Shi Xuan never bothers with things that don't belong to her. She smiled and said, "There are countless treasures in this world. If they belong to you, you should seize the opportunity to take them. If they don't belong to you, then coveting them is greed. If you are too greedy, it will easily corrupt your Dao heart and make you feel dissatisfied and anxious all day long. It's not worth it."
"Good friend, little one." A strange voice suddenly rang out, startling Shi Xuan. She had been extending her divine sense outwards, but hadn't detected anyone beside her at all!
Red Hair suddenly perked up; if it were a dog, it would probably wag its tail behind Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan turned around, and standing beside the recliner behind her was the phantom of a cultivator in a blue robe... His face looked very young, but his gaze was calm and vicissitudes, and he had a carefree and tranquil temperament, making it impossible to tell how old he was.
Shi Xuan cupped his hands in greeting, "Senior, are you the owner of this place?"
The monk in the blue robe nodded: "My name is Qiu Yi."
Shi Xuan had never heard of this name before. She cupped her hands again and said, "Senior Qiu."
“No need for formalities,” Qiu Yi said. “Since you have made it this far, you must be of strong character and considerable strength. My Silver Frost Secret Realm has been open for hundreds of years, and you are the first person to have reached this place.”
Did we accidentally stumble into the headquarters?
Qiu Yi continued, "Just as you said, it is fate that we were able to come here. This Silver Frost Secret Realm was originally a personal space that I created. Now that I have perished, the fact that this place is open every year is also to find the next owner for this masterpiece of mine."
This is... not only emptying the shelves, but also taking everything away?
Shi Xuan was overjoyed, her dimples appearing as she smiled. "Then thank you very much, Senior! Your demeanor is extraordinary, and your vision is far beyond that of ordinary people! I really love this secret realm!" She didn't forget to include herself while praising others…
"Haha," Qiu Yi laughed, "Young friend, you are straightforward and pragmatic, yet you are not swayed by external things. You have broken through the illusion array and gained the approval of the guardian beast. It is my good fortune to have met you. From now on, I will entrust this Silver Frost to you. I hope that you can always maintain this original intention in the long journey of immortality ahead."
The illusory image of Qiu Yi's consciousness gradually faded. Before it disappeared completely, he waved his hand, and a silver light enveloped Shi Xuan. Then it gathered together and struck Shi Xuan's left arm.
Along with the silver light came a surge of abundant power, a power that was both gentle and strong, which immediately raised Shi Xuan from the first level of Foundation Establishment to the second level, so fast that it was unbelievable.
A moment later, Shi Xuan felt a sharp pain in her left forearm. She rolled up her sleeve and looked down to see a silver four-leaf clover mark on the inside of her forearm. The small silver mark was exquisitely crafted, lifelike, as if it had come to life.
She probed the mark with her divine sense and felt that the entire Silverfrost Secret Realm was under her control.
Meanwhile, with the change of ownership of the secret realm, everyone who entered it was ejected.
Shi Xuan noticed that everyone was being pushed out, so he quickly put Red Hair into his pet space and went out with the others.
If she were the only one left behind, there would be a lot of trouble.
No one knew that the Silver Frost Secret Realm would change hands, and all the tokens in their hands turned to dust after they came out. From then on, the Silver Frost Secret Realm disappeared.
The masters and elders of various sects waiting outside were extremely surprised. It was only the twenty-first day, and there were still seven days left. Why had they all come out? What had happened in this secret realm?
But when asked, none of the disciples could explain what happened. They only felt that the secret realm had suddenly closed without any warning.
Fan Mingzhu's eyes were glazed over; the sudden return to reality left her disoriented. She had clearly been trampling Shi Xuan underfoot, watching her kneel and beg for mercy, watching her weep bitterly—how could everything have changed so suddenly?!
Her status, her glory, her achievements—all vanished like a mirage, a reflection in the water, a flower in a mirror, shattering in an instant. To possess something and then lose it is more unbearable than never having possessed it at all! She couldn't believe that everything beautiful in her dream was just an illusion, just wishful thinking on her part!
Looking up, she saw Shi Xuan standing not far in front of her, smiling broadly. In contrast, Shi Xuan had gained so much in the secret realm, while she herself had gained almost nothing. Shi Xuan was surrounded by her fellow disciples, while she was so isolated and helpless. Shi Xuan had achieved Foundation Establishment with her weak aptitude of five spiritual roots, while she, with the aura of a top-grade fire spiritual root, was still stuck at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, unable to break through.
Reality brought her and Shi Xuan to a complete reversal, and the difference was so huge that she couldn't accept it for a while!
How did Shi Xuan get to where she is today with her five spiritual roots? When she was still a useless person with five spiritual roots, she didn't even have a master to teach her. She just complained about the injustice of fate in a secluded place.
What makes Shi Xuan so special? What makes her capable of refining the Dao Seal Pill? What makes her reach Foundation Establishment in such a short time? And what makes her so popular?
At this moment, Fan Mingzhu's eyes were bloodshot and her whole body was trembling; it was clear that she had developed inner demons.
Fan Hongde noticed Fan Mingzhu's condition immediately, and quickly went over to pull her up and take her to his own funeral boat.
Fan Mingzhu snapped out of her daze, saw her father, and her eyes immediately welled up with tears. She cried out desperately, "Father, I want Shi Xuan dead! I want Shi Xuan dead! I won't get better until she's dead!"
"Don't rush," Fan Hongde reassured her, "Tell me slowly, what did she do?"
"She wants to kill me! She's ruining my chance! Ever since I met her, nothing has gone smoothly! It's all her doing!"
"Oh?" Fan Hongde exclaimed in shock and anger: "She actually dared to lay a hand on you? How dare she!"
"Yes!" Fan Mingzhu cried out in despair, "Father, kill her for me! Kill her for me! Go now!"
Fan Hongde patted her on the back, led her to sit down in front of the couch, and poured her a glass of water.
"Pearl, don't worry. Father will definitely avenge you. Here, have a glass of water to calm down."
After she calmed down a bit, Fan Hongde asked, "Did you get injured when she attacked you? Did you leave any evidence?"
Fan Mingzhu shook her head: "I escaped with the Golden Bell Shield that my father gave me, and only suffered minor injuries. She attacked me with a deadly move on the first day I entered the secret realm. I was unprepared at the time and did not keep any evidence."
"How could this happen? What audacity!" Fan Hongde was also surprised that a mere Shi Xuan could be so bold.
"Father, kill her!" Fan Mingzhu pleaded again.
"Your father will definitely avenge you! But now that the six sects are all in power, we cannot act rashly without evidence," Fan Hongde pondered. "Since she has treated you this way, we must repay her in kind. Unless she stays in the sect for the rest of her life and never leaves again, your father will personally take action to avenge you!"
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