Righteous Path/Story

== Jiuli aftermath ==
Previously, he had caused such a huge disturbance in the Jiuli secret realm. The top experts of the Righteous and Corrupt paths had been cut down like weeds in front of him.
It was precisely because the ones attacking Long Chen had been the ones who thought themselves mighty and supreme that he had killed so many top experts.
Shui Wuhen looked at Long Chen and sighed. "Little fellow, you really are ruthless enough. Currently, my Xuantian Supermonastery is being targeted from all sides.
"Countless sects are criticizing me for harboring a murderer. There are even sects who have secretly brought your matter up to the Xuantian Dao Sect."
Long Chen had killed too many Righteous experts. Just the Chosen had to be counted in the hundreds. As for the peak experts, not many had been left.
It could be said the sects of the seven prefectures had been gravely wounded this time. If that had happened because of the Corrupt path, then they wouldn't have anything to complain about. But they had died to Long Chen, which was something they were unable to accept.
"They feel wronged, but then when Lu Fang-er and Ye Zhiqiu died, who was I supposed to complain to?
"What about the disciples who died from the Huayun Sect and Mo Gate? What about their grievance? Tch, those people are all idiots. Not killing them would be unworthy of their idiotic intelligence." Long Chen became more and more furious as he thought of that battle. His killing intent instantly soared, and he wished he could revive those idiots just so he could kill them again.
Compared to the Corrupt path, Long Chen felt much more hate towards the Righteous path's contemptible shamelessness. They were completely lacking any sense of justice, and their smiles hid their daggers.
== Wangu road ==
"On the side of the Righteous path, there's nothing to worry about. After asking around, we found that other than Ji Changkong, they only have two rank four Celestials from smaller sects. They're the isolated, poor kind of sects. Their combat power is probably only slightly greater than innate rank three Celestials," sneered a Corrupt expert.
A person's strength could not be determined merely by cultivation base and talent. Their cultivation techniques, their magical arts, their weapons, and all the resources that had gone into them were also extremely important. Just good talent alone was useless. It could be said that geniuses were built up mostly by resources. To put it even more bluntly, they needed money.
But they could not find Long Chen. But Ji began offering a bounty for anyone in LC's group. Ji Changkong wants to rule the Eastern Wasteland's Righteous path, using his power to intimidate all the Righteous experts. He had accused LC of colluding with the aboriginals against the Righteous path. This was a lie and setup.
"There's no need to do anything. Just calmly watch what happens. With Ji Changkong present, we don't even need to do anything. He'll force Long Chen to come out. When it comes to scheming, we are lacking compared to the Righteous path. We should just wait until both sides are exhausted to kill them all. This time, we'll win a perfect victory, not letting a single one of those Righteous experts to leave alive" said Xue You. Ever since the Righteous path had gained Long Chen, the Corrupt path had run into setback after setback, irritating the higher-ups.
Long Chen had been number one on their must-kill list for a long time now, but he was still alive and healthy. That was a humiliation to the entire Corrupt path.
During this time, whoever could kill Long Chen would become the Corrupt path's hero. They would gain unprecedented glory.
== Internal politics ==
The Righteous path had essentially been unified. The Righteous experts pretty much all accepted Ji Changkong as their leader.
Other than Ji Changkong, there were two other rank four Celestials. One was Zheng Mingkong from the Seven Star Gate, while the other was the Wind Chant Pavilion's genius, Feng Geyin.
But the Remote Heaven Gang's power was enormous, giving Ji Changkong great influence. Even two of the Four Heavenly Geniuses of the Xuantian Dao Sect had surprisingly allied themselves with Ji Changkong.
To put it nicely, they were allied. But to put it frankly, they were just licking his feet. Having entered the Immemorial Path, their luck hadn't been very good. They hadn't obtained any heaven-defying treasures and were still simply rank two Celestials.
As for the rank one Celestials that had survived, many of them had obtained opportunities, allowing them to advance to rank two Celestials. So the positions of Yue Qianshan and Zhao Wuji immediately fell. It was unknown what benefits Ji Changkong had given them for them to side with him.
However, it wasn't that strange. The Corrupt path was so strong, the ancient races were watching like tigers, and there was also the threat of the aboriginals. Thus, working together was a good decision.
As for the Seven Star Gate's Zheng Mingkong, as soon as Ji Changkong's subordinates had found him, he had immediately agreed to join him.
