106: frame

Li Haotian slightly narrowed his eyes but did not stop them. Their actions must have a profound meaning, but the problem was that a mere Elder couldn't threaten the safety of Heavenly Profound Sect. What exactly did they want?

Everyone exchanged glances, and no one responded, merely watching the person in front of them quietly.

"Since the competition here is over, I will take my people back. Farewell, everyone."

The Hundred Ghosts Sect Elder gently waved a hand, and the skull they had arrived on immediately reappeared in the sky. The Hundred Ghosts Sect Disciples, their eyes filled with anger and resentment, glared at the Heavenly Profound Sect Disciples before leaping onto the skull.

Although they had been defeated, according to normal procedure, they should have stayed for a period to exchange experiences on mentoring Disciples.

This would allow the Disciples to chat with each other and learn about the other side's life.

Fleeing immediately with their people after an incident like this gave off a feeling of great haste.

The forces within the Hundred Ghosts Sect's territory also hurriedly took their leave. Although they didn't know what the Hundred Ghosts Sect was planning, they could smell a hint of gunpowder. Since their boss had left, they couldn't continue staying here.

If they were suspected by the Hundred Ghosts Sect later and held accountable, they would likely face severe consequences.

Li Haotian frowned and gave a look to Lin Tianxuan below.

Lin Tianxuan instantly understood, flashed, and disappeared from the spot, his aura vanishing without a trace, secretly following the Hundred Ghosts Sect's people as they prepared to return to their Sect.

The green skull flew extremely fast in the sky, and before long, it was far away from the Heavenly Profound Sect's location.

The Hundred Ghosts Sect Elder showed a helpless expression, looked at the Disciples present, shook his head, and then secretly crushed a Talisman Paper.

This Talisman Paper was a Sound Transmission Talisman, used for transmitting messages. Lin Tianxuan frowned slightly but continued to follow. Soon, just as they were about to reach the Hundred Ghosts Sect's territory, a sound of tearing the void suddenly rang out, followed by a series of explosions.

A group of masked men suddenly attacked the green skull in the air.

Lin Tianxuan frowned slightly, because the attackers were actually practicing the Cultivation Technique of their Heavenly Profound Sect.

The Hundred Ghosts Sect Elder was greatly shocked and quickly moved to resist, but the Disciples still suffered heavy casualties under the sneak attack. They barely managed to flee back to the Hundred Ghosts Sect's territory. The Elder also looked breathless and lightly injured.

A flicker of imperceptible anger appeared in Lin Tianxuan's eyes. These guys were planning to frame them.

If their people encountered trouble after leaving the Heavenly Profound Sect's territory, they would definitely send someone to negotiate. Heavenly Profound Sect certainly wouldn't admit it, and thus, conflict would arise between the two forces.

The Hundred Ghosts Sect could use the excuse of avenging their Disciples to attack Heavenly Profound Sect.

After Lin Tianxuan understood the reason, he immediately grinned, stretched out a hand, and squeezed hard toward the masked men's location. He then bound them and took these eighty-plus people directly back to the Heavenly Profound Sect's location.

Among these people were three Saint Powerhouses and several Celestial Powerhouses. When facing an Emperor Powerhouse, they were like helpless children, tightly held in his palm, unable to resist.

"What's going on?"

Li Haotian was chewing on a chicken drumstick, having a meal with his two Apprentices, when he suddenly saw Lin Tianxuan descend from the sky, followed by a large dark mass behind him.

The mouths of that group were gagged, and they were whimpering. They didn't have any Cultivation aura; it looked like they had been Sealed.

"Just now, I saw them attacking the Hundred Ghosts Sect people on the way, and they were using my Heavenly Profound Sect's Cultivation Technique, so I captured them all and brought them back."

Lin Tianxuan truthfully recounted everything that had just happened in great detail. Li Haotian thoughtfully stroked his chin, and quickly figured out who had sent these people and what their purpose was in coming here.

It seemed the Hundred Ghosts Sect was planning something against Heavenly Profound Sect, but the strength of the two Sects wasn't drastically different. How could they ensure they would defeat Heavenly Profound Sect?

Li Haotian pondered for a long time but couldn't find an answer. He could only wait for the Hundred Ghosts Sect people to come knocking to demand accountability. This process shouldn't take too long.

As expected, five days later, people from the Hundred Ghosts Sect appeared outside the Heavenly Profound Sect's Mountain Gate. They didn't just send an envoy to negotiate or inquire first; instead, they brought out all their Disciples and Elders at once—a posture ready for a desperate fight.

The Powerhouses of Heavenly Profound Sect stood ready. The Sect Protecting Grand Array was already deployed. The Hundred Ghosts Sect did not start a direct fight but instead notified the surrounding forces, asking them to come and watch the battle.

They wanted to blow the matter up, and the bigger they made it, the better.

"Come out and see! Although the villains of Heavenly Profound Sect won against us in the competition, they sent people to ambush us on our way back, resulting in the tragic death of our Disciples and severe injuries to our Elders!"

"A Sect like this actually claims to be a Righteous School! They are simply defiling other Schools!"

"We must severely punish the murderers! The culprits must be handed over, otherwise, our Hundred Ghosts Sect will absolutely not let this go!"

"That's right, we must avenge our tragically deceased Disciples!"

The loud clamor of the Hundred Ghosts Sect people attracted the attention of onlookers. Many forces sent out spies to investigate the situation happening here.

Li Haotian looked at the faint golden Barrier in the sky and the Hundred Ghosts Sect people clamoring outside the golden Barrier, a calm smile appearing on his face.

"I sent you to take a look. Now those guys are locked up in the Secret Chamber on our Spirit Gathering Peak. There's no rush to take them out. I'll go question them first."

Li Haotian flew up, and the two Disciples who wanted to watch the excitement followed behind him.

Li Haotian suddenly remembered something and scratched his head, looking puzzled. Why hadn't Du Xian returned yet? So much time had passed. After this matter was handled, he needed to go find out where that guy had run off to.

Soon, Li Haotian spotted a group of Elders and Chiefs in the sky. At this moment, they wore stern expressions and stood ready. The Sect Master, especially, was confronting the people of the Hundred Ghosts Sect.

"When did the people of our Heavenly Profound Sect ever attack you? You retreated immediately after the competition ended. Where would we have had the chance to strike?"

Immortal Master Xuan Qing wanted to explain the matter using an alibi and the timing difference.

But the Hundred Ghosts Sect people never intended to resolve the issue; they just wanted to blow up the matter and start a war.

Therefore, no matter how the Heavenly Profound Sect people explained, they remained indifferent, continuously stating that their Elders and Disciples felt the aura of Heavenly Profound Sect's Cultivation Technique. Furthermore, the residual battle traces at the scene confirmed the use of Heavenly Profound Sect's Cultivation Technique, which further verified Heavenly Profound Sect's guilt.

Immortal Master Xuan Qing was certain that he and the Chiefs had never made a move. This matter was absolutely nonsense.

Only the person who wronged you knows how wronged you are.