No matter how much scheming and plotting one does, in the face of the grand trend, all efforts are in vain.
Small trends can be shaped.
But grand trends... are hard to change.
The plans laid by the Nascent Soul Saint Monarch are not sothing their Younger Generation can reverse.
"So..."
"You want to oppose the Flying Feather Immortal Palace?"
Ruan Baii’s eyebrows furrowed deeply, a cold glint in his eyes. "The Flying Feather Immortal Palace was founded by the ancestors of the Aristocratic Families. The Gong Family is the family of the third Sect Master, the Hai Family is the family of the fifth Sect Master, and the Ruan Family is the family founded by the second Supre Elder."
"Eradicate the Aristocratic Families? Is this your plan? To make enemies of them?"
"The division of the Sect into the Family Line and the Master and Disciple Lineage acts as a dam to block the floodwaters, preventing them from harming the common people."
"However, this does not an that the flood is evil!"
"The ti is like this!"
He expressed his opinion.
Although he believed the Flying Feather Immortal Palace was ailing, he did not think the Aristocratic Families within it were inherently wrong. The Aristocratic Families are the bricks and tiles of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace.
"The Aristocratic Families have never been a single faction!"
Ruan Baii sighed. "Do you know who the Eleventh Sect Leader was who drew the line between the Family Line and the Master and Disciple Lineage, giving concessions to the latter?"
"He was my great-grandfather."
"An Aristocratic Young Master!" he said coldly.
Before the ’Heavenly Change,’ the Chief of the Master and Disciple Lineage in the Flying Feather Immortal Palace had the right to inherit the Sect Leader’s Position. However, the True Lineage of the Family Line did not. At the sa ti, their resources and treatnt were inferior to those of equivalent rank within the Master and Disciple Lineage. All of this was due to the Eleventh Sect Leader of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, Ruan Mingong! In the very beginning, the Flying Feather Immortal Palace had no such division into two lineages, and just as it is now, Aristocratic Young Masters could inherit the Sect Leader’s Position.
"The Aristocratic Families are like raging floodwaters threatening your Master and Disciple Lineage, but that describes only one faction among them. The Ruan Family... and other Aristocratic Families... have strived to shield you from them."
"A Sect consud by internal strife has no future."
"This was my great-grandfather’s dying instruction."
"Our Ruan Family has always adhered to it!"
Ruan Baii’s voice was low, suppressing his anger.
"Since Junior Brother, you wish to destroy the Aristocratic Families, then I, as a scion of an Aristocratic Family, am also your enemy..."
A sword light materialized in his hand, condensed from Taibai Divine Light.
Just monts ago, in the span of a single breath, this sword light slew five Sea Bandits.
Their ancestors founded the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. More than anyone, they wished for the Flying Feather Immortal Palace to remain eternally strong. Yet Xu Xing... seeing the Flying Feather Immortal Palace was ’ailing,’ his solution wasn’t to heal it, but to eradicate the Aristocratic Families... This is tantamount to destroying the very foundation of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace.
At this mont, in Ruan Baii’s eyes, Xu Xing was no longer a like-minded Junior Brother, but a traitor to the Flying Feather Immortal Palace.
But—
Just as Ruan Baii, unable to restrain himself further, was about to strike, Xu Xing spoke.
Xu Xing’s words struck Ruan Baii’s mind like a thunderbolt, shaking the beliefs he had always held firm.
"No, Junior Brother never said the Aristocratic Families are in the wrong within the Flying Feather Immortal Palace."
"It is true that the Aristocratic Families are the foundation of the Immortal Palace."
On the azure sea surface, the youth in a green robe held a beautiful woman in his arm, his voice clear, resolute, and captivating.
"It’s just a pity that I, Xu Xing, am not an Aristocratic Young Master, but... of Commoner Status!"
Xu Xing flipped his palm, revealing two verdant twin swords. These two Treasure Swords rged, transforming into a seven-inch sharp sword, which he held in a reverse grip.
"Senior Brother Ruan, you wish to rebuild the dam, block the floodwaters, delineate the two lineages, and thus turn the tide. I, Xu Xing, admire this, but..."
"What does righteousness or the lack thereof have to do with ?"
Xu Xing smiled. I’ve never been one for lengthy debates on principles with others. For an enemy, a single sword strike to end their life is sufficient. If I can’t defeat them, I’ll avoid them for now. Once I have the strength, I’ll repay them tenfold. But Ruan Baii is different... He had just rescued Wu Miao. Though there were underlying reasons for that rescue, solely because of this act, it wouldn’t be right for to be the first to make a lethal move now... Besides, while I dislike arguing, when it cos to reasoning and persuading—or deceiving—others, I, the King Xing Tian, have never feared anyone.
"You..."
Ruan Baii’s eyes blazed with murderous intent, his long hair whipping about as his entire body beca enveloped in a hazy white light. He had now unleashed all the Taibai Divine Light within him.
If Xu Xing uttered even one more insolent word, he would undoubtedly kill him!
"If the Flying Feather Immortal Palace of today is without fault, doesn’t that imply the original Flying Feather Immortal Palace was at fault?"
"Faulty for not recruiting from Aristocratic Families, and only accepting Commoner Disciples!"
Xu Xing’s words were razor-sharp.
If today’s Flying Feather Immortal Palace is not wrong, then the Flying Feather Immortal Palace of yesteryear must have been. Today’s debate is fundantally a matter of perspective, of whose side one is on. Ruan Baii wished to win over, as a representative of the Commoner Disciples, to help reform the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that. But I am confident I can create an entirely new Flying Feather Immortal Palace. Why should I heed the words of the reformist faction?
"If today’s version is not wrong... then the original Flying Feather Immortal Palace must have been wrong..." Ruan Baii echoed, then faltered, unsure how to refute this.
From the perspective of a Commoner Disciple, the original Flying Feather Immortal Palace was undoubtedly better. There were avenues for advancent, no need to suffer oppression from Aristocratic Young Masters.
"Senior Brother Ruan, the current Immortal Palace has lost the hearts of its people. If I were to join it as a disciple, I would rely be living a life of abject humility, struggling to survive..."
"Rather than that, I’d prefer to be free and unfettered out here."
"However, Senior Brother Ruan, please rest assured. In this life, I will always be a disciple of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. Even in death, I will be a ghost loyal to the Flying Feather Immortal Palace."
Xu Xing’s tone softened. I don’t wish to fight Ruan Baii. It would be best if today’s matter could be resolved peacefully.
Ruan Baii is the Chief of the Aristocratic Families and one of the current heirs to the position of Sect Master of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace.
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