As Zhao Lingbo appeared, the hall fell into silence, even the host, Zhao Hongwu, involuntarily took a few steps back, allowing her space.

The personal maid of Zhao Chenlu also confidently stepped up to the center stage, surveyed the surroundings, her bright eyes swept seriously over everyone in the hall, then she sighed somewhat regretfully, muttering to herself in an extremely slight voice.

"It seems this is the best I can do, completely incomparable to the original... but it doesn’t matter, it’s something I’ve known for a long time."

Then, Zhao Lingbo tapped the podium with her hand to further capture everyone’s attention and said, "Two things, first, the suppression effect of the Seventeen Linked Rings will last no more than half a month; after half a month, Zhao Chenlu will break free."

With one sentence, the hall went into an uproar.

Even Zhao Hongwu, who was closest to her, showed a shocked expression and asked in a low voice, "Really?!"

Some audience members on the outskirts of the hall even stood up and left directly, contacting through talismans to book Immortal Platform tickets to Feiyan Mountain at the far end of Xiangzhou Continent while walking...

Seeing this vast hall and a hundred listeners about to scatter like birds and beasts, Zhao Lingbo let out a cold sneer in the center of the hall, and water curtains descended at the entrances and exits of the venue—it seemed like there was only a trickle of clear spring, but the flow was as heavy as a thousand pounds, impossible to touch, let alone pass through.

"In other words, we have half a month, and this half month is the buffer period to deal with Zhao Chenlu. If handled well, we can completely rid ourselves of her shadow and return to the world of light. If not, do you think you will be safe if you run to Feiyan Mountain? Everyone present today will not escape her revenge. You should all be very aware that Zhao Chenlu has never been a person with a broad mind."

This statement finally calmed everyone present.

Zhao Hongwu also took the opportunity to say, "In recent days, we’ve held consecutive strategy meetings to deal with this tricky situation. With Zhao Chenlu’s temperament, if she indeed breaks free, not just those present who’ve taken sides, but the entire two million people in Golden Jade City might not truly escape unscathed. Everyone should be very clear about what a reckless woman she is. Therefore, I apologize to everyone several times, because this coup has dragged the entire Golden Jade City and even the Xiangzhou Continent into crisis. But precisely because of this, we must do our utmost to remedy it."

After speaking, Zhao Hongwu gave way to the podium again, Zhao Lingbo stepped forward and continued, "The power of Zhao Chenlu doesn’t need me to elaborate, but she is not without flaws, and I have already personally proven this to everyone. Besides, she has a few weaknesses that can be exploited, and as her personal maid, I can assure you that this information is authentic and valid. First is her excessive self-confidence..."

These words spoken by Zhao Lingbo indeed carried a remarkable credibility, and the atmosphere in the hall finally calmed down completely.

Then the people below began to discuss one after another.

"To think that Zhao Lingbo would betray her master, it’s really unexpected."

"She’s been following Zhao Chenlu for at least over ten years, always seemingly loyal, how did she suddenly stab her in the back?"

"And from another angle, Zhao Chenlu has kept her for over a decade; if she had a problem, she should have discovered it long ago, why wait until today? To say it’s acting... it’s unbelievable that acting could fool Zhao Chenlu’s eyes."

"By the way, how did Zhao Chenlu usually treat her? With that demoness’s temperament, she should have been quite harsh, right..."

"Very harsh, indeed. I’ve heard Zhao Chenlu harshly scold Zhao Lingbo many times, with very sharp words, and the causes were often trivial matters. In fact, it makes sense; being a maid to someone like Zhao Chenlu can’t be easy."

"No wonder she would stab her master in the back. Being treated harshly for over a decade, even the most docile person would grow rebellious over time."

As discussions continued below, Zhao Lingbo herself got to the main point.

"Besides the previously mentioned weaknesses, Zhao Chenlu’s biggest weakness lies in her injury. This is truly the key issue. Her character and even the weaknesses of her cultivation technique and magical treasure are well known to many people present, not requiring my explanation. There is no absolutely perfect cultivator in the world, even the Sect Leader has strengths and weaknesses, and Zhao Chenlu never concealed her flaws intentionally because, for a Great Cultivator as strong as her, people as ordinary as us are not worthy of exploiting her weaknesses. However, she is now injured, and the injury is very severe."

Here, Zhao Hongwu couldn’t help but interrupt, "Is it that accident from a month and a half ago? Wasn’t it said she recovered quickly?"

"Outwardly, it was indeed declared that she recovered quickly, not showing any obvious flaw even in front of me, but as a personal maid who takes care of her daily needs, if one pays attention, they can always find some clues, like the addition of herbs in perfumes, bathing three times a day reduced to twice a day, subtle changes in favorite desserts, one or two might be coincidences, but when the clues add up, they are enough to piece together the truth... As the saying goes, if you don’t want people to know, don’t do it unless you’re guiltless; even if you carefully hide it, some details unintentionally reveal the truth," Zhao Lingbo said. "Now Zhao Chenlu is in the most vulnerable time of her life; she’s severely injured and has to single-handedly wear down the Seventeen Linked Rings, making the situation even worse, and to completely defeat her, we must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

After speaking, Zhao Lingbo let out a long breath, then took out a crystal-clear droplet-shaped talisman, displaying it before everyone.

