Chapter 636 A Bolt from the Blue

The Xie Family.

Having heard the terrible news from her mother, Xie Lingxi hastily threw a pink hoodie over her nightgown, slipped into her sandals, and rushed to the courtyard where the Old Ancestor was living in seclusion. She sobbed and begged the Old Ancestor to save her Yuanshi brother.

But the Old Ancestor ignored her.

Xie Lingxi cried for nearly an hour before the Old Ancestor's impatient voice came from the courtyard:

"This old man hates women crying and sniveling the most, even young girls. Get lost."

Wiping her tears, Xie Lingxi said, "Old Ancestor, please save him. He's a genius who can become a demigod. He's worth saving. I, I've been watching him for so long, I can't let him just die like this."

The Xie Family Old Ancestor, a rough man, had no patience for tender feelings, even with his own direct bloodline. He said unhappily:

"Save my ass! I gave him a choice. The brat knew it was a death tribulation and still went in headfirst. You'd think he was a Fire Controller. Let me tell you, the only people who can kill an official Overlord and get away with it are demigods. There's no other possibility.

"You want me to fight the official laws for him? I'm not afraid, but I can't do it. The Five Elements Alliance has five demigods, and our Xie Family only has me."

Xie Lingxi burst into tears, a pitiful sight.

........

The harsh ringing of the phone woke Zhao Cheng隍 from his sleep. He picked up the phone from the bedside table, and the fluorescent blue light illuminated his stern face.

The caller – Sun Miaomiao.

It was six in the morning, the sun had just peeked its head out, and he had only just fallen asleep.

Zhao Cheng隍 frowned, a little strange. Although he and Sun Miaomiao had grown up in the same community, practically childhood sweethearts, they rarely contacted each other unless something was up.

For her to call him at this hour meant something was wrong.

Zhao Cheng隍's tone was particularly grave when he answered the phone: "What happened?"

Sun Miaomiao's voice trembled, "Yuanshi, Yuanshi is in trouble. He killed an Elder of the Five Elements Alliance."

Zhao Cheng隍 immediately jumped up, practically leaping out of bed, his brows twitching: "Killed an Elder?! What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Look at the Five Elements Alliance forum."

Zhao Cheng隍 didn't even put on his shoes before rushing out of the bedroom, into the study, opening his work laptop, logging into his account, and accessing the Five Elements Alliance forum.

Sure enough, there was a pinned post in bright red.

#Yuanshi Tianzun Colludes with Evil Professions, Obstructs Law Enforcement, and Murders Elder#

"Yesterday at dawn, Elder 'Wrathful Tides of Emotion' led a team to wipe out a group of evil professions when they were attacked by Yuanshi Tianzun. Sadly, he returned to the Spirit Realm. Headquarters expresses deep condolences and promises to severely punish the murderer and uphold the law..."

The announcement, which ran on for several hundred words, recounted the events, emphasizing the righteousness and tragedy of "Wrathful Tides of Emotion", an Elder who diligently eradicated evil professions, dying so unjustly.

It also highlighted Yuanshi Tianzun's arrogance and rebelliousness, relying on his genius status, acting spoiled and reckless, not only colluding with evil professions, but also killing an official Elder.

In addition to the text description, the post also uploaded several sets of drone-shot images, one of which was a high-definition picture of Yuanshi Tianzun holding a dried corpse by the neck.

Of course, there were also snapshots of more than a dozen Elders arriving at the scene and witnessing the incident firsthand.

Zhao Cheng隍 leaned back in his chair, powerless. He didn't dare look at the comments.

After being stunned for a moment, Zhao Cheng隍 took a deep breath and gritted his teeth: "To enrage Yuanshi Tianzun to this extent means that Headquarters took action against Xiaoyuan and the others. Elder Cai's move is too vicious, unbecoming of an elder."

He knew Yuanshi Tianzun's personality well. He wouldn't kill an Elder unless his bottom line was crossed.

Sun Miaomiao said with a sob: "I told him a long time ago, don't associate with evil professions, don't associate with her, but he wouldn't listen!"

Zhao Cheng隍 was slightly taken aback. He finally confirmed one thing: Sun Miaomiao liked Yuanshi Tianzun.

It was a suspicion before, but now it was a certainty.

"Killing an Elder is a capital crime. Yuanshi Tianzun is doomed." Zhao Cheng隍 rubbed his cheeks, forcing himself to calm down, and said in a deep voice: "It's impossible to get him acquitted. The only way is to get him out and sentence him as a fugitive from the official side."

