Chapter 689: Your Fist May Be Big, But Is It Bigger Than Shen Yi's?

Is this relentless, unreasonable aggression what they call justice?

Lingyun Shiren has already ordered the slaughter of all beings in Hongze; does that mean the masses should simply stretch out their necks for the blade, then wait for some immortal to arrive in the distant future to clear the names of these innocent, brutally slain souls?!

Ziyang could not fathom it, his whole body trembling slightly.

"Dead."

Qingluan lowered his gaze slightly, chewing those two words in his mouth a few times.

After a moment, the corner of his lips curled upward: "In other words, with no one left to contradict, this general can only listen to your one-sided account?"

"And there is more."

Qingluan raised his head again, cold light rising in his eyes, his voice turning indifferent: "If an immortal official commits a crime, Heaven's Law will deal with it; who gave you the right to take action against an immortal official privately?"

"Then does the Hongze Daxian mean we should all die?" Senior Zi Xian's red lips trembled as she raised her head in a daze.

Just then, a dragon head hung up behind the brother and sister.

The Eastern Dragon King was once the one who trusted the Immortal Court the most; now, his eyes were dim as he quietly watched the immortal general Qingluan, his voice hoarse: "We dare not violate Heaven's Law; this petition was prepared by us when we intended to accuse Lingyun Shiren, and we went through great hardships to send it up to Heaven."

"But."

The Eastern Dragon King closed his eyes: "This petition, which should have reached your presence, was intercepted by my youngest daughter and sent directly back into Lingyun Shiren's hands; this is what led to the subsequent purge of Hongze."

"My youngest daughter is named... Ziling."

Hearing this name, Qingluan's eyelids twitched slightly; he pressed his lips together and turned his gaze toward the Eastern Dragon King.

"Ziling was once the partner of Xuanqing, the prodigy of Hongze; to ascend to Heaven, she did not hesitate to collude with Lingyun Shiren and frame Xuanqing, and it was precisely because of this that the ten-thousand-year slaughter calamity occurred."

"To cover up this matter, she would never allow this petition to appear before your eyes."

"The petition returned to Hongze; the young dragon's head was beheaded by Lingyun Shiren, and his soul was captured by Ziling."

"Before us... there is no path left."

After the Eastern Dragon King finished speaking, even Hongjing drew in a sharp breath of cold air; that girl who looked so obedient and sensible was actually capable of patricide and soul-capturing, and for the sake of her future, she did not hesitate to turn her native land into a dead domain.

If she had not been born in such a small place, relying solely on such ruthless nature, she would have achieved something great long ago.

"Hah."

Qingluan closed his eyes, his throat rolling a few times, and gently exhaled a breath.

When those eyes opened again, they had returned to calm: "So, where is she?"

The beings of Hongze fell silent once more.

Since the Eastern Dragon King had returned, where Ziling had gone was now obvious.

"Heh."

Seeing this, Qingluan finally let out a sneer: "You are all so virtuous, all so pitiable, as if you are weak and easy to bully, and everything you do is justified, all forced upon you."

"But the evil ones standing opposite you are all dead and gone."

"Dead people cannot argue, of course, leaving it entirely for you to speak."

"Do you not find this ridiculous?"

His cold, mocking words spread throughout the entire hall.

"Qingluan!" Qi Feng Xingxiu coldly rebuked, warning: "The Immortal Court is conducting an investigation; put away your emotions."

"That goes without saying."

Qingluan wiped away his smile, his face as cold as frost, and suddenly waved his hand: "In that case, let us proceed according to regulations; one matter at a time; the justice for the Hongze immortal official, Ziling, and all of you, this general will repay each one individually!"

"Surround Hongze; anyone involved in the ambush and killing of an immortal official, not a single one shall escape!"

Accompanying these cold words, powerful immortal energy instantly swept out, and the first to suffer was Lady Qinghua, who was closest to him.

Boom!

The Golden Body dharma image, over ten zhang tall, was instantly suppressed to its knees on the ground, and even the floor of the entire hall was shattered!

