Chapter 70 Chapter 70 I feel you hate me equally...

Jiang Cifeng glanced over indifferently, "If you can prove that this woman did not use any seductive arts, then I will let her off the hook today."

Su He's eyes blazed with fury. "Jiang Cifeng, don't push your luck! If you want to prove whether my disciple used any seductive arts, you'd have to use the Spirit Inquiry Technique on her! She's only at the Foundation Establishment stage. If you use the Spirit Inquiry Technique, wouldn't that just cause her cultivation to drop back to the Qi Refining stage?"

"Master, I'm willing!"

Inside the council hall, Luo Rongrong stepped forward and declared loudly, "This disciple has done nothing wrong, therefore my conscience is clear. But right now, only the Spirit Inquiry Technique can prove my innocence!"

Mo Yun, standing beside him, trembled and quickly said, "No!"

Seeing this, Si Yao sneered at Jiang Cifeng, "Jiang Cifeng, your cultivation is profound, but you can't treat other people's cultivation as worthless. Luo Rongrong finally reached the Foundation Establishment stage, but you insisted on using the Spirit Inquiry method, which caused her cultivation to regress back to the Qi Refining stage. Such behavior makes me suspect that you want to avenge Mo Yun's loss of the Crimson Sun Sword Dao."

No matter how much the various sects praised Jiang Cifeng, in Si Yao's eyes, she currently only found him annoying.

I can't feel any goodwill towards them at all.

Jiang Cifeng did not answer, but Pei Su said, "But it is a fact that this woman prevented Junior Brother Mo Yun from cultivating the Crimson Sun Sword Dao!"

Still kneeling, Luo Rongrong looked at Mo Yun, "Senior Brother Yun, you never told me these things. If I had known..."

If she had known, perhaps she wouldn't have taken his virginity.

Mo Yun's face darkened, and he shook his head helplessly, "It's not your fault."

He finally raised his head again, and his kneeling legs moved forward step by step to Jiang Cifeng. He kowtowed three times, "Venerable One, I am solely responsible for this matter. It has nothing to do with Junior Sister Rongrong. I hope you will show leniency and not take her back to the sect."

Jiang Cifeng looked down at Mo Yun, his eyes as cold as the wind, frost, rain, and snow of an extremely cold place, without a trace of pity.

“If you intend to shoulder everything alone, the punishment you will face after returning to the sect will not be as simple as three years of reflection.” Jiang Cifeng closed his eyes. “At that time, you will have to go through the Gate of Life and Death. Whether you can come out alive depends on your fate.”

Upon hearing this, Pei Su was greatly alarmed, "Venerable One, that Gate of Life and Death is far too dangerous..."

"This disciple is willing to go." Mo Yun said decisively, having already made up his mind.

However, Luo Rongrong shook her head and pulled Mo Yun, saying, "No! The Gate of Life and Death doesn't sound like a good place. Senior Brother Yun, you shouldn't insist. I'm willing to accept the Spirit Inquiry Technique."

Seeing this, Si Yao really wanted to curse Jiang Cifeng, "So what if he can't cultivate that damn Crimson Sun Sword Dao? Does your Wind Sword Sect have to make Mo Yun suffer so much? Such a sect is extremely cold-blooded. What good is it to join such a sect!"

Although Luo Rongrong was not her disciple, she was equally furious. "Jiang Cifeng, since you insist on using the Spirit Inquiry Technique on Luo Rongrong, then let me ask you, if the result shows that she did not use any seductive techniques on Mo Yun today, what will you do then?"

"Si Yao!" Su He was extremely anxious. "What do you mean by that? I will never agree to let Rongrong be subjected to that spirit-summoning technique!"

Si Yao quickly reached out to comfort Su He and calm her down, then turned to Jiang Cifeng and said, "Jiang Cifeng, please answer my question!"

Jiang Cifeng was confident. "If this female cultivator did not use any seductive arts, then my Fengjian Sect should apologize to you."

"That's too easy, isn't it?" Si Yao snorted. "This matter has become such a big deal, we even had to use spirit summoning magic, and you think you can just turn the page with an apology?"

Seeing Si Yao's aggressive attitude, Jiang Cifeng raised his head and looked at her coldly, "Then what do you want?"

“Luo Rongrong has been subjected to the Spirit Inquiry Technique, and her cultivation level will naturally drop to the Qi Refining stage. Your Wind Sword Sect must offer you top-grade pills to boost her cultivation, but how can that possibly be enough?”

Si Yao considered it for a moment, "It's not easy to go from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment. You need to provide her with a cultivation vessel to help her return to Foundation Establishment in a short period of time."

"Ah..." Luo Rongrong looked embarrassed.

That's really unnecessary...

Jiang Cifeng frowned slightly. "The second request is a bit excessive."

Si Yao smiled wickedly, "Compared to the third request, the second one might not mean much to you."

"There's a third one?" Pei Su couldn't help but ask.

However, Si Yao continued, "Besides what I've already said, my third request is that you, Venerable Tianqi Jiang Cifeng, personally apologize to Luo Rongrong at that time!"

"Elder Si Yao, you..." Pei Su wanted to curse loudly, but she held back because she was a generation lower than Si Yao.

Jiang Cifeng's gaze was fixed on Si Yao at this moment. It was rare for him to look at someone so directly. "If, after the Spirit Inquiry Technique, this female cultivator used seductive arts on Mo Yun today, what would you do?"

"Then you may take him back to the Wind Sword Sect and do with him as you see fit!"

As soon as Si Yao finished speaking, the expressions of the other elders of the Hehuan Sect changed.

They never expected Si Yao to go so far.

