After He Weiqing stepped down, Shi Xuan was the first to step forward to check on him. He examined his meridians but found no trace of demonic energy.
But Shi Xuan still gave him an exorcism pill.
Is she wrong?
But Shi Xuan had a strong feeling that Fan Mingzhu was suspicious!
The next round will be the final between the two of them, which will be held the following day.
The rewards for winning this singles battle are not like the previous four, which include materials or magical artifacts.
The rewards for single-player battles are very generous, including a set of five seventh-grade magic artifacts, a precious sixth-grade Nascent Soul Pill and a seventh-grade Great Rejuvenation Pill, as well as five seventh-grade spiritual plants to choose from.
The reason why the sixth-tier Nascent Soul Pill is so precious is because the formula contains an extremely rare spiritual plant called Blue Glow Grass, which Shi Xuan grows in Silver Frost. She obtained it in the Leopard Cave of the Azure Dragon Secret Realm.
Shi Xuan can now refine fifth-order pills without much effort, and with a little effort, she can even refine sixth-order pills. However, she would probably need to be in the late Golden Core stage to refine seventh-order Great Rejuvenation Pills.
What attracted her most was the option to choose from seventh-tier spiritual plants, which would be a perfect way to enrich her herb garden.
Fan Mingzhu was about to face Shi Xuan. At this moment, she didn't care about the reward at all. Her eyes were fixed on Shi Xuan as if she wanted to devour her.
Shi Xuan glanced at Fan Mingzhu and said to his second and fourth senior brothers, "Did you see the look in Fan Mingzhu's eyes? Anyone who didn't know better would think she'd been infatuated with me for years and couldn't have me."
She spoke loudly enough for everyone around her, including Fan Mingzhu herself, to hear, and Fan Mingzhu's gaze towards her became even more hostile.
Lu Wenxing burst into laughter at her words: "Hahaha, you're like a heartless man! Junior sister, tell me, what did you do to Fan Mingzhu?"
Shi Xuan patted his chest dramatically and said, "Oh dear, don't scare me like that. It's not like I stole her spiritual root."
Shi Xuan has never shown any virtues of forbearance or modesty. She will bring up anything that offends her, regardless of the time or place.
During the Six Sects Alchemy Competition, Shi Xuan publicly "told a story," spreading the fact that his spiritual roots had been replaced by Fan Mingzhu and her father. Even disciples who hadn't attended the competition heard this gossip within their sects.
Among the disciples of the six sects today, almost everyone knows about them. The difference is that some people think the Fan family father and daughter are ruthless, while others don't care.
But if you say the victim doesn't care, she keeps reinforcing people's memories of this incident; yet if you say she does care, she smiles every time she mentions it, showing no signs of being a bitter and resentful victim.
In Shi Xuan's words, it's just about occasionally annoying them, since he still has to take revenge himself.
Before Shi Xuan went on stage, he called Lu Wenxing aside and whispered something to him before taking the Lianfeng Sword and going on stage.
Fan Mingzhu had been waiting on the stage for a while. She was like a wild beast poised to pounce, waiting to devour its prey.
Shi Xuan ignored this and calmly went on stage. She even had time to wave to the enthusiastic audience who were calling her name, which drew an even more enthusiastic response from them.
Fan Mingzhu wanted nothing more than to tear her apart right now, but the opening gong hadn't sounded yet, and she was struggling to hold back.
Shi Xuan looked around, gesturing to those on either side as if on an inspection tour. Finally, he winked at Lu Wenxing, exchanging the secret signal. After putting on a good show and wasting quite a bit of time, he turned to the stands in front, indicating that he was ready.
The more she acted this way, the more Fan Mingzhu disliked her, her eyes practically blazing with hatred.
Once it was confirmed that both of them were ready, the master of ceremonies from the Langya Sect struck the opening gong.
Fan Mingzhu seemed to have been impatient for a long time, and the moment the gong sounded, she lashed out with her whip.
Shi Xuan appeared unhurried, but it seemed he had already seen through her movements, dodging with great ease.
She didn't touch her. Fan Mingzhu narrowed her eyes slightly. She needed her to block, not dodge. Only through blocking and contact could she transfer the demonic energy into Shi Xuan's body.
If she doesn't admit defeat today, I'll make sure she's either dead or badly injured!
After missing her first strike, Fan Mingzhu immediately lashed out with a second and a third lash, one after another, the frequency of which became more and more intense, but Shi Xuan kept dodging.
Shi Xuan seemed powerless to fight back, while Fan Mingzhu was having a great time and her movements became faster and faster.
The audience was extremely tense. Judging from the situation, Shi Xuan was no match for Fan Mingzhu at all. Sure enough, Shi Xuan got to where he was through luck, while Fan Mingzhu got to where she was through her strength.
Just then, from the Lianfeng Sword Sect's side, Lu Wenxing suddenly shouted, "My God, my junior sister is in danger! Fan Mingzhu's strength is too great!"
The shout was too abrupt.
Everyone in the venue was drawn to him, not only because of his loud voice, but also because he imbued his voice with spiritual energy, making it clear to everyone what he was saying.
Moreover, how can this be? Even though Shi Xuan is at a disadvantage now, she is still a direct disciple of the Lianfeng Sword Sect and Lu Wenxing's junior sister. How can she boost the morale of others and diminish her own prestige like this!
But as the audience watched his words again, they increasingly felt that what he said made sense; Fan Mingzhu was truly too powerful! Seeing Shi Xuan's continuous defeat, it really seemed like he was about to lose the fight at any moment.
The propaganda machine continued to weaken, and even showed signs of slowing down.
Seeing her like this, Fan Mingzhu was secretly delighted; she had fallen for her trap!
Since that's the case, she intensified her attacks on Shi Xuan, each move becoming more ruthless than the last, as if she wanted to kill Shi Xuan.
Lu Wenxing's loud voice never stopped.
Seeing that Shi Xuan was showing signs of defeat, he roared, "That's not right! My junior sister is at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. Why is she exhausted after only two moves? It's like she's been invaded by demonic energy."
His voice, imbued with spiritual energy, reached everyone's ears, drawing them in irresistibly to follow his train of thought.
Shi Xuan's performance... really does seem to be influenced by demonic energy. Considering the previous people or spirit pets who fought against Fan Mingzhu, it seems that they all lost in this way in the end.
Lu Wenxing's words seemed unintentional, but they prompted everyone to consider what exactly it meant for demonic energy to enter the body.
Looking back at Fan Mingzhu, I felt she really resembled her, but I also felt it was impossible.
Demonic cultivators have been absent from the Qian Yuan Continent for hundreds of years. Where would they come from now? No one believed that Fan Mingzhu's opponent was possessed by demonic energy. They just thought that Lu Wenxing was really good at making connections.
When Fan Mingzhu heard Lu Wenxing's words, her heart skipped a beat, and she felt a little guilty.
However, the Heavenly Army had made thorough preparations, and several battles had already been fought. None of the Nascent Soul cultivators on the stage could tell that she was using demonic energy. Thinking of this, she felt relieved and attacked Shi Xuan recklessly.
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