"If not, why would he instruct his junior disciple An Yu? He could have simply left! Even if he had killed junior disciple An Yu with a single sword strike, we would have no way of knowing!"

"Yet he was willing to guide his junior apprentice An Yu; that's an act of goodwill! There's no such thing as goodwill without a reason!"

Hou Gu finished speaking with great enthusiasm.

Everyone suddenly realized, and all the doubts in their minds were instantly resolved.

"That's right!"

"Elder Hou is right!"

"It must be so! Our ancestor has been reincarnated and is cultivating again; this is the time for our Divine Sword Sect to flourish!"

Shen Jiantian nodded.

It must be said that Elder Hou's words made a lot of sense.

"Pass down the order: to treat the ruler as if he were an ancestor, regardless of seniority!"

Shen Jiantian waved his hand, and immediately an elder went out to relay the order.

"You may all step back now. I need to discuss the matter of An Yu's promotion to elder with her."

The elders gave Xia Anyu a deep look before leaving.

After everyone had left, Shen Jiantian stood with his hands behind his back, walked up to Xia Anyu, and said solemnly:

"If you ever see Senior Jun Wu again, you must make him accept you as his disciple!"

Xia Anyu's body trembled.

"Sect Master, what... what is going on?"

Shen Jiantian's expression remained indifferent.

"Haven't you always looked down on us old men? And refused to be our disciples?"

"I... I will never forget the life-saving grace of the Divine Sword Sect!"

Xia Anyu said, looking down.

Shen Jiantian didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly.

"I know you're a good kid, An Yu! Perhaps the hope for the revival of the Divine Sword Sect rests on your shoulders!"

"Can I really do this?!"

Xia Anyu looked somewhat confused.

"Senior Jun Wu is a Void Refinement expert, would he easily accept me as a disciple...?"

Every time I think of that day, I recall the scene of Senior Jun Wu's brief breakthrough and transformation into a silkworm.

She felt like a piece of rotten wood.

Now we know that Senior Jun Wu may be the reincarnation of the sect's Void Refining Ancestor.

She felt even more inferior!

“An Yu, if you are not good enough, then who else in the entire Divine Sword Sect, or even the entire Qingzhou, can catch the eye of Senior Jun Wu?”

"It's all about human effort; you must strive for it!"

Shen Jiantian patted Xia Anyu on the shoulder reassuringly and left the place.

Yes, if even with my qualifications I can't become Senior Jun Wu's disciple,

Then there is no one in the entire Qingzhou who can meet your standards!

After all... I am the number one prodigy of the Divine Sword Sect!

"Sect Master, An Yu understands!" The hesitation in Xia An Yu's eyes faded, and she gradually regained the confidence she once had as the senior disciple: "If I could see Senior Jun Wu again, I would definitely beg him to accept me as his disciple."

A slight smile appeared on Shen Jiantian's lips.

Whether Senior Jun Wu is the reincarnation of the Divine Sword Sect's ancestor is uncertain, but if Senior Jun Wu has taken Xia Anyu as his disciple, then it doesn't matter whether he is or not!

...

Xu Xinrou's Cave.

Xu Xinrou, dressed in mourning clothes, knelt in the southeast corner, lit the paper money in her hand on the ground, and the paper money turned into ashes, which flew into the sky.

Song Shixing stood beside her, supporting her shoulders.

"Junior sister, don't be too sad, it's bad for your health."

Xu Xinrou nodded and stood up.

Song Shixing helped her sit on the stone bench and gently wiped her hands with a handkerchief.

"Senior Brother Song, have you got the investigation results yet?"

Song Shixing shook his head.

Xu Xinrou clenched her hands tightly, and after a moment, a trickle of crimson blood flowed from between her fingers.

"I hate it! I hate it! Who is it?! Who is it?!"

"Junior Sister!"

Song Shixing quickly took out the best wound medicine to apply to her wounds, a faint worry between his brows. After thinking for a moment, he said...

"Junior sister, are you aware of the recent sect leader's decree?"

Xu Xinrou shook her head without saying a word.

"Senior Sister, no, Elder Xia, do you know why she was able to break through so quickly?!"

"It's because she received guidance from Senior Jun Wu!"

"Senior Jun Wu! Not only is his swordsmanship unmatched, but his talent in martial arts is also monstrous!"

"Elder Xia's long-standing problem was solved by Senior Jun Wu with just four words!"

"Now the sect leader has decreed that seeing Senior Jun Wu is as if seeing an ancestor!"

"My master secretly told me that they now suspect that this Senior Jun Wu is the reincarnation of an ancestor, sent to help our Divine Sword Sect regain its position as the number one sect in Qingzhou!"

Song Shixing originally wanted to distract Xu Xinrou, but as he spoke, a look of longing appeared on his face.

"No matter who it is, if they can receive guidance from Senior Jun Wu, their cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds! Reaching the Nascent Soul stage will probably no longer be a problem!"

Xu Xinrou's expression finally changed slightly.

"Is there no senior, sir?"

She looked up at the sky, then suddenly stood up and knelt down.

"Senior Jun, if you were here, please guide Xinrou! Xinrou wants to avenge her family!"

As Xu Xinrou spoke, she made a gesture of clutching her heart and cried uncontrollably.

Chen Tianwen is sweeping the floor.

"..."