The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Stripping the Great Elder of His Title Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Stripping the Great Elder of His Title Jing Yuxiang wore a smug smile on his face as he glanced subtly at Jing Chunyu.

He knew that Jing Yan, having slain Zhao Zhenyan, the son of the Family Head Zhao, possessed unmatched prowess and had accomplished great deeds for the clan by seizing the South District Market!

Jing Yan’s status within the Jing Family was now untouchable for him, the Fifth Elder.

However, precisely because of this, he felt an even greater need to ally closely with Great Elder Jing Chunyu.

His relationship with Jing Yan had always been poor, and it had deteriorated rapidly after the recent grand competition within the Jing family.

Without the support of the Great Elder, he felt that even as the Fifth Elder, his days in the Jing Family would not be easy.

Thus, Jing Yuxiang now stepped forward, willing to be the spearhead for Jing Chunyu.

Sure enough, after Jing Yuxiang looked towards Jing Chunyu, Jing Chunyu also looked back at him and nodded slightly, a satisfied expression in his eyes.

This made Jing Yuxiang tremble slightly, boosting his morale.

In his view, Great Elder Jing Chunyu was currently the most senior member of the Jing Family.

Jing Yan, no matter how strong, would find it hard to threaten the position of the Great Elder.

And as long as Great Elder Jing Chunyu was willing to stand behind him, what did it matter if he offended Jing Yan?

After all, he had already offended Jing Yan before.

“I just want to ask the Clan Leader, on what basis does Jing Yan obtain a thousand square meters of land in the South District Market?” Jing Yuxiang, his gaze fixed, looked towards Clan Leader Jing Chengye.

Jing Chengye frowned slightly, glancing at Jing Yuxiang.

“Fifth Elder, isn’t that a bit too much?” Before Jing Chengye could speak, Sixth Elder Jing Mingzhi spoke up.

Sixth Elder Jing Mingzhi had always been on good terms with Fourth Elder Jing Tianying.

Of course, when Jing Yan’s grandfather, Old Clan Leader Jing Tian, was still alive, Jing Mingzhi was also a staunch supporter of the Jing Tian faction.

“Without Jing Yan, our Jing Family would never have been able to acquire the South District Market.

Everyone should understand the immense value of a market.

Jing Yan made a significant contribution, and earning a piece of land in the market as a reward is too much?

If the clan is reluctant to reward those disciples who have made great achievements, who would be willing to achieve for the clan in the future?” Jing Mingzhi sternly rebuked.

Most of those present nodded slightly upon hearing Jing Mingzhi’s words.

Although many were envious of the rewards Jing Yan received,

deep down, they all recognized that compared to the contributions Jing Yan had made, a mere thousand square meters of land was nothing.

“Sixth Elder, there you are wrong!” Jing Yuxiang sneered.

“Why did Jing Yan manage to seize the South District Market?” Jing Yuxiang retorted with a cold laugh.

“That’s because Jing Yan is strong and killed Zhao Zhenyan!” Jing Mingzhi retorted in a low voice.

“Ha ha, then why is Jing Yan so strong?

Would he be so potent without the ample resources provided by the family for his cultivation?

Could he have killed Zhao Zhenyan?”

“Since it’s the family that provided the resources, he should serve the family without expecting anything in return.

Winning the South District Market for the family, even without any reward, he should have no complaints!”

“Jing Yan, my words might sound harsh, but you should understand the reason behind them.

Our Jing Family has spent a lot of resources on cultivating you.

You argue that by making a bit of contribution, you deserve a thousand square meters of land in the South District Market from the family—isn’t that a bit inappropriate?” Jing Yuxiang looked towards Jing Yan again, saying with a light laugh.

“Enough!” Jing Yan’s gaze hardened as he looked at Jing Yuxiang and shouted sternly.

“Hmm?” Jing Yuxiang’s face changed instantly.

Although he knew that Jing Yan’s strength had surpassed his own, he was a revered Fifth Elder in the family.

He had gotten used to being held in high esteem and admired by many Jing Family Disciples.

Being rebuked so bluntly by Jing Yan, he was certainly not used to it.

“Jing Yuxiang, how old are you this year?” Jing Yan turned and asked.

“Hmph, I am seventy-eight this year!

Jing Yan, don’t be too arrogant.

Although you have contributed to the family, you should still respect us elders.

You, a junior, directly calling out an elder’s name, what are you trying to imply?” Jing Yuxiang inhaled sharply, his voice filled with restrained questioning.

Though he was questioning, his tone was clearly trying to elicit sympathy from others.

His words painted Jing Yan as someone who entirely disregarded the respect due to his seniors in the Jing Family.

“Jing Yuxiang, you’re seventy-eight, huh!” Jing Yan smiled slightly, “At seventy-eight, what contributions have you made for the Jing Family?

I wonder if the resources you’ve consumed are more than mine?

If we go by what you said, should I assume you should no longer receive cultivation resources from the family?

Isn’t it a bit wasteful to consume so much?”

“You…” Jing Yuxiang’s face turned red.

He had practiced cultivation for many years and consumed far more resources than Jing Yan—many times over.

Yet, he had never made any significant contributions to the family.

Faced with Jing Yan’s counterargument, he found himself at a loss for words.

For a moment, he felt incredibly embarrassed!

