The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

The people in the Heavenly Palace were still in a daze.

Encountering two almost impossible events on the same day truly makes one question the reality of this world.

One person ascended to heaven two thousand years ago, reaching the thirty-sixth heaven alone. He cultivated directly using the pure primordial energy, escaping freezing to death or being directly purified and disintegrated. He even attained the position of Yuanjun. Another person, in the Void of Return, a place where no one has ever come out alive, only spent a short hundred years breaking through countless obstacles, traversing endless waters, and advancing to the next level before returning.

Now, both of these things are happening before their eyes at the same time.

The silver dragon leaped down, transformed into human form, and looked at the Heavenly Emperor. "By order, I have found the legacy of the previous Taiyin before his death."

His words stirred up a storm. Lin Du did not speak immediately, but lowered his eyes and remained silent, sensing the emotions around him.

Wei Zhi raised his hand and flicked his sleeve, and a curtain of water appeared out of nowhere. In the flowing water, the scene before Yin Huaitian's death was revealed.

The scene depicts a former mansion, not yet known as Guixu, but only a transplanted precious tree. Beyond the tree lies an endless expanse of water.

The woman was dressed in silver armor, holding a snake-shaped longsword and a red rope in her other hand. The red rope burned her palm, but she didn't care. She stood under the tree, watching people arrive one after another.

Most of those people had disguised their appearances; some wore masks, some had blurred features, and some were so ordinary that one could forget what they looked like after just one glance.

They did not arrive all at once, but appeared under the tree one after another. Some seemed to be hiding to the side, while others had been lying in ambush for a long time.

But in any case, they are the opposite of Yin Huaitian.

No one was her helper, and no one came to protect her.

"As expected, you were too hasty." Yin Huaitian looked at those people. "If I were to summon five battalions of troops right now, you would all be wiped out in one fell swoop."

"Yin Huaitian, you have been stripped of your military power and no one obeys your orders. Otherwise, why would you have come here alone and waited here for so long? Those lurking around you are here to kill you, not to see if you can find the evil spirit."

Yin Huaitian's expression remained unchanged. "Is that really so? As long as this is the Immortal Realm, I can summon people at any time."

Those surrounding her burst into laughter. "Now, does anyone still believe you?"

"You have repeatedly exhausted their trust, caused chaos in the Heavenly Palace, misidentified many people, and offended all departments of the Heavenly Palace. Even the Heavenly Emperor no longer believes you. Now everyone thinks you are just a crazy woman who has been bewitched by the Three Poisons when evil spirits swarm out."

"You hate us for being demons, but when you killed the wrong person for the first time, your obsession was even greater than that of a demon."

"You are a joke in the Heavenly Palace, and a joke in the entire Immortal Realm."

"If you had carefully lay low and slowly dealt with me, you might have been more cautious. But now, you are isolated and helpless. Do you still think you were once the powerful Lunar Lord who could command five battalions of troops at will and command hundreds of followers with a single call?"

"Wake up, no news will get out today."

"Since you haven't made a move yet, it seems this treasure for identification can't kill us. Well then, I'm sorry, Lord Taiyin."

As soon as the man finished speaking, several array patterns that had been laid out beforehand slowly emerged, and the sky and water instantly turned into a bloody color.

A barrage of attacks came from all directions, ranging from fierce to insidious, dozens of attacks of all sizes hurtling towards Yin Huaitian.

Yin Huaitian flipped her wrist and raised her sword, unleashing a burst of fierce and swift sword energy. She spun rapidly, sweeping out a crescent moon with her sword, blocking most of the attacks. Agile and brave, she was like a hawk soaring high in the sky. Even with the hunters setting up a net of traps, she remained heroic and spirited. The bloodstains splattered on her beautiful face were her badges of honor.

Chu Guanmeng jumped off Lin Du's sleeve at some point and transformed into a rabbit. She looked up at the person in the picture, her eyes were red and vivid, as if they were a figment of imagination, but they were shockingly red.

Yin Huaitian lived up to her reputation as one of the Twelve Heavenly Generals of the Heavenly Palace. She seemed to be able to fight against a hundred people with ease. Even though she had many wounds from hidden weapons, she seemed to feel no pain at all.

When the last person arrived, Yin Huaitian was knocked away with a heavy blow.

That force was very strong, far stronger than anyone who had attacked before.

The person didn't even reveal their form; instead, a spatial rift tore open, and a hand reached out, sending the lone, brave general flying with a single blow. The hidden weapons instantly dissolved from the wounds on her body.

