Plants vs. Cultivation.

Chapter 107: Challenging the True Teaching
Gu Mo's name was heard in the crowd. Gao Yunrui, as a Jindan cultivator, naturally heard it, but he did not believe it because he had personally tested Gu Mo's spiritual roots before. How could he not see that Gu Mo did not practice any evil methods?

To doubt Gu Mo now is to question Gao Yunrui's vision.

"Why didn't the Sect Master respond?"

After Ye Yuqi heard Gu Mo's name in the crowd, he had been paying attention to the actions of the sect master. Since Gu Mo was a suspect, as long as the sect master took action to investigate, wouldn't the truth be revealed soon? And the information he got from He Shaogang was that Gu Mo really was practicing evil methods.

It was just that he had acquired a very good method of concealing his breath, which made it difficult for others to discover him. However, no matter how well Gu Mo hid himself, he would still be exposed when facing the inspection of a Jindan Daquan monk.

"I have collected a list of disciples who meet the requirements. Please take a look, Sect Master." Since the Sect Master did not express his opinion, it meant that the current evidence was not enough. Ye Yuqi immediately took out a second plan.

"Well done!"

Seeing that Ye Yuqi was so well prepared, Gao Yunrui couldn't help but nodded and took the list handed over by Ye Yuqi. The first name on the list was Gu Mo.

Moreover, a lot of "evidence" is listed above to prove that Gu Mo is the evil cultivator hidden in the sect. These evidences are basically provided by He Shaogang, and they are absolutely solid and irrefutable evidence. Through these evidences, it can not only be proved that Gu Mo is an evil cultivator.

It can also be concluded that there is also an evil cultivator hidden in the menial disciple area.

This evil cultivator hiding in the menial disciple area was naturally one of the three people from He Shaogang's sect who successfully sneaked into Qinglu Sect. However, this person disappeared inexplicably on the way to give orders to Gu Mo. After that, He Shaogang inquired in the sect for a long time but did not find out which elder had caught the other party.

Afterwards, He Shaogang secretly contacted the sect where he was and learned that his soul lamp had gone out, so he gave up the search. This time, He Shaogang also pulled out this dead companion as ironclad evidence of Gu Mo's death.

Gao Yurui looked at the pieces of evidence and his expression became more and more solemn. At this moment, he began to doubt whether he had seen it wrong before.

"Gu Mo, I will now give you a chance to prove your innocence." Gao Yunrui turned his gaze to Gu Mo below the stage. The evidence on the roster was complete, which could be considered as irrefutable evidence. However, Gao Yunrui still didn't believe that Gu Mo, a Qi-refining cultivator, could hide the truth from him, a Jindan Great Perfection cultivator.

"Disciple is willing to accept examination!" Gu Mo came to the stage and bowed.

"it is good!"

Seeing that Gu Mo looked calm, Gao Yunrui nodded. However, this time he did not go to check on Gu Mo directly. He had checked on him last time and found nothing unusual. This time, Gao Yunrui planned to use the sect's special magic weapon to check on true disciples.

This magic weapon can detect whether a cultivator is entangled in karma. In the world of immortal cultivation, there are secret techniques that can conceal the aura, but there has never been a secret technique that can conceal even the cause and effect karma.

Therefore, by investigating whether Gu Mo is contaminated by karma, we can determine whether Gu Mo has practiced evil methods.

"Hold it!"

Gao Yunrui took out an ancient jade bead and handed it to Gu Mo.

"Yes!"

Gu Mo held the jade pendant without hesitation. Then, everyone's eyes were fixed on the jade pendant, especially He Shaogang. At this moment, his heart was roaring. As long as the jade pendant changed color, Gu Mo would never be able to turn things around.

However, as time passed, the jade pendant did not change at all.

Seeing this, a trace of panic flashed in He Shaogang's eyes. The jade beads did not change, which meant that Gu Mo did not practice evil methods. But if he did not practice evil methods, how did Gu Mo succeed in drawing in the Qi and practice to the level where he could defeat the cultivators who had reached the great perfection of Qi training?

"it is good!"

Seeing that Gu Mo did not practice evil methods, Gao Yunrui nodded, it seemed that his vision was correct.

"How could someone like Junior Brother Gu Mo be an evil cultivator? Junior Brother Ye, you have to be more serious when investigating." He Shaogang said with a smile.

Hearing He Shaogang's words, Ye Yuqi's eyes narrowed. This was He Shaogang's hint to him to think of other ways and make Gu Mo take the blame.

"Brother He, I don't agree with what you said. An evil cultivator doesn't necessarily have to practice evil methods. If they collude with evil cultivators, even if they don't practice evil methods, they are still evil cultivators." Ye Yuqi retorted. As he spoke, Ye Yuqi directly disclosed the hard evidence he had collected.

