Chapter 127

As soon as Qiu Runfang's residual soul was released, it was stared at by all the powerful people present. Before she could beg for mercy, the residual soul was so scared that it deformed.

There was no need for Su Jinzhou to take action, as everyone started interrogating him one by one.

At this moment, Shaqi's spiritual power gently rested behind Jitang, "Well, now we don't need to say anything more, Qiu Runfang has confessed everything."

Ji Tang curled his lips and said, "You let them see your spiritual consciousness without even asking me. What else can I say?"

Sharky, "Aren't I clearing your name?"

Ji Tang's spiritual power stretched out and hit Sha Qi's spiritual power hard, causing Sha Qi to gasp in pain.

Ji Tang: "My great reputation as the Nightmare Master has been ruined by you."

Shaqi twisted his soul power to avoid Jitang's whip, "What kind of fame do you have? I think it's more like being pointed at by thousands of people."

Ji Tang was about to draw again when he sensed Su Jinzhou's spiritual power swimming towards him.

He first cut off Shaqi's spiritual power, forcing Shaqi to retract it, and then wrapped his own around Jitang's waist.

Ji Tang suddenly restrained himself, and the power of his soul lost its previous sharpness. It hung behind him like a tail, and swayed slightly when it was tightly wrapped by Su Jinzhou.

Su Jinzhou noticed this gesture of goodwill.

Ji Tang was the first to speak, explaining, "I figured it's been so long, there's no need to tell you everything in detail."

Su Jinzhou lowered his eyes to look at her, "You don't like me."

"Ah?" Ji Tang was stunned. She seemed to hear grievance and resentment in Su Jinzhou's tone?

Did he hear it wrong? Ji Tang was suspicious, and then he heard him say: "Shouldn't husband and wife be honest with each other? Why did you hide it from me?"

Well, it is indeed very aggrieved and resentful. Ji Tang thought of this and suddenly changed his mind, "Who, who is your husband and wife..."

"In the dream, we got married."

"You said it was a dream!"

Su Jinzhou: "But you are real."

Jitang: “…”

In the past, she was the only one who teased him, but now, after he simply said a few words to her, why was she speechless?

Ji Tang couldn't understand it and couldn't refute it. Amid the interrogation and criticism, he could only hear the grievances of Su Jinzhou conveyed through the power of his soul.

She took a deep breath and soothed, "Am I wrong?"

Su Jinzhou nodded slightly, "Then you can't do this anymore."

What... She seemed like a wife at a loss for words who went out to hunt for food and was discovered by her partner at home.

Wait...wife...

Jitang thought: We have been led astray by him!

On the other side, Shaqi's spiritual power was driven away by Su Jinzhou, and he had to listen to the interrogation of Qiu Runfang.

Qiu Runfang had been interrogated by Su Jinzhou to the point of nearly losing her soul, so now she had no other thoughts in her mind. She answered whatever people asked and told them everything she knew.

"I went to the Nightmare Valley under the orders of the Black Lord. And it wasn't my idea to secretly contact the cultivation sects. I was just following orders..."

"That little Nightmare... no, no, Nightmare Master Jitang has something the lord wants. She is also a pure-blooded Nightmare, so she is worth recruiting. That's why the lord pays special attention to her. W-why are you looking at me like that? I don't know what Nightmare Master has in his hands that the lord wants."

For the first time, Qiu Runfang was so glad that he was in the form of a residual soul and did not have to pretend to lie.

In reality, she knew what the lord wanted: the privilege of Ji Tang being able to freely enter and exit the land of the Sturgeon Shark King Beast's inheritance. However, she couldn't say this, as the Sturgeon Shark Ancestor was still sitting there. If she did, she was afraid that the few remaining souls would be destroyed, so she simply brushed it off.

"The lord is using her identity as a disciple of the Suxuan Sect to provoke conflict between the Suxuan Sect and other cultivation sects, making this behemoth Suxuan Sect a target of public criticism."

When she said this, she wanted to stay away from Su Jinzhou, but as soon as she moved, she was caught by Su Jinzhou.

The remnant soul trembled continuously. "In the end, the Nightmare Master Jitang directly severed his relationship with the Suxuan Sect. This way, she can no longer stay in the world of cultivation. However, this does not affect the Lord's plan. Although he failed to disrupt the world of cultivation from within, he can intensify the conflict between the world of cultivation and the Nightmare Clan. Whoever wins or loses in the struggle between the two is good news for the Lord."

