Lu Ming watched this series of developments with wide-eyed astonishment.
He truly hadn’t expected the results to be this effective!
Initially, he had only intended to muddy the waters.
He had simply made the items in the weapon vault look like the Tiansheng Sect Leader’s weapons.
Then, he had planted some immortal spirit water at Grand Elder Xiao’s residence.
Not bad, not bad at all. His hard work hadn't gone to waste.
The Tiansheng Sect Leader’s hands trembled as he pointed at Grand Elder Xiao.
“You were deliberately stalling me today just to give your grandson a chance to steal the immortal spirit water, and then you framed me!”
“Sect Leader, do not speak such nonsense. I didn’t even look for you today!”
Grand Elder Xiao framed the Tiansheng Sect Leader without so much as a blink or a skip in his heartbeat.
As the saying goes: better you die than me!
The Tiansheng Sect Ancestor’s gaze swept over everyone present.
If it were an outsider, he could simply perform a Soul Search.
But these three were his own people. If he performed a Soul Search and accidentally turned them into idiots, the loss would outweigh the gain!
At the same time, he still felt that today’s events were shrouded in a strange air!
As his gaze passed over Lu Ming and the others, a thought struck the Tiansheng Sect Ancestor.
“How about this? Everyone, take a Heavenly Dao Oath!”
After saying this, the Tiansheng Sect Ancestor added another sentence.
“Everyone must do it!”
This would be fair to everyone!
Hearing the Ancestor’s words, Lu Ming and Big Yellow exchanged looks, their eyes flashing with an unreadable light.
“I’ll go first!”
As soon as the Tiansheng Sect Ancestor finished speaking, one of the men guarding the Immortal Pool spoke up.
“I swear that I did not steal the immortal spirit water. If I did, may the Heavenly Dao strike me down with punishment lightning!”
After he finished, he looked up at the sky. It was perfectly clear!
Nothing happened at all.
Right after he finished, another person followed suit and swore the oath.
Then came Liu Xingyu, Luo Xiyan, the Second Elder, and the others.
Once they were finished, before the Tiansheng Sect Ancestor could even prompt him, Xiao Chen looked up at the sky and shouted at the top of his lungs:
“I swear, if I stole the Tiansheng Sect’s immortal spirit water, let me be struck dead by punishment lightning until not even my ashes remain!”
Hearing Xiao Chen’s oath, Grand Elder Xiao couldn't help but feel a wave of nervousness.
Good heavens, surely his precious grandson wouldn't be struck dead by punishment lightning, right?
They waited for a moment, but there was no movement in the sky.
Grand Elder Xiao was bewildered. Was it really not his grandson who stole it?
Then who put the immortal spirit water at the entrance of his residence?
What was their goal?
Why did he have such a bad feeling about this?
Before he could figure out what was going on, the Tiansheng Sect Leader’s voice rang out, filled with gritted-teeth resentment.
“I swear, if I stole the immortal spirit water, let me be struck dead by punishment lightning until my soul is scattered!”
After swearing, he glared fiercely at Grand Elder Xiao.
“Your turn!”
Grand Elder Xiao looked at the Tiansheng Sect Leader’s indignant expression.
He couldn't help but snort coldly. Since he hadn't stolen it either, what was there to fear?
He’d take the oath!
“I swear, if I stole the immortal spirit water, let me be struck dead by punishment lightning...”
Just as he finished, Lu Ming spoke up.
“My turn, my turn!”
“I swear, if I stole the Tiansheng Sect’s immortal spirit water, let me be struck dead by punishment lightning!”
Crack!
As soon as Lu Ming’s words fell, the sky suddenly changed.
Across the entire firmament, the wind and clouds abruptly surged, and violent gusts swept across the land.
Thick, pitch-black layers of clouds gathered one after another, and muffled thunder boomed from the depths of the void.
A terrifying heavenly might suddenly enveloped the world, and lightning flashed.
Everyone’s gaze snapped toward Lu Ming.
“It was actually you who stole it?!”
“I didn’t expect it to be you, kid!”
“Brat, what else do you have to say for yourself?”
Lu Ming feigned a look of shock. “It wasn’t me!”
