"Asking the obvious,"
"...." Mu Anxiao knew it was bad to pick at people's old wounds. After saying these four words as the wind began to stir, she showed an expression of apology.
"Alright, is there anything else you want to ask?"
"No more."
At this moment, Mu Anxiao knew clearly that Shen Yan had absolutely no feelings for her back then.
If he had, after drinking that immortal blood, he wouldn't have... become a mortal.
Thinking of such a reality, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.
However, her expression didn't change, "I'll ask you when I do."
Seeing Mu Anxiao's silly expression, Feng Qishi said, "Boring."
"I am bored," Mu Anxiao said, walking around behind Feng Qishi and reaching out to pull his belt.
Feng Qishi: "...." He tilted his face, and with Mu Anxiao, turned and continued to walk forward.
Heavenly Realm.
As Mu Anxiao had said, Shen Xian returned to the immortal palace.
The old gentleman already knew that Shen Xian was returning, so he waited outside the palace.
"You're back."
"Master," he walked up to the old gentleman and cupped his fists.
The old gentleman smiled, "It is a great virtue to correct mistakes and improve. You will follow me to where you should be later."
"Master, this disciple deserves death."
"What death," the old gentleman said, glancing at Shen Lü and Shi Yi walking towards them. "Come over and greet your senior brother."
Shi Yi looked confused, "Senior Brother? Isn't our senior brother Feng Qishi?"
Shen Lü glanced at Shi Yi and said softly, "It's the eldest senior brother, the one who ran to the demon realm before."
At that time, Shi Yi had also heard about this, but he hadn't paid attention to the identity of the runaway. Hearing Shen Lü say this, he was also startled.
So, he stopped in his tracks.
Shen Lü asked, "What are you doing?" He stopped and looked sideways at Shi Yi.
Shi Yi swallowed and said, "I don't like the demon realm."
"Do you think I like it?" Shen Lü said, stepping back, and immediately grabbed Shi Yi's arm.
Shi Yi was startled, "What are you doing?"
"Come with me. Eldest Senior Brother dislikes me. If I say something, he might just chop me," Shen Lü glanced at Shen Xian who had turned to look this way. "That wouldn't be worth it."
"Then what if he sees me as a demon and wants to kill me? Don't you," Shi Yi pushed Shen Lü's hand away forcefully, "know that demons hate demons the most?"
"I don't know," Shen Lü said firmly, directly pulling Shi Yi towards Shen Xian.
Shen Xian said, "Junior brothers have grown so big." Speaking, he looked back at the old gentleman.
The old gentleman said, "Yes, your junior brother has grown so big, and I am old."
"Master..."
"Alright, let me introduce you. This is my new disciple, Shi Yi," the old gentleman said, glancing at Shi Yi who had stopped behind Shen Xian with Shen Lü.
Shi Yi: "...." He looked scared, carefully glancing at Shen Xian.
Upon hearing this, Shen Xian turned and looked, frowning, "Master, this is a demon."
When Shi Yi heard this, he stepped back and quickly hid behind Shen Lü.
Shen Lü: "...." He smiled at Shen Xian.
Shen Xian, without even looking at Shen Lü, said, "Master, you don't accept demons as disciples, why are you making an exception now?" He looked at the old gentleman.
Then, the old gentleman smiled faintly and said, "Shen Xian, from now on, Shi Yi is your senior brother."
"....."
"Master, what do you mean by this?" Shen Lü asked in surprise.
The old gentleman said, "I have already spoken to those above. Shen Xian's punishment is to re-cultivate. After all, you are all the same," he spread his hands and flicked twice at Shen Xian's shoulders, "Alright, your magical powers have all been abolished. From now on, like Shi Yi, you will re-cultivate spiritual energy."
Shi Yi: "...." He was stunned.
Shen Lü couldn't understand the old gentleman's meaning, because Shen Xian was the most powerful and had the most immortal aptitude among them. Now, the old gentleman had abolished all the magical powers and spiritual energy he had painstakingly cultivated.
Thinking about it, Shen Lü felt surprised!
On the contrary, Shen Xian accepted this punishment very calmly, "Thank you, Master."
"Alright, from now on, don't act like the eldest senior brother. Turn around and talk to your junior brothers properly. We'll go to work later," the old gentleman said, extending his hand, "Hand over your eldest senior brother's belongings."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xian consciously placed the Tongtian Token given to him by Feng Qishi into the old gentleman's palm, "Here you go."
"Alright, when you have cultivated, I will give you one specially."
"Thank you, Master."
The old gentleman: "..." He turned and walked into the immortal palace.
Thus, Shen Xian went from being the eldest senior brother to the youngest junior brother.
Inside the palace.
Zhang Yan was also impressed after hearing the punishment given to Shen Xian by the old gentleman.
"You're something else, turning your eldest disciple into your youngest. What were you thinking?" He walked up to the old gentleman.
The old gentleman said, "This way, those mouths won't be able to spread rumors. From now on, I will announce to the public that I have taken on new disciples, and my eldest disciple no longer exists."
"You..." Zhang Yan laughed, "You're really something."
"Anyway, they don't know what my eldest disciple looks like, so this perfunctory excuse won't cause any problems."
"Wishful thinking."
Seeing Zhang Yan's contemptuous gaze, the old gentleman lowered his eyes and smiled, "I was joking. Those above agreed."
"Eh?"
"They said my eldest disciple brought talent to the Heavenly Realm," the old gentleman said, "So, they combined his decades of punishment with his merit. The great sin was reduced to a minor one, but the prerequisite was to abolish his demonic-infused magical powers and spiritual energy. That's all."
After going around in such a circle, Zhang Yan was dumbfounded.
"You're messing with me."
"..." The old gentleman smiled faintly.
Then, Zhang Yan snorted and asked, "By the way, who is this talent?"
"Your disciple."
"My disciple?" Zhang Yan pointed to himself, and couldn't help but recall Mu Anxiao, who disrespected him all day long, and snorted, "That's considered talent? That's just a stinky girl."
"A stinky girl is also your disciple."
"...." Zhang Yan pouted, secretly pleased.
Demon Realm.
After sneezing several times, Mu Anxiao said, "Who's scolding me?" Then she sneezed again.
Feng Qishi tightly held his belt, which Mu Anxiao had been pulling up and down, and said, "Mu idiot, can you let go when you sneeze?"
"No, Ah-choo."
Feng Qishi: "...." He looked forward and squinted.
Suddenly, Mu Anxiao sniffed the air and frowned, "It's the aura of a monster." She moved closer to Feng Qishi, holding his belt with one hand and his arm with the other.
Feng Qishi tilted his head to look at Mu Anxiao and whispered, "Can't you handle it yourself? Why are you pulling me?"
"I am a person who keeps my promises. The rules of the agreement... is that you protect me. Of course, if there are many monsters," Mu Anxiao pursed her lips and rested her face on Feng Qishi's arm, "I can help you fight."