Even Li Ye, who was silently watching the show from the sidelines, couldn't help but be moved. He looked at Si Yao's back, his eyes filled with complex emotions and a hint of worry.

He even sent a telepathic message to Si Yao: "Are you so confident? If you mess this up and are taken back to the Wind Sword Sect, you'll be in for a world of hurt."

Si Yao raised the corners of her mouth and couldn't help but turn around, meeting Li Ye's gaze. She also transmitted her voice to him, "You sounded rushed, you're not worried about me, are you?"

Li Ye replied, "Don't forget, nothing can happen to either of us."

"Oh..." Si Yao said with a disgusted expression, "I knew it. You wouldn't care about me, you're just worried about your primordial spirit."

Li Ye panicked and quickly explained, "Actually, that's not true..."

Before he could finish speaking, Si Yao interrupted him, "Don't worry, I will definitely not lose this bet with Jiang Cifeng."

She walked towards Luo Rongrong and helped her up. "Rongrong, let me ask you, did you really willingly allow yourself to be subjected to the spirit-summoning spell?"

Luo Rongrong nodded without hesitation, "If I don't use the Spirit Inquiry Technique today, it will be difficult for me to prove my innocence, let alone silence the gossip of the Wind Sword Sect!"

She had mustered her courage. So what if her cultivation had regressed? She could just start practicing again!

Right now, all she wants is to prove herself and give those stubborn people from the Wind Sword Sect a good slap in the face!

"Alright!" Su He changed her mind at this moment. She stood next to Si Yao and stared intently at Jiang Cifeng. "Venerable Tianqi, please use the Spirit Inquiry Technique. I hope you can keep this bet!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Cifeng said nothing. He flipped his hand, and two golden beams of light reached out towards Luo Rongrong, entering her brain from the top of her head and eventually spreading throughout her body.

Luo Rongrong screamed in pain, her body giving way, and she knelt on the ground, her hands gripping the ground tightly.

She was in pain all over her body, as if she were being tortured by having her bones removed.

Mo Yun's face turned pale, and he was extremely anxious. He wanted to beg Jiang Cifeng for mercy, but once the Spirit Inquiry Technique was cast, it could not be interrupted, otherwise the person being cast would suffer even deeper damage.

Therefore, Mo Yun had no choice but to endure it. He clenched his fists so tightly that blood seeped from his palms.

The spirit summoning ritual ended in less than fifteen minutes.

Jiang Cifeng withdrew his hand, his face calm.

Pei Su stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and asked, "Your Excellency, what was the result?"

Jiang Cifeng turned his back and flicked his sleeves.

Si Yao frowned. "What was the result?"

Jiang Cifeng said, "As for this female cultivator's cultivation level, my Fengjian Sect will do everything we can to help her return to the Foundation Establishment stage."

At this point, Jiang Cifeng turned around and faced everyone from the Hehuan Sect, including Luo Rongrong. He spoke slowly and apologetically, "I'm sorry."

The council chamber fell into an instant silence.

The air seemed frozen.

Su He was the first to react, and she laughed with her hands on her hips, "Fine, Jiang Cifeng, you lost!"

Overjoyed and too excited, she couldn't help but hug Si Yao. "You, Si Yao, this time it's all thanks to you. My apprentice not only proved himself, but it seems he even gained something!"

Su He was right. Jiang Cifeng had personally promised to help Luo Rongrong return to the Foundation Establishment stage, which was indeed a win for Luo Rongrong.

After all, Jiang Cifeng's strength is undeniable.

In Suhe's heart, her gratitude towards Suhe was even stronger, as if she found Suhe several times more pleasing to the eye than before.

Si Yao's lips had already curved into a beautiful smile. She looked up at Jiang Cifeng and said, "It's good that you can accept defeat. I think my opinion of you has changed a bit."

A strange light flashed in Jiang Cifeng's eyes, but in the end, he regained his usual icy expression and said, "You're quite daring to gamble."

Si Yao chuckled, "Likewise."

With this matter settled, Si Yao no longer needed to remain in the council hall.

She stepped out, with Su He and Luo Rongrong thanking her profusely behind her. She didn't turn her head, but simply waved her hand.

It was as if it were telling them: we are of the same clan, it is only natural to help each other, there is no need to say thank you.

She walked to the back garden of the guest courtyard and came to the pavilion by the water to gaze at the moon.

Only then did they realize that Li Ye had already followed them.

She turned around, grinning, "How about that? I said I would win, and I won. Aren't I amazing?"

Si Yao's words implied a desire for praise.

Fortunately, Li Ye didn't spoil the mood, saying, "You did a really good job this time."

His answer surprised Si Yao a bit. "It's rare that you didn't make sarcastic remarks."

Li Ye arrived at the pavilion, his gaze distant, seemingly looking at the moon, but actually at her. "After all, you made those people from the Wind Sword Sect look so ugly, I found it quite amusing to watch from the sidelines."

"You hate them?" Si Yao stroked her chin, very curious. "Or do you hate a particular person? Jiang Cifeng?"

She recalled carefully that she had lived for over a hundred years and had never heard of any conflict between the Savage Demon Realm and the Wind Sword Sect.

Li Ye has held the position of Demon Lord for nearly a thousand years. The Demon Realm and the five major sects do not invade each other. If we were to talk about grudges, we would have to go back to a very long time ago.

However, Jiang Cifeng is only a thousand years old now.

Si Yao speculated, "You don't think I'm going to make a move against Jiang Cifeng, that's why you dislike him, right?"

Li Ye's lips froze. "You're far too arrogant. What business is it of mine who you want to get involved with?"

Si Yao: "Oh, after all, I think you hate all of my 'lovers' equally."

Li Ye: "..."