Li Shanhai's words did not seem false.
At this moment, even the Peak Master of Danyang Peak, who had always regarded Shi Chong as his own younger brother, felt a surge of monstrous anger deep within his heart.
"Qianzhong, do you have any explanation?!"
"I... I've been wronged! Senior Brother! Esteemed Elders! Please see clearly!"
Shi Chong completely panicked, tears streaming down his face as he prostrated himself on the ground, repeatedly kowtowing, his forehead hitting the cold ground with dull thuds.
"I am loyal to the Sect, heaven and earth can bear witness. For hundreds of years, I have been diligent and conscientious. How could I have ever done anything to betray the Sect?
It must be... it must be that this Disciple was corrupted by Devilish Qi, his mind confused, speaking nonsense!
Or... or it's a Heavenly Demon illusion!
Right! It's a Heavenly Demon's scheme of discord!"
He spoke incoherently, trying to grasp at the last straw, throwing dirt at the newly awakened Li Shanhai and the Heavenly Demon that had already turned to ash.
"Silence!"
Li Shanhai stood up. Although his body was weak, the anger in his eyes seemed to burn through Shi Chong.
"I, Li Shanhai, swear by my Dao Heart that everything I have seen and heard is true!
You opened the Seal, released the Devil Head, and slaughtered fellow Disciples!
Heaven has eyes, allowing me to survive to expose you, this wolf-hearted, dog-lunged traitor!"
"Enough."
Han Xuanji's calm voice rang out. It wasn't loud, but it instantly suppressed all the clamor and arguments.
His gaze fell on Shi Chong, his eyes calm and unruffled.
"What this person said is all true.
Shi Chong, a spy of the Demonic Path, his heart deserves to be punished."
His words were decisive, settling the matter with finality!
Leaving no room for doubt.
"Boom!"
Shi Chong's mind was struck as if by lightning, his last glimmer of hope completely shattered.
He slumped to the ground, his face ashen, his lips trembling, but he could no longer utter a single word.
Han Xuanji's calm words carried more authority than anyone else's.
"I..."
Shi Chong's expression was grim. In fact, the moment Li Shanhai awakened, he knew he was finished.
Completely finished.
Seeing Shi Chong in this state, everyone knew who had a guilty conscience.
Silence descended once more.
But this time, the silence brewed a monstrous rage capable of incinerating everything.
Daoist Tianshu's face was so dark it looked like it could drip water, and the chilling aura emanating from him seemed to freeze the very space.
In his cloudy eyes, an undisguised, sharp killing intent erupted.
All the Elders, including the Peak Master of Danyang Peak who had just wanted to speak for Shi Chong, now looked at Shi Chong with eyes filled with the anger of betrayal and cold killing intent.
Inviting a wolf into the house, harming fellow Disciples, a crime punishable by death!
No matter what his difficulties were, they were not reasons for his defense.
Han Xuanji's gaze was sharp as a sword. Shi Chong felt the edge at his back and, without realizing it, slumped to the ground.
"I..."
Shi Chong still wanted to say something, but a Sword Qi directly annihilated his Physical Body, and before his Primordial Spirit could escape, it was directly blown apart.
There was no further explanation.
"Harming fellow Disciples, he deserved to die."
Han Xuanji quickly finalized the nature of the matter.
The others did not say another word, merely nodding silently.
No one dared to speak a word for Shi Chong.
"Also, this Disciple has rendered a meritorious service and should be considered a hero of the Sect."
With that, Han Xuanji took a step, his figure seemingly merging with the ink in water, without a trace of spiritual Qi ripple, as if he had never appeared there.
He still had to continue to Cultivate and sign in.
He didn't have time for idle chatter.
Today there was a remnant soul of a Heavenly Demon in the Combination Realm, who knows, perhaps one day a Heavenly Demon comparable to an Immortal would appear, so he had to continue practicing!
Seeing Han Xuanji quietly depart, clearly not wanting to reveal his identity, everyone dared not say more.
After all, as long as the other party was devoted to the Sect, that was excellent.
The Sect also couldn't restrict a master in the Combination Realm.
After a long while.
The Peak Master of Danyang Peak remained silent for a moment, then left.
He did not resent Han Xuanji's action; he only regretted why he hadn't acted first to deal with this traitor.
And he also blamed himself for having valued a spy of the Demonic Path.
"Hoo..."