Outside the immortal's residence, countless soldiers and generals clenched their long spears; amidst their loud shouts, vast immortal energy instantly enveloped the entire Hongze, making all beings tremble!

The might of the Immortal Court was displayed to the fullest at this moment.

Qi Feng Xingxiu's expression changed slightly; he instinctively waved his hand to disperse Qingluan's immortal energy, then immediately pulled Lady Qinghua back up.

He roared: "What do you mean by one matter at a time? If it is confirmed that this indeed happened, then it is the Immortal Court's failure in supervision, allowing a wicked immortal to harm the common people; the actions of the common people were only to seek survival, which is understandable!"

"You do not investigate the case first, but attack the mortal world; are you not trying to lose your official seal?"

Fortunately, I followed along today; otherwise, I truly would not have seen clearly that the so-called Hongze Daxian General Qingluan would be of such a nature.

Is this called having no selfish motives?

Those two are already dead; how can they be punished further? Is this not just taking the opportunity to vent anger?

"You are a righteous god, holding a high official position, but do not forget... Hongze is Qingluan's jurisdiction; you are merely here to relax, and this general is also acting according to Heaven's Law."

Qingluan did not look at Qi Feng at all, but stared quietly at the outside of the hall.

Under his gaze, the many heavenly soldiers and generals felt a chill run through their bodies and immediately took action.

Under such a grim atmosphere.

Among the crowd kneeling on the ground, Ziyang's face was numb; he staggered to his feet, no longer willing to kneel before this person: "You do not speak a single word of reason."

"This general speaks only Heaven's Law, not reason."

Qingluan coldly glanced at him, as if looking at a corpse.

Hearing this, Ziyang slowly stretched his lips, revealing a set of neat white teeth; he shook his head and mocked: "Wrong; what you speak is not Heaven's Law."

This low-power little dragon demon, at this moment, seemed to force a hoarse, sarcastic remark from his throat: "You speak of fists; whoever has the bigger fist has the reason."

Before the words finished.

Qingluan's face suddenly turned iron-green; he lowered his eyes, concealing the fierce killing intent surging in his pupils.

"Even a wild demon from the mortal world sees it; Qingluan, have some shame." Qi Feng Xingxiu narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling only shame.

Just then, Qingluan, with his head bowed, actually smiled as well.

"Then what else?"

He raised his head, his gaze slowly sweeping over every figure in the great hall: "I speak the Heavenly Laws, never exceeding a single fraction; who has spoken the Heavenly Laws to me?"

"My mount, others kill at will, without following any procedure at all; until now, not even a chance for me to be judged."

"Can my entire body of achievements not buy back her life?!"

Qing Luan reached out and pressed his hand onto the armor, his expression gradually becoming ferocious: "Many years ago, they told me the Divine Dynasty harbored rebellious hearts, a great calamity was about to rise, ordering me to strictly discipline myself, keep a spotless reputation, to facilitate handling affairs in the future."

"It does not matter."

"I am originally a person without desire or demand; I care nothing for fame and profit, immortal treasures, or divine pills."

"But now, I only need someone to pour tea and carry water, yet I cannot keep her life."

"Now even you, the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao order, can speak such absurd words as 'understandable circumstances'; it turns out that in the entire world, I am the only one acting according to those broken Heavenly Laws."

"If that is the case."

Qing Luan suddenly tore off the immortal armor from his body, threw it onto the ground as if discarding a worn-out shoe, and sneered: "If this Venerable One does not speak of fists, then what shall we speak of?"

The meaning contained behind this simple act made even Qi Feng Xingzhu pause for a moment.

Once this immortal armor is removed, the other party will no longer appear in the identity of the Immortal Court.

At the cost of years of achievements, cultivation by the immortal gates, and a lifetime of pure reputation...

This is to take personal revenge!

Now even Qi Feng felt quite troubled by the situation.

It is not that he cannot defeat Qing Luan; this youth, no matter how high his talent or how thick his foundation, is far inferior to him, a Third-Rank Divine General.

