Is the sect giving out benefits?
It’s not time yet, is it?
Elder Yan Xi didn’t sense anything wrong at this moment and naturally opened the door as usual.
Then he saw the Sect Master and Nangong Xiyun.
He didn’t expect these two heavyweight figures of the sect to come.
“What brings the two of you here to see me?”
Nangong Xiyun sneered, “Elder Yan Xi, impressive methods.”
“What do you mean?” Elder Yan Xi already felt that something was off, but he still pretended to remain calm.
“Colluding with demonic sects and harming fellow disciples. Just these two crimes are enough to kill you ten times over.”
Elder Yan Xi had definitely done more than that, but Nangong Xiyun wasn’t skilled in investigations, and time was tight.
“Sect Master Nangong, you can’t just throw around accusations. I haven’t done anything like that,” Elder Yan Xi said with absolute certainty.
Admitting to such things would mean death. Even though he had done them, did she have any evidence?
“Lu Yongjia, Wang Yuansi, Ma Peng... should I go on?”
Elder Yan Xi knew these were the disciples he had planted demon seeds in.
But he would never admit it.
“I know these people. I even helped them before. What happened to them?”
“You planted demon seeds in them.”
“Demon seeds? What demon seeds?”
At this moment, he absolutely couldn’t admit to anything. Admitting it would mean death.
“You won’t admit it until you’re faced with undeniable proof. These were all found in your place.”
Oddly shaped objects and books with incomprehensible meanings.
Nangong Xiyun had been searching for evidence these past few days and had ransacked Elder Yan Xi’s home while he was away.
Unfortunately, she hadn’t found any concrete evidence, only some strange items.
It wasn’t enough to prove anything, but it showed that Elder Yan Xi had cleaned up his tracks well.
“What’s wrong with these things?” Elder Yan Xi laughed inwardly. Did she really think this could convict him?
“It’s not enough, so I thought about it and decided your storage ring is the most suspicious.”
Hearing this, Elder Yan Xi’s heart skipped a beat. His storage ring did contain evidence of his crimes. The reason his home was so clean was that everything was stored in the ring.
After becoming an elder, he had grown a bit bolder.
But he was still cautious. He had set up a small spell in the storage ring. If someone tried to force it open, the contents would be destroyed.
So while he was nervous, it was only a little.
He just didn’t understand where he had slipped up to make Nangong Xiyun point the finger at him.
But regardless, demanding to see someone’s storage ring without evidence was a major breach of privacy.
“Nangong Xiyun, this isn’t appropriate. My storage ring contains my private belongings. You can’t just demand to see it because you want to. Sect Master, what do you think?”
The Sect Master had remained silent the entire time. Elder Yan Xi wasn’t sure what his stance was, but as the leader of the sect, he surely wouldn’t wrongfully accuse someone without evidence.
“Elder Yan Xi, I can’t believe it, and I don’t want it to be true.”
“I swear, I haven’t done anything to betray the sect,” Elder Yan Xi immediately declared his stance.
Nangong Xiyun didn’t feel like saying much more. She had brought the Sect Master along because dealing with an elder wasn’t something she should handle lightly. Having the Sect Master as a witness was better.
Nangong Xiyun actually quite liked the Seven Stars Sword Sect and rarely acted recklessly within it—well, mostly.
“I’ll handle this myself.”
Nangong Xiyun directly snatched Elder Yan Xi’s storage ring.
Elder Yan Xi sighed inwardly. What a pity. Although he had other storage rings and wouldn’t be completely exposed, the items in this one were unique. Losing them was still a shame.
But at least he was safe.
However, Nangong Xiyun managed to retrieve the items before they were destroyed.
“How?!” Elder Yan Xi’s eyes widened. Why hadn’t the items been destroyed?
“Your destruction spell was too slow. I neutralized it the moment it activated.”
“Impossible! How could you do that?”
“You’re only at the Nascent Soul stage. It’s normal for you not to understand my level of power. Now, care to explain these items?”
Various experimental tools, research notes, demonic books...
Elder Yan Xi knew he was finished.
“Can I say I collected these from others?”
“What do you think?”
“Sect Master...”
The Sect Master sighed. Nangong Xiyun’s words were true, and it was hard to accept.
Elder Yan Xi had been with the Seven Stars Sword Sect for a long time and had made many contributions. Who would have thought...
It was truly disappointing.
Seeing the Sect Master’s expression, Elder Yan Xi knew there was no saving him.
“I want to ask, where did I slip up?”
Nangong Xiyun had locked onto him from the start, even without solid evidence.
“That’s not important. Let’s talk about the Heavenly Demon Sect.”
“If I talk, can I live?”
“You’re thinking too much.”
“Then why should I talk?” Elder Yan Xi suddenly became defiant.
“Yes, I can’t understand your level of power. It took me so long to reach the Nascent Soul stage, but you, Nangong Xiyun!”
“Back when I was at Nascent Soul, you were still at Qi Refining. Now I’m at Nascent Soul, and you’re already at the Void Refining stage. How am I supposed to comprehend that?”
Nangong Xiyun shrugged, “My fault?”
Elder Yan Xi grew even more furious, “That’s why I hate geniuses like you.”
“Yes, even if I fight with everything I have, I can’t harm you. But I’ll make you regret this.”
Elder Yan Xi activated the demon seeds, thinking that even if he died, he’d drag others down with him.
When those disciples with demon seeds went berserk and killed those around them, the expressions on the Sect Master and Nangong Xiyun’s faces would be priceless.
“Stop struggling. The demon seeds have already been removed.”
“How could they be removed so easily?”
“It wasn’t that hard. The concealment was quite good, though. I almost missed it.”
Even with the praise, Elder Yan Xi couldn’t feel happy.
“My life’s work, dismantled so easily. Hahaha...”
Elder Yan Xi self-destructed.
Nangong Xiyun wanted to stop him, but Elder Yan Xi’s self-destruction was no ordinary act. He had used a demonic method, making it extremely bizarre and impossible to prevent.
She couldn’t stop the self-destruction, but with a single sword strike, everything fell silent.
Elder Yan Xi’s self-destruction was in vain.
Nangong Xiyun hadn’t intended to kill Elder Yan Xi so quickly. She had wanted to interrogate him thoroughly, extract all the information he had, and then send him on his way.
Elder Yan Xi knew this, which was why he chose to self-destruct. If he could survive after his crimes were exposed, it would be an insult to him.
He believed he deserved to die, though he felt no remorse. He had no regrets.
But until the end, he couldn’t figure out where he had gone wrong.
“Sigh, I never expected something like this to happen in the sect. As the Sect Master, I’ve failed.”
The Sect Master didn’t know what to say, his face filled with sorrow.
“Until just now, I couldn’t believe Elder Yan Xi was capable of such things. How did you find out?”
The Sect Master had only learned of this today and couldn’t believe it at first. But now, faced with the truth, he had no choice.
So he was curious. How had Nangong Xiyun, who everyone saw as a slacker, discovered Elder Yan Xi’s misdeeds when no one else in the sect had noticed anything amiss?
Nangong Xiyun was also annoyed. Why did everyone always look at her as if she were a slacker? Was it so strange for her to do these things?
Though, to be fair, it wasn’t her who discovered it.
“I didn’t find out. But I have my own sources of information.”
The Sect Master’s expression turned strange, “It wasn’t Su Luo, was it?”
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