With a soft sigh, Bi Xie muttered, "How should I fill in the remaining 7 happiness points?"
She had already come up with an idea, but now that Wen Zhu had evidence that Wuyou was Ji Gui, her idea seemed to have fallen through.
Once Wuyou's true identity as the Demon Ancestor Ji Gui is revealed, the Golden Light Sect will have nowhere to hide.
"Sigh..." Bi Xie sighed again, rubbing his forehead in pain.
"True Lord Fengxie, the sect leader requests your presence at the council hall on Cuiwei Peak," the handsome young man relayed respectfully.
Bi Xie lifted his eyelids and recognized that the person was wearing the inner disciple's robes of Cuiwei Peak.
She gave a faint "Mm": "I understand. Tell the sect leader that I will arrive shortly."
The disciple responded, "Then Hua An will go back to report," and turned to leave.
Bi Xie swung around on the swing twice more, looked up at the azure sky, and sighed heavily: "Never mind, let nature take its course."
The hosting system is ignoring her now, and she has no way of knowing Wen Zhu's whereabouts, let alone getting the jade pendant back from him. She can only take it one step at a time.
Cuiwei Peak, the main hall for deliberation.
The cultivators had different expressions and harbored their own ulterior motives.
It is highly likely that Demon Ancestor Ji Gui has truly appeared in the world, otherwise how could the Supreme Celestial Venerable, who was in the Nascent Soul stage, have died silently?
The atmosphere inside the hall was solemn and tense.
True Monarch Luo Sheng chuckled twice, quite abruptly: "True Monarch Xieyang, you must be mistaken. I have also seen the portrait of Demon Ancestor Ji Gui. Although he is a demon cultivator, his appearance is exceptionally handsome, unforgettable at first sight—"
"A young man playing the zither amidst the cold stars of the Milky Way, a bewitching figure under the crescent moon," True Monarch Luo Sheng clicked his tongue in rapture, "What a pity, he's a demonic cultivator, otherwise..."
"True Lord Luo Sheng! Isn't your Qinghua Sect a sect of nuns? With a formidable enemy at hand, how can you still have the mind to talk about romance and beauty!" True Lord Cong Nian sneered coldly, glancing around the hall.
Squinting at True Lord Xieyang, he said, "I believe True Lord Xieyang's words, but the Demon Ancestor Ji Gui's sudden appearance at the Golden Light Sect and then his sudden killing of his subordinate He Gao before leaving is truly bizarre..."
Upon hearing this, the ever-frowning True Lord of the Setting Sun sensed a hidden meaning and trembled with anger. "What does True Lord Cong Nian mean by this? Do you suspect that my Golden Light Sect is colluding with demonic cultivators?"
Cong Nianzhenjun smiled insincerely: "I didn't say that. You're overthinking it, Xieyang Zhenjun. The Jin Guang Sect just had a great battle with the demonic cultivators. How could I possibly suspect the Jin Guang Sect? Now that the Demon Ancestor has appeared, the four major sects should be united!"
“What Master Nian said is true. With a great enemy at hand, the four major sects should stand together and not let some minor misunderstandings damage their harmony,” Master Zhishan said with a smile, trying to smooth things over.
Disgusted by these petty squabbles, Cheng Guang Zhenjun spoke up, “Now that Demon Ancestor Ji Gui has appeared in the world, who knows when he will reappear? He is capricious, cruel, and tyrannical. Since we are gathered here, let’s not waste any more words. Let’s come up with a plan to deal with Demon Ancestor!”
"..."
When Bi Xie stepped in, the room was buzzing with a heated discussion about "how to eliminate the great demon Ji Gui".
Even after she entered, the clamor and shouting did not stop.
Ji Gui committed evil a thousand years ago, but after being reborn as Wuyou, Ji Gui has only killed one person who deserved to die so far.
But in the mouths of these righteous cultivators, no matter how long Ji Gui had been silent, a demon is a demon and should be killed.
