Your ambition is just too strong!

"What should I do?"

Noticing the strange looks from those around him, Yin Qingyuan felt an urge to vomit blood.

He had originally thought that by defecting to Shen Wuji, a demonic Sect Disciple with superb means, the position of Falling Cloud Valley Sect Head would be easily obtained.

Unexpectedly, the situation reversed suddenly. From a dominant position where he was "riding the face with a Flying Dragon" to a total crash, it took less than half an hour.

The only good news was that although his actions just now looked very suspicious, he hadn't completely torn off his mask and engaged in open conflict. If he argued his way out of it later, he might barely be able to muddle through.

Currently, he could only hope that Shen Wuji would die quickly and not reveal that he had betrayed Falling Cloud Valley before dying; otherwise, everything would be over.

"It's all that little bastard's fault!"

Yin Qingyuan swept a glance at Qi Yuan standing in the hall, murder in his heart, hating him endlessly.

Seeming to remember something, he frowned slightly, walked slowly to Qi Yuan, and asked coldly:

"Qi Da, my son Yin Hong has been missing lately. I heard that before he disappeared, he posted a mission to you at the Merit Assessment Pavilion. Do you know where he went now?"

"You're asking about Senior Brother Yin?" Qi Yuan's expression didn't change as he said indifferently, "I don't know where he went either. Perhaps because he did too many guilty things and was afraid of being exposed, he fled in fear of punishment."

"How are you talking! My son has always had upright character, how could he do guilty things!"

Hearing this, Yin Qingyuan's face instantly became extremely gloomy, his tone becoming increasingly cold, "He must have gone out of the Sect to travel. When he returns, I will let him teach you the rules of how to behave."

Now the whole hall was watching, so no matter how angry he was, he couldn't attack the other party. He could only endure it for now, and wait for a future day to make this hateful junior pay a heavy price!

Qi Yuan shrugged indifferently, a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth, "Fine, then I'll be waiting."

Then, he changed the subject and said:

"However, since Elder Yin is here, I have a question to ask you."

Hearing this, Yin Qingyuan's expression tightened, staring at him vigilantly, then said coldly:

"If you have any questions, just say it. Why beat around the bush!"

Qi Yuan nodded with a bright smile and asked casually:

"Then please, Elder Yin, explain to everyone here: as an Elder of the Dao Entry Pavilion, why did you collude with the demonic Sect to harm your own Sect Head?"

As soon as these words came out, the hall was in an uproar. Most people showed expressions of shock and looked at Yin Qingyuan in disbelief.

Compared to the suspicious Yin Qingyuan, the Falling Cloud Valley Cultivators were now clearly more willing to believe what Qi Yuan said.

Anyone with eyes could see that if it weren't for Qi Yuan turning the tide, the entire Sect would probably still be worshipping a demonic Cultivator as the Celestial Pole Dao Son, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

If this huge blunder got out, even if Falling Cloud Valley managed to escape the calamity of extermination this time, it would lose all face, becoming a laughingstock for ten thousand years, and they wouldn't be able to mix in the Righteous Path circles anymore.

"Yin Qingyuan, you are actually a traitor!"

Bai Xirou, standing next to Qi Yuan, was stunned for a moment, then her pretty face turned cold, and she scolded, "My father valued you so much, yet you did such a despicable thing. Do you have any conscience left!"

Seeing this, Pu Genshuo, who had just climbed up from the ground, also crossed his arms and acted like a spectator, commenting with a click of his tongue:

"Why ask? This guy definitely planned to replace him, get rid of your father and become the Sect Head himself. But to try to usurp power when you're only at the Golden Core Realm, your ambition is really too strong!"

"Qi Da, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Seeing a few Elders who usually didn't get along with him vaguely surrounding him, Yin Qingyuan's face turned livid, and he said angrily:

"Stop slandering me! I was just deceived before, thinking that demonic Cultivator was truly the Celestial Pole Dao Son, that's why I spoke up for him."

"Everything I did was for the sake of the three thousand Disciples of Falling Cloud Valley. How could you slander me? You say I colluded with the demonic Sect, do you have evidence?"

"You want evidence, right?"

Qi Yuan couldn't be bothered to argue with him anymore and took out a Sound-Recording Talisman from his bosom. After activating it, a familiar voice spread throughout the hall:

"...Recently, this Subordinate has always been excluded and targeted by some rivals in the Sect, causing everything to go wrong and my prestige to plummet."

