assistirfilmes Chapter 412: Taking a Stand
Chapter 412: Taking a Stand
Chapter 412: Taking a Stand
A redemption point lay within a mountain range in the Star River Alliance's territory on the Dark Abyss Continent.
Many cultivators from the Ghost Sacrifice Sect and the Nine Tribes Sect sat below crystalline prisms, observing the movements within their reflective surfaces.
Several cabinets on a square displayed artifacts, pills, techniques, and the blood and meat of high-ranked Vicious Beasts.
Each item was marked with a corresponding number of contribution points.
The Nine Tribes Sect and Ghost Sacrifice Sect managed this redemption point, which had attracted numerous cultivators with its displays.
Rogue cultivators like Lei Kun and Lian Feng used their accumulated contribution points to exchange for artifacts.
Lei Kun was in high spirits because he had learned from some Sword Pavilion disciples that Liu Junhong had accepted his son as a personal disciple.
"Old Lei, you're fortunate to have connections with Pang Jian," Lian Feng said enviously.
Lei Kun laughed heartily as he put away an advanced-grade lightning attribute artifact. "Go invite Gao Yuan and Han Ting, and let's find an inn to celebrate properly! It'll be my treat!"
"In that case, I'll make sure to make the most of it," Lian Feng said with a smile.
Most cultivators had avoided the fragmented lands lately, instead opting to stay on the Dark Abyss Continent.
Flying vessels from the First and Second Worlds arrived in constant waves, with cultivators in the Nirvana and Immortal Realms on board.
A full-scale war was imminent and the main battlefields were the Cosmic Skies and Dark Abyss Continents.
The pressure of the impending battle caused many to seek relief in inns.
"Hey! Zhou Qingchen!"
A startled shout caught the attention of Lei Kun, Lian Feng, and the others.
The removal of Ling Yimo's name and the death of Lu Yanshu meant Wu Yuan was now ranked first on the Spirit Condensation Realm leaderboard.
Zhou Qingchen of the Red Mountain Sect followed closely behind, with over seven thousand contribution points.
Everyone assumed he was here to exchange his contributions points for treasures from the Ghost Sacrifice Sect and the Nine Tribes Sect.
Zhou Qingchen stood below the platform and looked up at Qu Yao, the overseer of the redemption point.
"The Nine Tribes Sect and the Ghost Sacrifice Sect should apologize to all the other factions," he said solemnly. "Under Zhou Yi's orders, Hong Qiming had the Demon Sect disciples lead my rogue cultivator friends into an area overrun with Vicious Beast.
"This ultimately resulted in their deaths!
"Zhou Yi may be dead, but didn't the Nine Tribes Sect nurture him? Shouldn't the Nine Tribes Sect publicly apologize?
"And you, the Ghost Sacrifice Sect!"
Zhou Qingchen turned to the other platform.
"Ling Yimo's soul belongs to an Outer God. Did Gui Mu truly know nothing?
"She and Zhou Yi joined forces on the Fey Spirit Continent to kill countless of our people!
"They killed Su Li of the Sword Pavilion, Cai Shaoheng of the Black Valley Sect, Lu Yanshu of the Pure Land Sect, and Cao Jingbai of the Boundless Sky Divine Kingdom!
"Your two sects fostered them. Can you truly say you bear no responsibility at all?"
Zhou Qingchen righteously confronted the representatives of the two sects at the redemption point, having learned about Han Duping's death through the Primeval Pillar Divine Kingdom when he returned to the Dark Abyss Continent.
Their investigation confirmed that Hong Qiming had ordered the disciples of the Demon Sect to relay false information to Han Duping and his group.
Zhou Qingchen shared a close bond with Han Duping and his death deeply saddened him.
The longer he thought about it, the angrier he became.
Unable to contain his rage, he finally came to the redemption point to speak his mind.
The faces of Qu Yao of the Nine Tribes Sect and Shang Jierou of the Ghost Sacrifice Sect darkened.
He could not return to the Red Mountain Sect on the Cosmic Skies Continent as foreign races had occupied the fragmented lands between the two continents. There were also no teleportation arrays connecting them.
In his grieving state, the first person that came to mind was Dong Tianze, as they had fought side by side many times and shared a mutual friend.
Whoosh!
Not long after, Pang Jian's figure appeared on the Ghost Altar inside Dong Tianze's cave residence.
A dense forest and a small wooden hut could be seen behind him.
Dong Tianze immediately knew that Pang Jian had returned to the hidden fragmented land he had found below the sea of massive boulders, though he did not know where it had drifted to since.
"What's wrong with Big Brother Zhou?" Pang Jian asked in surprise.
Zhou Qingchen stared at Pang Jian's projection on the Ghost Altar with red eyes. "Pang Jian, you—how did you...?"
Dong Tianze explained their history of communicating through the Shadow Specter Sect's Ghost Altar.
"Old Han is dead because of Zhou Yi and Hong Qiming," Zhou Qingchen confided to Pang Jian.
"He did a lot for that chubby friend of his," Dong Tianze added. "He went to the Ghost Sacrifice Sect and Nine Tribes Sect's redemption point demanding they publicly apologize, and when that failed, he discarded his Mystic Eye and his contribution points."
Pang Jian fell into silence.
After a moment, he vanished from the Ghost Altar.
***
Half a day later, Pang Jian left the Resolute Expanse and boarded a Mountain Stream Spirit Boat to descend to the Dark Abyss Continent.
Pang Jian headed the same redemption point that the Ghost Sacrifice Sect and Nine Tribes Sect oversaw.
He stood beneath Qu Yao's stone platform, clad in blue robes and with his sword token hanging at his waist.
"It's Pang Jian of the Sword Pavilion!"
A wave of cheers erupted throughout the redemption point!
"Pang Jian, are you here to exchange contribution points for spirit artifacts and pills?" Qu Yao greeted warmly, descending from the stone platform with a smile.
The contrast between his treatment of Zhou Qingchen and Pang Jian was like night and day.
"We don't have high-grade spirit swords, but we have seven saint-grade spirit artifacts and two divine-grade pills, plus..." he began, eager to introduce the Nine Tribes Sect's treasures to Pang Jian.
Whoosh!
Shang Jierou approached with a smile. "Our Ghost Ritual Sect holds the largest collection of soul-related artifacts in the Abyss!
"Pang Jian, your thirty-five thousand contribution points are more than enough to obtain our highest saint-grade artifact!"
Pang Jian's status and ranking on the Merit Leaderboard far surpassed that of Zhou Qingchen. Thus, even the proud Qu Yao and Shang Jierou showed him respect.
"I'm leaving the Mystic Eye behind as well."
Pang Jian dropped the crystal prism on the ground.
Without sparing a glance at Qu Yao's or Shang Jierou's darkening expressions, he turned to address the gathered cultivators, "The schemes and betrayal of Zhou Yi of the Nine Tribes Sect and Ling Yimo of the Ghost Sacrifice Sect have led to the deaths of countless prodigies from many factions.
"The Nine Tribes Sect and the Ghost Sacrifice Sect should publicly apologize!"
With that, he strode away in anger.
***
A few hours later, Liu Youyu of the Primeval Pillar Divine Kingdom, Hu Yuanfei of the Sword Pavilion, Dong Wenjian of the Ancient Law Sect, and Fan Chen of the Supreme Monad Divine Kingdom also arrived at the same redemption point.
One after another, they silently threw away their Mystic Eyes like garbage.
The contribution points they had risked their lives to earn, which could be exchanged for precious spirit artifacts and pills, were left entirely unredeemed.