92: Public trial!

With his arm severed, Xiang Tianwen's Qi became chaotic.

The true essence blade, not yet dissipated, acted on him with almost no obstruction.

Xiang Tianwen was instantly covered in wounds.

If not for his terrifying Soul Transformation Stage cultivation, Xiang Tianwen would have been shredded to dust at this moment.

Severely injured, Xiang Tianwen quickly retreated, putting distance between himself and Su Yang.

Su Yang's true essence was depleted, so he dared not approach rashly, and likewise retreated quickly.

To deal with Xiang Tianwen, Su Yang had used all his moves and drained all his true essence, but Su Yang never cut off his own retreat, especially when facing a Soul Transformation Stage expert; he had to keep a trump card.

After retreating and stabilizing, he immediately took the last purple gold pill from his sea of consciousness, quickly replenishing his depleted true essence.

Why aren't they here yet?

This is the last purple gold pill. If even the last bit of true essence is exhausted, he might be left in the Merit Pavilion by Xiang Tianwen!

At this moment, Xiang Tianwen clutched his severed arm, looking at Su Yang in disbelief.

His eyes held fear, resentment, and a trace of bewilderment.

He, a Soul Transformation Stage pavilion Master, had an arm severed by a Middle Golden Core Stage Cultivator?!

Although the opponent had utilized Magical Artifacts, Medicinal Pills, and even the power of the divine sword, this result was still shocking!

Even more terrifying was that this youngster's method of replenishing true essence was so unique; he didn't even take Medicinal Pills, just continuously replenished his depleted true essence without delaying the battle.

A Middle Golden Core Stage Cultivator was actually this strong!

But he had, after all, killed his son. No matter how strong he was, he had to be killed today, no matter what!

"Su Yang, do you think I can't kill you!?"

Xiang Tianwen attacked Su Yang again.

Just then, three vast and boundless auras simultaneously descended upon the Merit Pavilion.

"Presumptuous!"

"Xiang Tianwen! How dare you disrespect Lingxiao Sword Ancestor!"

A terrifying pressure forcibly restrained Xiang Tianwen, making him unable to move an inch.

The figures of Grand Elder Xuan Qing, Xuan Yan, and Xuan Jian, the Three Grand Elders, appeared silently, forming a triangle around the disarmed Xiang Tianwen. The terrifying pressure instantly made Xiang Tianwen feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, temporarily forgetting even the pain of his severed arm.

Grand Elder Xuan Qing's gaze swept over the surrounding mess and Xiang Shaobo's corpse.

He frowned slightly.

Then he looked at the disarmed Xiang Tianwen, a shock in his heart.

He looked at Su Yang, and only after seeing that he was not seriously injured did he let out a sigh of relief, but at the same time, the surprise in his heart became more evident, even showing on his face.

Xiang Tianwen's arm was cut off by him!?

A Middle Golden Core Stage Cultivator's strength severed an arm of a Soul Transformation Stage pavilion Master???

This... as expected of a Reincarnated Great Power. My Master is truly amazing! This 'Master' is truly called with heartfelt respect!

"Cough cough, what happened?"

Grand Elder Xuan Qing spoke.

Xiang Tianwen immediately shouted, "Grand Elder, please uphold justice! Su Yang killed my son without reason!"

Grand Elder Xuan Qing, Xuan Yan, and Xuan Jian all looked at Su Yang.

Seeing their appearance, Su Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He cupped his hands and said, "Xiang Shaobo tried to gain the support of the Consecration Pavilion through this Disciple to help his father become the future Sect Master. This Disciple refused, and Xiang Shaobo threatened this Disciple, so we fought. This Disciple accidentally killed Xiang Shaobo. I ask the Three Grand Elders to punish me."

Xiang Tianwen's heart leaped.

Unable to move, he knelt down.

He immediately said, "Su Yang is slandering me; there is no such thing!"

Grand Elder Xuan Qing's gaze fell on the disarmed Xiang Tianwen, his tone cold and devoid of emotion: "You mean Lingxiao Sword Ancestor is slandering you and your son? Tell me, why would he slander you? Do you have a deep hatred between you?"

"No... no..."

Xiang Tianwen not only felt the pain in his severed arm but also felt very guilty.

He didn't know what his son had discussed with Su Yang, but for Su Yang to kill him, it might truly be because certain things had angered Su Yang.

"Hmph, if that's the case, how can it be slander?"

Grand Elder Xuan Qing said coldly:

"Xiang Tianwen, you indulged your son in committing evil first, then offended Lingxiao Sword Ancestor, and even attempted to assassinate him! Do you know your crime?"

Hearing Grand Elder Xuan Qing say this, he immediately knew that the Three Grand Elders would believe Su Yang and not him.

This had already sealed his death sentence.

Before the Three Grand Elders, Xiang Tianwen couldn't even muster the thought of resistance.

Xiang Tianwen knelt on the ground, his face ashen.

At this moment, the Elders from the Elder Pavilion also arrived.

Seeing the messy Merit Pavilion, seeing Xiang Shaobo's corpse on the ground, and then seeing the disarmed Xiang Tianwen kneeling on the ground, each scene shocked them even more.

