Chapter 275: 275. Chapter 272 He

275. Chapter 272 He's Talking Nonsense

"Such a despicable wretch has no right to sit here! Someone, drag him out and execute him outside Wanbao City as a warning to others."

Another sect leader stood up, his tone filled with fury.

As if Ding Huan had killed his own master and parents.

Yi Qianxing frowned; Ding Huan's appearance at this moment was indeed disrupting the current unity.

This favorable situation was the crucial moment to unite everyone into a single force.

A late-stage Spirit God cultivator stepped forward in a few strides and reached out to grab Ding Huan's throat.

Far away, Gu Lianghui and others sneered; a Spirit God dared to grab Ding Huan? What's the difference between that and suicide?

Sure enough, before the Spirit God's hand even touched Ding Huan, Ding Huan swung out a palm.

The Spirit God had no chance to resist—he was instantly blasted flying.

Even while still airborne, everyone could see half his face had been crushed flat by Ding Huan's blow.

"Bold indeed! To dare strike here! Truly a madman!" Shi Qiqiu roared in rage and rose to act himself.

Ding Huan spoke coldly:

"If merely accusing someone of guilt is enough to justify immediate violence, then I have nothing to say—let everyone attack."

"But if there's still room for the accused to explain, then I have a few words to say."

Despite the sea of Immortal Cultivators here, Ding Huan was confident he could escape if he chose to.

He carried a pile of talismans—he could blast a path open even by sheer talisman bombardment.

Moreover, he could tell few here truly wished him dead.

That meant when he decided to leave, hardly anyone would genuinely try to stop him.

"You, a mere ant from the Daoist realm, dare to defend yourself? Hah, ridiculous." A sudden voice rang out.

Ding Huan saw it was an exquisitely beautiful woman, her entire demeanor reeking of brothel filth, eyes glazed with lust—clearly not from any orthodox major sect.

Yet Ding Huan felt deeply grateful; he knew better than anyone else that this woman was speaking on his behalf.

Shi Qiqiu's eyes flashed with fleeting killing intent; this worthless woman had ruined his plans once before—and now again.

Sure enough, after she spoke, the elegant, handsome man with a face like polished jade suddenly spoke up:

"Everyone has the right to defend themselves. Ding Huan hasn't spoken yet—Secretary Shi, please calm down."

He remembered: during the earlier meeting, someone had mentioned Ding Huan.

Yes—it was this very Shi Qiqiu who had tried to use a maid named Qingyu to obtain something from Ding Huan.

It was said Ding Huan had acquired treasures from an ancient cavern and carried immense secrets.

But later, Qingyu's lies were exposed, and no one cared about Ding Huan anymore.

Not only he—most cultivators who had attended the Ascension Tower gathering now recalled Ding Huan.

Seeing everyone remember Ding Huan, Shi Qiqiu didn't care; he spoke again:

"Last time, I was already going to punish you, but your accomplices deceived us into believing the annihilation of Zi Xia Valley had nothing to do with you—you escaped death then."

"Now, Secretary Shi, how will you plead your case? If I don't eliminate a scoundrel like you, I am unworthy to be head of Chang Yan Academy, unworthy to be a teacher to others."

Ding Huan spoke calmly:

"Did you see it with your own eyes or hear it with your own ears?"

"Your Shi family is famous far and wide, profiting everywhere—even in the Daoist realm I've heard of you. No matter how much white paper you paste over your face, it's still filth."

"The world isn't populated by only you as the clever one. Character and breed aren't defined by your own words—they're defined by others'."

"Just because you call yourself something sweet doesn't make you anything but a dog—and who knows in secret if you're not worse than a dog?"

"You…" Shi Qiqiu flew into a rage.

Too bad there were too many strong ones here; if he faced Ding Huan alone, he wouldn't need all this talk—he'd have dragged Ding Huan away and tortured him slowly long ago.

"Enough. Lord Ding, explain yourself."

Yi Qianxing only wanted to finish this mess quickly and get to the real business.

Honestly, he was growing quite tired of Ding Huan.

The first time was because of Ding Huan's delays—and now again, it's Ding Huan.

Ding Huan said calmly: "He's talking nonsense."

Everyone waited for Ding Huan to elaborate, but he only said four words: He's talking nonsense.

Everyone froze—he was Shi Qiqiu, head of Chang Yan Academy.

Maybe you didn't know Chang Yan Academy, but you knew the Top Ten Immortals and Top Ten True Gods of the Ascension Realm, didn't you? Chang Yan Academy had representatives among them.

Not to mention Chang Yan Academy was one of the Five Great Powers of the Ascension Realm—who dared say to Shi Qiqiu's face that this head of Chang Yan Academy was talking nonsense?

"Do you have any other explanation?" Xiu Cang frowned, staring at Ding Huan.

Ding Huan spoke calmly:

"I've already explained. What good can a man who talks nonsense possibly spit out?"

"You seek death." Shi Qiqiu could no longer contain himself—he rose swiftly and reached for Ding Huan.

Ding Huan didn't summon Li Bie Spear; he merely condensed his true energy, preparing to throw a punch and test Shi Qiqiu's true strength.

He knew well: if no one stood on a neutral ground, his explanations would be useless, no matter how exhausted he became.

All they needed to say was: "Your words are lies."

So he couldn't be bothered to explain.

Gu Lianghui, Luo Xuanxianzi, and Fan Lechang were all stunned.

