Facing the gazes of the crowd, Nie Qingshuang's face darkened, and she said coldly, "Pavilion Master Ouyang, there's no need for you to tell me these jokes. He's just a mortal; how could he possibly control the demonic vines to kill hundreds of cultivators? It's nothing more than someone framing him. Find out who it is..."
"Find him? Palace Master Nie is truly eloquent, easily absolving himself of all responsibility!" Daoist Qianhe, standing at the back, chuckled. "Since this person was brought in by a disciple of Guanghan Palace, shouldn't Guanghan Palace provide an explanation?"
"Explain?" Nie Qingshuang was completely unafraid and coldly laughed, "It's obvious that someone framed my Guanghan Palace disciples. We ourselves want to explain. If Fellow Daoist Qianhe wants to explain... he might as well go to the Demon Sect!"
"The Demonic Sect? What does that mean?"
Everyone present was visibly taken aback, and their expressions turned solemn.
No matter how powerful Dark Abyss Demon Teng is, he is still just an individual, and his threat level is definitely far less than that of the powerful Demon Sect!
"You'll have to ask Fellow Daoist Qianhe about that..." Nie Qingshuang's eyes held a hint of coldness.
Daoist Qianhe frowned, but he wasn't in a hurry. "Palace Master Nie can't just say things like that. From what you're saying, you're implying that my Tai Xuan Dao Sect can be associated with the Demonic Sect?"
Nie Qingshuang waved her hand and suddenly called out loudly, "Hong Xiaoquan! Where is Elder Hong?"
As soon as the words fell, a blurry figure slowly materialized in the air. It was Elder Hong of the Sword Pavilion who had led Ning Yuyao to stay at Qiuye Manor.
After Ning Yuyao emerged from the second phase, she reported Pan Mingzhe's use of evil magic to Nie Qingshuang and also shared Shen Yunhao's speculations.
Nie Qingshuang also went to Elder Hong to demand an explanation, but has not yet received a reply. However, seeing this kind of incident happening now, she naturally thinks it is the work of the Demonic Sect.
After Hong Xiaoquan appeared, he first bowed slightly to Ouyang Jingfeng, "Sect Master!"
"Elder Hong's appearance at this moment, does he have some opinion on this matter?" Ouyang Jingfeng raised an eyebrow slightly upon seeing this.
"Qing Shuang came to see me two days ago, saying that her junior disciple Ning was seriously injured and nearly died by her junior disciple Pan Mingzhe of Baihe Temple in the second round of the secret realm..."
"oh?"
Everyone present was somewhat surprised to hear this.
Ning Yuyao's strength is evident to all; it can be said that apart from Xiao Luoyang, no one else can match her! So how did Pan Mingzhe, who didn't even make it to the final round, manage to severely injure her?
"Qing Shuang suspected that Junior Nephew Pan was using the Demonic Sect's secret techniques without permission, and worried that he had ulterior motives for entering the Cangxuan Secret Realm, so she informed me..."
Ouyang Jingfeng frowned as well. "That makes sense. If Pan Mingzhe really had the ability to injure Ning Yuyao, why didn't he enter the final third stage?"
The atmosphere in the sky grew increasingly heavy.
As the group spoke, everyone's attention gradually focused on a middle-aged man with a slightly effeminate face, wearing a Taoist robe from the White Crane Temple, among the many high-ranking members of various sects behind them.
Meng Qidong, the abbot of Baihe Temple!
Faced with so many eyes on him, Meng Qidong's face showed just the right amount of fear and heartache. He stepped forward a few paces, bowed deeply to the sky, and spoke in a slightly somber tone:
"Alas... this matter is indeed due to my lax discipline, a misfortune for our sect!"
