A useless person with five spiritual roots? I sacrificed the proud daughter of heaven.

Xuanxiao frowned, his aura intensifying.

"puff!"

Sheng He vomited another mouthful of blood. She couldn't even lift her head and was kneeling on the ground, with blood slowly flowing from her nose and ears.

Although the sect leader was worried about Sheng He, he was still mindful of Xuan Xiao and remained silent.

Tianyu immediately stood up and shouted angrily, "Xuanxiao! What are you doing!"

After saying that, he immediately stepped forward to help Sheng He up. Seeing that Sheng He was bleeding from all seven orifices, Tian Yu's face turned ashen. He picked up Sheng He and wanted to take her away.

Sheng He raised his hand and tugged at Tian Yu's sleeve.

"Master... wait... wait a minute..."

Tianyu stopped in her tracks, looking at Shenghe's face covered in blood, her eyes filled with heartache.

"Don't push yourself. I'll take you back to Jinglan to heal your wounds."

Sheng He stubbornly refused to leave. She looked at Shen Ci, who was already lying on the ground, then at Xuan Xiao and Zhao Yanran behind him, and slowly said:

"I know why Senior Brother Shen Ci and Uncle Xuan Xiao dislike me. It's because six years ago, Zhao Yanran slandered me..."

"Shut up!"

Xuan Xiao's eyes were icy cold. He waved his sleeve, and a beam of white light shot straight toward Sheng He.

Tianyu immediately stood in front of Shenghe, and with a forceful wave of his folding fan, two beams of white light collided in the air before slowly dissolving.

The sect leader breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that Sheng He, such a promising talent, was alright. Then, he looked at Xuan Xiao with displeasure: "Xuan Xiao, how could you do this!"

"Xuanxiao! I've always called you 'Senior Brother'! What's going on? Weren't you supposed to be the number one swordsman in the world, and act with integrity and uprightness? What are you doing now?"

Tianyu stood up, her beautiful peach blossom eyes fixed on Xuanxiao.

"Xiao He, you don't need to say it, I will say it for you personally!"

There seems to be more to the story about the Qingyun Sect! The elders from various sects looked at each other, choosing to keep their mouths shut and listen intently to the gossip.

"Six years ago, Zhao Yanran and Chu Heng killed Xu Qingqing in the secret realm. You two, brother and sister, framed Xiao He for it. Fortunately, Xiao He was quick-witted and eventually found out the real culprit."

"But in your eyes, Immortal Venerable Xuanxiao, Xiaohe should have admitted to this slander back then, to preserve your and your disciple's reputation! For so many years, how has this junior disciple, Xuanxiao, spoken ill of Xiaohe in the sect? Do you think everyone here is deaf and can't hear?"

"Xiao He has suffered so many injustices over the years, and I have never interfered because I thought they were just children playing around. But Xuan Xiao, I respect you as my senior brother, what are you doing today?"

"You're furious because your disciple failed to use the same trick again? You taught a disciple who ended up on the Cliff of Contemplation, and now you've taught another disciple who's good at sowing discord and smearing others. Now that you see how outstanding my Xiaohe is, you're jealous?"

Tianyu chuckled lightly, her smile laced with sarcasm: "Just like how you were jealous of me back in our sect?"

"You two, master and disciple, are really alike!"

As Tianyu finished speaking, the Discipline Department was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The sect leader pinched his brow in frustration. This was it. All the sect's secrets had been exposed. What face would the Qingyun Sect have left in the future?

Xuanxiao looked at Tianyu with a cold face, without saying a word.

Zhao Yanran shrank back, not daring to speak.

Not to mention the other elders and disciples, who wished they could disappear into a crack in the ground, fearing that Xuanxiao might start a fight in the Discipline Department if he got upset.

Just then, a cold voice suddenly came from outside the door.

“I can testify that Shenghe is indeed innocent.”

Jiang Yu walked quickly from outside the door and bowed apologetically to Sheng He.

"Miss Sheng, I'm so sorry. I guessed you might be in trouble when I saw your communication talisman. It's just that my magic weapon was a bit slow and I was stopped at the entrance of Qingyun Sect, which is why I'm late."

After Jiang Yu finished speaking, she walked a few steps to her master and said, "Master, I'm sorry to have startled you. It's all my fault."

The elder of Xuantian Palace pulled Jiang Yu into his arms and checked her over thoroughly. After confirming that she was alright, he playfully tapped Jiang Yu's forehead and said, "You silly child, you didn't even let me know you were alright. You made me worry for so long for nothing!"

"It's all my fault."

Jiang Yu had followed her master since childhood, almost regarding him as her mother. After calming her master down with a few words, Jiang Yu stood up and bowed to the sect leader, saying:

“Sect Master, I can testify that Miss Sheng is innocent. Jiang Xuanli was vicious and killed many of my fellow disciples. I was also nearly killed by him. It was Miss Sheng who saved me from Jiang Xuanli’s clutches.”

"As for Senior Brother Shen and Junior Sister Zhao... Forgive my bluntness, but I was on the ship when Miss Sheng boarded. I never saw Senior Brother Shen or Junior Sister Zhao from beginning to end, let alone Junior Sister Sheng would have kicked them off the ship."

Sheng He glanced at Jiang Yu in surprise. Jiang Yu had always been aloof, and Sheng He hadn't expected her to speak up for her.

After Xuanxiao's public attack, everyone already had doubts about Shen Ci's words. Now, after hearing Jiang Yu's explanation and combining it with the scene they just saw on the recording stone, their hearts were even more inclined to side with Sheng He.

However, this was, after all, the Qingyun Sect, and with Xuanxiao and the Sect Master, two great figures, still seated above, no one dared to speak first.

The elders of the Wuji Sect, frustrated by Shen Ci's poor performance, dragged him back after he was seriously injured. They then publicly framed the disciples of the Qingyun Sect and joined forces with other sects to pressure the Qingyun Sect.

The elders of the Wuji Sect turned pale and then red. After this incident, the Wuji Sect had lost all face, and Shen Ci probably wouldn't have a bright future.

Only Tianyu nodded kindly to Jiang Yu, then carefully picked up the injured Sheng He and said sarcastically:

"Now there is the recording stone in front, and the words of the Xuantian Palace disciples behind. Every single thing proves Xiaohe's innocence. Xuanxiao, since you love your little disciple so much, why did you push Chu Heng out to take the blame six years ago to protect her?"

"Why don't you learn from your disciple today and use the same trick again to shift all the blame onto Shen Ci of the Wuji Sect? If all else fails..." Tianyu chuckled, "you can just kill everyone in the Discipline Department right now!"

The Wuji Sect elder who was mentioned immediately became anxious: "How can this be allowed..." He looked up and saw Xuanxiao's gloomy face, and his voice gradually faded.

Xuanxiao narrowed his eyes, and his killing intent instantly spread throughout the Discipline Department.

Tianyu didn't retreat an inch, looking straight at Xuanxiao, and the two faced off in the main hall.

The elder of Xuantian Palace quickly pulled Jiang Yu aside, signaling her to step back. She had always doted on her eldest disciple. Although Sheng He had saved Jiang Yu's life, she did not want Jiang Yu to be involved in the troubles of Qingyun Sect.

In the end, the sect leader sighed and stepped forward. In front of so many sects, he had no choice but to state his position.

"Xuanxiao, you've gone too far in this matter."

"Tianyu, your little apprentice's injuries are serious. Take her to get treatment first. I will handle today's matter personally."

Tianyu sneered: "I just hope the sect leader will stop pretending to be confused!"

After saying that, Tianyu picked up Shenghe and turned to leave.