By the time matters had been laid bare, even if Xu Yingyi and the others still wished to conceal the truth, under the watchful gazes of Ma Yang, Wang Fu, and the rest, their resolve showed signs of crumbling beyond repair.
After all, though the men standing opposite them held no offices of chief minister in name, in terms of prestige and seniority alone, they far surpassed them. Three among them even possessed the standing of Human Path Grandmasters and Grand Confucians!
Ordinary people could only be respectful and courteous before such figures, let alone endure their rebukes and questioning.
Moreover, they were indeed in the wrong in this matter. Before long, they were defeated and had no choice but to recount everything that had happened, from beginning to end.
"Oh? That Daoist was able to employ Divine Abilities within the Imperial City itself, trapping you in an illusion and showing you scenes of the so-called future?"
As they listened, Ma Yang, Wang Fu, and Xu Jin all caught a detail that unsettled them, and they could not help asking aloud as they turned to look at Qiu Yan.
The weight of the Human Path lay in its ability to suppress Divine Abilities and cut off ghosts and gods. Yet the bloody color in the sky had already spread into every region. Not only had the Human Path failed to suppress it, even the Dragon Qi of the Imperial City had shown little response. That was troubling enough. Now, a Daoist had appeared at the edge of the Imperial Palace and used Divine Abilities to plunge the dynasty's chief ministers, who held the reins of the Human Path, into an illusion. He had even influenced the minds of four chief ministers to some degree, causing them to harbor other thoughts.