But the other party is an outstanding figure of the Sanxian Sect, seeking revenge for an old friend; even if he blocks him today, can he block him for a lifetime?

Boom!

In an instant, the aura of this Fourth-Rank Taiyi Zhenxian, Qing Luan, spread wildly; before this terrifying and horrifying aura, the entire Hongze world lost its color.

"If we do not speak of fists, then what meaning does our lifelong bitter cultivation have?"

He spread his palm, carefully examining his palm.

Who said one must rely on the title of Immortal General to enter the tribulation? Without the Immortal Seal, he is still Qing Luan, the Peak Master of Qing Luan Peak of the Sanxian Sect!

When his five fingers loosely clenched, the entire mountain range suddenly shattered.

The vast ripples of spiritual energy quickly spread, causing the Four Hong to surge as if to overturn the rivers and seas, drowning this firmament.

Lady Qinghua instantly protected everyone and withdrew; the Fifth-Rank Immortal Seal on her body instantly became dim and lightless, drained completely.

"..."

Several purple-bearded white dragons, including the Eastern Dragon King, stared at that figure with indignation and despair.

The cultivators with the strongest cultivation in Hongze were now scattered and driven away.

Under such mighty power, all living beings seemed like a joke.

Until the sky rippled, white clouds and the scorching sun seemed twisted and deformed, the entire world as if crumpled by an invisible giant hand.

A clear voice spread out.

"Since that is so."

A youth in flowing black robes stepped out from the distorted firmament.

He stood between the sun and the moon, his eyes like stars, looking down at Qing Luan below, his expression as calm as Qing Luan's had been earlier.

"You had better hope your fists are truly big enough."

Just so, Shen Yi is clumsy with words, not good at reasoning, and has shallow knowledge, not recognizing those obscure Heavenly Laws.

The only thing he is good at is fighting.

When the firmament and the Realm of Great Void intertwined, the light of the sun and moon writhed like snakes and insects, and the Four Hong calmed down instead, no longer disturbed by that vast spiritual power.

Everyone looked up at that black robe, their gazes gathering on the youth's Bai Xi face.

The Lord of Hongze has returned; naturally, the heavens and earth shall change!

"Heh heh!"

Qing Luan seemed to have expected this; after all, relying solely on this group of earth chickens and clay dogs, how could they slay Lingyun Shiren or kill Princess Ziling?

Moreover, whenever that Qian Qing encountered trouble, did this person not appear in time?

"What should this Venerable One call you, Peak Master Shen of Shenxu Mountain? Or the head of the Hongze rebels?"

"As you wish; if you like, you may even call me father."

Shen Yi merely stood with his hands hanging down, yet in the eyes of all the heavenly soldiers and generals, he was simply arrogantly to the extreme.

To this day, they have not seen any younger generation, whether from the Three Sects or the Immortal Court, dare to despise my lord Qing Luan so.

"..."

Qi Feng Xingzhu had originally spread his five fingers, intending to capture this nearly mad Qing Luan and take him back for his elders to discipline properly.

How were such disciples taught? For a evil dragon whose evidence was not yet cleared but was likely no good thing, they actually made such a move.

Seeing this, he put his hand down again.

The reason was nothing else.

It was simply because from the moment Qing Luan removed his immortal armor to the instant this black-robed youth appeared, the nature of the entire matter changed.

It became an internal struggle within the Sanxian Sect!

On one side is the Shenxu Immortal Gate, on the other the Mount Tianwu Immortal Gate; both are major branches ranking among the top in the Sanxian Sect; as long as innocents are not involved, this has nothing to do with the Immortal Court.

"..."

Qing Luan stared at Shen Yi in the sky, his face gradually becoming Tianyan Siji.

He extended his right palm; strands of branches and leaves appeared out of thin air, weaving in his palm, gradually forming a nine-foot-eight-inch long spear.

First came the Tianwu Dao Fruit, then the Divine Phoenix took residence, and afterwards the hundred birds came to pay homage!

