The Acting of the Shadow

The Glazed Sacred Land! It's someone from the Glazed Sacred Land!

My god! The Glazed Sacred Land actually disguised themselves as assassins from the Netherworld Shrine!

A dignified top-tier Sacred Land of the Eastern Region, worshipped by ten thousand sects and enjoying the offerings of a territory spanning hundreds of millions of miles, actually... actually committed such a despicable act?!

The cultivators watching from afar were in complete uproar. Exclamations, angry rebukes, and murmurs of disbelief erupted like a tsunami!

What happened today completely shattered their worldview!

Explosive! This is too explosive! An elder of the Glazed Sacred Land was caught red-handed impersonating an assassin! Once this news gets out, the entire Eastern Region will be turned upside down!

Quick! Use your recording jade slips! Record everything! This is a massive scandal rarely seen in a thousand years!

Hehe, the usually aloof and untouchable Sacred Land actually has a day like this! Let's see how they put on airs in the future!

Some cultivators from other factions or those holding grudges against the Glazed Sacred Land had eyes gleaming with schadenfreude:

Haha, the Glazed Sacred Land has really hit rock bottom this time! Their reputation is swept away, and their prestige is completely lost!

Meanwhile, at the Azure Profound Sect, Purple Bamboo Peak.

Inside the small courtyard, a water mirror hovered in front of Xuanyangzi, clearly reflecting everything happening in the distant valley.

When he saw Elder Ying's disguise being torn off in public, revealing his true face and cultivation techniques from the Glazed Sacred Land, Xuanyangzi was stunned at first. Then, he slapped his thigh, jumped straight up, and began to curse loudly.

Shameless! Despicable! Lowly! Bah!

His face flushed red with anger as he pointed at Elder Ying's figure in the water mirror, spit flying from his mouth:

A dignified Sacred Land, yet they indulge their elders in such acts of impersonation and framing!

And targeting a few juniors at that! Is this something a human would do?! The face of the Sacred Land has been completely thrown away by these bastards!

The more he cursed, the angrier he got, wishing he could immediately charge into the Glazed Sacred Land to demand an explanation.

Sitting opposite him, Gu Changge slowly raised his head. His calm gaze fell upon the water mirror, landing on Elder Ying's panicked face.

There was no roaring, no cursing.

But the temperature of the entire Purple Bamboo Peak seemed to plummet in an instant!

The peaceful Daoist rhythm permeating the air was replaced by an invisible yet bone-piercing chill.

Gu Changge's eyes remained as deep as an ancient well, but deep within, it was as if ten thousand years of ice were condensing.

He did not speak, only gently setting down the teapot in his hand.

Xuanyangzi was still cursing when he suddenly felt a heart-palpitating chill. His cursing came to an abrupt halt, and he looked at Gu Changge with uncertainty and alarm.

He saw that Gu Changge was expressionless, but those eyes were so cold they made one's heart tremble.

Junior Brother... Xuanyangzi called out subconsciously.

Gu Changge did not respond. His gaze continued to pierce through the water mirror, as if he had already seen something much deeper, seeing the filthy schemes hidden beneath the glamorous facade of the Glazed Sacred Land.

This silent coldness was far more unsettling than Xuanyangzi's loud cursing.

...

Elder Ying's face instantly turned as pale as paper. With his conspiracy laid bare in public, he was filled with a mix of shame and anger, wishing he could find a hole in the ground to hide in!

You...!

Elder Ying pointed at the Netherworld Shrine avatar in shock and rage, trembling all over but unable to speak a single word.

The face of the Netherworld Shrine avatar, shrouded in death aura, seemed to reveal a trace of extreme disdain. It snorted coldly, its voice echoing clearly and icily across the entire scene:

Hmph! What a Glazed Sacred Land! You have truly opened the eyes of our Shrine!

Its gaze swept over the wretched Elder Ying like a blade, its tone filled with anger and contempt:

Our Netherworld Shrine accepted the commission from your Glazed Sacred Land. Although the price was not high, we acted with dedication based on our reputation! For this, we even lost a Quasi-Saint realm assassin earlier!

Who would have expected! Your Glazed Sacred Land would be so despicable! Secretly sending someone to impersonate our Shrine's people to carry out such a vile sneak attack!!

