Liu Yi harrumphed coldly. "If you lose, you have to apologize to everyone for slandering me!"
Liu Chang had been slandering her all this while, claiming that she had learned demonic arts. As a result, the other disciples had looked at her with peculiar gazes. Left with no choice, she had agreed to a fair duel here to prove her innocence.
It was fortunate that she had won!
"I admit defeat!"
Liu Chang's face alternated between red and white as he said dejectedly, "Senior brothers, senior sisters, junior brothers, junior sisters, I've wronged Liu Yi …"
"Wait a moment!" But before Liu Chang could finish his words, a voice suddenly sounded. "Your loss doesn't prove that Liu Yi hasn't learned demonic arts. On the contrary, it makes her even more suspicious!"
Everyone hurriedly turned their gazes in the direction of the voice. Su Yin also frowned slightly.
The person who had spoken was none other than Senior Shen Wang. At this moment, he was walking toward the dueling ring with widened strides, and the disciples standing in his way hurriedly stepped aside.
Recognizing the other party, Liu Yi frowned and asked, "Senior Shen, why do you say that?"
"I watched the duel between you and Liu Chang from start to finish. Under normal circumstances, you should have lost, but it was that final move that turned the tide of the battle. I would like to ask you …"
A glint flashed across Shen Wang's eyes as he stared at Liu Yi intently. "That move doesn't seem to be a sword art from the Subduing Immortal Sect. May I know where you learned it from? Does it have a name?"
"It doesn't have a name. I comprehended it on my own," Liu Yi replied. She had comprehended it on her own after listening to her teacher's words. How could she possibly have a name for it?
"To be able to comprehend it on your own and create such a formidable move … Your talent is probably even higher than mine. If that's the case, why has no one ever mentioned Junior Shen's name despite me being in charge of the sword formation for so long?" Shen Wang asked.
"This …"
"Senior Shen's words do sound a little strange …"
"A sword art can only be executed casually, but to complement it with Zhen Yuan, it has to be in accordance with the essence of the Great Dao … Senior Shen has been in the sect for ten years, but he hasn't been able to create a sword art before. Yet, a disciple who has only been in the sect for two years actually managed to do it. This is truly unbelievable!"
"It can't be that he's really learning demonic arts, right?"
…
A huge commotion broke out in the surroundings.
"There might be some people who don't know about this Junior Brother Liu Yi. Allow me to introduce him to you!"
Walking up to the stage, Shen Wang scanned the surroundings. "I've been in the sect for two years, and I've always been at the bottom. Four days ago, I was only at Juxi 3-dan, and I was only able to execute three moves of the Thirty-six Immortal Subduing Forms. Yet, in just a few days, not only did my cultivation soar, my understanding of swordsmanship seemed to have changed as well. I can't help but wonder if Junior Liu can tell us what happened?"
Liu Yi was speechless. This information was very easy to find out. Even if he wanted to deny it, he couldn't.
"Could it be that Junior Brother Liu has some hidden talent? After being forced into a corner, he decided to unleash it … Or perhaps, he cultivated some other kind of cultivation technique? "Shen Wang's eyes gleamed.
"I've never learned from anyone outside the sect …" Liu Yi hurriedly explained.
"Never learned it before? Zhou Yuan and I once saw you kneeling outside the Secluded Immortal Residence and addressing him as your teacher. Is that true? "Liu Chang asked.
"Yes …" Liu Yi nodded. Just as he was about to explain, Shen Wang suddenly interjected, "Previously, no one knew where the Secluded Immortal Residence was, but now … we know that it's where senior granduncle lives. Are you going to say that senior granduncle was the one who guided you in your cultivation and raised your swordsmanship?"
"Why not?" Liu Yi asked.
Previously, she was curious as to who the expert who had imparted her swordsmanship was. However, after hearing about the matter yesterday, she realized that it was likely to be this formidable senior granduncle. Only he would be able to help her achieve a breakthrough so quickly with just a few words.
"You sure won't give up until you see the coffin. Since that's the case, I'll expose you in front of everyone!"
Shen Wang sneered. "First of all, there's a difference in seniority between you and senior granduncle. If he were to accept you as his disciple, he would be breaking the rules of the sect. Do you think that he would do such a thing?"
