Immortal Father
Chapter 459 - 459 163 Slaying the Vice Leader!

459: Chapter 163: Slaying the Vice Leader!

Blood Flows into a River!

[ Urgent Plea for Votes!]_3 459: Chapter 163: Slaying the Vice Leader!

Blood Flows into a River!

[ Urgent Plea for Votes!]_3 “What happened that year, shall I recount the tale for you once more?”

Li Ping’an, puzzled, turned his head to look at the elderly Tianli beside him.

The elderly Tianli conveyed his message telepathically, “Yes, the first genocide of a sect by the Wanmo Heaven.”

The voice of Fenghou continued unwavering, each word piercing the hearts of the listeners:

“You truly are excellent officials of His Majesty!

Indeed, the great protectors of tens of millions of the East Continent’s Human Race!

“Tianbao, we will only address the matters of the past ten thousand years.

“You embezzled treasures totaling four thousand nine hundred and twenty-five items for the Forge-Heaven Gate, handling business transactions required by the Eastern Alliance for Immortal Treasures and Spiritual Treasures, selling the Alliance’s mineral materials at low prices and buying the Gate’s Spiritual Treasures at high prices, siphoning off the wealth of the Eastern Alliance.

“Do you admit to this?”

The Ninth Vice Alliance Hierarch trembled and lifted his head to look at Fenghou approaching from the sky, with fear prevailing in his eyes: “You, you know all…”

Fenghou responded indifferently, “It’s good that you admit.

Now let me ask you, why did you suppress the investigation when the Demon Cultivators of the Azure Sea Pavilion eradicated three Artifact Refining sects six thousand years ago and seized their sect’s treasuries?”

“This…”

“Five thousand two hundred years ago, upon the East Sea, the sect of seven hundred ninety-two Human Race Qi Cultivators offended your grandson and was wiped out to the last by the loyalists you secretly dispatched, did this happen?”

“Minister Feng!

Minister Feng!”

The Ninth Vice Alliance Hierarch’s face had gone pale.

Fenghou remained unfazed, tallying the accounts one by one:

“Four thousand seven hundred years ago, you received a secret letter and then hurried to the Western Continent, where you met with an old demon of the Taiyi Realm from the Demon Race, a being who devoured no less than a million of our Human Race!

You addressed him as a fellow Daoist and gifted him the secret letter, did this occur?”

The Ninth Vice Alliance Hierarch slumped to the ground, his eyes void of spirit.

“Three thousand two hundred years ago, and again seventeen hundred years ago, you sent letters twice more, even warmly addressing that old demon as a sworn brother.”

“Approximately three thousand years ago, you seized two Spiritual Treasures for the Forge-Heaven Gate and ordered the distribution of several mining veins belonging to other sects to be awarded to your Gate, and those two affiliated sects disappeared within thirty years…”

Fenghou’s voice flowed uninterrupted, while the Ninth Vice Alliance Hierarch’s eyes remained hollow.

These accusations, each with a time, location, and clear participants, were merely the deeds of the last ten thousand years.

Frankly, the mere fact of secretly contacting a giant of the Demon Race was already a capital offense within the Eastern Alliance.

Li Ping’an, witnessing from behind, felt a stir of enlightenment in his heart.

‘The Emperor is fully aware of the affairs of the Human Race.’

This was by no means an empty phrase.

Fenghou had always been watching over the Eastern Alliance.

Fenghou’s voice suddenly paused, and the gazes and divine senses from everywhere converged on the Ninth and Eleventh Vice Alliance Hierarchs beside Fenghou.

With hands clasped behind his back, Fenghou stared upward and sighed deeply:

“These are but the crimes you’ve committed in the recent ten thousand years, crimes that warrant your execution nineteen times over!

“Tianbao, and Tianjin, I’ve reminded you not just once, yet every time you cast my warnings to the back of your mind, always believing the Emperor’s sword would not fall upon your necks.

“But have you ever thought that with each sin you committed, you were roasting the Emperor over the flames time and time again?

“Your contributions will not be forgotten by the Human Race, your descendants free of guilt shall continue to enjoy their blessings, those guilty shall be purged today, but first, I shall send the two of you on your way!”

