Shen Luo returned to his residence. Nie Caizhu was worried and followed him all the way back.
He sat down in his room, his eyebrows furrowed together.
"Cousin, you've already won the smelting trial, so what are you worried about?" Nie Caizhu asked.
"I'm thinking about that Toad Spirit. Its cultivation far surpasses ours, so it's strange that it appeared in the smelting trial." Shen Luo said.
"It is indeed a bit strange. But, that Toad Spirit is a monster that was imprisoned in Hualien Mystic Realm. There might have been a problem with the spell that allowed it to escape …" Nie Caizhu said.
"If it was just a coincidence then it wouldn't matter. But, if someone deliberately did it, then the meaning would be different." Shen Luo said.
"If that's the case, then I'll go see Master and ask her to investigate this matter." Nie Caizhu said after a moment of hesitation.
Seeing this, Shen Luo nodded.
…
Inside Mount Potala, in a grand hall.
Fairy Blue Lotus, Daoist Yellow Tong, Wei Qing, and several other Elders were gathered here. Fairy Blue Lotus had an indifferent expression and the others also didn't speak, as if they were waiting for something. The atmosphere was a bit heavy.
After a moment, two figures walked in from outside the hall. It was Zhou Yu and a gray-haired old man.
"How is it?" Fairy Blue Lotus immediately asked.
Although these words came out of nowhere, Zhou Yu and the gray-haired old man clearly understood.
"Martial Nephew Zhou and I have already checked. One of the formation eyes of the seal that imprisoned the Toad Spirit was loosened, allowing the Toad Spirit to escape from the trial." The grey-haired old man bowed and said.
"Sect Master, please be at ease. Elder Wu Huan and I have already reinforced the Formation Core. That Toad Spirit has also been seriously injured by Martial Uncle Wei. It will absolutely not escape again." Zhou Yu also bowed and said.
Daoist Yellow Tong and several other Elders nodded as they heard this. Their tense complexions relaxed a bit.
"Elder Fog Fantasy, the spells within Hualien Mystic Realm were all laid down by you and the tools you used to lay down the array formation are of the highest quality. Why would the Toad Spirit's array core suddenly loosen? Moreover, it just so happened to be during the smelting trial. "Fairy Blue Lotus suddenly said.
"Sect Master, do you mean that there is something fishy about this matter?" Huang Tong asked.
Zhou Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he knew that things weren't looking good.
The reason the Toad Spirit came out was because before the trial began, he had done something to the Toad Spirit's restriction when he was inspecting the Hualien Secret Realm.
However, Zhou Yu wasn't worried about anything. He had used the help of an ordinary disciple who was investigating the situation in the Mystic Realm. That person didn't even know what he was doing.
Moreover, after the trial had begun, Zhou Yu had found an excuse to transfer that person away from Mount Putuo. Now, that person was thousands of miles away, so it was impossible for him to be traced back to him.
"I've examined it carefully. That restriction array core has signs of being corroded by something sinister. Presumably, that toad demon had painstakingly plotted to secretly use pill poison to corrode the array core, causing the restriction to loosen." The grey-haired old man said.
"Zhou Yu, what do you think?" Fairy Blue Lotus looked towards Zhou Yu.
"Disciple's array formation cultivation is far inferior to Elder Fog Fantasy's, so I didn't notice anything strange with the restriction." Zhou Yu lowered his head and said as he was stared at by Fairy Blue Lotus.
"Is that so?" Fairy Blue Lotus sneered.
Although her voice wasn't loud, the questioning tone contained within caused everyone in the hall to pale.
"Sect Master, what do you mean? Do you think that the Toad Spirit's escape is related to Zhou Yu? "Huang Tong's eyes were filled with anger as he asked.
"Sect Master Blue Lotus, as a disciple of Mount Putuo, I have also made great contributions to the sect in these past years. Although you are the Sect Master of my Mount Putuo, you cannot wrongly accuse me for no reason at all." Zhou Yu was so shocked that all the hairs on his body stood up. His heart fiercely twitched, but he didn't reveal anything on his face. With a loud thump, he fell to his knees and spoke with a sad and indignant tone.
Seeing Zhou Yu's sad and indignant expression, the other Elders couldn't help but believe him.
"There is no need for you to be so pretentious. Since I say so, I naturally have evidence. But, in consideration of your past merits, I will give you a chance. If you confess everything, then I can be lenient with your punishment." Fairy Blue Lotus lightly said.
"This disciple has never done anything that is detrimental to the sect. If Sect Master has any evidence, please take it out. If you can prove that this disciple was the one who did it, then this disciple is willing to die as an apology!" Zhou Yu said.
His heart was already in turmoil, but with things having come to this point, he could only continue to persist until the end.
"Steward Huang, what do you say?" Fairy Blue Lotus looked at Huang Tong.
"Zhou Yu is my disciple. I can guarantee that he would never do such an evil thing." Huang Tong coldly said as he stood up.
"With Steward Huang's words, I can rest assured." Fairy Blue Lotus faintly smiled. She flipped her hand and a bronze mirror appeared in her palm.
"Sky Hanging Mirror? Sect Master, why did you take this thing out? "Huang Tong frowned.
"This Sky Hanging Mirror is a great treasure of our sect, but it was not refined by our sect's refiners. Rather, it came from the hands of an extraordinary person from the sea. Not only can this treasure project all things, but it can also record the scenes it projects." Fairy Blue Lotus said.
Zhou Yu's pupils shrank. Could it be that the scene of that disciple attacking the spell had been recorded by the Sky Hanging Mirror?
"No, the Sky Hanging Mirror was only activated at the beginning of the smelting trial. It won't record the situation before." He secretly comforted himself, but his heart still couldn't calm down.
Fairy Blue Lotus glanced at Zhou Yu. She formed a seal and pointed at the Sky Hanging Mirror. The mirror emitted a blue light and soon an image appeared. However, it wasn't the Flowery Lotus Mystic Realm, but the situation in the square outside.
As everyone saw this, they were all stunned. Zhou Yu secretly let out a breath of relief.
"The Sky Hanging Mirror is a supreme treasure. The mirror is divided into two sides. One side records the situation within the mystic realm and the other records the situation outside." Fairy Blue Lotus lightly said. She turned her finger.
The Sky Hanging Mirror turned around and an image appeared on the other side. This was the situation within the Flowery Lotus Mystic Realm.
"I didn't think that the Sky Hanging Mirror would have such an effect. But, why are you showing this to us? Is there evidence inside? "Huang Tong grumpily said.
Fairy Blue Lotus didn't answer. Instead, a blue light flashed on her fingertips.
The image on the Sky Hanging Mirror rapidly changed. After a moment, it stopped and rapidly enlarged, revealing two figures sitting on large chairs. They were Zhou Yu and Wei Qing, and they were incomparably clear.
In the image, Zhou Yu's eyebrows jumped up. His tightly clenched hands loosened, revealing a corner of a bronze array disc in his palm. A faint golden light flashed on it.
Beside him, Wei Qing seemed to sense something. He looked over, but soon turned his head away.
As Zhou Yu saw this, his complexion paled. Everyone else's expressions also darkened.
Fairy Blue Lotus turned her finger and the Sky Levitating Mirror flipped around, revealing the situation of the Toad Spirit in the mystic realm. The Toad Spirit was imprisoned by a blue spell. A corner of the spell violently flashed before rapidly dimming, revealing a gap.
As the Toad Spirit saw this, its ugly face lit up with pleasant surprise. It fiercely stomped the ground and its figure turned into a blue shadow as it flew out.
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