Chapter 783 - 306: Clash_2

And Ye Wuyue, this young man not yet sixty years old, turns out to be the General Director of such a Demon Extermination Bureau. Where does her capability truly reach?

The details of the second dossier all point out that Celestial Venerable Mihua is a Demon Cultivator, providing substantial assistance and shelter to Demon Cultivators wreaking havoc in the Immortal Continent.

"Does Celestial Venerable Sui and Celestial Venerable Mihua have anything to say about this?" Ye Wuyue asked.

The pressure then fell onto the Supreme Palace’s side.

Celestial Venerable Sui still showed no emotional fluctuation.

Celestial Venerable Mihua’s gaze remained clear, and he said in a loud voice,

"I, a humble person, act with integrity and focus on cultivating the Dao. I never expected your bureau to perceive me like this. Your bureau’s extraordinary ability to unearth things from over fifteen hundred years ago is truly admirable. However, I believe such powerful abilities should be used rightly, not for intrigues and struggles."

"Why do you say that?" Ye Wuyue asked calmly.

Celestial Venerable Mihua began explaining each event in the second dossier that directly indicated he was a Demon Cultivator.

Of course, it wasn’t just empty words. He unequivocally revealed his soul to show he wasn’t making excuses.

He corrected all the accusations in the second dossier.

For instance, seven hundred and thirty-five years ago, as the Spirit Stone Envoy of the Supreme Palace, he supported an emerging force named "Dingyue Sect" with thirty million top-grade Spirit Stones. But within less than three years, Dingyue Sect spent all the support and disbanded.

The Demon Extermination Bureau’s investigation concluded that all twelve core Elders within Dingyue Sect were Demon Cultivators. The four who survived have been captured by the Demon Extermination Bureau. According to their testimony, Dingyue Sect was established to deceive the support funds by deliberately targeting White Jade Capital’s support policies at the time.

And Celestial Venerable Mihua, back then, forcibly provided the support without complete procedures.

Celestial Venerable Mihua’s explanation was that Dingyue Sect was registered in the World Order. That is to say, it was a "righteous force" vetted by Wenxin Heaven. The procedures weren’t complete because White Jade Capital’s support policies at the time were not perfected, and many issues existed in the filing and reporting process.

Moreover, he admitted to having rushed things due to the pursuit of quick success when approving that support.

Celestial Venerable Mihua responded to all such strong evidence.

His response was very clever. Usually, he would trace the root of problems back to Wenxin Heaven, where regulations were set, indicating that what he did adhered to processes and various laws. Then, he identified flaws in the laws to argue that it wasn’t his fault but the incompleteness of the laws themselves.

And most of these laws were issued by Wenxin Heaven.

Lastly, he didn’t deny acting on "self-interest," "embezzlement," "overstepping," "deceiving superiors and concealing from subordinates." But these points were insufficient to prove he was a Demon Cultivator.

No matter how many mistakes he made, they were internal issues of the Supreme Palace, and the Demon Extermination Bureau had no right to manage.

From the spectators’ point of view.

For someone of Celestial Venerable Mihua’s status to discredit themselves is already a sign that the Supreme Palace was forced without better options. But it is undoubtedly better than being branded a Demon Cultivator. They also understood that the current Daoist School preferred to avoid complications wherever possible.

Outside, Fan Wubing has already put enough pressure. If internal issues arise, the consequences are unimaginable.

After all, the decline of the Yin Yang School began with the loss of the Twelve Thousand Eight Hundred Eyes.

Now, Daoist School’s Supreme Dharma Orbiting Device had already been lost. No matter how you look at it, White Jade Capital would not allow Daoist School to follow suit.

The credibility of the first and second dossiers was entirely shattered by the Supreme Palace’s response.

Ye Wuyue slightly furrowed his brows and said to Guan Xin,

"This is equivalent to putting the blame on Wenxin Heaven."

"It’s also a kind of response to the World Order granted by Wenxin Heaven." Guan Xin said.

"Our dossiers list a total of ninety-eight incidents indicating Celestial Venerable Mihua’s contact with Demon Cultivators. Even if he responds to all, can every matter related to Demon Cultivators be a misunderstanding or coincidence?" Ye Wuyue said, "This is obviously sophistry."

Guan Xin said, "Fangcun Platform follows procedural justice and won’t make such coincidental inferences. The Supreme Palace clearly understands this, so sophistry is also within reason."

"I always feel that Fangcun Platform is instead advantageous to them."

