Chapter 842: Who Is Guilty?
The snowflakes falling through the air were exceptionally beautiful, dyeing people's robes pure white. Within the palace of Tian Xuan Peak, a figure slowly stepped out. This figure appeared ordinary, yet as he walked, the surrounding snowflakes seemed to possess a force field, swirling around him without falling to the ground.
The Snow Venerable of Tian Xuan Peak was also the current representative figure of the Tian Xuan Peak lineage.
"It seems that aside from the Tian Ji lineage, the other six main peaks have all arrived." The Snow Venerable swept his gaze across the crowd, especially looking at the venerables, and said calmly, "Fellow senior and junior brothers have come to my Tian Xuan Peak. May I ask what guidance you have?"
"We saw that discord had arisen between the Tian Xuan Peak and Tian Shu Peak lineages, so we came specially to take a look, to prevent any unpleasantness from occurring." An old man in a green robe spoke, staying aloof from the matter. Whether he truly came to mediate the conflict as he claimed was unknown.
"You should understand the purpose of my visit. Your Tian Xuan Peak disciple has committed an act of great rebellion. When entering the secret realm, he actually killed people from my Tian Shu Peak. Such behavior is already treasonous. Later, he dared to drive away those from my Tian Shu Peak who came to question him, and even crippled the cultivation of my Tian Shu Peak disciple. I want to take this person to Tian Shu Peak to determine his guilt."
The venerable of Tian Shu Peak said coldly, his gaze fixed on Lin Feng.
"Lin Feng, is that so?" The Snow Venerable looked at Lin Feng beside him and asked.
"When entering the secret realm, the people of Tian Shu Peak disregarded the bond between fellow disciples and wanted to kill several of us who had just joined Tian Chi. I would like to ask the venerable senior of Tian Shu Peak, in such a situation, should I have let your Tian Shu Peak people kill me?" Lin Feng looked at the venerable of Tian Shu Peak, his voice indifferent.
"You are insolent, twisting right and wrong!" The venerable shouted coldly, a terrifying fluctuation causing Lin Feng's body to tremble slightly, his gaze growing even colder.
"So, what the venerable of Tian Shu Peak says is truth, and what I say is twisting right and wrong? Then there's no need to argue. Whatever you say goes." Lin Feng said sarcastically, causing the venerable's eyes to narrow as he said coldly, "You have quite the nerve, daring to mock me. Then let me ask you, Bai Lixi was originally a person of Tian Xuan Peak who later joined my Tian Shu Peak. Could what he says be false?"
"The venerable also said that Bai Lixi was originally from Tian Xuan Peak and later joined Tian Shu Peak. To Tian Xuan Peak, is that not treason? Does everyone here believe that what a traitor says is more credible than what a person of Tian Xuan Peak says?" Lin Feng said with a cold laugh.
"That's right. Bai Lixi, a traitor, twists right and wrong. It was clearly the people of Tian Shu Peak who made the first move, thinking themselves too clever, wanting to eliminate us, and ended up being killed by us instead. How ridiculous."
"It was the people of Tian Shu Peak who struck first."
Jun Moxi and the others stepped forward one by one to clear Lin Feng's name.
"They are already his friends, joining Tian Chi together. Who knows what their intentions are? Who would dare believe their words?"
"I can also testify that it was the people of Tian Shu Peak who made the first move." A female voice rang out. The speaker surprised Lin Feng quite a bit—it was Tianchi Xue.
"You're lying! When did the people of Tian Shu Peak ever make a move against you? It was clearly you who committed treason and killed fellow disciples." A cold shout came from within the Tian Shu Peak crowd. Lin Feng's gaze swept over and locked onto one person, his eyes cold.
"A traitor is destined to only hide and skulk, lacking even the courage to step forward and speak." Lin Feng glanced at Bai Lixi, his voice filled with contempt.
Bai Lixi stepped out from the crowd, staring coldly at Lin Feng. "Lin Feng, you killed fellow disciples of Tian Shu Peak. I saw it with my own eyes. The people of Tian Xuan Peak are even helping you. I couldn't bear to coexist with despicable people like you, so I joined Tian Shu Peak."
Lin Feng slowly walked to the center of the snowy ground and said to Bai Lixi, "Dare to come over and speak?"
Bai Lixi's eyes contracted, he glanced at the Tian Shu Peak crowd, then slowly stepped forward and stood before Lin Feng. "Why wouldn't I dare?"
"Bai Lixi, if you are lying, then you are instigating conflict between Tian Xuan Peak and Tian Shu Peak, which is the greatest treason. And those who betray Tian Chi are to be killed without mercy." Lin Feng's killing intent flickered, surging toward Bai Lixi, making him feel a bone-chilling cold all over. His heart also skipped a beat.
Lin Feng didn't look at him. Instead, he looked at the venerable of Tian Shu Peak and said, "Since we each have our own version of events, I would like to ask the venerable: at that time, people from all seven great snow peaks of Tian Chi were present. Whose words are the most credible?"
"The disciple of Tian Ji Peak, Yu Tianji." The venerable said calmly, and no one objected. Yu Tianji was a disciple of Tian Ji Peak, the leading main peak among the seven snow peaks, and a standout among the younger generation, someone who could potentially become the future leader of Tian Ji Peak. His words carried the highest credibility.
