Zhu Xuanji snorted coldly, “You all are starting to suspect me first!”

“I wield the Golden Gaze to observe, piercing through realms and scrutinizing the earth. A mere flame cannot possibly obstruct my sight!”

“I could see that the old ape had cultivated a body of demonic arts, quite profound, yet he never displayed it. He was willing to risk his life to protect his master.”

“Truly loyal and righteous!”

“Among us humans, how many could achieve such a feat?”

“Moved by this, I couldn’t bear to see it die, so I intervened to save it.”

Speaking of this, Zhu Xuanji’s tone became heavier: “However, precisely because I personally rescued it, not only did I observe with my Golden Gaze, but I also used my magical power to penetrate its body. Therefore, I am utterly certain that aside from its severe injuries, everything else is normal with the old ape. There is absolutely no shadow demon cultivator lurking within!”

Seeing Zhu Xuanji’s emphatic words, the crowd fell silent once more.

If this were true, then there would be no more doubts.

The greater possibility was that someone secretly released the shadow demon cultivator beforehand.

Fei Si gradually frowned. He opened his mouth to speak, but closed it again.

Old Ancestor Zhou also frowned, but continued to inquire, “Sir Zhu, may this old one be so bold as to ask again, are you certain beyond any doubt?”

“In this world, are there no other spells or divine powers that could conceal themselves from the dual investigation of your Golden Gaze and magical power?”

Zhu Xuanji sneered, “You speak like that, and there is no meaning.”

“Who can ensure absolute certainty?”

“In this world, countless geniuses, endless prodigies, and innumerable spells, divine powers, and magical treasures exist. How can we possibly know them all?”

“I can only tell you that I possess the innate gift of the Golden Gaze, approaching divine power. Having joined the Divine Catcher Division for over a dozen years, I have only encountered three Golden Core cultivators who could withstand my Golden Gaze’s insight. Below the Golden Core stage, no living being has ever escaped my eyes.”

The crowd fell silent again.

Zhu Xuanji wanted to completely dispel any suspicion towards himself, so he proposed, “Since some people do not trust me, that is fine. Now we shall go find that old ape, and everyone can personally examine it, how about it?”

“That is the way to go!” Chi Dun nodded.

“Very well,” Old Ancestor Zhou also agreed.

Fei Si’s heart skipped a beat.

He once again thought of Ning Zhuo.

After this, Ning Zhuo took the initiative to propose persuading Yuan Er to surrender, coercing and enticing Yuan Er to kill the old ape.

He wondered how far along they were?

Thinking that Ning Zhuo still held his token, Fei Si felt increasingly anxious.

He remained outwardly calm: “I also have some doubts about this matter, it would be good to witness it firsthand.”

“Like this, Chi Dun, you stay here to maintain the situation, and lead the other Golden Core cultivators to continue searching. People may be hiding underground, we must not let them off easily!”

Fei Si then invited Old Ancestor Zhou, Zhu Xuanji, and himself to investigate Yuan Dasheng.

Chi Dun was dissatisfied: “Why am I staying here? This place should be your responsibility!”

Fei Si made him obey with just one sentence: “City Lord appointed me to be in charge of the Fire Persimmon Festival, are you not going to listen to my orders?”

Chi Dun snorted coldly and could only obey orders.

The three Golden Core cultivators flew together to the Monkey Head Gang’s base.

Yuan Er was still kneeling on the floor in front of the bed, looking dazed and vacant.

Suddenly, the three Golden Core cultivators descended from the sky, breaking through the roof and looking down at him.

Yuan Er was so frightened that he trembled.

“Where is your old monkey?” Zhu Xuanji swept his divine sense across the backyard, already having a bad premonition.

Yuan Er’s face turned pale, and he burst into tears, “He’s dead. My Monkey Uncle is dead!”

Zhu Xuanji’s eyes flashed with golden light, and he sternly questioned, “I gave you the Late Autumn Life-Extending Pill, how could that old ape die?”

Yuan Er trembled like a sieve, not daring to conceal anything, and stammered out the whole story.

After listening, Zhu Xuanji’s face turned pale with anger, and he pointed at Yuan Er: “You ingrateful thing!”

Then he turned to look at Fei Si: “Good, good you Fei Si. You give me such a color right after, you’re quite interesting.”

Fei Si was already secretly rejoicing in his heart: “I didn’t expect this kid Ning Zhuo to be so quick, well done!”

