120: How could it be you!

The crowd was indignant, all feeling that Yun Ruoxi must have listened to some rumors.

After all, among the people present, most had entered the Heavenly Nether Holy Land even earlier than Yun Ruoxi and Yue Ruyan!

What kind of traitor could hide for so long?

Yun Ruoxi sighed softly and said, "On the path of cultivation, there will always be various temptations, such as Magic Treasures, Opportunities, or chances for advancement..."

"And someone among you may have succumbed to such temptations and ultimately took the path of betraying the Holy Land!"

All the Peak Masters and Grand Elders looked at each other.

Peak Master Mosha said in a heavy voice, "Impossible! What temptation could compare to the honor and disgrace of the Holy Land?"

Peak Master Dancao also said, "Indeed! We have all shed blood for the Holy Land, so how could we betray the place we once protected with our lives?"

Yun Ruoxi sighed again, her gaze suddenly falling on Grand Elder First, who had remained silent.

"Grand Elder First, don't you have anything to say?"

Everyone's hearts shook as they looked at the white-haired and white-bearded Grand Elder First with incredulous eyes.

This was the Elder with the highest prestige in the Heavenly Nether Holy Land.

Among everyone present, he was the one who had accompanied the Heavenly Nether Holy Land for the longest time.

His cultivation had already reached the Tribulation Crossing Eighth Level ten thousand years ago.

He had been silently guarding the Heavenly Nether Holy Land all these years and was the undisputed pillar of the Heavenly Nether Holy Land.

But the meaning in Yun Ruoxi's words clearly pointed to him being the so-called traitor!

The Second Grand Elder became unsettled again, saying almost rudely, "Sacred Lord! I won't object to you suspecting anyone else, but as for the Grand Elder, I'm the first to disagree!"

The Fourth Grand Elder also stepped forward and said, "Big brother has exhausted himself for the Holy Land for tens of thousands of years! Anyone could be a spy, but it's impossible for him!"

The two of them even erupted with their Aura, looking as if they would never let it go unless Yun Ruoxi gave a reasonable explanation.

Yue Ruyan snorted coldly, and her Void Immortal Realm Aura crushed down.

The Faces of the two Grand Elders changed instantly, and their bodies staggered back several steps.

"What! Since when are you already in the Void Immortal Realm?"

All the Peak Masters and Grand Elders present widened their eyes.

In their eyes, Yue Ruyan and Yun Ruoxi were both juniors whom they had watched grow up.

They didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, Yue Ruyan had actually achieved a Realm that was far beyond their reach!

Yue Ruyan said coldly, "You are only daring to be so presumptuous because you are taking advantage of my Senior Sister's sentimentality and her reluctance to take action against you Elders!"

"But I am not her. If anyone dares to be presumptuous again, I don't mind taking action to discipline you on behalf of my Senior Sister!"

She had long been annoyed by these old fogies.

Previously, she had endured it due to her lack of strength and for the sake of Yun Ruoxi's Face.

Now that her strength had greatly increased, she naturally wouldn't indulge them anymore.

The Second and Fourth Grand Elders' Faces flushed with indignation, but after a brief flare of anger that went nowhere, they obediently sat back down.

Yue Ruyan's gaze turned to Grand Elder First, and she said slowly, "Admit it yourself. If you do not wish to leave with dignity, I will help you find it!"

Grand Elder First remained silent.

Jiang Xin spoke up, "On this trip out, we killed a Black Armored Person of the Void Immortal Realm. From him, I learned many things."

"One of those things includes how to sense if there are others of the same kind nearby!"

As he spoke, he took out a strange token engraved with various mysterious runes.

After being activated with power, strands of eerie light emerged.

At the same time.

A faint response emanated from Grand Elder First's body.

Seeing this scene, the hearts of the other Peak Masters and Grand Elders finally sank in despair.

The Second Grand Elder's eyes were filled with confusion as he stared blankly at his eldest brother.

"Big brother, how could you..."

The Fourth Grand Elder also slumped powerlessly in his chair, muttering to himself, "Impossible, absolutely impossible..."

"Sigh!"

Seeing the facts before him, Grand Elder First finally let out a long sigh.

He seemed to age several thousand years in an instant, shaking his head with a bitter smile, "You all know that I have been stuck at the Tribulation Crossing Eighth Level for ten thousand years. With my foundation and accumulation, I simply cannot survive the next Heavenly Tribulation."

"And my Lifespan has come to an end; I have no more time to delay."

The Second Grand Elder said in pained distress, "So you agreed to cooperate with others? Selling out the Holy Land to gamble for a chance at Immortal Ascension?"

Grand Elder First said faintly, "In this life, who doesn't want to become an immortal? Who doesn't want eternal life? Who doesn't want to go to the Immortal Realm and see a broader world?"

"If you were also to watch your Lifespan slowly wither and drain away, you would also fall into endless confusion and hesitation, and ultimately make the wrong judgment!"

The Fifth Grand Elder said resolutely, "Those are all just excuses! If it were me, I would rather sit in meditation until I become withered bones than commit an act of betrayal!"

Grand Elder First smiled and said slowly, "At this point, there's no meaning in arguing about these things. I have already embarked on this path and cannot turn back!"

Yun Ruoxi gave him a deep look and said, "End your own life. I will announce that you died because your Lifespan was exhausted, as a way to preserve your final bit of Face!"

Hearing this, Grand Elder First let out a long breath of turbid air.

As if relieved, and as if regretful, he said, "Thank you!"

If Yue Ruyan hadn't reached the Void Immortal Realm, he might have had a hope of fighting his way out.

But under the current circumstances, ending his own life was indeed his only choice.

Pfft!

The Meridians in Grand Elder First's body snapped one by one, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out.

His Aura rapidly declined, and in an instant, he was like a candle in the wind.

A trace of reluctance and pain flashed in the eyes of the Second Grand Elder and others.

The other Peak Masters also felt a wave of sorrow in their hearts.

Yun Ruoxi said, "Prepare the funeral for Grand Elder First. The inside story of this matter must not be leaked, lest the Disciples lose their composure."

For the dignified Grand Elder First to become a traitor was not a glorious matter for the Heavenly Nether Holy Land.

Therefore, announcing that Grand Elder First died of old age was the most appropriate way to handle it.

As the news of Grand Elder First's passing spread, the Heavenly Nether Holy Land fell into a state of mourning.

Of course, these funeral matters were none of Jiang Xin and the others' business.

Their group returned to Heavenly Moon Peak.

Ye Youying went directly into seclusion and began to refine the Dragon Soul.

Mu Qianqian asked like a curious child, "That Demon Spirit Clan should have more than one Void Immortal Expert, so why go to such great lengths to set up such a scheme?"