The entire Kunlun Alliance was in an uproar the next day, as the highly respected Daojun suddenly died within his secluded chamber.
Although Daojun's strength was average, he was a revered figure within the Kunlun Alliance. Even Qin Huang, once the alliance's strongest expert, addressed him as Imperial Teacher. His death was an absolute humiliation for the Kunlun Alliance.
However, this was secondary to their deepest concern: the fear that a sinister infiltrator had managed to sneak into the ranks of the Kunlun Alliance.
The matter alerted Alliance Leader Shun Di.
As the investigation progressed, it was discovered that Daojun had met with Yun Fan during the day and then perished shortly after returning. Yun Fan, already under suspicion, now found himself even more entangled.
Shun Di, enraged, personally led a group to the secluded area where Yun Fan and Han Yan were staying.
"Alliance Leader, what has happened?" Yun Fan asked, perplexed. Shun Di's personal arrival with such ferocity clearly signaled trouble.
Shun Di said coldly, "Why did you kill Daojun?"
"What?" Yun Fan was stunned. He hadn't expected Daojun to be dead. Such a coincidence immediately made him suspect a setup.
Han Yan quickly interjected, "Alliance Leader, you must be mistaken. I have been with Young Master the entire time and haven't even had a chance to leave. How could I have killed Daojun?"
"Then why did he die after meeting with you? Isn't this too much of a coincidence?" Shun Di's men immediately questioned.
Yun Fan replied, "This is clearly a frame-up!"
"Is it?" he thought. No matter what he said now, no one would believe him.
Shun Di declared, "Take them away for investigation!"
"Yes!" As the men surged forward, Han Yan prepared to act, but Yun Fan stopped her.
"Don't be rash. We'll act according to the situation!" Yun Fan said.
"Alright!" Han Yan heeded Yun Fan's advice and held back.
The two were then taken away.
Upon reaching the outside, Yun Fan did not resist but remained prepared to do so at any moment. Resisting inside would require time to break through the formation and escape, during which the Kunlun Alliance forces would have ample opportunity to act.
However, Yun Fan had no intention of escaping. Those who dared to frame him would face his retribution. Regardless of who they were or how powerful their backing, he would not let them go.
Shun Di then began to interrogate Yun Fan alone.
Yun Fan stated, "Alliance Leader, believe it or not, I did not kill Daojun!"
"Of course, I know you didn't!" Shun Di's words completely caught Yun Fan off guard. He had expected Shun Di to disbelieve him, but instead, he had revealed this secret immediately.
"Then why are you confining me?" Yun Fan asked, confused. Indeed, Shun Di's ability to become the Kunlun Alliance Leader was not solely due to his strength; his intellect was also sharp.
Shun Di explained, "We have a spy within the Sky Alliance!"
"A sinister spy?" Yun Fan inquired doubtfully.
"That's right!" Shun Di continued. "Actually, after meeting with you, Daojun reported your situation to me. Therefore, I believe you are not the spy; otherwise, Daojun would not have had the chance to see me!"
"How did he die?" Yun Fan asked, curious. It made sense that Shun Di believed he wasn't the killer. Daojun had met with Shun Di afterward, and if Yun Fan had done anything, Shun Di would have discovered it. Unfortunately, at this moment, almost everyone believed he had killed Daojun.
Shun Di revealed, "I discovered undetectable strangeness within Daojun's body. That is why I believe there is a sinister spy within the Kunlun Alliance. If this spy makes a move, it will be an unbearable loss for our Kunlun Alliance!" After all, in this era of declining spiritual energy, the Kunlun Alliance's experts could not be replenished. If the weak water suffered further losses, the Kunlun Alliance would be unable to suppress the ghost shadows. This is from Sudan Novel Network.
Yun Fan asked, "How do you want me to help?" Shun Di had confided in him, clearly seeking his assistance. Coupled with his own desire to find the person who framed him, Yun Fan decided to help Shun Di.
Shun Di stated, "I want you to feign death and lure out the spy!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan agreed, "I can do that. I will help you with this."
Shun Di nodded and said, "It's a shame we in the Kunlun Alliance still haven't found a way to counter this strangeness; otherwise, we wouldn't be so passive!"
Yun Fan countered, "The Demonic Path restrains strangeness. Under the illumination of the Demonic Path, strangeness has nowhere to hide. Have you not tried it?"
"The Demonic Path?" Shun Di looked at Yun Fan in shock. "Can the Demonic Path truly restrain strangeness?"
"You don't know?" Yun Fan asked, bewildered. It seemed they had been in the Kunlun World for too long and were unaware of this method.
"What is the Demonic Path?" Shun Di looked at Yun Fan, confused. Alright! Yun Fan finally understood that they genuinely didn't know what the Demonic Path was.
Yun Fan explained, "The Demonic Path is the public enemy of all. Though I don't know when the Demonic Path has ever harmed the world!" He had perused many records, none of which mentioned the Demonic Path causing chaos in the world, yet it was universally reviled. This puzzled Yun Fan. He carefully observed Shun Di's expression and realized he truly didn't know about the Demonic Path. It appeared history had a significant gap. In the mythical era, the Demonic Path was the strongest existence, but with the demise of that era, the Kunlun World had forgotten what the Demonic Path was.
"If it has never harmed the world, then it is not the Demonic Path. Do you have a way to find it?" Shun Di asked Yun Fan. If the Demonic Path could indeed restrain strangeness, the Kunlun Alliance wouldn't be in such a passive state.
