang Hao, but unfortunately it was intercepted by a traitor in the sect and the wanted order was not issued; now the Haotian Sect has eliminated the traitor, and reissued the wanted order, calling on the forces that obtained the Haotian Sect's inherited soul bones to return the soul bones as soon as possible.

Another team from the Haotian Sect, led by Tang Juquan, a level 81 Soul Douluo whose time was approaching, went to the Jidao Yin-Yang Leopard Clan to pretend to seek peace.

In order to prevent the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan from finding the hiding place of the Haotian Sect based on the path they took to enter Beiyuan, Tang Juquan went around in circles for several times before finally arriving near Beiyuan. Unfortunately, in front of Zhuang Xingyu who was familiar with the plot, it was all in vain.

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In the meeting hall of the Lord's Mansion of Jidao Yinyang Baocheng, Zhuang Jingxing was reading a letter, which read:

[Brother Jingxing, I haven't seen you for many years. I miss you so much! I'm very sorry for disturbing you.]

[Please allow me to express my gratitude to the nobles on behalf of all the members of the Haotian clan! Although Tang Hao is my biological brother with the same father and mother, Tang Hao was domineering and bullied men and women during his time in the clan, and he did whatever he wanted, bringing great disaster to all members of my clan;]

[Later, Tang Hao stole the sect's inherited soul bones for his own selfish desires. When I heard that Tang Hao had colluded with a hundred thousand year soul beast with the intention of destroying the human race, I was even more heartbroken and regretted not having dealt with it in advance when it was weak, which almost led to a disaster.]

[I broke off relations with Tang Hao a long time ago, and I wish I could pull out his tendons and eat his bones. My Haotian Sect also expelled him from the sect and removed his name from the family tree a long time ago.]

[Some time ago, I heard about the nobles' heroic feat of beheading the soul beast spy Tang Hao at a huge cost for the sake of peace and development of the human race. I was very impressed.]

[But considering that the nobles were holding family celebrations and title celebrations at the time, I didn't dare to disturb them. Now that I finally have time, I want to resolve the misunderstanding caused by Tang Hao with the nobles. If the nobles need any help from my Haotian Sect, even if it means emptying the sect's treasury, my sect will not hesitate. ]

[The envoy of our Haotian Sect has arrived at the outer boundary of the buffer zone divided by the nobles, begging the nobles to allow our clan to visit. ]

[The Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan and the Haotian Sect are both the top forces on the continent. If we can reconcile and deepen cooperation, it will not only be beneficial to the development of our two clans, but also make a huge contribution to the peace and development of Douluo Continent! ]

[Master of Haotian Sect: Tang Xiao]

After reading the letter, Zhuang Jingxing asked the tribe member who found it, "Are you saying that this letter was thrown to you by a masked soul saint when you were patrolling the border of the buffer zone?"

"My Lord, yes. I was patrolling the border of the buffer zone as usual. It was already pitch black when a Soul Saint suddenly appeared and said that his master had something important to discuss with you. He threw this letter to me and ran away. I was only at the Soul King level and did not dare to pursue him carelessly. I quickly reported the matter and checked the letter to see if there was any foul play. This is what happened."

"Well done, go down and claim your reward." Zhuang Jingxing smiled, then said to everyone, "Tang Xiao's methods are too crude. Everyone take a look at the letter and tell us what you think!" After that, he handed the letter to the others.

The six core elders smiled and expressed their opinions: "This Haotian Sect is totally unworthy of its name, it's just a paper tiger!"

The four core elders analyzed: "According to our intelligence, before the Haotian Sect sealed itself, the seven elders in the sect were all of good age and spirit power, and many hoped to break through to the Titled Douluo. Now they are pretending to seek peace, and their purpose should be to buy time for the Haotian Sect to develop."

Zhuang Jingxi couldn't help but sneer, "Tang Xiao is so stupid! He's the leader of Haotian Sect, but even a 3-year-old child can figure out such a simple plan. No wonder his Haotian Sect is declining."

The core elder immediately requested to fight: "Patriarch, two supreme elders, let's just execute the plan ahead of time and destroy the Haotian Sect now! If we wait for a while, and the elders of the Haotian Sect all break through to the Titled Douluo, the price we pay will be higher. I am willing to lead the charge."

The other core elders and clan elders also volunteered to join the battle.

Zhuang Jingxing waved his hand, signaling everyone to stop the discussion. "Yes, everyone's opinions are very pertinent. But since the Haotian Sect is pretending to seek peace, why don't we take advantage of their tricks and blackmail them first, pretend to sign a contract, and when they let down their guard, we can start a hidden move and destroy the Haotian Sect in one battle at the lowest cost."

"Ten core elders, you will receive the envoys from the Haotian Sect and treat them according to the standards of the lowest-level affiliated forces. Treat them well, as long as no one is killed."

"Yes!"

…On the second day, outside the city of the Jidao Yin-Yang Leopard Clan, in a satellite city.

Tang Juquan and his group were taken to the satellite city. His subordinate Tang Wen was furious and secretly sent a message to Tang Juquan: "Captain, this Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan is going too far! Although we are visiting secretly, we are one of the top forces on the continent after all, and we are visiting with valuable gifts, but their Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan only sent an ordinary person without soul power to welcome us, and even refused to let us enter the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard City."

