Chapter 66

Chapter 65: Turning the Palm to Clouds and the Back to Rain (Part 1)

"Ridiculous nonsense, spouting lies, and slandering with a venomous tongue!" Dong Shenglong's eyes flashed with anger as he shouted in response to Li Qiyi's words.

Li Qiyi remained calm and said to the Grand Elder and the other four elders, "Elders, what I say is the truth. If our Xianyan Ancient Sect were to ally with the Nine Holy Demon Sect through marriage, who would be the most unwilling to see this happen? The most direct and effective way to sabotage the alliance would be to execute me on false charges, such as betraying the master or rebelling against the sect, which are merely fabrications to disrupt the alliance."

Such petty tricks were nothing to Li Qiyi, who had lived for countless years. If Dong Shenglong hadn't shown up, he would have had to do more talking. Now, with Dong Shenglong stepping forward, he was just providing a live target.

"Elders, Protectors, it seems that the one who wants to betray the Xianyan Ancient Sect is not me but someone else. Someone is trying to join the Holy Sky Sect and is plotting from within to frame and kill the disciples," Li Qiyi said calmly.

At this moment, with such a major event occurring, the other Protectors rushed over, and soon the high-ranking members of the Xianyan Ancient Sect gathered in the Wash Stone Valley.

"Traitor, spouting lies, your crimes are unforgivable, and your death cannot atone for them!" Cao Xiong's face turned red as he roared, ready to charge forward, but was stopped by Elder Gu.

"Senior Brother, are you going to protect this traitor who has harmed his fellow disciples?" Cao Xiong shouted angrily.

Grand Elder Gu Tieshou's face turned cold as he said, "Junior Brother, all the elders and protectors are here, and they will judge the matter. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Grand Elder Gu was not foolish; this matter was not simple, and Dong Shenglong would not have taken the blame for no reason. At this moment, Grand Elder Gu's face turned cold.

At this point, Li Qiyi interjected calmly, "Elder Cao is so eager to silence me, which suggests that Elder Cao and Old Dong are in cahoots, plotting to harm me and disrupt the alliance between the two sects. Elders, Protectors, I believe your eyes are clear, and you can distinguish who is loyal and who is treacherous."

"Rebel, spouting lies, I will not tolerate you!" Dong Shenglong roared, his blood surging, and the aura of a king and prince rolled out. With each step, he advanced toward Li Qiyi.

"Brother Dong, please be restrained!" At this moment, Grand Elder Gu Tieshou's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and his killing intent surged, making him seem like a different person from the usual mediator.

Dong Shenglong's aura of a king and prince did not diminish but increased, and the sound of his true artifact, a terrifying weapon, floated above his head, with the roars of dragons and tigers echoing continuously. His aura made the protectors and elders change color.

Grand Elder Gu Tieshou snorted coldly, and his blood surged, the sound of his lifeblood crashing like a drum. When his blood surged, the sound of a peng bird's cry echoed, and a peng bird rose from his life palace, covering the sky and dominating the earth. At this moment, Grand Elder Gu's aura of a king and prince surged uncontrollably!

King and Prince, indeed, Grand Elder Gu Tieshou was a king and prince. This not only surprised all the disciples but also the other elders like Sun Elder, and Cao Xiong's eyes narrowed even more!

At this moment, Grand Elder Gu Tieshou faced Dong Shenglong, and with each step, the peng bird and the peng bird above his head seemed to tear the earth and shatter the sky, their divine aura making all living things bow in submission!

No one had expected that Grand Elder Gu Tieshou was so deeply hidden. Everyone had thought he was a hero, at most a peak hero, but now it turned out that his true strength was that of a king and prince!

At this moment, Dong Shenglong, also a seasoned king and prince, his face changed. As a king and prince, he felt threatened by Gu Tieshou, who practiced the imperial art left by the Mingren Immortal Emperor, one of the most powerful imperial arts, the "Six Transformations of the Peng Bird"! This was a core imperial art of the Xianyan Ancient Sect, and it posed a great threat to Dong Shenglong!

"Fine, fine, fine, Brother Gu, you are deeply hidden, and I have been deceived. Today, I have meddled in something that is none of my business, and my good intentions have been taken for granted! Since that's the case, I will take my leave!" Dong Shenglong's eyes narrowed, and after saying this, he turned and left.

Dong Shenglong was a smart man; he understood that the situation was not in his favor. If he stayed, he would only get entangled, so it was better to step back!

Cao Xiong's face turned extremely pale. Grand Elder Gu Tieshou, who was deeply hidden, had forced Dong Shenglong to retreat, and the situation suddenly turned against him.

"It seems that the one who is guilty and has fled first is someone else," Li Qiyi said calmly.

This sudden turn of events left Luo Fenghua and the others speechless. They finally witnessed what it meant to turn the tide and to repel a strong enemy with words. The eldest brother was clearly confident and unafraid of his opponent's strength.

"Traitor, you have betrayed your master and your sect, and you still dare to speak arrogantly and spout lies!" Cao Xiong roared, "Today, I will seek justice for the deceased disciples!"

