novelraw Chapter 1012: Time of accusations
Chapter 1012: Time of accusations
At this time, however, in the stands, murmurs began between the Sect Elders as they were half-whispering among each other, and looking at Duan Feng with now clearly hostile gazes.
"Khm-khm", their Inner Court Elder cleared his throat, this time his voice powered by Spiritual Qi covering the entire arena and overpowering the excitement of the crowd, "Fellow Daoists, I have a very grave and important announcement to make..."
Wei Yuanjie turned a look full of worry to Wu Long, sensing where this was going, but was shocked to see the latter’s eyes fill with more and more amusement.
"...there appears to be suspicion, and worry. It is a heavy accusation, and I make it with a heavy heart, but there is concern that the friend on the scene may be a Corrupt Path cultivator"
The whole arena erupted into an uproar as members of the Seven Extreme Swords Sect appeared in groups at the corners of the fighting pit, encircling Duan Feng who stood in the center.
But knowing that other two Sects, and the Martial Alliance members wouldn’t stand idly by, didn’t make any immediate further actions.
"This is indeed a heavy accusation, Sect Elder Yifan", the envoy from the Martial Alliance stepped out, as he was the highest authority when it came to Evil Path, Corrupt Path, or Demonic Path cultivators.
"I am afraid we cannot avoid making that accusation. Of course, we are willing to wait for the investigation. However, we have our ways to detect signs from Sword Intent. It was not apparent to us before that because he concealed it, likely fearing this discovery. But then again, you have to agree, a nameless cultivator without even a proper Sect to name, not only from a lower Boundless World, but also from a Fractured World which was cut off from the rest of civilization with a fraction of cultivation legacies and knowledge, displaying Sword Intent... and it did not seem that was the peak of what he was capable of as it too closely matched the level displayed by our Sect’s Disciple, done on purpose..."
"Hmm", the envoy from the Martial Alliance traced his chin in deep thought, he was secretly aligned with the 9th prince and the Ember Palm Pavilion, so he was keen to wrap this situation favorably for Duan Feng, but even he had to admit it was suspicious, and Corrupt Path accusations were a very dangerous thing to tamper with, "It seems we need to have a further investigation..."
"Khe-khm, Fellow Daoists! Since this situation took such a turn and a pause formed, can I be allowed to make a short statement while you figure out the details?", at this point, the Arena Owner, Qian Ying spoke, coming out onto a balcony of his office.
"Of course, Arena Owner Qian, we are your guests. Please forgive us for the disturbance on such a bright day for you. Please proceed while we talk out the details of how to proceed", the envoy from the Martial Alliance spoke, and approached the group of Elders from the Seven Extreme Swords Sect, where Elders from both other Sects also hurried over for an emergency council.
Qian Ying then made a speech, in which he expressed his delight at the sight of the arena being blessed with former glory, and thanking the Imperial Delegation and other dignitaries for honoring him and the arena with their presence, and at the very end, added, "...and I also want to thank our partners for today’s fight, who show it to the audience of the Iron Claw City Arena through a long-distance communication formation, the Soaring Feather Trading Group. Their representative, in light of being our partner today, will make a little advertisement"
This statement caused Ko Fuan, who was here representing the City Lord’s Manor, and until here was quietly witnessing the scene, to widen his eyes with shock, which only intensified in the next moment.
Next to Qian Ying came out a familiar old man, Zhao Xieren.
"Fellow Daoists, it is an honor of the Soaring Feather Trading Company to partner with the Silver Wing City Arena, as well as the Iron Claw City Arena for today’s event. And, although it is slightly shameless of us, asked our dear friend Arena Owner Qian for a moment to make an advertisement, hehe, we are a Trading Company after all. But, perhaps it is a joke of Fate, or the will of the Heavenly Daos, but we also are fortunate to perhaps be helpful in solving the conundrum that happened with the accusations brought against the Sword Cultivator who so valiantly and brilliantly fought today"
The last words caused the small council of Sect Elders and Marial Alliance envoy to turn their gazes to Zhao Xieren in slight confusion.
"You see the product we advertise today is this", Zhao Xieren raised a small circular stone disc with various carvings on its surface, complexly built metallic frame, and colorful gemstones embedded into it, "A portative array disk, exactly like the one used within the long-distance communication formation installed in this arena. It is a product designed specifically to show fights happening in distant arenas, and so it comes with a neat little function to detect cheating and foul play by the fighters, and yes, you guessed it, that includes powerful detection of Evil Path, Corrupt Path, and Demonic Path cultivation techniques or items!"
As he was pronouncing the latter part the faces of the Seven Extreme Sword Sect’s members elongated and changed color, and the whole arena soon erupted in another uproar.
"H-How can you prove...", one of the Outer Court Sect Elders of the Seven Extreme Sword Sect began, but was stopped by another one, who shook his head.
If the Soaring Feather Trading Company made such a statement they naturally had the means to back it - after all, their entire reputation was staked on it. This was too important for a moment to make a blunder with false bragging about their product.
And it was one thing to make an accusation, which could have been a misunderstanding and error on their part, it was completely another story to take a stand on that accusation, especially since they knew perfectly well the accusation was empty.
And just as they thought, the Soaring Feather Trading Company came prepared. They used Spiritual Treasures of Evil Path, Corrupt Path and Demonic Path, obtained likely by purchase from the Crow King’s Nest’s Inner Palace specifically for demonstration purposes, to clearly show the functions of the formation.
More than that, the treasures they chose specifically had function of masking the traces of the Cultivation Paths they originated from, but were not able to fool the formation.
"It seems we have seen everything that was needed to be seen. The time of accusations is now past, and time of celebration, paying respects to the winner, and praise of achievement has arrived", at this point the man who was silent throughout all of the events stood up. The Imperial Ambassador, Wei Lufan looked at Duan Feng with eyes of admiration as he spoke, "Congratulations on your spectacular win, Fellow Daoist. You have shown that a flower can bloom no matter where, and no matter the circumstances. Thank you, for showing us what a true Sword Cultivator looks like"