The Entire Sect is Full of Villains, Yet the Junior Sister Conquers All

Chapter 157 : Apprehending the Traitor

Mo Qingchen and the others didn't discover the legendary heavenly and earthly treasure in the cavern. Instead, they encountered a formidable enemy—an avatar of the Ghost Xuan Sect Leader had descended.

"Don't be afraid, this is merely a wisp of divine sense avatar. Just shatter it."

Mo Qingchen was now at late Nascent Soul stage, and with the Long Yuan Sword in hand, he was especially effective against these evil ghost demons.

Although the Ghost Xuan Sect Leader's strength was extremely powerful, the one before them now was just a primordial spirit avatar. Defeating it together wouldn't be difficult.

That divine sense avatar looked at these overly naive disciples with an amused gaze, as if looking at ants.

But its words were directed at someone else.

"What are you waiting for? Kill them."

What?

The disciples realized there was still someone hiding.

Behind that primordial spirit avatar, another tall, slender figure appeared. When they saw that familiar handsome face, there was an exclamation from the crowd, "It's you..."

How could this teammate who was just fighting alongside them suddenly turn to the other side?

Qin Xixue immediately turned to look at Chu Sang beside her, incredulous and with hidden anger. She immediately stood out to represent everyone, loudly questioning, "What's going on with your Lingqing Sect? You actually have a ghost clan spy?"

She said, "Could it be that you've long been in secret collusion with the ghost clan, setting up an ambush here to work from both inside and outside, intending to annihilate us sect disciples in one fell swoop! Your intentions are truly vicious. I never imagined you would do such a thing!"

Chu Sang: "..." She hadn't even said anything yet, but didn't expect the female protagonist to be so eloquent, directly turning the tables on her with so many accusations.

Cui Xiu also hesitantly said, "Friend Chu Sang, what's really going on here? Is this person your Second Senior Brother?"

Even though he was unwilling to believe that a ghost clan spy had appeared within the Lingqing Sect, the facts were before their eyes, and they had no choice but to believe.

Faced with everyone's doubts, Chu Sang didn't quibble. She only said one sentence, "Don't worry, I will definitely get you all out alive."

"You, a mere..." Qin Xixue originally wanted to say you, a mere Golden Core, dare to speak so boldly, but then remembered that Chu Sang was now at Nascent Soul stage, with strength even higher than her own.

Her expression immediately became somewhat unpleasant, a sentence stuck in her throat, neither up nor down.

Chu Sang kindly finished the sentence for her, "Don't worry, although I'm just a small Nascent Soul, I'm still much stronger than a Golden Core."

Qin Xixue, still at Golden Core stage, felt as if her heart had been stabbed, gritting her teeth in anger.

"Enough talk. Jue'er, kill them!"

Seeing that Ling Yu still showed no intention of making a move, that phantom immediately darkened its expression, its words containing a cold intent, "I didn't raise you all these years for you to disobey me."

A flash of struggle appeared in Ling Yu's eyes. He sighed lightly and looked at Chu Sang, saying in a deep voice,

"Today, you shouldn't have come here..."

He raised his hand slowly, black ghost energy gathering in his palm.

His waterfall of black hair turned white strand by strand. The pressure around Ling Yu surged, directly rising from late Nascent Soul to late Divine Transformation stage!

"Second Senior Brother, do you really intend to attack us?" Chu Sang looked at Ling Yu, unhurried. "Kill me?"

"If Master and our Senior Brothers and Sisters knew about this, they would probably be heartbroken."

"I told you, you shouldn't have come here today." The dark purple ghost pupils in Ling Yu's eyes no longer showed any emotional fluctuation. He had tried to stop her out of old affection, but she didn't listen.

Just as he was about to make his move, another terrifying spiritual energy struck his body, piercing through his chest and making him stagger backward. The ghost energy attack in his hand also missed its target. Mo Qingchen shattered it with one sword strike.

That divine sense avatar was also shattered, leaving only Ling Yu alone and unsupported.

His expression suddenly sank as he realized something was wrong.

At the same time, several powerful spiritual energy fluctuations descended into the cave. It was none other than the elders of the Eight Great Sects, holding ghost-binding chains in their hands.

It turned out that this trap wasn't set by the ghost realm, but rather the cultivation world turning the tables on the ghost realm.

"Fortunately, young friend Chu Sang sent us a message in time. Otherwise, our disciples might have really fallen into your ghost clan's ambush."

Ling Yu looked at Chu Sang in disbelief, his face as dark as ink. "It was you!"

He had thought they were catching turtles in a jar.

Unexpectedly, the other side had turned the tables on them, luring the snake out of its hole and counterattacking.

