#4428 - Jade Ding Zhenren: Killing with a borrowed knife!

Yu Dingzhen breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the new disciples of Chan Sect in front of him.

Fortunately, he didn't mess things up this time...

He was certain that if he had messed things up this time,

the result would definitely be him bearing a great price.

Ultimately, it was his responsibility to lead these Chan Sect disciples to congratulate the Heavenly Court.

Many new Chan Sect disciples were filled with anger towards Yu Dingzhen.

"Yu Dingzhen, how can you be a core figure of our Chan Sect and betray us like this? Look at the methods you've used these past few days, none of which a reputable sect should use. I thought Chan Sect was a righteous force in the Great Desolation, but I didn't expect it to hide such a dirty fellow like you! I really can't believe it, no wonder Chan Sect's development has been stagnant for so many years."

"Hmph, he's just doing this behind the back of the Celestial Venerable of the Beginning. What's the purpose? Isn't it just fear of offending the Heavenly Court? This guy is afraid of offending the Heavenly Court, but I'm not! When we said those words outside the Southern Heavenly Gate, we already expected that something like this would happen, but we didn't expect that the final blow would be dealt by Yu Dingzhen. This is indeed a bit beyond my expectations."

"I think perhaps the Celestial Venerable of the Beginning is supporting this behind the scenes. It's impossible for Yu Dingzhen to control the situation on his own. I just don't understand one thing. We Chan Sect are already so powerful, why are we still afraid of the Heavenly Court? Could it be that the Heavenly Court really has some hidden cards? According to the information we've gathered over the years, Chan Sect has been enduring, but this kind of endurance is incomprehensible."

"I now think that we may have been used. For many years, we have been constantly receiving incorrect information, the purpose of which is very simple, that is, to mislead us, so that we can become a sharp blade in their hands at a critical moment, just like everything we did outside the Southern Heavenly Gate this time. It seems very reasonable, but that's just from our perspective. In fact, it is full of many unreasonable things."

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Yu Dingzhen looked at the new Chan Sect disciples with a hint of pity in his eyes.

For many years, Chan Sect had been recruiting new disciples, and he thought there wouldn't be any mistakes...

So he had always been very relieved!

He never expected that the biggest trouble would be caused by these new disciples.

After sending away the Heavenly Emperor's avatar, Yu Dingzhen had already decided to thoroughly investigate this matter.

To see how many new Chan Sect disciples had been bewitched by the Chaos Gods.

To avoid such things from happening again in a few years...

Once, it might be explained.

Thinking of the price his side had to pay to quell this matter, Yu Dingzhen was also a little tired.

His side's cultivation resources were not Chinese cabbage in the vegetable garden.

They couldn't have as much as they wanted...

To put it bluntly, these were all the foundations of Chan Sect.

With the Heavenly Emperor's avatar's character, it would be difficult to turn the page on this matter unless Chan Sect was seriously injured.

"Good trick, Chaos Gods!" Yu Dingzhen thought to himself.

He didn't have much resentment towards the Heavenly Court's vitality.

More resentment was focused on the Chaos Gods.

If it weren't for the Chaos Gods' involvement this time, he believed the Heavenly Court wouldn't have made things difficult for them.

It was precisely because of the Chaos Gods' constant meddling that the situation had become so embarrassing.

After Qin Buyi entered Chan Sect's territory, he changed his previous attitude.

Before entering Chan Sect's territory, his attitude could be slightly缓和.

Now it was time to talk about serious matters.

As for how this matter would go, it would depend on the Celestial Venerable of the Beginning's attitude.

He said to the Celestial Venerable of the Beginning, "Your disciples made outrageous remarks outside the Southern Heavenly Gate. What is Chan Sect's attitude towards this?"

As soon as he said this, the Celestial Venerable of the Beginning thought to himself, "What should come has come."

This tribulation was unavoidable for Chan Sect.

Especially since this matter had spread like wildfire.

The entire Great Desolation was paying attention to this matter.

It was impossible to turn big things into small things, and small things into nothing...

Many Chan Sect disciples were also paying attention to this matter.

They all knew that the direction of this matter would inevitably affect them.

