Free Web NovelChapter 657: Chapter 628: A Forceful Stance
"In recent years, the aggression from the Upper Realm has become increasingly fierce, and continuing at this pace is not a solution—"
During the high-level meeting of the Imperial City Divine Court, someone voiced an opinion, a star map appeared in front of them, densely packed with red dots representing the Upper Realm, extraordinarily numerous.
The changes in the star map represent the shifts in the situation.
Just at this moment.
Someone suddenly appeared in the meeting, and all original conversations ceased.
"Elder Gu!"
Upon recognizing the newcomer’s identity, Yang Yan and the others’ expressions relaxed.
However.
Seeing Gu Fang’s grim expression, everyone felt a slight sinking of the heart.
Yang Yan couldn’t help but ask, "Has something changed on the Two Realms battlefield?"
"There has been no change on the Two Realms battlefield, but the internal upheaval in the Divine Court has become too severe."
Gu Fang snorted coldly, glaring at everyone with an increasingly somber expression.
"Even Gu never expected the infiltration of the evil cult to be so severe, even the Imperial City, such an important place, has traces of the evil cult.
Gu is unsure whether the evil cult has grown so powerful, or if the internal corruption of the Divine Court is so severe that even a place like the Imperial City has major oversights, allowing the evil cult to infiltrate.
Gu has rarely intervened in the internal affairs of the Divine Court these past years, but now that you’ve managed the Divine Court into such a state, shouldn’t you give me an explanation?"
With the last statement, Gu Fang was bluntly questioning them with no consideration for face.
With these words.
Everyone’s expressions changed dramatically.
"Elder Gu—"
"And who are you?"
A middle-aged man in brocade just opened his mouth, Gu Fang looked with disdain at the speaker.
That man remained calm, cupping his fists, saying, "I am Zhong Shan, the current Director of the Evil Suppression Bureau!"
"Director of the Evil Suppression Bureau, didn’t Gu remember it was Zhong Yuan?"
"Zhong Yuan was my master, who fell a hundred years ago in battle against the evil cult, so now the Directorship is held by me."
Zhong Shan spoke without arrogance or humbleness.
However.
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Fang threw a punch, the terrifying power making the calm on Zhong Shan’s face disappear, filling his expression with horror.
"Elder Gu—"
Zhong Shan wanted to retreat, but though he was the Director of the Evil Suppression Bureau, his cultivation was only at the fourteenth level, far from being a match for Gu Fang.
With just one encounter.
Zhong Shan’s body was shattered by a punch, flesh scattered in all directions.
This abrupt change.
Caused everyone in the meeting to be utterly shocked, their gazes at Gu Fang full of terror.
No one expected.
Gu Fang would kill someone directly in the meeting.
Moreover.
He killed the Director of the Evil Suppression Bureau.
Everyone must know.
With the ongoing reforms in the Cyan Yang Divine Court, below the elders are the heads of various departments, with the Director of the Evil Suppression Bureau being one of them, and truly a person of real power, not low in status.
Yang Yan’s face was also unpleasant, staring intensely at Gu Fang, saying, "Elder Gu, we need an explanation!"
"Explanation?"
Gu Fang looked back, his eyes filled with killing intent.
"There are cultists infiltrated in the Imperial City, yet the Evil Suppression Bureau remains unaware, Zhong Shan as the Director is gravely negligent, I even suspect, that he, the Director, has already colluded secretly with the evil cult, otherwise how could the Evil Suppression Bureau be so incompetent?"
These words left everyone speechless.
It was undeniable that Zhong Shan was at fault.
But directly killing him was indeed quite severe.
However.
Now that Zhong Shan was dead, speaking more was useless.
More importantly, although Yang Yan was a Divine Court Elder, his status was not equal to Gu Fang’s; even among elders, there were distinctions in status.
Gu Fang had long defended the Two Realms battlefield, slaying many strongmen from the Upper Realm, just a month ago he even fought a Quasi-Immortal King from the Upper Realm, his record was remarkable, naturally not comparable to ordinary elders.
Even now, in the vast Cyan Yang Divine Court high-level, very few could match the power to combat a Semi-Saint Quasi-Immortal King.
With Yang Yan’s silence.
Gu Fang continued, "If this is just Zhong Shan’s issue, then simply replace the person in charge of the Evil Suppression Bureau, but if the Bureau has decayed to such a degree, then there is no need for its existence.
Though I defend the Two Realms battlefield, I still hear of internal matters in the Divine Court.
Believe me, Gu cannot tolerate even a grain of sand in his eye, your overt and covert battles are none of my concern, but if it threatens the foundation of the Divine Court, no matter your status, the end is death.
If you don’t believe it, you may as well try, see if today’s Zhong Shan becomes tomorrow’s someone among you!"
Under Gu Fang’s stern reprimand, everyone fell silent.
Defending the Two Realms battlefield.
Slaying countless Upper Realm strongmen.
The killing intent cultivated on Gu Fang was unmatched by these Divine Court high-level members guarding the rear.
Having spoken.
Gu Fang ignored other words and directly left the meeting.
After he left, the scene remained silent, everyone exchanged glances, speaking no words.
Ultimately.
The meeting ended unhappily.
However.
The events of the meeting, and Zhong Shan’s death, caused great upheaval throughout the Divine Court.
Some clapped in joy, wholeheartedly supporting Gu Fang’s actions, but others believed Gu Fang acted domineering and impulsive, executing the Director of the Evil Suppression Bureau without any evidence, disregarding Divine Court law.
But regardless of external discussion, Gu Fang ignored it.
In the Gu Family.
Two people were casually chatting.
"Elder Gu’s actions at the meeting caused quite a stir, now everyone acts more cautiously, it seems at times, iron-fisted measures are necessary!"
Yang Yan chuckled, showing no sign of dissatisfaction from the meeting.
Clearly.
The two had already communicated secretly.
Upon hearing this.
Gu Fang slightly shook his head, sighing again, "Killing a Zhong Shan may temporarily curb the situation, but every problem must be resolved from the root.
These years, the repeated defeats of the Divine Court on the Two Realms battlefield are the main reason leading to the evil cult’s rise and internal instability.
To solve this problem, we must curb the advance of the Upper Realm, otherwise, over time, we will inevitably be unable to sustain."
The so-called evil cult.
Is composed of some traitors who defected to the Upper Realm.
Initially, there was no evil cult.
Later, as the Upper Realm continued to expand its advantage, the Cyan Yang Divine Court retreated step by step, and the evil cult seemed to gradually emerge.
To combat the evil cult, the Divine Court high-level decided to establish the Evil Suppression Bureau, monitoring all quarters of the world, any trace of the evil cult would be suppressed to resolve the issue.
But now it seems, despite the Bureau’s suppression, the evil cult is growing more rampant by the day.
It is evident.
Suppressing the evil cult is only a temporary measure.
Only by establishing an advantage on the Two Realms battlefield can the root of the problem be truly resolved.
