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

Suddenly, a thick, nauseating black gas surged out of Wenren Yi's already dead body. The black gas seemed to possess a certain sentience and tried to run away the moment it was drawn out.

Unfortunately, Chi Miao had anticipated this and used his spiritual power to bind it!

The black aura had nowhere to escape, and gradually faded under the restraint of spiritual energy, revealing a faint purple hue.

Everyone recognized the object, their eyes widening in disbelief, a look of utter horror on their faces.

"Demonic...demonic energy? It's demonic energy?!"

Why is there demonic energy within Wenren Yi's corpse?!

"This...this...this! Wenren Yinzhen has colluded with the Demon Clan?! This is one of the Ten Great Sects! The guardians of our Miaohua Continent!!"

"My God... he even killed his own grandson? How ruthless is that?! What on earth did he do?!"

Wenren Yin's face was deathly pale, sweat pouring down his face. He cursed wildly, spittle flying everywhere: "Spreading heresy! This is her doing! She's the one who colluded with the enemy! How could I possibly harm my own grandson?! That demonic energy was created by her tricks!"

He was filled with countless questions and utter shock!

How could Chi Miao possibly draw out demonic energy? And how could he possibly restrain it?!

Demonic energy can devour a cultivator's spiritual power!

This is a power that completely suppresses cultivators!

How did Chi Miao manage to do that?!

No matter what, he absolutely cannot confess before the trial bell... He will be doomed forever!!

Chi Miao shook her head with a smile, her voice both eccentric and sweet: "Don't be in such a hurry, Grandpa Wenren, I haven't finished presenting my evidence yet."

"Of course I could tamper with one person, but... what about all the disciples of your Heavenly Sword Sect?"

Chi Miao clapped her hands lightly, and a clap of applause rang out.

Then, Jin Shengfei stood up and raised his voice to a shrill tone: "The Chief Judge commands! Summon—Disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect to enter!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, magnificent music emanated from Yu Wuxin's long zither.

Jingming appeared at the entrance of the Heavenly Sword Sect's main venue and bowed slightly: "Please come in."

Immediately, Ying Wuhuo stepped out, followed by many disciples dressed in the robes of the Heavenly Sword Sect!

They were densely packed... if not thousands, then at least hundreds! They arrived at the entrance of the venue with various expressions on their faces.

Feng Yan was leading the Heavenly Sword Sect. He glanced cautiously at Wenren Yin, who was being interrogated, and then quickly lowered his head.

Ying Wuhuo clasped his hands in a fist salute: "The person has been brought!"

This unexpected turn of events caught everyone off guard, especially Wenren Yin.

He glared fiercely at all the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples below: "What are you doing?! You want to be witnesses? Are you trying to defy the heavens?!"

"You need to think this through... Whose people are you working for? Who can bring you real benefits? Otherwise... After my trial, I will settle accounts with each of you for your actions and words!"

These words terrified the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect, who all trembled with fear.

Wenren Yin then looked at Chi Miao: "You're really capable. I underestimated you. I wonder how much you bribed to sow discord among the disciples of my Heavenly Sword Sect!"

Chi Miao couldn't help but chuckle: "What benefits? My Nine Swords Mountain is penniless, what benefits could I possibly offer? I'm just telling them the truth and promising them... as long as they come forward to testify, I can find a way to remove the demonic energy from their bodies and restore their freedom!"

"But you're the one who's already in a hurry to threaten? Go ahead and threaten them, go ahead and kill them with your demonic energy, kill them... and you'll feel better."

Wenren's face was tense, her teeth clenched, as if she wished Chi Miao were inside her.

"I don't understand what you're talking about."

He knew all too well what Chi Miao was up to.

Provoke him, make him use demonic energy to kill all these disciples in front of the Judgment Bell.

In this way, he would be unable to defend himself and would prove his guilt of colluding with the enemy!

Chi Miao knew, of course, that Wenren Yin wouldn't fall for it, nor did she expect Wenren Yin to come out and expose her own actions. She looked at the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect: "Speak, you know my methods. As long as you testify, I'll set you free on the spot!"

The disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect were about to speak.

Wenren Yin also threatened, "You'd better think this through! The benefits are outweighed by the risks!"

The disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect hesitated again.

Seeing the other Heavenly Sword Sect disciples who dared not speak, Feng Yan closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, raised his head, and pointed at Wenren Yin:

"I want to accuse him! The Heavenly Sword Ancestor, Wenren Yin! He used the Enlightenment Stone Wall as bait, concealing demonic energy within its sword intent! All those who attempted to comprehend it were silently invaded and manipulated by this demonic energy!"

Wenren Yin: "Nonsense—Ugh! Ugh ugh ugh!"

clang!

As soon as the majestic bell rang, Wenren Yin's mouth was gagged.

Judge Zhong: "The witness must not be disturbed while testifying. Witness, do you have any evidence?"

Feng Yan: "Yes! I have evidence!"

"Since Tianjian City was brought under the control of the Tianjiao Group and renamed Tianjiao City, the Tianjian Sect has lost its momentum. Many junior brothers and sisters have considered leaving the sect and seeking better opportunities elsewhere."

"But after their applications to leave the clan were approved, they all died from their bodies exploding!"

"Right...right in front of us!"

"I even have a recording stone! My junior brothers and sisters asked me to record it, all for today! All for the day when the ugly face of the Heavenly Sword Sect can be exposed!!"

After he finished speaking, he took out a recording stone and played the footage.

And that scene was exactly as he described.

The scene sent chills down everyone's spine, shocked them, and filled them with anger!

This scene left them speechless, unable to utter a single word to describe their feelings at that moment.

As he watched, Feng Yan could no longer hold back his tears, which streamed down his face in large drops. He kept wiping them away, but they kept falling.

He was an inner disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect. Although he wasn't a top genius, he wasn't exactly a good person either...

But he asked himself honestly, and he knew that his feelings for his fellow disciples were genuine!

My fellow disciples, with whom I once cultivated, ate, drank and made merry under the same sky, dreaming of the future and walking the path of swordsmen and acting as chivalrous knights, are now fighting and dying before my eyes.

In the end, she still had to reach out to him for help, crying out, "Senior brother, save me!"

The image was like thorns entwining him, impossible to escape, bringing pain and scars that haunted his dreams every night.

He had long been unable to bear it, but he was also afraid that he would die too, and if he died... he would not be able to see the day when everyone was rescued.

The fact that the Tianjiao Group had told them the truth and that they could be saved was their only hope!

With their talent and abilities, they would never be able to defuse this time bomb on their own throughout their lives.

He has to seize this opportunity! He's going to die anyway!

Immediately afterwards, the other Heavenly Sword Sect disciples also stood up.

They all spoke at the same time:

"We testify against Elder Tianjian, Wenren Yin! We testify that Senior Brother Feng Yan's words are absolutely true!"

"Please judge Zhong, judge Wenren Yin!!"