Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence-Chapter 763 - 348 The Open Conspiracy

Mortal Path's Punishment!

As these words were spoken, the faces of the high-ranking officials of the Imperial Dynasty changed dramatically.

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Even the powerful nobles of the Crown Prince's faction had serious expressions as they looked at Ji Zhaoyang with a touch of admiration in their eyes.

The Punishment of the Mortal Path was a decree inherent to the powers of the Mortal Emperor, who presided over the center of heaven and earth, dispensing punishment with the fate of humanity, embodying the luck of the entire Human Clan as well as the authority of the Human Emperor Dynasty.

Through the ages, numerous unparalleled powerful experts have perished under the Mortal Path's Punishment.

50,000 years ago, there was a Great General of the Human Emperor Dynasty who not only had his own army but had reached the Major Heavenly Immortal Realm. The entire Human Emperor Dynasty was dependent on his breath.

During that period, absurd incidents such as desecrating the imperial harem and spending the night in the Dragon Bed even occurred.

In the end, the Mortal Emperor secretly joined forces with the key ministers of the dynasty, using the Imperial Family's bloodline to unleash the Mortal Path's Punishment. A golden Heavenly Tribulation struck down for three days and nights, utterly annihilating that Great General of Major Heavenly Immortal cultivation.

That was during a time when the Mortal Path was declining, and power in the dynasty was falling into other's hands. At its peak, the Mortal Emperor wielding the Punishment of the Mortal Path was powerful enough to suppress an Upper Realm Golden Immortal. Throughout the myriad realms and heavens, only the Mortal Emperor of the Human Clan could achieve such power with a mandate.

Beyond the execution of traitors, the Mortal Path's Punishment was also used as an execution method for members of the Imperial Family.

In the history of the Great Yin Imperial Dynasty, there was more than one member of the Imperial Family who rebelled, only to be executed by the Mortal Path's Punishment.

It was precisely for this reason that Ji Zhaoyang's willingness to accept the Mortal Path's Punishment was seen by the full assembly as a refusal to languish in the Heavenly Prison, clinging to life, and maintaining the honor of the most outstanding prodigy of the Imperial Family.

Moreover, quite a few officials began to ponder in their hearts whether the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor was being too harsh, as the struggle for heir to the throne didn't necessarily have to escalate to a fight to the death.

After all, the previous generation of the Imperial Family, who competed with the Mortal Emperor for the throne, still defends several borders for Great Yin—a tradition almost of the Great Yin Imperial Family.

While the officials' minds fluctuated, a silence had descended in the Taihe Hall.

Inside the carriage that everybody ignored, Shen Yuan stared directly at the eyes formed from the fate of humanity in the sky.

Those eyes were majestic and sacred, making people dare not meet their gaze. Only Shen Yuan could perceive the hollowness and rigidity within them through his See Through The Wall ability.

This made Shen Yuan realize the state of the puppet Mortal Emperor was far worse than he had imagined.

"It seems I've made the right move!" Shen Yuan's smile within the carriage grew increasingly rich.

Indeed, Shen Yuan and Ji Zhaoyang knew from the very beginning that the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor would never allow Ji Zhaoyang the opportunity to vie for the position of heir to the throne.

Even with the support of the full assembly of officials pressuring the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor, the result would be the same; thus, from the start, neither thought they would succeed.

Ji Zhaoyang's reason for acting with these noble families was to seek death before the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor and to force the Mortal Emperor to use the Mortal Path's Punishment with a just and upright name.

The Mortal Path's Punishment involved the Mortal Emperor's control over the fate and destiny of humanity. During its peak, for the Mortal Emperor to dispense the Mortal Path's Punishment to eliminate Ji Zhaoyang was simply a matter of thought.

But the crux of the matter is that the current Great Yin's Mortal Emperor is controlled by the Dusk Realm, causing the great destiny of the Mortal Path to disdain and weaken him. Moreover, the continuous rotations of dukes and ministers in the Imperial Court, and the internal turmoil causing fluctuations in the dynasty's destiny, has further weakened the Mortal Emperor.

And the most crucial point is that the Mortal Emperor had already damaged his prestige by personally wielding the Mortal Emperor Sword once and issuing an Imperial Edict for the Man-slaughtering Taoist Doyen to surround and kill Shen Yuan without capturing him.

The puppet Mortal Emperor was already on the verge of collapse amidst repeated disturbances; using the Mortal Path's Punishment would likely make it impossible to maintain the facade any longer.

This was a bright scheme by Ji Zhaoyang at the cost of his life.

Ji Zhaoyang's willingness to sacrifice himself, and the sudden silence of the Mortal Emperor, rendered the competition before the Taihe Hall eerily quiet.

The Mortal Emperor's silence was so unexpected that many officials felt a restless unease.

After what felt like an eternity, the Mortal Emperor finally spoke slowly:

"The Mortal Path's Punishment is the foundation of the dynasty. How could it be used at the whim of a ridiculous Prince who acts recklessly?"

"Bring forth Ji Zhaoyang, and cast him into the Heavenly Prison!"

Upon hearing these words, the unease among the officials intensified. Many glanced involuntarily toward that majestic and sacred figure in the Taihe Hall, with doubt beginning to rise in their hearts.

The talent and status of Ji Zhaoyang were absolutely worthy of the Mortal Path's Punishment. Legally, there was no issue with his request.

Regarding the Mortal Emperor's reasoning for utilizing the dynasty's foundation, outsiders might not understand the reason, but how could they not know?

At present, the Great Yin Imperial Dynasty was at the pinnacle of the Mortal Path, with branches of the Human Clan from various realms crossing worlds to pay homage to the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor, truly a spectacle of all nations coming to court.

Under such circumstances, employing the Mortal Path's Punishment was not a significant burden to the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor since the intensity of the Punishment could be controlled by the Emperor himself.

Yet, under these conditions, the Mortal Emperor still refuted with such a reason, which was hard for the people to accept as justified.

Shen Yuan could clearly see that as the Great Yin's Mortal Emperor rejected Ji Zhaoyang's proposal, the fate of humanity above the Imperial City fluctuated visibly, revealing the weakness beneath its apparent grandeur.

Outside the Taihe Hall, several soldiers clad in armor, bearing the fate of humanity, marched toward Ji Zhaoyang. The inscriptions of Sealing Arrays covered their shackles, and with the suppression of the fate of humanity, they were sufficient to bind a current Heavenly Immortal.