I, who was turned into a woman by the Jade Maiden Master, want to rebel against the Heavenly Gang.

However, Han Ying was already gone. All that remained were three living beings standing motionless, wearing masks and chains: the puppet man in yellow robes, hacked to pieces, the exhausted Qin Rufeng, and the weak Yan Qingping.

Yun Yishui immediately came over and helped Qin Rufeng up, taking his pulse and touching his head. "Alive! There's entropy in his body. His hands... how did his hands get like this?"

Yun Yishui immediately channeled spiritual energy into Qin Rufeng's shoulders. Entropy energy was continuously forced out, and black smoke billowed from Qin Rufeng's mouth and nose.

"I'm doomed. I'm going to die." Yun Yishui frowned. "Liu Bailian will kill me."

Qin Rufeng smiled and comforted Yun Yishui, saying, "This was all caused by the Blood Shadow Sect. You can't blame your sister at all."

Yun Yishui: "Blood Shadow Sect? It's really not easy that you weren't captured."

Qin Rufeng asked again, "Then... is my hand useless?"

“I can’t help it.” Yun Yishui shook his head. “But Liu Bailian has… probably.”

Qin Rufeng stopped asking about his arms and went to Yan Qingping and the other two.

The White Tiger Saintess Yang Jiuzhen is checking on Nangong Yue and Xia Bailing.

Qin Rufeng inquired with concern, and Yang Jiuzhen replied, "It was a close call. The soul was damaged and the vital energy was greatly depleted, but it can recover."

"What kind of spell did they fall under? Was it the Soul-Capturing Banner or the Blood Soul Banner?"

Qin Rufeng shook his head and said, "This disciple does not recognize it, but there is indeed a blood-red banner."

Yan Qingping was still lying on the ground, but no one from the Taihua Sword Sect came forward to take care of her.

Unable to move her hands, Qin Rufeng could only kneel before Yan Qingping. Yun Yishui immediately understood and helped Yan Qingping up to examine and treat her injuries.

After examining him, she nodded to Ru Feng, "Like them, their souls are damaged, but they can recover with proper rest."

The three living beings were also saved, but they were all in a dazed state. The people of Hidden Moon Valley stood around the yellow-robed man's corpse, dumbfounded.

Other participants in the trial within the secret realm gradually gathered here.

Everyone was itching to say something, but no one spoke. The atmosphere was suffocatingly oppressive.

It wasn't just oppressive, it was tense and on the verge of conflict...

According to the rules, if there are any deaths or injuries within the secret realm, no one is obligated to intervene. However, this time, something unexpected has clearly happened.

No one knows which company caused this accident, and no one knows what the consequences will be after these words are spoken. It might immediately spark a fight.

After a moment, someone finally spoke. It was Bei Mingkun, the master of Seven Star Island.

Because everyone else was in a daze and unable to speak, Bei Mingkun's gaze was fixed on Qin Rufeng. He slowly said, "What exactly happened?"

As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes turned to Qin Rufeng.

Before Ru Feng could speak, a woman's voice gritted her teeth and said, "Yan Qingping of the Taihua Sword Sect...colluded with the demonic Blood Shadow Sect. She harmed fellow righteous disciples! Her crimes are beyond description!"

The person speaking is... Tao Yuening!

Qin Rufeng was shocked. She thought Tao Ling (Part 1) Erling VII Suba Yue Ning had been taken away by Han Ying. She had even looked for her, but she hadn't seen her at all.

Could it be that the magic of the Wood Spirit Root has some kind of concealment technique? I do seem to recall my master mentioning that the Wood Release technique can hide one in the environment.

Qin Rufeng immediately shouted, "Shut up! It was clearly you who colluded with the demonic cultivators and even acknowledged Han Ying as your master!"

"You still have a chain around your neck, don't you? Now you're trying to shift the blame and bite back! You're worse than a dog!"

"How can you talk about betrayal while wearing chains?" Tao Yuening said aggrievedly. "My skills are inferior to others, and several of my fellow cultivators were captured by demonic cultivators. What are your intentions in exonerating Yan Qingping?"

Qin Rufeng and Tao Yuening blamed each other, but no one else spoke up immediately.

Qin Rufeng then realized something was amiss: why didn't Tao Yuening frame him but instead pinned the blame on Yan Qingping?