What happened?

It became like this so early in the morning.

"Greetings, Grand Elders."

The Elders bowed, all looking at everything before them with confusion.

Grand Elder Xuan Qing directly ordered, "Since you have arrived, you shall personally summon everyone in the Sect. What happened today must serve as a warning."

"Yes!"

The Grand Elder saw that the Three Grand Elders' expressions were very bad and didn't even dare to ask for the reason. He immediately arranged for everyone to gather all the people from the Profound Heaven Dao Sect.

Above the Profound Heaven Dao Sect, clouds churned.

Grand Elder Xuan Qing, Xuan Yan, and Xuan Jian, the Three Grand Elders, stood in the air, their robes fluttering.

Su Yang stood beside them, and although his aura was far less powerful than theirs, standing beside them with his hands behind his back, his long hair fluttering in the wind, his immortal demeanor was no less impressive than the Three Grand Elders.

In front of them, two figures were held suspended by an invisible force—one was Xiang Shaobo, decapitated and tragically dead.

The other was Xiang Tianwen, the Merit Pavilion Master, with a severed arm, a face as pale as paper, and a weakened aura!

In the sky in front of them,

All the Disciples, Stewards, and Elders of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect were neatly arrayed in the air.

Many Disciples were bewildered.

Wen Yunyao and Lin Bingqing in the crowd were originally on their way to the Merit Pavilion to find Su Yang, but before they even set off, they were notified to gather above the square.

Upon arriving, they saw the scene before them.

Wen Yunyao curiously asked a Sect Disciple next to her, "What's going on? How did Xiang Shaobo die, and how did Xiang Tianwen get an arm severed?"

Although Lin Bingqing didn't speak, she was also very curious about what had happened.

"It seems Xiang Shaobo had a fierce battle with someone and was killed, and Pavilion Master Xiang also had an arm severed."

"Who?"

"I don't know, I just arrived too. To dare to kill Senior Brother Xiang and even sever Pavilion Master Xiang's arm, it's possible that an expert from the Demonic Path infiltrated the Profound Heaven Dao Sect."

"The Grand Elders might be summoning us to eliminate demons and defend the Dao."

Aside from a few people in the Merit Pavilion who witnessed the recent battle, most Disciples had no idea what had just happened, and there were all sorts of conjectures.

Wen Yunyao lightly nudged Lin Bingqing, teasing, "Lin Bingqing, your Senior Brother Xiang is dead."

Lin Bingqing: ... She had naturally already seen it.

If it were in the past, she would have been sad.

But now, looking at Xiang Shaobo's dismembered body, she felt no sadness at all, only that retribution came quickly.

"Silence!"

Grand Elder Xuan Qing's voice, imbued with the supreme Dao sound, clearly reached every Disciple's ear, echoing in every corner of the Sect.

Tens of thousands of Disciples in the air immediately fell silent.

"These two,"

"Merit Pavilion Master Xiang Tianwen, and his son Xiang Shaobo."

Grand Elder Xuan Qing's gaze swept over everyone, and the sense of deterrence made everyone's hearts tremble, each concentrating on what he said.

"Xiang Shaobo, harbored ill intentions, and dared to use despicable means to threaten and frame Lingxiao Sword Ancestor!"

"Whoa—!"

A commotion immediately erupted below!

To threaten and frame the Grand Elder's chief Disciple, the master of the divine sword? Was this Xiang Shaobo insane?!

Grand Elder Xuan Qing gave no time for the crowd to process, his voice suddenly turning stern:

"Lingxiao Sword Ancestor is the master of the divine sword, personally taught by the three of us, holding a revered position, and concerns the Luck of the Sect! Offending the Sword Ancestor is provoking the Sect's authority and shaking the Foundation of our Profound Heaven Dao Sect! His crime—deserves death!"

"Therefore, Xiang Shaobo has already been personally executed by Lingxiao Sword Ancestor! To serve as a warning!"

Personally executed?

Everyone looked at Xiang Shaobo's corpse and only then understood why he had died.

Lin Bingqing in the crowd heard that Su Yang had killed Xiang Shaobo, and subconsciously looked at Su Yang. Only after seeing that he was not injured did she breathe a sigh of relief and return to her usual demeanor.

Grand Elder Xuan Qing's gaze turned to the disarmed Xiang Tianwen, and he said coldly, "Xiang Tianwen, as a pavilion Master, not only did you fail to properly educate your son, but you also put personal gain before public duty, disregarded Sect rules, and even launched a deadly attack on Lingxiao Sword Ancestor within the Merit Pavilion!"

"Pavilion Master Xiang attacked Lingxiao Sword Ancestor?"

"Soul Transformation Stage against Golden Core Stage... This..."

"Lingxiao Sword Ancestor seems fine, but Pavilion Master Xiang's severed arm... was it severed by the Grand Elders or...?"

Shocked whispers instantly erupted among the crowd.

At this moment, everyone understood that the fierce battle that broke out in the Merit Pavilion had nothing to do with Demonic Path invasion, but rather a fierce battle between Lingxiao Sword Ancestor and the Merit Pavilion Master Xiang Tianwen...