"Mr. Yan, I can swear on my Dao heart, the âThunder Protection Jade Tokenâ was not given to Zuo Shun by me!" Master Pan Xiao pointed to the sky and said to Yan Gao Great Cultivator.
He swore by the heavens, which would have been quite convincing if it were any other sectâs Great Cultivator.
For a cultivator, the Dao heart is the foundation of cultivation. Once the Dao heart is damaged, the path of cultivation is interrupted.
"Pan Xiao, can your oath be trusted?" Yan Gao Great Cultivator asked calmly.
His question made Master Pan Xiao momentarily stunned before realizing.
The Sun Concealing Sect is a Demon Sect, and Master Pan Xiao is a Devil Cultivator. Devil Cultivators are among the few who do not place much importance on the Dao heart.
"Mr. Yan, please wait a moment. I need some time to investigate the matter of the âThunder Protection Jade Tokenâ!" At this moment, Master Ba Run spoke up.
Currently, the most tense person was Mu Jing, who was at a Mountain Gate Formation node.
He knows where the âThunder Protection Jade Tokenâ came from; after all, he personally handed it over to Zuo Shun.
Yet, he did not dare to reveal the truth. Observing the dire state of the Sun Concealing Sect, although not many cultivators perished, the damage to the Mountain Gate Formation and the sectâs reputation were extremely severe.
Especially the loss of reputation, their Mountain Gate nearly breached. This was a great blow to the Sun Concealing Sect, undermining the prestige built over ten thousand years which would take years to restore.
Mu Jing thought of the sectâs methods, how brutally the Demon Sect punishes traitors, and just the thought made his scalp tingle.
He wanted to hide the truth, but had once spread the message to sell the âThunder Protection Jade Tokenâ at a high price.
With Master Ba Runâs orders and the Nascent Soul Cultivators within the sect present, the matter was quickly investigated.
The âThunder Protection Jade Tokenâ was obtained from Mu Jing, not given to Zuo Shun by Master Pan Xiao.
Master Ba Runâs mouth twitched, his hatred for Mu Jing was almost boundless.
With a wave of his hand, Mu Jing was seized by his Divine Sense from the formation node.
Mu Jing panicked and wanted to struggle, but against the aura suppression of Master Ba Run, he was powerless to resist.
"Mr. Yan, the âThunder Protection Jade Tokenâ on Zuo Shun came from Mu Jing. If you want to know more, just ask Mu Jing!" Master Ba Run restrained his impulse to crush Mu Jing and spoke to Yan Gao Great Cultivator.
"Is the Sun Concealing Sect bringing out a cripple to resolve matters?" Yan Gao Great Cultivator glanced at Mu Jing and said indifferently.
Although Mu Jing sold the âThunder Protection Jade Token,â due to the short time, he only managed to exchange some resources for Fourth Grade Spiritual Medicine, but couldnât yet hire an Alchemy Master to refine Spirit Pills for him.
Therefore, Mu Jing remains in a state missing his left leg, practically a cripple.
"Mr. Yan, Iâm handing Mu Jing over to you. You can interrogate him with the Soul Searching Technique to see if Iâm lying!" Master Ba Run really wanted to end this exchange, he stated in a deep voice.
His words caused the Great Cultivators present to be momentarily stunned, as perhaps only the Demon Sect would hand over their sectâs Nascent Soul Cultivator to an outside cultivator for soul searching.
Soul searching isnât simply viewing information in the soul. It greatly consumes the subjectâs soul energy, and post-investigation, the subject has a high chance of becoming a fool, with the remaining chance being direct death.
After Master Ba Run spoke, he tossed Mu Jing to Yan Gao Great Cultivator.
Yan Gao Great Cultivator did not hesitate; the White Emperor Sect does not consider itself a Righteous Path sect and acts according to its whims.
His hand pressed on Mu Jingâs head, ignoring Mu Jingâs pleading gaze.
Under the continuous suppression of the Great Cultivator, Mu Jing couldnât even scream, let alone struggle; his only expression was shown through his eyes.
As Yan Gao Great Cultivator executed the Soul Searching Spell, Mu Jingâs eyes instantly turned blood-red.
Mu Jingâs eyes initially showed despair but quickly became dazed, as his memories were forcibly examined by Yan Gao Great Cultivator.
Blood flowed from his ears, nose, and mouth, rendering his appearance extremely frightening.
Mu Jing was both lucky and unlucky; he survived the Soul Searching Spell but did not die on the spot.
His eyes lost their luster. His soul was scrambled, turning him into a living dead.
"Indeed, the âThunder Protection Jade Tokenâ was obtained by Mu Jing, but discovered outside the Sun Concealing Sectâs Mountain Gate. We need to investigate within the Sun Concealing Sectâs Grotto Heaven to confirm no connection with the Sun Concealing Sect!" Yan Gao Great Cultivator exchanged opinions with Wang He Great Cultivator and nodded to Master Ba Run.
Master Ba Runâs face turned dark as he glanced at the Great Cultivators from the other three sects, finding them unwilling to interfere.
The Great Cultivators from the three sects came to solve the problem and only ensured the Sun Concealing Sectâs survival, thus fulfilling the initial contract.
As for letting Yan Gao Great Cultivator and Wang He Great Cultivator enter the Sun Concealing Sectâs Grotto Heaven to investigate, such an act that shamed the sect, they offered no opinions.
They only cared about resolving the issue, not the methods of resolution.
Itâs not like their three sects were being disgraced; lately, the Sun Concealing Sect had been causing too much trouble, and a little disgrace could quiet it for a few years.