After Becoming a High-Risk Master, I Flipped the Script Chapter 225

In Tianyuan Sect’s main hall, everyone was arguing nonstop.

The fragment had been lost, a matter of great importance, and everyone was either accusing or shirking responsibility.

The sect master who had been controlled by the dream demon had already awakened. After learning what he had done, he was so enraged that he spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted again, pushing his elder out to handle matters while he himself claimed illness and went into recuperation.

Gu Baiqing and Mo Xuanli were the last to return. That was because Mo Xuanli had sensed the fragment heading in another direction at the time, so they did not follow them down to search for people, but split off midway and continued pursuing. They chased until reaching a place where the sensation of the fragment completely disappeared, which proved that the fragment had been taken into the demon realm.

When the two returned, they heard He Jingyuan questioning Baili Jingcheng, asking why he hadn’t acted earlier, saying that sacrificing the safety of the entire cultivation world for one person was unacceptable, repeatedly declaring that Baili Jingcheng was no longer qualified to lead everyone.

Hearing this, Gu Baiqing almost spat blood. This guy really knew how to climb up the pole, when things had become this bad, he was still thinking of taking advantage of the situation to seize power.

Gu Baiqing stepped in with one foot, carrying the pressure of the Tribulation stage, instantly silencing everyone. A group of people all turned their heads in unison to look at them. Fu Zhiyi stepped forward and hurriedly asked about the situation.

Gu Baiqing shook his head.

He Jingyuan was already so angry he was fuming and spoke without restraint, “Gu Baiqing, aren’t you very capable? How come you couldn’t even catch a fragment?”

Gu Baiqing was not going to take his temper. If anyone was the angriest about losing the fragment, it was definitely their master and disciple.

“I’m certainly not as capable as Sect Master He. If Sect Master He hadn’t gone to such painstaking lengths, who knows where the fragment would be now?” As soon as Gu Baiqing said this, the mocking tone was already extremely obvious, instantly turning He Jingyuan’s face livid.

Everyone else was also momentarily stunned, unable to react. After all, this was quite different from Gu Baiqing’s usual demeanor.

“What do you mean by that?”

Gu Baiqing said coldly, “If you can’t even understand that, then you’d better not meddle in affairs. I’m afraid your brain isn’t enough.”

Everyone was dumbfounded the first time they saw Gu Baiqing being so sharp-tongued.

“You!” He Jingyuan flew into a rage and was about to make a move, but before he could rush forward, in an instant, eighteen nails appeared in the air, advancing toward He Jingyuan in an encircling formation.

Everyone present had seen similar weapons before and was immediately cowed into silence.

They saw Mo Xuanli step forward, shielding his master behind him.

“You… what are you master and disciple trying to do?” He Jingyuan was not afraid of Mo Xuanli and was just about to angrily counterattack when he saw a flash of blue light, Morning Snow was drawn.

“What? Beat someone up!” Gu Baiqing’s gaze turned sharp. A bolt of lightning shot out from Morning Snow and directly split toward He Jingyuan. The spreading lightning power crawled straight along the ground, making everyone unable to help but step back.

He Jingyuan and the people beside him immediately joined forces to block the attack, but the very next second, eighteen nails were already almost tracing the outline of He Jingyuan’s body, as if helping their master fix a target in place. He Jingyuan instantly did not dare move recklessly, and what greeted him head-on was a lightning punch across the air, smashing He Jingyuan straight to the ground.

The people of Tianzhao Sect instantly exploded.

“Junior brother…” Fu Zhiyi hurried to stop him, saying, “If you want to tell the truth, then tell the truth. It’s not like you’re not allowed to speak, why use force?”

Although he said this out loud, Fu Zhiyi was inwardly shouting that it was a good hit. He had long wanted to beat up this old fellow, had he gone senile? During this period he had done nothing but cause trouble for everyone.

“I led my disciple, accompanying Li Xiuran, fighting the demon clan bitterly to exchange for a single fragment. Some people, on the other hand, speak in a high-sounding manner, casually say a few words, and make all our efforts come to nothing! Do you take us as knives for you to play with power struggles? Are you playing us?”

