Xiao Yuhan's face gradually turned pale. He then pulled Bai Yao in front of his senior brothers and sisters, knelt down, and kowtowed to them. Bai Yao, seeing her master kneel down, followed suit without thinking.

Xiao Yuhan turned to look at Bai Yao and asked, "Girl, why are you kneeling?"

Bai Yao was taken aback. "Master is kneeling, I can't stand up. That's the rule."

At this moment, Ye Qingyun was also stunned, and said with a slight tremor, "No...no way? Junior brother, could it be that you and Junior Nephew Bai Yao...No! Absolutely not! It would be a disgrace to the family!"

Xiao Yuhan was taken aback, thinking to herself that she hadn't said anything yet, so how could she have disgraced the family? How could it be absolutely unacceptable?

"Senior brother? What are you saying? What do you mean by disgracing the family?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingyun frowned. "Aren't you trying to talk about your relationship with Junior Sister Bai Yao?"

"I just wanted to talk about Yao'er..."

"That won't do! You two are master and disciple! If word gets out..."

Before Ye Qingyun could finish speaking, Nangong Ling'er walked up to him and said, "Senior brother, you've probably misunderstood something. I think what Senior Brother Xiao meant wasn't what you think."

Xiao Yuhan hadn't reacted yet. "I wanted to talk about Yao'er's background and the demonic power within her. What does this have to do with Guan Menfeng?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingyun was taken aback, then smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "Oh...yes, that's what it is. Get up and talk. Why are you kneeling there? And you, Junior Nephew Bai Yao, don't kneel down for no reason! You scared me."

At this moment, Nangong Ling'er couldn't help but laugh. She then walked up to Bai Yao, helped her up, and whispered a few words in her ear. Unexpectedly, Bai Yao's face turned red to the roots of her ears, and she stopped kneeling and quickly got up.

At this moment, Xiao Yuhan was also somewhat puzzled, but he refused Ye Qingyun's offer of help and said, "I kept Yao'er's matter a secret from my senior brothers and sisters. Once Yao'er's demonic power was revealed, I knew I couldn't hide it anymore. But I'm glad that my senior brothers and sisters are still willing to believe in Yao'er. However, I know that I still have to give you an explanation for this matter."

Ye Qingyun thought for a moment, then sighed, “Junior brother, we don’t really mind. Bai Yao grew up in the Heavenly Sword Sect. So what if she really has a relationship with the demon race? You were the one who brought her back back then, and you agreed to it back then. You won’t say anything more now, so you don’t need to explain.”

“I do know that Yao’er is related to the demon race, and... the demonic power in her body should originate from a demon emperor. According to the information I investigated a few years ago, this emperor has a lot of involvement with the demon race outside of Xiliang. Moreover, I have deduced from various clues that Yu Hui’s purpose is related to Bai Yao. After fighting with Su Li several times before, I can roughly understand that they want Yao’er to do something. Therefore, Yao’er and I are to blame for the Heavenly Sword Sect being targeted by the Heavenly Demon Abyss several times. For this reason, I have to be frank with you senior brothers. After all, those disciples who died did not know why they were killed. It makes no sense.”

At this moment, Liu Jiantang beside him said coldly, "So what? You want to say that you implicated the sect? Junior Brother Xiao, I don't care why the enemy came to cause trouble for my Heavenly Sword Sect. In my eyes, anyone who comes to cause trouble for the Heavenly Sword Sect deserves to die. This is not your fault or the little girl's fault. Don't try to take the blame on yourself. Righteousness and evil cannot coexist. Given the way those people from the Heavenly Demon Abyss do things, even without you, our Heavenly Sword Sect would have had to fight them sooner or later. So, stop talking nonsense! Get up now!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Huairu, who was not far away, said coldly, "That's right. If it's a war, then it's a war between the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Heavenly Demon Abyss, regardless of the cause. Since we've already formed an enmity, this debt will be settled sooner or later."

At this moment, Xiao Yuhan stopped being coy and said, "I know that my fellow senior brothers and sisters will have this attitude, so I will not say anything more. I did not even think of taking the blame for myself. I just want to say that the people of Tianmojian will not let this go. We need to deal with them as soon as possible, and this spiritual vein is the way for us to quickly gain power in a short period of time."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingyun hurriedly said, "No! I understand now. Junior Brother, you mean that if we absorb the spiritual vein together, we can have the power to fight against the Heavenly Demon Abyss, right? But do you know? This spiritual vein and the spiritual vein of Lingsu City are the same one. It's just that the spiritual eye is in the Heavenly Sword Sect and the other is in Lingsu City. If this place loses its spiritual vein, the entire Lingsu region will no longer be suitable for human survival, and we will become sinners!"

Xiao Yuhan persisted, "Senior brother, at this point, we always have to make choices. If this spiritual vein can create a master above the Dao Integration Realm, like entering the Mahayana stage, we will definitely have a chance of winning. Moreover, judging from the density of this spiritual vein, it seems to be even more than that. We are all top combatants of the Heavenly Sword Sect. Senior brother Liu may not need it, after all, in the path of swordsmanship, the strength of spiritual power does not affect strength too much. I can also not use it. Junior brother now has a means of survival and a last trump card. But you, Senior sister Shen, and junior sister, if the three of you can make good use of this spiritual vein, we won't be so passive in facing the problem of the Heavenly Demon Abyss!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingyun became unusually angry. "No! I said no, and that's final! Junior brother, do you know that if the spiritual vein is gone, this place will become a desert, where no grass or trees will grow, and no people or livestock can survive? What will happen to the people of the entire Lingsu region? What right do we have to make a choice for them? This spiritual vein belongs to the entire Lingsu region, not just to our Heavenly Sword Sect! Do you understand?"

Xiao Yuhan frowned. "Senior brother, those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles..."

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