Fei Zhong and You Hun's Four Executed in Public, Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Root Enlightenment Tea Tree!

After Fei Zhong and You Hun were thrown into the imperial dungeon, You Hun gave up Gun Juan.

Soon after, Gun Juan was subdued by the palace's Imperial Forest Guard and seized before Di Xin.

Di Xin knew that Gun Juan would surely claim she had acted under Su Daji's orders.

Before Gun Juan could speak, Di Xin's powerful Primordial Spirit invaded her mind.

Di Xin directly took control of Gun Juan.

At that moment, Gun Juan trembled like a leaf as the Imperial Forest Guard held her down, kneeling before Di Xin.

Di Xin thundered, "Gun Juan, speak! What exactly are your intentions?"

"You actually joined forces with Fei Zhong and You Hun, conspiring to assassinate me?"

Kneeling on the ground, Gun Juan saw the enraged Di Xin and was frightened out of her wits.

Gun Juan kept begging for mercy:

"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty, spare my life!"

"This servant knows her mistake! Your Majesty, spare my life!"

Di Xin snorted coldly. "Hmph? Spare your life?"

"Throw Gun Juan into the imperial dungeon. At noon tomorrow, execute her publicly at the East Gate together with the others!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" said the Imperial Forest Guard holding Gun Juan down.

The Imperial Forest Guard then escorted Gun Juan away.

Time passed in the blink of an eye.

The next day, close to noon.

Fei Zhong, You Hun, Jiang Huan, and Gun Juan were escorted by a large contingent of the Imperial Forest Guard to the execution ground at the East City Gate.

At that time, the East Gate of Chaoge City was packed with the city's citizens, a sea of people stretching as far as the eye could see.

This time, Di Xin ordered the two high ministers, Shang Rong and Bigan, to preside over and supervise the proceedings.

King Wu Cheng Huang Feihu led the Imperial Forest Guard in securing all four directions.

As noon approached, Chancellor Shang Rong of the Great Shang Dynasty read aloud the crimes of Fei Zhong, You Hun, Jiang Huan, and Gun Juan.

At once, the people of Chaoge City were consumed with fury.

For a time, the citizens of Chaoge City angrily picked up whatever they could and hurled it at the four of them.

Shang Rong and Bigan declared, "Citizens of the Great Shang Dynasty!"

"Today, Court Remonstrance Grandee Fei Zhong, Court Remonstrance Grandee You Hun, palace maid Gun Juan, and assassin Jiang Huan—"

"These four plotted and conspired to assassinate His Majesty, the Human Emperor."

"Now, Fei Zhong, You Hun, Jiang Huan, and Gun Juan shall be executed!"

"By order of His Majesty, the Human Emperor, we shall escort these heinous criminals—Fei Zhong, You Hun, Jiang Huan, and Gun Juan—to the East City Gate for public execution!"

"Guards! Verify the identities of Fei Zhong, You Hun, Jiang Huan, and Gun Juan!"

Immediately, the Imperial Forest Guard verified the identities of the four.

A moment later, Imperial Forest Guard Commander Yin Pobai respectfully bowed to Shang Rong and Bigan.

"Reporting to Chancellor Shang and Vice Chancellor Bigan, the identities of the four criminals have been verified. They are indeed the persons in question."

Shang Rong and Bigan said, "Good!"

"The third quarter of noon has arrived. Execute the heinous criminals Fei Zhong, You Hun, Jiang Huan, and Gun Juan!"

"Yes, Chancellor Shang! Vice Chancellor Bigan!" Imperial Forest Guard Commander Yin Pobai shouted.

Soon after, Fei Zhong, You Hun, Jiang Huan, and Gun Juan were publicly beheaded before the eyes of hundreds of thousands of Chaoge City's citizens.

At the same time, while Di Xin was in the Longevity Immortal Palace, the system's voice rang out in his mind.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on completing the mission!"

System [Rewarding Host with the foremost of the Ten Supreme Innate Spiritual Roots: the Enlightenment Tea Tree!]

When Di Xin heard the system prompt, he was beside himself with excitement.

The Enlightenment Tea Tree, foremost among the Ten Supreme Innate Spiritual Roots, was the Primordial World's sole supreme treasure resource capable of benefiting Heavenly Dao Saints.

