Nie Li made straight for the steps leading down from the Training Ground. He would have to be mad to fight someone five minor realms above him without wearing any equipment.
Utterly consumed by shame and rage, Flameless Venerable announced for everyone to hear that Nie Li was a spy from the Demon God Sect. That was why he had no choice but to weed out this spy. Although his methods had been somewhat extreme, heaven and earth could bear witness to his loyalty to the Feathered God Sect.
But who among those present was foolish enough to believe that excuse?
He had clearly just cobbled it together on the spot. Who would believe it?
Li Xingyun immediately gave him a taste of his own medicine, declaring that Flameless Venerable was the real spy. Having discovered Nie Li's extraordinary talent, he wanted to kill him outright and eliminate a powerful rival for the Demon God Sect.
Gu Bei and Long Yuyin also stepped forward to voice their agreement.
Now that three people who carried considerable weight in their respective families had spoken up together, Flameless Venerable was left riding a tiger he could not dismount.
His excuse was so flimsy that it had become a weapon against him.
Momentarily at a loss for words, Flameless Venerable angrily demanded whether they had any evidence.
Li Xingyun staked his own integrity on his claim, and Gu Bei and Long Yuyin did the same.
Flameless Venerable was now suffering in silence, unable to voice his grievances. He simply could not understand why children of all three great families were speaking up for Nie Li. Wasn't he just a freshman who had only recently joined?
He offered another exceedingly flimsy excuse: wasn't it suspicious that someone from the Miniature Exquisite World could get direct