"How did you know?"

"What if I said I've known all along? Second Senior Brother, do you believe me?"

Chu Sang took out a pearl.

This was the Tracing Pearl she had obtained before, which had the effect of predicting the future.

She had rarely used it before.

In the past, her strength was too low. Each time she activated it, not only did it consume a large amount of spiritual energy, but she could only foresee a very short time into the future, which wasn't of much substantial help to her.

But now that she had advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, her spiritual energy and divine sense had increased more than tenfold. It was only after reaching the Nascent Soul stage that she could truly use the power of the Tracing Pearl, able to foresee a certain point up to three days into the future at most.

Earlier, Ling Yu had pretended to block a ghost cultivator's attack for her, attempting to dispel her suspicions and win her trust.

At that time, she didn't choose to stay behind. On the way, she had activated the Tracing Pearl and saw what was about to happen... She then immediately informed the Eight Great Immortal Sects of this matter, turning the tables and catching them in their own trap.

Chu Sang could see that Ling Yu had tried to stop her from coming earlier, but she had already anticipated that there was likely a ghost clan trap, which was why she insisted on going in.

The male and female protagonists had plot armor and definitely wouldn't come to harm, but the same couldn't be said for the other disciples of the Eight Great Sects.

If they were really harmed by the ghost cultivators, the ghost realm and the cultivation world might truly go to war.

No matter which side he was on, Ling Yu would be in an irredeemable position.

The Lingqing Sect would also bear the eternal infamy of betraying their allies.

The elders were all peak Divine Transformation stage powerhouses. Ling Yu had no chance of escaping this time. Chu Sang watched coldly as he was taken to the dungeon to await the sect's judgment, not saying a word throughout.

Lu Yue thought for a moment and came over to comfort her, "This ghost cultivator was indeed deeply hidden. It's not your fault for not discovering him."

"I believe the Lingqing Sect didn't collude with the enemy. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come in with us and notified the Sect Leader and Elders in advance. Sister Sang Sang, you're a great contributor who saved our lives!" Ge Xiang also said.

The Eight Great Sects didn't blame the Lingqing Sect either. After all, although a ghost realm traitor had appeared in the Lingqing Sect, it was Chu Sang from within their sect who had rooted him out and immediately handed him over to the Eight Great Sects for disposal. No damage had been done, and the outcome was fairly satisfactory to all.

Ling Yu, who had been thrown into the sect dungeon, was subjected to severe interrogation.

The Eight Great Sects attempted to extract information about the ghost realm from him but to no avail. They were now considering whether to execute him to eliminate future troubles.

"Is Second Senior Brother really going to be killed by them?"

When Si Kou Qiu and the others heard this news, they were also filled with mixed emotions, not knowing what to say.

Although they had vaguely guessed that Second Senior Brother had some connection to the ghost realm, they never imagined that Second Senior Brother was actually a spy, intending to harm the disciples of their cultivation world.

Second Senior Brother was usually so gentle, and would even cook for them... Wuwu, was that food intended to poison them from the start!

Joking aside, Second Senior Brother had really become a spy, was imprisoned, and might even be executed by the Eight Great Sects.

The other members of the Lingqing Sect were also depressed.

Chu Sang suggested, "Why don't we secretly go visit Second Senior Brother?"

Mu Chihuai glanced at his eager Little Junior Sister, "You've already thought this through."

Chu Sang didn't expect to be seen through by Sixth Senior Brother. She shrugged, "There are still some unresolved issues with Second Senior Brother. I need to go see him again and ask some questions."

Everyone remembered the secret realm experience in the wasteland and nodded in tacit understanding.

They also had their own thoughts. The Eight Great Sects couldn't extract any information no matter what, but if they went to ask, maybe Second Senior Brother wouldn't be so stubborn.

Could anyone really disguise themselves so perfectly? They still believed that Second Senior Brother had genuine feelings for the Lingqing Sect and for them.

"The sect dungeon is heavily guarded. If we're discovered..."

"We're just going to visit, not break him out of jail. We're not doing anything unforgivable, why so nervous?" Chu Sang patted Fourth Senior Sister's shoulder.

Although she said this, she clearly wasn't going for a simple visit. The Eight Great Sects had prohibited visits to dungeon prisoners.

That night, the group secretly infiltrated. They caused a small disturbance to divert the guards outside the door, allowing Chu Sang and Tantai Ming, who had the best skills, to apply invisibility talismans and sneak in.

The sect dungeon was divided into three levels.

All those imprisoned were heinous criminals.

The deeper they went, the higher the level of the criminals. The only one imprisoned on the third level was the Divine Transformation stage Ling Yu.

