Chapter 459: Master, Don’t Be So Hypocritical

This time, the people in Yuqing Palace were filled with heavenly soldiers and immortal officials, but they all had different expressions.

The Fire Virtue Star Lord was a tall and strong man, following beside the Spiritual Micro-Lord. He was supposed to be escorting the person, but because the person was very cooperative, the thin civil servant seemed particularly at ease and calm, as if he was leading an army.

The cyan dress swept across the jade steps of the Golden Palace. Amid the rising clouds, the face that had been familiar to Tiangong for three years still had the same expression as every day. He smiled faintly, his brows were solemn, and the heavy iron folding fan in his hand was pressing down on the silver-gray waist belt. It was hard to tell whether it was the flowing pattern on the fan or the folding fan that was emitting a cold light.

Occasionally, the unique jade pendant of Yujing Mountain would hit the iron fan as the person climbed the stairs, making a sound of breaking jade, which was more clear and pure than the dull sound of the heavenly soldiers' armor colliding.

If you ignore the immortal rope under the wide sleeves of such an immortal official, no one would think that she has committed a heinous crime.

Lin Du walked all the way into Yuqing Palace, performed his greetings, and stood in the hall, waiting for the trial.

When the Emperor of Heaven saw her calm and composed appearance, he knew that she would have a headache today.

To be fair, even if a smart man like Lin Du wanted to kill someone, he wouldn't do it so crudely.

It's a pity that he was young and hot-tempered, and he made people angry and fell into the trap.

"Lingwei, do you admit your crime?" The Emperor of Heaven said, and then he coughed lightly.

If Lin Du admitted it, he could also save her from the crime of negligence.

If you deny it, you will be in real trouble later.

As the whole hall watched with eager eyes, Lin Du held up his fan and saluted, "Ling Wei is guilty."

The Emperor of Heaven felt relieved when he saw Lin Du pick up on his hint.

Unfortunately, it was too early.

"Lingwei Zuiyi, you did not disclose in advance the principles and rules of the Fusheng Fan for judging merits and demerits and determining blessings and sins, nor did you explain it clearly. It was not me who chose the Xiantian Lingbao, but the Xiantian Lingbao that chose me. I am the executor, not the judge. What truly determines blessings and sins are the rules of the world, the true origin of the world in the thirty-sixth heaven."

"The rules of the illusory world are the rules of the entire Three Realms. Now Lingwei has caused the rules of the world to be judged and questioned. This is Lingwei's sin."

The whole hall was silent, with only Lin Du's voice flowing in the golden hall.

An officer under Siwei questioned, "That doesn't prove that you, the executor, didn't tamper with the illusion when you created it. What if you deliberately tampered with it when you created the illusion?"

Lin Du raised his eyes but did not reply. "Ling Wei Zui Er has no experience, so there is no record of the correspondence between merits and demerits in the past, which makes those who are judged suspicious. They always feel that they are punished too heavily and others are punished too lightly, that I have less blessings and others have more, so they think that the judges are biased."

"Ling Wei Zui San, although he was taught by Daozu himself, he only focused on studying other things. He did not learn Daozu's ability to change the heaven and earth, shake the rules of the world at will, and control the illusion of rules. This is a disgrace to the master."

After hearing these three consecutive sentences, everyone in the hall was in turmoil.

Which of these three sins is truly a sin?

It seems that he is stating his own sins, but in fact, each one of them is caused by others.

The man's voice was clearly steady and clear, but every word was full of sarcasm, like a steel knife, reflecting an excessively cold chill that made people dare not look directly at him.

"Although my body is straight, if the outside world thinks it is crooked, it is either my fault or the fault of the sun, which makes people look at my shadow and think that I am crooked."

"The sun is bright and clear, and even I, the first person to enter the Floating Life Fan, cannot prove my innocence. I still think that I am guilty of unjust murder. The Three Officials Emperor and the Three Yuans and Nine Prefectures will also be ashamed because of this, so..."

Lin Du suddenly opened his fan and said, "Everyone, please watch the replay with me. Emperor Tian, ​​please."

