Impossible! How Could My Reputation Be Bad!

A few days later, the news of the Inquiry Sword Sect's destruction quickly spread to all the major sects.

Heavenly Profound Immortal Sect, Wangxian Peak.

The Heavenly Profound Sect Master and seventeen Supreme Elders, along with thirty-two Peak Masters, gathered together.

"I've summoned everyone today to discuss the destruction of the Inquiry Sword Sect. I presume you all know the details by now?" the Heavenly Profound Sect Master said.

More than half of them nodded.

Upon seeing this, a Supreme Elder named Chen Jiuchuan thoughtfully said, "According to the surviving disciples of the Inquiry Sword Sect, this catastrophe originated from a disciple named Liu Yan'er. This Liu Yan'er was very skillful and charming, captivating many Elders within the Inquiry Sword Sect. Afterward, she even attempted to use this to confront the Inquiry Sword Sect's Sect Leader, Luo Qingdie."

"Luo Qingdie, unable to bear the humiliation, demanded justice. However, she didn't expect all the Elders in the sect to side with Liu Yan'er. In a fit of rage, she went on a killing spree, and eventually, the situation escalated, leading to the annihilation of the entire sect."

After hearing this, the remaining minority showed a hint of bewilderment on their faces.

"Isn't that a bit too bizarre?"

"I'm getting curious, just how beautiful must that Liu Yan'er be?"

"Is she a celestial maiden descended to earth?"

Everyone started discussing amongst themselves.

At this moment, the Heavenly Profound Sect Master spoke, "Everyone, you're focusing on the wrong point."

"What?"

"Liu Yan'er is nothing more than a mortal. No matter how eloquent she is, the number of Elders she can win over is limited. No matter how she insults Luo Qingdie, what she can do is also limited. Yet, the situation developed to such an extreme degree. The problem must lie with Luo Qingdie," the Heavenly Profound Sect Master said.

"Oh, right. Speaking of which, I heard from those disciples that Luo Qingdie seemed jealous of Liu Yan'er's beauty."

"The fuse for the tragedy was Luo Qingdie's disciple clashing with her because of Liu Yan'er, so she retaliated by killing her own disciple."

"A Supreme Elder tried to mediate the situation midway and was also killed by her."

"The more we talk, the stranger it gets. Rumor has it that Luo Qingdie wasn't a kind person, so why did she suddenly become so extremely irritable? Even if a disciple did something excessive, could it harm her? As a cultivator in the Mahayana Stage, shouldn't she just smile it off? Why resort to violence?"

"What about the sect rules? What does she take them for?"

The Elders debated heatedly.

"Precisely. Therefore, we suspect," the Heavenly Profound Sect Master said at this point, "that Luo Qingdie might have fallen into demonic ways."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Elders' expressions changed drastically.

"Fallen into demonic ways?"

"So that's why she was so ruthless."

"This is a great disaster!"

"Luo Qingdie falling into demonic ways will pose a huge threat to the Nine Provinces Continent. If she were to collude with those demonic cultivators, it would be even more unimaginable. Therefore..." The Heavenly Profound Sect Master said with a grave expression, "We must eliminate her as soon as possible."

"But how do we do it?" the Elders asked.

"Guide her back to the righteous path? But she's so bloodthirsty, and she's a Mahayana Stage cultivator. How can we achieve that?"

"Or kill her? But we might not have enough strength."

"Everyone need not worry. I already have a plan," the Heavenly Profound Sect Master said with a slight smile. "It guarantees her destruction!"

Afterward, the Heavenly Profound Sect Master elaborated on the plan.

Upon hearing it, everyone applauded enthusiastically.

"Excellent, excellent, this plan is brilliant."

"It will definitely shatter Luo Qingdie into pieces!"

"As expected of the Sect Master, truly capable."

The Heavenly Profound Sect Master enjoyed the Elders' praise for a while, then waved his hand and said, "This is everyone's contribution; it wasn't conceived by me alone. Besides, time is of the essence, let's act quickly."

"Yes!"

Everyone took their orders and left the hall. Their expressions were righteous, as if they were about to eradicate a scourge for the sake of righteousness in the world.

However, at the same time, another thought was deeply buried in their hearts, though no one spoke it aloud.

That is, whether Luo Qingdie had fallen into demonic ways or not was actually unimportant.

Even if Luo Qingdie hadn't fallen into the demonic path, they would still treat her as if she had and eliminate her, because they could no longer tolerate Luo Qingdie. They could tolerate her before because although Luo Qingdie was powerful, she was also weak-willed and willing to follow rules, making her very easy to control.

