I killed him, so what?

Of course, surprise was surprise, but a paper package can't hold fire, and it was unexpected but within reason.

Zhong Qing quickly regained his composure.

Yu Weichen, on the other hand, asked tentatively, "Little Friend Zhong, this matter shouldn't have anything to do with you, right?"

Zhong Qing answered without hesitation, "Of course it has nothing to do with me."

I just quietly snuck in and gave him a small punch, that's all.

He was too fragile and shattered with one punch, so what does that have to do with me?

Seeing Zhong Qing so righteous, Yu Weichen breathed a sigh of relief, but then quickly tensed up again: "Wei Yitian's matter is easy to say; with an Immortal Lord present, no one can wrongly accuse you."

"But the problem is, your Immortal Seed identity has been exposed."

Zhong Qing pouted, showing no great reaction.

After all, he was not an Immortal Seed to begin with.

Yu Weichen, however, snorted coldly: "No need to overthink it, it must have been that fellow Hong Yucheng who revealed it."

"Hong Yucheng? Who's that?"

Zhong Qing was startled.

Yu Weichen's mouth twitched: "Little Friend Zhong, have you forgotten? It's the Old Ancestor of Shangqing Immortal Sect whom you fought in the Lower Realm before."

Only then did Zhong Qing remember the other party, uttering an "Oh."

Although there was no expression on his face, a glimmer of light flickered in his eyes.

Back then in Shangqing Cave Heaven, that old fellow reached out, and he was contemplating whether to break that hand or find a way to drag the person over, when Yu Weichen arrived, preventing the fight from continuing.

Now he had almost forgotten about it, yet this old fellow could still jump out.

Thinking of this, Zhong Qing asked, "Brother Yu, that Hong Yucheng..."

His words got stuck halfway.

Zhong Qing originally wanted to ask Yu Weichen where Hong Yucheng's Immortal Palace was.

But then he remembered that he had asked the same question about Wei Yitian's Immortal Palace yesterday.

Repeating it exactly would be too obvious.

Yu Weichen, however, hadn't thought of that, and he pulled Zhong Qing, saying, "But now is not the time to deal with him. Your matter has been exposed to all the Immortal Lords. Currently, in the Central Immortal Palace, all the great Immortal Lords and Heaven Protectors are gathered and waiting for you. Let's go quickly."

A moment later, in the Central Immortal Palace.

Yu Weichen led Zhong Qing into the grand hall.

Instantly, numerous gazes converged on Zhong Qing.

There was no need for further explanation; everyone knew that this young man, who arrived with Yu Weichen, was the newly appeared Immortal Seed of the Human Race.

Curiosity, surprise, apprehension, suspicion.

These gazes, mixed with various emotions, were somewhat piercing.

Some, however, were purely admiring; this young man looked young, but his appearance and demeanor were impeccably extraordinary and ethereal, truly befitting an Immortal Seed.

But Zhong Qing was oblivious to everyone's stares, walking directly to the center of the hall.

"Reporting to all Immortal Lords, Zhong Qing has arrived."

Yu Weichen bowed his head in a salute, then returned to his position in the ranks.

Zhong Qing, however, nodded very casually, cupping his fist to several Immortal Lords: "Hello, I am Zhong Qing."

"Hiss!"

A chorus of gasps sounded, and the faces of all the Heaven Protectors subtly changed.

There were six Immortal Lords on the dais, the supreme and strongest existences of the entire Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance... and possibly the entire Nine Heavens.

How could Zhong Qing, a New True Immortal, be so casual in front of six Immortal Lords?

Not to mention a New True Immortal, even a Yuan Lord-level expert would not dare to be so disrespectful.

But the six Immortal Lords had various expressions, yet no one was angry.

Lin Li had already met Zhong Qing yesterday and had some understanding of this young man's temper. He wasn't annoyed; instead, his lips curved into a slight smile.

Vermillion Bird Immortal Lord was as expressionless as ever, seemingly never experiencing emotional fluctuations.

Wandering Mind Immortal Lord and Heavenly Immortal Lord, the two Celestial Race Immortal Lords, had calm expressions, their gazes at Zhong Qing somewhat profound.

Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord's brows were tightly furrowed; she clearly had no mind for etiquette at the moment, not to mention that even when they first met yesterday, Zhong Qing was like this, and she didn't care for such empty formalities.

Overturning Sea Immortal Lord, on the other hand, grinned: "Interesting, this King likes this kid; he's much stronger than those two Immortal Seeds of your Celestial Race."

At this moment, Wandering Mind Immortal Lord finally spoke, looking at Zhong Qing and smiling calmly: "Indeed, worthy of being an Immortal Seed; his demeanor is extraordinary."

"The Immortal Alliance has gained another rising star; truly a cause for celebration."

"However, this Immortal Lord would like to ask, do you still remember Wei Yitian, the Immortal General guarding the Immortal Gate?"

Zhong Qing nodded: "You mean that idiot who blocked me at the Immortal Gate yesterday? I remember."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present twitched at the corner of their eyes.

Was this Human Race Immortal Seed a bit too direct in his speech?

Something even more direct was coming.

Only Wandering Mind Immortal Lord said lightly: "After he had a conflict with you yesterday, he was killed in his own Immortal Palace. Do you have any clues?"

Before Zhong Qing could answer, Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord on the side finally spoke.

"Wandering Mind Immortal Lord, what do you mean by this?"

"Are you suggesting that Zhong Qing is involved in Wei Yitian's death?"

Wandering Mind Immortal Lord said indifferently: "Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord, your words are mistaken. When an Immortal Alliance Heaven Protector is killed, the true culprit must naturally be investigated."

"And Zhong Qing only came into contact with Wei Yitian before his death yesterday. This Immortal Lord is merely conducting a normal inquiry; why be so suspicious?"

He looked at Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord with a half-smile: "Does Immortal Lord yourself also suspect this?"

Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord's face turned cold, and she was about to speak.

But then she saw Zhong Qing below scratching the back of his head and speaking openly and frankly.

"I beat Wei Yitian to death, so what?"

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall instantly fell silent.

In the crowd, Yu Weichen's mouth hung open, unable to speak.

Brother Zhong, what's wrong with you? Didn't you just say it had nothing to do with you in the Immortal Palace?

Even Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord was startled.

Wandering Mind Immortal Lord's eyes flashed, while Heavenly Immortal Lord's face turned cold.

"Oh? You admit it?"

"In my Immortal Alliance, what is the crime for killing a colleague?"

Zhong Qing pouted: "Wait, I'm not finished yet."

"I ran into Wei Yitian's Immortal Palace yesterday, punched him, and he died. Is there a problem?"

He spoke so directly that this time, everyone showed strange expressions instead.

Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord also recovered and snorted coldly.

"Heavenly Immortal, Wandering Mind, are you so eager to pin a crime on Zhong Qing?"

"If this Immortal Lord remembers correctly, you also said that Wei Yitian, along with his Broken God Halberd, was blasted to death by a single strike, right?"

"And you also said that within the entire Immortal Alliance, there were very few people who could do that."

"Now, you want to frame Zhong Qing?"

"Even if Zhong Qing is an Immortal Seed, he is only a New True Immortal. In a direct one-on-one fight, he might not even be able to defeat Wei Yitian."

"Yet he could kill Wei Yitian with one punch."

"Who would believe such absurd words?"

Only then did everyone realize.

So Zhong Qing was being sarcastic just now!