Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2249

Chapter 2249: Towards the Ninth Heaven!

"To make this fair, we’ll verify every single member, regardless of their status or when they joined," Qiang Qing Yun continued. "After all, there’s a chance this individual is in disguise or has assumed the identity of an existing member."

"Sounds good. We’ll start from those at the highest position and work our way down," Old Man Bi said.

"Do I need to prove my identity?" Xu Jiaqi suddenly asked.

"Uh... no, I think you’re fine—"

"Of course, you do." Liu Yucang interrupted Qiang Qing Yun. "It wouldn’t be fair to the rest of the members if we, the leaders, don’t do it first. Lead by example, right?"

Xu Jiaqi didn’t argue with him and said, "Then let’s do it right now. I’ll even go first."

"Are you in a hurry to go somewhere?" Liu Yucang stared at her with narrowed eyes and a provocative smile.

"Isn’t it obvious? I need to find that Outsider to question him," she said.

"Are you sure you’re not trying to hide him? Think how bad it’d look for you if you left now," Old Man Bi said.

"Moreover, we’re not even prepared to begin the investigation," added Qiang Qing Yun.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Xu Jiaqi said, "Very well. I will remain here until every member has been verified."

She walked back to her seat with her usual calmness, though the faint irritation on her face was impossible to miss.

Some time later, Old Man Bi spoke. "Let’s begin by recalling our members. Since Lady Xu insists on going first, we’ll start with the ones recruited under her banner."

Every Celestial Overlord possessed a unique symbol they could pass down to their recruits. Anyone recruited by those recruits would also fall under that same banner, belonging to the Celestial Overlord who initiated the chain.

And as their leader, the Celestial Overlord could give them direct commands.

"I’ll recall my members first, then," Xu Jiaqi nodded.

"Make sure you do it right there where we can see everything," Liu Yucang said.

Without hesitation, Xu Jiaqi ordered all members under her banner to return to the Celestial Overlords’ headquarters.

Once such a command was issued, her subordinates were obligated to comply. Anyone who failed to return within a certain time would be flagged.

If someone was occupied and unable to return immediately, they only needed to acknowledge the order. Doing so would grant them additional time to comply.

While the members under Xu Jiaqi’s command started making their way to the headquarters, the others prepared for the verification, which required many pills and treasures.

Meanwhile, Xu Jiaqi spoke to Senior Bai using voice transmission.

"What do you think? Could Yuan really be responsible?"

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