Immortal of the Nine Realms

Chapter 1622: A Clear False Accusation

The True King Clan’s Young Lady Shi, the Heavenly Immortal Clan’s Sixth Star Lord, Chen Enxue, Xie Aman, and everyone present were staring at Shao Guangyin. They were not fools. Shao Guangyin’s actions had been far too strange. The movements of those Corpse Transcending Immortals earlier had also been peculiar.

If he simply wanted revenge for the defeat at the Great Thunder Sound, he could have attacked directly. With Shao Guangyin’s cultivation, why would he need to borrow the Corpse Transcending Immortal clan to deal with Chen Enxue?

Shao Guangyin remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, ”This monk does not understand what Fellow Daoist Xie is referring to.”

”Still being stubborn.”

Fang Chen’s thoughts stirred. He immediately transmitted his voice to Xie Aman. ”Senior Sister, the demonic calamities in the Lower Six Realms may be related to him. During the Great Thunder Sound battle, he once used methods resembling demonic possession. Perhaps such techniques can forcibly control another’s mind. He ambushed you before, and now ambushed Third Senior Sister. His true goal may have been to drive you into demonic transformation, so that without shedding blood, he could indirectly control the Enlightenment God Palace.”

Fang Chen knew that with his cultivation level, such a voice transmission could easily be overheard by the powerful figures present. Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Young Lady Shi of the True King Clan, Chen Enxue, the Sixth Star Lord, and Shao Guangyin all turned their gazes toward him at the same time.

Fang Chen did not care. Today was a rare opportunity. If he could make all factions aware of the matter, it would be worth it, even if Shao Guangyin’s side bore a grudge against him.

Xie Aman sneered. ”Shao Guangyin, you heard that, didn’t you? Coincidentally, Ninth Brother’s thoughts align with mine. I was wondering what kind of great figure could have caused countless living beings across entire regions of the Lower Six Realms to fall into demonic calamity simultaneously. If this were your scheme, then everything becomes much easier to explain.”

Shao Guangyin glanced at Fang Chen and coldly spat, ”Ridiculous! This is utter nonsense!”

Although Ji Tianjun could not hear Fang Chen’s voice transmission, when he heard Xie Aman mention the words ’demonic calamity’, his face turned rigid.

”Demonic calamity? The Lower Six Realms?” Young Lady Shi’s expression changed slightly. She looked Fang Chen up and down. ”Xie Aman, is this your Enlightenment God Palace’s newly promoted ninth core disciple?”

”Ninth Brother, why don’t you pay your respects to Senior Sister Shi of the True King Clan? She is truly the foremost figure of her generation. Even I would not be confident in defeating her in a fight,” Xie Aman said with a faint smile.

Fang Chen’s mind stirred. Judging by her cultivation and age, she surpasses Senior Sister by a level. An eighth-transformation True Immortal... such figures are indeed rare in the world. Only the Lesser Immortal Realm could produce someone like this.

He cupped his hands respectfully. ”Greetings, Senior Sister Shi.”

”In terms of seniority, you and I are of the same generation. However, you are a third-transformation immortal, while I am an eighth-transformation True Immortal. Calling me your senior sister is reasonable.” Young Lady Shi nodded. ”Explain to me in detail what you just transmitted to Xie Aman. Let us see whether it relates to today’s matter.”

”Yes, explain this demonic calamity. I’m curious,” The Sixth Star Lord also urged.

Nanming Ruyue and the others pricked up their ears.

”Demonic calamity? Could it be...?”

They remembered that years ago, during a Dao discussion at Enlightenment God Palace, a core disciple of the Ning Clan had mentioned this matter. They had not expected it to be brought up again today, especially in such a setting.

Could these demonic calamities truly be connected to the Rulai Monastery? What were these bald monks trying to do?!

”Senior Sister Shi, years ago in certain regions of the Lower Six Realms, entire populations of living beings fell into demonic calamity within a single day.” Fang Chen shared gravely. ”Those who awakened, one or two out of every ten people, claimed to be of the demon race. The moment they awakened, they started slaughtering everyone around as they cried of conquering the Nine Mortal Realms, killing whoever stood in their way, be they men or gods!”

