The abandoned cannon fodder girl's path to immortality

Chapter 162 Questioning the Heart
"Master!" Dai Yuzhu and the others heard the sect leader's summons and came to the front hall where Shui Huanmeng and the other person were.

"You've all heard it, haven't you? Something terrible has happened to the sect this time. And it's extremely serious!"

As Shui Huanmeng spoke, she had already walked to the front of the courtyard, preparing to fly towards the back mountain of the sect.

Chen Jinshu and the others followed suit, also taking out their flying magical artifacts and flying towards the back mountain of the sect.

She had some idea of ​​what was going on in the sect, that it was nothing more than the discovery of an extraordinary fallen demon disciple, or even an elder.

When they arrived at the back of the mountain, they realized that the situation was far more serious than they had imagined.

At this time, almost all the disciples of the sect had gathered at the back mountain, except for a few elders of the sect.

"Dang Xiaoshan! I never thought you would fall into demonic ways! It's truly despicable!" Gu Daoyong rushed over and, upon seeing Dang Xiaoshan, whose cultivation was imprisoned and bound in the center, became furious.

Back then, Master Gu and he joined the Xuanming Sect together. Unfortunately, Dang Xiaoshan had better aptitude and reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm in just a few hundred years. Although he was also in the late stage, he had only advanced to that level in the last few days.

It can be said that Master Gu has always regarded him as a good friend who has made progress together, but he never expected that he would see such a shameful side of his friend today.

Dang Xiaoshan was speechless, his eyes filled with an indescribable emotion as he gazed at Master Gu.

"Alright, Brother Gu! Things have come to this!" The surrounding elders promptly comforted Master Gu.

"I just never imagined that he would one day go down this path..."

"Alright! All the Golden Core cultivators present will now undergo the test of their hearts and minds!"

As the sect leader spoke, he threw a golden stone directly onto the stone wall in front of him. The stone was covered with white patterns and then quickly grew into a white corridor that was half a zhang long.

"Let me go first! I am a close friend of Dang Xiaoshan!" Master Gu stepped forward first and walked towards the Questioning Stone without hesitation.

"Are you related to demonic cultivators?" the sect leader asked in a deep voice.

"It has nothing to do with me!" Master Gu answered truthfully, showing no abnormality whatsoever.

If the answer is false, the Heart-Asking Stone will turn black, making it very easy to see that no one is lying.

Subsequently, a group of elders, including Shui Huanmeng, stepped forward to prove their innocence.

Next came all the real people from the remaining peaks.

However, a mistake occurred when they arrived at Longxiang Peak; one of the masters was not present!

"Of the sixteen True Immortals of Dragon Soaring Peak, only fifteen have arrived?" The sect leader glanced at the True Immortals of Dragon Soaring Peak, his expression somewhat displeased.

This immediately exposed two fallen demons, demonstrating the extent to which the Xuanming Sect had been thrown into chaos.

"Master Xie Jie is in seclusion!" said the peak master of Longxiang Peak, his face slightly pale.

"Seclusion? You still have the mind to seclude yourself at a time like this? I'll trouble you and Uncle-Master Yu to help me capture someone at Dragon Soaring Peak!" The sect leader turned his head and politely bowed to a Nascent Soul True Monarch in the center.

"Well said! The Xuanming Sect should have done this a long time ago! It has bred so many parasites, making us a laughing stock for the other sects!" He Yu Zhenjun glanced at the Feng family and other sect cultivators standing in the corner before flying towards Dragon Soaring Peak.

"Next up are the Foundation Establishment disciples from each peak!"

……

A quarter of an hour passed, and the sect leader had already reviewed the disciples from the two peaks. Because the disciples answered readily, the process was much faster.

"Xie Jie has arrived!" He Yu Zhenjun held a weak and frail True Person in his hands, like a little chick. The True Person's appearance was so weak that many True Persons sighed in pity.