A moment later, a female cultivator carrying a sword case in the crowd spoke loudly: "Yan Qingping... it's one thing for you to hold a grudge against the sect. But I never imagined that you would actually collude with the demonic cultivators of the Blood Shadow Sect for revenge! This is simply outrageous! Don't blame me, Yan Yu, for putting righteousness before family today!"

Qin Rufeng immediately understood! She understood why Tao Yuening had framed Yan Qingping... because she had no one to protect her.

The people of the Taihua Sword Sect originally intended to eliminate Yan Qingping. They themselves "believed" it, so the matter was confirmed.

With the White Tiger Saintess Yang Jiuzhen and the Kan Shui Hall Master Yun Yishui present, it would be extremely difficult for the Jade Maiden Sect to directly take action against Qin Rufeng.

By framing Yan Qingping, Qin Rufeng was only walking into a trap...

That's poisonous! Absolutely poisonous!

Chapter 52 A Sudden Rise of Killing Intent

Yan Qingping is now unable to defend herself, and Nangong Yue and Xia Bailing are speechless. Qin Rufeng faces a difficult choice.

Helping Yan Qingping could drag their entire sect into a vortex of trouble. Now that the Taihua Sword Sect has already declared "righteousness above family ties," is the Jade Maiden Sect going to interfere in their internal cleansing or even stand on the opposite side?

The best option for the Jade Maiden Sect right now seems to be to ignore the matter. But Qin Rufeng would never accept that, much less allow Tao Yuening to distort the truth!

She stepped forward to block Yan Qingjiu [the other martial arts master] and shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Seeing this, Yun Yishui and Yang Jiuzhen stepped forward to protect Qin Rufeng behind them. However, the woman from the Taihua Sword Sect named Yan Yu showed no sign of stopping. Yang Jiuzhen frowned, her hand already gripping the hilt of her sword.

Just as the two sects were about to clash, Bei Mingkun murmured, "Wait!" At the same time, he raised his hand and waved, sending dust and sand flying...

A chasm was carved into the ground, and Yan Yu finally stopped.

Bei Mingkun said calmly, "Please be patient. The facts are not yet clear, and it is not appropriate to draw conclusions prematurely."

At this moment, Nangong Yue swayed and propped herself up, saying in a weak voice, "Qingyuan Sect's Tao Yuening colluded with the demonic cultivator Blood Shadow Sect..."

"We and Yan Qingping...we were all injured by the Soul Banner, how could we possibly collude with demonic cultivators?" She said these words with all her might, and then collapsed again.

However, someone from the Qingyuan Sect cried out, "Junior Sister! Junior Sister~~ It's all my fault! It's all my fault for being incompetent. That vixen Yan Qingping has ruined you like this; she's utterly wicked!"

The person screaming and wailing was none other than Chu Zhongtian. Qin Rufeng frowned, wondering if this person was still alive. Hadn't Yan Qingping and the others eliminated him completely? Or was he just incredibly good at running away?

Chu Zhongtian was still alive, giving him an extra mouth to speak. However, at this moment, the target of the other party's attack was still Yan Qingping.

Even with tensions running high, they still didn't direct their anger at the Jade Maiden Sect. They didn't want to break ties completely; as long as the blame was pinned on Yan Qingping, they could fight without actually breaking up.

The sects whose disciples had lost their minds and could not recover, and Hidden Moon Valley, whose disciples had been turned into puppets and died tragically, remained silent. They were all observing how the situation developed…

These people were so meticulous, yet none of them bothered to ask where Han Ying from the Blood Shadow Sect had gone.

Qin Rufeng grew angrier the more she thought about it. She looked at Yang Jiuzhen and saw that she was frowning as if she was weighing the pros and cons.

Then look at Yun Yishui... her reaction is strange. Perhaps she knows she was in the wrong for having tricked Yan Qingping, she is now channeling spiritual energy into Yan Qingping to heal her injuries.

Yan Qingping was already injured during her battle with Lu Yu, and then her vital essence was drained by Qin Rufeng. She then fought against the Qingyuan Sect, and later battled Han Ying before finally being injured by the Soul Banner.

Of all the people, she was the most seriously injured, and Yun Yishui probably wanted to help her recover to the point where she could at least speak.

Nangong Yue stared fiercely at Tao Yuening, knowing that with her pride, she would not compromise in the slightest.

Chu Zhongtian was still wailing...

