In the last years of the Song Dynasty.
In the suburbs of Chang 'an. Night.
A young man in his twenties stood alone in the wide field of wild grass. He stood with his hands behind his back and looked up at the crescent moon in the sky. He was dressed in a blue robe and had a carefree scarf on his head. His face was like a beautiful jade, his hair was as black as ink, and his eyes were like cold stars. Although his face was delicate and refined, there was a hint of evil in between his brows.
It was late at night. Although it was summer, it was still a bit cold. There were no lights in the distant Chang 'an City, and everything was silent. However, in the wilderness, there were all kinds of unknown insects chirping happily in the grass. The young man stood quietly in the grass that was half a man's height, and calmly admired the moonlight in Ye Kong.
"Whoosh …" A cold wind blew, and the wild grass began to shake violently. For some unknown reason, the buzzing of insects suddenly stopped. Only the rustling of various insects could be heard in the bushes. These insects seemed to be frightened and crawled back to their nests. Not only insects, but all the birds and beasts, from big foxes, pythons, wolves and dogs to small spiders, centipedes, rats and scorpions, all appeared in an instant and then disappeared in an instant. After a while, there was no more movement in the wilderness. It was dead silent.
The young man smiled slightly and did not care at all.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the tall grass was almost stuck to the ground. The young man's blue robe was also fluttering in the wind due to the sudden wind, making flapping noises.
At the same time, the weather changed. The sky that was full of stars suddenly became covered with dark clouds. Thick black clouds rolled in from all directions and pressed very low, as if they could reach out and touch them. The crescent moon was immediately swallowed up by the overwhelming dark clouds.
The young man slowly retracted his gaze and smiled faintly. He said to himself, "What should come has finally come."
"Kacha …" In the rolling dark clouds, purple lightning split the clouds like a sharp sword!
"Boom!" A huge thunderous roar followed, shaking the ground so much that it seemed as if it was shaking!
The young man put away his smile and raised his head to look at the sky again. He saw black clouds rolling and purple lightning shuttling back and forth. The black clouds were like ten thousand horses galloping, and the purple lightning was like a thousand swords piercing through the sky!
"You don't have much ability, but you sure know how to put on airs!" The young man sneered.
Whoosh … " As soon as the young man's voice fell, seven balls of light rushed out from the clouds. They were as big as a bucket and had different colors. After these seven balls of light broke through the clouds, they whistled directly towards the young man, dragging long tails of light behind them like shooting stars!
Boom! Boom! Boom … "The seven light balls landed on the ground and exploded! Seven-colored light shone like stars, sparkling and dispersing. In the blink of an eye, the seven balls of light had turned into seven people, surrounding the young man in the middle. These seven people had strange appearances, and they wore different clothes. Auspicious qi coiled around their bodies, and auspicious mist suffused the air. The leader wore a golden crown with nine clouds on his head, a crimson crane robe, a five-colored silk belt around his waist, and a pair of cloud immortal shoes. He had white hair and a youthful face. He held a golden coiled dragon staff in his hand, and a wisp of white beard fluttered in front of his chest. The remaining six people were men and women, old and young. They were either wearing nine scarves, seven-star crowns, white Taoist robes, or embroidered robes. They were dressed differently, and each of them held a weapon.
"You're a Divine Immortal from the Upper Realm, but you bully the weak with numbers." The young man curled his lips and laughed.
"Eldritch!" A middle-aged man in a white Taoist robe pointed at the young man. "You use your cultivation base to torment living beings and harm countless people. What you've done is intolerable. We're ordered to take you back to the Upper Realm to await your punishment! "
"Hmph." The young man called Eldritch sneered. "Torment living beings? Harm countless people? You're really an official. If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext. "
"What? Are you saying that we've wronged you? "Another person in a embroidered robe and holding a sword spoke." Have you not killed enough people? I'm afraid that more than a few thousand people have died at your hands. "
"My Ci Family has been cultivating for more than five hundred years." The young man smiled. "Even if I count the number of people I've killed as five thousand, I only kill ten people a year on average. You immortals bring disasters and plagues at the drop of a hat. Every time, thousands of people die. Compared to you, is the number of people I've killed considered many?"
"What nonsense!" The person in the embroidered robe shouted sternly. "These people did evil in their previous lives, and they should be punished. This is the cycle of the Heavenly Axiom, and karma is not good. You've been cultivating for hundreds of years, but you don't even know this principle. "
"As the saying goes, great truths are simple. Since these people ended up like this because they did evil in their previous lives, then what's the difference between those who died at my hands and them? Aren't they just asking for it? " Eldritch retorted. "It's true that I've killed countless people in my life, but none of those who died at my hands were wronged. They were all evil people. You're right, karma is not good. These people did evil because of it, and dying at my hands is the result. That's all. "
"You …" The man in the embroidered robe was speechless.
"What? Am I wrong? "Eldritch retorted.
"Sir, you're wrong." The leading immortal with white hair and a ruddy complexion leaned on the golden coiled dragon staff and took a few steps forward before speaking. "Those people were indeed evil people and deserved to die. However, when they were killed by you, sir, they were still alive. You should know that the human body is hard to come by. You've killed so many innocent souls that their resentment soared to the sky, and caused the Upper Realm to be furious."
"What's the use of keeping such people in this world? Every day they stay is another day of evil. "Eldritch replied with a smile." I'm enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens, what's wrong with that? "
"You're wrong again." A woman dressed in a five-colored robe spoke up. "Since they did evil, naturally the imperial court and the government will come out to punish them. Even if the imperial court is incompetent and the government protects them, the Underworld will still have the right to reward and punish them after they die. As the saying goes, there's a god three feet above your head. As a cultivator, you're neither an immortal nor a god. What right do you have to take the lives of others? "
"You want to arrest me because of this?" Eldritch raised his eyebrows and asked.
"You've killed too many people, and you took their lives by force, causing karma to be in chaos. Resentment is rampant, and the Heavenly Court is furious." Another man dressed in white who looked like a scholar spoke up. "I advise you to surrender today and follow us back to the Heavenly Court to confess."
"What if I don't?" Eldritch said coldly. "What can you do to me?"
"If you don't want to submit, then we can only do things according to the rules." The man in the embroidered robe took a step forward and spoke.
"Hahaha." Eldritch looked up to the sky and laughed. "I've fought no less than a hundred battles in my life, and I've never been defeated. Today, I really want to see what the immortals of the Upper Realm are capable of!"
"Stubborn and unrepentant." The man in the embroidered robe said, and without any movement, his figure disappeared.
"Hmph." Eldritch sneered, and his figure disappeared as well.
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