Chapter 551: Mirror of Truth
Chapter 551: Mirror of Truth
Chen Lingxi threw the Mirror of Truth into the air. With a flick of his finger, the Mirror magnified several times, and a complex magic array appeared on the back of the mirror. As the array, emitting light, operated, the mirror also shone towards Wang Shou, who was not far away...
Wang Shou's heart tightened. He was thinking about how to respond when he suddenly felt sleepy. He tried hard to stay awake, but his consciousness couldn't stop falling into sleep.
Everyone present saw Wang Shou's eyelids in the mirror slowly drooping, and finally closing his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep.
"Master Mu, since this is an elder of your Yunshan Sect, you should be the one to interrogate him!"
Chen Lingxi did not take the lead. He returned to his seat and raised his hand to signal Sect Master Mu.
"Thank you, Your Excellency. I will respectfully obey your command." Sect Leader Mu stood up and saluted Chen Lingxi, then walked down the platform and came in front of Wang Shou.
The scene was silent, waiting for Sect Leader Mu to ask questions.
"Wang Shou, are you a spy from the demon clan?"
Wang Shou didn't speak immediately. His brows were furrowed, the corners of his mouth kept twitching, and a look of struggle appeared on his face. He finally managed to utter one word: "...No..."
"Are you a spy from the demon clan?!" Sect Master Mu asked again in a harsh voice.
Wang Shou's face showed a distorted expression. He held his head and lay on the ground, his body shaking violently. At the same time, the light of the magic circle on the back of the spirit mirror became brighter and brighter.
"...Yes!" After an unknown amount of time, Wang Shou finally let out a long sigh, his breath completely weakened. "I... am... a demon clan accomplice..."
As soon as these words were spoken, an uproar broke out in the meeting hall. The elders who were originally half-believing and half-doubting suddenly started whispering and looked at Wang Shou with unfriendly eyes.
Wang Shou knew nothing at this moment. He closed his eyes with a blank expression.
"Did you leak the Chaomu Valley operation planned by the Yunshan Sect to the demon clan?" Sect Master Mu continued to interrogate in a deep voice.
"...Yes." This time Wang Shou answered much faster.
"In Chaomu Valley, was it just as Wang Xueer said, that you met the witch?"
"……it's me."
"When did you start to come into contact with the demons and become their accomplice?"
"Ten years ago."
"...Why would you become a demon clan accomplice?"
"..." This question made Wang Shou struggle for a long time. "Since I joined the Yunshan Sect, I have devoted myself to serving the sect. Even if I have no merit, I have worked hard. But... the sect leader actually punished me for a little bitch, and this little bitch also killed my son. Since the Taoist sect is unfair, why should I protect the Taoist sect... Besides, I was forced to swallow the demon clan's poison, the Seven Colored Evil. If there is no antidote, I will die. Who can save me..."
At the end of his speech, Wang Shou became hoarse, and Chen Lingxi took back the Mirror of Truth upon seeing this.
Wang Shou regained consciousness, opened his eyes, and his tear-stained face showed a look of complete confusion.
Sect Leader Mu sighed deeply. He had recorded everything he had just said with a shadow talisman. He then activated the talisman and showed it to Wang Shou. "Wang Shou, do you have anything else to say?"
Wang Shou's expression changed drastically when he heard what he had said. His heart sank to the bottom at this moment. The look in his eyes changed again and again, and in the end, only despair and death remained.
He stood up with a pale face and turned to Pei Yun, glaring at her with hatred: "The reason I have fallen into this state is all because of you, Pei Yun!"
Pei Yun shook his head and looked back at him calmly and indifferently: "You have fallen into this state because of yourself. You failed to discipline your son. Not only did you not persuade him to change his ways, but you also helped him to commit atrocities. You do not have the Taoist principle of eliminating evil and promoting good in your heart. All you want is the power to do whatever you want. Even if someone like you did not join the demon clan, your actions would be no different from those of the demon clan..."