Sun Miaomiao sniffled twice and said, "I begged Grandpa, but he refused to help. Can you ask Elder Zhao for help?"

Zhao Cheng隍 gave a bitter smile: "Do you think he'll agree?"

Sun Miaomiao was silent.

At this moment, the phone "dinged", a message arrived.

Zhao Cheng隍 looked at it intently, his voice unusually gentle, and comforted her: "Someone in the small group is talking. Let's discuss it with them. Don't worry for now. Sigh, worrying is useless."

Sun Miaomiao hung up the phone.

[Red Chicken Bro: Holy crap, what's going on? How did Yuanshi Tianzun get into a fight with an official Elder? I remember that in the Five Elements Alliance, killing an Elder is punishable by death.]

[World Ablaze: It's a death sentence in any organization. Yuanshi Tianzun is in big trouble.]

[Zhao Cheng隍: Everyone, is there any way to help?]

[Red Chicken Bro: I heard from my dad that Yuanshi Tianzun has been taken to Headquarters. Let's go break him out.]

[Xiahou Aotian: What a terrible idea? What level are you at to be breaking into Headquarters? People will think you're a demigod.]

[Red Chicken Bro: I've already bought my plane ticket. Where should we meet in Jing City?]

[Xiahou Aotian: Don't be impulsive. I'm planning to use my shares in the Mechanical Company to talk to my Old Ancestor.]

[Asano Ryo: Ah, what should we do, what should we do.......]

Sun Miaomiao didn't want to listen to their nonsense and directly @World Ablaze: [Do you have any ideas?]

World Ablaze sent a "bitter smile" emoticon:

[Killing an official Elder is a capital crime that no one can save him from. Yuanshi is now imprisoned. Headquarters should be judging him next. It's a dead end. Have you guys seen the forum? The official colleagues are still in disbelief. In a day or two, the people pushing behind the scenes will stir up the rhythm. Even Yuanshi Tianzun's most ardent fans will probably find it hard to support him with a clear conscience.]

[World Ablaze: By then, it will be the trend of the times, and the whole world will want him dead. If the Alliance Leader insists on protecting him, it will be trampling the laws and regulations of the Five Elements Alliance under his feet in front of all the official practitioners, in front of all the Spirit Realm practitioners in the world. The Alliance Leaders won't do that, because they are the true upholders of order.]

[World Ablaze: Back then, the five Alliance Leaders signed a contract not to interfere in official affairs in order to better integrate the Five Elements Alliance. This act of decentralization is precisely because they value order.]

Demigods are like emperors, possessing absolute power, and what a stable organization fears most is power being held in the hands of a few people.

Although the power consolidation of the Five Elements Alliance is currently severe, there is still a knife hanging over the Ten Elders' heads after all, and the power is more dispersed than if the Alliance Leaders were in charge.

[Xiahou Aotian: So, breaking into Headquarters is actually a correct idea.]

[World Ablaze: No, it's an extremely foolish idea. How big is the attention this matter is getting? Not to mention us, even Overlords would be going to their deaths.]

The group fell silent.

World Ablaze was saying four words between the lines: It's hopeless!

This wasn't something practitioners at their level could interfere with. They couldn't change anything.

........

Fujiawan.

In the living room, the Queen sat on the sofa with red eyes, having just cried her heart out. Guan Ya, on the other hand, was expressionless, constantly refreshing her phone, the forum, chat groups, the address book.......

As if it was none of her business.

Fu Xue angrily knocked the phone out of her daughter's hand, her willow brows raised:

"What time is it, and your man is in such big trouble, and you still have the leisure to play on your phone?"

The phone flew out, crashing to the ground and sliding all the way to the corner of the table, the shattered screen freezing on World Ablaze's last sentence.

The mother-in-law was extremely anxious. She had bet everything on her good son. Yuanshi was her hope for the rest of her life.

How could such a high-quality stock suddenly crash? It was even more magical than the A-shares market.

Since receiving the news at three o'clock last night, Fu Xue had been restless, pacing around anxiously.

She had tried to contact Fu Qingyang, but the phone didn't go through. She called his secretary and learned that Fu Qingyang had gone into a dungeon a few days ago. The siblings happened to be in a dungeon at this time.

The unwilling mother-in-law also called the Fu Family Elders' Council, and unsurprisingly ran into a wall. It wasn't that the Fu Family didn't want to help. Yuanshi Tianzun was, after all, the Fu Family's son-in-law, but they were truly powerless.

How big of a deal was killing an Elder?