“I really didn’t steal it! I’ve been right here grilling meat the whole time!”
“Right, right... it wasn’t our Saint...”
“We can testify...”
Big Yellow and the others played along, anxiously trying to explain.
“If it wasn’t you, then who else could it be? Why would the punishment lightning want to strike you and not me?”
Grand Elder Xiao sneered!
This kid was too shameless, too thick-skinned. He had actually let the Grand Elder clean up his mess for so long!
The members of the Tiansheng Sect also looked at Lu Ming with faces full of fury.
If it wasn’t you, then who was it? The moment you finished your oath, the punishment lightning arrived!
However, no one bothered with him at that moment. Everyone scrambled backward, terrified of being caught in the collateral damage of the punishment lightning!
Meanwhile, in the void, the punishment lightning was thrilled to see that the person it was supposed to strike was its own big brother.
It could finally have a chat with its big brother about the life of lightning and the Dao of lightning!
Just as it was about to descend and greet Lu Ming, it heard Lu Ming’s sound transmission.
“Little Puny, help me strike the Grand Elder of the Tiansheng Sect~”
The punishment lightning paused. “Which one is the Tiansheng Sect Grand Elder?”
“That old man right there!”
Following Lu Ming’s guidance, the punishment lightning instantly locked onto Grand Elder Xiao...
Crackle... pop... boom...
Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, the punishment lightning rained down upon Grand Elder Xiao’s head.
“Run!”
“Holy crap!”
“What’s going on?!”
Seeing the punishment lightning suddenly charging at Grand Elder Xiao, the people near him retreated in a panic.
They were afraid that if they ran too slowly, they would be caught in the crossfire.
At this moment, Grand Elder Xiao, who was being pelted by the lightning, was also completely bewildered.
What was the situation?
Why was the punishment lightning striking him?
Could it be that he really had stolen the immortal spirit water?
No, absolutely not.
Even if he were sleepwalking, it would be impossible for him to steal the immortal spirit water!
With no time to think, he quickly activated his protection magical artifacts.
Crack...
The protection artifact was shattered. He activated another, and it was shattered as well.
Having lost two top-grade magical artifacts in a row, Grand Elder Xiao was stung to the core!
But now was not the time for heartbreak. He quickly circulated the spiritual energy in his body to prop up a spiritual shield.
Because the punishment lightning was coming down again!
Pfft...
The moment the spiritual shield shattered, Grand Elder Xiao spat out a mouthful of old blood.
Grand Elder Xiao let out a howl of grief and indignation toward the sky.
“I didn’t steal it! Why are you striking me?!”
In that instant, tears actually rolled down Grand Elder Xiao’s face!
Truly, back when he had personally killed his childhood sweetheart whom he’d grown up with, he hadn’t even cried. But right now, he really couldn't control himself!
This was too much bullying! This was too wicked!
The punishment lightning had originally been prepared to pack up and go home.
After all, it was currently engaging in illegal enforcement, so it thought striking him a couple of times to save face would be enough.
Who would have thought it would hear Grand Elder Xiao’s howl of grief and indignation?
The punishment lightning instantly stopped its journey home.
What? You’re not satisfied?
Immediately, the punishment lightning turned around and unleashed another barrage on Grand Elder Xiao.
Crackle... pop... zap... boom...
Are you satisfied now? Are you satisfied?!
Hearing the roar of the lightning, Lu Ming’s mouth twitched.
You just had to ask for it, didn’t you? You literally went looking for a beating.
The Tiansheng Sect Ancestor looked at the returning punishment lightning and was speechless.
How had he never noticed that one of his own elders was such a complete moron?
Dammit, he had never seen someone so 'leagues ahead' in terms of stupidity!
There were three kinds of idiots: the simpleton, the moron, and the stubborn mule.
This man was a simpleton, a moron, and a goddamn stubborn mule all rolled into one!
To dare to talk back to punishment lightning—he was truly in a class of his own!
Not only was the Tiansheng Sect Ancestor speechless, but even the rest of the Tiansheng Sect members were filled with admiration for Grand Elder Xiao...
This was one tough guy!
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