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"You?"

Wang Tai looked at Lu Ze with disdain.

The latter merely met his gaze calmly.

"Me."

"Good!"

Wang Tai sneered and clapped his hands.

Above his head, a Recording Orb floating in midair slowly appeared.

He had clearly come prepared.

"Everything Junior Brother Lu just said has been recorded by the Recording Orb... When we stand before the Second Elder later, don't deny it."

Wang Tai pointed at the Recording Orb above his head with a sinister grin.

It was an Immortal Artifact capable of recording images.

Wang Tai had already begun recording when he entered.

To keep Lu Ze from noticing, he had secretly cast an invisibility Spell on it.

He had spent the past few days shut away developing something and had no idea what was happening outside.

It was not until the Second Elder personally came looking for him that he learned Lu Ze had caused such a huge mess.

He promised the Second Elder that he would find the culprit behind "Demonic Path Escape" today, which led to this little scene.

He had not expected Lu Ze to admit it so readily.

Though he did not truly believe Lu Ze.

But did that matter?

As long as someone confessed, that was enough.

Once he handed Lu Ze over to the Second Elder, the man had plenty of ways to make Lu Ze reveal the truth.

There was not a single disciple in the Spirit Cloud Sect who did not know the Second Elder's methods.

He could complete the Second Elder's task while getting rid of the junior brother he hated most. Why not?

"What is there to be afraid of?"

Lu Ze was not intimidated by him.

The Second Elder's methods were ruthless, but the Spirit Cloud Sect was, after all, part of the Righteous Path.

The underlying logic of "Demonic Path Escape" had indeed been created for cultivating the Cloud Shattering Art.

Surely the Second Elder could not do much to him.

Still, people's hearts were difficult to fathom, so Lu Ze felt he needed some insurance.

"I'll bring the Illusion Crystal Stone and go meet the Second Elder with you right now!"

Feigning anger, Lu Ze turned and walked over to where the crystal stone was stored.

"At least you know what's good for you."

Wang Tai snorted coldly.

"Then hurry up. The Second Elder is still waiting for us at the Enforcement Hall!"

As he watched Lu Ze's back, Wang Tai suddenly frowned.

This brat seemed to be...

Tampering with the crystal stone?

"What are you doing!?"

Just as Wang Tai was about to stop him, Lu Ze had already handed over the crystal stone.

"I was just checking whether the crystal stone was damaged, so you won't have trouble explaining yourself."

Lu Ze spoke with a calm expression.

Wang Tai held the crystal stone and examined it for a while. Seeing nothing unusual, the doubts in his heart completely vanished.

In less than a single breath, even he could not have done anything to the crystal stone. What trick could Lu Ze possibly have pulled?

There was no way he could have destroyed the evidence.

With that thought, he placed the crystal stone into his Storage Ring and set a hand on Lu Ze's shoulder.

"When we see the Second Elder, get on your knees and admit your mistake!"

With that, he took Lu Ze and vanished from the spot.

Outer Sect, disciple dormitories.

"Move aside, move aside, it's my turn!"

"Isn't that wrong? Didn't you just play?"

"Damn it, I lost again! You guys are way too ruthless..."

"Ban Misalignment Imp! It's completely broken!"

Around the two Mini Illusion Towers, rings upon rings of Outer Disciples stood in line, waiting for their turn to play.

At one hundred Spirit Stones each, the Mini Illusion Towers were undoubtedly a luxury for most Outer Disciples.

But there were always a few wealthy young heirs among the outer sect who could afford that much.

"Hehe, it's finally my turn..."

Zhang Ming could not help rubbing his hands together, ready to make a good run of it.

During the time he had been busy taking missions to earn Spirit Stones, he had heard that the True Disciples had already pushed the record beyond five thousand steps. Just hearing about it had left him awestruck.

There was no hope of surpassing the True Disciples.

He had only wanted to make another push for the record and compete with the Inner Disciples.

But the moment he entered the game, a scroll popped up before him.

The scroll opened on its own, displaying:

Server Announcement: The designer of the illusion realm is visiting the Enforcement Hall. All fellow cultivators are welcome to join the discussion.

"Holy shit!"

Zhang Ming immediately exited the game and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"The Grandmaster who made this illusion realm is at the Enforcement Hall!"

"Demonic Path Escape" was immensely popular among the disciples. Everyone revered the person who had designed this illusion realm.

The Outer Disciples instantly erupted:

"Is that true?"

"He's actually a Grandmaster of this era? I thought he was some ancient senior who had long since passed away."

"I really want to witness the master's bearing."

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up! There won't be any room if we get there late!"

"Maybe there are other illusion realms we've never seen before!!"

Within the inner sect, the news spread wildly through the disciples' Spiritual Sense transmissions as well.

"What? The designer of 'Demonic Path Escape' is at the Enforcement Hall?"

"The Enforcement Hall... that's Elder Ding's territory. Scary."

"Scary my ass! The Grandmaster invited us to exchange ideas. Would Elder Ding really refuse to show a senior respect?"

"But why is he suddenly at the Enforcement Hall?"

"He must be discussing the Dao with Elder Ding... What else could it be? You think he broke the law and got arrested by Elder Ding?"

"No time to lose. Get up and go."

Quenching Gold Peak, Body Refining Secret Realm.

"Junior Brother Mu! I've got good news!!"

Zhong Yi, who had rushed over in a hurry, was overflowing with excitement.

"Senior Brother Zhong, what is it?"

Mu Yawen's gaze was firm, and her body-tempering movements never paused for even a moment.

"The Grandmaster who created 'Demonic Path Escape' is currently visiting Elder Ding's Enforcement Hall!"

"Oh? That truly is a rare occurrence."

Mu Yawen stopped training and grinned foolishly, revealing her pearly white teeth.

"Senior Brother, wait for me a moment. I'll change clothes, then go with you!"

Sword Inquiry Peak, Severed Thought Cliff.

Li Moran, who had been weaving through countless sword energies containing Dao principles, suddenly came to a halt.

In that instant, every sword energy around her shattered.

The ravine, usually filled with howling sword winds, fell completely silent.

"The creator of the illusion realm?"

Li Moran frowned as she looked at the message Zhong Yi had sent.

After pondering for a moment, Li Moran stepped onto a Silver Longsword.

"It would be good to go meet him."