"I'm still Jingyang."
Most of the people present couldn't understand what Jing Jiu meant. Some of them could vaguely understand what he meant, but they couldn't be sure.
"I'd like to explain this matter."
Yuan Qijing took two steps forward, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding Cultivation practitioners of Aoyama and the representatives of various sects on the cloud platforms.
The discussions and uproars had gradually died down.
Who dared ignore the authority of the Sword Justice of Aoyama?
Yuan Qijing's gaze finally fell on the cloud platform of Zhongzhou School, on Bai Zhenren's face.
"Senior Master Jingyang was sneak-attacked by a shameless scoundrel when he was about to succeed in his ascension. He was severely wounded and almost died."
Yuan Qijing pulled back his gaze and continued solemnly while looking at Fang Jingtian, "Senior Master had no choice but to use the Thunder-Soul Wood that he had prepared beforehand and attach his spiritual soul to the All in One Sword, returning to Chaotian with the sword as his body. That's why he had the peculiar symptoms you mentioned."
Fang Jingtian said sharply, "He has admitted that he is the All in One. Big Brother, why do you still want to cover up for this devil?"
Jing Jiu said while looking at him in Silence, "If I'm a sword, then what is your Master? A piece of dead wood? "
Was the body or the spiritual soul the main body of a living being?
Was a black cat with a human soul a human being or a cat?
Was the devil living in the human body a human being or a devil?
This was a difficult question for the mortals in the mortal world.
The zombie children possessed by the evil spirits of the Underworld in the previous dynasties were often protected by their mothers, who cried and waved their kitchen knives to prevent the officials of the Imperial Court from getting close to them, and they didn't allow them to burn their "children" who could still move. In the end, the whole town turned into a hell … It was because this question was difficult to answer.
Yet, this question was much simpler for the Cultivation practitioners.
The Yuanying, the Sword Ghosts, and the spiritual beings of the deviant sects were all independent beings that could exist without a body.
In the eyes of martial cultivators, a person's identity was naturally determined by their spirit.
According to what Yuan Qijing said, the Immortal Jingyang failed to ascend and was forced to be reborn as a sword, borrowing the All in One Sword's body. Although it still felt weird, the Aoyama Sect and other sects would agree that he was the Immortal Jingyang.
That was what Jing Jiu meant when he pointed at his eyebrows and said that he was still Jingyang.
Fang Jingtian had already predicted how Jing Jiu would respond to his challenge. He sneered and said, "The problem is, you sitting in the chair … Is it Uncle Jingyang who has seized the All in One's sword body, or is it the All in One that has seized Uncle Jingyang's divine soul?"
This was the crux of the matter, and also the hardest thing to determine.
The All in One was the Premier Sword of Aoyama, but it had gone missing hundreds of years ago. Nobody knew what it looked like when it transformed into a demon form, and whether it looked like Jing Jiu at the moment.
If Jing Jiu was really the All in One and had seized the Immortal Jingyang's divine soul, then he would have inherited all of the Immortal Jingyang's memories and even his talent in Cultivation. Nobody could separate him from the Immortal Jingyang. Any question would be useless, and any test would be meaningless. As long as he didn't admit it, it was a dead end.
"That's right! Since nobody knows whether it's the former or the latter, do you think you can rely on your mouth? "
Sensei finally couldn't stand it anymore. She jumped out from behind Chen Xueqiao and yelled at Fang Jingtian, "What All in One Sword? I've never heard of it. Who has seen it? "
"I really haven't seen the All in One. I believe Big Brother and Senior Brother Liu Ci haven't seen it either. That's why the people of Aoyama were fooled."
Fang Jingtian patted the wheelchair twice and said, "Fortunately, there is still one person in Aoyama who has seen the sword demon."
Everyone's eyes fell on the skinny old man in the wheelchair.
From the very beginning, everyone had been guessing the identity of this skinny old man.
Why was this man pushed here by Fang Jingtian when he was at the end of his life and was about to die?
But the things that happened later were so shocking that people didn't have time to think about it.
Fang Jingtian said, "Everyone, this is Grandmaster Tai Lu of Mochen Peak."
Hearing the name Grandmaster Tai Lu, most people didn't react because they had never heard of him.