Xie Jie was the youngest Golden Core cultivator on Dragon Soaring Peak, and it was rumored that he was expected to break through to the Nascent Soul stage within a hundred years and become a major trump card for the Xuanming Sect. Unexpectedly, he has fallen to this state.

"When I arrived, this guy was still communicating with the Demon Lord! No need to interrogate him!"

As He Yuzhenjun spoke, a small statue of a hellish demon emanating demonic energy floated in his hand.

Chen Jinshu was very familiar with the portrait, but he never expected that it was used to communicate with the Demon Lord.

However, she soon noticed something different. This small statue of the Demon Lord was more realistic, dark in color, and still teeming with surging demonic energy.

"So, the next batch of Foundation Establishment disciples!" The sect leader sighed softly and began to call out to the next wave of Foundation Establishment disciples.

Half an hour later, all the Foundation Establishment disciples had finished their inquiries and discovered that three veteran disciples were not behaving themselves. After questioning them, they learned that they had already been in contact with demonic cultivators.

The reason was that his cultivation had stagnated for a long time, and he had tried many methods without success, so he thought of a shortcut.

Next up were Chen Jinshu and the other Qi Refining disciples, with their Medicine King Peak being the first to begin.

After all, Medicine King Peak was the first place where a Fallen Demon Golden Core True Person had appeared, and Medicine King Peak was one of the most important peaks in the entire sect.

Chen Jinshu walked onto the Heart-Questioning Stone and felt a cool breeze emanating from it, which was very comfortable and did not feel restrictive as she had imagined.

"Have you been in contact with or associated with demonic cultivators?"

"No!" Chen Jinshu blurted out casually, without any hesitation.

Seeing the sect leader nod, she walked directly down the Questioning Stone, followed by Du Yi and the others.

Because there are many miscellaneous tasks among the Qi Refining disciples, the interrogation takes the longest.

However, relatively few problems arose among the Qi Refining disciples, with only two menial servants, who were preparing to come into contact with demonic cultivators recently.

"After discussion among the sect's patriarch and many elders, it has been decided to promulgate the following sect rules! I hope you will all be aware of them!" The sect leader hovered in the air, scanning all the disciples below, including Golden Core cultivators.

"Whether you are a disciple or an elder, you must pass through the Demon-Illuminating Mirror when entering or leaving the sect! And once a year, you must go to the Hall of the Peak Master for a self-examination. This is the responsibility of the respective Peak Master!"

"Recently, there has been frequent disturbance from demonic cultivators near the sect. Therefore, the elders have decided that all disciples who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage must accept a demon-hunting mission every year! Teams are allowed, but the mission rewards must be split equally!"

"In addition, any disciple who researches techniques, elixirs, or spiritual artifacts that can counteract demonic energy and demonic creatures can go to the Affairs Hall to receive the corresponding reward..."

……

Not long after the sect leader promulgated the new sect rules, he dismissed the disciples who had already been interrogated.

Chen Jinshu and the others were once again taken back to Biyi Palace by their master.

"It's getting late. Go and cultivate yourselves! Starting tomorrow, if you have any questions about cultivation, come to me anytime! I have already informed the sect leader that I will not be leaving Biyi Palace for some time!" Shui Huanmeng said to her disciples as soon as she landed on the ground.

"We understand!" Chen Jinshu and the others bowed slightly.

"Senior brothers and sisters! If you have accepted the demon-hunting mission, we can go together!" Chen Jinshu turned to his senior brothers and sisters and said.

“Junior Sister’s cultivation level is still low. We’ve all been stuck in the Foundation Establishment stage for a while now. Junior Sister doesn’t need to worry too much. Focus on improving your cultivation as soon as possible!” Senior Brother Zheng Shaosi shook his head slightly, rejecting Chen Jinshu’s suggestion.

He knew that Chen Jinshu wanted to do his part, but since the sect had issued such a new rule, it was because they hoped that the Foundation Establishment cultivators would understand that cultivation was not easy and that both their character and strength could not be neglected!