307: Suddenly realized

The crowd clearly hadn't expected such an irreconcilable grudge to be hidden between the Dao Seeking Sect and the Chusheng Sect.

No one was willing to offend a mysterious Sect of unfathomable strength for the sake of a Chusheng Sect whose influence had already waned.

To the side, Shen Teng was trembling with lingering fear, the same thought churning in his mind over and over again.

Back then, when the Old Ancestor refined that damn demon transformation pill, just what kind of death god did he offend?

The reason Chen Xuan acted so high-profile was, firstly, to seek justice for that girl Yun Xuanxuan; secondly, to establish the prestige and fame of the Dao Seeking Sect; and incidentally, to draw out traces of "Number Eight."

Since Number Eight had already lied, claiming that the Dao Seeking Sect would reinforce the Rain God Continent...

Then if news of the Dao Seeking Sect's movements really reached this territory, would it give rise to some sort of scheme?

Those present were all first-rate experts of the Rain God Continent, and today Chen Xuan wanted to clearly teach them a principle.

Those who persecute the Disciples of my Dao Seeking Sect must pay with their lives!

The Sect Master of Tian Que Sect's expression was as heavy as iron, his fingers already white from clenching. He advised in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist, could you put this matter aside for a moment?

Right now, the Yao Race army is still lurking outside the pass, watching like tigers. If we engage in internal strife at this moment, the only ones to benefit in the end will be those blood-drinking beasts!"

Chen Xuan did not speak, but merely waved his hand. A flash of light emerged from his sleeve, and a booklet with a dark gold cover appeared out of thin air.

Then, with a flick of his finger, the booklet turned into a golden rainbow, landing with incomparable precision on the desk in front of the Sect Master of Tian Que Sect.

"This is?"

The Sect Master of Tian Que Sect frowned and reached out to pick up the booklet. After just one glance at the title page, his pupils suddenly constricted.

On the pages of the booklet, more than ten names were neatly listed in cinnabar ink, and next to each name, the corresponding cultivation base and Realm were noted.

The first name was precisely Daoist Zhenyue, Jiang Xiuwen, clearly listed; the second was Daoist Yunche... both were former members of the Demon Suppressing Tower who had long since defected to the Yao!

Chen Xuan's tone was indifferent: "What is recorded there should be the internal agents subverted by the Yao Race. Removing these moles and gaining the help of the Demon Suppressing Tower will surely be much easier than having an incompetent Sect Master of the Chusheng Sect."

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell into a deathly silence, followed by an explosion of gasps and an uproar.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on that booklet, filled with shock and disbelief.

The Grand Elder of the Tianque Sect could no longer restrain himself. With his beard and hair bristling, he blurted out in alarm, "Are Fellow Daoist's words true?!"

"Whether you believe it or not is entirely up to you."

Chen Xuan slowly raised his eyes, his gaze like an unsheathed sharp sword sweeping across the experts in the hall. He paused, and every word he spoke carried the weight of a falling stone:

"From now on, if anyone else tries to obstruct the grievances between my Dao Seeking Sect and the Chusheng Sect, then they shall face a sword trial from my Dao Seeking Sect!"

As the words fell, before the crowd could even regain their senses, a sharp sword light tore through the air and descended, directly severing the life force of the Chusheng Sect's Sect Master.

This contemporary Sect Master, who just a moment ago was talking grandly and imagining the revival of the Chusheng Sect after surviving the Yao Race tribulation, was actually suppressed and killed in two sword strikes right under the noses of the Rain God Continent's experts!

If this matter were to spread, who would dare believe it?!

The experts of the Tianque Sect and the Five Elders Gate, although dissatisfied with Chen Xuan's arrogance and overbearing manner, what could they do now that the man was dead?

They couldn't really go and provoke a Dao Seeking Sect whose depths were unknown, could they?

Only after that white-clad figure, wrapped in chilling Sword Intent, disappeared into the horizon outside the hall did the stagnant air in the room begin to flow again.

Daoist Yun Ji looked at the disappearing back and spoke in a deep voice, "Everyone, how much of this booklet do you think is true and how much is false?"

Before his voice had even faded, a wave of whispers broke out in the hall.

"How is this possible? Daoist Yuquan has always hated the Yao Race the most; how could he turn around and betray his Sect?"

"I've never heard of the name Dao Seeking Sect; it's truly impossible to judge the other party's style of doing things."

"It's hard to say..."

"This booklet detailed the Realms and temperaments of more than ten Tower Masters and Vice Tower Masters of the Demon Suppressing Tower. The first two, Daoist Zhenyue and Daoist Yunche, are already confirmed traitors who joined the Yao. From this, it seems this booklet is definitely not nonsense!"

Amidst the arguments, Chu Haotian stepped forward slowly and said solemnly, "I believe seventy percent of it."

The crowd turned to look at him as Chu Haotian continued, "Regardless of whether it's true or false, in the current situation, we have no choice. With the Yao Race surrounding us, if there truly are internal traitors lurking, they will become a grave hidden danger. It is better to investigate wrongly than to tolerate them!"

These words were like a bucket of cold water, dousing the hope in everyone's hearts.

Daoist Yun Ji pondered for a moment, then looked over the crowd and said decisively, "There is no time to lose. The priority now is to dispatch Sect experts to secretly investigate the people on the list. Once their collusion with the enemy is confirmed, they are to be executed without mercy!"

"But those like the Tower Master of the Demon Suppressing Tower, which one of them isn't a tough character with unique skills?"

"Now that the great enemy is at our doorstep, where can we find the hands to handle these matters? If the people we send don't have a high enough cultivation base, not only will they fail to find anything, but they will also alert the enemy!"

"That is true!"

Now that both great Sects had to defend against the Yao Race army here, even with full planning, they could at most spare two people to handle this matter.

But once they failed, it would be hard to say who would be investigating whom.

Chu Haotian pondered for a moment and stepped forward: "Let me handle this matter."

"I will go as well!"

Master Qing Xuan, a Peak Master of the Tianque Sect, also stepped forward and stood side-by-side with Chu Haotian.

Daoist Yun Ji narrowed his eyes and looked at the two of them: "I wonder how much confidence you two Peak Masters have in this operation?"

Chu Haotian's expression was calm: "If it were just the two of us, the chance of success would be less than thirty percent."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall had strange expressions, their gazes shifting toward them in unison, full of surprise and suspicion.

Chu Haotian didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Have you all forgotten who gave us this booklet?"

...On the other side.

After killing the Sect Master of the Chusheng Sect, Chen Xuan went straight back to the courtyard where he was staying.

When he had just arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, he suddenly remembered an old matter.

Back in the Lesser Exquisite Grotto-Heaven, he had unexpectedly obtained this booklet from Yu Tianxiang of the Haotian Sect.

At that time, he didn't know what use this item had, but looking at it now, it was actually a key capable of stirring up the winds and clouds!

Having figured this out, Chen Xuan carefully deduced backward along this clue, and only then did he feel that many previous mysteries had suddenly become clear.

For example, that Great Cultivator who was suspected of being hunted by an ancient great Yao in the skies above the Heavenly Tribulation Continent's sea area.

And for example, that Yao Race beast that had destroyed the Haotian Sect one step ahead of him—what on earth was it looking for at all costs?

Also, why did Daoist Zhenyue become the first person to defect from the Demon Suppressing Tower?

(Caught a cold, my head is groggy, the writing is a bit poor.)