"Sheng Er!" After a deathly silence, the Fu Family people finally reacted.
They wailed in grief and anger.
There were also many who, fearless of the vast chasm between Integration Cultivators and themselves, looked at Red Willow with full-blown hatred.
Above them, the belated phenomenon of falling stars told the tale of Fu Yuansheng’s cause of death.
As for Red Willow, the culprit, the looks in the eyes of these ants made him feel vaguely unfortable.
After all, it was his fault, and in full public view, he could hardly lash out.
He just said, "Rest assured, I am a man of my word. I will not shortchange your Fu Family."
The sobs of the Fu Family people gradually subsided.
After all, the dead were dead, and there was no sense in defying one’s superiors and courting death by opposing an Integration Cultivator for the sake of a dead person.
Red Willow took the Fu Family people away.
Many God Transforming cultivators sighed unendingly, "It seems that the techniques were just too precious. Immortal Red Willow opted to kill to ensure absolute secrecy."
"Don’t even trust the Contract Scroll? This newly promoted Integration one is a bit too suspicious, isn’t he?"
"What’s the Contract Scroll anyway? There are all kinds of Mysterious Methods in the world. What if one could break the contract without penalty?"
"This is in front of so many witnesses. If it were done in secret, his actions would probably be even more unrestrained!"
"Integration Cultivators are truly awe-inspiring! The laws of the Immortal Alliance seem to bee optional at their level, right?"
"Of course. Anyone with half a brain knows, how could the Immortal Alliance possibly penalize a true Integration one just for a mere Gold Core? Even if there were penalties, they would certainly just be for show."
"To enter the Unity-Path realm is indeed to be in a different world pletely. Like the previous Heavensreach Rainbow Light, being able to roam the Star Sea is also something only Integration ones are qualified for."
...
The group of God Transforming cultivators gradually lost interest in their conversation and began to depart.
But the remaining crowd of low-level cultivators, Foundation Establishment, Gold Core, and Nascent Soul, lingered for a long time.
They looked up at the falling phenomenon still visible in the sky, feeling a flood of sorrow akin to the sadness of a rabbit grieved for a dead fox.
Under the influence of mysterious forces they could not detect, this emotion gradually turned into flames of anger, slowly igniting.
"In the eyes of the high-ranking members of the Immortal Alliance, are we really just like ants?"
"What happened to the Immortal Prohibition Law? So it only applies to us?"
"Today Fu Yuansheng died, but tomorrow who among us will be innocently murdered?"
...
In silence, a strange atmosphere brewed.
Though no one spoke out loud, the looks they exchanged with each other said it all.
However, because of the deterrent power of the Immortal Alliance, no one dared to voice their thoughts.
Perhaps...
What they needed was just an opportunity.
A long time passed before the crowd of onlookers finally dispersed.
A wisp of Li Fan’s consciousness then transformed into a phantom, reappearing in the world.
"The flame has been lit, and it seems I won’t need to fan the flames for them to spread through the entire Alliance of Thousands of Immortals," Li Fan was quite satisfied with his own masterpiece.
And the developments that followed were as he had expected.
Although the images of the daytime killing of Fu Yuansheng by Immortal Red Willow were quickly spread throughout the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals via the Tianxuan Mirror, because the Fu Family had expressed forgiveness for Red Willow’s recent breakthrough and consequent momentary instability, the Immortal Alliance did not pursue his responsibility any further and merely imposed a token deduction of merit points.
On the contrary, the news of the Heavensreach Responsive Incarnate Technique obtained by Red Willow himself spread, and countless families inquired about the authenticity of the event.
They also expressed their willingness to pay a hefty sum for Red Willow’s services to sense and search for the location of the Essence of Heaven and Earth.
For a time, the status of the newly advanced Red Willow as an Integration one even eclipsed that of some veteran Integration ones.
As for the innocently slain Fu Yuansheng, he was slowly forgotten as time went on.
...
"How ironic! The guilty are not punished but instead rewarded," mused Wang Xuanba of the Sacred Dynasty Daqi as he examined the document in his hand.
"If it were in our Daqi, not to mention ordinary officials, even if I, the Direct Disciple of the Sacred Emperor, mitted such an act, I would be severely punished. At the very least, I would be locked in the Dark Prison for hundreds of years. How can it just be let go so lightly? The Alliance of Thousands of Immortals is truly... no, it’s truly in decay!" Ou Shangtian shook his head repeatedly.
Sun Erlang glanced at Ou Shangtian and smiled helplessly, "Master means that this incident can be used as a typical case for propaganda, as a mobilization before battle."
"Even, it can be used to shake the foundations of the Immortal Alliance. After all, the overwhelming majority of cultivators in the Alliance are just below God Transformation level."
Ou Shangtian pouted, "What’s the use of winning over these wastes? No matter how many e, I’ll kill them all!"
Sun Erlang’s expression changed, "Stop talking nonsense! With more support, one prospers; without it, one fails. If the Immortal Alliance loses the people’s hearts, our Sacred Dynasty’s crusade is justified by the will of the people."
"With a rightful cause and just action, we can be invincible in battle!"
As the eldest disciple, Ou Shangtian did not dare to object and just muttered softly, "All this talk, but in the end, strength is what truly speaks."
After some bantering, the few brothers steered the conversation back on track.
"Shang Tian, how is the construction of the Mysterious Mirror Teleportation Array going?" Sun Erlang inquired.
A proud look crossed Ou Shangtian’s face, "You worry too much about my work, Brother. I’ve already pleted the positioning for all state regions in the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals. Just one mand from Master, and our Daqi soldiers can instantly pass through the Mysterious Mirror Teleportation Array to any designated state region. Using Pu Xian’s Real Ship and concealing ourselves with the White Mist Barrier, we can definitely arrive at the Heaven Cities of the Various States undetected by gods and ghosts!"
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