Chapter 1061: No guilt in my heart

His unique force field, 'All Things Are As I Am,' now covered the surroundings. Jiang could perceive that Zhou and the others were telling the truth.

Now, it was his turn to find the situation hard to accept.

He certainly knew about the disturbance at the Immortal Alliance headquarters five years ago. However, the matter quickly subsided, and the outcome was merely a change in the group of Law-Propagators responsible for presiding over political affairs. There were no casualties. As his primary responsibility was to maintain the safety and stability of the Xuanhuang Realm, he did not intervene. In his view, as long as the Immortal Alliance's operations were unaffected, it didn't matter who was in power. After all, the group of individuals in the Law-Propagator Council were pretty much all the same.

However, if remnants of the Xuantian Sect had infiltrated the Law-Propagator Council and were secretly plotting something to harm the Xuanhuang Realm, then the nature of the matter would be completely different. The Venerable had entrusted him with the heavy responsibility of overseeing the Myriad Immortal Alliance, and such a significant oversight now would undoubtedly be his dereliction of duty!

“I will thoroughly investigate this matter,” he guaranteed, looking at Zhou, Huang, and Wei with a serious expression.

“Your heart remains unchanged.”

Could one be condemned merely based on the cultivation method they practiced?

Before the questioning was even finished, Feng interrupted, saying, “I approve of Zhou’s statement.”

“Without further ado, please return to the Immortal Alliance headquarters with me.”

“How dull, truly dull. What an ideal toy, hehehe…”

One by one, the Law-Propagators arrived in the assembly hall, their expressions solemn.

“It’s been a long time since I heard that,” Law-Propagator Wei said with some emotion.

“I am Law-Propagator Feng.”

“The original intention to save Xuanhuang from peril has never changed.”

“As for the accusation of being possessed by a fiend from the Xuanhuang Realm and intending to harm the Immortal Alliance…”

Indeed, what fault could there be in a cultivation method?

A buzzing sound reverberated…

“When was the last time we were this quiet?”

In the deepest recesses of the Immortal Alliance headquarters, a circular council chamber appeared out of thin air. In the circular hall, all the Law-Propagators had their eyes slightly closed, muttering to themselves.

The other eight Law-Propagators, detected with the aura of the Xuanhuang Realm, also spoke out eloquently one after another. In the void above, countless figures of sacrificed and fallen Law-Propagator predecessors seemed to appear. Law-Propagator Feng stood firm in the center of the circular hall, unmoving under the gaze of countless eyes.

Before all the surviving Law-Propagators from the Xuantian Sect were present, the grand meeting officially began. Li Fan and Law-Propagator Zhou exchanged glances, and a sudden bad premonition welled up in their hearts.

“After some cultivation, I discovered it was indeed extraordinary. So, I shared the remaining parts of the cultivation method with my brothers.”

Just as Immortal Puppet Li Fan arrived at the Immortal Alliance headquarters, he heard eight distant bell tolls echoing from the horizon. Everyone reacted differently. He said resolutely.

As it was merely a puppet body, Li Fan naturally had no fear and immediately agreed.

“A cultivation method proves nothing.”

The puppet appeared, and there was an immediate reaction. Although they did not know why Jiang had summoned everyone, since the great bell had rung, something significant must be about to happen. Feeling the long-unseen yet familiar aura from the other end of the passage, Law-Propagator Zhou and the two others wore solemn expressions.

Law-Propagator Jiang gently waved his hand, creating a spatial passage to the Immortal Alliance headquarters out of thin air, and stepped into it first. What was strange was that he showed no fear. “This… can possession occur without triggering the Venerable’s prohibitions? Isn’t that a bit alarmist?”

Li Fan secretly glanced at Law-Propagator Feng, who was also Mo Ruben. This immediately caused an uproar among the Law-Propagators. The Immortal Alliance headquarters entered a state of emergency lockdown; entry was permitted, but exit was not. Beams of gazes locked onto Feng and the other six.

“It is so now, and it will be so in the future.”

Including Law-Propagator Jiang, there were a total of seventy-four present. Even after Li Fan appeared, he didn't show any composure or surprise. He even nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

“Previously, only eight Law-Propagators had been sensed. Has another one been possessed in such a short time?” Zhou was both shocked and enraged.

“I doubt many people could achieve that, could they?”

“Interesting,” Li Fan thought with a cold smile, reciprocating with a nod.

Feng said with conviction.

Zhou and Huang also had similar expressions of lament in their eyes. Under Jiang's supervision, the review of the Law-Propagator's Oath officially commenced.

“Xuanhuang Realm? They had already perished long before we rose up, hadn’t they? After all these years, their vengeful spirits still linger?”

“Let alone Hua. Even Zhou and the others who were exiled have returned.”

As he spoke, Jiang looked at the Immortal Puppet Li Fan beside him: “This fellow Daoist should come along as well. If it weren’t for your warning this time, I might still be in the dark.”

He first summarized, then spoke eloquently, expressing his true feelings. After taking a deep breath, they filed in one by one. Then, perhaps not many of the Law-Propagators present were entirely innocent.

Adding Immortal Puppet Zou Yun, the total participants in the grand meeting numbered seventy-four. He surveyed his surroundings, his gaze piercing, showing no trace of embarrassment at his schemes being exposed: “Brothers, honestly ask yourselves, if you had an immortal cultivation method before you, would you be able to resist the urge not to cultivate it?”

As if alive, its eyes suddenly opened, staring directly at the seven individuals in the hall, including Law-Propagator Feng.

“Everyone, this is the definitive evidence!” Zhou immediately declared loudly, giving a concise explanation of the puppet’s operational principles. They were densely packed, almost filling the entire hall.

Law-Propagator Jiang, succinctly and clearly, explained to everyone the possibility of Xuanhuang Realm Dharma Kings infiltrating their ranks. As soon as these words were spoken, the hall immediately fell into an eerie clamor.

After a brief silence, Law-Propagator Feng once again spoke passionately: “I am willing to voluntarily accept the review of the Law-Propagator’s Oath to show that I have not forgotten my original intent.”

Even Law-Propagator Jiang fell into contemplation for a moment.

Under everyone’s gaze, Law-Propagator Zhou then brought out the puppet Li Fan had given him, which was constantly operating the Zou Yun Crown cultivation method. After a moment of thought, the Law-Propagators were suddenly struck by the logic of Law-Propagator Feng’s words.

“Huh? Even Hua is here? It’s been about a thousand years since I’ve seen you, ever since you immersed yourself in the paradise miniature world you created, hasn’t it?”

As more and more members arrived, faint whispers slowly began to rise in the hall. Law-Propagator Jiang’s expression also cleared: “They…”

However, with the arrow on the string, it had to be loosed.

“The Xuanhuang Realm cultivation method is an inheritance from the Immortal Realm. I was fortunate enough to obtain a few scrolls, and I was delighted to discover it. So I began to cultivate it. What is wrong with that?”

“Is that also wrong?”

“I am also willing.”

“The Law-Propagator’s Great Bell. Its chime resonates three times, echoing throughout Xuanhuang. Wherever they are, whether willing or not, upon hearing the bell, all Law-Propagators must return to the Immortal Alliance headquarters within one day.”