Chapter 225 Life and Death Without Blame (Twenty-Two)

Before the temple, Jiang Yinzhong's expression changed drastically. He threw two divine artifacts towards Jiang Xiangyun and Jiang Zhuan, blocking the downward divine power of the War God statue. Jing Cang, Zhou Lin'an, Lin Huan, and others almost simultaneously used their divine artifacts to protect their important disciples and juniors. On the other side, Hou Wenxin and the Bodhi clan transformed into their original forms. The dense Bodhi trees extended their branches, sheltering the nearby cultivators under their canopies. Most of them were women and children who had just escaped from the Golden Spirit Tower. Bai Yi stood on a treetop, looking up at the majestic statue, and murmured, "Xiao Dan actually... refined the War God statue."

Qu Fengyu and the others were far from the statue. She reacted quickly and pulled Xuan Zhiyan and Wu Tuo into the stolen artifact, but she still suffered a severe mental injury. Xuan Zhiyan opened his eyes wide and looked at the clouds of blood mist that exploded outside, and covered Wu Tuo's eyes.

Elder Nie and Xiao Qingfan, along with other pavilion masters, possessed top-grade divine artifacts and remained unharmed. However, the eight pavilion cultivators under their command were not so fortunate.

Most cultivators didn't have time to react. Caught off guard, they were trapped by the magic array shrouded in divine power. After being blown into blood mist, they all became nourishment for the divine statue.

Lei Jiusan was too late when he ran towards the Bodhi tree. He looked at Hu Jingchen in front of him, shoved him hard on the shoulder, and pushed him into the Bodhi clan's protective circle. He roared, "Boy, I've repaid your life-saving grace!"

Hu Jingchen fell beside the tree roots and suddenly turned around, his eyes blinded by the overwhelming red.

The twins who had escaped from the Golden Spirit Pagoda huddled trembling under the artifact, watching the young man throw them into the Bodhi Forest. They didn't even know why he did it. Wu Yi, seeing that they were safe, felt a sense of relief as he turned into a blood mist. He didn't have much good intentions; it was simply because the artifact was already damaged and couldn't protect him at all, so doing this was pointless... It was because he remembered Wu Ren, but unfortunately, he didn't have time to figure out why he remembered his brother before his consciousness was extinguished.

Lu Liyu turned to look at Jiang Xiangyun—if Jiang Xiangyun hadn't held him tightly just now, he probably would have ended up in the same situation. Jiang Xiangyun looked outside the artifact and saw only a vast expanse of red in the world. No matter whether they were Wangyue cultivators or Pingze cultivators, less than one in ten survived.

If the cultivators of Pingze had divine artifacts to protect them, they could barely survive. But regardless of whether they had divine artifacts or not, the cultivators of Wangyue were all turned into blood mist. A golden array rose from the ground, absorbing the life force from the blood mist. Xiao Dan stood on the shoulder of the God of War statue, looking at this hellish scene with satisfaction.

Wei Feng activated the black jade bracelet, tightly protecting Jiang Gu inside. He held Jiang Gu's hand and transmitted his voice, "Except for those children in the Golden Spirit Pagoda who didn't have time to be distracted, almost all the cultivators of Wangyue are dead. My grandmaster was also a distracted spirit in the Golden Spirit Pagoda. The divine artifact couldn't protect her primordial spirit at all. Master, it's not your fault."

Jiang Gu's eyes were cold and indifferent. He should have realized this when Xiao Dan asked him to watch the show. No, he should have realized it as early as when Xiao Dan used him to get rid of Chu Guanshan. Xiao Dan had controlled Yanyutai for so many years. Even if he put most of his energy into Chenyao, his control over Wangyue would not have diminished. Perhaps Xiao Dan had already found out that Song Shijun controlled the Wangyue cultivators' distractions when he knew that Chu Guanshan had ulterior motives. It was his successive successes and his self-righteous cleverness that blinded him. Even Xiao Dan's seemingly furious attack was just to lower his guard.