Under the gaze of all, he suddenly clenched the spear shaft; in an instant, a sharp bird cry shot up to the heavens.

"Ahhhh!"

Qing Luan lifted the spear tip, and his figure suddenly soared into the air.

Wherever the eye could see, amidst the four Hong Wang Yangs, a green aura rose with him, transforming in the sky into ten thousand bird shadows, boundless and endless, before they all flapped their wings in unison!

Two thousand seven hundred calamity forces manifested at this moment into a spear strike that struck terror into the hearts of men!

With this Fourth-Grade Immortal Wushan Divine Phoenix Dao Fruit, he forged the fearsome reputation of a lifetime of warfare!

All the bird shadows surged toward the sky, facing the distorted firmament, carrying boundless might, determined to tear it apart.

Even without his Immortal Armor, when he struck, Qing Luan was still that renowned and fearsome war general.

In contrast, Shen Yi, until this very moment, had still made no move.

Within the crumpled sky, his sleeves fluttered ceaselessly, looking exactly like an evil immortal amidst a chaotic world.

"Hiss!"

In the realm of Tai Xu, Ye Lan, who had arrived late, had just stepped out when her pupils contracted sharply; her vision was obscured by countless giant green birds, nearly every one radiating a desolate aura capable of making her soul scatter in terror.

No!

Just from this scene, she instantly knew the identity of the one who had struck.

The Green Phoenix of Mount Tianwu.

Such vast calamity force, even among peers at Divine Void Mountain, could only be matched by Jin Lei Daoist.

Moreover, this one had even served as a Hongze Daxian General in the heavens.

My Shishu Shen Yi has rushed all this way, only to oppose the Green Phoenix?

Under the gaze of all.

Ten thousand birds covered everything, drowning out all.

Just as they approached Shen Yi, an invisible and boundless mirror seemed to appear between the two.

The birds crashed into it one after another, like flowers in a mirror or the moon in water, vanishing completely.

It was as if everything just now had been an illusion.

Compared to the astonishment of the crowd, Qi Feng raised an eyebrow: "..."

As the saying goes, the amateur watches the spectacle, while the expert sees the method.

This Righteous Deity's cultivation far exceeded that of the two fighting, and he saw the truth at a glance.

One is famous throughout the world for a Great Dao Fruit of two thousand seven hundred calamities.

Truly far surpassing his peers.

But this ink-robed youth who dared to show his face was not only no worse, but even greater.

"Tsk, two thousand nine hundred calamities."

That old thing from Divine Void Mountain has hidden himself for so long; seemingly not fighting or competing, yet he was actually quietly cultivating the one who would endure the calamities.

Thinking of this, Qi Feng rubbed his wrist, losing all interest in watching further.

Mount Tianwu and Divine Void, these two old rivals, even if they fought until their lamps ran dry and their oil was exhausted, would still produce no result if their cultivation was equal.

One's intent is to be born of heaven and earth, destined to be the highest and most solid thing, unbreakable by ten thousand calamities; yet the Tai Xu Dao Fruit directly detaches from this heaven and earth, so no matter how strong you are, it has nothing to do with me.

But conversely, whether within heaven and earth or within the void, cultivators of Divine Void Mountain can hardly affect cultivators of Mount Tianwu.

Qi Feng had just wanted to withdraw his gaze, waiting for these two to exhaust their strength, then return them both to their respective sect gates.

Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, and he instinctively looked up at the sky.

He saw that along with the sky-filling bird shadows disappearing, the ink-robed figure standing with hands at his sides was also gone.

In the next moment, Qing Luan, who had leaped into the air holding the spear, had his entire figure frozen in mid-air.

A Bai Xi palm, faintly glowing with golden light, slightly opened its five fingers, reached out from the void, and tightly gripped his chin.

Shen Yi's figure appeared with it, standing firm at the horizon.

"Is this what you call your fist?"

He slowly lifted Qing Luan, casually glancing sideways at the other, his clear pupils reflecting a furious face:

"A bit funny."

(End of this chapter)