Upon hearing Monk Hai Chan's words, the Ancestral Master of Longevity's breath was disrupted with anger. He had never encountered such a shameless person who, after stealing someone else's treasure, still conversed with the victim so brazenly.
"Hai Chan, with our friendship lasting tens of thousands of years, why do you commit such disgraceful acts?" The voice of the Ancestral Master of Longevity was full of disappointment. It was bad enough that these people plotted against his Ginseng Fruit, but now they aimed at the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, threatening his life by hoping he would fail in his tribulation.
Facing the Ancestral Master of Longevity's words, Monk Hai Chan smiled strangely, "Changsheng, you shouldn't have come!"
The Ancestral Master of Longevity was momentarily stunned, but before he could ponder the meaning of these words, Monk Hai Chan's aura started rising, instantly enveloping the entire Earth Realm of the Five Villages Temple. A sorrowful roar erupted from Monk Hai Chan's mouth, "Changsheng, you bastard! Despite our tens of thousands of years of friendship, you lured me here to secretly attack me. I will fight you to the death!"
After speaking, Monk Hai Chan's qi mechanism soared, accompanied by a majestic Buddhist light, attacking the Ancestral Master of Longevity.
Monk Hai Chan's shouts left the Ancestral Master of Longevity in a daze, unaware of the situation. But seeing Monk Hai Chan making a move against him, he instinctively gathered his divine techniques to counterattack, striking towards Monk Hai Chan.
Yet, unexpectedly, when his divine technique landed, the anticipated collision did not happen. Monk Hai Chan was seen being thrown high up, falling into the Nine Bends Yellow River Array.
"What the..." Watching Monk Hai Chan fall into the Nine Bends Yellow River Array, the Ancestral Master of Longevity was stunned. Even if he were extremely powerful, he shouldn't have knocked Monk Hai Chan into the array with a single slap, right?
It was simply impossible!
Moreover, as soon as the two engaged, he sensed something was off. Monk Hai Chan was using fake moves, merely pretending to attack without any real intention.
Meanwhile, the various ancestors cultivating in the Daoist Temple's secluded courtyard heard the shouts and Monk Hai Chan's roar. They immediately sensed something amiss, each one hurriedly riding their escape light to rise into the sky. From a distance, they saw the Ancestral Master of Longevity slap Monk Hai Chan into the Nine Bends Yellow River Array. Upon seeing this scene, everyone changed colors, descending cautiously at the formation's front, surrounding the Ancestral Master of Longevity.
The Ancestral Master of Longevity realized something was wrong. Monk Hai Chan's actions clearly had ulterior motives, and he was being plotted against. His mind quickly sorted through various clues, summarizing two possibilities: "Firstly, my peers intentionally designed a trap, with Monk Hai Chan's actions being an excuse. Though the Nine Bends Yellow River Array is dangerous, if the array was laid by these old fellows, Monk Hai Chan entering it poses no actual danger. What we see now is just a pretense for them to seize the opportunity to act against me, forcibly taking the Ginseng Fruit and Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror. Secondly, all of this is Monk Hai Chan's scheme, hence he stole the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror and deliberately fell into the Nine Bends Yellow River Array. It's to create a rift between me and the other Daoist friends, dividing us and using their hands to suppress me."
However, this scene before them appeared to the others as an attempt to kill and silence. The Ancestral Master of Longevity seemed to be starting to pick off and eliminate them one by one, beginning with Monk Hai Chan.
"Changsheng, we've supported each other through countless tribulations for tens of thousands of years. Why have you done this?" Xuanji Ancestor's voice was filled with sorrow.
"Stop the array immediately and release Monk Hai Chan!" Moonlight Fairy's voice was anxious. Monk Hai Chan was not just Monk Hai Chan; he carried the Immortal True Spirit. If they wanted to deal with the Ancestral Master of Longevity and the Innate Peacock, they wouldn't stand a chance without the aid of the Immortal True Spirit.
"Changsheng, why have you dealt such a vicious hand to Daoist Hai Chan? Release him quickly! Can't we resolve this by talking?" Ancestor Fu Lu sighed lightly, his voice heavy with emotion.
"If I said all of this is a misunderstanding, would you believe me?" The Ancestral Master of Longevity's voice was full of helplessness: "I've been schemed against by Hai Chan. He stole my Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, then lured me here, attacking me to trick me into striking him into the Nine Bends Yellow River Array."
"What? Do you think we're blind or something?" Fairy Dongqian said coldly.
The Ancestral Master of Longevity sighed lightly: "Whether it's true or not, I'm already disinterested in discerning it. If you don't trust me, you can directly attack, and we'll see who wins and who loses, determining life or death. If you trust me, we might as well research how to break the formation and rescue Monk Hai Chan. Then my innocence will naturally be proven."
At this point, the Ancestral Master of Longevity was tired of arguing about right or wrong. He knew he was being targeted; if the people before him didn't believe him, no matter how convincing he was, they wouldn't believe. If they trusted him, they would certainly give him a chance to explain.
Over there, East Profound Ancestor was the calmest. Hearing the Ancestral Master of Longevity's words, he spoke, "Now is not the time to debate right and wrong. We need to figure out how to rescue Monk Hai Chan from the formation. If we can save Monk Hai Chan, the truth will become clear naturally."
The crowd silently agreed with this logic, but as they cast their eyes towards the Nine Bends Yellow River Array, they were at a loss on how to proceed.
Inside the Nine Bends Yellow River Array, at this moment, the array was filled with yellow sand, and a sense of mortal danger rose in his heart. Monk Hai Chan woke from the Celestial Demon's control, his eyes gazing at the boundless yellow sand. Recalling his memories of the recent period, his expression changed dramatically: "Damn it! How could I have done this? Could I have lost my mind? How could I do such a thing?"