Chapter 147: Misinformation

Upon hearing the Prison Elder's words, everyone's faces turned strange and peculiar.

"Too much." Zong Hentian's face darkened, a chill spreading across his cheeks, and a thick murderous intent flickered in his eyes.

Lin Fan felt somewhat puzzled. Although they were to take the lead, there were still two other sects accompanying them. Even if they suffered some losses, there was no need for such resentment.

"Tomorrow's vanguard will be our Saint Sect, along with the Profound Sun Sect and the Supreme Unity Sect. Among them, these two sects are the weakest in terms of overall strength in this punitive expedition. Tomorrow, not only will we have no advantage, but we might even be used as cannon fodder." The Prison Elder, as if sensing Lin Fan's confusion, finally explained.

Lin Fan understood upon hearing this. This punitive expedition involved six sects in total. With this allocation, the Saint Sect might indeed suffer a great loss at the hands of the Snow King Lion tomorrow.

"Prison Elder, what is the cultivation level of the Snow King Lion?" Lin Fan asked.

"High-level Lesser Heaven rank. Now that it has given birth, its strength is less than half, but it's still very troublesome." The Prison Elder said.

Lin Fan was taken aback. High-level Lesser Heaven rank! Even if its strength was less than half, it could still crush him effortlessly.

Moreover, even with half its strength, it was not something ordinary people could handle. It seemed tomorrow might be quite uncertain.

Could it be that the Heaven Sealing Sect had a blood feud with the Saint Sect? In the forbidden grounds, their disciples had ruthlessly crippled the Saint Sect's prodigy, and now, in this siege of the Snow King Lion, they were marginalizing them in every way.

"Prison Elder, do you think the Heaven Sealing Sect holds a grudge against the Saint Sect? It feels intentional." Lin Fan asked curiously. Being set up was one thing, but at least there should be a reason.

"Hmph, isn't it just that during the forbidden ground training, Saint Sect disciples killed a few prodigies from the Heaven Sealing Sect? Now that the Heaven Sealing Sect has produced a peerless prodigy, they've become so arrogant." The Prison Elder said disdainfully, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

He hadn't expected retribution to come so quickly. The Saint Sect had always been far ahead of the other sects, but he never thought that in this generation, the Heaven Sealing Sect would surpass them.

The two prodigies of the sect had joined forces to bully the Heaven Sealing Sect's prodigy, only to be counterattacked, and one of them was lost. What retribution!

...

At this moment, only one thought crossed Lin Fan's mind.

What goes around comes around.

It seemed the Heaven Sealing Sect was determined to fight the Saint Sect to the death to avenge past grievances. However, the Prison Elder was quite broad-minded. Having killed many of their prodigies in the past, now they had turned the tables and oppressed them relentlessly. Only he knew the bitterness in his heart.

The overall strength of the Heaven Sealing Sect was on par with the Saint Sect, but in terms of disciple inheritance, the Saint Sect had always been ahead. Now that the Heaven Sealing Sect had produced a monstrous prodigy, it was truly frustrating.

In Lin Fan's view, there was no absolute justice or evil in this world.

There were only different camps. Now that he was a member of the Saint Sect, everything the Saint Sect did was naturally just, and those who opposed the Saint Sect were enemies.

Thus, Lin Fan did not think in terms of who was right or wrong.

"Be careful tomorrow. Don't get yourselves killed." The Prison Elder warned gravely, then, with a heavy heart, he didn't even want to eat and returned to his tent.

Zong Hentian and the others looked at each other, not knowing what to say. They had already understood how the sects were allocated.

The Profound Sun Sect and the Supreme Unity Sect were located close to the Saint Sect, all on the south side of the Heavenly River, naturally forming one group, while the other three sects were on the north side.

The tragedy was that the overall strength of these two sects was somewhat low.

...

"Alright, why think so much? Let's do what we need to do. First, fill our stomachs." Lin Fan waved his hand, seeing his junior disciples looking downcast, and said with a smile.

...

The disciples of the Heaven Sealing Sect, having taken Lin Fan's batch of "Big Fan Ge," were all listless. On the war boat, they had poked holes in its surface with loud bangs, and now they were lying in their tents recuperating. Yet, on their haggard faces, there was an unexpected hint of satisfaction.

Tianjiao Ling Ao discovered it in time and successfully dodged this wave of intrusion. Although he only inhaled a little, it was a fluctuation within his body that still made his blood churn, leaving him powerless to resist, let alone these junior brothers.

This time, for the Fengtian Sect, the Snow King Lion was a minor matter; the most crucial point was to thoroughly screw over the Holy Sect.

"Chu Chen, eldest son of the Chu family of Yongtian City, requests an audience with the esteemed one." Just as Ling Ao was pondering tomorrow's matters, a voice came from outside.

Ling Ao frowned. The Chu family of Yongtian City had some connection with the Fengtian Sect, but it was negligible. Now that they had come to call, it was no harm.

"Come in," Ling Ao said coldly.

At this moment, Chu Chen felt a joy in his heart, then looked at his sister Chu Xue and nodded.

The radiantly beautiful Chu Xue revealed a slight smile, and when she looked toward the tent, her eyes were full of longing. Finally, the two walked inside.

……

The next day.

At the entrance of the Snow King Lion's cave on the Misty Snow Peak.

The people from the six sects gathered here.

Lin Fan always felt as if many gazes were fixed on him. The meaning contained in those gazes made Lin Fan feel a chill down his back. Whenever Lin Fan tried to locate these gazes, they would suddenly disappear.

This feeling of being secretly stared at gave Lin Fan the sensation of someone peeping at his chrysanthemum.

Danger, extremely dangerous.

"Alright, the Snow King Lion is now inside. The first wave of assault will be handled by the Holy Sect, the Xuanyang Sect, and the Taiyi Sect. Our three sects will take the opportunity to enter the cave and search for the Snow King Lion cubs. As for distribution, we can discuss it after it's over." The leading elder of the Fengtian Sect spoke with steady breath, his eyes sharp as he fixed them on the cave entrance.

At that moment, a few more giant boats flew over from the distance. The people of the six sects looked at the distant boats with calm expressions, showing no reaction.

"What are those war boats about?" Lin Fan asked in confusion.

"Those are war boats from other sects, but it's fine. They're just bringing their disciples to watch; they won't participate in this siege," Elder Yu said calmly after scanning the distance.

Clearly, this was not the first time such a thing had happened.

"In this siege, the elders of the six sects will not intervene. You will rely on your own abilities. Whether you live or die depends solely on yourselves," the leading elder of the Fengtian Sect announced.

The purpose of this siege was to temper the disciples.

At that moment, the leading elder of the Fengtian Sect's aura surged, his hair and beard flying. A long howl formed a shockwave that shot straight toward the cave entrance.

Just then, a muffled roar came from within the cave—the roar of the Snow King Lion.

Lin Fan's mind shook. A fierce aura overflowed from the cave, as if something terrifying was about to emerge.

"Roar..."

The Snow King Lion's first roar was extremely muffled, but the second was deafening. A powerful gust of wind swept out from the cave, and the entire snow peak seemed to tremble from the roar.

At that moment, in the pitch-black cave, a pair of blood-red giant eyes suddenly appeared, filled with brutality.

When Lin Fan saw what emerged, he was completely dumbfounded.

This... this...

Too massive, isn't it?

Lin Fan looked up at the beast before him. Its body was pure white, shaped like a lion, with a pair of giant horns rising from its forehead. A fierce and terrifying aura enveloped the surroundings.

At this moment, Lin Fan used the system to check, and his face changed drastically. This... the intelligence was wrong.