Hearing the criticism and even mockery from his seven senior sisters, Ye Chen's face immediately turned red. He could accept being accused of being a sore loser, but he absolutely could not admit to framing his senior brother. He immediately retorted, "Senior Sister Mu, how could I possibly frame my senior brother? It was clearly my senior brother..."

"I think you're the one who framed Senior Brother!"

Ning Wan'er interrupted Ye Chen angrily, "Senior Brother would never do such a despicable thing. If he wanted me, I would have been his woman long ago. Why would he need to go through all this trouble? It must have been you who secretly sabotaged things and made Senior Brother lose his mind!"

"That's right, everyone knows Senior Brother's character, how could he do such a despicable thing? But Junior Brother, your character is not something to be proud of!"

Lu Ziling echoed coldly.

"I've long suspected that he framed Senior Brother, but I wasn't entirely sure. However, after witnessing his character today, I'm pretty sure it's true!"

"I don't know what influenced us back then, causing us to have mental problems and wrongly accuse our senior brother. I even suspect that he was behind it all, since none of us have been normal since he came to Tianyue Peak."

“I also find it strange. Ever since he appeared, it’s like we’ve been under some kind of mind-control spell. I never suspected him before, but after seeing those moves he used just now that sounded like demonic techniques, I think he’s probably up to something!”

"Those spiritual techniques were all filled with bloodthirsty energy, especially the last one, which was absolutely terrifying. This is definitely not a righteous spiritual technique, at least it couldn't have been taught by our master. He probably has another master, and we are very likely being controlled by the evil magic of his other master!"

"I think so too, otherwise why would we all be revolving around him? And why are we all acting like we're possessed? We must have been bewitched by some kind of evil magic!"

...

Yu Qingli and the other four spoke up one after another, expressing great suspicion towards Ye Chen. They deliberately raised their voices, as if afraid that Chi Yuan on the other side would not hear them.

Ye Chen listened, sweating profusely. Putting everything else aside, those spiritual techniques from the Blood Demon Ancestor were indeed genuine demonic abilities. He also did have another master. Although he didn't know if the Blood Demon Ancestor had secretly used evil magic to affect the minds of these seven senior sisters, their suspicions were not unfounded. After all, the ancestor truly had the ability and the motive to do so.

Of course, he wouldn't admit it verbally, vehemently denying it: "How can you doubt me like this? Since joining the sect, I've rarely even left Tianyue Peak, where would I have gone to learn demonic spiritual techniques?"

"Then tell me, who did you learn these moves from?"

A stunningly beautiful figure with ethereal grace appeared, coldly questioning Ye Chen.

“I… this is what my master taught me.”

Ye Chen replied, forcing himself to speak.

You Rong Qingxian didn't question this at all. Besides Pei Qingyun, who else could teach Ye Chen these moves? The reason she asked this question was simply to distance herself from the matter.

"I'll ask you again, did you frame your senior brother or not?"

You Rongqingxian questioned him with a cold and stern expression.

"Master, I really didn't frame Senior Brother. Why would I frame him?"

Ye Chen vehemently denied it.

"You dare to lie!"

Rong Qingxian's expression turned angry, and she slapped Ye Chen hard across the face. "I'll ask you one more time, did you frame him or not?!"

Ye Chen was stunned by the slap. He felt that the combined blows from Wenren Bingying and Chi Yuan didn't even hurt as much as this one. He covered his face with his hands and looked at You Rong Qingxian through gritted teeth, saying, "Aunt, I really didn't frame Senior Brother. Why don't you believe me?"

He called her "Aunt" but not "Master," clearly wanting to remind Rong Qingxian that he was not only her disciple but also her nephew. Anyone could doubt him, but she was not allowed to.

However, Ye Chen's calling her "aunt" would have been better, as it directly stung Rong Qingxian's nerves. The thought that this person, whom she regarded as her own nephew and loved so much, was the son of the enemy who killed her sister made her unable to suppress her hatred.

She immediately raised her hand and slapped Ye Chen hard across the face again, angrily rebuking him, "I've given you chance after chance, but you still stubbornly refuse to admit it. Do you really think I only suspect you? Your grandmaster has already admitted to me personally that she conspired with you to frame your senior brother!"

What?! It was Grandmaster and Ye Chen who conspired to frame Senior Brother?!

Upon hearing You Rong Qingxian's words, the seven goddesses, including Lu Ziling, were shocked and stared at You Rong Qingxian in disbelief.

Although they also had some doubts about Pei Qingyun, they couldn't believe that their grandmaster would personally persecute Chi Yuan. What a cruel and cold-blooded act! How could their grandmaster do such a thing?!

Shangguan Zhen and Elder Tianjian were also extremely shocked, especially Shangguan Zhen. He had personally witnessed that incident back then, so how could he not know how much injustice Chi Yuan had suffered and how much persecution he had endured? But now Rong Qingxian actually said that this was a conspiracy between Pei Qingyun and Ye Chen, and that it was premeditated.

Could it be...?

Shangguan Zhen and Elder Tianjian realized the reason almost at the same time, and when they looked at Ye Chen, their eyes revealed complicated emotions.

Ye Chen was dumbfounded. How could his master reveal the truth? Furthermore, even if his master had told You Rong Qingxian, shouldn't You Rong Qingxian, as his aunt, have helped him keep it a secret? How could she have made it public in front of everyone?!

"Ye Chen, it really was you! Give me back my senior brother!"

Enraged, Ning Wan'er burst into tears and drew her Blazing Cloud Sword, aiming it at Ye Chen's neck.

"No!"

Shangguan Zhen used a gentle force to push Ning Wan'er back. Seeing that Lu Ziling and the others were all in a state of high spirits, he had no choice but to use spatial power to temporarily imprison the seven people.

"The Divine Firmament Sect is a disgrace to the righteous sects. The dignified patriarch of the lineage actually persecuted his own disciples. It is truly chilling."

A clear, ethereal female voice suddenly drifted over. Above the arena on Chi Yuan's side, a stunningly beautiful woman with white veils covering her eyes and wearing a phoenix crown, resembling a snow lotus from the Tianshan Mountains, walked out of the space with an elegant and noble demeanor.

With her arrival, the temperature in the entire training ground instantly dropped to freezing point, the originally clear sky turned gloomy in an instant, and snowflakes fell as the cold wind howled, presenting a scene of deep winter.

"Yu Ling Shuang!"

Upon seeing this woman, Shangguan Zhen's pupils suddenly contracted. He didn't take Sikong Yan, the current sect leader of Yingyue Sect, seriously. With only a fifth-level Spirit Venerable cultivation, she could only compete with Pei Qingyun.

But Yu Ling Shuang, the former sect leader of Yingyue Sect, is different. She is a contemporary of his, and her strength is definitely no less than his. Even if he and Elder Tianjian join forces, they may not be a match for her.

This is troublesome!