Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 700 - 698 The Truth Revealed, What is a Contrarian
700: Chapter 698: The Truth Revealed, What is a Contrarian?
[Third Release]
700 -698: The Truth Revealed, What is a Contrarian?
[Third Release]
“Brother Xiao, are you well?”
The newcomer hovered in midair, clutching the command arrow in his hand, his face bearing a bitter smile as he spoke in a deep voice.
Xiao Yi’s pupils contracted slightly.
The reason he had openly executed these rebels at the Wumen Gate today was to lure out the hidden followers of the Changsheng Sect in the shadows.
But…
What Xiao Yi hadn’t expected was that the person who would come would be him!
Whew!
Xiao Yi let out a long breath of turbid air and stared at the newcomer, saying, “I didn’t expect it would be you!”
“I’m truly sorry!”
The newcomer also wore a face full of regret, glanced around, and spoke in a solemn voice, “Brother Xiao, could we perhaps release them first, so you and I can talk in detail?”
“Yes!”
Xiao Yi nodded and snapped his fingers.
One by one, the likes of Bai Fa Sword Emperor and Yang Zun retreated from the shadows.
Yet, at the command of Xiao Yi, the thirty-six rebels were decapitated on the spot.
In an instant, heads rolled and blood flowed freely.
The man’s face remained expressionless, as if the deaths had nothing to do with him.
Xiao Yi cast a indifferent glance at the executioners and ordered, “Clean up the scene, hang all the severed heads at the city gate for public display!” ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
“Yes!”
The executioners, all trained death warriors by Emperor Qian, obeyed Xiao Yi’s every command and promptly carried the heads away.
Xiao Yi took a look at the man and then departed into the sky.
The man hesitated for a moment, sighed softly, and followed.
Moments later…
The two arrived at Imperial Dragon Mountain one after another.
Little Lin darted out from Xiao Yi’s embrace, his face holding an indecipherable expression as he looked at the man before him and said in a deep voice, “Old Yue, I never imagined you would be from the Changsheng Sect, you really deceived me and boss Xiao deeply!”
Xiao Yi’s face remained expressionless, silently observing him.
The newcomer was indeed Yue Shanchuan!
Ever since Xiao Yi had repelled the assault from the Nantian Dynasty, Yue Shanchuan had left without saying goodbye.
That parting had lasted for over half a year.
What Xiao Yi and Little Lin had not expected was that they would reunite under such circumstances.
Under the scrutiny of both men, Yue Shanchuan too wore a bitter smile, full of apologies as he said, “I’m truly sorry, I had no choice.
I was originally carrying out a mission in the Chaotic Seas, and upon my return to Star Pavilion, I was commanded by the sect to return.
It was then that the Great Qian Dynasty faced peril, and I returned with you.
After resolving the Nantian Dynasty’s threat, I left without bidding farewell!”
Xiao Yi nodded.
After learning of Xiao Yi’s journey to Greenfish Island, Yue Shanchuan had plainly stated his desire to join him.
Back then, Xiao Yi hadn’t thought much about it, but now, connecting it to what Yue Shanchuan had said, he understood that Yue’s mission in the Chaotic Seas was to find Star Pavilion.
Xiao Yi said gravely, “Old Yue, your people from the Changsheng Sect have been rampant in killing throughout the Daqian Dynasty.
Yet today, you appear before me, trying to save those rebels.
Don’t you think you owe me an explanation?”
“Actually…
I think you’ve already guessed it, otherwise, you wouldn’t have used a group of prisoners to impersonate members of my Changsheng Sect!”
Yue Shanchuan gazed at Xiao Yi, gratitude appearing in his eyes.
The thirty-six men executed at Wumen were not real rebels; they were just a group of prisoners.
Xiao Yi had them beheaded, their heads to be hung at the city gates for all to see.
It served to intimidate the petty criminals and, at the same time, to shut the mouths of the Nantian Holy Land.
Otherwise…
Once the Nantian Dynasty demanded those thirty-six heretics from him, what would Xiao Yi have to exchange?
Xiao Yi squinted his eyes, neither admitting nor denying, simply saying calmly, “I want to get the real answer!”
“Forget it!”
Yue Shanchuan sighed and said in a heavy tone, “You should have noticed that all followers of the Changsheng Sect share one characteristic: at the very least, each of them follows two paths of Nirvana.”
Xiao Yi nodded.
“Those sacred lands in the human realm label us heretics of the Changsheng Sect precisely because we follow multiple paths of Nirvana!”
Seeing Xiao Yi frown in contemplation, Yue Shanchuan continued, “In fact, within the sacred lands, any member with three stars or more follows at least two paths of Nirvana.
The only difference between us and the sacred lands is that they do not allow the various Nirvana cultivation methods to spread, whereas our Changsheng Sect wishes for everyone to embark on this true path of martial arts.”
Buzz!
A sudden tremor shook Xiao Yi’s mind.
As if within a realm of darkness,
a burst of insight suddenly streaked past,
shattering the darkness completely, as endless light spilled forth and illuminated the entire world.
After encountering Wu Zhichao and the others, Xiao Yi had been puzzled, these people had not committed crimes or unforgivable sins.
Why then did the sacred lands view them as heretics, determined to put them to death?
Until this moment, Xiao Yi finally understood!
The so-called heretics!
They did not oppose the glorious and righteous path, but rather the sacred lands’ domineering and authoritarian way.
The path of martial arts promoted by the sacred lands is fundamentally flawed!
For this reason…
The sacred lands were able to keep the strongest martial force firmly within their grasp, while in the secular world, martial artists who followed the flawed path, no matter how talented, could never become a threat to the sacred lands’ existence.
If comparing the Qingtian Realm to a country,
then the sacred lands would be the supreme imperial authority, and the martial artists below the heavens would be the common people.
They were employing the policy of keeping the populace ignorant!
Keeping the true and complete martial arts cultivation method to themselves for royalty and those close to the royal family, while passing the incomplete path down to the commoners.
How could the commoners, cultivating the flawed path, ever catch up to royalty following the complete martial path?
“So that’s how it is…
Heretics, the path they oppose is not the Heavenly Dao, nor the path where righteousness prevails.
It’s just that the Changsheng Sect’s beliefs oppose the sacred land’s rule over the Qingtian Realm, becoming an obstacle to their policy of keeping the populace ignorant, thus becoming a thorn in the side of the sacred lands…” Xiao Yi finally sorted everything out.
At the same time,
he also understood what it meant to be a heretic.
Little Lin’s face showed a human-like puzzlement, “If that’s really the case, wouldn’t it mean that the Changsheng Sect is for the people of the Qingtian Realm?
Then, why did your people slaughter cities in the Great Qian Dynasty?
Thirteen whole cities, over a billion living souls!”
Yue Shanchuan opened his mouth, but Xiao Yi simply said, “Isn’t it clear?
The ones who acted are not from the Changsheng Sect.”
“Hmm?”
Little Lin was taken aback.
Yue Shanchuan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, “Brother Xiao is right, our Changsheng Sect is not responsible for the massacre of cities and clans!”
“Then who did it?”
Little Lin said through gritted teeth, “Daring to slaughter the innocent within my Great Qian Dynasty, if I find out who did it, I’ll crush them to ashes!”
Yue Shanchuan looked toward Xiao Yi, “Brother Xiao, you must have guessed it by now, right?”
“Hmm!”
Xiao Yi nodded, the cold light in his eyes swirling, he said deliberately, “Nantian Dynasty…
I’ll make them pay the price!”
PS: The third update is here; let’s warm up, Xiao Tian continues!
