Enduring humiliation for three years, seizing the elixir, the treasure, and the holy maiden.

Su Chen told Xiao Dingyue about it.

Gu Qingwu remained silent for a while.

"Xiao Dingyue's natal magic weapon is a set of seven Star Swords."

"It uses the old method of the Star Evolution Sect, using the sword to guide the stars and trap the enemy in the formation."

"During the battle at Shattered Star Cluster, Xiao Dingyue used this sword formation to kill a demonic cultivator in the early stage of the Integration Realm. I witnessed it with my own eyes."

Gu Qingwu looked up.

"You want to take action against Xiao Dingyue?"

Su Chen did not deny it.

"Having just merged, one still needs to stabilize one's cultivation."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Gu Qingwu was stunned.

That tone makes it sound like he's worried about someone.

A sparrow landed on the wall outside the courtyard, pecked at two petals of angelica, and then fluttered away.

Late at night.

"Take another breath."

Gu Qingwu turned his back to tidy up the tea set, his tone indifferent.

"To help solidify the foundation of the true lineage."

"Required for the cultivation technique."

Su Chen shook his head with a wry smile.

Since this woman is taking such the initiative, I naturally can't afford to be outdone.

However, Su Chen was certainly not the kind of person who would show mercy to women.

Naturally, it had to be as brutal as possible.

Gu Qingwu initially thought she could gain the upper hand and control Su Chen.

Little did they know that after a few rounds, they had been completely conquered by Su Chen's spiritual power.

In a daze, all that remains is endless taking.

This time, however, Gu Qingwu did not want to push Su Chen away.

Instead...

...

The spirit boat landed outside the mountain gate. As soon as Su Chen stepped onto the stone steps of the side peak, he smelled a strong spiritual pressure.

The area in front of the cave was crowded with people.

Feng Jiu, along with the disciples of the Bone Peak Law Enforcement Team, and Xiao Dingyue, with his four followers, blocked the stone gate completely from the left and right.

Han Yue was also there, standing at the very back of the crowd, his face pale.

Lu Yao knelt at the entrance of the cave, her back ramrod straight.

Feng Jiu held a fragment of a communication jade slip in his hand.

"Lu Yao, as a spirit slave, has been secretly colluding with the Demon Spirit Sect for seventy years."

"This fragment was cut from the Demon Spirit Sect, and it carries the aura of Pianfeng."

"The sect has ordered that he be taken to Bone Peak for interrogation."

The fragments are genuine.

Lu Yao has indeed been communicating with Su Hongfu, as Su Chen personally instructed her to do so years ago.

This time, it was Elder Xiao who put in the effort.

The fragments were intercepted by Xiao Dingyue's men outside the shards of stars.

Feng Jiu knew in his heart that while the knife struck Lu Yao, it was Su Chen who would feel the pain.

Once verified, Pianfeng's crime of colluding with the demonic path will be confirmed, and he will lose his position as the true successor of the evil star.

Lu Yao didn't utter a sound, her lips were frighteningly white.

To say that it was the Lord who ordered it is tantamount to betraying the Lord.

At worst, I'll just die.

"Su Zhen has returned."

Xiao Dingyue turned around with his hands behind his back.

"According to the sect's rules, I, Xiao, am an outsider and should not speak out."

"No one can bear the title of 'possessing demonic powers'."

Xiao Dingyue had been preparing for this strike for ten years.

If Su Chen were to hand over someone, all the spies behind Pianfeng would be cut off.

To protect people is to condone and collude with evil.

No matter which path he chooses, Su Chen will have to bow his head once he reaches the council hall.

Su Chen ignored Xiao Dingyue, walked up to Lu Yao, and reached out to help her up.

"The connection that Lu Yao made was set up by Su."

The room erupted in uproar.

The disciples looked at each other in bewilderment, some even forgetting to put away the spirit-locking chains in their hands.

"Seventy years ago, in the Battle of Shattered Star Cluster and Broken Bone Stone, the main force of the Demon Flame Sect was completely wiped out."

"The information came from this line."

Su Chen dusted off the dust from his cuffs.

"If Elder Xiao doesn't believe me, he can ask Elder Liu and the Holy Maiden. Both of them were present during that battle."

Su Chen had thought of this day years ago.

