The next day, the bell on Mount Taiwei rang six times.

The ringing of six bells means that there will be a big announcement in the sect today, and all inner sect disciples and true disciples must be present.

Many disciples were confused when they heard the bells, and they all speculated what important things needed to be announced. The six bells had only rung once before, and that time was the ceremony of Feng Shao's canonization of the Holy Son.

Unexpectedly, just a few days later, the bell rang six times again.

After hearing the bell, the inner disciples and true disciples put down their work and came to the sect square. When they arrived, they found that the head of the sect, Qing Yangzi, and the two elders Qin Zhao and Du Yuanxi had already taken their seats. After a while, even the two elders Zhu and Song from the Alchemy Pavilion and the Foundry arrived.

Elder Zhu's name is Zhu Yu, and Elder Song's name is Song Lian. They were not originally from Taiwei Sect, but were recruited by Feng Shao. One of them is good at alchemy, and the other is good at casting. Although their abilities cannot be said to be second to none, they are also the best in their respective fields in the entire Dongzhou. The reason why Feng Shao recruited them was to strengthen the sect's ability in alchemy and casting.

After all, for cultivators, elixirs and magic weapons are always indispensable.

In addition to these five people, there was an old man with white hair and beard sitting at the top. This old man was a stranger to most of the disciples, and few knew his origins. Seeing his calm appearance, many people speculated in their hearts that perhaps this old man was the new elder recently recruited by the Holy Son.

Not long after, all the inner disciples and direct disciples had entered the square.

At this time, Feng Shao walked in front of everyone and said to all the disciples loudly: "My fellow disciples, I have called you here today to announce an important matter. This matter concerns the reputation of our sect, so I need all the disciples to witness it together!"

After a pause, Feng Shao continued, "Ye Chen, a disciple of the Third Branch, brutally attacked his fellow sister in the action at Bifangyuan a few days ago, and robbed the sect's Bifang Flame. Not only that, he also sneaked into Linglong Pavilion in Liyang City yesterday and killed Linglong Pavilion's owner Deng Su and an innocent child. His methods are vile and his actions are cruel, violating the second, fourth, fifth and seventh precepts of our sect's rules. In summary, it has been decided to abandon his cultivation, expel him from the sect, and announce it to the world!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar!

Although the seven major rules of Taiwei Sect are only a few words, they are the foundation of Taiwei Sect over the years. Everyone in the sect must abide by them. If anyone violates them, they will be severely punished.

But having said that, in fact, in recent years, few people in Taiwei Sect have violated the sect rules. Even if there are violations, most of them are minor, and at most they have to face the wall for a month. So far, I have never heard of anyone who violated more than two sect rules at a time and was punished by having his cultivation abandoned and expelled from the sect.

This time, a disciple from the third branch used a powerful move and violated four sect rules at once. You know, there are only seven sect rules! This guy used his own strength to trample the dignity of the sect rules on the ground and crushed them hard.

After hearing this, all the disciples gave Ye Chen a thumbs up in their hearts.

What a ruthless person!

However, after Feng Shao announced the punishment, someone suddenly shouted, "Wait! I don't agree!"

The one who shouted was the old man with white hair and beard. The old man stood up, pointed at Feng Shao, and glared at him: "You are clearly seeking revenge for personal gain, you are jealous of others' talents! You are jealous that Ye Chen is more talented than you, and that he is practicing faster than you, you are jealous that he threatens your position as the Holy Son, that's why you can't wait to expel Ye Chen from the sect, you have such a vicious heart! Anyway, I tell you, as long as I am here, no one can destroy Ye Chen's cultivation!"

Feng Shao looked at the old man coldly and asked, "Who are you?"

The old man's face immediately turned red with anger, and he angrily said: "I am Ling Xuzi, the uncle of the head of Qingyangzi! I am your great uncle!"

Feng Shao asked calmly: "Do you have any proof?"

Ling Xuzi was suddenly speechless.

At this time, Qing Yangzi suddenly spoke. He said calmly: "Senior Ling Xuzi is the junior apprentice of my late master Yu Jizi, so there is no need to discuss this matter further."

Feng Shao said calmly: "Master, there are many people who cheat and deceive in the world, and it is difficult to guard against them. Master should distinguish the true from the false and not be deceived by villains."

Qingyangzi frowned, but before he could say anything, he heard Lingxuzi angrily say, "Boy, who are you calling a liar?"

Feng Shao ignored him and continued to say to Qing Yangzi: "Master, please understand. The evidence of Ye Chen, the disciple of the Three Branches, is irrefutable. In order to maintain the dignity of the sect, he must be severely punished!"

Ling Xuzi said angrily: "You said the evidence is conclusive, but you don't know where the evidence is?"

Feng Shaochong nodded beside him and said calmly: "Please invite Junior Sister Lu Qingyuan, the disciple of the third branch!"

