"Elder Hui, back then, I took Ding Huan to search for the spring of the celestial elixir, and it was Cheng Keqi who was in charge..." As Guanyuan spoke the truth, Kong Zhang felt a sigh of relief.
Clearly, Guanyuan has not yet realized the severity of the problem, as long as he takes the blame, it will be okay.
"Why didn't you take Ding Huan to the fortress hall to protect the realm, but took him to look for the spring of celestial elixir?" Meng Zhongqi looked at Kong Zhang Jì with a faint glance before questioning Guanyuan. The elder Kong was startled; he suspected that the leader already knew.
Guanyuan hurriedly replied: "I made a mistake at the time. When I remembered later, it just happened that I was out on business, and I've only just returned to the sect recently."
"Bring the relevant personnel of Cheng Keqi and Mizhidì," Meng Zhongqi instructed. These two people were vividly remembered by him.
It was Cheng Keqi who discovered the spring of celestial elixir, and then he gave large rewards to the two of them.
So when Guanyuan mentioned Cheng Keqi, he immediately thought of Mizhidì.
But based on the feedback from Qin Wuhai and Fan Qia's perspectives over the past few months, Cheng Keqi's discovery of the spring of celestial elixir was entirely due to luck.
In fact, after reviewing the jade tablet given by Cheng Keqi detailing the process of finding the spring of celestial elixir, it was indeed sheer luck.
It didn't take long. Not only were Cheng Keqi and Mizhidì summoned, but Xing Bu and Leng Youlin were also brought in.
The sect's fortress hall was breached by divine insects, resulting in the sealing of all the springs of celestial elixir.
Cheng Keqi hadn't even arrived at the sect's grand hall yet, but he knew this could only be bad news.
"Cheng Keqi, tell the truth, what did Ding Huan do in your place for several months?" Meng Zhongqi's tone was calm.
Cheng Keqi felt a chill down his back, he was certain that the secret had been exposed.
He had thought that once Ding Huan left, the incident couldn't possibly be revealed. Little did he know that the sect's protective array being breached by divine insects could also expose his own involvement.
At this time, he dared not lie.
"Master, it was not something I did alone. Mizhi, the deacon, was also involved. Initially, when Ding Huan discovered the spring of celestial elixir, Mizhi wanted to swallow up the merit."
Before Cheng Keqi finished speaking, Meng Zhongqi was nearly seething with rage: "What? Are you saying that the celestial elixir spring of the sect was also found by Ding Huan?"
Cheng Keqi realized with a start, "I see, it seems that the discovery of the celestial elixir spring by Ding Huan hasn't been exposed. It was actually me who disclosed this matter out of guilt."
The sect's leader called him over merely to ask what Ding Huan had done during his stay, not to inquire who discovered the spring of celestial elixir.
At this moment, Cheng Keqi just wanted to slap himself in the face hard. Had he gone mad?
Now that the words have been spoken, he had to continue: "Yes, the celestial elixir spring was indeed found by Ding Huan."
Meng Zhongqi was nearly driven mad. The sect had brought such a perverse genius over, only to have him expelled.
If Ding Huan were not expelled, with his abilities, securing a place in the top ten of the Bahe Immortal Path would have been virtually certain.
And he even awarded rewards to these parasites, who had destroyed the foundation of the sect.
This is really an expulsion that has gone to the very roots and major arteries of the sect.
"Bring in Cheng Keqi, Mizhidì, Lu Hǎi, and Guanyuan. Execute them on the spot." Meng Zhongqi's patience had reached its limit.
He absolutely cannot tolerate such actions that undermine the foundation of the sect.
All of them were stunned, as the sect was currently very lenient towards its disciples.
Even the outsourced personnel are not allowed to be cursed or beaten, and if they are not suitable, they can be dismissed.
In this lenient environment of the sect, no one would think that they would be killed.
Especially Guanyuan, what did he do? He just helped the sect's elders take the blame. How could they ask for his life?
As he saw several sect enforcers approaching, Guanyuan screamed wildly, "Master, I am innocent! It was Elder Kong who ordered me to do it."
Not only Guanyuan, but Lu Hǎi and Mizhidì were all screaming madly.
Only Cheng Keqi looked dazed. He had already thought that this might be the outcome, and ultimately, he still couldn't make it through.
Perhaps the truly innocent one might only be Guanyuan, but at this moment, his cries for help would not be heard by anyone.
The few were quickly dragged out by these enforcers and disappeared from sight.
The meeting hall of the sect was silent. Everyone was clear that this incident did not end with the deaths of a few people.
Meng Zhongqi's gaze fell on Elder Kong: "Elder Kong, you also have a significant responsibility in this matter."
"Yes, Master is right. I indeed was too careless this time." Elder Kong sighed in relief, seeing that the leader would not severely punish him.
Meng Zhongqi said coldly, "You immediately go out to search for comrade Ding Huan. If you cannot find him, you need not return to the sect."
Elder Kong's heart jumped. To search for Ding Huan, where to look for him?
If he couldn't find him, he wouldn't be able to return to the sect. That would mean his cultivation technique and his mountain were gone. What's the difference between being expelled from the sect and having nothing?
But he had to nod in agreement. The master clearly knew that Guanyuan was a scapegoat, and not killing him was a gesture of respect for their past relationship.
