More than 150 True Immortals ca to observe this peak battle among True Immortals, and over eighty percent of them brought along their disciples or trainees.
These True Immortals are confident they can protect their successors during the great battle, but since this truly is a life-and-death battle involving the Jinwu Sect, it differs significantly from a typical skirmish. It’s normal for the heavens to collapse and the earth to shatter.
In such a situation, a distance of one hundred li is definitely not safe; they must retreat at least five hundred li to be relatively secure, and even then, they must set up a defensive formation.
Many people have already started to back off and set up their defensive formations, even though the battle will only start tomorrow.
So people sought out Yi Jue’s faction, wanting to know what exactly happened.
Yi Jue’s side consists of four factions altogether. Besides the Spirit Plant Sect, the Jinwu, Taixu, and Xuanshui Sects have also broadened their reach. There are countless cultivators who know them.
In particular, among these four powers, several elders at the Nascent Soul Peak stage have erged. So of these elders have not shown themselves in a long ti, such as Elder Chiang Mai of the Jinwu Sect, who was rumored to be in secluded cultivation to ascend. Unexpectedly, he appeared this ti.
In fact, just by looking at the quantity and quality of the True Immortals in these four factions, one can see how deep Yi Jue’s desire for revenge runs. Although thirty or so True Immortals isn’t an overwhelming number, their quality is exceptionally high.
In contrast, the Lingmu Sect brought fifty or so True Immortals, but if it ca down to a lee, they might not be a match unless they deployed the Lingmu Battle Formation to suppress the opponent.
However, Feng Jun believes that the possibility of a large-scale lee is small. If the Lingmu Sect dared to resort to extre asures, these four factions together could likely crush the Lingmu Sect.
Regardless, quite a few True Immortals ca to inquire, and Yi Jue did not hide the cause of the incident. She stated that the Lingmu Sect had ambushed her and True Immortal Wan Qing in the Yi Yun sector, and Feng Jun, who had previously been challenged by Elder Tiegu, was also caught in the ambush.
She deliberately downplayed Feng Jun’s presence, which is normal since no one would want to share a treasure boy with others.
Others were not focused on Feng Jun.
Although just an Initial Golden Core Stage cultivator, he managed to escape from a battle where even Wan Qing was severely injured, and later embarrassed the veteran Elder Tiegu. As strange as it seems, it’s not considered odd if tied to Yi Jue.
No one asked how these two sides grew to detest each other; why would the Lingmu Sect and Spirit Plant Sect need a reason to confront each other?
However, it’s a pity for Jinwu Sect’s Wan Qing. No one knows why they were involved in this dispute, and they couldn’t even preserve their body.
What remained curious to everyone was how Yi Jue was certain that Elder Tiegu was the ambusher?
Immortal Yi Jue’s response was: We acquired certain objects the other day and specifically had soone deduce the events, which confird Tiegu’s involvent in the ambush.
She didn’t explicitly state that Tiegu must die, but if he wished to survive, he would have to open his soul for interrogation.
Yet this statent is tantamount to saying "Tiegu must die," as even a regular True Immortal couldn’t accept opening their soul for interrogation, let alone a dignified elder from the Lingmu Sect. He can’t afford such a disgrace, and neither can the Lingmu Sect.
After Yang’s answer addressed everyone’s doubts, several people wished to invite Immortal Yi Jue to a banquet, but she waved off the offer—she needed to condition herself and prepare for tomorrow’s great battle.
anwhile, the True Immortals from the Jinwu Sect were also bloodthirsty, sharpening their blades in preparation for any unexpected events the next day, with no mood for reminiscing.
However, among those inquiring, so were friends with the Lingmu Sect and passed Yi Jue’s response to Elder Tiegu.
"Open my soul for interrogation?" Elder Tiegu sneered, his face turning livid. "She’s beco so arrogant, perhaps she’s gone insane... Nonetheless, the little thief could be a point of manipulation."
He had already realized that after the Speculator was lost, the other side would soon take revenge demonstratively. Ultimately, he couldn’t hide it anymore. Plus, with Yi Jue and the Jinwu Sect watching him closely, his fate was basically sealed, with slim chances of survival.
Even if there was no chance, he wouldn’t let the opponent have it easy, because... opportunities are fought for.
The next morning, as only faint light appeared in the sky, Yi Jue released her divine sense and challenged loudly, "Elder Tiegu, you should be responsible for your actions. Since you dared to ambush and Wan Qing, accept this unending confrontation!"
After seven to eight beats, Elder Donglai’s divine sense responded, "Daoist Yi Jue, since you accused Elder Tiegu of ambushing you, do you have any evidence?"
"It’s none of your business!" Yi Jue’s response was blunt. She knew Elder Donglai held a fair impression of the Spirit Plant Sect, but right now was not the ti for pleasantries. "Elder Tiegu, do you dare not admit your deeds?"
"Friend Yi Jue, leave so dignity!" Elder Donglai’s emotions were also rising.
He acted this way because Elder Tiegu entrusted him, and he even suspected that Tiegu wanted to use this opportunity to cause so trouble for Yi Jue—Tiegu wouldn’t even disclose what the so-called evidence was, only instructing him to speak up.
