Washing Their Hands Clean
The Chu Kingdom, Bianjing).
With Qu Ce dead, the Martial Saint- level paper figures controlling Jiang Yi and the other two Great Grandmaster died one by one, and they regained their senses. They then looked at the Martial Saint- level paper figures that had lost their power, as well as the many paper figures scattered in the Martial Alliance branch.
"Those paper figures from the Divine Paper Sect, how dare they!!!"
Jiang Yi was furious. She was Great Grandmaster of the Martial Alliance! How dare the Divine Paper Sect target her and the other Great Grandmaster, trying to control them? They were simply disregarding the Martial Alliance.
The Martial Alliance is backed by the Seventy-Two Orthodox Sects. What is the Divine Paper Sect compared to them? Do they still think they're at their peak?
"Report that the Golden Core True Person of the Divine Paper Sect is dead. Otherwise, we wouldn't have suddenly broken free of our restraints. But even if he's dead, the Martial Alliance must question the Divine Paper Sect."
The three Great Grandmaster jointly reported to the Martial Alliance's headquarters in the Hundred Nations of the Eastern Domain that the Divine Paper Sect's grotto was still within the Hundred Nations of the Eastern Domain, and the Martial Alliance's headquarters could manage the Divine Paper Sect.
The message was quickly relayed.
The Divine Paper Sect.
Paper Doll Hall.
The elders and important figures of the Divine Paper Sect leave a paper effigy here, which is stained with their Essence Blood. The condition of the paper effigy is used to judge the situation of these people in the outside world. Without Talisman Seed, if an important person perishes, the paper effigy will shatter directly.
At this moment, one of the disciples guarding the Paper Doll Hall noticed that one of the paper dolls had suddenly shattered.
"It's Elder Qu Ce's paper effigy! Elder Qu Ce has fallen!!!"
The disciple knew something serious had happened and immediately went to report it to the other elders and the sect leader.
Soon, the sect leader and other elders of the Divine Paper Sect arrived and saw the paper figure left behind by Elder Qu Ce, which was now torn to pieces and completely shattered.
"Qu Ce is dead. He died in the Chu Kingdom."
The sect leader was furious. A Golden Core True Person level elder, a very important fighting force in the Divine Paper Sect, had died in such a small place as the Chu Kingdom.
"Sect Leader, should we send more people...?"
Before another elder could finish speaking, the sect leader interrupted him, "We cannot send any more Golden Core True Person cultivators. Qu Ce was too discreet and directly exposed his whereabouts. The other party killed Qu Fu and then Qu Ce, most likely targeting our Divine Paper Sect. If we allow the elders to investigate openly again, they may be attacked again."
"We can't let this go like this!" some elders said angrily.
The death of a Talisman Seed and a Golden Core True Person level elder is a huge loss for the Divine Paper Sect.
"An investigation is definitely necessary. A small number of disciples will be sent to infiltrate the Chu Kingdom, but their identities must not be revealed, and they cannot use paper figures indiscriminately."
"Yes!"
The elders will make the arrangements immediately.
Half a day later.
A figure arrived outside the Divine Paper Sect's cave, and the terrifying aura filled the Divine Paper Sect disciples stationed outside with dread.
"That's a being that surpasses the Golden Body Realm, which is above the Golden Core stage."
Soon, the disciples reported it, but before the news could be reported, a figure walked out of the Divine Paper Sect. It was none other than True Lord Xu Shan, one of the three patriarchs of the Divine Paper Sect and Talisman Seed cultivator.
"So it's True Lord Xuanhu from the Martial Alliance. What brings you to my Divine Paper Sect?" True Lord Xu Shan asked rather rudely.
"True Lord Xu Shan, what is the meaning of your Divine Paper Sect's Golden Core True Person? You've controlled the Great Grandmaster of my Martial Alliance branch in the Chu Kingdom, manipulating the Martial Alliance branch. Are you trying to completely control our Martial Alliance?"
This sudden accusation left True Lord Xu Shan, who was preparing to launch an attack, completely dumbfounded. Golden Core True Person from the Divine Paper Sect had taken control of a branch of the Martial Alliance? What was going on? How come he didn't know?
