A chorus of voices could melt gold
A fishing hook appeared in the Void, hooked Tong Yuefei's Divine Soul, pulled it into the Void, and disappeared.
Within the Slanting Moon World, Daoist Yuechen let out a muffled groan as blood flowed from all seven orifices, and he fell backward to the ground.
The people around were in complete chaos.
And in North Spring Mountain.
Tong Yuefei's heart tightened for a moment, then he regained his composure and slowly bowed, saying, "Greetings, Young Master!"
Gu Yuanqing looked at the Divine Soul before him and said, "Are you deliberately trying to be captured and have your Divine Soul pulled into the Slanting Moon World?"
Tong Yuefei did not hide anything, because he had Soul Seal on him, and Gu Yuanqing could easily see through his thoughts. He said, "I just want to leave a way out for the Tong Family. As long as you have the young master, the Slanting Moon World is no match for the Qian Yuan Realm. My Lineage has my elders, descendants, relatives and friends. I cannot stand by and watch them sink along with the Slanting Moon World after their defeat in the World Conflict."
Gu Yuanqing said calmly, "Then you should know what you'll face by doing this?"
"Your subordinate accepts the punishment! I beg you, sir, to punish me!"
"Then you shall suffer the Fire Punishment for one hundred days!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Yuanqing waved his hand, and Tong Yuefei felt his Divine Soul return to his Physical Body. Then his Physical Body sank, and when he regained consciousness, he was in the midst of raging flames.
Gu Yuanqing indifferently withdrew his gaze. Since he had done something wrong, he should be punished. Or rather, the punishment was only for a hundred days, simply because Tong Yuefei had been presiding over the Daoist temple for decades, lecturing and guiding many Cultivator in the Floating World.
There are things in the Qian Yuan Realm that we are not afraid of the Slanting Moon World knowing, or rather, we are not afraid of other Exquisite World knowing.
After all, once the World Conflict is over, the Qian Yuan Realm will become one of the Floating World, and all the Exquisite will be connected by Teleportation Array. Unless the Qian Yuan Realm closes itself off and stops communicating with any Outer Realm, it will eventually learn about some things within the realm.
However, the later outsiders learn about the inner workings of the world, the less likely it is that unforeseen changes will occur.
For Gu Yuanqing at this point, there were already quite a few troubles that he might have to face sooner or later.
Several months passed in the blink of an eye, and the Qian Yuan Sect suddenly became famous in the Cultivation World.
However, its reputation isn't very good!
According to many Cultivator, this is the second Sect under the command of the Demon Sword Master, following the Sacred Mark Sect.
"Daoist Friend, have you ever heard of the Qian Yuan Sect?"
"How could I not have heard of them! They're also from the Devil Dao Sect, subordinates of the Heavenly Demon Sword Master."
"This is just hearsay, so please don't take it all seriously!" another Cultivator said.
"What rumors? This was witnessed by the Yunmeng Holy Son himself, how could it be false?"
"Saw it with my own eyes?"
"Indeed, it is said that someone from the Qian Yuan Sect uses Swordsmanship that is exactly the same as that of the Heavenly Demon Sword. Perhaps the Demon Sword Master is within the Qian Yuan Sect!"
"Leaving all that aside, the Qian Yuan Sect is truly ruthless, employing completely Demonic Dao methods. I've heard that in just one year, they've killed the Sect Master of six of the seven Sect in the Seven Sects of the North Sea. Most of their Sect have been killed or wounded, and Sect resources have been completely looted."
"I think it was most likely a murder to silence witnesses. It's said that the first one killed was the island lord of Yellow Wind Island, Void Heaven Great Cultivator. He was invited to go there, but who knew that he would never return!"
"That's not all; the Celestial Person Being of the Northern Underworld Immortal Sect was also severely injured and has not fully recovered for several years."
"What's laughable is that they even tried to deceive the world by pretending to be Hidden World Sect, and they named themselves the Qian Yuan Sect!"
"Haha, yes, if we were more knowledgeable, we should at least choose a sect that appeared and disappeared, so that people might believe us. Qian Yuan Sect? We've never heard of it before!"
