Hearing this, Shen Chuyun, who was about to leave on his flying sword, was so shocked that he almost fell off it.
He turned around in surprise and looked at Shen Qing in disbelief.
Elder Fei Yun helplessly supported his forehead, his two white eyebrows tightly knitted together.
Is the Law Enforcement Hall a place for you to file lawsuits?!
But the matter Shen Qing had mentioned was too serious. Since he already knew about it, the Law Enforcement Hall couldn't ignore it.
"Do you have any evidence?"
Elder Fei Yun still asked first. Shen Qing nodded and took out the boundary stone from his pocket.
This top - grade boundary stone could not only withstand a strike from a cultivator in the Soul Transformation stage but also serve as a recording stone. During Shen Qing's secluded cultivation, the boundary stone recorded how Shen Chuyun had destroyed Shen Qing's house.
The boundary stone continuously played the ugly face of Shen Chuyun as he vented his anger with sword energy, and also recorded his muttering about helping Lin Yibai take Shen Qing's Yuan - Consolidating Pills.
Seeing this, Shen Chuyun's face turned as gloomy as if water was about to drip from it.
"Shen Qing! How dare you set me up!!"
Shen Qing put away the boundary stone, folded his arms, and calmly watched the furious Shen Chuyun.
"Did I tell you to destroy my courtyard and rob my Yuan - Consolidating Pills?"
Shen Chuyun held his breath but didn't know how to refute.
Elder Fei Yun didn't expect Shen Chuyun to be so arrogant. At the same time, he felt extremely puzzled. It was said that the male disciples on Nianbai Peak had all been charmed by Shen Qing.
Now it seemed that the rumor was not true.
Elder Fei Yun coughed lightly, and the two immediately fell silent.
"Alright, disciple, now that the evidence is conclusive, what else do you have to say?"
Shen Chuyun's face was ashen. "Disciple has nothing to say."
"Good. Since that's the case, you will compensate Shen Qing with five top - grade spiritual stones. Do you have any objections?"
"Five top - grade spiritual stones?!"
Shen Chuyun widened his eyes and was eager to refute, but he didn't dare to speak loudly in front of Elder Fei Yun. He only dared to mutter softly, "Isn't it too much?"
Elder Fei Yun looked serious. "Do you have objections?"
"No, no," Shen Chuyun lowered his head, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
Five top - grade spiritual stones were almost half of his savings. Shen Chuyun was not a particularly talented disciple in the Qingyun Sword Sect. Apart from being a direct disciple of True Lord Heng Ling, the sect's resources were rarely tilted towards him.
After taking out the five top - grade spiritual stones from his storage bag, Shen Chuyun felt as if his heart was bleeding.
"Here you are!"
Shen Chuyun threw the spiritual stones to Shen Qing and quickly left on his flying sword.
Before leaving, he turned around and looked at Shen Qing with a complex expression, full of blame, hatred, and incomprehension.
Shen Qing ignored Shen Chuyun and thanked Elder Fei Yun.
She could tell that Elder Fei Yun was on her side. After all, it was just a damaged house, and the Yuan - Consolidating Pills hadn't been robbed. Five top - grade spiritual stones were really overkill.
But she wasn't so oblivious as to reject Elder Fei Yun's kindness.
Elder Fei Yun stroked his gray beard and sized Shen Qing up. He hadn't forgotten why Shen Chuyun had come to accuse Shen Qing.
The damage to the Dao Foundation would cause great harm to a cultivator. Elder Fei Yun knew this very well.
What kind of great opportunity could allow Shen Qing to repair his Dao Foundation in just a few days of secluded cultivation?
Shen Qing seemed neither overbearing nor humble on the surface. He remained calm under Elder Fei Yun's scrutiny, but in his heart, he was already calculating how to explain this matter.
He couldn't say that he had actually been in secluded cultivation in the jade pendant for five years, but in reality, only five days had passed here.
Moreover, there was a residual soul in the jade pendant. It not only gave him a very powerful sword but also helped him cleanse his spiritual roots...
But Elder Fei Yun was just curious and didn't intend to dig deeper. So he just smiled faintly and then said earnestly,
"Shen Qing of Nianbai Peak, I've heard your name. I don't care how you were in the sect before, but in the future, I hope you will conduct yourself well."
Shen Qing had had little contact with Elder Fei Yun in both his past and present lives, but he knew that Elder Fei Yun was an upright person. Remembering Elder Fei Yun's fall in his previous life, Shen Qing felt deeply sorry.
"Elder Fei Yun, I heard that you're going to lead a team on a mission to the Demon Pit soon. Remember to bring more obstacle - avoiding herbs. Disciple wishes you a smooth journey."
Although Elder Fei Yun didn't understand why Shen Qing had brought this up, he still nodded to show that he understood.
Shen Qing summoned Biluoliu and left, but his mind was on Elder Fei Yun's upcoming mission.
The Demon Pit was the stronghold of the Demon Clan in the cultivation world, but its location was not fixed. To put it simply, wherever the Demon Clan gathered, there was a Demon Pit.
The Demon Clan would commit atrocities there, and all humans and livestock within a hundred - mile radius would be affected.
The Demon Pit that Elder Fei Yun was going to had already been abandoned, but who knew there were traps left by the Demon Clan inside? In order to protect his disciples' retreat, Elder Fei Yun was swallowed by the miasma and disappeared without a trace.
Shen Qing had wanted to tell Elder Fei Yun directly about this, but he could feel something preventing him from speaking. So he could only remind Elder Fei Yun indirectly.
Elder Fei Yun watched Shen Qing leave and subconsciously touched his storage bag.
He originally thought he was just going to an abandoned Demon Pit, so he hadn't replenished many supplies. Now that Shen Qing had reminded him, Elder Fei Yun decided to be more cautious.
"Li Yang, go to the Spiritual Herb Hall and get as much obstacle - avoiding herb as possible."
The disciple who was called nodded in response. "Yes!"
Shen Qing, huh? An interesting one.
Elder Fei Yun stroked his beard and walked away slowly. It seemed that the younger generation of the Qingyun Sword Sect had a bright future.
...
After Shen Qing returned to his courtyard, looking at the mess, he suddenly felt exhausted.
This courtyard wasn't originally assigned to him by the sect. Since he had moved in, there had always been people saying that he had snatched Lin Yibai's property.
It was better not to live in this courtyard.
So Shen Qing entered the house, packed his few belongings into his storage bag, and then left the courtyard lightly.
The courtyard that True Lord Heng Ling had casually assigned to him was on the halfway up the mountain. It was remote, with thin spiritual energy, and far from the other sect members.
At first, Shen Qing had moved to Lin Yibai's courtyard in order to be closer to True Lord Heng Ling and the other sect members.
Now, he wished he could be as far away from the sect members as possible.
Even if the spiritual energy there was thin, it was still richer than that on the Outer Sect Peak. Moreover, he had the jade pendant, so he didn't have to worry about this at all.
The small courtyard had been abandoned for a long time. Shen Qing simply cleaned it up and then moved in.
He placed the boundary stones around and then closed his eyes. His consciousness sank into his sea of consciousness, and in an instant, Shen Qing entered the small space in the jade pendant.
The moment Shen Qing appeared in the small space, Ling Zhou's vague figure appeared.
He looked at Shen Qing with a smile, as if he had been waiting for him for a long time.
And Shen Qing had also brought the answer he wanted.