The Steward Demonic Emperor

withdraw from these stages.
It will only be until the superior three sects fight.
The Demon Scheming Sect would be lost without you in that stage.
“

 

Zhuo Fan raised an eyebrow, “How do you know we aimed for being a superior three sect?”

 

“Ha-ha-ha, all of Demon Scheming Sect’s sects’ strength are qualified for it.” Exalted Hei Ran laughed.

 

Zhuo Fan’s frown deepened.

 

He was not hesitating because he was afraid for those disciples in getting to the superior three sects’ battles.
You pegged him all wrong.
He was pondering how two fleece this great expert before him of some goodies.

 

Exalted Hei Ran scratched his beard, sneering.
“I’ve known for some time of Lu’s plan.
I did not act because I wanted to see what you were capable of.
And just like that elder said, you’re a monster through and through.
You are a threat to the lower three sects, something that should not exist…”

 

“Exalted sir, are you threatening me?” Zhuo Fan cut him off, “As an exalted of the Double Dragon Manor, you can just strike at any sect’s disciples as you want?”

 

“He-he-he, an Exalted could not, but Elder Lu’s hatred for you ran deep, even laying a trap to kill you.
And then the Double Dragon Manor found out the truth so we executed him on the spot, giving you justice.
So you tell me if-“

 

“Humph, my that does sound quite logical.”

 

Zhuo Fan gnashed his teeth and nodded.
“Fine, I agree.
I won’t be joining any of the following fights.”

 

Zhuo Fan grabbed the girls and was gone.

 

Exalted Hei Ran nodded, “Ha-ha-ha, the kid is a sneaky one.
I planned on appealing to his human nature to return the favor, but I still had to threaten him in the end.”

 

Exalted Hei Ran sighed, then shouted, “This is about Double Dragon Manor’s honor.
I don’t want a word of this getting out…”

 

“Not to worry, your filthy affairs are safe with me.”

 

Having a clue how the Double Dragon Manor operated, Zhuo Fan didn’t give a damn about their reputation and started cursing them out loud.

 

[Since you love preaching justice so much, I just have to stay clear of breaking your rules and you can do nothing to me.
Humph!]

 

Exalted Hei Ran got angry then chuckled, “The kid is too smart for his own good.
He was cautious to the extreme until he grasped the situation.
Now that he did, he has no fear.
He isn’t one to be bogged down by trifles, his eyes ever looking at the bigger picture.”

 

“But his temper does bear a striking resemblance to Sheng’s arrogance.
Won’t we be in a deep mess again?” An aged voice said and an old man with white hair appeared in front of Exalted Hei Ran.
He was the other exalted.

 

Exalted Hei Ran’s face twitched and sighed, “Bai Mei, did we not handle Double Dragon Manor for the sake of the cultivators in western lands, to make cultivation fair? So that those that could cultivate would be able to pursue enlightenment without worry.
But as time passed, more and more people focus on resources, while true cultivators dwindle by the day.
It happens to demonic cultivators and righteous cultivators.
They have become too greedy and have forgotten the core principle of cultivation.
As did we.”

 

“For western lands to be a fair place, we cast out our prized pupil.
Thinking about it now, he and that girl’s dream of creating a free world, was that not his path? Across the ages, the rare occurrence of someone with a clear pursuit appeared, and it happened to be our disciple.
Yet why did we have to squash his aspiration?”

 

“Maybe we no longer are the cultivators that did so anymore.
Now we control western lands as the Exalted Double Dragon!” Exalted Bai Mei sighed, “We have changed as the western lands changed.”

 

Exalted Hei Ran nodded, “Unable to hold to our aspiration means forsaking the pursuit of Dao.
We are nothing more than monarchs in the secular world.
Ha-ha-ha, no wonder Sheng surpassed us so quickly.
We hardly make a move in ages, because we strayed farther from the true path.
Now that we had met another such person, will we do the same thing again?”

 

Bai Mei remained silent.

 

Being the highest power of western lands, they were tied to its interests.
Their duty was to protect western lands’ stability.

 

No matter who posed a threat to it, they would dispose of it even if the whole of western lands found them in the wrong.
Just because they were the strongest Exalted Double Dragons of western lands…

 

Hei Ran glanced at Bai Mei, “If Sheng returns, I want to give him the sword.
Let him follow his aspirations! “

 

Bai Mei pondered for a bit then nodded…