Chapter 1961: A Blunder Turns Awry
Countless gazes were fixated on Qin Chen at that moment.
To be precise,
they were looking at the Cloud Group held in Qin Chen’s hands.
Ten thousand strands of Daoist God Light!
Chosen by the Dao God!
With such peerless achievement, the reward he would receive would undoubtedly be astonishing, wouldn’t it?
However, just as the dense mist of the Cloud Group was dispersing, about to reveal the items within,
Qin Chen suddenly flipped his hands.
The Cloud Group was immediately sent into the God Devouring Crystal space by Qin Chen.
This caused many eyes to narrow, and then resign in understanding.
They could understand why Qin Chen did this.
If there was something extraordinary in the Cloud Group, it would easily draw unwanted attention.
But from a personal perspective, they were quite upset.
Their curiosity was piqued but left unsatisfied.
Nearby, Lin Songyun received a total of three thousand two hundred strands of Daoist God Light.
Such a performance was actually quite outstanding.
But she was completely overshadowed by Qin Chen.
She obtained three Fourth Grade Dao Medicines.
As for Yue Lintao and Tian Jiahan,
both only received just over a thousand strands of Daoist God Light, barely earning a Second Grade Dao Medicine each, which seemed quite meager.
"This is impossible!"
An exclamation shattered the silence.
It was Huangfu Ming.
He hadn’t come to terms with it yet, so his emotions were slightly out of control.
He stared wide-eyed at Qin Chen, pointing at him: "You must have cheated! Ten thousand strands of Daoist God Light, that’s too exaggerated."
The one who cheated was clearly him.
Yet now he was falsely accusing Qin Chen.
Cheating?
Perhaps.
The reason Qin Chen could obtain ten thousand strands of Daoist God Light was largely due to the God Devouring Enlightenment Technique.
Qin Chen was cheating by strength.
But Huangfu Ming’s words undoubtedly stirred doubt among many.
Indeed!
Ten thousand strands of Daoist God Light, that was quite unbelievable.
Huangfu Xuanming chimed in: "Lord Ziran, I think Huangfu Ming makes some valid points."
He was mainly driven by jealousy but also wanted to slander.
Huang Xuanzhong stared unwaveringly at Qin Chen: "Tell us! Did you cheat? Otherwise, how could you obtain ten thousand strands of Daoist God Light."
"Do you know the consequences of cheating during the Dao God ceremony, deceiving the Dao God, tricking the entire Dao Village?!"
He went along with the act.
For a moment it seemed Qin Chen was thrust into the eye of the storm.
"Why accuse my big brother of cheating? Do you have any evidence?"
Qin Qi angrily retorted.
"Evidence? His result is the evidence, ten thousand strands of Daoist God Light is simply impossible."
Huangfu Xuanming sneered.
"I propose an immediate body search, maybe we’ll find some hidden things."
"He did not cheat!"
Just when Huangfu Xuanming and Huang Xuanzhong seemed to be pushing Qin Chen into the Abyss,
Qian Ziyu spoke up.
He didn’t even glance at Huangfu Xuanming and Huang Xuanzhong.
His eyes remained on Qin Chen, full of admiration and respect.
Because Qin Chen truly made him feel amazed.
Huangfu Xuanming urgently questioned: "Why do you say he didn’t cheat? Although there’s no immediate evidence, there are certainly many doubts, right?"
Lord Ziran said: "Ziyu is right, there’s no way he cheated."
"He surely could achieve ten thousand strands of Daoist God Light through cheating means, but he could absolutely not gain the Dao God’s selection."
"The Dao God, that is the best evidence, he could deceive all of us, but he could never deceive the Dao God."
Lord Ziran’s eyes were keenly fixed on Qin Chen.
The Dao God’s selection, if this young man could enter Dao Village, he might lead their Dao Village to unprecedented glory.
Because the Dao God had never selected anyone!
Qin Chen was the first!
And the only one!
These words instantly dismantled Huangfu Xuanming and Huang Xuanzhong’s doubts.
Many now had no choice but to believe this startling truth.
"Impossible!"
However, Huangfu Ming still hadn’t come to accept it.
His voice was sharp.
He rushed directly at Qin Chen, seeming to want to confront him face-to-face.
But, due to his haste,
he accidentally,
let the Daoist Origin Stone hidden in his sleeve roll out.
In that moment, Huangfu Ming froze in place.
His entire body shivered.
Looking at the Daoist Origin Stone rolling on the ground, he suddenly became much more sober.
The temperature was moderate today, but he felt as if he had plunged into an ice cavity.
The wide eyes of everyone around were staring at the Daoist Origin Stone that rolled out from Huangfu Ming’s sleeve, filled with surprise and anger.
Even Huangfu Xuanming was stunned.
Even those with a bit of eye power would recognize what Daoist Origin Stone is.
In fact,
using Daoist Origin Stone to cheat, Huangfu Ming was not the first.
Previously, some Heavenly Prides had used them.
After being discovered, Lord Ziran flew into a rage, and that Heavenly Pride received unprecedented punishment.
Since then,
nobody dared to cheat during the Dao God ceremony.
This was not only a challenge to the dignity of Dao Village but also a huge disrespect to the Dao God, deceiving Dao Village, and deceiving the Dao God.
But no one expected that
in this Dao God ceremony,
someone would use the Daoist Origin Stone again,
and even hypocritically accuse a Heavenly Pride who earned remarkable achievements by strength.
Everything around fell deathly silent.
An unspeakable fear was continuously spreading in Huangfu Ming’s heart.
His entire heart trembled.
"It’s not what you think, let me explain..."
Huangfu Ming was desperately flustered.
"Explain?!"
But, he was interrupted halfway through by Lord Ziran.
Everyone looked at Lord Ziran at the moment, and their pupils involuntarily shrank.
At that moment, Lord Ziran was surrounded by an astonishing chill.
His eyes were so sharp, no one dared to meet his gaze.
Not just Lord Ziran,
everyone from Dao Village was looking at Huangfu Ming with the same demeanor.
His audacity was too great.
So great it almost crossed every line!!!
He dared to come to their Dao Village to deceive them, and he almost got away with it.
How could the people of Dao Village not be furious?
They had a feeling as if they had all been fooled.
Huangfu Xuanming wished to slap Huangfu Ming across the face; how dare he cheat privately.
He immediately looked at Lord Ziran: "Lord Ziran, about Huangfu Ming..."
Lord Ziran immediately looked at him: "Is the Huangfu Family going to protect him?"
With just a simple sentence, Huangfu Xuanming’s expression froze.
"Elder Huangfu!"
Huangfu Ming was completely panicked, looking at Huangfu Xuanming with eyes pleading for help.
But Huangfu Xuanming lowered his head, his face looking grim, not responding to Huangfu Ming.
"Yes, or no!"
Lord Ziran suddenly raised his voice.
The atmosphere on the field instantly turned as tense as an arrow strung.
The nearly solidified atmosphere brought immense pressure to Huangfu Xuanming immediately.
"No... no."
Huangfu Xuanming spoke tremblingly.
The Huangfu Family dared not protect Huangfu Ming!