At this time, Gu Yuanwu looked at Master Meng Ling and said, "Master Meng Ling, can 3.96 million merits redeem the sins of three people?"
"No, you can only redeem one person's sin." Master Meng Ling said.
Gu Yuanwu asked again, "Can I transfer my merits to atone for my sins?"
"No." Master Meng Ling said again: "Whose merits redeem whose sins."
Master Meng Ling said calmly, "Quickly bring out your Immortal Official Jade Certificates and Immortal Scroll Gold Seals. I want to deduct some of your merits."
"This..." Gu Yuanwu and the others fell into silence and hesitation, but Master Meng Ling did not wait for them to consider, but said directly: "Don't hesitate, I have other things to do."
Urged by Master Meng Ling, Gu Yuanwu and others took out their jade certificates and golden seals of immortal officials. Finally, the five people, including the Central Heavenly General Gu Yuanwu, the First Recorder of the Tianshu Bureau Wansheng, the Heavenly General of the Dongyue Taishan Prefecture Lian Cong, the Ten Heavenly Generals Jiang Shi and the Ten Heavenly Generals Wang Chou, used their merits to redeem all their sins.
But their wives did not have enough merits and could only redeem 50% of their sins, and the remaining 50% of their sins would still be punished by the heavenly laws.
Then came their son Gu Jin and the other four. When these five men tremblingly offered up their immortal golden seals, Master Meng Ling took them all and examined them, then immediately looked at the five men in astonishment.
Seeing Master Meng Ling's stunned expression, Gu Yuanwu and the others couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts. Could it be that their merits were not enough?
Wan Sheng and Jiang Shi asked, "Master Meng Ling, what's wrong? Is it because you don't have enough merit?"
Master Meng Ling sneered and said to the five couples in front of him who were looking at him eagerly, "Don't you know what kind of character your own sons are?"
After saying this, Master Meng Ling turned around and handed the golden seals of Gu Jin and the other five to Fang Jian, saying, "Master Hongqing, Gu Jin, Wan Tan, Lian Xia, Jiang Jing, and Wang Wei have committed numerous evil deeds without any merit or virtue. Instead, they have tens of thousands of sins that have yet to be settled."
After Fang Jian examined the five Gu Jin immortal talismans' golden seals one by one, he sneered, "You have accumulated ten thousand merits, and you still want to use them to atone for your sins? That's perfect, let's settle the accounts together."
"Pfft." He couldn't help but burst out laughing upon hearing this. He said, "He has no merits at all. It's obvious that he has never cultivated good deeds in his life. He dares to do evil so arrogantly. He deserves to die."
Fang Jian directly seized the immortal seals of Gu Jin and the other five, and then directly announced the verdict on their crimes:
1. Gu Jin and his five companions committed crimes in the lower realms, kidnapping innocent demon cultivators and forcing them to fight and kill for their own entertainment. There is irrefutable evidence. This violates Article 8 of the "Heavenly Laws: Sanxian Law": Sanxian immortals who do not cultivate good deeds and harm mortal beings for their own entertainment are sentenced to 500 years in the Lei Ze Prison. If any mortal beings are killed, they will be beheaded. If the death toll is large, they will be beheaded and sent to the Eighteenth Level of Hell.
2. Gu Jin and his five companions compiled the "Anti-Heavenly Strategy", which leaked secrets of the heavenly soldiers and generals and instigated demon cultivators to rebel against the Heavenly Court, violating Article 9 of the "Heavenly Rules - Laws of the Loose Immortals": Any lone immortal cultivator who plots to rebel against the Heavenly Court, or instigates others to rebel against the Heavenly Court, shall be guilty of a death penalty and shall be executed!
3. To conceal their crimes, Gu Jin and the other five intentionally burned the archives of the East Heavenly Palace, violating Article 5 of the "Heavenly Laws: Sanxian Law": Any Sanxian cultivator who maliciously damages the archives of the Heavenly Court departments or the Divine Palace shall be sentenced to 100 years in the Lei Ze Prison for minor damages. For more serious damages, he shall be sentenced to 500 years in the Lei Ze Prison.
Finally, Fang Jianzhi made the final judgment on Gu Jin and the other four according to these three points: "Gu Jin, Wan Tan, Lian Xia, Jiang Jing, and Wang Wei are sentenced to death. After their bodies are destroyed by thunder and fire, their souls will be thrown into the eighteen levels of hell. There, they will suffer the torment of the eighteen levels of hell and will never be reborn!"
"Master Hongqing, please have mercy!"
As Fang Jian made his decision, Gu Yuanwu and the others immediately knelt and kowtowed, shouting, "Master Hongqing, give them a chance!"
"Please, Master Hongqing, show me mercy!"
"Master Hongqing, please."
"Prime Minister Jian He, and Lord Jiuzhen, please help us to plead for mercy. We know we were wrong."
"Dad, Mom, I don't want to die..."
"I don't have any children yet. I don't want to die. I don't want to go to hell."
"Mom and Dad, help me..."
Fang Jian listened to the cries and wails of the crowd, his face stern, and pointed at Gu Jin and the other four in a cold tone, saying, "Take them to the Execution Platform immediately. I will personally oversee the execution!"
"No, Master Hongqing, please, please, have mercy on me."
"Master Hongqing, please show some mercy. We are willing to work like slaves to repay you!"
Gu Yuanwu's wife Li Da, Wansheng's wife Han Xuan, Lian Cong's wife Lu Lan, Jiang Shi's wife Yu Jiu, and Wang Chou's wife Li Xian rushed forward to hug their son, and then pleaded with Fang Jian in tears.
But Fang Jian remained unmoved. Instead, he said to the Thunder Soldiers, "Tie up these five people as well. They will also be punished for their crimes."
As soon as Fang Jian finished speaking, the thunder soldiers and generals immediately rushed forward, forcibly separated the five women from their sons, and then took Gu Jin and the other four directly to the Immortal Execution Platform.
Fang Jian then pronounced his sentence on Li Da, Han Xuan, Lu Lan, Yu Jiu, and Li Xian: "Your merits only offset 50% of your sins. I will now sentence you to 10,000 years in the Lei Ze Prison! Take them away! Send them to the Lei Ze Dusi immediately!"
After Fang Jian finished speaking, he threw the order in his hand down. The leading Thunder General immediately took the order and bowed in response. He ignored the tragic scene of the five couples crying and parting with their loved ones, and directly ordered the Thunder Soldiers and Thunder Generals to forcibly pull them apart. Then he dragged the five women, Li Da, Han Xuan, Lu Lan, Yu Jiu, and Li Xian, who were crying their hearts out, away and sent them directly to the Lei Ze Dusi.
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