Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

Hearing this, Su Hongxiu licked the crimson corner of her lips, a hint of mockery appearing in her expression as she relaxed once more, "Before you said that, I indeed wasn't sure whether it had anything to do with you."

"You!" Liu Xingshan suddenly looked up, then froze, only now noticing how wretched Su Hongxiu's condition was.

"My instincts are rarely wrong."

Su Hongxiu's smile faded, her voice turning cold, "Anyway, I think you are very suspicious, so crippling you first to ensure that you can't do any snooping is always the right move."

"I..." Liu Xingshan finally bowed his head, exhaling deeply, "Regarding the matter with Xuan Feng, I indeed saw some clues but was too aggrieved to speak out."

At his words, the remaining elders became fiercely attentive.

The chaos caused by the Red-Eyed Mysterious Phoenix was no small matter, not only instigating direct conflict between the Southern Dragon Palace and the Heavenly Sword Sect but almost costing Daozi his life.

However, as if she hadn't heard, Su Hongxiu turned around and said indifferently, "I am not talking about that."

As her words fell, Liu Xingshan suddenly stiffened considerably.

Fortunately, Su Hongxiu had no intention of continuing the argument and left only a statement as she walked toward the distance, "Dare you let your gaze wander there again, and next time, I will show you my third Dao Weapon, if you survive, the Daozi title is yours to have."

"..."

The remaining elders watched Liu Xingshan as his bowing seemed much more sincere.

Sometimes, holding a handle over your fellow sect members is also a unique way to control them.

Just then, the Dao Plates of everyone present lite up almost simultaneously.

Even the celestial apparition slowly cast its gaze beyond the sect.

"The Southern Dragon Palace has sent an envoy to inquire."

"Fifth Prince Ke Shiliang, under the command of the Four Dragon Descendants Ke Xuanao, a total of seven Great Demon Generals and over four hundred elite troops, involving more than a dozen Aquatic Race powerhouses, have been slaughtered, almost leading to their annihilation,"

"May I ask, does this have anything to do with the Seven Sons of South Hong?"

The relationship between the Southern Dragon Palace and the Seven Sons of South Hong was admittedly delicate, remaining within the bounds of mutual non-interference.

Even if there were conflicts, they were mostly resolved privately to prevent the situation from escalating.

Such an official and public manner, if ever adopted, signified an irresolvable major issue.

But everyone understood why the Southern Dragon Palace would suddenly make an appearance.

The name mentioned in the register... had just appeared at the Yunxiao Pavilion a few days ago and had even faced the sect's Daozi.

"The Southern Dragon Palace would like to clarify that the Fifth Prince and the Four Dragon Descendants came to the Immortal Sect to discuss matters politely, with no intention of offense."

"And there were agreements made subsequently."

"So, is it now the Immortal Sect deciding to forego all decorum?"

Almost simultaneously, all eyes converged on Su Hongxiu.

Whether it was in terms of motive or power... well, perhaps her alone might not suffice, since the most perilous part of "slaying demons" in the water is not the "slaying" but the "entering water"; but if including Wei Yuanzhou and Bai Wu, who were also present that day, it might make sense.

"..."

Su Hongxiu remained silent for a long time, slowly turning around.

In places unseen by others.

A trace of confusion and surprise also rose in her eyes.

Did Elder Ke Si and Elder Ke guide troops to encircle Yunxiao Pavilion only for their home to be cleaned out to the last?

And the Southern Dragon Palace couldn't even find traces of the murderers, hence they came specifically to ask South Hong Seven Sons.

Counting over South Flood Land.

There were not many who possessed such capability.

Let alone others, even Su Hongxiu felt that there was a high chance she was responsible.

"Was it you?" the celestial apparition directed its gaze toward her.

Su Hongxiu shook her head, "No."

Before her words fell, the others were already baffled. Given the pride of a Heavenly Sword Daozi, how could he dare to act but not admit it, especially on his own turf?

As for strength, it seemed nothing more could be argued.

As for motive... aside from the three Daozi, who else would be so infuriated by the incident at Yunxiao Pavilion that they would massacre so many from the Aquatic Race to vent their anger?

And the retaliation came so fiercely and swiftly, utterly ruthless!

It was simply unimaginable.

Suddenly, someone raised their head, and then everyone began looking at one another.

It seemed they had ignored who, in the matter of Yunxiao Pavilion, truly needed to regain their dignity; primarily because that place's significance really wasn't very pronounced, even to the extent that in others' perception, it hardly matched the phrase 'the might of the Immortal Sect shall not be provoked.'

Nanyang Sect.

Su Hongxiu seemed to have thought of this too, as she silently cast her gaze outside the sect.

At the same time, White Willow of Qing Yue Sect and Wei Yuanzhou of Ling Yun Sect also made the same motion.

These three were the Daozi who knew Nanyang Sect the best.

If it really was Nanyang Sect that had acted,

then it was very likely... Shen Yi.

"Really?"

Su Hongxiu raised an eyebrow quizzically, somewhat incredulous.

She indeed had high expectations for the young Sect Master and was grateful that he had saved her sister's life, but that didn't mean she believed Shen Yi could handle tasks that even she found challenging.

More than four hundred elite soldiers, seven great generals of White Jade Capital, plus many strong members of the Aquatic Race.

If these were all turned into pigs, surely a few would manage to escape.

All killed?

"What a joke, if he had that capability, would Ke Shiliang have the guts to block his Yunxiao Pavilion?" Bai Wu of Qing Yue Sect shook her head, dismissing such an impractical idea.

"..." Wei Yuanzhou didn't speak.

He was the first among all the Daozi to have contact with Shen Yi.

The power shown by the other party changed drastically every time.

Without seeing Shen Yi in person, Wei Yuanzhou would not rush to conclusions.

Of course, there was a simplest way, which was to see whether Sect Master Shen was at the sect or not. Given that the Seven Sons Grand Assembly was approaching, it was highly probable that he wouldn't leave unless there was a pressing matter.

Meanwhile, within Nanyang Sect.

Li Qingfeng was hosting stewards from the Seven Sects, discussing details for the upcoming assembly.

Yet, he noticed the Jade Slips at the waist of the group flashing incessantly.

The next moment, they all looked up together, and after a long silence, someone asked softly, "Is Sect Master Shen ready?"

"..."

Li Qingfeng paused, then forced a smile, "Of course, he's ready."

The person cleared his throat cautiously, "Then where is Sect Master Shen now?"

"This... this..."

Li Qingfeng's smile became even more strained. Where was he? He didn't have the slightest clue!

In the entire Nanyang Sect, who could keep track of Sect Master Shen?

One thing was certain, though.

He was definitely not in Nanyang Sect!