Ding Huan’s gaze fell on He Xinxin and Si Baiye as he coldly said,
"Seems like I shouldn’t have been too kind-hearted. It’s precisely because of my kindness that I was bitten by ungrateful beasts like you."
"Ding Huan, if you can’t produce evidence, then don’t waste everyone’s time here. Threatening two Qi Cultivation disciples who barely escaped death, what kind of skill is that?" Shi Qi Qiu loudly rebuked.
Ding Huan grabbed a Crystal Ball and threw it out:
"Everyone can see for themselves."
Ding Huan hailed from Earth and he knew better than anyone the importance of evidence.
In an era on Earth where everyone could be a director, who couldn’t record a conversation video?
Technology here might be limited, but the Crystal Ball was a pleasant surprise for Ding Huan.
Since leaving West Wind City, he would record with the Crystal Ball whenever he had the chance. Once recorded, even if it wasn’t immediately useful, it took no space in the ring.
Until today, he had rarely used the Crystal Ball, but the number of Crystal Balls in the ring kept increasing.
Even when he came out of the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield, he had recorded a dozen or so Crystal Balls.
The Crystal Balls that Ding Huan recorded were basically those with some controversy or those that might prove useful.
As for the video recorded during the founding conference of the Blue Star Sect, it was not actually to prevent disciples like He Xinxin and Si Baiye from leaving the Sect.
Recording this Crystal Ball and even being able to use it today was entirely coincidental.
His intention was to leave behind precious footage for the founding of the Blue Star Sect.
Perhaps many years later, when he, the founder of Blue Star Sect, had already left the Triple Heaven Star Land,
the Blue Star Sect would still be here. He recorded this Crystal Ball to let the future members know how the Blue Star Sect was established.
It was purely for the storage of the Sect’s historical records.
Ding Huan had truly not expected that he could use this segment of footage here.
The video appeared out of thin air, and during the conference of the Blue Star Sect, Ding Huan clearly said:
"Everyone, if you don’t wish to join the new Sect, I won’t force you. However, only Sect Disciples can attend the following meeting, so those who don’t wish to join the new Sect may leave now.
Since we’re currently in a Mountain Closure state, I cannot allow you to leave the Sect immediately. I guarantee that in a year, you will be able to leave the Sect safely and unharmed."
Seeing that some were still hesitating, Ding Huan added:
"Those who wish to leave, rest assured, once the Sect’s Mountain Protection Array is activated, you’ll be free to go. With Elder Liu here, you don’t have to worry about me deceiving you."
Then He Xinxin stood up:
"Thank you, senior. Since Purple Mist Valley is no more, I, He Xinxin, don’t wish to join any other Sect. Once the Sect ends its closure, I will leave this place."
Following He Xinxin, two male disciples stood up, one named Si Baiye, at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation, and another named Chong Qusheng, at the sixth level.
Ding Huan said:
"Alright, you three may step back for now and reside at the Outer Disciple Peak. Remember, before the Sect reopens, do not leave the Outer Disciple Peak at will, or you’ll fall into a trapping array."
"Yes." The three disciples bowed and then immediately exited the Sect hall.
…
Up to this point in the video, the situation had become very clear.
It wasn’t as He Xinxin had claimed, that Ding Huan’s killing led to rivers of blood and that they had to pretend to join the Blue Star Sect in haste.
It turns out they never joined Blue Star Sect from the beginning, and Ding Huan generously allowed them to reside at the Outer Disciple Peak until they decided to leave.
As for the accusations of Ding Huan killing a Sect Elder, that was completely baseless.
With Blue Star Sect having just been established and with no elders, how could he kill one?
If any elders from Purple Mist Valley survived and wanted to seize Blue Star Sect and were killed while fighting Ding Huan, it was simply a territorial dispute.
Such matters are complicated; right and wrong are weighed differently by each person. It was not Ding Huan who should be attacked with slogans of justice and fairness in such a situation.
Come to think of it, which Sect hasn’t experienced such things during its founding or internal conflicts?
He Xinxin and Si Baiye had pale faces and cold sweat on their foreheads.
They simply couldn’t understand why Ding Huan, a Sect Master, would bother to record such a trivial video.
Shi Qi Qiu wanted to step out and claim that Ding Huan’s Crystal Ball was fake.
However, he also knew that would just bring humiliation upon himself.
If Ding Huan’s Crystal Ball were fake, someone would have pointed it out long ago. Why would it fall to Shi Qi Qiu?
"Sect Master, please spare our lives! We were forced by Shi Chuncang; he coerced us to say these things," He Xinxin clearly understood the gravity of the situation and had fallen to his knees.
Yi Qianxing’s voice also turned cold:
"A mere two Qi Cultivation disciples dare to slander the Sect Master."
Shi Qi Qiu suddenly snorted coldly:
"What use is there in keeping such ungrateful creatures alive? Even I was nearly deceived by you two, framing an innocent man."
He then directly unleashed two Wind Blades.
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"Thud, thud!" Two bursts of blood light exploded.
He Xinxin and Si Baiye would never have expected that their greatest support would kill them.
And Ding Huan, the one they had slandered and guarded against, had not moved from his seat.
"What do you mean by this?"
Ding Huan, who had remained still, suddenly turned to look at Shi Qi Qiu.
With a fist clasped in hand, Shi Qi Qiu said:
"Sect Master Ding, this was my oversight; I never expected that such minor Qi Cultivation disciples would dare to slander you."
Ding Huan suddenly nodded his head,
"You make a good point, the slanderer must die. Very well."
Shi Qi Qiu expressed his approval,
"If slanderers don’t die, how can our Ascension Realm talk about fairness, about justice? How is righteousness to be upheld?"
