Today was an exceptionally special day in the Miling Kingdom. In Spirit City, the National Preceptor faced off against Uchiha Shin and the other two. Who was the true villain?
In Ruyang City, seventy-two Daoists were being coerced by Yellow Brow into slandering Uchiha Shin.
The sunlight was just right today, warm upon the skin, and the people of Ruyang City were all in high spirits.
But suddenly, dark clouds gathered, blotting out the sun. The sky darkened, accompanied by peals of thunder.
On Ruyang City's main street, the seventy-two Daoists placed the ancestral tablets of the Three Pure Ones in the middle of the road. They all knelt, bowing toward the tablets and the sky.
The townspeople stopped to watch. Upon hearing the news, Yellow Brow arrived with his men. Before long, a large crowd had gathered, yet everyone remained silent, moved by the Daoists' solemnity and gravity.
"Heaven has its Dao, and laws are ever-changing. The Dao embraces all things, preserves yin and yang, and benefits all living beings..."
The elderly Daoist at the front recited loudly, while the Daoists behind him followed, "Heaven has its Dao, and laws are ever-changing..."
"We entered the Daoist path and worshiped the Three Pure Ones because we wished to protect our faith, spread its teachings, safeguard the common people, and aid all living beings. Yet now, the Daoist path in the Miling Kingdom has declined, while demons run rampant. As disciples of the Daoist path, we have failed to protect the people's safety, failed to defend the dignity of our path and the Three Pure Ones. We are deeply ashamed!
"Today, demons have coerced us into framing our righteous and honorable benefactor, Uchiha Shin. We will never submit! Today, we shall end our lives here, neither tarnishing our benefactor's honor nor