Chapter 234 Collusion with Demonic Cultivators
Ruan Xing’s expression froze.

She suddenly remembered why this person looked familiar.

After she destroyed Liuyang Study, she took over several of its businesses.

Those small families who came to Liuyang Study through unknown channels, hoping to use their luck to quickly become high-level cultivators, exchanged a large amount of spirit stones every year for a quota and an opportunity.

After Cai Wen took over the case files, some of those people died, some had their memories modified by the Xiantai Tree and were sent back, and only the last one was left, and he still delivers spirit stones to the mountain gate on time every year.

The person who stayed behind was called Shaoyang.

Afterwards, Ruan Xing thought about the hidden dangers left by this person, but she couldn’t find the person who sent the spirit stones. She needed the spirit stones for simulation at that time. After thinking about it, she asked Shao Yang to practice magic. In this way, even if the small family came to ask for people in the future, she would have a handle.

I didn’t expect that this person didn’t come here for quick cultivation.

Ruan Xing looked at him coldly, “You said that I was colluding with the devil cultivators… How can you be said to be doing righteous things? You are clearly in the Spiritual Transformation Stage, but your soul has taken over the body of an ordinary mortal.”

The evil spirit in Shao Yang’s body has not dissipated yet. He is truly using this body to practice magic.

But his current level of Spirit Transformation cultivation is not fake, it is impossible for him to cultivate so fast, the only possibility is that he was originally in the Spirit Transformation stage, and now he uses a secret method to recover to his original state.

After Ruan Xing was promoted to the Guixu Stage, she once met disciples in the Xumi Realm. If the other party was simply concealing their cultivation level, they would not be able to hide successfully under her nose.

“In an emergency, I took the necessary measures and put the overall situation first. I compensated that mortal’s family. I believe you can all understand what I did.” Shao Yang said frankly.

Judging from his words alone, everything he did was based on the interests of the immortal cultivators.

Since other immortal cultivators benefited from the information he had worked so hard to obtain, they had no right or position to blame him.

But Ruan Xing felt uncomfortable.

According to case records, Shaoyang has been in the Xumi Realm for more than 20 years.

But it was not until Ruan Xing took control of the Xumi Realm that Shaoyang had the opportunity to start practicing.

In other words, before he entered the Sumeru Realm, the body he used was just that of an ignorant child.

This child, when he was still young and ignorant, voluntarily or forcedly became a stepping stone for immortal cultivation.

More importantly, they actually used this stepping stone against themselves.

Ruan Xing felt a little angry.

She sneered, “Then what basis do you have to accuse me of colluding with the demon cultivators?”

She wanted to know all the cards the other party held in this simulation so that she could better deal with them when the reality came.

“Of course I guessed that you might not admit it, so I brought the evidence here,” Shao Yang said.

He clapped his hands and several waiters from Wanbao Tower pushed three bound demon cultivators onto the stage. The three seemed to have been tortured and had obvious scars on their exposed skin.

“Everyone can see that these people are the demon cultivators that Sect Master Ruan has hidden in the Fengling Yueying Sect. They all claim to be disciples of the Fengling Yueying Sect.”

Shao Yang reached out and lifted the chin of one of them, forcing him to speak.

There was blood at the corner of his lips and his face was obviously bruised, but Ruan Xing could still recognize that it was Xu Can.

All three of them are demon cultivators with rapid progress in cultivation in the Xumi Realm. They are now in the Golden Core Stage. If Shaoyang captures a few minions who are building their foundation and practicing Qi, it probably won’t be very convincing.

Xu Can pursed his lips, lowered his head and said nothing, looking stubborn.

He was a person who knew how to weigh the pros and cons very well. He was captured here by these immortal cultivators to threaten Ruan Xing. If he refused to do as the immortal cultivators wished, perhaps Ruan Xing would be able to save him.

But if he followed the immortal cultivator’s words and actions, then no matter whether Ruan Xing won or the immortal cultivator won, he would not be able to escape death.

Shao Yang slapped him impatiently, and with just his physical strength without any spiritual power, Xu Can’s head tilted to the side.

“This demon cultivator is truly loyal to Sect Master Ruan.” Shao Yang said with a smile.

Ruan Xing suddenly laughed, “Is this your evidence? You just grabbed a few demon cultivators to slander me?”

Shao Yang responded calmly, “I have the confession recorded by Liuyingzhu here.”

“The photo beads can be prepared in advance, and there is also the possibility of forgery. If you want to slander me, you can fabricate as much evidence as possible. It shouldn’t be difficult for you to force confessions from these evil cultivators.” Ruan Xing said slowly.

