Lin Feng led the group directly to his home. In this area, every member of the Xuanyi Sect had their own independent villa, all equipped with high-tech smart devices. The treatment these sect members received was truly exceptional.
Lin Feng's home featured a small garden at the entrance. Inside, the house was clean and elegant, even bordering on luxurious. The decor was decidedly European in style.
After Chen Yang, Qin Moyao, Huang Xiong, and the other Xuanyi Sect members entered, Chen Yang instructed Lin Feng to close all the doors.
Once this was done, Chen Yang took out the Phoenix Jade.
Under the light, the Phoenix Jade emitted a soft glow.
Since Bai Yinshuang's soul had already attained a certain level of cultivation, she wasn't afraid of the gathering of so many living people. Each living person, especially males, carried a strong yang energy. With so many people together, the yang energy was intense.
Ordinary ghosts would never dare appear in such crowded places.
But Bai Yinshuang was different.
At that moment, visible black mist began to drift out of the Phoenix Jade. The mist was thick and carried an indescribable chill. Eventually, it billowed out in waves...
Fortunately, the Xuanyi Sect members were all well-versed in the supernatural, so they remained calm. Only Huang Xiong was startled.
The black mist then coalesced into Bai Yinshuang's form. She stood before everyone, dressed in plain white clothes, her demeanor cool and indifferent, appearing just as she had in life.
However, upon closer inspection, one could see that her figure was somewhat ethereal.
"Nan Nan!" Lin Feng exclaimed, overcome with emotion at the sight of Bai Yinshuang.
The Xuanyi Sect members had varied reactions upon seeing Bai Yinshuang. Some were happy, others had complex expressions, and some remained impassive.
Huang Xiong was almost dumbstruck, but thanks to Chen Yang and Qin Moyao's prior warning, he managed to keep his composure.
In contrast to Lin Feng's excitement, Bai Yinshuang appeared much more detached. She looked at Lin Feng and called out, "Brother Lin!"
Her voice resonated directly in everyone's minds. They received Bai Yinshuang's words through brain waves, unlike normal communication between people, which involves the auditory system before being processed by the brain.
"How did you end up like this? What happened?" Lin Feng immediately asked, looking at Bai Yinshuang with concern.
Bai Yinshuang glanced at everyone before replying, "This is all thanks to Cheng Jianhua." She then recounted her experiences after leaving the Xuanyi Sect.
When the group heard about Cheng Jianhua's despicable act of killing Bai Yinshuang, they were filled with righteous indignation.
Only Elder He's expression was strange and complex. However, given the circumstances, Elder He naturally didn't dare speak up for Cheng Jianhua. Moreover, his relationship with Cheng Jianhua was merely one of mutual benefit. Now that Cheng Jianhua's fate was uncertain, he certainly wouldn't continue to side with him.
Chen Yang then added, "The Sect Founder was indeed killed by Cheng Jianhua. I came here at Nan Nan's request. Little did I know that as soon as I arrived, Cheng Jianhua would falsely accuse me of killing the Sect Founder. That day, I was captured by Cheng Jianhua and my life hung by a thread. Cheng Jianhua threw me into the alchemical furnace, intending to extract my luck using his minor fate manipulation technique. Fortunately, the Sect Founder had left the Ultimate Golden Pill in that furnace for me, along with an AK-47 automatic rifle. That's how I managed to escape."
Chen Yang continued, "The Sect Founder left a trace of his consciousness in the Ultimate Golden Pill, and he communicated with me. He said that in the future, the leadership of the Xuanyi Sect should be entrusted to Nan Nan."
This statement caused an uproar among the crowd.
Elder He was particularly shocked and exclaimed, "You really consumed the Ultimate Golden Pill? Did my senior brother truly succeed in refining it?"
Chen Yang surveyed the crowd and said, "I assume the Ultimate Golden Pill is a great secret of your Xuanyi Sect. The fact that an outsider like me knows about it should speak volumes."
Lin Feng immediately said, "I believe everything this brother has said is true. Cheng Jianhua is worse than a beast to have harmed Nan Nan. It just goes to show what a despicable and ungrateful scoundrel he is. Earlier, Cheng Jianhua claimed that this brother killed the Sect Founder, but can we trust Cheng Jianhua's words?"
"No, we can't!" the Xuanyi Sect disciples immediately chorused.
These Xuanyi Sect disciples were no fools. To be admitted into the Xuanyi Sect, one had to be exceptionally intelligent. So they could discern right from wrong in the current situation.
Elder He then said, "Regardless, there's something suspicious about the Sect Founder's death. We can't jump to conclusions based on an outsider's words alone. He claims he ate the Ultimate Golden Pill, but whether that's true or not is still worth considering."
Chen Yang calmly looked at Elder He and said, "I came at Nan Nan's request to seek justice from the Sect Founder. Nan Nan can vouch for this."
Bai Yinshuang immediately confirmed, "That's correct."
Chen Yang's mind worked quickly, and he added, "If I came to seek justice from the Sect Founder, why on earth would I kill him?"
Elder He calmly replied, "Perhaps my senior brother refused your request, and you harbored ill intentions." He paused, then continued, "Or perhaps you knew beforehand that my senior brother possessed the Ultimate Golden Pill, so you killed him for it."
