Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god

#676 - Spicy reverse!

Chen Yuan Ye looked at Lin Yu, seemingly struggling with whether or not to answer.

However, looking at the remnants of Xie Chong in Lin Yu's hands—or rather, the two pieces of Xie Chong's remains—he quickly made up his mind.

"Alright… you want to know what I'm trying to do, and I won't hide it from you."

"Of course, I intend to use these remains of Xie Chong to revive the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord."

Hearing this, Xuan Yunzi spoke up again: "You were born a human, yet you work for demons… How shameless, how utterly depraved!"

Chen Yuan Ye looked at Xuan Yunzi and said coldly, "People of the Taiqing Sect, you pride yourselves on being a righteous and noble sect, believing that humans are inherently superior and more just than demons, is that right? But aren't the things you do just as despicable?"

Hearing Chen Yuan Ye's words, Li Nian got excited.

"Oh? There's more to the story? This old Taoist isn't a good person either, huh?"

Li Nian said with interest, and Chen Yuan Ye immediately raised a finger: "That's right, this old Taoist and the Taiqing Sect behind him are full of benevolence and morality… But when the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord was suppressed in this Double Saw Mountain, did they ever consider the people living within a hundred miles of Double Saw Mountain?"

"Even though I am not truly Chen Yuan Ye, I know all of his memories—his friends, relatives, and fellow villagers. Did the people of the Taiqing Sect ever care about them?"

Hearing Chen Yuan Ye say this, Xue Xiao frowned slightly: "Indeed, this Taiqing Sect claims to be the leader of the righteous path, so how could they treat human lives so carelessly?"

"Am I right, Xuan Yunzi?"

Xuan Yunzi looked at Chen Yuan Ye, his beard trembling with anger: "Nonsense, slander! My Taoist disciples and the heroes of the martial arts schools all take it as their duty to slay demons and defend the Dao. Countless Taoists and martial artists die in this pursuit every year, yet you dare to spout such nonsense here…"

"And how many common people have died?" Chen Yuan Ye interrupted him. "How many innocent people have you killed or wronged in the process of 'slaying demons and defending the Dao'? Especially you, the 'leader of the Taoist sects, the Taiqing Sect'! How many people who had no choice have you killed in order to slay demons and eliminate evil?!"

"What do you mean 'killed' or 'wronged'?" Xuan Yunzi said angrily. "My Taiqing Sect has always acted with integrity and a clear conscience. When have we ever intentionally harmed people in order to slay demons?"

"Right here in this mountain—Chenjiabao, Wuquan Village… Perhaps you can deny these, but what about Liuzhen?!"

"Three hundred and fifty years ago, what 'cruel' things did your Taiqing Sect's founder do to the people of Liuzhen…"

"They were all killed by the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord. When they were discovered, all the residents of Liuzhen had fallen into the hands of the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord and become half-dead puppets," Xuan Yunzi said sharply. "They were just corpses manipulated by the demon, already killed by that spider. They only appeared to be alive, and even so, the founder still suffered and regretted it for the rest of his life. This clearly shows the compassion and mercy of my Taiqing Sect's founder, yet you turn around and call it 'cruel'… If you hate my Taiqing Sect and the world's Taoist traditions because of this and become a lackey for the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord, then you are extremely foolish, recognizing a thief as your father, and unable to distinguish good from bad!"

Chen Yuan Ye sneered: "Bullshit, Xuan Yunzi! You've whitewashed your founder's actions so much that you've even convinced yourself that he was truly innocent?!"

"Back then, Liuzhen had a million residents engaged in commerce. What ability did that Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord have to control a million people simultaneously… If that were really the case, how could your Taiqing founder have suppressed it alone?!"

"At that time, only seventy or eighty percent of the million residents were infected with 'karma threads,' and even then, it could have been resolved in the early stages. Only a few hundred people were actually made into puppets—your Taiqing founder, because he couldn't distinguish them in time, chose to directly use the Hundred Tribulation Forbidden Art to sink the entire Liuzhen, along with the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord, underground!"

"Your Taiqing founder is the murderer, the butcher who killed a million people!"

Xuan Yunzi's expression changed drastically: "Demonic words, you black-and-white-reversing scoundrel…"

"Then take a Dao oath, Xuan Yunzi," the fake Chen Yuan Ye said coldly. "I don't believe you know absolutely nothing about the inside story of this matter!"

Xuan Yunzi gritted his teeth: "Scoundrel! Fiend! Just who are you?!"

But…

He didn't deny it, nor did he dare to take a Dao oath!

Watching the back-and-forth between the two natives of the Prison Mountain Realm, although somewhat confusing, the players still managed to glean some truth.

Haiou opened his mouth in surprise: "Wait a minute, has the situation been reversed… This old Taoist Xuan Yunzi and the Taiqing Sect aren't good people after all?!"

Gao Shan also found it a bit difficult to accept: "It seems that's the case… Does it mean that a hundred years ago, the Taiqing founder actually killed most of the million people who died in Liuzhen, and the spider only killed a small number?!"

Xue Xiao looked at Lin Yu.

"Interesting… Old Yao, is this also within your expectations?"

Lin Yu shrugged: "No, this development is beyond my expectations… I initially just simply felt that this old Taoist was hiding something from us."

"After all, he clearly saw that we are 'outsiders,' and his strength should be enough for a native of the Prison Mountain Realm to see this, but he deliberately didn't reveal it."

"In addition, although his explanations can all be justified… it is indeed just his word, without any substantial evidence."

"It just so happened that a guy who absolutely couldn't be on the same side as him came along, so I wanted to 'hear both sides to gain clarity.'"

"I didn't expect that there would actually be such a big story."