Chapter 126 The Cat Witnesses the House Cleaning
The current head of Guixu Sect, Immortal Wuwang, came out to greet him personally.
The sect leader has been in seclusion for many years, and all sect affairs are handled by him, the first disciple and the next sect leader.
The Immortal Master Wuwang looks quite young, with a calm and dignified manner and appropriate words, which makes people feel good about him at first sight.
He spoke loudly to welcome the heroes from all factions and wished everyone a smooth and successful journey to the secret realm. Then he led everyone to the place where the secret realm was opened.
Zhuxing Square is usually where the disciples of Guixu Sect practice their skills. The ground is made entirely of spiritual stones and is quite magnificent.
The venue is extremely spacious, enough to accommodate thousands of people.
Immortal Venerable Wuwang had already divided the six major immortal sects into their respective areas, and the disciples of Guixu Sect guided them into their positions in an orderly manner.
Bai Qingchen also took the opportunity to say goodbye to his brother Bai Feng and returned to the Lingxiao Sect's team.
Lin Feng immediately came over and asked curiously, "Junior Brother Bai, are you acquainted with any of the disciples from Medicine King Valley?"
Bai Qingchen said, "I went out for training before and worked with the disciples of Medicine King Valley."
Lin Feng was not the kind of person who would ask too many questions, so when Bai Qingchen didn't elaborate, he stopped asking.
Everyone was in place. On the high platform in the center of the square, Immortal Wuwang was smiling and preparing to announce the opening of the secret realm.
Suddenly, a deep voice interrupted him.
"Wuwang Immortal Venerable, wait a minute."
The one who spoke was an elder who led the team from Hanhai Pavilion. He stood up with a serious expression, holding up a few jade slips and an account book that were shining with spiritual light in his hands. These were the ones that Bai Qingchen and his companions had obtained from the Xi family before. How could they appear in the hands of Hanhai Pavilion?
"We accidentally intercepted some evidence on our way here."
The elder faced all the immortal sects and displayed the evidence in his hand in front of everyone.
"Not long ago, the Xi family of Kunwu City in Southern Xinjiang colluded with demonic cultivators to wreak havoc. It seems certain individuals from your sect are behind this! This matter concerns the reputation of your sect and the peace of the cultivation world. Shouldn't the Guixu Sect provide an explanation to all the major sects present here?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar.
All eyes instantly focused on the Immortal Venerable Wuwang on the high platform, and the originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly became tense.
The warm smile on Immortal Wuwang's face froze slightly, but returned to normal in an instant.
He sighed, his tone sincere and filled with guilt, "This matter... Alas, it is indeed due to the sect's lax discipline and inadequate supervision, allowing such scum to tarnish the sect's reputation and bring trouble to all of you fellow Taoists."
He changed the subject and became stern. "Ever since the appearance of the demonic cultivator within the Xi family, I have thoroughly investigated the sect. It has been confirmed that there is an unscrupulous individual who has been using the name of our Guixu Sect to secretly communicate with the Xi family and commit such evil deeds. He has brought people here."
Several law enforcement disciples of Guixu Sect immediately escorted a cultivator whose cultivation power was sealed, whose face was as pale as paper and who was trembling all over, onto the platform.
The cultivator was so frightened by the sharp gazes of the bigwigs from all sides that he almost collapsed. He trembled and admitted how he was blinded by greed and colluded with the Xi family in the name of an elder of Guixu Sect. He insisted that everything was done by him alone and had nothing to do with other people in Guixu Sect.
The elder of Hanhai Pavilion obviously did not believe this statement and asked in a stern voice whether there was someone behind the scenes.
The monk looked around in horror, and finally, as if he could not bear the invisible pressure, he stammered out the name of an elder of Guixu Sect who had almost no presence in normal times.
Wuwang Immortal Venerable immediately ordered: "Bring that elder up!"
Soon, the elder who was betrayed was also brought up.
