In the heart of the Central Continent Heavenly Supervision Department, in front of a magnificent and enormous building.
The gathering Plaza, paved with neat blue bricks, was incredibly spacious, and at this moment, two rows of people from the Heavenly Supervision Department, dressed in long robes, stood densely packed together.
Because it was unclear what exactly constituted a high-ranking official, all the Law Enforcement Elder who had reached the corresponding positions in the Heavenly Supervision Department had been summoned over the past two days and were quietly waiting there.
Under Ying Potian's leadership, Ye Li was positioned in the inconspicuous rear of the formation.
Beside him Ying Xuanji lowered her head, her brows furrowed, still pondering the specific meaning of what he had said earlier.
After all... what does it mean to just stand by and watch?
The literal meaning seems to be that Ye Li is going to confront this Upper Realm Envoy in public.
But Ying Xuanji knew that this was an impossible development.
Anyone could see the overwhelming aura emanating from that concubine of the Mu family; she didn't seem capable of fighting back at all.
The once overwhelming Sky Wolf Demon Emperor, who had suffocated the Northern Continent, was no threat to this envoy as much as a domesticated wild dog!
Even if we were to exhaust all the fighting power of the entire Divine Continent, we probably wouldn't be able to withstand them for even three breaths.
Otherwise, how could I have fallen into such despair?
Is everyone here?
At this moment, a woman's voice rang out from the High Platform, directly interrupting Ying Xuanji's thoughts.
At the top of the bluestone steps, a dignified woman dressed in a green robe sat on a wooden chair. She slowly sat up, and her graceful figure gradually came into view.
She merely lowered her eyes, and the light in the world seemed to dim considerably.
Ye Li did indeed feel an extraordinary pressure emanating from her.
From this perspective...
The atmosphere of despair throughout the Heavenly Supervision Department was not unfounded; the woman truly possessed a sublime aura that even the Creation True Monarch feared.
Its value will be something I have never seen before in my life.
"Nephew, go."
Mu Zhaorong didn't care about Ye Li's gaze, or rather, she didn't care about the gazes of everyone below. Such an ant in a lowly position didn't even have the presence they should have with their eyes.
She waved her hand casually, and Mu Jingtai immediately stepped forward, saying in a cold tone, "Now that everyone's here, I'll get started."
"First of all, as the Reception Envoy in charge of Shenzhou, I must express my disappointment with the current scale of Shenzhou."
"Using the [Law of Wish Power] derived from the Dharma bestowed by the Great Sheng, you still haven't unified this small Taiqing Ancestral Star. This is your dereliction of duty, the dereliction of duty of all the high-ranking Heavenly Supervision Department!"
"Such actions betray both the efforts Dasheng has made here and the people of Shenzhou who provided you with their spiritual power! You should feel ashamed!!"
Ying Potian's face twitched; the other party's words were a bit too far-fetched and unreasonable.
Shenzhou is not, after all, a vassal state of Dasheng, so it has no right for the other party to accuse it of dereliction of duty.
Dasheng has indeed been quite good to Shenzhou, but the original method was obtained by Shenzhou through the exchange of a massive amount of Treasure Medicine. What does it have to do with your Taicang Mu Family?!
As for the power of the divine continent, it is the Martial Dao assistance voluntarily provided by the people within its borders in order to protect their homeland!
"But in my opinion, a considerable number of you don't realize your dereliction of duty; instead, you're smug about slaying a minor demon!"
Mu Jingtai, however, seemed oblivious to this, continuing to look down at the crowd without changing his expression, his voice growing louder:
"Since this is your fault, you must be punished!"
"The Great Sheng Dynasty has existed for countless years since its founding, and it has its own standards for punishing officials who neglect their duties, but you are no longer officials of the Great Sheng Dynasty!"
"Therefore, I will leave you with the most basic human ethics."
"Any Divine Continent elders present here! Pair up and bring all of the other's blood relatives here tomorrow for three thousand strokes of the cane as punishment!!"
"I will personally inspect it!!"
Looking down at the increasingly ashen faces of the Shenzhou high-ranking officials, Mu Jingtai suppressed the urge to laugh out loud, maintaining his gritted teeth expression.
"Envoy, isn't this going a bit too far?" Ying Potian asked in a low voice.
Many of the elders from Shenzhou behind him were so angry that their faces turned red and their bodies trembled, but fortunately, their companions held them down in time.
"Lord Ying, are you questioning the national policies of the Great Sheng Dynasty?"
Mu Jingtai frowned at him and said calmly, "In Dasheng, this level of dereliction of duty would be punishable by death."
"Please don't make things difficult for me..."
Hearing the threat in those words, Ying Potian almost gritted his teeth to pieces, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say:
"Shenzhou is not a vassal state of Dasheng. Your actions..."
"Not a vassal state?"
Mu Jingtai looked at him with a half-smile, and asked in a slightly warning tone:
"You mean, Supreme Pure Divine Continent wants to go to war with my Dasheng? Or do you want to discuss tactics with my aunt?"
"Your words are too harsh, sir. I merely..."
"Since you don't intend to start a war, then accept the punishment." Mu Jingtai felt a sense of comfort throughout his body; this feeling of power was truly irresistible.
Everyone knows his actions were excessive, but no one can directly refute him on this spot.
This is the weight of the Dasheng family, this is the weight of the Taicang Mu Family!
After saying this, he slightly flicked his sleeve, and the overwhelming pressure directly caused the Ziwei Hall to stagger backward!
Only when a fair hand pressed against his shoulder Ying Potian manage to steady himself.
"Your logic is really interesting; you punish people by punishing their blood relatives first."
Under Mu Jingtai's slightly furrowed brows.
After the completely unfamiliar white-robed youth straightened Ying Potian's body, he actually stepped directly onto the steps.
"Fellow Daoist Ye..."
Ying Xuanji's pupils constricted suddenly, and her heart began to beat faster uncontrollably.
As the altitude increased, ethereal clouds gradually appeared around Ye Li, his skin and flesh seemed to melt away in a mystical way, and pure white flames gradually emerged from his entire body!
This is the status of [Imperial Command Over Mountains and Seas]!
His aura surged rapidly, breaking through the barrier of the Great Void Realm in an instant.
This forced Mu Zhaorong, who was lying on the chair, to suddenly look up.
In her perception, the aura of the newcomer was expanding at an incredibly eerie and rapid pace...
Amidst countless astonished and solemn gazes.
But I'm different from you.
The young man on the High Platform stood tall and straight, surrounded by a sea of clouds. His white hair and white eyes made him look like a celestial being descending to earth!
Although his tone was calm, his words resonated like thunder, sending shivers down everyone's spines.
"Neither of you are getting away today!!"