151: Chapter 151: Bai Hengjun Arrives at the Door

This day, the protective barrier of the Qingheng Sect opened heavily.

There were no golden drums resounding, no ceremonial cannons firing. That massive curtain of light, which had isolated the outside wind and rain, slowly split into a gap wide enough for ten people to walk abreast, accompanied by a teeth-grinding hum.

The morning sunlight should have been warm, but as it passed through this gap, it seemed to be filtered by some invisible rule, becoming pale and cold.

A rhythm of extremely orderly footsteps broke the deathly silence of the Qingheng Sect's main gate.

Tap, tap, tap.

The distance of every step was precise, and the sound of each footfall landing was identical in weight and volume.

The person in the lead wore a snow-white robe without any patterns, so blindingly white that it seemed to have been tailored from the finest moonlight. His long hair was tied with a crown, and his face was excessively young, his features as exquisite as a meticulously polished jade sculpture, yet devoid of any expression.

There was no distinction of black and white in his pupils; there was only a chaotic gray, like two bottomless pools of stagnant water.

He walked with his hands behind his back, followed by two lines of scribes and Law Enforcement Elders in black and white uniforms. These people, like a group of soulless shadows, followed closely behind that white figure, stepping into the main gate of the Qingheng Sect.

Shen Xingzhou stood in the crowd on the main plaza, feeling the System interface in his field of vision explode instantly.

[System Warning: High-Risk Target Contacted]

Character Profile Generating...

Name: Lord Bai Heng

Position: Heavenly Dao War Debt Liquidator (Jiuzhou Agent)

Authority Rank: Jiuzhou War Debt System High-Level Agent (Lv.99)

Special Ability:

[Truth Vision]: Ignores all illusions, disguises, and shapeshifting; directly sees through Karma and Bloodline essence.

[Law Execution]: Can directly mobilize Heavenly Dao Laws within a certain range to make rulings.

Status: Scanning data of all members of the Qingheng Sect.

Lord Bai Heng did not walk fast, but every step seemed to tread upon everyone's heartbeat. On the plaza in front of the main hall, thousands of Disciples held their breath, not daring to even exhale. That instinctive fear of the two words "Heavenly Dao," stemming from the depths of their Bloodlines, made their legs go weak.

Law Enforcement Elder Lu Guhuai led a group of Elders to greet them at the very front, his face covered in sycophantic smiles, his waist bent almost to the ground.

"Next-generation Law Enforcement Elder Lu Guhuai, leading the Qingheng Sect's deacons, respectfully welcomes Lord Bai! Respectfully welcomes the Liquidator!"

Lord Bai Heng did not look at him, nor did he even stop his footsteps.

He was like a draft of wind, passing directly by the bowing group of Elders and walking straight to the center of the main hall.

Then, he stopped.

Those gray, lifeless eyes slowly lifted, beginning to scan the interior of the hall. His gaze swept over the trembling Sect Leader Ning Chenzhou, over the nervous Elders, and over the shivering ordinary Disciples.

Every time his gaze swept past, Shen Xingzhou could feel a chill crawling up his spine.

It felt as if he were being scraped from the inside out by a scalpel.

Suddenly, Lord Bai Heng's gaze froze.

He did not look at the Sect Head, did not look at the Elders, and did not even look at those high and mighty Nascent Soul Old Ancestors. His line of sight pierced through the crowd, landing with absolute precision on the corner—on the inconspicuous Shen Xingzhou, who was dressed in plain cloth.

The air seemed to be sucked dry in this instant.

Lord Bai Heng looked at Shen Xingzhou, and in those chaotic eyes, a trace of an extremely faint ripple actually appeared. It was like a stone being thrown into a pool of stagnant water.

He tilted his head slightly, his tone as flat as if he were stating the most ordinary fact:

"Demon Race Bloodline."

The voice was not loud, but it clearly drilled into the ears of everyone present.

"And to think you are still settling accounts for the Human Race."

Boom—!

This sentence was like a thunderclap, exploding on the spot in the crowded hall.

The originally deathly silent crowd instantly boiled over.

"Demon Race?!"

"That handyman from Hengchuan Peak is of the Demon Race?!"

"No wonder... No wonder he could come up with those ghostly things; it turns out he is a Demon seed!"

"Sect Head Senior Brother! I said there was a problem with Hengchuan Peak! This is colluding with the enemy!"

Law Enforcement Elder Lu Guhuai straightened his back abruptly, the sycophancy on his face instantly turning into ecstasy and malice. He pointed at Shen Xingzhou, his voice as shrill as a rooster with its neck pinched: "Lord Bai, please discern the truth! I said how could this kid dare to stir up trouble; it turns out he is a Demon Race spy! Sect Head Senior Brother, we must immediately take him down and punish him according to the Law!"

Countless gazes pierced toward Shen Xingzhou like needles. There was fear, disgust, anger, and also schadenfreude.

And in Shen Xingzhou's field of vision, the System interface had turned into a sea of blood-red.

[System Alert: Identity Exposed]

Detected "Truth Vision" judgment in effect.

Target: Shen Xingzhou

Hidden Attribute: Demon Race Bloodline (Decrypted)

Current Status: [Full-Screen Broadcast]

[Public Opinion Monitoring]

Hengchuan Peak Worker Satisfaction:

Sense of Security: Slightly decreased (surrounding crowd subconsciously stepped back half a step)

Trust in Host: Minor fluctuation (Core members unchanged, panic appearing in the periphery)

Shen Xingzhou stood in place, motionless. He clenched his fists inside his sleeves, his fingernails piercing his palms, but the expression on his face remained as calm as water.

