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Chapter 1285: Chapter 285: Heavenly Master’s Protection (Part 2)

Seeing such a result, the Star Sea Hall fell silent.

"Who would have thought that we, the Human Race, would have a day to thank the Ancient Demon?"

A General whispered, his voice tinged with bitterness.

The elder looked at him sternly, his gaze emitting a chilling light to the core, and said, "The Ancient Demon devoured the Ten Thousand Clans of the True Realm, the animosity between races surpasses everything, as a General Yan Chu, you must consider your words carefully!"

The General’s heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt cold sweat soaking his back, only then did he remember that standing before him was the Heavenly Master of the Demon Suppression Bureau.

"I spoke out of turn, I hope the Heavenly Master will forgive me."

He quickly cupped his hands and bowed his head sincerely.

The elder snorted coldly, ignoring him, and instead said, "As soldiers on an expedition, in addition to gaining immortality merits for slaying Ancient Demons, great achievements on the battlefield must also be rewarded heavily; everyone, what do you believe would be the fitting amount of immortal merits for this youth’s actions?"

At his words, everyone looked at each other, and someone whispered: "Heavenly Master, that youth mingled with that Ancient Demon Woman, putting aside merits and rewards, shouldn’t we summon him for a proper examination first?"

"Indeed, colluding with Ancient Demons, if not for the infighting among them, they might have brought that Ancient Demon into the borders." Another General nodded in agreement.

"Examining a hero?"

The woman with heterochromatic eyes spoke coldly, "If the youth were an Ancient Demon spy, colluding with them, why would he need to take action? He could simply wait quietly for the battle to end and then take the Ancient Demon Woman into the borders amidst the chaos."

"Indeed, I believe the youth may not know the identity of the Ancient Demon Woman and might have been used by her, after all, the youth is only at True Immortal Realm Third Level, while the Ancient Demon Imperial Family is at Immortal Monarch Realm, deceiving a True Immortal Realm youth is far too easy."

The silver-haired, black-armored youth nodded, knowing well that the Heavenly Master elder held the youth in high regard; opposing him would be a foolish act.

Moreover, given the recent scenario, without the youth’s emergence like a butterfly flapping its wings, he would have been left gasping for breath, severely injured, delaying thousands of years of cultivation, he felt a certain fondness for the youth.

"The two of you should not conclude so hastily, a quick examination will reveal everything."

The middle-aged General who spoke earlier shook his head, his robust figure enveloped in golden radiance, held a presence not inferior to the woman with heterochromatic eyes, similarly, his military rank was equal, thus he spoke with no politeness:

"Perhaps the youth did it deliberately, just didn’t expect a Reincarnation King Clan Ancient Demon to emerge, forcing the woman to reveal her true form, she assisted the Peacock Army without revealing her true form, indicating intentional concealment."

"That has nothing to do with the youth."

"If it is unrelated to the youth, the immortal merits should not be credited to him, after all, it wasn’t his aid that helped the Peacock Army repel the Ancient Demons."

"Do you intend to grant immortal merits to the Ancient Demon Woman?" The silver-haired, black-armored youth said coldly.

The middle-aged General replied indifferently, "It’s a matter of serendipity, just granting from Heaven, bestowed by Heavenly Dao, it’s the fortune of our Human Race."

"I believe examination is certainly prudent, indeed safe." Another General beside him nodded.

The woman with heterochromatic eyes’ face turned cold, "The youth has such innate talent, examining him, do you know how much damage that would cause to his cultivation?"

Border Immortal Army examinations, especially treating suspects as Ancient Demon collaborators, are extremely brutal and harsh, greatly affecting cultivation, possibly even weakening the Dao Heart.

"The border is paramount, though the youth is highly talented, our Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty encompasses thirteen states, with three thousand counties per state, trillions of miles per county, it’s not hard to find talents surpassing the youth, or even Monsters."

Another long-bearded elder said, his elongated cheeks and prominent cheekbones presenting a solemnity.

Hearing this elder’s words, several Generals slightly nodded.

"Indeed, for safety’s sake, examination is best, perhaps the youth’s actions are intended to make us evade examination, he might even be an Ancient Demon!" A General proposed.

"Don’t forget the lesson from the Li Bei Immortal Dynasty, Ancient Demons are cunning and deceitful, using self-injury schemes to infiltrate, almost annihilating the Royal Family." Another General reminded.

Seeing more people aligning with this viewpoint, the woman with heterochromatic eyes’ face turned somewhat unpleasant.

At the same time, she was slightly swayed inside, though the youth possessed monstrous talent, the Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty had once birthed talents with the Nine Flower Immortal Seal, even greater than the youth.

"The number of Ancient Demons the youth slaughtered, roughly assessed, can accumulate to a million immortal merits, even if examined, it should be considered lightly, not impacting him."

The silver-haired, black-armored youth composed himself, opting to take a step back.

Heeding his words, the long-bearded elder was slightly startled, soon stroking his beard, slightly nodding, "Given such immortal merits, indeed the youth should not be excessively troubled, though we should observe and monitor subsequently."

"Everyone need not dispute further."

Just then, the elder spoke up, interrupting their discussion.

He surveyed around, meeting everyone’s gaze, his demeanor calm, his lips slightly smiling:

"That youth is from the Demon Suppression Bureau; he would absolutely not collude with the Ancient Demons, currently viewed only from Star Domain perspective, there are two possibilities: first, he wasn’t aware the woman was an Ancient Demon, yet he took her for help, a praiseworthy decision, allowing him to accidentally make great achievements."

"The second possibility is that he knew she was an Ancient Demon, purposely letting her act, wishing to use her to instigate infighting among the Ancient Demons."