Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

Chapter 511 Canonization
After Yang Qijian finished speaking, there was a long and awkward silence in the tent. The two Mahayana True Lords had different expressions, but neither of them spoke. Yang Qijian also listened carefully, and did not add any explanation, just quietly waiting for the decision.

The almost eerie silence was finally broken until a burst of laughter was heard in the tent.

Wang Luo couldn't help laughing for a long time before he asked, "Do you believe what Yang Qijian just said?"

Yang Qijian said solemnly: "I dare not tell a single lie in front of the two True Lords and the Supreme Envoy."

Wang Luo couldn't help but laugh twice again and said, "I'm not questioning whether you lied or not, but asking you if you believe what you just said?"

Yang Qijian's forehead was slightly sweaty, but he still insisted: "If the envoy does not believe me, Yang is willing to cut open my abdomen and take out my heart to prove my innocence!"

Wang Luo then looked at Nan Yingying: "Duke Feng, what do you think?"

Nan Yingying sighed softly: "To be honest, I don't see any problem, but I at least know that even if Yang Jia Silang's abdomen was really cut open and his heart was taken out, he wouldn't sweat even a drop of cold sweat on his head."

As soon as these words came out, Yang Qijian broke out in sweat and his face turned pale. After a moment, a trace of blood even flowed out from the corner of his mouth, as if he had clenched his teeth so tightly that his gums burst.

Of course, this was not only because he was nervous because his flaws were seen through, but also because the oppressive feeling from the other Mahayana True Lord in the tent had become real.

Yu Gong completely withdrew his kind eyes, and his expression was so cold that it seemed to freeze the flesh and blood of a living person. And ordinary creatures, facing the wrath of a Mahayana True Lord, would almost certainly be terrified.

It was Wang Luo who raised his hand in time and blocked the wrath of the True Lord with a gentle but firm barrier of true energy, and signaled Yu Gong not to threaten him too much.

"Yang Qijian, please be careful when you say something. I will only tolerate verbal tricks once. You may not be lying, but illusions do not necessarily exist only in lies."

Yang Qijian nodded weakly, and after trying to focus his mind and recover his body with his relatively sophisticated cultivation, he said, "I am indeed skeptical of what you said just now. The situation in the High Palace was only seen by my eldest sister, and no matter how others watched in the High Palace, they never saw the golden candles swaying. Moreover, the situation in Xinheng has deteriorated to such a state that even the immortal officials on duty have been instigated by the national teacher to rebel. There is really no reason for the Heavenly Court to ignore it."

After a pause, Yang Qijian's brows revealed a hint of confusion.

"But, my elder sister stated this to us in front of Eunuch Chen and His Majesty. The facts she stated are absolutely impossible to be false."

Wang Luo frowned slightly, and Yu Gong explained in due time: "Eunuch Chen is the general manager of the imperial city. He shared part of the royal family's luck to achieve Mahayana, and then silently guarded the imperial city for more than a hundred years. He is like a part of the royal family. He is not only a loyal servant serving the royal family members, but also a royal elder of high moral character... In front of him, no one can lie. Not to mention using lies to endanger the survival of the entire royal family."

Nan Yingying said succinctly: "Just like Yang Qijian can't lie in front of us... So, what Yang Shijun said is true?"

Yang Qijian sighed and said, "The question of Duke Feng is exactly the same as what you all said when you judged me just now. My eldest sister may not be lying, but she just told me what she saw honestly. Whether what she saw and heard was interfered with by others, then... no one can assert it. However, the High Hall of the Temple of Heaven is one of the most important halls in the entire Temple of Heaven. It is more heavily guarded than the Star Hall where the Seal Star Jade is enshrined. Even the tourist under Zhang Jincheng could not sneak in, let alone tamper with the golden candle. In theory, even an ordinary immortal official on duty could not easily shake the candlelight of the golden candle. At the same time, my eldest sister's cultivation is not low, and she is often protected by Eunuch Chen. It is also difficult to disturb her mind. In addition, it is better to believe the matter of the golden candle, so the Yang family actually has no choice in this matter."

Afterwards, fearing that Wang Luo and the others were still dissatisfied, Yang Qijian added: "In fact, even if the golden candle flickered a day earlier, things would definitely not be so irreversible... But when my eldest sister saw the golden candle phenomenon, the national teacher had already left Xinheng, and the immortal officials of the heavenly court also decided to defect to the immortal alliance. The trend was unstoppable. Therefore, the flickering of the golden candle at that time was more like a hint from the heavenly court that everything was a plot by the immortals to lure the snake out of its hole."