He knew that killing Ding Huan right now wasn’t realistic. Once Ding Huan left Wanbao City, the first he would kill would be Ding Huan.
But as soon as the thought arose, he saw Ding Huan suddenly unsheath the Separation Spear, a burst of gun light exploded, and a violent killing intent swept toward him.
Shi Qi Qiu was furious inside, a mere Sect Master from the Taoist Realm daring to make a move on him, Shi Qi Qiu, was seeking death.
His Domain was just about to extend, intending to lock down Ding Huan’s life force space, when he heard a wretched scream.
Shi Qi Qiu had not yet figured out why the killing intent that Ding Huan directed at him suddenly vanished, when he saw a man hanging from the Separation Spear in Ding Huan’s hand.
The man had his head blown off by Ding Huan’s spear, and his body hung on the long spear, blood still dripping down.
If that wasn’t Shi Chuncang, then who was it?
Shi Chuncang was quite far from him, with He Xinxin and Si Baiye standing between them, plus Ding Huan’s initial murderous intent was towards him, he actually failed to save Shi Chuncang in time.
With Shi Chuncang dead in front of him, Shi Qi Qiu’s eyes were about to split with rage, he grabbed a White Jade and was about to pounce on Ding Huan.
Ding Huan remained unafraid, what of an Immortal? If he couldn’t beat him, could the other party still use their Domain to lock his life force? Dream on.
"Boom!" An even more powerful force swept over.
Shi Qi Qiu was struck in the chest by this force, spitting out a Blood Arrow and flying backward, landing squarely in his own seat.
"Lord Lin, what is the meaning of this? Changyan Academy is still one of the five great sects of the Ascension Realm, do you want to begin a war with our Changyan Academy?"
Shi Qi Qiu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes bloodshot.
His face had been totally lost today; a small Ding Huan he couldn’t handle, and now he had been hit so hard that he vomited blood.
"If you wish to start a war, then so be it," Lin Yuqi said calmly.
Shi Qi Qiu’s mind finally cooled down.
Though Changyan Academy was well-known, there had not been an Earth Immortal powerhouse in Changyan Academy up until now.
If they declared war on Hundred Joy Villa, Lin Yuqi alone could annihilate Changyan Academy.
Just now, over the direct descendant of the Shi Family, he had lost his composure,
"Lord Lin, everything should be reasoned. Just because you’re strong in cultivation doesn’t mean you can crush all reason, right?
Ding Huan just killed Shi Chuncang for no reason, yet you prevent me from killing Ding Huan. What’s your justification?
You may kill me, Shi Qi Qiu, but you can’t kill all the cultivators in the entire Ascension Realm."
Ding Huan chuckled,
"Shi Qi Qiu, you represent all the cultivators of the Ascension Realm? Give it a rest. You might as well say you, old pumpkin, are the handsomest in the entire Ascension Realm—of course, pigs might think so too."
A cold voice came, "Sect Master Ding is right; he certainly doesn’t represent the Luoshen Palace."
Ding Huan looked toward Liu Yinyu who had spoken, thinking to himself that she had some conscience, it wasn’t in vain that he had once saved her life.
Yi Qianxing said,
"It was you who allowed Ding Huan to kill Shi Chuncang just now."
"When did I allow Ding Huan to kill Shi Chuncang?" Shi Qi Qiu’s tone turned cold.
Did they think that he, Shi Qi Qiu, had always been humiliated and had no allies?
Yi Qianxing said calmly,
"You just said, ’If slanderers don’t die, how can we in the Ascension Realm talk about fairness, about justice? How is righteousness to be upheld?’
I think it must have been because of this sentence that Sect Master Ding killed Shi Chuncang."
"Tower Immortal Yi sees clearly; that was indeed my intention," Ding Huan said, saluting with a fist.
According to convention, he should address Yi Qianxing as senior. However, as the present Sect Master, he couldn’t be careless with formalities.
"What evidence do you have that Shi Chuncang slandered you?" Shi Qi Qiu coldly stared at Ding Huan.
Though his words were directed at Ding Huan, they were actually meant for everyone in the great hall to hear.
Even Yi Qianxing was rendered speechless by Shi Qi Qiu’s shamelessness; many had heard what Shi Chuncang said earlier.
Unfortunately, Shi Chuncang was now dead, and there was no evidence left.
Suddenly, Ding Huan tossed out a Crystal Ball, "Here’s the evidence."
The image from the crystal ball emerged in the Void, showing Shi Chuncang entering with He Xinxin and Si Baiye.
Then Shi Chuncang said loudly,
"Many know that Ding Huan kills the innocent; I’m also aware of Ding Huan poisoning a Sect Elder and causing the death of the Sect Master of Purple Mist Valley.
Now you just have to speak up, if there’s a mistake, I’ll fill in the gaps for you. Even without you, I would have brought up these matters."
...
The image ended, and not many people mocked or ridiculed Shi Qi Qiu.
Shi Qi Qiu’s shamelessness was well known to many; after all, everyone had heard Shi Chuncang’s slander of Ding Huan earlier.
What sent shivers down everyone’s spines was Ding Huan.
How terrifying was it to offend Ding Huan?
Even those details had been caught.
In such a situation at the time, one would probably be thinking about how to get away and defend one’s innocence, right? Who would have the mind, let alone the time, to record a crystal ball image?
Yet, at the least expected moment, Ding Huan had done just that.
No wonder he could pull out a crystal ball of evidence for the false accusations from the two Qi Cultivation disciples He Xinxin and Si Baiye.
His scheming was damn deep.