Chapter 301 - 296: Judgment? - Sword Aura to the Heavens - NovelsTime

Sword Aura to the Heavens

Chapter 301 - 296: Judgment?

Author: Jing Wuhen
updatedAt: 2025-08-24

CHAPTER 301: CHAPTER 296: JUDGMENT?

The West Emperor Palace, White Jade Immortal Palace, is towering and majestic, grand and magnificent.

Palaces are arranged in an orderly fashion. Upon entering the palace gate and following the steps forward, spiritual energy is ethereal, making it a sacred place for cultivation on the island.

In different places of the White Jade Palace, people are successively walking through the air, heading in the same direction, seemingly having received some prior news.

Meanwhile, Li Fan followed Nan Chen into the West Emperor Palace gate, proceeding all the way.

He arrived at a massive Martial Arts Arena, located above the White Jade steps, below some White Jade palaces. In different directions, cultivators of the West Emperor Palace were crossing, but after arriving here, they needed to continue onward. Only the elders of the West Emperor Palace could proceed without touching down.

Li Fan looked up and saw cultivators walking out of the orderly arranged White Jade palaces and coming this way. Before long, a large number of cultivators gathered around this Martial Arts Arena.

These cultivators were not only from the West Emperor Palace but also included those from various places, visiting the West Emperor Palace.

"What is the situation here?" A young man with arms crossed over his chest asked, looking towards Li Fan’s direction.

"Just got the news, that white-robed Sword Cultivator is named Yang Qingshan. In the Foundation Establishment stage, he could kill those in the Condensed Core Realm. On the day of the demon invasion of West Emperor Island, he fought and was invincible in the Foundation Establishment stage, boosting morale for the West Emperor Island faction."

The person beside him replied, "However, this person seems to be quite a troublemaker, having killed the son of the elder Nan Chen, Nan Zhengchuan. He also killed a steward of the West Emperor Palace, who was also the father of the ’genius’ Song Siyu, and killed many in the Condensed Core Realm of the other’s family. Nan Chen brought him to the West Emperor Palace to deal with."

"Hearing it like this, I am quite interested. This person is indeed troublesome, having such guts," the cultivator standing with arms crossed said with a smile.

The surrounding discussions arose one after another, and soon, both the people from the West Emperor Palace and visiting cultivators knew Li Fan’s identity and what he had done, all watching him with interest.

How will the West Emperor Palace handle this?

Looking up, several figures came walking through the air from the direction of the White Jade palaces above, all elders of the West Emperor Palace. Upon arrival, they all stood on the White Jade steps of the Martial Arts Arena.

At this moment, a white-haired old man walked from afar, exuding an ethereal and extraordinary demeanor, with an air of an immortal and unique presence.

"Great Elder." Many people bowed in salute, their eyes filled with reverence.

"Great Elder." The elders of the West Emperor Palace also saluted and called out. The white-haired old man walked to the center among them, stepped forward a few steps, and landed in front of the White Jade steps, looking towards Nan Chen and Li Fan’s group.

Li Fan met his gaze naturally, the Great Elder of the West Emperor Palace, Murong Gang, pinnacle of the Sixth Realm Dao Body, managing all the palaces of the West Emperor Palace. Even elders like Nan Chen have to obey him.

Besides this, while scanning the crowd, Li Fan saw some familiar faces.

For example, the son of the Yazhou Prefect, Wenren Qiu, was also in this West Emperor Palace.

Wenren Qiu had come to West Emperor Island to train, but when he reached the West Emperor Palace, he came under the name of the Yazhou Prefect, accompanied by some cultivators from the Prefecture.

The demon turmoil led the court to send people, in principle, despite the court’s influence overseas being quite weak, as it is ultimately within the Da Li Dynasty’s territory.

Wenren Qiu didn’t expect to see Li Fan again in such an environment. Moreover, within these few short months, the other party had already entered the Condensed Core Realm.

Such talent is truly envy-inducing.

But thinking that he is likely the one from Chi Xiao City... everything seemed normal then, after all, he is Li Mountain Sword Son.

Nan Chen dared to act against him?

If he knew his identity, one wonders what Nan Chen would think.

The forces of island cities at sea were less informed about mainland affairs, otherwise, knowing what happened in Chi Xiao City, combined with Li Fan’s time of going to sea and his age talent, they might guess a little.

The Sword Cultivator Yuwen Jing from West Flame Island was also present, standing not far from the Great Elder. As an extraordinary Sword Cultivator of West Flame Island, Yuwen Jing received obviously more courtesy than others, even the court’s Yazhou Prefecture was just left aside.

This shows that in this sea realm, forces do not really appreciate the court.

Aside from these, there were also various cultivators from the mainland and other islands of the sea, most with some background; otherwise, they would not be able to enter the West Emperor Palace as guests.

Common cultivators, even if they came to support, could only stay outside the West Emperor Palace.

The Great Elder of the West Emperor Palace, Murong Gang, fixed his gaze on Li Fan but did not speak.

Li Fan also scrutinized the Great Elder, as if sensing something, he glanced at the Law Enforcement Elder Nan Chen standing in front of him, noticing a faint invisible ripple spreading from him.

"Divine Sense communication?" Li Fan immediately understood, it seemed that Nan Chen was secretly communicating something to Great Elder Murong Gang, after all, both were elders of the West Emperor Palace, they should be very familiar with each other and deeply entangled.

