The Sword Sect.
Thousands of cultivators and tens of thousands of ordinary people gathered outside, clamoring for Lou Yunxiao to hand over Ning Ke.
What answered them was a frozen domain of absolute cold.
Snow filled the sky, and the chill seeped into their bodies. Even the cultivators' spiritual energy barriers could not withstand it.
In the end, they could only retreat reluctantly to the foot of the mountain, no longer daring to approach the Sword Sect's gates.
Wujue, Hong Yao, and Wei Qinghai had high cultivation levels and were largely unaffected, so they followed Lou Yunxiao all the way to the Sword Sect.
"Lou Yunxiao, it's an indisputable fact that Ning Ke is a demon. Why are you still protecting him? Are you colluding with demons too?!"
Wujue kept pressuring Lou Yunxiao.
Yet he did not immediately charge at him.
He was still somewhat afraid of Lou Yunxiao.
During that battle, he had merely seized an opportunity to wound Ning Ke.
In a one-on-one fight, Lou Yunxiao would absolutely crush him.
He was betting that Lou Yunxiao would not refuse to give everyone an explanation.
Simply put, he was using moral blackmail to force Lou Yunxiao to execute Ning Ke.
"Young Lou, we have our doubts about this matter too. After all, the Demon-Detecting Stone has never been wrong," Hong Yao said. "I suggest locking the Demon Venerable up for now, to prevent him from undergoing demonization and hurting anyone. Once he wakes up, we can judge further based on his response."
Wei Qinghai also said, "We all witnessed the Demon Venerable's battle with you just now. He did fight openly and honorably, and he didn't seem like a demon. But since the Demon-Detecting Stone reacted, locking him up would give everyone an answer."
Their words were reasonable.
Lou