24: Purple Maple Fairy City

"The only way now is to have Lin Luoxue come forward and personally clarify this rumor; only then will everyone believe it."

Just then, the Grand Elder calmly took a sip of tea and spoke slowly.

"Exactly, Sect Master! As long as Lin Luoxue makes an appearance, the rumor will be debunked!" the Second Elder echoed from the side.

"The rumor says Lin Luoxue is dead. As long as she shows herself, it will fall apart on its own."

"Yes, Sect Master, this is indeed the best way right now!"

"Sect Master, how about we invite Lin Luoxue out first?"

"Right! Exactly!"

The other Elders nodded in agreement, finding the plan very feasible.

But they soon noticed that Yun Lingxiao's expression in the main seat was becoming increasingly cold.

Meanwhile, Yun Changqing's face grew paler, and his body couldn't stop trembling slightly.

"Enough!"

Yun Lingxiao's gaze turned cold as he shouted sternly.

Hearing this, the surrounding Elders shut their mouths one after another, but their eyes held a strange glint as they looked at the father and son.

"Lin Luoxue has betrayed the Sect and left the Cloud Sword Sect. This matter is no longer up for discussion!"

Yun Lingxiao fully released his aura, a Golden Core's majestic pressure enveloping all the Elders.

"Understood, Sect Master!"

The Elders quickly lowered their heads and responded.

However, many Elders, led by the Grand Elder, had a flicker of anger in their eyes the moment they bowed their heads.

"Fine! Everyone, get to work."

Yun Lingxiao looked at the scene with satisfaction, then withdrew his pressure and waved them away.

The Elders rose and left, leaving only Yun Lingxiao and his son in the hall.

Once all the Elders were gone, Yun Lingxiao turned to look at Yun Changqing.

"Is Lin Luoxue really dead?" Yun Lingxiao questioned with a cold gaze.

Yun Changqing's body shook, and his eyes darted around, afraid to answer. But facing Yun Lingxiao's aggressive stare, he could only nod.

"She wanted to flee the Cloud Sword Sect herself. I just wanted to bring her back, but that little bitch actually tried to detonate a thunder pearl to take me down with her!"

"If I hadn't had a Displacement Talisman on me, I probably wouldn't have escaped death either."

Yun Changqing's face was distorted as he explained with a venomous look.

"Slap!"

In the next second, Yun Lingxiao flickered in front of Yun Changqing and slapped him hard.

Yun Changqing, whose legs were already weak, fell to the ground. His cheek quickly swelled, and a trickle of blood leaked from the corner of his mouth.

"Don't think I don't know. You're the one who went crazy in front of Lin Luoxue first, forcing her to run away."

"If you had followed my plan, driving her to a dead end step by step and then taming her, none of this would have happened!"

Yun Lingxiao glared at Yun Changqing with disappointment, and he couldn't help but feel a bit of regret in his heart.

He didn't regret targeting Lin Luoxue, but rather regretted not personally keeping a watch on her.

He had spent so much, yet in the end, he gained nothing and ended up in a mess. It was truly not worth the loss.

"By the way, are you sure Lin Luoxue is dead?"

After venting some of his anger, Yun Lingxiao calmed down and continued to ask.

"She's definitely dead. After all, a thunder pearl's explosion would seriously injure even a Purple Mansion stage cultivator, let alone a cripple like her."

"However, I didn't find her body or Magic Treasures. I assume someone must have taken them."

Yun Changqing stood up, clutching his face, and spoke with absolute certainty.

"Did you check her Soul Lamp?"

Yun Lingxiao suddenly thought of something and quickly followed up.

"After I came back, I was worried the matter would be exposed, so I sent someone to destroy her Soul Lamp."

Yun Changqing's face turned pale as he quickly lowered his head and spoke.

"What about the person who destroyed the Soul Lamp?"

Yun Lingxiao suppressed the anger in his heart and continued to press.

"I was worried the matter would be exposed, so I..."

Yun Changqing didn't continue, but Yun Lingxiao understood what he meant.

"Slap!"

"Idiot!"

Yun Lingxiao could no longer hold back and slapped him again, making Yun Changqing's face symmetrical.

Yun Changqing's body swayed, and he covered his face with both hands, not daring to speak for fear of another slap.

Seeing Yun Changqing's pathetic state, Yun Lingxiao could only close his eyes and keep reciting to himself that this was his own son.

He tried to use the last of his fatherly affection to dispel the thought of slapping Yun Changqing to death.

After a while, Yun Lingxiao's emotions stabilized, and he spoke in a cold tone: "Go into seclusion at Sword Qi Peak for a while. You can come out once the rumors outside have faded."

Yun Changqing quickly nodded in agreement. He just wanted to leave as soon as possible to avoid another beating.

"Get out!"

Looking at Yun Changqing's state, Yun Lingxiao waved his hand with eyes full of disappointment.

Yun Changqing turned and left immediately, feeling as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his heart.

"Who could it be?"

After Yun Changqing left, Yun Lingxiao sat alone on the Sect Master's throne, tapping his fingers on the armrest, lost in thought.

At this moment, various suspicious figures flashed through Yun Changqing's mind: the Grand Elder who didn't get along with him, the possibly alive Lin Luoxue, and even other surrounding Sect forces... Purple Maple Immortal City.

Purple Maple Immortal City was named after a massive purple maple spirit tree. This purple maple spirit tree was a Fourth-rank spirit plant.

The purple maple spirit fluid it nurtured could increase the success rate of Alchemy and enhance the effects of Medicinal Pills, making it a supplementary Spirit Medicine that countless Alchemists dreamed of.

Hundreds of years ago, the Tang Family, a cultivation Family, discovered this spirit tree. Since the tree's roots went deep into the earth and it could not be transplanted elsewhere,

The Tang Family moved their entire clan and built a city around the purple maple spirit tree.

Relying on the purple maple spirit tree and the fact that the Tang Family was already skilled in Alchemy, Purple Maple Immortal City quickly grew and expanded.

At the same time, Purple Maple Immortal City was close to the Xuantian Mountain Range. Coupled with the Tang Family's friendly attitude and their willingness to accept Alchemy commissions, it soon attracted many Loose Cultivators and small cultivation families.

Today, the Zifeng Tang Family has a Nascent Soul Ancestor presiding over it, making Purple Maple Immortal City the safest and most prosperous city within a thousand miles.

"Is this Purple Maple Immortal City?"

Outside Purple Maple Immortal City, Zhang Daobai gazed at the towering tree in the city from the air and murmured softly.

"This is also my first time coming to Purple Maple Immortal City. I've only heard some Elders mention it before."

"The place where that purple maple spirit tree is located is the ancestral land of the Zifeng Tang Family. I heard that their Nascent Soul Ancestor is already a Fifth-rank Alchemist."

Lin Luoxue explained to Zhang Daobai while controlling the Spirit Sword to descend.

After landing on the ground, Zhang Daobai did not let Lin Luoxue return to the spirit taming space.

After all, Purple Maple Immortal City was over a thousand miles away from the Cloud Sword Sect, so there was no fear of anyone recognizing Lin Luoxue.