After saying this, Qiu Runfang's remaining soul seemed to become a little fainter.

Each of the many powerful people in the Weifeng Hall has a glare. If these glares had caused any harm, Qiu Runfang would have been killed long ago.

The remnant soul had nowhere to retreat, so he gave up and said, "Xue Mei will not let her go in order to secure his position as Nightmare Lord. I can only hand her over to the Lord and complete the mission."

Shark said coldly, "So, have the members of the Nightmare Clan ever been punished, and who killed them? You tell them."

Qiu Runfang immediately distanced himself from the issue, "I wasn't the one who tortured the Nightmare Clan members! It was Xue Mei's order! Xue Mei sent someone to do it!"

Sharky asked forcefully, "Who killed him?!"

Qiu Runfang's voice suddenly weakened, "Yes, it's me..."

Su Jinzhou looked at everyone, his gaze slowly sweeping across their faces. "Did you all hear that?" He tapped the table repeatedly. His movements seemed casual, but the pressure he exuded was becoming increasingly terrifying. "I've heard a lot of rumors about Ji Tang. One of them said she was a cruel and bloodthirsty devil who didn't even spare her own people. Not only did she abuse punishment against them, she even slaughtered them."

His hand that was tapping the table suddenly stopped, then suddenly clenched into a fist.

No one knew what he was thinking, they only saw a shocking red in the Immortal Master's eyes.

The few people close to the Immortal Master couldn't help but rub their eyes. They seemed to see a tiny bit of black in the red, like ink dripping into a pool of blood, very little, but spreading.

Shaqi: "Of course you can still say that this is Qiu Runfang's one-sided statement," he spread his hands, "but the evidence of the torture of the Nightmare Clan members can only be shown to you by Jitang."

They looked at each other in bewilderment. Nightmare Lord had been dead for centuries, so how could they possibly see this? Wouldn't it be more terrifying to see Nightmare Lord appear before them, rather than seeing the evidence?

Shark Qi: "As for Qiu Runfang who killed the Nightmare Clan members..." He glanced at the remnant soul and saw that it was disheveled in the wind. He smiled and said, "Based on her current state, it's impossible to see it."

Qiu Runfang's defenses were about to collapse under his gaze, and he shouted hysterically at everyone: "How dare you, how dare you interrogate me?! Weren't you the ones who killed Nightmare Lord in the end?!"

Qiu Runfang was afraid of these powerful monks, but he was even more afraid of Su Jinzhou and Sha Qi.

She had long noticed that Su Jinzhou, Sha Qi and Ji Tang had a close relationship. Thinking about this, Su Jinzhou and Sha Qi must also hate these famous and upright sects who attacked the Jiuming Abyss and killed Yan Zun.

She is now barely surviving, hoping that Su Jinzhou can keep her soul alive. The best way is to divert the blame and transfer all the hatred to these powerful monks.

Someone said, "Are you innocent?!"

Qiu Runfang couldn't help but refute it.

When Shaqi heard this, he felt angry. In his opinion, these people were all the same, blaming each other and having no sense of responsibility.

He turned around and was about to talk to Ji Tang, but when he saw her blushing, his heart skipped a beat. What he wanted to say suddenly turned into comfort, "Why are you so red? Don't be angry. Today I must find out how they united to attack your Jiu Ming Yuan!"

Ji Tang didn't listen to the interrogation at all, pursed his lips and said nothing.

Sha Qi thought she was just furious and slammed the table, "I also want to ask you, how did Nightmare Lord offend you when he has been in the Nine Nether Abyss for so long? You want to use your numbers to bully the minority and take Nightmare Lord's life?!"

When the monks heard this, they didn't know what to say for a moment.

They are indeed numerous and powerful, and it can be said that they are using their numbers to bully the minority... If they had fewer people, would they still be able to get down the mountain alive?

Su Jinzhou glanced at them coldly. He could call out the names of half of them. These people might have been just elders of a sect more than four hundred years ago, but now they have become the sect leader.

He kept their names and portraits in mind at all times. When his inner demons were at their worst, he couldn't sleep all night. Reality and illusion were intertwined, and sometimes he couldn't even tell whether the blood on his sword was real or fake, or whose it belonged to.

Zhao Zishao said, "Old Ancestor, your words are biased. The Nightmare Lord had the Nightmare Valley incident before... Although we now know the inside story, we didn't know it at the time."

