I still need to prove myself to you?

Dao Xing Venerable's expression was indescribably odd.

Aside from finding the whole thing absurd, he was also enraged!

A member of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, he was actually being asked to prove his identity.

And it was in front of a public crowd!

Where did that leave his dignity?

In an instant, anger surged in his heart, and he loudly rebuked: "You two juniors are deliberately making fun of me, showing not the slightest respect!

It seems today I must thoroughly teach you both a lesson on behalf of your masters."

With that, he made a light wave of his right hand, and his wide sleeve swept towards Yu Yuan and Huo Ling'er like a dark cloud.

It blocked out the sun and bore down with the force of a mountain.

Huo Ling'er's expression grew stern; the Ta'ia Double Swords appeared and, under her control, turned into two intertwining Silver Dragons.

Yu Yuan remained unmoved, standing by Huo Ling'er's side, smacking his lips, and looking around: "He's in a hurry! He is desperate! Esteemed Dao friends, you've seen it now, this guy, upon seeing us expose his lies, wants to move against us and eliminate us."

He's got a taste for it, huh?

Dao Xing Venerable's forehead veins bulged, a flame of nameless rage burning within his heart.

If at first he only intended to teach the two a lesson and vent for his disciple, at that moment, he truly had the heart to kill!

"Clang clang clang—"

The two Silver Dragons formed by the Ta'ia Double Swords clashed with the heavy dark clouds of the wide sleeve, producing a sharp metallic sound.

Huo Ling'er's face changed, and she sent a message to Yu Yuan: "Bad news, he's stronger than I thought!"

While she spoke, the heavy dark cloud transformed from that sleeve, like Mount Tai bearing down, thunderously fell upon them.

In the face of this "mountain," the two Silver Dragons seemed powerless to resist.

Despite their desperate tearing and biting at the "mountain," they were unable to shake it in the slightest.

At this moment, Yu Yuan suddenly turned to Dao Xing Venerable: "Hold on, I believe that you are Dao Xing Venerable! This is all a misunderstanding!"

"Hmm?"

Dao Xing Venerable's expression shifted slightly, and the "Cloud Mountain" transformed by his sleeve also stopped in the air.

He looked at Yu Yuan with an air of pride: "Do you not think it's a bit late to say this now?"

"Not late at all, we can just clear up the misunderstanding, can't we?"

Yu Yuan said with a smile: "I guess you came here because your beloved disciple was severely injured by someone, right?"

Without waiting for Dao Xing Venerable's response, he went on to loudly say: "Perhaps the esteemed Dao friends are unaware? This morning, Dao Xing Venerable's favorite disciple was severely injured by someone, his body's bones shattered to pieces, even his Primordial Spirit was nearly dispersed…"

"Shut up!"

Before Yu Yuan could finish speaking, Dao Xing Venerable had already exploded in fury: "You junior injured my disciple, and you even dare to boast about it in front of me!"

"What do you mean 'I injured him'?"

Yu Yuan looked surprised, and somewhat angrily said: "How can you unjustly tarnish someone's reputation? Isn't this bullying the honest?"

"Heh!"

Dao Xing Venerable sneered, "Yang Jian has already informed me of the incident, you can't bluff your way out of this!"

"How can you blame this on me?"

Yu Yuan, feigning shock and anger, cried out: "Fine! Since you don't believe me, I will prove my innocence to you!"

Saying this, he looked around, and loudly said: "Please, esteemed Dao friends, be witnesses for me! The person who injured Dao Xing Venerable's beloved disciple is none other than Yu Ding's disciple from the Chan Sect, known as Yang Jian!

I have witnessed this with my own eyes, and if there's any falsehood in my words, let the Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder strike me once again... no, ten times!

I invite Heavenly Dao to witness this!"

Dao Xing Venerable: "..."

Yang Jian: "..."

The moment Yu Yuan spoke of "proving innocence," they had already sensed trouble.

In Primordial, the most advantageous way to prove one's innocence is to swear an oath!

Because the Heavenly Dao is fair and impartial, it harbors no secret intentions or bias towards anyone.

It also knows everything.

As the saying goes, man acts and heaven watches.

There is nothing that can escape the Heavenly Dao.

Thus, when Immortal Gods in Primordial are wronged, they often choose to swear an oath to prove their innocence.

However, this method is not without its loopholes.

Because the Heavenly Dao only judges based on the contents of the oath, and does not care about other minute schemes.

Just like the oath Yu Yuan made, he did not fabricate lies; Wei Hu was indeed injured by Yang Jian.

But the most crucial part about "using Wei Hu as a shield" was deliberately omitted by him.

At this moment, there are no less than eight hundred Immortal Gods in the sky above the Returning Ruins Abyss.

They have no idea what exactly happened, only catching bits and pieces from the conversation between Dao Xing Venerable and Yu Yuan, and have barely pieced together the "truth" of the incident.

