Grand Unity Palace was wreathed in auspicious clouds. Today, an honored guest had arrived: Minghe.
He strode slowly into the hall, swept his gaze over those before him, and clasped his hands in a slight salute. "Heavenly Emperor, goddesses, Minghe greets you."
"Oh?" Li Fan slowly raised his eyes and said blandly, "Minghe, you have dwelled in the Netherworld Blood Sea for ages and stopped involving yourself in the affairs of the Three Realms. Why have you come to my Grand Unity Palace today?"
As soon as he spoke, the hall fell silent.
Nuwa's eyes flickered slightly.
Empress Ziguang raised her brows, as though she had long anticipated his purpose, while Goddess Wangshu lowered her gaze without a word.
The corners of Minghe's lips curled into a cold arc as he declared, "Shang Tang of the Human Realm uses the body of the Human Emperor to command ghost gods, drawing upon Netherworld Malevolent Qi to wreak havoc among all beings. He acts without the Earthly Dao's permission, and his deeds have long enraged the Earthly Dao."
"Minghe has come to behead this traitor!"
"Oh? To kill Shang Tang?" Li Fan's fingers paused as he looked at him with a half-smile. "Do you wish to kill him for the sake of all beings in the Three Realms, or to pave the way for your own ascension to sainthood?"
At those words, the goddesses in the hall understood at once.
Minghe did not hide it. He threw back his head and laughed, his laughter brimming with chilling Killing Aura. "The Heavenly Emperor sees clearly! I cultivate the Killing Dao, using killing to end killing and using killing to prove the Dao! Shang Tang defies Heaven and morality, slaughtering all beings. He is the finest sacrifice for my ascension to sainthood!"
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