Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 1024 Questioning

As the black rain poured down, Guo Tingshu, transformed into black and white lightning, dodged left and right, arriving in front of an old cultivator with a white beard. Just before the black rain was about to fall on the old cultivator's body, he rescued him at the last second and quickly threw him outside the square.

The old cultivator was surrounded by pure energy, clearly a righteous person. He had just escaped death and his lips were trembling, but he still did not forget to pay his respects to Guo Tingshu, who had already left.

At the same time, Guo Tingshu swept through layers of black rain. Beside him was a demonic cultivator, his body shrouded in blood and evil energy, desperately trying to avoid the rain. Seeing Guo Tingshu's astonishing speed, he quickly shouted:

"Fellow Daoist, please lend a hand!"

Unexpectedly, Guo Tingshu, shrouded in lightning, merely glanced at the man and ignored him completely, letting the demonic cultivator be corroded and perish in the black rain, while he went to save another person.

"Oh? So he's a chivalrous person who hates evil and is eager to punish it... I just wonder what his qualities are."

The woman in red robes was now wielding fire magic and manifesting supernatural powers with ease, even having the leisure to watch Guo Tingshu save people. Seeing that he seemed to only save righteous cultivators, she thought she had figured out Guo Tingshu's character, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.

But the next moment, the woman in the red robe let out a soft "hmm".

It turned out that Guo Tingshu had teleported to the presence of another righteous cultivator, who was also surrounded by pure energy. He glanced at the man but then decisively abandoned him, instead saving a blood-robed old man who was ugly and did not look like a righteous cultivator.

"Fellow Daoist! I am the head of the Zhengxuan Sect of Sanwei Mountain. I usually do good deeds and live a life of peace. Why won't you save me!" The righteous cultivator abandoned by Guo Tingshu shouted in despair, but the black and white lightning flew away from the place in an instant. The next moment, a drop of black rain fell accurately on the man's head. He could only let out a miserable cry before falling silent.

The woman in the red robe was puzzled. She had thought that Guo Tingshu judged good and evil based on the pure or malevolent aura on a cultivator, but now it seemed that this was not the case.

What exactly are his criteria for saving lives?

Thinking of this, the red-robed woman's curiosity was piqued even more. She made her hand seals even faster, and the flames that filled the sky burned the black-robed immortal, causing him to cry out in pain.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the woman in the red robe uttered a soft "Die!"

The flames and white flame threads swirling around the black-robed immortal converged at a single point, finally tearing through his protective aura. After a scream, the black-robed immortal, along with his physical body, nascent soul, grotto-heaven, and divine soul, were all burned to ashes.

The black rain falling from the sky gradually stopped, and there were still many lucky cultivators on the square who had escaped disaster. They all breathed a sigh of relief after surviving this ordeal.

As the black and white lightning dissipated, Guo Tingshu revealed himself. His face was slightly pale, clearly indicating that he had overdrawn his true energy to activate the lightning escape technique at full speed, which was making him feel unwell for a while.

"Big Silly Tree, are you alright?" Jing Yu stepped forward and asked with concern.

"It's nothing, I just overdrawn my true energy. I can recover with a little breathing exercise," Guo Tingshu said with a simple smile.

"Thank you... thank you so much, my benefactor..."

More than ten cultivators stepped forward and surrounded Guo Tingshu and Jing Yu. They ranged in cultivation from Nascent Soul to Cave Heaven, and they all bowed with gratitude in thanks.

"If it weren't for your help today, we would probably not have had the chance to live. May I ask your name and background? So that we can set up a memorial tablet for you when we return home and worship and pray to you every day?"

"I dare not... I dare not." Guo Tingshu said loudly, "You are all rare and kind-hearted people in the cultivation world. As the saying goes, good people are rewarded. Today, it is not I, Guo Tingshu, who saved you, but that you have done many good deeds and received blessings."

"Our benefactor is so righteous... Alas, this is truly an undeserved calamity..."

Everyone sighed and pulled out several storage bags, which should contain some immortal stones and spiritual resources, insisting that Guo Tingshu accept them.

Just then, a delicate shout rang out:

"Do not shut down the formation! No one is allowed to leave this area... I suspect there are still hidden Mind Readers here, and we must check them all before we can leave!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the red-robed woman who had just killed the black-robed immortal giving orders.

But the next moment, to everyone's surprise, the woman in red robes suddenly appeared in front of Guo Tingshu, staring at his face and asking with great interest:

"Boy, your name is Guo Tingshu? You just risked your life to save these cultivators?"

Knowing how formidable this woman was, Guo Tingshu dared not be negligent and nodded, "It's me."

"Do you recognize these cultivators? Do you have any connection with them?"

Guo Tingshu shook his head: "We are complete strangers."

"Since we are complete strangers, why did you save her?" The woman in red narrowed her eyes, flames gathering faintly in her crimson pupils.

“They were all good people, and good people shouldn’t die here,” Guo Tingshu answered honestly.

"You said you didn't know them at all, so how do you know they're all good people? Besides, are those you left to die evil people?"

To everyone's surprise, Guo Tingshu nodded: "That's right. Most of the cultivators I turned a blind eye to were utterly wicked, with innocent lives on their hands. In this critical situation, we can't even save the good people, so how can we possibly help the wicked? Besides, even if there were no good people here, I still wouldn't save them..."

“Evil people deserve retribution for their evil deeds. Today, I have suffered this misfortune, and it is my retribution.”

The woman in red robes smiled even more broadly, but the murderous intent in her eyes was undisguised. She retorted:

"Just now, the sect leader of the Zhengxuan Sect of Sanwei Mountain was surrounded by pure energy, without even a trace of bloodthirsty aura. He was clearly a righteous cultivator who upheld the middle way and was devoted to pure cultivation. Why did you stand by and watch him die?"

Guo Tingshu shook his head: "Although that old Taoist priest is ostensibly the leader of a righteous sect, he secretly captures passing cultivators in Sanwei Mountain and makes puppets to sell on the black market. Although he did not kill people himself, he ordered his disciples to do so. Therefore, he is surrounded by pure energy and has no evil aura around him."

"This person is undoubtedly the most wicked person in the sect. How can I save him? Am I to let him live and continue to harm the innocent?"

The woman in the red robe said, enunciating each word clearly: "Ha...you seem to know everything perfectly well!"

Jing Yu felt a chill run down his spine. Guo Tingshu was a man of few words; he was bound to be exposed sooner or later. He was about to stop Guo Tingshu when Guo Tingshu said as if it were perfectly natural:

“I can hear what they are thinking. Ordinary cultivators have a lot of complicated thoughts. If one’s divine sense is strong, one can easily piece together the original events and even their life journey by sorting through their thoughts. This is nothing special.”

Upon hearing this, Jing Yu was greatly alarmed and realized that something was wrong.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the woman in the red robe's eyes blazed with fury, and she suddenly roared in anger:

"You really are a mind reader!"

Immediately, a flame flew from the woman's fingertips, striking straight at Guo Tingshu!