199: Broken Heart

The Cultivators of Zhenling Sect looked up and saw two figures, like Immortals shrouded in divine light, standing steadily in the sky.

One of them was clad in golden robes, with colorful light surrounding him like a celestial curtain, dazzlingly brilliant. At this moment, he was looking at the crowd below with a calm expression.

But as soon as they looked at him, everyone felt as if a sun had been shoved into their eyes, causing a painful sensation.

The other person was a cold and aloof woman dressed in a moon-white dress.

This woman was exceptionally beautiful, and the moon-lotus radiance emanating from her made her appear like a Fairy from the heavens, noble and pure, not daring to inspire the slightest hint of disrespect.

Lu Changfeng was stunned, and a strong sense of unease suddenly welled up in his heart.

Such presence was definitely not that of an ordinary Cultivator; at least, he had never heard of such a reputation on Purple Profound Star.

“Master Ning Sui!”

Just then, a surprised male voice broke the silent atmosphere of Zhenling Sect.

Everyone looked and found that the speaker was none other than Ye Xiuling.

“That woman is actually Ye Xiuling’s Master!”

“No wonder Ye Xiuling never called Lu Changfeng Master; he had a Master all along!”

Everyone’s faces showed continuous surprise, discussing animatedly, one after another.

“Xiuling, how have you been lately?” Ning Sui smiled softly, then changed her tone and coldly stated, “However, today is certainly not good!”

The next instant, the two figures in the sky appeared out of thin air within the formation, beside Ye Xiuling.

Lu Changfeng and Tang Zhenshan, standing to the side, had expressions as cold as ice. They never expected that someone else would interfere today.

Their Divine Sense swept over, yet they couldn’t detect the cultivation of the two individuals before them at all!

Lu Changfeng’s brows shifted, and he bowed slightly, saying with a smile, “Seniors, may I ask why you have come today?”

“Could it be to take Ye Xiuling away?”

“But you know Ye Xiuling committed a transgression, violating the rules of my Zhenling Sect, which caused this Fellow Daoist’s son beside me to be severely injured.”

“According to the rules of my Zhenling Sect, if one harms a fellow Disciple, they are to be apprehended and questioned about the situation!”

“Yet Ye Xiuling offered no explanation and simply fled. We had no choice but to resort to forceful measures, just as you witnessed earlier.”

Tang Zhenshan’s heart trembled upon hearing these words.

This old scoundrel clearly colluded with me for Spirit Stones, yet now he's claiming he was forced to act to uphold the rules of Zhenling Sect.

Tang Zhenshan suddenly shifted his gaze, also smiling as he cupped his fists in a salute: “Senior, that is absolutely correct. I also heard from my son that it was Ye Xiuling who framed him.”

He then cried out, “Alas! Senior, you don’t know, my son is still lying in bed, severely injured and not yet recovered!”

“I was also momentarily enraged, both to uphold the rules of Zhenling Sect and for justice!”

“That’s why my methods seemed a bit heavy-handed earlier, but it was understandable!”

Lu Changfeng and Tang Zhenshan, in a well-rehearsed act, both portrayed themselves as being on the side of righteousness, while placing Ye Xiuling in an unjust position.

As for the Disciples from various peaks around them, they exchanged glances, unsure of the situation.

However, upon hearing their two Elders’ seemingly reasonable explanation, they were immediately convinced and collectively petitioned Xu Qi'an and the other person.

“We hope Senior will not interfere!”

“You!!” Ye Xiuling, standing nearby, heard such distorted words, his face immediately flushed with rage, and he said angrily.

“Lu Changfeng, Tang Zhenshan, you two actually twisted the truth!”

“It was clearly Tang Hai who framed me, but he was attacked by a Yao Beast instead. Yet you accuse me of severely injuring Tang Hai!”

“And you still claim to be of the Righteous Path, where is your shame?!”

He then turned to Ning Sui, saying with a wronged expression, “Master Ning Sui, I’ve been wronged!”

“The truth is not as they say!”

