Chapter 837: Conflict
Indeed, the person who had spoken to Shun Long just now was the same person who was ranked 3rd in the Martial Roll of Honor, Zhang Jing!
However, Zhang Jing merely snorted when he heard Quan Lin's order before he replied to her in a cold manner that seemed to be lacking even the slightest bit of respect
''Step back? Quan Min, who do you think you are to give me, Zhang Jing, an order? The only person who is allowed to talk to me like that is Yang Hui. As for you... you are not qualified! It's clear that Shun Long has just killed Dong Cheng and yet you intend to protect him? Don't tell me that you forgot the rules of the sect!''
Zhang Jing's words seemed to have quickly sparked a flurry of discussions, as the rest of the disciples of the Holy sect around him soon followed suit as well, as they looked at Qiao Min and said seriously
''Senior sister Qiao, senior brother Zhang is right! Even if Shun Long is backed by the Grand Elder, he still owes us an explanation for what he did!''
''Right! It's against the sect rules for anyone to kill their fellow disciples, especially in an underhanded manner like this! We demand an explanation!''
In fact, it wasn't just the lower-ranked disciples who felt like this, but also those in the top 10 who were now staring at Shun Long warily.
After all, Dong Cheng himself was ranked 6th in the Holy sect, so if Shun Long could kill him without anyone else realizing what had happened, didn't that mean that he could also kill the rest of them in a similar manner?
Of course, Zhang Jing wasn't afraid that he would be instakilled by Shun Long the same way Dong Cheng had just now, since Zhang Jing knew that he was quite a bit stronger than him. This was also why he dared to openly question Shun Long like that without being afraid of him.
In Zhang Jing's eyes, the only person in the entire Holy sect who could threaten his life, other than the Elders and the inner court disciples, was only that monster that was ranked first in the Martial Roll of Honor, Yang Hui!
As for Shun Long, even if he had managed to kill Dong Cheng through a sneak attack, Zhang Jing was confident that if he went all-out against him, he would be able to easily fight him to a standstill!
The only thing that Zhang Jing was slightly worried was that he hadn't even seen what kind of attack Shun Long had used just now.
At that moment, Qiao Min started to feel a headache incoming, as she understood that she would be having quite a bit of trouble pacifying everyone.
Although she didn't know what skill Shun Long had just used before he killed Dong Cheng, she already had a rough idea of what had happened after she heard Zhang Jing's question towards Shun Long, and she quickly understood that she was most likely the only one among the Holy sect's disciples who had witnessed Dong Cheng's death.
''Hahaha! What a bunch of trash! You couldn't even see how that idiot died and yet you are actually asking for an explanation? It is truly a wonder how the rest of you trash are even alive right now!'' All of a sudden, a mocking voice resounded through the air, immediately attracting the attention of every single Dao King present.
From a group of nearly a thousand people that was situated just a few tens of meters away from the Holy sect's group, a green-robed young man suddenly spoke as he stared at Zhang Jing and the rest of the disciples of the Holy sect with a mocking look in his eyes, looking like he was looking at a group of idiots.
Zhang Jing immediately turned his gaze towards this young man and was about to retort, but when he sensed the green-robed young man's cultivation that was actually at the early rank 7 in the Dao King realm, Zhang Jing merely narrowed his eyes and forcefully swallowed his words.
As for that young man, he simply stared at Shun Long for a few more seconds in silence, before he turned around to look at his group and continued in a commanding tone
''No reason to waste any more time in this place that's filled with trash. Let's go hunt some 'Demon-fanged mice'.''
The rest of the green-robed disciples behind this young man all followed suit, as their group flew past the city gates merely a few moments later.
At the same time, Qiao Min shook her head and ignored the disciples around her, before she actually approached Shun Long and his group by herself and said with a forced smile
''Shun Long, I have to admit that you are extremely strong... perhaps even stronger than me... but you should understand that killing a fellow disciple is still a crime within the sect regardless of how strong you are!
Even if I want to accept you and your group and allow you to all travel with us, I doubt that things will go smoothly now that you have killed Dong Cheng.'' Once she finished speaking, Qiao Min turned around and looked at the rest of the disciples of the Holy sect behind her who would almost certainly reject Shun Long and his group after what had happened.
Even though Dong Cheng had made the first move against Shun Long and his body was clearly oozing with killing intent at that moment, the facts were that Shun Long had indeed been the one to kill him, and in an extremely gruesome way at that.
Considering that Dong Cheng also had quite a few followers and that people like Zhang Jing seemed to be against Shun Long as well, Qiao Min understood that even with her authority as the leader of the outer court disciples, she wouldn't be able to pacify everyone if she intended to allow Shun Long and his group to join her.
At that moment however, contrary to Qiao Min's expectations, Shun Long merely shook his head and waved his hand as he looked at her, before he said calmly
''Don't worry. I didn't have any intentions of joining you in the first place. However, I wonder if you know anything about this 'City of Immortals'.''