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Chapter 239 Want To Make A Sneak Attack? Nonexistent
Chapter 239: Thinking of Ambushing? Impossible.
With just one sentence from Zhang Chi, the pressure instantly shifted onto Yi Ran.
The Heavenly Oath is not something to be taken lightly. Even mortals fear divine retribution, let alone cultivators on the path of immortality.
Under normal circumstances, Zhang Chi would not force Yi Ran to swear an oath.
Cultivators are wary of such things. Even if one is truly innocent, they would not want to prove themselves through an oath.
Unless there is no other choice but to seek the help of the heavens.
If it were that simple, when everyone is searching for a mole, they could just demand that everyone swear an oath. Whoever refuses to swear would be the mole, making it easy.
Unfortunately, things cannot be done that way.
Forcing someone to swear without evidence, why would they agree?
Moreover, Zhang Chi is still a junior. He cannot force anyone.
But Yi Ran, thinking himself clever, immediately thought of this method to prove his innocence. Little did he know, being too clever can lead to mistakes.
Since he is willing to swear, Zhang Chi suggested changing the content of the oath, which would not be considered coercion.
At this moment, what reason does Yi Ran have to refuse to swear?
If he refuses to swear, it would be equivalent to admitting that the Demon Summoning Banner is his.
He cannot possibly be willing to swear.
Admitting guilt would at most result in some punishment, but swearing to the heavens would be a dead end.
The outcome would still be obvious, so it's better to just admit it.
At this moment, Yi Ran's face also turned extremely pale. He thought killing a Foundation Building cultivator would be an easy task, but he didn't expect it to become such a big deal without even killing the person.
The more he thought about it, the more absurd it seemed. Why did those idiots from Raging Flame City have to oppose Zhang Chi?
Only now does Yi Ran begin to regret, but regret is useless now.
Under the gaze of everyone, he has no way to argue.
"I admit that the Demon Summoning Banner is mine, but I only wanted to kill him. I did not destroy the formation or collude with the Monster Race."
"Shameless!"
Upon hearing Yi Ran admit to his actions, Miao Yin angrily spoke up.
The gazes of the others towards Yi Ran also became strange.
The people from Treasure Weapon Sect are a bit unreasonable. They made such a big fuss just to kill a Foundation Building cultivator.
What were they thinking?
Everyone expressed their confusion.
Yi Ran is also a Perfected Being and a senior elder with Divine Abilities, right?
For someone of his level, killing a Sword Sect without a Divine Ability expert should be a piece of cake.
It's fortunate that they designed so many twists and turns, and carried out so many flashy operations. In the end, they didn't kill anyone and only brought trouble upon themselves.
They have ruined their own reputation, and the entire sect will be criticized by the public.
The key issue now is that it has become entangled with the matter of the mole. This operation is simply outrageous.
Because before the incident, I said that I was willing to make a solemn oath, so after the ownership of the Summoning Banner was determined, everyone was willing to believe that I was not the mole who sabotaged the formation.
Although the actions of the Treasure Weapon Sect were a bit foolish, their motives were genuine.
The onlookers couldn't help but feel disappointed.
They wanted to catch the mole, and they were not interested in the grudges between Zhang Chi and the Treasure Weapon Sect. Except for people like Long Yan and Miao Yin who were interested in Zhang Chi, no one really cared about these grudges.
They originally thought they had caught a big fish, with such a grand scene, but it turned out to be just a small fry. It was a waste of time.
Miao Qin also spoke up, "The Treasure Weapon Sect secretly schemed against the alliance, and this matter should be severely punished. However, since the alliance is currently in a crisis, let's put this matter aside for now. But Zhang, you don't have to worry. On behalf of the alliance, I promise to give you a satisfactory result."
Miao Qin's words were already giving face.
After all, Zhang Chi is not only the head of the Sword Sect, but also has connections with the Dragon Transformation Palace. They have to consider his status.
Keeping Easy Ignition confined was also giving him some dignity.
After all, he is a Divine Ability Perfected Being, and he won't be killed directly just because of attempted murder.
Easy Ignition felt extremely humiliated in his heart, but he could only accept this result. He bitterly planned to leave, but Zhang Chi said, "Perfected Being, please stay."
"What else do you want? Are you only satisfied if you accuse me of being the mole?" Easy Ignition asked.
Others also looked at Zhang Chi, thinking that he wouldn't let it go so easily.
But the alliance could only do so much, after all, it was attempted murder.
Of course, putting oneself in their shoes, if someone wanted to kill them, they would naturally want to kill the other person to feel at ease.
But the alliance couldn't really kill Easy Ignition. Zhang Chi couldn't rely on the alliance for revenge either.
Fortunately, Zhang Chi spoke quickly and didn't let them misunderstand for too long.
"I don't want to frame a Perfected Being. I just have a few questions and I hope the Perfected Being can clarify them for me."
Before Easy Ignition could refuse, Zhang Chi continued, "Although the plan to use the beast tide to attack me is feasible, there is one difficult point that needs to be overcome. That is, at the beginning of the beast tide, it must be ensured that no Divine Ability Perfected Being will come to rescue me."
Coincidentally, shortly after the beast tide broke out, the formation of the Profound Heart Sect was also broken. This is enough to ensure that no one will come to save me.
How did the Perfected Being calculate that the formation would be destroyed when the beast tide arrived, leaving me isolated and helpless?"
