But Feng Hanmo wouldn't let it go: "She's not a child at all. Although she hasn't been cultivating for many years, her cultivation level is already quite remarkable. We old guys here might not be able to beat her."
The people present thought about Shi Xuan's endless methods. He was proficient in alchemy, talismans, artifacts, and formations. He had even captured Pang Jiaxiang, a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage!
Honestly, given Pang Jiaxiang's abilities, it would have been virtually impossible for them to capture him alive on their own.
They were incredibly curious about how Shi Xuan had managed to capture Pang Jiaxiang.
How could a cultivator at the Refinement stage be captured alive? This is truly the biggest unsolved mystery of the Qian Yuan Western Region this year.
However, it is extremely impolite to inquire about other cultivators' methods of defending themselves, and they cannot afford to do so.
The sect leaders spoke one after another, but their central message was the same: they wanted Shi Xuan to come out and meet them.
Shi Xuan was merely a disciple of the Lianfeng Sword Sect; how could he possibly fail to appear when several sect leaders requested an audience with him?
So Shi Mingxiu sent someone out to summon Shi Xuan.
The moment Shi Xuan arrived, the entire atmosphere of the banquet changed.
He went from being all serious just now to acting like he was in a marketplace.
Her voice came from outside the hall.
"The sect leaders have come from afar, and Shi Xuan failed to go to the sect gate thirty miles away to greet them. This is a grave mistake!"
"Not at all!" As Shi Xuan walked in, the sect leaders all stood up to greet her, giving her plenty of face.
Qi Xinjue, the usually taciturn sect leader of the Yuxing Sect, was the first to speak: "Young friend Shi Xuan, have you acquired any new spirit pets recently?"
“No, not at all,” Shi Xuan replied, bowing.
Qi Xinjue also felt that the question was abrupt; who would just take in a divine beast on a whim?
He smiled and was about to speak when Shi Xuan added, "I have too many spirit pets. They only know how to eat and drink all day long. From now on, I shouldn't collect any more spirit pets."
Qi Xinjue's smile froze on his face.
The disciples of their sect would spend years or even decades searching for a single spirit pet. Shi Xuan's words were something they really shouldn't let the disciples of their sect hear, or he might provoke a gang fight among them.
But his disciples are probably no match for Shi Xuan...
Quan Xing's gaze towards Shi Xuan was also quite complicated. Although no one asked, he had already come to the conclusion in his heart that Shi Xuan was able to capture Pang Jiaxiang alive because she must have used some incredible formation to trap Pang Jiaxiang.
He couldn't even create such a formation.
He knew Pang Jiaxiang's abilities. They had once been peak masters of the Luoyin Sect, and Pang Jiaxiang's talent had always been the best among his peers.
Not to mention that he is a formation cultivator, just the fact that he is only at the Void Refining stage makes it incredibly difficult for a Nascent Soul cultivator to trap him with a formation!
So, just how terrifyingly skilled was Shi Xuan in array formations?
It has to be said that this was a wonderful misunderstanding, but Shi Xuan had no chance to explain.
After exchanging pleasantries, the major sect leaders began to get down to business.
Feng Hanmo: "Young friend Shi Xuan, how have you been doing at the sect lately? Are you getting along well with your senior brothers?"
Lü Changyi: "Yes, I remember you had a senior brother named Lu Wenxing, who was quite unique. I wonder how his cultivation has progressed now? How is your eldest senior brother doing?"
The addition of that sentence was rather awkward; it would have been better not to add it at all.
The acting skills of these sect leaders were truly terrible.
Now that someone had started, the rest of them had no choice but to bite the bullet and awkwardly followed the topic to Lu Wenxing.
Everyone could see Sima Zhao's intentions clearly.
But Shi Xuan pretended not to know.
She didn't want to decide for her second senior brother about his identity. She could help him if anything happened, but she wanted him to decide for himself whether or not to reveal his background.
Now, even though the sect leaders are asking, she can't do anything about it even if she pretends not to know.
They couldn't tell from their eyes whether Lu Wenxing was a half-demon.
Shih Ming-hsiu was no exception.
After hearing the rumors, he didn't ask Lu Wenxing. His first reaction was, "How could this be?"
If Lu Wenxing is truly a half-demon, then he must be the most foolish of all half-demons.
The sect leaders and elders of the major sects tried to subtly probe Shi Xuan, but ultimately gained nothing.
The group looked at Shi Xuan with considerable resentment. She must have understood, but she just wouldn't respond. It was infuriating!
But the group had no other choice but to give up and think of looking for other opportunities to investigate.
However, at that moment, a loud bang was heard, followed by a crashing sound.
The sounds were coming from the left side of the banquet hall.
Everyone turned their heads immediately, focusing their attention on the source of the sound.
A man, covered in dust and dirt, stood up from a pile of rubble, still clutching a crane by the neck.
The crane struggled, but the man held it down firmly.
It's obvious that these two must have fought in the sky and then fallen into this place.
When they finally saw what the disheveled fellow looked like, everyone couldn't help but smile.
Who else could this person who fell from the sky be but Lu Wenxing!
It's true what they say, "You can search high and low without finding it, but then it comes to you effortlessly."
They had tried to test Shi Mingxiu and Shi Xuan before, but they hadn't managed to get Lu Wenxing to come out. Yet now, he had just appeared out of nowhere, landing right in front of everyone.
Shi Xuan felt an urge to facepalm.
That second senior brother of mine, who spends all his time teasing chickens and chasing dogs in the sect, actually got into a fight with a crane this time, and ended up walking right into a trap.
The four sect leaders all looked at Lu Wenxing, but after a long time they still couldn't tell whether he was a human or a demon.
Even Qi Xinjue of the Yuxing Sect had no clue.
He seemed to be no different from any other human being.
Are all the rumors circulating outside just made up? But that doesn't seem likely.
Under these circumstances, Qi Xinjue simply cut to the chase and asked Lu Wenxing, "Lu Wenxing, are you a half-demon?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Wenxing's eyes widened in surprise as he exclaimed, "How did you know?!"
Shi Xuan sighed and silently walked to stand beside Lu Wenxing. There was no need to say anything more now, but they had to show that they were going to stand together.
Lu Wenxing's rhetorical question, which seemed to be an admission of guilt, made everyone present understand immediately.
The sect leaders were shocked; the rumors were actually true!
Since ancient times, humans and demons have not been able to coexist, and half-demons are even more intolerable to the world. They never expected that there would be a half-demon hiding right beside them!
All eyes turned to Shi Mingxiu.
At least three people said in unison, "Sect Leader Shi, how can you allow a half-demon to join the sect!"
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