Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 413 Infighting
From inside the Demon Extermination Bureau, a man with a sinister face and a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation emerged. He addressed the questioning Gao Zhao, saying, "Now that the Crown Prince is in charge of the government, one of his decrees is to thoroughly investigate the recent dragon vein smuggling case. At this crucial moment, Brother Gao, please don't put me in a difficult position. I am merely acting under orders."

Gao Sheng's maternal grandfather, Gao Zhao, narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't make a big deal out of nothing. If you have something to say, come at me. Don't you have any shame in framing a junior?"

He snorted coldly, already having a guess in his mind. Their Gao family was one of the leaders of the Demon Extermination Division, a force cultivated by the Child Immortal.

After Lin Jing revealed his Heavenly Demon Body, Tong Zixian's political enemies used this as a pretext to launch a verbal attack on him, severely damaging the power of Tong Zixian's faction.

Although his adoptive father's power was diminished, he was blessed with good fortune and, with the help of the Golden Age, unexpectedly broke through to the half-step Void Profound Realm... If he could break through to the early stage of Void Profound Realm in one fell swoop, no matter how great the external pressure, the Gao family could still prosper for another thousand years.

Gao Zhao judged that his adoptive father's power was waning and he himself was only one step away from the Void Realm. This was also the reason why he was sent to carry out a dangerous mission some time ago. This mission was extremely dangerous, but fortunately he was blessed with good fortune and returned alive. However, as soon as he returned, he found that his beloved grandson had been falsely accused of buying and selling dragon veins and was imprisoned. How could he tolerate this?

Gao Zhao concluded that the person who sent him on the dangerous mission and framed his grandson must be Gai You, one of the five chiefs of the Demon Extermination Division whom his adoptive father, Tong Zixian, disliked the most.

The five chief exorcists of the Demon Exorcism Bureau are: Tong Zixian, Liu Gongzhuo, Gai You, Feng Gui, and Sikong Jianluo.

Among them, the Feng Sizhu and Sikong Sizhu are old and have old ailments, so there is no hope of them being promoted.

Master Liu is just an ordinary person's child, without any illustrious background to help him operate, and he also has an unstable factor like a Gu worm in his body, making it difficult for him to advance further.

Only Tong Zixian and Gai Sizhu have the potential to rise to a higher level. However, Tong Zixian, the adoptive father, has made a mistake by passing on the secret technique of the Heavenly Demon Body to Lin Jing, resulting in the cultivation of a terrifying Demon Court Saint Son. This has undoubtedly become a stain on Gai Sizhu's reputation for attacking him.

However, Gao Zhao never expected that the other party would be so ruthless, not only dealing with Tong Zixian and himself, but also targeting the juniors...

"Brother Gao, the evidence is conclusive. I understand how you feel, but please stop making trouble."

"Stop talking nonsense. If you're going to label someone, at least use a normal one. What use would my grandson have for that dragon vein? He doesn't even like cultivating." Gao Sheng's maternal grandfather cursed loudly, his voice echoing throughout the entire Demon Extermination Division headquarters.

Just then, two ethereal fluctuations emanated from within the Demon Extermination Bureau.

One of them was Gai You, one of the heads of the Demon Extermination Bureau. Beside him was a young man bound by magic, who was Gao Sheng.

In addition, there was a red-haired man, Liu Gongzhuo, one of the heads of the Demon Extermination Bureau.

"Promotion!" Upon seeing his grandson, Gao Zhao's expression changed, but he still respectfully said, "Greetings, Chief Gai and Chief Liu. Is there some misunderstanding here?!"

"Hehe, misunderstanding." Master Gai said coldly, "Gao Zhao, are you saying that I slandered your grandson? Or are you saying that the Zongguan Mansion slandered your grandson, that your grandson tried to trade the dragon vein through the Zongguan Mansion and was reported to me? There are witnesses and physical evidence, and Master Liu can also testify. What else do you have to say?"

"As one of the deputy heads of the Demon Extermination Bureau, is this how you educate your descendants?"

