amaotonovel Chapter 107 Amidst the difficulties, a turning point suddenly appeared
Chapter 107 Amidst the difficulties, a turning point suddenly appeared
Lei Yi's gaze was fixed on the flaw, his heartbeat pounding like a drum. He knew this was his only chance of survival! "Think of absorbing my essence and blood? You're dreaming!" Lei Yi roared, mobilizing all his spiritual power, converging it into a single point, and charging fiercely towards the flaw.
"Boom!" With a resounding bang, the entire chamber shook violently. The rune flickered a few times before finally buckling under the weight and shattering. The power that had been restraining Lei Yi dissipated, and Lei Yi's body was free again.
"How is this possible?!" The Poison Dragon Cult leader was horrified. He had never imagined that Lei Yi could actually break through his "Ten Thousand Snakes Devouring Heart Formation." Before he could react, Lei Yi rushed in front of him like lightning and punched him hard in the face.
The Poison Dragon Cult leader screamed as he was sent flying, slamming heavily against the wall. Before he could even get up, Lei Yi had already rushed over, grabbed his neck, and lifted him high into the air.
"Tell me! Why did you frame me?!" Lei Yi's eyes were wide open with cold murderous intent flashing in them.
"Ahem... You... You can't kill me..." The Poison Dragon Cult leader breathed with difficulty, his eyes filled with fear. "I... I was just following orders..."
"Following orders? Whose orders?!" Lei Yi asked.
The Poison Dragon Cult leader hesitated for a moment, as if weighing the pros and cons, before finally gritting his teeth and saying, "Yes... yes..."
At this moment, the door of the secret room was suddenly opened from the outside, and a majestic voice came in: "Stop!"
Lei Yi turned around and saw the leader of Jianxuan Sect walking in with several elders, looking at him with gloomy expressions.
"Lei Yi, how dare you hold the leader of the Poison Dragon Cult hostage? Let him go immediately!" an elder shouted sternly.
Lei Yi ignored them and stared intently at the Poison Dragon Cult leader, waiting for his answer. The Poison Dragon Cult leader took a deep breath, as if making a decision, and said with his last bit of strength, "Yes..."
Before he could finish his words, a sharp arrow suddenly flew through the air, piercing his throat with pinpoint accuracy. The Poison Dragon Cult leader's eyes widened, filled with disbelief and unwillingness, and his body slumped over helplessly.
Lei Yi watched this scene, his heart filled with confusion and anger. He ripped the storage bag from the Poison Dragon Cult leader, then turned to the Jian Xuan Sect leader and said coldly, "Master, I think we need to have a serious talk." In his hand was a jade slip he had just snatched from the Poison Dragon Cult leader, faintly emitting a faint glow. The air seemed to freeze as the Jian Xuan Sect leader and others looked at the jade slip in Lei Yi's hands, their expressions changing from gloomy to bright. Lei Yi said nothing, simply calmly tossing the jade slip, which landed safely in the Jian Xuan Sect leader's hands.
The Jianxuan Sect's leader took the jade slip and probed into it with his spiritual sense. A moment later, his expression changed drastically. The slip contained no earth-shattering secrets, but rather accounts and correspondence. Yet, these seemingly ordinary records clearly exposed the conspiracy between the Poison Dragon Cult and the demons. One entry even contained a detailed plan to frame Lei Yi!
"This..." The Jianxuan Sect leader's hand trembled slightly as he gripped the jade slip. He looked up at Lei Yi, his eyes filled with mixed emotions. He had always considered Lei Yi a thorn in his side, believing him to be the culprit disrupting the continent's order. But now, with overwhelming evidence, he was forced to reevaluate his previous judgment.
"I know this evidence doesn't prove my innocence," Lei Yi said calmly, yet with undeniable determination. "But I can guarantee that I have never colluded with the demons, nor have I done anything to harm the continent. As for the truth, I believe it will eventually come to light."
After saying this, Lei Yi no longer paid attention to Jian Xuanzong and the others, and turned around and walked out of the secret room. He wanted to find Dongfang Liuli. He knew that at this time, only she could help him.
At this point, the Poison Dragon Cult leader had already fallen into a frenzy. He had never imagined that the evidence he had painstakingly obtained would fall into Lei Yi's hands! Moreover, he had taken some of it with him, which made him even more uneasy, because he knew that the evidence Lei Yi had taken away was enough to doom him forever!
"Find him for me! I'll dig three feet deep to find him!" the Poison Dragon Cult leader roared, his eyes bloodshot. He knew that this was no longer just a matter of hunting down Lei Yi. He had to kill him completely before Lei Yi could make the evidence public!
The Xuanying killers who received the order also felt unprecedented pressure. They accelerated the pace of pursuit and the whole city was shrouded in a solemn and murderous atmosphere.
However, what they didn't know was that while they were frantically searching for Lei Yi, an invisible net was quietly spreading...
"Miss Hongxiu, have you heard? There's been unrest in the city lately. It seems they're trying to catch some wanted criminal!" A woman in green whispered in the teahouse.
"That's right. I heard that guy is so powerful that he even dares to mess with people from the Poison Dragon Cult!" Miss Hongxiu said mysteriously while cracking melon seeds, "My neighbor Aunt Wang's nephew works at the City Lord's Mansion. He said..."
Miss Hongxiu lowered her voice and repeated what Dongfang Liuli had taught her, adding more exaggeration to the story, which stunned the people around her.
"You mean, the leader of the Poison Dragon Cult wanted to capture that man because he discovered the Poison Dragon Cult's secret?"
