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Chapter 2106 However, when he stepped into the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, he felt the obvious difference. The place where they, the informal disciples lived, was just west of the entire sect. If they wanted to go from the main gate to the informal disciple’s residence, they had to make a few turns and walk through a few outdoor corridors.
These outdoor corridors extended in all directions, and the disciples could go back to their residence through the outdoor corridors or to the most central Martial Art Techniques and Martial Skills Hall and the Seven Stars Hall.
Under normal circumstances, there will be many disciples passing by the outdoor corridors, sometimes it would even be bustling with disciples. However, on that day, he was the lone person walking through them. He raised his head to look at the sun and estimated the time to be around noontime. There was nothing special about this time and yet why was he there alone?
He started making wild guesses in his heart. However, he became even more shocked when he discovered that there was no one in the residences of the informal disciples as well. After thinking for a while, he went back to his room, changed his clothes, and then walked in the direction of the Soul Hall. He did not know if Noel was on duty today but hoped that he was so that he could ask him all the questions in his mind.
On the way to the Soul Hall, he happened to meet Brook, the runner disciple. They had a good relationship with each other and when Brook sported Jackie, he greeted him from afar.
At this time, Brook was holding two brick-sized boxes in his hand. “Brother Jackie, you’re finally back! Let’s see if they still dare to say anything this time.”
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After hearing this, Jackie arched his brow in surprise.” What are you talking about?”
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Brook snorted and said disdainfully, “Remember when you beat Wesley into a pulp before? Well, he and his lickspittles had been spreading around the rumor that you’ve died on Mount Beasts.”
Jackie was taken aback, not because of the rumors but because of the timing of the rumors. He started to think there was a deeper meaning as to why Wesley would choose this time, of all time, to spread a rumor about this death.
Coupled with the things he experienced during this time, he started to boldly link everything together. He stretched out his hand and patted Brook on the shoulder, and said mildly, “To prove that I’m not dead, can you please help me spread the news?”
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Brook looked curiously at Jackie and felt that this was out of his usual behavior. Although he had not known Jackie for a long time, he knew that Jackie had never cared about what the others thought of him. However, he said nothing.
Jackie knitted his brows together and said, “Help me spread the news, and remember not to spread it too deliberately, that is, when you are chatting with others, you pass it on in a casual tone.”
When he said this, Jackie’s tone turned solemn, making Brook straightened up a little as he quietly listened to Jackie’s instructions. “You said that I came out after staying in Mount Beasts for only one day because the innate monsters suddenly appeared in the acquired monsters’ frequently active areas for some reason. It was too dangerous inside, so I came out early. And why didn’t I return here until today? You tell them that my family came to see me in the Dual Sovereign City and so I stayed in the city for a few days.”
Brook nodded, not really understanding the point of all this. After giving it some thought, he finally asked, “Are these all true?”
Chapter 2107 Jackie arched his eyebrow and said in a heavy tone,” What is true?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBrook shook his head quickly, knowing that Jackiehad misunderstood his question. “I’m not asking whether the words you’re asking me to spread are true. What I meant was, is it really true that something weird is going on in Mount Beasts?”
Jackie nodded. Of course, it’s true. The changes there are enough to turn the world that we know upside down!’ He wanted to say these out loud but knew that he should not. Besides, he presumed that the high-ups in the Dual Sovereign Pavilion had already known about it.
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“I can’t tell you much right now. Please do as I say and after that, go tell Brother Noel to come to my place when he’s free. You can come too. I need to discuss something with the two of you,” said Jackie.
Brook nodded seriously, and the two exchanged two or three polite remarks before Brook took the boxes and walked toward the Seven Stars Hall. Since Brook would spread the news, Jackie did not need to go to the Soul Hall anymore. He had a stomach full of questions and wanted to figure out these problems before planning his next practice.
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Less than an hour later, Noel and Brook were already knocking on his room door; he invited the two people into the room and poured tea for both of them. On the way, Noel had already caught up with Brook.
He took a sip of his tea and asked, “How many days did you stay in Mount Beasts?”.
Jackie arched his eyebrow and said, “Give or take ten days.”
Noel raised his eyebrows in surprise. “Then why did you say that you’ve only stayed there for a day? Did something happen?”
Actually, Jackie did not intend to keep it a secret, because he felt that everyone would eventually hear about what was going on there. However, he did not directly answer Noel’s question. Instead, he turned to ask, “Why is the outdoor corridor so empty? Did something happen in the Clan association?”
