Chapter 1971: It's Him, It's Him, It's Him!

Zhang Xuan, as the person involved, was unaware of this situation. He hurried along and before long arrived at the training ground on the mountaintop.

It was already packed with people. Tens of thousands of inner disciples, upon receiving the message, had all stopped their cultivation and gathered here.

Following behind the crowd, Zhang Xuan found a corner and hid himself. After all, with so many people around, no one would notice an ordinary person like him.

"I believe you all have guessed why I've called you here!"

In the middle of the crowd, an old man looked around, his voice reaching everyone's ears.

The Second Elder of the Inner Sect, Huang You!

All the inner disciples, upon hearing the elder's words, blushed and lowered their heads.

Having just been challenged at the Divine Communication Hall, and now being summoned by the elder, even a fool would understand what was going on.

"The Inner Sect of the Lingyun Sword Pavilion has been passed down for thousands of years, and this is the first time such a situation has occurred! Although I don't know which one of you is 'I Am Very Low-Key,' being able to single-handedly defeat five thousand opponents of the same level is a precedent for the Sword Pavilion! He deserves praise, but the rest of you—five thousand attacking together and unable to kill even one person... I just want to ask, what have you been learning all these years? Have you been freeloading at the sect every day?"

Looking at the crowd, Huang You's face was expressionless, impossible to tell whether he was angry or pleased.

Hearing the reprimand, everyone's faces turned red with embarrassment.

Five thousand attacking one, yet being killed by that one... it was indeed a great humiliation, no matter how they tried to argue, they couldn't deny it.

But...

It seemed that you, Elder, had sneaked over and been killed by him too. The pot calling the kettle black—people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

"This 'I Am Very Low-Key,' we truly are no match for him. But... could someone this powerful be a core disciple in disguise?"

An inner disciple couldn't help but ask.

This remark immediately resonated with many.

Everyone knew how strong inner disciples were. It was believable that someone was slightly stronger than average, but being this much stronger was puzzling.

"Elder Mu and I went to the Sword Pavilion Pavilion to check. His strength is indeed at the peak of the Broken Void realm! Here are the results..."

As if anticipating such doubts, Huang You's expression was calm. He pointed a finger.

Hum!

A recorded image appeared in the air, showing the scene of the elders checking earlier. Soon, the wall displayed his strength, exactly as he had said.

"Peak of Broken Void... an inner disciple!"

"Can an inner disciple really be this strong?"

"Can someone at the same level be this powerful?"

...

After seeing this, everyone understood that 'I Am Very Low-Key' was indeed a genuine inner disciple, and their previous doubts vanished.

"Any more words now?"

After playing the image, Elder Huang You looked coldly around, his voice carrying indifference: "When you can't compare, you think he's a core disciple... Have you looked for the reasons within yourselves?"

Before anyone could answer, his aura grew sharper and heavier, pressing down on them until they could hardly breathe: "At the same level, why is 'I Am Very Low-Key' so strong? Because, like his nickname, he is low-key, unknown, unnoticed! He never participates in competitions, never fights for dominance, and rarely even makes a move! His only focus is cultivation, cultivation, and more cultivation! He has spent countless times more effort and sweat than others to achieve what he has today! And what about you?"

His voice grew louder: "You spend your days fighting, showing off your identities, aiming to attract attention, but you never take cultivation seriously... How can you hope to master peerless sword techniques and become true experts?"

Everyone was utterly ashamed.

Zhang Xuan stroked his chin.

He never participated in competitions or fought for dominance... because he had only arrived at the Sword Pavilion less than a day ago...

However, spending countless times more effort and being low-key in cultivation... that was true.

"So, don't complain when you fail. It's because you haven't paid enough. You're not as talented as others, and you don't work as hard!" Elder Huang's voice continued: "Starting today, I hope you can reclaim the dignity you've lost and make our Inner Sect stronger! Can you do it? Do you have confidence?"

"Yes!"

"We do!"

Fists clenched, everyone gritted their teeth.

Seeing their high morale, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He had thought they had found out his identity and had rushed over in panic, but it turned out they were using him as a villain to boost everyone's spirit.

"That's all I have to say. Since you have confidence, I'll be watching!" Elder Huang You nodded and waved his hand: "Also, if any of you is 'I Am Very Low-Key,' it's best you come to me voluntarily..."

"Time to go back..."

Seeing that his specific identity hadn't been discovered, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. He stepped out of his hiding place and was just thinking about whether to go to the Falling Rain Terrace when he heard an urgent shout: "It's him, it's him, it's him! I found him..."

The voice was extremely abrupt and urgent, immediately drawing everyone's attention.

Zhang Xuan also turned around. The moment he saw, his hair stood on end, and he nearly fainted.

The person shouting was pointing at him, and all the disciples' eyes were also fixed on him.

