Exorcising Evil and Defending the Righteous Path

The others also looked fierce.

However, upon seeing the expression on Ying Wudi's face, they all curled their lips in disapproval.

What's going on?!

Could it be that you, Ying Wudi, are the one who respects the Demon Lord the most?

As a result, many of the demonic sect disciples looked around fiercely.

This left Chu Yuan somewhat bewildered.

Why does the atmosphere feel so tense...?

Chu Yuan slowly walked back to the high platform.

But he did not sit down.

He stood on the edge of the platform, hands behind his back, looking down at everyone below.

The atmosphere suddenly changed.

The previous frenzy turned into a deathly silence.

Everyone sensed that the Demon Lord seemed to have something to say.

Chu Yuan spoke.

"I am very happy today."

He paused.

"I witnessed the unity of the demonic path."

Another meal.

"But I am also very disappointed."

Chu Yuan's gaze swept across the entire room; his voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears:

"Because too many unclean things have mixed in here."

A thunderbolt!

The entire audience erupted in uproar!

The sect leaders looked at each other, completely bewildered by what the Demon Lord was saying.

Something unclean?

What does that mean?

Meanwhile, on the White Bone Palace side, Li Han's face turned deathly pale.

Wang Fang, Zhao Lian, Zhou Xu, and the other six selected disciples beside him, along with the three elders who led the teams, all changed their expressions.

Yun Qingyao stood next to Chu Yuan's puppet clone, blinked, and asked softly:

"Senior Brother Yuan, what did the Demon Lord mean by that?"

Chu Yuan remained silent.

He simply looked at himself on the high platform, his lips twitching slightly.

The dialogue designed by Qianji is a bit cringey.

But the results are really good.

The entire venue was so quiet you could hear your own heartbeat.

Chu Yuan raised his hand and pointed to the person standing at the back of the White Bone Palace's ranks.

"you."

All eyes turned to them.

Li Han's mind went blank, and he froze.

Chu Yuan's voice was neither hurried nor slow:

"Li Han, an outer disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect, is at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. He was ordered to infiltrate the White Bone Palace for three months. His mission was to obtain the pilgrimage qualification, get close to the main body, and investigate whether the main body had truly taken that step."

"Have you seen it now?"

Li Han's mouth was open, but he couldn't utter a single word.

His legs had started to tremble.

Wang Fang, standing to the side, kept his head down, wishing he could shrink into a ball, and prayed frantically in his heart.

You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't see me...

"Wang Fang."

Chu Yuan's gaze shifted to him.

Wang Fang shuddered, looked up, and met those deep eyes. His back was instantly soaked with sweat.

"An inner disciple of the Lingxiao Sect, early stage of Golden Core. You've mastered the Azure Lotus Sword Technique quite well, but unfortunately, you're too careless. Your mission objective is similar to Li Han's, except you're in a worse situation. Your superiors have asked you to also investigate who's backing the White Bone Hall."

Chu Yuan spoke in a calm tone, as if he were reading a list.

"Zhao Lian, a core disciple of Hundred Flowers Valley, is at the early stage of the Golden Core realm. He is quite proficient with the Su Xin Ling (a type of silk sash). His mission is to investigate the source of funds for the White Bone Hall's expansion."

Zhao Lian's face was deathly pale, and the sleeve in her hand was clenched so tightly that it was deformed.

"Zhou Xu, outer sect deacon of the Divine Body Sect, late Golden Core stage. He has mastered body-refining techniques well. His mission is to investigate the true backer of the White Bone Hall."

Zhou Xu remained expressionless, but cold sweat was already beading on his forehead.

Chu Yuan continued to scan behind him.

"Xu Yuan, an inner disciple of the Lingxiao Sect, is in the mid-Nascent Soul stage but is disguised as a late-Golden Core stage cultivator. His mission is to use the identity of the team leader's elder to get close to the real person and, if necessary, test their strength."

The elder surnamed Xu had a cold and stern look in his eyes.

"Zhou Ming, a core disciple of Hundred Flowers Valley, is in the early Nascent Soul stage. His mission is the same as Xu Yuan's."

The elder surnamed Zhou turned green.

"Wu Yong, outer sect steward of the Divine Body Sect, early stage of Nascent Soul. Mission as above."

Elder Wu took a deep breath and remained silent.

Chu Yuan hasn't stopped yet.

He then called out six more names, listing all thirteen people in total: the ten disciples of the White Bone Hall, along with the three elders who led the groups.

The sect, cultivation level, and mission objectives were all clearly stated, without a single mistake.

Except for Yun Qingyao, who was made up on the spot, everything else is true.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the dozen or so people from the Bone Hall, as if they were monsters.

Yun Zhongling was the first to react.

He abruptly stood up, his gaze unfriendly:

"You...you're spies for the righteous cause?!"

Li Han opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but what could he explain?

The Demon Lord has revealed his sect, mission, and even cultivation techniques. What else is there for him to explain?

Fairy Qingyue also stood up, her face ashen:

"Heavenly Dao Sect, Lingxiao Sect, Hundred Flowers Valley, Divine Body Sect... Good, good, good!"

She said "good" three times in a row, her tone sarcastic:

"Didn't you say you looked down on my demonic methods? How come you've infiltrated the sect yourself now!"

Ying Wudi immediately launched into a tirade of curses:

"What the hell?! You righteous people actually resort to underhanded tactics?!"

He had a loud voice, and when he shouted it, the whole hall buzzed.

"On the surface, they act all righteous and preach about eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path, but behind the scenes, haven't they also infiltrated our demonic sect?! They sent thirteen of them?!"

A cold laugh drifted over, and a low voice said:

"Thirteen? I'm afraid it's more than that. The White Bone Hall recruited eight hundred people in three months. Only they themselves know how many of them are righteous."

Ying Wudi was stunned for a moment, then became even angrier:

"Yes! How many people did you righteous sects actually send?!"

Wu Yong said calmly:

"Kill me or torture me, it's all up to you!"

Thirteen righteous undercover agents stood there, facing the hall full of demonic masters and the current Demon Lord.

But no one knelt down.

Aren't these people... afraid of dying?

Fairy Qingyue opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

The audience was silent.

Those demonic disciples who had just been shouting to kill them were now silent.

The thirteen righteous disciples ranged in age from mid-Nascent Soul stage to early-Golden Core stage.

Having his identity exposed in public, and facing a hall full of demonic experts, most people would have already knelt down and begged for mercy.

But they didn't.

Just standing there.

Li Han stood at the very front, his legs still trembling, but his back was ramrod straight.

Kneeling down and begging for mercy means you're no longer a true disciple.

He just looked at the thirteen people.

Li Han felt a chill run down her spine from his gaze, but she stubbornly refused to lower her head.

Chu Yuan suddenly smiled.

"That's interesting."

He spoke, his tone indifferent:

"I thought the righteous path was full of cowards who were afraid of death."

Li Han blushed, but still stubbornly held his head high:

"Demon Lord, you are mistaken. Although the righteous path and the demonic path have different philosophies, not everyone is a coward who fears death."

"Oh?"

Chu Yuan raised an eyebrow:

"Then tell me, what are your righteous principles?"

Li Han was stunned for a moment.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something about eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path, but looking at the demonic experts around him, he realized that saying such a thing would be courting death.

But then I thought, since I'm going to die anyway, why bother with this?

"To eliminate evil and uphold justice."

"Wrong!"

Chu Yuan shook his head and slowly said to Li Han:

"The true path should be to eliminate evil, uphold justice, and defend righteousness!"