The Legend of Futian

Ye Futian had done a lot of things for Four Corner Village, indeed. He was the one who helped Little Ling gain the awakening and inherit the Divine Technique.

After that, he brought together the young people in the village and directed them to cultivate under the ancient tree, which helped them start their cultivation journey. Fang Cun and Duo Yu both gained awakenings subsequently.

It could be argued that three Divine Techniques emerged owing to Ye Futian. Therefore, Ye Futian certainly made a considerable contribution to Four Corner Village.

Having said that, Ye Futian was not a native of Four Corner Village. He was an outsider who possessed great fortune.

Many people in the village believed that Ye Futian could be a good friend of Four Corner Village. The Muyun family’s previous proposal for expelling Ye Futian wasn’t amenable to reason. They seemed to be eager to kick him out after his service was no longer needed. Even so, the villagers weren’t keen on the idea of making Ye Futian the Village Chief.

Old Ma’s suggestion started a commotion. Most people were not on board. Although Ye Futian had won some popularity and admiration in the village, it was not enough to make him the Village Chief.

The Village Chief would have authority over the entire village. Obviously, Ye Futian was not esteemed enough.

Perhaps more people would subscribe to the idea if Ye Futian was born and raised in the village. However, he was an outsider.

Muyun Lan was only looking after himself while Ye Futian was not from the village. Some people felt that it was a shame that their advantages couldn’t be combined. There was no perfect choice.

“Old Ma, are you joking?” Muyun Long spoke in a disdainful tone. “Everyone in the village knows that Ye Futian used his good fortune to help Little Ling gain the awakening. Are you repaying your personal debt to him in this way? Handing over the entire Four Corner Village on a silver platter? You have no selfish interests indeed. What an admirable person you are.”

“Little Ling isn’t the only one who received Ye Futian’s help. A large number of villagers only started cultivating thanks to him. Of course, no one can compare to the head of the Muyun family, who made a desperate attempt to stop someone from gaining awakening and inheriting the Divine Technique. That is truly admirable,” Old Ma sneered and snapped back, “Appointing Mr. Ye as our Village Chief is my suggestion. Little Ling and I certainly support the motion. The Muyun family disapproves. What about the other five families?”

“I agree with Old Ma,” Blind Tie assented right away. He and Old Ma were certainly of one mind.

“Wait a moment…” Muyun Long interrupted the voting process, “I have to say that you hatched a good plan. Four inheritors acknowledged Ye Futian as their master and sent him to the top directly. Together, you will be in charge of Four Corner Village in the future. What a clever plot. I think that a simple majority can decide ordinary and routine matters. But major issues, such as electing a Village Chief, should have the assent of at least six families or eighty percent of the villagers.”

The master said that they would make decisions after all seven great Divine Techniques came out since seven was an odd number. But he didn’t clarify if a simple majority would be enough to make a ruling. Even so, everyone assumed that to be the master’s intention.

Now Muyun Long deliberately interpreted it differently to make it difficult for Old Ma and the others to team up against him.

“The head of the Muyun family was quite domineering when he wanted to unilaterally expel people. Now he switched sides without hesitation to serve his agenda. How impressive,” Old Ma mocked him relentlessly. “We’re not going to get anything done if we do what you said. Anyway, I still nominate Ye Futian to be the Village Chief. Other people should vote on it.”

“Uncle Ma,” Ye Futian suddenly spoke up at this moment, “I’m very grateful for your appreciation, but I haven’t been here long enough to win everyone’s trust and respect yet. I’m not a fitting candidate for the position of Village Chief. You or Mr. Fang would be a much better choice.”

Ye Futian’s words touched the villagers. Ye Futian certainly had adequate self-awareness and knew that becoming the Village Chief with only four families’ support would put other villagers in an awkward position.

Old Ma heard Ye Futian and didn’t insist on it. He said, “In that case, the issue of electing a Village Chief can be tabled for now. But there is another thing that I think should be settled now.”

He spoke in a formal and detached voice. His dignified bearing made him seem different from the feeble, old man he was before. He scanned the crowd and eventually fixed his eyes on the Muyun family, then said, “I don’t need to bring up everything the Muyun family has done, but I have to say something about Muyun Shu. I didn’t want to be too harsh on a young man. However, he harbors malicious intent and repeatedly attempted to harm or even kill his fellow villagers. For instance, he deliberately interrupted Tie Tou’s awakening despite knowing how dangerous it could be. I can’t imagine what kind of a man he will become, considering how vicious he already is at such a young age. Therefore, I propose to banish Muyun Shu from the village so the villagers can be safe from his abuse.”

“You old imbecile, how dare you…” Muyun Shu immediately stepped forward and cried out. This ignorant old man dared to propose to expel him from the village. When had he ever suffered such humiliation?

The cultivators of the Muyun family, including Muyun Long, were staggered.

Old Ma wanted to banish his son from the village.

“Do you know what you are saying?” Muyun Long said sternly, “Banishing a young man who inherited the Divine Technique from the village?”

“I agree to banish Muyun Shu from the village,” Blind Tie expressed his opinion.

“Muyun Shu crossed a line for sure. I’m also on board,” Fang Gai echoed. Three families approved so far.

“Me too,” Duo Yu said in a low voice. He hung his head and didn’t dare to look in the direction of the Muyun family. Although he hadn’t met Muyun Shu many times, he wasn’t a fan either. Muyun Shu always felt it beneath him to even shot a direct look at Duo Yu.

“How dare you!” Muyun Long smashed his hand on the chair and cracked its arm. His eyes were filled with rage and malice.

“Four families have agreed. I have another proposal. Muyun Long is a self-serving man who has never taken the welfare of the village into consideration. He sides with the Nanhai family more often than with us. I believe that Muyun Long shouldn’t serve as one of the representatives. Therefore, I propose to unseat the Muyun family and select another family to replace them.”

The villagers were stunned by Old Ma’s words. No one thought that he would propose to expel Muyun Shu and unseat Muyun Long so decisively. The Muyun family would lose their foothold in the village if Old Ma got his way.

Old Ma had always kept a low profile. The villagers didn’t expect such aggression from him.

Apparently, he was taking action against the Muyun family to remove their influence in Four Corner Village and kick them out of the game completely.

“I agree.” Tie Tou and Fang Gai acted as one.

“Duo Yu, think carefully before you speak,” Muyun Long warned Duo Yu in a threatening tone.

“Despicable,” Blind Tie scorned Muyun Long for attempting to coerce a teenager.

“I… agree,” Duo Yu looked down and replied weakly. Even though he wouldn’t dare to offend the Muyun family in normal times, he understood that they were on the opposite side of Ye Futian. He certainly knew how to decide at this moment.

Muyun Long stared at Duo Yu and spat out two words, “Very good.”

Four out of the seven inheritors of the Divine Technique agreed to remove him from his position. Adding to their attack on Muyun Shu, they were virtually declaring war against the Muyun family, intending to kick them out completely.

“The Muyun family is one of the inheritors of the seven great Divine Techniques. Banishing us is quite laughable. Before ousting the Muyun family from the village, are you prepared to lose the Golden Roc Heaven Slayer Technique and let it circulate in the Outer Realms?” Muyun Long’s voice was as cold as ice.

“The Divine Technique will never be lost. The people may leave the village, but the Divine Technique will not,” said Ye Futian.