The junior brother is dead, and the others of lower seniority did not return. Instead, they scattered and fled after leaving Lin Yuan's cave.

They are not stupid.

Having already betrayed the Immortal Emperor, going back would surely invite condemnation from everyone.

When that time comes, not only will they have nothing left, but they might also be killed.

Rather than taking this inevitable dead end, it's better to just leave.

Maybe there will be a way out in the future.

After all, the immortal realm has now restored order.

As long as they aren't too unlucky, nothing bad will happen.

With this in mind, no one went back.

When the people who remained in the clan's territory received this news, they could no longer find the person when they went out to look for them.

Although the junior brother is of a high seniority, his cultivation level is low, so he does not hold an important position in the clan. However, he is like a mascot, and everyone is proud of him.

Now that he's gone so mysteriously, the clansmen are determined to make a scene against Lin Yuan, even if it's just to save face.

Some immortals mentioned this incident, saying, "The Immortal Emperor's clansmen did indeed cause trouble, but they were driven away by the divine artifacts and didn't even get to see Lin Yuan. What's even more infuriating is that the divine artifacts shifted the blame onto Junior Brother, saying that he suddenly self-destructed and almost injured Lin Yuan. This debt hasn't been settled yet, and these people still have the nerve to come and cause trouble."

"How could it possibly explode for no reason?"

The immortals all knew what this represented.

That's an act that could turn even one's soul to ashes; no one would do that unless they were in a desperate situation.

Moreover, the most dangerous outcome is that the person may not even be able to preserve their soul and will eventually disappear completely from the world.

After working hard for thousands of years, no one wants to end up like this.

Therefore, ordinary immortals would not act so impulsively.

As a result, more people began to speculate that Lin Yuan was forcing people.

"His attack on the Immortal Emperor's people was actually aimed at us!"

The immortal, feeling extremely guilty, shouted loudly.

That's true.

Ever since Lin Yuan learned the truth about what happened back then, he has indeed been clearly drawing a line between himself and the immortals in the immortal realm.

Now that they've done something like this again, if we continue to tolerate it, who knows if we'll be next!

The immortals fell silent for a moment, and the atmosphere instantly changed.

Those who had initially held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that Lin Yuan wouldn't harm them, are now starting to worry.

"Didn't they say at the beginning that someone ambushed him?"

"That's right! We just need to find those people!"

Someone stepped forward and shifted the blame.

Although they wanted to break ties with Lin Yuan, no one wanted to be the one to stick their neck out if there was still a chance to reconcile.

Upon hearing this, the immortals fell silent again.

Everyone has their own hidden thoughts and naturally, they also have complex networks of relationships.

Otherwise, even if the Immortal Emperor could command a large following, there would still have been quite a few who slipped through the net.

Now that they've ended up like this, resulting in the near annihilation of the Immortal Realm, it means that none of them are innocent.

As for Sikong Xingyun, he was truly incredibly lucky.

Sometimes luck is also a kind of strength.

Of all the immortals trapped in secret realms and seclusion, he was the only one who survived.

To say he was unlucky would be truly laughable.

"Nobody wants to admit it? Very well, then I'll call on them."

The immortal with the highest cultivation level stepped forward; he truly could no longer tolerate it.

The immortal realm had just begun to show some signs of improvement, and these people were already eager to kill everyone. It was truly intolerable.

"Wang Yuanfan, Du Zhihua, Ren Zheheng..."

With each name read aloud, the immortal trembled, for they truly hadn't expected that such a secret would be known to others.

The immortal with the highest cultivation level was named Dongfang Songquan.

He usually keeps a low profile, but his cultivation level is the strongest since the fall of the Immortal Emperor.

After all the names had been read out, he did not immediately convict them. Instead, in front of all the immortals, he coldly questioned, "Where were you when Lin Yuan went to the ruins? Do you have any witnesses or physical evidence?"

He gave these people a chance to explain themselves.

But actually, it's no longer necessary.

After all, this matter has already been confirmed.

These are the people who ambushed Lin Yuan back then.

However, the strongest one was not identified.

He may not know, or may not have guessed, who that person was.

After all, there are many immortals whose cultivation level is not much different from his nowadays.

Lin Yuan's cultivation level was too low; any ordinary immortal could easily crush him.

Moreover, the artifacts were kept outside at the time, and no one saw who that person was.

This leaves no way to provide any clues.

"Nothing to say?"

As if he had expected it all along, Dongfang Songquan sneered disdainfully, "You have completely disgraced our Immortal Realm. You clearly know that he is the key to the future and our last hope, so why do you have to target him?"

"Who is the mastermind behind this? And what is your purpose?"

He shifted all the blame onto that person.

In this way, the atmosphere instantly changed.

Before the immortals could react, their hatred for Lin Yuan vanished without a trace.

"Still not going to tell? Do you really think you can protect him like this?"

Seeing that these people seemed to have made up their minds and were not saying anything, he decided not to give them a chance.

Then, screams rang out one after another, and the immortals all turned their heads away, unable to bear looking at those people.

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