It was an array map model outlined by solidified pure True Essence, with a complexity exceeding one hundred seventy layers in each of the three dimensions. At first glance, it was dizzying. Some cultivators in the audience with shallow cultivation and unrefined Divine Sense began to gag on the spot. Meanwhile, the Great Cultivators with profound cultivation furrowed their brows, straining with all their might to decipher this array.

Meanwhile, Wang Jiu couldn’t help but lean forward.

Because this array map was truly unexpected.

[Broken Moon Sword Array]

During the Jiuzhou Era, the Celestial Divine Sword personally designed this perfect sword array targeting Zhao Yuming. Once trapped within, Zhao Yuming was doomed to die.

This sword array was designed to help the Jiu Immortal Venerables better understand their own shortcomings. Every detail of the sword array was as if the Celestial Divine Sword was personally instructing. After studying this sword array, even if the Jiu Immortal Venerables couldn’t fundamentally modify their cultivation technique to overcome their flaws, at the very least, they could adapt to adverse conditions when their cultivation technique was restrained. Even in a situation of certain death, if they could hold on for just one more second, it would create a sliver of opportunity for their teammates. On that battlefield of the Immortal Demon War, where hope seemed all but lost, even the slightest chance was worth striving for with all one’s effort.

In conjunction with the Broken Moon Sword Array, there were eight other arrays, all perfectly tailored to the personal traits of the Jiu Immortal Venerables. Once deployed, even maintaining it with just a fraction of their power could tightly trap an Immortal Venerable wielding tenfold power within... Thus, these sword arrays were tools to make up for the shortcomings of the Jiu Immortal Venerables, and on the other hand, they were meant to be absolutely private secrets.

Now, this utmost secret had been leaked!

"Everyone need not rush to decipher the contents of this sword array, because to be blunt, with the capabilities of those present, even if given ten years, you wouldn’t be able to fully understand its wonders... Even Zhao Chenlu himself might not completely grasp its mysteries. This sword array is undoubtedly a legacy of the Primordial Era, and a top-tier one at that. I don’t know where she obtained it from, but it’s clearly not from the Zhao Family’s heritage. So, either it was acquired from the Saint Sect, or it truly fulfills that legend of being known by birth, a reincarnator. But no matter what, while she is severely injured, by utilizing this Broken Moon Sword Array, we have enough confidence to truly take her down."

After speaking, Zhao Lingbo stepped back two paces, leaving time and space for those present to digest this information.

Moments later, it was Zhao Hongwu who first raised a question.

"Zhao Chenlu is severely injured, and you possess such an... exceptionally ingenious sword array, so what we can do is more than just take her down, right?"

Zhao Chenlu glanced at Zhao Hongwu and said, "Of course, although using this sword array is extremely difficult, as long as we can wield it effectively, killing her is indeed possible."

"Then..."

Just as Zhao Hongwu’s eyes lit up, attempting to delve deeper into this topic, a person at the back of the venue raised a hand, interrupting their conversation.

"You won’t be able to kill her. Rash actions will only backfire; you’re driving everyone down the path of death."

Zhao Hongwu and Zhao Lingbo turned their heads simultaneously, only to see an unremarkable middle-aged Sword Cultivator slowly rise and introduce himself, "I am Zhao Xinyu, the Golden Jade Wanderer. I heard you are trying Zhao Chenlu’s crimes in the form of a public trial assembly and came to offer my humble opinions. Just didn’t expect this gathering to result in a discussion leading us down a dead-end road."

Zhao Hongwu frowned deeply, "I’ve never heard of your name."

"You don’t need to have heard of my name. You only need to know that this Broken Moon Sword Array will force everyone down a dead path."

"Alarmist..." Zhao Hongwu shook his head, extending his palm to gather True Essence, intending to expel this unknown middle-aged Sword Cultivator.

But Zhao Lingbo beside him stopped him: "Let’s hear what he wants to say. You, Zhao Xinyu, correct? Why would the Broken Moon Sword Array put us on a path of doom?"

"Because Zhao Chenlu possesses Blood Battle Talent and can explode with ten times the usual power when cornered, even if briefly. That outburst of power is enough to break through your inadequate command of this so-called Broken Moon Sword Array... Forcing Zhao Chenlu into a cornered beast’s desperate fight, you won’t even have the qualification to go down together in mutual destruction."

Faced with the solemn Zhao Hongwu and Zhao Lingbo, the Celestial Divine Sword Spirit, with utmost seriousness, pulled the strings of a fictional setting.