Chapter 97
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Chapter 97: Let Him Speak
Before Yunshan City, the crowd was vast and dense.
Nearly ten thousand cultivators had gathered to witness the ceremony, including numerous Outer Sect Disciples and a significant number of Loose Cultivators from distant regions.
As the treasure carriage halted, all eyes turned to Ji Guandao, the Golden Core Grandmaster.
No one anticipated that someone would dare to step forward and obstruct the path at such a moment.
Such audacity was beyond belief!
A young cultivator knelt down, bowing his head and striking it three times against the ground.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
He had clearly mustered all his power, causing his forehead to collide with the hard road with a resounding, chilling noise.
When the young cultivator lifted his head again, his forehead was not only bloodied but also deeply indented!
Crimson blood mingled with tears, streaming down his face and dripping onto the ground.
"True Master above, I, Zhao Huai’an, risk my life to plead. The Yunshan Purple Palace has allowed its disciples to commit atrocities, hunting humans, an act that the heavens will not tolerate…"
His voice thundered, piercing and heart-wrenching; every one of the nearly ten thousand cultivators present heard him clearly!
Everyone was utterly stunned.
This… this…
He was daring to challenge the very heavens!
"Audacious!"
A Purple Palace master who had come to welcome the procession bellowed in rage, “Who dares to spout such nonsense and slander my Yunyang…”
This Purple Palace master was the head of the Wei Hall.
Though the incident occurred abruptly, not a single one of the hundreds of elite Wei Hall disciples present had noticed and stopped the accuser in time, a clear dereliction of duty.
As the head of the Wei Hall, he too could not escape blame!
But what truly struck fear into this Purple Palace master was the identity and the nature of the accusation.
This young cultivator must not be allowed to live!
The head of the Wei Hall immediately raised his right palm, his eyes gleaming with a ferocious intent.
The cultivator blocking the way was merely at the Qi Training seventh level; with his strength, he could easily crush him with a single strike!
Moreover, he was confident that the other masters present, along with the Golden Core true master, would not intervene.
If they did, what would become of the Yunyang Sect’s authority and the dignity of the Golden Core true master?
Yet, what this Purple Palace master could never have foreseen was that as soon as he raised his hand, an overwhelming force suddenly descended, pinning him down on the spot!
From the treasure carriage, Ji Guandao spoke: “Let him speak.”
Those three simple words cascaded over the head of the Wei Hall master like a bucket of icy water, sending a chill from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet.
The entire person felt a chill!
There were thirty-seven Purple Palace masters lined up in front of the city gate, sharing the same feeling.
They represented all the upper-tier cultivating families in Yunshan City, the real controllers of this immortal city, holding most of the benefits.
However, at this very moment, these usually high and mighty Purple Palace masters felt as if a sharp sword was hanging above their heads.
They could be slain at any moment!
This was no illusion for the Purple Palace masters.
Yin Honghui’s face turned pale, and beads of sweat formed on his forehead.
This was because among those kneeling and pleading was a cultivator accusing him!
Yin Derong’s deeds were already known to Yin Honghui.
But this Purple Palace master hadn’t cared much, thinking it was not a bad thing for his grandson to see some blood.
Moreover, the one who died was just a lowly Loose Cultivator from outside.
Yin Honghui even gave a spirit tool for self-defense to his grandson and sent an old servant to protect him.
As a result, not only did Yin Derong get into trouble, but it also implicated him!
Yin Honghui’s earlier ominous premonitions had come true!
At this moment, he felt immense regret.
He regretted not throwing this troublemaker into a well when Yin Derong was just born!
But it was too late for regret; Yin Honghui couldn’t even struggle.
A terrifying sword intent hung above his head, filled with intense killing intent.
This was a warning not to act rashly and to quietly watch as a bystander!
Yin Honghui believed that all the masters around him were under the same threat.
Mu Qingqiu!
Only the one known as "One Sword Pressing the Cloud" could accomplish such a feat.
This Golden Core true master, the premier sword cultivator of the Yunyang Sect, had long been lying in wait nearby!
Yin Honghui’s mind went completely blank.
It’s over!
At that moment, Zhao Huai’an had finished presenting his grievances.
He was a Loose Cultivator from the Heavy Wood Village in the outer realm, who had teamed up with companions for a hunting trip not long ago.
However, they were ambushed and captured, losing their storage bags, and their leg meridians were sealed, leaving them in the wild to serve as prey for a group of Purple Palace family youths from Yunshan City!
Zhao Huai’an barely escaped with his life; after hiding for a time, today he risked everything to expose the crimes.
He sought justice from the true master!
Zhao Huai’an put his life on the line because his only relative had died under these people’s arrows.
He sought revenge and had no other way!
Zhao Huai’an’s heart-wrenching accusation resonated clearly among all the cultivators present.
Outside Yunshan City, a deathly silence prevailed as the Purple Palace masters broke into a cold sweat!
This was indeed a monumental scandal!!
The Yunyang Sect, which had always prided itself on being a noble and righteous faction, now faced a severe blow to its reputation, especially during the solemn ceremony of paying respects to ancestors.
Many cultivators were baffled as to why Ji Guandao would allow the other party to speak!
With the power of a Golden Core true master, he could have effortlessly silenced Zhao Huai’an, ensuring the matter remained buried forever.
Yet, a select few had an inkling of the truth.
After hearing the accusation, Ji Guandao inquired impassively, “Do you have any proof?”
Indeed, proof was essential!
Many in the crowd immediately became alert—after all, one couldn’t just make claims without substantiation, could they?
“I have it!”
Zhao Huai’an raised a shimmering crystal high: “This memory stone captured the events of that day!”
The mention of the memory stone elicited gasps of astonishment from the onlookers.
A memory stone, crafted from mid-grade or high-grade spirit stones, was a rare magical artifact used for recording and storing images and sounds, and it was exceedingly valuable.
It was astonishing for a mere Loose Cultivator to possess such a treasure.
But perhaps it was a stroke of fate that had bestowed it upon him.
Ji Guandao commanded, “Release it.”
Upon the true master’s order, Zhao Huai’an channeled his energy into the memory stone.
A beam of light erupted from the crystal, projecting a vivid scene into the air before Zhao Huai’an.
Though the image was somewhat blurred and the footage shaky, it was sufficient for everyone to grasp the full extent of the incident!
The shifting lights and shadows depicted scenes of bloodshed and gruesome deaths, the anguished cries of Loose Cultivators treated as prey, and the triumphant laughter of the hunters, all of which struck a deep chord with the cultivators present.
A wave of anger swept through the crowd.
Particularly among the Loose Cultivators who had come to observe, their faces hardened as they clenched their fists in fury!
The atmosphere grew tense and oppressive.
Meanwhile, some Purple Palace masters stationed at the city gate turned pale.
They recognized familiar faces in the projected images!
“Before all true masters!”
After the playback concluded, Zhao Huai’an bowed deeply once more, declaring, “As a young cultivator, I swear by heaven and earth that if I speak a single lie, I am willing to endure the punishment of a thousand cuts!”
No sooner had he spoken than he collapsed, his face smeared with blood!
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