Cong Nian Zhenjun snorted coldly: "It's just a test, why is Feng Xie Zhenjun so nervous? This Demon-Binding Rope was made exclusively by me. I added Star-Cleansing Grass, which is effective against demons and evil cultivators, during the forging process. If this infant is an ordinary mortal, it will naturally be fine. If not—we must get rid of him as soon as possible!"
Bi Xie grabbed the Demon-Binding Rope, his five fingers slowly tightening, his thin lips curling into a cold smile. "With this Demon-Binding Rope of yours, will my disciple still have a chance to live? I never knew that cultivators could kill innocent people indiscriminately. Without solid evidence, how are you any different from a demonic cultivator in how you use such a cruel method against an infant?"
"Is True Lord Feng Xie determined to protect your disciple?" True Lord Cong Nian's eyes were sinister.
He was already emaciated, and now his face darkened, making him look even more gloomy.
Bi Xie smiled faintly, fearless: "I will protect you, so what?"
It's not that she's arrogant; in the past thousand years on the Floating Light Continent, there has probably only been one powerful figure who has advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. Even if the leader of the Golden Light Sect wasn't her great-grandfather, no one would dare to easily kill a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Since this old geezer doesn't dare to kill her, she's become arrogant!
The sudden tense atmosphere left the assembled cultivators somewhat bewildered. Master Wuzhan was the first to react, and without a second thought, he stepped in front of Bi Xie.
“Cong Nian Zhenjun, our ancestor did indeed use the spirit-testing plate to examine this infant. He found that the infant had no spiritual root. I saw this with my own eyes. I beg you, Cong Nian Zhenjun, to see for yourself.”
"Get out of the way!" Cong Nianzhenjun shouted.
The immense pressure was like a mountain pressing down, and Wu Zhan Zhenjun's ruddy face suddenly turned pale, and his body was instantly unable to move.
"Zhan'er!" Cheng Guang Zhenjun shouted, and with a wave of his broad sleeve, the surging spiritual power dissipated the pressure that Cong Nian Zhenjun had placed on Wu Zhan Zhenren.
The entire council hall was assaulted by a massive surge of spiritual energy. The spiritual fruits and wines trembled violently, and cultivators with lower cultivation levels collapsed, their blood and qi churning.
Although Bi Xie used his spiritual power to resist, the original owner was a cultivator in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, while Cong Nian Zhenjun was a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm. They were only one realm apart, but their strengths were worlds apart. At this moment, he could only rely on the defensive function of the moonlight to barely resist.
Blood trickled from the corner of Wu Zhan Zhenren's mouth. Seeing that Bi Xie was no match for him, he panicked and tried to step forward again, but Cheng Guang Zhenjun grabbed him by the back of the neck. "Are you out of your mind, kid?"
"Cong Nian Zhenjun, why go to such great lengths?" A majestic voice boomed like a bell. The moment the clear sound entered, the cultivators felt the weight on their bodies lighten, allowing them to catch their breath.
Bi Xie turned back to look at the entrance of the council hall, his expression changed slightly, and he bowed respectfully, "Master."
The old man had no wrinkles, his aura was calm, and he was dressed in a plain Taoist robe. He nodded slightly when he heard the voice, his bright eyes fixed on the council hall.
The once arrogant Cong Nian Zhenjun immediately put away his eccentricity upon seeing the old man, obediently withdrawing his imposing aura and bowing his head to greet him, "Chong Yu Tian Zun".
The group of cultivators rose from the ground in fear and trepidation, and said in trembling voices, "Greetings, Venerable Chongyu."
"Master, what brings you here?" A look of shock appeared on the face of True Monarch Xieyang, and then he respectfully stepped forward a few steps.
"A Nascent Soul cultivator, the Celestial Venerable Chongyu has actually broken through! When did he break through? Why was there no news of it?"
"After more than two hundred years of seclusion and cultivation, the Celestial Venerable Chongyu has broken through the bottleneck and entered the Nascent Soul Realm, making him worthy of being called the number one cultivator in the cultivation world."
"With the Venerable Chongyu in charge, it seems that the Golden Light Sect is firmly in the top position among the four great immortal sects."
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