"Alas! How could I not understand what you're saying? But with a weak ruler and powerful ministers, how could we convince the masses?" Ji Chongfeng wore an expression of profound anguish. Of course, he was only pretending. In reality, with no other path left to him, this was his only choice.
I chuckled inwardly. These fellows insisted on putting on a show, but since they were all happy to play along, I had no intention of exposing them.
Xian Qing was naturally furious when he heard this. He had wanted to become the Taiwei Immortal Venerable for years, and now that a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity had appeared, how could he give it up so easily? He immediately gritted his teeth and said, "You followed the former Taiwei and committed so many insane, heinous deeds, yet you still plan to cling to life in the Land of the Nine Immortals? Today, I, Xian Qing, shall punish evil and uphold justice! I'll wipe out you immortal bandits!"
"Xian Qing! Stop spouting nonsense! We obeyed the Immortal Venerable and followed his orders without question, but what about you? Do you really need everyone to point out, one by one, all the things you've done yourself?!"
"That's right! Xian Qing, you have countless disciples, and in every major realm you've carried on secret dealings, disrupting the rules of our Taiwei Immortal Land! Aren't the lackeys behind you all fleeing for their lives with you because of that?!"
Xian Qing was struck right where it hurt, and naturally, he gnashed his teeth in fury. But he had already made up his mind to kill Ji Chongfeng, so his attacks grew even more overbearing. The followers who had joined him showed no mercy either, each picking an opponent and beating them to the death, desperately fighting one