You were driven out of the capital at the start, and you ask me why I rebelled?

Chapter 528 Cleaning up the portal

The atmosphere in the main hall instantly plummeted to freezing point, all eyes fixed on the sect leader who had been sent flying. The sect leader struggled to his feet, blood still trickling from his lips, his eyes filled with shock and rage. Clutching his chest, he questioned in a trembling voice, "Li Sheng! You...you dare to attack me! Elder Xuan, is this how your ancestral court treats its guests?"

Xuan Kongzi remained expressionless, his gaze as cold and unfathomable as a deep pool. He slowly stood up, his voice low yet carrying an undeniable authority: "The way of hospitality? You dare to talk about the word 'guest'? I summoned you here today not to bargain, nor to shirk responsibility at a time when humanity's survival is at stake!"

His voice was like thunder, shaking everyone to their core. The sect leaders turned pale, a sense of unease creeping into their hearts. They realized that what had happened today was probably far more complex than they had imagined.

"Elder Xuan, what do you mean by that?" a sect leader asked, his voice trembling slightly.

Xuan Kongzi sneered, his gaze sweeping over everyone present: "What do you mean? You think I summoned you here today to demand resources? Wrong! I summoned you here today to clean house!"

"Clean house?" Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked. They never expected Xuan Kongzi to say such a thing.

"Elder Xuan, what do you mean by that? We are the backbone of the human race, how could you..." a sect leader said anxiously, his voice filled with panic.

"Pillars of strength?" Xuan Kongzi sneered, interrupting him. "You dare call yourselves pillars of strength? The soldiers on the front lines are fighting bloody battles to protect the future of humanity. And you, behind the scenes, are scheming to minimize resources and shirk responsibility. Is this how you call yourselves pillars of strength?"

"What a joke!"

Xuan Kongzi looked at the sect leader with cold eyes.

The pressure of a mid-stage Human Immortal Realm cultivator instantly surged forth like a tidal wave, pressing down on these sect leaders.

"Once, I too harbored some illusions about you, but now, even that last shred of hope has vanished. You are nothing but parasites, a bunch of parasites sucking the blood of humanity. Humanity would be better off without you..."

Xuan Kongzi said coldly.

The sect leaders were forced to the ground by Xuan Kongzi's oppressive aura, and their faces turned deathly pale upon hearing his words.

Xuan Kongzi is going to kill them!

"Elder Xuan, why do this? Even if we don't provide the resources, it doesn't warrant death!"

All these sect leaders were completely baffled, not understanding why things had turned out this way. Even if he didn't provide resources, he couldn't just kill them!

"Fine! Then I'll let you die knowing why!"

Upon hearing his words, Xuan Kongzi gave them a meaningful look and spoke.

"You all know about the Qin Dynasty, right?"

Upon hearing Xuan Kongzi's words, all the sect leaders nodded unconsciously.

News of the Qin Dynasty's advancement to a Celestial Empire and its complete annihilation of the armies and powerful figures sent by the six Celestial Empires to attack it has spread throughout the entire continent.

They were naturally aware of the power of these humans.

And, I'm very happy.

After all, the human race was previously weak and simply could not withstand the attacks of other races.

Who knows when, the human race will be conquered, and they will become homeless dogs.

But now that the Qin Dynasty has emerged, they still fantasize that with the Qin Dynasty leading the way, they can still enjoy life.

Moreover, they no longer need to pay tribute to the ancestral court of the human race.

After all, the Qin Dynasty was the Celestial Empire; we couldn't very well ask them for resources!

Not only should we not accept their help, we should also provide them with resources to support their development.

If we don't send it, then we lack the spirit of humanity, only caring about ourselves and not the lives of other humans.

They know these things very well!

But now, after hearing what Xuan Kongzi said, they instantly had a bad feeling.

Could it be that Xuan Kongzi wants to kill them because of the Qin Dynasty?

"Alright, since you know, then make the long story short!"

Xuan Kongzi nodded and continued, "The Great Qin Dynasty wants to unify the entire human race, and you are the ones who do not support the unification of the human race..."

"Therefore, your existence is an obstacle, and the Great Qin will not allow you to exist..."

"Therefore, you only have two paths. The first is to disband your sects and support the unification of humanity; the second is to continue resisting, only to be annihilated by the Qin army..."

"We choose the first option. We are willing to disband our sect, just to be spared. We are willing to serve the Great Qin..."

Before Xuan Kongzi could finish speaking, the sect leaders couldn't wait to speak up.

Since they had a chance to survive, they naturally wouldn't miss it.

Moreover, even if the sect is disbanded, with the resources they have accumulated over the years, they can completely rebuild a glorious family.

Xuan Kongzi looked at these people with disappointment in his eyes. How could he not know what they were thinking?

"However, I have changed my mind. I heard everything you said. People like you are unworthy of being called human. Today, I will cleanse your ranks and purge the entire human race..."

Xuan Kongzi's words were undoubtedly a final judgment on these people.

These people were all struck dumb, frozen in place.