Like a falcon pierced by an arrow, the woman plummeted into the bottomless abyss.

Chu Guanmeng stared wide-eyed, then let out a sharp, explosive sound.

The room fell silent. Most people either looked reluctant, had complicated expressions, or clenched their fists, feeling indignant.

As they sank into the deep sea, the woman's voice rang out again, each word carrying a profound power as if a river were flowing backward.

"You demons disguised as gods, even if you sit on the throne of supreme beings, you'd better always hide your demonic seeds. When you make a move, never reveal even a trace of demonic energy. If you reveal even a little, there will always be successors to inherit my will."

Lin Du suddenly raised his eyes and looked towards where the emperors were.

"I admit that I, Yin Huaitian, am not a very smart person. I am reckless, straightforward, arbitrary, stubborn, prone to making mistakes, and have indeed committed crimes. But the only thing I, Yin Huaitian, did not do wrong was to suspect that the demonic fetus was still hidden among the immortals. You may think I am a madman."

"But I have already given my all for my ambition. Yin Huaitian has no regrets in this life."

"If a successor accepts my will, I hope that even if you fight alone, you will emerge unscathed."

Suddenly, only a desolate expanse of seawater remained within the water curtain.

Wei Zhi stood before the water curtain, saying, "This is the last will of the previous Taiyin."

He turned around and looked at everyone in front of him. "They are also my only goal in breaking out of the Ruins today."

The crowd finally began to stir.

"Even so, that doesn't prove that these demonic beings are all from the Celestial Palace, does it?"

"We've had peace for so many years, and we haven't discovered any evil spirits causing trouble."

"Taiyin has been dead for ten thousand years, and there have certainly been no evil spirits causing trouble during that time. Besides, let alone the entire Immortal Realm, are we really going to investigate every single person in the Heavenly Palace?"

"Also, is there any way to find the demonic fetus without harming others or causing a wrongful conviction? In the scene just now, Yin Huaitian failed as well, didn't he?"

Those words were just whispers among the crowd, but the gods had excellent hearing, and everyone could hear them clearly.

One of the celestial officials spoke up, "Actually, it's not that there aren't any evil spirits causing trouble. Wasn't Kaiyang a case like that before?"

There was a moment of silence in the crowd, followed by a surge of voices.

"We've done nothing wrong, what's there to be afraid of!"

"What else is there to be afraid of? Wrongful convictions and the disregard for human life."

Wei Zhi finally made his next move. He turned around, faced Lin Du directly, and bowed deeply. "I beseech Lingwei Yuanjun to restart the Three Primal Elements and Nine Palaces and oversee all the lords of the Heavenly Palace."

Everyone finally understood. So that's what they were waiting for—a grand show being put on in front of them all.

This sparked a flurry of discussion, with some unable to resist asking, "But even the Floating Life Illusion Realm might not be able to determine whether it's truly a demon, right? Wasn't Kaiyang the first to be judged by the Illusion Realm?"

"Furthermore, in recent years, the evil deeds committed by demons have probably not outnumbered the cases of ferocious beasts and evil spirits causing injury or death. Is it really necessary to shake the very foundation of the Heavenly Palace over such a trivial matter? Which celestial official doesn't hold an important position? If a large number of people are suspended from their duties and subjected to investigation, wouldn't that cause chaos throughout the Three Realms!"

Lin Du finally spoke, "I have heard your voices."

"I will answer all your questions one by one."

She laughed. It's good that there are doubts; the worst thing is if no one tells her, then she'll have nowhere to climb.

"I have just returned from seclusion in the Thirty-Sixth Heaven. This red rope, I wonder if you all find it familiar? I inherited a spiritual treasure forged by the Taiyin Star Lord in the Thirty-Sixth Heaven. She didn't have time to use it back then, but now I have plenty of time to accept the divine talisman contained in this red rope."

Lin Du raised his hand, his wide sleeves hanging down, the red rope on his wrist like fresh blood, pricking some people's eyes painfully like bone spurs.

"Of course, before I can prove my abilities, I need to show you some files first."

As soon as Lin Du finished speaking, a tall figure pushed through the crowd, holding up the dossier, and appeared before everyone.

"Mo Lin, a disciple of the Dongyuan Sect of Shenxiao Mansion, sorted through the records of the past ten thousand years and found that there were more than 30,000 cases of ferocious beasts and demons injuring people. Of these 30,000 cases, only more than 300 cases involved the ferocious beasts and demons being caught on the spot. Among them, 20,531 cases involved souls that were not received by the Doubu and the Underworld and disappeared from the Book of Life and Death."

