C9 Strange Request

Head of the main hall, Yan Zong's body stiffened, he took three steps, then two steps, he came down from above, walked to the front of the figure, went down on one knee, and respectfully said: "Greetings, Lord Zong Zheng."

"We pay our respects to Lord Zong Zheng." At that moment, everyone in the hall was shocked and they kneeled on the ground. Some of the young men and women were so excited that their faces turned red. Those who were braver glanced at the corner of their eyes and quickly lowered their heads.

However, in reality, the Human Emperor had never asked much about the size of the sect, so the actual ones in control of the sect were the three princes, the nine great decrees, the thirty-six grand elders, the outer palace, the inner palace, and the old elder of each of the three great sects.

As for the clan elder, as long as his contribution points in the clan palace exceeded ten million, and his vow to remain loyal to the clan palace for all eternity, and his cultivation was not lower than the Spiritual Martial Stage, he would be able to become a clan elder.

The clan elder was in charge of the daily operations of the various prefectures, such as providing logistics, issuing missions, issuing monthly orders, and so on. He also occasionally had the duty of entering the prefecture as an examiner.

Zong Zheng, on the other hand, was the official in charge of the borders of the First Prefecture. For example, in the Outer Prefecture, there were twenty-four officials in the Nine Prefectures of the Great Qin Nation. In the Inner Court, there were six officials, while in the Upper Residence, there were three officials. Every single clan was under the control of a true sect.

As for the nine sect orders, five of them were in charge of the Outer Palace, Inner Palace, Upper Mansion, Spirit Mansion, and Heavenly Mansion. The other four people were respectively in charge of the Martial Proclamation Hall, the Supreme Mystery Palace, the Discipline Hall, and the commander of the hundred thousand Guardian.

"You are Qin Ye?" That Zong Zheng ignored Yan Zong and the crowd kneeling on the ground, with his hands behind his back, he slowly turned around, carefully examining Qin Ye, he was somewhat curious.

"Exactly." Qin Ye wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth and nodded.

"Yes." Zong Zheng had a strange look in his eyes. He looked at Qin Ye and said, "You have indeed violated the clan rule. You have harmed your own people and crippled their cultivation. You should be expelled for your crimes."

"That's right!" Master is wise, and my son, Qin Wenbin, is here. Please understand, my lord, that not only did he injure my son to such an extent, he also crippled his cultivation. Hearing this, the eyes of the middle-aged man and woman beside Qin Wenbin lit up. They seemed to have found some hope as they kowtowed again and again.

"This marquis has always been adamant in his decisions. All of you can rest assured." Zong Zheng laughed with his hands behind his back, and said to Qin Ye: "That Qin Wenbin is also very evil. This way, I'll give you a chance. Do you know what day it is three months from now?"

"Sacrifice Ceremony?" Qin Ye looked at him, puzzled.

"That's right. Listen up, on the day of the Sacrifice Ceremony, His Majesty personally came. When the time comes, countless geniuses from the Nine Prefectures will gather and fight for the title of martial warrior. This marquis wants you …" After looking at Qin Ye a few more times, Zong Zheng lightly coughed: "I want you to be the champion of this Outer Palace among countless geniuses. I want you to be the chief of the Outer Palace!"

"What!"

As soon as his voice fell, the entire hall was startled. Soon after, a burst of laughter came from a corner and landed in the quiet hall, it was extremely ear-piercing.

Everyone returned to their senses. Due to Zong Zheng's presence, many of them held back with all their might, their faces turning purplish red, afraid that they would accidentally laugh and anger this Lord Zong Zheng.

"If you are unable to obtain the position of chief, after the Sacrifice Ceremony, I will remove you from the clan palace, cripple your cultivation, expel you from the Great Qin Nation, and banish you from the wastelands!" Zong Zheng's expression was solemn, the oddness in his eyes disappearing in a flash.

Qin Ye was silent. He opened his mouth and was about to say something, but was stopped by Zong Zheng: "If you think there's no hope and don't want to accept this condition, then that's fine. I will kill you right now!"

"I only have the First Level of Martial Tao Stage cultivation base now …" Qin Ye swallowed and looked at the young Zong Zheng speechlessly.

"That's your own problem. I only care about the results." Zong Zheng glanced at Qin Ye.

"Master, this lowly one has the guts. Before we join the Sacrifice Ceremony, please fight Qin Ye to the death. If I don't take revenge for hurting my brother, I swear I won't be a human! "Lord, please grant me your permission." Qin Xiangyang knelt on the ground and glared at Qin Ye.

Zong Zheng looked at Qin Xiangyang and said lightly: "Qualified."

Then, he looked at Qin Ye: "I hope that you can join the Sacrifice Ceremony alive."

"I will." Qin Ye and Qin Xiangyang looked at each other and said coldly.

Zong Zheng looked deeply at Qin Ye and took a step forward. However, he had already appeared hundreds of feet away. In a few short breaths, he had already disappeared.

"Qin Ye, you still have three months to live, cherish these three months well!" Qin Xiangyang stood up, his eyes filled with a cold killing intent.

"Heh." Qin Ye glanced at him and laughed.

"He's too arrogant. Three months from now, he will be a dead man!"

"You think he can get Wu Kui?" I don't think he saw the day of the Sacrifice Ceremony. "

"Brother Xiangyang, we support you. In a month, we will definitely kill this kid!"

Everyone was talking at once, but without exception, they were all in support of Qin Xiangyang and belittling Qin Ye.

Countless palaces were situated in the million mountains to the east of the Qin Capital. These countless palaces were connected to the adjacent Qin Capital and the imperial city located in the center of the Nine Prefectures to form an incomparably large army.

This was the true location of the headquarters of the Main Sect. The Heavenly Mansion and the Spirit Palace were located in the deepest parts of these million year old mountains.

At this moment, on the peak of a tall mountain, a figure was sitting cross-legged in meditation, surrounded by clouds and mist. After an unknown amount of time, another figure appeared on the peak.

"Lord, as per your command, I have already conveyed the message." The person who spoke was the person who saved Qin Ye, Zong Zheng. At that moment, he was respectfully bowing and clasping his hands towards the person who was cultivating. He did not dare to be the slightest bit slow.

"Got it, you can go back." The person sitting in the lotus position didn't speak, but a voice that exuded majesty and solemnity could be heard from all directions.

"Yes." Zong Zheng bowed again and was about to leave, but hesitated.

"What else is there?"

Zong Zheng shuddered, then bowed and said respectfully: "Your excellency, this subordinate understands, this subordinate does not understand, that junior has a mere First Level of Martial Tao Stage cultivation, and does not even have the qualifications to enter the Outer Palace, why is he worthy of Your Excellency's personal attention, and wants him to become the leader of the martial arts?"

"If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it. I have my own reasons. Go." The person sitting in the meditative position didn't have any movement, it was as if he was a rock.

"Yes, your subordinate will take his leave." A drop of cold sweat appeared on Zong Zheng's forehead. He didn't dare to hesitate any longer, bowing respectfully before slowly retreating.

After Zong Zheng left, the meditator quietly opened his eyes, muttering to himself, "In this generation, other than that demon-level character, there are actually other juniors that can startle the Emperor. Interesting …"