Her voice was cold and chilling, revealing her strong dissatisfaction with Wen Ruyan. The three Dao Venerables, Tao, Chen, and Tong, all felt that she had listened to Lin Jingting's words to act this way.
Wen Ruyan naturally sensed that her tone was off and quickly said, "Master's wife, there must be some misunderstanding."
Li Jueyin's face remained cold, and there was even a hint of sorrow in her expression.
As they were talking, the demon lords had already caught up to the gate, but when they found that the Nebula Sect's gate was wide open, as if it was waiting for them to walk into its trap, they dared not go forward and stopped outside the gate.
However, after their investigation, they found that all the disciples of the Nebula Sect were hiding in their caves as if they had been notified and dared not go out. Apart from that, there was nothing else unusual. The demon lords looked at each other and unanimously decided to go deeper into the Nebula Sect to see what was going on.
In fact, this mountain-protecting formation is managed by five Supreme Elders who have reached the Mahayana stage. It requires the joint operation of five Dao Venerables for it to be completely shut down as it is now.
Therefore, Lin Zhao and the other five Mahayana cultivators were extremely puzzled by the sudden shutdown of the Nebula Sect's protective mountain array.
However, they were no longer able to attend to the matter of the great formation, because the Demon Lord had already arrived at Zhaoyin Valley like a vast dark cloud, covering the sky and the earth.
"Hand over Lin Jingting." Tan Bujin said calmly, even though he clearly saw Lin Jingting holding Wen Ruyan hostage.
To be honest, in his eyes, a Nascent Soul cultivator like Lin Jingting was like an ant, not worth his attention at all. As for Wen Ruyan, with so many demon lords around, rescuing her should be easy.
Lin Jingting was even calmer than Tan Bujin, and said coldly, "If anyone dares to touch me, I will kill Wen Ruyan first."
Tan Bujin's lips twitched: He was just a minor Nascent Soul cultivator, yet he managed to escape right under the noses of so many demon lords. If word got out, would they, the demon lords, still have any face left?
Furthermore, who stole several important rooms from their Demon King's Palace? If you're going to steal something, you should just take the items; why take the palace rooms as well?
Which thief in the cultivation world has such a habit?
The current situation is bizarre and quite chaotic. What's even more unexpected is that things are about to get even more chaotic.
Several talented members of the Ouyang family unexpectedly arrived at this time. They were momentarily surprised to see the Xingyun Sect's gates wide open, but without much thought, they all walked into the sect with ease.
They had just received a message from Wen Ruyan, asking them to come to the Nebula Sect immediately, so they all rushed over. Among them were the three heroes of Ouyang, who had ambushed and killed Chu Nian at the gap exit; and Ouyang Hao, one of the best among the younger generation.
Ouyang Hao still has that brick-like face; he would never have left the house if he hadn't received a message from Wen Ruyan.
They were notified to gather at Zhaoyin Valley, so they arrived there without any hindrance. There they found a large number of demon lords, at least a dozen, surrounding Zhaoyin Valley.
In the center of Zhaoyin Valley, at the entrance of several cave dwellings, Lin Jingting actually subdued Wen Ruyan's vital points, seemingly threatening the group of demon lords.
Several talented young men from the Ouyang family were shocked: Lin Jingting and Wen Ruyan were related by blood, so how could things have come to this? Also, Lin Jingting was using Wen Ruyan to blackmail the Demon Lord... what does that mean?
Previously, when the Demon Lord besieged the Nebula Sect, claiming that Lin Jingting had stolen their demon race's most precious treasure, he forced the Nebula Sect to hand over Lin Jingting, which shocked the entire cultivation world. So, what is the situation now?
Although they were all influential figures in the Ouyang family, they were hardly taken seriously by these demon lords. However, their arrival, along with the Nebula Sect members facing them, created a pincer movement against the demon lords.
"Senior Brother Ouyang, don't act rashly!" Unexpectedly, Wen Ruyan, who was being restrained, was the first to speak up and shout.
Lin Jingting sneered, "Wen Ruyan, do you think so many demon lords can't protect you, so you brought in the Ouyang family? I feel you're much closer to them than to the Hua family. I wonder what my senior brother Hua Tianling will think of your actions today?"
Wen Ruyan said urgently, "Junior Brother Lin, don't misunderstand, it wasn't me who asked Senior Brother Ouyang and the others to come."
Ouyang Hao was taken aback by her words and turned to look at his three elders. He had rushed over after hearing Wen Ruyan's telepathic message. Where were his three elders?
Ouyang Chen, the eldest of the three Ouyang brothers, said coldly, "Wen Ruyan, you've gone too far. My two brothers and I only came to help you after receiving your message that you were in danger."
Wen Ruyan said in utter surprise, "But I really didn't send a message to the three seniors and Senior Brother Ouyang!"
Ouyang Hao was a huge fan of Wen Ruyan, and he pondered, "Could it be that someone impersonated Junior Sister Wen to send us a message?"
That's actually quite possible.
Ouyang Chen couldn't help but ask in confusion, "But if that's really the case, why do we sense that the message token is emanating from Junior Nephew Wen's magical energy?"
This doesn't make sense. Unless someone can simulate the magical aura of another person.
"Ahem!" A woman coughed softly.
Everyone was startled and quickly looked around, but couldn't find the person who coughed.
The three heroes' gazes swept back and forth between the female demons among the demon lords. They suspected that it was one of these female demons who had coughed. However, the other demon lords, including the female demons, were also exchanging bewildered glances.
"Hey, stop looking, it's right here!"
This time, everyone heard the exact direction from which the sound came and looked up in unison. Even Lin Zhao and the others, who were facing the Demon Lord and the four members of the Ouyang family, turned their heads curiously to look at the roof of the cave behind them.
Finally, under their watchful eyes, a woman's beautiful figure slowly emerged. She lay leisurely on the eaves, her eyes looking down at the crowd with a hint of a smile, like a reclining Buddha who compassionately looks down upon all living beings.
Lin Jingting was taken aback.
Because of his dazed state, Wen Ruyan originally had a chance to break free from him. However, when Wen Ruyan saw this woman, she was even more shocked than Lin Jingting. Her mouth was agape in surprise, and she couldn't close it for a long time. Let alone think about breaking free from Lin Jingting.
The cultivators stared in shock at the person on the roof, collectively stunned.
"Hua Nian, I didn't expect you to still be alive."
Of everyone present, Li Jueyin and Lin Zhao were the first to react, because they had previously received a telepathic message from Chu Nian.
However, they didn't see the real person at the time, they only heard the voice. Now that they see the real person, who is indeed Hua Nian who was rumored to be trapped in the crevice, the guilt they felt back then because Hua Nian was trapped in the crevice has finally completely dissipated.
It was Li Jueyin who spoke.
Chu Nian gave a soft "hmm" with a gentle smile on her face.
Wen Ruyan said with a look of grief and indignation, "Hua Nian, are you saying that you framed me?"
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