Even if Fu Qingyang did something like that with good reason, he would still have to peel off a layer of skin. And Yuanshi Tianzun, he was colluding with evil professions, obstructing law enforcement, and murdering Elders. The nature of his actions was too heinous.

He couldn't be saved.

Guan Ya got up, silently picked up her phone, and looked at her mother, "Don't worry, the Mechanical Company is Fu Qingyang's. It won't affect you making money whether Yuanshi is there or not."

Fu Xue scolded angrily: "You little brat, what do you mean by that!"

Guan Ya didn't answer and went upstairs in silence.

Entering the bedroom, she sat blankly at her desk, not moving for a long time.

At this moment, the phone rang. The caller was an unknown number.

Guan Ya answered the phone with a hollow gaze, not saying anything.

The other side didn't speak either.

The two seemed to have an invisible understanding.

After about two or three minutes, a voice suppressing pain finally came from the speaker:

"I'm sorry..."

It was that woman.

Guan Ya sat woodenly, not responding.

"I understand how you feel. Can you give me a few minutes? I want to talk to you about this matter.......”

........

Northwest Gobi Desert.

The Fear King, dressed in a well-tailored black suit and wearing a silver ear stud, coldly watched the convoy approaching.

The leading SUV suddenly braked sharply.

Subsequent vehicles stopped one after another, nearly causing a major rear-end collision.

From the leading SUV, a sunny young man with a sports headband walked out.

He sized up the Fear King, who was dressed elegantly and had an elite air, and sneered: "Good dogs don't block the road!"

The Fear King said calmly: "Silver Moon called me and said you were leading a group of followers to attack Jing City?"

The Magic Eye King asked back: "That's my freedom. Is it any of your business?"

"Going to Jing City is your freedom, blocking the road is my freedom." The Fear King's expression was indifferent.

The Magic Eye King was silent for a second and said, "I asked Shura. As long as I can bring Yuanshi Tianzun to the Northwest, he can let Yuanshi Tianzun serve as a Heavenly King in the Holy Light Religion."

The Fear King scoffed, "Go back and ask Shura now to let you have the position of leader of the Holy Light Religion, and he will agree. Shura will agree to everyone's requests. He doesn't even bother to say 'no' to ants."

The Magic Eye King suddenly became furious, "Are you fucking kidding me? Get lost!"

He tore off the sports headband on his forehead, revealing the vertical eye with a scarlet eye socket and light golden eyeballs. The light golden eyeballs rolled around, filled with evil and chaos.

"Ah.......”

The bewitching demons and mist lords in the convoy screamed, one after another clutching their heads and screaming, their expressions frantic, showing signs of madness.

Even the Fear King, whose fighting strength was comparable to a demigod, momentarily lost control of the spiritual power in his body the moment the golden-red beam shone on him. The evil thoughts in his heart were like a match soaked in gasoline, raging to a climax, almost overwhelming his reason.

This was the Magic Eye King's "Bewitching Eye". In the entire Holy Light Religion, only he and Shura had cultivated the "Bewitchment" skill to the pinnacle, capable of weakening demigods.

"If you want to fight me, wait until you're level 9." The Fear King took a deep breath, calmed his agitated spiritual power, and stepped out dozens of meters.

"Pa!"

He whipped out a leg and kicked the Magic Eye King away, creating an ear-splitting sonic boom.

The Magic Eye King flew out like a cannonball. The Fear King then disappeared, and then, a "rumbling" sound came from the distance. The battle (beating) of the two Heavenly Kings was like a continuous barrage of cannon fire.

........

A cheap inn in a small town in the Jinshan City area.

In a twin-bed room, Xiaoyuan stood by the window, gently putting down her phone. On the bed behind her lay Kou Beiyue.

After taking the pills, the germs in Kou Beiyue's body gradually lost their activity. Apart from being a little weak, he was fine. But at this moment, the energetic young man was lying still, staring blankly at the ceiling.

He woke up in the second half of the night. As soon as he woke up, he heard the devastating news of the team's destruction from Xiaoyuan.

The successive blows had crushed the young man. He had remained in this state until dawn, like a soulless puppet.

Xiaoyuan looked out the window and said softly:

"Yuanshi was arrested by the Five Elements Alliance. Killing Overlords, he.......will be sentenced to death."

The room was silent.

Then, Xiaoyuan heard crying coming from behind, the boy's heart-wrenching crying.

........

Secretary Zhou walked down the mottled stone steps, arriving at a stone-built underground corridor.

Illuminating the corridor were tungsten filament light bulbs from the 1990s, embedded one by one in the corridor ceiling, the orange-yellow light illuminating this underground prison.