At this moment, the sect leader sent him a message, informing him of the truth, and he finally understood.
Based on the questioning from True Lord Xuanhu of the Martial Alliance, he roughly guessed the situation. Qu Ce was probably trying to control the people in the Martial Alliance branch and then erase their memories. The Divine Paper Sect had such Secret Method, but unexpectedly, he was killed and could no longer erase the memories of the Martial Alliance Great Grandmaster.
"Is that so?" True Lord Xu Shan feigned ignorance and then summoned the sect leader.
"Sect Master, have any Golden Core elders gone to the Chu Kingdom?" True Lord Xu Shan asked.
The sect leader understood immediately and quickly explained, "There is an elder named Qu Ce who was discovered by our Divine Paper Sect for practicing Evil Method. Naturally, we must do everything in our power to kill such an evil elder. It seems that Qu Ce has fled to the Chu Kingdom. I never expected that this traitor would dare to control a branch of the Martial Alliance. He is simply audacious. True Lord Xuanhu, this elder is no longer a member of our Divine Paper Sect. The Martial Alliance should kill him."
True Lord Xuanhu was utterly speechless at the shamelessness of these people from the Divine Paper Sect. They must have known that Qu Ce was dead, and now they were directly slandering a dead man to completely absolve themselves of any responsibility.
But this is a long-standing tradition of unorthodox sects. If a disciple or elder is involved in evil deeds outside, they are no longer considered a disciple or elder and are expelled from the sect. The Martial Alliance has no way to punish these Eight Hundred Side Sects; are they simply to be wiped out?
If we really do that, we still won't be able to completely destroy them. And the methods of the Eight Hundred Side Sects are not simple; they will definitely throw the entire Great World into chaos.
Moreover, many orthodox sects have questionable backgrounds, so naturally not all Seventy-Two Orthodox Sects will be investigated. This is also why the Eight Hundred Side Sects can continue to exist.
Seeing that the Divine Paper Sect had completely absolved itself of any responsibility, True Lord Xuanhu was utterly helpless. He could only coldly warn, "I hope the Divine Paper Sect will not have such rebellious elders and disciples in the future, otherwise the Martial Alliance will definitely not let this go."
After saying this, the True Lord Xuanhu waved his sleeve and disappeared in a streak of light.
After True Lord Xuanhu left, True Lord Xu Shan's face darkened. "That good-for-nothing Qu Ce can't even handle a simple task, yet he dares to control the people in the Martial Alliance branch."
Seeing the patriarch's anger, the others dared not speak and all lowered their heads.
The Chu Kingdom.
The Chu Emperor soon learned of Qu Ce's death and even sent people to investigate the battle site. They were almost certain that Qu Ce had been murdered, and his body had been charred. The Emperor burst into laughter in the palace. He had been living a truly frustrating life these past few days, but thankfully, the Golden Core True Person Qu Ce, who had ordered him around, was finally dead.
After laughing at himself, he felt a chill of fear. He hadn't expected that there was a powerful expert hidden within the territory of the Chu Kingdom who could kill a Golden Core True Person, or at least a top-tier Golden Core True Person.
"Great Grandmaster, Martial Saint, Golden Core True Person... If I could also possess the power of Golden Core True Person, I wouldn't be living such a stifled life."
The Chu Emperor had never felt such a strong desire. He longed to possess such terrifying power, but even breaking through to the Great Grandmaster was difficult, let alone reaching the Martial Saint or Golden Core True Person Realm.
On the other side.
Black-Yellow Sect.
Lin Ye also knew that the Divine Paper Sect probably wouldn't dare to cause trouble again for a while. In addition, his strength had improved a lot, and even the Yin Puppet Sect seemed to be no longer a threat to him.
"We haven't been paying attention to Han Bing's disciple. We need to send someone to deliver some things to him and get in touch with him."
Lin Ye thought for a moment and then summoned Dongfang Rou. Dongfang Rou was originally from the Yu Kingdom, so it was most appropriate for her to make a trip to the Yu Kingdom.