Ning Sui smiled gently and comforted him, “Don’t worry, the truth will come out, very soon.”

Xu Qi'an, who had been on the side, finally opened his eyes, a playful look on his face: “Hehe, you two, don’t be so quick to prove yourselves. Wait until everyone from your Zhenling Sect has arrived.”

Lu Changfeng and Tang Zhenshan’s hearts sank when they heard this.

Not long after, the three Nascent Soul Stage Old Ancestors of Zhenling Sect arrived at the scene.

Following closely behind were the remaining Core Formation Stage Elders and Disciples of Zhenling Sect.

The three Nascent Soul Stage Old Ancestors were so frightened upon seeing Xu Qi'an and the other person that they couldn't even move their legs.

“Yang… Yang Sect Saint?!”

“Yin Sect Saintess?!”

“Greetings, Yang Sect Saint!!”

“Greetings, Yin Sect Saintess!!”

The three Nascent Soul Stage Elders immediately knelt on the ground, not even daring to breathe.

“Oh? I didn’t expect anyone in this remote place to recognize us?”

Xu Qi'an chuckled upon hearing the greetings from the three Elders before him.

“This old man, Fu Yunshen, greets Saint!”

“How could this old man not have heard of the Saint’s name!”

“Several years ago, when the Saint led the Cultivators to clear out the Demon Race, I happened to be following behind a Soul Transformation Stage Senior and witnessed that scene!”

“This old man is truly fortunate!”

The leading Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator of Zhenling Sect said ecstatically.

Xu Qi'an nodded slightly.

However, Lu Changfeng and Tang Zhenshan were bewildered: “Yang Sect Saint, what kind of title is that?”

They had never heard of it.

But Fu Yunshen, who was beside them, directly lifted Lu Changfeng and Tang Zhen, and angrily said, “You two dared to bully the Yin Sect Saintess’s Disciple; your intentions are punishable!”

Lu Changfeng and the other person repeatedly pleaded guilty: “Old Ancestor, no, we were just enforcing the law impartially!”

“Besides, even if these two Seniors are the so-called Yang Sect Saint and Yin Sect Saintess, they shouldn’t interfere with our sect’s internal affairs, should they?!”

Fu Yunshen almost wanted to tear these two foolish Core Formation Cultivators to shreds upon hearing this.

“What do you mean ‘so-called’ Yang Sect Saint and Yin Sect Saintess?!”

“Do you two know who these two esteemed individuals are?”

“They are from a Ninth-Grade Cultivation Country, Yang Sect and Yin Sect, second only to the Grand Elder within the sect!”

“Our Xu Saint Child is someone who can even kill a Tribulation Transcendence Stage Demon Race General, and you two still dare to speak so presumptuously!”

“What?? Trib… Tribulation Transcendence Stage?!”

Lu Changfeng and Tang Zhenshan immediately plopped down onto the ground.

“Tribulation Transcendence Stage? What kind of concept is that??”

Lu Changfeng suddenly felt that he was not even an ant in the eyes of these two people.

He was merely a Core Formation Stage Cultivator; in this life, let alone Cultivating to the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, even reaching the Nascent Soul Stage seemed impossibly distant.

And he had lived most of his life, only ever seeing Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators.

But now, the Old Ancestor told him that the golden-robed man before him was a Tribulation Transcendence Stage Cultivator capable of slaying a Demon Race General.

If he had held a sliver of hope before, now...

His Dao Heart was completely shattered. He buried his head, knocking it on the ground, and cried out, “Senior, no, Saint, it’s my fault… no, it’s all Tang Zhenshan’s fault!”

“He promised me 100,000 Spirit Stones and conspired with me to frame Brother Ye; I was forced!”

Tang Zhenshan only reacted then, cursing, “Lu Changfeng, you’re not human! You were the one who asked me for 100,000 Spirit Stones to help me!”

“How dare you frame me!”

Lu Changfeng and Tang Zhenshan immediately started tearing at each other.

Fu Yunshen sighed deeply at the sight. The scandal exposed by Zhenling Sect today, he wondered how the Saint would handle it!