The corridor's ceiling, both side walls, and the floor were all made of equal square stone blocks, with dense tree roots extending from the gaps between the stones. Some parts of the wall were even directly covered by large swaths of roots.

There were many rooms in the underground prison, but they were all empty.

Secretary Zhou's leather shoes stepped on the stone slabs, making crisp tapping sounds.

Before long, he arrived at the cell at the end of the corridor and saw the young man sitting cross-legged on the bed.

The young man's body was entangled in roots, but there were no other restrictions.

But Secretary Zhou knew very well that it would be difficult for even a demigod to break free when entangled by these roots.

Because these roots also originated from a demigod, the President of the Hundred Flowers Association.

This was the outskirts of Jing City, beneath the Linggan Temple.

There was a hundred-year-old tree in Linggan Temple, one of the President's clones. The President of the Hundred Flowers Association was the most mysterious of the Alliance Leaders, his presence extremely low. He lived in seclusion all year round, not caring about official affairs, not meeting official practitioners. Even the Ten Elders had only seen him a few times.

He was the kind of demigod who wouldn't even bother to show up unless it was the end of the world.

But the President was also ubiquitous. When necessary, any plant or animal in Jing City could be him.

"Yuanshi Tianzun, Headquarters has decided to hold your trial tomorrow. Any thoughts?"

Secretary Zhou was a middle-aged man with a gloomy aura, with regular features, an oil slicked-back hairstyle, and a tall figure that was more stylish than the young man.

"Do you want to hear me beg for mercy, or curse?" Zhang Yuanqing looked over, a faint mockery in his eyes. "If it's begging for mercy, shouldn't I offer up the Heaven-Sacrificing Set and all my items?"

There was no doubt, his death tribulation had arrived.

Throughout the day, Zhang Yuanqing had been reflecting on two things.

First, why did he take a chance and attend the Crab Feast?

If he hadn't attended the Crab Feast on October 1st and had hidden in the dungeon, he wouldn't have received Zhao Xintong's cry for help, and he wouldn't have been dragged into this. Although he had never regretted it.

Second, he had been worried about the arrival of the death tribulation and had actively taken measures, but he had overlooked Xiaoyuan and Kou Beiyue.

Why couldn't the death tribulation be a replica of the plane ambush incident? Although he had bought houses and changed addresses for Xiaoyuan and the four of them, this was not absolutely safe.

——Of course, unless he directly sent Xiaoyuan and them abroad, it would be impossible to be 100% safe.

Zhang Yuanqing had not yet figured out these two questions. He suspected that he had become a pawn, but he had no evidence.

If someone was really pushing things behind the scenes, then all he could say was that this kind of push was almost impossible to detect in advance and couldn't be avoided.

Elder Cai was a Rain Master and didn't have the corresponding ability. Was it Lingtuo? Did he attack him in advance? Then why could Lingtuo tolerate the Devil Lord becoming a peak Overlord, approaching demigod,

But couldn't tolerate him, Yuanshi Tianzun, living a few more years?

Now that he was imprisoned and lacked channels for information, it was difficult to investigate the truth of the matter.

Secretary Zhou shook his head and sighed:

"It seems you have a big prejudice against Elder Cai, against me. Elder Cai is a fair and just leader. Even though you killed his grandson, he still tolerated you and indulged you. He is definitely not taking revenge for personal grievances. You were too pampered. You took Headquarters' forbearance as capital for indulgence, touching the bottom line again and again. Now you even dare to kill Elders. Alas, when Heaven wants to destroy someone, it first makes them go crazy. It makes sense."

"As an elder and a leader, I feel sorry about this." Secretary Zhou said sadly.

"Get out after you're done talking!" Zhang Yuanqing was thinking about his way out and didn't have the mood to talk to him.

"Don't be anxious. There's one more thing I need to tell you." The corners of Secretary Zhou's mouth turned up little by little:

"You may not know, but last night, Headquarters sent out a secret action team and successfully wiped out the "Past Without Trace" gang scattered in various places. Apart from the two you let go, everyone else was killed. In addition, 'Past Without Trace' failed to advance to demigod and has gone mad. Officials sent two Alliance Leaders to deal with him. Oh, right, and the demigods of Dark Night Rose and the Southern School."

Everyone, everyone was dead........ At that moment, Zhang Yuanqing heard the sound of blood freezing in his veins, heard the thunder in his ears, heard the roars and wails of someone in his heart.

A bolt from the blue.

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ps: Correct typos after updating.