Chapter 84: Fang Qingxue: Final Battle! Hua Tiandu: I Will Personally Capture Chen Zheng!

The welcoming hall of the Feather Transformation Palace was immensely grand, stretching ten thousand eight hundred li.

Inside, each massive throne was carved with dragons and phoenixes, and behind them stood golden and jade screens depicting the ascension of immortals.

Many people were seated in the hall.

They were divided into two sides.

One side comprised members of the Feather Transformation Gate, including the great Elders Tian Xing, Chuan Gong, Tian Gong, Danyangzi, and others.

There were also many unfamiliar faces that Chen Zheng had not seen before, such as a delicate‑looking young woman.

The girl was eighteen or nineteen, frail as a breeze, wearing a fur‑lined shrug; in the mundane world she would surely be taken for a reclusive lady of a great household.

She, however, was one of the Elders of the Feather Transformation Gate.

Like Elder Tian Xing, she was an Ancient Giant of the Longevity Secret Realm, named Jiang Rourou.

The other side, naturally, was the six great Ancient Giants of the Taiyi Sect led by Chi Rong Tian.

They were Song Weiyi, Zhao Xuanyi, Wang Tianyi, Zhu Yangyi, Zhou Chuyi, and Li Yunyi, all bearing the "yi" generation, each cultivated to at least the Divine Skill Seventh Level Golden Core realm.

The Taiyi Sect's display of power could not be called small.

In addition, Ying Tianqing was also present in the welcoming hall.

At this moment the hall's atmosphere was oppressive, like a storm about to break, and no one had the leisure to attend to him.

He sat alone at a distance, relaxed, sipping fragrant tea, watching the grand trial of Chen Zheng.

"Speak, how will you answer the Taiyi Sect?" Chi Rong Tian's cold voice broke the silence.

The many great Elders of the Feather Transformation Gate heard the words, their expressions shifting between gloom and brightness.

How to answer the Taiyi Sect, they were whispering among themselves in secret, still without a decided response.

The matter was indeed difficult to handle.

Chen Zheng had gone too far, utterly angering the Taiyi Sect.

If Chen Zheng were not handed over, the Taiyi Sect would not settle peacefully and would turn hostile toward the Feather Transformation Gate.

It could even spark a clash of disciples, and a war among the higher‑ups was not impossible.

Moreover…

The Feather Transformation Gate was far from a match for the Taiyi Sect; if things escalated to that point, they would certainly suffer a heavy loss.

Handing Chen Zheng over to appease the Taiyi Sect's fury was also not an option.

First, Chen Zheng was no longer within the sect, and no one knew his current whereabouts.

Second, the Feather Transformation Gate needed to save face.

If they could not even protect their own true‑disciple, how could they still claim to be one of the Ten Celestial Paths?

They might as well dissolve on the spot.

Even all the sect's disciples might become disloyal, secretly stabbing at the sect's backbone.

What should be done?

The Elders wore sorrowful brows, as if each had a bitter fruit in their mouths.

"Chi Rong Tian, fellow Daoist, you see…"

Elder Tian Xing began to speak, but halfway through, a voice of self‑reproach echoed from the hall entrance: "During my seclusion I failed to discipline Brother Chen, allowing his Demonic roots to take deep hold and commit a great sin; as the senior brother I bear undeniable responsibility."

As the voice sounded, a young man in a plain blue robe, his aura barely perceptible, walked in from outside the hall, looking like a cool, refined scholar.

That scholar was Hua Tiandu, the senior brother of the Feather Transformation Gate, just one step away from entering the Longevity Secret Realm and becoming an Ancient Giant.

Swish swish swish!

All eyes fell upon Hua Tiandu.

Elder Tian Xing, Jiang Rourou, and the others frowned, about to speak but holding back, their thoughts unreadable.

Chi Rong Tian, Song Weiyi and the other Ancient Giants of the Taiyi Sect showed a slightly eased anger, as if they had spotted an ally within enemy ranks. Indeed.

For decades, Hua Tiandu had fought fiercely with the Taiyi Sect, nearly becoming one of them.

Yet for some reason the senior leadership of the Feather Transformation Gate turned a blind eye to this behavior.

There were indeed hidden motives, involving the secret of the Panwu Immortal Treasure Vault and the mutual scheming between the Feather Transformation Gate and the Taiyi Sect, which will not be elaborated here.

Chi Rong Tian said: "Brother Tiandu, your timing is perfect; they do not know how to deal with Chen Zheng. As the foremost true‑disciple of the Feather Transformation Gate, please state your stance."

