The news spread throughout the entire Zhengdao area in just one month. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that there must be someone behind this, but they didn't quite believe it.
But in the end, there are only a few people in the world who understand, and most people just follow the crowd, and the anger in their hearts is ignited.
Especially for those cultivators whose relatives or friends disappeared or died in Guangji, it seemed like they had found a way to vent their anger.
The Chongxuan sect also suffered a considerable impact, as many people believed the rumors that were becoming increasingly intense.
Fortunately, Taixuan saw the opportunity early and forbade his disciples to believe in and spread rumors.
He watched Xi Yunting grow up, and the higher-ups in the sect knew his character very well. They didn't believe at all that he would collude with evil cultivators.
As for his background, it is even more ridiculous. Xi Yunting was brought back from outside by Tai Su himself. He is an orphan without a father or a mother. His parents are missing and nowhere to be found.
But you shouldn't make up such a lie just because you can't find his parents.
Faced with doubts and questioning, Taixuan left the other party speechless with just one sentence: It has been thousands of years since the Emperor Fu Lingtian of Jiyu ascended to the upper realm. How did he give birth to a son who was only three hundred years old in the lower realm?
This is the biggest flaw in this rumor! It has never been heard that an immortal who has ascended to heaven can return to the lower world.
Taixuan and several other relatives and friends who knew Xi Yunting's life experience knew that Xi Yunting was sent to the lower world by immortals from the upper world.
No one dared to say that his life experience had nothing to do with Fu Lingtian.
Taixuan could only deny it, otherwise the younger generation he valued would become the target of public criticism.
Sect Leader Taixuan acted as a shield and pushed back the questioners coming from all sides.
Some cultivators thought that what Taixuan said made sense, so they apologized and left, but some could not be easily dismissed.
These people came from Xuwu, and their leader was a powerful elder from Changyang Palace. He was the missing senior brother of Xiao Xingchu, named Xie Fuyun.
Xie Fuyun said: "There is no smoke without fire. The rumors that suddenly spread must be somewhat true. Some of them may not be credible, but some of them are worth discussing. Fu Lingtian cannot be Xi Yunting's biological father, but Fu Wumo may not have nothing to do with Xi Yunting. Otherwise, how did he escape from Wumo Xiezun? How can people believe that a mere out-of-body stage cultivator can survive the hands of a tribulation-crossing evil cultivator?"
Taixuan was immediately furious, and said angrily: "I don't like what you said! My nephew Xi has excellent dual spiritual roots of gold and fire, and is naturally intelligent. He has studied hard since he was young, and at the young age of less than 300 years old, he has already reached the out-of-body stage. He is the most powerful sword cultivator, the pride of my Chongxuan sect, and everyone in the entire Luochen Great Heaven Realm knows his reputation. Your Changyang Palace disciples went to fight Fu Wumo and never came back, but it doesn't mean that others will have the same fate. My nephew was able to fight Fu Wumo for a few moves, but he came back with near-death injuries. If it weren't for the fellow Taoists of the Jin Zen Sect who were present at the time, his life would really not be saved! Even if Fellow Daoist Xie is jealous of my Chongxuan for having such a talented person, you shouldn't slander him like this!"
Xie Fuyun laughed angrily: "I am jealous? Master Taixuan, stop making trouble! If you are really honest, would you dare to let me check it out?"
Taixuan frowned: "What do you want to check?"
Xie Fuyun said bluntly: "We will know if Xi Yunting's true essence has any connection with the evil cultivators after testing it!"
It is true that by examining the skills, one can immediately distinguish whether the practitioner is an evil practitioner or a Taoist practitioner.
However, Xi Yunting happened to have some remaining evil essence from Fu Wumo in his body, which could not be concealed at all.
Xie Fuyun would never believe that this was a remnant, and would only regard this evil cultivator's true essence as irrefutable evidence!
The thought flashed through Taixuan's mind like lightning, and he immediately acted furious and shouted, "You are taking advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble! Junior Brother Xi fought with Fu Wumo, his natal sword was damaged, and he was attacked by Fu Wumo's true essence. He was seriously injured on the spot, and Fu Wumo's true essence remained in his meridians. The fellow Jin Chan Sect members who were present at the time also knew about it. If you use this as a basis, it is clearly a distortion of right and wrong, and a far-fetched statement!"
Xie Fuyun said, "Why is Sect Leader Taixuan so anxious? Times have changed. In the past three years, the evil essence in his body should have been eliminated. If Xi Yunting is really fine, why is Sect Leader so anxious to use this matter to clarify?"
Taoist Taixuan said, "Did you not understand? Junior Brother Xi destroyed his natal sword and was seriously injured by Fu Wumo, which injured his dantian. He spent three years recuperating and only managed to heal his physical injuries. Because his dantian was injured, the remaining evil essence could not be completely eliminated."
Xie Fuyun sneered, "Master Taixuan, you are joking. As a top sect in Luochen, you can't even produce elixirs to heal Dantian injuries. If you say this, no one in the world will believe it! If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself! I still advise you not to make the same mistake again and again and protect Fu Wumo's accomplices."
Taixuan immediately understood that Xie Fuyun came prepared. He must have known that the Chongxuan Sect had invited Meng Si to treat Xi Yunting's injuries. To put it more conspiratorially, Xie Fuyun had even learned from Meng Si about the strange condition in Xi Yunting's body!
At this time, if he said that Yun Ting had lost his new sword and changed to practicing the Heart Sword, he would only be considered as quibbling.
Taixuan knew that no matter what he said, he could not stop Xie Fuyun.
