Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Should he tell or not?

If he didn't tell Ye Chen, he definitely wouldn't let him go; if he did, perhaps he would have a chance to survive.

It seems he had no other choice!

Ye Chen said calmly, "Even at a time like this, you're still thinking about covering for others. That's quite loyal. Tell me or not, if you don't, I'm not interested in listening!"

"And I have my own ways of getting the answers I want. I'll give you three seconds!"

Sect Leader He, realizing that Elder Chen had abandoned them, took a deep breath and hurriedly said, "Speak, I'll speak! Ye Chen, if I tell you, could you spare my life?"

Indeed, at this point, it's no longer useful to cover for Old Chen; the right thing to do is to use Old Chen's connection to survive.

Ye Chen glanced at him: "You have no room for negotiation. Tell me what you're saying."

He Menzhang opened his mouth, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "I guarantee this information is worth my life. Unless you ensure my safety first, I'll die anyway, so why should I say anything?"

Ye Chen nodded noncommittally: "If the information you provide is valuable, I might spare your life!"

However, Ye Chen added in his mind, "Ah Long might not be so sure."

Seeing this, Sect Leader He finally spoke up, saying, "Elder Chen is the Elder Chen from the Big Dipper Sect. There's only one person who can be addressed that way. I don't need to spell it out, you should already know who it is!"

Ye Chen said calmly, without any expression, "Continue!"

Ye Chen had just heard Sect Leader He make a phone call, and the voice on the other end sounded somewhat familiar; he seemed to have heard it on television.

Now that you've said that, how could he not know who it is?

Sect Leader He continued, "This Elder Chen is no ordinary person. Of course, his own status and position are not simple, but I'm referring to the extraordinary background behind him!"

Sect Leader He originally intended to keep Ye Chen in suspense, but seeing Ye Chen's expressionless face and apparent lack of interest, he continued speaking.

"Elder Chen began secretly consolidating our Xuanmen sects a long time ago. He controls at least six or seven smaller sects, and Hanmen is just one of them!"

"At first I thought it was an official integration, but then I found out he was just integrating it under his own name!"

"And some of the things he made us do were even a bit unorthodox."

"I strongly suspect that Old Chen is the mole!"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow: "What is it? Tell me!"

"For example, we were tasked with assassinating some high-ranking officials, and we've already killed five of them!"

"He also instructed us to collect specific intelligence on people's livelihoods, military affairs, and various sects within the Xuanmen (Taoist) system, and then send it to foreign institutions and forces."

"This kind of behavior is a classic example of insider sabotage."

"Therefore, I'm certain that Old Chen is not clean and has most likely already betrayed the organization. If you can expose him, it will be a tremendous achievement!"

Since Sect Leader He had already spoken, he made no attempt to conceal anything and directly revealed Elder Chen's crimes.

"Better to die than to die myself." Since Elder Chen had already abandoned them, he no longer had many concerns.

Ye Chen replied nonchalantly, "Do you have any evidence for what you're saying? Don't make baseless accusations; these days, evidence is everything!"

Sect Leader He thought to himself, "You're talking about evidence? What a joke! You want evidence but instead you come here to kill us?"

However, he dared not say that on the surface. He nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, I have recorded all my conversations with him, and I have also recorded some of the things he asked me to do. I can hand over this data."

Ye Chen nodded: "Okay, what else do you know?"

After pondering for a while, Sect Master He said, "That's roughly it. The evidence I have is enough for you to bring him down. By the way, he also asked us to organize a Xuanmen exchange conference, scheduled for the second day of the second month, in Dongyue."

Ye Chen became interested: "Oh~, the Xuanmen Exchange Conference? What are they exchanging? Cultivation experiences? Do all sects go?"

Sect Leader He shook his head: "He didn't say what exactly he was going to do, he only said that all core members must be present on that day, because he has something important to announce."

"Whether all the sects will go is unknown, but probably not. Although he holds a high position, his prestige is not enough, and those sects with greater strength may not give him face."

Ye Chen rubbed his chin. A Xuanmen Exchange Conference? Ha, do they really think they're the leader of the martial arts world?

Or is there another motive?

That person's identity is quite sensitive. Isn't he afraid of being targeted and gossiped about for gathering people from various sects in such a high-profile manner?

It seems I've gathered quite a bit of information from this humble abode today. Hmm, it was a worthwhile trip.

The elder from the poor family listened in astonishment.

"Hey, why didn't you tell me any of this? Do you even consider me an elder?"

Sect Leader He gave him a cold, sidelong glance: "I am the sect leader now. Do I need to report to you about what I do?"

Now that the elder is useless, he's too lazy to even put on a nice face anymore. Why bother talking so much to a cripple?

"You, you, you—"

The Foundation Establishment Elder from humble origins was so angry that his chest heaved, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

After a long silence, he let out a long, sorrowful sigh: "My humble ancestor, your disciple is unfilial! I have ruined our sect!"

Sect Leader He disliked hearing this and curled his lip, "Old man, shut up! If it weren't for me, do you think you'd be living a good life all these years? And you're trying to morally blackmail me!"

Ye Chen didn't watch them fight like dogs. Whether it was an act or a real conflict, it was none of his business.

"Bring me the information about Mr. Chen!"

Sect Leader He paused slightly, his eyes darting around before he finally spoke, "I can hand over the information, and you'll let me go, right?!"

Ye Chen didn't even glance at him: "I always keep my word!"

Sect Leader He nodded: "The item is in the treasure vault. I'll take you there!"

Ye Chen glanced at the Foundation Establishment elder from the humble background lying on the ground: "It seems you don't know anything useful either. You might as well just say goodbye to this world!"

Just as Ye Chen was about to make his move, the Foundation Establishment elder from the Humble Abode immediately cried out in panic, "Wait! Don't kill me! I know a secret. I'll trade this secret for my life!"

"Tell me first. If what you say is useful to me, I won't bother with you!" Ye Chen said, his hands behind his back.

"I buried some treasures before. I'll take you to dig them up. Those treasures are enough to save my life!" The Foundation Establishment Elder from the Humble Abode said with some reluctance.

Ye Chen chuckled, "Oh, there are treasures too? If it's gold and silver, forget it, I'm not interested in that kind of thing!"

The Foundation Establishment elder from a humble background shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, no, it's not ordinary gold and silver. Ordinary gold and silver wouldn't warrant such a fuss from me. This is something useful to all cultivators!"