Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

To be honest, even Cao Meng himself was somewhat surprised that he was able to kill Wu Hui.

He originally thought that with the Void Refinement stage elder of the Xuantian Sect watching in the shadows, he wouldn't be able to kill Wu Hui.

I never expected that I would actually kill that old sycophant Wu Hui!
"Wu Hui is dead!"

The other Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Xuantian Sect were immediately shocked. Wu Hui was no ordinary Nascent Soul stage fourth level cultivator!

Wu Hui is the Tiangang Peak Master, one of the nine peak masters of the Xuantian Sect, and a future Void Refinement stage cultivator!
Wu Hui's master, Master Shanzheng, is a Void Refinement stage ancestor. If he knew that Wu Hui had died tragically, he would surely be furious!
This is a huge problem!
Knowing that Cao Meng's next target was very likely him, Daoist Tiancong immediately took out a number of life-saving items.

But just as Tian Cong was about to run away, Cao Meng's next words completely stunned him!
Cao Meng did not continue pursuing Tian Cong, but instead pointed his sword at him and said sternly:

"Tiancong, now that Wu Hui is dead, I have done what I promised you!"
You mustn't forget what you promised me. You can leave now!

Cao Meng saw the teleportation talisman in Tian Cong's hand. He was already some distance away from Tian Cong, and he wasn't entirely confident that he could kill him before Tian Cong used the teleportation talisman.

Cao Meng decided to fabricate a story and smear Tian Cong with false accusations.

Although this pool of black water was created out of thin air, once you've been splashed with it, it's not so easy to get rid of it completely.

In addition, Tian Cong did indeed have a grudge against Wu Hui, and Tian Cong also had rivals in the Xuan Tian Sect.

This pool of black water is enough to give Tiancong a lot of trouble!
"what?"

"Tiancong colluded with the Huanzong!"

"No wonder Cao Cao slaughtered the imperial city of Xianyou and has not left for so long. He must have been waiting for us here!"

"Tiancong must have informed Cao Meng of our situation long ago. No wonder Cao Meng dared to wait for us here; he must have already prepared a foolproof plan!"

"..."

As soon as Cao Meng shouted, several Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Xuantian Sect began to doubt Tian Cong.

Cao Meng killed Wu Hui but not Tian Cong, which already raised many suspicions.

With Cao Meng's shout, Tian Cong's suspicion naturally increased.

The main reason is that these people suffered heavy losses in their siege of Cao Meng, which can be considered a failure.

They need someone to take the blame; they need someone to help them bear the responsibility for their failures!
Cao Meng's shout gave them their target.

It's not that they're not capable, it's that there's an undercover agent among them!

"Fellow disciples, this traitor Cao is slandering me. This is his scheme to sow discord. Please don't fall for it!"

"Fellow disciples, I, Tian Cong, am the peak master of the Xuan Tian Sect. How could I possibly collude with that scoundrel Cao!"

"I, Tiancong, have absolutely no connection with this little devil!"

"..."

Tiancong kept explaining, but under these circumstances, how many people would believe him?

At this moment, Tiancong deeply understood a principle: it takes only a mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of talking to refute them!
It was clearly just a few words from Cao Cao without any evidence, but no matter how much I explained, these people wouldn't believe me.

Tian Cong didn't dare to think about these things. If the people present relayed them back to Xuan Tian Sect, how many people would doubt him?

What Tiancong fears most now is not others doubting him, but Wu Hui's master, Master Shanzheng, doubting him.

Now, Wu Hui's physical body has been killed by Cao Meng, and his primordial spirit has been captured by Cao Meng.

If Master Shanzheng were to doubt himself, he might very well kill himself in a fit of anger.

Especially their competitors, who will probably add fuel to the fire.

Even if they know they are being framed, they will still try to prove their guilt of colluding with evil.

That damned Cao Cao, of all people to frame, he had to frame himself!
Cao Meng wanted this situation, and all he had to do was have his frame-up reported back to the Xuantian Sect.

With the help of Yu Mengshang and Tian Cong's arch-rival Huyan Ke, they were able to get a boost.

The only way for Tiancong to break the deadlock is to search his soul and prove his innocence.

Cao Meng dared to gamble that Tian Cong had cultivated for four or five hundred years and that he definitely had a lot of shady dealings going on.

The things Tian Cong did would absolutely not allow anyone else to search his soul.

While soul-searching can help Tiancong clear his name, what about the other things that are discovered?

In his past life, these people forced him to search his soul; now it's his turn to retaliate!
"Tiancong, don't worry, I guarantee none of these people will make it back alive, and this matter will absolutely not get out!"

Cao Meng decided to add fuel to the fire for Tian Cong. As soon as he finished speaking, he drew his sword and charged towards the nearest Xuan Tian Sect Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Of course, Cao Meng couldn't really kill all of these Xuan Tian Sect Nascent Soul stage cultivators. After all, if he did, who would go back and spread the news that Tian Cong had colluded with him to kill Wu Hui?
Cao Meng rushed to the man, brandishing his greatsword and killing him with a single blow. He then turned his attention to the others.

