At this moment, even Shi Mingxiu was extremely surprised. He never expected that the rumors outside were true!

Shi Xuan felt heartbroken looking at the landlord's foolish second senior brother.

She had assumed that the rumor was already widely known, and that her second senior brother should know it by now, but he should already know the outcome.

But judging from his surprised expression, he hadn't heard any of the rumors outside!

Did this person fight with the crane until they became isolated from the world?

So, everyone in the banquet hall looked surprised, without exception. The only difference was the reason for their surprise.

The sect leaders and elders of several sects were surprised that Lianfeng Sword Sect had actually taken in a half-demon. Shi Mingxiu was surprised that Lu Wenxing was indeed a half-demon. Lu Wenxing was surprised that they actually knew he was a half-demon. Shi Xuan was surprised that Lu Wenxing was unaware of the rumors that he was a half-demon.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the room, Shi Mingxiu looked at Lu Wenxing and said, "Wenxing, you actually..."

Lu Wenxing scratched his head sheepishly, looking both naive and cautious, and said, "Sect Master, you're not thinking of expelling me, are you...?"

Looking at his simple-minded appearance, Shi Mingxiu wished he could smash his head in!

If you don't want me to fire you, then don't admit it!

Now that all the high-ranking members of the five factions have gathered here, under the watchful eyes of everyone, how is he supposed to handle this!

Shi Mingxiu didn't speak immediately; the amount of information was overwhelming, and he needed to think about how to handle it.

But at this point, the sect leaders and elders of other sects objected.

Judging from Shi Mingxiu's posture, he didn't immediately expel the half-demon from his sect; he was still hesitating!

At this moment, Lin Daozi also stepped down from his seat and stood behind Lu Wenxing, joining him in standing together.

It's obvious that Shi Xuan and Lin Daozi are both protecting Lu Wenxing!

How can this be!

An elder surnamed Xiong from the Luoyin Sect frowned and said incredulously, "What else is there to say! How can our righteous sects tolerate the existence of half-demons!"

He actually meant to say he wanted to kill them.

However, this half-demon has been in the Lianfeng Sword Sect for many years and has an extraordinary relationship with everyone in the sect. If we directly propose to kill him, we are afraid that his sect will object. If this leads to a stalemate, it would be worse.

At this point, all that's needed is to expel him from the sect. Once he leaves the protection of the Lianfeng Sword Sect, there are plenty of people outside who want to kill him.

Elder Xiong's words were met with approval from many of the elders, and a chorus of agreement followed.

Before Shi Mingxiu could even come up with his idea, their condemnations arrived first, making the atmosphere in the banquet hall somewhat tense.

Lu Wenxing became even more nervous. He was completely unprepared for how things had suddenly developed to this point.

But the problem had already arisen, and he stood there, stunned, as if waiting for a verdict, looking at Shi Mingxiu with a hint of reluctance in his eyes.

It seems I can already see myself being expelled from the sect.

Just then, before Shi Mingxiu could speak, Shi Xuan stepped forward and confronted Elder Xiong, who had spoken first.

"Elder Xiong, have you ever seen a half-demon in other sects?"

Elder Xiong was quite surprised to see Shi Xuan step forward, but Shi Xuan was not an ordinary disciple. Among the sect leader, peak master, and elders in the room, she also held considerable influence, so even if she spoke, it did not seem abrupt.

Elder Xiong paused for a moment, then replied, "No!"

Shi Xuan knew that he had never seen a half-demon. The human race and the demon race were almost completely isolated. You couldn't even see a single demon, let alone a half-demon.

Shi Xuan smiled and said, "Since Elder Xiong has never seen a half-demon, how does he know that a sect cannot accept a half-demon into its ranks?"

"This..." Elder Xiong was momentarily stumped by her question and didn't know how to answer.

Elder Zhou, who was standing beside him, replied on his behalf: "Since ancient times, humans and demons have not been able to coexist. How can our cultivation world allow half-demons to infiltrate it!"

He spoke with righteous indignation and an expression of great righteousness.

Shi Xuan looked at Elder Zhou, then suddenly raised his voice and said, "Elder, although my second senior brother is a half-demon, he is pure of heart and has never done anything to harm my Lianfeng Sword Sect. How can there be any talk of him being corrupted!"

"But he's a half-demon... not of our kind, his heart must be different!"

"Just because they are your kind doesn't mean their hearts are different?" Shi Xuan narrowed his eyes and took another step forward, getting closer to Elder Zhou. "In this cultivation world, among the cultivators you've met, how many of those with wicked hearts are human? How many are demons? And how many are half-demons?"

Elder Zhou was speechless. In reality, he had rarely seen demons, so how could he talk about good or bad?

Shi Xuan pressed on, "A person's birth is not a choice, but good and evil can be chosen by oneself. Elder Zhou is fixated on a person's birth, yet he turns a blind eye to those who are truly evil. What are his intentions?"

Elder Zhou took a half step back after being asked that question.

Shi Xuan continued, "We recently went to wipe out the demonic cultivators. May I ask Elder Zhou, among those demonic cultivators, how many were human and how many were demons? Were the people who wiped out the entire Liu family human or demons? Were the hundreds or thousands of corpses in the Tu family's underground killed by humans or demons? Based on this, can I assert that humans are the most evil, and that all sects that accept humans are the most dangerous?"

"You, you're just making excuses!"

"What right do I have to argue? And whose reason am I arguing with?" Shi Xuan retorted without backing down, "From the moment I entered the sect, my teachers taught us that it is the duty of us cultivators to punish evil and promote good. When Elder Zhou was being so aggressive towards an innocent disciple, did you ever consider whether he was good or evil? May I ask Elder Zhou, is this how you distinguish between good and evil?"

Many people echoed this earlier, and Elder Xiong was the first to jump out. Shi Xuan only focused on Elder Zhou.

But as she spoke, she looked at everyone in front of her with a meaningful gaze.

Those who were glanced at by her all felt as if they were being locked onto by her, and for a moment, they were intimidated by Shi Xuan's aura.

Elder Zhou moved his lips and forced a defense: "But, but, although we haven't had any dealings with the demon race in recent years, we have been injured by them before!"

"So what? Does being injured by a demon mean the demon is evil? If a disciple falls to their death while practicing sword control, can we say that sword control is evil and therefore forbidden from using it? If someone is injured while fighting against disciples from other sects, can we conclude that all disciples from other sects are evil and deserve to be killed by everyone? If we follow Elder Zhou's words, what in this world isn't evil?!"

"Can those be the same?"

“What’s different about him!” Shi Xuan took another step forward and continued, “If you want to touch my second senior brother, unless he has done something to harm others or harm the Lianfeng Sword Sect, otherwise, if you want to convict him just because of his half-demon origins, I will be the first to object!”