Noel leaned toward him with excitement showing on his face. “It seems that the affairs with the Muddled Origin Clan have not yet been settled. I don’t think the elders plan to let it go at that, even though the Thousand Leaves Pavilion gave a temporary truce between the two Clan
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associations.
“Didn’t I tell you before that our Clan association is planning to recruit another batch of disciples? I’m surprised at this. Obviously, your batch is already more than enough. Why do they want to recruit more disciples? Didn’t they say that there will be no more wars in the foreseeable future? The two just don’t make sense. What’s more, do you know when they started the recruitment?”
Jackie shook his head. Noel widened his eyes and held up three fingers. “On the third day after you went to Mount Beasts. They’ve been at it non-stop. Every disciple found this really odd and we had been talking about it since.
“However, there’s been no conclusion since the elders did not give a proper explanation. Anyway, the new disciples were recruited, and after recruiting new disciples, we started to practice the combined battle formation. That’s the reason why there’s no one walking around in the outdoor corridor.
The combined battle formation is formed by the cooperation between disciples. Once this kind of formation is deployed, not only does it increase the attack power of the disciple’s skills but also enhances their defense.”
Chapter 2108 Jackie arched his brow and gently placed the teacup in his hand on the table. “So you’re saying that the Clan associations still plan to continue with the war?”
That was the most plausible explanation. If not, why would they be so anxious for the disciples to learn the combined battle formations? All these are signs that a large-scale war would soon break out since it was only at this time that the combined battle formations would have the greatest effect.
There were many practical reasons for practicing the combined battle formations. For example, if a group of disciples went out for training, deploying the combined battle formation would increase their chances of surviving should they encounter any danger. However, the combined battle formation would be most effective when it is used in a war between Clan associations.
Jackie took a deep breath. He did not associate the impending war with Muddled Origins Clan but instead asked, in a rushed tone, “Did any other disciples go to Mount Beasts during the days I was there? Especially the disciples who are relatives of the formal or informal elders?”
There were many elders in a faction and unless they were pure-hearted, they would definitely accept some of his own disciples into the Clan association. Brook and Noel looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.
“After you left, the Clan association suddenly issued an urgent order for the disciples to practice the combined battle formations and put aside other things at hand for the time being,” said Brook.
Jackie frowned and asked, “Are you sure not one of the relatives from an informal or formal elder went or had the intention to go to Mount Beasts?” Jackie’s insistence on getting to the bottom of this question puzzled Noel and Brook.
Brook frowned and he suddenly remembered something. “By the way, Elder Tony, who is a formal elder, has accepted his nephew as an elder disciple. Four days ago, his nephew asked me to help him exchange his contribution points for healing points at the Seven Stars Hall. He was planning to go to Mount Beasts, but two days later, I saw him again and asked him why he didn’t go. He said that Elder Tony would not let him go. I didn’t pursue further since I was in a hurry to do something.”
Jackie’s eyelids began to twitch. The elder disciple was stopped from going and not one elder or relatives of the elders went to Mount Beasts during this period. This is a huge problem.
He suddenly recalled the strange expression on Elder Godfrey’s face. It seemed to be a combination of mockery, anger, and resignation. What could have possibly happened to him to make such an expression? Not to mention, Elder Godfrey’s enigmatic tone he was speaking in.
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At that time, Jackie had a few guesses as to why Elder Godfrey was acting that way. Now, he was even more sure of his guesses after confirming that the Thousand Leaves Pavilion did not make a move against the Corpse Pavilion and came back to discover that the Dual Sovereign Pavilion had recruited disciples, and even ordered them to practice the combined battle formation.
He scoffed and said, “Even a formal elder cannot escape the scheming of an organization.”
What he said stunned both Brook and Noel, and they glanced at each other to see if the other knew just what the heck Jackie was talking about. Jackie did not really want to explain himself but who else but the two of them could he discuss this matter with? “What do you guys know about Elder Godfrey?”
Chapter 2109 Noel looked at Jackie in surprise, not understanding why he suddenly asked about Elder Godfrey, but he still answered his question, “We have a total of eleven formal elders. Based on ranking, Elder Godfrey is the eleventh formal elder. However, he is quite talented. The ranking of the formal elders is ranked according to their strength. It is estimated that it will not take long before Elder Godfrey becomes one of the top three formal elders.”
Jackie nodded, and after a light sigh, he continued to ask, “Then, have any of the formal elders had a conflict with each other?”
Noel picked his teacup and took a sip. “Why do you ask? How do you know Elder Godfrey anyways?”
