The Cultivation Method of Junior Sister is Unscientific

Yun Jin’s sudden statement startled even Lin Ya. Thinking she didn’t understand the gravity of the situation, he was about to speak when Zhao Wuji calmly interjected, “Lin Ya, even your own disciple is wary of this evil energy carrier. Why do you keep obstructing? Though rare, the presence of such a person would be disastrous not only for our Tianxing Sect but for the entire cultivation world if allowed to progress. Others besides Yun Jin must share these concerns. To allay these fears, this test is imperative.”

“Master speaks wisely. If there truly is an evil energy carrier, we can identify them. If not, everyone can rest easy,” Gu Jinghong added.

Lin Ya glanced at the other Peak Masters. Some seemed on the verge of speaking but ultimately remained silent. Others openly displayed schadenfreude.

Clearly, some knew who this ordeal targeted.

But what of it? The current Yun Jin wasn’t valuable enough to warrant directly opposing Zhao Wuji.

Lin Ya’s heart sank.

Worry crept onto the faces of Yue Zhao and the others.

Only Yue Zhao felt a strange inkling as he observed Yun Jin’s brazen demeanor. Given his Little Junior Sister’s nature… could she really be at a disadvantage?

She’d been in the sect for mere days, yet had thoroughly offended the Sect Leader’s faction. But somehow, she’d never seemed to lose in their exchanges.

This time… Could it be that his Little Junior Sister was prepared?

Yue Zhao couldn’t help but look at Yun Jin.

Yun Jin, appearing genuinely concerned, said, “Senior Brother Gu is absolutely right! If an evil energy carrier grows unchecked, they’ll surely become a great demon wreaking havoc in the cultivation world! We must find such a person early. In my opinion, if there really is such a person in our sect, we shouldn’t simply expel them. We should flay them alive, burn their remains in an alchemical furnace, and cast the ashes into the Abyss Sea! This way, their existence won’t taint our pure world!”

Gu Jinghong could barely contain his laughter. He looked at Yun Jin with undisguised mockery.

Hearing his Junior Sister’s tearful complaints, he’d imagined Yun Jin to be some formidable character. Instead, she proved to be an utter fool.

The Eldest Senior Brother must have lacked strategy to fall victim to such an idiot.

This time, with him in charge, he’d make Yun Jin understand the consequences of offending the Sect Leader’s faction.

Masking his derision, Gu Jinghong smiled and said, “Yun Jin is right. If we do find an evil energy carrier, we’ll deal with them exactly like that. Only by casting them into the Abyss Sea, leaving no trace, can we truly resolve this.”

“Mm-hmm.” Yun Jin nodded eagerly. “Then let’s quickly have the spirit beasts identify them! The thought that such an evil person might be among us terrifies me.”

A barely perceptible smile played on Zhao Wuji’s lips as he said, “Elder Ling, please bring out a few of the frenzied spirit beasts so we can see what’s really going on.”

“Very well,” Ling Fei complied, turning to return to the Beast Pavilion.

Ye Danxia lowered her head as she watched Yun Jin’s worried and frightened act. She had to, lest she burst out laughing and Yun Jin hear.

Hahaha. She could hardly wait to see Yun Jin’s expression when the spirit beasts identified her as the evil energy carrier. It would surely be priceless.

Ye Danxia struggled to conceal her malicious smile.

Oh, Yun Jin, Yun Jin. This time, even if you don’t die, you’ll be thoroughly humiliated!

All the indignities of the past few days would be repaid in full today!

Soon, Ling Fei returned, leading five spirit beasts—one at Foundation Establishment, the rest at Qi Condensation.

For some reason, these five beasts were exceptionally agitated. Their pupils glowed an eerie red as they constantly snarled and writhed. If not for their low cultivation and relative ease of control, even Ling Fei might have struggled with them.

As Ling Fei led them towards the square, their snarling intensified the closer they got.

Gu Jinghong immediately put on a worried expression. “Elder Ling’s spirit beasts are usually so docile. We haven’t seen anything like this in years. For them to act so abnormally now, something must be seriously wrong in this square.”

“Second Senior Brother, let’s have the spirit beasts identify quickly. This is quite frightening,” Ye Danxia couldn’t help but say.

She was truly getting impatient!

“Exactly!” Yun Jin chimed in. “The thought of such a terrifying person hiding among us makes me so anxious. If we don’t find them, I’ll be too scared to sleep at night.”

Zhao Wuji’s gaze flickered slightly as he calmly said, “Elder Ling, let’s begin. Temporarily remove the restraints on these beasts and see how they react.”

Ling Fei nodded. Even if these low-level spirit beasts lost control, they could easily be subdued. This was a necessary measure to find the evil energy carrier.

As Ling Fei considered releasing them one by one, Gu Jinghong quickly interjected, “Elder, release them all at once! A single beast’s judgment might not be accurate enough. If multiple beasts charge at the same person together, we can be more certain!”

“Reasonable. Let’s do it that way,” Zhao Wuji said.

After a moment’s thought, Ling Fei didn’t object.

He reached out and calmly patted the heads of all five spirit beasts.

Originally, each beast wore a golden collar around its neck—the beast-taming rings that controlled them. With Ling Fei’s pat, all five rings fell off.

The beasts’ eyes turned an even deeper red.

In that instant, they became blood-red.

Something seemed to be tormenting them, making their cries increasingly frenzied.

The Foundation Establishment beast glared fiercely at the many low-level disciples in the area.

It could sense that the irritating aura was among these people.

Where?

Who?

The appearance of these crazed beasts was truly terrifying.

The Qi Condensation disciples they stared at felt scared.

Though these spirit beasts were low-level, so were the disciples themselves.

If they were accidentally struck, they’d likely be injured.

Moreover, this “evil energy carrier” sounded frightening.

While they didn’t think it was them, they couldn’t help feeling nervous.

What if it was? They felt inexplicably uneasy.

As tension gripped the entire gathering, suddenly, the Foundation Establishment beast seemed to find its target.

It twisted around, glaring viciously in a certain direction. Then, with a furious roar, it charged straight ahead.

The Qi Condensation beasts quickly followed suit.

Chaos erupted in the square.

Only Ye Danxia wore a triumphant smile.

The direction the spirit beasts charged was exactly where Yun Jin stood.

Soon, when Yun Jin was identified as the evil energy carrier, what would she have to say for herself?

As for Ye Danxia, she’d probably have to console Yun Jin out of the kindness of her heart.

(End of Chapter)