Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 296 Trial?

The Western Emperor Palace, the White Jade Fairy Palace, stands tall and majestic.

The palaces are arranged in an orderly manner. From entering the palace gate and walking forward along the stairs, you can feel the ethereal spiritual energy. It is a holy place for spiritual practice on the island.

In different places in the White Jade Palace, people were flying in the air one after another, heading in the same direction, as if they had received some news in advance.

At the same time, Li Fan also followed Nan Chen into the gate of the Western Emperor Palace and moved forward.

He came to a huge martial arts arena, which was located on the white jade stairs and under the white jade palaces. In different directions, the monks of the Western Emperor Palace were walking through, but after arriving here, they had to continue going up. Except for the elders of the Western Emperor Palace, everyone else could only walk on the ground.

Li Fan looked up and saw monks coming out of the well-organized white jade palaces one after another and heading towards this side. Not long after, many monks gathered around this martial arts field.

These cultivators are not only practitioners from the Western Emperor Palace, but also practitioners who come from all over and visit the Western Emperor Palace.

"What's going on?" A young man in one direction, with his hands folded across his chest, looked at Li Fan and asked.

"I just got the news that the white-robed sword cultivator is named Yang Qingshan. He can kill Dan Ning at the foundation building stage. He fought on the day the demons invaded Xidi Island. He was invincible at the foundation building stage and won morale for the Xidi Island side."

The person next to him replied, "However, this man seems to be a troublemaker. He killed the elder in front of him, Nan Chen's son Nan Zhengchuan, and just killed a steward of the West Emperor Palace, who was the father of the West Emperor Palace's 'genius' Song Siyu. He also killed many people from the other family who had reached the Dan Condensation stage. He was brought to the West Emperor Palace by Nan Chen to be dealt with."

"Hearing what you said, I am somewhat interested. This guy is indeed a troublemaker and is so bold." The monk who stood with his arms folded said with a smile.

There were constant discussions around, and soon both the people in the Western Emperor Palace and the practitioners who came to visit knew Li Fan's identity and what he had done, and they all looked at him with interest.

How will the Western Emperor Palace deal with it?
Looking up, he saw several figures flying in the air from the direction of the white jade palace. They were all elders of the Western Emperor Palace. After they arrived, they all stood on the white jade steps of the martial arts field.

At this time, a white-haired old man was walking in the distance. This old man had an ethereal temperament, a Taoist spirit, and was outstanding.

"Great Elder." Many people bowed and saluted, with awe in their eyes.

"Grand Elder." The elders of the Western Emperor Palace also saluted and shouted. The white-haired old man walked to the center of them, took a few steps forward, and landed in front of the white jade stairs, looking towards Nan Chen, Li Fan and the others.

Li Fan looked at the other party calmly. Murong Gang, the grand elder of the Western Emperor Palace, was at the peak of the sixth realm of Taoism and was in charge of all the palaces in the Western Emperor Palace. Elders like Nan Chen had to obey him.

In addition, when Li Fan looked around the crowd, he saw some people he knew.

For example, Wenren Qiu, the son of the prefect of Yazhou, is also in the Western Emperor's Palace.

Before, Wen Renqiu came to Xidi Island on his own to train, but when he came to Xidi Palace, he came in the name of the prefect of Yazhou. Some practitioners from the prefecture also came with him.

When demons cause chaos, the imperial court would, in principle, send people over. Although the imperial court's influence overseas was very weak, it was still part of the territory of the Dali Dynasty after all.

Wen Ren Qiu did not expect to see Li Fan again in such an environment, and in these short few months, the other party has already entered the realm of Condensing Dan.

Such talent is truly enviable.

But when I thought that he was most likely the one who came from Chixiao City... everything became normal. After all, he was Lishan Jianzi.

That Nan Chen actually wants to touch him?
I wonder what Nan Chen would think if he knew his identity.

The forces in the island cities in the sea area still know little about what happened in the inland. Otherwise, if they knew what happened in Chixiao City, and combined with the time when Li Fan went to sea as well as his age and talent, they would probably be able to guess a little.

Yuwen Jing, the sword cultivator from Xihuang Island, was also there, and he was standing not far from the Great Elder. As an extraordinary sword cultivator from Xihuang Island, Yuwen Jing obviously received more courtesy than anyone else. The prefect of Yazhou who came from the imperial court just stood aside.

From this we can see that the forces in this sea area do not treat the imperial court so well.

In addition to these people, there are also various monks from inland areas and islands in the sea. Most of them have some background, otherwise they would not be able to enter the Western Emperor Palace as guests.

Ordinary cultivators, even if they come to support, can only stay outside the Western Emperor Palace.

Murong Gang, the Grand Elder of the Western Emperor Palace, looked at Li Fan but did not speak.

Li Fan was also looking at the great elder, as if he had sensed something. He glanced at the law enforcement elder Nan Chen standing in front of him, and saw a faint invisible wave emanating from his body.

"Communication through spiritual consciousness?" Li Fan understood at a glance that Nan Chen seemed to have been secretly saying something to the Great Elder Murong Gang. After all, they were both elders of the Western Emperor Palace, and the two sides should be very familiar with each other and deeply involved. Condensation Realm cultivators can communicate through spiritual consciousness, but if it is an aboveboard matter, why do they have to do this?

