Chapter 782 - 306: Showdown

On the Fangcun Platform, there were only two sides with four people.

On one side were Celestial Venerable Sui and Celestial Venerable Mihua, and on the other were Ye Wuyue and Guan Xin. This meant they were the protagonists of this trial. The judge endorsing the trial represented the rules of the world, the World Order.

Everyone else stood outside the Fangcun Platform, watching. It was also a form of witnessing.

At this very moment, the audience gathered the most core figures of the top forces in the Immortal Continent. They were either a sect leader, a king of a nation, or the master of a faction. All were focused on this trial, which would decide the direction of not only the Immortal Continent but the world at large.

And it was not just them paying attention. In both the heavens and the earth, those great powers, whose true forms were rarely seen, were also secretly observing.

A few years ago, no one had thought that the lever to pry open the world would come from such a case.

"A hundred years past, years come and go. Farmers find their livelihood in this world, for more than a hundred thousand years..."

A clear and ethereal voice came from afar.

Everyone instinctively looked toward the direction of the East Continent.

Guan Xin said to Ye Wuyue, "The Great Prosperity Festival has started. This should be the voice of Gu Feng Immortal. Announcing the Dao in this manner suggests there are major things to declare to the world."

Ye Wuyue felt a bit anxious inside.

She was acutely aware of what she was doing now and what impact it would have on this world. Honestly, she felt somewhat nervous and instinctively wanted to retreat. But she also understood that once she stepped onto this Fangcun Platform, there was no way back. Even if a scorching sun lay ahead, she must face it directly.

"Don’t worry, just follow the planned procedure," Guan Xin comforted.

Ye Wuyue whispered, "Hope everything goes smoothly."

She took a deep breath, lifted her head, and looked at Celestial Venerable Sui and Celestial Venerable Mihua opposite her,

"The world prospers, now to be forsaken."

Celestial Venerable Sui nodded and said, "The world prospers, now to be forsaken."

The trial wasn’t something that could be decided on a whim. Even though the Demon Extermination Bureau had ample evidence to show that Celestial Venerable Mihua was a demon cultivator, they had to trace the roots, from motive, development, established facts, to the impact, thoroughly proving this was fact and not conjecture.

The simplest way would be Soul Searching. But for someone of Celestial Venerable Mihua’s status and position, this was obviously inapplicable.

The Demon Extermination Bureau needed to provide judgment, evidence, and explanation to the Fangcun Platform.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Palace needed to offer explanations for every reasonable doubt raised by the Demon Extermination Bureau.

This was the procedural justice adhered to by the Fangcun Platform. As a product generated by the innate treasure World Order, it did not change according to personal will and was the most reliable aspect. If the procedure was unjust, even if Celestial Venerable Mihua was a demon cultivator, the Demon Extermination Bureau could do nothing against him. But if the procedure was just, even if he wasn’t a demon cultivator, execution could proceed just the same.

Guan Xin knew well that the moment this matter was presented openly, whether Celestial Venerable Mihua was a demon cultivator was no longer important. This contradicted her principle of seeking truth from facts, yet it was also the reason she had to make changes and reconciliations.

Some things, indeed, couldn’t be down to the truth. And what often overcame regulations was regulations themselves. Unless...

She thought, "Unless one could be like Fan Wubing, ignoring the rules..."

According to the "rules," Fan Wubing killing Celestial Venerable Yu Chen was absolutely unreasonable, but he just did it. That was why White Jade Capital was so furious. He trampled on the most crucial "rules" that White Jade Capital and Wenxin Heaven held the Immortal Dao and Mortal Dao, respectively.

Ye Wuyue submitted a case file to the Fangcun Platform, saying solemnly,

"This case file records all the whereabouts and cultivation experiences of Celestial Venerable Mihua from fifteen hundred and forty-three years ago in the Southern Celestial Land of Divine Wood Continent, when he made contact with the Demon Suppression Team formed by the Supreme Palace, Scorching Dragon Mansion, and Xingtai Institute. Please review."

The case file was spread out.

The words inscribed with Dao intent and qi gradually outlined specific images.

Everything that happened in the world was recorded by qi and the Dao. Therefore, these images were authentic. However, extracting real situations from over a thousand years ago required an unimaginable amount of power.

Thus, the first case file provided by the Demon Extermination Bureau shocked the onlookers.

They were all great figures, fully aware of how difficult it was to be so detailed. They couldn’t help but marvel at the strong investigative capabilities of the Demon Extermination Bureau. But what supported such investigative abilities? Or rather, what kind of power lay behind the Demon Extermination Bureau?

The universal declaration from the He Yue Village Great Prosperity Festival echoed in the sky, serving as a kind of accompaniment.

Everyone kept their eyes fixed on the first case file of the Demon Extermination Bureau, some looking to find flaws, others hoping to find critical and compelling evidence.

Unseen and silent flames burned in the shadows.

Soon, Ye Wuyue submitted a second case file.

The second case file was a supplement and dissection of the first, providing detailed explanations of some major events. It highlighted who Celestial Venerable Mihua contacted, what words were exchanged, and any issues in his cultivation, all of which were thoroughly annotated. For each event, detailed background investigations and associated movements of involved persons were disclosed.

Anyone could see the enormous workload involved.

Was this really something the Demon Extermination Bureau uncovered in less than a month?

Once again, the crowd was amazed by the Demon Extermination Bureau’s efficient actions. They asked themselves if, given the task, it would take years, decades, or even a century.