Mortal Alchemy

Mo Douguang:

"Senior Uncle Chen, Li Erniu's grandfather faked his death and fell into demonic cultivation."

"The Mu family is implicated, and many people have also fallen into demonic cultivation."

"The Peak Master has ordered that it is better to kill the innocent than to let one go."

Chen Ping's face turned pale, but he managed to bear it.

He had already suspected this.

Chen Ping's voice was hoarse: "What are the more specific details?"

Mo Douguang said: "The Mu family's Golden Core ancestor has already been killed by the Peak Master with a single sword."

"Thousands of people in the clan have been completely wiped out."

"There are also many Mu family demonic cultivators who have already hidden and fled..."

"Rumble!!!"

The news, like a bolt from the blue, struck Chen Ping, causing him to tremble.

Chen Ping looked at Bai Jianjia: "Senior Sister... how should the people around me be dealt with?"

Bai Jianjia spoke, finally allowing Chen Ping to recover: "Junior Brother, I know that some of your relatives are from the Mu family. If it weren't for your female companions, I'm afraid you would break with Master."

"But to prevent others from taking advantage of your misfortune, Master specifically sent me to handle this matter."

"I arrived here with people a month and a half ago, waiting for you to come out of seclusion."

"Now that you're back, it's a good time to discuss this matter with you."

Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said: "Senior Sister, the people around me are definitely not involved with demonic cultivators."

Bai Jianjia's eyes were calm:

"Junior Brother, let's sit down and discuss each person one by one."

"The news is sudden. Drink a cup of tea to calm down, and then go meet your relatives."

Chen Ping nodded, cupping his fist in salute: "Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister."

He felt slightly relieved.

The Mu family had already been wiped out and killed. Chen Ping was also considered to be from the Mu family.

Moreover, almost all those close to him were from the Mu family, except for Zhou Ying.

Bai Jianjia immediately had her men control all of his relatives, which was undoubtedly a form of protection.

It was also a sign of sufficient respect for Chen Ping, her junior brother.

After drinking a cup of tea.

Bai Jianjia led him to the Daoist field of the City Lord.

Mu Luofei, Meng Huang'er, Luo Chongzhi, Zuo Yinghong, and others were imprisoned inside.

There were densely packed hundreds of people.

Because Luo Chongzhi and others had all married women from the Mu family.

"Junior Brother!"

"Junior Brother!"

"Senior Brother!"

They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Chen Ping walk in.

Chen Ping looked at them one by one, reassuring them.

Then, Chen Ping looked puzzled: "Why don't I see Mu Xingling?"

Mu Luofei and the others looked gloomy, hesitant to speak.

Chen Ping's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Bai Jianjia.

Bai Jianjia explained: "...Mu Xingling is a direct descendant of the Mu family and has been confirmed to have fallen into the demonic path. She had already fled before I arrived and her whereabouts are unknown."

Chen Ping trembled when he heard this: "She... fell into the demonic path..."

To prevent Chen Ping from disbelieving, Bai Jianjia explained: "The evidence is conclusive. It was confessed by another direct descendant of the Mu family before his death."

"The time you encountered in the Demonic Subjugation Market a few years ago, when True Person Changkong led people to find nothing, the Demonic Subjugation Market suffered heavy losses, and fifteen thousand people died."

"Among them, there were two insiders, one was Gao Jian, and the other was Mu Xingling."

"And during the demonic cultivator tide in the Eastern Wasteland Immortal City, the Mu family claimed that many direct descendant Foundation Establishment cultivators were killed or injured, but in fact, these people were hidden."

Chen Ping took a deep breath and fell silent.

His brain quickly recalled, and finally, he discovered that Mu Xingling did have some clues.

What Bai Jianjia said could be corroborated.

Chen Ping clenched his fists, his eyes were bloodshot, his body was tense, and killing intent burst out, but in the end, he shrugged helplessly, cupped his fist, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Thank you for telling me, Senior Sister!"