“What nonsense! You are making a fuss!” Shao Yang sneered. “It’s useless even if you say everything today. The evidence is irrefutable. It’s irrefutable that you colluded with the demon cultivators. For the sake of peace and justice in the cultivation world, it’s understandable that my Wanbao Tower offers a reward for you with the Heavenly Dao Order!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the representatives of various sects who had been listening quietly suddenly realized.

Yes, there is no need to worry about whether Ruan Xing is colluding with the evil cultivators.

Immortal cultivators need a legitimate reason to do so, and Wanbao Tower gave them this name. In turn, Wanbao Tower also gave them this profit. As long as they kill Ruan Xing, they can obtain the ownership of Wanbao Tower and a powerful spiritual weapon like the Heavenly Dao Order!

Everyone immediately became restless, but no one was stupid. They knew Ruan Xing was strong. Although they couldn’t see her specific level of cultivation, it was at least above the Spirit Transformation level. No one wanted to be the first to step forward.

He just stared at Ruan Xing with a fierce look.

“Actually, if you want to kill me, you don’t have to go to such great lengths.” Ruan Xing sighed, “But I don’t want to die with such a stigma. I heard that Xuanbing Sect has the Heart-Searching Stone, which can reveal the truth. Xuanji Sect is also one of the three major sects, so it should also have such a treasure, right? I would like to ask for the treasure to help me clear my name.”

Her eyes slowly passed over Taoist Master Qing Yuan and Master Qi Feng, and looked at the two elders of Xuan Ji Sect not far away.

The two elders looked at each other and nodded imperceptibly. One of the elders said, “But, Master Cheng has been entrenched in Dongzhou for thousands of years. I believe that Master Cheng’s apprentice will not do anything without a purpose. In this case, I will use my sect’s secret treasure, the Yinghuo Jade, to let everyone see clearly.”

Why would Xuan Ji Sect stand on Ruan Xing’s side?

Doesn’t the Heavenly Order have any appeal to them?

Shaoyang was stunned. He couldn’t figure out what Xuan Ji Zong was planning. He tilted his head slightly to look at Cheng Zhishu.

Cheng Zhishu shook his head slightly at him.

Shaoyang then patiently waited to see how the other party would respond.

The elder of Xuan Ji Sect took out the Mars Jade and activated it with magic. A dazzling red light enveloped the three demon cultivators on the stage.

Their eyes gradually became dull.

Ruan Xing smiled without saying anything. He put his hands behind his back and quietly twisted his fingers a few times.

The elder of Xuan Ji Sect said: “Now, you can ask whatever you want to know.”

Shao Yang stood next to several demon cultivators, cautiously taking a few steps away from the red light, and asked, “Are you disciples of the Fengling Yueying Sect of Nanzhou?”

He had asked the same question when he recorded it in the photo bead, and the three demon cultivators all nodded in acknowledgment.

However, something unexpected happened.

The three demon cultivators shook their heads in a daze.

“How is it possible!” Shao Yang said in disbelief, “Is this Mars Jade really a magical tool that can make people irresistibly reveal the truth?”

The Xuan Ji Sect elder’s face immediately turned a little unhappy. “What are you doubting? This is a magic weapon bought from the Wan Bao Lou auction 1,300 years ago.”

Shaoyang was not even born one thousand three hundred years ago.

He quickly apologized to the two of them.

He asked a few more questions, but the demon cultivators all knew nothing about anything. Even when he asked who Ruan Xing was, they all replied that they didn’t know him.

Shaoyang’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

The smile on Cheng Zhishu’s face deepened.

The other monks felt a little regretful but also relieved.

Someone couldn’t help but ask, “Since there is no way to prove that Sect Master Ruan is colluding with the demon cultivators, then does the matter of the Heavenly Dao Order still count?”

“Of course it counts.” Shao Yang gritted his teeth and said, “Even if she used some unknown method to prevent these three demon cultivators from identifying her, what I saw with my own eyes when I was undercover can’t be false!”

“Haha!” Ruan Xing couldn’t help but burst into laughter. “My fellow immortal cultivators, you all saw that it was Wanbao Tower that caused trouble for no reason. My Fengling Yueying Sect used to be low-key, but we are definitely not cowardly and will not let others bully us. Shaoyang, this body should have returned to dust along with its owner a long time ago. You have occupied it for so many years, it’s time to give it back to him!”

Ruan Xing stretched out his hand, and a white jade sword flew out from an unknown place, circling around him, and a sharp sword light rushed towards Shaoyang.

