Xue Liang was scared out of his wits at that moment.
"No... Pu..."
The words were on the tip of Xue Liang's tongue, but he couldn't utter them. He only felt a churning in his throat, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out of his mouth. His neck tilted to one side, and a large amount of blood gushed out from his neck.
The blood flowed like a torrent, spraying onto the main hall of the Purple Star Palace and splashing onto the bodies of the immortals. Their faces immediately turned ashen, and they stepped back repeatedly.
At the same time, Jun He swung his blade again and took out a golden inner core from Xue Liang's chest.
The bright golden inner core was like a freshly - torn heart, still emitting a golden light at this moment, a golden light that only upper - level immortals should have.
"Prince Yuan, this is the Purple Star Palace! How could you let blood splash on the spot? It's simply inhumane!" An old immortal with white hair and beard said to Gu Yuan angrily.
"Let blood splash on the spot? Inhumane? Do you know that there is a blood pool beneath the Purple Star Palace? The depth of that pool is enough to drown the humanity of the immortals. My mother was captured and suffered inhumane treatment from Xue Liang in the blood pool. All of you so - called immortals knew about it, but none of you dared to speak up for her. Is this what you call being humane?"
"When I was pleading bitterly for my mother's release, what were you doing? You were trying every means to kill me. If Gu Yuan hadn't stepped in and blasted me out of the South Heavenly Gate at that time, there might have been more than just my mother's memorial tablet in the main hall." Jun He grew angrier as he spoke.
"You are a demon. How can you be compared with the immortals?" An upper - level immortal interjected.
Hearing this, Jun He was so angry that he felt like his lungs were about to explode. He had become a demon entirely because of these immortals here. All of them were responsible for his mother's death. He hadn't brought it up, but someone had taken the initiative to mention it.
Hearing this, Gu Yuan gave a cold smile on his proud face. He hooked his finger gently with one hand, and the upper - level immortal who had just said that Jun He was a demon pressed his chest hard. His inner core flew into Gu Yuan's hand.
"Xian'er Qinghe, so, you have an opinion because he is a demon?" Gu Yuan's cold eyes stared at Qinghe Xian'er, who had lost his inner core. The domineering aura unique to a king immediately made Qinghe Xian'er shut up.
He immediately knelt on the ground and begged Gu Yuan to return his inner core.
"Once you've made a mistake, there's no chance to correct it." After Gu Yuan said this, the inner core turned into a puff of black smoke in his hand and disappeared without a trace.
Qinghe Xian'er was stunned on the spot. The inner core was the life - root of an immortal. Without it, he would be mediocre for all eternity and would never have the chance to attain immortality.
He knelt on the ground dejectedly, regretting why he had stepped forward to say those words.
"Anyone else who has an opinion will end up like him." Gu Yuan turned around arrogantly and shouted at the immortals in the main hall.
All the immortals present were completely shocked. They looked at each other in dismay.
At this moment, no one dared to say that Gu Yuan had no dignity and was unworthy of being the Crown Prince of the Celestial Realm.
Finally, they all knelt on one knee in unison and bowed to Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan looked at these hypocritical guys. They were all typical bullies who feared the strong and bullied the weak. He scorned their bows even more.
He waved his hand and flew back to the highest position on the banquet platform of the Purple Star Palace.
With one hand behind his back, he picked up the celestial wine that had been prepared on the banquet table.
"Boss Gu, I've avenged you. If you can see in the underworld, open your eyes. I will surely ensure that your Netherworld remains uninvaded for ten thousand years."
After Gu Yuan finished speaking, he raised the wine pot in his hand and spilled the wine on the main hall.
As the wine landed, several huge white mourning streamers suddenly appeared in the once - resplendent Purple Star Palace.
At this moment, I rushed down from the sky, holding two mourning streamers. Jun He, wearing mourning clothes and holding Gu Qingcheng's memorial tablet, walked step by step up to the main hall of the Purple Star Palace. He turned around and stood in the front.
The moment he turned around, the clothes of all the immortals in the Purple Star Palace instantly turned into mourning clothes.
The entire Purple Star Palace immediately turned into a huge mourning hall. The immortals knelt on the ground, angry but not daring to say a word.
They could only submit. When Jun He and I knelt down to pay our respects, they also bowed to Gu Qingcheng.
The grand occasion was no less than the death of an emperor.
Just as the memorial ceremony was coming to an end, our Heavenly Emperor finally arrived late.
We thought that the Heavenly Emperor would surely fly into a rage when he saw this scene.
However, he calmly sat in his sedan chair and entered the Purple Star Palace with the eunuchs. He showed no surprise at all.
When he saw Xue Liang dead on the spot, he didn't even blink an eye.
He said emotionlessly to the eunuch beside him, "Throw him into the River of Oblivion."
The eunuch received the order and immediately carried Xue Liang's body out.
The Heavenly Emperor looked at the Purple Star Palace, which had been completely changed by Gu Yuan. He heaved a heavy sigh and said, "In ten thousand years, this is the first time a memorial ceremony has been held in the Purple Star Palace."
When Gu Yuan saw the Heavenly Emperor, his face remained as gloomy as ever. He scorned the Heavenly Emperor's words.
"Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, since you're here, shouldn't you pay your respects to the deceased?" Gu Yuan said in a cold voice.
The Heavenly Emperor seemed to be awakened. He immediately replied, "Of course. Bring the incense."
After saying that, I lit three sticks of incense and handed them to the Heavenly Emperor. The Heavenly Emperor glanced at me out of the corner of his eye, curled the corner of his mouth, and seemed to want to say something but held back.
I handed the incense to his hand and immediately stepped back behind Gu Yuan.
The Heavenly Emperor stepped forward to the memorial tablet of Gu Qingcheng held in Jun He's hand. He held the incense with both hands, bowed respectfully three times to Gu Qingcheng's memorial tablet, then inserted the incense into the incense burner. He turned around and said to the immortals, "From today on, the entire Celestial Realm will observe a three - day mourning period for Gu Qingcheng to console her spirit in heaven."
Seeing that the Heavenly Emperor had already compromised, the immortals naturally didn't dare to cause any more trouble.
"Since you're back, let's have a private chat."
The Heavenly Emperor waved his hand at the immortals, indicating that they could leave.
The immortals couldn't wait to leave at this moment. After receiving the order, they scurried out of the main hall like ants on a hot pan.
At this moment, the "mourning hall" was empty and silent as death.
"Yuan'er, I just want to have a private chat with you." The Heavenly Emperor's voice was now kind and sincere, like that of an old and kind - hearted father.
Gu Yuan turned his eyes to look at me and Jun He, indicating that the two of us could go out for a stroll. He also wanted to be alone with the Heavenly Emperor for a while.
But I was a little worried about Gu Yuan. After all, he didn't have the boost of his magical power now. If this old fox had evil intentions, I wouldn't be able to help him outside.
Gu Yuan raised his hand and showed the silver bell I had given him before. He said, "Don't worry. I have this. If something happens to me, as long as I shake it, you will surely appear."
Seeing that thing, my eyes widened in surprise. I clearly remembered that I had thrown it away. How did he find it?