Something unexpected had happened once again. The arrival of Guo Shan had shut everyone’s mouths. In the Black Sect, Sect Elder Guo Shan’s influence was huge. His status, his position… it didn’t matter where he went, he would become the center of attraction and would ultimately receive respect.
An outstanding alchemist would be respected no matter where he went, and he would have a bright future. This was the reason why even Daoist Black would need to show Guo Shan some respect as well.
Not only Daoist Black, even those high class Sect Elders would need to show respect towards Guo Shan. This was because most of the Black Sect’s Divine Core Sect Elders were indebted to Guo Shan. Most of them had asked Guo Shan to concoct a pill for them before, so even if they didn’t visit each other on normal days, they wouldn’t go and offend a powerful alchemist.
Therefore, even though Guo Shan never bothered about the matters of the Black Sect, let alone conflicts between disciples, and was always staying at his own mountain, just standing here was already enough to shock everyone. No one dared to ignore his existence, even the arrogant Fan Kun had to be respectful towards Guo Shan.
However, no one would have thought that Sect Elder Guo Shan, who had never gotten himself involved in any of the Black Sect’s matters, would come out today and stand next to Jiang Chen. By shattering Fan Kun’s attack and standing next to Jiang Chen, Guo Shan had clearly told everyone who he was siding with.
“Greetings, Sect Elder Guo Shan.”
Fan Kun cupped his fist and greeted Guo Shan. He looked polite, but at the same time, he didn’t show much fear either.
“Fan Kun, what are you doing? Killing your fellow disciple? You are the leader of the inner circle disciples, how can you attack an outer circle disciple? Don’t you feel disgraceful?”
Guo Shan let out a cold snort.
“Sect Elder Guo, you said I was trying to kill a fellow disciple? Jiang Chen just killed Jiang Wei with poison, don’t tell me that doesn’t count as killing a fellow disciple? Jiang Chen was wreaking havoc in the outer circle today, he burned a few courtyards, he seriously injured his fellow disciples, and he even dared to hang up all four outer circle Sect Elders! He is an evil man, shouldn’t I kill him? I was just helping the Black Sect get rid of this rotten meat!”
Fan Kun still spoke in the same imposing manner. His killing intent was high, and he didn’t want to give up on his decision to kill Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen furrowed his brows, he was still a little shocked. Let alone Guo Shan being an alchemist, just his Divine Core cultivation realm would be enough to scare anyone, but this Fan Kun actually dared to talk to him like this. Was he really not scared of getting killed by Guo Shan? With Guo Shan’s status, killing an inner circle disciple who didn’t show him any respect wouldn’t be a big deal.
Jiang Chen didn’t know the reason, but others did. Because, everybody knew that Fan Kun was not only an inner circle disciple, he also had a status which made him very proud, and that was his grandfather.
“How can Fan Kun talk to Sect Elder Guo like that, isn’t he offending Sect Elder Guo’s dignity?”
“Fan Kun has a huge background, his grandfather Fan Zhong Tang is a senior Sect Elder in the Black Sect, and he has reached the Mid Divine Core realm, which is higher than Sect Elder Guo Shan. That’s why he isn’t afraid of Guo Shan.”
“That’s right, he has a powerful background, and that’s why he can be so arrogant. Looks like Fan Kun is determined to kill Jiang Chen today.”
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The crowds were discussing the happenings. Some knew that this matter was still far from ending, and now that even Sect Elder Guo Shan had appeared, there might be some other Divine Core Sect Elders on their way.
“Fan Kun, Jiang Chen and Jiang Wei fought a consensual deathmatch, and it’s a rule that they were allowed to kill their opponent. Since Jiang Wei was killed, it can only be blamed on the fact that he was weak, and it can’t be blamed on Jiang Chen. As for the poison, I think you should know about it better than me, so I’ll just save my breath.”
Guo Shan said. He clearly wanted to protect Jiang Chen.
“Sect Elder Guo, this is a conflict between disciples! I hope Sect Elder Guo can stop interfering and let us settle this all by ourselves.”