Elder Zhou was at a loss for words, unlike Shi Xuan, and after a long while, he could only say one sentence: "If we really do something that harms others by then, it will be too late!"
Things were fine before, but this remark really angered Shi Xuan.
She said sternly, "If I told you that Elder Zhou would do something that would harm our cultivation world, could I bring you to justice now? So that it won't be too late if you actually do something heinous!"
Elder Zhou was speechless after hearing these words. He was actually quite annoyed, but although he was now an elder, his cultivation level was no longer as high as Shi Xuan's. In the cultivation world, strength was paramount, and he could no longer reprimand Shi Xuan as he would an ordinary disciple.
This disciple of the Lianfeng Sword Sect is truly terrifying. Her cultivation speed is more than ten times faster than that of us old guys!
Although in his heart Lu Wenxing was still a dangerous half-demon, not one of his kind, he couldn't find a reason to refute Shi Xuan for the time being.
After "persuading" Elder Zhou, Shi Xuan looked at everyone who had come to the banquet and said, "Some people always say that those who are not of our kind are not human. Well, I'd like to ask, what about our spirit pets? They are not of our kind either, so how can they coexist peacefully with humans?!"
Shi Xuan's eloquent debate with the assembled experts finally gave Shi Mingxiu time to prepare.
At this moment, Shi Mingxiu laughed twice to ease the tense atmosphere. Then he said, "Everyone, although this disciple of our sect is a half-demon, he has not committed any serious crimes. According to the rules of our sect, we do not have the conditions to expel him."
As the head of a sect, using sect rules as an excuse is the safest and most reasonable way to shut someone up.
Their Lianfeng Sword Sect's rules and regulations contain absolutely no provisions regarding half-demons!
At this point, most of the people who came to see if Lu Wenxing was a half-demon were no longer so certain.
Elder Xiong, who was the first to jump out, was still somewhat unconvinced by Shi Mingxiu's words. He muttered, "The whole thing about half-demons was a mistake!"
Shi Mingxiu couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. How could the fault of one's background be attributed to a disciple?
Just as he was about to speak, Shi Xuan took out an item from his spatial storage and placed it in front of Shi Mingxiu and the other sect members, saying, "Let's assume that the mistake of one's birth is a mistake. Then today, the sect's special pardon will forgive this mistake. From now on, there's no need to mention one's birth again!"
The golden light shimmering in her hand was none other than the amnesty decree from the Lianfeng Sword Sect!
Shi Mingxiu had never intended to punish Lu Wenxing, and Shi Xuan's release of this pardon just happened to solve his immediate problem.
Although the five sects of Qian Yuan do not interfere in each other's internal affairs, the matter of half-demons does involve races and has a far-reaching impact. Everyone knows why the other four sects came together.
At this point, the only fault they could find in Lu Wenxing was his background, which was not within the scope of the "seven unpardonable clauses" of the amnesty decree, so it was perfectly feasible!
Shi Mingxiu couldn't help but sigh, Xuan really was a clever little devil at this moment.
But then he thought, could it be that Shi Xuan had specifically requested this pardon so long ago just for this day...?
At this point, the people from the other four sects really had nothing to say.
But they were puzzled. They had come with a clear plan: if there really were half-demons, they would be firmly on the moral high ground and have a righteous cause.
But looking at it now, something seems a bit off! How did they go from being the one in the right to being the one in the wrong?
The group of people looked at each other, feeling that something was wrong, but they couldn't quite put their finger on it.
I feel a bit stifled.
At this moment, an elder from the Yuxing Sect stepped forward, looked at Shi Xuan, and said, "What you just said, young friend, that spirit beasts can coexist peacefully with humans, is both right and wrong. Spirit pets are indeed accepted by humans, but the premise is that they are bound by contracts, which constitutes a constraint. However, this does not apply to demons."
What he said made sense. Ultimately, they felt that Lu Wenxing posed some unknown danger.
An unknown danger comes from a world they have never encountered before.
The elder who spoke was surnamed Gao. His intention was to get the Lianfeng Sword Sect to control Lu Wenxing's cultivation level and limit his cultivation resources so that he wouldn't become too powerful and difficult to manage later.
However, at this moment, Lu Wenxing and Shi Xuan's master, Lin Daozi, suddenly spoke.
For so long, he had stood behind Shi Xuan and Lu Wenxing, showing their support, but only now had he spoken his first words.
"Hahaha, what's so difficult about that!" Lin Daozi said, "Since a contract has been made, it means that the bond has been accepted and that we can coexist peacefully with humans. So why not just have Xuan'er form a contract with Wenxing?"
Lin Daozi's words shocked all the masters of the four sects so much that their jaws nearly dropped to the ground.
I've heard of contracting spirit pets, but I've never heard of contracting humans!
Has Lin Daozi gone mad? Making one disciple form a contract with another disciple—how could he even think of that!
What they didn't know was that before they went out together to wipe out the demonic cultivators, Shi Xuan had already made a contract with her senior brother. Lin Daozi thought that since they had already made a contract with one, it wouldn't make a difference to make a second one.
Shi Xuan was a beginner who got used to things after a few tries, while Lu Wenxing always made sure that everything his master and junior sister arranged was correct!
So, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Shi Xuan drew a contract formation and actually entered into an equal contract with Lu Wenxing!
In fact, the equal contract does not have the function of controlling the other party, but the advantage is that it can keep track of the other party's movements in time. In this way, if a half-demon wants to do something or betray humanity, Shi Xuan will be the first to know.
The way things have developed to this point is something no one expected.
What else could they say? Every possible point they could think of was completely blocked by the Lianfeng Sword Sect.
Now they finally understood that Shi Mingxiu and Lin Daozi never intended to expel Lu Wenxing.
But, how should I put it... I'm really speechless.
"Ahem," Quan Xing, the sect leader of Yuxing Sect, coughed twice, silently picked up his chin that had fallen to the ground, and cupped his hands, saying, "In that case, we have nothing more to say. However, we hope that you will pay more attention to the behavior of this half-demon in the future."
This means that a compromise has already been reached.
As for half-demons and such, let them take them if they want. They've done everything they could and said everything they could. The Lianfeng Sword Sect has shown enough sincerity; this is all they can do.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
