Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Chapter 94 Why am I the only one who got injured?
Seeing that the Corpse Yin Sect had incurred the wrath of the masses, Zhang Xiuyuan gave a wink to Xuanling Daoist, Jiuhua Sword Demon, and the rest of the group.

"Old ghost of withered bones, return the corpses of our sect members to us, or we will disqualify your Corpse Yin Sect from participating in the Sword Tournament!"

As soon as Zhang Xiuyuan spoke up, the Sword Inquiry Sect and the Demon Sword Sect immediately expressed their support, and the other sects also seconded the motion.

They attempted to use all their strength to force the old Taoist priest to hand over the corpse puppets made from the bodies of the disciples of various sects.

"hehe!"

Seeing that some of the various sects were ungrateful, the Bone Daoist knew he needed to stretch his body today.

"Humph!"

The withered bone Taoist snorted coldly, and with one hand he formed a hand seal, a black mist handprint appeared. Zhang Xiuyuan, who was at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage, had no time to react before he was captured and suppressed by the black mist handprint.

"puff!"

Under the immense force of the black mist hand, Zhang Xiuyuan's physical body was severely injured, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Zhang Xiuyuan, considering that your Tianyuan Valley is a major client of my Corpse Yin Sect, I'll spare your life today!"

With a flick of his sleeve, the withered Taoist threw the heavily injured Zhang Xiuyuan aside.

The Bone-Dry Taoist wasn't afraid to kill Zhang Xiuyuan, but rather he was unwilling; he felt Zhang Xiuyuan could be raised a little longer.

The moment the Bone-Drying Taoist made his move, the leaders of both the righteous and demonic paths were on high alert, fearing that the Bone-Drying Taoist would attack them at any moment.

"Your sect's Void Refinement stage cultivators haven't even arrived yet, what's the rush for you juniors?"

The Bone Daoist already knew that experts from both the righteous and demonic paths had sent people to summon their respective sect's Void Refinement stage elders.

The Bone Daoist originally thought that these Nascent Soul juniors would at least wait until the Void Refinement stage arrived before turning against him, but he realized that he had underestimated their courage.

The withered bone Taoist withdrew his supernatural powers and transformed back into his original appearance as a withered old man.

He waved his hand amiably to everyone, indicating that they should continue sitting and chatting.

Under the intimidation of the Bone-Dry Taoist, everyone had no choice but to take their seats obediently, even Zhang Xiuyuan, who was seriously injured.

This is the difference in strength; even if you get beaten, you can only obediently listen.

The withered bone Taoist looked at everyone and laughed:
"More than half of these corpse puppets were purchased by my Corpse Yin Sect with resources."

If you're not afraid of losing face, I can reveal the seller's identity, but I'm afraid you won't be able to bear the embarrassment!

Then the withered bone Taoist pointed to one of the male corpse puppets and said to Zhang Xiuyuan:

"For example, that half-Nascent Soul corpse puppet, according to seniority, is still your senior uncle, Zhang Xiuyuan."

It was sold to you by someone from Tianyuan Valley; the seller seems to be Su Jue.

Upon hearing the name of the Bone-Dry Daoist, the high-ranking members of various sects all turned their attention to Zhang Xiuyuan.

Upon hearing the name Su Jue, Zhang Xiuyuan almost vomited up the healing pills he had just swallowed.

Everyone knows who Su Jue is just because of his name.

"Zhang Xiuyuan, isn't your master's name Su Jue?"

Consort Duanmu, not wanting to miss out on trouble, directly exposed Su Jue's identity.

As Duanmu Fei revealed the truth, Zhang Xiuyuan's face became increasingly ugly and embarrassed.

Ignoring Zhang Xiuyuan's unpleasant expression, the withered old Taoist continued:

"At that time, Su Jue was only half a step into the Nascent Soul stage. He was able to successfully advance to the Nascent Soul stage by selling this corpse and obtaining resources from my Corpse Yin Sect!"
Later, he sold many more corpses to my Corpse Yin Sect, ranging from those at the Golden Core stage to those at the Nascent Soul stage!
"If you do not believe my words, I can provide substantial evidence to prove everything!" Because Zhang Xiuyuan had been too reckless, the withered bone old man deliberately revealed the matter of Zhang Xiuyuan's master's secret technique in order to teach Zhang Xiuyuan and Tianyuan Valley a lesson.

