Chapter 2923 — The Divine Fist Hall's Decision, Part One
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"Tsk!" Old Master Feng clicked his tongue in amazement, then fell into deep thought. Even a disciple of the Divine Fist Hall had acknowledged Wei Zhao as their leader? Old Master Feng knew exactly what sort of sect the Divine Fist Hall was. Among the ancient sects, the Divine Fist Hall was the very model of external cultivation—formidable in the extreme! Though it had kept a low profile these years, no one could deny the Divine Fist Hall's transcendent standing!
Granted, the disciples the Divine Fist Hall had sent to the Xuandan Sect's trial might not have been of the direct bloodline, but they were certainly core disciples—and core disciples of the Divine Fist Hall were surely no fools. This Wei Zhao must possess some extraordinary quality!
Then there was that Ge Xian. Old Master Feng had heard the name as well. Among the ancient circles, Ge Xian counted as a figure in his own right, with an intelligence network second to none—yet he had never pledged himself to any ancient sect. For a man of such caliber to acknowledge another as his leader... there had to be something suspicious in it!
"Feng Shihua, be that as it may, this time you have done something that stains the family's honor. For the time being, you will go to the Reflection Chamber and face the wall in contemplation! Take no part in any other family affairs!" Old Master Feng finally spoke, and his word was final: "In this trial you obtained a Great Return Pill; the merit offsets the fault, so I will impose no further punishment on you!"
"Yes—thank you, Grandfather!" Feng Shihua had never expected the matter to be settled so lightly! After all, facing the wall in contemplation was much the same as cultivation; otherwise, Feng Shihua would often go into seclusion to cultivate anyway. To a cultivator, this punishment was essentially no punishment at all!
Originally, Feng Shihua had assumed he would surely be stripped of his title as first-in-line heir to the young sect master. But now it seemed his grandfather had no such intention!
Feng Tianhu's expression shifted. He had not expected the old master to settle the matter with a single sentence, yet there was nothing he could do—he dared not say more.
"Very well, Tianhu. Take the Great Return Pill and give it to Nitian to consume. He too is the most promising scion of our ancient Feng family; it is good if he can recover!" Old Master Feng was not playing favorites either—he had directly hinted to Feng Tianhu that this was his son, and if the boy recovered, he would have his chance to compete as well.
"Yes! Thank you, Father!" Feng Tianhu was overjoyed. He had never expected this Great Return Pill to truly fall to Feng Nitian! After all, he had entertained such a hope before, but he had never dared be certain whether the pill would actually be given to Feng Nitian.
After all, to the ancient Feng family, Feng Nitian was nothing but a man in a vegetative state, of no use anymore. By the practice of certain cold-blooded clans, such a figure was a discarded piece; even if the Great Return Pill were brought back, it would be stored away at home for emergencies and not lightly given to anyone to consume.
The Hidden Zhao family was a living example of exactly that—Old Master Zhao's conduct had been utterly cold-blooded and heartless.
"All of you, withdraw and attend to your own affairs." With that, Old Master Feng turned and left. The current atmosphere in the ancient Feng family was far from healthy, but there was nothing Old Master Feng could do. Feng Shihua was too soft. If the ancient Feng family were powerful, that would be no problem—no one could do anything to the ancient Feng family—but at present the ancient Feng family was a bottom-tier clan. If Feng Shihua lacked any ruthlessness, would the ancient Feng family not be bullied to death in the days to come?