Nan Yingying laughed disdainfully upon hearing this: "Ha! The immortals in heaven are using the tactic of luring the snake out of its hole on a group of mortals? Would you change your steps on purpose when stepping on an ant?"

Yu Gong said in a deep voice: "Perhaps the internal affairs of the Heavenly Court are not peaceful either, so they have no time to estimate the situation in Mingzhou and Mozhou in a short period of time. They can only use the golden candle to send a message and ask the current royal family to do their best to control the situation."

Yang Qijian said, "What the master said is also what I think now. But when it comes to the Heavenly Court, I dare not use this kind of personal conjecture as the basis for decision-making. After all... I have seen naughty children who deliberately change their steps when stepping on ants."

This sentence was a bit treasonous, but also had some irrefutable truth. So Yu Gong and Nan Yingying were speechless for a while, and finally each turned their eyes to Wang Luo.

Believe it or not, it is up to the people of the Immortal Alliance to make the decision.

Wang Luo also quickly gave a reply: "I don't believe everything you just said. No matter how reasonable and self-consistent your logic is, you are essentially whitewashing the party that is doing the wrong thing, and this is when the situation is completely out of control and the failure is irreversible. In this case, to be frank, I don't need to care whether what you said is true or false."

Yang Qijian subconsciously clenched his teeth, but what he felt more was a sense of despair and helplessness about the situation.

At this moment, Wang Luo changed the subject: "However, the Immortal Alliance always acts reasonably. So, if the Yang family really did what they did out of helplessness, then I am willing to give the Yang family a chance. However, I don't believe what you Yang family members say."

Yang Qijian was stunned for a moment: "Then I can ask Eunuch Chen to talk to the envoy, he..."

"I am not familiar with Eunuch Chen, and his words may not be more trustworthy than yours. I have talked to Duke Feng and Master Yu before. In Xinheng, I only trust one person."

Yang Qijian couldn't help but murmur: "One person... The envoy is referring to the Imperial Master?"

"Yes, release Zhang Jincheng and send him to see me. If he feels that the Yang family is innocent and that everything they did was done out of justice, then I can make the decision here. Not only can I protect the lives of the Yang family, but I can even protect their power and wealth."

Yang Qijian's face turned bitter when he heard this: "However, the national teacher is now sealed in the Qianxingtai in the East Capital. If there is no Yinxing jade..."

Wang Luo took out the seal jade and threw it directly back to Yang Qijian.

"The property returns to its original owner."

Yang Qijian took the jade subconsciously, and was stunned at first, and then horrified: "Sir, Sir!?"

The two Mahayana True Lords beside him were also trembling with shock. Nan Yingying stood up first: "Wait, this is too much of a joke, how can Baoyu be given to the Yang family like this?!" Yu Gong also opened his mouth to stop it, but his eyes flickered, and he lowered his head and said nothing more.

Wang Luo smiled, looked at Yang Qijian, and asked, "Let me ask you, now that you are holding the jade and riding the rainbow-wing shuttle back to the East Capital, how long will it take you to capture Zhang Jincheng and bring him to me?"

Yang Qijian moved his lips several times but did not say anything.

Wang Luo pressed on: "Why, is this question difficult to answer? You don't need to be very precise, just give a rough estimate of the time. Half a day, a day?"

Yang Qijian still couldn't answer.

Wang Luo's expression gradually darkened. "So, the answer is that you can't bring it here, right? If you bring this precious jade back to Dongdu, will your Yang family immediately activate the Star-pulling Platform to pull the stars to knock on the gate of heaven?"

At this moment, Nan Yingying suddenly realized that Wang Luo had given the jade to Yang Qijian in order to perform a lie detector test here!
Upon hearing this, Yang Qijian tried his best to argue, "Absolutely not! Absolutely not! The envoy has really misunderstood! The Yang family definitely does not have such thoughts!"

Nan Yingying exclaimed: "Is it the truth?"

Yu Gong also nodded and said, "Your Excellency, what the Prime Minister said is indeed from the heart. Obviously, even if the Queen Mother has other plans for Baoyu, at least at the Prime Minister's level, there is no other calculation. And given the current court structure, it is unlikely that the Queen Mother will bypass the Prime Minister to arrange such a major event."

Yang Qijian nodded vigorously and said, "That's right. Although my elder sister has both prestige and means, her will must be implemented by the people below. It is impossible for her to keep me in the dark about what she wants to do regarding the Qianxingtai in the Eastern Capital. So... Sir, my difficulty just now was not because the Yang family had any conspiracy, but because of an extremely absurd difficulty. I am afraid that it will be more misunderstood if I talk about it. The national teacher... he has committed suicide."

