"Elders, please look, this is my beloved disciple who has passed away!"

A heavy voice rang out, and all the elders' eyes were drawn to the center of the hall.

Looking in the direction Lin Yuan was pointing, all they saw was a pile of charred remains.

Ouyang Lie was the first to react. As someone from Chonghuo Peak, he naturally knew how terrifying the methods would be to turn someone into this state.

Moreover, Ning Ziming must have suffered incredibly painful consequences before his death.

Outrageous!

"Someone come here!"

At a command, two inner disciples stepped out of the main hall and bowed simultaneously.

"Elder Ouyang!"

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and throw Zhao Yuwei into the Hall of Law Enforcement! Today, I, this old man, will seek justice for that Divine Sword Peak!"

The surrounding elders nodded in agreement. The elders present were all highly skilled and could naturally discern what Ning Zimo had experienced before his death.

The two inner disciples showed no intention of making a move; instead, they turned their heads and focused their gaze on Si Tianyi.

In any case, Ouyang Lie is not the leader of the Lingjian Sect, so it is not his place to seek justice.

"What are you standing there for? Go!" Si Tianyi's eyes were full of sarcasm. He could sense that the other six peaks were slowly slipping out of his control. "From now on, you will all recognize Elder Ouyang as your sect leader!"

The inner disciples instantly understood and retreated to their original positions as if they had never moved.

Ouyang Lie was known for his fiery temper, and now seeing Si Tianyi so protective of the Qingfeng disciples, he was even more shocked.

Then he remembered that his precious apprentice had been dragged by Qingfeng to do hard labor, and he immediately became furious.

Why does Qingfeng get all the good things?

This is outrageous!

"Sect Leader, I don't understand what you mean. Do you mean you want to protect those who harm their fellow disciples?"

Although Si Tianyi was furious inside, he still forced a smile on his face.

"Junior Brother Ouyang, it seems you were present when Ning Ziming died? Why didn't you lend a hand? In that case, you should also go to the Enforcement Hall!"

Ouyang Lie is straightforward; otherwise, he wouldn't have taken on such a straightforward disciple.

These words caught him off guard, and he blurted out, "Senior brother, are you trying to frame me? When was I present?"

Boom!

With a loud bang, a terrifying aura erupted from Si Tianyi's body once again, and his voice spread out like the whisper of an ancient god.

"If you weren't there, why did you believe only one side of the story?"

Well-reasoned and supported by evidence!

Although Si Tianyi, as the sect leader, has some minor flaws, he handles matters of principle with great dignity.

It will leave absolutely no evidence!

Rules are rules!

Justice is justice!

Whether or not someone was killed can only be determined through investigation!

Ouyang Lie was dumbfounded; the terrifying aura made him realize that his senior brother, the sect leader, was truly powerful.

The initial rush of energy was gone, replaced by a look of resignation.

"Senior brother, I know I was wrong!"

Si Tianyi then turned his gaze to the other elders.

"And you? Do you still intend to persist? Or perhaps you've already appeared on the scene?"

The other elders also shook their heads, and many disciples breathed a sigh of relief the moment their auras receded.

Shi Lei's eyes were red; he couldn't understand why his words weren't trusted.

However, he didn't dare to speak out against the injustice in front of these elders and sect leaders.

"Yuwei! Tell me, what exactly happened back then!"

Sensing the unfriendly gazes of the elders, Zhao Yuwei calmly recounted what had just happened.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, during the battle against our Qingfeng Mountain Protection Formation, Senior Brother Ning suddenly lost his fighting ability, fell from mid-air, and lost all his cultivation!"

"At that time, I tried my best to protect him, but in the end I could only protect Shi Lei. Junior Brother Zi Mo didn't even have time to use his protective techniques!"

As she said this, Zhao Yuwei's eyes reddened; indeed, she was a kind-hearted person.

Ning Ziming's death also saddened Zhao Yuwei.

Seeing Zhao Yuwei's appearance, Shi Lei assumed she was crying to gain sympathy and cursed her inwardly.

Crocodile tears!

You bitch!

"Shi Lei!" A voice pulled Shi Lei out of his reverie: "Is what Senior Sister Yuwei said true?"

Shi Lei nodded. There was no point in faking it; at least Zhao Yuwei had indeed done those things.

But that doesn't change the fact that they are the ones controlling the formation!

"Sect Leader, this is true, but we must investigate their manipulation of the mountain-protecting formation!"

"This was a forced killing of my senior brother, this matter..."

Shi Lei became more and more excited as he spoke, and even stood up directly in front of the sect leader. Seeing this, Lin Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

"Enough! You mustn't be so disrespectful in front of the sect leader!"

Shi Lei silently knelt down again.

Si Tianyi didn't seem to care, and instead persisted in upholding the justice in his heart.

"It's alright!" With that, Si Tianyi slowly stepped down from the position of sect leader and quickly arrived in front of the pile of charred remains.

"Has the sect leader made any new discoveries?"

The elders around them craned their necks, seemingly waiting for Si Tianyi to make his final judgment.

After a moment, Si Tianyi shook his head; there was simply no way to refute it.

Moreover, there was nothing about the corpse that could be described...

After pondering for a long time, Si Tianyi slowly got up and returned to his seat.

"Elders, I ask you to make the decision on today's matter. I, the sect leader, will obey your orders!"

Upon hearing this, the elders immediately began to chatter amongst themselves.

Wang Chongming spoke first.

"What's the point of deciding this? Shi Lei is right. He's always been upright and honest, so how could he do something so despicable?"

"Manipulating the mountain-protecting formation and killing fellow disciples is an act that incurs the wrath of both heaven and man, and must not be tolerated lightly!"

Ouyang Lie hated Wang Chongming the most, and upon hearing this, he interrupted with displeasure.

"Alright, just tell me what to do!"

Wang Chongming glared fiercely, then remembered the incident of cutting down bamboo and charging money, so he deliberately made a sarcastic remark.

"It's simple, just destroy their cultivation techniques and throw them into the mortal world, let them fend for themselves!"

These words struck like a thunderbolt!

The explosion resounded throughout the main hall!

Even Lin Yuan found it hard to believe.

This can no longer be called punishment; it's practically venting personal grievances!

Those who cultivate the Tao are proud of their cultivation. If they were to lose their cultivation and be thrown into the mortal world, they would only live a muddled and aimless life.

This is worse than killing someone!

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhengqing snorted coldly, clearly disliking this sharp-tongued fellow as well.

"Elder Wang, what a vicious mind you have! Have you been eagerly waiting to cripple Yuwei so that your eldest disciple can advance further in the sect competition?"

"Those who refine pills, just refine them well!"