After hearing the announcement, the Minister of Nan Tian Prefecture, Master Bai Zhen, immediately came out to greet them. When Fang Jian explained his purpose, Master Bai Zhen immediately led Fang Jian and his party into the "Nantian Palace".
The Nantian Palace records the inspection files of all immortal officials in the entire southern continent, as well as the transfer and changes of all matters related to the immortal officials in the lower world.
After arriving at the Nantian Palace, Fang Jian said to the Lotus Mother, "Please tell me the titles and positions of those immortal officials one by one so that I can investigate."
The Lotus Mother then listed the names of all the immortal officials who were on good terms with her, including the city god, mountain god, land god, water god, well god, and even the ghost messengers and ghost gods of the underworld.
Fang Jian ordered the scribes of Nan Tian Prefecture to check the names mentioned by the Lotus Mother one by one, and finally found that everything was normal.
These immortal officials were all devoted to their duties. Except for Hu Meng who had just been apprehended, no one had done anything that violated the Heavenly Laws.
After Fang Jian received the results, he first glanced at the calm and composed Lotus Mother, then asked Master Bai Zhen, "Shangshu, could the records of the lower realm immortal officials in the Southern Heaven Palace be wrong? Or are there any omissions?"
Master Bai Zhen shook his head and said, "No, these records are all taken from their Immortal Official Jade Discs. If they abuse their authority, the Immortal Official Jade Discs will have records of it."
The Immortal Official Jade Disc does record the process of the Immortal Official abusing his power, but if the Immortal Official's power is not involved, the Immortal Official Jade Disc will not record it.
For example, Hu Meng used the Bottle of Hundred Ghosts to control ghosts into the human world. Because it did not involve the authority of the immortal official, if Fang Jian had not seen the ghost with his own eyes and calculated its origin, Nan Tianfu and Fang Jian would not have known about this.
Therefore, after the investigation in the South Heaven Palace, it can only be concluded that these immortal officials did not violate the Heavenly Rules and Jade Laws involving their own authority. From this point of view, these immortal officials are innocent.
If you want to investigate other matters, you have to go down to the mortal world to find these immortal officials and conduct a detailed investigation.
After the investigation, Fang Jian bid farewell to Master Bai Zhen, left Nantianfu with Mother Lotus, returned to Heaven, and came to the Taiyi Thunder Division of the Thunder Department.
Lotus Mother had been watching intently since entering the South Heaven Gate. As soon as she entered the Taiyi Thunder Division, Fang Jian said with a smile, "Take a good look. It's not easy for a wandering immortal to enter the South Heaven Gate once."
Chen En also said: "Most of them are either extremely evil or have done great deeds."
The Lotus Mother asked, "Am I guilty of great sin or have I done great deeds?"
Fang Jian said: "Those with boundless merits should go directly to Lingxiao Palace. But since you are going to the Thunder Department right now, I can't say anything."
The Lotus Mother looked at Fang Jian and said, "Master Hongqing is the God of Justice. Don't you know that?"
Fang Jian said, "That depends on Hu Meng."
Hu Meng was ultimately unable to escape the soul-searching and was about to be sent to Lei Ze, but another imperial decree came down and he was taken back to Taiyi Thunder Division.
When Hu Meng saw the Lotus Mother in the Taiyi Thunder Division, he was completely stunned.
The Lotus Mother nodded calmly at Hu Meng and said, "God of the Mountain Hu, how are you?"
But before Hu Meng could answer, Fang Jian raised his hand, pointed at Hu Meng and said, "Let's start."
Then two true immortal realm thunder generals stepped forward, one held Hu Meng down, and the other used the soul-checking technique on Hu Meng.
A cup of tea later, Hu Meng fainted on the ground, and two thunder generals handed over his memories.
After Fang Jian and Jian He checked Hu Meng's memory, they confirmed what Lotus Mother said. Hu Meng was indeed wishful thinking, because the Lotus Mother's statement that she sent ghosts to help him gain merit was not what Lotus Mother said, but was the guess of Lingji Mountain God when they were chatting.
Hu Meng took this guess seriously and firmly believed that in order to help him get promoted, the Lotus Mother would not hesitate to send her own ghosts to deliver their heads.
"Pathetic." Fang Jian shook his head and waved his hand, saying, "Take him away."
After Hu Meng was taken away again, Fang Jian turned to look at Mother Lotus and said, "Fellow Daoist Lotus, your case has been cleared up for now. However, you are guilty of collateral damage by lending the Hundred Ghosts Bottle to Hu Meng. In addition, you have sent your ghosts to the human world more than once. These are two separate offenses."
Fang Jian looked at the Lotus Mother and said, "According to Articles 4 and 5 of the 'Heavenly Laws of the Loose Immortals', I sentence you to 130 strokes of the Thunder Whip. Do you have anything to say?"
Lotus Mother bowed and said, "I have always heard that Master Hongqing enforces the law strictly and makes fair judgments. I have nothing to say and am willing to accept the punishment."
Fang Jian nodded slightly, then said to General Lei below: "Seal the magic power and escort him to the execution platform."
When General Lei stepped forward to seal the magic power, Mother Lotus moved slightly, but in the end she endured it and did not resist.
The talismans used by the Thunder Department to seal the magic power were all given by the Five Thunder Emperors. Besides, this was the Thunder Department. After a struggle in her heart, the Lotus Mother chose to obey.
In the Northern Emperor's Thunder Division, Fang Jian, Jian He, and Huo Yi stood on the execution platform, looking at the Lotus Mother who was being punished with a thunder whip in the center of the platform in front of them.
One hundred and thirty thunder whips are not something that a wandering immortal with the cultivation level of a Xuanxian can easily withstand.
By the time the hundredth blow of thunder whip was delivered, the body of the Lotus Mother was already a bloody mess, and her left arm was broken into three sections, and her right arm was broken into two pieces. The white lotus Taoist robe on her body had been shattered by the thunder whip, revealing the flesh and even bones inside.
After the 130 whips of thunder, Mother Lotus was lying on the ground, dying. The flesh below her neck and above her thighs was no longer recognizable as a human being. It was like a pile of meat paste stuck on a stick.
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