CHAPTER 1521: CHAPTER 1520 GRACE

The crowd fell silent immediately, just as the headmaster had said. The fact that the Ten Great Sects could unite, with Su Zhan as their representative, was indeed because they owed Su Zhan a debt of gratitude.

In the past, Su Zhan helped countless people during his travels, and most of the Ten Great Sects benefited from his aid.

Although these Ten Great Sects were not as indebted to Su Zhan as the Medicine Sect, they owed him favors to varying degrees.

Now that the headmaster mentioned this, no one was able to refute it.

"A drop of water should be repaid with a spring of gratitude!" The Grand Elder of the Martial God Altar said coldly, "Even dogs know to repay kindness. Hmph, are the Ten Great Sects not planning to repay their debt?"

The Peak Master of Heavenly Blade Peak’s expression turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Repaying our debt and letting Su Yang act as the representative of the Ten Great Sects are two completely different matters. Mr. Su Zhan helped us, and we are grateful, willing to repay him tenfold or a hundredfold. However, allowing Su Yang to represent the Ten Great Sects would mean entrusting our future and destiny to him, which is no trivial matter. Su Yang is so young, what if he makes a mistake? How will the Ten Great Sects recover from that?"

"Peak Master, I think you are overthinking it!" Su Yang stepped forward with a light smile and said, "Though I am young, that doesn’t mean I’m a fool. On the contrary, the Second Elder of the Medicine Sect and Su Huo from the Su Family of Yanbei are much older than I am. Yet, how do they compare to me in terms of actions?"

The Peak Master of Heavenly Blade was suddenly at a loss for words, while others burst into laughter. The Su Family of Yanbei and the Medicine Sect had tried several times to deal with Su Yang, but ended up suffering major setbacks at his hands. Frankly speaking, there was no questioning Su Yang’s intelligence and strategy.

The Second Elder wanted to speak, but he held his tongue after receiving a glare from the Martial God Altar’s Grand Elder. Although resentful, he dared not provoke the Grand Elder, stifling his frustration.

Su Yang chuckled and continued, "I understand that some may still have doubts about my abilities, but I hope you all will give me a chance. The alliance of the Ten Great Sects was formed due to my father, and I cannot watch it fall apart. Therefore, I must take on this responsibility. Of course, being young, I am sure to have much yet to learn. I will humbly seek guidance from all of you. If I do indeed make mistakes that cause loss to the Ten Great Sects, I am willing to bear all consequences and will give everything I have to make amends!"

Su Yang’s words were very sincere, prompting many present to nod in agreement.

In fact, within the Ten Great Sects, although there were ones like the Medicine Sect that wished to alter the rules, there were also many that remained neutral.

Su Yang stood up precisely to garner the support of these neutral sects. As long as they supported him, he could represent the Ten Great Sects.

"Well said!" Shen Wan’ao was the first to stand up, declaring loudly, "Our Thousand Snow Palace supports Su Yang!"

Everyone turned their gaze, knowing Shen Wan’ao was Su Yang’s grandfather and expected to be the first to support him.

"Our Martial God Altar also supports Su Yang," the Grand Elder of the Martial God Altar said softly.

Afterward, there was silence as others hesitated.

Then, Su Yang laughed once more and said, "Moreover, I will accomplish what my father had not finished. For instance, I will teach the methods of crafting the Pill of Foundational Fortification, Immortal Essence Pill, and Great Luo Golden Pill to each of the Ten Great Sects!"

With these words, the crowd erupted in shock, staring at Su Yang in amazement. Offering the crafting methods of these three elixirs was an enormous temptation.

The people of the Medicine Sect were immediately alarmed, with the Second Elder jumping up to shout, "Su Yang, what... what are you doing? These three elixirs are the secret recipes of our Medicine Sect, how can you casually share them with others?"

The crowd erupted in derisive laughter at the Second Elder’s outburst.

"What do you mean, your Medicine Sect’s secret formulas? These three elixirs were originally taught to you by Mr. Su Zhan. Now that Mr. Su Zhan’s son is handling these formulas, what’s the problem?"

"Indeed, after obtaining these formulas, you immediately monopolized the elixirs and threatened us. What, after all this time, are you truly convinced that these elixirs are solely your Medicine Sect’s domain? Have you forgotten how you came by these formulas?"

"We’ve seen shamelessness before, but never anything like yours!"

"Pah, to think you have the gall to say that. Your ’secret recipe’—do you really believe the world doesn’t know where these formulas originated?"

"I say, the Medicine Sect shouldn’t even be allowed to produce these three elixirs anymore!"

The Second Elder’s face turned beet red in response to the crowd’s jeers, feeling such shame he wished he could dig a hole and disappear.

For years, the Medicine Sect had monopolized these elixirs, claiming them as their own. So in his excitement, the Second Elder blurted out those words, an embarrassment for all to witness.

Su Yang smiled silently, not bothering to retort, as the truth was evident to everyone.

"My Innate Sect supports Su Yang!" someone from the Innate Sect finally spoke up.

"My Great Might Dragon Gate also supports Su Yang!"

"My Jade Maiden Peak supports Su Yang!"

"My Hidden Sword Pavilion also supports Su Yang!"

Soon, four more sects chose to support Su Yang.

This left only the Medicine Sect, Soaring Cloud Hall, Heavenly Blade Peak, and Horizon’s End, all of whom had grudges against Su Yang and were reluctant to support him.

However, given the current situation, opposing him held no meaning.

Finally, an elder from Soaring Cloud Hall spoke, "Our Soaring Cloud Hall supports Su Yang!"

Those from Heavenly Blade Peak and Horizon’s End also expressed their support without further argument.

In the end, only the Medicine Sect remained. Everyone watched the Medicine Sect’s Second Elder, many with a schadenfreude gleam in their eye, eager to see what decision he would make.

The Second Elder’s face was full of resentment; he truly did not want to support Su Yang. The problem was that their decision, now, was largely irrelevant.

With nine out of the Ten Great Sects already supporting Su Yang, the Medicine Sect’s opposition wouldn’t change the outcome. Conversely, if they continued to oppose at this juncture, they might be the first to be expelled from the Ten Great Sects.

So, although deeply unwilling, the Medicine Sect’s Second Elder had no choice but to nod in agreement, grudgingly declaring support for Su Yang.