Chapter 592: Today He Must Die

Great Venerable?

Once these words were spoken, all the Venerables watching the battle were stunned.

This Li Daoren is a Great Venerable? How is that possible! Even if this Li Daoren is powerful, he couldn't possibly be at the Great Venerable realm, right? Isn't it said that Great Venerables cannot manifest Great Divine Abilities in the world?

Unless this Li Daoren can also break this Great Void Iron Law?

Did the Third Elder see wrong?

Xingzun was completely dumbfounded.

He had counted on the suddenly arrived Third Elder to stand up for him and vent his anger, to properly teach this Li Daoren a lesson, or even refine and kill him to avenge the recent humiliating shame, but now...

"Third Elder, what are you saying? You must have seen wrong, right?"

Xingzun couldn't help but ask, not daring to believe it.

This Third Elder instantly furrowed his brows, looking at Xingzun with a cold expression, and spoke with great dissatisfaction. "Xingzun, do you know your crime, daring to offend a supreme Great Venerable? And you even acted in the name of our Multiverse Alliance; are you seeking death?"

As soon as the words fell, killing intent surged around the Third Elder.

He was angry in his heart.

He had only been in seclusion for a short while, not even that long, yet now Xingzun had poked such a huge hole for him. If he had arrived one step later, wouldn't the sky have been turned upside down?

The gathered Venerables gasped upon hearing this.

If they could have said they misheard or the Third Elder saw wrong just a moment ago, now that the Third Elder had confirmed it again and added blame, the fact was laid out before them: the Li Daoren before their eyes was undoubtedly a Great Venerable! At the very least, the Third Elder believed so, and they had neither the qualifications nor the ability to refute it.

"Those fellows watching this battle, come out. You are all playing dead, right? Seeing Xingzun commit such a heaven-reaching disaster, none of you came out to stop him?"

The Third Elder did not intend to let off the Venerables who had been watching the show.

When an avalanche occurs, not a single snowflake is innocent.

The watching Venerables were startled upon hearing this, thinking to themselves that it was bad, but they had no choice. They manifested their forms one after another, appeared before the Third Elder, bowed to him, and then bowed to Li Heng.

"We pay our respects to the Third Elder, and to the Great Venerable."

They spoke in unison.

"Fan, you are the strongest in cultivation among them and have the qualifications to become the next Elder. But what is going on? It would be one thing if others were fooling around, but why did you follow along and just watch quietly? Now look, offending a Great Venerable—what crime should you all be charged with?"

The Third Elder glared at them, his dissatisfaction evident.

Afterward, without waiting for the Venerables to respond, he turned to look at Li Heng and bowed again. "Please, Great Venerable, forgive us. It is our lack of discipline; they had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. I ask for the Great Venerable's understanding. If there are any losses, our Multiverse Alliance is willing to compensate."

Li Heng looked at the Third Elder, who had lowered his posture so much, and smiled slightly. "You old Daoist are quite clever, but if you want me to forgive you, how do you think I should grant that forgiveness?"

This old Daoist was lowering his posture to advance by retreating, trying to play the game of not hitting a smiling face—did he really think he couldn't see through it? Now he would just kick the ball right back.

They were all old foxes of countless years; why play these games?

The Third Elder gave a bitter smile and spoke.

"This old Daoist knows that Xingzun's offense against the Great Venerable cannot be erased, and Xingzun will certainly be punished, but I ask that the Great Venerable be magnanimous and spare Xingzun's life?"

Xingzun did not react; he was silent.

His mind was muddled at this moment, still immersed in the shock of the fact that Li Heng was a Great Venerable. He kept feeling like this was a dream, that it wasn't real; he didn't want to admit it.

"And what if I refuse?" Li Heng smiled playfully.

"This is..."

The Third Elder fell into hesitation and silence.

He looked at the defeated and incredibly silent Xingzun, gritted his teeth, and spoke. "Xingzun's offense against the Great Venerable has already earned him a path to death. If the Great Venerable insists on this, then so be it..."

Before the words were finished, the gathered Venerables felt a shock in their hearts, feeling a chill rise and invade their minds. Could it be that the Third Elder really intended to abandon Xingzun?

This would cause the prestige of the Multiverse Alliance to drop significantly.

The Multiverse Alliance had always been invincible, running rampant through the heavens and time; although there were those who challenged and refused to submit, they would all be crushed one by one by the Multiverse Alliance and the Great Dao Ark, without exception.

But now, an exception had appeared.

And it wasn't just making the Multiverse Alliance step back; it was making the Multiverse Alliance bow its head! They could not imagine how much influence such news would have across countless eras once it spread!

This was not just a matter of Xingzun's life or death.

Was a Great Venerable really that terrifying? Did the Multiverse Alliance have to bow its head like this? Wasn't it rumored that the Alliance also possessed power rivaling a Great Venerable? Why be so afraid?

The Venerables were horrified and puzzled in their hearts.

At this moment, the Third Elder continued.

"It is just that since the Great Venerable has reached such a realm, you must have already felt the rejection and pressure of the Great Void, right? Everything has a price. Although our Multiverse Alliance is untalented, we have a few Secret Techniques that can help the Great Venerable temporarily escape the gaze of the Void and avoid its suppression, so as not to become a Void Prisoner or an Outsider."

Li Heng raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "And how are you so certain that I will definitely become a prisoner or an Outsider?"

The Third Elder's expression was calm as he spoke again.

"The Great Void Iron Law dictates it."

"The Great Venerable must have ascended only recently, so the suppression and rejection you have suffered are not yet strong, right? But in the future, this suppression and rejection will become stronger and stronger. The more power you use, the faster you will attract the Void's suppression and rejection. Please, Great Venerable, think twice. I am willing to use these Secret Techniques and other costs to exchange for the Great Venerable's forgiveness for our Multiverse Alliance's mistake, at least to spare Xingzun's life."

The gathered Venerables felt a stir in their hearts upon hearing this, and they suddenly realized.

So that was it?

It seems the one who ascended to the Great Venerable realm before was this Li Daoren? It's just that having just ascended, the Great Void's suppression and rejection are not strong, and he can still manifest Great Divine Abilities in the world, but that might not be the case later.

In that case, there was no need to bow completely, right?

At this moment, even Xingzun, who had been in complete despair, ignited a flame of hope. In that case, he didn't have to completely look at this Li Daoren's face; was he still savable?

If possible, they could even force Li Heng to act, making him use power beyond the limit, thereby causing the Great Void to quickly reject and suppress him, making him completely become a Void Prisoner or an Outsider, which would be no different from death?

Li Heng only felt it strange after listening.

So in the eyes of others, the existence of the Great Venerable realm will suffer increasingly strong suppression and rejection as time passes? That's not right, is it? As long as a Great Venerable is willing to honestly pay back their debts, the suppression and rejection they receive should definitely be getting lighter and lighter.

Is the Third Elder lying, is there some other hidden story, or is it that apart from him, other Great Venerables simply choose not to pay back their debts?

"Then don't bother; today he must die."

Li Heng smiled.