Fang Jian insisted on the case and said, "It accuses me of abusing my power. Let me ask you, Fellow Daoist Mingsu is the abbot of Zhenyang Palace, and Qu Can is a disciple of Zhenyang Palace. The disciples of the temple actually slandered Nuwa to the pilgrims. Doesn't Fellow Daoist Mingsu have any responsibility for not disciplining them strictly? Moreover, you are all disciples of the Taoist sect. Is this how you teach your disciples on a daily basis? Is this how you are supposed to preach the Dharma?"

After saying this, Fang Jian slapped the case file and said, "I only asked Fellow Daoist Mingsu and the others to go to the Ministry of Thunder to assist in the investigation, but they dared to openly disobey my orders and the Ministry of Thunder. Do they think my Heavenly Court is just a decoration?"

"You still have the nerve to accuse me! I just don't want to cause trouble. Otherwise, I can convict the entire Zhenyang Taoist Palace just based on Qu Shen!" Fang Jian said sternly.

But just as Fang Jian finished speaking, a Golden Immortal cultivator with purple hair and black beard stood up and shouted, "You? If you didn't rely on those magic weapons in your hands, you would have died in Northern Julu Continent long ago. How could you be so arrogant today!"

Fang Jianyan said: "Yes, this god's magic weapon is powerful, do you want to try it?"

The purple-haired, black-bearded monk exclaimed in a trembling voice, "No!"

The two Golden Immortals beside him quickly advised: "Fellow Daoist Pang, please don't get angry. Master Hongqing is a reasonable person."

The monk surnamed Pang said, "How can he be reasonable if he just talks?"

Fang Jian asked, "What's wrong with what I said? Isn't Qu Can a disciple of the Zhenyang Dao Palace? Doesn't Daoist Ming Su have any responsibility?"

Monk Pang said, "But you shouldn't have detained them in the Thunder Department."

"Who said they were detained in the Lei Department? They are just living in the Lei Department temporarily." Fang Jian said.

The cultivator surnamed Pang said, "But I heard that they were imprisoned in the Thunder Prison because of your misreading of the word 'Mei Youren', Master Hongqing."

"Rumors!" Fang Jian said flatly, "This is a rumor. You should not believe it or spread it!"

The cultivator surnamed Pang was speechless. In his heart, he didn't believe Fang Jian's words at all. In fact, no one present believed them at all. But what if you don't believe it? If you have the guts, why don't you go to the Thunder Department and see for yourself?

Seeing that the monk surnamed Pang sat down with a sullen look on his face, Fang Jian said, "Then this crime of abuse of power is simply fabricated out of thin air?"

"This..." All the Golden Immortals fell silent.

At this moment, everyone also understood that they could not deal with Fang Jian by just reporting and complaining, so no matter whether the charges were true or not, it would not have any impact on Fang Jian.

But they could not admit that the charge was fabricated, because once they admitted it, Fang Jian could accuse them of false accusation.

Fang Jian’s previous series of performances are enough to prove that he is definitely capable of doing such a thing, and he can do it very smoothly.

"Hmm?" Fang Jian said, seeing that no one responded, "Do you fellow Taoists still think that I'm abusing my power? Well, don't just keep silent. Let's put the matter on the table and talk about it."

At this time, Fang Meng suddenly said: "Master Hongqing, I think this is a misunderstanding."

As soon as Fang Meng said this, everyone present immediately reacted and said, "Yes, we did not make any false accusations out of nothing. This was just a misunderstanding!"

Everyone immediately echoed Fang Meng, saying, "Brother Fang is right, Master Hongqing, this is a misunderstanding. Since Master Hongqing didn't abuse his power, then this misunderstanding should be resolved."

Yuan Wuwo nodded and said, "That's right, the misunderstanding should be resolved."

Fang Jian frowned and glanced at Fang Meng, sighing slightly in his heart, wondering why he didn't kill this guy at the beginning.

"Okay, it's a misunderstanding." Fang Jian said, "Since it's a misunderstanding, you should at least apologize and make amends, right? It's not too much to ask each of you to compensate me with a thousand-year-old immortal medicine, right?"

“…”

At this moment, the Golden Immortals present had only one thought in their minds: This Master Hongqing... was too shameless! And his level of provocation was extremely high.

Frustrated! Everyone present here has been cultivating for hundreds of thousands of years, a Golden Immortal who could establish a path outside, yet here they feel an unprecedented sense of frustration.

"Why hasn't Fellow Daoist Lan Yan returned yet?" Master Qian Yuan sent a voice message to Yuan Wuwo, "As long as the Grandmaster gives the order, we will rush forward and destroy this man completely."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Wuwo said, "Don't be reckless."

After Fang Jian finished talking about compensation, the entire hall fell silent. No one spoke, and no one made any movement. They just sat there and looked at Fang Jian coldly.

If it were an ordinary person, they would have been so embarrassed that they wanted to find a hole to hide in. But Fang Jian was different. Not only was he not embarrassed, but he nodded and said, "It seems that everyone has agreed. Okay, just send the compensation elixir to Dongtian Mansion within ten days."

"We didn't agree!" Yu Su gritted her teeth and said in an extremely cold tone.

Fang Jian frowned and said, "If you don't agree, then don't agree. Why don't you say anything? I don't necessarily want you to pay me back. You're all Golden Immortals, right? You've lived for hundreds of thousands of years, and you're getting worse and worse? I'm really worried about the future of the Dao Sect with people like you."

"Hmph, my Taoist sect will have successors to carry on its legacy, so there's no need for Master Hongqing to worry." Yu Su said calmly.

Fang Jian chuckled and said, "So, this abuse of power charge is a misunderstanding, right?"

Everyone hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded slightly.

"Then please sign." Fang Jian handed the case to the first Yuan Wuwo and said, "Each of you must sign using your own magic power."

Yuan Wuwo took the case file expressionlessly, then raised his hand and used his magic power to brand it.

Then it was the next person's turn. Soon, all the Golden Immortals present signed their names on the case file. After Fang Jian collected the case file, he said, "Then this is the second crime you are accusing me of. You said that I colluded with the two generals of Dongtian Prefecture, the altar-destroying and temple-destroying generals, to destroy the branch altars and temples of the Zhenyang Taoist Palace."

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