Chapter 186 The Truth
The old man's face darkened when he heard this, and he waved his whisk, sending a sharp gust of wind straight to Li Jin's face, but he forcibly resisted it with his internal strength. The atmosphere between the two of them instantly became tense, as if only a spark could detonate this long-suppressed conflict.
"Li Jin, stop talking nonsense and slandering the reputation of our Dao League. The evil deeds that your brotherhood has done over the years are too numerous to list. We are just enforcing justice and eliminating harm for the people."
The old man shouted angrily, his voice filled with unquestionable authority.
Li Jin sneered and said, "Doing justice for the heaven? When did your Dao League become the spokesperson for the heaven? Everything we do is to pursue true equality and freedom, but you only use your rules to restrain others and stifle all different voices. How can such a Dao League be qualified to call itself righteous?"
"Li Jin!"
"Pay attention to your identity. You are the eldest son of the Taoyuan Li family. If it weren't for your father's sake, you would have been taken to the Taoist Alliance headquarters for trial!"
The old man's words revealed a hint of grief. He knew very well that the young man in front of him was once the pride of the Li family, but because of differences in ideas, he embarked on completely different paths.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
"Judgment?"
"You should judge yourselves!"
"Ximen Tingxuan was murdered more than a decade ago. I guess you were involved in that."
Li Jin stated a shocking fact in a slightly crazy manner.
"shut up!"
The old man's face turned pale, and the whisk in his hand trembled slightly. It was obvious that Li Jin's words touched a sore spot in his heart: "The incident with Ximen Tingxuan was caused by a monster. The Taoist Alliance has already found out about this. Outsiders are not allowed to speculate!"
"You are making wild guesses? Ximen Tingxuan is my best brother. With his strength, how could he fall to a bunch of monsters that appeared out of nowhere?"
"In order to consolidate your own position, you have colluded with the reactionaries in the demon world, used a knife to kill people, and put the blame on the demons, in an attempt to cover up the truth and consolidate your ruling position in the human world."
"Ximen Tingxuan, a genius who could have been a bridge of peace between the human race and the demon world, has become a victim of your power struggle!"
There was grief and anger that was hard to conceal in Li Jin's voice, and his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the long river of time and look directly at that dusty history.
"How much do you know?"
The old man's voice trembled slightly. He didn't expect Li Jin to be able to dig out such a deep secret. At this moment, he felt unprecedented pressure, as if the secret he had guarded for many years was about to be completely revealed.
"Enough, enough for me to see through your hypocritical masks. And enough for him to see your true colors."
"You were the one who leaked the news about Tingxuan's child to the Ximen family, right? Your purpose is to stir up conflicts between the Ximen family and even the Dao League and Tushan. Your family can then reap the benefits in troubled times, and even reshuffle the structure of the Dao League in order to gain greater power and benefits."
There was a cold light flashing in Li Jin's eyes, as if he could see through the deepest darkness in people's hearts.
The old man's face became paler and paler. He didn't expect that Li Jin not only knew so many secrets, but also saw through their long-term plans. His hand holding the whisk trembled slightly, but the murderous intent in his eyes became stronger and stronger. "Li Jin, you are wrong. Everything we do is to maintain the stability and tranquility of the human world. The boundary between monsters and humans cannot be blurred. Peaceful coexistence is just a naive fantasy. Only our Taoist Alliance can ensure that the human race is not disturbed by monsters."
The old man tried to cover up his selfishness by using righteousness.
"Humph, the same old cliché again." Li Jin snorted disdainfully, "What you call stability and peace is built on sacrifice and deception. Ximen Tingxuan's sacrifice, and those innocent lives involved in the conflict, are all victims of your power struggle. You keep saying that you are doing this for the sake of the human race, but in fact you are only doing it to satisfy your own selfish desires."
"Shut up!" The old man shouted angrily, and swung his whisk violently, transforming into thousands of lights and shadows that attacked Li Jin. This time, he did not hold back, and each light and shadow contained enough power to kill him.
Even though Li Jin had considerable martial arts skills, his hands and feet were tied at the moment, so he could only use his internal strength to resist.
He closed his eyes and concentrated, the aura around him surged, forming a transparent shield, blocking those sharp lights and shadows one by one, making a series of dull sounds. Although he fought hard, he was obviously at a disadvantage, with fine beads of sweat oozing from his forehead and his face becoming paler.
"Do you think that what you just said can shake the position of my Xiao family in the Dao League? We are the Black Obsidian Supervisors. When the time comes, won't we have the final say on right and wrong?"
"And since you said what you just said, it will be impossible for you to leave this prison."
There was an unquestionable determination in the old man's words, as if everything was a foregone conclusion and Li Jin's fate was under his control.
However, Li Jin did not show any fear on his face. Instead, he smiled calmly: "Xiao Laochu, do you think I really don't have any trump cards prepared?"
Li Jin's voice was calm and firm, as if everything was under his control.
As soon as he finished speaking, the air around him suddenly became heavy, and an invisible force began to surge in the prison. The old man's face suddenly changed, and he turned around abruptly, only to see that complex runes slowly emerged on the walls of the prison, emitting a faint blue light, illuminating the entire prison like a ghostly place.
"This is... a formation?"
The old man exclaimed, his eyes full of disbelief. He never expected that Li Jin would set up a formation here without anyone noticing.
"Yes, it is the 'Yuan Kong Mie' that I carefully arranged. Once this formation is activated, it can lock this space and then gradually collapse, crushing everything in the formation into nothingness."
Li Jin slowly opened his eyes, with a determined light flashing in them.
As Li Jin finished speaking, the runes seemed to come alive, and began to spin and intertwine crazily, releasing more and more powerful energy. The old man felt this energy, and his face became extremely ugly. He knew that he could no longer stop the formation from activating.
"Li Jin, you're crazy! You're courting death!"
The old man roared. He tried to attack the runes with his whisk, but it was like an ant trying to shake a tree. It couldn't have any effect on the formation at all.
“Dead end? Maybe. But at least, I can die for the pursuit of true equality and freedom. It’s a worthy death.”
Li Jin's voice was calm and firm, as if he had seen through life and death and was fearless.
(End of this chapter)