Without waiting for anyone to react, she threw the fan to the Emperor of Heaven. The Emperor of Heaven subconsciously caught it with his divine power, and the moment he did so, a gust of cold wind swept everyone into the illusion.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment in the illusion, and the Emperor of Heaven could not help but ask, "Ling Wei, what are you doing?"

"You may not know this, but the Floating Life Fan will record the illusions that everyone has experienced. Of course, maybe you know it too, but you just don't dare to think about it."

Who wants to expose their past to public death?

"This is where he was born. You can see that he has been diligent since he was young. He comes from an extraordinary family. He is helpful and strong-willed."

"Here, he ascended, starting as a celestial soldier and working his way up to an official, and he also made many mistakes because of drinking."

Lin Du calmly led the group, like a tour guide who was doing his job well. "Everyone, ahead is the time when he got drunk and made a mistake. It is also the place where he was punished by heaven."

Seeing the blazing fire, Lin Du casually threw a piece of wood in, "This is a short branch of a spiritual mulberry tree that I picked up on the road. A friendly reminder, this is a re-enactment of the scene, but without that person. However, the formation pattern has not moved. I have not moved since the Fire Star Lord came to invite me. You have also seen the immortal rope in my hand. Without immortal power, the divine consciousness cannot change the energy level of a certain point in the formation."

After the wood went in, it took a long time for the surface to slowly turn black.

When the flames were completely burned out, only the surface of the wood was burned and it became a little black, which showed that the punishment from heaven was not severe.

Everyone looked at each other. Just when they were about to say something, Lin Du raised his hand, "Yes, yes, I know. Some of you will definitely say that although I did not tamper with this illusory world, the innate spiritual treasure is in my hands anyway. What if I did something outside before or after he entered?"

"Or maybe I changed the things in the illusion after I went back. Well, that depends on another replay."

Lin Du said this and glanced at the Emperor of Heaven.

Emperor: ...

He cooperated silently and led everyone out of the illusion. Who was it that made Lin Du's immortal power be restrained?

"Reporting to the Heavenly Emperor, the Three Yuan Nine Palaces Immortal Officials Cang Yan and Yuan Xiao requested to see you. They said they are here to deliver, the mother tape? Oh, no, the mother-of-pearl tape."

The Emperor of Heaven was helpless. Ling Wei must have arranged everything. "Pass it on, pass it on."

Yan Qing raised his hand, "This is the file of all the people who entered the Floating Life Illusionary Realm that day to be judged for their merits and demerits."

Yuan Ye held up a string of memory pearls. "This is all the images of our people who left the mansion that day, as well as all the images in the mansion. There are also records along the way."

Lin Du glanced at the Emperor of Heaven again.

The Emperor of Heaven accepted his fate and said, "Let all twelve physiognomists come to check and see if there was anything wrong that day."

Before the twelve fortune tellers directly under the Emperor of Heaven had finished looking at the memory fritillaries that stored all the images, a fairy crane entered the Jade Purity Palace.

The fairy crane flew a little heavily because there was a fortune-bringing boy clinging to its body, and it could hardly fully swing its wings, so it arrived a little late.

Xianhe turned around to look for Lingwei Daojun, who had suffered a great injustice as described by the boy.

Very good.

The person concerned was sitting lazily nearby. On the golden table in front of him were various immortal fruits and snacks presented to the Emperor of Heaven. Lin Du ate one after another and put them into his sleeves. He didn't know what was wrong with him, but he felt very comfortable.

Xianhe had already figured out how to peck the little boy's butt when he went out.

Who knew that the fairy crane was followed by the Fusang Emperor, who came in and spoke first, "I heard that something happened in Siwei Mansion, so I came to take a look. In fact, if I want to verify whether Lingwei has changed the rules of heaven, I can just use the magic mirror to see it. If there is any violation of the secrets of heaven, the Eight Mirrors will naturally be able to detect it."

In almost an instant, Lin Du raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Fusang.

Emperor Fusang looked at Lin Du and smiled gently, "Don't be afraid, kid. I know you didn't do it, but this matter is strange, so I have to prove it myself."

The Emperor of Heaven still respected the Taoist Crane and did not agree with Fusang first, "Taoist Crane, I wonder what the ancestor has to say."

