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Within the palace.
Lee Yiyang looked at the Great Elder Zhang Hong and narrowed his eyes as he asked with a deep tone.
The reason he had the Great Clan Elder send people to watch over Holy Flame Cave was to check on Great Clan Elder Zhang Hong. Zhang Hong's performance also made him very satisfied, at least Zhang Hong did not do anything overboard.
"Reporting to Sect Master, there has yet to be any news from Holy Flame Cave."
Zhang Hong replied in a low voice.
"Still no news?"
Hearing Zhang Hong's reply, Lee Yiyang's eyes narrowed, making Zhang Hong slightly nervous. He immediately lowered his head, not daring to look Lee Yiyang in the eye.
"How many days has it been?"
"Five days."
Zhang Hong replied. However, after he said that, even he felt it was inconceivable.
Normally, Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon would mature in at most ten days after devouring fire energy. However, this time, twenty days had already passed, and they were still not ripe yet.
This was indeed a bit unusual.
"Sect Master, I'll go over to take a look personally to avoid any accidents from happening."
Zhang Hong immediately said.
"Forget it, let's head over together, Second and Third Elder. Even if the Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon has not matured, they should still be close. We can't wait any longer."
Lee Yiyang said.
"Yes."
When Zhang Hong heard this, he immediately nodded and did not dare to refute.
Moments later, under Lee Yiyang's lead, a group of four people directly appeared above Holy Flame Cave. Only from afar, the four people's expressions gradually froze.
"Grand Elder, where are the people you sent?"
Lee Yiyang snapped coldly.
Because, under the gazes of the four, they could not see anyone within the Holy Flame Cave. Within a circumference of a hundred miles, there was not the slightest trace of human presence, which meant that the disciple Zhang Hong sent was no longer within the Holy Flame Cave.
"Sect Master, forgive us!"
Zhang Hong was immediately drenched in cold sweat, the disappearance of a mere Chaos Stage disciple was a small matter, but if there was a problem with the Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon, then he would be unable to escape from his blame.
"Humph!"
Lee Yiyang's expression was ice-cold. He let out a cold snort and completely ignored the pale-faced Zhang Hong.
"Oh no, the Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon is gone!"
And at this time, Second Elder Xue Futu, who had already taken the first step towards the Holy Flame Cave, could not help but cry out in alarm. His expression became extremely ugly as well, and he finally looked towards the Great Elder Zhang Hong.
"Grand Elder, you have to give us an explanation regarding this matter!"
The Third Elder, Zhu Yan, also questioned him coldly at this time. He was also extremely angry in his heart.
From his point of view, this Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon was obviously taken away by Great Elder Zhang Hong. How could he accept this, so how could he not be angry?
"Sect Master, this is truly not something this old man can do. I dare to swear to the heavens that if this old man does it, then I will be devoured by the heart and my cultivation will never advance an inch!"
Zhang Hong also replied worriedly.
He was afraid that if he answered any slower, Lee Yiyang would slap him to death. If that was the case, then he would have nowhere to complain.
"Hehe, Great Elder, the only people who can control this Holy Flame Cave array are the three of us, including Sect Master. Could it be that you want to say, that this Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon was stolen by us, or do you want to say that Sect Master intentionally caused the disappearance of this Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon?"
Zhu Yan said with a sneer.
But although he said that, he was clear that Zhang Hong's innocence was almost cleansed the moment Zhang Hong swore his previous oath.
A cultivator's every word and action has their own karma. Even if they were evil, they wouldn't casually swear an oath. Otherwise, if they broke the oath, they would definitely have inner demons.
And since Zhang Hong had made such a vow, it showed that this matter really had nothing to do with him.
"Sect Master, please forgive me. The loss of the Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon is my fault. I am willing to accept Sect Master's punishment."
Zhang Hong's forehead was already dripping with cold sweat. He didn't have the time to argue with Zhu Yan, who was throwing stones at him. Instead, he hurriedly begged Lee Yiyang for more punishment in hopes of alleviating the anger in Lee Yiyang's heart.
"Sect Master, this must be someone else's doing. Great Elder is determined to become the sect and he would never do such a heinous act like stealing Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon. I hope Sect Master can be aware of this."
At this time, Xue Futu also said.
Hearing Xue Futu's words, Zhang Hong, who was already kneeling on the ground, looked at Xue Futu in surprise. He didn't expect Xue Futu to plead for him.
This made Zhang Hong ashamed in his heart. His eyes showed gratitude towards Xue Futu.
"Humph!"
Seeing Xue Futu plead for leniency, Lee Yiyang immediately snorted and said coldly, "If I didn't know that this matter was not done by Great Elder, he would be a dead man by now. Stand up."
"Thank you, Sect Master."
Zhang Hong hurriedly got up from the ground and said gratefully after hearing Lee Yiyang's words.
"Sect Master, now that the Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon has disappeared, the person who stole it is nowhere to be found. What should we do now?"
Xue Futu asked.
The Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon was a big event, if it was really stolen by Great Elder Zhang Hong, it would be a good thing, at least he knew that the Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon did not fall into the hands of Donghuang Emperor Sect.
But if the people from the Donghuang Emperor Sect did so, then the consequences would be extraordinary.
Especially since the Donghuang Emperor Sect and the two major sects did not have any movements, it was as if they did not care about the Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon at all.
So they had to be careful.
"The person who stole the Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon is still in the Holy Flame Cave now."
Lee Yiyang said coldly.
"What?"
Hearing Lee Yiyang's words, Zhang Hong and the others immediately widened their eyes and looked at Lee Yiyang in disbelief. The person who stole the Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon was still in the Holy Flame Cave, where was he?
Why didn't they see it?
Who was so bold? After stealing the Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon, they actually did not leave, and were still hiding within the Holy Flame Cave. They simply did not put their Crimson Nimbus Emperor Sect in their eyes at all.
"Stop searching. Even our sect almost failed to see through his concealment method, so all of you were unable to discover it, causing this old man to miscalculate. I never thought that such an extraordinary person would actually appear in Donghuang Realm."
Lee Yiyang's voice was cold as he clenched his teeth.
He was a dignified middle stage Divine Soul Stage expert, the strongest person in the entire Donghuang Realm, yet he had actually allowed someone to steal the sect's incomparably precious Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon before his very eyes.
Most importantly, he suddenly thought of how his Holy Flame Cave had lost a large amount of its flame power previously. All of this might have been because of this person, if not, why would the Holy Fruit of the Flaming Dragon devour so much flame power without maturing?
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