Now, upon hearing Yu Yuan swear the solemn oath, the Immortal Gods all looked up towards the Heavenly Vault.

Yu Yuan did the same, actually quite looking forward to the Heavenly Dao descending another—no, ten—Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunders.

Unfortunately, after waiting for a good while, he did not see the crimson pillars of thunder.

"Sigh."

Yu Yuan let out a soft sigh, somewhat regretfully surveying his surroundings and speaking, "Fellow Daoists have all seen it, right? The favored disciple of Dao Xing Venerable was truly injured by the disciple of Yu Ding, Yang Jian. This is an internal struggle within the Chan Sect, yet I am wrongfully blamed."

A crowd of Immortal Gods looked at each other in dismay.

Feeling completely overwhelmed.

They realized that it was no longer a matter of who to believe, but one of choosing sides!

On one side stands the Chan Sect Golden Immortal, on the other, a direct descendant of the Third Generation of Jie Sect.

Who would dare to rashly declare their stance in such an affair that offends others?

"You impudent junior, spouting nonsense!"

Dao Xing Venerable shouted in anger, "Why don't you say that you used my disciple as a human shield..."

"What human shield?" Yu Yuan replied in surprise, "Is there a new charge you want to pin on me? Tsk tsk tsk, you've lost all shame!"

"Today I will not rest until I've trapped you beneath the Returning Ruins!"

Dao Xing Venerable was so furious that his three corpses jumped.

A Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect, when had he ever been mocked in such a manner?

With a wave of his hand, the hovering "Cloud Mountain" began to fall once again, and its speed was much faster than before.

Clearly, this Chan Sect Golden Immortal was truly enraged.

"Clang! Clang!"

Two crisp sounds.

The Ta'ia Double Swords transformed into two Silver Dragons were directly blasted away.

Huo Ling'er's expression turned solemn, she reached out to catch the Ta'ia Double Swords, and then once again used the same ultimate technique that had defeated Wei Hu.

In that instant, the sword light surged, illuminating the surroundings for tens of thousands of miles as if it were daylight!

A billion strands of Sword Qi surged out, like a long river of Sword Qi rushing towards the "Cloud Mountain" above.

This sword-controlling Divine Skill was obviously extraordinary, the endless river of Sword Qi actually held firm against the "Cloud Mountain," preventing it from falling.

With her holding off "Cloud Mountain" in the front, Yu Yuan took his time and said, "Worthy of being one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, just a simple wave of your 'Cloud Sleeve' is already so difficult to withstand...

But here you are, a famed second-generation disciple of the Chan Sect from the era of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, bullying two third-generation disciples of the Jie Sect in such a public setting, isn't this a bit improper?

If you have the guts, why not go fight with my master, the Golden Spirit Saint Mother on Golden Turtle Island? Or you could seek a bout with Duobao as well...

Oh, right, you're just a Taiyi Golden Immortal; you don't have the qualifications to face them in combat.

With your ability, you can only bully third-generation disciples like us... Tsk tsk tsk..."

"I'm so angry I could die!"

Hearing Yu Yuan's final clicking of his tongue, Dao Xing Venerable couldn't hold back any longer, his eyes appearing as if flames would spurt forth.

He violently withdrew his "Cloud Sleeves," a cyan Immortal Sword emerged around him, with incredibly sharp sword light, it streaked towards Yu Yuan like lightning.

"Junior brother, stop!"

From a distance, Yu Ding was shocked and urgently called out to stop him.

He had never expected his junior brother, who was close to achieving Daluo, would be provoked into murderous intent by just a few words from Yu Yuan.

If it had been anyone else getting killed, it would have been just that.

But Yu Yuan was a direct descendant of the Third Generation of Jie Sect, a disciple of the Golden Spirit Saint Mother.

If he really were to be killed, the consequences would be dire!

Whether the Chan and Jie Sects would tear each other's faces apart over this was one thing, but the Golden Spirit Saint Mother would most certainly not let it go!

However, the Immortal Sword was extremely fast, obviously, Dao Xing Venerable was determined to kill, and Yu Ding was too far away to intervene.

He could only watch as the Immortal Sword reached Yu Yuan in an instant, aiming viciously for his brow and stabbing fiercely forward.

Yet, in the next moment, a Jade Ruyi appeared out of nowhere in front of Yu Yuan, precisely striking the tip of the Immortal Sword.

Just like a Poisonous Snake hit in its vital spot, the cyan Immortal Sword suddenly lost its divine power, limply falling to the ground.

Dao Xing Venerable was momentarily stunned, then immediately felt a cold and sharp gaze from afar look towards him.

At the same time, a voice as cold as the Beiming glaciers entered his ears, carrying an undisguised murderous intent:

"Do you wish to kill my disciple?"

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