Meanwhile, the Heavenly Dao Sect Master had long since noticed the Great Elder's anomaly.
When he saw those two figures, he immediately knew that it must have been the Great Elder sending the two of them out to stir up trouble.
And that they had been caught by members of the Di Family.
Now, their underhanded deeds had already been exposed.
The Heavenly Dao Sect Master cursed inwardly.
What a completely useless teammate.
Once the incident happened, from the moment that elder returned and was tracked by the Demonic Saber, none of it should have been concealed.
Did they really think they were the only clever people in the entire Divine Domain?
Was it truly as simple as they imagined?
Although the Heavenly Dao Sect was powerful, the Di Family had always suppressed them from above.
As long as the Di Family remained, the Heavenly Dao Sect would never have its day to shine and could only rank second.
Why had the Heavenly Dao Sect Master calculated so much?
Was it not precisely to first strike at the Di Family's prestige, and then slowly encroach upon them step by step?
As a result, all previous efforts were wasted, and the subsequent plans could no longer be implemented.
This time, the news that the Heavenly Dao Sect had been publicly slapped in the face by the Di Family would spread far and wide.
Once word got out, their prestige within the Heavenly Dao Sect would drop once more.
Meanwhile, the Di Family's prestige would rise to yet another level.
Coupled with the fact that Di Tian was so young yet could master the power of space, alongside his strength at the King Realm, who could possibly suppress the Di Family anymore?
The Heavenly Dao Sect Great Elder had lived for so many years and had even managed to sit in the position of Great Elder, so naturally he was no simple figure either.
He suppressed the fear in his heart, looked up at the two figures in the sky, and spoke out.
"Well well, you two traitors, I was just about to look for you."
"Never could I have expected that you would actually dare to carry out such shameful deeds behind my back!"
"I treated you both like my own children, yet you actually dared to betray me. Taking advantage of my absence, you stole my Spirit Artifacts and cultivation techniques, and even ruined my reputation!"
"Today, I must thank the Divine Son Di for helping me capture you two scum."
With that, a surge of Spiritual Energy erupted from within the Great Elder.
A terrifying fluctuation appeared, and it was clear he intended to kill the two of them on the spot.
A look of playful mockery appeared in Di Tian's eyes.
He looked at the Great Elder and spoke up.
"A solo act is not fun to watch at all. If you dare to make a move, do you believe that my Di Family will directly declare war on your Heavenly Dao Sect?"
Di Tian's voice was not loud, yet it caused a massive tremor throughout the Heavenly Dao Sect.
The Heavenly Dao Sect Master called out to the Great Elder.
"Stop!"
A flash of helplessness crossed the eyes of the Heavenly Dao Sect Great Elder, and he had no choice but to drop his hands.
Right at that moment, Di Tian produced an Imprint Stone and suspended it in the void.
Two figures appeared within it.
Everyone understood that this matter was about to stir up turbulent waves once more.
Immediately afterward, the scene shifted.
It showed the members of the Di Family interrogating the two regarding their actions.
As the two recounted the events, a chill gripped everyone's hearts.
When they looked at the Heavenly Dao Sect Great Elder, they stared at him as if he were a complete fool.
This time, the Heavenly Dao Sect was truly going to suffer a massive loss of blood.
It turned out that ever since Di Tian's coming-of-age ceremony, the Great Elder had begun plotting to make the Di Family lose face.
Originally, he had already found a suitable candidate to challenge Di Tian.
When he saw Chu Fan challenge Di Tian, he hadn't paid it any mind.
As a result, Di Tian had revealed a strength at the Mid King Realm, causing the Great Elder's previous plan to shatter completely.
Thus, the Great Elder conceived a new scheme, and that was to make use of Chu Fan.
Chu Fan had already been severely injured by Di Tian, and surely lacked any remaining strength to resist.
The Great Elder had dispatched the two of them to abduct Chu Fan, and then frame him as a member of the Devil Race.
As for how to frame Chu Fan as a member of the Devil Race?
The Great Elder had given them a Spirit Pearl radiating demonic energy, and had them force this Spirit Pearl into Chu Fan's body.