"Good." Lin Feng stomped his foot, and a surging force surged forward, causing Bai Lixi's expression to change as he tried to retreat. But a terrifying large hand instantly clamped around his throat, making his pupils sharply contract. Lin Feng had quite the nerve, daring to act so arrogantly, moving against him right in front of the venerable of Tian Shu Peak, with people from all the main peaks present.
"How dare you!" The venerable of Tian Shu Peak roared in anger. Lin Feng was unafraid, looking back at him. "Yu Tianji has already arrived. Right and wrong will soon be revealed. Venerable, there's no need to rush."
As Lin Feng's words fell, a flash of starlight appeared, and a figure descended from the void. It was indeed Yu Tianji, arriving on a beam of starlight.
"Heavenly Martial aura." The crowd's pupils contracted, staring at Yu Tianji. Truly worthy of being the chosen successor of the Tian Ji Peak lineage. He had suppressed himself before, not entering the Heavenly Martial Realm. But just a few days after leaving the secret realm, he had already broken through to the Heavenly Martial Realm. His talent was extraordinary.
Lin Feng was also slightly surprised. Yu Tianji's talent was indeed formidable.
Yu Tianji nodded slightly at Lin Feng, then nodded at the venerables. "Fellow uncles, regarding the secret realm, it was indeed the people of Tian Shu Peak who made the first move to kill Lin Feng and the others of Tian Xuan Peak. Lin Feng and the others only retaliated in anger. Tian Ji takes his leave."
Having said only this, Yu Tianji bowed slightly. Starlight flickered, and his figure vanished instantly, as if he had been in the middle of cultivation and had come specifically upon hearing the news.
"Bai Lixi, you instigated discord between the Tian Xuan and Tian Shu lineages, a heinous crime. You want to see Tian Chi weakened. Such treason deserves death." Lin Feng looked at Bai Lixi and shouted coldly. At this moment, Bai Lixi's body began to tremble slightly. Lin Feng would really kill him.
"Those who betray Tian Chi are to be killed without mercy." With a furious shout, killing intent burst forth. A cracking sound rang out, and a flame of annihilation blazed up, incinerating Bai Lixi's body. Many people's hearts skipped a beat. This Tian Xuan Peak disciple, Lin Feng, was incredibly domineering.
"Venerable senior, do you have any further guidance?" Lin Feng looked again at the venerable of Tian Shu Peak. The other party's expression was not pleasant, and after a moment, he said, "Even if I wronged you in that matter, what about you driving my Tian Shu Peak people down the mountain and crippling my disciple's cultivation? How do you explain that?"
"Lin Feng ventures to ask the venerable: if I were to lead people to surround your Tian Shu main peak right now, how would you, senior, handle it?" Lin Feng asked calmly, leaving the venerable speechless. If the people of Tian Xuan Peak really dared to surround their Tian Shu Palace, it would be far more than just driving them down the mountain.
"As for crippling your disciple's cultivation, your disciple, a Heavenly Martial Realm cultivator, did not understand propriety. Without even investigating the rights and wrongs of the matter, he led many disciples to participate in surrounding the main hall of my Tian Xuan Peak. Such behavior is already a great disrespect. He then declared he would take me to Tian Shu Peak to be killed and even let me strike him three times. Everyone here witnessed this. I, Lin Feng, am at the Mysterious Martial Realm. I used only two punches to cripple your Heavenly Martial Realm disciple, fair and square. If you, venerable, because of personal grievances, not only indulge your disciple but also come to hold me accountable, then I, Lin Feng, have nothing more to say."
Lin Feng spoke with righteous indignation, his words carrying great moral authority, and even a hint of humiliation. Your Heavenly Martial Realm disciple came to kill me, and I, a Mysterious Martial Realm cultivator, crippled him with two punches. As his master, do you still have the face to come and hold me accountable out of personal vendetta?
The crowd was also stunned. Lin Feng had completely cleared himself of any responsibility, as if he had no fault at all. Everything was the fault of the Tian Shu Peak people. Those who died from Tian Shu Peak had died in vain.
"Very well. Since the fault lies with my Tian Shu Peak, and I have failed to discipline my disciples properly, you have indeed killed quite a few of my Tian Shu Peak disciples and later humiliated my Tian Shu Peak. Although your guilt is resolved, I still want to invite you to Tian Shu Peak for a few days." The venerable was silent for a moment before speaking again, still wanting to take Lin Feng away.
"Bringing humiliation upon yourself, and still having the face to say I humiliated Tian Shu Peak? I joined Tian Chi because Tian Chi is united, all striving for the rise of the empire, with the reputation of Tian Chi spreading throughout the Qian Domain. Yet you, as a venerable of Tian Shu Peak, cannot distinguish right from wrong. This disappoints me. In times of peace, we must be vigilant of danger. If all the masters of Tian Chi were like Tian Shu Peak, Tian Chi would be in danger."
Lin Feng was neither hot nor cold, but his words were full of contempt for this venerable and Tian Shu Peak.
PS: Standing while typing, damn it's too painful!