Mo Wuji assessed the situation. If it were a one-on-one fight, it would be difficult for him and Hou Yucheng alone to break through the encirclement of so many people. Perhaps, only by revealing his identity would he have a chance to save Hou Yucheng.

The entire tenth floor was silent. After a good while, people began to whisper amongst themselves. No one had ever seen Number 2705, but not just anyone could impersonate him. Because to impersonate Number 2705 without being able to provide evidence would lead to immediate exposure. Number 2705 was respected; no one would dare to impersonate him. That would be courting death. Unless someone was an idiot, no one would be willing to impersonate Number 2705 in this kind of setting.

Those who could afford to drink on this floor were naturally not idiots. So, after Mo Wuji said he was Number 2705, although no one believed him, they were all skeptical.

Lei Chenghe instantly realized that Mo Wuji was likely not an imposter. The Azure Dragon Saber in his hand created a wave of saber light as he slashed towards Mo Wuji, while shouting sharply, "He dares to impersonate Number 2705, kill him!"

Before the other four members of the Lei family could move, a beam of light directly cut through the space, blocking the saber light of the Azure Dragon Saber.

Following this beam of light was a woman in a green dress, none other than Xue Tongsi from the Asking Heaven Learning Academy.

"Who are you? Do you also want to protect these people? My Yulin Lei family…" Lei Chenghe didn't recognize Xue Tongsi, but the fact that she blocked his saber light and dispersed his elemental energy with just a beam of light indicated that her cultivation was no weaker than his.

Xue Tongsi directly interrupted Lei Chenghe, saying coldly, "The Yulin Lei family is nothing special. Don't think you can do as you please, and don't go around announcing the Yulin Lei family at every turn. If you're not convinced, go directly to the Dao Gate of the Asking Heaven Learning Academy to find me, Xue Tongsi."

Hearing that Xue Tongsi was a disciple of the Dao Gate of the Asking Heaven Learning Academy, Lei Chenghe immediately dared not be so arrogant. Hou Yucheng was also an inner disciple of the Asking Heaven Learning Academy, but his status as an inner disciple was not high. Now he was standing on the high ground of morality. Even if he killed Hou Yucheng, the Asking Heaven Learning Academy would not jeopardize its relationship with the Great衍宗 for the sake of a single Hou Yucheng. After all, Hou Yucheng's crime was the rape and murder of Lei Hongji's fiancee, the number one genius disciple of the Great衍宗.

"The Asking Heaven Learning Academy is the number one cultivation holy ground in the Five Great Empires. Does it disregard the scorn of the world to stand up for a beast?" Although he didn't dare to continue to attack, Lei Chenghe had no intention of giving up.

Xue Tongsi sneered and said clearly, "First, the Asking Heaven Learning Academy is still the highest and only cultivation holy ground in the Five Great Empires. There is no 'one of the best'. When you, Yulin Lei, speak next time, remember to wash your mouth, so it doesn't stink. Second, who is the beast is not something to be decided by listening to your one-sided account."

Lei Chenghe's face changed several times. Everyone knew what he meant, which was that in his eyes, the strength of the Great衍宗 was on par with the Asking Heaven Learning Academy, but the people of the Asking Heaven Learning Academy simply didn't acknowledge it.

In fact, for many years, the Asking Heaven Learning Academy had indeed been the only cultivation holy ground. No sect dared to say that they were more powerful than the Asking Heaven Learning Academy. Lei Chenghe's confidence in saying "one of the best" was because the Great衍宗 was temporarily ranked first on the Hundred Sects Alliance Contribution List this time.

"Fellow Daoist Xue, what do you mean? Are you suspecting that I'm lying?" Lei Chenghe's tone became stern.

Before Xue Tongsi could speak, Mo Wuji chuckled from the side, "Surname Lei, you know in your heart whether you're lying or not. You keep mentioning the Yulin Lei family. If a woman of the Yulin Lei family was taken advantage of, would you announce it in public?"

Mo Wuji directly stopped Lei Chenghe from arguing and continued, "Don't say it's to let people understand why you're chasing down Fellow Daoist Hou Yucheng, because that reason makes me want to vomit. If I'm not mistaken, you should be very jealous of that Lei Hongji, right? You're ostensibly helping him, but in reality, you're dumping manure on his head. But that's also normal. Your Lei family probably doesn't have many good people. It's normal for dogs to bite dogs."

Mo Wuji had no good impression of the Yulin Lei family. He suspected that Lei Chenghe was chasing Hou Yucheng because Hou Yucheng had some kind of hold over him. That way, Lei Chenghe could both disgust Lei Hongji and gain benefits from Hou Yucheng.

"You're farting…" Lei Chenghe was furious, but with Xue Tongsi blocking him, he couldn't continue to attack Mo Wuji.

Xue Tongsi completely ignored Lei Chenghe's fury and cupped her fists at Mo Wuji, saying, "This Fellow Daoist, you say you are the Immortal Mortal Number 2705. Do you have any proof?"

The reason she was so polite was that she felt Mo Wuji resembled that black-faced scholar somewhat.

Mo Wuji took out a jade token and said, "This is my points token. If you don't believe me, you can take a look."

None of the cultivators standing here were not elites, and their cultivation was naturally not too bad. Although Mo Wuji's jade token was small, the writing on it was clear to everyone as soon as he took it out.

"Immortal Mortal Number 2705, contribution points 12076, ranked sixth."

The jade quality of the points token had a flowing light, and the natural way it blended into the surrounding space made everyone know that this points token was real. If the points token was real, that meant the scholar in front of them was really Number 2705.

