Each of the dozen or so Immortal Exalts represented a peak organisation on the Hall Brilliance Heaven. At this moment, they all still followed the Warring Old Freak.
“Transcension, I know you won’t admit it unless you’re faced with the grim reality. Take a look at this memory crystal,” the Warring Old Freak said emotionlessly as he radiated with pressure. He directly tossed a memory crystal over to the Transcension Ancestor.
The Transcenion Ancestor accepted the memory crystal and took a look. His face immediately sank. He crushed the memory crystal furiously and said in pain, “What a Space-purging. He appeared all righteous on the surface, but never did I imagine he would actually... actually... actually do something so vicious. Our sect is truly unfortunate, truly unfortunate...”
The Transcension Ancestor’s face was filled with self-blame. He acted as if he was too ashamed to stand before everyone. He clasped his fist towards them and said, “I’m truly at fault. Space-purging defied the orthodoxy, and my Daoist Sect of Heavenly Embodiment was completely unaware of it. That is shameful of our sect. Please don’t worry, everyone. Our Daoist Sect of Heavenly Embodiment will definitely get to the bottom of what Space-purging has done on the Hall Brilliance Heaven over the years.”
When he reached there, the Transcension Ancestor paused. He gritted his teeth as if he had made some kind of important decision and said, “And from this day onwards, Space-purging is no longer a disciple of our Daoist Sect of Heavenly Embodiment. He will be eliminated from the sect register forever.”
The Flying Leaf Ancestor appeared behind the Transcension Ancestor. Listening to his words, she was filled with anguish.
“Transcension, stop playing the fool. I’ve already received precise information. The person behind the smaller organisations of the Hall Brilliance Heaven, as well as the person who ordered them to kill innocent cultivators, is you.”
“You needed them to do that to nurture the Fiend Soul Banners. You are the person forging the Fiend Soul Banners.”
The Warring Old Freak’s voice boomed thunderously, echoing through the surroundings and making the mountains shake.
“Fiend Soul Banners? What are those?”
“From the name, it seems like a demonic item...”
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Many disciples in the Daoist Sect of Heavenly Embodiment were puzzled. They had never heard about Fiend Soul Banners before. Only a few Immortal Emperor great elders who were senior enough and had been cultivating for long enough possessed the right to know some incomplete information about Fiend Soul Banners. Everyone’s faces changed drastically.
“Impossible. Senior Warring, senior brother Transcension is a man of great prestige on the Hall Brilliance Heaven. With senior brother Transcension’s status, why would he forge such a vicious demonic god artifact? After all, that is a tremendous taboo. It’s enough to doom the entire sect. Senior brother Transcension cherishes the sect more than anything, so why would he do that?” The Flying Leaf Ancestor immediately denied the accusation. She was aware that she could not let them establish a connection between the Fiend Soul Banners and the Daoist Sect of Heavenly Embodiment no matter what.
“You can’t just make claims like that, Warring Old Freak. You’re saying that I forged the Fiend Soul Banner, so do you have any evidence to prove it? Don’t tell me you’ve concluded this just from what you divined? Or are you trying to forcefully impose the crimes that Space-purging committed outside onto our Daoist Sect of Heavenly Embodiment?” The Transcension Ancestor’s clone rebuked with composure.
The Immortal Exalts gathered within the towers all narrowed their eyes after hearing the Warring Old Freak’s words. They looked outside the Daoist Sect of Heavenly Embodiment with some surprise and curiosity.
An old man with white hair and eyebrows silently appeared where they were looking. His presence was perfectly concealed, so none of it leaked out.
The old man’s eyes shone brilliantly, giving off a sense of vigour. His white robes glistened with light that resembled the stars, giving off a profound presence like the manifestation of the laws.
“The Aural Heavens Elder!” The Transcension Ancestor immediately recognised the old man. His eyes narrowed slightly as he blurted out uncontrollably.
When the Immortal Exalts of the Hall Brilliance Heaven heard the Transcension Ancestor’s cry, they were surprised at first. They started trying to recall who the Aural Heavens Elder was.
But very soon, they seemed to remember something, and their faces immediately changed, becoming filled with seriousness and respect.
“The Aural Heavens Elder! It’s actually the Aural Heavens Elder! That’s a supreme expert of the Merchant Union of Star Brilliance. He spends most of his time at the headquarters of the Merchant Union of Star Brilliance on the Plain Subtlety Heaven.”
“The Aural Heavens Elder has actually come to our Hall Brilliance Heaven personally. That’s a supreme expert of the Seventh Heavenly Layer...”
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The arrival of the Aural Heavens Elder immediately caused quite a stir among the Immortal Exalts of the Hall Brilliance Heaven. Many of the early Immortal Exalts looked at him in reverence.
On the Hall Brilliance Heaven, even the strongest, the Warring Old Freak, was only a Sixth Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt. He was the undisputed greatest expert of the Hall Brilliance Heaven. Although the Warring Old Freak had already remained at his present cultivation for several million years, it was still unknown whether he could reach the Seventh Heavenly Layer of Immortal Exalt in his lifetime.
However, the Aural Heavens Elder was different. He was a true Seventh Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalt.
The Sixth Heavenly Layer belonged to mid Immortal Exalt, while the Seventh Heavenly Layer belonged to late Immortal Exalt. There was an intrinsic difference between the two.
As a result, when an expert like this suddenly appeared on the Hall Brilliance Heaven, it had an unimaginable impact on the heaven.