"But without Fangcun Platform, we cannot even question them. At the end of the day... this is all a result of Wenxin Heaven’s inaction over the years, governing everything with a mindset of stability. Thus, all kinds of legal codes were formulated too perfunctorily, leaving many loopholes."

Guan Xin’s expression was not looking good.

The previous situation where various major forces transferred manpower and resources to Little South Continent to escape the Fallen Immortal Land’s war tax is one such resulting influence.

When the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will naturally be crooked.

Even Guan Xin never thought Wenxin Heaven’s indolence would create so much trouble for this trial.

She felt very depressed and a bit guilty. As someone who grew up in Wenxin Heaven, she entirely considered herself part of it.

However, it was not a time to blame oneself.

The trial hasn’t concluded.

Ye Wuyue asked, "What should we do next? Should we submit the third dossier?"

Guan Xin thought for a moment, shook her head, "Don’t rush. The third dossier is crucial. Once submitted, it must be conclusive. If it cannot be conclusive, we’ll totally lose our righteousness. From the current situation, the Supreme Palace isn’t hesitating to sacrifice Celestial Venerable Mihua’s reputation, even their own, just to preserve White Jade Capital and the entire Daoist School from being affected."

"So, they will try to separate everything related to Celestial Venerable Mihua from the Daoist School, right?"

"Right! Moreover, redirecting the contradiction to Wenxin Heaven and the Demon Extermination Bureau is also their intention."

Ye Wuyue furrowed her brows, "Then we have to be ready for a defensive counterattack. This trial is harder than I expected."

"I’m sorry, Wenxin Heaven’s historical legacy issues are too many. But if... sigh." Guan Xin didn’t continue.

Ye Wuyue said, "To prove someone is a Demon Cultivator, the most direct method is to see if there is spontaneous Demonic Qi in them, if there are any traces of demonic arts used in the roots."

Guan Xin shook her head, "You have to believe in the power of the Supreme Palace. They can completely cover Demonic Qi and traces of demonic arts; it’s a very easy task for them."

"But there will always be some flaws."

Guan Xin asked, "With our abilities, can we find them out?"

"If you don’t try, how will you know?" Ye Wuyue’s gaze was firm, "As a member of the Demon Extermination Bureau, I must eliminate any Demon Cultivator, no matter how noble their identity or strong their power."

With that, she flipped her right hand, and a Paperweight Square Platform made of black jade appeared in her palm.

Then, she declared solemnly,

"This is the Innate Supreme Treasure Unruffled Platform, guarding the myriad airs under the heavens. Every Qi movement cannot escape its notice; right and wrong, black and white, will have a conclusion. A Demon Cultivator is so because they cultivated demonic arts, altering their own Qi, making it leap out of the range formed from the rootless Qi. Letting the Unruffled Platform discern Celestial Venerable Mihua’s Qi is most appropriate."

Before departure, Fan Wubing personally delivered the Unruffled Platform to her.

The appearance of the Unruffled Platform stirred waves anew.

This Innate Supreme Treasure, never held by any individual or force since its creation, appeared in the Demon Extermination Bureau.

Although there were rumors some time ago, actually seeing it was enough to astonish everyone.

In a certain sense, the Unruffled Platform is even more mysterious than the Supreme Dharma Orbiting Device and the Twelve Thousand Eight Hundred Eyes. Few know the extent of its capabilities.

The myriad airs are one of the fundamental conditions for everything in the world to function. It can be said that without Qi, this world couldn’t operate.

And what does it mean to guard the myriad airs?

Everyone waited with bated breath.

Celestial Venerable Sui looked at the Unruffled Platform in Ye Wuyue’s hand and confirmed that it was real. Not long ago, he heard from Celestial Venerable Baiyu of the Little Freedom Official that Unruffled Platform had manifested, and he considered it appearing in this trial.

For this, he was prepared.

But there were too few rumors about the Unruffled Platform, so he couldn’t accurately forecast the level of capability it could manifest, leading to his worry.

And what worried him the most wasn’t the Unruffled Platform itself, but the people who brought the Unruffled Platform to the Demon Extermination Bureau.

To this day, neither the Supreme Palace nor White Jade Capital has figured out who supports Ye Wuyue’s Demon Extermination Bureau.

Is it the Great Saint of Wenxin Heaven? Or the Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable of Heaven-Questioning Sect? Or some other hidden presence?

Celestial Venerable Sui understood that this was truly disadvantageous to the Supreme Palace and the Daoist School.

The enemy is in darkness, while we are in the light.