"This is impossible!"

Hearing the name said by the disciple from Chiyang Peak, An Zhisu immediately widened his eyes in disbelief and blurted out subconsciously:

"This is impossible!"

She looked horrified, and swept her eyes over everyone present again, as if to strengthen her persuasiveness, and emphasized again:

"That's absolutely impossible! Before my junior brother and I entered the tower, our master... our master was still in seclusion!"

No one responded.

All the Shushan disciples present had a skeptical yet hostile expression on their faces.

"I dare to ask Master Jinghua," Ling Yunpo said loudly, "Did anyone see my master killing someone?"

Master Jinghua, who had been silent from the beginning, spoke after a while:

“Never.”

"Then why did this fellow disciple conclude that it was our master who did it?" Ling Yunpo turned around, his eyes suddenly sharp, and asked in a stern voice.

"My disciple from Chiyang Peak died from the water-based sword energy, stabbed in the back." The disciple gritted his teeth and said, "And there was a line of text left at the scene, saying 'Those who scheme will be stabbed in the back', and Su Jian's signature was also below it!"

"I see." Ling Yunpo turned to look at Master Jinghua and said in a deep voice, "It is clear that this is an extremely clumsy plot to sow discord."

"If our master really wanted revenge, why would he target a Foundation Establishment disciple? Wouldn't it be a more direct method to challenge the leader of Chiyang Peak to a duel? It would also leave you all speechless!"

Master Jinghua was silent for a moment before speaking again:

"really."

“Please judge for yourself, Master Jinghua!” The Chiyang Peak disciple who had just spoken hurriedly shouted, “Even if it wasn’t done by the Qingluo Peak Master, it’s possible that a Qingluo Peak disciple did it, pretending to be his master! Because… because my senior brother had an old grudge with An Zhisu!”

"Since you are accusing me and my senior sister, please produce evidence!" Ling Yunpo threatened immediately, "If you slander Qingluo Peak based on a vague message written by an unknown person, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The disciple from Chiyang Peak gnashed his teeth, but dared not provoke again and could only remain silent in anger.

After all, Poyun Sword Immortal was the second place in the Shushan Competition and had defeated Lin Duanshan and Duan Fenhai.

If the other party wanted to duel with me, I would definitely not stand a chance of winning. It would be better for me to wait until I leave the Demon Locking Tower and go find the peak master to seek justice.

"I'll say something as well." Lin Duanshan, who had just returned to the hall, spoke up after learning the situation from his fellow apprentices, "If it was really Junior Brother Ling or Senior Sister An who killed him by surprise, why would they leave such a message and reveal their identities?"

"Maybe it's to establish his authority." Duan Fenhai said lazily beside him.

"This is ridiculous." Lin Duanshan said coldly, "What kind of authority is this? He killed someone, deliberately left clues pointing to himself, and now he flatly denies the accusation. How can this be considered a way to establish authority?"

"This will only make the Shushan disciples distrust each other and make everyone feel insecure!"

"That's right." Master Jinghua nodded and said, "No matter who the real murderer is, the purpose of leaving this line of text is to deceive people and fish in troubled waters."

"In the following trials, disciples from the same peak must stay together, advance and retreat together, and no one is allowed to be alone! If you encounter a sneak attack from anyone, do not rush to retaliate, but be sure to come back and report to me first!"

After saying this, he was about to lead everyone down to the second floor, but he heard Guan Shanyue suddenly say:

"Master Jinghua, can you wait a moment?"

"What's the matter?" Master Jinghua stopped.

"I agree that the murderer is trying to alienate our Shushan disciples," Guan Shanyue said leisurely, "but isn't there a non-Shushan disciple among those entering the Demon Locking Tower this time?"

"Where is the chief of Kunlun named Qiu Changtian now?"

As soon as these words came out, it was like a bolt from the blue, immediately causing discussions among the Shushan disciples.

Even if everyone is still wary of disciples from other peaks, they certainly cannot directly say that they suspect their fellow disciples in front of Master Jinghua.

However, it was different for the Kunlun monks. They said that Qiu Changtian was a serious suspect and asked to capture him for careful interrogation and strict surveillance. This couldn't be wrong, right?

Ling Yunpo vomited blood when he heard this from behind.

Damn it, you thought Qiu Changtian was a Kunlun monk, but you didn't know he had another identity called "Lingyunpo"! How could I possibly frame myself?

Hey, wait! Could it be that my future self really did this?

Considering the last trip out of the palace, the last stage of the two worlds of mortals, when I was Qiu Changtian, I was plotted against by the future Luo Yan and experienced a tough battle in the Shura Field...

It is really naive to say that you will not scheme against yourself.

But one thing is certain: my future self will definitely not really harm myself.

After all, any harm you suffer will be carried away to the future with the normal passage of time.

Ling Yunpo was thinking carefully when he heard Master Jinghua say in a decisive tone:

"This is impossible!"

"Why not?" Before Guan Shanyue could say anything, an impatient Shushan disciple asked first.

"If I say it's impossible, it's impossible!" Master Jinghua said angrily.

This Jindan Zhenren spoke so arrogantly that even though everyone still had doubts, they could no longer question him.

Everyone remained silent and followed Master Jinghua in to open the door, then went down to the second floor of the Demon Locking Tower.

According to what Master Jinghua said before, this time everyone is not allowed to choose the eight gates at will. Brothers from the same peak must enter the same trial.

The reason is very simple: similar to the teleportation mechanism of the Li Palace, no matter which door you choose in the Demon Locking Tower, as long as there is a sequence of entry, you will be teleported to a different Demon Locking Space.

In this situation, the probability of the trial-taker being left alone is very high, which gives the murderer an opportunity to take advantage.

The reason why Shushan disciples from the same peak are required to enter the trial environment together is to prevent anyone from being left alone.

In this case, if the murderer takes the risk of committing another crime, the victim will most likely be a Shushan disciple from the same peak as the murderer.

This design is indeed an appropriate response.

But Ling Yunpo subconsciously felt that the murderer would not stop because of this...

"Junior brother, which sect do you want to enter this time?" An Zhisu said calmly.

Although she tried her best to suppress the fluctuations in her voice, Ling Yunpo still keenly sensed that her senior sister's heart was in turmoil.

It was not because she was framed, but because the murderer left a message in the name of Su Jian, which made Senior Sister An a little suspicious.

After all, even if Ling Yun defeated him, he didn't have enough confidence to convince himself that his cheap master Su Jian was still in seclusion in the belly of Qingluo Peak...

"Senior Sister." Ling Yunpo said in a deep voice, "How about we not have the trial this time and go to Xiumen to rest for a while?"

"Yes." Senior Sister An was at a loss, so she didn't think much about it and agreed directly.

Seeing the two men enter Xiu Gate, the Shushan disciples who were still in the hall secretly breathed a sigh of relief.