These resonant words directly nailed the Glazed Sacred Land to the pillar of shame for perfidy and framing others!

Having said that, the avatar raised its hand and took out a spatial ring wreathed in nether aura. With a flick of its finger, the ring turned into a streak of light, flying accurately toward the First Patriarch.

Our Netherworld Shrine will no longer take this commission! The payment given by the Glazed Sacred Land is all here, as compensation for the previous assassination attempt!

To associate with such untrustworthy and filthy people is truly a disgrace to our Shrine!

It cupped its hands slightly toward the First Patriarch, its tone carrying a hint of apology and magnanimity.

Previously, we did not know they were your disciples, and we apologize for the offense. Since this matter has been clarified, our Shrine will immediately withdraw and interfere no more. Farewell!

After saying this, it ignored the pale and trembling Elder Ying. Its figure flashed quickly, merging into the void and disappearing cleanly.

This performance of angry rebukes, refunding the commission, and drawing a clear line was smooth and flowing, truly worthy of a master actor.

It portrayed itself as a victim who valued reputation but was betrayed by a partner. Not only did it perfectly extricate itself, but it also poured all the dirty water onto the Glazed Sacred Land, seizing the absolute moral high ground!

In the distance, Phantom Shadow silently gave his own performance a ten out of ten in his heart. Mission accomplished, time to wrap up!

At this moment, everyone's gazes, full of disdain and anger, were focused on Elder Ying, who had his disguise stripped away in public and was then ruthlessly backstabbed and abandoned by his ally.

The reputation of the Glazed Sacred Land completely hit rock bottom at this moment!

Elder Ying's face was ashen, overwhelmed with shame and anger. He knew that everything was over!

He cast a venomous glare at the hunched figure, Xiao Ruobai, and the others. No longer caring about his dignity, the glazed holy light around his body erupted, and he turned into a streak of light tearing through the sky, attempting to flee!

Hmph! You bullied my juniors, and you think you can just walk away?

The First Patriarch let out a cold snort that seemed to come from the primordial era. Without any visible movement, he simply flicked his sleeve casually in the direction Elder Ying was fleeing.

Buzz—!

An invisible fluctuation of laws instantly enveloped an area of a thousand miles!

The space of the entire heaven and earth seemed to be completely frozen, and the flow of time became incredibly viscous!

The escape light formed by Elder Ying was like a flying insect trapped in amber, instantly solidifying in mid-air, unable to stir up even a single ripple!

Senior, why must you drive me to extinction!

Elder Ying was both shocked and enraged. Knowing that this could not be resolved peacefully, a trace of madness flashed in his eyes.

His hands formed seals, and he spat out a mouthful of intrinsic essence blood, summoning an ancient glazed treasure mirror!

The treasure mirror expanded against the wind, instantly transforming into a giant mirror ten thousand feet tall. Light circulated on the mirror's surface, reflecting the illusion of the birth and destruction of the stars in the heavens, emitting a terrifying aura that could suppress eternity!

The might of a Saint Weapon was fully awakened!

Glazed Heaven-Illuminating Mirror! All Laws Annihilated!

Elder Ying roared, madly pouring his entire body's holy power and even a portion of his holy soul origin into the treasure mirror!

The mirror's surface erupted with a dazzling light capable of blinding the eyes. A destructive pillar of light, a hundred feet in diameter, containing the power to annihilate all things and make laws retreat, shot toward the First Patriarch with a deafening boom, like divine punishment from the beginning of creation!

Wherever the pillar of light passed, space did not just distort; it collapsed and annihilated in massive swathes, revealing pitch-black nothingness!

The earth below was as if plowed by an invisible giant plow, instantly forming a bottomless, massive trench that stretched for a thousand miles!

Under the escaping waves of this oppressive might, several mountain ranges in the distance collapsed silently like sandcastles, reduced to fine dust!

Retreat! Retreat now!

The cultivators spectating from afar were frightened out of their wits, frantically falling back thousands of miles!

A few who were too slow to retreat were crushed into mists of blood by the terrifying residual pressure before they could even utter a scream!

Facing this apocalyptic strike, the First Patriarch remained standing in place, his figure appearing almost frail.

Yet, the domineering aura radiating from him, one that looked down upon all of creation, seemed capable of propping up the very heavens and earth!

A mere grain of rice dares to shine?

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