Chapter 155: Let Me Teach You
Asking up to this point, the answer was already clear.
Elder Bai indeed had a method passed down from his ancestors to deal with a shattered Dao Heart. It had a certain degree of practicality; perhaps when the Ruthless Dao Palace and the Hehuan Sect cooperated in the past, this was how they broke the love barrier.
But, Elder Red had another method—a method even Elder Bai didn’t know.
Elder Bai denouncing it as a heretical path despised by the righteous was merely his own conjecture. After all, if a powerful being in the world fell into the demonic path, the Sky Mirror would be the first to know. Shen Bingsi had been an Adjudication Officer for so long and hadn’t received an order to execute Elder Red, which already explained the issue.
However, since Elder Red controlled the Hehuan Sect, even if his method was effective, it might be very difficult to emulate…
Rong Xie sank into deep thought, about to ask more, when disciple Qingfeng’s shouting suddenly came from outside.
“Master! Master!”
There was still an air of irritability in Elder Bai’s voice: “What is it?”
“It’s… Senior Brother Shang Qian. He insists that a demon has entered the Dao Palace and is leading people to search everywhere. Just now he wanted to enter the Hall of Rectitude, but he didn’t come in only after hearing that Master was inside.” Qingfeng was panting heavily. “I heard them say they are going to Senior Brother Lu’s courtyard next. This disciple fears they will be disadvantageous to Senior Brother Lu, so I came to report.”
“What?” Elder Bai was furious. He raised his sleeve, and the door to the Hall of Rectitude burst open. The powerful spiritual force pushed Qingfeng and another disciple back two steps involuntarily.
“When did they leave?” Elder Bai asked coldly.
“Just… just now.”
“Hmph.” Elder Bai glanced back, beckoning with his hand. Rong Xie felt a force sucking him over. Elder Bai pulled him along as he flew outside, grumbling, “This Shang Qian really wishes he could shit on my head! Now that they have a handle on Yingqi, he cannot make a single mistake. Come with me. You brought Shen Bingsi; you explain to them!”
“Elder rest assured. Bingsi isn’t a demon either; they will know when they see him,” Rong Xie agreed with a good attitude.
Elder Bai took Rong Xie back to the front of Lu Yingqi’s courtyard. A crowd had surrounded the courtyard so tightly not a drop of water could trickle through. The glow of various erupting spells illuminated the walls; it looked like a direct conflict had broken out with the people inside.
Rong Xie felt anxious and took two quick steps forward. However, Elder Bai was even more impatient than him. Raising his sleeve and waving it, a vast spiritual power lunged at the crowd blocking the door.
“Ouch!” “Ah!”
“The Adjudication Officer is here catching demons! Who dares to resist stubbornly!”
That cultivator shouted righteously, but when he turned his head, his voice died out. Elder Bai was glaring at him angrily.
“Good, very good. Only in office for a few days, and you don’t even recognize me, your Senior Martial Uncle,” Elder Bai raged. “Tell that bastard Shang Qian to roll out here and see me!”
“Elder… Elder Bai, why are you…”
The shouting cultivator was pushed aside by a seemingly shrewd cultivator. “Please calm your anger; it is all a misunderstanding. Senior Brother Shang is also here executing a mission from the Mirror Palace. We encountered unreasonable resistance just now. This junior brother was also anxious in the heat of the moment and shouted without seeing clearly.”
“Unreasonable resistance?” Hearing this, Elder Bai became even more enraged. “You use the name of the Mirror Palace to arrest people indiscriminately, and you don’t allow people to resist? I want to see just what demon is in this courtyard! If no demon is caught, then that is Shang Qian falsely transmitting the will of the Sky Mirror. According to Mirror Palace laws, how should that be punished!”
“This…” The arrogance of those cultivators subsided somewhat. They didn’t dare guarantee whether Shang Qian truly had a demon-catching mission or was using the opportunity to eliminate dissidents.
“Hmph. All of you get out of this Elder’s way.” Elder Bai shook both sleeves. Unable to withstand the powerful spiritual pressure, the cultivators scattered one after another. Elder Bai tilted his head slightly. “Keep up!”
Rong Xie nodded. With Elder Bai clearing the path ahead, he followed closely behind. The two entered the courtyard and found it, too, was packed with people.
The leader was none other than Shang Qian.
Shang Qian had brought a gang to surround Lu Yingqi. The two sides seemed to be in a standoff, neither looking happy. Xiao Zhi was hiding behind Lu Yingqi, eyes red, peeking out secretly.
Shang Qian pointed at Lu Yingqi. “Arrest him for me!”
As the crowd surged, an old, cold laugh came from behind: “Heh, I’d like to see who dares!”
Elder Bai parted the crowd, stepped forward, and blocked the space between Shang Qian and Lu Yingqi.
Seeing Elder Bai appear, everyone shrank back. Only Shang Qian and the few cultivators beside him kept their necks stiff, their arrogance undiminished.
“Elder Bai? You’ve come at the right time! I am capturing a demon on orders from the Mirror Palace, but your obstinate disciple is interfering and won’t let me act. You should advise him quickly,” Shang Qian said with his chin raised.
Elder Bai glared at Shang Qian and opened with: “Orders from your mother’s ass! The Mirror Palace sent you to the Ruthless Dao Palace to catch demons? Why don’t you say Yingqi is a demon?”
Shang Qian got spat on by Elder Bai. His expression changed slightly, and he slowly wiped his face. “It seems Elder Bai does not intend to facilitate this. Fine, then I can only do it myself.”
“Wait,” Rong Xie called out. “Daoist Shang, there might be some misunderstandings here. Do you still recognize me?”
Shang Qian shifted his gaze to Rong Xie. His originally sinister look stagnated suddenly when it landed on Rong Xie. “You are… that Lingjing Sect disciple?”