Li Qiyi looked at Cao Xiong and said slowly, "Elder Cao, betraying the master and the sect? I have never done such things. If you want to frame someone, it's easy to find an excuse! Elder Cao, are you afraid that your plot will be exposed, so you are eager to kill me and silence me?"

"Rebel, with your words alone, I can execute you!" Elder Cao roared and immediately attacked Li Qiyi.

"Junior Brother, calm down!" Grand Elder Gu Tieshou shouted, and this time, he finally lost his temper, his aura of a king and prince directly suppressing Cao Xiong.

Under the suppression of a king and prince, Elder Cao's eyes narrowed, but he still pressed on, saying, "Eldest Brother, are you determined to protect this rebel? If you do not punish a disciple who harms his fellow disciples and betrays the master, it will make the disciples lose heart and the world despise us. From now on, our Xianyan Ancient Sect will not be a sect!"

Li Qiyi smiled and said, "Elder Cao, you claim I have harmed my fellow disciples and betrayed the master. Elder Cao, tell us, how did I harm my fellow disciples? If not, then Elder Cao is using your position to frame a disciple to achieve your own ambitions!"

Li Qiyi turned the tables, and the elders and protectors present exchanged glances. In fact, everyone now felt that this matter was not so simple, and Dong Shenglong's appearance here was already a hint.

"Fine, fine, fine, what a sharp-tongued rebel!" Cao Xiong said with a cold laugh, "Even if you are eloquent, you cannot erase the fact that you slaughtered three hall masters, killed Hu Protector, and murdered Jian'er. The evidence is overwhelming, and you are still harming your fellow disciples!"

"The deaths of the three hall masters, Hu Protector, and He Yingjian can only be attributed to their own actions. I was merely defending myself," Li Qiyi said calmly.

"Fine, fine, fine, Elder Brother Gu, you have seen it. In the face of overwhelming evidence, he is still trying to justify himself!" Cao Xiong said to Grand Elder Gu Tieshou.

Grand Elder Gu Tieshou looked at Li Qiyi and said solemnly, "What happened? Why did you kill the three hall masters, Hu Protector, and He Yingjian?"

Li Qiyi said innocently, "Elder, I was defending myself. Hu Protector and the law enforcement team suddenly appeared in the Wash Stone Valley and attacked me, trying to kill me. I had no choice but to defend myself. Their accusations are the same as Elder Cao's, about rebelling against the sect and betraying the master. This must be a plot!"

"Bullshit!" Cao Xiong's face turned red as he roared, "According to the reports of the law enforcement team, it was Hall Master Zhou who called for help, and Hu Protector led the team into the Wash Stone Valley! You, this traitor, have a heart like a snake, and you plotted to do something evil. When you were exposed, you tried to kill and silence them!"

"Report to the elders and protectors, this is the truth," at this moment, Hall Master Zhou, who was hiding behind Cao Xiong, stepped forward and said, "Li Qiyi wanted to harm me. I, I, I called for help loudly, and Hu Protector and the law enforcement team came to my rescue. I didn't expect this villain to have a heart like a snake and to kill Hu Protector and the others."

"Is this true?" Gu Tieshou looked at Li Qiyi and said solemnly.

At this moment, the elders and protectors exchanged glances. It was hard to believe that a common disciple like Li Qiyi would try to murder Hall Master Zhou.

Li Qiyi smiled and said slowly, "Elder, I don't know what you mean by 'harm.' If I had wanted to harm Hall Master Zhou, would he still be alive? I could kill Hu Protector, and if I really wanted to harm him, killing him again would be nothing. I spared his life, and the disciples of the Wash Stone Valley saw it with their own eyes. I was just teaching Hall Master Zhou a lesson. I didn't expect him to be such a weakling, unable to defeat a disciple at the Body Cultivation stage. If Hall Master Zhou's skills are not up to par, it's not my fault."

"Ridiculous nonsense, you are clearly a spy sent by another sect, hiding your true strength, and plotting to do something evil. When Hall Master Zhou discovered you, you tried to kill and silence him!" Cao Xiong said solemnly.

"Elder Cao, you are the one spouting lies," Li Qiyi said with a smile. "Ask the disciples of the Wash Stone Valley why I taught Hall Master Zhou a lesson. From what I see, Hall Master Zhou might have been acting on someone's orders to frame me. I took on the role of the teaching elder in the Wash Stone Valley with great caution and dedication, using all my efforts to teach. Hall Master Zhou, however, insisted that I was teaching heretical methods, accusing me of spreading evil doctrines to the Xianyan Ancient Sect! Such an insult to my efforts, how could I bear it if I had any sense of honor?"

"You are the one who spread heretical methods to the Xianyan Ancient Sect. I was afraid that the disciples would fall into the path of evil and be deceived by you, so I acted to stop them," Hall Master Zhou insisted.

Li Qiyi smiled and said, "Whether it is heretical or not, everyone knows in their hearts. One person can lie, but the 300 disciples of the Wash Stone Valley cannot all lie. If I were teaching heretical methods, the elders and protectors could ask the disciples!"

Hearing Li Qiyi's words, Gu Tieshou looked at the disciples of the Wash Stone Valley and called out one of them, asking, "What did the eldest brother teach you?"

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