Regardless of whether Xie Fuyun did this to avenge his junior fellow apprentice or to take this opportunity to avenge the previous grievances between the two sects, he seized the opportunity and was determined to test the true essence of his junior apprentice Xi and destroy him!
Taixuan could only resort to the tactic of delaying and quickly asked Liu Shaoguang to go to Taizhen to report the news.
Liu Shaoguang did not dare to delay and quickly rushed to Tangyan Street in Taizhen Tianjing.
As soon as he arrived here, he found that the atmosphere here was quite peaceful and almost no one was talking about the rumors about Xi Yunting.
This made him feel a little relieved, and when he met Chen Xiao and the others, he was in a mood to praise them for their good response.
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "In fact, we didn't do anything. When the news first came, the cultivation world in Taizhen also discussed it for a few days. Before Master Bai could take action to suppress it, it calmed down spontaneously."
Liu Shaoguang was startled, then he smiled: "These people are smart. They know that they are still counting on you to save Taizhen at this time, so they will naturally not do anything to provoke you."
Precisely because no one could afford to offend Chen Xiao, no one would say anything against Xi Yunting at this time.
Liu Shaoguang said: "This is a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation and make Xie Fuyun return home in defeat."
Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting looked at each other. Chen Xiao shook his head and said, "Xie Fuyun came with ill intentions. The Taizhen Xiuxian Realm cannot withstand the coercion of the Changyang Palace."
Liu Shaoguang was somewhat suspicious, "Could it be that Changyang Palace dared to offend the public?"
Xi Yunting then said, "He used the rumors as an excuse to test whether I am an evil cultivator. This matter has nothing to do with the current crisis of Taizhen. He only needs to use a few clever words to break the connection between the two and prevent the Taizhen cultivation world from interfering."
Liu Shaoguang frowned, and Xi Yunting sighed softly: "Big Brother, don't worry about me. I have already made a decision on this matter and I am mentally prepared."
"What conclusion?" Liu Shaoguang asked.
Chen Xiao said: "I'm afraid that this time the rumors are all true. Yun Ting is really Fu Lingtian's son and Fu Wumo's younger brother."
Liu Shaoguang was furious and said, "I don't believe a single word of this absurd talk! You are just ridiculous, you were easily fooled! At a time like this, why don't you think about how to dispel the rumor and let your imagination run wild? Everyone is trying their best to stop people from believing it, but it's you, the person involved, who is the one involved - we can't let the person who spread the rumor and caused trouble behind the scenes succeed!"
Xi Yunting looked at Liu Shaoguang without saying anything. After a while, when Liu Shaoguang calmed down a little, he said, "Thank you for protecting me, Senior Brother." He looked up at Chen Xiao, who was supporting him with a gentle and encouraging look, which gave him endless courage. "That time, Fu Wumo called me 'Wujiu' and let me go. I had guessed that the story behind my life was not simple. This rumor has put my doubts to rest."
Xi Yunting said: "Master once said that the light that sent me to Luochen was most likely from the upper realm and was the power of an immortal. This further confirms the possibility that Fu Lingtian is my biological father."
Liu Shaoguang fell into the chair behind him, his hands weakly supporting his knees. Although he had some guesses, he really didn't want to believe that this was the case.
"Oh!" Liu Shaoguang didn't know what to hate, and he hammered the coffee table beside him hard.
Chen Xiao sat down next to Xi Yunting and said to Liu Shaoguang, "Senior Brother Liu, now is not the time to be depressed. The rumor broke out suddenly and spread too quickly and too widely. Yunting and I both believe that it is very likely that an evil cultivator is behind it. The biggest suspect is Fu Wumo."
Yes, in this whole world, only Fu Wumo is sure that Xi Yunting is "Wujiu", his brother!
So there is no need to consider others at all, just catch them all.
Liu Shaoguang's eyes suddenly lit up with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "He is trying to harm my junior brother to death, forcing him to be deserted by his friends and relatives, to be ruined, and to be unable to stay in the righteous path!"
Chen Xiao said in a calm voice: "Xie Fuyun is so obsessed with Yun Ting's connection with the evil cultivators. He is obviously very sure that there must be people from the evil cultivators instigating this. It may be inconvenient for the evil cultivators to move around in the Taoist cultivation area, but don't forget that Fu Wumo has many Taoist cultivators who have defected to him."
Xi Yunting said, "In order to force me, their actions must be more than just spreading these contents. Now, because of Brother Xiao, Taizhen is almost unaffected. If Brother Xiao's Feng Shui formation is completed, I am afraid that even the negative impact of those rumors will be deliberately forgotten by people. The evil cultivators will definitely not sit idly by and watch their actions become useless. They will definitely incite the righteous people to come forward to deal with me."
Liu Shaoguang nodded. Xie Fuyun was the borrowed knife.
"It seems that we can't let Xie Fuyun do any tests no matter what!"
Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting shook their heads at the same time. Chen Xiao said, "On the contrary, we can only agree to him."
Liu Shaoguang was surprised and puzzled: "Why is this?"
Xi Yunting said: "If the evil cultivator fails in one plan, he will come up with another one. If Xie Fuyun cannot achieve his goal, the evil cultivator will probably destroy the completion of the twenty-four pillars of the Chenxing Feng Shui formation!"
Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting are closely related. If Xie Fuyun fails, the evil cultivator will definitely target Chen Xiao.
To shake Chen Xiao's status and influence and destroy this Feng Shui formation is to weaken Xi Yunting's backing.
The author has something to say:
It's hard to figure out the logic...
In short, as long as the evil cultivator's true essence can be detected from Xi Yunting, it will be solid evidence, proving that Xi Yunting has a relationship with the evil cultivator, and has colluded with the evil cultivator inside and outside, and is a residual Taoist cultivator.
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