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"Little friend Tian Ci is Shentu Shun!"

Chi Dan had been selling the information in the city. He had extorted money from people who had participated in the sale. It was just a guess as to whether Shentu Shun was the one who was taken away by the Hollow Jade Sect before he could prove his identity.

There was no confirmation of the speculation, so it was just a rumor.

Both the human and demon clans participated in this phenomenon thirteen years ago. The destruction of the Shentu Clan took place, and even though the demon race became the scapegoat, the humans still had to be held responsible for this.

Now, however, it was different. Almost all the people who came to the Hollow Jade Sect were humans. Although there were a few demi-humans that participated, they all took human form and hid within the crowd.

If it was proven that Heaven's Gift was Shentu Shun and that they were forcing him to prove their identity, even if their methods were a little overboard, they could still use protecting the common people as an excuse to leave the demon clan and the Devil Sect speechless.

If they could not prove that Shen Tu Shun was Tian Ci, then they would force Tian Ci to prove their identity. Once their methods went overboard, they would use protecting the common people as an excuse to drag them down. If there was a war between the righteous and evil, Tian Ci would become the best weapon to attack the righteous humans.

This was also the reason why Yin Xian did not talk about his status and did not directly ask for a test to prove his identity after the appearance of the heaven's bestowal.

From the moment Yin Xian said the word misunderstanding, everyone understood what he was thinking. It was also because of this that those rogue cultivators used the name of the righteous path to force Yin Xian and the Hollow Jade Sect. But they underestimated Yin Xian.

Seeing that Yin Xian continued to pretend to be confused, this dao friend finally couldn't hold it in anymore and pointed out that the Heavenly Gift was Shentu Shun's identity.

Many people weren't happy with how reckless this cultivator was, but they didn't say anything. After all, Yin Xian had always been unwilling to talk about this cultivator's status, so someone had to mention it.

"What?"

"Little friend Tian Ci, are you Shentu Shun?"

When the crowd closed in on him, Tian Ci could see the indifference in Yin Xian's eyes. When he looked at himself, he could see the concern in Yin Xian's eyes.

Not only was he not stupid, he was also very good at observing people's expressions and guessing their minds. Compared to the people on scene, he was not the slightest bit inferior. If there was anyone who had feelings for him, they would naturally be able to tell with a single glance.

Yin Xian was really dissatisfied with the people who kept pressing down on him. However, Yin Xian was pretending to care for him, apparently he was hiding something else.

Yin Xian's thoughts were not hard to guess. They also wanted to know if he was Shentu Shun. It wasn't so much because they wanted to use Yin Xian to force him, but because everyone had the same goal.

He came to the Hollow Jade Sect to acknowledge Yin Xian as his teacher. Yin Xian was the head of the peak, and now he was the substitute sect head. He could not afford to offend him.

The moment he appeared, almost everyone had expressions of greed on their faces. Even though these people always had a righteous look, they couldn't hide the greed in their eyes.

Rumor has it that Shentu Shun was an immortal embryo that had the same effect as immortal pills. It didn't matter if he was Shentu Shun or not, if one acknowledged Shentu Shun's identity, then no matter how complicated the process was, it was most likely that he would become the pill that would be used to concoct pills.

"I'm not!"

Yin Xian's heart was very conflicted whether this was a gift from heaven or not.

Before this, he really hoped that Shen Tu Shun would be the one to receive the heaven's gift. This way, he could get close to the water tower first and refine the heaven's gift into an immortal pill.

Tens of thousands of high-level cultivators were enough to make the entire sect take them seriously, not to mention the fact that there were more than a hundred tribulation stage cultivators present. The heaven's gift was Shentu Shun, and the Hollow Jade Sect definitely could not take it for itself, so he wished very much that the heaven's gift was not Shentu Shentu.

No matter what, at this very moment, regardless of whether or not it was Shentu Shun, he still hoped that he would not admit to it. Only by doing so would he have the chance to fight back against those decent people.

Hearing Tian Ci's reply, disappointment flashed across Yin Xian's eyes. Then, he smiled as he looked at the dao friend who pointed out that Tian Ci was Shen Tu Shun.

"Hahaha! Fellow Daoist, look at you! You're joking again!"

"Little friend Tian Ci said that he isn't!"

Since no one wanted to say whether or not it was Shentu Shun, Yin Xian did not want to say that it was Shentu Shentu Shun.

This dao friend did something that Yin Xian really wanted to do but wasn't willing to do. It was one thing if Yin Xian wasn't grateful, but he still continued to pester him. This was clearly revenge.

"You …"

If it wasn't for the fact that this cultivator was destined to live up to his reputation as Shentu Shun, then this cultivator would have to pay a huge price to gamble. But Yin Xian didn't bet, causing his entire body to tremble.