When Wu Zhan heard that Feng Xie had returned, his clear, pure eyes kept glancing towards the palace gate. Upon seeing that aloof and otherworldly figure, his handsome face quickly flushed pink, and he lowered his head as if trying to hide something.
Her elation subsided slightly after recalling their parting conversation at Youle Valley.
Cheng Guang Zhenjun noticed the change in the young man, glared angrily at Bi Xie who was slowly walking over, and scolded in a low voice, "They didn't even look at you, why are you making such a big face! Hold your head up and straighten your back!"
"Great Ancestor," Wu Zhan Zhenjun said, his face flushed, glancing anxiously at Bi Xie, and whispered, "Great Ancestor, please keep your voice down when you yell at me..."
Cheng Guang Zhenjun: "...Silly boy!"
The Golden Light Sect members who had just reached the Core Formation stage breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Bi Xie arrive.
One tree cannot support a forest. Of the five elders of the Golden Light Sect, apart from True Lord Huaiming who is out gathering spiritual herbs, only True Lord Xieyang and True Lord Fengxie remain in the sect. The former glory is gone, so it is no wonder that True Lord Congnian dares to speak to True Lord Xieyang so rudely.
Upon seeing Bi Xie, Cong Nian Zhenjun seemed to realize something, and his sharp eyes looked behind the woman.
After a moment of silence, he withdrew his gaze and said in a sarcastic tone, "True Lord Fengxie, just now I heard from True Lord Xieyang that Hegao was originally fighting with you. True Lord Xiaoyi died while trying to save you. I find it strange that Hegao would go straight to Xuanhuo Peak and confront you, since Xuanhuo Peak is far away from the Golden Light Sect's mountain gate?"
"Does True Lord Feng Xie have anything to say?"
Upon hearing this, all the cultivators in the hall turned their puzzled gazes toward Bi Xie.
Cong Nianzhenjun has always been sharp-tongued and has a rather venomous tongue, but what he says is not entirely without reason.
Of the five main peaks of the Golden Light Sect, Xuanhuo Peak is considered to be the most remote from the sect's main gate.
Furthermore, the demonic cultivators and demonic beasts were engaged in a fierce battle with the disciples of the Golden Light Sect outside Cuiwei Peak. If Ruo Hegao's goal was merely to destroy the Golden Light Sect, he should have been directing operations from the front. Why would he be heading towards Xuanhuo Peak?
Bi Xie met Cong Nianzhenjun's hawk-like gaze and thought to himself that this old bastard was quite good at handling things. Judging from his appearance, he had a high IQ. He even managed to find such a tricky angle and made it sound like there was solid evidence!
With a light chuckle, Bi Xie glanced around indifferently, "Have you all come to aid the Golden Light Sect, or to confront them and demand an explanation?"
Upon hearing this, several cultivators who had previously shown disrespect to True Lord Xiyang became somewhat uncomfortable.
Since Nian Zhenjun was not swayed by Bi Xie, he snorted coldly, "Feng Xie Zhenjun has not yet answered my question! Why did He Gao head straight for Xuan Huo Peak? Is there something shady hidden inside Xuan Huo Peak?!"
The words "something shameful" made Bi Xie's face darken. He turned to Congnian Zhenjun with an extremely indifferent expression and asked in a cold tone, "What does Congnian Zhenjun mean?"
When Cong Zhenjun was looked at by her, he was inexplicably panicked for a moment, but when he remembered the difference in their cultivation levels, he arrogantly snorted, "Does Feng Xie Zhenjun not know what I am referring to?"
"Fourteen years ago, right here in this very hall, True Lord Fengxie clashed with me to protect a mere mortal. Has True Lord Fengxie forgotten?"
As he said this, a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes, "True Lord Feng Xie may have forgotten, but I will not!"
Fourteen years is but a blink of an eye for a cultivator, but Feng Xie Zhenjun broke the rule of closing his door to disciples and took in a second disciple, which caused quite a stir in the cultivation world.
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