Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now!

Chapter 1097 - 327: Slaying Celestial Human Realm Experts Like Chickens!

He spoke in a loud voice, and as he spoke word by word, a golden rune pattern slowly appeared above his head, flashing brightly in the air a few times before slowly fading away.

This was the proof of the ancestral decree — he recited the decree he had received aloud, and if there was no deception, the seal left by the ancestor would appear.

If lies were spoken, the seal would not appear.

After East Sea revealed the seal of the decree granted by the ancestor, among the elders present, some showed fear, and some even had the urge to retreat instinctively.

The white-haired elder’s gaze sharpened as if struggling internally before suddenly becoming resolute, appearing to have made a certain decision.

"The ancestor’s decree only allowed you to act with discretion, but did not permit such reckless actions! You brazenly slaughtered the licensed people of the Heaven-Crashing Ceremony, broke the rules set by the ancestor, and jeopardized the major affairs of our Ghost Race! Do you intend to use the term ’act with discretion’ as an excuse for such conduct?"

The white-haired elder questioned loudly, appearing confident and full of conviction.

But East Sea merely sneered after hearing this: "Am I the one close to the ancestor, or are you the one close to the ancestor?

I am the close servant of the ancestor; if my interpretation of the order doesn’t count, then why should yours?"

As he said this, East Sea stared at the white-haired elder: "The ancestor allowed me to investigate, regardless of the methods, to act with discretion!

Yet you demand me to determine which methods are right and which methods are wrong — well, your Black Wood Tribe is very good, very good indeed! You, an elder, are more authoritative than the ancestor, aren’t you?"

As the white-haired elder scrambled to argue, East Sea already threw out twenty tokens with a clatter, throwing them onto the ground!

"Elder Mu Ya of the Black Wood Tribe! Privately selling four tokens, handed over to the He Family in the Western Border, receiving profits of 3.6 million Jade Coins, and an Upper Grade pair of five-colored jade!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Ya’s face changed drastically, looking at East Sea as if he had seen a ghost.

"Elder Wang Ya of the Black Wood Tribe!" East Sea’s gaze turned to another elder, thin but tall, coldly saying: "You privately sold five tokens! Handed over to the Star Picking Pavilion Chamber of Commerce! Although you didn’t take Jade Coins, you received a 30% hidden share of the Star Picking Pavilion’s store in the City of No Return, and you also arranged for your six nephews and disciples to work as stewards in various chambers of commerce in the Northern Border!"

Elder Wang Ya’s expression changed drastically, his body shook as he staggered back two steps.

"He Wang! As an elder of the Black Wood Tribe, you privately sold two tokens! Received..."

"Shu Feng! As a priest of the Black Wood Tribe, you did not sell tokens, but you aided in covering up traces, manipulating rituals during ancestral ceremonies, trying to blind the ancestor’s eyes! Your family’s wealth tripled with these benefits!"

East Sea’s words were like swords, listing one accusation after another, naming the remaining Ghost Race dignitaries present and declaring their illegal activities!

As he revealed each case, everyone’s face turned ashen!

"Finally, it’s your turn." East Sea’s eyes fixed intently on the white-haired elder: "Mu Zhou!"

Yet at this moment, the white-haired elder instead showed no fear, his face iron blue, his gaze like a hook, staring hatefully at East Sea.

"Mu Zhou, as the Cave Master of the Black Wood Tribe, your rank is only below that of Yama Luo Xiuqing of the Black Wood Tribe! However, since Luo Xiuqing previously served as the Common Lord of the eighteen Tribe leaders of the Ghost Race, he couldn’t manage everything closely. So, in essence, most matters of the Black Wood Tribe relied on you!

Additionally, as an elder of the Black Wood Tribe and head of the elders’ council, you wielded considerable power within the Black Wood Tribe!

The private sale of Heaven-Crashing Ceremony tokens was just a minor scheme of yours!

Over the past decade, you have transacted with the He Family, Gongye Family, Lu Family, and Mi Family, and also received gifts from the Falling Clouds Sect, Double Moon Sect, Great Waves Island, and Profound Technique Sect, totaling over 60 million Jade Coins.

The Middle Grade Magical Treasure hidden in your sleeve was personally gifted by the Sect Master of the Profound Technique Sect!

In the Yellow Capital and White Jade City, you each have separate dwellings and caves, and hold stakes in six chambers of commerce, earning tens of millions of Jade Coins annually!

Over these ten years, the Black Wood Tribe’s external transactions with various sects and families, and commerce forces increased by 30%, but profits have decreased annually, now down to just 30% of what it used to be!!

You not only victimized your own Black Wood Tribe, you also willingly served as enforcers for outsiders!

If an outside sect you colluded with fancied the produce of any of the other Ghost Race eighteen tribes but couldn’t purchase enough shares, they would secretly collaborate with you to take action.

You deliberately guided the Black Wood Tribe into disputes and conflicts with other tribes, using the strength of the Black Wood Tribe to oppress them.

Once other tribes conceded, you would hint to them to sell their produce at low prices to the designated sects and families!

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that your wicked deeds go beyond this.

As a member of the Ghost Race, you practiced the Ghost Race’s Cultivation Technique, but due to your advanced age and limited talent, your Cultivation level stagnated without hope of advancement.

Knowing there was no potential for further advancement, you sought to extend your life to enjoy more of the world.

Greedy for this, you colluded with the Double Moon Sect, practicing their Furnace Dual Cultivation Technique! Undertaking practices of essence absorption, using Evil Techniques to extend your life!

The Double Moon Sect, in order to please you, sought suitable female cultivators to act as Furnaces for you, secretly sending a pair each month who matched your fate, fortune, and Cultivation Technique for your essence absorption!

Having practiced Evil Techniques for eight years, at least twenty female cultivators died from your essence absorption!"