"I've heard that he has cultivated a Spiritual Fortune Body. Could it be that your plan to create a Dragon Vein of Fortune is related to this physique?"

Waaaaah... Gao Sheng wanted to speak, but couldn't get the words out. He was filled with hatred.

Damn it, how come the Feng family cultivators from Martial Emperor City were able to get the Dragon Vein from the Sect Management Office? They spent a lot of money, and this is what happened! Collusion! This old ghost Gai definitely has a dirty relationship with the Sect Management Office!
"According to the laws of the ancient kingdom, those who illegally buy, sell, or smuggle the dragon veins of the ancient kingdom are guilty of a capital offense!"

As soon as Gai Sizhu finished speaking, Gao Sheng's maternal grandfather's eyes reddened. He still couldn't believe it. However, if it were just Gai Sizhu saying this, he would never believe that Gao Sheng would do such a stupid thing. But with Sizhu Liu also there, Gao Zhao couldn't help but start to have doubts.

After all, even his adoptive father, Tong Zixian, highly regarded Liu Sizhu's character. If Liu Sizhu hadn't lacked the support of a powerful clan and wasn't unwilling to pursue an official career, Tong Zixian and Gai You would definitely not have been promoted.

“Gao Zhao, your grandson did indeed intend to illegally purchase the dragon vein and even spent a lot of money to bribe the cultivators of the General Administration. However, considering his special status, we did not force him to confess his purpose. You should let him confess on his own, and perhaps we can give him a lighter punishment.” Liu Gongzhuo spoke, freeing Gao Sheng from his verbal restraint.

Gao Zhao glared at Gao Sheng and questioned, "Is what the two department heads said true???"

Gao Sheng had no words to express his bitterness, and said, "Grandfather, it is indeed true..."

"Fuck your grandma!" Gao Zhao roared. He had thought he was being framed, but it turned out the kid really had made a mistake?
The Gao family's situation was already somewhat delicate, and this kid actually caused trouble for them!

"Why did you buy that thing? Did someone scam you or threaten you?" Gao Zhao still didn't understand why this idiot wanted to buy a dragon vein. He had never heard of needing a dragon vein for cultivating the Spiritual Body. Even if it was needed, why would he need to buy it privately?

In the ancient kingdom, all dragon veins are "assets of the ancient kingdom." All sects and cultivation families only have the "right to use" them. Use requires the approval of the ancient kingdom. Gao Sheng's private and illegal buying and selling of dragon veins is absolutely prohibited in the ancient kingdom.

"I..." Gao Sheng was speechless. Was he supposed to say that he just wanted to get a few dragon veins to revive his master, the first ancient emperor?
To be honest, he felt that no one would believe him if he said it.

"Just tell the truth." Just as Gao Sheng was worrying, another voice rang out, causing Liu Gongzhuo and Gai You's expressions to change; they hadn't even noticed who it was...

"Who?!"

The two Void Profound looked around when a figure emerged from the ripples in the void. Lin Jing couldn't help but marvel at how powerful the Heavenly Demon Crossing truly was. Not only was it a top-tier spatial teleportation technique, but when combined with a spatial concealment magic treasure, it was so powerful that even Void Profound could hardly detect it while it was in the void.

"Demon Court, Holy Son???" Upon seeing the newcomer, the group was all taken aback.

Lin Jing looked at the two heads of the Demon Extermination Division and said, "It was I who sent Gao Sheng to find the Dragon Vein of Fortune."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Sheng's maternal grandfather, Gao Zhao, turned deathly pale.

Liu Gongzhuo and Gai Sizhu also showed different expressions.

The moment Lin Jing uttered these words, the situation escalated from one of the demon-slaying family members illegally trading dragon veins to one of colluding with the demon race to erode the ancient kingdom's destiny!

"Brother Lin, hurry up and call our master out, or I'll be in big trouble." Gao Sheng was bitter inside. If he didn't get the first master out, it would be easy to have his entire family executed.

Lin Jing nodded helplessly. Since things had come to this, he could only call out the First Ancient Emperor here to clean up Gao Sheng's mess.

(End of this chapter)