He had been discovered.

Since he had been seen through by "Truth Vision," any defense would be futile. But he could not retreat, nor could he admit it.

Shen Xingzhou slowly raised his head, looking straight into those gray eyes. At that moment, the murderous aura of the Demon Race flashed in the depths of his eyes, but it was quickly covered by a more rational stream of data.

"My Lord, you are joking."

Shen Xingzhou's voice was steady, and it was not drowned out by the overwhelming curses around him. "The Demon Race also needs to eat, and also needs to repay debts. The Heavenly Dao only cares about money being repaid, not one's background, right?"

Once these words were spoken, the hall fell silent again.

Everyone looked at him as if he were a madman. In front of the Liquidator, a member of the Demon Race actually dared to talk about the rules of the Heavenly Dao?

Lord Bai Heng looked at him, and in those chaotic eyes, a trace of an extremely strange smile actually appeared. The smile was very faint, so cold that it made people shiver.

"The Demon Race... also needs to eat?"

Lord Bai Heng repeated softly, as if he had heard some interesting piece of news. Subsequently, he withdrew his gaze, no longer looking at Shen Xingzhou, but turned to face Sect Leader Ning Chenzhou.

That pressure suddenly doubled.

"Ning Chenzhou."

"I... I am here." Sect Leader Ning Chenzhou's forehead was covered in cold sweat as he bowed.

"I am not here to listen to stories, nor am I here to catch the Demon Race."

Lord Bai Heng's voice echoed in the hall, carrying an irresistible sense of order.

"On the Heavenly Dao's ledger, who owes how much, and who deserves to die, is all written clearly. Whether it is the Demon Race or the Human Race, in the face of Karma, they are all just numbers."

He raised his hand and flipped his palm upward. A golden book, without any text but with countless complex lines flowing, appeared out of thin air in his hand.

That was the Origin of the Heavenly Dao War Debt.

"The War Debt Liquidation Order has been issued. I will only do two things."

Lord Bai Heng's voice was flat, yet it seemed to have sentenced everyone to death.

"First, check the accounts."

"Second, decide who dies first."

As the words "who dies first" fell, the System interface automatically enlarged these six words and added a bright red annotation:

[System Analysis]

Liquidation Core Functions:

Check Accounts: Verify assets and liabilities, find all evidence of concealed, falsified, or transferred assets.

Decide Who Dies First: Based on the degree of insolvency, formulate a "Purge List." Prioritize liquidating individuals or Peaks with excessive "negative assets," and enforce sacrifice or erasure to preserve the overall structure of the Sect.

The atmosphere in the hall instantly dropped to freezing.

Law Enforcement Elder Lu Guhuai, who had still been clamoring to kill Shen Xingzhou, now had a deathly pale face. He looked at the golden book in Lord Bai Heng's hand and suddenly realized how ridiculous his schadenfreude had been just now.

Lord Bai Heng did not care if Shen Xingzhou was of the Demon Race.

What he cared about was only whether this 8.5 million War Debt could be repaid.

If it could not be repaid, Sect Leader Ning Chenzhou would die, he, Law Enforcement Elder Lu Guhuai, would die, and everyone present would die.

"Now."

Lord Bai Heng turned around, his gray eyes sweeping across the hall, and finally passed over Shen Xingzhou again, but the corner of his eye seemed to linger on Shen Xingzhou for an extremely brief moment.

"Begin."

As his words fell, the silent black and white scribes behind him immediately dispersed. The Jade Slips and Spirit Pens in their hands shone brilliantly; the entire protective barrier of the Qingheng Sect was forcibly taken over, and all Spiritual Vein nodes were forcefully locked by the Heavenly Dao Laws.

Shen Xingzhou stood in the corner, watching this scene, feeling the System within his body running frantically, attempting to resist that terrifying Heavenly Dao suppression.

[System Assessment: Lord Bai Heng]

Combat Power: Unknown (Estimated to be Quasi-Immortal Rank, and possesses Law enhancement; conventional combat power is ineffective)

Authority: Extremely High (Can report directly to the Heavenly Dao and apply for instantaneous rulings)

Attitude:

Toward "Demon Race" Identity: Cautious observation (Seems not in a hurry to erase, but treats it as some kind of interesting variable)

Toward "War Debt Liquidation": Absolutely impartial (Cold, absolute impartiality)

Danger Level: Extremely High

The words "Extremely High" flashed with blinding red light in Shen Xingzhou's field of vision. This meant that as long as Lord Bai Heng was willing, he could crush Shen Xingzhou right now, just like crushing an ant.

But he did not act.

He was waiting. Waiting to see how Shen Xingzhou would settle this account. Waiting to see if this Demon could calculate a glimmer of survival in this desperate situation.

In the hall, all the clamor disappeared. All gazes, whether fearful, malicious, or curious, finally converged on one person.

Shen Xingzhou.

The person identified as being of the Demon Race.

The person who managed the accounts of Hengchuan Peak.

The person who, at this moment, held the power of life and death over the entire Sect in his hands.

Shen Xingzhou took a deep breath, feeling everything around him become extremely clear. The sound of the wind, the sound of heartbeats, the hum of the System running.

Just then, in the upper right corner of the System interface, the red alarm light that had been in a dormant state suddenly lit up.

It was a scarlet aiming mark, locking tightly onto the side of Shen Xingzhou's face.

[System Prompt]

High-risk individual has locked onto the Host.

Locker: Lord Bai Heng (Truth Vision)

Status: Under continuous monitoring

Note: Any calculation error will lead to an immediate erasure order.