Chapter 105: Killing Yin Tianye

"Gu Chutong, how dare you use a sneak attack!"Upon seeing Yin Tianye pinned to the ground by a blade, the Xinyi Alliance disciples immediately erupted in a furious uproar, showering him with insults. However, Gu Mo's Six Meridians Divine Sword strike was invisible, intangible, colorless, and silent, so for a moment, no one noticed that he had unleashed a sword qi.

Gu Chutong roared in anger, "To hell with your Xinyi Alliance! You truly are a disgusting bunch who only twist the truth. Just moments ago, in plain sight, who didn't see that scoundrel Yin Tianye ambush my brother? And now you're trying to turn the tables and blame us? Do you really think this entire martial arts world belongs to your Xinyi Alliance?"Standing nearby, Shen Bai remarked with a sneer, "The Xinyi Alliance's tactics certainly embody the style of a martial arts overlord!"

Many martial artists looked at the Xinyi Alliance disciples with peculiar expressions. While they might have inwardly favored the Xinyi Alliance over Gu Mo, anyone in the martial arts world still cared about their reputation. Such blatant lying and deflection might be acceptable in private, but doing it openly was truly shameless.The Xinyi Alliance disciples, realizing their misstep, looked somewhat embarrassed. The leading disciple quickly changed the subject, saying, "But you actually used deadly force to harm someone..."

"Enough of this nonsense!"Gu Mo strode swiftly forward with powerful, commanding steps. With a few swift blows, he sent several Xinyi Alliance disciples sprawling to the ground, scattering them. He then forcefully pulled the barely breathing Yin Tianye up from the ground. Turning to Shang Buyu and the other gravely injured experts, he asked in a deep voice, "Who else wishes to cross hands?"

This time, with Gu Mo holding Yin Tianye, no one dared to utter another word. Even Shang Buyu and the other top experts from the Six Great Sects fell silent.

The recent battle had completely subdued everyone present; more precisely, Gu Mo had instilled a deep psychological fear in them.

Ten people, the youngest, Jiang Wanzhao, was nearly forty and had cultivated for thirty years. The eldest, Xiao Jinghong, was close to sixty, with at least forty years of martial arts cultivation. Under these circumstances, ten people ganging up to compete in internal energy had all suffered a complete and utter defeat, each gravely injured. What was even more frightening was that, prior to this, Gu Mo had already fought against numerous martial artists, slaying nearly ten renowned experts.

The mere thought of it left them in shock.Considering that they had previously entertained the idea of fighting Gu Mo alone sent shivers down their spines!

"Where are they?!" Gu Mo, still gripping Yin Tianye's neck, bellowed, "Those two from Wutong Sect, where are they?"Just then, Tang Buyi's voice echoed from the entrance of an inn. He shouted loudly, "They're here, they're here!"

Following the sound, everyone looked and saw Tang Buyi, along with several escorts from Changfeng Escort Agency and a few members of the Tang family, apprehending Xiao Han and Chu Yunzhou inside the inn.Tang Buyi signaled for Xiao and Chu to be brought out, explaining as they approached, "During the recent chaos, I saw a few Xinyi Alliance members trying to eliminate these two to silence them, so I had my people seize them!"

Shen Bai's expression turned frigid. "Silencing them? Who were they?""Him, him, and that young fellow!"Tang Buyi immediately pointed towards several Xinyi Alliance disciples.

The Xinyi Alliance disciples pointed out by Tang Buyi blanched, each hastily shouting, "Tang Buyi, stop spouting nonsense! We were clearly worried that members of the Worship Moon Demonic Cult might be hiding here to secretly silence them, so we were protecting Xiao Han and Chu Yunzhou. Don't slander us!"

Shen Bai gave them a profound look and said coldly, "Whether it's slander or not, we'll find out shortly!"As he spoke, he strode purposefully towards Xiao Han and Chu Yunzhou, his imposing aura fully manifesting and extremely oppressive. Simultaneously, Gu Mo also approached.

Despite being blind, Gu Mo moved with powerful, commanding strides, completely unhindered. Having just endured a major battle, his fighting spirit surged, carrying an indomitable aura.

Before Gu Mo could even get close,Xiao Han and Chu Yunzhou began to tremble uncontrollably, stammering, "Senior... Senior Gu, please spare our lives...""Sparing your lives is easy," Gu Mo stated. "But my reputation, Gu Mo's, is unblemished, and you must first restore it. Why did you frame and implicate me? Speak!"

When Gu Mo uttered the final word, "Speak," it echoed like a clap of thunder, instantly terrifying Xiao Han and Chu Yunzhou, stripping them of all courage. Their legs buckled, and they collapsed directly to their knees.Xiao Han's mouth hung open, gasping for air, so terrified he could barely breathe. Chu Yunzhou, a few years older, was slightly better, but his body trembled like a sieve as he stammered, "Senior Gu, spare our lives... Senior Gu, spare our lives. We were coerced, we had no choice but to... boldly frame you!"

"Who coerced you?" Gu Mo demanded.Chu Yunzhou's face was ghastly pale with profound fear, yet he instinctively glanced towards Yin Tianye, who had just been helped up by several disciples and was still attempting to staunch his bleeding.

Seeing Chu Yunzhou look his way, Yin Tianye immediately gritted his teeth and snapped, "What are you looking at me for? Just say who forced you; don't spout nonsense...""You shut your mouth!" Gu Mo pointed at Yin Tianye and reprimanded him curtly, "If you dare utter another single word, I'll slap you to death!"Yin Tianye fell silent.

Chu Yunzhou lowered his head and slowly stated, "It was people from the Xinyi Alliance..."Immediately, a Xinyi Alliance disciple bellowed, "How dare you! You dare to frame my Xinyi Alliance...""Silence!"

