After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 84 The Main Hall of the Sect

Upon seeing this, the entire fencing arena fell silent.

Jiang Mingqi, a peak ninth-level Qi Cultivation cultivator and one of the sect's core disciples, was defeated just like that. Most people could only imagine that Jiang Mingqi's battle would be difficult, but the vast majority never expected that Jiang Mingqi would lose.

Because of the presence of the white mist, they didn't even know how Jiang Mingqi was defeated. They couldn't understand why Jiang Mingqi, who had been immersed in the peak of the ninth level of Qi cultivation for a long time, would lose to Shen Xu, who was only a seventh-level cultivator a few months ago.

Jiang Mingqi's strength is absolutely top-notch, otherwise he wouldn't be one of the core disciples of the sect. So how about Shen Xu, who defeated Jiang Mingqi? Does he also qualify as a core disciple? But he's only at the eighth level of Qi Cultivation!

"What exactly happened in the white mist of the Sword-fighting Arena? What exactly did Shen Xu encounter in the Cloud and Mist Bamboo Realm?" These are the two things that everyone present most wants to know right now.

"Senior Brother Jiang lost? How did he lose?" Chen Wei looked at the scene before him in disbelief.

Wang Ya couldn't help but sigh, "Everything happened within Shen Xu's white mist. Only the two of them probably know what really happened!"

"It seems that Shen Xu is not just arrogant, but that's really what he thinks! I'm afraid only Senior Brother Lu among us can fight him."

"Senior Brother Lu, do you know what's in the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm?" Shen Guangru suddenly asked.

Lu Qingshan shook his head slightly and then left the dueling platform.

……

"Let's go! If we don't leave soon, someone will probably come looking for me." Shen Xu said to Wu Qi with a smile.

Wu Qi, however, looked at him like he was a complete stranger and said incredulously, "Shen Xu, you seem to be getting more and more of a stranger to me!"

"Haha! You feel like a stranger now? You'll feel even more of a stranger later! But I'm still me, and that will never change. Don't think too much about it. I just saw some old friends on stage. We can get together. I need your help with something!" Shen Xu said.

So Shen Xu led Wu Qi toward Wang Bu and the others, and everyone spontaneously made way for Shen Xu wherever he went.

"Aren't you all surprised to see me again?!"

"It's not just a surprise, it's mostly joy!" Wang Bu said with a smile.

"Where is Senior Brother Yan? I haven't seen him." Shen Xu couldn't help but ask.

“This is a long story, and this isn’t the place to talk. Let’s find somewhere to sit down and chat!” Lu Qingqing suggested.

"Okay!" He sensed that there seemed to be something else going on in Lu Qingqing's words.

However, before Shen Xu and his companions could leave the dueling arena, an uninvited guest interrupted their conversation.

"Shen Xu! The sect leader invites you!" An elder slowly approached the group.

Upon hearing the elder's words, everyone immediately fell silent.

What was bound to happen would happen eventually. The higher-ups of the Green Bamboo Sword Sect would summon him, which was not surprising to Shen Xu at all. What puzzled him was the attitude of the higher-ups.

He reasoned that the sect's higher-ups should have summoned him the moment he made his public appearance. Why then did they give him this time to stage such a farce? Were they discussing how to deal with him during this period?

"I'm sorry everyone! It seems we'll have to get together another time," Shen Xu apologized to everyone.

"It's alright, there's plenty of time later!" Everyone said, expressing their understanding.

After Shen Xu left with the elder, Wu Qi asked the others with some concern, "Will something have happened to Shen Xu?"

"Probably not, after all, he just came out of the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm. I guess the sect leader wants to ask him some questions about the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm. After all, it's not just us who are curious about what Shen Xu encountered in the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm!" Wang Bu frowned.

"Wu Qi, has Shen Xu told you what's inside the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm?" Lu Qingqing asked curiously.

"I asked Shen Xu about this, but he told me that he has almost forgotten everything that happened in the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm!"

"Forgot everything? How is that possible?" Chen Kaijia couldn't help but exclaim.

"I don't know about that. Shen Xu said that the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm seems to have the ability to erase memories, and when he came out, his memories inside had already been erased. I don't think he would lie to me!"

“This is something the sect’s higher-ups should be concerned about, so let’s not speculate. Now, Shen Xu has not only returned alive from the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm, but his strength has also greatly increased. Before, we could still have an edge over him in cultivation, but now we’ve even been surpassed. I need to go back and cultivate properly, at least I can’t fall too far behind him!” Wang Bu said to the three of them with a smile.

"That's true. When we competed in the big competition outside, the gap between us wasn't this big. Now he's already making me look up to him. It seems I can't slack off anymore!" Chen Kaijia sighed.

"Since both of my senior brothers think this way, how can Qingqing be left behind!" Lu Qingqing's eyes also lit up with fighting spirit.

"Sigh! I feel like no matter how much we cultivate, we can never surpass..." Wu Qi was forcibly pulled away by Wang Bu before she could finish speaking.

"Hahaha..." The remaining two burst into laughter upon seeing this.

……

This was not Shen Xu's first time in the sect's main hall. He had been there once in his previous life, but he had to step over the corpses of many disciples and elders of the Green Bamboo Sword Sect to get in.

Compared to his last visit, the sect's main hall now appears magnificent and imposing from the outside, thanks to the reduced bloodstains.

"The sect leader and the Grand Elder are waiting for you inside!" After saying this, the elder who brought him there left the sect's main hall.

"Elder? I've never heard of this person before. He sounds very powerful! Why didn't he appear in my previous life?" Shen Xu was puzzled.

But now was clearly not the time to think about these things. He straightened his expression and strode into the sect's main hall.

Inside the main hall, the carved beams and painted rafters were exquisitely beautiful, every decoration exuding extravagance and opulence. Windows in the ceiling, adorned with carvings of auspicious beasts, allowed golden sunlight to stream in, dispelling the gloom from every corner of the hall.

This was the first time Shen Xu had seen the entire hall. It was much more beautiful than in his previous life, at least there was no blood and corpses to obstruct the view.

In the blinding light, Shen Xu saw four figures, which made him wonder: "Wasn't it said that only the sect leader and the grand elder would be there?"

As Shen Xu approached the center of the main hall, he could finally see the faces of the four figures clearly. To his surprise, he recognized three of them.

"Disciple Shen Xu greets the Sect Leader, Grand Elder, and Elder Huang," Shen Xu said, bowing to the three of them.