Legend had it that the foremost of the Ten Supreme Innate Spiritual Roots in the Primordial World, the Enlightenment Tea Tree, possessed one hundred and eight leaves.

Each tea leaf contained a different Great Dao law.

Should a mortal merely smell Enlightenment Tea, they could ascend on the spot and become an immortal.

Drink a cup of Enlightenment Tea, and one could instantly enter a state of enlightenment.

Di Xin's consciousness then entered the system space.

The moment Di Xin's consciousness entered the system space, he saw a colossal tree like a coiled horned dragon, blotting out the sky and covering the sun!

Di Xin's consciousness sensed a dense aura of life from the Enlightenment Tea Tree.

The bark of the Enlightenment Tea Tree was dry and cracked, spreading open like dragon scales.

There were one hundred and eight tea leaves on the Enlightenment Tea Tree. Each leaf was crystalline and translucent, like a tiny world unto itself.

The one hundred and eight tea leaves represented one hundred and eight distinct Great Dao laws.

Di Xin said, "With these Enlightenment Tea Leaves, I will be able to attain the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin Realm."

"Moreover, with these Enlightenment Tea Leaves, the Great Shang Dynasty will be able to nurture more Quasi-Sage Realm experts, and even experts of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin Realm!"

Then, with an excited heart, Di Xin withdrew his consciousness from the system space.

Meanwhile, the public executions of Fee Zhong, You Hun, and the other two swiftly spread throughout the Nine Provinces of the Great Shang Dynasty.

At Nuwa Palace, Guanghan Fairy's expression changed again and again the moment she heard that Fee Zhong and You Hun had been executed.

Seeing Guanghan Fairy's expression, Nuwa Sage asked doubtfully, "What is it?"

Guanghan Fairy respectfully replied, "Master, you previously sent your disciple to Chaoge to find the three demons of Xuanyuan Tomb!"

"When I went to Chaoge, I learned that Fee Zhong and You Hun, the two high officials of the Great Shang Dynasty, were insatiably greedy and terrified of death."

"So I used certain methods to control them, making them cooperate with Su Daji and the other two demons in throwing the Great Shang Dynasty into chaos."

"Yet what I never expected was that I had just received word."

"Fee Zhong and You Hun were publicly executed before hundreds of thousands of Chaoge City commoners."

Nuwa Sage said, "It seems that Fee Zhong and You Hun's plan failed."

"I wonder whether the three demons of Xuanyuan Tomb were implicated."

Guanghan Fairy said, "Master, your disciple has received no news that Su Daji and the other two demons were implicated."

"Therefore, I speculate that Fee Zhong, You Hun, Jiang Huan, and Gun Juan—the four of them—had no evidence pointing to Su Daji and the other two demons."

"That is why Su Daji and the other two demons were not implicated."

Nuwa Sage said, "It is best that Su Daji and the other two demons were not implicated, lest they be exposed."

"Guanghan Fairy, tell Su Daji and the other two demons to act cautiously."

"If they are exposed, then my plan will all come to nothing."

Guanghan Fairy nodded. "Yes, Master. Your disciple will send Su Daji a message at once."

Nuwa Sage nodded.

After saying this, Guanghan Fairy hurriedly left.

Chaoge City.

Study of the Longevity Immortal Palace.

Di Xuan's figure appeared out of thin air before Di Xin.

Di Xin said, "Di Xuan, you're back?"

Di Xuan nodded.

Di Xin asked, "Di Xuan, have you brought everyone back?"

Di Xuan nodded. "They've all been brought back."

"Only Nezha has yet to be born. When the time comes, I'll make another trip to the Commander's Manor at Chentang Pass."

Di Xin nodded. "By my calculations, Nezha will be born in another half month."

"When the time comes, Di Xuan, make another trip to Chentang Pass!"

Di Xuan said, "Mm, all right."

Then Di Xin said, "Di Xuan, in a while, I'll bring Yin Jiao and Yin Hong here."

"You and Di Xiao will personally train these human experts together."

"It is time to begin nurturing experts for the Great Shang Dynasty."

Di Xuan said, "Main body, go bring Yin Jiao and Yin Hong here, and then we shall begin!"

Di Xin said, "All right. Wait for me a moment."

With that, Di Xin rose and left the study of the Longevity Immortal Palace.