But some people thought that since even Fang Jingtian had to call him Grandmaster Tai Lu, it meant that this person's status was one generation higher than that of Taiping Zhenren and the Immortal Jingyang.
Bai Zhenren, Zen Master and Shui Yue Nunnery of course knew the name Tai Lu, and they also remembered the Mochen Peak that had disappeared in Aoyama. The expressions on their faces changed slightly, thinking that this person was even older than Taiping Zhenren, but he was still alive. It was really hard to understand.
The news spread faster than the Thoughtless Sword. The Cultivation practitioners around Tianguang Peak soon learned about the origin of this Grandmaster Tai Lu, causing an uproar.
"I didn't expect the Aoyama Sect to have such a senior master. How could he have survived until now?" Xiang Wanshu asked in a trembling voice.
Bai Zhenren looked at the scene on the peak top with a nonchalant expression, as if he were a spectator watching a drama.
Back in the graveyard by the Dawn Lake, she had predicted this day when she stood before the grave of the Old Mistress De.
Yet, she didn't expect Tai Lu to still be alive, and Taiping Zhenren had arranged such a plot; it was truly marvelous.
Bai Zao lowered her head again, looking feeble and feeble, so that nobody could see her eyes and thoughts.
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Sitting in the wheelchair, Tai Lu looked at Jing Jiu in the hut in the distance, saying lightly, "All in One, long time no see."
His tone was nonchalant, but the expression in his eyes was complicated.
There was a murderous intent and a regretful expression.
There was mockery and delight.
As for his voice, it was as old and weak as his body.
It seemed that the people could see those thin words on the verge of dispersing.
Nobody had seen the appearance of the All in One, so no matter how much evidence Fang Jingtian presented, he couldn't prove that Jing Jiu wasn't Jingyang.
But Tai Lu had lived in Aoyama for a long time, and he had indeed seen the sword.
What he said would be the most powerful proof.
Jing Jiu knew that Uncle Tai Lu had seen the All in One Sword, on the night when his Senior Brother forced the All in One into Mochen Peak.
But it didn't matter. Nobody was older than him in Aoyama, so nobody could doubt what he said.
Just like before, nobody could prove whether he was Jingyang or All in One.
"Long time no see, Uncle."
Everyone could tell that he was using Jing Yang's identity to speak.
"Sword Demon, do you still want to bluff your way out of this?"
There was a hint of ridicule in Tai Lu's old eyes.
Jing Jiu clearly received the message that Tai Lu wanted to convey.
Regardless of whether he was Jingyang or All in One, he had no choice but to die today.
Mochen Peak was bathed in blood back then, so the debt had to be paid.
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All of a sudden, the wind and snow enshrouded the peak.
The Three-Foot Sword pierced through the air and pointed at the wheelchair.
"Young Brother, you have crossed the line," said Yuan Qijing sternly while looking at Fang Jingtian.
The current orthodox Cultivation in Aoyama was the branch of Shangde Peak, inherited from the Immortal Daoyuan and the Immortal Chenzhou. It was disrupted by the masters of Mochen Peak. It wasn't until six hundred years ago that the orthodox Cultivation was restored by the joint efforts of Taiping Zhenren, the Immortal Jingyang, Liu Ci, Yuan Qijing, the Night Howler and the Dark Phoenix.
Back then, the Immortal Tai Lu was a top talent on Mochen Peak. He refused to surrender even in a life-and-death battle. In the end, he was locked up in the Sword Jail by Taiping Zhenren.
As a disciple of the Shangde Peak and the third disciple of Taiping Zhenren, Fang Jingtian had released Tai Lu from the Sword Jail, which could be regarded as a betrayal of the sect.
Leaning against the wheelchair, Tai Lu said to Yuan Qijing with a sneer, "You, as a junior, have guarded me for hundreds of years. Now that I'm going to die, can't you come out and say something? Don't forget that your Master didn't expel me from the mountain gate back then, so I'm still your Grandmaster! "
"It's true that Grandmaster Tai Lu was guilty back then, but he is still a Grandmaster. Why can't we believe what he said?"
Fang Jingtian continued while looking at Yuan Qijing, "Moreover, in my opinion, letting a sword devil be the sect master of Aoyama is the most unacceptable thing for the disciples of Aoyama."
