The interrogation ended, he escaped a disaster, was crowned as the Holy Son, and Xue Jin gave him a gift.

“Can waste pills be sold for money?”

Mu Jiaxing clearly didn't believe Shen Fan's claims.

“They can be sold! Occasionally, there are still some incomplete pills among them, and the Zhen Yao Pavilion in the market accepts them!”

Shen Fan looked at Mu Jiaxing with some fear.

This old fellow was much more troublesome than his younger brother, Mu Xingtian.

Moreover, he immediately resorted to torture instead of the Soul Searching Technique.

What Shen Fan didn't know was that the Soul Searching Technique also had limitations.

Not everyone in the Law Enforcement Hall knew how to use it.

There were too many Disciples to interrogate, so it was impossible to use the Soul Searching Technique on each one individually.

Furthermore, using the Soul Searching Technique consumed a lot of Soul Power, which was a considerable burden for the user.

Traditional interrogation methods often had unexpected effects.

While waiting, Shen Fan also saw many Disciples brought from the small dark room, personally interrogated by Mu Jiaxing.

At this moment, even a Personal Disciple was brought over.

But as a Personal Disciple, this young man appeared remarkably composed.

“Shao Bai, explain yourself. How do you account for these things?”

A stack of letters was thrown at the Personal Disciple's feet.

“There's nothing to explain. We love each other and exchange letters. Is that not allowed?”

Li Shaobai said indifferently, “Hurry up and let me go back; I still need to Cultivate!”

“Don't you know he's from the Ice Fire Sect?” Mu Jiaxing asked coldly.

“I know, so what?” Li Shaobai said, looking nonchalant.

“You know our Sect has an undercover agent from the Ice Fire Sect, and you still associate with them?”

“I told you, Yanran is different from other girls!”

Li Shaobai corrected him again.

Mu Jiaxing was helpless about this; there was nothing he could do. This Li Shaobai was the Sect Master's Personal Disciple.

“Since you're unwilling to cooperate, then I can only personally go and inquire with the Sect Master. Let's see if he knows about your affairs. Perhaps he might even acknowledge Leng Tianlei of the Ice Fire Sect as your in-law!”

Facing Mu Jiaxing's threat, Li Shaobai sneered, “Alright! Go ahead. Senior Brother will return tomorrow; he won't bother with you. The Four Sects Tournament starts in three months. Try to touch me!”

“Hehe! Good, good, good!”

Mu Jiaxing was directly angered into laughter. “Then I can only go directly to the Sect Master!”

With that, Li Shaobai left without looking back.

So domineering!

Seeing this scene, Shen Fan couldn't help but give a thumbs-up to the young man.

As expected of a Personal Disciple, he wasn't even afraid of the Inner Sect Law Enforcement Elder!

However, from their conversation, Shen Fan also learned two important pieces of information.

First: Senior Brother has returned!

Second: The Four Sects Tournament will begin in three months.

Shen Fan had already heard about that Senior Brother when he first met Xue Jin.

Shen Fan had also heard of this so-called Four Sects Tournament.

This was a Four Sects Tournament held every five years, and it had been going on for over a hundred years.

Its main purpose was for the younger generation of Disciples from the four Sects to compete, with attention primarily focused on the Personal Disciples and Inner Sect Disciples.

It seemed to have little to do with Shen Fan.

At this moment, the Disciple responsible for verifying the Waste Pill Room also rushed back.

A pile of dark waste pills was placed before Mu Jiaxing.

Seeing this, Shen Fan's heart sank.

This old fellow, having suffered a setback with Li Shaobai just now, wouldn't vent his anger on me, would he?

As expected!

The next moment!

Bang!

With a table-slapping bang, Mu Jiaxing glared at Shen Fan, “Do you really take me for a fool? Can these things be sold for money?”

Shen Fan immediately knelt down with a “thud.”

“Elder, spare my life! These really can be sold for money! If you don't believe me, go to the Zhen Yao Pavilion in the market and ask. They really do buy these. I was just afraid that others would find out and steal my work at the Waste Pill Room, which is why I kept it hidden!”

“Investigate!”

Mu Jiaxing shouted again.

“Yes!”

Another Disciple immediately left.

This time, however, he used a Spirit Beast to transmit the message.

In a short while.

News came from the market.

“It's… real?”

Mu Jiaxing looked at the returned letter with some disbelief.