"Oh?" Even Wang Luo was a little surprised. "Zhang Jincheng is dead?!"

Yang Qijian shook his head and said, "No, he is not dead, but... he has transformed himself into a seal to block the Qianxing Platform. This happened a day ago. For some reason, he seemed to have concluded that the Qianxing Jade had been recovered by us and the seal of the Qianxing Platform in Dongdu would be unlocked soon. Then, in a hurry, he performed a secret technique to sink himself into the platform. Now he has become the spirit of the Qianxing Platform, firmly imprisoning the entrance to the platform. Even if we have the Qianxing Jade now, it is difficult for us to go up to the platform, let alone bring the national teacher out."

After saying that, Yang Qijian sighed again and gave up struggling completely.

Yu Gong and Nan Yingying looked at each other and said to Wang Luo at the same time: "It's all true."

Wang Luo fell into deep thought, and after a moment he asked, "You said that Zhang Jincheng is now in the form of a spirit. Does that mean he is not dead, or even mentally ill?"

Yang Qijian raised his head quickly and replied, "Yes, although we were unable to communicate with him directly, after he placed his soul on the high platform, the practitioners around him could feel his resolute will, and even felt suppressed and rejected by him. However, his form of existence is too strange, and we have never seen it before. It is also difficult to explain to others and make them believe it."

Wang Luo pondered for a while and said, "Using one's own flesh and blood as the material to seal, this technique looks like this..."

As he spoke, a golden light suddenly burst out from the palm of his left hand. The light was not dazzling, but it instantly caught the attention of the other three people in the tent.

Because the golden light seemed to contain an infinitely vast world... and an incredibly firm will to protect the world.

Nan Yingying couldn't help murmuring: "This is..."

Wang Luo replied, "This is the light of civilization that the Immortal Alliance uses to 'settle the wilderness'... At the same time, it is also the basic weaving method of the Ningyuan Diagram. The Ningyuan Diagram was first created by the mortal realm practitioners of the Immortal Alliance, who sacrificed their lives to 'seal' and 'suppress' those invincible True Immortals. It just fits Zhang Jincheng's situation. Ha, the state master is really not simple. With this trick alone, no matter how the Xinheng situation develops in the future, Zhang Jincheng is worthy of being canonized as a saint in the Immortal Alliance."

These words left the two Mahayana monks and the prime minister dumbfounded.

Wang Luo explained: "The principle of the Immortal Alliance to pacify the wasteland is very simple in nature: absolute recognition of the Immortal Alliance civilization, absolute rejection of the wasteland, and the determination and courage to sacrifice oneself... The rest of the magic is just a trick to weave and process these three. The core Ningyuantu of the Immortal Alliance's Eight Directions to Calm the Wasteland does not carry specific immortal magic techniques, but the will of the heroes who sacrificed in the battle to pacify the wasteland."

At this time, Yang Qijian whispered, "Yes, the seal at the entrance of the Qianxingtai has the same rhythm as the golden light released by the Lord Envoy just now. So, the State Master... has become the heroic spirit on the Ningyuan Map?"

Wang Luo said: "It has not come to that point yet. If he can really transform into a heroic spirit and make the real Ningyuantu come into the world, then there should not be a high palace with golden candles in the prosperous city adjacent to the East Capital. For him, sacrificing himself to block the high platform is probably just a stopgap measure. However, precisely because it is a stopgap measure, there is still room for recovery."

After a pause, Wang Luo continued, "So, there is no way I can wait here for Zhang Jincheng to come and see me. I have to take the initiative to meet him."

Nan Yingying immediately reminded: "You want to go to Dongdu to rescue people yourself? Isn't it too dangerous!?"

Yu Gong also advised: "The central counties have been managed by the Yang family for decades. I don't know how many traps and ambushes are hidden there. It is a dangerous place for anyone to go there rashly. The consequences are unpredictable."

Wang Luo said: "So I didn't say I wanted to go alone. Having you escort me should be enough, right?"

Nan Yingying said, "Thank you for your trust, Lord Envoy. But to be honest, even with the two of us protecting you, we can only protect your life, but we can't guarantee anything else. After all... although Xinheng Mahayana is a number, there are also combined gods and various fairy treasure formations under the Mahayana. If the Yang family sets a trap in Dongdu at all costs, the worst case scenario may be that the three of us will be wiped out together."

Wang Luo then asked Yang Qijian: "So, do you have such a trap and ambush?"

Yang Qijian sighed and said, "If it was before the turmoil in Xinheng, it was true. But now... I'm afraid no one can persuade those traps and ambushes to openly confront the two True Lords."

Wang Luo nodded and said, "That's no problem. Let's get going now."

(End of this chapter)