Shao Yang dodged hurriedly. He had only been back from Fengling Yueying Sect for a few days and had just recovered his realm and cultivation. He was unable to display his true strength at this moment.

Cheng Zhishu didn’t seem to be planning to join in, so Shaoyang could only ask other cultivators for help. “My fellow Taoists, help me kill this girl. Once her head falls to the ground and her soul is gone, I will present the Heavenly Dao Order immediately!”

Upon hearing this, several people immediately came down to help.

Daoist Master Qing Yuan also stood up and prepared to attack, but Master Qi Feng stopped him with a look and whispered, “The Xuanbing Sect has been attacked by the demon cultivators. We must conserve our strength to deal with it. We must not be used as a pawn.”

Daoist Master Qing Yuan sneered, “Anyone should kill such a villain. My Xuanbing Sect was attacked by the devil cultivators. This person colluded with the devil cultivators. Shouldn’t I kill her?”

After saying that, he coordinated with the others and rushed forward together.

Master Qi Feng sighed, shook his head, and did not try to stop it. Instead, he watched the battle with concern.

Most of those present were Dao Lords who had reached the state of Divine Transformation, and there were only six or seven people who took action. Ruan Xing handled them with ease.

But she also had to pay attention to Cheng Zhishu in the audience, to guard against him suddenly joining in.

Ruan Xing teleported onto the stage and asked Shaoyang in his ear, “Where is Mr. Mo Ci?”

“I don’t know.” Ruan Xing’s sword was against him, and Shao Yang forced himself to remain calm.

“Do you think Cheng Zhishu will come to save you?” Ruan Xing chuckled. “Your spirit has been taken over by another person, and you will never be able to return to the abyss in this lifetime. You are no longer of any use. This is your last contribution to the Hidden Sect.”

“What nonsense are you talking about? What hidden sect? I don’t understand.”

Ruan Xing’s voice was like the devil’s whisper, “He probably hopes that I will kill you in public, so that I can completely establish my bad reputation. So he won’t come to save you. He has already given up on you.”

Shaoyang’s eyes flickered, his lips trembled and he was unable to speak.

He didn’t want to believe what she said.

Ruan Xing smiled and pushed him away, and the white jade sword collided with the other man’s sword, making a crisp sound.

“Hey, Fu Yuanzhen, I was so busy scolding him that I forgot to hit you.” Ruan Xing laughed and turned his wrist to make a sword flower.

“Witch, die!” Qingyuan Taoist shouted coldly.

Ruan Xing’s eyes turned cold. She still clearly remembered how fragile her neck was in the other’s hand. It would break with just a slight pinch.

“It’s boring.” She said, “I don’t want to play anymore.”

There was nothing for her, a Guixu stage cultivator, to be proud of bullying a few Huashen cultivators.

As long as Cheng Zhishu doesn’t take action, all the people here combined are not enough for her to defeat.

The white jade sword was thrown away, allowing Cai Jiao to control it herself. Ruan Xing grabbed the air with both hands and watched Qing Yuan Daojun rushing towards him without dodging or giving way.

With a contemptuous smile towards the other party, Qing Yuan Daojun’s heart suddenly became alarmed, but he really didn’t feel the spiritual power fluctuations on the other party, and he didn’t know where there was a trap waiting for him. Just like this, he hesitated for a moment, and his body trembled, and a sword had pierced through his back and chest.

“Shaoyang!” Cheng Zhishu, who had been calm and composed, finally changed his expression.

“Master…” Shao Yang responded with a trembling voice, only then he realized what he had done.

The sword in his hand was stuck in the body of Qingyuan Taoist, and Qingyuan Taoist came to help him because he saw that he was held hostage by Ruan Xing, and he was not on guard against him at all.

“It wasn’t me just now!” Shao Yang explained weakly as he thrust the sword in his hand downward with force, stirring Qing Yuan Daojun’s Dantian.

He felt as if his hands were out of his control.

He tried his best but still couldn’t retract the sword. He almost cried and watched in horror as Qing Yuan Daojun’s soul left his body.

Taoist Qingyuan’s soul had a look of disbelief on his face, as if he had not yet understood what was happening. After a second, his expression turned into anger, but it was too late.

Ruan Xing summoned Qing Yuan Daojun’s soul and crushed his soul just like he had strangled himself to death in the simulation.

Shao Yang murmured: “What kind of magic is this…”

“Guess?” Ruan Xing smiled maliciously, emitting a powerful aura that suppressed the several Jindan stage cultivators surrounding her, making them unable to move.

In the venue, most people were still standing by and watching. Seeing that several Dao Lords could not do anything even if they joined forces, they did not dare to try easily.