The Disciple beside him echoed, “Elder, it seems this person should have no problem. However, the Zhen Yao Pavilion only wants these waste pills to extract usable medicinal power, and the process is complicated, so they don't offer much of a price. This kid just accumulated a lot over time!”

Seeing this, Mu Jiaxing merely looked coldly at Shen Fan, then with a wave of his large hand, Shen Fan was directly pulled over through the air.

Bang!

Mu Jiaxing slapped Shen Fan directly on the head, immediately using the Soul Searching Technique.

This Soul Searching Technique also caused great harm to Shen Fan.

At this moment, the treasure gathering cosmos bowl emitted a golden light, tightly enveloping Shen Fan's Divine Soul.

Scenes of picking out waste pills in the Waste Pill Room and exchanging them with the owners of the market and Zhen Yao Pavilion flooded Mu Jiaxing's mind.

Seeing no abnormalities, Mu Jiaxing finally released his grip and kicked Shen Fan away.

“These waste pills are also Sect property. From now on, eighty percent of all proceeds from waste pills must be handed over to the Law Enforcement Hall. Now, scram!”

Mu Jiaxing roared, and Shen Fan repeatedly kowtowed in response, “Yes, yes, yes! Thank you, Elder, for sparing my life!”

With that, he scrambled away from the Law Enforcement Hall, which felt like the Palace of Hell.

When he walked out of the Law Enforcement Hall and saw the dazzling sunlight outside.

Shen Fan raised a hand, squinting at the sunlight piercing through his fingers.

At this moment, Shen Fan felt as if he had experienced Rebirth.

“That was close! I got to live another day!”

Looking back at the Law Enforcement Hall, Shen Fan left with a sinister look in his eyes.

“Old geezer, if I get the chance in the future, I'll definitely send you down to reunite with your brother!”

This trip to the Law Enforcement Hall was truly fraught with danger.

But fortunately, that old fellow Mu Jiaxing didn't refine any blood soul pills.

Therefore, Shen Fan still had no potential life-threatening danger.

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...

Early the next morning.

The entire Tianxuan Sect was decorated with lanterns and streamers, and a thousand-zhang long piece of silk, like a sunset glow, stretched from the Outer Sect to the Inner Sect.

Outer and Inner Sect Disciples gathered above the Inner Sect Grand Hall.

“Welcome, Senior Brother, triumphantly returned!”

Tens of thousands of Disciples congratulated in unison.

A young man in a black robe with gilded patterns arrived through the air with Sect Master Xue Qiutian.

Following closely behind were all the Elders of the Inner and Outer Sects.

Such a magnificent scene stunned all the Disciples.

“He's so imposing! Is this the number one young generation in our Tianxuan Sect?”

All the young Disciples looked at the high-spirited young man in the sky with eyes full of admiration and envy.

Especially the female Disciples, who were all excitedly flustered.

Among the Outer Sect Disciples, Shen Fan murmured as he looked at that figure, “Is this the Xue Hanzhou that Xue Jin spoke of? The Sect Master Xue Qiutian's secretly adopted son!”

...

...

“In the Dragon Secret Realm, Hanzhou has returned victoriously, successfully breaking through to the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment and reaching the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment. Congratulations!”

Xue Qiutian's words could not hide his excitement and pride, and his voice spread throughout the entire Tianxuan Sect.

“Congratulations to Senior Brother for successfully Breaking through to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment!”

The Inner Sect Disciples shouted in unison.

The Outer Sect Disciples followed suit.

“Today, in the presence of everyone in the Sect, I, in the name of the Sect Master, hereby confer upon Xue Hanzhou the title of Saint of my Tianxuan Sect!”

However, at this moment.

The heavens and earth changed color.

A crimson streak surged from the side of the mountain, crashing violently into the Sect's grand formation.

“Hehehehe!!”

The blood mist condensed into a giant skull, and a sinister, terrifying voice came from within.

“My dear father, how have you been lately? It's been so many years, why haven't you died yet?!”

Xue Jin's voice echoed throughout the entire Sect.

“You killed my mother and slandered me to death, all for the sake of your illegitimate son. Now, you can finally reunite with your son openly and honestly. As an older brother, how could I not come and present a grand gift when my younger brother is made a Saint?”

The next moment.

The Sect's grand formation shattered with a roar.

A blood-colored coffin swooped down.

On the high platform, Xue Qiutian stared intently at the skull in the blood mist, emitting a low growl with an expression of disbelief:

“Xue Jin!”

(PS: In conjunction with Xue Jin's previous plot, the Sect Master's name has been changed to Xue Qiutian.)