Mo Lin looked at everyone and said, "Of course, this does not prove that it was the work of evil spirits. However, I have visited many places in the Immortal Realm. The rogue immortal Cang Li was originally a music cultivator. Wherever the music reached, the energy feedback could identify the traces of spiritual energy at the crime scene and I discovered many clues."

A figure leaped up from behind the immortals. Cang Li, holding a jade flute, landed gracefully in front of them and gave a slight greeting, "Cang Li of the Supreme Sect greets everyone."

"As friends who frequently commit murder know, killing is easy, but erasing all traces of the crime is difficult. As long as something has existed, even as time passes and the elements wear it away, a little bit of its power will remain."

"I am a carefree immortal who loves to travel and play music. By sheer coincidence, I happened to pass by a former crime scene and discovered remnants of a demon's habitual devouring technique."

"We traveled through most of the immortal realm and passed by more than thirty legendary crime scenes, where we found similar traces."

Cang Li looked at the Heavenly Emperor with composure and said, "With my two disciples who are immortals in the Heavenly Palace as witnesses, everything I have said and done is true."

Yuan Ye, who was just about to reply, silently twitched the corner of his mouth. So, the disciple has to take responsibility for the master's actions? This is his real master!

Mo Lin nodded. "These thirty cases are all from the last hundred years, some of which occurred after Kaiyang's death."

In the silence, Yuan Ye and Ni Jinxuan finally squeezed their way out of the crowd. "Also, we found some survivors who can testify that these are all petitions written by hand, word by word."

"Some I've seen by chance in my own secluded little world, and some I almost got eaten. But these are all wandering immortals. After saving themselves, they were fine. Everyone in the immortal realm lives far apart. These are all wandering immortals from remote areas. I've encountered both humans and demons. There are especially many demons who were eaten outside their own race."

"These reclusive immortals said that evil spirits mostly choose secluded, remote, and desolate places to commit their crimes. There are many spatial turbulences and gaps. Even if someone disappears while passing by, they will assume that they were accidentally swept into the turbulences and gaps and their remains were never found."

Ni Jinxuan's voice was very clear, "These are all collected by us when we went to the very edge of the Immortal Realm."

Not only Ni Jinxuan, Mo Lin, and Yuan Ye, but also Cang Li, Feng Chao, and many, many people from the Supreme Sect scattered throughout the Immortal Realm.

They connected through the Supreme Sect disciple tokens they carried and learned that there was a group of younger disciples who wanted to find out the truth about the evil spirits.

Even though they had long since become strangers to each other, they were still willing to go to dangerous areas in the surrounding area or write down what they saw and heard, using their spiritual energy to imprint real-name texts to expose the dangers and evils hidden on the margins.

They didn't laugh at the young people's wishful thinking, nor did they consider whether their records would ultimately be effective; they simply gave everything they could.

"In places unseen by us celestial officials, there are countless invisible lives that have passed away. They have no way to complain and can only live cautiously. Perhaps there are also some evil spirits that travel to other worlds through spatial turbulence to cause trouble, but we just cannot detect them."

"You all hold important positions, responsible for the movement of the sun, moon, and stars, the control of clouds and rain, and the management of lifespan and fortune. Yet, have you not seen these not insignificant calamities? Is this the kind of world that cannot function properly without you for even a day?"

"What you say about the demons not harming people or causing any bad influence is just because you can't see them. It's not that they don't exist; in fact, there are so many of them that the celestial realm has long since tacitly accepted it, and the Heavenly Palace doesn't care or investigate."

Ni Jinxuan's eyes were clear and bright, still showing the most innocent look of a young person, yet every word she spoke struck straight to the heart.

Yuan Ye dutifully distributed the rubbings of the petitions from the hundred petitioners to all the celestial officials, saying, "Come, take a look, see the real celestial realm."

The crowd was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to accept the paper or not. They all lowered their heads, speechless, and for a moment, the only sounds were the clenching of the paper and the commotion caused by Yuan Ye.

The Heavenly Emperor also received the paper, and his expression was clearly not good.

"Lingwei, did you send your celestial officials to investigate this?"

Lin Du raised an eyebrow. "So what if it is? What's wrong with that?"