Yun Fan remained silent, then directly unleashed a strand of Demonic Path power. Shun Di was instantly shocked, realizing this power was terrifyingly different from any cultivator's energy, even surpassing the power of strangeness.
"This is the Demonic Path!" Yun Fan stated directly. At this point, he decided to reveal his hand. There was no need to continue hiding. He hadn't come to the Kunlun World to be confined indefinitely.
"Can this power really restrain strangeness?" Shun Di clearly did not believe it. Having fought against strangeness for thousands of years, he knew its terrifying nature. Strange beings, even if killed, could not truly die. If it was a strange being at the Emperor realm, one could only attempt to destroy its imprint, or it would resurrect infinitely.
"Then please accompany me, Alliance Leader!" Yun Fan said. They then proceeded to the boundary, where the energy of strangeness was particularly rampant, seemingly overwhelming even the barrier. Yun Fan located an area dense with this energy and unleashed his Demonic Path power. Instantly, the strange energy dissipated into nothingness.
Shun Di could hardly believe his eyes. The strangeness that had plagued them for thousands of years, nearly wiping out humanity, was effortlessly resolved by Yun Fan. This was a blessing for the Kunlun Alliance. If they could control this Demonic Path power, they could turn the tide and no longer fear strangeness.
He excitedly asked Yun Fan, "Young friend, can you impart this Demonic Path power to us?" He desperately desired victory after a defeat spanning millennia.
Yun Fan shook his head. "No, because Demonic Path power is innate to my origin and cannot be passed to anyone. Even if I temporarily grant you a strand of Demonic Path power, it will dissipate within days. If forcibly integrated into your origin, the Demonic Path power will directly devour your origin!"
Upon hearing this, Shun Di gasped. He now understood that Demonic Path power was even more terrifying than the power of strangeness, virtually surpassing all other forces. One could usurp the powers of others and claim them as their own. However, if a possessor of Demonic Path power harbored goodwill for the world, it posed no threat. Although they had stationed themselves here for thousands of years, Shun Di was by no means a foolish leader who would label Yun Fan, who possessed such power, as demonic.
He then pleaded with Yun Fan, "Please, help my Kunlun Alliance resolve the strangeness in the Kunlun World. If you can help us suppress this strangeness, I am willing to lead the Sky Alliance and appoint you as the Lord of Kunlun!" To be the Lord of Kunlun meant control over the entire Kunlun World, and throughout history, all previous Lords of Kunlun had been deities. Since the mythical era, there had been no Lord of Kunlun. Shun Di's offer was a testament to his determination, as they had sacrificed too many powerful individuals fighting against strangeness since ancient times. Now that a savior had appeared, how could he let this opportunity slip away?
Yun Fan stated, "I have no interest in being the Lord of Kunlun. I have only two requests!"
"Please, state them, young friend!"
Yun Fan continued, "My first request is for you to help me find news of my Senior Sister. Her name is Jiu Tian Xuan Nü!"
"What?" Shun Di was shocked again. He hadn't expected Yun Fan to be the junior brother of a deity, which implied a significant background.
"No problem! I will mobilize the entire Kunlun Alliance to search for her!" Shun Di immediately promised.
Yun Fan then added, "My second request is: do not target experts of the Demonic Path!" This point was deeply personal to Yun Fan. A thousand years ago, a powerful Demonic Path expert, who single-handedly suppressed darkness, was ultimately framed. When he himself was rising, how many forces had sought to end him, only to be suppressed by him?
Shun Di had expected Yun Fan to make other demands, but these were surprisingly simple. He immediately assured Yun Fan, "If you save the Kunlun World, you will be an eternal hero, and no one will dare to target you! If, in the future, anyone dares to target your path, I will be the first to object!"
"Good!" Yun Fan replied. "In that case, I will help you. What I want to know is, how powerful is the Ancestor of Strangeness in the Kunlun World?" If it surpasses the Emperor realm, then we can only defend and not attack. I have killed seven ancestors of strangeness, but their strength surpassed the Emperor realm, nearly causing my own demise!"
"Strangeness has other ancestors?" Shun Di's expression changed instantly. A single ancestor had nearly wiped out all the powerful beings of the ancient era. He hadn't expected there to be other ancestors. It seemed Yun Fan had already killed others.
Yun Fan felt a bit helpless. It appeared that living in the Kunlun World for so long had made them somewhat insular. He explained, "Strangeness destroyed the entire mythical era, so there must be more than one. Moreover, in my estimation, even the Ancestor of Strangeness in the Kunlun World is not the strongest being!"
Upon hearing this, Shun Di felt a sense of despair. "Ultimately, we have been too isolated and our information is too outdated!"
"It's not your fault," Yun Fan reassured him. "It's because there was a gap in information between the mythical era and the era of your rise. It's normal that you don't know. The reason I know so much is from my direct encounters with the ancestors of strangeness!"
"I see!" Shun Di then said to Yun Fan, "Young friend, the most crucial task right now is to find the spy hidden within our Kunlun Alliance. Can you use the Demonic Path power to expose the spy?"
Yun Fan replied, "There should be no problem!"
"Then let's begin! If the spy is not exposed, peace will not be restored within our Kunlun Alliance!"
"Understood!"
Subsequently, the two returned to the Kunlun Alliance. Shun Di summoned all the powerful figures, awaiting Yun Fan to identify the spy. However, upon seeing these individuals, Yun Fan immediately pinpointed Wu Wang. He hadn't expected Wu Wang to have come to the Kunlun World, nor that there was a trace of strangeness within Wu Wang's origin.