Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 292 - 216 Who Exactly is Nangong Zhidao!_2

Chapter 292: Chapter 216 Who Exactly is Nangong Zhidao!_2

"Four Red Suns Formation! Activate!"

Before their eyes, the Zhengyi Temple cultivator Nangong Zhidao brandished his sword and rose, creating a Four Red Suns Formation spanning over forty meters at his feet. The flames within burned fiercely. Though not as powerful as those deployed by Pei Yuanjing, who was second only to none in talent, it was still impressive.

"Four Red Suns Formation? You actually know the Four Red Suns Formation!"

Li Ping’an looked at the spell from Flame Cloud Sect that he was tremendously familiar with and immediately exclaimed:

"So you’re one of the Flame Cloud Sect! You beast! Were you sent by Zhuge Junchen to kill me? Huh?"

The Zhengyi Temple cultivator Nangong Zhidao did not speak but continued to cast his spell.

...

"Four Red Suns Formation?"

At this sight, all the cultivators present turned to question Sect Master Zhuge Junchen:

"Sect Master Zhuge, the Four Red Suns Formation is the strongest Fire System Formation of your Flame Cloud Sect. How could this outsider Nangong Zhidao know it? You must give us an explanation today!"

"You, being the leader of The Four Great Noble Paths, shamelessly cheat for a position as an Imperial Court Offering!"

"I knew there was a reason why this Zhengyi Temple cultivator Nangong Zhidao claimed he would concede after defeating Li Ping’an. It turns out he was clearing obstacles for your Flame Cloud Sect!"

"Sect Master Zhuge, you’re not going to say that this Nangong Zhidao isn’t from your Flame Cloud Sect, are you? The Four Red Suns Formation isn’t something that can lie!"

"Yes, yes, yes! You must explain now! Otherwise, we won’t accept it!"

Even the observatory master of Moyun Temple, Immortal Fei He, could not stand idly by and questioned Sect Master Zhuge Junchen:

"Senior Brother Zhuge, what on earth is going on here? If this Nangong Zhidao is someone you’ve placed in the Zhengyi Temple, I’m going to disqualify him from the competition right now!"

"What’s all this shouting about?"

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect glared at everyone present. He actually wanted to know more than anyone how this sinister Zhengyi Temple cultivator Nangong Zhidao knew their Flame Cloud Sect’s spell.

But at this point, the situation was beyond his control.

Turning his head, the leader of the Heavenly Mist Sect, Mo Liqi, looked at the extremely embarrassed and angry Sect Master Zhuge Junchen and asked with a frown:

"Senior Brother Zhuge, what exactly is going on? Why didn’t you inform me about this beforehand?"

"Yeah, Uncle-master Zhuge, you’re not really trying to monopolize power, are you?"

The Senior Brother of Qingyun Sect, Taishi Bao, also asked in confusion.

"Thief crying ’stop thief’!"

Head of Immeasurable Sect, Taishu Yiqing, said with a sneering tilt of his head:

"Senior Brother Zhuge, you’re the oldest and most senior among us, and yet you’re capable of such despicable action? Hmph! No wonder you were trying to throw dirt on my Immeasurable Sect just now; you had it all planned. Too bad the man you arranged is a fool and sold you out in public!"

"Hahaha!"

Taishu Yiqing of the Immeasurable Sect continued to mock:

"Senior Brother Zhuge, this is what they call ’Heaven can forgive the sins you commit, but your own sins will be your downfall’! Hahaha!"

Facing everyone’s questioning and mockery, Flame Cloud Sect’s Sect Master Zhuge Junchen didn’t have a chance to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

But to shut everyone up, Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect still reluctantly explained:

"This man has nothing to do with our Flame Cloud Sect!"

"Sect Master Zhuge, do you think we’re pigs? Or do you take us for blind fools? How can you deny the facts right before our eyes?"

"You say there’s no connection just like that? Why don’t you teach us the Four Red Suns Formation then?"

"Sect Master Zhuge, if you don’t clarify things today, we, all the Taoist sects under heaven, will report this to the Imperial Court and strip you of your Noble Path position!"

"Sect Master Zhuge, you say there’s no connection hoping to absolve yourself of the facts? There were rumors that you wanted to unify all the Taoist sects under heaven and control them. We didn’t believe it at first, but now it seems to be true!"

"Sect Master Zhuge, while our small sects are nearly losing their lineages, you’re quite comfortable, aren’t you? One Imperial Court Offering position isn’t enough for you, so you greedily grab several spots, right?"

