Everyone already knew that Heaven's Mandate Sect had used both threats and inducements, forcing Li Qingxian to hand over the Dao Establishment Mountain Crown.
As Duan Tianji looked at Li Qingxian, the focus of ten thousand eyes, shame billowed through his heart like thick fog.
He suddenly felt that Li Qingxian ought to have been the chief disciple of the greatest sect under heaven, while he himself seemed more like a Devil Cultivator.
Li Qingxian accepted Heaven Momentum Sect's gift and expressed his thanks. The ceremony was complete.
Li Qingxian put everything away, then carried the golden brocade box in both hands as he walked before Duan Tianji.
Everyone's gazes shot over like sharp arrows, striking Duan Tianji's face and leaving it flushed red and purple.
Duan Tianji's face burned fiercely. He gritted his teeth and said nothing.
As everyone watched the two of them, they could practically hear Li Qingxian's righteous and stern rebuke in their minds.
Duan Tianji lowered his eyes slightly and slowly drew a deep breath, ready to endure the coming accusations and even insults.
Li Qingxian smiled faintly and offered the golden brocade box to Duan Tianji with both hands.
"You wear it. Then I can rest easy."
Amid the astonished stares of the crowd, Li Qingxian strode freely down the mountain.
Duan Tianji held the golden brocade box in both hands, staring blankly at Li Qingxian's unrestrained departing figure as an indescribable warmth surged through his heart.
Before the competition, Heaven's Mandate Sect had pressured him; during it, he had tampered with matters; afterward, Heaven's Mandate Sect had threatened Heaven Momentum Sect, and in the end, what had appeared to be negotiation had truly been verbal coercion. Yet Li Qingxian not only bore no grudge, but even preserved his dignity...
Duan Tianji lowered his