After the team competition ended, everyone in the secret realm was teleported to Fenglingtai.
Seeing the final result, Bai Mumu seemed to have lost all her strength and means.
Why, why can't I compare to her!
"Mu Mu!"
Shen Daochen and Lingxiao Zhenren were startled by her appearance. After probing her with their divine senses, they found that her condition was worse than the others.
Lingxiao Zhenren immediately used his spiritual power to protect her heart meridian, his angry gaze fixed on the direction of Ninghua Sect.
How could they not see whose handiwork was on Bai Mumu's body?
"Mumu, quickly tell your father what happened in the secret realm. Your father and your master will support you!"
Bai Mumu bit her lip, her eyes red-rimmed, which made the two of them feel heartbroken. Then she spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.
In the Ninghua Sect's preparation area, Immortal Lord Changli and the others were about to ask them what had happened.
As the voice of the Ancient Virtuous Lord rang out, all sounds on the Fengling Platform fell silent.
"Upon investigation, the scores of Feiyun Sect and Ninghua Sect are found to be normal and can be used as the basis for ranking."
A flash of inspiration emanated from her fingertips, forming a display board.
"These are the details of the two points earned."
This finally quelled the discussions on Fengling Terrace.
"These are all genuine points; there was no cheating!"
"The Flying Cloud Sect seems to have stumbled into some treasure trove of resources, while the Condensing Flower Sect... are they all dodder vines?"
Gu Ci Zhenjun then announced, "The final results of this sect competition are as follows: First place, Ninghua Sect; Second place, Feiyun Sect; Third place, Tianjian Sect; Fourth place, Chimo Jiang Family; Fifth place, Liandan Sect."
The remaining rankings were displayed on the bulletin board.
There was a lot of discussion, who could have imagined that Ninghua Sect, with only eight people in the entire sect, had actually won the championship!
"Does anyone have any objections?" Gu Ci Zhenjun's eyes, devoid of joy or sorrow, swept across the surroundings.
After hearing Bai Mumu's words, Shen Daochen could no longer contain his anger and was about to get up and attack Ninghua Sect.
A clear voice rang out from within the Ninghua Sect: "I have an objection."
The one speaking was Shen Sangruo.
She didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point:
"Bai Mumu of the Feiyun Sect has colluded with evil spirits, controlling the Purple-Gold Serpent and strengthening it with demonic energy, intending to kill five members of our Ninghua Sect in the secret realm."
She amplified her voice with spiritual power, allowing it to reach every corner of Fenglingtai.
It was like a bombshell, completely stunning everyone.
"Wait, what is that? Evil spirit? Demonic energy? Murder?"
She was the young sect leader of the previous number one sect, the Flying Cloud Sect, the biological daughter of Shen Daochen, and the closed-door disciple of Lingxiao Zhenren—a truly upright and righteous person.
How could it be combined with evil spirits and demonic energy?
Soon, it caused a huge uproar among the crowd.
Gu Ci Zhenjun looked at Chen Sangruo and frowned slightly. Judging from her performance in the sect competition, she was not a reckless or impulsive person.
That's why her words made her think deeply.
"Nonsense!" Shen Daochen finally couldn't hold back and slammed his fist on the table.
He thought Shen Sangri had changed, but she's still the same! What did Mu Mu do to offend her?!
"My daughter is severely injured and can barely speak, while the five of you are all full of energy. She killed you? That's utter nonsense!"
Everyone saw how extremely weak Bai Mumu looked.
"In my opinion, the one who wants to kill is someone else." Lingxiao Zhenren said coldly, his oppressive gaze fixed on Shen Sangruo.
"Mu Mu's entire body was burned by the glazed fire, and there were two deep wounds on her chest from the feather fan that exposed the bone. The person who did this was ruthless and clearly wanted to kill her."
"If you don't believe me, anyone can come and examine the injuries. Who else can attack in this manner?"
Lingxiao Zhenren was a figure of great stature, so naturally no one doubted his words.
Liu Huo, Yu Shan, and everyone's eyes turned to Chen Sangruo.
"I did inflict the injuries on her body."
If Shen Sang were to directly admit it, a collective gasp would ripple through the crowd.
Her expression remained calm as she countered, "She wants to kill me, and she's already taken action. If I don't fight back, am I just waiting to die?"
"You say she wanted to kill you, then why don't you have a single wound on your body?" Master Lingxiao narrowed his eyes.
"What else could it be?" Immortal Lord Changli stood beside her, speaking sarcastically to True Person Lingxiao. "Naturally, it's because some people weren't strong enough. They failed to kill and were instead seriously injured."
Lingxiao Zhenren's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
The two stared at each other, their expressions tense and ready to clash.
"Silence." Gu Ci Zhenjun raised his hand to stop the argument. "The projection in the Tiandeng area is malfunctioning. We don't know what happened, so we can't jump to conclusions."
She turned to the other party involved, "Bai Mumu of Feiyun Sect, do you have anything to say?"
Bai Mumu was helped up by Shen Daochen and said weakly, "We accidentally entered the territory of the Purple Gold Serpent. Senior Brother and the other team members were eliminated by the Purple Gold Serpent."
"Ninghua Sect took this opportunity to launch a sneak attack. Senior Sister Shen, she... she wanted to kill me..."
She began to sob and cry, looking utterly pitiful, which stirred up the emotions of the Flying Cloud Sect members.
“What Mu Mu said is true. The injuries on the bodies of the eliminated disciples of my Flying Cloud Sect were all caused by the Purple Gold Serpent. Anyone who doesn’t believe it can verify it,” Shen Daochen said.
“I never expected that she would use evil spirits and demonic energy to slander me. She could have just examined the Purple Gold Snake and cleared my name.”
If Shen Sang said she used demonic energy to strengthen the Purple Gold Serpent, then the demonic energy on the Purple Gold Serpent had long since disappeared.
A barely perceptible smile appeared on her face, which she had been covering.
"No need to investigate anymore, the demonic energy on the Purple Gold Serpent has disappeared." Shen Sanruo said calmly.
However, this greatly displeased the cultivators, who felt that she was making trouble without any evidence.
She paused for a moment and then continued, "I don't have any physical evidence, but I have plenty of eyewitness testimony."
Mei Mei had already watched in a huff, and stood up, her tone filled with disgust, "I and a group of Heavenly Sword Sect disciples saw with our own eyes that there was demonic energy on that purple-gold snake."
Before anyone could react with surprise, Jiang Chu, from the Chi Mo Jiang family's preparation area, also stood up. "We fifteen people also witnessed it and can testify for Fellow Daoist Shen."
"We received Fellow Daoist Shen's distress signal, but when we arrived, the Ninghua Sect team was trapped inside the Purple-Gold Serpent's barrier..."
They recounted the scene in detail, every word of which was vivid and accurate.
The addition of these two sects has begun to tip the scales.
In particular, the Heavenly Sword Sect hates evil and would never fabricate anything about evil spirits.
These two sects have no conflict with the Flying Cloud Sect, and they have no reason to give false testimony for the Ninghua Sect.
It can almost be described as a massive, earth-shattering hammer.
The way everyone looked at Bai Mumu and the Flying Cloud Sect gradually changed.
Even Shen Daochen's heart wavered slightly, and his somewhat complicated gaze fell on Bai Mumu.
Could it be...?
"Father, don't even you believe me?" Bai Mumu looked at him, her eyes filled with tears, her voice filled with despair.
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