Chapter 1168: It Must Have Been You Who Killed Him
Not only King Shi, but King Lv and Prince Yi also looked as if they wanted to devour Jiang Cheng.
"You damned black sheep!"
Several Divine Monarchs rushed toward Brother Cheng, almost unable to restrain themselves.
In some sense, they’ve reached a consensus with the former Cyan Dragon Emperor.
"Do you really think we don’t dare to kill you?"
"Murdering official Immortal Officials one after another, what are you trying to do? Are you rebelling?"
"Let me tell you, our patience has its limits!"
"Don’t think that having obtained the Immunity Token really means..."
As Divine Monarchs, they normally don’t side together.
But in their disdain toward Jiang Cheng, they were unusually unanimous.
This scene left the Emperor Pill Masters present utterly shocked.
Especially Jin Pi and Zhengxu on the opposite side, who were completely dumbfounded.
Although these Divine Monarchs were yelling at Jiang Cheng, several terrifying facts were revealed.
This Jiang Cheng had killed Immortal Officials.
He hadn’t been executed nor punished.
Moreover, it seemed the Divine Monarchs couldn’t do anything about him.
If they could truly punish him, they wouldn’t say things like ’our patience has its limits’.
Is this guy perhaps the illegitimate child of the Celestial Emperor?
They also seriously considered this speculation, because otherwise, they couldn’t make any sense of it!
And the person being accused, Brother Cheng, was completely puzzled.
"Hey man, I didn’t kill these people, okay?"
"If it really were my achievements, would I deny it?"
"It wasn’t you who killed them?"
King Shi was already infuriated, directly confronting Brother Cheng.
"Ha, if it wasn’t you, then who else could it be?"
King Lv and Prince Yi were also spitting furiously.
"In these recent billions of years, not a single Immortal Official died within the Celestial Palace’s domain. You’ve only been here a few days, and two are dead!"
"And you say it wasn’t you? And you still dare to argue..."
"Ahem!"
Nearby, Yi Yuan Daoist Venerable timidly raised his hand.
"I killed Bi Ying."
He wasn’t particularly noble; there were more than a thousand witnesses, and it was impossible to hide.
Might as well admit it early.
The originally raging King Shi, Prince Yi, and King Lv were all stuck.
Several Divine Monarchs opened their mouths, looking at Yi Yuan Daoist Venerable with the most varied expressions.
There was both surprise and disbelief.
And a hint of resentment.
We were in the middle of our angry rant, and you suddenly step out to correct us, isn’t that slapping our faces?
How can we step down now?
The whole place fell silent, an atmosphere both bizarre and awkward.
After all, not many people dared to mock Divine Monarchs, right?
But clearly, Jiang Cheng wasn’t among them.
"Hahaha!"
The brother was the first to break the silence.
"Ah, I told you it wasn’t me, but some people still had to pin it on me."
"Looks like even Divine Monarchs have times of blindness!"
"No way, this isn’t over, my spirit has been traumatized by this misunderstanding..."
He didn’t really want an explanation; he just wanted to add some ’fun of life’ for the Divine Monarchs.
King Shi and Prince Yi wished they could slap this troublemaker to death.
The awkward matter wasn’t mentioned anymore and just passed like that.
But Jiang Cheng’s uproar made them look even worse, so embarrassed that their toes could dig out a whole city.
They could only deliberately choose to ignore him.
"How could it be you?"
King Shi angrily looked at Yi Yuan Daoist Venerable, who had just confessed.
"Why on earth did you kill Celestial Venerable Bi Ying?"
"If I remember correctly, isn’t he supposed to be a junior of your Yidan Stream?"
People’s statuses indeed differ.
If someone else did it, King Shi and King Lv would have already taken action to capture the person and send them to the Law Enforcement Department for sentencing and execution.
But Yi Yuan Daoist Venerable is an Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemist, someone they must strive to maintain good relations with.
In fact, they can’t easily offend him and must maintain ample respect.
Yi Yuan naturally wouldn’t reveal the truth.
He could only mumble: "Bi Ying, that vile creature, wanted to betray the Celestial Palace. I could only act righteously and bring justice to the family on the spot!"
"They all saw it firsthand, and can testify."
Would Jin Pi and Zhengxu dare not to give a testimonial to their grandmaster?
They could only nod along.
"So that’s how it is..."
King Shi and King Lv had expressions of sudden realization.
"Well, that makes sense then."
Actually, inwardly, they were cursing.
Does it make any sense!
Bi Ying was doing perfectly fine, how did he end up betraying the Celestial Palace?
Especially since Jiang Cheng was present too.
Can this be explained by coincidence?
Behind this matter, there’s definitely a pile of hidden truths.
Nonetheless, their inner reluctance to punish Yi Yuan Daoist Venerable led them to go with the flow, pretending to know nothing, and moved on.
"Who would have thought that Celestial Venerable Bi Ying harbored treachery, unforgivable indeed."
"Yi Yuan Daoist Venerable, you did the right thing, safeguarding the Celestial Palace’s stability!"
"Though, next time with matters so significant, it’s best to report to the higher-ups first..."
Yi Yuan Daoist Venerable nodded comprehendingly.
"That was my oversight, I’ll be sure to pay attention next time."
Watching from the side, Brother Cheng just pursed his lips, could you act any more fake?
"Damn it, I kill an Immortal Official, and I’m courting death, rebelling."
He disdainfully scanned the circle of Divine Monarchs.
"He kills an Immortal Official, yet nothing happens, and he’s stabilizing the Celestial Palace."
"Can you be any more double standard?"
Several Divine Monarchs sneered.
"Who are you, daring to compare yourself with an Eighth-Grade Imperial Alchemist? Really think you’re some kind of Hidden Emperor, don’t you?"
"What, my rank is even higher than yours."
Brother Cheng raised his brows triumphantly.
"Little Divine Monarchs, dare to be arrogant in front of me, really don’t know their manners!"
The other Emperor Pill Masters beside were already stunned.
What, what?
This guy actually claims a rank higher than the Divine Monarchs?
Such audacity?
He’s gone nuts?
They awaited a rebuttal and outrage from the Divine Monarchs, but it never came.
Despite arguing with Jiang Cheng, they didn’t deny the matter of rank.
This completely confused the Emperor Pill Masters nearby.
"Jiang Cheng, enough of this!"
King Shi felt that continuing to argue with this guy would lower his own status too.
"We haven’t settled the account for that Divine Thunder Bureau Venerable Shang Lian affair with you yet..."
As soon as he uttered these words, the chief Immortal Official of the Divine Thunder Bureau, Fan Lei Daoist Venerable, suddenly shouted.
"Is he Jiang Cheng?"
"The murderer who harmed Venerable Shang Lian?"
He suddenly rushed to Jiang Cheng and struck a fierce blow.
Brother Cheng certainly wouldn’t commit suicide, the system wouldn’t resurrect him that way.
He immediately brandished the Duster to meet the attack.
The Ice Origin intertwined like the Duster’s three thousand strands, clashing with Fan Lei Daoist Venerable’s blow!
Crack-crack-crack!
The surrounding world suddenly froze!
At that moment, the Immortal Power unleashed by Fan Lei Daoist Venerable was directly frozen, forming exquisite yet chillingly eerie ice sculptures.
And the mighty Fan Lei Daoist Venerable, after a single clash, retreated several steps, his weapon and hands glazed with frost.