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252 The Demonic Cult Really Came

Before the Scarlet Fire Palace Master could finish his sentence, Ling Yu had already taken a step forward and looked at him with lightning-like eyes. “Nonsense! Eldest Senior Sister is such a noble person, how could she do such a thing? Even if you want to frame her, don’t use such a brainless method!”

“Ling Yu!” Sheng’e slammed his palm on the armrest and said in a deep voice, “Don’t be rude!”

His face was serious, but in reality, he was desperately trying to signal Ling Yu with his eyes. He sighed in his heart. This little disciple that he doted on the most had been sent out to travel all these years to stay away from the internal strife in the sect. In the end, now that she had returned, she had instead developed a wild personality that was not afraid of anything.

This girl actually ran into this troublesome matter all of a sudden…

Sheng’e let go of his finger. There was no need to calculate this on a whim. An open plot was already clearly placed in front of him.

!!

The old man’s gaze swept across the other three Palace Masters standing below the steps. His fellow disciples… who had lost in the fight for the position of Sect Master.

That battle for the position of Sect Master was perhaps the most gentle and peaceful battle since the Jade Mirage Sect became the biggest sect in Central Plains. This was because the previous Sect Master, Dingluan, had appointed Sheng’e as the next Sect Master before he left.

Logically speaking, there was no such thing as a specific position for the Sect Master.

However, Ding Luan had used his body to imprison the Heavenly Demon and voluntarily resigned from the position of Sect Master. He had chosen to leave and his prestige in the Jade Mirage Sect had reached an unimaginable height.

This was his last order before he left, who would dare to oppose it? There was no such thing.

Because of this, Sheng’e, who originally had no thoughts about the position of the Sect Master, became the next Sect Master, while the other ambitious and intensely fighting senior and junior brothers sat on the cold bench.

But… now he knew.

Those ambitions had never disappeared, but had been covered up by their seemingly disheartened and honest appearance over the years.

Now, it was shining in their eyes, like a volcano that had been dormant for many years. It was bursting with boiling lava impatiently.

The Scarlet Fire Palace Master, who was the first to launch an attack, did not avoid looking him in the eye. The corners of his mouth even carried a slight arc. There was not a trace of guilt in his eyes, only ridicule.

Many years had passed, but in their eyes, Sheng’e was still a gentle and submissive person without the dignity of a Sect Master. If it were not for Ding Luan’s last order, he would not have had the chance to sit in this position.

Now, they were going to destroy his most outstanding disciple in front of him to avenge his years of being buried.

Sheng’e was silent, but Ling Yu below had already exploded.

After all, they were in the Guangde Hall, which symbolized the majesty of the Jade Mirage Sect. The portrait of Patriarch Liu Yi was still hanging on the walls. Ling Yu barely suppressed a trace of anger, and with her beautiful eyes wide open. She said in a low voice, “Master, if Senior Sister wants to be the Sect Master, she needs to pay attention to her image in everything. She needs to cultivate her character and virtue, so that she won’t be caught and framed by villains. But I don’t need to. Today, I must have a quarrel with these people who only care about their personal interests.”

“Impudent!” The Scarlet Fire Palace Master turned around and flicked his sleeve. A strong wind swept past, and his tyrannical cultivation was visible to everyone to see. Ling Yu was forced to take three steps back, but her eyes showed no signs of admitting defeat.

The Scarlet Fire Palace Master laughed out of anger. “Sect Master, is this how you teach your disciples? Disrespecting the elders…”

Ling Yu took out the token of Danqing Palace and said leisurely, “Palace Master Sheng Yi is still in seclusion, so I’ll be the temporary Palace Master. In the Guangde Great Hall, there’s no hierarchy or seniority, only the four palaces are united. You and I are of the same rank, so how can there be no respect for the elders? On the other hand, some people have no respect for the Sect Master. I don’t know what they want to do!”

She might seem impulsive and impetuous, but that did not mean that she was a fool. Back then, she could easily see through Liu Yuan’s secret meeting with Hu Jiuniang in the middle of the night at Yuelai Inn. Naturally, she would only act after making plans.

