The story of the mirror continues. After Shi Xuan reached the Void Refinement Realm, her reputation among the cultivators in the Western Region of Qian Yuan grew even higher, and she gradually gained the power to command a large following.
Her cultivation gradually became fanatical, and she became even more eager to gain power.
She absorbed the demonic root completely, and her cultivation level rose once again.
She cultivated very quickly; no one in the entire cultivation world was faster than her.
With her chaotic spiritual root and special physique, she gradually became an invincible existence in the cultivation world.
In her quest for greater power, she repeatedly ventured out to seek opportunities, eventually resorting to destroying the foundations of some secret realms to extract the power that sustained them. She also hunted down high-level demonic beasts, directly absorbing their demonic cores.
As a result, the number of secret realms that low-level cultivators in the cultivation world can access has gradually decreased, and it has become increasingly difficult for cultivators to rise to prominence.
If this continues, no one in the entire Western Region of Qian Yuan will be able to rival her.
Shi Xuan gradually became the undisputed number one in the cultivation world. His name was known to everyone in the Qian Yuan Western Region.
All the disciples of the sects treated Shi Xuan with respect and deference. If anyone spoke ill of Shi Xuan or did anything that would damage her reputation, Shi Xuan wouldn't even need to lift a finger; there were plenty of people in the Qian Yuan Western Region who would take care of clearing up these dissenting voices for her.
In an instant, Shi Xuan became the uncrowned king of the entire cultivation world, with countless followers.
She became the undisputed ruler of the cultivation world, and no one dared to oppose her.
She successfully cultivated to the Integration stage, and then, stepping over the corpses of countless humans and demons, cultivated to the Out-of-Body stage. She was on the verge of ascension.
By this time, the feeling of "being the only one who matters" had truly taken root in Shi Xuan's heart.
She stood before the bronze mirror, seemingly connected with the person reflected in it, as if she herself had become the person in the mirror.
Such unparalleled achievements are truly captivating, and few could resist being drawn into such a world.
But this does not include Shi Xuan.
At this moment, Shi Xuan slightly curled his lips, and suddenly, without warning, drew his sword and slashed at the bronze mirror.
In an instant, everything vanished like a mirage, both form and spirit shattered.
All that boundless power, the prestige that commanded a hundred responses, and the inexhaustible cultivation resources and wealth vanished into thin air, disappearing without a trace.
"A mere trick!" Shi Xuan said disdainfully, "No matter how well you transform, anyone can see through it at a glance, because that's not my way at all!"
Shi Xuan had long ago identified her own path, which was the path of freedom, the path of following one's inner thoughts and going with the flow.
She never deliberately pursues supreme cultivation, nor would she ruin someone else's future for the sake of cultivation!
She doesn't pursue the sense of accomplishment of commanding a large following or being the only one who matters. Her path has always been one of unrestrained freedom, unburdened by external things, and a solitary path that avoids creating karmic connections with others!
The person reflected in the mirror did things that Shi Xuan could never do!
Such a false illusion might fool someone like Fan Mingzhu who shares the same aspirations, but it poses absolutely no challenge to Shi Xuan.
As Shi Xuan unleashed his sword, the entire illusion could no longer hold. The force binding Shi Xuan weakened instantly, allowing him to return to reality.
The Tribulation of Inquiry thus ended in defeat. As the illusion vanished, a five-colored ray of light slowly appeared in the sky, enveloping Shi Xuan within it.
It was the golden light that appeared after the calamity.
However, while others' golden light was genuine golden radiance, when it came to Shi Xuan, it turned into colorful rosy clouds.
Shi Xuan quickly called Lin Daozi and Shi Mingxiu over, and then released her spirit pets one by one.
The golden light after a calamity is a blessing from heaven, meant to allow everyone to share in its glory.
The worried look on Lin Daozi's face had completely disappeared. He stood in the colorful glow and smiled with great satisfaction, even happier than if he had successfully overcome his tribulation himself.
He looked at Shi Mingxiu with undisguised pride, his eyes seeming to say: See, my disciple is amazing!
Shi Mingxiu thought about his several personally taught disciples, and then looked at the glow he was bathed in, choosing to remain expressionless.
Given this momentum, it's a foregone conclusion that Shi Xuan's cultivation has surpassed theirs, so Lin Daozi's smugness isn't without reason.
However, his vision was too narrow. Although Shi Xuan was his personal disciple, Shi Mingxiu was the sect leader of the Lianfeng Sword Sect. Shi Xuan was, after all, a disciple of their sect, and he could also be proud of himself!
Shi Mingxiu glanced at Lin Daozi. He could let it go in front of his own master, but he would definitely show off in front of Quan Xing and the others when the Five Sects Competition came around!
It seemed as if he had spent a lifetime in the illusion, but in reality, he broke through the Mind-Questioning Realm in just one day and successfully advanced to the Refining Void Realm.
The golden light after the tribulation of the Void Refining Realm carried the rhythm of the Heavenly Dao. When it shone on the body, it gave a sense of transparency that directly connected with the Heavenly Dao.
Lin Daozi and Shi Mingxiu seemed to have been enlightened. When the afterglow of the calamity shone on them, they seemed to have a new understanding of the way of heaven and the laws governing the operation of all things.
The two benefited greatly from this rosy glow, and looking back at their disciple Shi Xuan, they found him pleasing to the eye no matter how they looked at him.
Shi Mingxiu didn't even care about the magic artifact he had given to Shi Xuan earlier but hadn't used. After all, magic artifacts were common, but this kind of colorful post-calamity glow was something that could only be encountered by chance.
Undoubtedly, even for two high-level cultivators in the Void Refinement stage, this was a great opportunity that would greatly benefit their future cultivation.
Shi Xuan had no intention of interrogating Fan Mingzhu. She hadn't been sent away by Fan Hongde for long, and even after entering [New Student], she wouldn't have access to any core secrets.
Pang Jiaxiang has already said everything he needed to say, so there is no need for Fan Mingzhu's "confession".
To ensure thorough preparation, the patriarchs of three sects have already set out to the locations provided by Pang Jiaxiang to make advance arrangements.
This is also to avoid being tricked by them like last time.
These creatures that live in burrows are incredibly cunning; they may not be good at much else, but they are exceptionally skilled at escaping.
When Shi Xuan returned to the sect, Lu Shenzhi was the first to greet him. They had a contract, and he could sense the changes in Shi Xuan.
“Junior Sister,” Lu Shen said, stepping forward, “it seems that the improvement of my and Second Brother’s cultivation is still related to you.”
Shi Xuan looked at him.
“After you advanced just now, I felt that the spiritual energy in my meridians was more active. I have a feeling that my cultivation speed may be faster in the future.”
Shi Xuan never expected that the contract, originally intended for safety, would serve such a purpose.
She looked at Lu Wenxing, who had arrived shortly after, and asked, "Second Senior Brother, do you have any different feelings?"
Lu Wenxing blinked, puzzled. "What's different? What does it feel like?"
Shi Xuanfu'e, very good, as expected of the second senior brother, he is so unique.
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