Otherworld Merit Upgrade System

Chapter 293 Demon-Slaying Tower, 8th Floor

Chapter 293 The Eighteenth Floor of the Demon-Subduing Tower

As soon as Lin Fei finished speaking, the entire Lingxiao Palace fell into complete silence.

The Jade Emperor Sect is one of the four great Daoist sects in the world, and it has been established for ten thousand years. Naturally, the sect has its own rules.

According to the rules of the Jade Emperor Sect, even the sect leader has no right to act arbitrarily. This is why Yuanzhen, the abbot of Xingzhi Temple, wields great power within the sect.

Now, Lin Fei's attempt to rescue the person from the Demon-Subduing Tower is undoubtedly a challenge to the Jade Emperor Sect's millennia-old rules. Regardless of who the other party is, it is something the Jade Emperor Sect cannot tolerate.

All the abbots and elders turned their gazes toward the sect leader, Master Yongcheng. They were all prepared, waiting only for the sect leader's order to seize Lin Fei on the spot.

Even if the opponent is the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the ruler of a country, if he dares to challenge the authority of the Jade Emperor Sect, these abbots and elders will show no mercy.

Master Yongcheng's expression was unpredictable, as if he were lost in thought.

After a long while, Master Yongcheng's face suddenly darkened, and he shouted in a deep voice, "How dare you! Do you know what you're saying? The Demon Subduing Tower is an important place of my Jade Emperor Sect. You think you can just save people like that? What do you take my Jade Emperor Sect for?"

This loud shout seemed to shake the entire Lingxiao Temple. Lin Fei also felt dizzy and unsteady on his feet, and looked like he was about to fall to the ground.

The Grandmasters of the Celestial Realm are truly extraordinary. Even though Lin Fei ascended to the heavens in one step and achieved the Dharma Aspect, he was still powerless against the Grandmasters of the Celestial Realm.

Just then, Du Qingmu, who was standing behind Lin Fei, suddenly stepped forward and blocked Lin Fei's path, intercepting all of Yongcheng Zhenren's oppressive aura.

Du Qingmu chuckled at Master Yongcheng and said, "Old Daoist Yongcheng, where does such a temper come from for a cultivator like you?"

"So it's Brother Du from Jiangxia." Master Yongcheng was clearly already acquainted with Du Qingmu. He glanced at Du Qingmu and snorted, "For Brother Du's sake, I will let bygones be bygones today. You should leave Jade Emperor Mountain at once!"

"Elder Du..." Lin Fei hurriedly transmitted his voice to Du Qingmu. He had come up the mountain today to rescue his master Yuanyi and his uncle Yuanwu from under the Demon-Subduing Tower, so how could he leave so easily?

"Your Majesty, do not panic." Before Lin Fei could finish speaking, Du Qingmu interrupted him with a telepathic message: "This old Taoist priest is just bluffing. If he really wanted to drive us down the mountain, it wouldn't be as simple as it is now. Let me test him first."

After Du Qingmu finished speaking to Lin Fei telepathically, he said to Master Yongcheng, "Old Taoist, my lord has come from afar. Why are you being so heartless? My lord is, in a sense, a disciple of your Jade Emperor Sect. As the sect leader, why do you have to be so ruthless?"

Master Yongcheng's expression softened a bit, and he snorted, "It's not that I'm heartless, but sects have their own rules. Even if I am the sect leader, I cannot act arbitrarily."

"Rules are made by people, and naturally they can be changed by people as well." Du Qingmu chuckled. "I wonder if the Jade Emperor Sect has a rule that those imprisoned under the Demon Subduing Tower cannot be released in advance?"

“No, that’s not the case.” Master Yongcheng pondered for a moment. “However, Yuanwu and Yuanyi have violated the great precepts. If they are to be released early, they can only atone for their sins by making great contributions to the sect.”

At this point, Master Yongcheng's gaze was already fixed on Lin Fei.

Lin Fei was an exceptionally intelligent person; he had only acted out of concern before. Now, he fully understood what Master Yongcheng meant.

Just like Du Qingmu, rules are made by people, and naturally, they can be broken by people. Moreover, there is no rule in the Jade Emperor Sect's precepts that forbids the early termination of punishment. It just depends on whether Lin Fei can pay a sufficient price to satisfy True Person Yongcheng, and even the entire Jade Emperor Sect.

Thinking of this, Lin Fei bowed deeply to Master Yongcheng: "This disciple has come up the mountain only to rescue my master and uncles. I hope the sect leader will have mercy on me. Whatever your orders, disciple will not dare to disobey!"

Lin Fei adopted a very humble attitude, while also identifying himself as a disciple of the Jade Emperor Sect. Seeing Lin Fei's behavior, Master Yongcheng nodded in satisfaction.

“Your master and uncle are also my most prized junior disciples. Both of them have the talent to become celestial beings.” Master Yongcheng sighed and said, “I can’t bear to suppress them under the Demon-Subduing Tower and waste a hundred years of cultivation.”

Hearing that Master Yongcheng's tone had softened, Lin Fei pressed his advantage and quickly said, "Sect Leader, the reason why Master and Uncle disobeyed the sect rules was all because of me. If Sect Leader is willing to make an exception, I am willing to pay any price!"

After pondering for a long time, Master Yongcheng sighed and said, "Very well, considering your filial piety, I am not such a heartless person. I will give you a chance!"

Lin Fei's face lit up with joy upon hearing this. Before he could even express his gratitude, Master Yongcheng continued, "However, don't be too happy yet. Rescuing people from the Demon-Subduing Tower is a near-certain death for someone of your current cultivation level. Let me be clear: if anything goes wrong, don't come looking for trouble with my Jade Emperor Sect!"

Given his status as Master Yongcheng, he naturally wouldn't lie to deceive Lin Fei. In fact, if he wasn't willing to give Lin Fei the chance to save people, Lin Fei couldn't do anything about it.

After all, the Jade Emperor Sect was one of the four great Daoist sects in the world. Although it was located within the territory of the Southern Tang Kingdom, the Southern Tang government had no real control over such a behemoth. Furthermore, True Person Yongcheng was a Grandmaster of the Celestial Realm, and his ranking on the Dragon Ranking was even higher than Du Qingmu's.

If he didn't want Lin Fei to save the person, he would have simply refused outright; there was absolutely no reason for him to deceive or intimidate Lin Fei. Since Master Yongcheng had already said that with Lin Fei's current cultivation level, rescuing the person from the Demon-Subduing Tower was a near-certain death, the chance of success was definitely no more than ten percent.

Lin Fei replied without hesitation, "Thank you for the reminder, Master. If we can rescue them, I am willing to brave even mountains of knives and seas of fire!"

“Alright, since that’s the case, I’ll grant your wish!” Master Yongcheng nodded and said to Lin Fei, “Come with me, I’ll personally lead you to the Demon-Subduing Tower. Your master is currently imprisoned on the eighteenth floor of the Demon-Subduing Tower!”

With that, Master Yongcheng dismissed everyone and personally led Lin Fei and Du Qingmu toward the Demon-Subduing Tower.