"It doesn't matter if this Subordinate suffers a little loss, but if it ruins the Yin Sha Sect's grand plan because of this, then I will not be able to atone for my crimes even with ten thousand deaths..."

This voice was clear and loud, and everyone present heard it clearly.

Although there were only two short sentences, it was not hard to find that the speaker was full of extremely sincere feelings for the Yin Sha Sect. It is estimated that the Baleful Yin Sect Master would praise and reward him after hearing it.

Yin Qingyuan was stunned at the time: "????"

"Good! You bastard, you really are a traitor!"

Before Yin Qingyuan could react, he was suppressed on the spot by several inner Sect Elders who had been eyeing him covetously, and was tied up tightly.

Under the strange gazes of the people around him, Qi Yuan calmly took back the Sound-Recording Talisman and sighed inwardly.

You can offend anyone, but you must never offend a woman, especially a woman from a demonic Sect.

That petty mind is about the size of a needle tip.

At that time, he was still on his way back to Falling Cloud Valley from Puzhou City, and this Sound-Recording Talisman suddenly fell from the sky and landed in his hand.

At the same time, it came with a valuable top-grade communication talisman; no need to guess who gave it.

Clearly, Ji Chan'er's main purpose was to send a communication jade talisman to facilitate contact in the future; the Sound-Recording Talisman was just an accessory.

However, he was still understanding and understood the meaning almost instantly:

Ji Chan'er didn't want Yin Qingyuan to continue living.

He had no opinion on this. Since he had already sent Yin Hong away in advance, it would be nice to let Yin Qingyuan go down and reunite with his son.

Anyway, this pair of father and son from the Yin family were not good things. They were not only sinister and vicious, but also had wolfish ambitions, and they had offended both him and his woman at the same time. Dying ten thousand times would not be unjust.

Qi Yuan thought silently.

The only thing that was a bit annoying was actually that communication talisman. If that demoness insisted on continuing their relationship one day, what should he do?

Could it be... that he would really have to "travel a thousand miles to deliver warmth"?

Just then, he saw the formation spirit returning to the hall in a dejected manner. It didn't even look at Yin Qingyuan, who was tied up on the ground and shivering, and said in a muffled voice:

"I, this old man, was careless for a moment. I didn't expect that demonic brat to actually choose to self-destruct his demonic infant to dodge a fatal blow and take the opportunity to escape."

"However, that cunning guy has now lost his natal demonic infant, and eighty percent of his cultivation is gone. Even if he survives by luck, don't expect him to come out and stir up trouble for a short time."

...

Meanwhile.

Canglan Mountain.

In a hidden underground cavern somewhere.

A pitch-black cloud swirled and arrived, constantly rolling and squirming in mid-air, finally turning into a black-robed man with an evil face, landing on a cold and hard rock.

"Pfft —"

As soon as he landed, Shen Wuji spat out a large mouthful of blood. His whole aura was withered, his face was pale, and the life force on his body was like a candle in the wind, which could be extinguished at any time.

At this moment, there was no joy of escaping death on his face. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with an expressionless face. After taking a look at the situation in his body, his brows furrowed immediately, and his expression became increasingly ugly.

Although he saved his life by relying on the secret method of the demonic infant replacing death, the subsequent backlash was extremely severe.

Not only did his cultivation instantly fall to the Foundation Establishment Realm level, but his Physical Body was also riddled with holes under the erosion of the Nether Devilish Qi, and his Dao foundation was greatly damaged.

To return to his Peak, it would take countless precious Medicinal Pills and Heaven And Earth Treasures, plus at least a hundred years of hard cultivation!

Thinking of this loss, even though Shen Wuji had a tough mind, he couldn't help but feel as if his internal organs were burning, and he was in unbearable pain.

"Qi Da! Falling Cloud Valley! If I don't extract your souls and refine them, and smash your corpses into ten thousand pieces, I will not stop!"

"Just wait, one day..."

Shen Wuji roared through gritted teeth, his eyes flashing with crazy ferocity and brutality.

Suddenly, a melodious female voice came to his ears:

"Senior Brother Shen, didn't you say you wanted to treat me as a Cauldron for wanton plundering? Why are you hiding here now?"

"Also, who did you just say you wanted to kill? Do you want your Junior Sister to help you?"

Ji Chan'er!

Hearing this voice, Shen Wuji's pupils shrank, and his heart sank to the bottom...