"So it turns out that you are Number 2705. Please accept a bow from Hou Yucheng." Seeing that the person who came to his aid was the Immortal Mortal Number 2705 he had always admired, Hou Yucheng was pleasantly surprised and immediately bowed.

In his eyes, Immortal Mortal Number 2705 was far more powerful than the previous few. An Immortal Mortal who relied on himself for everything was able to break into the top six of the contribution points list. This was not luck, but a true embodiment of strength and perseverance.

"Greetings, Senior Brother 2705…"

"Senior Brother, you have always been my role model. Seeing Senior Brother today, you are indeed a dragon among men…"

"Senior Brother 2705, I represent our Golden Crow Sect in inviting Senior Brother to join our sect…"

"May I ask what Senior Brother's name is?"

……

After confirming that Mo Wuji was Immortal Mortal Number 2705, everyone had long forgotten about the Lei family members beside them and came forward to greet him. If possible, some people would love to take a photo with Mo Wuji and get an autograph.

Only Xue Tongsi was a little disappointed. She really wanted Number 2705 to be that black-faced scholar, but now that he had taken out the points token, it was clear that he was not the black-faced scholar.

Mo Wuji cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for your kindness, fellow Daoists. My name is Xinghe, you can just call me Xinghe. I've only met Fellow Daoist Hou a few times. Fellow Daoist Hou is upright and broad-minded. How could he be the lecher that some people describe? In other words, everyone, look at the face of this Lei Chenghe of the Lei family, and then look at the face of Fellow Daoist Hou Yucheng. It's obvious who the rapist is."

He still had many enemies, especially Jin Yu and Qi Laoshi, who were searching for his whereabouts everywhere. Mo Wuji dared not casually reveal his real name and origin.

"Haha…" Mo Wuji's words caused a burst of laughter in the tenth-floor hall. Although Lei Chenghe's appearance could not be considered extremely ugly, compared to Hou Yucheng, he probably wasn't even considered extremely ugly.

Although one should not judge such matters based on appearance, it also depended on who was saying the words. He was Immortal Mortal Number 2705, a warrior who risked his life for his homeland, a role model for countless Immortal Mortals and sect disciples. His words naturally carried great weight.

Lei Chenghe trembled with anger, his face turning green, but he dared not move. The situation had been completely reversed by Mo Wuji. Now it was not five of them against Mo Wuji and Hou Yucheng, but everyone in the hall against the five of them.

"Let's go." Seeing that he couldn't kill Hou Yucheng, Lei Chenghe said to the other four and turned to leave.

Hou Yucheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He was sincerely grateful to Mo Wuji. If not for this Immortal Mortal Number 2705, he would have been taken away by Lei Chenghe today and died a terrible death.

Mo Wuji raised his hand, and an iron rod appeared in his hand. "You falsely accused Fellow Daoist Hou and even wanted to kill him for his wealth. Now that you've been exposed, you want to leave? There's no such good thing in the world."

If it was the Mo Wuji who had just arrived in this world, he definitely would not have meddled further. He would have let Lei Chenghe go. Now Mo Wuji had long understood a principle: here, no one would think your retreat was polite and convenient; they would only think you were afraid.

Seeing Mo Wuji take out the iron rod, Hou Yucheng's eyes lit up, and his face was filled with bright colors. He finally understood why this Immortal Mortal Number 2705 had stood up for him; it turned out to be Mo Wuji. He had always known that Mo Wuji was no ordinary person, but he never expected that in just a year or two, Mo Wuji would have transformed into such a strong person.

That was secondary. More importantly, he had not misjudged Mo Wuji; he had not made the wrong friend.

"So it's really you." Xue Tongsi's eyes also instantly lit up with more radiance. "Senior Brother Xinghe, have we met before? Were you the one who risked your life to save Miss Yan'er and helped Uncle Jinwen kill a True Lake Completion eagle-nosed cultivator?" Xue Tongsi asked quickly.

Mo Wuji smiled slightly and cupped his fists, saying, "That's right, I am that black-faced scholar with a scar on his face. I disguised myself at the time."

Hou Yucheng chuckled on the side. Mo Wuji had not only disguised himself at the time; he was still disguised now.

Xue Tongsi smiled brightly and turned to the many cultivators, saying, "See, I didn't say wrong, did I?"

Hearing the conversation between Mo Wuji and Xue Tongsi, the many cultivators became even more enthusiastic.

"Senior Brother Xinghe, did you really help Alchemist Jinwen kill a Core Lake Completion expert?"

"Senior Brother Xinghe, how did you break out of the encirclement when you were surrounded by hundreds of cultivators?"

"Did Senior Brother Xinghe need to break out of the encirclement? Senior Brother Xinghe killed all the extraterritorial ants that surrounded him and walked out leisurely."

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The crowd surrounded Mo Wuji, and all kinds of questions and admiration came one after another.

Xue Tongsi raised her hand to stop the many cultivators who were crowding forward and said loudly, "Fellow Daoists, Senior Brother Xinghe is not only a warrior who risks his life to protect our homeland, going alone to fight. He is also a brave man who disregards his personal life and death to save a stranger. We cultivators should take Senior Brother Xinghe as an example. I, Xue Tongsi, declare here that from now on, Senior Brother Xinghe will be my eldest Senior Brother."

"From now on, Senior Brother Xinghe is also my eldest Senior Brother," the many cultivators said one after another.

Eldest Senior Brother? Mo Wuji suddenly had a headache. Was he like a monkey?

(Seventh addition, first chapter seeking monthly votes!)

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