Chapter 585: Bai Ze Presents Treasure

On the wedding night, with the cultivation boost brought by the Yin-Yang Great Dao, Di Jun's mood was unprecedentedly relaxed.

On the second day, when he appeared in the Lingxiao Baodian refreshed and clear-minded, the confidence and aura of an emperor he carried were more intense than ever before.

By his side, the Heavenly Queen Xi He wore palace attire, radiant and peerless; though her face still held a hint of coolness, her brows and eyes now held a touch of feminine softness, standing shoulder to shoulder with Di Jun, truly a picture of sun and moon in harmony, complementing each other perfectly.

Below the hall, Fuxi, Kunpeng, and the assembled Yao Shen gazed upon the Yao Clan Heavenly Court, its fortune surging once more, and upon this perfectly matched emperor and empress, all felt genuine joy and sincere submission, shouting in unison: "Heavenly Emperor, holy and wise; Heavenly Queen, ten thousand blessings!"

After the court assembly, Di Jun dismissed most of the Yao Shen, leaving only Fuxi, Kunpeng, and the Ten Great Monster Sages and a few other core members.

"Everyone."

Di Jun's voice had returned to its former coldness and dignity.

"The shame of yesterday's heavenly wedding, I imagine you all still remember it vividly."

The atmosphere in the hall instantly grew heavy.

Kunpeng stepped forward, his voice icy: "Your Majesty, the Dao Ancestor has already stated it was not the work of the Witch Clan. Those lurking villains must be hiding extremely deep; though we wish to share your burdens, we suffer from having no place to start our inquiry."

"Investigate, we naturally must." Di Jun's gaze swept over everyone present, "But before investigating external enemies, I believe we should first purge the internal traitors."

Internal traitors?

Everyone's hearts trembled.

"From today onward, under the pretext of thoroughly investigating the source of the black light, we will launch an investigation within the Heavenly Court."

"Anyone who, since this heavenly wedding and the Witch Clan's hall establishment, has harbored wavering loyalties, had secret dealings with the Witch Clan Earth Deity, or once practiced any heretical arts related to blood sacrifice or offering sacrifice, once verified..."

Killing intent flashed bare in Di Jun's eyes.

"All shall be executed without pardon!"

As these words fell, the hall fell into utter silence.

Everyone understood: the Heavenly Emperor was now serious.

This was a thunderous cleansing targeting the Heavenly Court's interior.

"Holy and wise is Your Majesty!"

Kunpeng was the first to kneel, his eyes flashing with excitement.

He naturally favored slaughter and conquest, and loved nothing more than raiding homes and exterminating clans.

Fuxi, however, furrowed his brow; having divined the heavenly secrets, he saw only a future drenched in bloodlight, and could not help but feel some worry.

But he knew Di Jun's mind was made up; persuasion would be useless.

"But Your Majesty,"

"The Heavenly Court's divine officials number more than a hundred thousand, and the Yao Jiang are in the millions. Hearts are hidden behind bellies; to examine each one individually would be no easy task, and would consume time and energy, easily causing unnecessary panic."

What Fuxi said was true.

It was like fishing for a needle in the ocean— the workload was too great.

Di Jun also furrowed his brow; though he was determined to cleanse, he also knew he could not make the Heavenly Court a place where everyone lived in fear.

Just then.

"Your Majesty, this subject, perhaps there is a way."

Bai Ze Yao Shen spoke.

From his bosom, he produced an ancient bronze mirror.

The mirror was about the size of a palm, its surface smooth yet reflecting nothing, only a sheet of chaos.

"This is my natal spirit treasure, named the Mirror of Demon Inspection." Bai Ze held the mirror high, "This mirror normally only reveals the true forms and origins of the Yao Clan. But if activated by the dragon aura of the Heavenly Court Fortune Golden Dragon, it can briefly pierce falsehood and reflect the divine soul's origin."

"Any living being whose divine soul bears the Witch Clan Great Earth Turbid Evil Qi, or the resentful karmic obstructions from blood sacrifice, under this mirror's light, will have nowhere to hide!"

Upon hearing this, Di Jun's eyes lit up instantly.

"Good! An excellent Mirror of Demon Inspection!"

He stepped forward, took the mirror from Bai Ze's hands, and could not put it down.

"Bai Ze, you have rendered great merit this time!" Di Jun praised him without reserve.

With this treasure, his cleansing plan could proceed with the utmost precision, without harming the innocent.

"Sharing Your Majesty's burdens is my duty." Bai Ze bowed humbly.

"Issue the imperial edict!"

Di Jun held the Mirror of Demon Inspection, his voice echoing throughout the Lingxiao Baodian.

"Order Bai Ze and Ying Zhao as Monitoring Envoys, to hold this mirror and patrol the heavenly skies!"

"From the Southern Heavenly Gate to the Thirty-Three Heavens, all divine officials, Yao Jiang, and divine soldiers, one by one, must walk before this mirror!"

"Those who harbor guilt and dare not step forward shall be punished as equals!"

"I wish to see, within my Heavenly Court, just how many wolves in sheep's clothing are hidden!"

Outside the Southern Heavenly Gate.

Tens of thousands of divine soldiers and generals stood in long lines, filing past the Mirror of Demon Inspection suspended in midair.

Most divine soldiers, upon passing, elicited no reaction from the mirror.

But occasionally, when a certain divine soldier passed, the mirror's chaotic surface would suddenly ripple with a faint soil-yellow halo, or a thread of blood-colored mist, barely perceptible.

"Seize him!"

The Monitoring Envoy Ying Zhao beside him would shout without hesitation.

The golden-armored divine generals on either side would pounce like wolves and tigers, dragging away the divine soldier whose face had instantly turned ashen.

What awaited him would be the Heavenly Court's harshest punishment.

In just a single day.

The internal traitors pulled from the ranks of divine soldiers and generals already numbered in the thousands.

And when the investigation expanded from ordinary divine soldiers to those high-ranking divine officials and Yao Jiang, the scene became even more shocking to behold.

A Taiyi Golden Immortal-level Star Lord who governed an auxiliary star, upon passing the treasure mirror, saw a blurry phantom of a Witch Clan Great Witch appear on its surface.

He had secretly established contact with the Witch Clan Great Witch, promising to detonate the star he guarded in the future great war, opening a passage for the Witch Clan into the heart of the Heavenly Court.

"No! Your Majesty, spare my life! I was merely momentarily confused!"

That Star Lord was so terrified his soul and spirit scattered, kneeling to beg for mercy.

Emperor Jun's icy gaze swept over from the Imperial Throne.

"Behead."

A single word decided the fate of a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Even more astonishing was one who descended from the lineage of an ancient Yao Clan great power, having been ennobled as one of the Southern Dipper Six Offices, a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Before the mirror, he directly manifested an altar constructed from countless white bones.

He was not only colluding with the Witch Clan, but also a fanatical practitioner of the Blood Sacrifice Law Door; to enhance his cultivation, he had secretly harmed countless living beings, unknown in number.

"Boom!"

Emperor Jun did not even grant him a chance to beg for mercy, personally acting—striking down with one palm.

The Taizhen true fire instantly burned that Great Luo Golden Immortal, together with his soul, to flying ashes.

In a single day, the Heavenly Court was drenched in blood.