As of this moment, some of the people who were displeased with this Fellow Daoist were no longer angry. Instead, they felt pity for him. However, how could they possibly know that his anger was only an act?

Humans could use the Demon Race, which meant that they could also use humans. This Rogue Cultivator, whom no one knew, was none other than the Demon King of a certain race of the Demon Race.

Ever since the appearance of the human race, for the sake of survival, the competition between the two races had never ceased. The two races never respected each other as equals, so the Demon King did not care about carrying the blame for his entire life.

Some people couldn't tell that this rogue cultivator was a demonic lord, but Yin Xian could tell that many others could, although this didn't include Heaven's Gift.

It was impossible to tell whether this fellow cultivator was a demon or a human, but the fact that he had already taken human form did not affect his observation of the demon king, allowing him to see the hidden calmness of the demon king's rage.

Maybe there were a lot of people who thought that the Monster King had failed, but Tian Ci knew that the Monster King had actually succeeded. The Monster King successfully drew everyone's attention to him.

Because, from that, the crowd could tell that they were forcing the Hollow Jade Sect, and the Hollow Jade Sect was also forcing them. So, they did not waste any more time and did not try to curry favor with them.

This was not a shift of gaze, because ever since Divine Body appeared, it had already attracted the attention of tens of thousands of people. This time, they were going to pull it into the vortex of the storm and have it prove themselves.

"Little friend Tian Ci, are you really not Shentu Shun?"

There was more than one person who asked that. Many people spoke up at the same time, and even Tian Ci asked herself repeatedly. However, whether or not he was Shentu Shun, he knew, he could not admit it.

"Seniors, I understand that the reason why all of you seniors have come this time is to meet Shentu Shun and fulfill one of your wishes. I also hope that I am Shentu Shun and can help you seniors, but I am not Shentu Shun. I am sorry to disappoint all of you seniors!"

Facing the hundred thousand people present, Tian Ci stood up, cupping her fists in respect of her junior, and gave a very proper answer. She did not look like she needed protection at all, which surprised and impressed many people, but not everyone praised her.

"You are lying, you are Shentu Shun!"

He was already in the whirlpool of the storm. Sooner or later, he would prove himself. Why did he have to be so tough and continue to force him?

The one who was forcing Divine Gift was none other than the Monster King of the Monster race. Those who sympathized with it thought that it was only attacking its heart out of anger, thus forcing it again, felt even more pity for it.

There were only two reasons why the Monster King was forcing Tian Ci to do so.

Today, the humans had no choice but to be more cautious in dealing with the righteous path that was bestowed by the heavens. In other words, if the humans wanted to know whether or not it was bestowed by the heavens, they didn't want to force it, and the Monster King also wanted to know the identity of the heaven's gift. Since the humans were unwilling to do so, it could only do it on its behalf, and that was one of the reasons.

Thirteen years ago, the peace contract between the two races had been broken, and the endless battles between the two races had also become brighter. Sooner or later, a great war would happen, and the two sides would attack each other and gain the upper hand. This Demon King was obviously trying to use his human identity to force Tian Ci into a corner, thus erasing the righteous path of the human race and leaving a lead for the war in the future.

Those who had been blinded by desire had only been waiting for the divine gift to prove their identity and Shentu Shun's arrival. They had completely abandoned the so-called righteous path of the human race.

Only a few people recognized the Demon King and guessed his conspiracy. If it weren't for them also wanting to know whether or not Shen Tu Shun was the Demon King, they would have already acted against him, not just with a dark face.

What plot did this Demon King have? He had just entered the cultivation world and his knowledge of the world was limited, so he naturally wouldn't be able to guess, but he could see the calmness in this angry Demon King's eyes.

"Hello, senior!"

"Do you know Shentu Shun?"

"What is your relationship with Shentu Shun? Are you family?"

"On the way here, I coincidentally met the four seniors and heard Shentu Shun's story. As for what happened to Shentu Shun, I feel very sympathetic."

"Senior, your mood is so bad. You must be Shentu Shun's relative!"

"Senior, Shentu Shun has been missing for 13 years, and many seniors have never given up on searching, but there was still no news of him." Senior, Shentu Shun has been missing for 13 years, and many seniors have never given up on searching, but there was still no news.

"Sigh, to have such a close relative like senior, Shentu Shun is truly blessed. If I were Shentu Shun, how great would that be! It's a pity that this junior has no fate with senior!"

He respected the elderly and cherished the young, but that did not mean he would respect those who disrespected the elderly and disrespected. The Monster King forced him, so of course, he would not be polite to the Monster King.

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