"When I killed that Nan Ying, I never asked why it committed evil, nor did I ask myself whether I had the ability. When I followed the Founding Patriarch in slaughtering those Mother Nests among the creatures of the Dark Sea, I never asked those questions either, because to me, matters of principle are simple. Answers can be found without asking questions."
Daoist Wuwen raised his heavy greatsword, pointed it at Chen Ya, and said, "But today I want to ask: why?"
The Cloud Master, Immortal Maiden He, and the other immortals all turned their eyes to Chen Ya, wanting an answer too.
"Because he betrayed the Founding Patriarch and told these people the locations of the Shen Household Old Residence and the Ancestral Star." Chen Ya looked at Tong Yan. "That was you, wasn't it?"
Tong Yan should have denied it then, to make Daoist Wuwen's fury burn even more fiercely and truly drive a wedge between these immortals of the previous generation.
But he said nothing, tacitly admitting it.
"And so? He deserved to die? The Founding Patriarch and the rest of you could let someone like Chisong live, but not him?"
Daoist Wuwen said despondently, "Ascending and attaining the Dao, breaking out of the cocoon to become an immortal, securing peace for humanity for ten thousand generations-it certainly sounds good, but... what have we actually done all these years? Jing Jiu was right that year in the Beyond the Mist Star System. We... are nothing but a pack of dogs."
"No, we are fellow travelers on the Dao," Chen Ya said gravely.
"Fellow travelers, fellow travelers... but I no longer agree with your Dao."
Daoist Wuwen spoke earnestly, then gripped his greatsword with both hands and slashed.
The sword intent filling the sky above Mars had vanished