Xiao Dan might really want to ask Yu Jie, but just as Jiang Gu answered, Xiao Dan no longer cared whether what he did was right or wrong. What he wanted to do was simply to deny Yu Jie and the immortal behind Yu Jie. Unfortunately, Jiang Gu gave him an answer that was completely the same as his own.

Most of the cultivators who gaze at the moon have a divided spirit, and this divided spirit is controlled by Song Shijun. If such a gazing at the moon is already a pawn for Xiao Dan, then Shen Yao must have something that can rival the entire gazing at the moon for him. But there are so many gazing at the moon temple... Jiang Gu's gaze fell on the statue of the God of War, and sure enough, he found a person standing on it.

Holding the Mirror Flower Scroll, Xiao Qingyan's divine power surged, and countless golden threads gathered from all directions of Wangyue, landing on his body.

"Oh no! Xiao Dan is going to take away all of Wangyue's temples!" Jing Cang was the first to react and shouted.

Lin Huan was the most impulsive, flying straight towards the statue of the God of War. However, he underestimated the power of the Mirror Flower Scroll. As soon as he touched the surrounding golden light, the entire image seemed to be tightly absorbed and began to melt rapidly.

"Old Lin!" Zhou Lin'an quickly went to help.

Jiang Yinzhong and Jing Cang exchanged a glance and almost simultaneously summoned dozens of divine artifacts. A magic array rose behind them, indicating that they had no way to retreat now.

“You Pingze people are really hiding your true strength.” Lu Liyu looked at the divine artifacts that Jiang Yinzhong and Jing Cang had brought out in surprise. Many of them would be top-grade Heaven-level artifacts even in Wangyue. “Not only do you keep divine artifacts, but you also raise so many Golden Immortals and even Taiyi Realm cultivators.”

Jiang Xiangyun helped him up and said, "We must always take precautions."

Wang Yue is clever, and Ping Ze is not stupid either. No one would casually reveal their true wealth unless it is a critical moment. The fact that the four great families fought over a divine artifact was just a cover. If each family really only had one divine artifact, how could the Jiang family have tacitly agreed to leave the Mo Yu Bracelet to Jiang Gu?

His seventh brother was not only a smart man, but also a master at playing dumb.

"You stay inside and behave yourself." Jiang Xiangyun pressed his shoulder hard, then flew straight out of the artifact's protective circle. The moment he stepped out, a protective artifact, like soft armor, clung to his body. He quickly formed hand seals and unleashed the Xuan Yang Halberd. "Patriarch, I'm here to help you!"

At the same time, Jiang Gu and Wei Feng also rushed towards Xiao Dan.

Bai Yi and Hou Wenxin blocked Nie Lao, Xiao Qingfan, and the others who wanted to approach to provide support. Nie Lao sneered, "You two think you can stop us?"

"What if I join in?" A familiar female voice rang out behind him. Immediately afterward, the bone umbrella was used, and the skulls rattled. Huo Chi and Mu Bao, who were closest to her, were caught off guard and were ambushed, one dead and the other seriously injured.

"Golden Butterfly?!" Xiao Qingfan roared, "What are you doing?"

'Golden Butterfly' smiled slightly, 'Sect Master Xiao, it seems that my sister and I are very similar. You didn't even notice that I possessed her body.'

"Jin Yingxiu!" Xiao Qingfan finally realized.

The original two-against-five situation turned into three-against-two. With Bai Yi, a Grand Luo Realm expert, as the main attacker, Jin Yingxiu as the support, and Hou Wenxin leading the Bodhi Clan to continuously provide spiritual power and protection, Elder Nie and Xiao Qingfan quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

In front of the statue, Lin Huan and Zhou Lin'an were struggling to break through Xiao Qingyan's protective barrier.

Xiao Dan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the crowd that had gathered around him. His gaze fell on Jiang Gu, and he said unhurriedly, "Young friend Jiang, what do you think now? Is it right or wrong?"

