Within the territory of the Western Continent, the Blazing Heaven Flame Palace.
The area is filled with tall, golden-red buildings, with beautiful mountains and clear waters. Countless disciples of the Flame Palace, dressed in long robes, gather here, their discussions never ceasing.
But at this moment.
Below the steps outside the main hall of the Flame Palace, the old woman of the Flame Palace, whose arm had been severed, knelt there, trembling all over, not daring to look at the fiery red figure above her, whose aura was as overwhelming as the sea.
When Jiang Minghuang stands on the Nirvana Platform, she always reminds people of the Divine Phoenix after being tempered.
What hung at her waist was not the Palace Master's seal, but half of a charred sword blade, said to be the Natal Sword that her sister tightly gripped when her Dharma Body was annihilated.
Her long, raven-feather hair, unbound and untied, cascaded like a still, dark waterfall in the heat. A single vermilion mole at the corner of her left eye stained her pale skin like Phoenix blood fallen on snow.
Flames danced deep within his crimson pupils, and any creature that met his gaze would experience an intense, burning pain, as if it were being roasted over a blazing inferno.
At this moment, those eyes reflected the trembling elder of the Flame Palace, but deep within the pupils flickered not anger, but indifference as cold as ancient Profound Ice.
"You're very brave."
The crimson robes, symbolizing the Palace Master of the Flame Palace, swayed in the wind. Clearly, he was True Lord known for the Burn Heaven Boil Sea, yet Jiang Minghuang's voice was utterly cold.
This was a sign that she was in a very bad mood.
Although the Creation True Monarch has never been in a good mood over the years, such icy indifference is still quite rare.
They were clearly really angry.
No one from the Flame Palace dared to speak under these circumstances. Most of them gathered in the open space outside the main hall Plaza, occasionally glancing up at the towering, gilded main hall.
Thinking of that god-like Palace Master, a deep sense of reverence welled up in their eyes, along with a barely perceptible hint of fear.
"Palace Master... this old man knows his crime..."
Elder Yan, sobbing uncontrollably, replied tremblingly, "It was I who, driven by greed, presumptuously assumed your intentions. I beg the Palace Master to spare my life!"
A hoarse plea for mercy shattered against the Profound Ice barrier. Jiang Minghuang lowered her eyes and looked down at the ants below, the cinnabar mole at the corner of her left eye burning brightly on her pale face.
The charred, broken sword at her waist suddenly trembled, sparks flying from the cracks in its spine.
You made three mistakes.
Jiang Minghuang lightly flicked her jade-like fingers, and a Blazing Fire Longsword immediately materialized in the air. "First, I privately received 60,000 jin of the Essence of Departing Fire from the Ziwei Hall."
Secondly, they presumptuously speculate on my intentions.
Divine Fire danced on the longsword.
When it hovered above the head of this Flame Palace elder, the clamor of half of the Blazing Heaven Flame Palace fell silent.
Hundreds of thousands of disciples looked up and saw the Sea of Clouds of clouds boiling in the high temperature, and heard a voice colder than ten-thousand-year-old Profound Ice resound throughout the entire Mountain Gate:
"The most unforgivable one--"
"Do you think I would make peace with an indirect mortal enemy?"
The moment the longsword fell, the vast Sea of Clouds was cleaved in two by its Sword Qi!
Elder Yan Gong suddenly became deaf.
She stared blankly at the Blazing Fire Longsword hanging above her head, which was just a hair's breadth away from piercing her skull, her whole body trembling.
At the same time, the oppressive aura emanating from the High Platform almost suffocated this elder of the Flame Palace, who was at the Divine Connection Realm!
Finally, the longsword slowly dissipated.
Jiang Minghuang's cold snort, like a divine decree, descended from the High Platform and reached her ears:
"But considering your many years of contributions to the sect's development..."
"This time we only lost an arm; next time we'll cut it off without mercy."
Elder Yan Gong was immediately relieved, and thanked him profusely before fleeing the place in a panic.
"..."
After a long while, Jiang Minghuang withdrew her gaze, but the anger in her heart had not yet subsided.
The reason is simple.
So many years have passed.
The events of that year still linger in her heart like a poisonous thorn.
Even True Lord at the Creation Realm cannot revive a True Person soul and Dharma Body have been completely shattered!
In this situation, how could Star Lord of the Ziwei Hall dare to bribe one of her elders?
Is this intended to resolve the conflict from back then?
Stop dreaming!
The dead cannot be brought back to life. If you want her to forget what happened back then and reconcile with the Divine Continent Heavenly Supervision Department, the only way is to have that Ziwei Hall turn back time!
Otherwise, there's no point in discussing anything.
Jiang Minghuang walked down from the High Platform with an indifferent expression, her figure instantly crossing the Plaza in front of the main hall, and addressed the several Yan Palace elders who were trembling with fear:
"Post that person's portrait throughout the Flame Palace. If she ever crosses the threshold of my Flame Palace again, all of you may attack her, except for those who report directly to me."
"Do you understand?"
Upon hearing this, the many elders of the Flame Palace who were waiting there nodded in agreement.
Anyone could see their Palace Master's hostility towards the Divine Continent authorities. If the other party remained obstinate and insisted on breaking through the mountain, then they couldn't be blamed for being ruthless.
As for the punishment for attacking official Chinese institutions?
Those kinds of things are usually targeted at first- or second-rate forces within the Divine Continent that do not have True Lord in charge.
As long as the Blazing Heaven Flame Palace keeps the news under wraps and prevents the Ziwei Hall from losing face in public, the two sides will not really escalate to a life-or-death situation.
Many elders of the Flame Palace watched Jiang Minghuang's receding figure, feeling a mix of emotions.
The True Lord controls the Divine Fire Domain is encased in a heart of unyielding ice that would inspire fear in anyone.
Anyone who tries to build closer relationships will end up with nothing but scars.
Perhaps only a True Monarch of Creation Realm with exceptional patience could melt that layer of ice through accumulated gentleness, thereby winning over the relationship between the two sides.
Otherwise, given his own Palace Master's temperament, he would hardly have any friends in his life.
Just then...
Boom!!
A powerful tremor suddenly spread throughout the entire Blazing Heaven Flame Palace, causing the mountains to shake, and cries of alarm echoed throughout the palace!
Immediately afterwards.
An overwhelming aura, palpable to anyone, swept towards the entire Flame Palace with tremendous force!
Clearly, the owner of the aura had no intention of concealing it, and the intensity of the attack was on the verge of a full-blown confrontation!
Click!!
Amidst countless horrified and astonished gazes.
The Mountain Protection Array, which countless disciples of the Flame Palace considered "indestructible," suddenly shattered into countless fragments, and a pitch-black Spatial Rift pierced through the heavens and earth!
Fortunately, a dazzling Fire Pillar shot into the sky from the front of the main hall, quickly stabilizing the scattered morale.
It was Jiang Minghuang.
She stood suspended in mid-air, her brows slightly furrowed as she gazed in the direction from which the aura had come. Her fiery red pupils reflected the figure in Baiyi fluttering in the wind. She murmured to herself:
"True Lord of the Creation Realm?"
Before he could finish speaking...
"The Heavenly Supervision Department."
Jiang Minghuang then heard the cold words uttered from the other party's lips, which resounded throughout the entire Blazing Heaven Flame Palace like thunderclaps:
"Jiang Minghuang, get out here!"