Chapter 313

Chapter 313: Devil-Expelling Formation

In the crowd, Sheng Yuan stared at Li Shuang, dazed. [First Senior Sister is Devil Path?] The thought rose and he instinctively rejected it. Though he had opposed Li Shuang, he had never imagined she could be Devil Path.

“She turned out to be Devil Path,” Chang Le An said coldly, “then all her self-righteous talk before looks a bit ridiculous.”

“I do owe First Senior Sister a life,” Shen Yue said with regret, “but if she is Devil Path, then I cannot ignore right and wrong to stand on her side.” He did not say the rest: seeing Li Shuang now cursed by everyone, he actually felt a breath of relief. Before, because he owed her a life, he dared say nothing and had to pretend he had repented well. If he had been as foolish as Sheng Yuan, his fate might be even worse. But now Li Shuang was Devil Path. He no longer had to carry any moral chains. Since she was Devil Path, then everything she did had another purpose, and he owed her nothing.

Chang Le An also snapped awake, excitement flashing in his eyes. [I have played the coward long enough. This is my chance. If we brand Li Shuang as Devil Path today, I can stand tall again.]

“First Senior Brother, you’re too muddled,” Shen Yue said with pained righteousness as he stepped forward: “How could this demonic energy be fake? If you shield a devil now, you will ruin the Sword Sect’s thousand-year honor.”

“That’s right. Our Sword Sect’s swords are for slaying devils and upholding the Dao, not for shielding the Devil Path,” Chang Le An said, full of confidence.

Sheng Yuan grew more and more lost. He looked here, then there. His mind felt like porridge.

“We have never shielded any Devil Path,” came a voice as Immortal Ling Xu, long absent, appeared with a sorrowful face and said: “Sect Master, please make a swift decision.”

“You’re all talking nonsense,” Lin Qing Ling roared, stepping forward with a cold glare as she barked: “If Li Shuang is Devil Path, I’ll cut off my head.”

“My junior sister cannot be Devil Path. Unless I die, I will never move aside,” Luo Ming Yue said coolly. She did not know what had happened, but she knew Li Shuang could not be linked to the Devil Path. She did not know how Ye Zhao Zhao had done it, but she would not abandon Little Shuang now or leave her alone to face Ye Zhao Zhao’s scheme.

With the Sword Sect disciples guarding Li Shuang, the scene locked in a standoff.

At this moment, the strongest from all sects still had not truly spoken.

Yan Fan frowned and stepped out first, saying: “I do not believe Li Shuang is Devil Path. At worst, we should detain her for now and investigate carefully.”

Li Shuang glanced at Yan Fan. [He loves to act like a king, but standing up now is not easy. Not bad.]

“Senior Brother Yan speaks sense,” another disciple said as he stepped out: “I am not of the Sword Sect, but in the Langya Secret Realm, Li Shuang saved my life. I don’t believe she is Devil Path.”

“So did I. Li Shuang saved me too,” others chimed in. One after another, disciples from the six sects stepped forward.

“She was just buying hearts,” Ye Zhao Zhao said with a hard face.

“Buying hearts?” Yan Fan answered coldly: “In the Langya Secret Realm, when we faced that Goldenwing Eagle, it was nine deaths and one life. If she had taken one step back, I would have died for sure. I don’t believe any Devil Path would be foolish enough to fight a monster to the death just to gain my trust.”

“That was to gain your trust,” Ye Zhao Zhao said in a cold voice.

Yan Fan ignored her and bowed toward Yun Qing Yu from a distance, saying: “Master, there must be more to this. I beg all seniors to investigate first, then decide.”

Yun Qing Yu’s eyes moved. She already felt something was off and planned to detain Li Shuang first. As she was about to speak, a cold voice cut across the arena: “What is there to investigate? The demonic energy is right before your eyes. Has a few decades of peace made you forget how brutal the fights between righteous and devil used to be? Any Devil Path should be executed on the spot.”

Li Shuang looked over. It was Humanity’s First Formation Master, Ming Yan. [Good, the first fish has risen. Will there be more? Of course there will.]

With Ming Yan taking the lead, more and more people stepped forward to demand Li Shuang’s immediate execution. Some had hidden goals. Some simply hated the Devil Path from the heart. Li Shuang watched them one by one and made her own judgments.

“Eliminating the Devil Path is the people’s will,” Yan Zhong He said with a cold smile: “Sect Master Yun, don’t be soft-hearted. Give the order to kill Li Shuang now.”

“Yan Zhong He, I dare you,” Meng Yi Fei said coldly: “You will not even give us a little time and already want to silence her in public. Could it be that this so-called demonic energy cannot last long?”

A flicker crossed Yan Zhong He’s eyes. Meng Yi Fei had grown sharp at the key moment. But it was too late. They would not allow Li Shuang to live past today. If she died now, she would forever be branded a devil with no way to clear her name.

“Utterly absurd,” Yan Zhong He said lightly: “To shield Li Shuang, Sect Master Meng will say anything.”

“I’ll make it plain,” Meng Yi Fei said with a blank face: “Li Shuang’s case needs time to investigate. Whoever dares act today will be the Sword Sect’s enemy to the death.”

In the sky, the vague shapes of the Sword Sect’s Supreme Elders appeared and disappeared. The Sword Sect’s Void Refinement Realm and Integration Realm experts also quietly showed their stance.

This time, they would protect Li Shuang to the end.

“Then it’s to the death,” Yan Zhong He sneered: “If the Sword Sect shields Li Shuang no matter what, there is no need for it to exist.”

Meng Yi Fei drew his sword, and power thickened in the heavens. A great battle was about to explode.

Just then, Li Shuang’s voice rang out: “Honored seniors, may I say one thing?”

Yun Qing Yu, head aching, answered at once: “Speak.”

Li Shuang said calmly: “I do not know why this demonic energy appeared, but I am not Devil Path.”

“You say you’re not, so you’re not?” Ye Zhao Zhao replied with open mockery.

“It is not up to me to declare,” Li Shuang said. “I have a proposal. I know Senior Ming Yan is called Humanity’s First Formation Master. Senior has a Devil-Expelling Formation with terrifying power. Even a Tribulation Crossing Stage devil finds it hard to escape.”

Ming Yan gave a cold laugh and said: “So what?”

“I have heard this Devil-Expelling Formation can tell righteous from devil,” Li Shuang said. “Once the formation is activated, only the Devil Path turns to ash, while the Righteous Path suffers no harm. To prove my innocence, I request that you activate the Devil-Expelling Formation.”