"Su Nianyin, so it was you!" the Sword Sect elder roared.
"It wasn't me! It wasn't me..." Su Nianyin was terrified, but because she was trapped by the magic, she couldn't even retreat.
Her eyes darted around frantically, "The Illusionary Spirit Pearl I have was obtained from fighting demonic beasts, how could it be stolen from Luo Yunyi?!"
"Elder, I have truly been wronged!"
"It must be because Cang Liuyu's cultivation is unstable that something went wrong!"
"Whether it was my mistake or not, just look at the recording bead to find out," Cang Liuyu said calmly.
The elder nodded.
With a flick of her sleeve, the image of Su Nianyin killing the groundhog spirit appeared on the image-recording bead.
Shen Zhiyi was stunned.
They...are dead?
Although the number and types of monsters in the secret realm are numerous, there is an unwritten rule.
Those that take human form will not be killed.
Because if they can take on a human form, it means that their cultivation is on the right path.
It does not harm its own kind or other living beings.
Although the two groundhog spirits were thieves, this was their first time committing such a crime.
The crime does not warrant death.
"Why did you kill them?" The Sword Sect elder narrowed his eyes and reprimanded.
In her panic, Su Nianyin recalled what Cang Liuyu had said in his previous life, rolled her eyes, and said, "One thought arises, and ten thousand thoughts follow."
"Since these two groundhog spirits have already harbored evil intentions, if we don't kill them, won't there be endless trouble in the future?"
"Demons are different from humans after all; they cannot be reformed simply by being taught."
"I did this so as not to affect everyone's trial!"
"If Heaven does not permit it, why give me the Illusionary Spirit Orb?"
Many cultivators were surprised and whispered among themselves.
"What she said isn't without merit."
"I didn't expect that Miss Su would have such awareness even before joining the sect."
"In my opinion, he is quite suitable for cultivating the path of ruthlessness."
Su Nianyin gave a slight, cold laugh.
Fortunately, the recording bead could only show her taking the beads, but not the exact number of Illusionary Spirit Beads.
As long as she insists that the eight Illusionary Spirit Orbs were obtained from the Earth Rat Spirit.
They couldn't do anything to her.
Cang Liuyu lowered his gaze and said calmly, "Coincidentally, I once taught these two groundhog spirits a lesson for stealing."
"According to them, a female cultivator helped them cast a spell to conceal their presence, allowing them to steal Shen Zhiyi's top-grade soft sword."
Concealing one's form?!
Isn't that the Su family's secret technique?!
They all turned to look at Su Nianyin, and sure enough, they saw her expression change.
“What’s even more coincidental,” Cang Liuyu’s eyes grew colder, “I crippled the earth rat demon siblings’ cultivation for several years. When I left, the number of Illusionary Spirit Orbs they could carry would not exceed three.”
"They are no longer capable of harming anyone."
“These are all witnessed by the photo pearl.”
He turned to Su Nianyin, his tone cold and indifferent, like the scythe of death slowly slicing down, "So, where did the remaining five Illusionary Spirit Orbs on your body come from?"
Su Nianyin's lips turned deathly pale instantly.
Her lips trembled, her eyes darting around, "I...I..."
“I saw this Miss Su in the cave,” Sikong Bing added. “At that time, she advised me to kill Luo Yunyi and take what was on her.”
Su Nianyin's eyes widened.
"Sikong Bing! I saved you, and you betrayed me?!"
Sikong Bing was somewhat angry: "She didn't hurt me at all, so what's this talk of 'saving' me?"
"Besides, I warned you long ago not to hurt her." He looked at Luo Yunyi with heartache in his eyes, "But you still hurt her like this."
"It is you who have disregarded the sect's code of conduct!"
Su Nianyin was almost driven mad by him.
"Betrayal?" the Sword Sect elder asked solemnly. "So, it's all true?"
Su Nianyin trembled. "Elder, please let me explain..."
"No need for explanation," the elder said coldly. "You instigated theft, harmed fellow disciples, and cheated in the secret realm trial. I will make it clear to the Su family that you will not be allowed to enter the sect."
"Your results have been cancelled. Go back now!"
He did not punish her; that was an act of forgiveness.
But Su Nianyin showed no gratitude, her expression twisted as she cried out, "Cancel?!"
"What right do you have to cancel my grades?!"
"I'm not going back!"
"I can't go back like this!"
The elder waved his hand, and several cultivators escorted Su Nianyin down the mountain.
Before she left, she glared fiercely at Cang Liuyu and Shen Zhiyi.
It's all because of them...
It was all because of them that I lost my chance to cultivate immortality!
Enforcing the law impartially?
Cang Liuyu's words sound nice!
She will definitely find a way to let everyone know about Cangliuyu's hidden evil heart!
He was the demonic Taoist who ultimately went mad!
He's not worthy of cultivating immortality at all!
And then there's the Hehuan Sect...
She was determined to be their sworn enemy for life!
Su Nianyin thought of the birthmark on her arm, her eyes flickered, and she didn't struggle much, letting the cultivator escort her away.
...
Three days later.
After settling Luo Yunyi in and seeing that she was almost fully recovered, Shen Zhiyi prepared to go down the mountain to find Cangliuyu.
"Wait a minute," Luo Yunyi called out to her, "Didn't you ask me for medicine a while ago?"
She handed a packet of red powder to Shen Zhiyi.
“This is a miraculous medicine that I have painstakingly researched,” she blinked, “just a little bit is enough to move people’s hearts.”
Shen Zhiyi hesitated.
"But……"
"He has already expended a lot of his cultivation to help us, and he's still in seclusion..."
"I...I don't want to cultivate with him anymore..."
If we were to absorb his cultivation further, wouldn't that be repaying kindness with enmity?
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