Chapter 535
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A hundred zhang above the martial arts field, outside the grand hall, the terrifying beams of martial energy radiated with an overwhelming aura, permeating every corner of the Qingyun Academy.
“Mu Yunxuan!”
“Bai Li Moxuan!”
“With so many deaths, surely you must give us an explanation?”
A cold and irritable voice echoed through the surrounding mountains.
With a creak, the grand hall’s doors slowly opened.
Mu Yunxuan and Bai Li Moxuan stepped out, their footsteps measured.
“Ah, Brother Liu, we were not in charge of this year’s Inner Court disciple assessment. Li Changqing and Feng Luochen were the ones who rushed to the Qingtian Mountains. So, you should not be asking us,” Bai Li Moxuan said with a chuckle, looking at one of the beams of light.
The five clan leaders of the Five Great Clans, their mere presence was oppressive.
From within one of the beams of light, a faint figure spoke indifferently, “Then where are Li Changqing and Feng Luochen? What does it mean that they are hiding from us?”
Bai Li Moxuan was taken aback.
He had no idea either!
How should he respond?
“Ah, Liu Zhengzong, let me answer your question, shall I?”
Several figures appeared in mid-air, and a hearty laugh rang out.
Yun Xingjian, Li Changqing, Feng Luochen, and Tang Chuyi arrived together.
“Yun Xingjian!”
Another clan leader spoke sharply, “You finally deigned to show up!”
“Xiao Qingge, there was a major incident in the academy. Naturally, I had to investigate immediately. Whether I show up or not is my decision,” Yun Xingjian replied, his attitude still casual despite facing the Five Great Clans’ leaders.
“Dean Yun, what exactly happened?”
Another clan leader asked again.
“Let Elder Tang explain the truth,” Yun Xingjian said indifferently, stepping aside.
Tang Chuyi stood there, his expression dazed.
What?
Me?
I wasn’t brainwashed. How am I supposed to lie convincingly?
This is like asking me to make up a story in front of all these people!
Suddenly, all eyes were fixed on Tang Chuyi.
As a Tiangang-level strong individual, Tang Chuyi cleared his throat and stepped forward, standing on the steps in front of the grand hall. He looked at the crowd.
“The Tengyun Chart battle assessment was going smoothly. However, the Inner Court disciples discovered someone abducting our academy’s disciples. By a stroke of luck, they found the secret lair of Wang Jianmu from the Tianji Mansion within the Qingtian Mountains.”
“Inside the underground palace, Wang Jianmu had captured many children of the Five Great Clans over the past three hundred years to study the mysteries of their bloodlines.”
“Oh, and by the way,” Tang Chuyi added, “some members of the Ye Clan are still alive. Wang Jianmu never managed to kill all of them. Instead, he kept them alive for his research!”
Upon hearing that the Ye Clan still had survivors, many people’s expressions subtly changed.
“The discovery of the underground palace caused a huge commotion. We received the news and rushed over immediately. However, Wang Jianmu was at the third level of the Tiangang realm, and none of us could match him.”
“Just then, several Tianyuan elders, including Chu Rongxuan and Qin Honghou, arrived and together they killed Wang Jianmu. But who would have thought that a fifth-level Tiangang figure from the Tianji Mansion would show up, killing Chu Rongxuan, Elder Zhang, and others, and then Chu Jinglun and his group…”
Tang Chuyi spoke animatedly, his saliva flying as he gestured wildly when he got excited.
The disciples, mentors, and elders listened in astonishment.
After Tang Chuyi finished speaking, everyone seemed to be immersed in the thrilling battle he described, unable to react for a long time.
“Humph!”
Suddenly, a cold snort echoed.
“Tang Chuyi, do you take us for fools?”
Clan Leader Liu Zhengzong spoke again, “Coincidentally, all the disciples, mentors, and elders of the Five Great Clans in the Qingyun Academy died in this battle?”
Upon hearing this, Tang Chuyi, still immersed in his fabricated story, retorted sharply, “Liu Zhengzong, what do you mean by that? Are you questioning me?”
Liu Zhengzong sneered, “I’ve always known that Elder Tang has a strong opinion about our Five Great Clans…”
“Pah!”
Tang Chuyi spat, “What do you mean all the Five Great Clans’ people are dead? In this incident, our Qingyun Academy lost over three hundred disciples, mentors, and elders, and two-thirds of them were from the Five Great Clans!”
“Are you blind? Do you only care about the losses of the Five Great Clans’ warriors?”
“As an elder of the Qingyun Academy, I care about the losses of the entire academy!”
His words were righteous and forceful.
They left Liu Zhengzong speechless for a moment.