"The Nightmare Clan has wantonly harmed innocent people. As long as the Nightmare Clan is not eliminated, the world of cultivation and the mortal world will never be at peace. We are fighting the Nightmare Clan to protect the world of cultivation and the mortal world. What's wrong with that? The principle of capturing the leader first should be captured. The ancestor should understand this better than us."

Shark Qi said, "It was Xue Mei who ordered the Nightmare Clan to harm the cultivators and the common people. What does Ji Tang have to do with it? Even if you want to capture the king, the one you should capture is Xue Mei."

He deliberately asked Su Jinzhou, "Isn't Ji Tang still the Nightmare Lord at that time?"

After staying at the boat for a while, he nodded.

Shark, "I told you, even though I'm old, I still have a good memory."

"After Xue Mei died in the Nightmare Clan's civil war, the new Nightmare Clan leader, in order to protect the Nightmare Illusionary Light Valley, created a formation that made the Valley disappear and isolate it from the outside world. After that, the Nightmare Clan leader led the people to invite Ji Tang back to the valley hundreds of times, but to no avail. If Ji Tang hadn't still cared about the Nightmare Clan, the Nightmare Clan leader wouldn't have heard her words, 'If the Nightmare Clan is in trouble, I will not sit idly by.'"

Ignoring the increasingly tense atmosphere in the Weifeng Hall, Shaqi spoke in a relaxed tone, as if chatting with Su Jinzhou, and quipped, "If I were Jitang, after experiencing such a helpless situation, I would have given up on the Nightmare Clan long ago."

Su Jinzhou said, "One bad apple spoils the whole barrel, and the porridge is not sober porridge at all."

This, this is what the immortal with a celestial spirit and clear wind and bright moon can say?

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"It was around that time that the Nightmare Clan leader, upon hearing Jitang's words, respectfully gave Jitang the title of Nightmare Lord." He shrugged. "Yes, they still wanted to ask Jitang for protection!"

Sha Qi smiled, "It's true that you're protecting the cultivation world and the mortal world against the Nightmare Clan, but Sect Master Zhao, didn't you get the order wrong?" His smile faded. "When you attacked the Nine Nether Abyss, Xue Mei was already dead, the Nightmare Clan had gone into hiding, and Ji Tang had long lived in the Nine Nether Abyss. Under such circumstances, you said you wanted to capture the king? You're quite good at confusing people and talking nonsense!"

Su Jinzhou collected Qiu Runfang's residual soul into the Soul Jade Bottle. She was still useful to him. Now that he had finished speaking, he would put the residual soul away first. He didn't trust any of these people to avoid any further accidents.

He continued with Shark's words, "I don't know if Sect Master Zhao was truly confused and forgot, or if he did it on purpose. Sect Master Zhao is righteous, and with just a few words he cleared everyone. He truly has high moral character and is thinking of the greater good."

Zhao Zishao looked unhappy.

Chu Jinhuai saw the current situation and realized that if it continued like this, it would soon turn into a confrontation between the two sides, which was not the purpose of their convening this meeting.

He stood up and bowed. "Everyone, we have gathered here to discuss how to resolve the issue of the Black-Cloaked Forces and the Black-Cloaked Lords. They are now in hiding, and we are in a very passive position. I ask that you all work together. For the sake of the stability of the cultivation world and other races, we must come up with a solution as soon as possible."

Cui Biguan, the leader of the Xuanyang Sect, stood up and bowed. "I suddenly thought of something and would like to compete with you all."

Seeing that he was polite, everyone returned the greeting.

Cui Biguan: "For a period of time, I often dreamed of being slaughtered by the Nightmare Clan, whose leader was none other than the Nightmare Lord Jitang. Later, I would also dream of my family being slaughtered. Every time I woke up, I was exhausted and filled with resentment. I think it was before I went to the Nine Nether Abyss, but it's been so long that I don't remember it clearly."

After he finished speaking, some people began to say that they also had an impression of him.

Qinglao Sect's leader, Sui Xuyan, said, "I haven't had such a dream, but..." He glanced at Su Jinzhou hesitantly, then continued, "I have received secret information saying that Nightmare Lord has allied with the Dragon Clan and plans to expel the cultivators from the world of cultivation. This will surely cause a huge uproar, so we need to make plans early."

After he said that, someone else nodded and said they had also received the secret message.

"To be honest, I have sent people to secretly investigate. The Nightmare Lord Jitang has adopted the Dragon Lord of Qingmang Yanyue Mountain as her adoptive mother and the young master as her adopted brother. She has the support of both the Qingmang Dragon Clan and the Nightmare Clan. Her cultivation is so high that no one can rival her except you."

