Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 97 Thorough Investigation
The silent Venerable Danhua suddenly turned his head slightly and glanced coldly at the two female cultivators who were slumped on the ground.

They looked quite flustered, their eyes darting around as if trying to escape something terrible.

With a blank expression and an unusually calm tone, Venerable Danhua said, "In that case, let's examine them carefully to see if these two women have used disguise techniques to conceal their true identities."

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable authority.

As soon as he finished speaking, several law enforcement disciples quickly stepped forward and swiftly subdued the two female cultivators.

One of the enforcement disciples took out a bottle of potion from his pocket and carefully poured it onto the faces of the female cultivators.

As the medicine came into contact with the skin, a slight hissing sound was heard. Then, a surprising scene unfolded—the familiar face began to gradually distort and deform, eventually revealing two completely unfamiliar faces.

Upon seeing this, the crowd couldn't help but let out a low gasp.

The sect leader of Huatian Sect had a face so gloomy it seemed like it was about to drip water. Someone was lurking in the sect and no one had noticed. Who knew how many such people existed?

He decisively issued the order: "Bring them their identification tags and check them. Quickly go and invite the outer sect elders to come and identify them!"

Upon receiving the order, some disciples hurriedly ran out of the main hall to find the elder in charge of external affairs, while others respectfully presented the female cultivator's identity token to the Honghuang elder.

Elder Honghuang took the identity token, examined it carefully for a moment, and then his expression became solemn.

He shook his head at the Hua Tian Sect Master and the other elders, and slowly said, "Elders, Sect Master, after inspection, we found that the spiritual light on these two identity tokens has been extinguished. In my opinion, their owners have already unfortunately perished, so these two women should not be the true owners of the identity tokens."

A suffocating silence filled the air, as if time itself had frozen.

Elder Mo Li slowly opened his lips, breaking the heavy silence: "Since someone has already used such insidious and cunning methods to quietly infiltrate our sect, then it can be concluded that it is not just a few individuals. In my opinion, shouldn't we conduct a comprehensive and in-depth investigation of the entire sect?"

His voice was low and solemn, carrying a hint of worry and vigilance.

The Primordial Elder nodded slightly in agreement: "That's absolutely right! Most of the disciples in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages who haven't formally become disciples haven't lit their Soul Lamps."

In this way, even if they encounter misfortune, it will be difficult for us to quickly determine whether they are alive or dead.

Therefore, whether it's the External Affairs Hall responsible for handling external affairs, the Outer Hall where the inner disciples reside, or even the numerous miscellaneous disciples, they all probably need to be thoroughly investigated one by one.

Upon hearing this, Sect Master Hua Tian frowned and said with a troubled expression, "Your suggestion is certainly very good, but the problem is that the number of people who need to be screened this time is simply too large."

Faced with such a large number of people, where should we begin, and what methods should we use to conduct this investigation?

His sharp, hawk-like gaze slowly swept over everyone present, his eyes filled with urgency and expectation, as if trying to see through their faces to the secrets hidden deep within their hearts, searching for a feasible answer to the current problem. Just then, the silent Venerable Danhua finally broke the silence, speaking with a grave expression: "Let's act together! Bring all the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stage disciples, as well as all the menial disciples currently remaining in the sect, to the plaza."

We can use a method of traction to carefully examine the condition of each person's identification card. If anything unusual is found, immediately classify them as a suspect and bring them back for thorough questioning.

Upon hearing this, Hua Tian, ​​who was standing to the side, flashed a decisive look in his eyes and immediately replied, "Good idea! However, this matter is of great importance and cannot be delayed in the slightest. Martial Uncle, please go and inform Martial Uncle Miaoyin as soon as possible, and also inform the peak masters of each peak, so that they can be responsible for investigating the disciples on their respective peaks whose soul lamps are showing abnormalities."

"Activate the sect's grand formation. Only authorized personnel are permitted to enter; leaving the sect without permission is strictly prohibited!"

Once the order was given, the entire Wuhua Sect instantly became tense and busy.

The disciples immediately took action as instructed, and a massive investigation was launched.

As for the lower-ranking disciples, they had no idea what had happened. They were simply summoned to the square, and then many of them were taken away for questioning.

Some people with guilty consciences seemed to sense the dangerous atmosphere in the air. Without hesitation, they rushed towards the mountain gate, trying to escape this place of trouble.

Unfortunately, the sect's grand formation had already been activated, and without exception, all those who tried to escape were stopped on the spot and taken away for questioning. For a time, panic gripped the Five Flowers Sect, and the oppressive atmosphere made it almost impossible to breathe.

After a full day and night, this large-scale crackdown finally came to an end.

Shockingly, they took away more than a thousand low-level disciples! Among them, there were more than three hundred Foundation Establishment stage disciples, nearly six hundred outer sect disciples, and more than a hundred miscellaneous disciples.

After a thorough investigation, it was discovered that almost all of these more than a thousand disciples had unfortunately perished.

It turns out that these people were able to successfully infiltrate the Wuhua Sect by using disguise techniques.

Moreover, because everyone carried a disciple identification tag, no one had noticed that their disciple identity had long been replaced.

These infiltrators acted with extreme caution within the sect, always remaining silent and never easily showing their talents.

Even when they were bullied and oppressed by their fellow disciples, they chose to silently endure it and never thought of using their identity tokens to seek any special treatment or benefits.

Sect Master Hua Tian looked at the large number of spies before him, his heart heavy and filled with frustration. What were these people's purposes in infiltrating the Five Flowers Sect? And what opportunity were they waiting for?
He couldn't help but ponder to himself: if even the low-level cultivators have been so severely infiltrated, what will the situation be like for the other levels? At this thought, a chill ran through him, and he couldn't help but shiver.

Without daring to delay any longer, Sect Master Hua Tian made a decisive move, immediately summoning the sect's high-ranking members to discuss countermeasures and begin meticulous planning.

(End of this chapter)