Chapter 75: Chapter 75: As Long As I’m Here, Who Dares Mend the Heavens (3)
When Lu Yao followed the crowd to the Immortal Alliance headquarters, the area was already crowded with people. They were all indignant, shouting slogans against mending the heavens and desperately trying to break through, hoping to attract the attention of the higher-ups in the cultivation world. At this moment, at the Immortal Alliance headquarters, Master Du was discussing the final details of mending the heavens with everyone.
“Everyone, time waits for no one. Since everything is ready, it’s time to depart as soon as possible. However, who will be the one to carry the storage ring to outer space?”
Master Du asked, looking around.
Several old experts from the Heavenly Punishment Realm’s eyes flickered, and no one stepped forward to take on this important task. After all, no one was foolish enough to deplete their spiritual sense and then face danger later.
“I understand everyone’s concerns, so the Daoist friend responsible for delivering the storage ring does not need to participate in the subsequent mending of the heavens. After the mission is completed, they can return to the Cultivation Continent on their own.”
Master Du immediately made his accommodating statement.
“What? We can return after the mission is completed?”
The eyes of several old men lit up. If that were the case, then transporting the storage ring could be considered a great opportunity, as no one could confirm whether there were any dangers in those several gaps.
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“I’ll do it. This old woman is already elderly and frail. She really cannot stay in the airless starry sky for long. It would be bad if she dragged everyone down.”
The old woman surnamed Zeng was the first to speak.
“Daoist friend Zeng, you are mistaken. Everyone knows that leaving the Cultivation Continent is an extremely arduous task. Since you are already old, how can you take on this important responsibility?”
“Yes, if anything unexpected happens to you midway, will we take care of you or go to mend the heavens?”
“Let me do it. My cultivation has reached the third level of the Heavenly Punishment Realm, second only to Master Du. I guarantee to safely deliver the storage ring to outer space and will not hold you all back!”
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Several other old men jumped out to question.
“Hmph…”
The old woman surnamed Zeng snorted coldly. Even if she were foolish, she knew what these old foxes were plotting.
“I am very pleased to see everyone bravely volunteering. To ensure fairness, let’s decide by drawing lots!”
Master Du said with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. Upon hearing this, the faces of the old men all revealed disappointment.
Master Du then wrote the lots, and let the old men draw them. Whoever drew number one would be responsible for transporting the storage ring.
As a result, the old woman surnamed Zeng was the last to laugh. She drew the number one lot, and the other old men turned ashen with anger.
“Thank you, fellow Daoists, for yielding!”
The old woman surnamed Zeng showed a mocking smile.
“Alright, since that’s the case, then this matter is settled. Daoist friend Zeng will transport the storage ring to outer space, and we will then head to the gaps.”
Master Du immediately made the decision.
“Reporting to the Alliance Master, many ordinary people have gathered outside the headquarters, shouting slogans against mending the heavens and desperately trying to break in.”
At this moment, a disciple outside the main hall reported.
“Understood.”
Master Du pondered for a moment, then turned to a burly middle-aged cultivator beside him and said, “Protector Lei, please go out and deal with those ordinary people. If they don’t listen, suppress them with thunderous means. I’ll…”
Master Du gave the order.
“Yes!”
Protector Lei accepted the order and walked out.
“Suppress them?”
Qi Huang, upon hearing this, was filled with rage, wishing she could immediately kill her way in by controlling Lu Yao’s body. Unfortunately, due to the distance, she couldn’t do so.
“Fellow Daoists, you should have noticed those ordinary people outside for a long time. I’m really curious, who leaked the news about us mending the heavens?”
Master Du’s smile turned sinister.
The cultivators below looked at each other, their faces showing a hint of fear.
Old Man Cao frowned and glanced at Zhang Zhi, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.
“I have already made it very clear that what this leak means for cultivators, but why are some people still doing it knowingly? It seems I have been too kind!”
Master Du’s smile completely disappeared. He stood up and scanned the cultivators below from a high position. “Only those of us in this hall know about this. Who leaked the news? Come forward, and I might give you a chance to redeem yourself.”
The cultivators in the hall were as silent as cicadas in winter, none daring to make a sound.
“You’re not coming out? Then don’t blame me for not showing mercy to my fellow cultivators.”
Master Du’s expression became ferocious, and he turned to look at Old Man Cao. “Daoist friend Cao, yesterday at noon, do you know where your disciple was?”
Old Man Cao’s body trembled slightly, but he calmly replied, “Why does Master Du ask?”
