Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

Zhou Xuan was surprised that Shen Ji would bring up that palm strike again in front of all the elders, and he immediately lost face.

"Shen Ji, don't push your luck. If you hadn't attacked me, how could you have injured me?"

Although he knew he was no match for Shen Ji, he naturally couldn't admit to the humiliating blow in front of all the elders.

"I am magnanimous and do not wish to hold this against you. However, you have sealed off my Demon Beast Forest on Spirit Control Peak today, and you must give me a reasonable explanation for this matter."

The elders were surprised that their peak master was still stubbornly refusing to admit defeat. Everyone in the Qingxiao Sect knew the difference in strength between him and Shen Ji.

Will Shen Ji launch a sneak attack?

He actually said those words.

Why would someone at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm provoke a late-stage Nascent Soul realm expert who could break through to the Deity Transformation realm at any moment?

Furthermore, disciples of Yuling Peak don't necessarily have to go to the Monster Forest to cultivate.

Don't they have several training grounds on Yuling Peak for their disciples?

Moreover, this Demon Beast Forest does not belong to the entirety of Yu Ling Peak.

Anyone who is a disciple of the Qingxiao Sect can go there to cultivate.

Although Shen Ji's decision to seal off the Demon Beast Forest was indeed a bit domineering, what can you do when someone is so powerful?

In short, the elders of Yuling Peak felt that offending Shen Ji over this matter was completely unnecessary.

Even Elder Song, who had just been shouting that Shen Ji was nothing, wisely chose to shut up at this moment.

Shen Ji's lips curled slightly, but his eyes held no smile.

He said calmly, "An explanation? What kind of explanation do you want?"

Zhou Xuan thought that Shen Ji must be afraid since he had brought a group of elders with him today.

As the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands. Even if Shen Ji is strong, he still has dozens of Golden Core Realm elders backing him up.

Perhaps I can put an end to Shen Ji's arrogance today. Besides, apart from that useless snake in the Spirit Realm, all of Shen Ji's disciples are Golden Core cultivators.

There was absolutely no need for him to come to the Monster Forest to cultivate, so he concluded that the person in the Monster Forest today must be Bai Xiaobai.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xuan sneered.

"Naturally, you should apologize to me, remove your barrier, and then take your disciples and get out of Xiaoyao Peak."

Upon hearing this, Shen Ji smiled.

Although it was still his usual warm and welcoming smile, apart from Zhou Xuan, the other elders all sensed something was wrong.

Sure enough, just when Zhou Xuan thought he could wash away the humiliation brought on by that palm strike, he heard a sentence that made his expression change drastically.

"The barrier can't be removed, but Li Qingshan shouldn't mind changing the peak master of Yuling Peak."

Such a blatant threat left Zhou Xuan and the elders completely dumbfounded.

Zhou Xuan never expected that Shen Ji would be so disregardful of his fellow disciples' reputation, threatening him in front of all the elders of the Imperial Spirit Peak.

His face instantly drained of color, then suddenly flushed crimson, veins bulging on his forehead, and his eyes, like they were burning with rage, were fixed on the other person.

"Shen Ji, do you really think that no one in the Qingxiao Sect can deal with you?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Ji sneered.

"That idiot Mu Liangsheng couldn't possibly have tampered with the Thousand Treasures Cave's magic array. You've repeatedly schemed against the disciples of Xiaoyao Peak—who gave you the audacity?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan suddenly raised his eyes and, unsurprisingly, saw killing intent in Shen Ji's eyes.

He suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, remembering how a single palm strike had forced him to recuperate for a whole year before he could fully recover.

But he kept the Qianbao Cave matter a secret, so how did Shen Ji know about it?

Moreover, when revealing the secret of the natural disaster's bloodlust to Mu Liangsheng, he did not reveal his true self at all.

Even if a soul search is performed afterward, it shouldn't expose oneself.

Not to mention Gu Lingxi, who was just a Qi Refining stage disciple blinded by anger.

He had merely stirred things up with a few words and casually revealed some secrets of the Thousand Treasures Cave, which indirectly led her to bribe Mu Liangsheng.

All of this was done to conceal his true nature.

So Mu Liangsheng and Gu Lingxi couldn't possibly have known it was him, but how did Shen Ji find out?

Even if this person is insightful, I am still cautious and meticulous in my actions, so there is absolutely no way he could know.

Zhou Xuan was certain that Shen Ji was bluffing him, and in front of all the elders, he couldn't possibly admit that he, the dignified peak master of Yu Ling Peak, would actually attack a useless person who couldn't even take human form.

"Shen Ji, don't make false accusations. When have I ever schemed against your disciple? Besides, a piece of trash like Bai Xiaobai isn't even worth my time."

The elders also felt that Zhou Xuan, as the master of a peak, had absolutely no reason or need to attack Bai Xiaobai.

"Peak Master Shen, are you mistaken? Why would Peak Master Zhou attack a disciple of Xiaoyao Peak?"

"That's right, Peak Master Shen, even if you have some minor misunderstandings with our Peak Master, you can't wrong him."

"Elder Li and Elder Song are right. Peak Master Shen must have made a mistake."

"..."

Seeing the elders speak up for him, Zhou Xuan smiled smugly.

He believed that Shen Ji had no evidence and that a group of elders were speaking up for him, so he couldn't hide his pride.

But Shen Ji still wore a faint smile on his face, his eyes were indifferent, and the smile only stayed on his lips.

He glanced at Zhou Xuan's smug look and said calmly.

"I'm afraid you all don't know why he was hit with that palm last time, do you? I'm in a good mood today, so I'll tell you the story."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan's eyes surged with anger, yet also revealed a hint of guilt.

"Shen Ji, stop talking nonsense here..."

Before he finished speaking, a deep, clear, and gentle voice reached the ears of the elders.

"Because he was disrespectful to his elders and shamelessly wanted to cultivate with a disciple of Xiaoyao Peak. After being rejected, he became enraged and planted a cold poison in my disciple. Out of consideration for our shared sect, I only broke a few ribs and damaged his cultivation by several decades, which was already very lenient on him."

"I thought he had learned his lesson, but now it seems that that palm strike was still too light."

As Shen Ji finished speaking, Zhou Xuan's face turned from pale to red. His eyes were bloodshot from excessive anger.

Upon hearing what Shen Ji said, the elders were so shocked that their jaws nearly dropped.

I never expected that the dignified peak master of Yuling Peak would do such a shameless and humiliating thing to a junior.

Zhou Xuan was stared at with strange looks by the elders, and he felt even more ashamed because he was already feeling guilty.

"You... what nonsense are you spouting? Shen Ji, don't think that just because the sect leader dotes on you, you can do whatever you want and make baseless accusations. You..."

Shen Ji had already determined that Zhou Xuan was the mastermind behind the Thousand Treasures Cave incident, and he didn't want to waste any more words.

The reason I wasted my breath was simply to confirm that the little snake in the Monster Forest was safe and sound.

Now, it's time to teach some people a lesson they should learn.