"No detection spells?"

Upon hearing this, most people froze in place, while a few were already numb to Shen Yunhao's repeated back-and-forth behavior and were not surprised at all. They just stared at him as he performed.

Only Qianhe Daoren's bad premonition suddenly intensified, and he shouted sharply, "You audacious junior, are you toying with all our righteous colleagues here?!"

"That's not the case!" Shen Yunhao's smile sent a chill down Qianhe Daoren's spine. "The detection method is fake, but the remnants of the demonic vine are real! The reason you dared to come in so confidently is simply because... you had already moved those things to another place, wasn't that right?"

Daoist Qianhe's pupils contracted sharply, and his voice unconsciously lowered, "What...what do you mean?"

“My meaning is very simple…” Shen Yunhao’s gaze suddenly sharpened, and his voice turned cold. “There can’t be only one Blood Sect spy hidden among the righteous path! The two of you are looking out for each other, so I really can’t do anything about you.”

At this point, Shen Yunhao changed the subject, "But now... one of you is inside the formation, and the other is outside. How are you going to... take care of each other?"

Daoist Qianhe's expression suddenly changed. He subconsciously and in a panic turned his head sharply, his gaze urgently fixed on the place where the righteous path's leaders were standing, in a specific direction.

Almost at the same instant he turned his head!

Where the high-ranking officials were standing, Meng Qidong, the abbot of Baihe Temple who had been silently observing, suddenly changed his expression drastically, as if he had sensed a fatal crisis. His spiritual power erupted instantly, and he was about to make a move!

But it was too late!

A figure, like a ghost, had silently appeared behind him at some point, and suddenly struck out with a palm, aiming straight for Meng Qidong's back!

"Qiu Hanmo! It's you!"

That's right, this person is not Nie Qingshuang, but Qiu Hanmo, who was nearly driven to death by Shen Yunhao not long ago!

Meng Qidong's face was filled with horror, his soul seemed to tremble, and a blazing white light shield instantly appeared around his body!

However, Meng Qidong was only at the late stage of the Spirit Void Realm, while Qiu Hanmo was a true Void Transformation Realm expert, a huge difference, coupled with the long-planned sneak attack at this moment...

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the white light shield shattered like fragile glass after only a moment. Qiu Hanmo's palm struck Meng Qidong squarely in the back of the heart!

"puff--"

Meng Qidong coughed up blood and his body crashed forward like a kite with a broken string, his life force instantly waning.

However, more than the physical trauma, his face showed disbelief, horror, and...fear!

His gaze was fixed on Qiu Hanmo's other hand... where he was holding a white jade storage bag!

That was his storage artifact. Just now, the instant Qiu Hanmo struck him with a thunderous palm, he seized it!

"Hmph!" Qiu Hanmo snorted coldly, completely ignoring the shocked, confused, and bewildered looks of the others present, and directly cast a profound spell to erase Meng Qidong's divine sense imprint on the storage bag!

Then, under the watchful eyes of countless people, he tore the storage bag open.

Splash—

A large amount of miscellaneous items, spirit stones, medicine bottles, and magical artifacts poured out and scattered in mid-air.

Among these items, two jade talismans, each about the size of a palm, were particularly eye-catching. They were pure white like jade, yet exuded a rich and pure dark demonic aura and were covered with strange runes.

The aura emanating from it was identical to the fragments of demonic vines below, which served as "evidence" of the crime...

Clearly, these are the Demon Vine Jade Talismans made from the refined remains of the Demon Vine!

The entire venue was deathly silent!

...

In fact, even Shen Yunhao, who was inside the formation, was a little surprised to see that Qiu Hanmo had so easily shaken the two jade talismans out of Meng Qidong's storage bag.

Although he had devised a plan, he was not entirely sure whether Meng Qidong actually possessed the remnants of the Demon Vine—after all, something so important could be hidden by Daoist Qianhe in a more secretive place, or Meng Qidong might have a more sophisticated method of concealment.

However, reality went much more smoothly than he had anticipated.

Daoist Qianhe is cautious in his actions, and he would most likely carry such a crucial item with him at all times.

Just now, Shen Yunhao suddenly made a move and demanded testing. Although Daoist Qianhe was full of confidence, in order to be absolutely sure, he still temporarily handed the items over to Meng Qidong for safekeeping when Qiu Hanmo entered the formation to check.

The only thing Meng Qidong had that could conceal the aura of the demonic vine was his storage magic item.

Time was of the essence, and Meng Qidong didn't have time to make a second transfer. He could only quickly put the items into his storage bag... Even if Shen Yunhao caused any more trouble and investigated him, he would have a way to return the items after Daoist Qianhe appeared...

But he never expected that someone would suddenly jump out and cause trouble after Daoist Qianhe entered the formation!

With such a significant difference in cultivation level, Qiu Hanmo's sneak attack gave him no time to react or destroy evidence!

If Daoist Qianhe were still outside the formation, with his cultivation level, he would have been able to detect Qiu Hanmo's intentions in advance and easily stop the sneak attack. At that time, they could have looked after each other or moved items, making it virtually impossible to find this evidence again.

This is also the fundamental reason why Shen Yunhao went to great lengths to trick Daoist Qianhe into the Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Flow Formation!

Inside the formation, Daoist Qianhe's face was ashen as he stared intently at the two glaring demonic vine jade talismans, his whole body trembling slightly with rage.

As if she had thought of something, she suddenly turned her head and stared intently at Shen Yunhao.

"Just now... just now Qiu Hanmo suddenly became magnanimous and didn't continue to force you to kneel down and apologize... Is that why? You two were in cahoots all along?!"

Faced with his murderous gaze, Shen Yunhao simply smiled and did not answer.

Although he had previously cursed Qiu Hanmo harshly, he was equally aware that Qiu Hanmo genuinely respected his uncle Ling Huanzi and was eager to uncover the truth of what happened back then and clear his name.

Therefore, after making the request in secret, Qiu Hanmo did not hesitate for long before choosing to cooperate.

This is why it was Qiu Hanmo, not Nie Qingshuang, who ultimately appeared behind Meng Qidong and made the decisive move.

Our Palace Master Nie is still standing there, her beautiful eyes wide open, watching this earth-shattering reversal in the blink of an eye, her mind not even fully processing what has happened!

Clearly, she had not received any hints from Shen Yunhao, nor had she had the opportunity to receive them.

Of course, not everyone was as bewildered as she was. As the master of the Sword Pavilion, Ouyang Jingfeng had already sensed Qiu Hanmo's purpose the moment he set off.

However, he did not intervene.

He also felt that today's events had dragged on for too long and were full of twists and turns, and it was time to bring them to a close.

If Qiu Hanmo finds nothing, then Shen Yunhao's side can be declared guilty of false accusation.

If we find it... that would be even better, as it would expose the cancer hidden in the righteous path!