"Sect Master Zhuge..."

All the cultivators present were seething with anger and indignation, pointing at Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect as they interrogated him loudly, demanding an explanation.

"You’ve got some nerve! How dare you point fingers at our master?"

"If my master says he didn’t, then he didn’t!"

"Don’t measure an honorable man’s heart with your petty standards!"

"Try pointing to my master one more time; just try!"

Elder Brother Jiao Chujun of the Flame Cloud Sect, along with the second, third, and fourth senior brothers, stood around Sect Master Zhuge Junchen, confronting the other cultivators!

"I, Zhuge Junchen, swear upon the Sanqing founders that I definitely haven’t planted any of my disciples into other sects!"

After making his statement, Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect stood up and turned to seek verification from his fellow brothers at the Zhengyi Temple:

"Fellow Taoists of Zhengyi Temple, surely you know better than I do, right? Is this wicked Nangong Zhidao really one of my planted men or was he originally one of your disciples of Zhengyi Temple? Hmm?"

The crowd then shifted their gaze unanimously to the cultivators of Zhengyi Temple, awaiting their response.

"No wonder this cultivator Nangong Zhidao of Zhengyi Temple claimed to have a vendetta against me. It turns out to be the meddling of that old immortal Zhuge Junchen from the Flame Cloud Sect, who sent him to kill me and avenge Pei Yuanjing, but... that doesn’t make sense either..."

Li Ping’an stroked his chin, pondering:

"Logically, Sect Master Zhuge Junchen shouldn’t know about what happened in the Fallen Dragon Pit, so this Nangong Zhidao of Zhengyi Temple shouldn’t be from the Flame Cloud Sect. But how then can he perform the Four Red Suns Formation?"

"Could it be that this Nangong Zhidao of Zhengyi Temple is him? Xie Wenren? Aside from Xie Wenren, I can’t think of anyone else holding such a grudge against me!"

No sooner had Li Ping’an come up with this idea than he dismissed it himself, for the person looked nothing like Xie Wenren; even if it was him, that waste Xie Wenren couldn’t have become so powerful in such a short period!

So, who exactly is this Nangong Zhidao of Zhengyi Temple?

Unable to figure it out at the moment, Li Ping’an, like the other cultivators present, waited for the explanation from Zhengyi Temple’s cultivators to reveal the ultimate truth.

"Nangong Zhidao is indeed a cultivator of our Zhengyi Temple! It’s absolutely impossible he’s from another sect!"

The cultivators of Zhengyi Temple, while staring at Nangong Zhidao, who was focusing all his spirit on the Four Red Suns Formation, explained to the crowd:

"But he does not seem to be the real Nangong Zhidao. Our Senior Brother Nangong has been with our Zhengyi Temple since the age of five, never out of our sight, and his strength couldn’t have possibly changed so drastically! So, he..."

Although the cultivators of Zhengyi Temple hesitated to admit it, they still truthfully responded:

"He might be someone posing as our Senior Brother Nangong Zhidao!"

"Did you all hear that?"

Sect Master Zhuge Junchen of the Flame Cloud Sect immediately pointed to Nangong Zhidao, who was performing the Four Red Suns Formation, and demanded:

"You devious brat, who exactly are you? How come you know a private spell of my Flame Cloud Sect? Did you steal it secretly, or is there a traitor among us who taught you? Won’t you come clean? If you don’t give me and the cultivators present an explanation today, I’ll have to personally step in and capture you!"

"Hahaha! You sure are in a hurry, old man, pretending to be so innocent!"

The cultivator Nangong Zhidao of Zhengyi Temple ridiculed in front of everyone without mercy.

"How dare you call our master an old fool! Are you seeking death?"

Jiao Chujun, the great elder brother of the Flame Cloud Sect, along with the second, third, and fourth brothers, all intended to assault Nangong Zhidao of Zhengyi Temple, who was in the midst of casting a spell, yet they were firmly held back by their own Sect Master Zhuge Junchen.

Seeing this, Night Traveler Muqiang Baoshan shook his head with a smile at the other Night Travelers behind him:

"Things are certainly heating up now!"

But another Night Traveler expressed his concerns:

"Should we step in? This so-called Nangong Zhidao of Zhengyi Temple is definitely an imposter. His ways are too similar to those of the Undying Immortal Kumarajiva, the devil lord from outside the Sword Qi Great Wall. Shall we capture Nangong Zhidao first to discuss this?"