My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1096 Bullying goes too far
Wen Rui's statement completely overturned the understanding of the three Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect. In their inherent concept, how could the laws of mortals possibly govern immortals?

The divine office of law is bestowed by the Heavenly Way. In the Heavenly Court, there are prison gods in charge of the law, and in the Underworld, there are Yama and judges who are in charge of the underworld.

These minor gods and immortals, when they see them, they only dare to wag their tails like dogs. Their so-called divine authority is nothing but a fart in the eyes of these Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect.

Even the god of law dares not interfere with them, so how could laws made by mortals possibly have any binding force on them?

Indeed, in fact, immortals are lawless outlaws, and the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect are the most outlaw-like outlaws. While the immortals belonging to the Heavenly Court are still bound by the Heavenly Laws, the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect are truly second only to Heaven. Even the Heavenly King himself would have to kneel and pay respects to them.

The Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect also had a set of self-restraints, namely, they could not go against the Heavenly Dao, but this set of rules was full of free will and they could do whatever they wanted.

As long as one believes "that's how things are supposed to be," one can justifiably do whatever they deem right.

Even if one doesn't sever the three corpses, excessive killing will attract heavenly calamity. One can find someone to take the blame for oneself and shift all the blame onto others.

They would never agree with or reflect on the principles Wen Rui spoke of. However, since Wen Rui was holding the Soul-Devouring Sword in one hand and the Six Soul Banner in the other, it was not appropriate for them to argue with this ruthless man who held the truth.

The three Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect could only swallow their anger, tears welling in their eyes, and bear the humiliation without complaint.

Guang Chengzi remembered that in the past, when they encountered such desperate situations, under the protection of Heaven, their master or senior uncle would soon come to save their lives. Unfortunately, this time he forgot to check the almanac before leaving home. His master was in seclusion, comprehending the secrets of Heaven, and his senior uncle had long since withdrawn from worldly affairs, hiding in the Tushita Palace outside the Thirty-Three Heavens, engrossed in refining elixirs.

It was truly a case of crying out to heaven and earth in vain.

Guang Chengzi gritted his teeth, took a deep look at Chi Jingzi's skull, and finally turned around. Together with Yu Ding Zhenren and Huang Long Zhenren, auspicious clouds rose beneath their feet, and they were about to fly towards Kunlun Mountain. In his mind, he was already preparing how to plead with Yuanshi Tianzun.

"Wait a minute, did I say you could leave?"

Wen Rui, however, was relentless. With a command, the warships and drones were activated again, and countless dark cannons were aimed at the three Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect who were surrounded in the center.

"Are you trying to wipe us out?" Guang Chengzi suppressed his anger and said in a trembling voice, "We'd rather fight you to the death than sit idly by and wait to die!"

Wen Rui stroked his three long strands of beard and pondered. Now was indeed the time to strike a horrible blow. It was a rare opportunity to surround four Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect on his own territory. If he could wipe them all out in one fell swoop, it would save him a lot of trouble in the future.

As for the possibility of a complete falling out and incurring the wrath of the Primordial Celestial, Wen Rui had already mentally prepared himself and was no longer afraid.

In the mortal realm today, the overall situation has been largely stabilized. The new knowledge of the Jie Sect has completely changed the way of life for all living beings, both ideologically and practically.

Even the people within the human autonomous region have personally experienced the tremendous improvement in their quality of life brought about by the teachings of the Jie Sect.

If we were to send the mortals back to the old days of kings, generals, gods, demons, and monsters, they would rise up on their own without Wen Rui's instigation, using the technological power they possess to reclaim everything that the gods and Buddhas had forcibly taken away from them.

After slaughtering all the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, Yuanshi Tianzun was left helpless. Who could he rely on to restore order to the mortal realm?
Wen Rui forged two counterfeit Six Soul Banners. He intended to include all twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect within one of them, even those who had already joined the Western Sect—Cihang Daoren, Manjushri, Samantabhadra, and Julusun—as neighbors. However, just as Guang Chengzi had the confidence to confront Tongtian Jiaozhu at Biyou Palace after committing murder, Tongtian Jiaozhu, in his old view, believed the three sects were one family. Killing too ruthlessly disregarded Yuanshi Tianzun's feelings, so he had to consider how to win Tongtian Jiaozhu's support.

Even though Wen Rui had prepared some fallacious arguments to justify his killing of four Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect in one go, it still seemed that he was too ruthless and bloodthirsty.

The methods used are so ruthless that even our own people feel chilled to the bone.

Upholding the fairness and authority of worldly laws is not wrong, but using Maoist counter-terrorism methods is somewhat detrimental to international image and makes people misunderstand that your motives are not public-spirited but personal grudges.

Wen Rui was actually settling a personal score, but he couldn't make it too obvious so that others would know he was seeking revenge.

"You can leave if you want, but to be deported according to the law, you must first surrender."

Wen Rui, with a stern face and an official demeanor, said, "Leave the flying swords, magical artifacts, and Taoist robes—these weapons are all here. You are allowed to leave, lest you remain unrepentant and carry out another armed terrorist attack."

"You! Don't push your luck!"

The three Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect changed color upon hearing this, their humiliation evident in their expressions. They had lived for tens of thousands of years and had never suffered such disgrace.

"Hey, so I'm bullying you? Did I beg you to come here and let me bully you?"

Wen Rui's face darkened, and he said in a vicious voice, "Back then, you brazenly interfered in the internal affairs of my Great Shang Empire, coming here to point fingers and make trouble, using the sordid affairs of the women in the harem as a pretext, and even supporting opposition forces to instigate a color revolution and openly supporting rebels to carry out subversive activities. Now you're even more despicable, coming here to act as terrorists. I haven't executed you all on the spot, which is already out of consideration for our shared origins!"

"You're armed with murderous weapons and magical artifacts, and you think you can get away unscathed? Do you know that in another time and space, in a certain beacon of hope for humanity, such a situation would be punishable without question?"

"Putting down the weapon is my bottom line for proceeding with the deportation process. You may continue to resist, but you will have to bear all the consequences yourself."

As he spoke, Wen Rui summoned a drone and pointed at it, saying, "I also have a law enforcement recorder here, which will record my warning and your reactions in the whole process. When Yuanshi Tianzun comes to Biyou Palace to demand an explanation, I can play it for him on the spot to prove that it's not that I'm not going to spare your lives, but that you brought this upon yourselves and don't want to live anymore!"

"Don't argue with him for a moment. Preserve your life so that you can eventually kill this scoundrel according to the will of Heaven."

Master Yuding immediately sent a message through his divine sense, trying to persuade his two senior brothers, Master Guangchengzi and Master Huanglong, who had relatively volatile tempers.

Guang Chengzi pondered for a moment, then said with difficulty, "How can you guarantee that if we hand over our magic weapons and flying swords, you won't take advantage of our momentary lapse in attention and attack us?"

"You don't even bother to find out how trustworthy I, Wen Rui, am? I always keep my word and never deceive anyone, young or old, unlike you who just spout nonsense, go back on your word, talk incoherently, and are full of lies!"

Wen Rui straightened his chest and casually tossed out a jade slip: "If you think words are not enough, let's sign an agreement. I love signing agreements."

(End of this chapter)