Cultivators in the Condensed Core Realm could communicate through Divine Sense, but if the matter was upright, why do it this way?

He had come openly and upright, naturally unafraid of conspiracies.

"Nan Chen, what’s going on here?" Great Elder Murong Gang asked aloud, as if unaware of what was happening.

"Great Elder, this child Yang Qingshan, I believe you know of him as well, in the battle that day, he crushed the Four Realm Demon, making a significant contribution." Nan Chen reported: "However, prior to that, he and I had some conflicts; regarding the matter of him killing Song Boling of the Song Family, Pill Master Han Qingzi, and several other cultivators, my son Nan Zhengchuan and Song Siyu led members of the West Emperor Palace’s law enforcement team to investigate, but my son Nan Zhengchuan was killed by him."

"Additionally, he allegedly killed the Young Island Master of Jiao Demon Island earlier, was discovered by Jiao Demon Island, and was recognized by me, forcing him to stand up in battle. The war later erupted, the West Emperor Palace looked for him, but he disappeared, presumably left West Emperor Island, now returning, breaking through the Ning Dan Realm, turned to revenge, went to the Song Family, killed Song Xiang, and slaughtered the Song Family’s Condensed Core Realm cultivators."

"This child is murderous by nature, highly vengeful, disregards rules and restrictions, kills immediately at the slightest dissatisfaction, not respecting the West Emperor Palace law enforcement, so I went to capture him, but due to his contributions in battle, I didn’t privately decide his life and death, specifically brought him to West Emperor Palace for the Great Elder to decide."

Nan Chen recounted the course of events thoroughly, roughly restoring the incident, only that there was some guidance in his words.

For instance, Li Fan being forced into battle... and Li Fan leaving after the war began, returning to massacre rampantly, giving the impression of Li Fan as cold-blooded, bloodthirsty, unruly, ignoring West Emperor Palace.

"Utter nonsense, distorting facts." Before Li Fan could speak, Luo Qingyan stepped forward and angrily rebuked.

"Silence..." A cold hum resonated in Luo Qingyan’s ears, causing her eardrums to tremble, Nan Chen looked at her with cold eyes, and a suffocating feeling instantly enveloped Luo Qingyan.

"Who do you think you are to speak here?"

Engulfed by the suffocating pressure, Luo Qingyan’s eyes, however, showed a hint of stubborn cold smile, responding, "Since we’re here, as a dignified law enforcement elder of the West Emperor Palace, can’t even let people talk? Might as well just kill me in the Song Family to silence me, wouldn’t it be better."

"Insolence." Nan Chen’s voice was thunderous.

"Elder Nan’s authority is grand indeed." Meng Hong spoke up from the side: "You’ve mentioned nothing about Song Boling’s plot to kill cultivators, nor did you mention your son Nan Zhengchuan’s indiscriminate killing intent, or how you intercepted us as soon as we returned to the Song Family, is this still law enforcement by a West Emperor Palace elder?"

"Boom..."

An aura burst forth from Nan Chen, his pressure enveloped Luo Qingyan and Meng Hong’s group, on West Emperor Island, two mere Loose Cultivators in the Condensed Core Realm dared speak to him this way.

In times of peace, these two wouldn’t even qualify to see him.

Li Fan just gave him a calm glance, his eyes showed a hint of a mocking smile, saying: "Elder Nan, the West Emperor Palace and cultivators from all sides are watching, can you put away your elder’s authority? Lest you become a laughingstock."

Upon hearing Li Fan’s words, Nan Chen’s expression changed immediately, and he restrained his aura swiftly, with ease.

"What you’ve done is factual, plotting to kill Song Boling, Han Qingzi, killing my son Nan Zhengchuan, as for throwing dirt on them, well, with dead men tell no tales, say what you will, but not long ago, you were slaughtering in the Song Family, were they also implicated by Song Boling?"

Nan Chen mocked, then looked at Murong Gang: "Great Elder, that’s the sequence of events, due to Zhengchuan’s reasons, I must avoid suspicion, I’m just stating what happened, everything still depends on the Great Elder’s judgment."

"Judgment?"

Li Fan sneered, looked at Murong Gang, and courteously saluted, saying: "I am Yang Qingshan, and I suppose the Great Elder knows a bit about my actions, there is no need to over-explain, people do not offend me, I do not offend people, those I’ve killed, have all wronged me, I came to West Emperor Island for training and cultivation, not to make enemies, as for killing the Song Family members, it was because the Song Family sheltered Song Boling, later tried every means to have me killed, how could I always be passive."

"As for coming to the West Emperor Palace now..."

Li Fan glanced around and said: "I am not a criminal, nor am I here to be judged, now that demons are invading, the West Emperor Palace is resisting demons, as a fellow human cultivator, I come to contribute some strength, but if the West Emperor Palace is here to judge me, then I can only take my leave."

"So, what does the Great Elder say?"

Li Fan looked at Murong Gang and asked.

Upon hearing his words, everyone was momentarily attuned to his presence, seeing his upright posture, standing tall like a pine tree, neither humble nor arrogant, just as he said, he was not a criminal, not here to accept judgment from the West Emperor Palace.

However, to speak so, still appeared a bit brazen.

Yet, one wondered, what gave him this confidence?

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