"Senior, you must be joking..."
Han Xuanji's voice was calm and unruffled.
"I am merely an ordinary Disciple of the Sect."
"Ah?"
Heaven Jade Perfected Person's smile instantly froze on his face, and he was completely stunned.
He subconsciously looked at Han Xuanji; the other party's expression was indifferent, not like he was lying.
Moreover, with this person's terrifying strength, who had just effortlessly crushed a Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivator, there was no need for him to lie about such a matter.
Heaven Jade Perfected Person felt an indescribable sense of absurdity.
The shock was no less than that of the Heavenly Demon Sect Disciples below.
However, Heaven Jade Perfected Person quickly composed himself and said seriously:
"Fellow Daoist, Shenxuan Sect owes you a great debt this time; otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to control the situation."
...
Meanwhile, as the news of the Heavenly Devil Sect Leader's death spread, the will of the Heavenly Demon Sect and its affiliated demonic cultivators instantly collapsed.
Not long ago, they swept across all directions, their Aura soaring to the heavens, viewing Shenxuan Sect as lambs to be slaughtered.
However, at this moment, their Tribulation Transcendence Realm backer had been annihilated, leaving only endless fear.
And the impending reckoning from Shenxuan Sect!
The Peak Masters and Grand Elders of Shenxuan Sect attacked in a rage, showing no mercy.
Streaks of powerful Spell light crisscrossed, precisely sealing off all possible escape routes.
Once a powerful demonic cultivator resisted, Heaven Jade Perfected Person would also forcefully suppress him.
A moment later, the noisy battlefield fell into deathly silence.
The many demonic cultivators, who had been so aggressive, were now either dead or captured; not a single one escaped.
The air was thick with the smell of blood; broken flesh and shattered Magical Artifacts were scattered everywhere.
The many experts of Shenxuan Sect, including a group of Old Ancestors, were suspended in mid-air, looking at the chaotic battlefield below and the cheering Disciples, yet their faces showed little joy of victory; instead, they were filled with a strong sense of unreality and an overwhelming confusion.
The disaster, which was enough to overturn the Sect, just ended like this?
The many high-ranking officials of Shenxuan Sect felt as if they were dreaming; they had just been prepared to fight to the death and perish with the Sect Disciples, but they never expected such a reversal.
"Sect Master..."
The Thunder Peak Master was the first to speak.
He subconsciously looked at Sect Master Xuan Weizi, his eyes full of inquiry,
"This... what exactly is going on?"
This hot-tempered Peak Master's voice now held an unprecedented reverence.
In an instant, the gazes of all Peak Masters and Grand Elders focused on Xuan Weizi.
Normally, Xuan Weizi was an image of a resourceful and unfathomable Sect Master in their hearts.
Xuan Weizi was silent for a moment, a rare bitter smile appearing on his face:
"This matter... I don't know either."
At this moment, he could no longer maintain the Sect Master's demeanor.
If he had known that there was such a great deity in the Sect, how could he have faced death as if going home, so nervous?
Did they really think he was pretending?
"Ultimately, no matter what their origin, they are all people of our Shenxuan Sect, aren't they?"
Xuan Weizi saw it very clearly.
Han Xuanji's willingness to appear and act in front of the world proved his loyalty to the Sect.
Of course, if the other party was willing to reveal his identity, and perhaps give them a hint, that would be even better.
At this time, everyone looked into the distance, where Heaven Jade Perfected Person was talking with Han Xuanji.
A group of people bravely approached.
For a moment, everyone was like when they were newly Cultivating years ago and met a powerful figure of the Sect, acting cautiously.
After all, this was a ruthless person who could instantly kill a Tribulation Transcendence Realm expert.
They exchanged glances and looked at Han Xuanji.
This time, Han Xuanji did not conceal his appearance; he was very young, with a restrained Aura, looking nothing like a peerless expert who could slay a Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivator with one sword.
"We pay our respects to Demon-Slaying Sword Master..."
Xuan Weizi and the various Peak Masters and Elders bowed slightly and said in low voices.
"Little Xuanzi, you're here."
Heaven Jade Perfected Person said with a smile.
Xuan Weizi looked helpless:
"Grandmaster, you look even younger than me, so please don't say that..."
Among the many Grand Elders, Heaven Jade Perfected Person always appeared with a youthful face and loved to roam the mortal world.
He had been teased a lot by him back then.
Then, Heaven Jade Perfected Person joked:
"If I had known that the Sect had such an expert guarding it, I wouldn't have needed to rush back."
Xuan Weizi smiled wryly and said helplessly:
"I couldn't contact him either, and..."
"And I didn't know Senior Demon-Slaying had such strength..."
Han Xuanji also expressed his innocence.
After all, he had been in closed-door Cultivation before, and he wasn't even aware of what happened to the Sect.
Who would specifically notify a mere Outer Sect Disciple?
It should be said that Shenxuan Sect was quite lucky to have held on until he came out of seclusion.
"Cough cough."
Heaven Jade Perfected Person also interrupted Xuan Weizi's complaints and immediately announced:
"From today onwards, Fellow Daoist Han shall be a Grand Elder of our Shenxuan Sect."
As soon as these words were spoken, the many high-ranking officials of Shenxuan Sect were moved, and they bowed in unison, saying:
"Greetings, Grand Elder!"
Han Xuanji looked at the deeply bowing crowd before him and did not refuse.
No matter how hard they racked their brains, they would never have imagined that Han Xuanji was merely an Outer Sect Disciple before this.
"I should be the one whose status has risen the most in history, directly from an Outer Sect Disciple to a Sect Old Ancestor."
Han Xuanji couldn't help but think to himself.
However, his strength was still exposed.
Han Xuanji didn't feel anything about it; after all, there was no need to hide it anymore.
With his current strength, it was too much to say he was invincible, but at least he could protect himself without worry throughout the world.
Even if an Ascension Realm expert made a move, even if he couldn't defeat him, he wouldn't be unable to escape.
And according to Heaven Jade Perfected Person, even in the overseas overlord-level forces, the Tribulation Transcendence Realm was already a top expert, and Ascension Realm experts were just legends, like a Dragon that never showed its tail; even he had never truly seen one.
From this, it could be seen how rare Ascension Realm experts were.
The Yao Race only had one Yao Emperor comparable to Ascension, yet they could occupy a whole province and even plot expansion.
But just one expert comparable to Ascension was not enough to make him feel much threat.
However, this also reminded him.
He was not yet invincible, and he could not be reckless.
The Dao of Gou (Gou, i.e., staying low-key and cultivating), was in his heart.
"Grand Elder Han has already told me that unless the Sect faces a great disaster, he will always be Cultivating normally, so it's normal that you didn't discover him."
Heaven Jade Perfected Person explained:
"It will be the same in the future."
"Rest assured, we will never disturb Old Ancestor's peaceful Cultivation; all mundane affairs of the Sect will be handled by us!"
Xuan Weizi and the other high-ranking officials also quickly assured him.
At the same time, they did not low-EQly press Han Xuanji about his origins; after all, who doesn't have secrets?
Han Xuanji nodded slightly when he saw this.
He only wanted to focus on Cultivating and didn't want to manage affairs, nor did he want to be involved in everything.
Unless it was a crisis like the Sect's demise, he wouldn't bother.
Moreover, he still had to undergo Tribulation Transcendence.
To step into Ascension as soon as possible and truly become invincible in this realm was the Righteous Path!