"Yes, I will definitely exert my utmost efforts to find Comrade Ding Huan." Elder Kong bowed and left without hesitation, leaving the sect at once.
He was reluctant to leave Bahe Immortal Path. Once he left, he would not be able to obtain the following cultivation techniques of Bahe Immortal Path, and it would be almost impossible for him to find such a good cave again.
"Xing Bu, Leng Youlin, you two knew about this and did not report it, even conspired against each other. Retrieve the rewards, expel you from the Bahe Immortal Path."
Bian Qingjian and the seventeen main array masters of the array, were all punished with 3000 immortal grades. Continue to guard the heart of the array, sin by merit... After Lu Hǎi was killed, Bian Qingjian and others were petrified.
Fortunately, it was only a penalty of 3000 immortal grades, which means not only were all the rewards they had received returned to the sect, but they also had to pay an additional nearly 1000 immortal grades out of their own pockets.
However, compared to Lu Hǎi who was killed, they were lucky to be alive.
"Xin Chuang." Meng Zhongqi finally called out.
Xin Chuang was also trembling with fear. This matter was originally none of his business, but the master's severity in meting out punishment this time was too great.
The upper immortal said that because the sect is currently experiencing a shortage of talent, it is to be avoided as much as possible.
Even ordinary outsourced cultivators are protected, and the Bahe Immortal Path sect leader killed so many people in one go. This is indeed a heavy-handed punishment.
"Disciple is here," Xin Chuang nervously replied.
Meng Zhongqi finally changed to a warm smile: "Xin Chuang, you're quite good. You managed to recruit such a talented disciple for the sect."
Ding Huan being expelled from the sect had nothing to do with you. You really put in a lot of effort.
Xin Chuang said anxiously and uneasily, "Master, you overpraise me. I dare not take it."
Meng Zhongqi pondered for a moment before saying, "Now, I will promote you to the position of External Affairs Eldest, with the right to open a peak alone. If possible, also help in looking for Ding Huan."
"Yes, I will exert my utmost efforts to find Comrade Ding Huan." Xin Chuang was overjoyed. He hadn't expected that this incident would lead to his promotion as an elder.
It is known that the lowest rank among sect elders is Golden Immortal, and most are in the late stage of Golden Immortal, with some even serving as Demigods.
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The news of the incident in Bahe Immortal Path quickly spread throughout the entire fourth immortal realm, and Bahe Immortal Path also became a laughingstock as a result.
A small number of sects that were aware of the situation began to secretly look for information about Ding Huan's whereabouts.
Among them, the most eager ones are naturally the Double Zi Mountain Sect. Ding Huan's friend, Chang Danyi, is now a disciple of the Double Zi Mountain Sect. In their eyes, as long as they find Ding Huan, they have priority.
Ding Huan is unaware that many people are searching for him. At this moment, he is deep in the mountains.
He has a pile of immortal crystals on his body and decides to practice for a while before deciding what to do next.
The first one was the Yinling Spirit Array, followed by the Juling Spirit Array, then the Defense Spirit Array, and finally the Attack Spirit Array.
Ding Huan implanted a pile of low-grade immortal crystals into the Juling Spirit Array, and then he arranged thousands of high-grade immortal crystals around him.
The Daxing Immortal Art is in operation, and the arrays of divine energy accompanying it expand Ding Huan's starry sky at an extremely fast speed around the orbital path of the universe.
With each additional star in the starry sky and each additional stroke, Ding Huan's strength ascended a level.
True Immortal Level 3, True Immortal Level 4
Within just a few years, Ding Huan's tens of thousands of low-grade immortal crystals and thousands of high-grade immortal crystals were depleted.
It must be said that the Daxing Immortal Art is a crushing machine for swallowing immortal crystals. Tens of thousands of low-grade immortal crystals and thousands of high-grade immortal crystals were ground to dust by the Daxing Immortal Art, and Ding Huan's cultivation had only reached the seventh level of True Immortality.
Especially when advancing from True Immortal Level 6 to Level 7, Ding Huan had almost completely relied on his own condensed high-grade immortal crystals to break through.
This made Ding Huan feel that if he continued to use low-grade immortal crystals for cultivation, it would be very difficult for his strength to be significantly improved.
It is necessary to find the sect and enter the quest for the celestial elixir spring.
Although the Fourth Immortal Realm is still relatively safe, the sects there are probably not very different from each other.
Finding the celestial elixir spring is like working for others, when will I finally be able to have my own celestial elixir spring?
The Fourth Immortal Realm is indeed strange, as the celestial elixir spring is truly within a sect, and there is none outside the sect.
Ding Huan also searched many places, and on good days, he could occasionally find a place with a trace of celestial elixir energy. But to find a celestial elixir spring, it was just a dream.
Ding Huan racked his brain, and he finally came up with a solution.
That is, there are always some sects in the Fourth Immortal Realm that cannot sustain themselves and go bankrupt. If he could find the location of such a bankrupt sect, wouldn't that mean he could find the celestial elixir spring?
Ding Huan found himself becoming more and more convinced of the feasibility and reliability of this idea, and even felt excited about it himself.
With only about a thousand low-grade immortal crystals and a few high-grade immortal crystals left, he must quickly find such places, otherwise it would be a waste of time in the Fourth Immortal Realm.
It might be better to leave the Fourth Immortal Realm and seek opportunities in the void.