"Pei Yun!" Wang Shou completely collapsed because of her words, and a trace of demonic energy emanated from his body. It was obvious that he had gone crazy. His eyes were red, and his hands condensed two balls of blue-black flames and attacked Pei Yun.
"Be careful." Luo Rufeng beside him stood in front of Pei Yun without saying a word, blocking the opponent's attack with sword and shield.
"Luo Rufeng! Pei Yun! Even if I die today, I will drag you down with me!"
Wang Shou laughed wildly as if he had gone mad. He glanced at the people around him and finally stopped looking ahead. "Mu Yuanlan, you will die today too!"
Ling Zongyang and Shen Lingxian stood up and stepped forward, just as they were about to restrain Wang Shou, they didn't expect that Wang Shou's entire body - his hands, feet, chest, dantian, and head - suddenly lit up with balls of light of various colors, and these balls of light slowly began to move towards his dantian...
"It's the Seven-Colored Demon!" Wang Xueer's face suddenly turned pale. She stood up in panic and kept backing away from Wang Shou.
Wang Shou grinned fiercely, stared at Wang Xueer, and walked towards Pei Yun...
"Seven-Colored Evil?!"
Pei Yun didn't have time to think about it, Qin Gu already understood his intention: "He wants to self-destruct."
As soon as he finished speaking, the light balls in Wang Shou's body had gathered in his dantian. The chaotic aura in his dantian burst out instantly, and the next moment his whole body exploded.
Not only the spiritual energy within him was affected, but the surrounding spiritual energy was also affected. It was like a powerful bomb had exploded, and a powerful destructive force spread outwards...
However, Wang Shou was only a cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage after all. Even with the blessing of the Seven-Colored Evil, the power of the self-explosion was easily resolved by Qin Gu. He waved his sleeves, and a layer of protective shield covered everyone's head, and everyone present was unharmed.
The scene before them left many elders present with lingering fears. They had not expected Wang Shou to be so ruthless, cruel to both his enemies and himself, willing to self-destruct whenever he said so.
"This Seven-Colored Evil is quite interesting..." Chen Lingxi became interested in this poison.
Seeing Wang Shou's body gone, a trace of sadness flashed across Sect Master Mu's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and said in a deep voice, "Elder Wang defected to the demon clan and, after being exposed, blew himself up out of fear of punishment. I hope the elders will take this as a warning."
He then looked at Elder Li of the Zhengfa Hall and said, "Elder Li, take your men to the Wang family. Wang Shou deserves his punishment, and the Wang family may not be innocent either. Bring the Wang family back to the sect for interrogation. As for the disciples of Huolian Peak, they should also be detained and interrogated first."
"Yes, Sect Master."
……
As soon as the interrogation was over, Pei Yun and Luo Rufeng invited Qin Gu and Chen Lingxi to go to Lingjian Peak, and the four of them came to Luo Rufeng's palace.
Pei Yun said: "...This seven-colored evil poison is extremely hidden. If the poisoned people hadn't revealed it themselves, I wouldn't have been able to find out that they were poisoned..."
"Pei Yun, you said before that this seven-colored evil poison was made by a demon clan inside the Dao Sect?"
Qin Gu asked, "Did you see that man's face?"
Pei Yun shook her head. She activated the Shadow Talisman she had recorded earlier and replayed what had happened in the Thousand Machines Hall in front of the three of them. "These two are very proficient in alchemy and formations, and their strength is also extremely powerful. They must be some great masters of the Taoist sect, holding a high position..."
"If the top leaders of the Taoist sect are also infiltrated by the demons, the situation will be bad..." Luo Rufeng said solemnly.
Qin Gu and Chen Lingxi carefully studied the reconstructed scene. After a moment, they looked at each other and shook their heads slightly: "These two people are wearing masks, their voices and even their figures are disguised. We don't have any doubts about the candidates at the moment..."
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