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As the wind and snow fell, the Three-Foot Sword appeared. The temperature on the peak top dropped abruptly, and the atmosphere became tense.
But Zhao Layue knew that Yuan Qijing wouldn't do anything, because Fang Jingtian was already in the Heavenly Arrival State.
The Immortal Liu Ci had turned into the spring rain, leaving the Aoyama Sect with only one person in the Heavenly Arrival State. Even though they managed to repel the advance of the Zhongzhou School in the Guocheng Temple with the help of Jing Jiu's scheme, it was not a long-term solution. For the current Aoyama Sect, Fang Jingtian was too important.
Since Fang Jingtian's status was so important, it would be hard to punish him.
Moreover, it seemed that he had a good reason to bring Tai Lu out of the Sword Jail, which was to prevent a demon from becoming the sect master of Aoyama, which would be a disgrace for generations.
If it was hard to punish Fang Jingtian, Tai Lu would be able to speak, and Jing Jiu wouldn't be able to escape the suspicion of being a sword devil.
How could this situation be resolved?
She looked at the rocky ground on the cliff expressionlessly, thinking that the only way was to kill this old man.
If he died, there would be no evidence.
By now, many disciples of Aoyama had believed Fang Jingtian's words, and believed that Jing Jiu was the sword devil.
Even Guo Nanshan had started to waver, not to mention the elders and disciples of Xilai Peak, Gu Han and others of Liangwang Peak.
At this critical moment, no one would dare to kill Tai Lu, not even Zhuo Rusui, who had eaten two hotpots from Shenmo Peak.
As the Sword Justice of Aoyama, Yuan Qijing wouldn't kill Tai Lu at this critical moment, which would give others a reason to criticize him.
Jing Jiu couldn't kill Tai Lu himself, either, because that would be considered as killing a witness in the eyes of the world.
So she had to do it herself. The problem was that she was only in the upper state of the Free Travel, how could she kill a master who was three generations older than her?
Tai Lu was old and frail, almost at the end of his life. But no matter how she thought about it, he should be a powerful swordsman with an extremely high state. How could she kill him?
Moreover, Fang Jingtian's hands were in the wheelchair, and he was a new Heavenly Arrival State cultivator.
She had to throw the cat away first.
Zhao Layue looked at the puddles of water and snow on the green stone floor and thought of this.
Then she started to operate her Sword Source silently, preparing to use the seventh move of the Nine Deaths Sword Style, which was the most powerful, exhausting, and dangerous.
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Gu Qing raised his head when Fang Jingtian told him that Jing Jiu was not Jingyang, but the Sword Devil.
He looked at Jing Jiu in the hut, his face a bit pale, his eyes a bit vacant, and his mouth slightly open. He looked like a child who had suffered a great mental shock.
Some people noticed the change in his expression, and they couldn't help but feel sympathetic and sentimental, thinking that Gu Qing, who had never panicked in the face of trouble, had finally panicked today.
Nobody knew that those were just the appearances.
Underneath the seemingly nervous and perplexed expression was a heart that was still beating steadily and a mind that was calmer than usual.
Gu Qing thought more than Zhao Layue.
Why could Fang Jingtian bring out the Immortal Tai Lu from the Sword Jail?
Why didn't the Night Howler stop him? What was it thinking?
Did it mean that Senior Master Yuan Qijing might have been convinced by Fang Jingtian and believed that his Master was indeed the Sword Devil?
How could he solve the current situation?
The Immortal Tai Lu had to die.
He couldn't let his Master do it himself.
He was only in the initial state of the Free Travel; how could he kill the Immortal Tai Lu?
He could have broken through the state when he was in the Ice and Violent Sea a few years ago, but he had been suppressing it. Let's do it today.
When he broke through the state, the spiritual aura of heaven and earth would explode. At that time, his first move would be twice as powerful. The one who made the move would definitely suffer a backlash, but it was worth the risk.
Moreover, Zhao Layue would definitely make a move, and so would that guy.
Of course, Senior Master Fang Jingtian was behind the wheelchair. So … he could only ask the Lord White Ghost to make a move.
Looking at the white cat lying in Jing Jiu's arms, Gu Qing deduced all the details again, thinking that it was possible to succeed.
So let's start.
As he was thinking, he had already come to the back of the hut.
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