When Zhang Chi asked this question, Easy Ignition couldn't help but tremble.
Chen Yin and Cheng Feng, the two Perfected Beings, also felt a chill in their hearts.
They had already sensed that something was wrong when Easy Ignition confessed, but no matter how much they cursed Easy Ignition in their hearts, it was of no use.
Now they only hoped that Yin Xun would handle things more discreetly and not expose them as well.
Previously, there was already a crime committed, and now there is another one, which means the death penalty has turned into execution.
"Yi Ran Perfected Being, explain yourself!"
Xuan Ming Perfected Being looked at Yi Ran with an unfriendly gaze.
Although Yi Ran only wanted to kill Zhang Chi, he objectively caused chaos. Although his help to the Monster Race was not significant, it was still helpful.
Moreover, he may have unintentionally helped the Monster Race, how could he not be angry?
"You can still confess your accomplices now."
At this moment, Yi Ran also deeply regretted it. When Yin Xun found him and persuaded him to execute this perfect plan, he thought Yin Xun's plan was seamless.
He never expected it to come to this situation, and Yin Xun must have colluded with the Monster Race.
When they discussed it before, Yin Xun only said that he would take care of the details, and Yi Ran only needed to set up the Demon Summoning Banner.
Now it seems that he was really deceived.
His method turned out to be colluding with the Monster Race!
However, every time Yin Xun met with him, he never revealed his true identity. Even if he wanted to confess and cooperate now, he couldn't provide any useful information.
At this point, Yi Ran naturally had no need to cover up for Yin Xun. He truthfully revealed the plans and details of his collaboration with Yin Xun.
Chen Yin and Cheng Feng, the two elders, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, when Yin Xun colluded with Yi Ran, he didn't expose his identity, otherwise they would all be finished.
Unfortunately, before they could fully relax, Zhang Chi's words made their hearts tense again.
"Perfected Being said that this mysterious person also has some grievances with me, but there aren't many people here who have grievances with me..."
After Zhang Chi finished speaking, Long Yan's sharp eyes also looked at Chen Yin and Cheng Feng...
"Is it you?"
Long Yan didn't have Zhang Chi's strong insight and ability to control the situation, but she wasn't stupid either. Zhang Chi had pointed it out to this extent, how could she not know?
Zhang Chi was an upright person and basically had no enemies. The only enemies he had were Yin Xun and his group, who were currently being punished.
To maintain their reputation, the Dragon Transformation Palace did not publicize their crimes, which was also to save face for everyone.
But Long Yan didn't expect that they would dare to do such a thing!
Zhang Chi was deliberate in his actions and wouldn't speak without thinking, but Long Yan didn't have such scruples.
Once she had doubts, she directly spoke out in front of everyone.
"No wonder that day when I went to support Zhang Chi, you insisted on stopping me and even took away my treasured sword. It turns out that you were already in cahoots, plotting against Zhang Chi!"
Alright, with Long Yan charging forward, Zhang Chi didn't need to personally explain who he had grievances with.
The people present were once again caught up in a new revelation.
Zhang Chi was recognized by Long Yan as the future son-in-law, so how did he have grievances with the elders of the Dragon Transformation Palace?
Was there some unknown story behind this?
Faced with Long Yan's questioning, Chen Yin naturally didn't dare to admit it.
"Palace Master, you've misunderstood. I was just advising the Palace Master to consider the overall situation. I didn't know anything at that time!"
He said this with genuine emotion, his acting skills surpassing Yi Ran by who knows how much.
However, Long Yan didn't buy it at all.
"You say you didn't know, then can you prove it like he did?"
Unable to match her tactics, Long Yan delivered the final blow with one sentence.
Long Yan was the Palace Master and the future head of the Long family. She had every right to confront Chen Yin with a strong attitude.
You said you were wronged, right?
"If I have wronged you, I can make the decision to exempt you from punishment."
Long Yan once again made her stance clear.
She wasn't just making empty promises, if Chen Yin was truly innocent and she had wrongly accused him, she would make amends.
But Chen Yin didn't dare to make such a promise.
Under Long Yan's strong pressure, a hint of fierceness flashed in Chen Yin's eyes.
At this point, they were already at a dead end, so since they were all going to die, they might as well drag someone down with them.
Chen Yin made up his mind, but his gaze became submissive.
"I can swear."
As he spoke, Chen Yin slowly approached Zhang Chi and Long Yan.
"I swear to the heavens, I, Chen Yin, if I colluded with the Monster Race..."
Everyone's gaze followed Chen Yin's footsteps, watching as he made the oath. Their suspicions of him lessened slightly.
Long Yan also stood dumbfounded in place.
But at this moment, Zhang Chi suddenly took Long Yan's hand and moved towards the direction where Miao Yin and Miao Qin were.
Miao Qin had the highest cultivation level among everyone present and felt the safest there.
Chen Yin: "..."
He had originally planned to get closer and then make a surprise attack on these two, giving them a severe blow.
He didn't hate Zhang Chi, but since they had already reached this point, whether he hated him or not, Zhang Chi and Long Yan should pay the price.
Long Yan was difficult to kill, and he didn't know if she had any protective treasures on her.
But Zhang Chi definitely didn't.
But Chen Yin didn't expect that while he was trying to kill Zhang Chi without fail, he actually forced Zhang Chi to leave.
Now what should he do? He had only said half of the oath...
(End of this chapter)