However, Elder Donglai really couldn’t refuse. He held only so goodwill towards the Spirit Plant Sect, but the Lingmu Sect was his foundation. Tiegu, being an elder alongside him, shared a thousand-year-old relationship with him, and even though they weren’t very close usually, he didn’t wish for Tiegu to encounter misfortune.
Moreover, he was ultimately responsible for this area, and earlier Yi Jue and Feng Jun had caused quite a stir, putting his reputation at stake.
Thus, Elder Donglai asked the question as instructed by Tiegu, "To catch a thief, present the stolen goods; to confront an accusation, present witnesses. Since you’re accusing Elder Tiegu, you must produce so convincing evidence. Otherwise, if you slander the elder of our Lingmu Sect without reason, don’t bla us for resorting to overwhelming odds."
"Tch," Elder Qing Ji couldn’t help but sneer, being privy to the opponent’s intentions. Though she couldn’t expose Feng Jun’s secret, expressing disdain was certainly within bounds, "Really shaless!"
Immortal Yi Jue connected with Feng Jun through divine sense, "Can this secret... be revealed?"
"Go ahead," Feng Jun replied indifferently. Elder Tiegu’s disgusting tactics weren’t at all unexpected to him. When soone is at the desperate stage, you can’t deny them their last struggle. "As long as he’s determined to expose it, we can’t keep the secret safe."
Immortal Yi Jue was not one to shy away from matters. She originally wanted to respond directly, yet the Speculator belonged to Feng Jun, so she wasn’t qualified to make decisions on his behalf. Now that he opted for direct confrontation, she was very willing to speak candidly.
"About ten days ago, Elder Tiegu’s cave was breached, and we obtained critical evidence. Didn’t he tell you?"
"He truly didn’t tell . I can swear by my Dao heart!" Elder Donglai spoke solemnly. Though there was a hint of loophole, he truly wasn’t afraid of affecting his Dao heart—I genuinely don’t know what the evidence is.
Immortal Yi Jue spread out her hands as Feng Jun handed over the Speculator.
She held the Speculator high and spoke out loud, "This is the Speculator, originally owned by the Nascent Soul Loose Cultivator Jiu Cai. Among those who ambushed was this individual, who relied on this artifact to obscure destiny. Ultimately, we discovered it in Tiegu’s cave."
True Immortal Donglai first froze, then snorted, "Such unreasonable words. Elder Tiegu holds himself in high regard; how could he covet a Loose Cultivator’s possession and allow you to discover it?"
In his heart, he actually believed it, but since the conversation had reached this point, he had no choice but to ridicule the counterpart, trying to win a chance for Tiegu.
"Hehe," Immortal Yi Jue chuckled indifferently, "We’ve already deduced it, and I know what you all are thinking, assuming I wouldn’t dare say it. That’s right, this Speculator is a damaged True Treasure!"
"A damaged True Treasure!" Many True Immortals gasped upon hearing this, casting complex expressions towards the mirror, filled with envy, jealousy, greed... and many other emotions. This was a damaged True Treasure that could still be used!
Damaged True Treasures weren’t extrely rare, but ones that could still be used were extraordinary. Even more so when it could obscure destiny, fooling even soone as skilled at deducing as Yi Jue. Its value was beyond words.
The Golden Core Cultivators, however, generally didn’t have much reaction. A damaged True Treasure wasn’t sothing they could aspire to.
"Damaged True Treasure~" A trace of awareness swept through from the ether, and above the Lingmu Sect Headquarters, there was a distortion as a purple-robed, long-bearded man appeared, stepping towards the direction of the auxiliary sect entrance, seemingly slow but actually quick.
However, imdiately before him, a flash of white light revealed a massive circle, from which a tender voice erged, "Friend Ziji, please pause. I have a song I’d like you to appreciate."
The purple-robed, long-bearded man’s eyebrows raised, and he shook his head helplessly, stepping into the circle, "Are you trying to spoil my chance?"
Inside the circle was an expansive courtyard, complete with artificial mountains, lakes, pavilions, terraces, and towers, along with flowers, birds, fish, insects, flying creatures, and beasts. He knew very well that this was a small world prepared by the other party, and if he tried to leave forcefully, he’d inevitably fall into trouble.
On top of the artificial mountain, in a pavilion, sat a chubby, white infant holding a green flute, pure and translucent as if covered in dew. The infant looked at him and spoke with a playful smile, "Where is your chance in all this? You ought to calculate the risks involved."
"Humph," Friend Ziji snorted coldly, "If you didn’t obstruct , it would have been a chance!"
"Obviously bullying the small with the big, and still bla ?" The infant looked at him with a playful smile, "If you endure this song, I’ll let you leave the way you ca. Otherwise, if this show of yours is lost, you might not make it in ti..."
Make it in ti for what, he didn’t say, but clearly, both of them understood inwardly.
"If I want to leave, you might not be able to stop ..." Friend Ziji snorted coldly, his body gradually becoming illusory, "But leaving like this would make it seem as if I’m afraid of you. Go ahead, play your song."
"Obviously going all-out on defense, yet still wanting to hold on," the chubby white infant shook his head with a smile, his chubby hands grasping the flute, bringing it to his lips...
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