He had already regained his face, and was in a cheerful mood. He narrowed his eyes and said slowly, “Thank you for your praise, Sir Zhu.”

“I am also thinking for the sake of Fire Persimmon Immortal City.”

“After all, it is somewhat cruel to always use monkey pets to pick fire persimmons. The Three Sects Immortal had a compassionate heart, if it weren’t for his old self leaving behind the Lava Immortal Palace, Fire Persimmon Mountain would not have become the blessed land it is today.”

“As later generations, we must deeply understand the spirit of the Three Sects Immortal, spare these monkeys, and fully use mechanical creations for the sake of the common people, out of compassion, and even more so, a virtuous act.”

Fei Si pretended to be confused, feigning that he could not hear Zhu Xuanji’s veiled sarcasm, and praised himself thoroughly.

Zhu Xuanji’s breathing became rapid with anger, his face alternating between pale and green.

Fei Si felt even more comfortable in his heart.

This was not entirely a matter of face.

The confrontation between righteous cultivators cannot be as direct and bloody as that of demon cultivators.

Therefore, these confrontations under the rules have become a symbol of judging the strength of cultivators.

Fame and fortune, fame and fortune, often having fame can bring real benefits.

Fei Si was forced by Zhu Xuanji in public and had to open the formation, such a weak performance would make many people more inclined towards Zhu Xuanji in the future. This harmed Fei Si’s authority and reduced his influence.

Essentially, it was also reducing the influence of the City Lord’s Mansion and the current City Lord, Meng Kui.

Zhu Xuanji came representing the royal family and the Divine Catcher Division, and there was a game between him and Meng Kui’s faction.

If Fei Si did not fight back, precisely properly counterattack within the rules of the game, Meng Kui would be disappointed.

Now, he had won back a round, offsetting the previous negative impact, which also let him breathe a sigh of relief.

Old Ancestor Zhou on the side frowned, not wanting to participate in Fei Si and Zhu Xuanji’s open and secret struggles at all. As a third party, it was too early to make a choice at this time.

He wanted to resolve the matter of the Shadow Demon Cultivator even more, so he said, “Since the old ape has been taken away, what are we still doing here?”

“Brother Fei, where is your envoy now?” Old Ancestor Zhou asked Fei Si.

The Immortal City’s great formation greatly suppressed divine sense, but Fei Si had his own authority, so he immediately used the great formation to expand his divine sense and sensed his token.

“Follow me!” Fei Si took the lead and flew away from the Monkey Head Gang.

Zhu Xuanji and Old Ancestor Zhou followed closely behind.

Three beams of light crossed the sky and landed at the Flying Disc Workshop.

Zhu Xuanji reached out and grabbed, and suddenly an invisible force lifted the roof, revealing Ning Zhuo and Chen Cha.

And the old ape that the three Golden Core cultivators were looking for was lying on the mechanical platform, its blood essence already drained, and about to be dismembered.

“Stop immediately!” Old Ancestor Zhou shouted.

Ning Zhuo and Chen Cha looked surprised and quickly greeted them.

The three Golden Core cultivators ignored them and directly released their divine sense to comprehensively scan Yuan Dasheng’s corpse.

They did not find any traces of any demon cultivator hiding.

“Indeed, he practiced demonic arts, and it seems quite good,” Old Ancestor Zhou said.

Zhu Xuanji confirmed his previous monitoring results again. He glanced at the old ape’s corpse with regret, and then turned his gaze to Ning Zhuo: “You little brat, you have quite the eloquence. Yuan Er is also a fool, easily persuaded by you.”

Ning Zhuo took a deep breath, and said with a face full of apprehension, “Sir Zhu, please understand. My cooperation with Yuan Er is a win-win! I want to make money, and Yuan Er wants to protect his position as gang leader.”

“Please forgive this little one for speaking boldly, you are righteous and benevolent, and you helped the old ape. But for it, is that really a good thing? With its loyalty to the master’s family, it would not want to burden its master, right?”

“Hmph, sharp-tongued!” Zhu Xuanji’s opinion of Ning Zhuo plummeted.

Fei Si on the side stroked his beard, and appreciated Ning Zhuo even more.

Unable to find anything suspicious, the three Golden Core cultivators flew away immediately.

Fei Si hurried back to the Fire Persimmon Forest, but Zhu Xuanji paused in the middle.

He frowned tightly, thinking hard: “I always feel like something is not quite right!”