At this point, he pulled the corner of his mouth awkwardly. Now we know that Nightmare Venerable is the junior sister of Immortal Venerable and they have a close relationship. Nightmare Venerable's network of relationships is truly terrifying.

"She's already in the Tribulation Crossing Stage. The world of cultivation alone would be hard to handle, let alone with these two forces. If she were to join forces, the world of cultivation would be turned upside down, and the people of the mortal world would suffer. Rather than let that happen, we decided to strike first."

Su Jinzhou pondered, "Who sent the message?"

Sui Xuyan was stunned at first, and those who had received the secret message were also stunned. They all looked at Su Jinzhou at the same time.

After a night on the boat, I frowned.

Sui Xuyan: "It's you, Immortal Venerable."

Everyone was whispering, and the voices were getting louder and louder.

It was because the Immortal Venerable had communicated this to them that they believed it. Given the Immortal Venerable's status and position in the world of cultivation, Su Jinzhou's words always carried great weight.

Su Jinzhou coughed lightly, and the noisy sound suddenly subsided.

Su Jinzhou: "I haven't sent any secret messages. Does anyone still have the secret message stone?"

They looked at each other, and one of them nodded and said, "I still have some."

This was Zhao Fanming, the Palace Master of Haiai Palace. He had met Su Jinzhou several times before. He pulled a spiritual communication stone from his storage ring and said, "This is it."

The spiritual communication stone was brought to Su Jinzhou by spiritual power. Su Jinzhou observed the spiritual communication stone for a moment and signaled Zhao Fanming to activate it.

As soon as Zhao Fanming's spiritual power entered the spiritual communication stone, the stone began to emit light.

A voice rang out from the Spiritual Communication Stone: "I have recently uncovered a matter of grave importance, so I am informing you. The Nightmare Lord has allied with the Dragon Clan and plans to expel the cultivators from the world of cultivation. If the two clans join forces, the world of cultivation will be in chaos, with disastrous consequences. We should unite against this enemy and protect the peace of both the world of cultivation and the mortal world."

As soon as the voice came out, everyone immediately recognized it as Su Jinzhou's voice.

Logically speaking, the credibility of these few short sentences is questionable, but because it was said by Su Jinzhou, no one doubted it.

Zhao Fanming increased the spiritual power injection, and the spiritual information stone flickered, revealing a translucent source of information. They followed the line of spiritual power infusion and saw that the final destination of the source of information was Suxuan Sect.

Zhao Fanming: "When I saw this, my doubts were completely dispelled."

Sui Xuyan said, "I, like Palace Master Zhao, sent people to investigate the relationship between Nightmare Lord and the Dragon Clan, and it is indeed as the message conveyed. This matter concerns both the cultivation world and the mortal world, and cannot be underestimated. I will discuss a response with the masters of other sects and palaces."

Many people nodded when they heard this, confirming what was said.

Some people received messages from the "Immortal Lord", and some people repeatedly experienced the scenes of themselves and their loved ones being tortured and killed by the Nightmare Lord in their dreams. All of these without exception pointed to the Nightmare Lord, putting her at the center of the storm, so she became the target of public criticism.

When all the seemingly reasonable things are put together, there is a sense of incongruity.

Liu Wushu's face was solemn. "From the voice, it's undoubtedly Jin Zhou, but he hasn't sent any messages. Someone is impersonating him, and they're so thorough that no one can find out. It seems that Su Xuanzong has also infiltrated the black forces."

Su Jinzhou said, "Since they have a way to enter Suxuan Sect, then they may also be able to enter the palaces of your sects."

The crowd was in an uproar, and the sense of crisis was even greater.

The Black Cloaked Forces' vast network spread silently, encompassing almost all sects and palaces. Furthermore, given what they learned from Qiu Runfang's remaining soul about the many cultivation sects that had become pawns of the Black Cloaked Forces, things were becoming increasingly complicated.

Chu Jinhuai: "The Black Clothed Forces have been planning this for thousands of years, using the names of Nightmare Lord and Immortal Lord to mislead you. Now, the Black Clothed Forces have set up large formations across the Nine Provinces. If these formations are completed and activated at the same time, not only the cultivation world and the mortal world, but also other races, and even Yewangchuan will be doomed. We must not lose our composure. Let's exchange information and discuss the greater good together!"

Everyone agreed and did not dare to take it lightly.