Chen Yang laughed and said, "The Sect Founder was a master of the mystic arts, able to foresee fortune and misfortune. If I truly had evil intentions, how could the Sect Founder not have foreseen his own peril?"
Elder He was left speechless.
Chen Yang immediately followed up, "On the contrary, elder, you previously aided Cheng Jianhua in capturing us without discerning right from wrong. You didn't even give us a chance to explain ourselves. Now you're here causing confusion. Could it be that you're Cheng Jianhua's accomplice? For all we know, the Sect Founder might have been killed by you and Cheng Jianhua."
A flash of panic crossed Elder He's eyes. He angrily retorted, "Don't slander me with such baseless accusations."
Chen Yang said, "Why are you so flustered? I'm merely speculating, yet you seem terrified. Are you feeling hot?"
Suddenly, Elder He's eyes bulged, and he fainted on the spot.
Seeing this, Chen Yang thought to himself, "Damn, the old fox is faking it? How dare he try to stir up trouble when he can't even handle a bit of pressure."
At that moment, Bai Yinshuang said, "I can read Elder He's memories and project his brain waves for everyone to see. You can all judge for yourselves whether the Sect Founder's death is related to Elder He and Cheng Jianhua." With that, she prepared to enter Elder He's mind.
Elder He, who was merely pretending to be unconscious, was terrified by this prospect. He didn't dare let Bai Yinshuang enter his mind. If his misdeeds were exposed, how could he continue to stay in the Xuanyi Sect? Forget about staying, he might not even be able to survive!
Elder He quickly stood up, angrily glaring at everyone and then at Bai Yinshuang. He shouted, "Have you all gone mad?"
Chen Yang snorted coldly and stepped forward, delivering a swift chop to Elder He's neck.
This time, the old man truly lost consciousness.
Chen Yang caught Elder He and laid him on the ground.
"Turn off all the lights!" Bai Yinshuang commanded.
Lin Feng immediately went to shut off the main power.
With the windows closed and curtains drawn, the room plunged into darkness.
The group then witnessed Bai Yinshuang's form become ethereal, eventually transforming into a cloud of black mist that entered Elder He's brain.
This scene left everyone awestruck.
Although they were practitioners of the mystic arts, it was their first time seeing a soul possess such supernatural abilities.
Chen Yang and Qin Moyao were already accustomed to such occurrences. Huang Xiong, however, found it utterly bizarre, though his ability to accept the extraordinary had significantly improved.
Soon after, the black mist emerged. Everyone felt a moment of darkness, unable to see anything.
Then, images began to appear in their minds.
Bai Yinshuang was using her soul power to connect everyone's minds to Elder He's consciousness.
This method was similar to transmitting phone frequencies.
It's said that in America, there's a technology that can transmit images to a person's mind through sensors on their fingertips.
Bai Yinshuang's method, while appearing magical, was actually related to a field of study that scientists were currently researching.
A scene appeared in everyone's minds, depicting Elder He's crucial memories. It was like watching a documentary, with the characters and sounds imprinted in their minds.
They saw Elder He resting in a room when Cheng Jianhua came to find him. The two discussed the Ultimate Golden Pill and the impending calamity! Cheng Jianhua promised Elder He that if they cooperated to set up an array to deceive the Sect Founder's keen senses, they could succeed.
The Sect Founder could sense others' killing intent. So it was difficult for outsiders to harm him. Although the Sect Founder didn't want to go against the heavens, he could adapt to circumstances and avoid danger.
At first, Elder He was reluctant, thinking it was too risky.
Cheng Jianhua then said, "Elder He, we are both practitioners of the mystic arts. We know that after death, there's no hell, no reincarnation, no afterlife. If we don't seize this opportunity in this life, we'll turn to ashes. The Sect Founder has the Ultimate Golden Pill. If you take it, you can extend your life. In the future, during the great calamity, if I become the chosen one, I might find the secret to immortality. Don't you want to experience something grand and magnificent for once?"
Elder He still hesitated, saying, "But if my senior brother dies, what if this is traced back to us?"
Cheng Jianhua replied, "You don't need to worry about that, Elder He. I've been planning this for three years. There won't be any mistakes. In a few days, a chosen one will arrive. I'll use the Snake Array to lure them to the Founder's Temple. When the temple catches fire, we'll frame the chosen one for the Sect Founder's death. After we capture the chosen one, I'll use my minor fate manipulation technique to steal their luck and take their place as the chosen one!"
Elder He fell into deep thought and finally agreed.
The subsequent scenes showed Elder He and Cheng Jianhua setting up an intricate Heaven and Earth Concealing Array to blind the Sect Founder's senses. Then, on a dark and windy night, they snuck into the Founder's Temple and killed the Sect Founder.
Every detail was crystal clear!
At that moment, light flooded everyone's vision, and they returned to reality.
The Xuanyi Sect disciples were all intelligent people. They knew that what they had seen in their minds couldn't have been fabricated by Bai Yinshuang.
The intricate Heaven and Earth Concealing Array was beyond Bai Yinshuang's ability to invent.
Moreover, they understood that Bai Yinshuang's brain waves couldn't create fictional scenarios. This was a fact they were all aware of.
"So it was really old devil He and that beast Cheng Jianhua who killed the Sect Founder. How despicable!" The Xuanyi Sect disciples were filled with righteous anger and fury...