Chapter 565: Chapter 293: Immortals Must Pay Their Respects to Me (Extended Chapter) (3)

Taiqingzi got up, but Withered Fate shook his head and said, "I am old and useless. Unable to protect even a junior like Li An, the fault lies with me. Now that he is injured, I must redeem myself by saving him."

After speaking, he glanced towards Ancestor Master Wang Ji and Ancestor Master Tianchenzi, then flicked his long sleeves and entered.

Ancestor Master Wang Ji remained indifferent, while Tianchenzi’s brows were tightly furrowed.

Not long after.

Withered Fate had already brought Li An back out. Li An sat weakly on a chair, being pushed by Xue Yan.

Withered Fate’s face was slightly pale. He had continuously expended Immortal Power for decades, operating the grand formation, and now had exerted his Primordial Spirit to extract this object for Li An, consuming much energy.

"This is the thing that attacked Li An."

He tossed a black Immortal Rope onto the ground, sat back to the main seat, and said coldly, "Li An, tell us carefully, who exactly attacked you?"

"To be able to break my Immortal Light and injure you, it must be an Immortal. Most of the Immortals of the Dao Sect are here. Just point them out, even if it is an Immortal, breaking the sect rules, they must be killed—"

Withered Fate’s words were extremely sharp.

He was truly enraged, having directly bestowed Li An with an Immortal Light and having Zhang Yuan personally guard him. For what?

It was to tell those in the shadows trying to act, doing so would be going too far!

Crossing the line.

Yet someone still acted, and this was not just a disdain for him, but in his view, a blasphemy against the ancestral teachings and sect rules of the Dao Sect!

All the Immortals had a momentary look of sternness.

But Li An shook his head blankly and said, "Disciple does not know... The one who acted used the Primordial Spirit’s Carefree Travel to try and kill me, hidden entirely under an impenetrable black cloak."

"Cough, cough... At that time, I thought I was surely going to die, but I don’t know what happened. That person’s Primordial Spirit suddenly wavered and then quickly disappeared, and then Elder Zhang Yuan came in..."

Withered Fate stared at Li An: "What did that black-cloaked person say to you?"

Li An said, "He said I shouldn’t block others’ Immortal Paths..."

"Whose Immortal Path?!"

"He did not say..."

The hall fell into extreme silence.

This answer was after Li An’s careful consideration!

Firstly, Tan Qingxue must not be mentioned.

If her involvement was revealed, the sect would definitely capture her and hold her accountable.

But after all, she didn’t kill Li An, showing some restraint, her crime wasn’t deserving of death, and she could still live.

If she couldn’t kill with a single blow, then it was better not to attack -- after all, she still held some of Li An’s secrets.

If pushed too far, would she tell others about that mysterious substance? At that time, Li An would be in even bigger trouble.

As for Li Yunxiao... that was even more of an unfounded matter.

Could he tell everyone that Li An’s Life Nourishing Immortal Skill could discern life auras?

Saying so would be of no use.

Moreover, the Immortal Tianchenzi behind Li Yunxiao... is even more difficult to implicate, could Li Yunxiao’s wrongdoing drag him down as well?

Very, very difficult.

Dao Sect’s rules are strict, but evidence is required.

After careful consideration, Li An chose to respond this way.

Better to play dumb!

The great hall remained silent for a long time, then Ancestor Master Wang Ji stood up, saluted Withered Fate, and said, "Report to Martial Uncle, Tan Qingxue told me that she was quite attached to Li An, and might have lingering attachments when becoming an Immortal."

"Whether it was her who acted, I will capture and interrogate her immediately."

"That is unnecessary!"

With even surveys, there are few in the Dao Sect who can drive such demonic artifacts to refine treasures, and you are not among them."

His old eyes directly fell on Tianchenzi, and he said, "Tianchenzi, how do you explain?"

Tianchenzi sighed deeply and said, "This object indeed was made by me. Some time ago, when pursuing the witch Shangguan Xiaoxiao, I gave this item to Xu Zuolin of Evil Suppression Peak."

Xu Zuolin, an elder of Evil Suppression Peak, Li Yunxiao’s junior, the two are closely allied!

Soon after, Xu Zuolin was brought to the hall. Seeing the black Immortal Rope, he immediately knelt and confessed.

"Reporting to all Immortals... indeed it was I who did it!"

Xu Zuolin gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Yunyue and I are closely bonded. Since he married, he has often been troubled with a somber face. I knew Tan Qingxue couldn’t forget Li An and has always held resentment towards him. Now he obstructed the path to becoming an Immortal... I then acted on my own initiative and wanted to kill him—"

"Disciple violated sect rules, deserves death, deserves death!"

As his voice fell, he suddenly spat out black blood and died on the spot.

—He had confessed to the crime, and now died without leaving evidence, making further investigation impossible!

Li An suddenly felt a chill in his heart, Tianchenzi... ruthless enough.

To protect Li Yunxiao, he did not hesitate to sacrifice Xu Zuolin.

Fortunately, fortunately, he thought carefully and didn’t mention Li Yunxiao and others, otherwise at this moment, not only would he fail to pin them, but he would also find himself at a disadvantage.

"Zuolin!"

Tianchenzi, heartbroken, stepped forward to embrace his body and said, "Why, why!"

All the Immortals had a momentary look of alertness.

"Tianchenzi failed to manage properly, resulting in such a disaster, willing to accept sect rules—"

Tianchenzi also knelt to Withered Fate, his face full of grief.

Withered Fate’s face was gloomy, "The sect rules must be accepted, Li An suffered this calamity, you owe him, won’t you offer him a bow and apology?!"

With these words, everyone was taken slightly aback.

They all realized the seriousness of the situation.

To have Tianchenzi bow to Li An? Li An did not have the status or qualifications for such a gesture, the reason Withered Fate required Tianchenzi to do so was to...

Reprimand!

Tianchenzi’s bow was not to Li An, but to the sect rules.

This was to let the Immortals present understand reverence.