After everyone examined them, these Heaven-grade spiritual medicines were the most convincing evidence—something no one could possibly forge.
However, Wang Jianyu reacted quickly. "Everyone, don't forget! These Heaven-grade spiritual medicines could very well have been handed over to Elder Yun Nie by Jiang Chen back then. It's entirely possible that Elder Yun Nie brought them out. You must not be deceived by them!"
He had thought the Heaven-grade spiritual medicines would put everyone's suspicions to rest, but Wang Jianyu's reminder snapped them back to awareness. He was right.
These Heaven-grade spiritual medicines—Jiang Chen had every reason to hand them over to Elder Yun Nie to bring out. So him producing them now wasn't surprising at all. If Dangqian Palace truly had something to hide, these medicines would be the perfect tool to fool everyone.
The doubts that had already been dispelled surged back into everyone's minds.
Jiang Chen had been dismissive of Wang Jianyu from the start, but the man's persistent provocation finally stoked a flicker of anger in his chest.
He rolled his eyes and shot Wang Jianyu a glance. "Wang Jianyu, are you doing this on purpose?"
Wang Jianyu smiled. "I'm acting for the sake of the greater good of the Myriad Domains. My conscience is clear. What proof do you have that you're really Jiang Chen?"
"What proof?" Jiang Chen laughed. "Want me to walk you through the details of how we killed Elder Chen? It's quite the thrilling tale—though I'm afraid you might not want to hear it."
The moment these words left his mouth, Wang Jianyu's expression changed drastically. His hand instinctively shot toward his sword hilt.
Jiang Chen continued at a leisurely pace. "That old bastard Elder Chen used his so-called Sword Butterfly to track me. He split his forces—telling that fool Elder Xi to lead another group of little fools to draw away the Great Sacred Hall and the Three Star Sect. Then he tracked me single-handedly, chasing me all the way back to that sacred island…"
Jiang Chen narrated the battle with vivid detail, though he had clearly embellished certain parts. He naturally wouldn't expose Long Xiaoxuan's identity. Instead, he claimed he had used his golden-armored warriors to kill Elder Chen.
After all, no one knew when he had obtained those golden-armored warriors. He could make up whatever he liked.
As he spoke, the crowd listened in fascination, utterly astonished. They hadn't expected that an Earth Sage-level Elder could be so despicable, only to ultimately meet his end—body destroyed and Dao shattered.
Silence. A deathly silence.
Every detail Jiang Chen described matched what had actually happened. The people from the Great Sacred Hall could vouch for that.
After all, the Great Sacred Hall had indeed tried to track Jiang Chen at the time. They had wanted to sit back and watch him clash with the Sacred Sword Palace, then reap the benefits as the fisherman.
Xiang Qin called out, "I don't care whether you believe him or not—I am absolutely certain that he is Jiang Chen, without a shadow of a doubt. The Dangqian Palace people had already left by then. They couldn't possibly have fabricated these events."
From the direction of the Carefree Sect came a wry laugh. It was Elder Wuhen. "Everyone, there's no need to keep being suspicious. I can also testify—this man is Jiang Chen."
Jiang Chen was momentarily startled. He hadn't expected Elder Wuhen of the Carefree Sect to step forward and vouch for him. After all, they had previously fought tooth and nail over that Heaven-grade spiritual medicine, engaged in a life-or-death chase.
It seemed Elder Wuhen had been thoroughly won over?
"Don't ask me why. I'll just say this—if he isn't Jiang Chen, then there's something seriously wrong with the world," Elder Wuhen said with a bitter smile.
Both the Great Sacred Hall and the Carefree Sect had people standing up to testify. Now Perfected Tianming also stepped forward. "Since everyone feels there's no issue, then there must be no issue. Disguising one person is easy, but these details cannot be fabricated."
Wang Jianyu ground his teeth. Seeing that everyone had chosen to believe Jiang Chen filled him with a profound sense of defeat. He also knew that the tide had turned against him.
Nothing he said now would make any difference.
His gaze turned cold as he stared at Jiang Chen. "You little rascal—you certainly have a silver tongue, managing to get everyone to testify on your behalf. But my Sacred Sword Palace refuses to believe it."
"Do I need you to believe it?" Jiang Chen said with a faint smile.
The Sacred Sword Palace? In Jiang Chen's eyes, they were nothing remarkable. Not only was the situation across the Myriad Domains already complex, but even in times of stability, the Sacred Sword Palace wasn't something he would take too seriously.
He had killed Cao Jin himself. What was one more Sacred Sword Palace on top of that?
Wang Jianyu turned his gaze toward Xiang Wentian. "Brother Xiang, if I were to say that the Sacred Sword Palace wishes to settle a personal grudge with Dangqian Palace, would the Great Sacred Hall agree?"
The moment these words were spoken, the entire crowd erupted.
Was the Sacred Sword Palace really going to撕破脸皮? In an instant, the atmosphere at the scene turned frigid.
Dan Chi swept his arm back, and every member of Dangqian Palace immediately took position behind him, swords drawn and taut, their expressions laden with gravity.
Xiang Wentian stared at Wang Jianyu with cold eyes. "Wang Jianyu, are you trying to rebel?"
Wang Jianyu froze, clearly not expecting the Great Sacred Hall to oppose his clash with Dangqian Palace. If he destroyed Dangqian Palace, wouldn't that only benefit the Great Sacred Hall? He had assumed the Great Sacred Hall would happily agree. He never expected to encounter resistance from Xiang Wentian.
Jiang Chen, however, smiled faintly. "Wang Jianyu, you're sure you want to settle things?"
Suddenly, Jiang Chen flashed a grin and let his gaze drift leisurely toward the Sacred Sword Palace's ranks. His tone was casual. "Then let's do it this way. I'll go alone. All of you from the Sacred Sword Palace—one, two, however many—come at me at once."
"What?!"
These words struck like a thunderclap on clear ground, stunning everyone. They thought they had misheard. What did Jiang Chen mean?
One person taking on the entire Sacred Sword Palace's elite?