The Scarlet Fire Palace Master choked as he stared at the token. He retracted his ferocious gaze and his eyes regained their calmness. “It was I who lost my composure…”

He turned to Sheng’e and said again, “Sect Master, please give the order to capture the demons and the traitor of the sect. If necessary, we don’t want more people to be killed.”

He could not help but laugh in his heart. He was really confused. Why was he angry with this young and impetuous little girl? Their arrangement was already flawless. They just needed to seize this point and continue to exert pressure.

However, this girl was not simple either. She seemed to want to anger him and make him lose his composure.

Danqing Palace… He seemed to have underestimated the disciples of this generation.

“The actual situation is still unclear, so it’s a little arbitrary…” Sheng’e said.

At the side, Vast Sea Palace Master shook his head and took a step forward. He clasped his hands and said, “The evidence is irrefutable, with both witnesses and physical evidence. Please give the order, Sect Master.”

Two pale-faced and terrified disciples came in from outside the hall. Their steps were light, and they were clearly injured.

The two of them were very young and were disciples of the ‘Ling’ generation. The moment they entered, they knelt on the ground and said respectfully, “Ling Bai and Ling Ji greet the Supreme Sect Leader and the Palace Masters.”

Sheng’e frowned. Although he did not participate much in the affairs of the sect, he remembered all the disciples in the sect, especially the Ling Bai in front of him, who was a disciple of his Danqing Palace.

He suddenly felt suspicious and uneasy, so he raised his hand to let the two stand up first.

Who knew that they would kneel on the ground and tremble in fear?

“You may rise,” Vast Sea Palace Master said gently. “Tell the Sect Master everything you have seen and experienced. The Sect Master has always been fair. He will definitely seek justice for you.”

“Yes…” Ling Bai hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said in a trembling voice, “Senior Sister… Senior Sister, she, she, for some reason, only helped that demon. W-we fought with our lives, and many of our Senior Brothers and Sisters were killed by that demon. There was so much blood. I-I was scared at that time, so I jumped into the river at once. I happened to have a turtle-breathing talisman with me. I was so scared, so I kept swimming, swimming, and when I swam to the shore, I only had time to send out a signal before I fainted. When I woke up, I was already rescued.”

Ling Yu was stunned at first, then her eyes were filled with disbelief, and her heart ached.

It was not that she couldn’t believe that her Senior Sister would do such a thing. Ling Hua did not care about the lives of more than 80 disciples and helped the demon escape? Not a single person would believe this news.

What she couldn’t believe was that someone in Danqing Palace had betrayed her!

Eldest Senior Sister loved the disciples of Danqing Palace so much, but in the end, she was stabbed in the back by her own people.

Vast Sea Palace Master’s gaze turned to another disciple and continued to speak in a gentle voice, “Very good, how about you?”

The disciple with the Daoist name Ling Ji lowered his head and trembled. He then raised his head, revealing a tear-streaked face, and shouted with all his might, “Supreme Sect Master! Palace Masters! I’m begging you to kill that demon. I saw him kill, kill a lot of people, everyone on the ship is dead! It’s too terrifying! In that instant, he took advantage of the shadow dragon’s attack on the ship. Senior Sister… must have been controlled and bewitched! Otherwise, how could she do such a thing?”

He cried to the heavens and was only appeased after much difficulty.

The words of these two disciples corroborated with each other and made up a relatively complete and credible fact.

Sheng’e’s hands trembled under his sleeves as he looked around. The silence in the hall continued, but it was impossible for it to continue forever.

Suddenly, a person came in from outside and whispered to Pine Palace Master before taking his leave.

Pine Palace Master also stepped forward. “Reporting to the Sect Master. The elders and disciples who went to investigate the situation have unfortunately been killed by the demon. The situation can not be delayed. The Sect Master should make a decision soon!”

“Sect Master, please make your decision!” the other two Palace Masters echoed.

After a moment of silence, Sheng’e sighed. “Four palaces, hear my order–”

Suddenly, a person came in from outside with a flustered expression. “Not good, the demonic sect, the demonic sect has suddenly attacked the mountain. They have already broken the first layer of the array!”