Chapter 142 (continued)

After all, Wang Gexiao and Si Kui grew up together as childhood sweethearts. It was only natural that he wanted to go and meet Si Kui when he learned that she was still in Fenglie Main City.

Some people even thought that Wang Gexiao escaped death because of his loyalty and righteousness.

But who could have imagined that Wang Gexiao was the one who summoned the Divine Descent!

At this moment, Wang Ruika couldn't help but speak up.

He genuinely liked the Nature Department after arriving, and he liked everyone there, but... Wang Gexiao was the patriarch and head of the Wang Family.

Although Wang Ruika had never met this ancestor, his glory shone throughout the entire Wang Family, making him a hero in the hearts of countless young Wang Family.

Wang Ruika couldn't believe that a hero could be a traitor.

Wang Ruika panicked, his face deathly pale, and his lips trembling uncontrollably, yet he still managed to stammer, "This... this doesn't prove it's... it's the Ancestor..."

Everyone understood what he meant.

Even if Wang Gexiao did not Greedy Wolf Transit Point, and even if Marquis of Mirror Bamboo arrived later and wanted to kill Lu Yanbie to silence him, it does not mean that Wang Gexiao was a traitor.

What if there's some misunderstanding?

Li Yaowan sighed softly and said, "After the incident at the Greedy Wolf Transit Point, I rushed there immediately... At that time, there were many minor students from the Nature Department on their way to provide support, but they got lost."

This is precisely where Li Yaowan's suspicions about Wang Gexiao lie.

In the Astral Realm, unless interfered with by mental forces, one can directly reach the coordinates and there is no possibility of getting lost.

Moreover, this mental interference was specifically targeting the mental imprint left by the Huaxia Heavenly Palace.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to lock down so many minor students in the Nature Department.

Those who can do this are few and far between even in the Huaxia Heavenly Palace.

The Twelve Marquises of the Star Nexus certainly do it, but at that time, they were stationed in the Huaxia Heavenly Palace —after all, the Fenglie Clan had only lost its main city, and many experts were still attacking the Huaxia Heavenly Palace.

Even more so because their main city was destroyed, they became even more frenzied in their attacks, and the Ninth-Grade Supreme who was stationed there dared not be careless in the slightest.

When Greedy Wolf got into trouble, only Marquis of Mirror Bamboo rushed over after receiving the news, but he set off very late, even later than Li Yaowan.

So who is responsible for this psychological interference?

Li Yaowan, a Peak Eighth Grade alchemy Grandmaster, possesses mental strength comparable to that of Grandmaster of the Spirit Department.

She could vaguely discern that the interference came from a Grandmaster of the Spirit Department.

That familiar feeling almost pinpointed Wang Gexiao to her.

However, Li Yaowan couldn't tell anyone these things.

The situation was too chaotic at the time, and Li Yaowan was extremely anxious. In addition, the pressure from Divine Exalt Daowu had not yet dissipated, so it was possible that her senses were out of balance.

Perhaps it wasn't mental interference at all; the minor students getting lost might have been due to a delusion set up by Divine Exalt Daowu, deliberately blocking those from the Heavenly Palace who came to provide support.

Divine Exalt Daowu is indeed the number one person in the Astral Realm, but he is not Invincibility.

His ability to overthrow the entire Nature Department group was also due to the fulfillment of several necessary conditions.

Firstly, he seized the opportunity when the Nature Department were off guard; secondly, he arrived at the Greedy Wolf Transit Point through Divine Descent, which was a precise strike.

All of this is predicated on the fact that the entire Nature Department had just survived a major battle, and even if they did, they were barely clinging to life.

Even with timely rescue and proper care, it would take them hundreds of years to fully recover.

Furthermore, their return to the Greedy Wolf Transit Point, which is essentially the territory of the Huaxia Heavenly Palace, caused their lingering hope to dissipate significantly.

At this moment, the Divine Exalt Daowu of the Upper Three Realms descended from the heavens, leading to their complete annihilation.

After the support from the Huaxia Heavenly Palace arrived, Divine Exalt Daowu had already disappeared.

Many minor students who arrived early also suffered casualties. Fortunately, Li Yaowan arrived in time and detonated his alchemy furnace to protect 70% of them.

Only now has Li Yang finally learned the full picture of the war that took place 28 years ago.

The person behind the Divine Descent is truly wicked!

He not only killed all the members of the Nature Department, but also caused the Huaxia Heavenly Palace to plummet from the upper-middle realm to the lower-middle realm.

So many people have suffered during these 28 years!

The entire Huaxia Realm Domain completely sealed off the Heavenly Palace, no longer daring to reveal its coordinates.

Even the Descending Star Cult dared to threaten the Huaxia Heavenly Palace with Divine Descent intervention, running rampant in the Huaxia Realm Domain and even attempting to smuggle the spores of the Flower of Flower of Evil into the country!

Although Li Yaowan didn't explicitly state her opinion, she was actually quite certain of it.

The traitor is Wang Gexiao, it must be him.

Over the years Li Yaowan had never mentioned these suspicions. Firstly, Si Kui was in seclusion breaking through to the Ninth Grade Realm, and if this news were to leak out, Si Kui would likely suffer a qi deviation. Secondly, Li Yaowan had fallen to the Sixth Grade Realm, and with her lowly status, it would be meaningless for her to speak; it would only alert the enemy.

