The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 391 - 390: A Knife of the Heavenly Dao

Chapter 391: Chapter 390: A Knife of the Heavenly Dao

By now, Lin Wangchen was utterly unable to withstand the pressure of the Nascent Soul; moreover, his battered body was in critical condition, and it was Lord Minhuang who stepped in at the crucial moment to shield him from the Nascent Soul’s imposing aura.

Even so, Lin Wangchen spit out a mouthful of blood, his complexion turning even paler.

Lord Minhuang said coldly, "Based on the word of a single member of the Mo Family, you conclude that he did it and disregard the Lin Family’s eyewitness testimony. Isn’t the Mo Family being too overbearing? You’d better present some actual evidence."

"Is the Lord really going to protect him?" An elder from the Mo Family said angrily.

"Presumptuous!"

Lord Minhuang’s cold gaze swept towards the Mo Family elder.

Instantly, the elder broke out in a cold sweat.

The pressure of a Divinity Transformation cultivator is not so easily endured.

At this time, an elder from the Fafeng stood up and spoke a fair word, "Several fellow Daoists from the Mo Family, to accuse Lin Wangchen based solely on the claim of a junior is indeed shaky. Do you have any other evidence, such as a Shadow Stone?"

The Mo Family had no evidence.

The Retrospection Technique only revealed a vague figure in a cloak, without showing the face.

The only one who saw the face of the thief was Mo Shuzhu.

Lin Wangchen stepped forward, helplessly saying, "Members of the Mo Family, you know very well that the person who went to the Mo Family wasn’t me, and it couldn’t have been me. Given my current condition, I can’t even enter the periphery of Medical Immortal Valley, let alone sneak into the Mo Family’s forbidden area."

The Mo Family had actually investigated.

The likelihood of it being Lin Wangchen was slim.

However, the fact that Mo Shuzhu saw "him" was also true!

Then, Lin Wangchen declared resolutely, "I, Lin Wangchen, can swear an oath on the Heavenly Dao that I have never destroyed the forbidden grounds of Medical Immortal Valley or entered the Mo Family’s secret places; if otherwise, may my path of cultivation be severed, and my spiritual soul be utterly annihilated."

He used his spiritual power to make this oath,

Allowing all present to hear it.

The surrounding disciples began to whisper among themselves.

"The incident at Medical Immortal Valley definitely wasn’t done by Brother Lin. He’s merely at the Foundation Establishment stage and wounded; how could he have evaded the Mo Family’s powerhouses and destroyed the forbidden area?"

"He’s already sworn a heavenly oath; it must be true."

"The oath is quite lethal; I believe in Brother Lin."

"The Mo Family is relying on a woman’s statement to accuse Brother Lin, which seems quite unjust. If someone arbitrarily steps forward and accuses the Mo Family of committing atrocious acts, should we take it seriously?" This was an indignant voice from a female cultivator of Fafeng.

Following this, other disciples from Fafeng joined in the commotion.

No matter how down and out Lin Wangchen was, he was still a disciple of the Tianxu Sect, and the people of Fafeng would still stand up for him to some extent.

Just like Lord Minhuang.

Xie Jiuniang cast a glance at the female disciple, feeling somewhat familiar with her; she quickly remembered who she was.

It was Miao Shu.

An admirer of Lin Wangchen.

She had had conflicts with Xie Jiuniang in the past, along with another female disciple named Liu Ya. At that time, Miao Shu was only punished to reflect at Cliff of Reflection for a month, while Liu Ya was sentenced to mine for five years.

Liu Ya was never seen again.

Miao Shu, on the other hand, seemed quite constant in her affection, appearing still to harbor feelings for Lin Wangchen.

Xuanyuan You noticed her staring at Miao Shu and asked, "Little Profiteer, why are you eyeing Miao Shu? Is there something special about her?"

"She likes Lin Wangchen?"

"Isn’t that something the entire Sect knows? Most of the female cultivators from Fafeng are quite eccentric," Xuanyuan You had been oblivious at first but had come to understand over time.

Xie Jiuniang curiously inquired, "How are they eccentric?"

