With a thought, Venerable Lieyang opened the barrier outside Ochre Flame Peak.

The next moment, Shu Lan led Qin An into Venerable Lieyang's courtyard.

"Junior brother, what brings you here?" Venerable Lieyang put down the white chess piece in his hand and turned to look at Shu Lan.

"It just so happens that the sect leader is here now." Shu Lan went straight to the point: "I would like to ask you and the sect leader to summon all the disciples who went to Hong'an Village four years ago. Also, please invite the Third Elder over as well." After saying this, there was a hint of anger on Shu Lan's face, and her aura was somewhat suppressed.

Qin An, who had no idea what his master was going to do, immediately understood after hearing his master's words that his master was seeking justice for the time when he was trapped in the Abyss of Demonic Fall!

The thought of his master protecting him filled Qin An with warmth, gradually filling his heart.

"Master brother..." Qin An looked tenderly at Shu Lan standing in front of him and murmured.

The sect leader then put the black stone in his hand on the table. "Uncle-Master, what do you want with those disciples?" He looked at Shu Lan's angry face, somewhat puzzled.

"Senior brother, sect leader, there's more to the story of Xiao An's disappearance in Hong'an Village back then. Xiao An was framed and imprisoned in the Demon Abyss for four years." Although this matter happened a long time ago, Shu Lan's heart was filled with rage at the thought of how much Xiao An had suffered because of Cao Quan and the others.

"What?! Trapped in the Abyss of Demons?!" Venerable Lieyang was unaware of Qin An's situation, only knowing that he had practiced demonic techniques, and was unaware of this hidden truth.

"Xiao An, tell your senior brother how you fell into the Abyss of Demons back then. Your master and your senior brother will definitely seek justice for you!" Shu Lan turned her gaze to Qin An, encouraging him to tell the truth.

"Okay, sure!" Qin An had completely forgotten about that incident from back then and didn't even intend to pursue it further. But his master clearly didn't think so. However, Qin An felt it was all worthwhile to receive such concern from his master.

Since that's the case, he might as well settle the score from back then.

So Qin An told Venerable Lieyang everything: how he listened to an inner disciple and went to help them complete their training, how he went to rescue the inner disciple after hearing his cry for help one night, and how he fell into Cao Quan's trap and was trapped in the Abyss of Demons.

Venerable Lieyang listened attentively to Qin An's words. The more he heard, the more gloomy his expression became. By the end, Venerable Lieyang's face was as black as ink.

"Outrageous!" Venerable Lieyang slammed his hand on the chessboard, and all the chess pieces fell to the ground with a "clatter," just like Venerable Lieyang's mood.

"I'm furious! I'm furious!" Venerable Lieyang paced back and forth impatiently. "How dare they harm their fellow disciples! Do they have no regard for the sect rules?!"

"We absolutely cannot tolerate this!" Finally, Venerable Lieyang uttered these words. "Now, immediately, go and summon those disciples!"

The sect leader was furious. How could such a scoundrel have emerged under the tutelage of their sect? He was utterly ashamed!

"I'll send a message to those disciples right away!" The sect leader acted swiftly and immediately sent a message to the elder in charge of the inner disciples, instructing him to bring all the disciples who had gone to Hong'an Village for training years ago.

At the same time, the sect leader personally went to summon the Third Elder.

"Master, I'm going to find the Third Elder first. I'll leave those disciples to you later." After saying that, the sect leader hurriedly headed towards the Third Elder's residence.

Soon, the inner sect elder led a group of disciples to Ochre Flame Peak.

The inner disciples were all puzzled by the reason for their arrival at Zheyan Peak, and stood there somewhat at a loss. Among them, one disciple trembled upon seeing Qin An, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

Shu Lan had the disciples line up in a row, then pulled Qin An to them and said, "Xiao An, come and see which disciple is the one who deceived you back then?"

Qin An glanced around, then his gaze suddenly stopped, settling on the disciple whose eyes showed fear. Then, Qin An pointed at the disciple. "Master, it's him!"

Just as Qin An pointed at the disciple, Venerable Lieyang rushed to the disciple with incredible speed and pulled him out.

Seeing this, the other disciples quickly took a step back.

Now, only that one disciple remained, held in the hand by Venerable Lieyang and standing in front of him.

Shu Lan looked at the disciple with icy eyes, "Oh! It's you!" Shu Lan's tone was full of gritted teeth. It was this guy, this guy and Cao Quan together, who made his Xiao An suffer so much!

Upon feeling Shu Lan's icy, knife-like gaze, the disciple trembled all over. Venerable Lieyang loosened his grip, and the disciple fell to the ground. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly to Shu Lan, pleading, "Spare me! Grandmaster Uncle, spare me!"

"Spare you?" Shu Lan looked at the disciple kneeling on the ground with a cold gaze. "Now you know how to beg for mercy? When you framed my Xiao An, why didn't you know this would be the outcome?! When you plunged Xiao An into despair, why didn't you forgive him?!"

After saying that, Shu Lan kicked the disciple, sending him flying several meters away before he crashed to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Even after landing, the disciple continued to beg for mercy.

The moment that disciple knelt down and begged for mercy, Venerable Lieyang knew that what Qin An said was true, and that he really was one of the people who framed Qin An.

At this moment, the sect leader brought the Third Elder over as well.

The Third Elder was unaware of what had happened, and the sect leader instructed him to wait aside. So, the Third Elder stood quietly to the side, silently observing how things would unfold.

"Speak!" Venerable Lieyang grabbed the disciple's hair, forcing him to face him. "Tell me the whole story of how you framed Qin An!"

Knowing he couldn't escape, the disciple wept bitterly, recounting how Cao Quan had promised him, how he and Cao Quan had led Qin An into the Abyss of Demons, and how Cao Quan had given him a reward afterward.

When the disciple mentioned his collusion with Cao Quan, the Third Elder trembled. He looked at the disciple in disbelief, his head buzzing.

"Third Elder." At this moment, Shu Lan's icy voice rang out, "What do you think of what your Cao Quan did?"