Emperor Qiankun

"It seems that you don't know enough about our Tianjian Sect."

Chen Xuanxiao spoke slowly, his gaze gazing into the distance as if lost in memories. "The Heavenly Sword Sect is now divided into three factions. One is headed by me; another is formed by the coalition of several Supreme Elders; and the last is the neutral faction headed by Elder Hua."

Hearing this, Li Qingyuan couldn't help but think to himself that a sect had split into three factions, each acting independently and suffering from constant internal friction. No wonder the Tianjian Sect was gradually becoming corrupt.

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Seeing Li Qingyuan remain silent, Chen Xuanxiao began to explain, "In fact, before this, the Tianjian Sect originally only had one faction, the one headed by me. At that time, the sect was united and flourished."

"But for some reason... Elder Hua left the sect for a while. During this time, several Supreme Elders took the opportunity to break away from my faction and form a new one. Later, Elder Hua returned, and faced with the divided situation, he chose to remain neutral, not leaning towards either side."

When Li Qingyuan heard this information, his heart was shocked. He thought to himself: Has Master Hua ever left the Tianjian Sect?

Could this be the reason why he has inner demons?

Could it be that during the time he was away, some major event occurred, leading to this result?

Thinking of this, Li Qingyuan looked at Chen Xuanxiao with burning eyes and couldn't help asking, "Sect Master, why did my master leave? What happened in the meantime?"

"It seems that Mr. Hua hasn't planned to tell you yet, so I can't say anything casually. You should wait for him to tell you in person."

Chen Xuanxiao looked serious, with a hint of caution in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingyuan nodded silently and did not ask any further questions.

He understood that everyone had past events and secrets that they did not want to talk about.

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Suddenly, a strange light flashed in Chen Xuanxiao's eyes, and he spoke again: "But now, a turning point has come. Elder Hua has successfully broken through to the Emperor Heaven Realm. As long as he is willing to stand on my side, our faction can rise again!"

When Li Qingyuan heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and an inexplicable discomfort surged in his heart.

It was not until this moment that he understood the real purpose of Chen Xuanxiao looking for him.

As a disciple of Master Hua, he is like a weather vane in the eyes of those supreme elders.

As long as he was lured to the sect leader's faction, it would undoubtedly be seen as a signal that Old Hua wanted to join Chen Xuanxiao's camp.

Such a result would probably directly anger the supreme elders and trigger greater disputes.

Moreover, this is definitely not the result that Mr. Hua hopes to see!

The so-called outstanding performance in the Tianhuan Secret Realm is just a high-sounding excuse.

And the space ring that he accepted... must have been a carefully designed part of the other party, and was the bargaining chip that Chen Xuanxiao used to win him over!

Thinking of this, Li Qingyuan took a deep breath and slowly took out the space ring from his arms.

He handed the space ring to Chen Xuanxiao and said, "Master, I cannot accept this space ring. As for whether my master wants to join your faction, I think you should ask him in person."

"Junior Brother Li, you... why are you doing this? This is a reward for you."

When Chen Xuanxiao saw his action, anger suddenly surged in his heart.

He frowned slightly and his face turned gloomy, but he still suppressed his anger and tried to win over Li Qingyuan again.

Before Li Qingyuan could respond, Chen Xuanxiao continued, "Junior Brother Li, I know you care deeply about the sect. Don't you want to see the Tianjian Sect prosper again and regain its former glory?"

After saying that, Chen Xuanxiao stared at Li Qingyuan closely, hoping to see a hint of hesitation or emotion on the other's face.

However, he did not get the expected response.

Li Qingyuan has lived two lives and experienced countless hardships, and his mind has long been as firm as a rock.

Naturally, he would not be shaken by Chen Xuanxiao's seemingly righteous words.

He certainly had the sect in his heart, and even because of Wen Wuxiang, he regarded the Tianjian Sect as his second home.

But he is by no means the kind of unprincipled saint. He has his own judgment and bottom line.

So he handed the space ring forward again.

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Seeing Li Qingyuan so determined, Chen Xuanxiao's already deep eyes showed a hint of coldness.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly: "Do you think Wang Yi deserves to die?"

Hearing this, Li Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, then his expression remained calm, but he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart.

Could it be that Chen Xuanxiao already knew about that matter?

But he soon calmed down.

He was quite confident in his ability to deal with the body and eliminate all traces.

So, he responded calmly: "Master, who is Wang Yi? I have never heard of this name."

"Ok?"

Chen Xuanxiao frowned slightly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

When Wang Yi was mentioned just now, he clearly noticed a momentary fluctuation in Li Qingyuan's eyes, but his expression remained unchanged.

Did he really not know her? Or was he deliberately hiding it?

"Wang Yi was an elder's favorite disciple, but now he's missing."

Chen Xuanxiao's voice gradually became serious, "To be more precise... he might be dead!"

Having said that, Chen Xuanxiao deliberately paused, while staring closely at the changes in Li Qingyuan's expression.

Seeing that Li Qingyuan remained calm, Chen Xuanxiao suddenly raised his head, looked at Li Qingyuan, and asked abruptly, "Do you know how Wang Yi died?"

Li Qingyuan didn't hesitate at all, his eyes still clear, and he immediately shook his head and said, "Disciple doesn't know."

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Suddenly, Chen Xuanxiao's eyes became fierce and he increased his offensive again.

He stood up suddenly, and in a flash, he was in front of Li Qingyuan in an instant.

The two of them were very close to each other. He stared at Li Qingyuan's eyes with a sharp gaze and said word by word: "You killed him!"

As he spoke, an extremely powerful aura suddenly burst out from his body.

The powerful aura pressed down on Li Qingyuan like a substance, making the air around him seem extremely heavy.

The tables, chairs, ornaments and other objects in the hall all trembled slightly under this powerful pressure, making a slight "buzzing" sound.