Gu Baiqing showed full-blown anger. When everyone thought about it, they were indeed in the wrong, and immediately no one dared to help He Jingyuan speak anymore. After all, the one who had been jumping up and down the most in this matter was He Jingyuan.

“I… I did this for the cultivation world… Besides, were they not at fault? And you were also present. You didn’t stop us from adding the barrier back then either, yet now you know how to talk. With your level of cultivation, you still didn’t retrieve the fragment, on what grounds are you targeting me?” Seeing that Gu Baiqing was truly angry, and that this time morality did not seem to be on his side, He Jingyuan hurriedly said.

He had originally thought that the hardest one to deal with would be Baili, never expecting that Gu Baiqing, who usually did not ask about affairs, would step forward. He had originally thought that as long as he didn’t touch Zixiao Sect or his disciple, it would be fine.

“Don’t use the cultivation world as an excuse. What you were really after, everyone knows it clearly. I seriously suspect that you are the ones sent by the demon clan as spies, deliberately singing the opposite tune and causing destruction.”

The group of people who had pushed hardest for opening the barrier were instantly shamed into blushing red, wanting to retort, but the facts were indeed so. Everyone knew that previously the fragment had been preserved very well; it was only because the barrier was opened, giving the demon clan an opportunity, that it was lost.

Gu Baiqing said coldly, “Your Tianzhao Sect should change someone else to be the representative. Even letting your daughter come would be fine. Without you fanning the flames, that would truly be for the good of the cultivation world.”

When had He Jingyuan ever suffered such humiliation? He was so angry he nearly passed out. But at this moment many experts had been dispatched elsewhere, the people of the Hidden Gods Clan were not present, and who would really dare to join forces to teach Gu Baiqing a lesson? Moreover, he also had a disciple at the Soul Transformation stage, and half the people were standing on their side.

So apart from being so angry he trembled all over, and insisting on stirring up three parts of reason even when he had none, He Jingyuan could do nothing more. Fighting would be futile anyway.

Gu Baiqing swept his cold gaze across everyone and said, “The fragment, we will go and seize it back. But this time, whether it goes to Li Xiuran or… how it is kept, I have the final say.”

Hearing Gu Baiqing speak so domineeringly, everyone felt it was inappropriate and hoped that the Baili family, as the original holders, could say something.

But now Baili Jingcheng had been tormented by this matter until his heart was ashen, and directly said, “It was my incompetence in handling matters, failing to protect the fragment. Since the fragment was taken away, it no longer counts as belonging to our Tianyuan Sect. Naturally, whoever retrieves it may decide how to handle it.”

This was exactly the sentence Gu Baiqing wanted. Otherwise, all this anger would have been vented for nothing. He then continued to maintain a cold, furious expression and left with his disciple.

As soon as the two left, the hall erupted into chaos again, especially with He Jingyuan raging furiously.

Jingzhan and Xie Qingrong chased out, looking at the master and disciple, hesitating to speak.

Mo Xuanli spoke up, “Jingzhan, don’t worry. Master is afraid that someone will keep making trouble and coming up with reckless ideas to cause more problems. Your elder brother can’t easily handle things forcefully, but Master isn’t afraid of that. He might as well take it into his own hands, to avoid it becoming a tool for power struggles. When… everything is over, this fragment will still return to your Tianyuan Sect. I guarantee it.”

Jingzhan was visibly moved and looked at Gu Baiqing. Gu Baiqing also nodded. Of course, his main purpose was to make it convenient for Mo Xuanli to use it later. Taking advantage of this time when the fragment had been stolen, they would use it first and then return it, to avoid arousing suspicion. Incidentally, it would help clear some obstacles to Baili Jingcheng’s and Fu Zhiyi’s command authority. With tonight’s public slap in He Jingyuan’s face and himself playing the villain, it would be difficult for them to stir up trouble again later. After all, no matter what orders they issued, they still had to rely on people like them who did the work outside.

