Li Daogu and the others slowly walked to the head of the table.
The words spoken by the arrogant elder of Qiankun Fortress in Xu Lanyue's courtyard that day were not known to many disciples. They only knew that this middle-aged man with profound aura was a high-level expert who had successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, so they all cast respectful glances at him.
Li Daogu felt the admiration of these disciples who were too weak to withstand even a single blow from him, and a smug smile curled his lips.
Master Dingfeng stood silently beside him, holding the Demon-Subduing Disc in his hands, his thoughts wandering elsewhere.
Li Daogu cleared his throat and said, "I am Li Daogu of Qiankun Fortress. Recently, demons invaded the Spirit Academy. I was very saddened and shocked. So, as soon as I advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, I rushed to the Spirit Academy to expel the demons after leaving seclusion."
“Yesterday we captured the leader of the monsters, a cunning mid-level monster, and today we have brought him here for execution to comfort the souls of the departed.”
Li Daogu gave a wink to Dingfeng Zhenren beside him.
Without even raising his eyes, Master Dingfeng flicked his sleeve and tossed the Demon-Subduing Disc into the air. The disc transformed into a cylindrical, semi-transparent dome, revealing an ugly demon inside.
Upon seeing the demon, the disciples were so excited that they wished they could tear it to pieces and get rid of it as soon as possible.
"Kill it!"
"Kill this filthy monster!!"
Qi Yu stared wide-eyed at the monster covered in wounds.
It's not Lai Pi!
This is definitely not Lai Pi!
She looked at the silent Wu Rouwan, who noticed her gaze and shook her head almost imperceptibly.
"..." What exactly is going on?
Was Lai Pi actually captured?
Is it that Qiankun Fort still wants to keep Lai Pi, this mid-level demon, for research, or that Lai Pi was never actually captured?
Li Daogu continued to recount how cunning and hateful this mid-level demon was, and how much effort Qiankun Fortress had spent to capture it.
Qi Yu stood in the corner, watching the disciples who were in a frenzy and wanted to execute the demon immediately.
Was this lie fabricated to appease everyone?
"I know you are all saddened. Today, I will personally slay this demon!"
Li Daogu used a burst of spiritual power to send the demon into the air. He then formed hand seals and swiftly struck the struggling demon.
With a loud "boom," the demon was instantly shattered into a pulp by the spiritual energy attack.
The flying gore splattered all over the disciples in the hall, causing them to scream in surprise.
Qi Yu, his face dark, took a few steps back into the corner to avoid being splattered with the minced meat.
Wu Rouwan also frowned and glanced at Li Daogu.
Li Daogu, however, did not care at all whether this action was disgusting or not, and continued, "The demon has been eliminated, everyone can rest assured!"
Master Dingfeng sighed and stepped forward, saying, "Demons are filthy. Being attacked and injured by them risks being assimilated into a demon. To express our apologies, Qiankun Fort will give each Lingyuan disciple a bottle of Grade 7 Exorcism Pill."
Upon hearing this, the disciples, who were busy wiping the filth off their bodies, exclaimed with delight, "Such a precious seventh-grade exorcism pill, Qiankun Fortress actually gave each of them a bottle?"
"That's a big spender!"
One disciple said dejectedly, "What's a seventh-grade exorcism pill? We can ask Qi Yu to help refine some and get a decent one. But once someone's gone, they're really gone..."
"That's right, it's all their fault that Junior Brother died..."
"well……"
Li Daogu, who was standing at the head of the main hall, suddenly twitched his ears, squinted and looked over, and the next second he appeared next to the disciple who was speaking.
“You just now…” Li Daogu pinched the disciple’s shoulder and said softly.
The disciple's legs trembled with fear at the pressure of the Nascent Soul stage cultivator, but he still forced himself to say, "What did I just do? I was just telling the truth!"
Wu Rouwan also came down, her voice tense as she said, "Elder Li, don't go too far."
With a gentle wave of his hand, Li Daogu sent Wu Rouwan staggering back several steps by a burst of spiritual energy.
“I didn’t say I was going to do anything excessive, Dean Wu.”
Wu Qianqian ran over to support Wu Rouwan, looking at Li Daogu with anger but not daring to speak out.
"I just wanted to ask this junior disciple a few questions." Li Daogu stroked the back of the trembling disciple's neck with his fingers. "Just now, did you say the name 'Qi Yu'? Is she your fellow disciple?"
The disciple retorted, "Junior Sister Qi Yu is our new disciple this year. She's a genius at alchemy and doesn't need your hypocritical exorcism pills!"
Li Daogu chuckled softly, his wrinkles deepening slightly, but there was no smile in his eyes.
He slowly looked around, his gaze sweeping across the faces of each disciple.
"Qi Yu..." Li Daogu said coldly, "Where is she?"
"Bring him to me."
The disciple pointed at Qi Yu and said, "She's right there!"
The unremarkable-looking girl in the corner raised her head, a smile playing on her lips, and said loudly:
"I am Qi Yu, may I ask why you are here, Elder..."
What brings you here?
Li Daogu released the disciple and stepped closer to Qi Yu.
"You are Qi Yu..."
Wu Rouwan blocked Li Daogu's path and said, "Elder, please speak frankly about what's on your mind."
The disciples inside the hall looked at Li Daogu, whose expression was unfriendly, and then at Qi Yu, who remained calm, and began to whisper among themselves.
"What happened to Qi Yu?"
"How did she get involved with a Nascent Soul stage expert?"
"Why does this elder seem to be looking for trouble with Qi Yu?"
The disciple who revealed Qi Yu's identity looked at the menacing Li Daogu with some panic and whispered, "I...I won't harm Junior Sister Qi Yu, will I..."
Li Daogu suddenly raised his hand and unleashed a burst of spiritual energy, pulling a young man from outside the hall into the room.
The boy scrambled to his feet and asked in a low voice, "What are your orders, Elder?"
Li Daogu didn't even glance at the young man, his voice so cold it seemed to freeze, "Wan Jiayu, that day in the Crimson Forest, the witch you brought back to Qiankun Fortress, was she named Qi Yu?"
Wan Jiayu lowered her head and said softly, "Exactly."
“But…” He raised his head again, glanced quickly at Qi Yu, and said, “But the Qi Yu that disciple saw that day was extremely beautiful. She should not be the same person as this girl. True Master Dingfeng also knows this.”
Not far away, Master Dingfeng scrutinized Qi Yu for a while and shook his head at Li Daogu, saying, "It's not this person."
Qi Yu stared at Li Daogu's gleaming eyes and laughed, "Elder, have you mistaken me for someone else?"
Li Daogu slowly said, "Wan Jiayu, let me ask you again, did the witch who cruelly murdered Pharmacist Wang that day use some kind of evil fire that directly devours people alive?"
Wan Jiayu remained silent for a while before replying, "It seems so."
Li Daogu suddenly grabbed Wan Jiayu by the neck and said in a cold voice, "You traitor! You're just An'er's page. I gave you a chance to enter the immortal sect, yet you dare to protect this cruel witch."
“Yesterday, I clearly saw this woman using that strange, evil fire!”
"She's that witch!"
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