“Jing Yuxiang, enough with the nonsense.

If you’re not convinced, let’s have a duel.

If you can defeat me, I’ll no longer say a word, and I’ll give up the land in the South District Market.

Jing Yuxiang, do you have the courage?” Jing Yan openly challenged Jing Yuxiang.

Jing Yan had endured enough.

Yet some people, if you show tolerance, will not back down.

The more you endure, the more they feel you are easy to bully, and they intensify their bullying.

Like Jing Chunyu, like Jing Yuxiang.

Shameless people always exist!

During his grandfather Old Clan Leader’s time, Jing Yan indeed consumed a lot of resources for cultivation.

But since Jing Tian’s death, Jing Yan hadn’t really used much of the Jing Family’s resources.

As for the family competition’s rewards, those were won through his own strength, which any Jing Family disciple with sufficient prowess could achieve.

“Outrageous!”

“Outrageous!”

“Great Elder, look, look at Jing Yan now.

I merely said a few words, and he is already challenging me!

Does he see the Jing Family in his eyes?

Does he see us elders?” Jing Yuxiang began to plead for help from Great Elder Jing Chunyu.

In combat against Jing Yan, Jing Yuxiang truly did not have the courage; he had absolutely no confidence in defeating Jing Yan.

If he were to actually fight Jing Yan and ended up being defeated by him, how could he, Jing Yuxiang, ever show his face in front of the Jing family members again?

Thus, fighting Jing Yan was absolutely not an option.

“Fifth Elder, you should stop expecting Jing Chunyu to stand up for you.

From now on, Jing Chunyu will no longer be the Great Elder of our Jing family,” Jing Chengye suddenly declared.

“What?”

“What is going on?”

When Jing Chengye made this statement, the expressions of everyone present drastically changed.

Jing Chunyu, within the family, was considered the member with the oldest qualifications.

Now, the Clan Leader was saying that Jing Chunyu would no longer hold the position of Jing Family Great Elder.

Numerous glances suddenly turned toward Jing Chengye.

Even though Jing Chengye was the Clan Leader of the Jing Family, he couldn’t just directly strip Jing Chunyu of his status as Great Elder, could he?

Jing Chengye’s face turned iron blue with rage as he glared at Jing Chengye.

“Clan Leader, what do you mean by this?” Jing Chunyu couldn’t keep his composure any longer!

He had been planning to manage the South District Market.

Now, Jing Chengye had directly stripped him of his status as Great Elder.

Without even the status of Great Elder, managing the market?

Even more impossible!

“Jing Chunyu, you wouldn’t have forgotten what you said at the City Lord Mansion, would you?” Jing Chengye said with a cold laugh.

“Ladies and gentlemen!”

“Jing Chunyu, in front of the City Lord within the City Lord Mansion, personally proclaimed that he wanted to disassociate from the Jing Family.

At that time, he not only volunteered to hand Jing Yan over to Cang Long for disposition but also to disassociate from the Jing Family, supporting the City Lord Mansion and families like the Zhao Family to eradicate our Jing Family.

Tell me, does such a person still deserve to be the Jing Family Great Elder?” Jing Chengye said, scanning the many Jing Family elders and leaders around him with a steady voice.

“What?”

“Such a thing happened?” There was an uproar in the hall.

They all knew that Jing Yan had killed Zhao Zhenyan and seized the South District Market.

But they were unaware that Great Elder Jing Chunyu had said such things!

This was simply an act of betrayal to the family!

As a family Great Elder, to commit such actions, surely this would be intolerable in any family, wouldn’t it?

“Clan Leader, you can’t be spouting nonsense!” Jing Yuxiang was desperate.

His biggest backer was the family Great Elder.

Now that the Great Elder was being removed, how could he not panic?

If he weren’t panicking, he wouldn’t accuse the Clan Leader of spouting nonsense!

Because only someone with a clear mind at this moment would absolutely not think that the Clan Leader would spout such nonsense.

Regarding the incidents at the City Lord Mansion, could the Clan Leader afford to spout nonsense?

When Jing Chunyu spoke, surely many had heard it themselves; just a bit of inquiry would reveal the truth or falsehood, would the Clan Leader tell such easily debunked lies?

Although most were shocked, they also knew that what Clan Leader Jing Chengye was saying was likely true.

After the shock, many people, in the very first instant, directed their angry gazes toward Great Elder Jing Chunyu.

Even those who had always been close to Jing Chunyu felt anger rising in their hearts!

Here, most people, despite their personal interests, still possessed a strong sense of belonging to the family.

To them, betraying the family was absolutely intolerable.

“Clan Leader!”

“Under those circumstances, how could I have known that the City Lord would take the side of our Jing family?

I, Jing Chunyu, was also considering the family’s welfare.

By saying that, at least some of the Jing Family Disciples could be saved, right?”

“Ladies and gentlemen, I, Jing Chunyu, truly had the family’s best interests in mind.

You weren’t at the scene; you didn’t know the urgency of the situation.

If the City Lord hadn’t stood with our Jing Family then, our Jing Family might have been annihilated!” Jing Chunyu became emotional.

This old guy surely had acting skills as it sounded almost genuine.

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(The new year has arrived!

Lao Chen wishes everyone a Happy New Year here!

May everything go well for you, and may you find great fortune in the Year of the Sheep!)