"What! Evil arts?"
As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, Zhou Haoran, Wang Fan, and the others immediately stood up.
"What does Saint Son Li Xuan mean? Could it be that Dongfang Xiao is cultivating evil arts in secret!" At this moment, Wang Fan, before Zhou Haoran could speak, glared at Li Xuan with anger and asked.
Li Xuan heard this and carefully observed everyone present again, but found that everyone's expression did not seem faked. In this situation, Li Xuan was somewhat troubled.
Seemingly sensing Li Xuan's difficulty, Zhou Haoran took a deep breath and said, "Saint Son Li Xuan, please speak your mind. If Dongfang Xiao is truly doing some dirty deeds in secret, our Imperial Beast Sect will not tolerate it!"
"That's right! Saint Son Li Xuan, if this is indeed the case, our Imperial Beast Sect will absolutely dare to take responsibility. However, we also need to thoroughly investigate this matter, so we ask Saint Son Li Xuan to tell us the details carefully." Wang Fan also said.
"Seeing this, you should have no problem. However, to be safe, you can send someone to check in Dongbi City. Hmm, I believe with your strength, it will only take about an hour for a round trip. I can still wait for this hour."
"Of course, if you trust me, you can also take a look at the contents of my image stone."
After Li Xuan finished speaking, he waved his hand, and an image stone floated in the air.
Immediately, everything in Dongbi City, and Li Xuan's discoveries in the next three cities, were presented one after another. The matter of Dongfang Xiao personally admitting to raising blood fetuses was also included in the image.
"Damn it! Who is the mastermind behind this! To commit such a heinous act!"
After watching the images, Wang Fan slammed the table and stood up in anger. The table and chairs under him instantly turned to powder, indicating that Wang Fan was extremely angry at this moment.
"Elder Chen, your movement technique is extremely fast within our Imperial Beast Sect. Moreover, with the spiritual crane as transport, you can make a round trip in a quarter of an hour. This matter is of great importance, so please go yourself. Also, this matter must be kept secret and not mentioned to anyone."
After seeing the images, Zhou Haoran was silent for a moment, then looked at Chen Jian and said.
"Yes, Sect Master." Chen Jian bowed slightly to Li Xuan upon hearing this and immediately walked out of the great hall.
"Saint Son Li Xuan, please forgive us. It's not that we don't trust you, but this matter is too serious. Therefore, our sect had to ask Elder Chen to verify it." After Chen Jian left the great hall, Zhou Haoran bowed again to Li Xuan and said.
Li Xuan waved his hand and casually sat on a chair, saying, "Since it only takes a quarter of an hour for a round trip, please wait for a while. Also, you can all think carefully about who else in the Imperial Beast Sect, besides yourselves, can freely mobilize and allocate resources."
"If a mere deacon can do it, then don't try to fob me off with such excuses."
Although Wang Fan's expression was somewhat displeased, he had to endure it due to Li Xuan's status and the fact that the image stone served as proof. He couldn't blame Li Xuan for his poor attitude. Thinking this, Wang Fan merely flicked his sleeve and changed to another seat.
Zhou Haoran and Wu Sheng exchanged glances, with a hint of confusion in their eyes.
Zhou Haoran looked at Li Xuan and said with a wry smile.
"Saint Son Li Xuan, I, Zhou, will certainly give you an explanation for this matter. However, within our Imperial Beast Sect, besides a few of us, no one else can easily mobilize and allocate disciple resources. Moreover, the resource allocation for disciples with the status of city lords is even stricter. It would be extremely difficult to mobilize them at will."
"Oh? Is that so? If it is as Sect Master Zhou says, then the mastermind is one of you present?" Li Xuan immediately retorted upon hearing this.
"Sect Master, there seems to be another person who can freely mobilize and allocate disciple resources." At this moment, Wu Sheng suddenly spoke, his expression turning somewhat grim.
Zhou Haoran, Li Xuan, and Wang Fan looked at Wu Sheng in unison and said, "Who else?"
"Besides the four of us, there is also the Third Elder, who is in seclusion year-round." Wu Sheng said slowly after taking a deep breath.
"Third Elder!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Haoran and Wu Sheng seemed to remember something and froze on the spot. Li Xuan, although curious, did not ask who this Third Elder was.
"Alas. Let's wait until Elder Chen returns to discuss everything." Zhou Haoran sighed and then slumped weakly into his seat, lost in thought.
Wu Sheng and Wang Fan also sat down with complicated expressions.
Soon, a sound of breaking wind rapidly echoed, instantly breaking the silence in the great hall.
Zhou Haoran and the others also looked towards the entrance of the great hall, with a hint of anticipation in their eyes.
"Greetings, Sect Master, Saint Son Li Xuan." Chen Jian looked at everyone's expressions, his face also somewhat grim. He bowed to Zhou Haoran and Li Xuan and nodded slowly.
"Saint Son Li Xuan, I will give you an explanation for this matter." Seeing Chen Jian's expression, a flash of pain crossed Zhou Haoran's eyes, but more so, a sense of desolation. As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Haoran instantly disappeared from the great hall.
Li Xuan did not say much upon hearing this, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.
Wang Fan, Chen Jian, and Wu Sheng, who remained in the great hall, were all restless and could only wait.
Boom!
Just then, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came, shaking the entire great hall.
Li Xuan seemed to sense something and immediately looked up towards the depths of the Imperial Beast Sect.
At this moment, Wang Fan, Wu Sheng, and Chen Jian exchanged glances, then said to Li Xuan, "Saint Son Li Xuan, please wait a moment, we will be back shortly."
As soon as they finished speaking, Wang Fan and the other two transformed into streaks of spiritual light and shot towards the depths of the Imperial Beast Sect.
"The aura just now seemed to possess power that rivals the peak of the Other Shore realm, or even the Avatar realm, but it wasn't Zhou Haoran's. It seems that the Third Elder, who is rarely seen, has hidden himself quite deeply. With their combined strength, they probably wouldn't be able to deal with him."
Li Xuan muttered to himself, then put down his teacup and his body vanished from the chair.
"Junior Brother Zhou, please don't make a mistake. Surrender quickly!"
At this moment, several figures were hovering in the sky above the Imperial Beast Sect. Zhou Haoran, Wang Fan, and others surrounded a middle-aged man dressed in a blood-red robe, forming a pincer formation.
"Heh heh, elder brother, are you really going to attack me? With just you all, do you really think you can stop me?" The man in the blood-red robe said sinisterly.
And just then, a voice slowly sounded, "They can't, but what about me?"