The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
Did you discover something?” “Yes, Senior Brother Tan…” Taking a deep breath, Tan Yun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked up at the disciples hovering on their flying swords, and said sorrowfully: “The Rebirth Jade Grass did not die by accident… it was poisoned!” After speaking, Tan Yun’s gaze turned icy as he swept his eyes across everyone, speaking slowly, word by word: “I hope this was not done by any of you… otherwise, don’t blame me for showing no mercy!” “Whoosh, whoosh, w...
“Alright, I understand.”
After the heavy rain, the soil was soft and moist. Da Niu carefully uprooted all 5 Rebirth Jade Grass plants along with their roots and handed them to Tan Yun, his face full of confusion.
With great effort, Tan Yun raised his hand, took the plants, and examined them closely from the tips of the leaves down to the roots.
At that moment, time seemed to stand still. Every gaze was fixed on Tan Yun in puzzlement.
The silence lingered for a while—
Suddenly, Tan Yun’s right hand holding the plants trembled violently. His star-like eyes revealed undisguised grief and fury. Gritting his teeth, he spoke in a low but firm voice:
“Zhou Run… died unjustly… truly unjust!”
“Zhou Run, don’t worry. I—Tan Yun—will definitely seek justice for you!”
These words shattered the silence. The herb garden disciples couldn’t hold back and began asking:
“Senior Brother Tan, why do you say that? Did you discover something?”
“Yes, Senior Brother Tan…”
Taking a deep breath, Tan Yun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked up at the disciples hovering on their flying swords, and said sorrowfully:
“The Rebirth Jade Grass did not die by accident… it was poisoned!”
After speaking, Tan Yun’s gaze turned icy as he swept his eyes across everyone, speaking slowly, word by word:
“I hope this was not done by any of you… otherwise, don’t blame me for showing no mercy!”
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…”
Instantly, everyone descended from their flying swords, knelt before Tan Yun, and bowed together. One of them swore:
“Senior Brother Tan, I swear—if I did this, may I be struck dead by lightning!”
As one person swore, the others quickly followed, proving their innocence!
To them, Tan Yun remained an unfathomable figure.
In their eyes, the Rebirth Jade Grass in Tan Yun’s hand showed nothing unusual and seemed to have died naturally.
They simply could not understand how Tan Yun—who had only recently entered the herb garden of the immortal mountain—could tell that the plants had been poisoned!
“Senior Brother Tan, what exactly did you discover?”
Da Niu scratched his head and asked in confusion.
“I don’t have time to explain everything now. I must go to Bingqing Immortal Mountain first to save Steward Shen!”
Tan Yun said, then asked:
“Da Niu, how far is it from here to Bingqing Immortal Mountain?”
Da Niu answered immediately:
“Senior Brother Tan, the herb garden of the immortal mountain is 25,000 li away from Bingqing Immortal Mountain. In another 1.5 hours, Steward Shen will be executed…”
Before he could finish, Tan Yun shouted anxiously:
“Quick, get me onto the spirit boat and head to Bingqing Immortal Mountain! Hurry! Otherwise, it’ll be too late!”
“Yes!”
Startled, Da Niu immediately picked up Tan Yun, leapt into the air, and landed on the spirit boat.
“Senior Brother Tan, we’re also deeply worried about Steward Shen. Can you take us with you?”
The herb garden disciples looked at Tan Yun with hopeful eyes. Without his permission, they didn’t dare board.
“Hurry, everyone!”
Tan Yun urged sternly, his heart filled with concern for Shen Qingfeng.
Hearing this, everyone rushed onto the spirit boat, their figures turning into streaks of motion.
In an instant, Da Niu controlled the spirit boat as it shot forward like black lightning, tearing across the sky above Cangling Immortal Mountain toward the mist-covered mountain range…
After more than 1 hour—
The setting sun burned like blood, dyeing the sky red.
Bingqing Immortal Mountain stood tall, with Bingqing Hall majestically perched at its peak.
At this moment—
only a brief instant remained before Shen Qingfeng’s execution!
Inside the hall, the atmosphere was suffocatingly tense.
The Bingqing Sect Master sat upon a jade chair above, her beautiful eyes fixed on Shen Qingfeng, who knelt in the center of the hall—her gaze filled with disappointment.