Seeing the pressure emanating from Ruan Xing at this moment, his eyes were filled with horror, “He is actually in the Guixu Stage!”

“That’s impossible. There hasn’t been a strange phenomenon of heaven on the Xianyuan Continent for many years!”

“Didn’t it happen just once last year?”

Everyone suddenly remembered that last year, a white light as bright as day came from the direction of Nanzhou in the dark night, giving the entire earth aurora for three or four minutes.

Because so many things have happened in the past six months, everyone has temporarily forgotten about that strange phenomenon of the Heavenly Dao. In fact, they have already tacitly accepted in their hearts that the sect that could produce Guixu Immortal Lord must have a profound heritage.

But I didn’t expect it to be the little-known Fengling Yueying Sect.

“It turns out that the aurora was her vision of the way of heaven…”

What a joke! Nowadays, the Guixu stage in the Xianyuan Continent is more precious than giant pandas. Asking them to besiege a Guixu Immortal King, are they crazy or is Cheng Zhishu crazy?

Cheng Zhishu’s first goal obviously failed.

“You…are very good.” Cheng Zhishu finally took action.

However, his target was not Ruan Xing, but Shao Yang who was standing in a daze in front of the corpse of Qing Yuan Dao Jun.

“Master…!” Shao Yang fell to his knees, the light in his eyes gradually fading.

He was reborn by taking over another body, so there was no chance for his soul to leave his body a second time.

“What a cruel heart.” Ruan Xing praised.

Cheng Zhishu smiled bitterly and said, “Not as good as you.”

After Ruan Xing released his pressure, the three Jindan stage demon cultivators on the stage had already been overwhelmed, and they stared with their eyes wide open and lost their breath.

Cheng Zhishu originally wanted Ruan Xing to spread the reputation of killing immortal cultivators, but he didn’t expect that it was his own disciple who killed the immortal cultivator who came to help first.

Although a small number of people could guess that Shao Yang was being controlled by someone, Ruan Xing’s methods were too bizarre. They did not feel any fluctuations in spiritual power, so they naturally could not convince themselves or others that she was using some special magic.

They can’t admit that they are ignorant.

If anyone tells others that it was Cheng Zhishu’s disciple who killed Taoist Qing Yuan.

Although both of them are in the Spirit Transformation Stage, Shao Yang was reborn through taking over another’s body. His origins were not glorious to begin with, and he had no special title before.

However, Taoist Qing Yuan became famous at a young age and even compiled a biography of his life and deeds for later generations of monks to circulate. Although he had many flaws in his personality, his reputation as a genius is unquestionable.

Compared with the two people, Shaoyang is naturally at a disadvantage in public opinion.

Fortunately, Xie Yao has already destroyed most of the Xuanbing Sect, and the Xuanbing Sect can no longer bear the title of one of the three major immortal sects.

“Don’t worry about it. I’m not someone who would let myself be wronged.”

After Ruan Xing finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and took the Heavenly Dao Order on the stage in his hand.

“This is considered interest. I’ll take it.”

Ruan Xing blinked slyly.

Cheng Zhishu just watched but didn’t stop him, “It’s up to you.”

“Then in return, I have a gift for you too.” Ruan Xing laughed, and then dozens of explosions sounded.

Deafening.

The power of the shock waves from multiple self-explosions caused many monks to bleed from their mouths and ears, and some weaker monks had already fainted.

She detonated the self-destructive puppet that was lying in ambush nearby before entering Wanbao Tower.

A large number of attic houses in Wanbao Tower were reduced to ruins, and some monks who came to participate in the auction were also affected.

When the explosions were completely over, she waved and said, “Goodbye.”

Then Ruan Xing teleported away.

Cheng Zhishu looked around. Many monks in the venue were seriously injured, and the two corpses on the stage gave him a headache.

Sighing softly, Cheng Zhishu wanted to order the waiter to clean up the place, but… the explosion affected more than just the monks in the venue.

The auctioneers and waiters outside the venue were almost wiped out.

Cheng Zhishu could only put on a genial expression and do it himself.

Fortunately, the second floor master, Cen Zhong and other alchemists arrived soon. They urgently accepted tasks that were not their own and began to clean up and treat other injured monks.

Cen Zhong pushed the second floor owner’s wheelchair to Cheng Zhishu’s side.

“Just let her take the Heavenly Dao Order away like that?” said the second floor owner indifferently.

“Just take it away. It’s useless in her hands.” Cheng Zhishu said, “This is exactly my second purpose.”

