On Blackflame Island, Han Bingdie recounted what had transpired with Nalan Qiankun.0

"What? Nalan Qiankun's betrayed the Taiqing sect, and he's even harmed Lu Yan?!" the demonic sect master exclaimed.0

Betraying the sect was a taboo beyond all else; it was an intolerable offense.0

"Sect Master, how could you only listen to her one-sided testimony? My husband never asked Lu Yan to return. He did impersonate Lu Yan, but only that, and only in order to expose Xiao Nanfeng's false pretenses. He was misunderstood; my husband is innocent! I have incontrovertible proof that Xiao Nanfeng killed the left division leader!" Cui Haitang hastily explained.0

"Cui Haitang, you killed Hong Lie and harmed Ku Jiang. How dare you frame yourself as innocent?!" Han Bingdie demanded.0

"I didn't do it! It's all Xiao Nanfeng's slander. He's the mastermind responsible, and he even killed my sons!" Cui Haitang cried out, her eyes red.0

"Enough!" the demonic sect master shouted, putting an end to the drama.0

The two cultivators turned to the demonic sect master, waiting for his judgment.0

The demonic sect master took a deep breath. "I cannot ascertain which of you is being honest for the time being. Regardless, it is true that the...0