My brother is so cunning

Chapter 1103: Defending One's Innocence or Stirring Up Trouble?

As soon as he finished speaking, a commotion broke out in the hall.

Wen Rui's few words contained a great deal of information, leaving the group of Jie Sect immortals dumbfounded and looking at each other, unsure how to process this message.

In the great battle of the Investiture of the Gods, the sky darkened and the sun and moon lost their light. The Jie Sect suffered tens of thousands of deaths and injuries, but none of the twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect perished.

To say that the Jie Sect values ​​quantity over quality is not true. Right here in this hall are several of the most outstanding direct disciples of the Jie Sect, who back then could easily take on three or four Golden Immortals from the Chan Sect.

After the Jie Sect suffered a crushing defeat in that great battle, many of its members began to have some doubts about their own doctrines—could it be that the Chan Sect, as they claimed, had followed the will of Heaven and thus received its protection, surviving the great calamity unscathed?
The Jie Sect defied the will of Heaven and went against its will, which is why it met such a tragic end.

As a result, Wen Rui killed one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect so easily, achieving a feat that even the Ten Thousand Immortals and a Saint of the Jie Sect couldn't accomplish back then.

"Don't broadcast your indecent video."

The Tongtian Sect Leader suppressed his smirk and tried to maintain a cold and stern expression. He interrupted Wen Rui and said to the disciples below him, "This wretched child has caused a great disaster. You should discuss how to deal with him."

"You unfilial son! I knew you were going to cause a huge disaster sooner or later!"

Wen Zhong was so angry that his third eye on his forehead bulged and turned bloodshot: "How do you explain to Yuanshi Tianzun for recklessly killing the Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect? The Dao Ancestor Hongjun has already given a strict order that the three sects of our Daoist sect must not kill each other. You have disobeyed the Dao Ancestor's order. What crime should you be punished for?"

"Dad, why are you so angry? I'm doing this for you, aren't I?"

Wen Rui, on the contrary, felt wronged and said quietly.

"for me?"

Wen Zhong looked puzzled.

"Yes, the hatred for killing one's father is irreconcilable. If one does not avenge this, one is not worthy of being a son."

Wen Rui spread his hands and said, "I did this to avenge my father's death by killing Chi Jingzi. I wanted to place his head in front of your memorial tablet as an offering to comfort your spirit in heaven."

People can laugh when they're speechless. Wen Zhong, angered by Wen Rui's sophistry, gave a bitter laugh and sighed, "What sins did I commit in my past life? Not only did I toil my whole life to destroy a country and die a violent death, but I also have to be stuck with a wicked son like you who comes to collect debts..."

"We need not worry about the Dao Ancestor's questioning for now; it's not like our master is fighting against the Primordial Heavenly Venerable and the Supreme Lord Laozi."

The Old Mother of Lishan frowned slightly, her tone tinged with worry as she said, "But do you know what killing a Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect means? The Primordial Heavenly Venerable is a hundred times more protective of his own than your master. Back then, the Three Immortal Sisters of Sanxiao only cut off the three flowers on the top of the Chan Sect Golden Immortal's head, without even harming his life, yet he still ruthlessly attacked. Your actions may provoke a frenzied retaliation from the Chan Sect, and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable himself might even come to capture you."

After saying this, the Old Mother of Lishan whispered, "Don't come to Lishan recently. I can't withstand the wrath of the Primordial Heavenly Lord. You might as well stay in Biyou Palace, cultivate yourself by your master's side, and come out again after tens of thousands of years when things have calmed down."

Doumu Yuanjun, however, revealed a rare smile, stepped forward and patted Wen Rui's head affectionately: "Good grand-disciple, well done! Now that Yuanshi Tianzun is here, I'll have to ask him how he taught his disciple. Four against one and still getting killed, does he even know how to cultivate? Back then, the Chan Sect used schemes and tricks to kill so many of my Jie Sect's fellow disciples. Killing one of his Chijingzi today is just collecting some interest!"

The Holy Mother Jinling is fierce and bloodthirsty, the most so among all the immortals of the Jie Sect, without exception; otherwise, she wouldn't have taken charge of the path of killing. She suffered a great loss at the hands of the Chan Sect during the Investiture of the Gods, not only being ganged up on by Cihang Daoren, Puxian, and Manjushri, but also being ambushed and killed by Ran Deng Daoren. Her resentment has not subsided to this day, and seeing the direct descendant of her sect make a move fills her with immense satisfaction.