Otherwise, with the Heavenly Profound Immortal Sect having no Mahayana Stage cultivators, how could they have firmly suppressed the Inquiry Sword Sect, become the number one righteous sect, and ordered them around?

But now that Luo Qingdie's temperament had changed drastically, she couldn't stand any grievances, no longer followed the rules, and would flip the table at the slightest provocation. What were they supposed to do then? Would they have to obediently bow down and pledge allegiance? On what grounds? Is being in the Mahayana Stage that impressive?

The people of the Heavenly Profound Immortal Sect were accustomed to being overbearing and could not tolerate such a situation.

Luo Qingdie cannot be allowed to live!

Meanwhile, in a secluded, picturesque location, Chu Lu was lying on a large rock.

After a full day of killing, he also needed to look at something beautiful to rest his eyes, and chat with others in the group.

During the previous killing spree, neither Chu Lu nor Luo Qingdie had the time to report their situation in the group, so those four jokers were almost driven mad, constantly asking what was happening.

Now that things were free, it was only natural to satisfy their curiosity.

Hua Honglian: "What? You killed everyone from the Inquiry Sword Sect?"

Xu Liniang: "Isn't that a bit much? Although I felt it was already too much when you started with Fan Bailu..."

Zhu Shanlin: "Tsk tsk tsk, what barbaric acts by barbarians, not even a shred of elegance in their schemes and calculations."

Liu Ruyue: "The roles are reversed."

Luo Qingdie felt a little guilty and retorted in a small voice, "It's not like we killed everyone, we left about a hundred outer disciples."

The crowd immediately said in unison: "What's the difference between that and annihilation?"

Luo Qingdie was speechless.

Chu Lu said at this moment, "Why worry about so much? Just tell me, is the problem solved?"

"How is this solved?"

"Everyone is dead. This means Luo Qingdie won't have her pills, spiritual treasures, or spiritual plants stolen, and her heart won't be gouged out. Her tragic future is completely gone. How is that not solved?"

The crowd was speechless.

Hua Honglian: "Can it... can it really be like this?"

Xu Liniang: "I have a feeling there will be repercussions later."

Zhu Shanlin: "Same here, I feel like this will leave endless trouble. The sect was just wiped out, surely others won't just stand by, right?"

Liu Ruyue: "Looking forward to the follow-up."

Chu Lu curled his lips, too lazy to bother with these silly female fiction readers. Luo Qingdie was in the Mahayana Stage, what kind of repercussions could there be?

He opened the quest panel, ready to complete the mission and go back.

Honestly, he was a little reluctant to leave.

It wasn't that he had grown fond of being a woman, but he was reluctant to part with the Mahayana Stage cultivation, the surging power within his body.

But in the end, it belonged to someone else. He couldn't stay here forever as Luo Qingdie.

Besides, Chu Lu had a bit of pride. He believed that with the upcoming transcoding function, he could also cultivate to the Mahayana Stage!

However, when he looked at the quest panel, he was surprised to find that the quest was still marked as incomplete.

"Huh? What's going on?" Chu Lu clicked confirm, and a pop-up warning indicated the quest was not completed.

Luo Qingdie: "What's wrong, Chu Lu?"

Chu Lu: "The system seems to be having a problem. I clearly finished the quest, but it shows it as incomplete."

Hua Honglian: "There's a problem?"

Xu Liniang: "Ah, this thing really isn't reliable."

Zhu Shanlin: "No, no, could it be that you really didn't complete the quest?"

Liu Ruyue: "Same here."

Chu Lu: "??"

Zhu Shanlin: "The quest objective was to avoid a tragic future while maintaining your reputation, right? Even if you avoided the tragic future, what about your reputation..."

Hua Honglian: "The murderer of the sect."

Xu Liniang: "The murderer of the sect."

Liu Ruyue: "You're the big villain."

"No, I already considered that." Chu Lu said, "Did you forget I left over a hundred survivors? They are all on my side, believe I am innocent, and understand the whole story. As long as they spread the word, my reputation should be fine."

The chat group was instantly filled with question marks.

Even Luo Qingdie didn't side with Chu Lu anymore and said, "Chu Lu, you went on such a killing spree... even if there was some justification, it couldn't possibly have no impact on your reputation, right?"

"No, it didn't, did it? Besides, only a few days have passed."

Later, seeing that everyone in the chat group still didn't believe him, Chu Lu said, "Then let's ask around. There's no reason for my reputation to be bad."