He casually tossed two Jade Talismans, striking the Ninth and Eleventh Vice Alliance Hierarchs in the chest.

“Where are the Golden Immortals of the Eastern Alliance!”

A group of Golden Immortal generals and retainers saluted simultaneously: “We are here!”

Fenghou turned around, lifting a golden command plaque high in hand, with disheveled hair and billowing robes:

“Execute!”

“Yes!”

Dozens of Golden Immortal generals surged forward, seizing the two restrained Vice Alliance Hierarchs and dragging them before the grand hall.

Dozens of Golden Immortals formed a grand array, restraining the Primordial Spirits of the convicted;

The golden command plaque in Fenghou’s hand buzzed and vibrated, unleashing two golden sword intents that cleaved the heavens, advancing forth.

Xuanyuan Sword Command!

“Minister Feng, spare my life!”

Szzzt——

Two heads were severed simultaneously, boundless Spiritual Energy surged in all directions, and two pools of fresh blood splattered onto the ground, pooling into the grooves in front of the hall.

All was silent between heaven and earth.

Fenghou let out a long sigh, performed a ritual salute to the two headless corpses, put away the golden command token in her hand, and casually transmuted a seat to sit down, lifting the hem of her ancient robe as she seated herself.

The two Jade Talismans revolved in front of her.

“Fetch the people,” Fenghou said, “everyone in the Jade Talismans, totaling over twelve hundred.”

Several Vice Alliance Hierarchs took the order at the same time, holding onto the Jade Talismans, and dispatched the immortal soldiers.

Soon, nearly two hundred corpses hung in front of Punishment Immortal Hall, the ninth and eleventh Vice Alliance Hierarchs’ lineages completely eradicated.

Fenghou leaned back in her chair, calmly observing the scene.

At this moment, the immortal officials of the East Alliance felt their own peril.

Two more Jade Talismans appeared in Fenghou’s hand, and she indifferently said, “Tianhe, Tianqi?”

The two Vice Alliance Hierarchs standing before the palace gate knelt simultaneously, pale-faced, their Primordial Spirits trembling.

“Your servant knows his crimes!”

“Hmph!”

Fenghou let out a cold snort and said no more.

Instead, she looked up into the sky toward Li Ping’an next to Cangjie.

“Ping’an, come here.”

Li Ping’an, confused, heard a gentle voice transmission – it was Cangjie reminding him.

“Do not fear, it should be to establish your authority.”

Li Ping’an nodded slightly, sending a grateful smile to the revered elder.

He then rode the cloud down and stood before Fenghou, bowing his courtesy.

“The junior is present.”

“Hmm.”

Fenghou nodded lightly, her voice unhurried:

“I have another thirty-six Jade Talismans like the ones just now, all made for the East Alliance.”

The immortal officials each lowered their heads.

Fenghou continued:

“In this heaven and earth, there are now only three who wield the Xuanyuan Sword Command: you, me, and the divine general, Yinglong.

However, the divine general Yinglong returned to the heavens tens of thousands of years ago, leaving only you and me.

“Today, I’ve already used my sword intent.

Might I borrow your Sword Command?

“Among the vice-hierarchs of today’s East Alliance, there remain two whose crimes merit execution.”

Fenghou and Li Ping’an both looked at the two vice-hierarchs.

One of them was the elderly Tianhe whom Li Ping’an had previously met, the one who’d attempted to defend the Vice Hall Master of the Blood Fiend Hall.

Fenghou tossed the two Jade Talismans into Li Ping’an’s hands, then stood up, patted the back of her seat, turned, and walked into the Immortal Palace, leaving behind a drifting voice transmission:

“This is a trial given to you by His Majesty.

“Killing will establish your might, sparing lives will establish your footing.

I have shown you how to kill, but how to spare them is for you to consider.

“If these crimes are not enough, I have here the complete records of their deeds over tens of thousands of years.

“Whether you decide to kill or to spare, the gravity of this trial is to draw out the Maid from Nüwa Palace behind them.

If you can manage this, I have prepared a generous gift for you.”

Li Ping’an: …

“The First Tale of Terror among the Human Race: Fenghou Settles Accounts.”