Hua Tiandu replied solemnly: "Rest assured, Brother Chi Rong. When Chen Zheng returns to the sect, I will capture him myself, strip him of all Demonic Cultivation, and send him to your sect as atonement. At that time I will also forge five thousand Jiazi Divine Pills as compensation for your sect's losses."

"Five thousand Jiazi Divine Pills!"

Song Weiyi and the other Ancient Giants were moved.

Hua Tiandu's Jiazi Divine Pills were unique in the cultivation world; whether warrior or cultivator, taking them could add a Jiazi of lifespan.

Moreover, such pills are extremely difficult to refine; Hua Tiandu's willingness to offer five thousand demonstrates his sincerity and resolve to suppress Chen Zheng.

Even Chi Rong Tian's expression softened upon hearing this, his gaze toward Hua Tiandu carrying a hint of admiration.

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Elder Tian Xing and the others showed anger in their eyes, clearly displeased with Hua Tiandu's decision.

Jiang Rourou slapped the throne armrest, snorted coldly: "Chen Zheng is the genius of our Feather Transformation Gate; I do not agree with Hua Tiandu capturing him and handing him over to the Taiyi Sect."

Hua Tiandu looked at the woman, unchanged, and said: "Elder Jiang, the Feather Transformation Gate owes Chen Zheng nothing. He caused this disaster himself; should we bear all the blame? Moreover, once he became a true disciple he harmed his peers, undermining the unity of the Ten Celestial Paths. Such actions make me suspect he is a Demonic Path infiltrator. If not eliminated promptly, he will surely bring greater harm to our Gate in the future."

"Hua Tiandu, what a grand display! As the senior brother of our sect, you think nothing of protecting Brother Chen, yet you slander him as a Demonic Path spy, disgracing the Feather Transformation Gate!"

A cold shout rang out suddenly, not from Jiang Rourou but from outside the hall.

A woman in white as snow, with icy flesh and jade‑like bones, like an exiled immortal, stepped out from beyond the hall; her flawless face was frosted, her cold eyes like lightning fixed on Hua Tiandu.

Fang Qingxue, she has arrived!

A massive talisman hovered above her head, endless thunder and lightning interweaving, raging and bombarding as if the heavens themselves were enraged.

"Unextinguishable Lightning Talisman, a top‑grade Dao instrument!"

The moment they saw the talisman above Fang Qingxue's head, Song Weiyi and the other Ancient Giants, even the First Deputy Headmaster Chi Rongtian, all sprang up sharply, staring intently at the talisman.

Qingxue.

Ying Tianqing also rose to his feet, his gaze gentle as he looked at Fang Qingxue, but his heart felt uneasy because of her words.

Could Fang Qingxue be stepping up for Chen Zheng?

Junior Sister Fang, your words are a bit too extreme.

Hua Tiandu's eyes flicked toward the Unfading Electric Talisman with a hint of apprehension; expressionless, he said, "Since Junior Sister Fang does not agree with my approach, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Very simple.

Fang Qingxue lifted her head slightly, her proud bearing unshakable, cold eyes sweeping over the Taiyi Sect members: "The feud between Chen Zheng and the Taiyi Sect, I will take on."

Any Taiyi Sect disciple seeking revenge, on the Heaven Punishment Platform, I will see it through to the end!

Swish!

Electric light crackled wildly around her, she leapt up, surged out of the main hall, and in an instant stood at the center of the Heaven Punishment Platform, three thousand strands of dark hair draped over her shoulders, divine and untouchable.

What? Qingxue, you cannot…

Ying Tianqing's heart sank straight into a valley; when he reached out to grasp Fang Qingxue's hand, it halted in midair.

He did not expect Fang Qingxue to go this far for Chen Zheng, willing to duel a Taiyi Sect disciple to the death.

The six Taiyi Sect disciples present were all at least at the Golden Core realm.

Wang Tianyi was even at the Eighth Level Divine Ability.

Even with the Unfading Electric Talisman, Fang Qingxue could not exert much power; she was most likely unable to defeat Wang Tianyi.

This is a death gamble!

Is it worth it for a mere Chen Zheng?

"If I were Chen Zheng, death would be worth it…" Ying Tianqing felt both anxious and bitter.

At that moment, Chi Rongtian arrived at the hall's exit, his gaze fixed on the Unfading Electric Talisman above Fang Qingxue's head, expression inscrutable, and without turning his head, he transmitted a voice asking:

"Brother Tiandu, can the victor on the Heaven Punishment Platform obtain everything of the loser, including a Supreme Dao Artifact?"

Hua Tiandu's eyes flickered, and he likewise transmitted, "Yes."

(End of Chapter)