The 11 elders sat in two rows on either side, all wearing solemn expressions as they looked at Shen Qingfeng, sighing silently.
“Sigh… Steward Shen, although we previously argued over Tan Yun, we’ve worked together for many years. I truly don’t wish to see you end like this…”
Lu Wu sighed, stood up from his seat, then knelt before the Sect Master and kowtowed.
“Sect Master, I have never asked anything of you before, but today I beg you—please consider Steward Shen’s years of hard work managing the herb garden… please spare his life!”
Could it be—
that Lu Wu, the true mastermind, was sincerely pleading for Shen Qingfeng?
No… of course not!
Lu Wu knew very well that the death of the Rebirth Jade Grass was directly tied to the life of the Pill Line’s Chief Tang of the Immortal Sect. Moreover, 8 days ago, when the Bingqing Sect Master handed the Rebirth Jade Grass to Shen Qingfeng, she had clearly stated—
If anything happened to the Rebirth Jade Grass, Shen Qingfeng would have to pay with his life!
From the lowest disciples to the elders of the sect, everyone knew that the Bingqing Sect Master never went back on her word!
Lu Wu’s actions at this moment were even more disgusting than crocodile tears!
His cunning and despicable nature were laid bare without concealment!
Shen Qingfeng, unaware of the truth, though hot-tempered, was upright by nature. Seeing Lu Wu kneel and plead on his behalf, all his previous anger dissipated.
The Bingqing Sect Master stared at Lu Wu coldly.
“I have already said—now that the Rebirth Jade Grass is dead, I do not know how to explain this to the Immortal Sect’s Pill Line elders!”
“If anything happens to Chief Tang because of the Rebirth Jade Grass, I, as Sect Master, must bear full responsibility!”
“I repeatedly instructed Steward Shen to take good care of the Rebirth Jade Grass. Now that it has died, I cannot go back on my word. When the time comes, he must take his own life to atone!”
“From this moment on, if anyone dares to plead for mercy again—do not blame me for being merciless!”
As her words fell, it was clear that faint tears shimmered in her beautiful eyes.
Humans are not plants—how could they be without feelings?
She thought of Shen Qingfeng… who had watched her grow up since childhood, like a benevolent elder, serving her all this time.
She… did not want to kill him either.
But if she spared Shen Qingfeng today, what about the future? What if others committed mistakes again?
Even if unwilling, she had no choice but to act!
Though the Pill Line was not an army of a sacred dynasty, it still strictly upheld the principle that “orders are as immovable as mountains.”
Without rules, there can be no order—this was a fundamental truth a Sect Master must uphold!
It was not that she was heartless—
But sometimes… there was no choice but to be!
After executing him, she would still have to go to the Immortal Sect’s Pill Line to apologize. At best, she might be stripped of her position; at worst… she could even lose her life!
At that moment, Shen Wende, the 6th elder of the Pill Line, took a deep breath, stood up, and immediately knelt before the Bingqing Sect Master, his eyes full of pleading.
“Miss, for the sake of Qingfeng’s lifelong loyalty to the Shen family and to you, please spare him this once!”
Shen Wende and Shen Qingfeng had once served the Shen family together before their names were formally recorded into the clan, becoming true members of the Shen family.
Though not blood brothers, their bond was as strong as real siblings.
Now, he could no longer care about offending the young mistress and dared to kneel and beg!
“Shen Wende, how dare you!”
The Bingqing Sect Master’s body trembled slightly as she spoke coldly.
“Miss…”
Before Shen Wende could continue, Shen Qingfeng quickly interrupted:
“Miss, please calm your anger. Elder 6 only spoke out of turn—please do not blame him.”
After speaking, Shen Qingfeng looked at Shen Wende with gratitude and said with relief:
“Brother Shen, you know the Miss’s temperament well. She does not truly wish to kill me. It’s just that… this matter is indeed my fault.”
“A fault is a fault. I am willing to die. Please do not make things difficult for the Miss any further…”
Hearing this, memories of her childhood—of Shen Qingfeng raising, caring for, and doting on her—flooded her mind.
Her heart felt as if it were being tightly gripped—
The tears welling in her beautiful eyes completely betrayed her cold exterior…
--Translated by likesnovel--