The storage bags of the Demon Flame Sect had long been divided up, and Xiao Dingyue could not find a single account.

Xiao Dingyue didn't back down; instead, he smiled.

"Is that the truth?"

"A spirit slave, a demonic thread, and you can just let it all slide with a single sentence from the true lineage?"

The two sides were at a stalemate.

The mountain wind carried the petals of the lotus flower between the two, scattering them all over the ground.

...

A beam of clear light descended from the direction of the main peak; Master Yunmeng had arrived.

Following closely behind was a touch of moonlight white.

Liu Yunhan stepped up the stone steps, her bare feet covered in fallen petals, and stood next to Su Chen.

"I personally guarded the core of the formation during the battle at the Broken Bone Stone."

"The intelligence came from an unorthodox source, and I can testify to that."

Liu Yunhan is Su Chen's nominal Daoist partner, ranking after the Holy Maiden.

If we don't stand up now, our title will become a joke later.

Master Yunmeng intended to suppress the matter.

Xiao Dingyue, however, refused.

"Sect Master, if the sect just lets this slide, I, Xiao, will not be able to face my brothers in the Shattered Star Cluster."

That's a very strong statement.

Thirty years later, we will still need these guest advisors for that battle.

Master Yunmeng remained silent for a moment.

"The sect has its rules."

Su Chen tucked his hands into his sleeves.

"If a dispute arises within the sect, a martial arts debate can be held on the platform. Life and death are irrelevant; the winner takes all."

"Su and Elder Xiao will go on stage for a duel."

"Su has won. Let's leave Lu Yao's matter behind. No one is allowed to mention it again."

Xiao Dingyue was secretly delighted.

The early stage of fusion versus the middle stage of fusion is an opportunity presented to us.

If they win, Su Chen will never be able to hold his head high in the sect again, and the Holy Maiden's vote will also be lost.

"Since Su Zhenchuan has just merged with the body, I, Xiao, am afraid of injuring Elder Li Taishang's esteemed disciple."

"Elder Xiao, please show mercy."

Xiao Dingyue chuckled softly.

"If I, Xiao, win, Lu Yao will be handed over to Gu Feng."

"Furthermore, Su Zhenchuan publicly broke off his engagement with the Holy Maiden."

"it is good."

Su Chen answered decisively, without even blinking.

"If I, Su, win, Elder Xiao will publicly acknowledge that I am an outsider, and from now on I will only receive offerings in the Haori Sect and will not be involved in sect affairs."

Su Chen's gaze fell on Xiao Dingyue's waist.

"Also, hand over that jade pendant."

Xiao Dingyue placed his hand on the jade pendant and paused for several breaths.

How does this kid know the weight of this jade pendant?

But the words have already been spoken.

Retreating at this point would be tantamount to publicly showing cowardice.

Moreover, Xiao Dingyue didn't think he would lose.

It's a deal.

"Seven days later, at the martial arts arena."

Master Yunmeng sighed and turned to leave.

When Lin Zhiya heard the words "break off the engagement" in the crowd, her face turned pale instantly.

He turned and left without even glancing at Su Chen.

...

A wind rose at night, rustling the old pine tree outside the cave.

The spiritual light on the barrier trembled violently, and before it could be withdrawn, it was forcefully smashed open.

Lin Zhiya barged in, her hair half-undone.

"Using this saintly woman as a wager?"

"This holy maiden has waited seventy years, only to be so easily taken away?"

Su Chen was wiping his sword, without even looking up.

"Do you think Su will lose?"

Lin Zhiya was stunned.

Xiao Dingyue was in the mid-stage of the Integration Realm and had killed several Integration Realm demonic cultivators in the Shattered Star Cluster.

These words were already on the tip of my tongue.

But Lin Zhiya suddenly remembered that this scoundrel only took a few decades to go from the early stage of Void Refinement to the Body Integration stage.

I also remember that time with the Shattered Star Cluster, when Su Chen dragged Xue Tu down into the void together.

Lin Zhiya had never seen Su Chen lose.

But I'm still afraid.

Su Chen sheathed his sword.

"What I want is that jade pendant."

"What's inside the jade pendant?"

"I don't know yet."

Su Chen paused.

"Su suspects that thing is related to his hometown in the mortal realm."

...