Jackie cleared his throat, touched his nose, and said, ” I saw Elder Godfrey while I was in Dual Sovereign City. It’s funny now that I think about it. I knew him to be a formal elder by the way he was dressed but didn’t know which formal elder he was. I only found out his name when the person next to him told me.”
Noel seemed to be satisfied with the explanation and did not press any further. Instead, he answered Jackie’s previous questions. “If you’re looking for the reason for conflicts within the formal elders, my guess is the fight over who gets to be the head of the Clan association.”
Jackie’s eyes widened. Seeing this, Noel laughed. He was sure Jackie knew nothing about this and proceeded to tell him the whole story. It turned out that the head of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion was already advancing in age and intended to abdicate. He would then be promoted to a supreme elder allowing him to focus on his cultivation, so the position of the head has become the goal of the formal elders.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe head has always been the strongest elder among the formal elders and by logic, should go to the top ranking formal elder. However, the relationship between these eleven formal elders was complicated, especially in the past few years, the second formal elder’s reputation was in a roll, making his strength and prestige comparable to that of the first formal elder.
There were even people who said that the second formal elder was stronger than the first formal elder and that the second formal elder should be the first formal elder. Therefore, the news that the head wanted to abdicate had become the fuse that blew apart what was already a fragile relationship between the formal elders.
The first and second formal elder was vying to become the new head once the old head abdicated, Out of the remaining nine formal elders, four of them supported the first formal elder while the other four of them supported the second formal elder, leaving Elder Godfrey, a newly promoted formal elder, holding the vote that would tip the scale. Unsurprisingly, both the first and second formal elders had been courting him to their respective teams.
Jackie finally knew what was at stake for the formal elders. He laughed ironically and said, “In other words, Elder Godfrey holds the winning vote to who gets to be the next head?”
Noel nodded but then shook his head. “Yes and no. While his vote is important, it’s still too early to say that whoever he chooses will for sure be the next head but as long as Elder Godfrey makes a choice, the scale will be favorable toward the side he had chosen.”
Even Brook could tell what was at stake for everyone.
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Realization suddenly dawned on Jackie, when he recalled Elder Godfrey’s strange expression and the way he was asking whether Thousand Leaves Pavilion did anything about the Corpse Pavilion.
He was sure that the Dual Sovereign Pavilion had long known about what was going on in Mount Beasts and that was why they did not do anything about it.
Chapter 2110 It would explain why the Thousand Leaves Pavilion broke their usual rule to order the Muddled Origin Clan and the Dual Sovereign Pavilion to stop the war between them. At a critical time like this, it was best to conserve their resources to be used against a greater enemy like the Corpse Pavilion.
Jackie remembered that he had heard the news about the Dual Sovereign Pavilion wanting to recruit new disciples before he left for Mount Beasts. From this alone, he could guess that the higher-ups of Dual Sovereign Pavilion already knew what was going on in Mount Beasts.
It would also explain Elder Godfrey’s strange expressions and the odd tone in his voice. Nobody had told him what was going on in Mount Beasts and that was why he was ambushed there. He was wary of Jackie, for he was a disciple from the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, and some higher-ups from the sect obviously wanted him dead! Ever since then, Elder Godfrey held a grudge toward the Dual Sovereign Pavilion.
Finally, Jackie was getting somewhere with these mysteries. What was left to figure out was which of the party wanted Elder Godfrey dead. Was it the first formal elder’s party, or the second? Maybe it was both of them! After all, he alone possessed the power to tip the scale.
Jackie was frowning while all the thoughts surged around in his mind. He did not know what he should say. Seeing this, Noel chuckled and said, “Why are you being so mysterious? Did something happen to you while you were in Mount Beasts?”
Jackie sighed. He might as well tell them all about it since he had already revealed so much. He sat down and told a brief version of what happened to him in Mount Beasts. He left out the part about his true power and that he was the one who defeated Robin. No one would ever believe him if he told them he defeated a final stage innate level fighter.
Noel’s eyes nearly popped out while Brook’s jaw had dropped to the ground when Jackie was done. It was a long while before they snapped out of shock.
“It all makes sense now. That’s why the elders wanted to recruit more disciples and have been conducting training day and night. It’s because something more troublesome than the Muddled Origin Clan is hovering over our heads!” said Noel in a hoarse voice. His face darkened and the teacup in his hand was trembling, sending waves of tiny ripple across the surface of the tea.
Jackie sighed and said matter-of-factly, “Don’t worry. It’ll take the Corpse Pavilion a lot more effort and time to reach here. The two of you will be safe as long as you stay away from the battlefield.”
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