The sect leader of the Hidden Sect has not yet given any orders, so even if the disciples run away, it will not be considered a violation of the sect leader's orders. If they don't run now, when will they?
In no time, almost all the disciples of the Hidden Sect had run away from the courtyard, leaving only eight who seemed honest, or perhaps slow to react, still standing there in a daze.
Shi Xuan looked at the eight disciples standing in a huddle and laughed, "Why don't you run away?"
The disciple closest to Shi Xuan replied somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm afraid I'll seem guilty if I run away..."
The other one was more outgoing, saying loudly, "It's just taking off my clothes, what's there to be shy about! I'm willing to take them off!"
Shi Xuan nodded and said, "It's rare that you're all so cooperative. So the eight of you can take your clothes off first, down to your underwear."
What? The remaining eight people were also very surprised. They thought that since everyone had run away, they wouldn't let the remaining people take off their clothes. Who knew that Shi Xuan was so ruthless that he wouldn't let anyone go!
That forthright man was indeed forthright; without saying a word, he quickly and neatly undressed himself. After him, two others also hesitantly took off their clothes.
On the contrary, the disciple who was closest to Shi Xuan just now started to awkwardly unbutton his shirt. He wanted to unbutton it but didn't want to. He unbuttoned two buttons and then buttoned one again. After hesitating for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth, said "No, I can't do it," and turned around and ran away.
But he was too late.
Shi Xuan seemed to have suddenly changed his mind. Instead of standing still, he made a move the instant Shi Xuan was about to run away, firing a pill from the pill launcher.
The pill was applied to the disciple, and within two breaths, he collapsed to the ground, his face filled with terror, unable to move.
Cheng Rui, Qin Yongxin, and other disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect reacted quickly and surrounded him immediately. Even though Shi Xuan's pills missed, he still couldn't escape.
Shi Xuan approached his terrified and helpless disciple like a villain, saying, "Don't be shy. Since you've already stayed, take it off and take a look."
Leng Rufeng cooperated by walking up to him, first stuffing a piece of wood into his mouth, and then tearing off his clothes.
I only saw the innermost layer, and there really was an eye pattern printed on his underwear.
The disciple's face was ashen, and he sat there with empty, unfocused eyes, as if he had lost his soul.
“There are still a few who haven’t taken their clothes off,” Shi Xuan said, having subdued the one who was trying to run away. He then looked at the others behind him.
There were five people standing there; they couldn't run away, so they had no choice but to take their clothes off.
Seeing that things had come to this point, the group had no choice but to bite the bullet and begin. Although they dragged their feet, they eventually started taking their clothes off.
Only the last disciple remained motionless. He raised his eyes and glared hatefully at Shi Xuan, then pursed his lips and collapsed, lifeless.
His death was exactly the same as that of the disciple from the Enforcement Hall who committed suicide.
These two thought that staying put would be safer and that they would be among the first to be cleared of suspicion. However, Shi Xuan didn't play by the rules at all. She only left eight people behind and then tried to get rid of them, causing the two who thought they were being clever to walk right into her trap.
Shi Xuan frowned and sighed, "From today onwards, it will probably be difficult to check this mark again."
Such a large-scale commotion would surely put the people in the organization on their guard, and they would definitely have to deal with these marked items after they got back.
"Can Ru Feng recognize these two people?"
Leng Rufeng nodded and replied, "I've met them, they're all from Cangyu Peak."
"What about the Enforcement Hall disciple who died before?"
"They're also from Cangyu Peak," Leng Rufeng said as if he had suddenly realized something. "The disciple who died in a conflict with me, as well as Guo Hao who died tonight and Liu Xian, who was chasing me, are all disciples of Cangyu Peak."
Are they all from Cangyu Peak? If one or two were from Cangyu Peak, it could be considered a coincidence. But now, every single disciple with the identification mark is from Cangyu Peak, which certainly cannot be explained by coincidence.
Shi Xuan looked at Lei Zhi, and it was up to Lei Zhi to decide what to do about the internal affairs of this sect.
When Shi Xuan looked over, Lei Zhi was also frowning. Pang Jiaxiang, the peak master of Cangyu Peak, was his fellow disciple and friend for many years, and was known for his humility and kindness. Subjectively speaking, Lei Zhi did not believe that Pang Jiaxiang would take such an unorthodox path.
Cangyu Peak is the strongest peak in the Luoyin Sect, and it also has the largest number of disciples. Peak Master Pang Jia was the most talented among his fellow disciples and was the disciple most satisfied with by their master. No one of his generation could surpass him in the art of array formations.
Lei Zhi sighed and said, "Let's go check out Cangyu Peak first."
Just as Lei Zhi finished speaking, a loud explosion rang out outside, accompanied by a burst of bright light that illuminated the Luoying Courtyard where they were as bright as day.
"It's from the direction of Cangyu Peak!" a disciple said. He had just put on his clothes when he was startled by the noise.
The group walked out of the courtyard gate, and several sect leaders and elders with high cultivation levels had already taken off and flown towards the explosion site.
Shi Xuan quickly summoned the puppet sword and rode forward on it.
Upon reaching the outer perimeter of Cangyu Peak, the temperature was already quite high. Shi Xuan stopped advancing and watched from the outside as Cangyu Peak was engulfed in flames by a massive explosion.
Flames shot into the sky, illuminating the entire territory of the Hidden Sect.
Lei Zhi, along with several peak masters and elders of the sect, jointly set up a water-clearing formation. Before long, heavy rain fell within the Cangyu Peak area, which controlled the fire. However, it wasn't until dawn that the fire, which covered the entire mountain, was completely extinguished.
The mountain, ravaged by fire, was a scene of ruins and charred remains. Shi Xuan led the disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect into Cangyu Peak. This once most glorious mountain was now a wasteland, all the buildings blasted to the ground. The explosion was so massive that the height of the entire mountain had decreased.
The entire Cangyu Peak was now deserted; the peak master was nowhere to be seen, and the disciples had also vanished. It was unknown whether they had escaped beforehand or perished in the explosion.
Although Cangyu Peak was already destroyed, Shi Xuan did not ignore it. She released her divine sense and searched the scorched earth of Cangyu Peak thoroughly.
Almost nothing of value was left on the entire mountain. Shi Xuan probed downwards with her divine sense, but the distance she could perceive was limited. Recalling the secret passages of the black market, she realized that perhaps her divine sense had been blocked…
"Let's go back first," Shi Xuan said to the disciples of Lianfeng Sword Sect. "That's all for today. Let's go back and rest, and we'll talk again when we're rested."
From the very first day they arrived at the Hidden Sect, they encountered three dead bodies, which kept them occupied for an entire night. Such a serious matter cannot be resolved overnight; there's no need to rush.
Shi Xuan returned to her residence and began her seclusion. Cultivators are not easily fatigued, especially since she had a sufficient number of Nourishing Spirit Pills.
With a month to go before the Six Sects Grand Competition, they were quite free, and many disciples chose to go into seclusion to cultivate. Shi Xuan's seclusion did not attract much attention from others.
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