"So, this is Xuanxin Sect. It's not much to look at."
Nangong Luo watched as more and more Xuanxin Sect disciples surrounded them, shaking his head in disappointment. "Junior Sister, it seems your taste is quite good. This place is far inferior to the Cultivation Academy."
Those nearby Xuanxin Sect members who were being looked down upon were very indignant. However, they couldn't refute his later statement.
Xuanxin Sect was indeed inferior to the Cultivation Academy.
When Chu Chang, accompanied by Xuanxin Sect elders and Li Jue, walked over, he saw Chu Lingwei standing beside Leng Xingzhi. A hint of malice flashed in his eyes.
Since she dared to show up herself, she shouldn't blame him for being impolite.
"Sect Master Chu."
Leng Xingzhi stopped when he saw Chu Chang, standing still with a smile on his face.
Clad in white, his posture was as upright as a pine, his clear and cold face bearing a gentle smile, instantly making the surroundings seem dull.
"Fellow Daoist Leng, what brings you here today?" As soon as Chu Chang saw these people, he was reminded of the humiliation North Star Wind had brought him, and his attitude towards them was extremely cold.
"Sect Master Chu, my senior brother and I are here today by our master's command to settle the matter of your Xuanxin Sect disciple Chu Xiyin plotting against my junior sister in the Hengtian Secret Realm two years ago."
Leng Xingzhi spoke slowly and deliberately. By the end of his statement, Chu Chang's face had completely darkened.
Two years had passed, yet they still remembered.
Chu Lingwei's eyes were fixed on Chu Chang, her smile deepening. The current Chu Chang no longer possessed any majesty, only cunning.
His gaze at this moment seemed to wish he could kill her.
"Sect Master Chu Chang, you should still remember, right?" Leng Xingzhi's voice was gentle, giving no hint of provocation.
Chu Chang clenched his fists tightly, forcing a smile. "Since it's the will of Dean Bei, please invite Fellow Daoist Leng into the main hall. We shall discuss it in detail."
"Very well."
Leng Xingzhi nodded and followed behind Chu Chang, walking towards the main hall.
Before taking two steps, Chu Chang stopped and turned back, looking at Chu Lingwei and the others.
"Fellow Daoist Leng, perhaps I could have someone escort these fellow Daoists to rest?" If Chu Lingwei were present, he couldn't control his anger.
"As Sect Master Chu wishes." Leng Xingzhi did not object.
"Sect Master Chu, I wish to rest at Qingxin Peak, may I?"
Chu Lingwei gave Chu Chang a big smile, her eyes showing no hint of displeasure.
Qingxin Peak was where Su Xianrou and Chu Xiyin resided, and also where Chu Lingwei had grown up.
Chu Chang's eyes turned cold. Was Chu Lingwei reminding him of how he had driven her out of the Xuanxin Sect?
"Of course."
Chu Chang smiled and turned his head, instructing his eldest disciple, Chen Tianhe, to escort them to Qingxin Peak.
Chen Tianhe stood tall, summoned his magical artifact, invited them to sit, and the artifact flew towards Qingxin Peak.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, who is the current Peak Master of Qingxin Peak?" Chu Lingwei asked, chatting idly with Chen Tianhe as if she hadn't noticed his stiff demeanor.
Everyone in the Xuanxin Sect knew that Su Xianrou was the former Peak Master of Qingxin Peak, and that Chu Lingwei had crippled her cultivation.
"It is Elder Zi Ying now," Chen Tianhe replied with a slight bow to Chu Lingwei.
"Oh, it's her. I remember she looked at me with great disdain back then." Chu Lingwei recalled Elder Zi Ying's appearance. Unlike Su Xianrou, she was always focused on cultivation and didn't involve herself in worldly affairs.
However, every time she saw her, her expression was unfriendly.
"Oh, is she very powerful, to dare to look down on our Junior Sister?" Nangong Luo scoffed, his voice carrying a strong disdain for this place.
Chu Lingwei sighed, "Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, you might not know. I used to be a waste who couldn't cultivate, so everyone in the Xuanxin Sect looked down on me."
Chen Tianhe stiffened, secretly lamenting his misfortune and not daring to utter a word.
"What? You clearly have a spiritual root, so why couldn't you cultivate?" Nangong Luo was very indignant, his voice loud enough to be heard far away.
"But when my spiritual root was tested at the Xuanxin Sect, it showed that I didn't have one," Chu Lingwei shrugged. When Chu Lingwei's spiritual root was tested, it showed she had none.
This matter was personally overseen by Chu Chang, witnessed by all the Xuanxin Sect elders, and observed by thousands of Xuanxin Sect disciples.
"Junior Sister may not know, but if one tampers with the spiritual root testing array, it can make it appear as if everyone has no spiritual root." Su Yan glanced at Chen Tianhe, his gaze clearly indicating that Chu Lingwei's lack of a spiritual root was the work of their Xuanxin Sect.
Chen Tianhe felt as if he were about to be killed by the gazes of Nangong Luo and Su Yan.
When Chu Lingwei defeated Su Xianrou, all of them had pondered this question: why did Chu Lingwei have no spiritual root in their sect, yet have one after leaving?
The answer was obvious, but none of them dared to question it.
"So, this time I've come to ask my heartless uncle and aunt how they managed to make everyone believe I was a cripple."
Master had said that she originally had a spiritual root.
However, when she woke up, she had no spiritual root, and it was the spring water from the spatial realm that helped her reshape it.
So, where did her spiritual root go?
"It's also possible that everyone in the Xuanxin Sect was aware of it." Nangong Luo's sharp eyes never left Chen Tianhe.
Chen Tianhe held his breath. Although his cultivation was at the peak of the Spirit Wheel realm, he felt like an ordinary person in front of the people from the Cultivation Academy, which caused him immense frustration.
He dared not refute their speculation.
When Qingxin Peak appeared before them, Chen Tianhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Chu... Fellow Daoist Chu, this is where you used to live." Chen Tianhe led Chu Lingwei directly to her former residence, a cave dwelling. "Fellow Daoists, please rest well."
Having said this, Chen Tianhe didn't hesitate for a moment. He immediately stepped onto his flying sword and quickly departed.
"He's running quite fast," Nangong Luo chuckled, seeing how scared he was.
"Who dares to trespass on our Qingxin Peak?"
Chen Tianhe had sent Chu Lingwei to Qingxin Peak and fled as if pursued, without informing anyone on Qingxin Peak.
Shen Qingnan, the eldest disciple of Zi Ying, sensed the presence of unfamiliar energy on their peak and immediately came to investigate.
"You are Chu Lingwei." He exclaimed in surprise when he clearly saw Chu Lingwei's face.
Back then, all the Xuanxin Sect disciples had gone to watch the battle between Chu Lingwei and Su Xianrou, and Chu Lingwei's appearance was deeply imprinted in their minds.
"I didn't expect anyone to still remember me," Chu Lingwei said with a mocking smile. "I'm returning to my cave dwelling to rest. I don't believe I need your permission, do I?"
"How did you enter the Xuanxin Sect?"
Shen Qingnan frowned. Why had Chu Lingwei arrived here without being stopped?
"Oh, your Sect Master Chu Chang allowed me in." Chu Lingwei sensed several familiar auras approaching and smiled.