Ji Tianjun was stunned. He secretly cursed. After their awakening, hadn’t they all acted discreetly? When had they ever been as high-profile as Fang Chen described? This was clearly a false accusation!

”I suspect that those cultivators who fell into demonic calamity had their minds controlled. They were no longer themselves, but demons,” Fang Chen continued. ”In the battle of Great Thunder Sound, the Honored One of Rulai Monastery also used demonic transformation techniques. His combat power surged. Even Senior Sister could only fight him to a draw.

”Before that, Senior Sister was ambushed. The one who ultimately acted was Meng Tianshu of the Mysterious Immortal Division in the Lesser Immortal Realm. He said the one who invited him to act was none other than Shao Guangyin, Honored One of the Rulai Monastery.

”Combining these clues, I have reason to suspect that Rulai Monastery is a demonic temple. They seek to use this newly created demonic technique to control others’ minds.”

He explained, ”Senior Sister is the chief disciple of the Enlightenment God Palace. Even the elders of the Elder Council treat her with great respect. Her status within the Enlightenment God Palace is extraordinary. If her mind were controlled, it would be equivalent to indirectly controlling half of the Enlightenment God Palace.”

Ji Tianjun carefully masked his expression, but the storm within his heart could not be suppressed.

Young Lady Shi fell into thought as she listened, and the Sixth Star Lord examined Shao Guangyin with a more solemn gaze.

”To control another’s mind... such demonic methods cannot be tolerated. Otherwise, not only the Nine Mortal Realms, but even the Lesser Immortal Realm would fall into chaos,” Young Lady Shi murmured softly.

After listening to Fang Chen’s account and hearing Young Lady Shi’s words, Shao Guangyin suddenly let out a laugh. ”Surely you do not believe such absurd speculation?”

”No matter how mysterious Rulai Monastery’s methods are, we absolutely cannot manipulate the mind of an eighth-transformation immortal, let alone an eighth-transformation True Immortal. Even if I personally attempt to convert someone, I cannot control the mind of even a first-transformation Immortal.”

He smiled faintly. ”Perhaps certain cultivation paths possess such abilities, but they would only be rare cases. As for claiming that entire regions of the Lower Six Realms fell into demonic calamity, the Rulai Monastery does not possess such means. The Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations are laws of the Heavenly Dao. How could cultivators interfere with them?”

”That’s right. The Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations are laws of Heaven. Even a ninth-transformation immortal cannot influence them, can they?”

Doubt arose in many hearts.

Young Lady Shi seemed to consider this as well. She nodded, though her eyes still carried traces of contemplation.

Shao Guangyin’s lips curled faintly as he glanced at Fang Chen. ”You are still too green. You think of one and assume the next is two. The matter of demonic calamity is baseless nonsense. Rulai Monastery does not have that capability. Even the True King Clan does not have that capability.”

Fang Chen smiled and remained silent. He did not care whether Shao Guangyin admitted anything. As long as the Enlightenment God Palace, the Heavenly Immortal Clan, and the True King Clan grew suspicious, the demons would have to act far more cautiously in the future. That alone would slow their progress, and that was enough.

Victory did not require crushing the enemy in one blow. At the very least, today’s events had dealt the demons a heavy loss.

”Hard to say. The aura I intercepted from you back then could even influence Ancient Immortal Registers, and those are also a law of the Heavenly Dao,” Xie Aman said with a faint smile. ”If you can interfere with that, then perhaps you are capable of manipulating demonic calamities as well.”

Shao Guangyin’s expression shifted slightly, though he calmly retorted, ”Do you have—”

”Do I have evidence? Yes. I conducted experiments on Meng Suikong and others from the Mysterious Immortal Division. The True King Clan may verify at any time,” Xie Aman revealed cheerfully, pulling out several black spheres. ”I still have some physical proof here. Shall we capture a few seventh-transformation Ancient Immortals from your monastery and test it?”

Shao Guangyin fell silent, his gaze darkening. Even he had not expected events to escalate to such a point.