"This …" Liu Yi was taken aback.
The cultivators of the continent were very particular about seniority. If it was really senior granduncle, he would not have agreed to accept her as his disciple!
"Secondly, we also sensed that senior granduncle was fighting with the experts of the Ten Great Sects yesterday. Zhen Yuan's vigorous, pure, mighty, and righteous aura is enough to prove that he's cultivating an authentic human cultivation technique!"
Shen Wang said, "I've never heard of a human cultivation technique that could allow one to improve so quickly and break through four levels in two days!"
"Thirdly, and most importantly, not only does senior granduncle live in the Secluded Immortal Residence, The Great Demon of Bliss also lives there! Therefore, I suspect that the one who imparted you the cultivation technique is not senior granduncle at all, but the latter. That's why you can improve so quickly. "
"This … Impossible. If I were cultivating a demonic cultivation technique, I would definitely know …" Liu Yi hurriedly waved her hands.
"That's not necessarily true. Some demonic cultivation techniques can't be detected at the beginning. Only when one reaches a certain level will one realize how vicious they are."
Shen Wang harrumphed coldly. "Since you refuse to admit it, let me ask you this. You have already acknowledged your teacher as your teacher, so have you seen what your teacher looks like?"
"I …" Liu Yiyi paused for a moment before shaking her head. "I haven't!"
"You have already acknowledged your teacher as your teacher, but you haven't seen him before. Don't you find it strange?"
Shen Wang sneered. "Alright, I've already asked all that I need to. Liu Chang, I'll leave the rest to you. Tell me everything that you have seen!"
"Yes!" Liu Chang stepped forward and said, "Three days ago, Zhou Yuan and I noticed his rapid improvement, and we began to suspect him. So, we secretly followed him. In the forest at the waist of the mountain, he met a young man and learned swordsmanship from him … If I'm not mistaken, that young man is senior granduncle!"
Liu Yi nodded.
The young man who was chopping firewood and riding a donkey had a gentle disposition, and his cultivation was unfathomable. Now that she thought about it, it was likely that he was senior granduncle.
"After learning his lesson, he continued forward. When he arrived outside the Secluded Immortal Residence, he called out loudly for his teacher, and a voice sounded from the backyard … Am I right?" Liu Chang asked.
Liu Yi's body shuddered, and she felt as if her head was going to explode.
She had never thought about this matter before, but now that she heard the reminder, she realized that something was amiss.
If the young man who was chopping firewood was senior granduncle, who was the person in the backyard?
They were two different people!
Could it be that … the teacher he acknowledged was really that great demon king? Was he really learning demonic arts?
In an instant, cold sweat trickled down her back.
No one could say anything if she were to learn from senior granduncle. However, if she were to learn demonic arts from the Great Demon King, it would be an unforgivable crime. At the very least, she would be expelled from the Great Demon Sect. At the very least, she would be killed on the spot.
"Since you have already admitted to it, what else do you have to say?" Shen Wang took a step forward and asked with an imposing aura.
"I …" Liu Yiyi was at a loss for words, and her body began to tremble.
Could that 'teacher' really be The Great Demon?
…
While Liu Yiyi was feeling nervous, Su Yin also frowned.
Other than him, there was someone else in the Secluded Immortal Residence who would teach her swordsmanship … Who could it be?
He had asked around yesterday, and The Great Demon of Bliss spent most of his time in bed. It was unlikely that he would stand up to speak and accept a disciple. Could it be that … there was an expert skilled in swordsmanship hidden in the backyard?
With such thoughts in mind, Zhang Xuan turned to the dueling platform and asked, "Liu Yi, then … do you still remember the characteristics of the person who taught you swordsmanship? For example, his voice, his tone, and the differences in the swordsmanship he imparted to you?"
Even though his voice wasn't loud, it was abrupt in the silent training ground. Everyone's eyes immediately turned over.
"Mas …" Upon seeing the other party's appearance, Liu Yiyi felt as if her heart was about to explode. Could it be that … the person before her was senior granduncle?
Just as she was about to shout out, a cold voice interrupted her.
"If I were you, I would keep quiet!"
Shen Wang turned to look at Liu Yiyi with a frown on his forehead. "Feigning knowledge when you don't know anything will only make me think that you were just lucky!"
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