"I don't know if the Heavenly Emperor's avatar wants to use this matter to clean up our Chan Sect, or simply wants to use this matter to give our Chan Sect a warning. I am more inclined to the latter. Where is our Chan Sect's overall strength a match for the Heavenly Court? It's infuriating to think about! To me, this matter is to blame on the Heavenly Court. After winning against the Chaos Gods, why did they have to ask our Chan Sect to participate in the congratulations?"

"Do you mean that if our Chan Sect didn't participate in the congratulations, this matter wouldn't have happened? Your idea is really Heavenly Court. How can this matter be blamed on the Heavenly Court? What has the Heavenly Court done over the years? They have never said that they want to target our Chan Sect. We were the first to make a move. There are indeed some forces influencing this, but ultimately, isn't it still because of our own reasons?"

"It's not unreasonable to say that. I think the Chaos Gods are most likely to do something like this behind the scenes. What are the Chaos Gods trying to do? What benefits can they get from targeting our Chan Sect? If they can't get any benefits, and they are determined to attack us, isn't this purely a problem? To disgust the Heavenly Court? That's even more nonsense!"

"Who knows what these great forces are thinking in their hearts? In the struggle between great forces, we are just pawns in it. We are not even considered pawns. I hope that Chan Sect will not be discouraged after this tribulation. At least we are also a supreme sect of saints in the Great Desolation. The past glory will not be completely wiped out because of this tribulation."

......

In order to express his 'apology', the Celestial Venerable of the Beginning

especially wanted to make some amends in this matter.

He promised a large amount of cultivation resources, as well as Chan Sect's various attitudes on this matter.

All Chan Sect disciples involved in this matter would be handed over to the Heavenly Court for handling.

As for how the Heavenly Court would handle these Chan Sect disciples, the Celestial Venerable of the Beginning said that his side would not interfere.

Qin Buyi smiled and said to the Celestial Venerable of the Beginning, "Aren't you afraid that doing so will make Chan Sect disciples feel cold?"

One sentence directly stunned the Celestial Venerable of the Beginning.

Not afraid that Chan Sect disciples will feel cold? That was naturally impossible!

But was he in a position to call the shots now?

The answer was naturally no.

To put it another way, even if Chan Sect disciples were to feel cold, he would have to do so.

The situation had developed to this point, and he had no choice but to resort to such expediency.

If he had any other choice, he would not have pushed his own disciples out for the Heavenly Court to manipulate.

In the Celestial Venerable of the Beginning's view, regardless of whether his own disciples were right or wrong,

even if they had made mistakes, it was not up to other forces to punish them.

He used to do this, but now he couldn't.

The world of cultivators is ultimately one where strength is respected. Only by mastering enough powerful strength can one be qualified to say such things.

Comparing his own strength with the Heavenly Emperor's avatar's strength, it was understandable to do so.

The Celestial Venerable of the Beginning said with a wry smile, "I've given you Heavenly Court both the substance and the face. Are you still not satisfied?"

The implication was not to continue to ridicule him.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Qin Buyi did not make things difficult for the Celestial Venerable of the Beginning.

The other party had made his attitude clear and was doing as he said.

The impact on Chan Sect was indeed not small.

It was certain to be a serious injury, so why should he continue to hold on to the other party?

It wasn't because he was worried about offending Chan Sect because of this.

Chan Sect was nothing to the current Heavenly Court.

The Chaos Gods were still waiting to see a joke.

Would Qin Buyi let those old Chaos Gods see his side's joke?

That was naturally impossible.

After Qin Buyi left, the creatures in the Great Desolation were all guessing what kind of price Chan Sect had paid.

To allow this master to leave so calmly...

It was impossible that no price had been paid!

They wouldn't believe a word of it.

"To allow the Heavenly Emperor's avatar to leave like this, the price is not small! You must know that the entire Great Desolation is paying attention to the Heavenly Court's movements, especially since Chan Sect had previously slapped the Heavenly Court in the face so crazily. If it is said that they were not seriously injured, or that the Heavenly Court did not give all the creatures in the Great Desolation an explanation on this matter, the Heavenly Emperor's avatar would definitely not let it go. What is the price? It makes people curious!"