"Oh my God, this is too scary!"
"Shh! Keep your voice down or you'll get into trouble!"
The chatter in the teahouse grew louder and louder, soon spreading throughout the city. Dongfang Liuli stood on the street corner, watching the crowd chattering, a barely perceptible smile playing on her lips.
"Lei Yi, you must hold on..." she whispered, her eyes firm and penetrating. "I will definitely help you..." Dongfang Liuli knew that Miss Hongxiu alone could not reverse the situation in such a short time. She said goodbye to Miss Hongxiu and turned into a quiet alley. There lived an old man with some connection to her family, well-informed and with many connections in the city.
Dongfang Liuli explained Lei Yi's experience and his own plans. The old man paused for a moment, then twirled his beard and said, "This is a difficult matter. The Poison Dragon Cult leader is not someone to be trifled with. However, I can help you contact representatives of several sects that have had grievances with the Poison Dragon Cult. It's up to you how you utilize them."
Dongfang Liuli bowed gratefully, then, following the old man's instructions, revealed some carefully prepared "information" to those people. This information was a mixture of truth and falsehood, but all pointed in the same direction: the leader of the Poison Dragon Cult might have deliberately framed Lei Yi in order to cover up his own crimes.
Like a stone dropped into a lake, the news sent ripples through the various sects. While Qingfeng Lay Buddhist maintained a neutral stance on the surface, he secretly dispatched his disciples to investigate the Poison Dragon Cult's collusion with other sects. While he sought to protect his own interests, he also had no wish to see the Poison Dragon Cult dominate and disrupt the order of the continent.
The Poison Dragon Cult leader originally thought that he could suppress the incident by controlling public opinion, but he didn't expect that the situation would develop beyond his control. The secret investigations by various forces made him feel a little panicked. He began to suspect that there was a traitor among him. Otherwise, how did Lei Yi know those secrets?
"Master, what should we do now? Those people have begun to suspect us!" asked the trusted disciple anxiously.
The Poison Dragon Cult leader's face darkened, a fierce look flashing in his eyes. "What are you afraid of?! As long as Lei Yi disappears completely at the exchange conference, no one will be able to threaten us anymore!"
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At the same time, Lei Yi hid in a secret courtyard under the arrangement of Dongfang Liuli. He knew that everything Dongfang Liuli did was to buy time so that he could find more evidence and clear his name.
"Poison Dragon Cult Leader, do you think this can cover up your crimes?" Lei Yi clenched his fists, his eyes gleaming with determination, "I will make you pay the price!"
He knew he needed more evidence to fully expose the Poison Dragon Cult leader's true identity. And that opportunity lay in the final competition of the upcoming exchange conference... He took a deep breath, his eyes gradually becoming fierce, and muttered, "Poison Dragon Cult leader, let me see what other cards you have..."
Lei Yi knew that rumors alone wouldn't completely bring down the Poison Dragon Cult leader. He needed irrefutable proof, evidence that would reveal the true face of the Poison Dragon Cult leader to everyone. And this final round of competition was his only chance.
"You want to expose him during the competition?" Dongfang Liuli frowned slightly and looked at Lei Yi worriedly. "But he's keeping a tight watch on us now. Your every move is under his surveillance. How can you find an opportunity?"
Lei Yi took a deep breath, a gleam in his eyes. "The tighter the defense, the easier it is to reveal a flaw. The more he wants to kill me in the competition, the more chance I have to exploit this and turn defeat into victory."
Dongfang Liuli looked at Lei Yi's determined eyes. Although she was worried, she knew she couldn't stop him. She could only do her best to buy more time and opportunities for Lei Yi.
"I will continue to spread the news and let more people pay attention to this competition, so that the leader of the Poison Dragon Cult will not dare to act rashly." Dongfang Liuli said in a deep voice.
Lei Yi nodded. He knew everything Dongfang Liuli had done for him. He held her hand and said solemnly, "Liuli, thank you. I will definitely come back alive."
Dongfang Liuli's eyes were slightly red, she nodded slightly, and watched Lei Yi leave.
Lei Yi left the courtyard and returned to his residence in Jian Xuanzong. On the surface, he pretended to be calm, but secretly began to carefully observe everything around him, looking for any suspicious clues.
Soon, he noticed that everyone around him seemed to be acting strangely. His fellow disciples, who usually treated him with respect, now looked at him with a hint of fear and distance; while those disciples who had previously treated him coldly were now unusually enthusiastic, even offering to help him train and improve his strength.
All this was too abnormal. Lei Yi sneered in his heart. He knew that these people must have been instructed by the leader of the Poison Dragon Cult. They wanted to paralyze his nerves and make him relax his vigilance on the eve of the competition.
"You underestimate me if you want to use this method to deal with me." Lei Yi sneered in his heart. He remained calm on the surface, but secretly he was more cautious, guarding against any possible danger.
Time passed, and the competition of the exchange conference was finally about to begin. Lei Yi changed into his competition uniform and followed Jian Xuanzong's team to the competition arena.
The arena was packed with representatives from all the major sects, creating a lively atmosphere. Lei Yi stood in the crowd, taking in the clamor and bustle around him, yet his heart remained remarkably calm.
He knew that this competition was not just his personal battle, but also related to whether he could reveal the truth and seek justice for himself and those innocent victims.
At this moment, a familiar figure appeared in Lei Yi's sight. He saw that his first opponent was standing not far away, with a cold smile on his face. He whispered, "Lei Yi, today is the day you die..."