Luo Jianxiong pinned the responsibility for the upheaval at the Lihuo Sect's mountain gate on the "deceased" Zhuo Junwu, thinking that with the dead unable to testify, what he said would be taken as truth. Now, of the three people involved in this matter, both Zhuo Junwu and Zhou Xianyang were dead. Whatever he said would hold, and Ye Fan had no concrete evidence to kill him; it would be considered infighting within the sect.

But Luo Jianxiong was far too self-assured.

Ye Fan said, "Do you really think I would believe what you're saying?"

"Why wouldn't you believe me? Put yourself in my shoes. If you were captured and forced to work for your captors to save your life, what else could I do? It wasn't me who killed Senior Brother. Master and I were both captured by mistake, just like you and Third Senior Brother who ended up safe and sound. You say I betrayed the sect; who in the sect have I harmed?" Luo Jianxiong continued to defend himself.

Ye Fan laughed and said, "So it seems you think no one can contradict you now."

"What do you mean there's no contradiction? I'm also saddened by Master's death. The people of the Di Yuan Sect are too cunning. Even if you kill me, Junior Brother, I have no complaints, but remember to avenge Master and Senior Brother!" After speaking, Luo Jianxiong closed his eyes, making a show of being ready to accept death.

With Ye Fan's current cultivation level, he only needed to slightly raise his hand to send Luo Jianxiong to the Yellow Springs, but he didn't do so. He wanted Luo Jianxiong to submit genuinely.

For a traitor who betrayed the sect, the best approach was to instill fear, to let him know the consequences of betrayal. Killing him would be too kind.

"Bring the Sect Master of Di Yuan Sect here!" Ye Fan commanded.

"Yes, Young Master." Sang Yuan turned and went back, giving instructions to the guards of the cell.

Luo Jianxiong sneered, "Junior Brother, you blame me for betraying the sect, but it turns out you're the one who's joined the Di Yuan Sect. I was wondering why you survived after fighting with Sect Master Ling. It turns out you've become a traitor to our Lihuo Sect. I should have killed you!"

Ye Fan gave no response to Luo Jianxiong's severe accusations. In Luo Jianxiong's view, the Sect Master of the Di Yuan Sect was akin to a deity, someone Ye Fan had absolutely no chance of defeating. To Luo, Ye Fan's survival and his mention of bringing Ling out could only mean that Ye Fan had also defected to the Di Yuan Sect.

Even amidst his commotion, Luo Jianxiong was puzzled: "Sect Master Ling originally wanted to kill me. If it's not Ye Fan who imprisoned me, then it must be Sect Master Ling. But why would she want to kill me? No, she has Junior Brother as a traitor to Lihuo Sect, so my value is nonexistent. That's why she sent Ye Fan to kill me, to have him slaughter his fellow sect members to prove his loyalty?"

"Junior Brother, we can discuss this," understanding the situation, Luo Jianxiong started to soften his tone with Ye Fan. "We were once fellow sect members. I've made some mistakes, but haven't you now too? Let's let bygones be bygones and work for Ling Sect Master together... Hmm, what do you think?"

Ye Fan squinted as he assessed Luo Jianxiong and said, "Didn't you say that you hadn't betrayed the sect?"

Only then did Luo Jianxiong realize his slip, hurriedly explaining, "I'm saying I was forced to help the Di Yuan Sect in the past. Now that only you and I are left in the Lihuo Sect, we must swallow the bitter pill first and join the Di Yuan Sect, find an opportunity to avenge Master and Senior Brother..."

He was saying this when he suddenly stopped talking, because he noticed a prisoner being brought before him.

When he saw the face clearly, it was someone he'd never seen before, with delicate features seeming to be a woman, and a beautiful one at that. Just as he was about to finish his words, Sang Yuan came over and said, "Young Master, the Di Yuan Sect Master has been brought."

"Hmm." Ye Fan nodded.

Luo Jianxiong, with a look of disbelief, said, "Junior Brother, are you kidding? This is Sect Master Ling of the Di Yuan Sect? With her level of cultivation..."

Ye Fan said, "You've been locked here for two days now, unaware of the outside situation. Now the Seven Major Sects have all submitted under my command, with Di Yuan Sect being the only one resisting; even their mountain gate has fallen. The letters you wrote to Di Yuan Sect, the records of correspondence, are all here. See for yourself!"

As Ye Fan spoke, he took a few letters from his bosom and threw them on the ground. Luo Jianxiong was dumbfounded at once. He thought these letters, as long as they were in the hands of the Di Yuan Sect, were perfectly safe and would never be discovered, yet he never imagined that the mighty Di Yuan Sect, almost on the verge of unifying the Pan Gu secret realm, was destroyed at the hand of this unremarkable Junior Brother before him.

"Junior Brother, how could you have such abilities?" Luo Jianxiong felt a huge wave of fear enveloping his heart.

If even the formidable Sect Master Ling of the Di Yuan Sect became Ye Fan's prisoner, it meant Ye Fan had all the evidence of his betrayal, legitimizing his execution. Luo Jianxiong said, "Junior Brother, I can't believe you managed to unite the seven major sects. The forces in the secret realm have tried for hundreds of generations and never succeeded in unification, and you... what are you?"

"Dare to curse the Young Master, you're seeking death!" Sang Yuan used Spiritual Energy to form a slap, striking Luo Jianxiong in the face.

Sang Yuan did not slap him very hard on purpose, but several of Luo Jianxiong's teeth were knocked out and he spat blood.

Ye Fan said, "You may not believe it, but I must tell you that what I've done isn't to revive the Lihuo Sect, but to face the heavenly tribulation. This concerns the common interests of all the powers within the Pan Gu Secret Realm, so they've chosen to unite. A traitor like you only wanted to aid the Di Yuan Sect, showing no regard for our sect bond or even our Master, so why should I spare you?"

"Junior Brother, don't be rash, I... I am your Senior Brother; if you kill me, it will bring retribution upon you, you can't kill me..."

At this point, Luo Jianxiong was like a stray dog, crawling to the wall to hide from Ye Fan's killing strike. However, Ye Fan didn't intend to kill him directly; instead, he wanted Luo Jianxiong to realize his situation, keeping him in fear and slowly letting him suffer to death. Ye Fan asked, "What exactly did the Di Yuan Sect use you for?"

"I did nothing, Junior Brother, you must believe me, I really did nothing!" Luo Jianxiong thought he might live by denying everything, but he didn't realize he was asking for more trouble.

Ye Fan waved his hand, and someone immediately stepped forward to grab Luo Jianxiong. The female cultivator who had led the way in directly struck with a palm, thoroughly shattering Luo Jianxiong's Golden Core, causing Spiritual Energy to pour out wildly. Luo Jianxiong cried out, "Junior Brother, I've told you... don't do this... they wanted to know a secret of our Lihuo Sect passed down for millennia, concerning the Divine Artifact of Heavenly Peak Mountain. That's all I know, please spare me!"

What Luo Jianxiong screamed under the threat of death had a certain degree of credibility.

Ye Fan couldn't help recalling the previous scene with the White Jade Prophecy Stone at the Royal Extreme Sect Hall. The chosen one's salvation of the secret realm indeed occurred at the mountain gate of the Lihuo Sect's Heavenly Peak Mountain. He had once sought the Heavenly Peak Mountain but found no so-called Divine Artifact that could save the Pan Gu Secret Realm.

The owner of Tai Ning was indeed the chosen one, but Tai Ning was not the treasure to save the Pan Gu Secret Realm.

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