Chapter 112
Qiu Chi went on and on, and the more she spoke, the more they felt she had a point.
After all, Qiu Chi had never displayed her martial prowess before the other immortals. In contrast, Lingling was bullied daily by the group of female immortals who admired Xi Li, a fact they were all aware of.
However, they truly couldn’t believe that the War God had succumbed to demonic cultivation.
They could only stubbornly insist that the problem lay with Qiu Chi.
“Impossible! The War God would never do such a thing. It’s more likely that you’re the one who has succumbed to demonic cultivation and are slandering him!”
“That’s right! You’re just talking. Do you have any evidence? Without evidence, it’s slander!”
Qiu Chi snorted coldly. “Saying I’ve succumbed to demonic cultivation? If I had, would I still be standing here? Wouldn’t you have arrested me long ago? Do I possess such great power that I can conceal my demonic energy right under your noses?”
“You want evidence? Since I dared to say it, I have evidence!”
“Let’s all go to the place where that group of immortals died in her memory regression. I’ll give you the evidence you want there.”
After speaking, Qiu Chi looked directly at the Heavenly Emperor on the high platform. “Well? Do you want to go and see? The War God succumbing to demonic cultivation is a major affair. Surely you don’t want the Immortal Realm to be plunged into danger, do you?”
Compared to the other immortals, who refused to believe Xi Li had succumbed to demonic cultivation no matter what, the Heavenly Emperor’s considerations were far more complex.
Although he was the Heavenly Emperor, his title didn’t carry as much weight in the Immortal Realm as the War God’s. He even had to treat Xi Li with courtesy.
It would be highly unlikely to claim he held no grievances against Xi Li.
But Xi Li had always been the epitome of nobility and integrity. Whenever he was discussed in the Immortal Realm, no one ever spoke ill of him. They might disregard the Heavenly Emperor himself, but they were always deferential toward Xi Li.
He had no doubt that if Xi Li wanted to be the Heavenly Emperor, the immortals of this realm would immediately drive him from the throne to install Xi Li in his place.
Of course, there were benefits to having Xi Li around. The Demon Realm had been much more subdued.
However, the great wars between immortals and demons still occurred.
As their cultivation levels rose, they had vaguely discerned a pattern: the great wars were actually meant to balance the populations of the Immortal and Demon Realms. From that perspective, the War God’s role wasn’t as crucial as it seemed.
In that brief moment, a multitude of thoughts had already crossed the Heavenly Emperor’s mind.
He rose to his feet and said, “In that case, let’s go and see.”
Since the Heavenly Emperor had agreed to go, the other immortals silently followed.
As they neared their destination, they saw Xi Li. They couldn’t help but feel a little guilty, their gazes darting away, not quite daring to meet his.
The Heavenly Emperor’s heart skipped a beat as well, and his gaze flickered.
Only Qiu Chi looked at Xi Li without flinching, her expression unchanged as she greeted him. “What brings the War God out today? How rare. We have some business to attend to. Would you care to join us?”
Xi Li nodded. “I can.”
In truth, he had come out to see what would become of Qiu Chi.
He knew Qiu Chi was powerful and likely wouldn’t face any real consequences, but if the situation escalated, there were a few old masters in the Immortal Realm who had been in seclusion for a very long time. Only a summons from the Heavenly Emperor could bring them out.
He knew the Heavenly Emperor harbored much dissatisfaction toward him, and if a major incident occurred, the Emperor certainly wouldn’t contact him.
He had originally intended to use the Heavenly Emperor to eliminate Qiu Chi.
After all, he believed that no matter how formidable Qiu Chi was, she wouldn’t have much chance of winning against those old masters.
But it seemed he had miscalculated.
The personality Qiu Chi had displayed before him was one of a hothead who relied on her strength and was easily provoked.
He had originally thought that if the Heavenly Emperor sent guards to forcibly drag Qiu Chi to the interrogation platform, she would surely resent the guards and might start a fight at the slightest provocation.
Even if she didn’t fight then, once she was at the platform, facing all the slander and accusations, she would surely fly into a rage and attack.
He had calculated the timing perfectly.
But now, it was clear that things hadn’t gone that way at all.
Xi Li lowered his eyes, lost in thought, while Qiu Chi shot him a glance with a faint, unreadable smile.
She, after all, had a god’s-eye view of the situation. Even if she didn’t know the specifics of Xi Li’s scheme, it didn’t prevent her from knowing he was up to no good.
Trying to frame her? In his dreams.
As if she didn’t know how to slander someone.
For the War God, who cared so much about his reputation, to have succumbed to demonic cultivation—what a sensational event that would be in the Immortal Realm.
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