Shi Mingxiu acted immediately; this matter could not be delayed for a moment. He immediately sent messages to the five sects, along with the information he had obtained from Cixi Shushu's heart and his own speculations, to the sect leaders and elders of the five sects.

Then, after thinking about it, I realized it still wasn't enough. How could it be enough if only five sects knew?! Everyone in the Western Region of Qian Yuan needed to know about this!

So Shi Mingxiu wrote this matter down in large characters imbued with spiritual power and sent it to various cities in the western border of Qian Yuan, instructing them to post it outside the city walls.

Shi Xuan then added a protective array to the notices that he had already imbued with spiritual power, to ensure that these notices would not be destroyed when they were posted outside the city walls.

After doing all this, the group finally turned their attention back to the new students.

Shi Xuan stared at Shi Mingxiu for a long time. Originally, she should have been able to see through the sect leader's cultivation level by now, but in reality, she hadn't.

"Has the sect leader made any progress?" Shi Xuan asked.

"Haha!" Shi Mingxiu stroked his beard and laughed smugly, "That's all thanks to your Cold God Pill, which gave me the courage to attempt to break through to the Void Refinement Realm right now."

It seems he succeeded.

Shi Xuan cupped his hands in greeting, his smile even brighter than Shi Xuan's: "Then I must congratulate the Sect Master!"

Her gaze met Shi Mingxiu's, and when Shi Mingxiu saw her smiling face, his first reaction was to feel a tightness in his heart.

Here it comes! That's the look she gives me! She always gives me that look when she's up to no good!

Now that we've talked about most things and finished our casual conversation, it's time for her to start her mischief!

Shi Mingxiu only wanted to end this meeting at this moment, but he couldn't.

As expected, after Shi Xuan finished laughing, he cupped his hands to Shi Mingxiu and said, "It is indeed something to celebrate that the sect leader has advanced. If it is because of my Ling Shen Pill, it is even more worth celebrating."

It's worth celebrating, but how? Is it just about giving gifts?

Shi Mingxiu opened his innocent eyes, trying to pretend he didn't understand.

Would Shi Xuan still give him a chance to play dumb? He added, "Before I went into seclusion, I just wiped out the demonic cultivators. The sect leader said it himself. I deserve great credit for this purge of the demonic cultivators..."

Alright, now I can't even pretend I don't understand.

Shi Mingxiu frowned in pain and began searching for the prize in his storage space.

Shi Xuan loved seeing the sect leader's pained expression; he appreciated the sect leader's expression more than the reward itself.

Every time they return to the sect, if Shi Mingxiu doesn't show a hint of heartache, it feels like something is missing, and the trip doesn't seem complete.

Shi Mingxiu shrugged and pulled out two defensive magical artifacts, placing them on the table in front of Shi Xuan.

Before Shi Xuan could speak, Lin Daozi interrupted, "That's it? Just think how much effort we would have had to put in to wipe out the demonic cultivators without Xuan'er. Who knows when we would have been able to achieve it, and who knows how many would have escaped? Such a great contribution is only worth two magic artifacts?"

Shi Xuan just smiled and didn't say anything, but in his heart he was giving his master a thumbs up.

As expected, when asking the sect leader for something, one still has to come with their master. Look at what he said; she couldn't say it like that.

Upon hearing Lin Daozi's words, Shi Mingxiu had no choice but to pretend that he had only temporarily taken out these two items and that he had not yet finished taking them.

At this moment, Lu Shenzhi, who was sitting at the other end, spoke up with a smile.

He was already very handsome, and when he smiled, the small red mole between his eyebrows seemed to come alive, making him look incredibly vivid.

Lu Shenzhi didn't address the sect leader. Instead, he turned to his master and said, "Master, don't worry. Our sect leader isn't such a petty person. You can put your mind at ease. In my opinion, a sect leader with the magnanimity of a great sect would surely make extraordinary moves. There's no way he would try to fool Junior Sister with just these two items. Let's just wait and see; Junior Sister definitely won't suffer any losses this time!"

Shi Mingxiu shifted his gaze, looking at Lu Shenzhi as if he didn't recognize him. This eldest disciple of Fuyu Peak was usually a man of few words, so it must have been quite a feat for him to speak such a long passage today.

He doesn't speak in the morning or evening, but he starts talking as soon as he's about to take something out!

They thought he didn't know? These three guys are in cahoots, and they're just trying to trick his precious baby!

And look at what he's saying! If he can't produce a whole bunch of stuff now, will he become the sect leader he calls someone who lacks the grandeur of a great sect?

This is ostensibly praise but actually criticism!

Shi Mingxiu cursed under his breath: You little brat!

Shi Xuan remained silent, only smiling as she looked at Shi Mingxiu.

Now she doesn't need to speak anymore; her master and senior brother have already said what she wants to say.

Fortunately, Lu Wenxing wasn't there at the moment, otherwise that monkey might have tried to snatch it!

But that wasn't all. Lin Daozi continued, picking up where Lu Shenzhi left off: "Shenzhi is right. I was a bit too impatient. For a sect leader of this stature, it's impossible for him to only offer such a small amount. Besides, how did he advance? He advanced by consuming the Ling Shen Pill! Which Nascent Soul cultivator in the Qian Yuan Western Realm wouldn't want a Ling Shen Pill? Why is he the only one with one? It's all because Xuan'er is good to him!"

If we continue talking, it might involve the debt of saving a life!

Shi Mingxiu quickly rummaged through his belongings, pulling out a whole bunch of spiritual plants and materials. Finally, he gritted his teeth and took out a Qin wood box.

"This is a Mind-Understanding Grass obtained from a secret realm. Its level is too high for ordinary alchemists to use, so you can take it and play with it. You never know when you might need it."

Shi Xuan happily accepted it.

The previous items were probably all brought out to avoid being seen as a "lacking in magnanimity" sect leader, but this Mind-Knowing Grass is different.

The Mind-Aware Grass is a ninth-tier spiritual plant and a primary ingredient for refining the Mind-Aware Pill.

Now, Shi Xuan has reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage. What he lacks is not the Cold God Pill, but probably this Mind-Awareness Pill.

This kind of elixir is specifically designed for cultivating one's own state of mind, and it is truly perfect for someone like Shi Xuan.

"Sect Master is too kind!" When it comes to giving gifts, it's better to give one useful gift than a hundred useless ones.

Shi Xuan was overjoyed because of this Heart-Knowing Grass. He turned around and placed a hundred or eighty bottles of pills in front of Shi Mingxiu.

"The sect master can keep these top-grade pills for fun, and later use them as rewards for the sect's disciples."

Looking at the large pile of pills in front of him, Shi Mingxiu felt a little comforted that Shi Xuan always returned the favor with the same gift.

He himself could use such pills. Thinking about it, ever since Shi Xuan came to the Lianfeng Sword Sect, he seemed to have had a constant supply of top-grade pills. Compared to that, the high-grade pills he used to take now seemed completely insignificant.

Shi Xuan turned around, put away the pile of rewards Shi Mingxiu had given her, and called to her master and senior brother, "Let's go, let's go back to Fuyu Peak and get a share!"