This hatred for the secular world is exactly what Xin Shi wanted to see.
"What are your plans?" Xin Shi asked Fan Mingzhu.
Fan Mingzhu gritted her teeth and replied, "I'll do anything to get rid of Shi Xuan!"
Do you have a way to deal with Shi Xuan?
Fan Mingzhu thought about it carefully. Shi Xuan's cultivation and status were now both complete, making him someone that would be difficult to shake in the cultivation world.
But it's not impossible.
“She may have fallen into demonic possession!” Fan Mingzhu suddenly said, “She stayed in the most demonic place in the Demon Abyss for half a month, surrounded by demonic energy day and night. It’s impossible for her not to be corrupted by demonic energy! But I don’t know how she hid it, so no one can tell.”
Back then, for a long time after she fell into demonic possession, she lived a normal life within the sect and even attended some of the Six Sects' activities.
If Shi Xuan hadn't forced her with the Ice Soul Sword, she might still be in the dark about her identity.
Therefore, it is highly likely that Shi Xuan has also become possessed by evil, but is concealing it in some way.
Xin Shi then turned to look at Han Sa and gave him a look.
Han Sa immediately understood his lord's meaning.
This Shi Xuan not only had a grudge against Fan Mingzhu, but also repeatedly disrupted their plans, and had a great feud with them.
Even if we can't confront the righteous path head-on this time, we can still divide them and defeat them one by one.
In short, we can't let them be so idle that they have time to cause trouble for them.
So, following Lu Wenxing's rumor, another rumor began circulating in the market that Shi Xuan had fallen into demonic possession.
The rumors are a mix of truth and falsehood, genuine feelings and pretense.
It is said that Shi Xuan entered the demonic path for the sake of the entire cultivation world.
She ventured into the Abyss of Demons on her own and, in half a month, broke through its barrier. However, she was also corrupted by the demonic energy within the Abyss and was forced to become a demon herself.
The person who spread the rumors knew that these righteous sects wouldn't care why you became possessed by demons; once you were possessed, the consequence would be annihilation!
Shi Xuan was well-informed and heard the rumor immediately.
Her first reaction was: Fan Mingzhu had actually colluded with [New Life]!
It's not hard to guess. When the Demon Abyss was destroyed before, Fan Mingzhu once shouted in public: Shi Xuan has become a demon.
But no one paid any attention to her at the time, as everyone was busy eliminating the demonic cultivators, and the matter was dropped.
And that was even more true afterward.
If any disciples or teachers within the five sects have objections to this, they will likely come knocking on our door, just like they did with Lu Wenxing.
After all, it's obvious who is more dangerous, the demonic cultivator or the half-demon.
This kind of underhanded tactic is exactly the same as the approach taken by [New Students].
The content of the rumors was unknown to the new students.
Only Fan Mingzhu escaped the Abyss of Demons. Only she joined forces with [New Life], providing the information and [New Life] providing the channels, which allowed the rumor to spread.
Shi Xuan ignored these rumors; their meddling had no effect on her whatsoever.
Continue doing what you were doing.
The five sects of Qian Yuan soon heard the news. This news was not unfounded, as they had all participated in the cleanup operation. Shi Xuan had indeed stayed in the Demon Abyss for a full half month.
However, they had just visited Shi Xuan at the Lianfeng Sword Sect a few days ago, and she showed absolutely no signs of becoming a demon.
However, they felt it would be going too far to rush to the Lianfeng Sword Sect again to demand an explanation.
They just made a surge...
Moreover, the veracity of this news is indeed worth considering.
When we last met, Shi Xuan's words were sharp, his thinking was clear, and he argued his point with reason. He didn't seem obsessed at all.
After discussing it among ourselves, we decided to just get straight to the point.
So the four sect leaders directly sent a telepathic message to Shi Mingxiu of the Lianfeng Sword Sect, and got straight to the point, telling him about the rumors circulating in the streets.
Shi Mingxiu laughed and said, "Don't worry at all. Even if someone becomes possessed by a demon, Shi Xuan can't. She's cunning enough not to let herself fall into such a state!"
With Shi Mingxiu's repeated assurances, the four sect leaders had no further questions, and after seeing Shi Xuan themselves, they believed him.
Shi Mingxiu verbally expressed his firm support for Shi Xuan, but after severing the connection via the communication jade, he was still worried. He summoned Shi Xuan and asked with concern, "You little rascal, have you heard the rumors circulating in the streets?"
Shi Xuan asked casually, "Sect Master, are you saying that I'm being spread rumors about being a demonic cultivator?"
Shi Mingxiu nodded. He had personally witnessed Shi Xuan fall into the Demon Abyss for half a month, so he was somewhat worried.
"You weren't affected by that demonic energy, were you? If you have any problems, just ask, and your master and I will do our best to solve them for you."
Shi Xuan knew he meant well, and had developed trust in the sect leader over the years.
She smiled and said, "Sect Master, rest assured, during those years in the void, I obtained a new spiritual root, and from then on, I am immune to all evil. No amount of demonic energy can make me fall into demonic possession."
"Is this true?!" Shi Mingxiu was also very curious about Shi Xuan's new spiritual root, but everyone in the cultivation world has their own trump cards, so even though he was the sect leader, he couldn't ask too many questions.
But Shi Xuan had nothing to hide from him.
"It is a Chaos Spiritual Root. I wonder if it is recorded in the miscellaneous records of the Western Region of Qian Yuan."
"A Chaos Spiritual Root?" Shi Mingxiu exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that a spiritual root that only exists in legends? It's actually real!"
Previously, he always thought that the Chaos Spiritual Root was just a kind of spiritual root invented by some people in storybooks. In the real world of cultivation, how could anyone be born with such a heaven-defying spiritual root!
She could always claim she had it!
Surprised, Shi Mingxiu quickly took out the spirit root testing instrument and tested Shi Xuan's spirit root again.
At first, the spirit testing instrument didn't show any reaction, unlike when the spirit root was tested before, when there were increasingly obvious colored bars.
But after a while, the spirit-testing instrument seemed to suddenly react, and all the colors suddenly surged up, filling the entire instrument!
Shi Mingxiu had no doubt that if the spirit-testing instrument had a larger capacity, he would be able to see even more color!
"Such a miraculous thing!"
Shi Mingxiu was shocked. He turned around in front of the spirit-testing instrument a few times, and when he looked at Shi Xuan, his gaze changed.
This disciple's talent, comprehension, and opportunities are truly beyond the reach of others!
After the initial shock, Shi Mingxiu's expression turned serious, and he said, "This matter is of great importance. You need not mention this spiritual root again!"
Shi Xuan naturally understood his meaning. Before, she was just a top-grade single fire spiritual root, which attracted the covetousness of the Fan family father and daughter, leading to the matter of her spiritual root being switched. If this heaven-defying chaotic spiritual root were exposed now, many people would probably have wicked ideas.
"Thank you for your concern, Sect Master. I understand!" Shi Xuan said with a smile. "However, these rumors circulating in the streets are truly heartbreaking for this disciple!"
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