But what Ji Changkong hadn't expected was that Wind Chant Pavilion's Feng Geyin had immediately refused. He had even openly expressed that in this world, the only person worthy of him following was Long Chen.
That infuriated Ji Changkong. But the situation was too unstable right now, so he didn't dare to make any big moves. He could only endure for now, but he had already placed Feng Geyin on his must-kill list.
The thing that the Righteous disciples were somewhat unable to accept was that soaring Long Chen had actually become a traitor of the Righteous path.
Disciples from the same sect as him were personally accusing him of colluding with the aboriginals to harm his fellow Righteous disciples. Unable to bear staying on the same side as such a person, they had formed an alliance with Ji Changkong to find and punish Long Chen, to get justice for all the Righteous disciples who had fallen because of him.
Many people had refused to believe it at the beginning, but when many resolute people shouted something loud enough, it was enough to obscure the truth. Many people started to form doubts.
Then, Long Chen refused to reveal himself, and no explanation came from him. That made Ji Changkong's influence even greater, allowing him to unite essentially all the Righteous disciples, making him the number one expert of the Righteous path.
People were like ducks. True or false weren't so important. In the end, those who joined Ji Changkong's side gave up their doubts and began to echo their peers, starting a snowball effect. From their point of view, standing by Ji Changkong's side could protect them. As long as he provided safety, he could say whatever he wanted.
The truth wasn't important. The important thing was that as long as they were obedient, they could join this enormous army. As for whether or not Long Chen had been falsely accused, they couldn't be bothered to care.
There were so many Righteous experts that it even exceeded Ji Changkong's expectations. There were actually thirty thousand of them that joined his side, and more were coming.
However, then Ji Changkong recalled that of the two large entrances to the Immemorial Path from the Eastern Wasteland, their entrance had only been for sects that were comparatively higher in status. But the other entrance had no such restrictions. He hadn't expected so many new Celestials to have appeared in the Eastern Wasteland. It seemed that they came from smaller sects that had entered from the other entrance.
The fact that he had tens of thousands of experts made Ji Changkong incomparably excited. His vanity was completely satisfied. He had actually become the leader of such a powerful army.
Although the majority of them were just rank one Celestials, with only a tenth being rank two Celestials and less than a hundredth being rank three Celestials, these numbers made him completely confident.
== Spirit World ==
The Corrupt path looked down on the Righteous path's hypocrisy, while the Righteous path looked down on the Corrupt path's barbarous, murderous tendencies. Both sides hated the other.
Now that all these powers were gathered in the Spirit World, they were more or less under the rules of the Dark Forest, and they did their best to avoid fighting.
However, the Corrupt path's words had ended up provoking the ancient family alliance's disciples. They naturally had to retort.
== Lies ==
The people who had attacked before had been able to use the righteous excuse of eliminating a scourge of the Righteous path in order to cover up their envy and greed. But now, that excuse was clearly groundless. If they really attacked, they would be denounced by others. After all, this was the Eastern Xuan City, and there were countless experts here. No one dared to make a move without considering things properly. When it came down to it, whether it was the ancient races, the ancient family alliance, or the Titan Sect, they were unable to represent the Eastern Xuan Region's Righteous path. The wrong decision here could cost them everything.
If they helped and Long Chen was killed, then that was alright. After all, he was dead, and a dead man wouldn't be able to argue about his innocence even if he was innocent.
However, what if on the off-chance they failed to kill Long Chen? What then? Other than the destroyed Xuantian Dao Sect, Long Chen also had the support of the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect, the Wine God Palace, and even the Huayun Sect. Was doing this worth it or not?
== Ancient Family ==
On the third day after the ancient family alliance announced they were breaking ties with the Martial Heaven Continent, there were quite a few Righteous sects who faced a blood bath from the Corrupt path. Some sects were directly destroyed.
The Righteous path’s sects were thrown into chaos. They presented a joint petition, begging Qu Jianying to kill the black sheep Long Chen to quell everyone’s anger and save the continent’s peace and lives.
Instead of placing this debt on the Corrupt path, they placed it on Long Chen. As long as Long Chen wasn’t here, these things wouldn’t have happened. Some had already forgotten just how many of the Righteous path’s sects had been massacred even before Long Chen was born.
At the same time, Pill Valley, the ancient races, Xuan Beasts, and even the Bloodkill Hall came out in support of the ancient family alliance’s actions. They pointed everyone’s anger at Qu Jianying and Long Chen.
