Calamity of Tomorrow
Chapter 672 672: 670 Demon

Watching Zheng Wentian departing with Zi Yang True Monarch, Ying Hui's body seemed to become even more hunched, recalling the recent debate in Daluo Heaven where Zhou Bai defected to the Heavenly Demon, Qian Wangsun disappeared without a trace, Zheng Wentian was captured and brought back, and previously, Zuo Dao had also entered into Heaven.

At that moment, Ying Hui could only feel that the entire Three Pure Dao Sect, and even the mortal powers of all four major cities, were engulfed in darkness, as if there was no glimmer of hope left.

Yun Chonghe walked over, helped Ying Hui up, and the latter sighed, remembering the conversation he had with Yun Chonghe when Zhou Bai left.

"Yun Chonghe! What are you doing! Quickly awaken Elder Heavenly Sword! Stop Zhou Bai!"

Yun Chonghe shook his head, his expression solemn, "Ying Hui, Zhou Bai has already sided with the Heavenly Demon, he might even be the one who triggered this onslaught on the city."

"Be realistic, even if we capture him now, the fact that he has defected to the Heavenly Demon cannot be changed."

"But... at least...if we capture him, maybe he could be converted back to the righteous path..."

Yun Chonghe looked at Ying Hui and said, "Wake up. He has sided with the Heavenly Demon, who has killed tens of billions of our companions, seized our lands, and swore to be our mortal enemy. Even if we capture him, execution is the only outcome."

Yun Chonghe sighed, "I too wish to capture him, to harshly question him, to ask him why he betrayed humanity, why he sided with the Heavenly Demon... but the last of Elder Heavenly Sword's strength can't be used here."

"Ying Hui, think about it carefully. From today onward, how dire will the situation be for the mortals, for the Dao School of the East? They need Elder Heavenly Sword's power even more."

"Elder Heavenly Sword's power must be reserved for the most critical moments."

At this moment, Ying Hui sighed, "Yun Chonghe, what you said is right, even if we had caught Zhou Bai back then, it would have been useless. But I...I just can't understand..." his eyes slightly reddened as he said, "why, why did Zhou Bai do this."

He thought back to the immense sacrifices the Dao School had made to fully nurture Zhou Bai, Zhao Shouyi who had been sacrificed, the numerous elders who cut off their own essence blood, scrimping and saving to gather various supernatural foods for Zhou Bai...

He also remembered Zhou Bai's efforts in combating the Heavenly Demon.

He couldn't fathom why Zhou Bai would betray them, why he would join the very Heavenly Demon they loathed the most.

Just then, incessant noises and disturbances kept coming from outside the courtyard.

Some were yelling and shouting towards the small courtyard, while others were whispering among themselves, looking at the direction of the courtyard with either anger or disgust.

"People from the Dao School, come out! There was already an incident of infiltration by the Heavenly Demon before, why bring people to Central City now!"

"What exactly are the cultivators of the Dao School doing? To have nurtured a scum like Zhou Bai!"

"They probably didn't pay attention to Zhou Bai's thoughts, only saw his talent. There are too many irresponsible cultivators who only focus on power."

"Incompetent teachers who have raised another madman. The Heavenly Demon caused tens of thousands of casualties in Central City this time! You must take responsibility!"

"Shouldn't the teachers of the Dao School be resigning to take responsibility? Shouldn't they commit suicide to apologize? Why is Heaven still protecting them?"

Inside the small courtyard, everyone looked at each other, Zhu Lingwei clenched her fists but was unable to utter a word.

Ying Hui's gaze shifted, and slowly he moved toward the direction of the door.

Yun Chonghe put his hand on Ying Hui's shoulder and said, "What do you think you're doing? They're all angry now, whatever you say is pointless..."

Ying Hui looked at Yun Chonghe and spoke slowly, "But indeed, we haven't done well, have we? Zhou Bai was taught by us, we nurtured him, we brought him to the debate in Daluo Heaven. Now that he has committed such a grave error, it's my inescapable responsibility."

