Ling Yu was very clever.
He knew how to borrow the strength of others, how to drape words like righteousness and justice over himself, and how to pin the blame on Yang Chen.
Even if someone cleared Yang Chen's name afterward, the matter would already have passed. At the time, he had indeed judged Yang Chen from the standpoint of justice—who could do anything to him? After all, he was a Dao King powerhouse of the Taiyi Sect.
Just as he had predicted.
The experts of these other factions were all fence-sitters, caring only for their own interests. Why would they care whether others lived or died?
They watched the commotion without fear of making it bigger. Earlier, they had already intended to eliminate dissidents. Since they had not found anyone at the Nirvana Stage, their anger had naturally been vented on Yang Chen. On top of that, Yang Chen was exceptionally outstanding. With the Taiyi Sect leading the charge against him, why would they object?
"I think this Yang Chen clearly harbors ulterior motives and must be eliminated."
"Breaking through to the Enlightenment Stage within the Jade Immortal Realm clearly means he wants to increase Cloud Sky Sect's strength. Such malicious intentions... Cloud Sky Sect may have other plans. If Yang Chen is allowed to join them, who knows what might happen."
"Yang Chen's entry into the Enlightenment Stage violates the rules!"
"I think it would be best to eliminate him."
The words of Heavenly Venerate experts might carry weight, but that was only in the outside world. Once inside the Jade Immortal Realm, who would still fear them? With someone from the Taiyi Sect taking the lead, they became even bolder.
Yang Chen let out a cold laugh and silently committed everyone who had spoken those words to