By mentioning Lu Yin's death qi cultivation, the Unyielding Elder had completely shed all pretense of cordiality with Eternal Sky Island. He had already offended Highsage, so it did not matter if he offended him again.
Everyone looked at Lu Yin; this person had cultivated death qi.
The way everyone looked at him instantly changed.
Even Xin Jiao's gaze towards Lu Yin had changed. Although cultivating death qi wasn't an explicit crime, it was still a potential threat.
Highsage raised his brows. "It's true that my junior brother cultivates death qi, but the head inquisitor has already made his decision. My junior brother will not be affected."
The Unyielding Elder was stunned, and then his gaze turned vicious. He did not know about this, and rebutting the head inquisitor's decision was the same as publicly contradicting the head inquisitor.
Many people around them looked at the Unyielding Elder as if he was an idiot. The Unyielding Elder felt his scalp go numb as he saw many mocking and sympathetic looks. He steeled his heart. Since he had already spoken, there was no way he could take back his words. He thought about it and said loudly, "The Interstellar Tribunal's decision is based on whether the person is guilty or not. Cultivating death qi is not a crime, but the Specter Clan's death qi has a special characteristic: it can be easily suppressed by higher-level Specters, and it can even be manipulated. Everyone knows about this. If Lu Yin was just a normal cultivator, it would not be a problem, but he is the master of the Outerverse's Great Eastern Alliance, which is equivalent to the Outerverse's master.
"Who can guarantee that he won't be controlled by the Specter Clan? Who can guarantee that he will always remain conscious while cultivating death qi? Even Eternal Sky Island cannot guarantee that."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. Only the head inquisitor, the three inquisitors, and Highsage knew that he cultivated death qi. Since the Unyielding Elder knew about it now, it was obvious that Mu Tianlun had told him about it. This Despairing Elder Mu was quite hostile towards Lu Yin.
Also, the Unyielding Elder still dared to talk about death qi. It seemed like the head inquisitor did not have enough authority, or perhaps it was just as the head inquisitor had said: the president did not interfere with the director's authority.
Lu Yin discovered a problem. Master Yuan and Eternal Sky Island did not have any direct influence on the Hall of Honor, and the head inquisitor might not even be able to influence the Hall of Honor. The people who supported him were all extremely powerful, but they did not care about the Hall of Honor's affairs. This gave the Unyielding Elder the courage to speak up here.
Even though the directors could be removed by these people, if they didn't do anything, even Ancestor Realm experts wouldn't be able to support him. This was a problem.
Not even an Invincible High Saint could refute the words of the Unaging Old Man.
Although the director was someone who held power on the surface, he was still someone who held power after all. Many people still believed in what he said.
The Wayless Old Man had thrown caution to the wind and fought Lu Yin to the death. Unless Unparalleled Sage slapped him to death, he had every right and reason to imprison Lu Yin.
Death qi was something that Lu Yin could not deny. He had no way of convincing others that he was not under the control of death qi, and if he did, they would only suspect that he was from the Specter Clan.
Even Lu Yin felt troubled.
The Old Man's words had not been wrong. Even though Eternal Sky Island was powerful, it did not have enough influence. An Invincible Highsage would not be able to convince the masses to trust Lu Yin unless the head inquisitor personally intervened, but why would the head inquisitor appear for Lu Yin's sake?
There was a moment of silence.
Everyone was discussing the death aura.
The situation was developing in a disadvantageous direction for Lu Yin.
The Old Man was breathing heavily. Since he had already offended the Long Sky Island, he might as well offend them all the way. He wanted to create his own image as an iron-blooded director who did not fear the Long Sky Island.
"Uh, uh, I'm sorry to interrupt," a stuttering voice spoke up from below, sounding a little fearful.
Everyone subconsciously looked down.
At the foot of the destroyed mountain peak, there was a very rustic youth with a mushroom hairstyle and large spectacles. He looked very young as he struggled to raise his right hand. He was still hugging a book that was half a meter thick.
When he saw the crowd look over, the youth seemed to be frightened.
He swallowed hard and coughed. "Uh, I'm sorry to interrupt. Uh, uh, actually, death qi is just a type of cultivation power. It's essentially no different from star energy, so there's no such thing as good or bad."
The Old Man's gaze turned cold, and he shouted, "What did you say?
Say it again! "
The mushroom hairstyle youth panicked, and the book fell to his feet. He howled in pain, clearly frightened.
Lu Yin was stunned. The Hall of Honor's headquarters actually had such a strange person. Wasn't this guy cultivating?
He was even a Melder, so how could it hurt to be hit by a book?
The crowd looked at the youth strangely.
The mushroom hairstyle youth picked up the book with great difficulty and looked at the Old Man fearfully. "This, this is written in the history books. I-I was just reading it."
The Old Man barked, "What's your name?
The Hall of Honor will not allow someone with a weak will like you to appear. You want to cultivate death qi?
Arrest him! "
Lu Yin shouted, "How impressive. Director Old Man, are you not going to let others speak?"
The Old Man's gaze turned sinister, and he snorted coldly as he stared at the mushroom hairstyle youth.
Xin Jiao smiled at the youth, "I remember you. You're from the History Research Institute, right?"
The mushroom hairstyle youth pushed up his spectacles and nodded, "I-I-I'm Little Shi."
"Alright, Little Shi. What are you trying to say?
Is it okay for Lu Yin to cultivate death qi? "Xin Jiao asked with a gentle smile.
Little Shi gulped again and opened the book. After searching for a while, he pushed up his spectacles. "Death qi is not something unique to the Specter Clan. The Specter Clan only discovered and used death qi, and after countless years of reproduction, they became the most suitable race for cultivating death qi. In theory, anyone can cultivate death qi, and as long as they slowly accept it, their descendants will be able to cultivate it after many years. The more they cultivate, the better they will be able to create another Specter Clan."
