The surrounding cultivators gradually became restless, and someone suddenly gasped: "This... isn't this the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect's forbidden technique, the Ten Thousand Poisons Soul-Devouring Smoke?"
"What? It's that legendary..." A young cultivator was interrupted by a white-haired old man before he could finish speaking.
The old man pointed tremblingly at the jade bottle: "This item requires the blood and flesh of a closest relative as a catalyst; those who are poisoned will have their souls scattered and never be reincarnated!" His cloudy eyes were filled with horror. "The woman before the White Fairy is her own mother!"
An uproar immediately erupted in the crowd:
Even tigers don't eat their cubs, so this...
"No wonder the White Fairy specifically sought out her for a confrontation!"
"To concoct such an evil substance against one's own flesh and blood is utterly depraved!"
Madam Xia's fingers trembled violently, and her lips lost all color.
She instinctively took a half step back, and the gazes of the surrounding cultivators were like poisoned arrows, shooting towards her one after another.
The whispers were like countless sharp knives, peeling away the mask she had painstakingly built, bit by bit.
"You..." Her nail-painted fingers gripped her clothes tightly, the fabric twisting and deforming between her fingers. "How dare you...?" Her voice trembled so much that it was almost inaudible, and all traces of her former elegance had vanished.
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Bai Ying looked at her coldly, her eyes filled with an unyielding frost.
Madam Xia suddenly screamed hysterically, "I am your mother! Xia Qingdai, you heartless wretch, are you trying to force your mother to her death in front of so many people?"
Her appearance was particularly ferocious and terrifying.
Madam Xia knew better than anyone that Xia Qingdai was now renowned throughout the cultivation world. From the most noble immortal families to the most ordinary teahouses, her legend was being told everywhere.
Even a three-year-old child can recount several of her deeds.
And now, she's publicly revealed her most shameful past in front of so many people. Isn't she just making herself a target?
Mrs. Xia felt dizzy and disoriented, and even though her fingernails dug deep into her palms, she felt no pain.
How will she face herself after this? How will her family view her?
Why doesn't that bastard just die?!
Madam Xia's face turned extremely ugly. She pointed at Bai Ying with trembling hands, wanting to continue to accuse her, but was interrupted by the cold ridicule of the onlookers.
"How shameless! I wonder who tried to kill whom first?" a female cultivator dressed in green sneered.
An elderly man with white hair beside him shook his head and sighed, "I had long heard that Fairy Bai's mother favored her adopted daughter, but I never imagined the favoritism would be to such an extent. No wonder Fairy Bai didn't even want her surname and changed her name!"
"Heavens! How could there be such a mother?" a young cultivator exclaimed. "Not only does she neglect her own flesh and blood, doting on her adopted daughter, but she even wants to kill her biological daughter?"
His companion chimed in, "She probably has no idea how powerful her own daughter is. She's a Nascent Soul stage expert! Anyone else would be overjoyed! How can someone be like this?"
The crowd immediately erupted in discussion.
Madam Xia stood in the center of the crowd, trembling like a candle in the wind. Suddenly, she burst into hysterical laughter, her carefully styled hair completely disheveled, making her look like a madwoman.
"You've all been deceived by her!" Her finger pointed directly at Bai Ying, her voice shrill and piercing. "That beast, she killed her sister and father with her own hands! I have my reasons for treating her this way!"
The expressions of the Xuantian Sect members changed drastically.
Those present at the scene may not know, but the Xuan Tian Sect members were there when Bai Ying killed Xia Mingde.
Master Tinglan stepped forward, his spiritual energy surging: "Madam Xia! How dare you distort the truth!"
"Turning black into white?" Madam Xia grinned maliciously, wiping away her tears. "Then tell me, did Xia Mingde die at her hands? Was my poor Yuwei harmed by her?"
Master Tinglan laughed in fury: "Why don't you tell us how her father treated her? Don't think we don't know! He tried to ruin his own daughter with rumors. You two are birds of a feather! One wanted to take her life, and the other wanted to destroy her Dao heart—truly a match made in heaven!"
Madam Xia suddenly knelt down, tears streaming down her face, "What about Yuwei? What did my poor Yuwei do wrong? She was so kind, so well-behaved..."
Bai Ying looked at her coldly. She really wanted to kill this woman, but Xia Qingdai couldn't bear such a bad reputation.
She was about to clear Xia Qingdai's name when a sinister voice interrupted her: "Just a mortal." A black-robed cultivator sneered, "So what if Fairy Bai killed a hundred?"
"Exactly," someone immediately chimed in, "How dare a mere mortal compare to a Nascent Soul cultivator?"
Madam Xia was struck dumb, staring at the cultivators in disbelief. She then realized that in the eyes of these high and mighty cultivators, her precious daughter, whom she regarded as a treasure, was nothing more than an ant that could be crushed at will.
"You..." her voice was hoarse, "How could you..."
"What?" a female cultivator sneered. "You don't actually think we'd question a Nascent Soul stage senior over a mere mortal, do you?"
"This is not your territory, mortals. Here, strength is paramount. Even if Fairy Bai kills a thousand or ten thousand mortals like this, no one will think it's her fault."
That Xia Yuwei, who made the White Fairy uncomfortable, didn't she deserve to die?
Madam Xia stared at them in disbelief, then collapsed to the ground. She finally realized she had made a fatal mistake: in this dog-eat-dog world of cultivation, she had dared to use the life of a mortal to question a powerful being. It was as ridiculous as an ant demanding justice from a dragon.
Bai Ying watched this scene, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.
She slowly raised her hand, and the surroundings fell silent.
"Mrs. Xia," her voice rang clearly in everyone's ears, "you keep saying I killed Xia Yuwei, then why don't you tell me how she treated me?"
Madam Xia looked up abruptly, only to see Bai Ying take out a Qiankun Mirror from her sleeve: "Why don't you all see what your 'kind and obedient' adopted daughter actually did that day?"
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