"The Taoist Ancestor said that Ling Wei was born with a glass heart, and he is the only one who has converted to the Taoist tradition and can ascend to heaven. If one has a dark heart and does bad things, the glass will naturally be covered with dust, and if it is covered with dust, the practice will stop. If you want to verify it, you can find out with just one exploration."

Lin Du raised his eyes suddenly, and the Emperor of Heaven was also stunned for a moment, "Liuli Xin, Liuli Xin is good."

"You kid, if you had said it earlier, then it would have been over." He turned to look at Lin Du, "How many people in the world have ever cultivated a glass heart? There is no need to verify it again."

Lin Du indifferently shifted his gaze to the Emperor of Heaven, "No one told me that the Glazed Heart has this benefit. What if I told them, and they still want me to take out my heart? Do I have to take out my heart and show it to them?"

Emperor of Heaven: ...There’s no need to make it sound so bloody.

He said gently, "Huo De, untie her immortal rope. The death of the Siwei official has nothing to do with Ling Wei."

The moment the immortal rope was untied, the immortal crane summoned a gust of fresh air.

But in a flash, it disappeared into Lin Du's body.

Lin Du stood up, bowed to Taoist He and thanked him, then turned to look at Emperor Fusang, "Thank you for your help."

Her silver pupils reflected the warm divine light, "I guess the Emperor rarely takes out the Eight Viewing Mirror? But he took it out for Ling Wei, I am really grateful."

Yuan Ye was keenly aware that every word Lin Du uttered at this moment seemed to be filled with cold wind, and his pronunciation sounded full of sarcasm and threats.

This is not right.

He looked towards the Emperor. With their status as minor immortal officials, they could not even see the Emperor and the Four Guardians.

Junior Master has been here for more than a thousand years, and he can actually compete with an emperor?

It has to be Junior Master Uncle!

The twelve physiognomists also spoke at this moment, "Reporting to the Emperor of Heaven, we have not found that Lingwei Daojun has done anything, especially since he left Siwei Mansion, he has been...eating and watching the immortal officials write accounts, and there is no trace of him using his immortal power."

The meaning of those words was just short of pointing at Lin Du and saying he was lazy.

The Emperor of Heaven smiled and said, "It turned out to be a mistake. Huo De, you should give Ling Wei a gift as compensation and investigate further. Ling Wei's matter is over now."

Lin Du stood in the hall and said, "Wait a minute."

Now, it's her turn.

"Emperor Tian, ​​do you think this surveillance device is still useful?"

The Emperor was stunned for a moment, "Still... still pretty good?"

"Ling Wei thinks that it should be promoted throughout the Heavenly Palace, at least in front of the gates of each mansion and in key locations. Each mansion should have a copy, and you, Heavenly Emperor, can call it up at any time. If it is arranged well, there will be fewer false and wrongful convictions in the future. What do you think?"

The Emperor narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, "This magical instrument can only be recorded, not modified?"

"Of course." Lin Du smiled, "Even if it is destroyed, it can still record the last scene. Ling Wei thinks it would be better to hand over the final master tape to Taixuan Province, which is directly under the Emperor of Heaven, for storage."

The Emperor nodded. "In that case, I think it's a good idea. Each prefecture can volunteer. Our Yuqing Palace and Taixuan Province want it anyway. But how do you make it?"

"We two immortal officials have done a lot." Lin Du laughed, "The Emperor of Heaven will allocate public funds anyway, right?"

Lin Du felt some intense emotions for a moment, raised his eyes, scanned around, and finally looked back at the Emperor of Heaven.

"Lingwei Daojun, you are making such a big move, I think everyone will not be able to adapt to it." Yixingjun finally spoke.

"When fair order is arbitrarily questioned, manipulation and partiality become the norm, don't you think there is something fundamentally wrong?"

"It's like a tree with deep roots that looks lush and green, but in fact its roots are full of dark holes. If you don't turn the soil over and get rid of the pests, and replace it with more fertile soil, the tree will eventually be hollowed out. It may still look gorgeous on the outside, but it will fall down in a strong wind."

Lin Du turned around and looked at Emperor Fusang, "Are you right?"

Emperor Fusang nodded slightly, "I agree."