When that time came, even innocence would be turned black.
Then, a member of the Devil Race would appear within the Di Family, yet the Di Family would fail to discover it.
Ultimately, it would be uncovered by members of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
In that case, the Di Family's dignity and reputation would be ruined, while their Heavenly Dao Sect would leave an impression in the hearts of the people of the Divine Domain as a righteous faction truly fighting for the peace and stability of the realm.
However, what they had never expected was that upon their arrival, they were discovered by members of the Di Family.
At the time, when the Di Family members caught them, they made up various excuses to dispel the doubts of the Di Family.
When they went back to seize Chu Fan again, they discovered that Chu Fan had already escaped without a trace.
Fearing that the Great Elder would see them as incompetent and have them killed, the two of them thought of running away.
As it turned out, in a small tavern not far from the Di Family, they actually ran into Chu Fan.
Truly, heaven would not cut off all avenues of escape!
Chu Fan had been wounded by the Divine Son Di and had yet to recover, so naturally he was no match for the two of them.
They drove the Demon Pearl into Chu Fan's body, but his physique was rather strange, and the Demon Pearl eventually emerged back out from his divine body.
With no other choice, they decided to drive the demonic energy straight into his Spirit Saber, and then disguised themselves in the likeness of Chu Fan.
They even pulled out a mask that looked identical to the deceased Chu Fan, allowing them to blur the lines between right and wrong.
After the Ye Family was investigated and proven not to be members of the Devil Race, upon seeing Chu Fan vanish, people would naturally suspect Chu Fan.
When that happened, the demonic energy upon Chu Fan's blade would erupt, leaving the Ye Family unable to explain themselves; even if they weren't members of the Devil Race, they would still bear the crime of harboring one.
At that time, under the banner of eradicating demons, their Heavenly Dao Sect would wipe out the Ye Family, increasing their strength once more while also causing the Di Family to lose face.
As the projection came to an end, the faces of the Ye Family members filled with fury as they stared at the people of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
"Well, well, what a fine Heavenly Dao Sect. You really take my Ye Family for fools!"
The Heavenly Dao Sect Master's face turned ashen; even after living for so many years, his heartbeat began to accelerate rapidly at this moment, unsure of how to resolve this mess.
Meanwhile, the Great Elder wanted to retort, but it was as if something inside his body blocked his actions, causing his entire frame to tremble continuously while terror leaked from his eyes.
To outsiders, this appeared to be the fear of someone whose crimes had been exposed.
The Heavenly Dao Sect Master also found himself plunged into a difficult predicament.
The Great Elder was not like that ordinary elder from before; a Great Elder held an extremely crucial position within any major faction.
Today, the dignity of their Heavenly Dao Sect had truly been thoroughly thrown away.
Losing face was a minor matter; how was this crisis supposed to be resolved?
Right at that moment, a figure was seen soaring out from the depths of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
Gazing at the Heavenly Dao Sect Master and the Great Elder, fury filled the newcomer's eyes.
That very ancestor struck out in an instant, directly reducing the Great Elder to a bloody mist with a single palm strike.
Then, turning to the Heavenly Dao Sect Master, he spoke.
"For failing in your supervision and letting traitors emerge from beneath you without even knowing it, I sentence you to face the wall in repentance for a thousand years."
With that, he flicked his sleeve.
The Heavenly Dao Sect Master let out a cooperative, miserable shriek as a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed from his mouth, his figure sent flying backward into the distant horizon.
Following this, the ancestor of the Heavenly Dao Sect put on a benevolent expression.
"I never imagined that so many black sheep would emerge within our Heavenly Dao Sect. They have truly gone against our ancestral teachings!"
"This time, we will most certainly give everyone a satisfactory explanation."
Though the ancestor's face was wreathed in smiles, the cold light in his eyes grew increasingly piercing as he stared at Di Tian, brimming with murderous intent.
Di Tian looked at this ancestor and spoke up.
"I didn't expect the Heavenly Dao Sect's ancestor to actually be so ruthless. Isn't this punishment a bit too severe?"
Di Tian said sarcastically.
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