Chapter 1188
Xuanyu 44
Chapter 1188 Xuanyu 44
“People say that elders should set a good example for the younger generation and let the younger generation bask in the glory of their elders,” Tan You sneered. “But I can’t find a single good point about you.”
"You are cunning and calculating, greedy and ruthless. How could someone like you have cultivated to the eighth rank of Immortal Lord? Why doesn't Heaven send down a bolt of lightning to strike you dead?"
Tan You was getting carried away with her rant, which enraged Helian Qiao so much that his eyes turned red, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly furious. How could someone as proud as Helian Qiao accept being publicly berated by his own daughter?
Minmin's eyes sparkled as she thought to herself, "The master is too amazing. He managed to make an eighth-rank immortal lord vomit blood with just his words."
Even the two veteran immortals of the Helian family were at a loss. Ultimately, this was a feud between Helian Qiao and Tan You. It was true that they were from the Helian family, but they had no direct blood relation with Tan You.
One of the more serious immortal lords coughed lightly: "Immortal Lord Xuanyu, I am Helian Shen. While Zhongli Yan and Nangong Yan were indeed at fault, the Zhongli and Nangong clans did not deserve to die."
Another immortal lord quickly followed up: "Immortal Lord Xuanyu, please show mercy. If you simultaneously antagonize both the Nangong family and the Zhongli family, it will bring you great trouble in the future."
"The Zhongli family has a supreme deity as their ancestor..."
Tan You understood. Was this a combination of persuasion and subtle pressure, a polite approach followed by force? She knew that the Zhongli family had a supreme deity who had long since secluded himself from worldly affairs. But a supreme deity was a supreme deity, even if Zhongli Yan was eight hundred generations removed from this deity.
"Among those who plotted against Xuanqi, Huangfu Wei, Huangfu Rong, and Huangfu Jianchun are already dead." Tan You chuckled twice. "Just as Helian Sheng said, Zhongli Yan and Nangong Yan did not deserve to die."
“I never intended to make things difficult for them, but now they and their people have turned on me with deadly intent, and a grudge has been formed. If I stop now out of fear of Zhongli Mo’s status as a high god, how will I be able to maintain my standing in the immortal realm in the future?”
"If I bow down to power and status, what difference is there between me and Helian Qiao?"
The moment Zhongli Mo's name was uttered, everyone present changed color. The High God is perceptive; if anyone mentions his name, he will sense it.
Sure enough, a moment later, a five-colored ray of light rang out in the distance, and soon a man in a wide robe appeared in the sky above Biluo Ridge.
Zhongli Mo already knew the situation on the way here. Now, looking at the Zhongli clansmen and Nangong clansmen trapped in the formation, Zhongli Mo simply looked at Tan You calmly.
Originally, he wanted to stand up for his clansmen, but after carefully examining Tan You's appearance, Zhong Li Mo's thoughts underwent a huge change.
Tan You has no desire for others to make decisions for her; she will seek the justice she desires herself, without needing anyone to give it to her.
She simply looked at Zhongli Mo, then raised an eyebrow slightly: "God Zhongli?"
“It’s me,” Zhong Li Mo glanced at the divine mark between Tan You’s eyebrows: “Congratulations to Immortal Lord Xuan Yu for overcoming the most difficult obstacle. I myself only crossed this chasm when I was two hundred thousand years old.”
Tan You smiled and said, "I thought the Immortal Lord had come to stand up for the younger generation of the clan."
“They made a mistake and deserved to be punished,” Zhongli Mo glanced at his clansmen inside the formation and waved his sleeve. “I believe that Immortal Lord Xuanyu is not one to kill innocent people indiscriminately. What is owed to others in this world must be repaid.”
"Immortal Lord Xuanyu's actions are in accordance with the Great Dao, and I have nothing to say about it. However, the Immortal Lord is a rare and virtuous immortal, and if he commits too many killings, it will affect his future immortality."
Tan You chuckled. She hadn't expected the ancestor of the Zhongli family to be so eloquent. Although he was trying to exonerate his clansmen, he didn't resort to intimidation from the start, which made Tan You quite impressed. Her anger vanished, and Tan You smiled, "Indeed, too many killings will affect my future cultivation, but a death sentence is not as inescapable as a life sentence."
“Zhongli Yan and Nangong Yan, you plotted against Xuanqi first, and now you intend to kill me. So I will punish you two by stripping you of your cultivation and making you start cultivating from Qi Refining again.”
Thunder rumbled in mid-air, and bolts of lightning struck down. Zhong Liyan and Nangong Yan's cultivation levels immediately regressed to the third level of Qi Refining. Their faces turned ashen as they were teleported out of the Star Array.
"Both the Zhongli and Nangong clans have been reduced by five major realms, and all grudges will be wiped clean from now on."
Thunder roared again, the Star Array dissipated, and the Immortal Lords within it clutched their chests. Having lost five major realms, the highest-ranking Immortal Lord among them was now only a First-Rank Immortal Lord.
They were once the pillars of their family. But now, they have to start all over again.
Among them were Zhong Liyan and Nangong Yan's parents, but they didn't even dare to seek revenge against Tan You.
Zhongli Mo looked at the clansmen below and said, "Immortal Lord Xuanyu's actions are fair."
Tan You nodded without saying anything. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck Helian Qiao, who immediately coughed up blood, his cultivation level dropping to the third rank of Immortal Lord. He stared at Tan You: "You... why did you attack me?"
"If it weren't for your lustful desires, sending one woman after another into your backyard, how could things have come to this?" Tan You sneered. "On the surface, it was your three wives who took action, but in reality, you are the biggest culprit."
"Simply cutting off five major realms of your cultivation is already too lenient for you."
Tan You spoke with a hint of regret, knowing that if Helian Qiao were to lay a hand on her, she could easily cripple his cultivation. But the old man was cunning; from the moment he met her, they had basically been locked in verbal sparring, never actually lifting a finger.
This makes it impossible for Tan You to find a reason to cause trouble; otherwise, how could this be considered the shackles of the Immortal of Merit?
Zhongli Mo understood Tan You's meaning. He lowered his eyes and smiled, then suddenly rolled up his sleeves and said to the Zhongli clansmen, "Now that things are settled, I shall take my leave. Immortal Lord Xuanyu, let's have tea together another day."
"Definitely, definitely," Tan You cupped her hands in greeting, watching Zhong Li Mo tear open space and leave, and couldn't help but sigh, "God, you are truly enviable."
With Zhongli Mo gone, the Nangong and Helian families also had to leave.
Helian Shen had a good impression of Tan You and invited her to visit the clan before leaving. Tan You chuckled and readily agreed. She had no feelings for Helian Qiao, but that didn't mean she wanted to antagonize the rest of the Helian family.
The members of the major families all dispersed, and the immortal lords who had come to watch the spectacle also left. Tan You pulled Minmin off her ponytail: "I'm going into seclusion. Now that all the grudges that needed to be settled have been settled, you can all go and live your own lives."
Jin Han and Jin Ming responded in unison, "Yes."
Mo Long said regretfully, "I was hoping to have a drink with you. It's been so many years since we last drank together."