Ruan Xing took the Heavenly Dao Order. According to the relationship between Ruan Xing and Heavenly Dao, she would not give the Heavenly Dao Order to Xie Yao.

But Xie Yao was determined to obtain the Heavenly Dao Order.

The cooperation between the two of them was one step closer to falling apart.

“Do you want to spread this news? Let Xie Yao ask her for it?”

“Yes, but she definitely won’t listen to Xie Yao.” Cheng Zhishu said.

“You seem to have done something unnecessary beyond the Heavenly Order.” The second floor owner had a head full of silver hair tied into a simple bun. The kind old lady seemed to have a helpless look.

“I didn’t,” Cheng Zhishu said, “that was all an accident.”

Everyone in the venue was busy, either healing each other’s wounds or discussing today’s events.

The two Xuan Ji Sect elders who had been watching coldly gathered together and whispered, “Why did he choose Ruan Xing from Feng Ling Yue Ying Sect to open the situation? He himself did not take any action to control it, and it made things so embarrassing. What did he want to do?”

“Indeed… Although Ruan Xing is a little famous in Nanzhou, he is not yet worthy of being spread throughout the entire Xianyuan Continent. Just now, when Master Cheng’s apprentice was speaking on the stage, I saw that many cultivators from other sects were confused. They had never heard of the name Ruan Xing. He chose the Fengling Yueying Sect because their sect master Ruan Xing is powerful enough, and this sect doesn’t have any foundation.”

“Although she is very powerful, she is not necessarily as strong as the owner of the Cheng building. Letting her cause a disturbance at the auction must have other purposes.”

“Fortunately, we didn’t get involved. We still need to keep our composure.”

No one else heard their conversation.

Cheng Zhishu came to the stage to comfort the family of the only victim.

Master Qi Feng arranged Fu Yuanzhen’s remains, closed his open eyes, and sighed with a hint of sadness and confusion.

He already knew that the evil cultivators had occupied the Xuanbing Sect, and that his wife, son, and disciples in the sect were probably in danger.

Now Fu Yuanzhen is also dead…

Perhaps he is the only one left in Xuanbing Sect who can inherit the legacy.

He didn’t know what to do…

After wiping the blood from his heart and lungs that had just been injured by the self-explosion, he swallowed some pills and meditated to heal his wounds. After a long silence, he said, “Master Cheng, you must give an explanation to the Xuanbing Sect.”

“Of course.” Cheng Zhishu said naturally.

“This is just the first step I want to talk about. There is a third step to come. The invasion of the demon cultivators is not just aimed at the Xuanbing Sect. They have invaded Zhongzhou on a large scale. The northern border must be empty. We can cut off their retreat and trap them in Zhongzhou and catch them all in one fell swoop.” Cheng Zhishu said.

“What can we use to fight?” Master Qi Feng asked in disbelief.

“The demon cultivators in Zhongzhou not only looted Xianyuan City, but also several nearby towns. Don’t they have hatred and opinions towards the demon cultivators? Therefore, I hope to unite everyone, form a team, and jointly resist the demon cultivators.”

“This team was formed under the name of conquering the demon cultivators, and was called the Northern Expedition Alliance.”

Cheng Zhishu smiled and made such a targeted suggestion to the wounded and monks on the ground.

It is impossible for the demon cultivators to be satisfied with just occupying one Xianyuan City. They are greedy and barbaric. After taking down one city, they will take down a second and a third. If they are not driven back to the northern border or killed until they are no longer a threat, they will surely come back again.

This is different from denouncing Ruan Xing. At least Ruan Xing openly thinks of herself as an immortal cultivator. She admits her identity as an immortal cultivator, and in the towns under the jurisdiction of the Fengling Yueying Sect, both mortals and cultivators live well.

The representatives of each sect were silent.

Some said they needed to think about it further, some said they needed to go back to the sect and discuss it with the sect leader and elders, and some decided to join directly.

“Do I have any choice?” Master Qi Feng said with a wry smile.

He had no choice but to join.

Otherwise, there will be no sect to return to.

Now he only hopes that Master Li Feng and Master Jiang Feng in the secret space of the Northern Territory are still alive.

Otherwise he would really be alone.

Mo Cijun, who was helping among the alchemists, just happened to see the second half of the incident.

He looked up at Cheng Zhishu who was speaking passionately in the distance, his voice full of confusion and bitterness, “Master… which disciple do you really treat sincerely?”

I have a fever and feel dizzy. I finished writing this chapter feeling that my thoughts are flying around. There should be a lot of typos. I will correct them when I wake up. You guys can play and find the faults and catch bugs for me (*∩_∩*)
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