Chapter 156 Questioning

"Fa Dong, I watched you grow up. Tell me, have you ever done anything to betray the family?"

Upon entering the clan leader's room, he found both the Grand Elder and the clan leader present. He bowed, and just then, the clan leader made a lightning-fast move, his right hand about to strike him on the head.

In the clan leader's view, a Qi Refining cultivator would not be able to dodge at all, but unexpectedly, although Xu Fadong did not see his movements, his body moved instinctively.

He crossed his arms and suddenly blocked his right hand. Then, like a rabbit, he rushed forward and rushed more than two zhang away. The clan leader didn't even have time to react.

Fortunately, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, so the clan chief quickly reassured him, and Xu Fadong obediently stopped.

The clan chief placed his hand on the top of his head and began to use the Mind-Questioning Technique on his soul.

Xu Fadong felt as if a pair of hands had reached into his mind, constantly stirring his consciousness, making it impossible for him to think, and he could only answer instinctively.

"No, I was raised by my family, and I would never do anything to harm my family."

Upon hearing Xu Fadong's words, the clan chief nodded in satisfaction. He had raised this boy himself, and from the bottom of his heart, he did not believe that this boy would betray the clan.

"well!"

A hint of relief flashed across the clan leader's face as he prepared to withdraw his hand. Just then, a savage and powerful divine soul force suddenly erupted within Xu Fadong's body, catching him off guard and forcefully knocking his soul out.

This sudden turn of events widened his eyes. He was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and he was also using the Mind-Questioning Technique. How could he possibly be shaken by a Qi Refining cultivator? But now reality had given him a harsh slap in the face.

"Goodness, it seems you have quite a few secrets."

Xu Fadong regained consciousness and looked at the clan chief who had raised him, his expression filled with confusion and bewilderment.

"Fa Dong, this is my idea. To be fair, we'll start with the three of us Foundation Establishment cultivators and have everyone go through it."

You were raised by the clan chief; even if there's absolutely no chance of any problems arising, you still have to go through this experience.

The First Elder spoke up from the side, and then revealed the news that the entire Dian family had been wiped out due to the sabotage of an internal traitor.

"Clan leader, elder, there's no need to say more. I understand, and I won't overthink it."

Seeing Xu Fadong's honest and simple expression, the two smiled inwardly, especially the clan leader, who was extremely satisfied.

"By the way, clan leader, there is something I want to report."

Xu Fadong suddenly spoke up, and the clan chief responded indifferently.

"Speak!"

"Someone in my family harbored extremely terrifying malice towards me before. If there is a mole, it is very likely that person."

Upon hearing his report, the clan chief's eyes lit up instantly, and he spoke eagerly.

"Who?"

"Third Uncle Xu Ling'an!"

The expressions of the two people present changed instantly. Xu Ling'an had ordinary talent and cultivation, and usually took care of Lingtian.

"Bring him in!"

Soon, an ordinary-looking cultivator was escorted in by Xu Yuanlang. When he entered and saw that all three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the family were there, he hurriedly and loudly defended himself.

"Clan leader, elder, what have I done wrong to warrant such a large commotion?"

"Are you the mole?"

When the clan chief suddenly spoke, Xu Ling'an's expression changed, and his eyes twitched. However, he quickly regained his composure and said something.

"Elder, I am a member of the Xu family. Betraying my own family brings me no benefit whatsoever. I urge the clan leader to investigate this matter thoroughly!"

However, the sudden change in his expression did not escape the notice of the three. The clan leader, too lazy to say anything more, slapped him on the head with his right hand.

"what!"

He thought the clan leader was going to attack him, but after a scream, a white light automatically appeared and blocked the clan leader's path.

"You have a guilty conscience, huh? You actually activated your protective technique directly. I didn't intend to kill you, but you dare to appear in front of me with something that's only at the first level. You really don't know your own limitations."

With a slight squeeze of his fingers, the clan leader shattered the white light with a cracking sound. In Xu Ling'an's horrified gaze, his hand seemed to blot out the sky, directly covering his head.

When the Mind-Questioning Technique was activated, Xu Ling'an's eyes immediately became dazed and confused, like those of a puppet.

"What is your true identity?"

"I am Xu Ling'an, the third in the Ling generation of the Xu family in Wuliang Mountain."

As he murmured these words, a trace of sorrow flashed in the clan leader's eyes; the betrayal of the clan by its own members was even more heartbreaking.

"Whom do you work for? I'm not talking about what's on the surface, but who are you secretly working for?"

A look of struggle flashed across Xu Ling'an's face. Subconsciously, he knew that if he spoke out, he would definitely not fare well. However, his resistance was of no use to the clan leader, a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

"I work for the Foundation Establishment Li family, and they promised that as long as I send back useful information, they will continuously send me spirit stones, pills, and spiritual items."

I want to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, but given my own talent, it's absolutely impossible, and my family won't nurture me. This is the only way.

The clan chief remained silent for a moment, then inquired about any intelligence that had been passed on in the past.

"I sold off all the family members with outstanding talents, as well as their cultivation techniques, magical artifacts, and combat habits, and the manpower from various spiritual veins, as long as I had access to them."

"Beast!"

The elder cursed fiercely. The information he provided was enough to cause considerable losses to the Xu family. Just then, the patriarch suddenly asked.

Why do you harbor such malice towards the French East?

Upon hearing this, Xu Ling'an, who had been calm, suddenly trembled. His limbs twitched as he tried to move, but his soul was frozen by the clan leader. Then, with a crack, his arms were broken.

"I'm not reconciled! I'm not reconciled!"

A line of bloody tears streamed down his cheeks, and his expression became extremely ferocious and terrifying. He roared incessantly, and even though his arms were broken, his body was still swaying, as if he wanted to grab Xu Fadong.

"Why? Why should our family devote all our efforts to him the moment he appears? I've worked hard for decades, but no one knows or cares."

And what about him? Everyone sees him as a future Foundation Establishment cultivator. And me? Are we destined to only look up to him?

"Family injustice, the best thing for me is for this family to be destroyed..."

The filthy curses he uttered caused the clan chief's face to turn ashen.

"Hmph, insatiable! Hasn't the family invested enough resources in you? The spirit stones and pills every year..."

"Fine, there's no point in talking to a heartless beast like you. I'll ask you this: besides you, who else in the family is a traitor to other families?"

"Bang!"