Chapter 57: The Name of Fengxi Resounds Across the Northern Realm!

Feng Xi not only listened with great relish, but she also used a voice-recording stone to record every single word.

It wasn't until Wu Wuxhen truly had nothing left to say that Feng Xi finally ordered him to be taken away.

Then, she proceeded to interrogate the others.

The routine was almost identical: first exhaust the opponent's demonic energy, then dig for gossip.

Elder Duanmu stopped listening after a while because it was simply unbearable!

The young patriarch of the Fierce Demon Clan was directionless and lost all the time; the wife of the Shadow Demon Clan's patriarch used to be Blood Tianjue's first love—what kind of complete nonsense was all this?!

He simply closed his eyes and began meditating, choosing not to hear in order to find peace.

Besides, with Jun Wen present, Feng Xi wouldn't be in any real danger.

Just as Feng Xi was having the time of her life, someone came to report that City Lord Hu had arrived.

City Lord Hu had first visited Zone A, guarded by the Primordial Chaos Sect, then made brief appearances in Zones B and C before finally arriving at Zone D.

When City Lord Hu saw Feng Xi, he was warmer than if he were seeing his own biological daughter, calling her "Little Xi" at every turn—so much so that it set Elder Duanmu's teeth on edge.

Feng Xi handed over the demonic prisoners and corpses to City Lord Hu, and specifically reminded him of one thing:

"Master-Uncle Hu, Wu Wuhen might still be useful in the future. Don't kill him."

City Lord Hu readily agreed to everything.

There were generally three ways to handle demonic prisoners:

First, those with high status were kept as leverage to negotiate with the Demon Clan.

Second, those with utilitarian value were assigned to do hard labor—though arduous, it wouldn't cost them their lives.

Third, those with little to no utility were sent to perform extremely dangerous or intensely physical tasks, and very few ever survived past three months.

Wu Wuhen was originally destined for the third category, but thanks to Feng Xi's intercession, he was downgraded to the second.

Feng Xi then handed the twenty thousand spirit stones she had extorted from the Primordial Chaos Sect over to City Lord Hu, telling him to decide how to distribute them as he saw fit.

City Lord Hu became even more impressed with how tactfully and capably the young girl handled matters.

As for the storage rings that had mysteriously vanished from the demonic prisoners, he conveniently chose to overlook them.

Upon returning to Stability City, City Lord Hu quickly drafted a battle report with rapid strokes of his brush:

"Last night, the Demon Clan launched a sneak attack on Zone A of the border realm guarded by the Primordial Chaos Sect. The battle was extremely fierce, and our human race was temporarily placed in a passive position.

At the critical moment, Feng Xi, the direct disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect who is responsible for guarding Zone D, led garrison troops to reinforce them, while the Myriad Swords Sect and the Beast Taming Gate also provided timely reinforcements.

In the end, our human race achieved a sweeping victory. Aside from a single demon who managed to escape, all other demons were either captured or annihilated.

During this battle, Feng Xi, the direct disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect, performed exceptionally well. Not only did she lead the garrison troops to reinforce in a timely manner, but she also displayed immense valor in combat!

Wherever there were demons, her figure could be found—advancing fearlessly, unflinching in the face of death!

She is truly a paragon of the human race!

In addition, Jun Wen, the direct disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect; Ling Qianting and Liu Shaobai, direct disciples of the Myriad Swords Sect; and Qin Shifeng and Xing Wu, direct disciples of the Beast Taming Gate, all performed with great distinction.

For our human race to possess such pillars of strength is truly our great fortune and blessing..."

Only at the very end of the letter did City Lord Hu mention why he had dispatched garrison troops to Zone D in advance, offering a low-key and restrained statement about his own extraordinary foresight.

This battle report soon reached the hands of the leaders of the four major sects.

When Xiao Baidao saw the battle report, his first reaction was not joy, but heartache.

Little Xi must have fought so desperately just to bring glory and honor to the Profound Heaven Sect and to him as her master.

My poor disciple!

So sensible at such a tender age—how could anyone not feel heartbroken for her?!