Wei Feng, wearing Jiang Gu's body and carrying Jiang Gu's heart, was enveloped by Jiang Gu's golden primordial spirit. He looked at him expressionlessly, bewildered by the question.

What do you mean by "what do you think"? What is right and wrong? What kind of bullshit is this old bastard spouting?

Seeing that he remained silent, Xiao Dan smiled and asked, "Is your Dao heart still stable?"

Wei Feng was standing very close to his master, still using Jiang Gu's body. Jiang Gu's aura was all around him, and his six desires and Dao heart were satisfied like never before. He dared to swear that no one's Dao heart was as stable as his. If he wasn't afraid of being beaten by Jiang Gu, he would be holding Jiang Gu and giving him a deep kiss right now.

So he said confidently, "Fine, killing you is no problem."

Even Jiang Yinzhong and Jing Cang, who were present, weren't confident enough to say that, but Wei Feng, like a newborn calf unafraid of a tiger, was extremely arrogant. Moreover, he genuinely believed that as long as Jiang Gu was there, he could definitely kill this old bastard.

He was too confident, and with Jiang Gu's face on his back, not only Xiao Dan, but even Jiang Yinzhong and Jing Cang were stunned for a moment, thinking that 'Jiang Gu' really had a way. When Jiang Xiangyun saw his seventh brother being so arrogant, he immediately felt half relieved.

Completely unaware that the guy in front of him had no head, only Jiang Gu.

"I admire Jiang Xiaoyou for being able to remain so composed after witnessing his own mother die before his eyes," Xiao Dan said.

Jiang Gu's expression was slightly cold, but he didn't even lift his eyelids.

Wei Feng could feel the malice in those words and was instantly enraged. But after all, Gu Qinghui was just a stranger he had just met, so he had no psychological burden and casually imitated Jiang Gu's tone, saying, "You weren't there when your mother died? Don't you have a mother? What a pity."

This blatant taunt was truly unexpected. Wei Feng, being a brash and unruly man, had to suppress his true nature to emulate Jiang Gu, which only made him more sarcastic and unpredictable. Xiao Dan, who had ruled the Wangyue Continent for thousands of years, had never been insulted like this before, and his expression changed unpredictably.

Jiang Gu subtly curled the corners of his mouth, leaving Jiang Yinzhong and Jing Cang in awe, while Jiang Xiangyun and the surviving Pingze cultivators around him were full of admiration.

Xiao Dan twitched the corner of his mouth: "Young friend Jiang, be careful with your words."

However, his expression became even more cautious. Jiang Gu was indeed a Jade Rank cultivator; his Dao heart was so firm that he could be so nonchalant about his own mother dying in front of him, and even dared to provoke him like this... who knows if he really had some kind of immortal's methods.

This old turtle is scared! Wei Feng gripped the Crimson Snow Sword, turned his head to look at Jiang Gu with a bright smile, seeking praise. Halfway there, he remembered his identity and turned his head back abruptly. He looked coldly at Xiao Dan, thought about how Jiang Gu would react, and then an arrogant expression appeared on his face. He said coldly, "Trash, prepare to die!"

Jiang Gu's expression went blank for a moment.

Xiao Dan had roamed the moon for thousands of years, and this was the first time in his life that someone had called him trash. Jiang Yinzhong and the other powerful figures were also seeing someone dare to call Xiao Dan trash for the first time. There was a moment of deathly silence in front of the temple.

Unfortunately, reality did not allow for everyone's shock. Xiao Dan was unusually angry. After Wei Feng finished speaking, he rushed forward, followed closely by Jiang Yinzhong, Jing Cang, and others. Jiang Xiangyun led other cultivators to assist him from the side.

Jiang Gu closed his eyes, gripped the Mo Dao in his hand, glanced back at Bai Yi in the distance, and after meeting her gaze, summoned a bone eye and rushed into the layers of magic array.