Longevity: After Six Thousand Years, The Diary Was Exposed - Chapter 72 - Chapter 72 – I Want to Challenge the Immortal Emperor to a Duel!

“Immortal Emperor is Lin Ye!”

“Lin Ye was once the steward I personally promoted—the founder of the Jiang family’s Night Guard!”

Inside a cave heaven.

Jiang Wujie’s expression was extremely ugly as he paced back and forth.

With the exposure of the Immortal Emperor’s diary, he had truly lost all face.

But that was not all.

Jiang Wujie suddenly thought of a more terrifying possibility and whispered: “Last time, Ye Xi knew our every move. I suspected there was a traitor within our ranks!”

“Could it be…”

He gritted his teeth and said, “Could this traitor come from within the Jiang Family?”

At this point, that seemed to be the most likely possibility!

Jiang Wujie was both ashamed and angry. He felt deeply embarrassed, as this seemed to confirm the harsh criticism of him in the diary.

“Overambitious but incompetent.”
“Utterly foolish.”
“Always boasting about controlling everything, yet unable to control a thing.”

Jiang Wujie had always been proud, with his gaze set high. Now, to realize that even within his own family there was a traitor… this discovery struck him hard.

However, no matter what.

The most important thing now was to face the reality.

“If this continues, the Jiang Family might very well follow in the footsteps of the An Family!”

Jiang Wujie took a deep breath, trying to calm himself.

He then slowly walked out of the cave heaven.

One hour later, inside an ancient pavilion in the Jiang Family’s territory.

All of the Jiang Family members at the Integration stage and above, plus some absolute core stewards and guest officials, had gathered.

There were dozens of people, split into two rows.

Everyone’s faces were solemn, and the atmosphere was heavy.

These people were all deeply bound to the Jiang Family—if the Jiang Family perished, they would perish with it.

Now, the Jiang Family’s great ship had been driven into a corner by the storm…

“Sigh—”

Jiang Wujie, with his silver hair, stood at the front. His expression had already returned to calm, and his gaze swept across the room.

“Everyone must have read the diary!”

“The Immortal Emperor’s plan is clever, attempting to smear me with these slanders!”

Jiang Wujie’s voice darkened: “But who am I? I believe you all understand!”

“For thousands of years, under my leadership, the Jiang Family has thrived. We are on par with any super sect or top holy land!”

Many eyes flickered and nodded repeatedly.

Among them, a tall, fierce-looking middle-aged man stepped forward and respectfully said: “The patriarch is our Jiang Family’s sky! He is the soul of the Jiang Family, leading the family to one glorious achievement after another!”

“I, Chu Jiang, swear that I will always follow Patriarch Wujie. If anyone dares to speak ill of the Ancestor, I, as leader of the Night Guard, will be the first to refuse!”

Chu Jiang said as he dropped to his knees with a loud thud.

He bowed with utmost sincerity, prostrating himself before Jiang Wujie.

This scene caused the others in the hall to fall silent, and they could no longer remain quiet, one by one voicing their support!

“That’s right! Patriarch Wujie’s contributions to the family are visible to all!”

“The Immortal Emperor’s conspiracy will not succeed. The world may not believe Patriarch Wujie, but I do!”

“Let him write whatever he wants—we simply don’t believe it!”

“We support the Patriarch!”

“I can’t believe the Immortal Emperor is so despicable, resorting to such lowly tactics!”

Suddenly, Chu Jiang sprang up from the ground, roaring: “Find the Immortal Emperor! I want to challenge him one-on-one!”

The once-noisy hall immediately fell silent.

“Hahahaha!”

Everyone’s eyes were now focused on Chu Jiang, their faces twitching, unable to hold back their laughter.

“Cough!”

Jiang Wujie could no longer watch. He waved his hand: “Commander Chu, I appreciate your enthusiasm. Please stand aside for now.”

Chu Jiang immediately moved to the side, standing obediently.

He looked like a dog following orders—when told to go east, he wouldn’t dare go west.

Jiang Wujie watched the scene, a trace of relief flashing in his eyes.

His expression softened slightly.

In his heart, he thought: Although Lin Ye was the traitor, and the creator of the Night Guard, the Night Guard is still under my control!

Whoever the traitor is, it can never be him!

Chu Jiang was someone Jiang Wujie had personally promoted.

He was also one of the most trusted people under his command—otherwise, no outsider would ever lead the Jiang family’s elite forces.

The most valuable thing to Jiang Wujie was undoubtedly Chu Jiang’s loyalty.

The hall returned to silence.

Jiang Wujie’s expression grew serious again as he said, “I called all of you here today to announce something very important!”

“There may still be a traitor within the Jiang Family. This matter must be thoroughly investigated!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere became even heavier.

Jiang Wujie didn’t care what they were thinking and continued, “You all must thoroughly investigate your subordinates!”

“At the same time, Chu Jiang is in charge of the full investigation. We must uncover anyone who could be suspicious.”

