The Immortal Court of Flowing Clouds, above the imperial court.
This is a vast celestial palace, standing high above the entire Flowing Cloud Celestial Dynasty, overlooking the world.
Back then, the royal family of the Liuyun Immortal Dynasty deliberately built the palace in the sky. Even though it required a lot of resources to maintain the floating array every year, they insisted on doing so. This was to tell the world that the royal family would always look down on them from above, which also represented the supremacy of imperial power!
Within the celestial palace stood giants hundreds of feet tall, their bodies bathed in celestial light. These figures were like a dream, as if veiled, making them difficult to see clearly. They possessed both majesty and a touch of mystery.
They stood on either side, and the closer to the center, the taller the giant became. The giant at the very center was so large that it was unimaginable, as if it stood upright and reached the sky.
However, this giant was like a statue, its celestial light dim and it remained motionless.
At the feet of these giants were Yun Yun and the female cultivator whom Fang Xiu had previously foreseen to suffer a bloody calamity.
The female cultivator looked around at the towering giants with a face full of fear, an uncontrollable sense of dread rising from the depths of her heart. She knew that these giants were projections of the various celestial officials, princes and princesses of the Liuyun Immortal Dynasty. In addition to being responsible for the affairs of the Liuyun Immortal Dynasty, the celestial officials and royal family also needed to focus on their own cultivation, and seclusion was a common occurrence. Therefore, the form of court meetings had changed from the original participation of the individuals to projections.
Normally, unless the emperor makes a specific request, it is always a projection.
The emperor of the Liuyun Immortal Dynasty is currently in seclusion, so it is even less likely that his true form will come.
However, Yun Yun came in her true form this time because she wanted to show all the high-ranking officials and the royal family the seriousness of the demonic possession incident. The more serious the incident, the greater the power that the Demon Suppression Division could obtain.
"Yun Yun, I have long heard of the Demonic Tribulation. What brings you here today?" A giant standing beside the largest celestial light giant suddenly spoke.
This person is the eldest prince of the Liuyun Immortal Dynasty, who is also the crown prince. He is acting as regent during the emperor's seclusion. As for the largest projection of the immortal light giant, it is naturally the emperor of the Liuyun Immortal Dynasty. The reason why the immortal light is dim is because the emperor's consciousness has not descended.
“Your Highness, Yunyun knows that the Demon Suppression Division has recently faced some impeachments from celestial officials. I have come today to prove that the Demon Suppression Division is not arresting people indiscriminately, but is doing its utmost to curb the impact of the Demon Tribulation,” Yunyun said respectfully.
Although she wanted to become empress and kill the crown prince, she still had to put on a show.
"Oh? This woman is the evidence you brought?" The prince's celestial light giant projection was unreadable, and his tone was as calm as still water, making it impossible for anyone to guess his thoughts.
Yun Yun nodded: "That's right. According to the divination of the Demon Suppression Division's Inspector, this woman will fall into demonic possession at noon today."
"So you brought her here so we could see her fall into demonic possession? How would I know if she had been tampered with beforehand?" The Crown Prince's voice remained as indifferent as ever.
Yun Yun seemed to have anticipated that the other party would say such a thing, so she shifted her gaze to a giant of immortal light standing to the side. This giant was old and frail, with white hair, and seemed to have reached the extreme of old age, but his eyes, which should have been dim and dull, were bright and piercing, as if the Milky Way was flowing within them.
"Immortal Murong possesses the Silver Eyes of Exorcism, which can see through all demonic energy in the world. He can examine this woman to see if she has been tampered with."
The Crown Prince remained silent for a moment, then turned his gaze to Murong Xianguan and nodded to him.
The aged and decrepit Murong Xianguan nodded in response, and then a burst of sky-piercing silver light erupted from his eyes, landing on the female cultivator.
The female cultivator was startled, but dared not and could not dodge. She could only let the silver light shine on her. Fortunately, she did not feel any harm, but rather felt warm.
Suddenly, Murong Xianguang withdrew his silver light and bowed respectfully to the Crown Prince: "Your Highness, this old minister has examined her and there are indeed no signs of demonic energy invading her body."
No one doubted Murong Xianguan's words, because he was a man who hated evil and was loyal to the emperor. He had never formed an alliance with any prince or princess, so it was impossible for Yun Yun to win him over.
The Crown Prince nodded: "In that case, let's wait. There's less than a quarter of an hour until noon."
As soon as he finished speaking, an eerie silence fell over the hall, the atmosphere extremely oppressive. But everyone present seemed to be used to it and remained unmoved.
Only the female cultivator attending court for the first time felt her heart pounding wildly, extremely nervous.
At first, she didn't believe she would go mad. Even after being judged by that damned Zhou, the inspector of the Demon Suppression Division, she thought his words were nonsense. But now, after being brought to the court and witnessing such a grand spectacle, she began to waver and even feel fear.
Because she knew very well that any of these important figures could easily crush her, so there was absolutely no need for them to waste so much energy to play with her.
Could it be... that I'm really going to go mad?
Her unease grew, especially as noon approached, and her anxiety intensified.
She fell into self-doubt, and then...
"It's noon." The Crown Prince's words, like the resounding toll of a bell, rang out in the hall, breaking the silence.
The female cultivator, who had been in a state of tension, was startled and trembled. The next second...
"ah!!!"
A piercing scream erupted from her mouth. Her eyes bulged, her fingernails turned pitch black, and she frantically scratched her face, leaving bloody marks, as if only in this way could she alleviate the pain in her heart.
Everyone present stared indifferently at the female cultivator, watching her slowly tear herself into a bloody mess, and then tiny buds of flesh growing from beneath her flesh.
A moment later, the woman completely transformed into a monster, a humanoid creature covered in wriggling fleshy buds. Her once waterfall-like long hair had now turned into thin, long tentacles.
roar!
She roared at the assembled celestial officials, like an ant howling at an elephant.
Then, it was unclear which celestial official made the move, but a bolt of lightning descended from the sky and obliterated her with a deafening boom, leaving only some pieces of flesh on the spot, with several maggot-like fleshy buds wriggling on the flesh.
At the same time, the people from the Demon Suppression Division brought several people who were about to fall into demonic possession to the largest martial arts arena in Liuyun Immortal City.
Countless people were drawn to the scene, staring at the several cultivators locked in cages, wondering what they had done wrong.
Then the same drama unfolded. Under the guidance of the people from the Demon Suppression Division, one after another, these cultivators went mad with demonic possession, causing a huge uproar. At this point, the arrival of the demonic calamity became a reality, and dark clouds loomed over everyone's heads.
As time went by, along with the Demon Calamity, the name of Zhou Qingfeng, the inspector of the Demon Suppression Division, also resounded throughout the world!
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