He came here with integrity, so naturally he was not afraid of any conspiracy or intrigue.

"Nan Chen, what's going on?" The great elder Murong Gang asked loudly, as if he didn't know what was going on.

"Great Elder, I'm sure you know this boy Yang Qingshan. In the battle that day, he defeated the four realms of demons and made a great contribution." Nan Chen explained, "But before that, I had some grudges against him. He killed Song Boling of the Song family, Alchemist Han Qingzi and many other cultivators. My son Nan Zhengchuan and Song Siyu took the members of the Western Emperor Palace Law Enforcement Team to investigate, but my son Nan Zhengchuan was killed by him."

"In addition, he is said to have killed the young master of Jiaomo Island before. He was discovered by Jiaomo Island that day and recognized by me, so he was forced to stand up and fight. Later, when the war broke out, the West Emperor Palace looked for him, but he was nowhere to be found. He should have left West Emperor Island and now returned. He broke through the Condensation Realm, but for revenge, he went to the Song family, killed Song Xiang, and slaughtered the Song family's Condensation cultivators."

"This boy is a murderous person by nature, with a strong desire for revenge. He doesn't follow rules and restraints. He starts killing people when he is not satisfied. He doesn't take the law enforcement of the Western Emperor Palace seriously. So I went to arrest him, but because of his achievements in that battle, I didn't decide his life or death in private. I brought him to the Western Emperor Palace to ask the Great Elder to make a decision."

Nan Chen recounted what had happened one by one, and generally restored the course of events, but his words were somewhat suggestive.

For example, Li Fan was forced to fight... For another example, Li Fan left after the war started, and after returning he went on a killing spree. He was a bloodthirsty person, giving people the impression that Li Fan was cold-blooded, bloodthirsty, unruly, and disregarding the Western Emperor Palace.

"What nonsense! You are confusing right and wrong." Before Li Fan could say anything, Luo Qingyan walked up to him and shouted angrily.

"Shut up..." A cold snort fell into Luo Qingyan's ears, causing her eardrums to vibrate. Nan Chen's cold eyes swept towards her, and a feeling of suffocation instantly enveloped Luo Qingyan.

"Who do you think you are? You have no right to speak."

Shrouded by a suffocating feeling of oppression, Luo Qingyan's eyes revealed a stubborn sneer, and responded: "Since you are here, the dignified law enforcement elder of the Western Emperor Palace doesn't even let me speak? Wouldn't it be better to just kill him at the Song family and silence him?"

"How dare you." Nan Chen's voice was like thunder.

"Elder Nan is so arrogant." Meng Hong at the side also said, "You didn't mention a word about Song Boling's killing of monks. You didn't mention your son Nan Zhengchuan's killing without any reason. You also didn't mention that we would come to kill you as soon as we returned to the Song family. What law enforcement elders of the Western Emperor Palace are there for us to enforce?"

"boom……"

The aura from Nan Chen swept out, and the pressure enveloped Luo Qingyan, Meng Hong and his group. How dare two casual cultivators in the Nascent Soul Realm on Xidi Island speak to him like this in public.

If it were an ordinary day, these two people would not have the qualifications to see him.

Li Fan glanced at him calmly, but there was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, and said: "Elder Nan, the Western Emperor Palace and the practitioners from all sides are watching, can you put away your prestige as an elder? Otherwise, you will be ridiculed."

Nan Chen's expression changed immediately when he heard Li Fan's words. He restrained his breath in an instant and was able to control it freely.

"Everything you did is true. You murdered Song Boling, Han Qingzi, and my son Nan Zhengchuan. As for throwing dirty water on them, there is no evidence. You can say whatever you want. But not long ago, you killed people in the Song family. Were they also implicated by Song Boling?"

Nan Chen said sarcastically, then looked at Murong Gang: "Great Elder, this is what happened. Because of Zhengchuan, I need to avoid suspicion. I am just stating what happened. Everything is still up to the Great Elder to decide."

"Decided?"

Li Fan sneered and looked at Murong Gang. He bowed politely and said, "I am Yang Qingshan. I believe the Great Elder knows something about what I have done. There is no need to explain too much. I will not offend anyone unless they offend me. Those I kill are those who offend me. I came to Xidi Island to practice and cultivate, not to make enemies. I killed the people of the Song family because the Song family indulged Song Boling and then tried every means to kill me. How can I be passive everywhere?"

"As for coming to the Western Emperor Palace now..."

Li Fan looked around and said, "I am not a sinner, nor am I here to be judged. Now that demons have invaded, the Western Emperor Palace is fighting against them. As a human cultivator, I have come here to contribute some strength, but if the Western Emperor Palace judges me here, then I will have to leave."

"So, I wonder what the Great Elder means?"

Li Fan looked at Murong Gang and asked.

Everyone was startled to hear his words, and saw that the other party was standing tall and straight, like a green pine, neither humble nor arrogant. Just as he said, he was not a criminal, and he was not here to be tried by the Western Emperor Palace.

However, it is frivolous to dare to say such words.

I just don't know where his confidence comes from.

(End of this chapter)