Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 696: Repaying the clan’s kindness with death?
The sky was as dark as ink, and the field was as dim as gauze.

A gentle breeze blew, creating ripples like water waves. Everyone could see clearly that it was not the sky that was gloomy, but a banner of heaven and earth that blocked the sky!

"What is this?"

"The breath of the underworld, could this be an evil treasure?"

"It can block our divine thoughts, so this thing must be of great importance..."

……

Listening to the discussions of the True Lords, the ancestor of the Jiang family suddenly felt a ripple in his heart, frowned abruptly, and felt that something was wrong.

When they reach this level, every action they take contains divine secrets, and they will not have any emotional fluctuations for no reason.

He had an idea in his mind and immediately drove his soul downwards.

And at this moment, he happened to see the scene where the empty knife marks annihilated Jiang Zhengchu's Nascent Soul...

He was startled for a moment, but immediately slammed the table and stood up, shouting angrily, "How dare you!"

The huge divine consciousness collapsed like a mountain and sea, transforming into an invisible giant hand that held up the sky and slammed down fiercely. Judging from the posture, it was going to kill Chen Mu directly.

His sudden movement startled the others. Those who reacted quickly shouted, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, stop it now!"

In the sword-fighting event in Zhongzhou, there has never been a True Lord taking action to suppress the younger generation. If True Lord Jiang were to do so, even they would not agree.

After all, family members still have to compete. If everyone acts as they please, then why would the younger generation need to take action? Can't they just fight among themselves?

But if this were true, then Central Continent would be in chaos...

Long before anyone could say anything, Master Pingyang snorted coldly. He did not make any movement, but the sun suddenly shone brightly in the sky, piercing through the darkness and stopping the giant hand that was holding up the sky.

"boom!"

An extremely powerful wave roared, and the cultivators outside cried out in shock, and hurriedly raised their protective light.

The roar continued for a long time, but fortunately, Master Han Yuan waved his whisk and dispersed the fluctuations lightly.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, what do you mean?"

Master Han Yuan's face darkened and he asked with some displeasure.

As the judge, he had not yet opened his mouth when Master Jiang acted rashly, which was extremely disrespectful to him and almost humiliating.

If it weren't for the fact that his own disciple had died, he would have had a good talk with him!
However, in the face of his understanding, Master Jiang was not grateful. His expression was as cold as ice. He stared at Chen Mu and shouted, "You Beiyuan cultivator, how dare you kill my disciple Jiang? Do you really think I can't kill you?"

"what!"

The words were like thunder, causing an uproar in an instant.

Just at this moment, the darkness receded, all the lights disappeared, and the situation on the field returned to the scene.

The group of cultivators then saw that Jiang Zhengchu, who had been so high-spirited just now, had been broken into two pieces, and his Nascent Soul was nowhere to be seen...

"Dead... dead?"

He was the first immortal to die at this sword fighting event.

Everyone's eyes widened, looking at each other, and they all tacitly kept silent, fearing that they would attract the attention of the Jiang family's ancestor...

Chen Mu's expression remained unchanged, not at all flustered. He calmly bowed his hands and said neither humbly nor arrogantly:
"So that the True Lord knows that casualties are inevitable on the sword fighting stage, and that by the end, Fellow Daoist Jiang and I had no room to retreat. Killing Fellow Daoist Jiang was not my intention." He paused before adding, "However, Fellow Daoist Jiang's character truly impresses me. Anyone else might have conceded defeat the moment their Daoist technique was broken, but Fellow Daoist Jiang preferred death to retreat and never mentioned surrender... Truly admirable."

After saying this, he pretended to sigh and looked regretful.

After hearing this, the group of cultivators outside suddenly realized and sighed.

"Fighting to the death, repaying the clan's kindness with death... Fellow Daoist Jiang is truly righteous."

"Only immortals like this fight so hard for that opportunity, which is why the Jiang family is so prosperous today!"

Some people sigh, while others sneer at it.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang's actions are indeed admirable, but... isn't it a bit of an exaggeration?"

"That's right, it's just a battle between the top four. Why risk your life?"

Hua Meimei was originally smiling at everyone praising Jiang Zhengchu, but suddenly heard such sarcastic remarks. She knew that such remarks would only harm Chen Mu's current situation, so she stood up decisively and shouted, "Shut up!"

Everyone was startled and quickly looked in the direction of the sound. When they saw Hua Meimei, most of them stopped arguing. However, some people who were not afraid of him snorted and asked, "What do you think?"

Hua Meimei pointed at their noses and shouted righteously, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, you didn't shy away from this matter, fighting to the death for the prosperity of your family. How can you judge such a selfless act so casually?"

"Although I am a cultivator of the demon race, I also deeply admire people like Jiang Daoyou who are so loyal and righteous. I will definitely not allow you to criticize me recklessly!"

As soon as the words fell, the sound was like thunder. Hua Meimei was so excited that her face turned red and she even squeezed out a few tears. Anyone who saw her could tell that she was deeply touched.

"it is good!"

"What a righteous cultivator of the demon race! Fellow Daoist Hua's words are very much in line with my opinion. Brother Jiang has already fallen. If you want to criticize me, you must get past me first!"

"Heroes appreciate each other, and Fellow Daoist Hua is also a man of character..."

……

At one time, many famous and straightforward people voiced their support, including Yang Cheng, Wei Mingde and others.

Seeing them speak together, the few people just now were stunned and dared not say a word. They only glanced at Hua Meimei who was putting on a show from a distance, cursing in their hearts: "I've never seen you appreciate Jiang Zhengchu so much before!"

More than just disapproval, Hua Meimei even cursed non-stop during the two of them's confrontation. No one expected him to speak up for her at this moment...

Putting aside the farce outside, at this moment, above the clouds in the sky, the face of Master Jiang was as gloomy as dark water. He naturally did not believe Chen Mu's nonsense.

Others don’t understand Jiang Zhengchu, doesn’t he understand him?
How could Jiang Zhengchu, who always puts himself first, suddenly fight to the death?

Not to avoid it at the cost of life or death? To repay the clan's kindness with death?
impossible!
He stared at Chen Mu and said sinisterly, "Let me ask you, are you sure Jiang Zhengchu didn't admit defeat out loud?"

After these words were spoken, Chen Mu had not yet reacted, but Wei Mingde and others were frightened.

What was going on? Did Jiang Zhengchu admit defeat first? If so, why didn't True Lord Han Yuan intervene to protect him?
All sorts of questions flashed through their minds, and they suddenly felt a little regretful. They shouldn't have responded to Hua Meimei's words so quickly...

Looking forward, Hua Meimei still had that indignant look on her face, but when she noticed they were looking at her, she immediately laughed and bowed from afar, looking like a fellow traveler.

Their faces turned bitter, and they stopped talking, lest they be blamed by the Jiang family...

Chen Mu naturally had no time to pay attention to them. His expression remained unchanged. Just as he was about to answer, the voice of Master Jiang rang in his ears:
"Don't try to use that soul flag to block my divine consciousness. At the last moment, I saw everything clearly!"

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(End of this chapter)