He looked quite old, with a look of grievance and anger on his face. Just as he was about to open his mouth to defend himself, Immortal Wuwang showed a look of heartache and determination. He didn't even wait for him to speak and attacked directly. With a wave of his sleeves, a sharp spiritual power burst out and hit the elder on the crown of his head.
The elder didn't even utter a scream before he fell to the ground with his eyes wide open, already dead.
"This person colluded with the demonic cultivators to tarnish the reputation of our sect. He deserves death! We, the Guixu Sect, will not tolerate such filth in this world!"
Immortal Wuwang shouted solemnly, his voice resounding throughout the entire venue, and his eyes swept over the elders of various factions present.
"Use the blood of this scum to cleanse the sect's stigma. Are you satisfied with this explanation, fellow Taoists?"
There was dead silence in the square.
The elders from various factions looked at each other, their eyes filled with doubt.
Although Immortal Wuwang acted with a strong attitude of sacrificing his own relatives for the sake of justice and acted decisively and ruthlessly, the whole incident, from its inception to its resolution, seemed too smooth and coincidental, as if everything had been rehearsed long ago.
But after all, they are now on someone else's territory, and the other party has given an explanation, so it is not convenient for them to delve into it further for the time being.
Bai Qingchen watched coldly from the audience. The final astonishment and confusion in the eyes of the elder who was killed instantly did not seem to be fake. The Immortal Master Wuwang killed the man so quickly, which instead revealed a sense of trying to cover up something.
When Immortal Wuwang saw that no one raised any more objections, a smile as warm as the spring breeze bloomed on his face again, as if the bloody scene of clearing the house had never happened.
He took out a token with an ancient and mysterious shape, emitting spatial fluctuations, and said in a loud voice: "Now that your doubts have been dispelled, I will no longer delay your precious time in exploring opportunities. The auspicious time has arrived, and the secret realm of the Northern Nether Ruins will be opened!"
He and several other elders of Guixu Sect simultaneously input spiritual power into the token.
Suddenly, the token burst into a dazzling silver light, and the space in the center of the square began to tremble, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples to spread out, and finally forming a huge, slowly rotating silver vortex.
"The entrance to the secret realm has been opened. Only those holding the secret jade talisman may enter. One month in the secret realm is equivalent to five days in the outside world. Once the one-month period has passed, no matter where you are, you will be automatically transported out by the power of the secret realm. I wish you all good fortune and a safe return."
The disciples of various sects were already prepared. Upon hearing this, they activated the secret jade talismans in their hands. The moment the jade talismans lit up, they resonated with the vortex at the entrance. Figures turned into streams of light of different colors and plunged into the vortex, disappearing.
Bai Qingchen exchanged a glance with Chen Yi, Lin Feng and others beside him, nodded to each other, and activated the jade talisman at the same time. Their figures were wrapped in the light of the jade talisman and swallowed by the vortex.
In the blink of an eye, the originally crowded Candle Star Square became much emptier, and all 120 disciples had entered the secret realm.
The only people left in the square were the leading elders of each faction and a few disciples of Guixu Sect who were responsible for staying behind.
Immortal Wuwang still had a warm smile on his face as he instructed his disciples, "Hold a banquet here to entertain all of you fellow Taoists. One month in the secret realm is only five days in the outside world. We will wait here for good news, sipping fragrant tea, discussing Taoism and playing chess together."
The elders had no objection to this arrangement.
Zhou Xuanyi had his fortune told before coming here, but he saw nothing, which made him feel a little uneasy.
Zhou Jingyan comforted him and said that if there was any danger, he would protect him at the cost of his life, just like before.
Zhou Xuanyi was already over four hundred years old and could no longer bear to hear such a conversation. He turned his head away from Zhou Jingyan and said in a muffled voice, "I don't need you to risk your life to protect me."
The atmosphere in the square seemed to have returned to calm and peace, but beneath that calm surface, many undercurrents lurked.
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