The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1436

Chapter 1436: Chapter 1432: Turbulence Chapter 1436: Chapter 1432: Turbulence “What do you intend to do!”

Just as the golden light in the eyes of the King of Demons was about to burst forth, a fierce shout suddenly came.

The moment this shout rang out, everyone felt a great shock to their divine souls, their heads spinning and vision blurring, aside from those on the stage, there wasn't a single person below who wasn't shaking, all having been hit by a strong impact to their divine souls.

The secret technique of the King of Demons was interrupted by this angry shout, and he involuntarily frowned as he looked towards Yuan Tiangang, a hint of wariness flashing in his eyes.

“The focus of this conference is to punish those who have erred and discuss how to compensate Mount Fangcun, not to let you argue incessantly,” said Yuan Tiangang. His voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears with crystal clarity, carrying an undeniable authority.

Shen Luo, upon hearing this, turned to look at Yuan Tiangang, but there was no sign of submission in his eyes.

Yuan Tiangang inwardly sighed and shook his head gently at Shen Luo, signaling him not to act rashly.

After Shen Luo had cursed, he had let off steam and now refrained from saying more. After all, truly exacerbating the conflict between the Human Race, Immortal Clan, and Demon Clan would benefit no one.

“Now that Demon King Fort has said enough, if you still feel it's not sufficient, would the King of Demons care to accompany me to the Astronomical Bureau for a chat?” Yuan Tiangang said, turning his gaze to the King of Demons.

“Heh, who doesn't know that within the Astronomical Bureau, there is the Array of Heavenly Traps and Fallen Stars set up by Daoist Friend Yuan? Going there isn't exactly conducive for a chat. That's all I have to say,” the King of Demons said with a twisted smile.

“Good, since we all agree not to quibble further, let's bring up the main culprits responsible for this incident,” said Cheng Yaojin, breathing a sigh of relief as he stepped forward.

As soon as his words fell, Yang Jian was the first to stand from his seat and silently came to the center of the Martial Arts Stage.

Following him closely, several escape lights lit up in succession, and more than a dozen figures emerged beside him.

Shen Luo glanced over and saw the Golden Wings Large peng of Lion Camel Ridge, the Six-tusked Elephant King, Flower Ten Women of Pansi Cave, and Elder Chi Rong of Demon King Fort among them, as well as several elders from the Demon and Demon Clans, and those from small and medium sects who followed earlier.

These people were all bound with special metal chains made of refined gold, and hanging from them were varying numbers of golden prohibition talismans, with the Golden-Winged Peng holding the most, totaling nine.

Upon arrival, the gazes of the Golden-Winged Peng, the Six-tusked Elephant King, and a few others almost unanimously focused on Shen Luo, each showing different expressions: some with resentment, some with bitterness, and others with wary attention.

Regardless of which, their expressions all took on a somewhat playful look.

Shen Luo, however, was undaunted and met their gazes one by one.

“In this incident, Lion Camel Ridge and Pansi Cave took the lead and are primarily responsible. In addition to compensating Mount Fangcun with one million Immortal Jades, the main culprits, the Gold-Winged Peng King and Flower Ten Women, are sentenced to be confined under the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and not allowed out of the tower for 500 years,” Cheng Yaojin declared.

Upon hearing this, everyone present was shocked.

For high-ranking cultivators as themselves, 500 years were not short, especially since the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda was a stupa used to suppress members of the Demon Clan. Being imprisoned within it was akin to suffering in Purgatory.

Such punishment could not be said to be light.

“Do the two of you have any objections?” Cheng Yaojin asked.

“At this point, does it make any difference whether we have objections or not?” Flower Ten Women asked with a wan smile.

“No,” Cheng Yaojin immediately said.

After speaking, he didn't care about the reactions of those two, and continued, “As for the Six-tusked Elephant King, Lingbo City Lord Yang Jian, and Demon King Fort Elder Chi Rong, who bear secondary responsibility for this incident, the punishment is as follows: they are ordered to be confined within their respective sect's forbidden grounds for three hundred years, not taking a single step outside. Should there be any violators, they will be executed by the Human Race, Immortal Clan, and Demon Clan together.”

Chi Rong and the Six-tusked Elephant King both breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

“Any others who are secondarily responsible, depending on the severity of their involvement, will have to compensate with a certain amount of Immortal jade and confine themselves within their own sects for one hundred years, without stepping outside.”

After that, Cheng Yaojin waved his hand, and a floating list of punishments for all involved sects appeared in midair, for everyone to see.

Shen Luo naturally was not satisfied with such a result. He knew all too well that the heavy casualties of Mount Fangcun could not be compensated with mere Immortal jade, and for those lost lives, these punishments were far too lenient.

But he also knew that these public outcomes were the result of a balance struck through open and secret struggles among various powers, and the current conference was just to announce this result, so that the world would be informed.

Moreover, Mount Fangcun probably already knew about this result, and after all, he was not a direct disciple of Mount Fangcun and had no power to represent Mount Fangcun in refusing the decision.

A council that was meant to discuss an outcome that had already been negotiated, although there were some twists and turns along the way, eventually ended up back on track.

“Gold-Winged Peng King, Flower Ten Women, you are to be taken into custody and brought to the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda immediately,” Yuan Tiangang stood up, waving the whisk in his hand as he ordered.

After the commotion caused by the King of Demons and Shen Luo, all he wanted now was to end the meeting as soon as possible to avoid further complications.

The Golden Wings Large peng and Flower Ten Women had already been prepared for this outcome and showed little sign of resistance, but both their gazes were fixed on Shen Luo.

Feeling those two gazes that were almost tangible, Shen Luo calmly looked back, showing no fear at all.

“Boom!”

Just as some were preparing to leave first, a sudden blast rang out from somewhere within Chang'an City!

Immediately after, the entire Earth started shaking violently, and Shen Luo, staggering to stand up from his chair, found that the ground beneath his feet was undulating like duckweed on water, bobbing up and down.

Soon, the regular waves became violent tremors.

The center of the Martial Arts Stage collapsed into a huge void, from which spiderweb-like cracks spread outwards.

Among them, the cracks that split open towards the north and south were especially terrifying, extending for hundreds of feet and splitting the entire Martial Arts Stage and Square in two, causing everyone to startle and scramble to their feet.

“Boom!”

As the sound of collapsing structures echoed, the great hall adjoining the Martial Arts Stage also crashed down.

From the crevices of the shattered ground, a burst of purple-black light shone through, and streaks of black mist seeped out, spreading towards the surroundings.

“Golden Wings Large peng, what have you done? Are you trying to start a war?” Cheng Yaojin shouted angrily.

Yet, in the eyes of the Gold-Winged Peng King, a hint of confusion flashed, and he looked doubtfully at Flower Ten Women beside him.

“Why are you looking at me? It wasn't me who did it; I don't have that capability,” Flower Ten Women rolled her eyes, expressing helplessness.