As Cao Meng began killing other Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Xuantian Sect, the fact that he had killed them to silence them was immediately confirmed.

"Tiancong, how dare you collude with the demon of the Hehuan Sect to murder Wu Hui, and now you even want to kill us to silence us!"

"Tiancong, we will definitely report this matter to the sect's patriarch. Even Senior Brother Zhenkong can't protect you!"

Several veteran Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Xuantian Sect sternly rebuked Tian Cong, uttering harsh words.

Some of them immediately broke away from the fight, attempting to escape.

Cao Meng's actions have left Tian Cong speechless. If he knew about these veteran Nascent Soul stage cultivators, even though they weren't peak masters, he would have been in a difficult position.

However, these veteran Nascent Soul stage cultivators were all Tian Cong's uncles and grand-uncles, not to mention that their strength was above his.

Among these veteran Nascent Soul stage cultivators, many of their masters were Void Refinement stage cultivators, and their masters were even stronger than their own master, Master Zhenkong.

If those grandmasters at the Void Refinement stage were to openly threaten to harm him, he would probably be truly finished.

Just as those veteran Nascent Soul cultivators were about to flee, a ripple appeared in the space, and Tiancong's master, Venerable Zhenkong, appeared.

"Fellow senior brothers and sisters, do not listen to the wicked words of this petty thief!"

After Master Zhenkong appeared, he immediately went to appease the veteran Nascent Soul stage cultivators on behalf of his good-for-nothing disciple, Tiancong.

After all, if these veteran Nascent Soul stage cultivators were to file a complaint, even he, a Void Refinement stage cultivator, would find it troublesome.

In fact, Master Zhenkong had arrived long ago, but he couldn't be sure if there was an ambush or if any Void Refinement stage cultivators from the Hehuan Sect were hiding in the void.

To avoid risks, Master Zhenkong hid in the void to monitor the situation.

Master Zhenkong witnessed Cao Meng kill Wu Hui with his own eyes. As for why he didn't intervene to save him?

First, there's the feud between Wu Hui and Tian Cong. Even if he saves Wu Hui, Wu Hui will still cause trouble for Tian Cong in the future, and Tian Cong will also look for an opportunity to kill Wu Hui.

Secondly, in order to save Tiancong's life, Master Zhenkong was severely punished by Master Shanzheng, Wuhui's master!
So Master Zhenkong simply pretended not to know and watched as Wu Hui was captured and killed by Cao Meng.

When asked about it, just say that Wu Hui had already been captured and killed when you arrived.

Anyway, no one knows when I arrived.

However, as Cao Meng began to slander and spread rumors about Tian Cong, Master Zhen Kong had no choice but to reveal himself.

After all, if these veteran Nascent Soul cultivators really relayed the news back to the Xuan Tian Sect, Tian Cong would truly be in deep trouble and unable to clean himself up!
With the appearance of Master Zhenkong, the veteran Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Xuantian Sect fell silent.

Although they knew people and had powerful backers, their backers were no longer around, so they naturally couldn't compete with Master Zhenkong, who was only at the Refinement stage.

When Tiancong Daoist saw his master, Zhenkong Shangren, arrive, he immediately felt reassured.

"Master, this Cao traitor has slandered me! Master, you must capture this Cao traitor, search his soul, and clear my name!" Tian Cong kept bowing and paying respects to Master Zhen Kong, affirming that the other party would capture Cao Meng.

Now that he has been framed by Cao Meng, only by capturing Cao Meng and having his soul searched can he clear his name.

As for searching his own soul, Tiancong thought it best to forget about it.

After all, he knows perfectly well what he did.

Although he didn't collude with Cao Meng this time, his own actions, once exposed through the Soul Search, would be enough to get him killed several times over.

"Useless thing!"

Master Zhenkong sternly rebuked Tiancong, saying that it was one thing for the other to be unable to defeat his peers like Yu Mengshang, but now he had been tricked by a junior like Cao Meng and was stuck in a stalemate. He was utterly useless!
Master Zhenkong now doubts his own judgment, wondering why he focused on cultivating Tiancong out of so many disciples.

"Disciple has disappointed Master!"

Faced with Master Zhenkong's rebuke, Daoist Tiancong dared not refute verbally, but could only think to himself:

Am I just incredibly intelligent but useless?

The enemy is clearly too powerful!

In this situation, Cao Meng followed his previous method and falsely accused someone, leaving the accused in a stalemate.

"You little devil, surrender now!"

Master Zhenkong did not make a move immediately because he had absolute confidence in his own strength.

With his cultivation at the third level of the Void Refinement stage, dealing with a mere sixth-level Nascent Soul stage cultivator would be a piece of cake!

If he weren't afraid of being ridiculed, he would have already made his move if he, a third-stage Void Refinement cultivator, had taken the initiative to attack a junior at the sixth-stage Nascent Soul realm.

Master Zhenkong hoped that Cao Meng would be sensible enough to save face for himself and also to suffer less.

Cao Meng showed no fear at the appearance of Master Zhenkong.

Isn't it just the Void Refining stage?
He had also hidden people, two of them, who would appear as soon as he gave the order.

