I have the face of a great demon.

Zhou Tianyi and his gang of underlings stared wide-eyed, as if they had seen a ghost.

Liu Xingchen emerged from behind the artificial hill with an innocent smile on his face.

He saw Zhou Tianyi and his group and a concerned expression appeared on his face.

"Senior Brother Zhou, what happened to you all? Why are you all bruised and swollen?"

Zhou Tianyi looked at Liu Xingchen and stammered, "You...you...how did you get here?"

Liu Xingchen said with an innocent expression:

"I didn't come to the backyard on purpose. The sect leader asked me to help arrange the rockery, so I came. I haven't broken any rules."

"No, weren't you going out today?"

Liu Xingchen asked in confusion, "How did you know I went out?"

Zhou Tianyi looked embarrassed: "This...it's not important, just tell me what's going on."

"Oh, I went out and bought some things, and then I came back. After returning to the sect, Elder Zhao told me to come here and work as soon as he saw me."

Zhao Wuji nodded, confirming Liu Xingchen's words: "That's right, he's the most suitable person to arrange the artificial mountain. So as soon as he came back, I asked him to help. We can all testify to that."

Zhou Tianyi was dumbfounded. This big guy was working here, so who was the one who fought with them in the town?

Sect Master He Taichou's face was so gloomy it could drip water, and his voice carried a hint of doubt: "Take a good look, is this really the handyman disciple? Could you have mistaken him for someone else?"

Zhou Tianyi looked Liu Xingchen up and down very carefully.

That's right, it's him. We just had a fight, it's still fresh in our minds, how could he possibly admit his mistake?

His group of henchmen also pointed at Liu Xingchen and said, "That's right, it's him."

“He was really fierce just now. I punched him, and it felt like I hit a mountain. He didn’t even react. But when he punched me back, he sent me flying.”

"Yes, yes, we saw how strong he was, so we all attacked him together, but we didn't expect that we were no match for him."

"It was him. He wielded a pair of iron maces and was incredibly strong. My flying sword was knocked far away by his maces and we still haven't found it."

Zhou Tianyi's underlings chatted excitedly, each trying to prove that Liu Xingchen was the powerful opponent they had encountered in the town.

He Taichou and the other elders found it increasingly strange. This simple-minded, big guy didn't seem like a powerful figure at all. How could he beat a group of inner disciples to a pulp? What a joke!

Liu Qingfeng also turned his gaze to Liu Xingchen, but he couldn't figure out how this handyman disciple could have such abilities.

Could it be that he could beat these inner disciples to a pulp just by relying on his strength, without relying on his cultivation?

This is impossible, right?

As Liu Xingchen listened to these descriptions, his heart was filled with turbulent emotions.

He looked exactly like him, which made the disciples mistake him for him. He was also wielding a pair of iron maces. Wasn't that Tie Zhu?

Could it be that Tie Zhu is not dead?

He witnessed Tie Zhu fall with his own eyes.

It was precisely to commemorate the deceased Tie Zhu that he transformed into Tie Zhu's appearance, infiltrated the Tianhe Sect, and sought revenge for them.

Now it seems that Tie Zhu might actually be alive.

Although Liu Xingchen was overjoyed, his years of acting experience allowed him to maintain a calm demeanor. He simply stared blankly at everyone with a silly expression, as if he didn't know what they were talking about.

Looking at Liu Xingchen's appearance, He Taichou was even less convinced.

Look at what you're all saying. I believe you're saying this handyman disciple is strong, but no matter how strong he is, can he knock your flying swords away?

You are Foundation Establishment stage cultivators!

Seeing the reactions of the sect leader and the elders, Zhou Tianyi knew that he could not persuade them.

Not only did the other person have the ability to conceal their cultivation level, but they could also create an alibi, which shocked him and gave him a sense of powerless defeat.

Finally, Zhou Tianyi gritted his teeth and said firmly to He Taichou:

"Sect Master, I'm certain that this menial disciple is the one who fought us fiercely down the mountain. He must have been hiding his cultivation level. Please capture him and force him to reveal his true strength."

These words startled all the elders.

They exchanged glances, clearly not expecting Zhou Tianyi to make such a request.

Is it really necessary to go this far?

This is a disciple of the sect, how can you just take him down like that?

Liu Qingfeng remained silent and continued watching the show.

Zhao Wuji jumped out and captured his men. Where would he put his face then?

"Nonsense! These are disciples of our miscellaneous service hall. How can we arrest them without cause?"

Tianyi, however, did not back down: "This thief must have been hiding his cultivation level. I dare to guarantee it with my reputation. If not, I am willing to accept the punishment."

He Taichou glanced at Liu Xingchen, then at Zhou Tianyi, and finally spoke:

“Tianyi, your words are too arbitrary. Liu Xingchen has been helping in the backyard all along, and there are many people who can testify to that.”

"However, I imagine you wouldn't be satisfied without proving it."

"Enough, there's no need to capture this person. I will take action myself; no one can hide their cultivation level."

In the end, the sect leader of the Tianhe Sect still sided with his inner disciples, and whether a menial disciple was wronged was not within his consideration.

After speaking, He Taichou slowly turned to Liu Xingchen, and an invisible spiritual energy fluctuation emanated from his body, surging towards Liu Xingchen like a tide.

This force was not an attack, but a pure spiritual pressure.

There are several ways to find out someone else's cultivation level.

When a cultivator achieves success in their cultivation, they will unconsciously emit fluctuations of spiritual energy. As long as others can sense these fluctuations, they can roughly judge the cultivator's cultivation level.

If a cultivator deliberately controls the fluctuations of their spiritual energy, they can conceal their cultivation level.

At this time, if someone uses their spiritual sense to investigate, it can cause his own spiritual power to resist, thus revealing his true cultivation level.

However, if this cultivator is so careful to conceal his spiritual energy fluctuations that even spiritual senses fail to detect him, then the only option is to use spiritual energy to intimidate him, causing him to lose his composure and reveal a weakness.

What He Taichou is doing now is using his powerful spiritual energy to intimidate Liu Xingchen.

He believed that even if, as Zhou Tianyi said, Liu Xingchen had concealed his strength, he was only slightly stronger than Zhou Tianyi and his group, and would definitely not be able to escape the pressure of him, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Liu Xingchen felt the pressure of this spiritual energy, as if a mountain was pressing down on his shoulders, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

He knew that the sect leader was testing him, and he couldn't reveal any flaws.

His body trembled slightly, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but his face still maintained that honest and bewildered expression.

"Sect Master, I...I really am just a menial disciple, I have not concealed my cultivation level."

His voice trembled slightly, as if he was struggling to resist the pressure.

Zhou Tianyi and the other elders watched this scene with tension. They knew that if Liu Xingchen had really hidden his cultivation level, he would not be able to continue to pretend under the pressure of Sect Master He Taichou.