Chapter 1420: Chapter 508: Investigating to the End

Heavenly Court, Hall of the Wealth Deity.

Li Dazhi hummed a tune, expertly handling the golden abacus, calculating the heavenly accounts of the past few months.

More than a dozen white-haired Immortals stood in a row before him, each holding a stack of Jade Talismans.

These were the accounts they each were responsible for.

While calculating, Li Dazhi remarked, “The Heavenly Court’s operations are growing ever larger, making the accounts increasingly complex. When it comes to accounting, patience is key, taking your time is not an issue…”

“Report!”

An immortal soldier hurriedly came and reported, “To the Minister of Wealth! Yun Bing Xianzi requests an audience!”

“Who? Qing Su, is it? That always busy person who seems to vanish and appear suddenly, why has she returned all of a sudden?”

Li Dazhi quickly put down the Jade Talisman accounts and stepped forward to greet her.

The other immortals wanted to follow, but Li Dazhi waved them back with a raised hand.

“No worries, Qing Su likely came for matters related to the Casting Cloud Sect; you all don’t need to follow.”

The immortals managing the accounts of the Heavenly Court bowed and complied with the order.

Li Dazhi, hands behind his back, rode the clouds through the grand and expansive main hall of the Hall of the Wealth Deity. Upon seeing Qing Su at the entrance, he smiled a bit.

His son valued this master greatly, and thankfully, despite Qing Su’s adventures and pursuits of justice over the centuries, she herself had not encountered any danger…

“Please, Minister of Wealth, uphold justice.”

Qing Su suddenly bowed with her hands clasped, her cool voice reaching the soldiers around, drawing curious glances.

Li Dazhi hurried to Qing Su’s side, whispering, “What’s going on? Let’s talk inside. Who’s making you unhappy?”

Qing Su remained completely still, bowing her head, “Please, Minister of Wealth, uphold justice!”

Li Dazhi was baffled.

He glanced around, chuckling, “No, really, if you want me to uphold justice, you have to tell me what it’s about. If there’s an issue, just say so, who is withholding your monthly offerings? Who dares! Who dares tamper with the Heavenly Emperor’s favored Immortal’s offerings?”

Qing Su’s lips slightly downturned, she looked up at Li Dazhi, “Could you accompany me to the Xuanwu Realm, Minister of Wealth?”

“Huh?” Li Dazhi frowned, “What for?”

“There was a massacre in the Xuanwu Realm,” Qing Su stated calmly, “This matter is related to the Ministry of Wealth.”

Li Dazhi’s eyes widened, “Let’s not say such things carelessly! How is this related to the Ministry of Wealth?”

Qing Su said, “If you don’t go, when the Heavenly Emperor returns, I will kneel in the Lingxiao Palace and request the Heavenly Emperor to personally investigate this matter!”

“Oh my!”

Li Dazhi, anxiously clapping his hand against the back of the other, quickly responded:

“Matters of crime are handled by the four enforcement halls of the Heavenly Court!

“If you directly file a complaint, you’d definitely offend the Queen Mother… but of course, you might not fear the Queen Mother, perhaps your words might be more effective than hers.

“No, what kind of case is it exactly! Tell me first, so I can have a sense of it!”

Qing Su sighed with her head down, “It’s about the extermination of a sect; I’ve investigated for a long time and have solid evidence, so I want to ask you to uphold justice.”

Li Dazhi murmured, “Why do I feel like you’re lying, could there be some deeper truth to this matter?”

“Yes, there is a very big secret.”

“Alright then,” Li Dazhi smiled wryly, “Since it’s you, Immortal Qing Su, if it were Ningning asking, I’d scold her instead! I’ll make preparations for the parade.”

“Time is of the essence, or experts will erase the evidence,” Qing Su stated, “I have already summoned Marshal Dapeng! Minister of Wealth, come with me now!”

“Alright!”

Li Dazhi’s mouth twitched slightly, he glanced inside the hall, and nodded slowly, “Fine, I’ll listen to you, I’ll call on the present deity of the Punishment Hall, then ask the Eastern King to mobilize tens of thousands of elite soldiers!”

Qing Su insisted, “These can all be conveyed through Messaging Jade Talismans, we should go first.”

“What’s the secret that’s making you this anxious.”

Li Dazhi said no more, briskly jumping down the steps, waving his hand largely, “Let’s go! On our way!”

In the distance, a beam of golden light flew over, transforming into a Roc Bird with wings spanning nine feet.

The Roc’s bird eyes swept over the Hall of the Wealth Deity, and the old immortals using their Immortal Consciousness to investigate this site shivered simultaneously.

Caw—

The Roc spread its wings and flew away swiftly.

The Heavenly Court, however, was secretly abuzz, with countless Messaging Jade Talismans being crushed, and others shuttling in and out of the Heavenly Court.

Heavenly Court, Jade Pool.

The Treasure Hall used for the Peach Banquet, also where the Queen Mother handled the daily affairs of the Heavenly Court.

At this moment, the Queen Mother was reclining on the throne, holding a sutra and reading it meticulously, her phoenix eyes showing a trace of distraction, indicating a sense of unease.

Two beams of immortal light sped toward her, landing before the bead curtain of the throne and transforming into two fairies who bowed their heads in salute.

“Your Majesty, the Minister of Wealth has requested the Eastern King to dispatch fifty thousand troops to the Xuanwu Realm at his command. The Eastern King has complied as requested and ordered troops stationed in the Xuanwu Realm to proceed and provide assistance.”

The Queen Mother replied indifferently, “Do such small matters require special reporting?”

“But, Your Majesty,” the other fairy said, “this matter seems to be no small thing; the Minister of Wealth was invited by Immortal Qing Su.”

“Qing Su?”

The Queen Mother’s eyes showed a hint of doubt, her slender finger lightly tapped, and the Heavenly Patrol Mirror flew over automatically, displaying several scenes before her.

The Golden Roc spreading its wings, the Eastern King’s orders to deploy soldiers.

The Queen Mother spoke softly, “Do you know what it’s about?”

“It’s… about a sect’s extermination,”

The fairy on the left softly answered:

“This matter was recorded by the Punishment Hall, approximately 240 years ago, a small sect in the Xuanwu Realm suffered extermination at the hands of Demon Cultivators. Immortal Qing Su sensed something suspicious, so she froze this sect and has been secretly investigating ever since.

“Since Immortal Qing Su is a righteous deity of the Heavenly Court, her request could not be denied by the Punishment Hall, hence a righteous deity was sent to the site.

“The final conclusion was, it was done by Demon Cultivators.”

Amidst the fairy’s report, the Heavenly Patrol Mirror had already displayed numerous scenarios.

Including the frozen land of that mountain.