Chapter 639 - 648: The Traitor is Revealed

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice. A figure had appeared behind Yann Chuxue—it was Elder Ji Hai of the Law Enforcement Hall. He had seized Wang Hao’s arm, his gaze filled with an icy chill.

"Elder Ji," Wang Hao cried out, staring at Ji Hai before him.

Ji Hai gave a cool nod, ignoring Wang Hao, and looked toward Wen Qingye in the distance. "Qingye, what did you say you needed the Primordial Spirit Mirror for? Whose Primordial Spirit are you planning to inspect?"

When Wang Hao heard this, a chill shot through his heart, and he grew frantic.

Wen Qingye pointed directly at Wang Hao and said, "Him!"

Ji Hai’s brow furrowed. "Are you sure?"

Wang Hao was, after all, the disciple of Absolute Peak Master Hua Lie and a True Disciple of the Celestial Profound Sect. If they used the Primordial Spirit Mirror on him and he truly was practicing the Taiyi Heartless Dao, that would be one thing. But if he wasn’t, it would be difficult to explain things to Hua Lie.

Wang Hao said hurriedly, "Elder Ji, you can’t just listen to Wen Qingye’s side of the story! He’s spouting complete nonsense!"

Ji Hai took a deep breath and said, "I don’t really have the authority to investigate you."

Seeing this, Wang Hao was overjoyed. As long as Ji Hai had no authority to investigate him, he would definitely be safe. At this thought, Wang Hao felt as though he had just survived a disaster.

"Martial Uncle Ji, give me the Primordial Spirit Mirror. I’ll do it!"

Wen Qingye could naturally see Ji Hai’s hesitation. In a flash, his body transformed into a streak of black light and shot toward Yann Chuxue. He then snatched the Primordial Spirit Mirror from her hand.

When Wang Hao saw Wen Qingye holding the Primordial Spirit Mirror, his face instantly turned pale. His heart pounded in his chest, and he instinctively bolted for the exit.

Everyone was stunned. Wang Hao was actually running? Could it be...?

’Trying to run?’

A cold glint flashed in Wen Qingye’s eyes. He was just about to give chase when, in the next instant, Wang Hao’s body shot back like an arrow released from its string, much to everyone’s disbelief.

He landed heavily on the floor of Xuanyun Hall, spitting out a mouthful of black blood. His internal organs had already been shattered.

From outside the hall, an old figure limped inside.

"Sect Leader!" "Sect Leader!"

Everyone’s expression changed as they watched the figure, and they all cried out in alarm.

The newcomer was none other than the Sect Leader of the Celestial Profound Sect, Bai Henshui.

Bai Henshui looked at Wang Hao twitching on the ground, a severe glint in his eyes. He said, "I arrive only to find something like this? I never imagined Taiyi Pavilion’s corruption had seeped so deep into our Celestial Profound Sect that even one of our own True Disciples is a spy. It’s truly disheartening."

Seeing this, the surrounding crowd had a sudden realization. If Wang Hao wasn’t a traitor, why would he run the moment Wen Qingye took out the Primordial Spirit Mirror?

The Elder who had just been defending Wang Hao couldn’t help but swallow hard. "So... Wang Hao was actually a traitor."

’After all, if this matter were investigated thoroughly, I might fall under suspicion as well.’

At this thought, the faces of many from Purple Bamboo Peak who had spoken up for Wang Hao turned pale, especially Du Qianqian’s.

At that moment, she was absolutely sick with regret.

Meanwhile, Wang Hao, lying on the ground, saw Bai Henshui extend his palm. His expression twisted violently as he used all his remaining strength. "Sect Leader, I..."

As Wang Hao spoke, he reached out his hand, but his internal organs had already been shattered by a single palm strike. Where would he find the strength?

In the end, he couldn’t get the words out. His arm fell limply to the ground.

Mingkong stared in astonishment at Wang Hao, now dead before him, then looked at the approaching Bai Henshui and couldn’t help but swallow.

Among all the True Disciples, aside from Wen Qingye, he had the youngest Bone Age and the weakest cultivation. He was like a flower raised in a greenhouse, having grown up on Forget-Life Peak without ever experiencing any real storms. Seeing such a drastic turn of events, his mind had gone completely blank.

Wen Qingye frowned slightly as he looked at Wang Hao’s corpse.

His original plan had been to capture Wang Hao himself and use his own methods to make him spill his secrets. But now, it seemed, all of that had gone up in smoke.

Because Wang Hao was dead!

Bai Henshui’s gaze swept over everyone present as he said slowly, "There is no doubt that this Wang Hao was a traitor. Just now, as he fled, I detected a trace of the Taiyi Heartless Dao’s Law Power leaking from the Primordial Qi he unleashed."

The moment he finished speaking, Mingkong’s face turned ashen. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sect Leader, I have absolutely no connection to that villain and traitor, Wang Hao! And I have nothing whatsoever to do with Taiyi Pavilion! You have to believe me! If you don’t, you can use the Primordial Spirit Mirror to test me!"

Saying this, Mingkong actually walked over to Wen Qingye, intending to use the Primordial Spirit Mirror to test his own Primordial Spirit.

Wen Qingye waved his hand dismissively. "Alright, you don’t need to be tested. We all know you’re not the traitor."

"Ah?" Mingkong looked at Wen Qingye in surprise, then said, weeping with gratitude, "Thank you for trusting me, Junior Brother Wen! Thank you, thank you!"

He never thought that after how much he had antagonized Wen Qingye, Wen Qingye would still be willing to speak up for him. In an instant, his heart filled with gratitude toward Wen Qingye.

Wen Qingye looked at Mingkong and laughed inwardly. ’Even if the people from Taiyi Pavilion are fools, they’re not foolish enough to pick someone like Mingkong as a spy.’

"Take care of the body and hand it over to Senior Brother Hua," Bai Henshui said with a sigh, pointing at Wang Hao’s corpse. Then he turned to Wen Qingye and said gently, "By the way, Qingye, how did you know that Wang Hao was practicing the Taiyi Heartless Dao? The rest of us couldn’t sense a thing, and we nearly allowed a great disaster to unfold. Your perception is exceptionally sharp to have found this spy."

Given Wang Hao’s current status, he would have surely become a Peak Master or even the next Sect Leader of the Celestial Profound Sect within a decade. The thought that Taiyi Pavilion had planted such an important figure within their sect made everyone break out in a cold sweat.

Wen Qingye’s brow furrowed slightly. He didn’t answer Bai Henshui’s question, saying instead, "His cultivation isn’t high, so he probably hasn’t been practicing the Taiyi Heartless Dao for long. It must have been recent. I suspect he wasn’t a traitor planted by Taiyi Pavilion, but was turned by them instead."

"Oh? Turned?" Hearing Wen Qingye’s words, Bai Henshui fell into deep thought.

At this moment, Ji Hai stepped forward and said, "Leave this matter to me for a thorough investigation. I have a feeling this isn’t so simple."

"Mm, alright. I feel the same," Bai Henshui nodded. He then looked toward the people from Purple Bamboo Peak and asked, "How are things? Has the Peak Master been chosen?"

An Elder from Purple Bamboo Peak stepped out and said respectfully, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, we have chosen. It is True Disciple Du Qianqian."