Just then, Tao Yuening said again, "If you don't believe me, you can look at the sword wounds on my body. They were inflicted by the Taihua Sword Sect's Myriad Swords Technique."

Chu Zhongtian immediately said, "Within the secret realm, everyone relies on their own abilities, but colluding with demonic cultivators is a different story. Anyone who colludes with demonic cultivators deserves to be killed!"

Tao Yuening was practically shredded into a human stump by Qin Rufeng; her pitiful appearance garnered some sympathy. At least the disciples of the Qingyuan Sect were on the verge of losing their temper.

They all ignored the fact that Yan Qingping was also injured by the Soul Banner, and even Nangong Yue was so angry that she trembled all over.

Although Yan Qingping gradually regained her senses under Yun Yishui's care, she was still too weak to speak and defend herself. She could only muster all her strength to shake her head at Qin Rufeng, meaning to leave her alone…

Qin Rufeng was burning with rage. Wasn't this blatant misrepresentation, turning black into white in broad daylight?

She knew perfectly well that no one present was a fool. The truth wasn't important... strength was. Strength was the truth.

With the power levels now evenly matched, the best approach is to pin the blame on Yan Qingping. Then, the various sects can feign a discussion about how to deal with the demonic cultivators. Everyone will save face, and the matter will be considered closed.

The only one willing to "suffer a loss" is the Taihua Sword Sect. The woman named Yan Yu is clearly Yan Qingping's older sister or elder. She'll use this opportunity to eliminate Yan Qingping.

Hehe, go to hell; Ersansi (chive enterprise ImII die!)

Qin Rufeng stepped forward and said loudly, "I injured Tao Yuening of Qingyuan Sect! She colluded with demonic cultivators and acted as their accomplice."

"My master always taught me that cultivators should eliminate demons and protect the righteous path. How could I tolerate this demoness's actions! I only regret that I couldn't take her dog's life!"

Chu Zhongtian retorted angrily, "Liu Ruyan! Why are you protecting this traitor to the righteous path? What are your intentions!"

"The Qingyuan Sect and the Jade Maiden Sect should each rely on their own abilities in a contest. You killed my senior brother Tengzi because he was indeed inferior in skill, but why are you still making things difficult for us!"

Their banter completely ignited the atmosphere at the scene...

The crowd buzzed with discussion, and Yang Jiuzhen and Yun Yishui stared at Qin Rufeng in astonishment. They thought it was already a miracle that Liu Bailian, a pseudo-spiritual root disciple in the Qi Refining stage, was still alive; how could he possibly kill someone in the Foundation Establishment stage?

The Qingyuan Sect members were extremely embarrassed, and they were all furious and indignant. The situation was about to get out of control.

At this moment, Tao Yuening said again, "I didn't want to bring this up... but now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to say it."

She looked coldly at Qin Rufeng and said, "There's something going on between Liu Ruyan of the Jade Maiden Sect and Yan Qingping...!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Rufeng trembled. She knew this was a fatal blow, and cold sweat broke out on her brow.

She racked her brains for a solution, but Tao Yuening continued, "Senior Brother Chu, Senior Brother Teng, and I saw with our own eyes that she and Yan Qingping were practically naked in the cave, embracing and rubbing against each other..."

She paused, her face turning as red as a tomato, "It's so disgusting I can't even describe it. Anyway, the moans could be heard outside the cave."

"If you don't believe me, you can look at Yan Qingping... Why is she wearing the Taoist robe of the Jade Maiden Sect?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.

Yan Yu of the Taihua Sword Sect also recognized that Qin Rufeng's dress was made from Yan Qingping's robe. She immediately rebuked Yan Qingping angrily, saying, "You shameless wretch! You've disgraced the sect!"

Qin Rufeng was utterly speechless. The fact that the two had swapped clothes was too difficult to explain. Besides, they really had...

Although Tao=7叁/究玲棋蹴V扒玥宁 was completely fabricating lies and framing her, she actually guessed right.

Even if this part can be skipped, at this point, the Qingyuan Sect and the Taihua Sword Sect would no longer believe any explanation.

Because they simply don't care about the truth. The Qingyuan Sect disciples suffered casualties and lost face; now they only want revenge. The Taihua Sword Sect, on the other hand, has abandoned all pretense of honor to eliminate Yan Qingping.

If Qin Rufeng were to explain the truth at this point, she would inevitably have to reveal that Lu Yu was killed by her. This would then force the people of the Fire Cloud Palace to take an opposing stance.

