Chapter 215 Qingyu Zhenren Betrayed by All

Lotus Gate

"How have I taught you all? How could you be so negligent in your cultivation!"

Master Qingyu rarely gets angry, but he was clearly hurt by the rumors circulating today. With a flick of his wide sleeves, he pinned down the disciples kneeling on the ground, preventing them from raising their heads.

Yuan Ce was young and had just been brought back to the Lotus Sect. He had already forgotten the pain of his injuries and couldn't help but mutter, "That's because Senior Sister wasn't here."

"nonsense!"

Master Qingyu coldly said, "Ye Li is a disciple just like you. What does her presence or absence have to do with your strength!"

Wen Yao, speaking in a very low voice, said, "In the past, it was always A-Li who prepared magical artifacts for us, helped us analyze our moves, and sparred with us before the competition. Without her, there's nothing we can't do..."

Yuan Ce seemed to have found an ally and immediately chimed in, "Yes, Master, you don't care about anything, so how can you expect us to get any good rankings?"

"presumptuous!"

Just as Master Qingyu was about to teach Yuan Ce a lesson, he was interrupted by Bai Xiaosheng.

"Xiao Liu is right, Senior Sister is indeed more like Master than you, Master."

Lu Ziting responded in a more tactful way, "Master, we can't blame everything on us for this loss."

Master Qingyu had never been so defied by his disciples. In the past, when Ye Li was around, she was the one who disciplined them, and he didn't need to worry about trivial matters like the competition.

At this moment, his blood was churning, and he was clearly furious to the extreme, but deep down he felt an indescribable pain.

If Ah Li were here, none of this would have happened.

But Yuehua died so tragically, he couldn't abandon Su Ying'er; he couldn't let the tragedy repeat itself.

Thinking of this, his voice turned cold again.

"Disrespecting your teachers and elders, and making numerous excuses, from this day forward, you are no longer disciples of the Lotus Sect!"

The Tianmen Sect has never had a precedent of expelling all its direct disciples from the sect. Master Qingyu's statement was likely due to extreme anger.

If Ye Li were here, she would immediately punish the junior brothers and ask him to retract his order.

But apart from Lu Ziting who hesitated a bit, the others stood up without hesitation.

Wen Yao was the first to react, “Master, when I learned that A-Li’s soul had been watching us, I wanted to leave the sect. Now it’s finally clean.”

Qingyu Zhenren's cold face seemed to have a crack. Before he could speak, Yuan Ce chimed in, "Yes, yes, I originally thought that Senior Sister would come back, which is why I returned to the Lotus Sect. Now that Senior Sister is gone, I don't want this damn Lotus Sect anymore!"

Mo Hannian's tone was somber as he said, "Farewell, Master."

Seeing the three leave without hesitation, Lu Ziting subconsciously took a step after them, but then he stopped.

As Qingyu Zhenren's personal disciple, he couldn't just fool around with his fellow disciples, so he tried to comfort Qingyu Zhenren.

“Master, my junior brothers are young and just confused for a moment. I will go and find them right away.”

Master Qingyu didn't speak, so Lu Ziting assumed he had tacitly agreed, cupped his hands in greeting, and chased after him.

For a moment, only Master Qingyu remained in the vast Lotus Cave.

But he wasn't thinking about these disciples; he was thinking about Ye Li.

Only now did he realize how much effort she had put into the Lotus Sect and into him.

He muttered to himself, "Ah Li, it's me..."

The wrong word reached his lips, but then vanished without a trace.

After an unknown amount of time, the Grand Elder's disciple arrived.

"Master Qingyu, tonight Sect Leader Ouyang is hosting a small gathering of all sects at Tianmen Pavilion. You are cordially invited to attend."

Master Qingyu snapped out of his daze, suppressed his emotions, and asked, "You mean the Sect Master will also go?"

"yes."

Although Sect Leader Ouyang is a sect leader, he has neglected sect affairs for many years, let alone such gatherings.

