My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1093 Decisive Use of Poison

"The Demon Sword? You really did collude with the demons of the underworld!"

Chi Jingzi pointed at the strange short sword that had grown in Wen Rui's hand, as if he had discovered crucial evidence, and angrily denounced it.

"How dare you harbor murderous intent towards us?" Master Huanglong roared majestically, "What audacity! You're defying the heavens!"

Guang Chengzi spoke with righteous indignation and solemnity: "The Dao Ancestor Hongjun has long forbade that although the three religions may have disputes, they must not violate the Way of Heaven, harm the common people, or attack each other!"

Master Yu Ding added, the Immortal-Slaying Sword trembling slightly in his hand: "You have cultivated a hybrid race, severed the connection between gods and mortals, instigated mortals to fight against immortals, and even drawn your sword against us, recklessly harboring murderous intentions. This has long exceeded the scope of 'internal strife' and is an open provocation of the Dao Ancestor's majesty! Do you really think that you can withstand the Dao Ancestor's wrath with these mortal artifacts and evil techniques?"

The four Golden Immortals took turns speaking, invoking the name of the Dao Ancestor, attempting to intimidate Wen Rui with their supreme authority in the Three Realms.

Back then, Guang Chengzi had the audacity to go to Biyou Palace alone to meet Tongtian Jiaozhu after killing Huoling Shengmu. However, Tongtian Jiaozhu did not harm him, not because he admitted that his disciple had done wrong and deserved to be killed, but because he did not dare to disobey the teachings of Hongjun Daozu.

Upon hearing this, Wen Rui threw his head back and burst into laughter, his laughter filled with disdain and mockery: "Sages? Dao Ancestors? The Order of the Three Realms? You all keep talking about these vague 'authorities,' yet you don't even understand what the 'Heavenly Dao' is. How dare you call yourselves 'orthodox'?"

He suppressed his smile, his gaze sharp as a knife as he swept over the four immortals: "You say that the clear distinction between humans, demons, and monsters is a predetermined fate of Heaven, but who determined this 'fate'? Was it the Primordial Heavenly Venerable? Or the Dao Ancestor Hongjun? It's nothing more than a rule that you so-called 'gods and Buddhas' subjectively conjectured in order to maintain your own rule!"

"You have never asked mortals whether they are willing to be 'educated,' never considered whether the human and demon races are truly incompatible, and you define 'the Way of Heaven' based solely on your own prejudices. Isn't this 'disregarding the facts'?"

"As for 'following the will of Heaven and responding to the will of the people,' that's utterly laughable!" Wen Rui stepped forward, his killing intent growing even stronger.
"What you call 'following the will of Heaven' means making mortals submit to the control of gods and Buddhas; what you call 'responding to the people' means making mortals follow the rules you set and not allow them to resist in the slightest."

“But the mortal beings I have taught use their wisdom to create ‘mortal objects,’ proving that races are boundless by the coexistence of humans, demons, and monsters, and proving that this path is feasible by the prosperity of the purple aura—this is the true ‘responding to humanity,’ while you regard it as ‘defying heaven.’ Who is truly ‘evil’?”

He pointed at the four immortals, his tone firm and resolute: "You say I violated the Dao Ancestor's prohibition, but what the Dao Ancestor forbade was 'harming the common people,' not 'breaking prejudices'! The people of all races in the Demon Alliance live in peace and prosperity, and have never intentionally harmed anyone. On the contrary, you want to exterminate them without distinguishing right from wrong. Isn't that 'harming the common people'? You keep talking about 'respecting the principles of Heaven,' but you won't even admit the 'objective facts.' You judge good and evil based solely on subjective conjecture. Is this your 'principles of Heaven'?"

"As for the wrath of the Sages and the Dao Ancestors..." Wen Rui chuckled, his eyes full of confidence: "If they truly represent the 'Heavenly Way,' they should see the prosperity of all beings under the guidance of my Jie Sect, and their desire for self-reliance and self-improvement, rather than simply maintaining the outdated order."

