The Heavenly Dao System-Chapter 42: Binghe

None of the people in the Clan Hall could have imagined the most ruthless and brutal one turned out to be the gentle-looking Ye Ling.

They had always praised her rapid improvement in the Music Dao as talented and gifted.

Never once did they anticipate that her Music Dao would improve in such leaps because she was farming in the Mortal World.

And it wasn’t just some casual farming, but a deliberate and meticulously planned one. To falsify create an illusion that the world was still functioning fine and trap the Heavenly Dao to deceive others wasn’t easy.

In fact, even Ye Chang failed to notice anything was amiss because one needed to carefully scrutinize the world to discover it.

So how in the world it was discovered?

Well, Ye Ling made a massive blunder and that was to choose a world that was under Ye Ming’s. Of course, there was no way for Ye Ling to know which world was under his. However, it was precisely because of that she was discovered.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Ming recalled the Heavenly Dao which was supervising Guanyin World.

The Heavenly Dao was an intangible being, but upon its emergence, many could still be discovered it was extremely weak—almost on the verge of dissipating.

As if that wasn’t enough, many also discovered traces of Music Dao being used to constraint the Heavenly Dao.

Without even needing anyone to spell it aloud, it was taboo to harm the Heavenly Dao for no reason. After all, it was no different than trying to destroy a world.

The Heavenly Dao could be called to be the sustainer and supervisor of a world. Without their presence, the world would cease to function and soon, it would self destruct by itself.

In other words, Ye Ling’s crime was destroying multiple world for her selfish desire to improve. She was even worse than Ye Gou and Ye Shou. At the very least, their action only affected a certain group whereas Ye Ling was affecting the entire world.

Looks of disappointment and disbelief flashed in multiple elders’ expressions as they failed to comprehend this side of Ye Ling.

"So what if it’s just a few Mortal Worlds being destroyed? I still gave them the illusion to continue living and enjoying their dream." Amidst the tense atmosphere, Ye Ling gritted her teeth and rebuked Ye Ming.

She was still being pressed under by Qing Lan’s fearsome aura, but there was no sign of remorse.

"There are billions of Mortal Worlds and I only destroyed a few of them to improve my Music Dao. Isn’t it a cultivator’s desire to seek improvement through any means?" She continued, arguing that her action was justified.

Her defense implied that she did it for cultivation, unlike Ye Shou and Ye Gou who did their crime out of their selfish impulse to satisfy themselves.

As if that wasn’t enough, Ye Ling started to laugh at Ye Ming.

"And Young Master, you should also stop putting up a mighty air. Didn’t you also disappear for a long time because you wanted to seek ways to improve your mentality? In a sense, we’re both the same, so who are you to judge me?"

"..."

Silent, Ye Ming didn’t anticipate her to start pointing her fingers at him.

"Insolence!" Qing Lan, on the other hand, became infuriated by Ye Ling’s blasphemy. She was about to increase the pressure on her aura to injure her, only to be halted by Ye Ming.

"Your argument is quite something else." Ye Ming mused and rubbed his chin. "My disappearance is only affecting me, and no one else. Also, I didn’t kill an entire world to complete the process."

"Hah, as if!" Ye Ling snorted coldly.

"You were responsible for managing the world, so by disappearing, you neglected your responsibility. Otherwise, how could I possibly have targeted one of the worlds you managed? Isn’t that a dereliction of duty? Why don’t you punish yourself? Oh, wait, we can’t because you’re the Young Master!" She continued, laughing at his hypocritical judgmental demeanor.

"..."

Nobody anticipated Ye Ling’s tongue would be so sharp and glib at the same time.

The people in the Clan Hall were quickly consumed by her momentum, and some even began to side with her secretly. Of course, they didn’t dare to voice it aloud either.

After all, just like what Ye Ling had proclaimed. Ye Ming was the Young Master. He was practically immune to all crimes—even if it meant massacring multiple worlds.

Why was that?

He got the greatest backer of all time, Ye Qing Lei.

A few seconds later, Ye Ming exhaled softly.

"You’re right that I did make an impulsive disappearance." He acknowledged his past self mistakes.

"Young Master?" Qing Lan called out with a worried look.

However, Ye Ming raised his hand to stop from her trying to speak further. He was certain that she was going to defend him, but it wasn’t needed.

He didn’t plan on sulking about the matter, to begin with.

"Mother did say not to do anything during my joyous return, but it appears I’m going to be unfilial again." As soon as Ye Ming finished saying that, his hand clenched tightly.

Soon, Ye Ling felt as if her very soul was being grasped, her complexion turned ugly.

"Please have mercy on my daughter," Suddenly, a loud voice echoed from afar.

Afterward, Ye Ming felt his grasp on Ye Ling was broken abruptly. He took a few steps back from the unexpected development.

Meanwhile, Ye Qing Lei’s eyes narrowed, and swiftly gestured her hand.

Soon, space itself seemed to be in a bind. In the next instance, an elderly man appeared from the void and his facial complexion was very pale.

"Father!" Stunned, Ye Ling spotted her father and called out in dismay.

"My father is innocent. He has no awareness of this!" She argued, her eyes fixated on Ye Qing Lei.

"Shhh," Ye Qing Lei placed a finger on her lips and signaled for her to stay quiet.

Naturally, Ye Ling didn’t want to keep quiet but with Ye Qing Lei shutting it for her, she was unable to make any mouth movement.

"Elder Binghe, why did you interrupt my son’s judgment?"

Binghe was the elderly man’s surname and was also the one who intervened.

He was restrained at the moment. Nevertheless, he ignored his situation and pleaded, "Madam, I request a fair duel to cleanse the crime of my daughter."