"Don't you know that knowing too much is not a good thing sometimes? Besides, we will know what price Chan Sect has paid later, so why bother to get to the bottom of it now? You must know that getting to the bottom of it is not a good thing, especially in this kind of thing. If you can pretend to be stupid, try to learn to pretend to be stupid as much as possible. We only need to watch the show. If you say too much, be careful that Chan Sect will come to you for trouble later."

"Hmph, what am I? Chan Sect is coming to me for trouble, I also have to be worthy of it! To put it bluntly, if Chan Sect really chooses to come to me for trouble, that is also my honor, but it is a pity that I am not worthy of Chan Sect doing this. Even if Chan Sect is not as good as the Heavenly Court now, it has not fallen to this point. Those Chan Sect disciples who insulted the Heavenly Court are going to be unlucky."

"It's inevitable that they will be unlucky! To put it another way, how can this matter be quelled if they are not unlucky? They were used as guns by the Chaos Gods for no reason, and they are still unaware. This Chan Sect is now becoming more and more declining, and it is completely different from the glory of the past. Those of you who want to become disciples of Chan Sect must think carefully. If you ask me, the Western Sect is much better than Chan Sect. At least they can see the changes in the situation clearly."

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It must be said that the happiest these days are the upper and lower levels of the Western Sect.

On the one hand, they are watching Chan Sect's jokes, and on the other hand, they are enjoying the various benefits from the Chan Sect incident.

Many originally talented disciples originally wanted to go to Chan Sect to become disciples.

As a result, after this incident occurred, many of them chose to come to their Western Sect to become disciples.

In the short term, this matter does not seem to be a big deal.

But if the timeline is long enough, it will be found that this matter is a fatal blow to Chan Sect!

The foundation must be accumulated at all times.

If the gap is widened from the foundation, it is difficult to make up for it.

Sage Zhunti said to Sage Jieyin, "I really don't understand, why did their Chan Sect dig a hole for themselves for no reason?"

Sage Jieyin said with a smile: "We must also be careful. The methods of the Chaos Gods are not ordinary. If we are careless, we may one day be as unlucky as Chan Sect."

Sage Zhunti said to Sage Jieyin: "Look, this time Chan Sect will definitely lose both the substance and the face."

After a pause, he continued: "They had to pretend to be big-tailed wolves and act like this with the Heavenly Court. As a result, something went wrong."

Watching the excitement, especially watching the excitement of forces that are at odds with them.

For the two sages of the Western Sect, there is nothing more joyful than this.

Chan Sect quickly responded to the contradiction between them and the Heavenly Court this time.

First, they publicly apologized to the Heavenly Court and explained the reason for this time.

In fact, it was not that their Chan Sect wanted to provoke the Heavenly Court, it was purely the Chaos Gods who were playing tricks behind the scenes.

After this reason was said, it did not cause doubt.

Countless creatures in the Great Desolation had already guessed that this outrageous matter must be related to the Chaos Gods.

If it was not related to the Chaos Gods, it would be a ghost.

Having a relationship with the Chaos Gods does not mean that this pot can be cleared.

Especially since this pot is already pressing on Chan Sect's head...

On the one hand, Chan Sect stated that this matter was done by the Chaos Gods.

On the other hand, they offered many compensations and so on...

They gave both the substance and the face to the Heavenly Court.

If the Heavenly Court still held on to this matter, it would mean that the Heavenly Court was a bit petty.

After many disciples of the Western Sect learned of this news, they were also a little disappointed.

They originally thought that Chan Sect would be tough to the end, but who would have thought that these guys would admit defeat so quickly!

It can even be said that the speed is a bit outrageous.

"I just want to ask, where is Chan Sect's so-called backbone over the years? They have always been very backbone, haven't they? Why has Chan Sect, which is so backbone, also learned to admit defeat now? They even said that they would hand over their disciples to the Heavenly Court for handling. If I hadn't heard it myself, I wouldn't dare to believe that it was said by those arrogant Chan Sect guys. It seems that the Heavenly Court has brought them a bit too much shadow."

