Chapter 1754: Chapter 1752: Upheaval
After returning to the Imperial Capital, Ling Feng first went to take care of his own matters. The Loose Cultivators Alliance, although not a particularly powerful force for Ling Feng now, is undoubtedly a force not to be underestimated!
Ling Feng understood very clearly that sometimes these people might play a very powerful role. After all, even the tallest pyramid needs a strong foundation for support.
The current spokesperson for the Loose Cultivators Alliance is Xiong Yan. Ling Feng quietly sneaked into the place where the Loose Cultivators Alliance conducts its business and found Xiong Yan bustling with handling various affairs of the Loose Cultivators Alliance.
"Tie Long, you should know that the Loose Cultivators Alliance is one of the masterās most important plans. As a veteran member, you should set an example. But instead, you embezzled the allianceās rewards. By doing this, how are you any different from those sects you used to hate?"
At the Loose Cultivators Allianceās office, Xiong Yan was sternly scolding a burly man.
Although Xiong Yanās strength wasnāt very high, she faced this burly man without any fear, instead carrying an air of strong authority.
The burly man was Tie Long, one of the original bounty hunters who followed Ling Feng. However, his face was now showing signs of embarrassment and anger.
The cause of the incident was simple. In the latest distribution of alliance resources, Tie Longās woman had her eyes on a pair of crescent blade treasure artifacts. However, these treasure artifacts required many contribution points. Even though Tie Long is a veteran member, he cannot use the allianceās resources arbitrarily.
But Tie Longās woman was persistent. She was originally a loose cultivator, and she only associated with Tie Long due to his status as a veteran of the Loose Cultivators Alliance.
"You are a veteran of the Loose Cultivators Alliance. The alliance reached its current prominence mostly thanks to your relentless efforts day and night, risking your life. Now you canāt even get a single treasure artifact? You as a veteran are truly useless!"
Under his womanās nagging, Tie Longās dissatisfaction also turned into anger. True, the Alliance Hierarch merely started the initiative, but wasnāt the development of the Loose Cultivators Alliance thanks to the efforts of these veterans?
Tie Long never thought of replacing the Alliance Hierarch to become the leader himself, but taking an extra treasure artifact isnāt an excessive matter, is it?
With this thought, Tie Long employed methods to take the crescent blade treasure artifact and gave it to his woman, allowing himself to enjoy that bone-piercing thrill.
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Originally, no one was paying attention to this matter, but Tie Longās woman was a very ostentatious person. She didnāt just take out the crescent blade treasure artifact to show off once but many times, and she mentioned its origin to many listeners without any care.
As such, the incident of Tie Long embezzling the allianceās cultivation resources reached Xiong Yanās ears. At first, Xiong Yan did not quite believe it, but after investigation, she had no choice but to believe it, hence todayās questioning.
Xiong Yan was the person Ling Feng left responsible at the Imperial Capital. She couldnāt tolerate Tie Longās behavior because many loose cultivators knew about it, and indeed plenty of them questioned the fairness of the Loose Cultivators Alliance!
If not for the benefits they received from the Loose Cultivators Alliance before, they might even leave the alliance!
This situation made Xiong Yan take it seriously. The Loose Cultivators Alliance had just gotten on track, and she would not allow anyone to do anything detrimental to it. In her eyes, all of this belonged to Ling Feng!
"Enough, whatās the fuss about?" Tie Long said discontentedly: "Xiong Yan, I am a veteran of the Loose Cultivators Alliance. I contributed a lot of efforts for the alliance. It was under my lead that the alliance expanded. Are my contributions not worth a single treasure artifact?"
Xiong Yan saw that Tie Long was indifferent, even somewhat defiant, and frowned: "Tie Long, this is not the time to discuss this. Donāt you see the seriousness of this matter? You are openly challenging the covenant, and... all your contributions have already been appropriately rewarded, arenāt you satisfied yet?"
Tie Long snorted coldly: "Appropriate rewards? Stop fooling me! We know very well the amount of contributions we made and the rewards we received. Xiong Yan, you are nothing but a rejected woman of the Alliance Hierarch, donāt try to act important here. I remember the covenant rules better than you!"
"You..." Xiong Yan was furious, pointing at Tie Long and said: "Tie Long, you are simply too impudent!"
"Impudent? Isnāt it you?" Tie Long said gloomily: "We are veterans, not your subordinates, but when have you ever shown me respect?"
Xiong Yan took a deep breath: "Tie Long, are you saying you intend to rebel against the Loose Cultivators Alliance?"
"Rebel against the Loose Cultivators Alliance? Why? The alliance was built by us brothers. Youāve made no contribution, what right do you have to say such things to me?" Tie Long sneered.
Meanwhile, several other veterans pushed the door open and entered, positioning themselves behind Tie Long. This made Xiong Yan feel unfamiliar and shocked.
"What... what do you mean?" Xiong Yan couldnāt help but shout: "Tie Long openly defies the covenant, are you all going to follow him blindly?"
One of the veteran members sneered: "Defying the covenant? Iāve been unhappy with the current covenant for a long time. Why should our effort and rewards be disproportionate? Why should we be like those inferior loose cultivators? We are already Hall Masters and even Commanders, yet weāre treated like ordinary loose cultivators, itās simply outrageous!"
"Exactly! The Loose Cultivators Alliance was built by us single-handedly, why should we let it be someone elseās gift? Today, if you donāt give us an explanation, we will remove you as a responsible person!"
"The Alliance Hierarch has never appeared and has no right to manage the Loose Cultivators Alliance! We demand to re-elect the Alliance Hierarch!"
"Yes, re-elect the Alliance Hierarch, elect a leader we recognize!"
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Xiong Yan looked at this scene in disbelief. She never expected that after the development of the Loose Cultivators Alliance to this point, the upper echelons of these veteran members would actually defect.
Actually, this is also very normal. These veteran members are essentially loose cultivators. When they became Hall Masters or Commanders, they inevitably felt vindicated by minor achievements.
As the saying goes, small men intoxicated by success become unruly. They had already lost themselves in the desire for power. Human greed is limitless. Initially, they only wanted some cultivation resources, but when they held high positions, they became just like those they previously detested, if not worse!
The reason many people donāt commit evil is not because they are inherently good, but because they donāt have the means to commit evil. When they have absolute power, it inevitably leads to absolute corruption! This is an eternal truth.