Jinxu Nu raised his head tremblingly, looked at Shi Feiyang, and stammered, "Aren't you Perfected Iron Umbrella's junior brother or disciple?"
"Iron Umbrella Daoist is already dead. His Gods-soul was captured by Great Strength Dharma King Haganibu of the Western Demon Cult and refined into a god-demon. I seized this umbrella from someone else." Shi Feiyang beckoned, drawing the Iron Umbrella into his hand through the air. "You needn't be afraid. It's just that... as a nonhuman who attained the Dao, you lack self-respect and self-regard, and your heart is too soft. You suffered a demonic tribulation when you took human form, yet you still haven't mended your ways. I fear you will fall into another tribulation in the future."
Seeing the righteous aura surrounding him and his immortal bearing, Jinxu Nu could not help feeling admiration. Though Shi Feiyang looked young, the power he had just displayed was truly unfathomable. Hearing the intent to enlighten him in those words, he hurriedly kowtowed again and pleaded, "Please grant me your guidance, Senior."
Shi Feiyang turned the bronze fan over in his hands, examined it, then casually tossed it back to him along with the knife, hook, and mace he had confiscated earlier. "This fan can bring purity and peace to heaven and earth, but it cannot bring peace to your heart. It is indeed a fine treasure for refining demons and warding off evil. Unfortunately, it cannot refine away your own inner and outer demonic hindrances."
Jinxu Nu knew the origins of the Taiyi Purifying Fan. Even the Two Elders of Mount Song had coveted it upon seeing it, yet this young man had casually returned it. His respect deepened severalfold.
He was about to continue pleading when Shi Feiyang said, "Hurry and tell Third Phoenix to withdraw her treasures.