He was tied to a pillar, with marks of strange fire branding on his body, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, looking extremely miserable.

To think he wouldn't talk even after being beaten like this. He was really loyal to that Ghost Xuan Sect Leader.

"The Ghost Xuan Sect Leader didn't dare come himself and sent you instead. He clearly just treated you as a disposable pawn. Is he worth such loyalty, Second Senior Brother?" Chu Sang walked over and said, "Even if I hadn't gone, do you think your plan was really flawless? The personal disciples of the Eight Great Sects are all precious treasures. They have countless life-saving magical tools, not to mention Mo Qingchen at late Nascent Soul stage with a divine sword spirit protecting him. This plan was doomed to fail from the start."

Hearing the noise, Ling Yu raised his head. His gaze wavered for a moment before darkening again. His voice was calm, "...Why have you come?"

Tantai Ming said sympathetically, "Second Senior Brother, we've come to persuade you to turn from darkness to light! That Sect Leader has treated you so badly, why are you still so loyal to him? As long as you confess the ghost clan's information, they'll let you go. You can still return to the Lingqing Sect. We can still be one big happy family!"

Chu Sang said, "Look at him. Do you think he'll listen to you?"

Tantai Ming persisted, "Second Senior Brother isn't a bad person. He's usually so good to us. He must have his difficulties... I believe he must have been bewitched by that damn Ghost Xuan Sect Leader!"

"Do you think he met us first, or the Ghost Xuan Sect Leader first?"

"..."

One played good cop, the other bad cop, working together in perfect harmony.

After listening for a while, Ling Yu said coldly, "There's no need to persuade me further. Since what's done is done, I'm willing to admit my guilt and accept punishment."

Chu Sang looked at the defeated Tantai Ming with an 'I told you so' expression.

She paused, then said, "Second Senior Brother, do you remember I said earlier that I had something to show you?"

She took out the blood jade pendant, "Do you recognize this?"

He looked at it for a long time, then shook his head.

"I don't recognize it."

Chu Sang's palm closed slightly, her tone calm as she said, "Then do you know about your background?"

"You were originally the son of the Myriad Stars Sect Leader. It was that Ghost Xuan Sect Leader who betrayed halfway, killing your mother and the entire sect."

"...What does that have to do with me? I didn't do it." He remained indifferent, detached. "Even if what you say is true, it was her own incompetence, mistakenly trusting others, that brought disaster upon the sect and herself."

"What does it have to do with you?" Chu Sang suddenly smiled. "Why do you think you can talk to me here now? If the Myriad Stars Sect Leader hadn't sacrificed herself to save you back then, you would have long since become an empty vessel for that thing to resurrect."

"The Sect Leader said that if she hadn't interfered back then, I would have obtained even greater power much earlier."

The smile on Chu Sang's face instantly vanished. She stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and punched him. "Can't you see which side has been genuinely good to you, and which side is using you?"

Her chest heaved slightly with anger. She hooked the corner of her mouth, smiling somewhat maliciously, "No wonder you could lie low in the sect for decades, acting like a normal person. You're quite the actor. If this operation hadn't exposed you, you probably could have kept up the act indefinitely."

"As expected of someone with half that Sect Leader's filthy blood flowing through your veins."

Meeting his gaze filled with hidden anger, she spoke flatly, "Second Senior Brother, do you know that you look exactly like that nominal father of yours right now? It's extremely disgusting."

"Little Junior Sister..."

Tantai Ming was frightened by her actions, afraid that before the Eight Great Sects could come to execute Second Senior Brother, he would be finished off by Little Junior Sister first.

Fortunately, Chu Sang was only angry for a moment before releasing him, her expression unreadable. "The Myriad Stars Sect Leader did make a mistake. Her mistake was in saving an ungrateful wretch like you. She should have let that thing eat you... This way, Seventh Senior Brother and I could kill you now, without having to struggle with the decision."

Chu Sang had originally come to persuade Ling Yu to surrender, but now, she didn't want to anymore.

If he was so obstinate, she couldn't be bothered to waste her efforts on him. "The Eight Great Sects will continue to make you confess. If they can't get any useful information out of you, you, as a spy, will lose your value and be executed by one hundred and eight soul-destroying needles."

Having said all she wanted to say, she didn't speak further and stood up to leave.

Finally, a solemn voice came from behind,

"It wasn't me."

Her footsteps paused. Chu Sang turned around, "What do you mean?"

Ling Yu lowered his eyes and said coldly, "The one who leaked the information about Mount Panning to the Eight Great Sects wasn't me. It was someone else."

He had only received orders from the Ghost Xuan Sect Leader halfway through and was temporarily dispatched.