Seeing the evidence Ye Yuqi had made public, everyone looked at Gu Mo with questioning eyes. The evidence was really too sufficient.

"Junior Brother Ye, are you saying that Junior Brother Gu Mo colluded with the evil cultivators and leaked the sect's intelligence?" He Shaogang sneered.

"Junior Brother Gu Mo is participating in this true transmission trial as Senior Sister Yuan's assistant. He has the conditions." Ye Yuqi said half of his words and left the rest to everyone's imagination.

It has to be said that He Shaogang and Ye Yuqi sang the same tune and threw a basin of dirty water on Gu Mo again. The matter of evil magic can be clarified by testing, but this kind of thing is really difficult to deal with in a short time.

"Junior Brother Gu Mo would never collude with evil cultivators!" After hearing Ye Yuqi slandering Gu Mo again and again, Yuan Niya finally couldn't help it.

When testing whether Gu Mo was practicing evil methods, Yuan Niya and Chu Feifei seemed very indifferent. Having been with Gu Mo for so long, both women knew very well what kind of person he was.

But at this moment, Ye Yuqi's continuous slander could not be tolerated. After all, it was too troublesome to argue about such things, especially the so-called evidence prepared by the other party, which was linked together and looked just like the real thing. In this case, it would be difficult for Gu Mo to quickly prove his innocence.

Once Gu Mo was suspected, his chances of becoming an inner sect disciple might be in jeopardy. At least before Gu Mo's innocence was proven, the sect would not allow him to join the inner sect.

"Senior Sister Yuan, why are you so sure? It is rumored that Senior Sister Yuan and Gu Mo have a close relationship. Could it be that Senior Sister Yuan is also..." Ye Yuqi saw Yuan Niya coming forward, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in her eyes. It was Yuan Niya who made her miss Chu Feifei. If Yuan Niya was also dragged into the case of the evil cultivator, then...

"Junior Brother Ye, be careful with your words!" He Shaogang shouted, "Junior Sister Yuan has been tested for the true teachings, and her background is clear and innocent. If you doubt her, you are doubting the sect, and you are doubting all the true teachings, including yourself!"

He Shaogang's goal now is to kill Gu Mo, he doesn't want to involve Yuan Niya at this time, Gu Mo is still an outer disciple, it is relatively easy to deal with, but if Yuan Niya, the second true disciple, is involved, things will be difficult to deal with. Especially since Yuan Niya's master is still the elder of the Law Enforcement Hall.

"It was the disciple who spoke out of turn!"

Ye Yuqi reacted and quickly saluted Gao Yurui and the elders.

"It's okay. This concerns the safety of the sect, so we must be cautious." Gao Yunrui waved his hand, and his statement made He Shaogang ecstatic.

Gao Yunrui's words have already shown that he has doubts about Gu Mo's innocence. Under normal circumstances, this doubt would gradually dissipate with the passage of time.

But this is the most difficult time for Qinglu Sect. Most of the outstanding disciples have been killed. Now the only hope for Qinglu Sect is to refine the Ningying Pill and allow Sect Master Gao Yunrui to enter the Yuanying realm.

In order to ensure that there are no accidents during the refining process, the sect will ensure absolute safety. People like Gu Mo, who have been proven to have connections with evil practitioners by many evidences, will most likely not be kept in the sect. Instead, they will be temporarily sent out, and will be called back after the refining of the Condensing Infant Pill is completed.

In addition to being an outer disciple, Gu Mo is also a spiritual plant master. This identity means that Gu Mo has the opportunity to access the spiritual materials for refining the Ningying Pill. If Gu Mo secretly makes some moves, resulting in the failure of refining the Ningying Pill, then the Qinglu Sect will lose its last hope of rising.

For He Shaogang, as long as Gu Mo was sent out, the plan would be considered a success. He Shaogang could not do anything inside the Qinglu Sect's mountain gate.

But if he left Qinglu Sect, He Shaogang would have plenty of ways to kill Gu Mo outside.

"Gu Mo!"

Gao Yunrui turned his gaze to Gu Mo. "Disciple is here!"

Gu Mo said respectfully.

"You are now an inner disciple." Gao Yunrui's words surprised everyone. Gu Mo was listed as an inner disciple even though he was in the midst of a scandal of colluding with evil cultivators.

"As an inner sect disciple, you must also contribute to the sect." Gao Yunrui continued, "Recently, there is a resource point in the sect that has been invaded. You should go there to guard it for a while."

Just as He Shaogang guessed, in order to ensure that everything was foolproof, Gao Yunrui decided to temporarily transfer Gu Mo away from the sect and directly promote him to an inner disciple, which was considered a little compensation.

"Yes!"

Gu Mo knew that there was no possibility of changing this matter, so he could only nod in agreement. At the same time, Gu Mo also knew that once he left the sect, he would face the most violent attack from He Shaogang.