"Let me put it this way, in the Great Desolation, no matter who encounters the Heavenly Court, the area of inner shadow will definitely increase exponentially. There is no doubt about this. The Heavenly Court is so powerful, unless you are really stupid, if you can see the situation clearly, you will not think about being crazy enough to provoke the Heavenly Court. To put it bluntly, the Heavenly Court cannot be provoked, nor can it be provoked."

"Who says no, knowing that the Heavenly Court cannot be provoked, these Chan Sect guys with water in their brains don't take good care of their disciples, let them be taken advantage of by the Chaos Gods, and even pay such a big price, lose face, and lose substance. What can be done! It is estimated that after this time, Chan Sect will be in a slump for a long time, and it will be difficult to restore the glory of the past."

"Now that things are like this, let's not dwell on the past glory of Chan School. If you ask me, as long as the Heavenly Court doesn't decline, no supreme sect of any Sage in the Primordial World can ever regain its former glory. In fact, if they don't understand their place and rashly offend the Heavenly Court, they might even see their meticulously managed supreme sect completely destroyed."

......

Chan School sent the disciples involved in this matter to the Heavenly Court.

The impact of this event has not ended.

Under various restrictions from the Heavenly Court, Chan School is basically in a state of stalled development.

Li Jing led his heavenly soldiers and generals to surround Chan School's territory.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated that it was aimed at Chan School, any living being entering or leaving Chan School had to accept interrogation from the Heavenly Court.

With this attitude, anyone who wasn't a fool understood what the Heavenly Court meant.

The Heavenly Court had already gone this far, who would be foolish enough to get close to Chan School...

Although the Heavenly Court's actions made Chan School dissatisfied, there was nothing they could do.

Dissatisfied? Could they possibly rebel against the Heavenly Court?

With the Heavenly Court so powerful now, if a conflict really broke out, they would definitely be the ones to suffer the most.

Yuanshi Tianzun summoned Jade Tripod True Man and said, "Now that our Chan School is basically disconnected from the outside world, let's cleanse our own ranks in the days to come."

When saying this, Yuanshi Tianzun felt a bit bitter in his heart.

He was truly and utterly tricked by the Chaos Gods this time.

Those Chaos Gods tricked him so badly, it was truly unbearable!

Jade Tripod True Man had originally wanted to find an opportunity to cleanse the ranks later.

Now that he had finally found such an opportunity, how could he possibly disagree?

"Master, leave this matter to me," said Jade Tripod True Man.

The internal cleansing of Chan School began, causing panic within the sect.

Many disciples were afraid of being implicated...

During this period, many unknown secrets of Chan School were constantly being investigated.

Some disciples who violated Chan School's rules were implicated because of this.

Those in slightly better situations could continue to cultivate in Chan School in the future.

Those in worse situations had their cultivation directly abolished.

"Alas, I really didn't expect that one day my actions would be exposed. Who could have foreseen this? Those fools influenced by the Chaos Gods are now, through the bizarre things they did, starting to affect us old disciples. I have to be more careful in the future. I only stole a precious pill a few years ago, and even that was found out. Damn it!"

"Be content. You only stole a pill, and the punishment isn't that severe. I'm different from you. In order to learn more profound techniques, my actions have already violated taboos. Even if only a little bit is found out, I'll die without a burial place. Now, I can only pray that Jade Tripod True Man isn't too serious about it. If he is, we're all going to be unlucky."

"Not serious? How is that possible! For Jade Tripod True Man, this matter seems to be investigating disciples related to the Chaos Gods, but in reality? Isn't it a cleansing of our Chan School's current situation? He's using this as a pretext to deliberately target us old disciples who usually ignore him. Otherwise, how could so many old stories be dug up?"

"Isn't what you're saying a bit like judging a gentleman's heart with one's own mean measure? I don't think Jade Tripod True Man is like what you said. Perhaps he's essentially doing it for the development of Chan School and doesn't want to target certain people. So, I don't think Jade Tripod True Man has done anything wrong in this matter. We're all a bit too sensitive. Let's all pray for good fortune in this turmoil."

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Jade Tripod True Man is essentially doing it for the good of Chan School.

He also clearly knows one thing: if the Chaos Gods have infiltrated Chan School,

their years of planning couldn't possibly be as simple as what he and others see on the surface.

There must be even deeper layers of planning...