“Why? You should ask him why he leaked the news about mending the heavens?”
Master Du stepped down the stairs one by one, his gaze becoming extremely sharp. How did this Master Du know that Zhang Zhi leaked the news?
Qi Huang thought in astonishment.
“Master Du, you are the leader of the Immortal Alliance. When you speak and act, you must have evidence, right? You say I leaked it, but where is the proof?”
Zhang Zhi retorted calmly.
“You want proof? Then I will satisfy your request!”
Master Du extended his right hand, and a thing suddenly appeared on it. It looked like a bronze mirror but had a tube-like handle shaped like a telescope.
“Recording Mirror! It’s actually a Recording Mirror!”
A knowledgeable cultivator exclaimed.
“Recording Mirror? Is there a Recording Mirror in this world?”
Qi Huang was once again shocked beyond words.
At this moment, the Recording Mirror began to play a scene, which was the entire process of Zhang Zhi disguising himself and leaking the news.
“What else do you have to say now?”
Master Du put away the Recording Mirror and questioned.
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“How dare you! You damned traitor who betrayed the Immortal Alliance for leaking the top-secret information of the Immortal Alliance to those ordinary people!”
“Yes, if the plan to mend the heavens is hindered because of this, you will be a sinner to the entire cultivation world!”
“Fellow Daoists, let me strike and kill this brat who turns his elbow outward. There should be no such ungrateful wretch among cultivators.”
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All the cultivators in the hall were furious and attacked as one.
Alas! Zhang Zhi! Zhang Zhi! Why didn’t you listen to what your master said?”
Old Man Cao turned and sighed.
“Do you know how I found you? It’s very simple. A few days ago, you said some rebellious things in this hall. I suspected you would betray then, so I made you a key monitored target. I didn’t expect my guess to be correct.”
Master Du sneered.
This old man is truly too cunning.
Qi Feng secretly marveled, realizing that no world lacked such old foxes.
“For the sake of Daoist Cao, I will not kill you. However, while you can escape the death penalty, you cannot escape the punishment of your crimes. How will you atone for your sins?”
Master Du questioned gloomily.
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“Let us in! Don’t you Immortal Alliance know what mending the heavens means?”
“What mending the heavens? That’s heaven’s will opening; they don’t need to be so self-indulgent!”
“Yes, heaven’s will opening to remove Yin energy and eradicate evil spirits completely is a great thing for ordinary people. Why are you stopping it? Are your claims of eliminating evil for the people all false?”
Outside the main gate of the headquarters, dense masses of ordinary people were trying their best to break in, determined to stop the implementation of the plan to mend the heavens.
“Get lost! Otherwise, don’t blame us for being impolite!”
Several guards’ expressions became increasingly impatient, and they drew their swords to threaten.
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“What if you’re not polite? Since you cultivators don’t give us a way to live, we won’t let you live comfortably either. Today, even if our bodies are drenched in blood, we will make you work hard to wipe it clean!”
“That’s right. Since the Yin energy outbreak in this cultivation world, which family doesn’t have a few ancestors who died at the hands of those evil spirits? Seeing that future generations are about to have a good life, you are going against the tide. Even if we die today, we will turn into zombies and evil ghosts to devour you alive.”
“You have swords, but you don’t use them? If you have the guts, kill everyone. Let’s see how you cultivators can establish yourselves in the An Yang Empire in the future.”
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A group of ordinary people bravely advanced, pushing their chests against the tips of the Immortal Alliance disciples’ swords. Many people’s clothes were stained with blood, but they didn’t even blink.
Those disciples of the Immortal Alliance began to retreat, their faces showing fear. They had never seen such ordinary people before; they were simply more numb than zombies and more frenzied than zombies.
“Elders and fellows, please listen to Lei’s words.”
At this moment, Protector Lei walked out of the gate and asked loudly, “Who told you that the Immortal Alliance is going to mend the heavens?”
A group of ordinary people looked at each other, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
“Do you believe rumors? Go back! How could our Immortal Alliance do such a thing?”
Protector Lei waved his hand indifferently.
A group of ordinary people whispered to each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.
“Haha, everyone must die, some as heavy as Mount Tai, others as light as a feather. I, Zhang Zhi, testify that the Immortal Alliance is inside discussing the matter of mending the heavens!”
At this moment, Zhang Zhi’s resonant voice rang out from the headquarters, spreading through the surrounding streets and alleys.
“You court death!”
In the hall, Master Du was enraged and instantly disappeared from his original position.