He sighed heavily, as if overwhelmed with shame, “This unworthy disciple was young and impetuous, eager to show off, and actually used the ‘Burning Blood Talisman’ behind my back… This talisman can forcibly mobilize one’s own spiritual energy in the oppressive environment of the Cangxuan Secret Realm, and with the ‘Stone Rock Technique’ to seal off pain sensation, it was because he lost his composure in the duel with Junior Nephew Ning that he almost made a terrible mistake!”
As he spoke, he took out a paper talisman with intricate blood-red patterns from his sleeve. “After injuring my nephew Ning, my unworthy disciple repented and activated the jade tablet to self-destruct and be eliminated. He has now been severely punished by me and sent back to the temple to reflect on his mistakes! I, Meng, am indeed responsible for this oversight. I apologize to Lord Nie and to the Guanghan Palace! I hope Lord Nie will forgive me!”
He adopted an extremely humble posture and his attitude in admitting his mistakes was sincere.
It's as if...we were prepared all along!
Nie Qingshuang watched his performance coldly, a mocking smile curving her lips: "Master Meng is indeed well-prepared, but those sinister and bizarre secret techniques look more like demonic arts! How can Master Meng speak of them so lightly?"
Meng Qidong's face immediately showed a troubled expression: "This... Palace Master Nie, the Blood Burning Talisman is not easy to make and has great side effects. If Palace Master Nie does not believe me, you can send someone to my White Crane Temple at any time to check the talisman making records and the 'Rock Solid Technique' manual. I, Meng, have not uttered a single falsehood!"
Nie Qingshuang's eyes grew increasingly cold, realizing that this old man was well-prepared and that further questioning would be futile. She snorted coldly and turned to Hong Xiaoquan: "Elder Hong, have you discovered any other anomalies in the Cangxuan Secret Realm?"
Unlike Hong Xiaoquan, who also shook his head with a solemn expression, "Qingshuang, after that day, I personally entered the Cangxuan Secret Realm and investigated it repeatedly, but I did not find anything unusual. Perhaps... it is indeed what Abbot Meng said, that it was just because I privately abused forbidden techniques?"
Nie Qingshuang narrowed her eyes, her doubts deepening.
Now that things have come to this, without conclusive evidence, forcibly accusing Baihe Temple of being involved with the Blood Sect would only give others grounds for criticism and bring unnecessary trouble to Guanghan Palace.
But... Ning Yuyao couldn't have made a baseless accusation. Why was she so certain that there were methods left behind by the Demonic Sect in the secret realm?
...
Meanwhile, in another corner of Wanren City.
"Brother Yunhao, are you saying that Pan Mingzhe's actions in the secret realm might have been just a pretext to attract our attention from the very beginning?"
Shen Yunhao nodded solemnly, a hint of annoyance on his face: "Now that I think about it, it's very likely! After all, the Cangxuan Secret Realm is right under the Sword Pavilion's nose, so it's too difficult to make any big moves."
Shen Yunhao had considered many possible ways the other party might target him, and to be on the safe side, he even decided to disguise himself and attend the meeting... Unexpectedly, the other party had set their sights on the inconspicuous Pang Shunan.
He's just an ordinary person, with a simple mind; he's too easy to manipulate...
This time, Shen Yunhao was indeed careless!
and……
What angered Shen Yunhao even more was that the method used by the other party was almost exactly the same as when Medicine King Valley killed Mo Yan back then!
Using the remnants of the demonic vine, which had been refined in advance, to create trouble and frame someone... this was undoubtedly the work of Daoist Qianhe!
Just then, a figure in a pale yellow dress appeared like a wisp of smoke; it was Guan Yingying.
"How is it, Senior Sister? Did you run into Mo Chengxuan? Has the news reached you?"
Upon seeing this, Shen Yunhao hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
But Guan Yingying's gaze was extremely indifferent, and her tone was devoid of warmth. "I didn't see the Mo Chengxuan you mentioned, but I found the blacksmith shop in the south of the city based on your description. I've already delivered the message, but I can't guarantee whether it reached the scorpion demon's ears."
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