In a short time, many more cultivators from outside the North Sea appeared.
With the Sacred Mark Sect disappearing without a trace, the suddenly appearing Qian Yuan Sect became the target.
Several Celestial Person beings also arrived, many of whom were people who hated evil as if it were their enemy, or whose Sect had suffered at the hands of the Heavenly Demon Sword Master.
A few days later, experts from the Zhengyi Sect and the Myriad Manifestations Sect arrived together, soaring over the North Sea, ready to investigate the Qian Yuan Sect and find out what was going on.
As for the Lingxu Sect, Tianchan Sect, Heavenly Dao Palace, Fulóng Temple, and others, they are continuing to investigate the whereabouts of the Sacred Mark Sect.
Xiao Yunqi didn't go to the North Sea at all, and there was no way he would go to the Qian Yuan Sect. Regardless of whether the people from the Qian Yuan Sect were the ones who broke into Yunmeng Ancient Marsh, he wouldn't risk his life for them.
Because if not, the trip would be in vain. Although he didn't take Cultivator at the Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change seriously, there was absolutely no need to make an enemy of him.
If so, then he absolutely cannot go. That Divine Turtle is inside the Mystic Tortoise Treasure Tower within the Yunmeng Ancient Marsh. His Master attacked it from afar but was instead injured by it. If it were outside, wouldn't he be rushing off to his death?
And this possibility is even greater!
The sudden appearance of a Sect and the never-before-seen Island are easily connected to the Divine Turtle that broke into the Ancient Pagoda that day and the space hidden on its Divine Turtle.
He was unwilling to let the person who stole his fortuitous opportunity go unpunished, which is why the rumor spread that Qian Yuan Island belonged to the Heavenly Demon Sword Master.
The Northern Underworld Immortal Sect tacitly accepted this statement, and among the sects in the North Sea, apart from the Cangming Sect which remained silent, the other sects did their utmost to cooperate.
Qian Yuan Island is their enemy, like a sword hanging over their heads, so they are naturally happy to accept this.
If we could use the power of the Sect to eliminate it, that would be ideal.
As a result, new stories about the various evil deeds of the Qian Yuan Sect seem to emerge every day.
Today, we're talking about how long ago a disciple of a certain Sect suddenly changed his personality and killed his fellow disciples.
Tomorrow, someone will be accused of betraying their master and ancestors. In any case, they all have one thing in common: they have all suddenly become proficient in Sword Dao and made great progress in their cultivation!
Public opinion is powerful, and the whole of the North Sea is saying the same thing. Amidst all these rumors, it seems to confirm that the Qian Yuan Sect and the Sacred Mark Sect are indeed under the command of the Heavenly Demon Sword Master!
The group of Cultivator searched the original location of the Qian Yuan Sect, but the Island that had once appeared had completely vanished without a trace.
"They must have known we were coming from Righteous Sects and used Array Formation to cover their tracks!"
"That's right, but trying to hide from everyone in broad daylight is simply wishful thinking!"
The group of Cultivator began searching for traces of the Array Formation, but despite their best efforts, they found nothing.
The Celestial Person Great Cultivator of the Zhengyi Sect stood in mid-air and shouted, "Qian Yuan Sect, if you have nothing to do with the Heavenly Demon Sword Master, then quickly show yourself and explain yourself, lest you make a mistake!"
There was no one here, so naturally no one spoke.
Upon hearing that the Qian Yuan Sect had disappeared without a trace, Xiao Yunqi's heart tightened, knowing that his guess was true.
The next day, he made an excuse about having other business and left the Northern Extension Lands.
He first went to the Lingxu Sect, but Li Miaoxuan left the Lingxu Sect's Residence first under the pretext of searching for traces of the Sacred Mark Sect.
Knowing that Li Miaoxuan was not there, but that the other Lingxu Sect Cultivator from the Spirit Realm were all in the Sect's Residence, Xiao Yunqi knew perfectly well that Li Miaoxuan was deliberately avoiding him and had no intention of meeting him.
His expression grew even more somber. He stayed at the Lingxu Sect for only half a day before boarding his Flying Boat and departing, then returning directly to the Spirit Realm.