"At least, I should apologize to them."

Yun Chonghe's palm relaxed, and as he watched Ying Hui's retreating figure, he sighed faintly, "The rest of you stay inside and don't come out." After saying that, he followed Ying Hui up.

As the courtyard gate opened, the noise outside suddenly quieted down. Looking at the crowd outside, Ying Hui bowed and said, "I'm... I'm sorry, it's our fault for not teaching Zhou Bai well..."

The crowd instantly erupted into chaos. A middle-aged woman, crying loudly, shouted, "What's the use of your apologies? My son was crippled by the debris, he can't cultivate anymore, his life is ruined, and I will never forgive you all!"

"It's all your fault! You raised someone like Zheng Bai, such scum! If you had discovered his issues earlier, how could so many have died!"

"My father died trying to save people, surrounded and torn apart by over thirty Heavenly Demons! Do you know how many people Zhou Bai killed!"

"There were incidents in your Eastern City before, right? Who knows if there are other traitors in your city that have sided with the Heavenly Demon! You all should be locked up!"

"The grandchild of your former principal was an aberration who also sided with the Heavenly Demon! The entire Dao School of Eastern City has issues, from what I see, everyone here is scum!"

"Even the Emperor's Sword was stolen by him!"

"What's the use of apologizing? You must compensate! Dao School of Eastern City must pay compensation to us!"

Facing the surging sentiments of the crowd before him, Ying Hui hung his head, his expression sorrowful, "I'm sorry... truly sorry... I don't know... why Zhou Bai would do such a thing..."

As the crowd became increasingly agitated, with some cultivators even beginning to unleash their Primordial Spirit power, Yun Chonghe quickly dragged Ying Hui back and retreated, as cultivators from the celestial faction began to disperse the crowd.

As the gate closed, the noisy crowd wouldn't disperse so quickly.

Ying Hui collapsed on the ground in agony, covering his face, and said in a mournful voice, "Why... why has it come to this..."

Yun Chonghe, seeing streaks of black Primordial Spirit power emanating from Ying Hui, hurriedly pressed down on his shoulders and said, "Ying Hui! Pull yourself together! Zhou Bai's betrayal is his issue, that guy is ungrateful, a traitor to his own kind, don't blame yourself too much..."

Ying Hui said dazedly, "But it was us who trained him... I always supported him... I was the one advising the school to accommodate all his cultivation plans..."

Ying Hui clenched his hair tightly, "I raised a devil..."

On a high-rise not far from the courtyard, Zi Yang True Monarch looked at the distant crowd and said impatiently, "Such a tiresome conflict. Why not directly pressure Eastern City, instead of putting on this charade."

Li Zhengdao, standing by, smiled subtly and said, "Controlling people with people is the consistent strategy of the celestial court, I just provided a platform for all the mortals to interact. This time, it's a good opportunity to completely dissolve the silent understanding and unity of the four major sects."

"Moreover... I also want to take this opportunity to exert pressure, to completely subdue Jiaojiao. After all, her aberrant ability... tsk, even I do not wish to fight her."

As soon as Li Zhengdao mentioned Jiaojiao, he couldn't help but frown. Unlike techniques such as Dao arts or martial arts which have clear paths and logical explanations, even after the deities researched aberrations for so long, they could at most use aberrant bodies to create aberrant weapons. As for the abilities of an aberrant body themselves, they're simply beyond reason.

But the more powerful the aberrant body, the more powerful the aberrant weapons they could create.

Thinking of Jiaojiao's abilities, Li Zhengdao, though frowning, also longed for them. The rupture and pressure within humanity was an excellent opportunity.

Zi Yang True Monarch, on the other hand, had no interest in this. His mind was full of Zhou Bai, and with a turn, he soared into the sky and disappeared into the horizon.

Watching the direction in which Zi Yang True Monarch departed, a hint of unusual color flashed in Li Zhengdao's eyes: 'An aberrant of the Immortal God level is even rarer than Jiaojiao...'

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