Lu Qingyuan stood out from the crowd. She first saluted Qingyangzi and others with a respectful look, and then said: "A few days ago, I and other senior brothers and sisters, led by Senior Brother Shengzi, went to Bifangyuan to look for the Bifang Flame. Fortunately, Senior Brother Shengzi made plans and finally succeeded in obtaining the Bifang Flame. But not long after obtaining the Bifang Flame, a masked man in black suddenly appeared, first injured Senior Sister Han Biyun, and then snatched the Bifang Flame. The disciple went forward to chase him, and after a fight with him, the man used a blood-red long sword. The disciple recognized clearly that the blood-red long sword was Master Ye Chen... Ye Chen's sword, and the moves he used were all sword techniques of our sect, so the disciple dared to conclude that the black-clothed masked man was Ye Chen. Please be clear, elders!"

On the way back with Feng Shao, Lu Qingyuan had figured it out. Feng Shao had contributed too much to this sect, and disciples like them had benefited directly or indirectly from Feng Shao's contributions. Compared with Feng Shao, how much did ordinary disciples like Lu Qingyuan contribute to the sect?

When she thought of this, Lu Qingyuan felt ashamed and was even more unwilling to protect Ye Chen.

After Lu Qingyuan finished speaking, the whole audience was in an uproar again.

Lu Qingyuan, as a disciple of the Third Branch, publicly accused Ye Chen, who was also a disciple of the Third Branch. The meaning behind this was extraordinary. Some people who knew the relationship between Lu Qingyuan and Ye Chen were even more surprised by Lu Qingyuan's accusation. It was hard to believe that the elder sister who usually cared the most for Ye Chen would be so merciless in accusing her younger junior brother.

Among all the people, the most shocked was Du Yuanxi, the leader of the three branches.

When Du Yuanxi arrived at the square, she was also confused and had no idea what had happened. It was not until Feng Shao spoke that she realized that it was her little apprentice who had caused the trouble. And what he did also shocked Du Yuanxi, and she could not believe that Ye Chen would do such a thing.

But before she could recover from her shock, another shocking thing happened.

The one who accused Ye Chen of violating the sect rules was actually his third disciple Lu Qingyuan!

At this moment, Du Yuanxi felt like she was in a dream. She couldn't help but mutter to herself: What happened today?

Originally, Du Yuanxi wanted to say something for her young disciple, but now she couldn't speak. After all, it was her third disciple who was accusing the fourth disciple in public, and as a master, she would inevitably be suspected of bias no matter who she spoke for, so she had to remain silent.

After Du Yuanxi chose to remain silent, Ling Xuzi was the only one who wanted to exonerate Ye Chen.

Ling Xuzi shouted angrily, "Little girl, how can you conclude that he stole the Bifang Flame based on a sword and the sword moves he performed? Could it be that someone else was impersonating him?"

Lu Qingyuan raised his head, looked directly into Ling Xuzi's eyes, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "What I said is what I saw, and there is absolutely no lie! If there is any untruth in it, I am willing to endure the pain of being burned by lightning!"

Before a Taoist practitioner can become a true immortal, he must first survive the thunder tribulation. Lu Qingyuan's oath was equivalent to swearing on his own path of cultivation, and it was a heavy oath.

Therefore, when Lu Qingyuan finished speaking, most of the disciples in the square believed what Lu Qingyuan said.

But Ling Xuzi snorted coldly and said, "Who can't swear? Even a mortal who has never practiced Qi can swear dozens of times! Don't you dare to swear? Let me ask you, do you dare to swear with your own heart of Taoism? Have you seen the true face of the person who robbed you?"

"This..." Lu Qingyuan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Disciple did not see it."

Ling Xuzi showed a smug look on his face: "I said you were talking nonsense..."

At this time, Feng Shao suddenly said: "Then I wonder how you can explain why there is the aura of Bifang Flame in Ye Chen's blood?"

Ling Xuzi suddenly lost his voice.

During the fierce battle yesterday, Feng Shao clearly felt that there was the breath of Bifang Flame hidden in Ye Chen's blood. After checking it through the Tianhua Jade Slip, Feng Shao suddenly discovered that Ye Chen actually had a fire-eating body, and the fire-eating body can strengthen its own blood by consuming spiritual fire.

The two things prove each other, and there is no doubt that the Bifang Flame was snatched away by Ye Chen and swallowed by Ye Chen.

Ling Xuzi was also very clear about this, but he did not think that Ye Chen did anything wrong. In his opinion, the spiritual objects in the world belong to those who are destined to possess them. Since Ye Chen was able to obtain the Bifang Flame, no matter what means he used, this was Ye Chen's opportunity, and no one had the right to interfere.

But he couldn't say this, otherwise it would confirm the accusation that Ye Chen was killing his fellow disciples.

So he rolled his eyes and sneered, "So what if there is the aura of Bifang Flame in his blood? Ye Chen has an extraordinary talent, and the aura of Bifang Flame in his blood is a gift from heaven! You can't frame him for stealing the Bifang Flame just because you are jealous of Ye Chen's talent!"

Feng Shao heard this and sneered: "If that's the case, then I wonder if you dare to swear in the name of Dao Xin that Ye Chen did not steal the Bifang Flame, nor did he injure his fellow sister?"