The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

"ah????!"

Chi Miao's single sentence, which directly ignited the doubts and shock of everyone present, sparked a wave of discussion.

This single "ah" perfectly expresses the disbelief of the onlookers regarding this matter, as well as their homesickness!

This time, I'm truly homesick.

They remember coming here for a banquet, so how come the banquet is turning into a series of scandals, culminating in such a huge one?!

You dare to tell them this juicy story, but they dare not listen!

Moreover… Chi Miao actually intends to use the privileges of the Prodigy Group, Nine Swords Mountain, and Golden Buddha Temple to initiate a trial meeting against the Heavenly Sword Sect?!

No...you've blown us away, sis!

The two most terrified were Chonglu and Puning.

They stared wide-eyed and quickly came to Chi Miao's side, one on the left and one on the right, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets!

He almost died on the spot!

Chong Shuai: "No! What did you say? You used our sect's privileges to convene a trial?! Did I hear that right? How come we didn't know about this! You should have discussed it beforehand!"

Puning: "Yes, young friend Chi Miao, you... you should have told us before you said that. We're the sect leader and the abbot, after all. Do you know... the price of this trial meeting?"

Chi Miao nodded: "I know."

The Trial Conference is the highest-level restrictive conference established by the ten major sects to govern Miaohua Continent. Once the conference begins, the sects will have absolute authority over the trial.

Replace, abolish the top ten sects, or even directly destroy one of them!

Since the Dark Ages confirmed the Ten Great Sects as the main administrators of Miaohua Continent, the Trial Conference has been held no more than three times in total.

One of those incidents involved Rong Yue losing control and indiscriminately killing innocent people...

The necessary condition for opening a trial conference is that at least three of the ten major sects with decision-making power must use their privileges to open it.

Once initiated, the trial proceedings are irreversible.

If the trial fails, huge sums of money will be required to compensate the other parties involved.

This amount of compensation is something that Nine Swords Mountain absolutely cannot afford at present!

Why does the Prodigy Group have the power to make decisions?

Because... the Prodigy Clan has now become the protector of Prodigy City, so naturally they have the right to speak.

Puning, standing to the side, took a deep breath: "Are you sure about the Heavenly Sword Sect's collusion with the Demon Clan?"

Chi Miao nodded: "Confirmed."

Puning closed his eyes: "Then... you can do it without worry."

Chi Miao has always been a child with her own opinions and abilities. Although she likes to do some outrageous or even unconventional things, she never goes against her principles on important matters.

Since she said that, he was willing to let Chi Miao take a gamble.

After all, even though the Heavenly Sword Sect was barely clinging to life, it was still one of the top ten sects, and the resources and power it controlled were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

If they really are colluding with the demon race, then...

The consequences could be disastrous.

Puning couldn't help but become serious.

Chonglu, who was standing to the side, was about to cry!

"You can let her take a gamble, but can I? Our Nine Swords Mountain is so poor right now that we can't even pay the elders' monthly salaries. If something goes wrong and we have to pay compensation... am I going to pay with my life?"

"Your Golden Buddha Temple has money, but we Nine Swords Mountain don't!"

"If you ask me... if we're really going to have to pay compensation, don't let Nine Swords Mountain pay it. Just sell me off! You can all sell me off!"

If we sell him out, he won't have to be the sect leader who cleans up our messes every day!

He usually just wipes his own bottom, but this time he's had such a huge poop! He was terrified!

Puning was both amused and exasperated: "Your Nine Swords Mountain is far from poor. In Miaohua Continent today, apart from the Jin family, the richest place is your Nine Swords Mountain."

Chongsu: "?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Puning: "Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, why don't you just ask your friend Chi Miao?"

Chong Shuai looked at Chi Miao: "Really?"

Chi Miao didn't say anything, but simply handed his purple-gold card to Chong Shuai.

Chong Shuai accepted the purple-gold card and then used his spiritual power to examine it...

The Jin family practically controls the economic lifeline of Miaohua Continent. The membership card also functions as a credit card, with a connection array on it. As long as you use spiritual power to check it, you can find out the amount.

When Chong Shuai saw the amount, he was almost scared to death!

A long list! Longer than all the wealth of his entire Nine Swords Mountain combined!

What's most terrifying isn't the length of the number, but its rate of increase—it never stops! The last few digits just keep jumping around relentlessly!

This also means that Chi Miao receives tens of thousands of spirit stones every second!

He gasped sharply, "No way! You really sold off our Nine Swords Mountain?!"

Chi Miao rolled her eyes: "Is Nine Swords Mountain worth that much money?"

Chongsu: "..."

That makes so much sense, there's really no way to refute it.

Seeing his curious gaze almost touching her face, Chi Miao finally spoke:

"It's the hub of everything. I made a deal with the Jin family; they're in charge of the operations, and I'm in charge of collecting the money."

Chonglu fell silent upon hearing this.

He certainly knows the pivot of all things and understands its value, so his statement makes sense.

Chi Miao = Core disciple of Nine Swords Mountain, and one of the future leaders of Nine Swords Mountain.

Chi Miao is the richest self-employed individual in Miaohuazhou.

In other words, Jiujian Mountain is the richest individual business owner in Miaohua Island.

Chong Shuai suddenly burst into tears: "Waaah!"

"Our Nine Swords Mountain has finally escaped poverty!!!"

How could I not be moved?

Although Nine Swords Mountain wasn't as poor as some claimed, compared to the other sects, their wealth was truly pathetic.

As the sect leader, he used to be very frugal with his money, but now he's finally rich.

As the saying goes, money is the best thing to nourish a person.

Before they even started using it, Chong Shuai straightened his back and pointed at Wenren Yin with boundless pride:

"Now that we have money, what are we afraid of? Judgment! Judgment of Wenren Yin! Judgment of the Heavenly Sword Sect! Judgment of their entire family!!!"

Others who were also confused: "..."

Is the sect leader of Nine Swords Mountain starting to go mad now?

The future of Nine Swords Mountain is truly bleak.

Wenren Yin narrowed his eyes: "Insolence! The achievements of my Heavenly Sword Sect, built up through the hard work of three generations, have slain countless enemies for Miaohua Continent and made outstanding contributions. Yet you dare to slander my Heavenly Sword Sect as colluding with the Demon Race! Utterly outrageous!"

"Where do you place the martyrs of my Heavenly Sword Sect?! Where do you place the tens of thousands of heroic souls of my Heavenly Sword Sect?!"

His face was tense, and every word he uttered was a scathing condemnation of Chi Miao's treason.

These words left everyone with mixed feelings.

Although many of the Heavenly Sword Sect's actions were inhumane, their sacrifices were real.

Chi Miao raised her chin, her voice mocking: "Glory is glory, and wrong is wrong. Besides, it wasn't you who sacrificed yourself. Right and wrong will be determined in court!"

Then, her gaze fell on Puning, who was standing to the side.

Puning opened his eyes, and a sacred voice proclaimed:

"The bell tolls!"

"Initiate the trial proceedings!!!"