Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 611 - 372: Troops Deployed (Two in One)

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"Zhen Yuanzi, Li Liuxian!"

"Wuzhuang Temple, Palace of Ten Thousand Dao!"

"This..."

The Jade Emperor frowned deeply, while the courtiers looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

Taibai Star Lord seized the moment, "This Zhen Yuanzi with his obscure background and vast divine powers has exceptional strength. Shortly after reaching Mahayana, he defeated Buddhist Arhats.

After a thousand years of cultivation, he swept away the demons in South Observance, stirred trouble in the Southern Sea by entering the Dragon Palace, caused an uproar in the Netherworld, and became an invincible force in Mahayana, even the Calamity Immortals could do nothing about him. All these feats match those of Li Liuxian."

"Moreover, he hosted the Pill Origin Gathering and collected various mana points. He himself is a grandmaster of the Hundred Arts. Pills Talismans, tools, formations, spirit plant beast taming—he is proficient in all and knows them deeply. Apart from Li Liuxian, who else could possibly cultivate these, let alone wish to?"

"Only he, Li Liuxian, the master of the Wandao School, who blends various arts and practices Heavenly Crafts Natural Creation, would have such abilities and needs."

"That Pill Origin Gathering, which he claimed was for exchanging methods and discussing the Dao, was actually all for creating new methods and for pushing the art of Heavenly Crafts Natural Creation to a higher realm."

His deductions were articulate and definitive.

With a cold gaze that conveyed gravity, the Jade Emperor instructed, "Continue!"

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Taibai Star Lord nodded, "This person holds treasures and supreme fortunes. Within a mere thousand years of entering the Earth Immortal Realm, he has achieved such great fruits, which indicates his enormous luck."

"Furthermore, based on his actions in that ancient realm, the establishment of the Wandao School and his governance there, it’s clear that he is ambitiously striving and unwilling to remain under anyone’s control or conform to the laws and regulations of the Heavenly Court."

"Therefore, he took down Star Lord Due, who had gone to recruit him, and changed his identity to infiltrate the Earth Immortal Realm under the alias of Zhen Yuanzi. He rooted himself in South Observance to accumulate power, eventually stirring up turmoil."

With a heavy tone, Taibai Star Lord said, "Just now, I reviewed the records and found that three hundred years ago, an unidentified demon secretly entered the East Victorious Divine Continent and abducted the Star Lord Yuling of the Eastern Pole Palace."

"That Star Lord Yuling had a phoenix as his mount, which came from the Lower Realm Ascension of the Wandao School demon cultivators."

"Therefore, after his cultivation was successful, this person killed Star Lord Yuling and took back the phoenix mount."

"It’s not just Star Lord Yuling, according to reports from various palaces and departments, as well as my own investigation, everyone related to the Wandao School in the Heavenly Court has been abducted by this person, with the Western Extreme Auxiliary Court suffering the greatest damage."

"Then there’s the Nine Rituals Heavenly Sword. According to accounts from the Wandao School ascended cultivators, this person had forged the embryonic form of the Nine Rituals Heavenly Sword by virtue of the Slaughtering Demon achievement. Now, after who knows how many tens of thousands of years in the Lower Realm, it’s only natural that the sword would be completed."

"Therefore..."

Looking towards the Jade Emperor, Taibai Star Lord ventured to assert, "Your humble subject dares to conclude that this Zhen Yuanzi, Li Liuxian, is the same person who previously infiltrated the Heavenly Court. The theft of precious artefacts from the palaces and the abduction of cultivators from the departments are all his doings!"

"This is a long-planned act of revenge!"

"From the beginning, his target was our Heavenly Court."

"His previous acts in South Observance, engaging with Pill Origin allies, forming alliances with the Righteous Path, as well as causing trouble at the Dragon Palace and Netherworld, were all part of a scheme against our Heavenly Court."

"With these tactics, he won over people’s hearts, formed powerful alliances, and intended to stand against our Heavenly Court to claim South Observance as a base for his Tao Lineage!"

"This man harbors wolfish ambitions, brazenly overstepping bounds, his schemes know no bounds, and his plots are tremendous!"

In his statement, he outlined the linkage of actions and consequences. Kneeling down, Taibai Star Lord spoke solemnly, "Now that he has gained momentum, he wants to confront our Heavenly Court and carve out South Observance as an autonomous region. This is intolerable, who could stand it?

I beg Your Majesty to issue a decree to mobilize the various departments’ Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to capture this rogue and restore order to Qiankun!"

"Otherwise, nurturing a tiger is asking for trouble, and it will be difficult to control later, inevitably leading to harm!"

"This..."

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor’s eyebrows knitted even tighter as he hesitated.

As the Heavenly Court Emperor, he was well aware that Taibai Star Lord had used a selective narrative in his speech, skillfully avoiding the heavier issues and only mentioning how Li Liuxian harbored wolfish ambitions against the Heavenly Court, with schemes and calculations that necessitated his elimination—completely absolving himself of any responsibility.

This evasion of the main issues was truly infuriating.

If it wasn’t for the Western Extreme Auxiliary Court treating the ascended cultivators of the Wandao School in such a manner, could there have been such dire consequences today?

Now that things have reached this point, the Jade Emperor thought, you want me to clean up your mess?

Who is the Heavenly Emperor here, you or me?

The Jade Emperor was inwardly annoyed, but he felt helpless.

Although the actions of the Western Extreme Auxiliary Court were somewhat unacceptable, they were also tacitly condoned by the Heavenly Court itself, and as its Emperor, he couldn’t just bring this up, as it wouldn’t look good for anyone involved.

So, what was to be done about this matter?

Try to keep the peace?

Impractical.

Dispatch troops for a siege?

The chances weren’t good.

Given his previous rampage through the Heavenly Palace, if he wasn’t a True Immortal, he was close to one. How much would the Heavenly Court have to sacrifice to possibly take him down?

But with such a passive approach, where would their dignity lie, and how would authority be maintained?

Moreover, the many wonders associated with Li Liuxian, as well as his shocking deeds, surely had a significant reason behind them.

Supreme treasures?

Heaven-reaching fortunes?

Even as the Heavenly Emperor, the Jade Emperor couldn’t help but feel curious, and even tempted.

So now, he was in a bind.

He wanted to take down this person, seize his treasures, and claim his fortunes.

Yet he was wary of the other’s power, fearing to kick the hornet’s nest and suffer heavy losses.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, what was he to do?

The Jade Emperor glanced at Taibai Star Lord and asked in a deep voice, "According to you, which department’s Heavenly Soldiers and which palace’s Generals should be deployed to subdue this man?"

He had tossed the hot potato right back.

"This...!"

Upon hearing this, Taibai Star Lord felt helpless as well.

If it was a difficult matter for the Jade Emperor, how could he not find it challenging?

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