Xuan Weizi let out a long sigh of turbid Qi, looking at where Han Xuanji had disappeared, his eyes filled with deep reverence.
"Talented people emerge from every generation... I'm old, I'm old."
Daoist Tianshu's back was hunched, his tone tinged with loneliness.
If not for Han Xuanji, the Shenxuan Sect would likely have suffered a great calamity, requiring the use of its hidden resources.
With this Disciple in the Shenxuan Sect, it was a blessing for the Sect, and it also made him truly feel the changing of the times.
"Today's events are to be classified as the highest secret of the Sect. No one is allowed to reveal the details of the Demon-Slaying Sword Master's actions. Violators will be punished according to Sect rules!"
Xuan Weizi took a deep breath, suppressing the surging waves in his heart, and ordered in a deep voice, his majestic gaze sweeping over everyone present, lingering for a moment on some of the Sect Elders.
Because of the Demonic Path spy, Shi Chong, his heart was now full of suspicion.
But no matter what.
Since Han Xuanji wanted to keep a low profile, he also had to understand this message.
He still had that much discernment.
"Yes!"
Everyone responded with awe, thinking of that figure's calm finger and the supreme Divine Might of suppressing the Devil with a flip of his hand, their reverence for the Demon-Slaying Sword Master had climbed to an unparalleled level.
No one would treat him as a junior.
In their view, Han Xuanji's true identity was most likely the Reincarnation of a great power, merely fated with the Shenxuan Sect.
"As for Disciple Li Shanhai, you will follow me from now on."
Xuan Weizi spoke calmly.
Upon hearing this.
Li Shanhai was overjoyed.
It could be said that surviving a great disaster would surely bring good fortune later.
Becoming the Sect Master's Disciple was a huge leap for him.
.....
Yong Province, Heavenly Demon Sect Branch.
Inside the dark main hall, the atmosphere was incredibly oppressive.
On the main seat, a figure shrouded in a large black robe sat quietly, her face covered by a strange white mask, with only a pair of eyes as deep as a cold pond exposed.
Her aura was restrained, yet it made all the high-ranking members of the Demonic Path below her, including the Third Elder, feel a suffocating pressure.
"Shenxuan Sect... Demon Suppression Abyss..."
A cold voice, devoid of any emotion, came from beneath the mask,
"That wisp of the Heavenly Demon's remnant soul... has dissipated, completely dissipated, not even a trace of Demonic Qi escaped."
Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Demon Sect members erupted in an uproar.
"What?!"
"How is this possible?"
"Who did it?"
The Third Elder in the crowd frowned, feeling shocked by the Shenxuan Sect's hidden strength.
For this plan, their Heavenly Demon Sect had been planning for many years; it was not easy to send a spy to such a position as an inner Elder.
The Third Elder's face was ashen, cold sweat seeping from his temples:
"May I ask what instructions the Venerable Sect Master has...?"
He cautiously looked at the black-robed woman on the main seat—the Heavenly Demon Sect's Vice Sect Master, Youquan Mojie, who was the Sect Master's Junior Sister and also a powerful master in the Combination Realm.
Youquan Mojie's cold gaze swept over the Third Elder, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
She was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke, her voice still cold and unruffled:
"Shenxuan Sect... seems even more troublesome than expected.
To suppress the Heavenly Demon so quickly is not something ordinary means can achieve.
This matter requires long-term deliberation; the Sect Master will decide when he emerges from seclusion."
She did not reveal more, but the gravity in her words cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.
A master capable of slaying a Heavenly Demon's remnant soul was definitely a peerless master in the Combination Realm. Such a master would probably only be dealt with by the Sect Master himself.
At least, Youquan Mojie, this master in the Combination Realm, likely didn't have the confidence to deal with him.
At this moment.
Inside the Shenxuan Sect, in stark contrast to the gloom of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the entire Sect was immersed in a sense of relief and pride after surviving a catastrophe.
Although the higher-ups strictly sealed off the details of Han Xuanji's actions, they still had to fabricate an identity. Finally, the news that "the Grand Elder acted with thunderous power, forcefully suppressing the escaped Heavenly Demon and slaying the traitor," spread like wildfire throughout all the peaks.
Disciples everywhere were recounting the event.
Although they didn't know which Grand Elder it was, everyone knew that the Shenxuan Sect had a powerful master overseeing it, easily suppressing even a Heavenly Demon.