It has to be said that He Shaogang was very well prepared this time, especially the evidence he prepared, which was real evidence that was difficult for Gu Mo to refute. The only thing He Shaogang had miscalculated was that Gu Mo did not practice evil methods, otherwise, Gu Mo would definitely be doomed this time.

Gu Mo felt unhappy just to passively take the beating.

"Master, I have something else to say." Gu Mo took a deep breath and said.

"Say!"

Gao Yunrui signaled to Gu Mo that he could speak frankly.

"According to the sect's rules, inner disciples are qualified to challenge the true teachings. Now that I am already an inner disciple, I want to challenge the true teachings." As he spoke, Gu Mo's eyes swept towards Ye Yuqi.

He Shaogang did not take any action this time. Instead, he pretended to say nice things to him. This made it difficult for Gu Mo to take action against him. Moreover, Gu Mo also knew that He Shaogang was not so easy to deal with.

Since he couldn't deal with He Shaogang, Gu Mo would first deal with Ye Yuqi, the lackey, and pull him down from the seat of the true disciple.

"what!"

Gao Yunrui was stunned by Gu Mo's words. He obviously didn't expect Gu Mo to bring up this matter. Indeed, the sect had this rule, but...

"Junior Brother Gu Mo, you want to challenge me?" Ye Yuqi couldn't help laughing when he heard that Gu Mo wanted to challenge his position as the true disciple. Although his cultivation was also at the great perfection of Qi Refining, it was completely different from the old and potentialless Great Perfection of Qi Refining that Gu Mo had defeated before.

"Senior Brother Ye won't be afraid of fighting, right?" Gu Mo said calmly.

"Of course not, but accidents are inevitable in a fight, and I'm afraid of accidentally hurting my junior brother." Ye Yuqi's tone turned cold.

"Don't worry about it, Senior Brother Ye." Gu Mo stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

A true challenge can start as long as both parties agree. Of course, a true challenge requires two Jindan elders as witnesses, and a private challenge is invalid.

At this moment, there are not only two Jindan elders here, but also the sect leader Gao Yunrui.

"As you wish!"

Gao Yunrui shook his head. The sect's rules were there, and it was difficult to stop Gu Mo from challenging him. It was normal for Gu Mo to feel angry and want to vent after being slandered by Ye Yuqi.

With him around, nothing should go wrong.

"What kind of trouble is this Gu Mo going to make again!" Seeing that Gu Mo was about to be sent out, the plan to get rid of Gu Mo was about to be declared successful.

This sudden challenge of the true teachings made He Shaogang frown. He was really afraid that something unexpected would happen again. However, with Ye Yuqi's strength, it shouldn't be a surprise if he defeated Gu Mo.

The outer sect competition suddenly turned into a true sect challenge, which made everyone present a little confused. However, no one would miss such a good show.

"let's start!"

Gao Yunrui threw out a spirit stone, and the falling of the spirit stone meant the start of this true challenge.

"Ok?"

Ye Yuqi stared at the spirit stone that fell quickly to the ground. His nose twitched slightly, and then he smelled a dangerous smell.

Just now, Gao Yunrui and several Jindan elders were present. The powerful aura of the Jindan cultivators affected Ye Yuqi's nasal ability. Now there were only him and Gu Mo on the scene. Ye Yuqi immediately smelled danger from Gu Mo.

He couldn't understand why Gu Mo had a dangerous smell, but Ye Yuqi firmly believed in his nasal ability because it had helped him avoid many crises.

"Ding!"

Under the gaze of everyone, the spirit stone fell to the ground.

Almost at the moment the spirit stone fell to the ground, Ye Yuqi summoned his top-grade magic sword and rushed towards Gu Mo, ready to kill him with one blow.

Gu Mo stared quietly at the rapidly approaching magic sword, with a hint of silver light in his eyes.

"Divine consciousness!"

Almost instantly, all the cultivators above the foundation-building stage in the audience felt the familiar fluctuations, which were the fluctuations of spiritual consciousness that only cultivators at the foundation-building stage could experience.

But at this moment, the fluctuation of spiritual consciousness appeared on a Qi-refining cultivator.

"not good!"

Although Ye Yuqi could not sense the spiritual consciousness, the moment Gu Mo released the spiritual consciousness, Ye Yuqi smelled a strong breath of danger. Almost instantly, Ye Yuqi retracted the magic sword he had shot out to defend himself.

"Ding!"

Just at this moment, there was a loud bang, and another top-grade magic sword appeared and hit the magic sword that Ye Yuqi had recalled.

"He can actually block it!" Gu Mo glanced at Ye Yuqi with some surprise. He had to say that this guy was indeed quite capable. He could still block his attack even when being locked by spiritual sense.

However, this was of no use. When Ye Yuqi accepted the challenge, his failure was already doomed.

(End of this chapter)