After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 249 Should I tolerate someone trying to kill me?
She removed all the recording stones from the array plate and came out with the two little ones and Wen Gui's corpse.

She carelessly discarded the corpse on the ground, then went to remove the recording stone from the cave and dismantle part of the formation.

She extracted the images from the image stone, removed most of them, and stored only some images in her communication jade disc.

Although the demonic markings on Wen Gui's body were not all over his body, they were on his face, neck, and arms, making them quite noticeable.

When the other elders arrived and saw him in this state, they would only suppress the matter for the sake of the sect's reputation.

They might even give her a lot of spirit stones to appease her.

Be bold, and you can have anything!

She looked at herself; her robes were damaged in the battle, but she didn't change them. She went straight out of Guiyun Peak to find Elder Rong Ce.

Rong Ce was just about to soak in the spiritual spring when the courtyard gate was pounded on. He pulled his robe tighter and went out. When he opened the door and saw who it was, he frowned and asked, "What's the matter that you're in such a hurry so late?"

“Venerable One, your disciple… your disciple was recuperating in his cave when a fallen demon broke in and attempted to kill him. Your disciple killed the fallen demon, took his storage bag, and saw the token inside. Realizing the gravity of the matter and unsure how to proceed, I… came to consult your Venerable One.”

After saying that, he respectfully handed Wen Gui his storage bag with both hands.

Rong Ce took the storage bag and probed it with his divine sense. Seeing the personal disciple's token inside, he frowned. "Where is he now?"

"In front of the disciple's cave dwelling."

Rong Ce asked someone to give him directions, and they quickly arrived at the cave entrance, where they saw a corpse lying on the ground, dressed in black and with its face covered.

He strode forward, pulled off his mask, and frowned even more deeply.

Without time to think, he quickly formed hand seals, and a golden magic circle appeared on the corpse's chest. The circle dissipated after only a few seconds.

"It's hopeless!" Rong Ce declared.

The formation just now was meant to gather souls; the failure to gather them indicates that the souls have been scattered.

Even if it could be condensed, the body, heart, and golden core would be destroyed. Even if it came back to life, it would only become a useless person who could not cultivate and whose physique was weaker than that of an ordinary person.

The demonic markings on the corpse's face and neck were too obvious to ignore. He had just been thinking about whether he could save it and hadn't had time to consider the sect's reputation.

Sects are most afraid of being associated with demons, especially large sects like the Miaofa Sect.

He stood up and glanced at his calm disciple, an invisible pressure enveloping him. "Tell me what happened."

Lin Yan was not intimidated by the pressure and replied respectfully, "I was healing in my cave when a demon suddenly broke in at night, shouting that he wanted to kill me. I certainly couldn't just sit and wait to die, so I fought with him. I even used a shielding barrier to prevent damage to the surrounding area."

At this point, she sighed and continued, "After killing the Fallen Demon, I took his storage bag to see what organization he belonged to. But when I saw a sect token inside, I dared not investigate further and hurriedly went to find the Venerable One."

As she spoke, a flicker of emotion crossed her calm eyes: "I had no idea... he would want to kill me so badly..."

Rong Ce looked at her scrutinizingly, not believing her words. But none of that mattered. What mattered was that the sect could not have a fallen demon, especially one who was a disciple personally taught by an elder.

If it were an ordinary disciple, it would be easier to handle, but this one is the Crown Prince of the Sea Clan and a descendant of a close friend, making him a very difficult case to deal with.

His sharp eyes swept over the people, offering advice: "Be careful of backlash if you have too much murderous intent."

Lin Yan did not refute, admitting that she had indeed been too murderous. She bowed slightly in a humble manner, but her tone showed no remorse.

"Venerable One, he wants to kill me, should I endure it?" "..."

Rong Ce was silent for a moment after hearing this, and in her eyes he seemed to see the figure of Duan Yi.

Well, he's not my apprentice after all. I'll deal with him however I feel I should.

She did nothing wrong in killing the fallen demons, and she did nothing wrong in retaliating when others came to kill her. However, the sea tribes still need to give her an explanation.

He wouldn't help her hide it from the sea tribe. Since she was going to take the path of severing ties, let him see if she had the mindset, resilience, and strength to do so.

The path of severing one's will is not easy. A slight misstep will lead to falling into the abyss, having one's conscience and reason devoured, turning one into a mindless killing monster, and thus destroying one's own path.

Many people have tried to imitate Duan Yi, but none have ever succeeded. Instead, they have gone down the path of evil cultivation and become neither human nor demon.

"You'd better watch yourself." He said, trying to take Wen Gui's body away, but was stopped.

He looked displeased. "What does this mean?"

Lin Yan remained composed and unfazed by his gaze. "Your Excellency cannot take the corpse away. With his body here, there is evidence proving he fell into demonic ways, and my killing him was righteous. If Your Excellency takes away the body and destroys it, accusing me of murder and mutilation, where can I seek justice?"

"Do you think I'm that kind of person?" Rong Ce's expression didn't change much, but the invisible pressure intensified.

She was under immense, invisible pressure, and her eyes rolled back in her head. He outwardly claimed he wasn't that kind of person, yet he was subtly releasing pressure, attempting to break down her psychological defenses.

Do people in positions of authority all have this problem when they scrutinize others?

Although it wasn't a genuine display of Nascent Soul power, it was still enough to make people uncomfortable.

"Your Excellency is of noble character and high moral integrity, and would naturally disdain to do such a thing. But I have encountered such a situation before, and I cannot trust anyone. Your Excellency is kind-hearted and should understand."

No matter how unhappy she was inside, she still used rhetoric to express her distrust.

Her words just now did indeed seem to question the Nascent Soul Venerable, and she is currently unable to withstand his wrath.

Fortunately, although Venerable Rongce disliked the younger generation's disrespect, he did not actually do anything.

He only assured them, "The Miaofa Sect will not pursue the matter of you killing Wen Gui, nor will it use this incident to make a fuss. If the Sea Clan investigates, I will tell the truth. But since this concerns the sect's reputation, I hope you will remain silent about this matter."

Lin Yan was fairly satisfied with the result and had the body taken away.

It doesn't matter if people make a fuss about her killing Wen Guilai in the future, I've already preserved the evidence.

……

The following day, Rong Ce told the elder in charge of the exchange activities that Wen Gui was unwell and unable to participate in the subsequent activities, and that other disciples would take Wen Gui's place.

The elders had no objections.

This period was still the time for sect exchange activities. Rong Ce considered that there were many people from other sects and that there was no telling what would be said about it, so he suppressed the news of Wen Gui's death for the time being.

However, the sea tribe has Wen Gui's soul lamp. When a person dies, the lamp goes out. The sea tribe knows that a person has died and inquires about the situation through communication jade discs.

Rong Ce raised his hand to form a shield, preventing anyone outside from hearing his voice, before slowly explaining that Wen Gui had fallen into demonhood and killed someone, only to be killed in return.