Honestly, they had all planned to ask their sects to teach Ding Huan a lesson after this.

Now that Ding Huan didn't even fear Shi Qiqiu, it was clear that even if they summoned their sects, they couldn't force Ding Huan to submit.

As long as Ding Huan isn't killed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

For the moment, Gu Lianghui actually dismissed the thought of calling on his sect to intervene.

Hu Wuxin and Mo Zheng, standing to one side, were completely dumbfounded. They knew Ding Huan was proud to the bone, but even pride had its time and place.

Speaking to Shi Qiqiu like that was nothing less than courting death.

Before Ding Huan could make a move, a terrifying aura swept over.

Ding Huan immediately abandoned his plan to act, while the hand Shi Qiqiu had reached toward Ding Huan was suddenly blocked by an invisible barrier.

"Manor Lord Lin, what is the meaning of this…" Shi Qiqiu stared in disbelief at the refined man seated at the head.

Only now did Ding Huan realize that this Earth Immortal powerhouse surnamed Lin was also the lord of a manor.

Manor Lord Lin said lightly:

"What Sect Leader Ding said was unpleasant to hear, but it does count as a rebuttal to your earlier words. Now, can either of you produce evidence?"

Shi Qiqiu's face darkened.

Lin Yuqi had, in effect, given him no face at all.

True, Lin Yuqi was a rising star—he had no idea when Lin Yuqi had advanced to Earth Immortal.

Had Yi Geng Qianxing not brought Lin Yuqi to attend the grand assembly, he would never have known that Manor Lord Lin Yuqi of Hundred Joy Manor was an Earth Immortal powerhouse.

His Shi Qiqiu's standing in the Ascension Realm was very high, but that was only standing—not strength.

If he ran into a younger-generation cultivator who refused to show him deference, there was nothing he could do about it.

Trying to throw his weight around clearly wouldn't work on Lin Yuqi.

"Chuncang, bring up the evidence." Shi Qiqiu's face was extremely ugly as he merely gave a cold snort.

"Yes." A sharp-mouthed, monkey-jawed man stood up; his cultivation was only at the late Void God stage.

One look at this fellow and Ding Huan thought he was a perfect match for the Shi Jiantian he had already taken out.

After this man went out, he soon brought back one man and one woman.

The moment Ding Huan saw this man and woman, he recognized them at once.

When he had first founded the Blue Star Sect, a few people had been unwilling to join—and these two were among them.

The woman was called He Xinxin, the man Si Baiye.

When they had left the Blue Star Sect, they had both been at Qi Refining stage, and they were still at Qi Refining stage now.

Mo Huaping, who had been at the same Qi Refining stage as them, was already at mid Star Nurturing.

"You need not be afraid. Tell everything clearly—how Ding Huan framed the Blue Star Sect, how he poisoned the sect elders, and how he slaughtered the remaining disciples of the Blue Star Sect.

Don't worry. With me, Shi Qiqiu, here, no one will dare lay a hand on you."

Shi Qiqiu's voice was resonant, carrying an air of absolute authority.

Shi Chuncang, who had brought He Xinxin and Si Baiye in, added even more loudly:

"Many people know about Ding Huan's indiscriminate killing of innocents. I myself also know that Ding Huan poisoned sect elder Qi Guanghe to death, and that he brought about the death of Zixiagu Sect Master Gu Mo.

Now just speak. If there are any gaps or omissions, I'll fill them in for you. Even without you two, I would still bring all of this out into the open."

Neither He Xinxin nor Si Baiye dared look at Ding Huan.

He Xinxin said with her head lowered:

"Back then, our Zixiagu Sect still had over thirty disciples left, and we two were among them. Ding Huan announced the founding of the Blue Star Sect and demanded that all of us join.

Actually, none of us wanted to join the Blue Star Sect, but none of us dared speak up. A few disciples did speak out—they didn't want to join the Blue Star Sect, they just wanted to leave.

Who would have thought that those disciples' words enraged Ding Huan, and on the spot he killed all thirty-plus disciples in one breath.

If Senior Si and I hadn't quickly said we were willing to join the Blue Star Sect, we probably would have been killed too.

After we pretended to join the Blue Star Sect, we kept waiting for a chance. Only when Ding Huan went out did we finally have the opportunity to escape the Blue Star Sect. That ground full of bloody corpses is still my nightmare to this day…"

At first, He Xinxin was still a little afraid.

But as she went on, something seemed to snap, and she grew heated—speaking with increasing anger and fluency:

"Later, Ding Huan learned that Zixiagu still had a Supreme Elder in closed-door cultivation, so he devised a plan and set up a great formation.

He used the great formation to trap that Supreme Elder, and then released poisonous mist to slowly poison that Supreme Elder to death."

Ding Huan paid no heed whatsoever to this woman's wild fabrications.

But as for the matter of his surrounding and killing Elder He—how could this woman know about it?

By all rights, only a very few people should have known of this. Yet He Xinxin not only knew he had taken out Elder He, but also knew he had done it through poisonous mist—that was rather strange.

"Si Baiye, is what He Xinxin said the truth?" Shi Qiqiu asked Si Baiye with a show of magnanimity.

Si Baiye hurriedly said, "Yes, and not only that—the clash between Zixiagu and the Nine Sound Gate was also instigated by Ding Huan…"

Lin Yuqi's gaze fell on Ding Huan:

"Is what these two Zixiagu Sect disciples just said true? They count as eyewitnesses. Do you have any rebuttal?"