Qin Rufeng used to think that jokes like "a bowl of noodles" were really stupid, but now that he has been wronged, he understands the bitterness behind them.

To be honest, if someone had committed suicide by sword to prove their innocence, no one would have pursued the matter. Don't even mention fabricated stories; many people in history have died this way.

"But I don't care about innocence... You're the one who's going to die!!" Qin Rufeng glared at Tao Yuening, his murderous intent rising suddenly.

Chapter 53 Beheading

Since Qin Rufeng couldn't use her hands, she used her feet to gather energy. Beneath her slender, jade-like feet, the shape of an ice lotus was faintly visible, though its shape was irregular.

In her rage, she was forced to come up with a new move... Qin Rufeng lifted her long, snow-white legs and kicked the ice floe straight at Tao Yuening's brow!

However, a "ding!" was heard... The White Tiger Saintess Yang Jiuzhen drew her sword and blocked the attack.

She glanced at Ru Feng and said in a serious tone, "Your temper is exactly the same as Liu Bailian's, but you don't have your master's strength yet. Behave yourself and don't do anything out of line, or I can still protect you."

Qin Rufeng's move put the Qingyuan Sect on edge. However, Yang Jiuzhen had blocked the attack, and the senior members of the Qingyuan Sect were still maintaining order.

Only the Seven Star Island Master, Bei Mingkun, stared at Qin Rufeng with a furrowed brow. He had already realized that... this ice crystal contained extremely strong entropy energy.

Bei Mingkun thought to himself, "Could this child be controlling qi with entropy? How is that possible..."

At this moment, Tao Yuening cried and wailed, and Chu Zhongtian added fuel to the fire. The Qingyuan Sect was about to lose its temper.

Bei Mingkun could tell that they intended to kill Qin Rufeng, so he spoke up: "That Qingyuan Sect member was injured by a sword. If I'm not mistaken, it was a real sword wound. It should be the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix from the Taihua Sword Sect."

Bei Mingkun felt that Qin Rufeng was hiding many secrets and wanted to protect her. But things had escalated to this point, and even he could only turn his attention to Yan Qingping to protect Qin Rufeng.

Seeing this, Tao Yuening immediately said, "Master Beiming, you are wise." As she spoke, she used her only remaining left hand to draw a sword...

This bitch actually had a backup plan! Qin Rufeng's eyes were fixed on the sword. It was the very sword she had thrown to stab Tao Yuening when she fell into the abyss. But it was indeed a sword from the Taihua Sword Sect.

A smile flashed across Yan Yu's face when she saw the sword, then she glared at Yan Qingping and angrily rebuked her, "You wicked child! The evidence is irrefutable, there's nothing more to say! I never imagined you would actually collude with demonic cultivators! This is an outrage against heaven and earth!"

Now that things have come to this, there seems to be a sense that "the tide cannot be turned"...

It was Qin Rufeng, Yan Qingping, and two fellow disciples of the Jade Maiden Sect who fought desperately against Han Ying to save everyone in the secret realm.

It was clearly the three members of the Qingyuan Sect who first attacked Qin Rufeng and Yan Qingping, and then Tao Yuening surrendered to the Xueying Sect...

Now they've completely distorted the truth, making it seem like Yan Qingping colluded with demonic cultivators. They've made it seem like Qin Rufeng, for his own selfish reasons, protected a traitor, and not only killed one member of the Qingyuan Sect and seriously injured another, but also deliberately made things difficult for them and even killed them to silence them.

At this moment, the people of Hidden Moon Valley also stood up and shouted, "The Blood Shadow Sect harmed our disciples with such cruel methods! Hidden Moon Valley will never let this matter rest!"

This clearly shows which side they're on... They've stepped forward, and several other sects have also sided with the Qingyuan Sect and the Taihua Sword Sect.

Qin Rufeng was furious. She looked at everyone and slowly said, "A hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, is that it?"

She then manipulated the snake mushroom to replace her hands and swallowed another Qi Condensation Pill.

With his spiritual energy replenished, Qin Rufeng reversed the balance of spiritual entropy within his body, transforming it into a state of yang encompassing yin. Then, he channeled his spiritual energy to unleash the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix...

The sword that slowly emerged from the ripples around her was the same one that Tao Yuening held. Then Qin Rufeng used his internal energy to retrieve the sword from Tao Yuening's hand.