"Zhang Xiuyuan, your master Sujue's rise to power is truly inspiring!"

Duanmu Fei's finishing blow enraged Zhang Xiuyuan, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood.

Zhang Xiuyuan felt that his master, Su Jue, was too unscrupulous in his actions. How could he personally engage in something as illegal as selling corpses?
Why didn't they find someone to sell it on their behalf? Now the Corpse Yin Sect has the leverage over them!

After reprimanding Zhang Xiuyuan, the Bone-Walled Daoist turned his attention to the high-ranking members of various sects:
"Gentlemen, do you still wish to inquire about the origins of these corpse puppets?"

"However, you'd better consider the elders of your sect. After all, they have lived a life of high moral character. It would be a real shame if they were to be disgraced because of such a trivial matter in the past!"

This isn't a warning from the Bone-Walled Taoist; it's a clear threat!
The demonic sects are a bit better off; they don't care much about saving face.

As for the righteous sects, things are looking pretty bad. The demonic sects can be shameless, but the righteous sects can't!
Under the threat of the Bone-Dry Daoist, most people became obedient, especially those from the righteous sects.

Only Consort Duanmu felt that the matter hadn't escalated enough, and asked the Bone-Skeleton Taoist:

"Old Daoist with withered bones, has Su Qingyue of the Xuantian Sect ever sold the corpses of cultivators?"

Duanmu Fei and Su Qingyue are old rivals, so she wants to seize this opportunity to ruin her reputation.

Because the ancestral master of Tianyuan Valley had already collapsed, Xuantian Sect Master Tian Cong panicked a little. He was now afraid that his junior sister would also collapse.

Su Qingyue is practically the face of the Xuantian Sect. If she collapses, it means the Xuantian Sect will collapse as well.

Now Tiancong can only hope that Su Qingyue will not do anything like selling cultivator corpses to the Corpse Yin Sect, otherwise they're doomed.

At this moment, Zhang Xiuyuan, who was also from a righteous sect, was somewhat hoping that Su Qingyue would fall from grace. After all, Tianyuan Valley had already suffered a major setback, and if Xuantian Sect were to accompany them, Tianyuan Valley would be in a better position.

"Sect Leader Duanmu, our Corpse Yin Sect keeps our clients' information absolutely confidential."

However, Su Qingyue is not a client of my Corpse Yin Sect, and therefore falls outside the scope of confidentiality!

"Su Qingyue has never sold the corpses of cultivators in my Corpse Yin Sect!"

Upon hearing the old Taoist priest's words, Tian Cong breathed a sigh of relief, as the reputation of the Xuan Tian Sect was saved.

"Old Daoist with withered bones, has anyone in the Xuantian Sect ever sold corpses?"

Seeing that she couldn't catch Su Qingyue's whip, Duanmu Fei decided to find fault with Xuantian Sect.

Tiancong realized that Consort Duanmu was not going to let Xuantian Sect off the hook today, so he quickly changed the subject:
"Please don't let these trivial matters upset you. Let the disciples continue the testing to avoid wasting time!"

Tiancong dared not let Duanmu Fei continue to question the old Daoist Kugu. What if the other party lost his grip and caused a major incident for the Xuantian Sect?
"Tiancong, you are absolutely right!"

Huangfu Ce and the sect leaders of several other righteous sects echoed his opinion, as they did not want the topic to continue.

One explosion at Tianyuan Valley is enough; they don't want to ruin their sect's reputation.

Zhang Xiuyuan was furious at the sight. Why was he the only one injured? Why was it only Tianyuan Valley that suffered the devastating explosion?

"The Sword Competition only says that it must be a sword cultivator, but it doesn't say that corpse puppets are not allowed to participate."

These corpse puppets were all sword-cultivating geniuses in their past lives, and they should also be qualified to participate in the grand competition!

In order to protect the reputation of the Xuantian Sect, Tian Cong, the sect leader of the righteous sect, did not hesitate to speak up for the old Taoist Ku Gu from the demonic sect.

"It makes sense!"

Huangfu Ce and the other sect leaders of the righteous sects also echoed and sided with Tian Cong.

(End of this chapter)