She glanced at the group, sensing the fluctuating emotions of the individuals. "Some people think that a mere demonic fetus, which has not shaken the world's order, and has only resulted in the deaths of some insignificant immortals on the fringes, is not a big deal and cannot be considered a major event that shakes the foundation of the Heavenly Palace."

Lin Du's voice was not impatient; in fact, it could be described as soft and gentle, like melting ice water in spring, flowing gently. Yet, everyone present felt the oppressive chill and bone-chilling cold.

"But have you never thought that there shouldn't be so much darkness, so much sin, and so many people shouldn't have died in this world?"

"Innocence and perseverance are never a sin, much less a sign of madness."

"When the fairness and order established here are taken for granted as hypocrisy and castles in the air, then it proves that the world order needs to be updated."

The immortal in azure robes looked down at the assembled celestial officials, his words as cold as frost falling overnight: "Aren't you right, Your Majesty?"

The Heavenly Emperor met Lin Du's eyes, but remained silent.

The fortune teller behind him spoke up, "Lingwei Yuanjun, are you sure you can find out all the demons? With the red rope? Or your ephemeral illusion?"

Lin Du landed on the ground. "Regarding whether the Floating Life Illusion Realm can detect people with demonic fetuses, my answer is yes."

Before the fortune teller could refute Kaiyang, she continued, "Of course he will, because before entering the Floating Life Illusion, Kaiyang was not a demon. If you don't believe me, please ask Kaiyang to enter the Floating Life Illusion again."

Everyone was taken aback.

"Wasn't Kaiyang dead?"

Lin Du took out a piece of Soul-Nourishing Wood and retrieved Kaiyang's soul. "Kaiyang's soul is here."

"How is this possible! Aren't demons supposed to be soulless?" someone exclaimed in surprise.

Yao Guang stared at the soul in disbelief. "That... is indeed Kai Yang."

A figure in aquamarine robes walked up behind Lin Du. Xia Tianwu raised his face, looked at the questioning celestial official, and explained, "I was once in the mortal realm and worked with others to develop a spiritual liquid that can protect the soul from the demonic fetus and the three poisons. As long as you are a soul that has properly entered the cycle of reincarnation, you can still use it, and the effect will be the same."

Everyone thought that the souls afflicted by the three poisons could only be destroyed along with the poisons. However, they did not expect that the holy water, made by soaking the true dragon tendons and spiritual liquid, was a natural counter to the three poisons and had a great corrosive effect on the bodies of evil spirits. This was the divine power of the true dragon's physical body.

Yin Huaitian's soul and body were shattered by that attack, but he still managed to send his true dragon core, important scales, and dragon tendons into the Cave of Enlightenment.

These things were all obtained by the Posuo royal family. Except for the inner core which entered Wei Zhi's body, the rest were obtained by Wen Fu, who created one scheme after another and used them to the extreme. Only then were they taken back by Lin Du and Wei Zhi one by one.

The one who truly dedicated himself entirely, setting an example for others, was Yin Huaitian, the trailblazer, and the true dragon who would not yield even in death.

Therefore, Lin Du and Wei Zhi chose to let her undying will witness this reckoning and change initiated by later generations before the Ruins of Guixu were restored.

Before the ruins, the two regions were clearly distinct.

Standing in front of and behind Lin Du were Wei Zhi, Chu Guanmeng, Xia Tianwu, Ni Jinxuan, Mo Lin, Yuan Ye, and Cang Li, who had traveled a long way and was forced to represent the Supreme Sect.

Eight people faced hundreds of celestial officials, countless pairs of different gazes, and the overwhelming pressure of several emperors.

But no one showed the slightest fear; they were either indifferent, aloof, angry, or casually smiling, without bowing their heads or bending their backs.

"Lingwei, are you truly determined to do this?"

As Lin Du was sending Kaiyang back into the illusion, the Heavenly Emperor suddenly spoke and asked a question.

Lin Du looked at the Heavenly Emperor and nodded firmly, "Yes, I am determined to do so."

"Although I cultivate this path, I am unwilling to blend in with the world. However, I dare not go against my Dao heart. Now I shall open the chaos, cleanse the evil spirits, and rectify the heavenly order."

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Emperor lowered his head again and remained silent.

Lin Du summoned the Floating Life Fan and glanced at the ethereal Kaiyang.

Kaiyang hesitated for a moment, not really wanting to go in.

Chu Guanmeng suddenly bristled, rushed forward, and delivered three powerful punches. The soul fragment tumbled and crawled into the Floating Life Illusion.