Sect Master Ouyang is the supreme leader of the Tianmen Sect and the master of True Person Qingyu. He cannot be absent from the meeting, both out of courtesy and reason.

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Tianmen Pavilion.

The reason why the five sect leaders gathered at Tianmen Pavilion at this moment was because of an invitation personally written by Sect Leader Ouyang the day before.

We invited the five sect leaders to gather at the Tianmen Sect.

Sect Master Ouyang had not left the area for a thousand years, but now that he had sent out an invitation, the five sect masters did not refuse and all came to pay their respects.

As night deepened, the sect leaders had already taken their seats and were personally entertained by the Grand Elder.

The Sect Master of Taixu Sect said with a smile, "It has been many years since I last saw Sect Master Ouyang. I never expected to have the honor of sitting at the same table with you today."

The Kunlun Sect Master echoed, "Indeed, Sect Master Ouyang is a half-immortal, only one step away from ascending to immortality. If we do not see him again, once he becomes an immortal and seeks the Dao, we will have no chance to see him again."

As they were talking, the door opened to both sides.

A refreshing spiritual energy instantly filled the entire hall.

Everyone in the room turned around and saw a figure with an ethereal aura hidden within a halo of light.

By the time they realized what was happening, they were already kneeling on the ground.

After Sect Leader Ouyang took his seat, he gestured with his hand, and everyone stood up.

His tone was calm and gentle: “There’s no need for formalities, everyone. Today is just a gathering of old friends.”

The Sect Master of Taixu smiled and said, "It's been many years since we last met. Sect Master Ouyang's demeanor is even more impressive than before, truly leaving us far behind."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Sect Leader Ouyang said with a smile, "To welcome our distinguished guests from afar, I have prepared a small feast. Please enjoy it."

The Kunlun Sect Master picked up the golden cup on the table, held it to his nose, and kept praising it, "Indeed, it is a fine wine."

Sect Leader Ouyang responded with a smile, but the upturned corners of his lips revealed a hint of something indescribable.

Just as the sect leaders were about to drink, a female voice rang out from the corner.

"Sect Leaders, please wait!"

Everyone looked toward the source of the sound and saw a woman walk out.

Upon seeing her outer disciple attire, the sect leaders all frowned.

"Where did this little brat come from? Don't disturb our drinking, get out of here."

Ye Li looked at the halo of light on the seat and said with a smile, "If you drink this wine, then this will be the last cup of wine in your lives."

"Am I right, Sect Leader Ouyang!"

Upon hearing this, the sect leaders were all stunned for a moment.

The Sect Master of Taixu hesitated and said, "What are you talking about? How could Sect Master Ouyang possibly harm us?"

"Sect Master Ouyang may not, but the person in front of you will. The real Sect Master Ouyang is long dead; the one in front of you is merely a puppet!"

"Nonsense!"

The elder said sternly, "Stop talking nonsense here and get out of here."

Seeing that they didn't believe her, Ye Li picked up a glass of wine, drew a talisman on her hand, and the wine in the glass instantly changed color.

It turned from clear white to blood red, and something was flowing within it.

"This is no ordinary wine, but Blood Curse Wine. Once you drink it, you will become walking corpses, the core of the formation to replace those four tragically killed sect leaders!"

The Grand Elder rebuked, "What are you talking about? Didn't Yuehua kill those four sect leaders?"

"It's true that Li Yuehua killed them, but she was manipulated by him that day!"

Ye Li pointed at the "Sect Leader Ouyang" seated on the throne, her eyes cold and sharp.

The Grand Elder couldn't help but interrupt her as she spoke increasingly outrageously, "You're just an outer disciple, how could you possibly know about things from hundreds of years ago?"

Ye Li curled her lips, "Because I am Li Yuehua."

Before the Grand Elder could speak, a trembling voice rang out from the side.

"What did you say? Who are you?"