Slender willows sway in the breeze

Chapter 228 Will there be an abuse of power?

Master Lu and Master Liu were completely focused on controlling the alchemy furnace, and the Southern Bright Fire and the light in the furnace became increasingly intertwined.

The alchemy furnace spun rapidly, emitting a buzzing sound, and its powerful suction drew in the surrounding evil energy bit by bit.

"hold onto!"

Lu Danshi's forehead was covered in sweat, and his spiritual power was being rapidly depleted, but his eyes remained firm.

Liu Sijun bit her lip tightly, guiding the Nanming Fire with all her might, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

Despite his injuries, Gu Changzhou stood up again, brandishing his Xuan Tie sword, and engaged in a fierce battle with the evil creatures that poured out of the palace.

His sword gleamed with starlight, and each swing slew an evil creature, but the evil creatures kept coming in, keeping him constantly busy.

Although Leng Xuan had exhausted his spiritual power, he forced himself to stay upright, took out some ancient talismans from his pocket, chanted incantations, and threw the talismans out.

The talismans emitted a strange light in the air, temporarily blocking the attack of some of the evil creatures.

The elders of Yougu Palace and Master Jihe also used their last bit of strength to cast spells in an attempt to buy more time for Master Lu Dan and Master Liu Sijun.

Their magic glowed faintly, yet they steadfastly resisted the invasion of evil forces.

As the alchemy furnace continued to operate, the evil power of Tianxu Palace was gradually weakened.

Those originally ferocious evil creatures became weak after losing the support of powerful forces, and their attack speed and strength were much less than before.

Master Lu seized the opportunity and shouted, "Now!"

He slammed his hands down on the alchemy furnace, and a powerful surge of pure spiritual energy erupted from it, sweeping towards the Heavenly Ruins Palace.

This pure spiritual energy collided with the evil power of the Heavenly Ruins Palace, producing a deafening roar.

The Heavenly Ruins Palace shook violently under the impact of this powerful force.

The blood-red characters "Tianxu Palace" on the palace dimmed, and the twelve chains began to tremble.

Palace Master Wan sensed the power of Tianxu Palace weakening rapidly, and a look of horror appeared on his face.

"No! Impossible!"

The Palace Master roared madly, trying to use the power of the Heavenly Ruins Palace to fight back again, but the Heavenly Ruins Palace was already too busy to help itself.

Liu Sijun and the others seized the opportunity and launched another all-out attack.

Gu Changzhou's Starry Sword Qi, Leng Xuan's Talisman Power, the spells of the Elders of Yougu Palace, and the pure spiritual power guided by Alchemist Lu and Liu Sijun converged to form a powerful force that crashed heavily into Tianxu Palace.

Tianxu Palace finally succumbed to its strain, and a massive crack appeared in the palace, unleashing a torrent of evil power.

The entrance to Tianxu Palace began to close, and the evil creatures were instantly sucked back into the palace.

The Palace Master was filled with fear and resentment as he watched the Heavenly Ruins Palace about to close.

He knew that he had become a pawn of the Heavenly Ruins Palace, and that staying here would only lead to his death. Taking advantage of everyone's inattention, he transformed into a black afterimage and fled towards the outside of the library.

Ji He and the others were not unaware of this.

However, dealing with Tianxu Palace just now had already cost them a great deal of energy, and Palace Master Wan himself had the cultivation of the peak of Mahayana.

They knew the Hidden Valley Palace inside and out, so how could they stop them? They could only watch helplessly as it disappeared. Master Lu looked in the direction where the Heavenly Ruins Palace was gradually disappearing and sighed slightly: "This time we only temporarily repelled the Heavenly Ruins Palace. They will definitely come back again. We must recover our strength as soon as possible and find a way to defeat them completely."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Song Hongyuan was very curious about the unfamiliar face that had suddenly appeared in the library: "I have never seen you in the palace in all these years, but you just said that you are a disciple of Yougu Palace. May I ask you..."

Ji He's gaze was also intense.

“The forbidden technique you just used is unknown even to several of us senior elders, yet you were so skilled at it. There’s only one possibility.”

Upon hearing Ji He's words, Song Hongyuan and the others immediately realized what was going on.

"Are you Xu Hechen?"

Gao Yongxiu looked you up and down several times. "But your appearance... did you take a disguise pill?"

Now that things had come to this, Master Lu no longer concealed himself and revealed his true appearance, greeting everyone in turn: "Uncle-Master Ji He, fellow senior brothers, it is I."

The Palace Master of Ten Thousand Palaces reveals his true colors.

They all knew that Master Lu was innocent, so they left the library and went to Dianming Peak to discuss the matter further.

“When Wan Chongshan said you killed your senior brother, I didn’t believe him.”

At that time, Wan Chongshan had already reached the peak of the Mahayana realm, and none of them were his match. Moreover, there was so-called evidence in front of them, so they had no choice but to listen to him.

What I didn't expect was that Wan Chongshan didn't want a public trial, but instead wanted to kill him to silence him.

Feng Ze inherited his mantle from his grandmaster, knew the forbidden techniques of the Hidden Valley Palace, and possessed various magical treasures, all of which he taught to Xu Hechen without reservation.

Therefore, although Xu Hechen's cultivation level was slightly lower, with Ji He's help, he managed to escape from Yougu Palace and hide there.

The truth about Fengze has come to light.

Xu Hechen's innocence should be restored.

Aside from those honorary elders, Ji He was the highest in seniority among them.

Now that something like the incident involving Palace Master Wan has happened, Ji He has been appointed as the new Palace Master of Yougu Palace on everyone's unanimous recommendation.

The first thing Ji He did upon taking office was to widely publicize the matter of Cai Yanpei and Wan Chongshan in Yougu Palace, to clearly tell every disciple what had happened in Yougu Palace in the past year or two, so that they would be more vigilant and diligent in their cultivation.

"In view of what they have done, I, the Palace Master, have decided to establish the Law Enforcement Hall from this day forward. Elder Gao will serve as the first Hall Master, and from now on you will all call him Hall Master Gao."

Lang Jiashu, Cai Yanpei's disciple, asked, "Our Yougu Palace focuses on alchemy and has never had a law enforcement hall since its founding."

Ji He's gaze fell on Lang Jiashu: "You're right. For thousands of years, Yougu Palace has indeed been capricious, and it is precisely because of this capriciousness that today's disaster has occurred. The establishment of the Law Enforcement Hall is to tell everyone that there must be limits to what we do. No matter who it is, even if I, the Palace Master, make a mistake, I will still have to go to the Law Enforcement Hall to receive punishment."

The disciples looked at each other.

Mustering her courage, Yi Meng asked, "Head of the Enforcement Hall, do you have this authority? Also, with such great power in the Enforcement Hall, who can guarantee that it won't abuse its authority?"

Gao Yongxiu looked at Yi Meng with appreciation: "You're right. The reason we convened this conference with Palace Master Ji is to select talents to enter the Law Enforcement Hall and formulate strict, feasible laws that are suitable for our Yougu Palace."

The disciples started discussing it again.

“One last thing.” Ji He waved his hand again, gesturing for Xu Hechen to step forward a few steps. “His name is Xu Hechen. I believe some of the more senior disciples will recognize him. They know that he was once Palace Master Feng, my senior brother’s prized disciple. He was framed by Wan Chongshan and has not returned to the sect since. Now that we have found him, we are officially restoring his identity.”