"Those who cultivate death qi will be suppressed or even controlled by the Specter Clan. This kind of power is used by the Specter Clan to recruit spies," the Old Man barked.
Little Shi pushed up his spectacles, "Star energy can be suppressed as well."
The Old Man raised a brow, "Those who cultivate death qi can easily be controlled by higher-level Specters."
Little Shi cowered, "That's just being suppressed and unable to resist. It's the same for normal cultivators."
Lu Yin laughed, "Director Old Man, you're trying to control Brother Mushroom right now. With your strength, controlling a Melder is too easy. Could it be that you can't cultivate star energy?"
The Old Man solemnly replied, "No matter how you explain it, death qi is enough to make it easier for the Specter Clan to control you. You will never be able to escape."
"That's right, unless you abolish death qi," Nightking Zheng said loudly.
Little Shi raised his hand and gulped.
Highsage Wudi pointed at him, "Speak."
The Old Man and Nightking Zheng both glared at Little Shi.
Countless people around them looked at him in surprise. A minor Melder had actually dared to butt in? Who gave him the guts?
Little Shi was very nervous, and he flipped open his book again to steal a glance at the Old Man. He was very afraid, but he still said, "Actually, death qi also has its own suitability. It doesn't mean that someone who cultivates death qi will be controlled by the Specter Clan. There's also a possibility that that person is more suited to cultivating death qi, or that they've obtained some sort of opportunity, such as a technique or innate gift, that they can use death qi to control the Specter Clan."
The Old Man was furious, and he wanted nothing more than to slap Mushroom Head to death.
Lu Yin raised his head, "No wonder I didn't feel anything when I cultivated death qi. Everyone can check with the Seven Courts. I, Lu Yin, was not controlled by the Specter Clan at all in Progenitor Chen's tomb. In fact, I even suppressed them."
The Old Man opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out.
As long as there was a possibility of controlling the Specter Clan, then he could not use his only authority to target Lu Yin. Otherwise, he would not be offending Eternal Sky Island, but rather, Highsage Wudi might actually slap him to death.
Nightking Zheng gloomily stared at Mushroom Head, "Kid, don't spout nonsense. Death qi is the Specter Clan's power. This is common knowledge in the universe, and it's publicly acknowledged."
Little Shi's attitude suddenly changed, and he glared at Nightking Zheng with a furious expression, "You're the one spouting nonsense. It's people like you who have messed up history. People who treat common knowledge as history are the most foolish. Death qi doesn't belong to the Specter Clan, but the Death God. You idiot."
Nightking Zheng was enraged, "What did you say?"
Little Shi was stunned, but he quickly reacted and crouched down, placing the book above his head to block his mushroom head, "Sorry, sorry, sorry. I didn't mean it."
Nightking Zheng raised a hand, about to attack Little Shi, but Highsage Wudi snorted and dragged Little Shi over. Lu Yin caught him, and Nightking Zheng did not dare attack again.
The Old Man shouted, "Everyone, did you hear that? This kid is spouting nonsense. There's no such thing as a Death God. He's just making things up."
Nightking Zheng replied, "That's right. Does death qi belong to the Death God?
Then does star energy belong to the Star God?
This isn't the Home of the Gods, so there's no such thing as gods. "
Little Shi looked up and mumbled, "I'm not spouting nonsense. The Death God is the most ancient existence, and it was the Death God who created death qi."
Lu Yin's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Little Shi. The book above his head was huge.
No one believed Little Shi's words, as the Death God was too ridiculous. There was no such thing as a Death God.
At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared in the sky. Perhaps it had just appeared, or perhaps it had been there for a long time, but no one had noticed it.
Highsage Wudi was the first to notice, and his expression changed as he respectfully said, "Wudi greets Elder Chan."
Everyone else saw the figure and bowed in unison, "Greetings, Elder Chan."
"Greetings, Elder Chan."
…
Lu Yin bowed as well, and he glanced up. The real boss had appeared. Was it Elder Chan?
If even Highsage Wudi was so respectful, then this person might be the biggest boss in the entire Hall of Honor.
Elder Chan looked down and fixed his gaze on Highsage Wudi, "You're becoming more and more impudent."
Highsage Wudi respectfully replied, "I didn't want to either, but that director went too far and targeted the people of Eversky Island."
Elder Chan was amused, "Don't spout nonsense. He's not from Eversky Island."
Highsage Wudi replied, "Lu Yin is an in-name disciple of Eversky Island."
"He's willing to take the Sage Celestial Master as his master?" Elder Chan asked with a strange expression.
Highsage Wudi looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin found it strange that the topic had changed to this. If he answered yes, then Eversky Island could openly protect him, and Highsage Wudi's actions would not be a problem. However, he had a master who had answered Highsage Shenwei's question.
Lu Yin didn't know how to answer. If he didn't answer well, then not only would he be blamed, but even Highsage Wudi would be blamed.
Elder Chan looked at him quietly with a slight smile.
Highsage Wudi kept shooting glances at Lu Yin.
The mushroom-headed Little Shi looked at Lu Yin curiously. There was admiration, reverence, excitement, and curiosity.
Lu Yin thought about it for a moment before helplessly saying, "Senior Wudi, I'm sorry. I have a master, so I can't take the Sage Celestial Master as my master. I, Lu Yin, cannot be an ungrateful person."
Highsage Wudi was taken aback, but he nodded, "It's fine. Be yourself."
Lu Yin was grateful.
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Thank you, brothers, for your support!