Shen Daochen suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

It's simply impossible to connect his kind and innocent daughter with evil spirits harming people.

Given that Shen Sangruo had previously harmed Bai Mumu on several occasions, Shen Daochen and Lingxiao Zhenren were more inclined to believe that it was Shen Sangruo's slander.

“My daughter has never left our sight since she returned to the Flying Cloud Sect. She has no chance to come into contact with any evil spirits.”

"The idea that she uses demonic energy to harm people is utter nonsense. Everyone in the Flying Cloud Sect knows how kind she is."

The members of the Flying Cloud Sect all agreed.

"On the other hand, Shen Sangruo harbored resentment towards Mu Mu while she was still in the Flying Cloud Sect, and hurt her more than once."

"She was expelled from the sect because she severely injured Mu Mu, almost killing her. Afterwards, she showed no remorse and wanted to sever ties with me. I had no choice but to expel such a scourge from the sect!"

All the previous rumors about Shen Sangruo were nothing compared to the impact of what Shen Daochen said in person.

But with Shen Sangri's performance before, everyone had their eyes, greatly diminishing Shen Daochen's persuasiveness.

"I believe that everyone here has discerning eyes and will surely be able to clear my daughter's name."

Shen Daochen and Lingxiao Zhenren were determined to protect Bai Mumu to the very end.

However, the Taoist Wuwei immediately said sarcastically, "Don't just talk about our Sang Ruo. Was Bai Mumu's behavior in the secret realm really as kind as you say?"

"She wiped out so many small sects, using the others in the team as stepping stones to show off. Is she kind? Sect Leader Shen must be blinded."

Upon reflection, everyone realized that Bai Mumu's behavior did indeed differ slightly from Shen Daochen's description.

Shen Daochen glared at Wuwei Daoren, but ultimately said nothing, instead glancing at Bai Mumu out of the corner of his eye.

Lingxiao Zhenren snorted coldly, his words carrying a hidden meaning, "The Tianjian Sect and the Jiang family joined forces with the Ninghua Sect to defeat the Black Scale Wolf as soon as they entered the Tiandeng area."

"Their relationship is quite close, as everyone can see, and he has probably already joined forces with her."

Lingxiao Zhenren has always been arrogant and disdainful of all living beings, and he doesn't take anyone seriously when he speaks.

Upon hearing this, both the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Jiang family were displeased.

Isn't this blatantly saying that these two sects have improper conduct?

“Master Lingxiao, please be careful with your words. We have always respected you as the number one cultivator in the cultivation world and have a great deal of respect for you.” Jiang Wensheng straightened his expression and said in an unhappy voice, “But we cannot tolerate your malicious speculation.”

“The young sect leader will always act the same way as the Heavenly Sword Sect, and would never do such despicable things.” Mingxi’s cold gaze swept over them.

Mei Mei clasped her hands in a fist salute to Ming Xi, "Disciple Mei Mei guarantees with her life that everything she said is true. There is indeed something strange about Bai Mumu."

"This concerns evil spirits, so I dare not speak recklessly."

"You did a great job. Hating evil is the ancestral motto of the Heavenly Sword Sect." Ming Xi nodded to Mei Mei.

Then, looking towards the direction of the Flying Cloud Sect, he said, "Since Sect Master Shen and True Person Lingxiao have stood up for her against all odds, there is no reason for our Heavenly Sword Sect to back down."

“My Jiang family is the same. You trust Bai Mumu, so naturally we trust our own child as well,” Jiang Wensheng said.

"If so many witnesses don't count as evidence, then what does?"

"We and the cultivation world must be given an explanation for this matter!"

"Young Sect Master deliberately murdered my sect's disciples. Shouldn't Sect Master Shen also give me an explanation?" Wuwei Daoist suddenly spoke up.

Ninghua Sect, Tianjian Sect, and Jiang Family all exerted pressure simultaneously. Shen Daochen clenched his fists, his anger turning into a forced laugh.

Okay, okay, but they couldn't wait to climb up after being pushed to second place.

"Do you think our Flying Cloud Sect has fallen? No matter what, the Flying Cloud Sect is still several times stronger than you. It's not your place to threaten us!"

"You'd be in utter trouble if you tried to harm my daughter!" Shen Daochen's voice was incredibly firm.

"Sect Leader Shen, why are you in such a hurry? I have witnesses," Shen Sangruo said softly.

"A witness? Which sect is closely related to you? Colluding beforehand, can that be considered a witness?" Shen Daochen remained adamant.

"The witnesses I'm referring to are from the Flying Cloud Sect. The Flying Cloud Sect naturally knows perfectly well what Bai Mumu did."

I won't go into details about my relationship with the people of the Flying Cloud Sect, as I can't conspire with them.

Bai Mumu's fingernails dug deeply into her palm, but she didn't panic.

Apart from Wen Xuan, everyone else only knew that they had been severely injured by the Purple Gold Serpent.

As for Wen Xuan, she naturally had ways to control him.

“Wen Xuan, under Bai Mumu’s orders, used a self-inflicted injury ruse to lure us into the Purple Gold Serpent’s attack range. He knows everything Bai Mumu has done.”

Lingxiao Zhenren frowned. Wen Xuan was his personal disciple, and Shen Sanruo was slapping him in the face again.

"Sect Leader Shen, do you dare to summon him out for a confrontation?" Shen Sangruo's calm eyes met Shen Daochen's gaze.

Her eyes held none of the emotions she usually displayed when facing him; they were terrifyingly cold.

Shen Daochen's eyes were dark and unfathomable, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

An hour later, Wen Xuan, who had been unconscious, had taken the medicine and had regained consciousness.

He said in a deep voice, "Mu Mu is innocent, what is there for her to be afraid of?"

"Someone, bring Wen Xuan here."

A moment later, the disciples of the Flying Cloud Sect brought Wen Xuan over.

His blood-stained robes had been changed, but his pale face still revealed how weak and frail he was.

Besides him, Feng Heyun and Luo Chu also came along.

Lu Shiqing violated the clan rules and is still imprisoned.

Shen Sanruo felt that Wen Xuan's condition seemed worse than in the secret realm, and her gaze towards her seemed to contain more emotions.

There was more panic, unease and fear than before.

Feng Heyun and Luo Chu were in the same state; their faces were nothing short of ugly, and they looked utterly dejected.

His expression was very anxious, and his gaze, once fixed on her, never left her, as if it were welded to her.

She gave a look of disgust; it seemed that these people's conditions had worsened again.

Lingxiao Zhenren swept his cold gaze over the three of them, quite displeased with their behavior, and coughed coldly to remind them.

He gestured to them to pay attention to Bai Mumu, who was their junior sister.

The three reluctantly withdrew their gaze and did not look anywhere else.

"Wen Xuan, I'll give you a chance. Where did your injuries come from?" Master Lingxiao didn't mention the evil spirits, but instead asked about his injuries first.

When Wen Xuan emerged, he was barely alive, with dozens of wounds on his body inflicted by sharp feathers.

The heaviest spot was only an inch away from his heart.

It's obvious who did it.

Unfortunately, Wen Xuan used other swords to rip the wound apart, making it bloody and unrecognizable.

As his master, he was naturally furious.

Of course, they also wanted to use this incident to confirm Shen Sangruo's evil deeds.

Wen Xuan answered quickly, almost without hesitation, "Reporting to Master, all the injuries on my body were caused by the Purple Gold Serpent."

Seemingly afraid that the answer was unclear, he added, "It has nothing to do with others."