Lin Du nodded and said, "I don't want everything to end in vain. If the Fire Star Lord can't find out, I can use my Fu Sheng Fan to check them one by one. You are all welcome to come and receive the blessing from the Three Yuans and Nine Palaces."

The Emperor of Heaven coughed softly and said, "Lingwei, you have suffered a lot today. Go back and rest early."

Lin Du responded with a smile, calling Yan Qing and Yuan Ye, "Ling Wei will take his leave first."

Fusang and He Daoren left first, followed by Lin Du, the Taoist master.

Yan Qing and Yuan Ye followed Lin Du and stepped out of Yuqing Palace in front of a group of star officials.

The immortals who were watching outside saw that Lin Du went in innocently and came out innocently, so they knew that Lin Du was not a suspect. They waited to randomly catch a familiar immortal official who came out and ask about what happened inside.

In the Golden Palace, only the Emperor of Heaven and a few fortune tellers were left.

"Look, did Ling Wei do this on purpose?"

Several physiognomists were puzzled. "What on purpose? Deliberately set up surveillance? But that is indeed beneficial to the management of the Emperor of Heaven."

The Emperor shook his head, "He walked into this trap on purpose."

He was wondering why Ling Wei, who had always been able to sit still, could no longer sit still when the ferocious beast broke the seal.

He clearly remembered that Ling Wei was a very patient person.

This time he was too hasty, as if he had thrown out all his moves at once, with an attitude of not caring about anything.

Obviously the more actions you take, the easier it is for people to find faults and loopholes to cause problems.

It seemed like Lin Du deliberately took this opportunity to release all the key information of the Floating Life Fantasy, and also put forward a notice to supervise the entire Tian Palace.

When the Emperor of Heaven saw that the fortune teller was silent, he smiled and shook his head, "Forget it, you dare not say anything."

Dare not say, Lin Du even dared to take him into account, including every bottom line he allowed.

Lin Du walked along the way, took out a package of snacks, and threw it to Yuan Ye, "Take it back to Jin Xuan and Tian Wu, don't eat it secretly."

Yuan Ye was stunned for a moment after receiving it, "Ah? What about you, Junior Master?"

Lin Du laughed, unrestrainedly, "I'm going to find my father."

She walked all the way to Siming Mansion.

Yan Ye had expected this. "Are you wronged? Do you want my help?"

Lin Du shook his head and uttered three words, "Eight Viewing Mirrors."

Yan Ye frowned, "Ah?"

Lin Du sat down swiftly. "Why did the Eight Viewing Mirror of Emperor Fusang appear in the ancient god's tomb in Dongming Realm? And why did you and Wenfu see it again?"

Yan Ye said incredulously, "Impossible! Only an ownerless spiritual object would disappear on its own, just like your Fu Sheng Fan..."

Lin Du leaned back in his chair and stopped talking.

Yan Ye gradually stopped showing any expression on his face, "Do you suspect that Emperor Fusang has a hand in the affairs of the Dongming Realm?"

Lin Du said nothing and began to look for the rewards in Yanye's territory.

"That's enough!" Yan Ye looked at her groping around and asked, "Do you have any in the Three Yuans and Nine Prefectures?"

"Not enough to eat," Lin Du answered sincerely, "We are all young people in the Three Yuans and Nine Prefectures."

"Can you please talk about business?" Yan Ye sat in the guest seat unjustly. "Now that you know, what are you going to do? You can't confront one of the four guardian deities who assist the Emperor of Heaven."

Lin Du raised his eyes, "Why not?"

"How can you do that?" Yan Ye was really impressed by this little bastard who was so ambitious. "That's the Emperor! If it was the Emperor of Heaven, wouldn't you have to go up and fight him?"

Lin Du still asked the same question, "Why not?"

Yan Ye was so angry that his hair was shaking. "Why didn't I realize you were so capable? You are indeed a direct disciple of the Taoist master. I, your master, am no match for you. Why don't you start your own sect..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Du stood up and said, "Now that I have become an immortal, I don't want to be an official in the heavenly palace and live a long and happy life."

"I have no second chance to live this life. I am walking on a thorny road, walking with suffering and conspiracy. Living a peaceful life would be a waste of my life."