Now, the moment Lu Yanbie mentions Marquis of Mirror Bamboo, she instantly locks onto Wang Gexiao, precisely because she has never let go of her suspicions!

The mental interference that caused the Nature Department minor to get lost was too strange.

If Wang Gexiao really went to Fenglie Main City to find Si Kui, how could he have left behind mental interference?

If he stayed at the Greedy Wolf Transit Point, why was he the only one who survived?

When Marquis of Mirror Bamboo arrived at the Greedy Wolf Transit Point, he must have discovered something, but in order to protect his only son and for the glory of the entire Wang Family, he had no choice but to help him clean up the mess.

Lu Yanbie to survive; if the minor student from the Nature Department had arrived any later, he would have died under the blade of Marquis of Mirror Bamboo!

Upon discovering Lu Yanbie, the minor students in the Department of the Nature Department realized that he was a vessel for Divine Descent and immediately placed him under strict guard.

At this point, even if Marquis of Mirror Bamboo wanted to kill him to silence him, he dared not act rashly.

Furthermore, since Lu Yanbie had no idea who was using him, it was better to keep him alive for a search than to risk killing him.

Marquis of Mirror Bamboo also participated in the mental investigation of him. He did not need to modify Lu Yanbie memories, he just needed to refrain from asking questions that should not be asked.

After all, apart from Marquis of Mirror Bamboo and Lu Yanbie, no one else even thought to ask, "Who wants to kill you to silence you?"

As long as this issue is not addressed, there will be no flaws in Lu Yanbie's Spirit Sea, and the Star Nexus Pavilion will not be able to find any clues.

After Li Yaowan finished speaking, the palace was completely silent.

Wang Ruika slumped to the ground, stammering, "Why...?"

This question reflects the sentiments of everyone.

Why?

Why did Wang Gexiao do this?

What good will this do him?

Li Yaowan shook his head and said, "I don't understand either."

Over the years, she has often woken up in a fright during the middle of the night.

Just thinking about what happened at the Greedy Wolf Transit Point makes my hair stand on end.

Why?

Why did Wang Gexiao activate the Divine Descent, destroying the entire Nature Department?

Wasn't he always on good terms with the Nature Department?

Doesn't he idolize Si Kui?

Why would someone do something so utterly heinous!

Li Yang remained calm throughout. She pondered for a moment and said, "These don't constitute evidence and can't bring him down."

Li Yaowan nodded. "Yes, I was the only one who noticed the mental interference. Even if we could find the Nature Department cultivators from back then, they wouldn't have noticed the interference. Besides, so many years have passed, the other party must have cleaned up those mental remnants."

Lu Yanbie accusations, however, do have some value.

He can undergo the mental probing of the Twelve Marquises of the Star Nexus. If Star Nexus Pavilion asks the right questions this time, it will expose that Marquis of Mirror Bamboo indeed wants to kill him to silence him.

However, this matter only points to Marquis of Mirror Bamboo, and Marquis of Mirror Bamboo can withstand investigation, since he was not the real mastermind.

Li Yang looked at Li Yaowan and asked, "Professor Li, if the Twelve Marquises of the Star Nexus conduct a mental investigation on Wang Gexiao, will they be able to find out about the things he Backstab then?"

"Yes," Li Yaowan, "But such a mental search will damage his Primordial Spirit and cause his cultivation level to plummet."

How far has it fallen?

"Sixth Grade Realm."

Everyone gasped, realizing the difficulty involved.

Mental probing has limited damage to those at lower realms.

For example, Lu Yanbie was repeatedly subjected to mental probing, but his cultivation level was not high to begin with. At most, he lost some Spirit Points, and the Star Nexus Pavilion compensated him afterward, so he was easily brought back up.

However, the cost of conducting a mental probe on an Eighth Grade Realm Peak spiritual Grandmaster would be too high.

First, it would require the full strength of multiple Ninth-Grade Supreme, and regardless of the outcome of the investigation, Wang Gexiao, who was being investigated, would essentially be rendered useless.

Falling from the Eighth Grade Realm to the Sixth Grade Realm... that's terrifying.

Not everyone has the chance to return to the Eighth Grade Realm like Li Yaowan!

Based on the limited evidence Li Yang possessed, the Wang Family would never agree to conduct a mental investigation on Wang Gexiao.

And the Star Nexus Pavilion wouldn't cripple a Grandmaster at the Eighth Grade Realm Peak for such limited evidence!

Li Yang looked at Li Yaowan and asked her for confirmation, "Professor Li, is it really him?"

Li Yaowan knew what she was thinking, and he also knew the weight of his words.

She nodded slowly, analyzing rationally, "Someone must have activated Divine Descent, betraying the Nature Department, and I can't think of anyone else besides him."

Li Yang took a deep breath and said, "Then we must find a way to get the Star Nexus Pavilion to conduct a mental investigation on him."

Li Yang trusted Li Yaowan's judgment.

Moreover, although the evidence they possessed was not particularly compelling or direct, it was still sufficient to reveal the truth.

In fact, there aren't many people who dare to use a Spirit Department Heavenly Fortune Bearer activate Divine Descent.

Among that limited number of people, Wang Gexiao was the prime suspect.

If Li Yang and Li Yaowan intend to sue him with just this evidence, the Wang Family will definitely protect Wang Gexiao with all their might.

In that case, it will only bring trouble to the Nature Pavilion.

But so many years have passed, and the other party has long since taken care of everything that needed to be dealt with. It's almost impossible to find sufficiently strong evidence now.