These words struck the four immortals like a thunderclap.

They never imagined that the "orthodox way of heaven" they had upheld for ten thousand years would be so thoroughly deconstructed; nor did they ever imagine that the majesty of the "sage" and the "ancestor of the Dao" would be so insignificant in Wen Rui's eyes.

"You...you traitor! You're just spouting nonsense!" Guang Chengzi trembled with rage, pointing at the Creator Heavenly Venerable, his voice hoarse with agitation: "What objective facts? What new era Heavenly Dao? These are nothing but excuses for you to confuse right and wrong and subvert order! Humans, demons, and monsters are on different paths, how can they coexist? No matter how powerful mortal artifacts are, how can they compare to immortal magic? Your twisted logic will surely bring divine retribution sooner or later!"

Master Yu Ding put on the face of a kind and benevolent elder and kindly advised, "Considering that you are a junior and of the same lineage as us, I advise you to pull back from the brink, admit your mistakes as soon as possible, accept your punishment, and commit suicide to atone for your sins. Perhaps the Dao Ancestor can still allow you to be reincarnated and start anew."

"Seven hundred years ago, during the Investiture of the Gods, our Jie Sect captured disciples of the Chan Sect more than once. A mere celestial immortal dared to shout loudly in front of the Jie Sect's golden immortals, saying that those who defy Heaven will surely be punished by Heaven. As a result, our sect's golden immortal seniors did not dare to kill them rashly. They always had to show some mercy, thinking that this was an internal struggle between the three sects and that they should not act rashly to kill, lest they damage the friendship between people of the same lineage."

Wen Rui said with a sigh, "And what was the result? In the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, you slaughtered my sect's immortals without any mercy. I can't forget how my fellow disciples were cleaved into pieces and blown into flames by you. They struggled and screamed, calling for their fathers and mothers. The wounded were even more pitiful, with nowhere to hide and nowhere to go. I couldn't save them, I couldn't save them!"

"What do you mean by saying this? Do you want to avenge them?"

The four Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect felt increasingly alarmed. Wen Rui's killing intent had solidified into a tangible form, and it seemed that invoking the Dao Ancestor Hongjun had been completely ineffective.

"No, after going through all that, I only understood one thing: the idea that red flowers, white lotus roots, and green lotus leaves represent the three religions being one family is just wishful thinking on the part of the Tongtian Sect Leader."

Wen Rui said coldly, "You have never treated us disciples as family, or even as human beings. Therefore, I should treat you the way you treat us, and not treat you as human beings at all!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Rui's figure flashed, and the next moment he appeared behind Chi Jingzi, thrusting out his short sword without warning.

Chi Jingzi was already poisoned by the Daomazhuang poison, and the intense pain greatly distracted him, causing his body's reaction time to drop significantly. He didn't even realize that Wen Rui's sneak attack had already begun, and the short sword had pierced his back.

Wen Rui activated the innate divine power of the Mantis Witch Beast God General, which was modified by Mosquito Taoist: a short-range, no-cooldown spatial teleportation ability.

The bio-weapon technology developed by Mosquito Taoist is 100% compatible with Wen Rui's bio-weapon body, and can exert a stronger effect than those bio-weapon witches.

To ensure the success of the surprise attack, he also chose Chi Jingzi, one of the four Golden Immortals whose mind was scattered due to poisoning, and struck with deadly force, determined to kill him in one blow.

The body of a peak Golden Immortal is exceptionally sturdy. For example, a certain monkey was tied to the Execution Platform and killed for forty-nine days. He was struck by lightning, burned by fire, and stabbed by flying swords, but he still couldn't be killed.

However, Mosquito Taoist's sword was the nemesis of the Golden Body, specifically designed to break through the indestructible Golden Body. It pierced Chi Jingzi's back heart more smoothly than a bamboo skewer skewering tofu, penetrating straight to the hilt.

(End of this chapter)