Jiang Wujie gritted his teeth, his killing intent surging, “Better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one traitor go!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Jiang, who had been standing on one side, immediately stepped forward and loudly declared, “The Patriarch is wise! I, Chu Jiang, will not fail this important task!”

“Come with me!”

Jiang Wujie waved his hand and instructed, “The rest of you may go and make your arrangements.”

The two of them headed towards the cave heaven where Jiang Wujie resided.

The area was filled with rich spiritual energy, and various rare plants were cultivated. Inside the various halls, there were beautiful decorations.

Jiang Wujie stood firm, looking at Chu Jiang, and asked, “Could there still be a traitor within the Night Guard?”

Chu Jiang furrowed his brow and replied, “I’m not sure. I’ll investigate thoroughly. However, everyone who has joined the Night Guard in recent years has been thoroughly screened by the family. There should be no problem.”

“Hm.”

Jiang Wujie thought for a moment, then nodded and asked again, “What do you think of that diary?”

At the mention of it, Chu Jiang immediately became furious.

“The Immortal Emperor is purely slandering! Forget everything else, I, Chu Jiang, have always been upright and unyielding. The thing I hate the most is the sycophants and flatterers…”

“And yet, the Patriarch still promoted me to be the leader of the Night Guard!”

Chu Jiang said, angrily cursing, “Clearly, the diary is nothing but fabrications. The Patriarch is unparalleled in wisdom; this is known to everyone!”

Jiang Wujie finally let out a smile and took a deep breath of relief.

Chu Jiang continued, “Rumors stop with the wise. I believe, even now, the situation is still under the Patriarch’s control!”

“Immortal Emperor, Nicholas Emperor, Zitong Emperor—before the Patriarch, they are nothing but ants!”

“Can the light of a firefly dare to compete with the sun and moon?”

Jiang Wujie felt a sense of ease, his blood boiling, and nodded in approval, “Well said, but such words may come off as flattery!”

“From now on, don’t say such things in front of outsiders!”

Chu Jiang appeared unwilling, feeling wronged as he said, “Patriarch, but everything I said is the truth!”

Jiang Wujie’s smile deepened, a little tipsy, and he comforted him, “The world is foolish. Not everyone has the awareness that you do.”

He was about to say more, but suddenly his expression changed, and the words he was about to speak were swallowed back.

He waved his hand and said, “Alright, you may leave now!”

Without a word, Chu Jiang immediately bowed and retreated respectfully. A moment later, he disappeared at the entrance of the cave.

Jiang Wujie’s expression slowly became more serious.

With a swift movement, he entered a deep chamber inside the cave.

The illumination jewels set into the walls flickered to life.

The chamber was small but carefully arranged. Shortly after Jiang Wuji arrived, ripples appeared in the air as several shadowy figures materialized.

All cloaked and hooded, their faces hidden.

But their exposed eyes were filled with shock.

This secret room was equipped with a carefully guarded teleportation formation, allowing Jiang Wujie to communicate with the others.

“Did you all sense it?”

An elderly woman’s voice came from under one of the cloaks.

Everyone nodded silently and then looked at Jiang Wujie.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Wujie took a deep breath, then, under everyone’s gaze, took out a scroll.

The scroll, slightly yellowed, exuded an ancient and mysterious aura as it slowly unfurled.

Jiang Wuji inhaled deeply, nervous.

This was a new decree from the Heavenly Court. They had waited for so long, and now they had finally received it.

As the scroll unrolled, words began to appear on it.

“The Great Emperors of the Lower Realm have rebelled, causing chaos and harming the people. The Heavenly Gate shall open soon, and all Emperors shall ascend!”

“Those who resist shall suffer heavenly punishment, be annihilated by divine wrath!”

After reading the contents, Jiang Wujie and the others took a sharp breath, their faces showing signs of shock.

Soon after, their faces revealed an expression of ecstatic joy!

“Hahaha!”

“Heaven is helping us! Heaven is helping us! It must be that the Desolate Mountain Emperor Prison was raided, angering the Heavenly Court!”

Jiang Wujie laughed with immense satisfaction, his face twisted with a cruel grin. “At that time, we won’t even need to act.”

“Yuan Ruoyu and the others will ascend to the Heavenly Realm. No more major problems.”

“If they refuse to ascend, that’s a slap in the face to the Heavenly Realm. The Four Great Venerables will intervene and wipe them out!”

The others were equally pleased, as they hadn’t expected the Heavenly Gate to open at this moment.

A flicker of hatred flashed in Jiang Wujie’s eyes as he said, “At that time, when the ascension light falls, we might be able to find the Immortal Emperor’s position…”

“If he refuses to ascend, we’ll send him off as fodder. The Heaven Punishment Venerable has been hungry for a long time.”

Upon hearing this, all of them had solemn expressions.

If they could take the opportunity to eliminate the Immortal Emperor, it would be a great gain. But last time, the Immortal Emperor completely ignored the ascension light.

That was three thousand years ago!

So much time had passed, who knew how strong he had become?