She failed to turn the tables when she was outnumbered four to one, but her disciple did. The Golden Spirit Mother was proud of this, as if she had personally avenged him, and found Wen Rui more and more pleasing to the eye.

Zhao Gongming said with a wry smile, "Junior Sister Jinling, your temper is still the same as it was back then, nothing has changed. You feel relieved, but we can't fight the Chan Sect again, can we? You and I are now gods of the Heavenly Court, and maintaining the order of heaven and earth is of utmost importance. If the two sects fight again, not only will the immortals on both sides die, but all living beings in the mortal world will also suffer."

Doumu Yuanjun's gaze fell on Tongtian Jiaozhu, her tone questioning: "Jiaozhu, you summoned us disciples here, surely not just to inform us of this matter? If the Chan Sect truly attacks and demands that our sect hand over our disciples to take the blame and be executed, how should we respond? We can't just obediently comply and hand them over to the Chan Sect to do with as they please, can we?"

Before the Tongtian Sect Leader could respond, Doumu Yuanjun pulled Wen Rui to her side like a mother hen protecting her chicks, and said with her head held high, "If the Sect Leader is unable to come forward to protect her due to the Dao Ancestor's decree, then let this child come with me to the Star Boundary for refuge, to the other side of the endless star sea. Even if the Chan Sect wants to capture him, they will not be able to find him."

Wen Rui felt a surge of warmth in his heart. As expected of his great-grandmother, she really stepped up when needed.

Back then, Wen Rui's senior brother Yu Yuan and senior brother Yu Hua died tragically while helping merchants down the mountain. Due to the strict orders of the Tongtian Sect Master, the Golden Spirit Mother did not immediately take revenge.

However, after the Tongtian Sect Leader decided to launch a full-scale war, the one who charged to the forefront of the battle was none other than the Golden Spirit Mother. Even when surrounded by three Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, she fought to the death and refused to retreat, making the three great masters struggle to defend themselves. If it weren't for the sneak attack by Ran Deng, she would probably have been able to avenge her disciples on the spot.

Wen Rui stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting to the disciples of the Jie Sect in the hall, then straightened up, his gaze sharp as a knife, his voice clear and powerful: "My fellow disciples, my great masters ...

As he spoke, Wen Rui released a projection drone, projecting an image of the new Binhai City in front of the immortals.

This footage captures a normal and peaceful scene of city life.

"Over the years, I have dedicated myself to spreading the knowledge of my religion among the mortal beings. After more than two hundred years of unremitting efforts, I have finally achieved some results."

In the scene, the city is filled with towering buildings, and the humans, demons, and monsters live in harmony, creating a thriving scene.

Back when the Jie Sect held a Dharma assembly at Biyou Palace, and all the immortals came to listen to the Tongtian Sect Leader preach, it was just like the scene in which demon immortals, monster immortals, and human immortals gathered together in harmony, which was quite similar to the harmonious coexistence of various races recorded in the broadcast.

"There are dozens of cities like this in the mortal realm!"

Wen Rui said with great pride: "The city has hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of people of various ethnicities. They are all disciples of my Jie Sect. They all learn the Jie Sect's methods of blocking the heavens, believe in the Jie Sect's faith, and take the Jie Sect's doctrines as their highest life creed. All those who are taught by the Jie Sect are treated equally, regardless of their origin or race. They work together to seek a glimmer of hope."

"That Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect came to our door without asking any questions. Just because there are demons and monsters mixed in with my disciples, he wants to act on behalf of Heaven and carry out the act of slaying demons and monsters. He is using the same bullshit reason that made us take the blame during the Great Tribulation of the Gods and that he slaughtered my disciples in the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation."

"Gentlemen, if you were here, could you just stand by and watch your fellow believers and disciples be slaughtered so innocently?"

He turned to the Tongtian Sect Leader, his tone firm: "Sect Leader, everything I have done is to protect my fellow disciples in the Jie Sect, and to prevent the Jie Sect from being bullied by the Chan Sect again!"

"The Chan Sect violated the Dao Ancestor's teachings first, and the disciples acted in self-defense afterward. What wrong have they done? They should not bear any so-called 'responsibility' in terms of morality or reason! Moreover, what kind of logic is there that only the Chan Sect is allowed to kill people, but my Jie Sect is not allowed to fight back? Are the 'furry and horned, egg-born and moisture-born' people in my sect really just beasts born to be wantonly enslaved and slaughtered?"

(End of this chapter)