The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

As they approached Dingjiu City, Hou Cang suddenly remembered something: "Aren't you going to release that fox you inexplicably picked up back into the wild?"

Even during his escape, he didn't forget to bring along the big gray fox that dressed himself up like a sardine; he really couldn't understand why he had to bring it along.

Lin Du shook his head. "He has already found his answer. He'll stay in the Demon Realm. I still have things for him to do."

The matter in Fusifang still needs to be investigated further by Huyou.

Hou Cang stopped caring after hearing this.

When He Gui saw Lin Du and Hou Cang return, he glanced at the tightly bound man and grinned, "Oh, where did you find this fiend to tie up? You managed to stab him to death with your sword?"

Hou Cang uttered two words, "Wen Fu".

He Gui's expression changed. "He's not dead yet? Is this his true form?"

Hou Cang shook his head, "It's up to you."

He Gui quickly regained his amicable smile, "Of course, we're fellow disciples, I'll treat him well."

Hou Cang added, "Be careful, Junior Sister said she doesn't want to live anymore."

"Don't worry." He Gui only left Hou Cang with his back turned, waved his hand, and his voice drifted over from afar, "Our Jun Ding Prefecture upholds the principles of humanity and will absolutely not cause any deaths, nor will it cause any deaths of demons or monsters."

"Oh, right, Junior Sister." He Gui suddenly stopped. "Do you want to come along? Those kids in the sect recently received some news and left in a hurry."

Lin Du was taken aback. "What's wrong? Aren't you going out for training?"

He Gui shook his head. "I heard that a group of righteous disciples found some clues about the culprit who turned people into demons and headed to Kongxiang Valley. They wanted to find you before they left, but they couldn't contact you with their disciple tokens."

Lin Du's expression changed, and he turned and ran.

"Hey, where are you going?!" Yan Ye had already planned how to deal with this kid all the way here, and now he's running off?

Lin Du was stopped for a moment, and decided to ask another question. He turned to look at He Gui, but unexpectedly met the gaze of the person behind him.

Behind He Gui, Wen Fu was surrounded by a group of yamen runners, bound tightly from head to toe, so that he could only walk in small, shuffling steps. In that comical state, he happened to turn around and look at Lin Du.

Even though the sky was still bright and clear, and He Guihou, dressed in snow-white clothes and with a clear breeze, had no light in his eyes, as if they were an abyss.

Lin Du suddenly remembered the words he had spoken under the Tree of Origin in the secret realm that day.

The pieces have been placed, but the chessboard will not stop.

You can kill him, but the course of the world will not stop.

Lin Du closed his eyes, and in front of these people, he pinched a black chess piece between his fingers, then crushed it into dust with force. He stared at Wen Fu and scattered the insignificant ashes.

"Your chess pieces, and you as a person, will all be crushed by me, without exception."

Wenfu's mouth was gagged, so he couldn't move and could only make a few muffled noises.

Lin Du turned to Yan Ye and said, "I have to go to Kongxiang Valley urgently. We'll talk about the punishment when I get back."

Yan Ye swallowed back the curse that was about to be uttered. "Alright, I know, you think you're so capable? Get lost."

After hearing this, Lin Du promptly left, summoned his spirit boat, set it to its fastest speed, and flew towards Kongxiang Valley without regard for the cost.

Yan Ye turned his head and said, "It's like nothing can function without her. Look at how capable she is."

Lin Tuan glanced at him. "If you really don't like it, why not give it to my nephew? He's always wanted an apprentice."

Yan Ye sneered and uttered only three words, "Tell him to get lost!"

Seeing Lin Tuan's mocking expression, he added, "Even if I ascended to heaven on the spot, I wouldn't give it to him. My disciple is the number one genius in the orthodox Taoist sect. Who else but me is worthy to teach her?"

After Yan Ye finished speaking, he immediately turned around and left, disappearing from the spot.

Empty Echo Valley, a valley usually sparsely populated, was now filled with disciples from several sects and aristocratic families.

The cultivators from Guiyuan Sect and Jishi Sect were gathered together, confronting the group of people in front of them.

"Even if you are disciples of the Supreme Sect, you cannot insist on protecting a sinner when the evidence is clear!" A disciple of the Guiyuan Sect was clearly unconvinced.

"We investigated diligently and had all the evidence we needed. We even caught him red-handed. In his cave, there were clearly body parts tainted with demonic energy. When we caught him, he was still holding tools and studying the corpse!"

"The disciples of the Jishi Sect also said that it was clearly a human transformed into a demon!"

On the other side, several disciples of the Jishi Sect also nodded.

Yan Qing frowned, turned to look at Xia Tianwu, "Senior Sister..."

"I know! This evil cultivator still has communications with your Supreme Sect. You're trying to protect your fellow disciples!" A man ran out of the cave holding several letters and shouted loudly.

These words caused an uproar among the cultivators surrounding the Supreme Sect and the entire group of artisans behind them.

"How is this possible?"

"Could it be that the Supreme Sect was also involved in this conspiracy?"

"The Supreme Sect is the number one sect in Central China?!"

"That's not entirely unreasonable... Is it because it's the number one sect in Zhongzhou that it has the ability to deceive everyone and no one dares to expose it?"

"Didn't the Records of Strange Tales of Zhongzhou say that the people from the Supreme Sect went there and wiped out all the demons in the valley? Was this actually an attempt to destroy evidence and cover up the truth?" someone whispered.

"Isn't this just deceiving the world and stealing fame!" one person couldn't help but curse.

"As expected, the more renowned a sect is, the more filth it harbors! How could it not have gone astray after hundreds of generations?"

The cultivators felt as if a colossal lie had been uncovered, and their anger was palpable. The way they looked at the members of the Supreme Sect had changed.

Mo Lin frowned, looking worriedly at his side, "Tian Wu..."

Amidst a chorus of curses, Xia Tianwu stepped forward. "The person he was communicating with was indeed me! My conscience is clear. I just underwent the Heavenly Tribulation the other day, advancing to the Radiant Sun Realm. If I had truly done something against medical ethics and the righteous path, how could I have passed the test of the Heavenly Tribulation? I, Xia Tianwu, hereby swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao!"

She raised her hand, her eyes resolute, her voice clear, "Xia Tianwu, the 100th generation disciple of the Supreme Sect, swears to Heaven that all his actions have never violated the righteous path, nor has he ever participated in any evil arts that turn people into demons. If he breaks this oath, may he be annihilated by heavenly lightning!"

A muffled clap of thunder sounded on a clear day, signifying the vow had been made, yet no lightning struck.

Everyone fell silent for a moment, exchanging bewildered glances.

It's true, but how do you explain that letter and the scene of the arrest?

"Even so, this only proves that your Supreme Sect members were not involved!"

This statement was met with immediate and enthusiastic agreement. "Yes! This only proves that Master Xia wasn't involved, but we caught him red-handed. Does that evil cultivator dare to swear an oath?!"

Yuan Ye chuckled, turned to look at the person struggling to flex his arm, paused for a moment, and then quickly turned away.

He didn't see anything.

It's better not to make this oath to Heaven.

Once it's released, it's like being struck by lightning and killed outright.

Mo Lin turned his head helplessly, "Master Quan, aren't you going to say a word in your defense?"

Quan the Craftsman turned his face away. "Looking like this, do you think they'd believe me?"

After all, he's not exactly a good person either.