"Damn..."

His scalp tingling, Zhang Xuan went crazy.

Could it be that he had been recognized just like that?

If so, how could he stay low-key?

Most importantly, once his identity was confirmed, he wouldn't need to cultivate anymore. Countless people would come to challenge him every day, and he would be annoyed to death...

After all, everyone wanted to make a name for themselves. If they couldn't kill five thousand, defeating him would be an even greater achievement...

"It's not me, it's not me, you've mistaken me for someone else..."

Zhang Xuan turned and ran, his speed like a wild horse breaking free, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Don't run..."

The inner disciple who had shouted was stunned to see him flee so fast.

Just as he was about to give chase, he felt a heavy pressure beside him. Elder Huang You had somehow arrived: "You said 'it's him.' Who is he?"

"He's a seller of fake medicine... oh, no, real medicine!"

The disciple quickly bowed.

"..." Elder Huang You's face twitched, and he wanted to slap this fool to death.

He was just talking about 'I Am Very Low-Key,' and this guy started shouting 'it's him, it's him,' scaring the other into fleeing... He thought he had found the one who defeated five thousand, but it turned out to be just a medicine seller...

Why get so excited over a medicine seller?

"It's... Senior Sister Bai Ruanqing looking for him. She couldn't find him, and when I saw him, I got a bit excited..." Seeing Elder Huang's expression, the disciple quickly explained.

This disciple, though not the one closest to Zhang Xuan's stall, had been at the inner sect trading ground and had seen Zhang Xuan's face.

However, Zhang Xuan hadn't paid much attention to him.

"Bai Ruanqing is looking for him?" Elder Huang frowned.

As an elder, he had heard of the core disciple Bai Ruanqing, the granddaughter of Elder Bai Ye. Why would she look for an inner disciple?

"Yes, it seems she bought some medicine from him, and it worked well. She wants to buy more..." the disciple replied.

"Go help Bai Ruanqing find him. Don't upset her..."

Thinking it wasn't 'I Am Very Low-Key,' Elder Huang lost interest and waved his hand helplessly.

"Yes..." The disciple quickly nodded, and without bothering to find Liu Lujie and the others, he hurried down the mountain in the direction Zhang Xuan had disappeared.

...

"That was close..."

After running who knows how far without finding anyone chasing him, Zhang Xuan finally stopped and rubbed his forehead.

He just wanted to be an ordinary person and live low-key... Was that so hard?

But... he really didn't want to be this outstanding!

"Someone found me. My identity is definitely exposed..." Zhang Xuan pondered.

Although he didn't know how it had leaked, as long as he didn't admit it and didn't reveal his strength, they shouldn't find evidence to prove he was 'I Am Very Low-Key'!

"I must destroy this 'I Am Very Low-Key' Divine Communication Talisman..."

If he didn't destroy it, once caught, a simple check would easily reveal his true identity, and then he wouldn't be able to talk his way out of it.

"Luckily, the Sword Pavilion coins I won from the bet were on an anonymous card. They can't trace it, so I don't have to worry about losing them..."

He flipped his wrist, took out the 'I Am Very Low-Key' Divine Communication Talisman, and crushed it. Only then did Zhang Xuan breathe a sigh of relief.

In the Divine Communication Talisman, where battles were frequent and deaths common, many people kept their money on anonymous cards. No matter how many talismans they changed, they could easily retrieve their funds.

So even if the talisman was destroyed, the money wouldn't be lost.

After doing this, Zhang Xuan relaxed. Then he noticed that the person who had pointed at him earlier had caught up.

Looking behind him and seeing no one else, Zhang Xuan sighed in relief, puzzled.

That guy had shouted that he was 'I Am Very Low-Key.' Shouldn't Elder Huang You and the others have chased after him too?

Why was there only one person?

Were they afraid of scaring him?

Anyway, no matter what the other said, he wouldn't admit it!

After all, the talisman was crushed, and there was no evidence...

"Brother, you run fast..."

The disciple from earlier arrived, panting heavily.

Although Zhang Xuan had fled, to avoid suspicion, he had used a very slow speed, but it was still not easy for the other to catch up.

"Luckily, I was the first to recognize you and catch up. Haha, I'm going to be rich..."

His eyes shining, the disciple looked at Zhang Xuan as if he had found a treasure.

"Recognize me? Don't talk nonsense. I'm not that heroic, powerful, and handsome 'I Am Very Low-Key.' He is as dazzling and radiant as the sun... while I'm just an ordinary inner disciple, insignificant... If you talk nonsense, you'll get me killed!" Zhang Xuan quickly waved his hands.

"'I Am Very Low-Key'? I didn't say... you were 'I Am Very Low-Key'?"

The disciple was stunned, dumbfounded.