53: Chapter 53 Still Trying to Turn the Tables?

"Oh?" Headmaster Long showed a hint of interest. His aged eyes, which had been closed in meditation, opened once more and glanced indifferently at Ye Xuan.

Cangqiong Holy Land strictly forbade this; lethal retaliation between disciples in private was absolutely prohibited.

Unless it was a life-and-death duel conducted within the Holy Land's life-and-death arena, it would not be recognized.

The disciples traveling on the flying boat all looked toward Ye Xuan. Among them, Zhao Erhu's gaze was the most sinister and smug. There was also Yun Zhe, who had received favors from Ye Xuan; he was currently looking at Ye Xuan with a worried expression.

Ye Xuan sneered internally and turned his gaze toward Wang Ping.

A stream of information appeared.

[Name: Wang Ping] [Realm: True Profound Realm 6th Layer] [Constitution: High-grade] [Luck: Attracts Both Sexes (Purple), Omen of Early Death (Black)] [Fate: 《Evil God》 (Supporting Character)] [Favorability: -100] [Life Fate: Became a chore disciple of Cangqiong Holy Land at age nine, broke through to the 6th layer of the True Profound Realm at sixteen.] [A month ago, on the way back to his hometown, he encountered a stunningly beautiful young lady from the secular world. He staged a hero-saves-the-beauty act to win her heart, married her, and entered the bridal chamber. The next morning, he wiped out her entire clan.] [Ten days ago, he returned to Cangqiong Holy Land and broke the rules at the Outer Sect Treasury to steal an Earth-tier Mystic Technique, the "Great Sun Flaming Yang Art." Zhao Erhu saw this, and the two colluded to study this Earth-tier Mystic Technique together...] [Three days ago, he snuck into the bathing area for female Outer Sect disciples and spied on many of them bathing...]

Ye Xuan shook his head as he read; this person was truly despicable, simply a heinous villain.

He silently added Wang Ping to his kill list.

"I can explain this matter. When we arrived at Dahuang Town, Wang Yueer, Wang Xinger, and I split up at an inn. We did not go to the Magic Beast Forest with those three. I ask Headmaster Long to discern the truth."

Ye Xuan stated the facts without being servile or overbearing and cupped his hands in a salute to Headmaster Long.

[Name: Sect Leader Long Baili] [Realm: Heaven Profound Realm 7th Layer] [Constitution: Fire Spirit Body (Cyan)] [Luck: Selfless (Purple), Local Genius (Purple), Greedily Addicted (Black), Heavy Misfortunes (Black)] [Favorability: 60] [Life Fate: Entered Taichu Holy Land to cultivate at age ten, broke through to the Spirit Profound Realm at twenty, the Earth Profound Realm at thirty-five, and the Heaven Profound Realm at eighty. His cultivation journey was unremarkable.] [One day later, while passing through the Great Zhou Dynasty, Long Baili entered a source stone market. Although he saw a source stone he liked, he did not buy it and left the market after much hesitation.] [Subsequently, Yun Zhe happened to arrive at this market, bought the source stone, and cut out the Yuantian Book and a supreme ancient defensive treasure, the phoenix divine armor.] [Later, while Yun Zhe was cutting the stone, Long Baili happened to see that the source stone he had favored had produced such treasures. Greed instantly took hold of him, and he used his formidable strength to force Yun Zhe to hand over the two treasures.] [Afterward, Yun Zhe used a puppet of tianxuan realm to successfully force back Long Baili and entered the Inner Sect to find his wife, Inner Sect Elder Leng Qianqiu. Subsequently, Long Baili was imprisoned in the forbidden area of Cangqiong Holy Land—Endless Purgatory.]

Ye Xuan's face remained impassive, but he was overjoyed inside. He never expected that Long Baili would actually stumble upon Yun Zhe's opportunity; this was truly wonderful.

Two supreme treasures.

One was the Yuantian Book, and the other was the ancient supreme treasure, the phoenix divine armor. They were all excellent items.

A decent opportunity.

"Hmph, who knows if you're lying to us? You split up back in Dahuang Town? Who can vouch for you?" Zhao Erhu, who hated Ye Xuan to the bone, stepped forward and said righteously.

"Oh, so you're asking about how to verify it? I once encountered Senior Sisters Wang Yueer and Wang Xinger while training near Dahuang Town."

Yun Zhe also stepped forward, stating the facts without changing his expression, and cast a reassuring look at Ye Xuan.

"This little brother was really worth the investment." Seeing this, Ye Xuan was absolutely delighted, but his face was quickly covered in coldness as he looked at Headmaster Long. "Headmaster, I have a matter to report to you. Didn't a book go missing from the Outer Sect Treasury a few days ago? I know the clues to its whereabouts..."

The smug Zhao Erhu and Wang Ping's faces instantly darkened. Their hearts began to panic, and they were too terrified to say another word.

"Bastard, this kid doesn't actually know about this, does he?"

"Damn it, how could he know about this?"

Wang Ping and Zhao Erhu's hearts pounded wildly.

"Oh? You have leads? Let's hear them." A hint of anger appeared on Long Baili's aged face, and his aura began to surge significantly.

Long Baili didn't actually care much about the deaths of sect disciples; after all, such situations happened every year, and he had long since grown accustomed to it.

However, the loss of an Earth-tier Mystic Technique from the Outer Sect Treasury was a major event. Without a significant contribution, the Holy Land would never impart a Mystic Technique of this level to a disciple, or even an elder.

As the Headmaster of the Outer Sect, now that this had happened, Long Baili would ultimately be unable to escape responsibility.

"About that, Headmaster Long, why not open Wang Ping's spirit ring and take a look right now? You might just get the answer you're looking for."

As soon as Ye Xuan's casual words fell, Yun Zhe, who was beside him, wore a strange expression, not to mention the dozens of disciples about to enter the Inner Sect.

"I didn't steal that Earth-tier Mystic Technique! I even saw Ye Xuan steal it!" In his panic, Wang Ping let it slip, but he still stubbornly denied that he had stolen it.

"By the way, there's quite a bit of evidence in his spirit ring. He frequently spies on all the Junior Sisters bathing and even used a recording stone to keep records..." Ye Xuan twisted the knife once more.

"What?"

"So it was this pervert!"

The group of female disciples about to enter the sect nearby all angrily cursed at Wang Ping.

"Headmaster Long, I can also testify to this matter! I also saw Wang Ping stealing the book from the Treasury during the chaos!"

Finally, Zhao Erhu dared not delay any longer and hurriedly stepped forward, trying to absolve himself of the crime.

"Open your spirit ring!" In his fury, Long Baili locked onto Wang Ping with his aura.

"Headmaster... I... I really... didn't..." Wang Ping was now so scared he was about to wet himself; he only felt cold sweat assaulting his entire body from behind.

"Headmaster, please spare... this disciple this once... This disciple was just lucky... I didn't have the heart... to steal the Mystic Technique... I beg Headmaster for forgiveness..." Wang Ping watched helplessly as the spirit ring in his embrace was taken by Long Baili. Terrified, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "Bang! Bang! Bang—"

"Spare you? What do the rules of Cangqiong Holy Land say? You, Wang Ping, have come to the Holy Land to cultivate since you were young; are you not aware of them?"

Long Baili was so angry he laughed. He waved his hand and used his Mystic Power to seal Wang Ping's mouth, preventing him from speaking.

He then used his divine sense to easily open the spirit ring, and an ancient scroll was revealed before everyone.