Gu Mo struck out with a palm. The palm wind howled like a raging tide; though it lacked the form of a true dragon, a faint dragon's roar emanated from his palm, causing the surrounding air to hum.Despite being over ten meters away, the Xinyi Alliance disciple could not evade the attack. Struck head-on by the powerful and fierce palm strike, he was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, arcing through the air before crashing heavily to the ground. The sound of bones shattering was distinctly audible upon impact. When everyone looked closer, they saw blood oozing from his seven orifices; he was already dead, a truly tragic demise.

Everyone was utterly shocked and terrified.They had never imagined that Gu Mo, having just undergone an internal energy competition, would still possess such formidable internal energy after only a brief moment."Continue!" Gu Mo commanded.

Witnessing the Xinyi Alliance disciple's gruesome death, Chu Yunzhou no longer dared to hesitate and quickly explained, "It wasn't Senior Gu who killed our Wutong Sect members at Mount Dabao. We were attacked and killed by people from the Xinyi Alliance, led by Yin Tianye.At that time, my master was leading thirty-four of us to Qandeng Town for an alliance meeting. While resting at Mount Dabao, we happened to encounter Yin Tianye and several Xinyi Alliance disciples. The Xinyi Alliance is renowned, and they were the organizers of this martial arts convention, so we had no suspicions and warmly invited them. Unexpectedly, they secretly poisoned us. We all became poisoned, our bodies limp, and only my master managed to barely suppress the toxin.However, Yin Tianye and those Xinyi Alliance disciples were all highly skilled. Under their siege, my master was killed after only a few rounds. Then, Yin Tianye and his group began killing people, fabricating the scene to look like they were all killed by powerful palm strikes. Only my junior brother and I managed to survive."

Shen Bai asked in a deep voice, "Why were your lives spared?"Chu Yunzhou stammered, "Because... because... we were both... afraid of death and agreed to cooperate with them in framing Senior Gu... That's why they spared our lives... As for why they wanted to frame Senior Gu, we don't know. We didn't dare to ask; we simply memorized the lines they taught us."

In an instant, the scene erupted in an uproar."Yin Tianye, what do you have to say for yourself now?" Shen Bai angrily demanded.

Immediately, the faces of all the Xinyi Alliance disciples changed dramatically, particularly those who were unaware of the inside story, who stared at Yin Tianye in disbelief. The few disciples who knew the truth, however, felt their hearts sink in despair.

"Heh... heh..."Yin Tianye's neck was gripped by Gu Mo, preventing him from speaking. Only when Gu Mo slightly loosened his hold did he cough, let out a cold laugh, and, with blood still trickling from his mouth, he said, "At this point... I have nothing more to say."He knew well that further argument was pointless now. After all, many Xinyi Alliance disciples present were aware of the truth, and it was unrealistic to expect them all to remain silent and unwavering, even unto death.

"Indeed, in the martial world, it's always about who has the biggest fist!" Yin Tianye said with a cold laugh. "Gu Mo, you've won, but, haha..."Yin Tianye laughed, tearing at his lung injury, which made him cough up another mouthful of fresh blood. He continued, "The so-called righteous path of the martial arts world is nothing but a bunch of hypocrites. Gu Mo... if your fists weren't powerful enough today... none of these hypocrites would have cared if you were wrongly accused. You are truly impressive. Without you, Gu Mo, I truly wouldn't concede the title of Grandmaster under Heaven.If I had known you were this formidable, I wouldn't have made such a plan. To be able to fight your way out of such a hopeless situation, I am utterly convinced of my defeat. Indeed, be it the righteous path or the demonic path, brute strength is the ultimate truth. What terrible luck, that you happened to appear at Mount Wonniu. It was fate, I suppose..."

"All this drivel!"Gu Mo directly snapped Yin Tianye's neck and threw the body to the ground.

Then, with a reaching motion, he telekinetically grabbed one of the Xinyi Alliance disciples Tang Buyi had accused of attempting to silence witnesses, slamming him to the ground.Shen Bai approached and demanded, "Speak, why did you frame Brother Gu?"

The Xinyi Alliance disciple's face was ashen. He explained, "Because Gu Mo saved Yang Qingtong. As for why Gu Mo saving Yang Qingtong meant he had to be framed as also being from the demonic path, we are not clear. We were simply following orders!"Shen Bai looked at Gu Mo, and the others also turned their gaze to him.

Gu Mo stated coldly, "I've already told you. Yang Qingtong was wrongly accused. She neither killed Yang Shentong, the leader of the Xinyi Alliance, nor did she collude with the Worship Moon Demonic Cult. The one who murdered Yang Shentong was Nie Dongliu. It was also Nie Dongliu who led members of the Worship Moon Demonic Cult to infiltrate the Xinyi Alliance headquarters to eliminate dissenters. Yang Qingtong, however, managed to escape by chance.Yang Qingtong possessed a token that could earn the trust of Master Qi of the Canglan Sword Sect. Nie Dongliu dared not allow Yang Qingtong an opportunity to meet Master Qi, so he secretly dispatched the Worship Moon Demonic Cult to hunt her down.As for me, I happened to save Yang Qingtong and uncovered these secrets. Nie Dongliu naturally had to find a way to frame me and tarnish my reputation. This way, neither Yang Qingtong's words nor mine would be believed in the martial arts world, preventing his true face from being exposed and his grand scheme from being affected.Of course, the exact nature of his grand scheme remains unknown. Nevertheless, Nie Dongliu's strenuous efforts to promote this martial arts convention undoubtedly conceal a vast conspiracy awaiting all of you righteous sects and factions of the martial arts world!"