“It’s me. I’ve already found him. That big fireball was my sect’s Shen Bingsi. He encountered some accidents and is staying in Senior Brother Lu’s courtyard to adjust his breathing. He isn’t some demon,” Rong Xie said.
Shang Qian gave an “Oh,” seeming to have little interest in this matter. “Found him, huh? Then take him back to your Lingjing Sect’s Immortality Worshipping Platform. However, regarding the matter of smashing the Guardian Mountain Array, we will still send a letter to discuss how to resolve it with Sect Leader Xue.”
Rong Xie was somewhat surprised that Shang Qian wasn’t causing trouble here because of the fireball. He glanced sideways at Elder Bai, who also looked astonished.
“Since it’s not for the big fireball, then what is it for!” Elder Bai looked even angrier. “There’s no one else here. Could it be you suspect Yingqi is a demon?!”
Shang Qian rubbed his upper lip, his gaze shifting slightly away from Lu Yingqi to land on Xiao Zhi behind him. “Senior Brother Lu certainly wouldn’t be a demon. However, that little servant boy behind him—that’s hard to say.”
Xiao Zhi froze. Lu Yingqi reached out to push him behind his back, saying expressionlessly, “Xiao Zhi has followed me since childhood and entered the Ruthless Dao Palace openly and honestly. Like you, he is an inner sect disciple. You suspect he is a demon?”
Shang Qian gave a light laugh. “Who knows? There’s no one else here anyway. Whether he’s a demon or not… take him back for an inspection, and won’t we know?”
Shang Qian’s laugh was extremely uncomfortable. Let alone Xiao Zhi, even Rong Xie shivered all over, thinking, Absolutely cannot let Xiao Zhi go with this person.
“What nonsense are you spouting? Do you think I’m dead?” Elder Bai was the first to lose his temper. “Not even sparing the servant boy by Yingqi’s side… do you think I can’t see who you are targeting?!”
“Elder Bai, I can swear to the Sky Mirror that I absolutely have no selfish motives, only to complete the mission…”
Before Shang Qian finished speaking, Elder Bai spat in his face.
Shang Qian’s smile stiffened. He wiped his face again, and the fake smile vanished along with it. He stared coldly at Lu Yingqi. “Lu Yingqi, you know the consequences of disobeying orders. You aren’t some ‘Xuan Tian Sword’ right now; you are grounded and under observation. If you make a mistake, let alone Elder Bai, even the King of Heaven can’t save you. Look, what is this?”
Shang Qian took out a dark token.
Upon seeing it, Elder Bai lost his color, murmuring, “Sect Leader Token? How could the Sect Leader… give the Sect Leader Token to him?”
Lu Yingqi narrowed his eyes, still blocking Xiao Zhi, not moving an inch. However, the aura around him became sharper. It seemed this token had made him determine to fight Shang Qian to the end, even preparing for the worst.
Although Rong Xie hadn’t seen the Sect Leader Token, seeing Lu Yingqi and Elder Bai’s reactions, he knew Shang Qian held the real thing. He hadn’t expected the Xuan Tian Sect to tilt resources so heavily toward Shang Qian. Back when Shen Bingsi was in office, he didn’t have such treatment…
Shang Qian’s power was suppressing Elder Bai, which was trouble. Rong Xie didn’t know how Elder Bai had explained things to the Council of Elders, but Xiao Zhi indeed had a cauldron body. If they used this excuse to take him away for a physical inspection, wouldn’t that confirm the crime of Lu Yingqi’s spiritual power coming from an improper source?
“Wait,” Rong Xie had a sudden inspiration. “Daoist Shang, whether it is a demon or not, there is a method to verify it instantly. Shen Bingsi’s Shengxie Sword vibrates when it encounters demons. Just bring out the Shengxie Sword, and the result will be clear immediately!”
Elder Bai cast a grateful glance at Rong Xie.
However, Shang Qian didn’t accept the proposal.
He looked contemptuously at the ground. “Shen Bingsi? Hasn’t he already stepped down? Since he isn’t in office, it means he isn’t competent for the heavy responsibility of slaying demons. The Mirror Palace not taking back his Shengxie Sword is already showing leniency, yet you want him to come out and verify demons? Tsk, isn’t that too laughable!”
A noise came from behind the main house door. The door boomed open, and Shen Bingsi stood there, arms crossed holding his sword, his gaze electric as he stared fixedly at Shang Qian.
Everyone turned around. Seeing the main character suddenly appear, they couldn’t help but show fear. Shen Bingsi had been in office for several years, and his accumulated prestige remained. Let alone these people, even Elder Bai felt his scalp tingle upon seeing him standing there so spiritedly.
Shang Qian was also stunned to see Shen Bingsi suddenly. Then he laughed, “Sword Saint Shen, have you been well since we last met? I heard you encountered some accidents and fell from the sky?”
“Shang Qian, you haven’t even put on your sword yet; don’t be too impatient.” Shen Bingsi walked out the door, moving quickly to Lu Yingqi’s side. Standing shoulder to shoulder with him, he completely blocked Xiao Zhi from view, deliberately revealing the glittering golden body of the Shengxie Sword.
“Shen Bingsi, what is your meaning? We both serve the Mirror Palace; I don’t want to make things ugly with you.” Shang Qian sized up the Shengxie Sword, a look of both longing and dread in his eyes.
“No meaning really. Just telling you, I tested this place long ago; there is no demonic movement.” Shen Bingsi paused, leaning his body slightly forward as if to whisper to Shang Qian. “By the way, you just took over my position… can you even distinguish between demons and humans yet? Do you want me to teach you?”
Shang Qian’s face changed abruptly.
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