"Let's discuss how to deal with my relatives."

Before leaving, Chen Ping gave the women a reassuring look, telling them not to worry.

Chen Ping and Bai Jianjia were alone.

Chen Ping went straight to the point: "Senior Sister, if I can prove the innocence of these relatives of mine, can I spare their lives?"

Bai Jianjia said: "I knew you would say that, Junior Brother, but it's not enough to just have you and me vouch for them. Master will also be criticized."

"Moreover, the sect does not have the means to search souls to verify innocence."

"Digging out so many demonic cultivators from within the Eastern Xuan Sect has disgraced Master and made him a laughingstock among the other sects."

"Junior Brother, if you want to protect these relatives, you will have to pay a great price."

Chen Ping said without hesitation: "I need to ask the Demonic Subjugation Sect to search souls and verify the innocence of these relatives of mine, and have the Demonic Subjugation Sect vouch for them, to save them, right?"

Bai Jianjia nodded: "That's right, but at the moment, it's not easy to invite a Golden Core True Person from the Demonic Subjugation Sect."

Chen Ping frowned: "I have some friendship with True Person Changkong of the Demonic Subjugation Sect. Can I write a letter and have Senior Sister send someone to invite True Person Changkong here?"

Bai Jianjia looked surprised: "True Person Changkong, a disciple of Supreme Sword Light, is meticulous. If you can invite him, Junior Brother, you can save your relatives."

"Good." Chen Ping nodded and immediately wrote a letter, sending a Punishment Peak disciple to make a trip.

Then Chen Ping said: "At that time, I am willing to undergo a soul search to verify my innocence, and I will not make things difficult for Master."

He could guess that with the Mu family being destroyed, he, an inner disciple of the Nascent Soul Stage who came from the Mu family, was also within the scope of the attack. Bai Jianjia came to handle this matter, and Chen Ping's relatives were secondary. The person Bai Jianjia really wanted to protect was Chen Ping.

Chen Ping taking the initiative to let the Demonic Subjugation Sect search his soul to verify his innocence was a good move.

Bai Jianjia looked at Chen Ping with relief: "Master had already expected that Junior Brother would do this. Master told me to tell Junior Brother that no matter what storms or news there are next, Junior Brother cannot return to the sect."

"When the Changtian Secret Realm opens, Junior Brother will go with Junior Nephew Mo."

Chen Ping's eyelids twitched, and he immediately felt a heavy pressure.

He said: "I understand."

The internal strife in the Eastern Xuan Sect was so fierce that the Mu family was forced to fall into the demonic path. If Chen Ping, an inner disciple of the Nascent Soul Stage, returned to the sect at this critical moment, his end would definitely not be good.

But staying in the Floating Light City, far away from the emperor, even a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator wouldn't be able to touch him.

It would be better to wait for this storm to pass, participate in the Changtian Secret Realm, and then prove himself.

Chen Ping then asked: "Senior Sister, after the Demonic Subjugation Sect verifies their innocence, how will the sect deal with disciples like Mu Luofei?"

Bai Jianjia said: "There has already been a decision. If they can prove their innocence, they can spare their lives, but at the very least, they will be expelled from the sect."

Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief: "Just expelled from the sect..."

He could accept this result.

If Mu Luofei was expelled from the sect, she would also have the inheritance of the Heavenly Venerate Sect, and Chen Ping, a alchemist, behind her, so it wouldn't be a big problem.

At most, it would be a pity that she couldn't use the century's worth of contributions she had accumulated in the Eastern Xuan Sect.

The only thing that made Chen Ping feel uneasy was that Mu Xingling had ultimately deceived him.

In the following days and nights, Chen Ping tossed and turned, unable to sleep peacefully, and felt resentful.

And he was also under Bai Jianjia's watch and couldn't go anywhere.

At the same time, Bai Jianjia had to invite cultivators from the Heavenly Life Sect and the Myriad Desires Pavilion to witness together, in order to offset the negative impact on Chen Ping.