After leaving the Witch Clan, Lu Shenzhi passed through the teleportation array and returned to the Qian Yuan Continent. In that instant, he broke through the barrier and advanced a small step.

Shi Xuan and Lu Wenxing were no longer surprised.

Having a decades-long personal grudge settled, one's mind is broadened, and it would be unreasonable not to advance one or two levels.

Unbeknownst to them, the astute advancement speed of the three senior and junior siblings was already considered by others to be beyond human comprehension.

...

Inside the silver frost, Li Jun and Zhu Lingyun held a simple ceremony and officially became Daoist partners.

Shi Xuan tidied up the items in Aiza's storage space and took out the things they could use as gifts for them.

In fact, for these two, Shi Xuan always provides them with enough of what they need, and they don't lack anything.

Li Jun was fond of studying weapon crafting, and Shi Xuan provided him with plenty of high-grade materials. For Li Jun, there was simply no better place than Silver Frost.

Now, Shi Xuan not only sent him materials, but also a Daoist partner. He really has no other desires.

In Yinshuang's courtyard, Zeng Mo pouted unconvinced and said, "I finally got a disciple, but he was tricked away by that bastard Li Jun. If he gets tricked into refining weapons later, who will I cry to?"

Even now, he is still worried that his disciples, who originally studied alchemy, have been lured away to refine weapons.

Li Jun remained calm, but his gaze toward Zeng Mo betrayed his smugness.

Zeng Mo jumped up and shouted, "Hmph, how dare you laugh? Xiao Zhu calls me Master. From now on, you two are Daoist partners, and you'll be a generation below me. From now on, you'll call me Master like Xiao Zhu. Hmph!"

...

The noise in the silver frost was getting louder and louder.

After dealing with the Witch Clan incident, Shi Xuan and the other two went to the sect leader's main hall again.

Upon seeing the three members of the Shi Xuan siblings approaching with such menacing force, Shi Mingxiu immediately felt uneasy. Judging from their posture, things were not looking good...

The intuition of a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage is indeed extremely accurate.

As soon as Shi Xuan entered the hall, a smile spread across his face as if it were free.

"Sect Master, you look much better these days!"

Shi Mingxiu thought to himself, "Things are alright now, but things might not be so good once you leave."

Shi Xuan smiled brightly: "So that the sect leader knows, the three of us solved a major cold case a few days ago!"

"A major case from years ago?" Shi Mingxiu became a little curious. If Shi Xuan could call it a major case from years ago, it must be something serious.

Shi Xuan didn't keep anyone in suspense and told them everything about how the Holy Maiden of the Witch Clan slaughtered Wenqu City and framed Li Jun in order to retrieve that drop of divine blood, as well as her subsequent relationship with her senior brother.

This is indeed a major case that is very difficult to solve.

Shi Mingxiu leaned forward slightly, slammed his fist on the table, and roared, "This is outrageous! For a single drop of damned divine blood, they killed 30,000 people! It's utterly absurd!"

Shi Xuan said, "The person has already been killed and fed to Hongmao. Senior Brother Shenxue didn't bother to take it back, so he gave it to Hongmao as well."

Now, due to overnutrition, Hongmao has fallen asleep again, which suggests he's about to advance to the next level.

Shi Mingxiu twitched his lips. After going through so much trouble to slaughter the city and obtain the divine blood, who would have thought that in the end it would only benefit the spirit pet?

Shi Mingxiu then asked, "In that case, wouldn't the slave you bought be innocent? Can he still be released?"

Shi Mingxiu knew that Shi Xuan had a space, but he didn't know if the person in the space knew any secrets that Shi Xuan didn't want others to know. If Shi Xuan didn't release it, there was nothing he could do.

It's always a pity that innocent people are wronged and end up as slaves, unable to escape their fate.

Shi Xuan shrugged and said, "Releasing him is no problem, I don't mind. But if he refuses to come out now, then there's nothing I can do."

Are there still slaves who refuse to come out? Shi Mingxiu had never heard of such a thing before. Who doesn't yearn for freedom? Is being a slave really that fun?

Seeing Shi Mingxiu's puzzled look, Shi Xuan said, "He is a weapon cultivator who only wants to refine weapons. I have provided him with the best weapon refining environment and all kinds of materials. It may be a little difficult to get him to come out."

Upon hearing this, Shi Mingxiu understood.

I never imagined that slaves were treated so well in Shi Xuan's land...

Why did things turn out badly when it was his turn?

As if on cue, Shi Xuan changed the subject, sighed, and said, "Ah, this journey has been incredibly costly. The spirit boat costs spirit stones, the teleportation array costs spirit stones, and the battles have consumed countless amounts of them. I'm having such a hard time."

Lu Wenxing comforted her, saying, "Junior Sister, don't worry. The sect will definitely not let a disciple bear such expenses on her own!"

Shi Mingxiu...

Who said he couldn't? He actually could. The way you put it makes me seem strange!

Lu Shenzhi said casually, "It's alright, Junior Sister. If the Sect Master doesn't reimburse you for this part of the expenses, then we'll go to Master. Master certainly won't just stand by and watch us suffer like this."

Shi Mingxiu...

You guys are in a much worse situation! You don't look any worse off than me!

They're all beaming with health, their cultivation progressing by leaps and bounds, one advancing after another without stopping. What's wrong with you all?

After Lu Shenzhi finished speaking, Lu Wenxing chimed in, "Yeah, it's really tragic."

Shi Mingxiu...

No, you're a Nascent Soul stage expert, haven't you ever seen tragedy before? Don't you recognize this character? Don't you know what it means?!

Misery is misery; it doesn't mean happiness.

However, after the three of them gave a half-hearted attempt to play the victim, they stared intently at Shi Mingxiu, waiting for him to speak.

My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!