Upon hearing this, Tang Juquan hurriedly observed the surroundings carefully. After ensuring safety, he secretly transmitted a message and ordered: "Shut up, don't talk nonsense, be careful not to be heard by outsiders. Don't forget our mission this time. As long as we can complete the mission, it doesn't matter if we suffer a little grievance. When the fifth, sixth, and seventh elders break through to the Title Douluo, we will make them pay back a hundredfold!"

The ordinary member of the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan brought Tang Juquan to the door of a mansion and said, "The ten core elders are resting inside. You guys wait for notification here!"

"Okay, okay, thank you for your help, it's my honor to wait here." Tang Juquan thanked the guide with a smile on his face. Although Tang Juquan wanted to punch him, he didn't dare to do it.

After an unknown amount of time, Tang Juquan was still waiting outside the door. The ten core elders in the mansion slowly stood up and said, "Let those ants outside come in!"

The attendant next to him ordered, "You can go in and pay homage to the ten core elders now."

After Tang Juquan knocked on the door and entered, he found the ten core elders lying on rocking chairs, holding two walnuts in their hands, with their eyes slightly narrowed, as if they didn't see them.

Tang Juquan quickly presented the valuable gift, bowed and asked: "I am Tang Juquan, the envoy of Haotian Sect. I am very honored to visit the nobles. I believe that you are one of the ten core elders of the Extreme Emperor Bear Clan. I have admired you for a long time. I wonder where the noble clan leader and the two supreme elders are. My Haotian Sect has something important to discuss with you."

The ten core elders were still lying there, coiling their walnuts, and did not answer.

Tang Juquan bent down further, with an even more humble expression, and asked again.

The ten core elders remained indifferent until Tang Juquan asked for the fourth time, then he said leisurely: "The supreme elders and clan leaders are of noble status and are busy with all kinds of affairs. It's not just anyone who can come and pay homage to them!"

"Don't you see your own status? You are a bunch of country bumpkins who are not worthy of being on the stage. You have lost your home and are just clowns. Meeting you? I will offend the eyes of our clan leader and the supreme elder!"

The ten core elders didn't waste any more time talking to them and attacked Tang Juquan and his group directly. "I will teach you a lesson today. I will teach you what the rules are. Couldn't you see that I was resting my eyes just now? Instead, I was buzzing like a fly!"

Tang Juquan couldn't resist at all, nor did he dare to resist. The moment he was chosen to be the envoy to the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan, he knew that he had been abandoned by the Haotian Sect and that he was the victim. He had to successfully reach an agreement with the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan so that his wife and children could survive.

Tang Juquan retreated more than ten steps before he stopped, and even vomited blood several times, obviously suffering from severe internal injuries.

The ten core elders' soul power was higher than Tang Juquan's, and they had taken the Divine Consciousness Pill and other elixirs, so their mental power was much higher than Tang Juquan's. Just now, they used mental attacks, and it would be difficult for Tang Juquan to increase his soul power in the future.

As for the rest of the Haotian Sect's envoys, their spirit power was not as good as Tang Juquan's, and they were all blown away. The lightest one had a comminuted fracture of the sternum.

After seeing the ten core elders enjoying themselves, Tang Juquan dared to speak: "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding! Senior, this is all my fault."

The ten core elders also stopped attacking and asked jokingly, "Oh, then tell me where you went wrong?"

"Junior is wrong in every way!"

"That's right. Since you are here to seek peace, let me see your sincerity."

"Senior, in addition to the valuable gift I just handed over, our sect leader promised that as long as the nobles are willing to cooperate with our Haotian Sect, our sect will immediately give them 600 million gold soul coins and a 1-year soul bone."

"Pa!" Upon hearing this, the ten core elders slapped Tang Juquan again, "Are you, Haotian Sect, sending away beggars? Who are you insulting?"

Tang Juquan begged for mercy quickly, "Senior, please calm down, calm down. If it's not enough, we can talk about it again."

"Talk again? Can you, a level 81 Soul Douluo, be the master of the Haotian Sect?"

"Well, well..." Tang Juquan was silent.

"Hmph! Let me give you a number: 3 complete soul bones that are at least 2 years old, 2000 million gold soul coins. Tell this to Tang Xiao, if you can negotiate, then negotiate, if you can't, then don't negotiate."

"Ah, this, this, this." Tang Juquan's face turned pale when he heard this. Their Haotian Sect has been self-proclaimed for many years. Except for Tang Yuehua's Yuexuan that can secretly purchase some supplies, there is no other economic income at all. It is completely eating up the mountain. In addition, in order to allow the seven elders to break through the Titled Douluo, the sect's treasury is about to be emptied.

2000 million gold soul coins can be taken out by gritting one's teeth, but many elders do not have three soul bones that are more than 2 years old, so they cannot be taken out at all, unless the sect leader's arms and one leg are removed.

"What, you don't want to compensate? You are not even willing to give out this little thing, you have no sincerity at all. It seems that your Haotian Sect is not here to reconcile, but to cause trouble."