Jingzhan immediately clasped his hands in salute, all his gratitude contained within, without words.

“By the way, is your sister-in-law okay? The child…” Mo Xuanli asked. At the time, they had not gone down and had not seen the situation.

Speaking of this, Jingzhan’s gaze softened a little. “I have a niece now. She’s really beautiful, absolutely material for the number one great beauty under heaven. But probably because of a difficult birth, her body is rather weak, and my sister-in-law also suffered injuries. The mother and daughter have already been sent to another place to recuperate quietly. Otherwise, I really wanted to bring Zhenzhen out for you to see.”

“Baili Zhenzhen?” A trace of softness flashed through Mo Xuanli’s eyes.

“Mm, the name was prepared long ago. We hope she grows up like a treasure. She’s the first child of our Baili family’s current generation, the apple of our eye!” With a niece, even the usually rakish uncle became much more reliable.

Mo Xuanli seemed to think of something, and his gaze grew even gentler.

Because they still had to go see the incubus, the master and disciple did not linger any longer.

However, before leaving, they still silently apologized to Fu Zhiyi in their hearts.

The master and disciple had put on a show on the spot; at this moment Fu Zhiyi would probably have to step forward to apologize on their behalf in order to maintain harmony among the sects.

Indeed, at this time Fu Zhiyi was smiling and offering apologies. After all, the other party was a sect master; he could not allow Gu Baiqing to run wild like this. Venting anger was enough, on the surface, things still had to be maintained.

“Don’t blame my junior brother. Everyone knows my junior brother is straightforward. They really have worked extremely hard outside, and it’s inevitable that they couldn’t suppress their anger for a moment, right?”

He Jingyuan was still so angry that he kept cursing.

Fu Zhiyi then said, “Your family’s Li Xiuran… will still be acting together with my junior brother in the future.”

He Jingyuan froze on the spot.

Fu Zhiyi continued, “Since the fragment has already been taken to the demon realm, there will definitely be conflicts in the future. When that time comes… my junior brother will certainly still be standing on the front line.”

He Jingyuan’s face had already begun to stiffen.

“Your family’s young master is still in the demon realm… for the sake of my junior brother running about and working hard everywhere in the future, you, as an elder, should be magnanimous and not lower yourself to the level of a child.”

He Jingyuan could not say a single word, choking until his face twisted.

At this time, Gu Baiqing and Mo Xuanli had already arrived at the place where the incubus was being held.

After passing the outer guards and stepping into the confinement formation, they quickly saw the incubus, covered in wounds and trapped by spells.

The incubus’s limbs were pierced through by spell-forged iron rods. His body was covered everywhere with traces left by severe punishments. A Demon-Slaying Order had been set on his forehead, if he struggled, he would be tortured; if he tried to escape, he would very likely die on the spot. It seemed that after being captured, he had truly suffered a great deal of torment.

However, the first thing Gu Baiqing noticed was the incubus’s wrist. Meanwhile, when Mo Xuanli saw the incubus, his expression froze in a daze.

Hearing the movement, the incubus slowly opened his eyes. His mouth had originally held a mocking smile, and his expression was weak, but once he saw clearly who had come, his eyes instantly widened. A pair of rose-red eyes finally lit up with light.

“You…” The incubus had just opened his mouth when he immediately became alert, looking around.

Mo Xuanli directly waved his hand and set up a barrier, saying, “It’s only the two of us. You’re here, where is Qian Yue?”

Only then did the incubus say excitedly, “Qian Yue was captured and taken to the demon realm. You must hurry and save him. If you don’t rescue him soon, it will be too late.”

The two exchanged a glance, not completely believing the incubus’s words.

Knowing that they might not believe him, the incubus directly said, “There is something hidden under my left rib. You can dig it out. Then you will believe me.”

Hearing this, Gu Baiqing was somewhat taken aback and was just about to ask what it was, when Mo Xuanli beside him directly had God Nine Transformations transform into a whip and, without the slightest hesitation, pierce through the incubus’s rib. The incubus was in such pain that his whole body convulsed.

