Disciples: We know it's Sect Leader Fan and his daughter! Coincidentally, Sect Leader Fan's daughter's cultivation has made rapid progress in the past two months, which fits the plot of the story perfectly.
Lu Wenxing followed behind her, echoing her sentiments: "The sect leader and his daughter in this story are truly wicked! Such scum will never make any progress in their cultivation! Even if his daughter were to have someone else's spiritual root, she would suffer a backlash and eventually suffer a cultivation deviation!"
"Pfft!" Fan Mingzhu was so overwhelmed with anger that she spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
The disciples of the Divine Cauldron Sect quickly supported her. Regardless of whether Shi Xuan's words were true or false, they had spent many years with this delicate and frail Junior Sister Mingzhu, and they thought that even if it were true, Junior Sister Mingzhu might not know. As for the sect leader, his love for his daughter was understandable.
There are differences in personal relationships, and not all disciples can empathize with Shi Xuan. Some upright individuals feel quite embarrassed, while most still lean towards the sect.
Some people in the room didn't take it seriously. In the cultivation world, the strong prey on the weak, and killing and being killed, as well as robbing others' resources, are common occurrences. It's nothing new.
However, even if they are from prestigious sects, they still need to maintain their reputation. Otherwise, if their reputation is bad in the cultivation world, they may not be able to recruit disciples.
Today, they realized that the Divine Cauldron Sect was no benevolent organization, and that the sect leader, whom they had always thought was a righteous and upright person, had revealed his true colors. They now knew that the sect was not to be trifled with and would stop at nothing to achieve their goals. Perhaps they would have to be extra careful when dealing with them in the future.
After Shi Xuan finished telling the story, he calmly sat down and took a sip of the spiritual wine, as if he had just finished talking and wanted to moisten his throat.
The dinner party has progressed in a truly unexpected way.
Only then did Lü Changyi stand up and begin to play the Tai Chi card, laughing as he said, "Fellow Daoists, please take your seats. Today, our sect has prepared a rich variety of local specialties and spiritual foods, as well as fine wine and delicious dishes. Please enjoy yourselves to the fullest!"
"Enjoy what you want!" Fan Hongde thought to himself. "If that old bastard had stepped in earlier, things wouldn't have come to this!" He was now in a bit of a mess and needed to find a way to get rid of this bad reputation as soon as possible.
Fortunately, the Alchemy Grand Competition is the domain of their Divine Cauldron Sect. Once the competition begins the day after tomorrow, they will let their strength speak for itself and convince the others!
At this moment, he had no idea that Shi Xuan, who had just embarrassed him and made him lose face, had something even more devastating waiting for him.
After a tasteless dinner, Fan Hongde returned to his residence, so angry that he smashed three decorative items. He summoned his core disciples that very night and ordered, "At the alchemy competition the day after tomorrow, you all need to show your true skills and give them a good slap in the face. Let the other five sects see the power of our Divine Cauldron Sect! As long as we are far ahead in alchemy, they will definitely need our help, and they will not dare to show us the slightest disrespect!"
"Yes!" The disciples were also full of confidence. They were used to winning the annual Six Sects Alchemy Competition. Now that their master had given the order, they would simply have to use their best skills to win in a way that would convince the disciples completely!
"And another thing," Fan Hongde narrowed his eyes slightly and gritted his teeth, "that day, the one who had an epiphany at the mountain gate was actually this little bitch!"
The disciples didn't want to provoke him, so one of his close disciples tentatively replied, "It is her, but... I heard that her aptitude is limited. In total, she only advanced one small level after two enlightenments." A cultivator whose roots had been changed to five spiritual roots knew that her speed was destined to be slow.
Fan Hongde snorted coldly, "A dragon that has lost its tendons can't stir up any waves no matter what."
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Back at the Lianfeng Sword Sect, after returning, Shi Mingxiu also summoned Shi Xuan for a long talk.
"No wonder your innate sword bone is paired with such a damaged spiritual root. It's because it was switched!" He had racked his brains for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Only today did he understand. The key point is that no one could have imagined that such an evil secret technique existed in the Qian Yuan territory.
"Sect Master, there's no need to worry," Shi Xuan said in a relaxed tone. "The five spiritual roots have their own cultivation methods. This disciple believes in myself and will definitely achieve great things!"
"Good!" Shi Mingxiu had always admired Shi Xuan's character. Even when faced with a desperate situation, he did not despair. He was confident, optimistic, and had an indomitable spirit.
"Here, have a few spiritual herbs to strengthen and nourish your spiritual roots. Keep them for now. If you need anything else, just ask the sect. I want to see how far that bastard Fan Mingzhu can go even if he changes his spiritual roots. He's a petty thief, nothing to be afraid of!" He took out several Qin boxes from his storage ring and handed them to Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan beamed with joy. If there was one gift she loved receiving the most, it would undoubtedly be spiritual herbs. In her previous life, she had a penchant for collecting all sorts of spiritual herbs, but unfortunately, after transmigrating, she was left empty-handed, with nothing left.
She quickly took the box and said with a smile, "Disciple thanks the Sect Master! The Sect Master is majestic and magnanimous! Wise and powerful! Truly a role model for us!"
"Alright," Shi Shixiu wanted to slap her, "Listen to yourself and see if you're being sincere with what you're saying."
"Sincere!" After carefully putting away the wooden box, she added with a cheeky grin, "Sect Master, next time you have any good medicinal herbs, please think of your disciple first! When my cultivation level improves, I will definitely refine a Cold God Pill for you! Sect Master, just wait!"
Shi Mingxiu took it as a joke. The Ling Shen Pill was an eighth-order pill used by late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators to remove inner demons and increase the success rate of breakthroughs. It was a legendary pill that could only be refined so easily.
The next day, the disciples of Lianfeng Sword Sect decided to go to the market at the foot of Fuyuan Sect Mountain to browse around, hoping to find some rare and interesting items that they didn't have there.
Lu Wenxing had been waiting in the courtyard since early morning, gazing longingly in the direction of Shi Xuan's room. After a while, when he saw her come out wearing a light blue dress, he was finally satisfied and grinned broadly: "Here comes junior sister!"
Shi Xuan walked up to him in a few steps, and he grinned and said, "Let's go, Junior Sister!"
"Wait a minute, I'll go find the sect leader," Shi Xuan said.
"What do you want with the sect leader?"
Shi Xuan glanced at him with a look of disdain and said, "Of course it's to protect us, so that the Divine Cauldron Sect can intercept and kill me outside. Otherwise, our sect's champion in the alchemy competition will be gone."
Lu Wenxing thought about Fan Hongde's terrifying appearance at the banquet last night and nodded with lingering fear.
"Moreover," Shi Xuan said with a guiding tone, "the sect leader is definitely richer than us. If we buy something but don't have the money, we can borrow it from the sect leader!"
Lu Wenxing slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That's right! I never thought of this!"
Then, hesitantly, he asked, "But can the sect leader come with us? I've never seen a sect leader accompany his disciples shopping."
It seemed a bit impossible, but Shi Xuan had already started walking towards the sect leader's residence, and Lu Wenxing hurriedly followed behind.
Shi Mingxiu was meditating in his room. As a cultivator with keen senses, he could tell someone was coming from a great distance.
Before Shi Xuan arrived, his voice preceded him: "Sect Master! I've come to report to you!"
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