Xuanyuan You gossiped softly, "They’re all crazily smitten with Brother Lin Wangchen. Later, when it was rumored that his foundations were damaged, those female cultivators calmed down a lot, but there were still two or three who remained unchanged. Look, that Miao Shu is one of the unchanging ones."

Xie Jiuniang lightly raised her eyebrows.

With the development of events leading to Lin Wangchen making an oath, everyone believed that he was not responsible for the incidents at Medical Immortal Valley.

Being barred from the path of immortality was nothing to him, as he had already been cut off from it.

But the complete obliteration of one’s spiritual soul was no trifling matter.

For a cultivator, it could be said to be the most severe punishment.

With Lord Minhuang stepping in, and Lin Wangchen vehemently denying everything, the Mo Family’s strong figures from Medical Immortal Valley eventually left without achieving anything.

Watching the Mo Family depart, Xie Siuniang looked around in confusion, "Strange, why have I not seen Brother Mo Chuan? Isn’t he the Mo Family’s Young Master? How come he is absent from affairs of his own family?"

"You’re behind on the news."

When it came to who had the latest information, Xuanyuan You was like a man sitting comfortably fishing, "Before that Mo Family’s internal strife, Brother Mo Chuan had already resigned from the position of Young Master and even left a great amount of resources for Medical Immortal Valley, to repay the clan for the years of nurturing."

Xie Jiuniang’s eyes flickered, "He has left the family?"

"The previous Clan Leader of the Mo Family was Mo Chuan’s father. Recently, he broke with the family, taking his branch of kin and leaving Medical Immortal Valley, vanishing without a trace. It is said that when they left, they didn’t take anything with them, leaving with nothing but the clothes on their backs..."

Xuanyuan You paused for a moment, then added in a low voice, "Everyone suspects that Brother Mo Chuan has also left the family, because his father and relatives all left. How could a son not follow?"

Then he said mysteriously, "My ancestor said that it’s rare for the Mo Family to produce someone intelligent. But I don’t quite understand these words; they’re somewhat puzzling."

Xuanyuan You didn’t understand, but Xie Jiuniang did.

Someone in the Mo Family was worried about the annihilation of their clan, afraid of following the footsteps of the Gongsun and Ao Families.

In fact, she had a vague guess herself.

The so-called mandate of Heaven, one aspect of it may very well be to destroy Tianji Building and the seven great families. Perhaps, the Heavenly Dao was so disgusted with these forces that it caused her to be reborn after death.

The Heavenly Dao intended to eradicate these cancers.

She was probably the knife arranged by the Heavenly Dao.

As for the matter of the Gongsun Family, let’s not talk about that for now.

The Ao Family brought misfortune upon themselves; it was related to her, yet not directly so. At most, she played the role of a catalyst. The one who really went after the Ao Family with a vengeance later on was not her.

This was not a blame she was willing to take.

All this time, following some intuition, Xie Jiuniang had tried her hardest not to stain her hands with blood.

Less involvement in killing, fewer karmic debts.

Only in this way, her path to immortality could be smooth, and she could ascend by breaking through the realms...

Just as the crowd at the foot of Fafeng Mountain was about to disperse, they suddenly noticed something odd about the spiritual energy around them. They looked towards the source of the disturbance and saw someone sitting cross-legged on a Broken Sword in mid-air.

The spiritual energy around that person was incredibly active.

Someone exclaimed, "Is it the Little Profiteer?"

"Eh, is she experiencing an epiphany?" another disciple whispered.

"Another epiphany? I heard she had one before."

"Doesn’t seem like it..."

Lord Minhuang, who had initially left, returned and furrowed his brows. His cold eyes swept over the disciples present, and those who were speaking abruptly fell silent, unable to utter another word.

He then raised his hand and established a barrier.

So as not to disturb Xie Jiuniang.

Xie Jiuniang’s state, while it could be said to be an epiphany, seemed unlike it. It seemed more like an abnormality induced by an upliftment in her state of mind.

This was a time when any disturbance was to be avoided at all costs.

Taken aback, Xuanyuan You moved aside, and Xie Siuniang along with others retreated to the side as well, vigilantly watching over the others and standing at the periphery of the barrier, not letting anyone close.