Lu Wenxing was stunned for a long time, as if he was digesting what Shi Xuan had said.

Therefore, he is not entirely a person; he is half a person, or half a demon, half a dog, a demon-human, a transvestite… no matter what you call him, it all sounds awful.

However, Lu Wenxing has always been good at adapting. He didn't even need to wait until the next day. He only thought about it for less than 15 minutes before accepting the reality that he was not a person.

"Half a person is fine," Lu Wenxing sighed. "There's no changing this now. But what about my tail? I don't really have to take it with me when I go out, do I?"

In today's cultivation world, there is a strict boundary between humans and demons. Demons cannot be seen on human territory. Therefore, if Lu Wenxing were to actually wag his tail and go out, it would likely cause a huge uproar. Or he might be seen as an outcast, with others shouting to eliminate him.

Shi Xuan pondered for a moment and replied, "I think the most likely possibility is that you can control whether this tail is revealed or not. You can try it first. If it doesn't work, I'll make a small illusion array for you to wear. But it's best if you can control it yourself, so that you won't give yourself away if something happens."

"Then hurry up and set up a magic array for me, we can talk about the rest later," Lu Wenxing said hurriedly.

Shi Xuan looked at his unambitious appearance and resignedly set up a decoy array for him.

The magic array was engraved on a jade pendant, which he could usually wear at his waist.

Seeing his unreliable attitude, Shi Xuan instructed him, "If you can't control it for a while, then usually tuck the tail into your waistband and cover it with your pants and robe so that no one can find out, and don't mention it to anyone."

Lu Wenxing nodded repeatedly, behaving obediently.

"Now you have two sets of meridians. The new one is still a bit weak. After a few days, when its strength increases, you can transfer your fire spiritual power to the new meridian for circulation. The ice and fire will be independent of each other, and the situation of ice and fire spiritual power clashing in the meridian will not happen again like last time."

"Why is it fire elemental energy being moved, and not ice elemental energy?" Lu Wenxing asked curiously.

"Because you have controlled fire elemental power for many years, it is easy to manage. It is relatively simple to transfer the elemental power that you can skillfully mobilize over there. Of course, if you insist on transferring ice elemental power, that is also possible. You can transfer it slowly, and you will eventually be able to transfer it over there."

Lu Wenxing then gave up.

With the problem solved, Lu Wenxing started playing with his tail, sometimes standing it up, sometimes drooping it, sometimes wagging it, making him look quite like a dog.

Looking at him, Shi Xuan felt relieved but also found it quite amusing.

If it were an ordinary person, it would take them a long time to accept knowing they had demon blood. But Lu Wenxing was a carefree person who accepted his abnormality effortlessly, and might even think that gaining three levels at once was pretty good.

"Second Brother, do you feel more comfortable with your tail pointing upwards or downwards?" Shi Xuan asked in a serious tone.

Lu Wenxing had no idea what Shi Xuan meant. He followed Shi Xuan's instructions, raising his head for a moment and then lowering it for a moment, before replying, "Pretty much, let's go up. Going up is quite fun, and you can even sway back and forth. Why does Junior Sister ask that?"

"Let me confirm your breed," Shi Xuan said seriously. "I've heard that dogs have upright tails, while wolves have drooping tails..."

Shi Xuan didn't say the second half of his sentence, but the meaning was already clear. Lu Wenxing had just finished saying "upward stroke"... and was immediately hit with a critical blow.

"No! No, little junior sister, I was wrong just now. Actually, it's more convenient for me to hang down. Hanging down is very comfortable and doesn't require any effort! Hanging down is so great, little junior sister, you have to believe me! Really!"

Shi Xuan smiled and nodded: "I have complete faith in my second senior brother!"

She spoke as if she were completely honest, but Lu Wenxing felt that she didn't actually believe her.

This really worried him. How could a dog and a wolf be on the same level? If he had to choose one, he would definitely choose the wolf!

Shi Xuan was amused by his appearance. This second senior brother wasn't even this anxious when he found out he was a half-demon, but now he's so worried about not being a dog. He's really something!

Lu Shenzhi had also been worried about Lu Wenxing. Although Lu Wenxing had been unconscious when he entered the sect, he was still a junior brother of his master, and Lu Shenzhi was concerned about him, fearing that he might do something unexpected.

It seems there's absolutely no need to worry!

Even He Weiqing, the fourth brother who had been guarding Lu Wenxing, yawned and turned away after looking at him.

Lu Wenxing, on the other hand, was hopelessly entangled in the question of whether he was a dog.

Ever since Shi Xuan said that an upright tail represents a dog and a drooping tail represents a wolf, his tail has never been raised again.

——

Early the next morning, the best team members gathered in the common area of ​​the base.

Seeing Lu Wenxing emerge as if nothing had happened, the team members laughed and teased him.

Shen Wuyang: "Hey, Lao Lu, you're recovering pretty quickly."

Chen Qi: "Today is like a completely different person compared to yesterday. I almost don't recognize him. Yesterday was terrible."

Zhang Yingxin: "Can you call that tragic? That's not giving in to fate!"

Lu Wenxing angrily retorted, "A true hero doesn't dwell on past glories!"

These words made everyone burst into laughter.

"Who mentioned your bravery? We're talking about your misery!"

"Ah, time flies, yesterday is already a year ago..."

"A true hero doesn't dwell on yesterday's misery! Hahahaha..."

Shi Xuan watched them chat and laugh for a while, then invited everyone to sit together and said, "I need to go back to the sect in the next couple of days. You all stay here. Sun Shaoxing will take care of the team's affairs for me for a few days. You can choose to prepare materials at the base or go out and take on a few small missions."

Sun Shaoxing agreed, then asked, "Captain, is there something urgent that you need to return to the sect? The passage is currently open, but it might close again at any time. How long will it take you to get back?"

“It won’t be long,” Shi Xuan said. “If you’re going out, be careful of the Hongmeng Team. I was surrounded by them again when I went to the Qilin Secret Realm. If you’re going out on missions, bring plenty of life-saving and escape artifacts.”

"Don't worry, Captain, we know," Sun Shaoxing replied. "By the way, before you came back, there were people on the central floating island inquiring whether our Qian Yuan Continent had a teleportation talisman that could allow people to escape instantly."

"Pfft." Shi Xuan couldn't help but laugh out loud. These guys from the Hongmeng team were quite serious; they actually came back to inquire about the teleportation talisman.

Shi Xuan didn't explain why, and even if you asked the team members, they really didn't know.

Hearing that Shi Xuan was leaving, Zhang Ying felt a little reluctant: "How many days will it be before the captain returns?"

Although she had already said she would be back soon, Zhang Yingxin couldn't help but ask how many days.