Gu Baiqing was also stunned when he saw this scene, but very quickly his expression turned to shock.

Because a fragment was rolled out by God Nine Transformations.

Losing one fragment, and unexpectedly obtaining another?

Gu Baiqing looked at Mo Xuanli in astonishment. Such a decisive strike, was it because he had already sensed the fragment there?

In fact, Mo Xuanli was also quite surprised. At first, he had always thought that what he sensed was Tianyuan Sect’s fragment. He had not expected there to be two fragments here.

The incubus, pale from pain, said, “Do you believe me now?”

“Is this the fragment you found in the east?” Gu Baiqing asked.

The incubus nodded and said, “It had just been found when we were chased by the demon clan’s pursuers. The stinking monk couldn’t hold them off and was captured, so he entrusted the fragment to me, telling me to escape and instructing me to be sure to bring it back and hand it to Mo Xuanli. I originally wanted to go find you directly, but because I was seriously injured, I was encountered by people from Tianyuan Sect and captured. With no other choice, I had to find you this way. Now the fragment is given to you, can you go save him now? That stinking monk sacrificed himself for your cultivation world; you can’t just ignore him!”

Gu Baiqing was deeply moved. He had not expected Qian Yue to trust Mo Xuanli so much.

Mo Xuanli was naturally worried as well, but he still feared that there might be a problem, and directly questioned him, “I see that the curse markings on your wrist have already disappeared, which means that your lives are no longer linked. Why then are you still helping Qian Yue resist the demon clan? This fragment could have completely been taken back by you to redeem your merits, couldn’t it? Why do you care whether Qian Yue lives or dies?”

The incubus’s expression froze, as if there were a moment of panic.

“You… why are you asking so much? He is your friend, won’t you save him?”

“Of course we will save him, but since he was taken away, it should be like those hostages, with no threat to his life, at most being detained. It’s not the first time he’s been captured by the demon realm. Wasn’t the last time he was taken away by you? You’re so eager for us to risk entering the demon realm to save him, what exactly is your purpose?” Mo Xuanli questioned.

The incubus was practically furious. “This time is different! This time they captured someone without finding the fragment. They could have killed the stinking monk first and then searched slowly, but they didn’t. Instead, they chose to take Qian Yue away, because they need Qian Yue’s body.”

“What do you mean by that?” Gu Baiqing asked.

“You go around destroying the Spirit-Gathering Formations and think the demon realm doesn’t have a second set of methods? Although I don’t know the exact way it’s done, I know the Saintess has another plan. She is collecting people with single spiritual roots of the six elements, wind, fire, lightning, earth, water, and wood, and she’s collecting those of the highest purity and greatest talent. Although it’s very difficult, the stinking monk happens to be a rare lightning-type single spiritual root. After he’s taken away, they will definitely carry out some processing first. By then, he might be ruined. Even if you rescue him afterward, it will be too late.” The incubus said irritably, “A stinking monk like him, glowing all over with that annoying golden light, if he gets tainted with any messy things, he’ll only become even more annoying!”

Hearing this, the two immediately understood. It seemed that the so-called living sacrifice was not necessarily truly for sacrifice; it might also be for preparing a second set of methods and collecting personnel for selection.

Sometimes good spiritual roots do not necessarily achieve cultivation, but people with status and position will certainly nurture their spiritual roots well after the fact. Capturing those people would give them the highest success rate in finding suitable candidates.

Gu Baiqing looked at Mo Xuanli with a solemn expression. He had already developed the intention to go to the demon realm.

Mo Xuanli pondered for a moment, then looked at the incubus and questioned him again, “Why do you care so much about Qian Yue’s safety?”

The incubus’s expression changed again and again, and finally he shouted, “He slept with me for more than half a year, and I haven’t even taken my revenge yet! How can I let him die so easily! He… cannot fall into demonic cultivation… cannot… cannot have anything happen to him.”

Mo Xuanli’s stern expression finally eased, and he smiled faintly. “You’re right. We won’t let anything happen to him.”

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