Li Heng's gaze was unfocused. He blankly produced a black bowl and said, "This is a magic treasure I took from someone practicing demonic cultivation. I used secret arts to extract the evil aura inside it, then with another secret art I temporarily sealed it into Lin Ya's body, fabricating the appearance that he cultivated demonic techniques."
Under Liuli Zhenren's control, Li Heng behaved obediently, utterly without resistance, and actually confessed everything.
Martial Uncle Li actually confessed it all out loud!
Zhao Wuji's face changed color.
He struggled desperately. Suddenly he realized he could move, and he shouted instinctively, "Martial Uncle Li! Wake up!"
Liuli had already withdrawn her technique. At Zhao Wuji's shout, Li Heng, who had been dazed, suddenly shivered and suddenly woke up.
Memories from earlier flooded into his mind. He suddenly realized what he had just said!
Li Heng's expression twisted, cold sweat streamed down his head.
"Li Heng, do you have anything more to say?" Shen Yanye asked, glancing triumphantly at Qing Yun as he spoke.
See?
Where is your chance to show off now? My master handled it easily!
In terms of methods, who can compare to beast tamers?
Yun Jin must already be admiring them.
Qing Yun's face darkened slightly, but he merely snorted. Wait and see, his good disciple would not be fooled by these surface theatrics, only alchemy was the True Dao.
"I—" Li Heng wiped sweat from his brow and said through clenched teeth, "I've been framed! I was controlled just now, I didn't know what I was saying!"
Li Heng looked aggrieved as he stared at Liuli Zhenren, "Senior, I don't know why you would frame me like this."
Liuli's expression was indifferent, she didn't bother to reply.
Shen Yanye couldn't help but speak up for his master, "Li Heng! The Truth-Seeking Beast has already given confirmation. What are you still arguing about?"
Li Heng immediately retorted, "What kind of arguing is that? The Truth-Seeking Beast is your spirit beast, could a spirit beast disobey its master? Surely it must be you who ordered it to frame me!"
Li Heng really wouldn't give up. Shen Yanye narrowed his eyes, "Oh? Then how do you explain that you possess a demonic artifact in your hands?"
Li Heng answered without hesitation, "As a hall master of the Demon-Destroying Alliance, I seized a few demonic artifacts. What's wrong with that?"
Shen Yanye sneered, "Then let us re-test Lin Ya and see whether the previous evil aura remains in his body!"
Li Heng's secret technique only made Lin Ya emit demonic aura at the time of the test.
By now, there would be no trace left.
Li Heng shifted his gaze and said, "Re-testing is fine. When I tested earlier, maybe some accident caused a misjudgment. If it proves Lin Ya innocent, then I'll let him go."
He spoke lightly, as if having almost killed Lin Ya and falsely accused him were trivial. With one sentence, "I'll let him go," and all would be swept aside.
Seeing the situation go sour, Zhao Wuji hurriedly agreed, "That's right, it's merely a small mistake. There's no need to blow this out of proportion."
Cang Li turned his head and suddenly cast a cold glance at Zhao Wuji.
He had not acted yet and there was not a ripple of spiritual power from him.
But with just that one look, a stabbing pain suddenly hit Zhao Wuji. He involuntarily fell to his knees.
From this angle it looked as though he knelt before Lin Ya.
"You are really suitable for the role of sect leader," Cang Li said lightly.
The words sounded endlessly sarcastic.
Zhao Wuji wanted to defend himself.
But the stabbing pain kept coming in waves and his waist bent lower and lower, until finally he threw himself flat on the ground in full prostration.
Li Heng's expression shifted slightly, "Brother Cang Li, Sect Leader Zhao's father is my senior brother, Zhao Ling of Qingxiao Pavilion. You attacked him without cause. Does this represent you personally, or Kunlun Sword Sect? Or are you, Kunlun Sword Sect, intending to start a war with Qingxiao Pavilion?"
Li Heng suddenly escalated the matter.
Cang Li said coldly, "You abused your authority to arbitrarily frame others. He conspired with you to persecute members of his own sect. You two are truly of the same kind. Tianxing Sect's matters will be handled by Tianxing Sect itself. As for you… Li Heng, I will take you back to the Demon-Destroying Alliance for investigation."
Li Heng's face changed slightly.
Taken to the Demon-Destroying Alliance? That place was full of top figures who could investigate him!
If they probed him thoroughly, all his misdeeds would be exposed!
"Brother Cang Li!" Li Heng immediately pleaded, "You stepped forward today and said these things, is this truly for justice, or simply saving Lin Ya because you two know each other?"
"I can see that you and Lin Ya are acquainted. So because you two are old acquaintances, you escalate matters and seek to kill me?"
Li Heng looked aggrieved, "I'm no match for Brother Cang Li. If you want to take me away, I have no choice! But the people of Qingxiao Pavilion cannot be humiliated like this! Taking me for trial is a suspicion against me, a tremendous disgrace. I'd rather die here right now!"
Li Heng suddenly produced a small sword and aimed it at his own Dantian, "When I die, the people of Qingxiao Pavilion will avenge me!"
Cang Li's expression changed imperceptibly.
Li Heng was too shameless.
He clearly dared not submit to an investigation, and so staged this show!
But if he truly died now, there would be no living testimony.
At the moment the scene reached a stalemate.
In an instant.
A sword light fell from the Nine Heavens.
The sword light streamed down like a mighty silver-white waterfall from the sky.
What's happening now?
Li Heng's gaze flickered. He was about to say something when the sword light had already struck him.
In that moment, his entire body was enveloped by the sword light.
His body was shattered into powder in an instant.
The next moment, from the dust, Li Heng's Nascent Soul wavered into being, confused and trying to flee.
The sword light condensed into a net and tightly bound it.
"Want to die? Then I could only grant your wish." A voice sounded from the horizon, drawing nearer and nearer.
Qing Yun's face immediately changed.
Not good!
It's Ji Wusi!
That bastard came in person!
And he hid until the last moment, then made this flashy entrance!
He did it on purpose, definitely on purpose!
Liuli's face also changed drastically.
Ji Wusi!
This man, who cared little for anything except killing demons, had come here in person.
Was he also after Yun Jin?
Yun Jin looked up at the horizon curiously, she wondered who had arrived this time.
The next moment.
While Ji Wusi was still posturing, Qing Yun and Liuli moved to Yun Jin's side.
Yun Jin: "???"
She hadn't yet reacted.
A spirit beast suddenly carried her up.
Before she could steady herself, Qing Yun shouted, "Liuli, you dare not!"
A white thread appeared in his hand and instantly dragged Yun Jin back.
"Qing Yun! This is my, Liuli's disciple, you cannot take her!" Liuli shouted, eyes flashing.
Mental force secret technique, activate!