"Tiancong, you old dog, you're a liar!"

Because he had powerful backers, Cao Meng was not afraid of Master Zhenkong at all and cursed Tian Cong.

"I promised you I'd kill Wu Hui for you, and now you've not only failed to keep your promise, but you're also thinking of using me and then discarding me, double-crossing me. You deserve to die!"

Cao Meng delivered a phenomenal performance, making the fake seem real.

Thanks to Cao Meng's acting skills, several veteran Nascent Soul stage cultivators turned their attention to Tian Cong.

Could it be true, as Cao Meng said, that Master Zhenkong and his disciple Tiancong used someone else to kill Wu Hui, and then planned to double-cross him?

This is just so unethical!

This master and apprentice are trying to double-cross each other. How should those of us who know the truth deal with this situation?
Murder?
"You little devil, stop spouting nonsense!"

Tian Cong, sensing the questioning looks from others, quickly rebuked Cao Meng.

At this moment, Tiancong roared to the sky in his heart, "This traitor Cao has slandered me time and time again, he's gone too far!"

"Old dog, do you really think you're guaranteed to double-cross us?"

"Since you and your master are so unethical, don't blame me for being unethical too!"

"Luckily, I had a backup plan in advance, to prevent you from using me and then discarding me, or double-crossing me!"

Life is like a play, and to play this play well, Cao Meng is still acting even now.

After all, they've already acted so much, so now they naturally want to act it all out in one go.

Otherwise, all that acting before would have been for nothing.

"Come out, Grandmaster!"

With Cao Meng's exclusive summons, Nangong Yan appeared.

Nangong Yan tore through the void and appeared behind Cao Meng, immediately kicking him in the butt.

What the hell is that thing yelling about? Summon your pet!
"You bastard, I told you long ago that you can't trust the words of those Xuan Tian Sect scum. You were still thinking of making money off them, and now you've been used and discarded, haven't you?"

After kicking Cao Meng in the butt, Nangong Yan mocked him in an annoyed tone.

Her words seemed to be directed at Cao Meng, but in reality, they were meant to be a performance for Cao Meng and for the Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Xuantian Sect.

Although Nangong Yan didn't know what this was all about, she still chose to cooperate with Cao Meng.

"Luckily, I was watching from the shadows the whole time, otherwise you would be dead!"

Nangong Yan did not believe that Cao Meng was a match for Master Zhenkong. If she did not reveal herself, Cao Meng would likely be captured by Master Zhenkong.

Shishi: Nangong Yan, do you think I don't exist?

If Zhen Kong wants to capture Cao Meng, he should ask if the Azure Rain Divine Sword is sharp enough.
"Zhen Kong, you old dog, Wu Hui was at least your junior. You watched Wu Hui get beaten to death, and then waited to discard him after he had served his purpose. Your heart is even more vicious than our Hehuan Sect!"

Nangong Yan had initially hidden in the void of this area. The arrival of Master Zhenkong caused ripples in the space, so how could she not have noticed?

To Nangong Yan's surprise, Master Zhenkong actually watched Wu Hui being captured and killed by Cao Meng, and did not come to his aid.

After Nangong Yan finished speaking, many of the Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Xuantian Sect turned their attention to Master Zhenkong.

Don't save me!

Kill with a borrowed knife!
They wanted to ask Master Zhenkong, as a Void Refinement stage ancestor who enjoys the sect's resources, how could he do such a thing?

Now it seems that the next step is to discard them after they've served their purpose, and the final step is to kill them to silence them!

Several veteran Nascent Soul stage cultivators, upon realizing this, immediately took out teleportation talismans, crushed them in an instant, and teleported 100,000 miles away!
Faced with the escaped Nascent Soul stage cultivators, Nangong Yan and Cao Meng didn't bother with them; they just let them go back and spread the news!

When Master Zhenkong saw that someone from the Xuantian Sect had teleported away because of his suspicions, he was furious.

"Nangong witch, stop spouting nonsense! I have absolutely no connection with your Hehuan Sect or Demonic Sect!"

Master Zhenkong angrily rebuked Nangong Yan, trying to prove his innocence.

But will this work?

It's obviously useless!
"Zhen Kong, you old dog, do you dare swear on your Dao heart that you arrived long ago and watched this bastard capture and kill Wu Hui without doing anything!"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yan once again ruthlessly exposed the hypocritical face of Master Zhenkong.

Master Zhenkong is a fool. Although he did not collude with the Hehuan Sect this time, it is a fact that he did not help Wu Hui in his time of need. How could he possibly swear on his Dao heart?

Tiancong felt great sympathy for his master, Master Zhenkong, who was being slandered by Nangong Yan, because he had been slandered by Cao Meng in the same way before.

"Nangong demoness, take this sword!"

Enraged, Master Zhenkong unleashed a sixth-order spirit sword and attacked Nangong Yan.

"You old dog Zhen Kong, do you really think I'm afraid of you?!"

Although Nangong Yan was a woman, she showed no respect for Master Zhenkong, and drew a heavy crimson sword to meet him. (End of Chapter)