Then came pride! Immense, overwhelming pride!

As expected of my apprentice, Xiao Baidao—brave, resourceful, bold, and strategic. Calling her a paragon of the human race in the battle report is not an overstatement in the least!

Though the leaders of the Myriad Sword Sect and the Beast Taming Sect felt a twinge of jealousy, seeing their own disciples mentioned in the report brought them a measure of comfort.

Only Baili Muchen searched high and low for a long time, only to find the single word "etc." representing his disciples in the battle report.

Baili Muchen: "..."

Are my two precious disciples not even worthy of having their names displayed on it?

However, he couldn't really kick up a fuss. After all, strictly speaking, Elder Liu and the others were guilty of dereliction of duty, and the fact that the battle report omitted this was already giving the Primordial Chaos Sect plenty of face.

According to custom, after being approved by the four sect leaders, the battle report was circulated throughout the entire Northern Territory.

As copies of the battle report were posted across every street and alley, Feng Xi's name resounded throughout the Northern Territory continent!

Brave, resourceful, affectionate, and righteous!

The epitome of a direct disciple, a paragon of the human race!

When Shen Zhilan saw the battle report, she bit her lips until they bled.

Her coming to the border realm this time was entirely her own initiative, prompted by the desire to take the opportunity to make a name for herself.

Whether it was her genius talent as a supreme water-spirit root or her valiant performance in slaying the enemy, any of it should have been enough to make her famous in the Northern Territory's cultivation world.

Yet, her name wasn't even mentioned on the battle report!

Instead, that good-for-nothing Feng Xi was being praised to the heavens!

Advancing fearlessly and unflinching in the face of death?

All of that was just for show!

And she had even shamelessly diverted the disaster onto others!

Was she worthy of being called a paragon of the human race?

Shen Zhilan's expression gradually twisted into something ferocious, but upon seeing Mu Zihuai approaching from afar, she instantly transformed her look into one of self-pity.

"Senior Brother, do you think I'm completely useless?"

Mu Zihuai glanced at the battle report in her hand and sneered coldly:

"Feng Xi merely stumbled upon blind luck!

City Lord Hu happened to reinforce Zone D, and it ended up paving the way for her to steal the credit!
Junior Sister, there's no need for you to compare yourself to her. You are a genius with a supreme water-spirit root; she is destined only to look up to you from below!"

Shen Zhilan shook her head: "Senior Brother, I'm not comparing myself to her. I just feel I could have done better.
Accompany me to practice the sword; there are a few stances I still can't comprehend, and you can help me clear up my doubts."

"Alright! Whatever Junior Sister wants to do, Senior Brother will accompany you," Mu Zihuai said with a smile, affection flowing in his eyes.

Shen Zhilan feigned not noticing and instead shifted the topic back to sword practice.

For the next few days, all remained calm and tranquil with no movement from the Demon Clan, yet the human side did not dare to relax even slightly.

Feng Xi spent the vast majority of her time cultivating and practicing swordsmanship. Seeing her work so hard, Jun Wen also forced himself to become diligent.

Elder Duanmu was immensely gratified and would occasionally carve out time to guide them.

On this day, while Feng Xi was practicing sword forms with Jun Wen, blood suddenly spurted from her facial orifices, and she collapsed unconscious with a grunt.

Jun Wen was almost frightened to death!

Heaven and earth as witness, his flying sword hadn't even grazed a single hair on the Junior Sister's head!

Wasn't this sheer extortion?!

Fortunately, in the blink of an eye, Feng Xi woke back up.

With an expression of utter bliss, she said, "Fifth Senior Brother, it has been far too long since I last experienced this enchanting sensation!"

Jun Wen: "..."

No wonder those demons cursed you as a freak—you really are a freak!

This is the first time I've ever heard anyone use the word 'enchanting' to describe bleeding from all seven facial orifices!

How could he possibly know that what Feng Xi found enchanting wasn't the bleeding itself, but the fact that a jade slip inside her sea of consciousness had suddenly lit up!

Seeing the contents of the jade slip, Feng Xi was utterly overjoyed!