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Ji Haoyuan knew that by uttering these words, he might have invisibly offended that Master Beichen mentioned by the other party, as well as his disciple, Master Qianyue.

Even Pang Yitong in front of him might harbor resentment against him.

After all, he didn't follow Pang Yitong's lead to offer an easy way out, making his current situation more passive instead.

After all, Master Lei Xia is no fool, how could she not see through his little schemes?

But so what?

Even if it offends, so what?

Among cultivators, whenever they acquire any cultivation resources, when do they not have to compete, fight, and even kill for them?

Every time someone is offended, or offends someone else to make it through, right?

At the end of the day, the resources in this world are ultimately limited.

If you get a little more, he'll get a little less.

If you always worry about offending this person or that, afraid of offending anyone, then why bother cultivating at all?

But the issue is, if you keep conceding, can you really secure any peace and tranquility?

Not necessarily!

Moreover.

Behind him, Ji Haoyuan wasn't without support.

Not to mention True Monarch Xuanyuan who recruited him into the Demonstration Sect, just with Master Lei Xia by his side, who would dare to provoke?

At this moment, a faint hint of a smile appeared on Master Lei Xia's face.

But this trace of a smile quickly disappeared, turning into a somber expression once more.

She stared intently at Pang Yitong, speaking slowly:

"Junior Brother Pang, if I'm not mistaken, should a cultivator from the sect perish, then their Dao companion, immediate family, or disciples have the right to dispose of their abode or Spirit Peak within a certain timeframe.

Based on the timeline, if I'm not wrong, the disposition rights of my Dao companion Master Yunshang's Celestial Terrace Peak should still rest with me.

What now?

Are you making decisions on my behalf?"

These words were undoubtedly a lethal blow to Pang Yitong.

His plump face turned pale immediately.

Involuntarily, a hint of dread flickered in his eyes.

"Well, Senior Sister Lei Xia, I... I..."

However, this time, before Pang Yitong could finish his sentence, Master Lei Xia directly interrupted him.

"Enough, I don't want to hear your explanations now.

Later, go to the Punishment Hall and accept your penalty yourself.

But before that, you need to first change the ownership of the Celestial Terrace Peak, transferring it under Junior Brother Ji's name."

"This, this, this..."

Pang Yitong could no longer maintain his cold sweat.

He knew that Master Lei Xia was indeed one of the enforcers at the Punishment Hall.

When he gets there, how could the cultivators in charge be polite to him?

With this in mind, he involuntarily cast a pleading glance at Ji Haoyuan.

But at this point, how could Ji Haoyuan pay attention to his plea?

He directly pretended not to see it.

This made the light in Pang Yitong's eyes dim at once.

Simultaneously, deep in his heart, an inexplicable trace of hatred towards Ji Haoyuan emerged.

However, on the surface, he didn't display such thoughts, instead complying with Master Lei Xia's demand, revising the ownership of the Celestial Terrace Peak to Ji Haoyuan.

In this way, he not only failed to gain favor from Ji Haoyuan and Master Lei Xia, but also offended Master Beichen and his disciple Master Qianyue.

One could say he's in a no-win situation.

But who could he blame?

The actions he had committed, in the end, he had to bear on his own.

Ignoring the dejected Pang Yitong, Master Lei Xia took Ji Haoyuan and directly left the Affairs Hall, heading towards the direction of the Celestial Terrace Peak.

"Senior Brother Beichen's faction and our faction didn't have an especially good relationship to begin with.

So you don't need to overly consider whether this matter might offend him."

On the way, Master Lei Xia explained to Ji Haoyuan.

This gave Ji Haoyuan a moment of enlightenment.

The so-called ordinary relationship between two factions was perhaps putting it mildly.

The truth might be that the relationship between these two factions is quite poor.

Otherwise, someone of the other party's status would surely know the true situation of Celestial Terrace Peak.

Yet in truth, the other party showed no regard for these matters.

Just this point alone really speaks volumes about the situation.

Indeed.

As long as an organization or group is large enough, factional conflicts become inevitable.

Even a Nascent Soul-level sect like the Demonstration Sect with thousands of years of heritage couldn't avoid such issues.

As if seeing through Ji Haoyuan's thoughts, Master Lei Xia let out a gentle sigh.

"To be frank with you, indeed the relationship between our faction and Senior Brother Beichen's faction is not good.

Especially after the fall of our faction's pillar of support, my martial uncle True Monarch Tianxu, their faction's activities have become excessively aggressive, persistently squeezing our faction's living space."

"So, Senior Sister, you want to use this incident to retaliate against Senior Brother Beichen or perhaps the faction he belongs to?"

Ji Haoyuan pondered aloud.

"Indeed so."

Master Lei Xia nodded in acknowledgment.

"But doing so means that from now on, Junior Brother Ji, you'll inevitably be labeled as part of our faction.

In the future, if they target people from our faction, you might also become a target."

At those words, a clear hint of apology appeared on Master Lei Xia's face.

Originally, she intended to secure a fine third-tier Spirit Peak for Ji Haoyuan.

But who could have predicted that things would take such an unexpected turn?

Involving factional competition, interest disputes, and positional contests, even if she had the intention to withdraw, it's simply impossible for Master Lei Xia to do so.

Ji Haoyuan was well aware of this.

In fact.

He was marked as part of their faction as soon as he decided to become an Honored Guest Elder of the Demonstration Sect.

Unless he was willing to step forward publicly and assert that he had nothing to do with Master Lei Xia and her faction.

But how could he do such a thing?

In an environment that emphasizes factions, standing positions and alignments are always crucial.

Even if one chooses to remain neutral, it's still a stance, an alignment, a choice.

It'll still be labeled accordingly.

So.

Since there's no avoiding the issue of positioning and alignment, regardless of how one acts or chooses, why not choose the faction most connected to Master Lei Xia?

With these thoughts, Ji Haoyuan nonchalantly chuckled and shook his head.

"It doesn't matter, since this involves interests, it's only natural to contest. No need to take it to heart, Senior Sister. In the end, it's just about each showing their ability and strength."