“Then you can’t just be a Taoist and challenge an emperor. When others see the emperor, they all bow their heads and listen to him. Can you take it step by step first? Where’s your brain? You advance too quickly and become too arrogant. Do you think you can defeat the emperor?” Yan Ye didn’t understand why Lin Du’s rebellious nature had not been weakened at all after entering the Heavenly Palace, and he even became more and more unconcealed.

Not to mention the gap between Daojun and Emperor, even between Daojun and Yuanjun, there is a huge gap.

"I bow to you because you are my dear master. If others ask me to bow, I will bow my head but my spine should not bend."

"No matter if they are the Emperor of Heaven or the Sovereign, they cannot make me bow down to them. My every step, every step of my planning, my growth and ascension, is to make me stand tall and stand on the earth, to save all living beings. What position do I care about?"

"I am the formation practitioner you taught, and I am the leader of the formation art in the Dongming Realm. I am better than you."

"When a formation cultivator kills, he relies on his brain, not his brute force."

Yan Ye pressed his brows, his pale eyes revealing an invincible fatigue, "So you still want to make a fuss?"

"If poking a hole in the sky can bring a little more light to the world, that would be great."

Lin Du fanned himself, raised his hand, and tapped his forehead. "If it were you, you would definitely go there with your sword in hand, but if it were me, you would think, why can't I be more stable?"

"Yan Ye, as a master, don't be so hypocritical."

Yan Ye replied with one word, "Get lost!"

Lin Du turned around and walked away. He took three steps and stopped. Yan Ye called out, "Come back."

She took a few steps back and looked at Yan Ye.

"Let me think about it." Yan Ye said in a rough voice, "Isn't the Eight Viewing Mirror used to see the secrets of heaven? But why would he reveal the secrets of the Vision Realm in advance?"

Two white-haired immortal officials sat by the window, looking at each other in deep thought.

"So what you saw at that time was the future of the destroyed Dongming Realm." Lin Du thought seriously, "Wait a minute, you said that in the ancient god's tomb, you didn't take out the last Eight Viewing Mirror?"

Is this reasonable? The sect is so poor, but they don't even know how to bring back an innate spiritual treasure?

Yan Ye was silent for a moment, "I smashed it with my sword."

The two men looked at each other, both with lifeless eyes, one was confused, the other was blind.

"Then you are quite strong." Lin Du sighed deeply, remembering that Cang Li had indeed said this to him. She thought it was an exaggeration and embellishment, emphasizing the mental state, but she didn't expect it to be a true description, focusing on the physical state.

"Does this mean that one of the Eight Views Mirror you saw and the Eight Views Mirror in the hands of Emperor Fusang is a fake?"

Yan Ye nodded, "Yeah."

"I think yours is fake. After all, how can a mere cultivator like you smash the Eight Viewing Mirror into pieces so easily?" Lin Du felt something was wrong.

Yan Ye frowned, "No, the ancient god inheritance I accepted is the real ancient god inheritance, not... the inheritance of the Heavenly Dao of the Great Emperor Beiji. I have also verified it, and it is indeed the Heavenly Dao of Si Tian Dao, otherwise I cannot enter the Siming Palace..."

He suddenly raised his head slowly, and his consciousness fell on Lin Du, "Do you think there is a possibility that this god is fake?"

Lin Du nodded and smiled with satisfaction, "It's possible, very possible."

She did not doubt Yan Ye's judgment. Although this master was not very good at teaching, his brain was as sharp as hers.

Yan Yaxin was half disappointed, "But this one is... the emperor with the longest seniority."

Lin Du shook his head. "He was able to take out the Eight Viewing Mirror today, which proves one thing. Either he is certain that I cannot turn over, or he has no idea about the Dongming Realm. Which one do you choose?"

Yan Ye raised his hand and flicked her head, "Go and practice. I want to investigate and we'll discuss this later."

Lin Du stood up, covered his forehead and walked away.

The next day, news spread in the Heavenly Palace that Lingwei Daojun and Zhenye Zhenjun were not on good terms with each other, and had parted ways and even fought each other. The news was so detailed that it was said that Lingwei Daojun now had a bruise on his forehead.

The fight between two civil servants must have been a serious one.