"I swear on my life that the Xuanxin Sect has not colluded with the demon race."
Chu Chang said this to Jiang Xian, as only Jiang Xian could pull their Xuanxin Sect out of the mud.
Another Grand Centennial Competition.
Chu Lingwei kept her eyes fixed on Jiang Xian's face. When he heard the words "Grand Centennial Competition," his eyes flickered slightly.
It seemed that the ancestor of the Xuanxin Sect also attached great importance to the spiritual domain entered after the Centennial Competition.
What was in this spiritual domain that could make a Supreme Realm ancestor care so much?
Seeing that Jiang Xian seemed to have a plan, Chu Lingwei whispered, "Senior Brother, actually, colluding with the demon race doesn't require one to become a demon, does it?"
Whispering in front of these powerful spirit cultivators was like shouting through a megaphone in their ears.
Leng Xingzhi turned his head and looked at Chu Lingwei's small face with a smile. Her eyes were fixed on Jiang Xian, probably worried that Jiang Xian would use his martial power to force them to compromise.
"Mm."
Hearing her Senior Brother's voice, Chu Lingwei felt relieved.
She did not detect the slightest hint of worry in her Senior Brother's demeanor and expression. "Calm and composed" was the most fitting description for him.
However, this made Chu Lingwei even more puzzled.
Her Senior Brother seemed to have no fear of the Supreme Realm mighty figure before them. Was her Senior Brother incredibly powerful, or was he certain that Jiang Xian would not do anything to them?
A voice in her heart told her that her Senior Brother was definitely not this simple.
"Oh, so you believe the Xuanxin Sect is tainted with the demon race?" Jiang Xian's expression grew displeased. The wind and clouds in the sky shifted dramatically, and a fierce gale swept through.
Chu Lingwei's heart leaped into her throat as she stared at Jiang Xian.
If he were to act, a divine-grade artifact in her spatial ring would trap him.
"Ancestor Jiang Xian, what do you think?"
Leng Xingzhi showed no fear, smiled slightly at Jiang Xian, and then glanced at Chu Xiyin's corpse. "The demonic energy on her is very strong. For a corpse to become a demon is not the work of ordinary demons."
Chu Chang frowned, a demonic shadow appearing in his mind. Could he have gone to find his daughter?
Impossible, he wouldn't do that.
That was their agreement.
"Fellow Daoist Leng, in your opinion, who could the demonic energy on Chu Xiyin be from?" Lei Yuming stroked his chin, pretending to be in thought.
Lei Yuming was already inwardly lamenting. He had only come to demand spirit herbs from the Xuanxin Sect, and he had not expected to meet the Xuanxin Sect's ancestor. Had he known this, he would have brought their ancestor out and would not be in such a passive position now.
The Xuanxin Sect wanted to suppress this matter, which made him very unhappy.
"I don't know." Leng Xingzhi shook his head and changed the subject. "I once saw a book about the demon race in the library of my academy. It clearly stated that only a Level Seven Demon Venerable could achieve the resurrection of a corpse by infusing it with demonic energy."
Demons were divided into nine levels.
Levels one to three were beginner stages, comparable to a human cultivator's Spirit Wheel Realm.
Levels four to six were comparable to a human cultivator's Three Heavens Realm.
Level seven and eight Demon Venerables could contend with human cultivators of the Supreme Realm.
This level of demonic energy was not common among demons. For a figure of this caliber to appear and infuse demonic power must not have been simple.
No one here believed that a mere Spirit Wheel Realm female disciple could achieve this.
At this moment, everyone present began to form their own ideas.
"Leng Xingzhi, why do you know so much about the demon race?" Chu Chang felt a surge of anger, but he dared not erupt in front of the ancestor.
"I believe every sect's library has one or two books about the demon race. Sect Master Chu, what's so strange about that?" Nangong Luo scoffed lightly. The Xuan Tian Continent did not permit the appearance of demons, but that did not mean they were ignorant of them.
In many sects, the masters would inform their core disciples about information regarding demons, monsters, and ghosts. This was also a form of protection for their disciples.
Chu Chang's urgency indicated that he had something to hide.
Jiang Xian frowned. He could not have imagined that the sect leader, Chu Chang, would be so foolish. His current behavior was like handing a handle to others.
"Chu Chang, what exactly is going on here?"
Chu Chang's heart sank. If the ancestor wanted to quell the doubts, he would push him forward.
Among the sect leader's many Heaven Transcending Realm elders, whoever became sect leader was the same to him.
Spirit cultivators were the most ruthless.
Useless people would be discarded.
"Everything I say is the absolute truth. I implore the ancestor to investigate."
Chu Lingwei's eyes flickered. She did not want to miss such a good opportunity.
However, her cultivation was too weak among these people, and she had no right to speak.
Just as Chu Lingwei was contemplating a method, her master's voice echoed from the sky, and she felt as if she had seen hope.
"Jiang Xian, long time no see."
"Bei Chenfeng."
Jiang Xian saw his old rival and put on a polite smile. This old immortal had arrived quickly.
"Jiang Xian, I've come to see if you're bullying the younger generation here, acting disrespectfully in your old age." Bei Chenfeng glanced at his disciples; they all looked energetic and seemed uninjured.
Jiang Xian snorted heavily. If he couldn't defeat this old fellow, he would have rushed forward to fight him long ago.
"You certainly protect your juniors."
"Of course. My few young disciples are all exceptionally talented and have the potential to enter the Dominator Realm. I must protect them, naturally." Bei Chenfeng's eyes flashed as he beckoned Chu Lingwei over.
"This is my young disciple, Chu Lingwei." Bei Chenfeng pulled Chu Lingwei forward and presented her to Jiang Xian. "She is the most gifted disciple I have ever seen. In just two years of cultivation, she has already reached the mid-stage of the Spirit Wheel Realm. I must protect such a disciple well."
Hearing Bei Chenfeng's words, Jiang Xian began to examine Chu Lingwei properly.
Reaching the Spirit Wheel Realm in two years was unheard of.
"How is that possible? Her bone age is seventeen."
"You are unaware, Weiwei began cultivating at fifteen." Bei Chenfeng's praise grew louder, with a hint of smugness. "You don't know, she was originally the biological daughter of your Xuanxin Sect's Sect Master Chu Ze, but Chu Chang stole the position of sect leader. He couldn't stand to see Weiwei grow, so he dug out her spiritual meridians and transplanted them to his own daughter, Chu Xiyin, whom you accidentally killed."
Bei Chenfeng spoke with utmost regret. "If I hadn't used medicinal methods to reconstruct Weiwei's spiritual meridians, our Spirit Cultivation Academy would have lost a great power capable of entering the Dominator Realm in the future."
Hearing Bei Chenfeng's words, Chu Chang's eyes bulged, and his body began to tremble.
Listening to her master, Chu Lingwei felt a warmth in her heart. Her master was speaking up for her and, more importantly, was revealing to everyone the origin of her spiritual meridians.
"Is what you're saying true?" Jiang Xian's face turned cold. Why had no one ever reported these matters to him?