Some people even began to wildly fabricate false information, saying that Shen Bijun and Long Chen had long since known each other and that their relationship was complicated. It was Long Chen who had thrown Shen Bijun’s heart into chaos, causing her to act so crazy.
As people used their imagination to come up with the best stories to stoke people’s rage, Shen Bijun actually transformed into the victim, while Long Chen became an irredeemable devil.
Under this much pressure, anyone else would have caved, but Qu Jianying stubbornly resisted. She even announced that Long Chen hadn’t done anything wrong, and that if anyone dared to touch him, she would personally take their head.
As the head of the Martial Heaven Alliance, she was resolute and upright in character. She didn’t surrender to pressure. It was because of this character that she had been elected as the head of the Martial Heaven Alliance.
With Qu Jianying stubbornly protecting Long Chen but all the various large powers adding more pressure, the sects belonging to the Martial Heaven Alliance began to sway. Some of them began considering whether they should elect a new leader.
The Eastern Xuan Region and Southern Xuan Region’s experts were especially tempted to elect a new leader. Their hatred for Long Chen was especially deep.
However, even in those regions, those sects were but a fraction of the total. Even in the Southern Xuan Region, they didn’t number a quarter of all the sects.
== Xuantian Dao Sect ==
There was a sea of people outside the Xuantian Dao Sect’s main gate. They were the genius disciples of the other regions. They had completely blocked the entrance, and any disciples or Elders of the Xuantian Dao Sect who needed to come or go were cursed by them.
They said that the Martial Heaven Alliance was harboring a killer, while the Xuantian Dao Sect itself was unable to distinguish right from wrong. Sooner or later Long Chen would cause the Xuantian Dao Sect’s destruction. Some even said Li Tianxuan was muddleheaded and tyrannical, while Qu Jianying appointed people due to favoritism. As for Long Chen, he was the black sheep of the entire Righteous path.
In the face of all that cursing, the Xuantian Dao Sect’s members were infuriated. These fellows were clearly being used by others to infuriate them.
Right now, the continent’s public opinion was controlled by Pill Valley, the ancient races, the ancient family alliance, and the Xuan Beasts. If there was just one person saying something, then people wouldn’t believe it. But if a million people said it at the same time, then even if what they said was false, it would become true.
Furthermore, did they only have a million people? Not even a billion would be enough if you counted their members. They didn’t give Long Chen any chance to retort, as they were drowning him with their spit.
Even with Qu Jianying testified that Long Chen was innocent, regretfully she was his senior. This kind of testimony was naturally lacking weight, especially with Pill Valley secretly controlling the majority of the Righteous path’s forces. Even if those Righteous sects didn’t dare to go against Qu Jianying, they could still secretly support this public opinion without Qu Jianying being able to punish them.
“Fuck, in the face of the Corrupt path, they turn into little sheep, but they’re better than anyone at internal fighting. How did the Righteous path raise these kinds of idiots?” demanded one of the guards at the gate.
“The majority of these people were hired to come here, while another portion has enmity with the Xuantian Dao Sect or senior apprentice-brother Long Chen. The remaining portion are the real idiots who were duped into coming here. The reason they were duped is due to their jealousy of him,” said another disciple.
“Then they’ll be paying a big price for that bloody nose. Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen is no peaceful Buddha.”
== Karmic luck ==
He had won karmic luck for the Righteous path. Even after doing everything they could to stop him, they still ended up benefiting. Long Chen was naturally dissatisfied.
“There are always fools everywhere. Ignore them.” The patriarch waved his hand.
“However, there was never any power with as many idiots as the Righteous path,” said Long Chen.
“There’s no way around it. The Righteous path has too many sects. All of them care mostly about themselves, resulting in them fighting and scheming amongst themselves,” sighed the patriarch.
In truth, the largest power in this world was the Righteous path. Otherwise, the Martial Heaven Alliance wouldn’t possess such power or daring.
Regretfully, the Righteous path was not united. It was like a plate of sand. Although there was the Martial Heaven Alliance controlling it, the sects all fought amongst each other, constantly stabbing each other in the back.
Moreover, some sects were not truly part of the Righteous path. It was unknown exactly how many of them were actually being controlled by Pill Valley. Even someone like Qu Jianying was temporarily unable to do anything about that.
Fortunately, the Devil Slaughter Divine Tablet had somehow accepted even the support of the Spirit World, allowing them to reverse the tides.
==References==
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