The Tu Family and Shi Family both have their own calculations.

Meanwhile, within the Xuan Sect, many elders are gathered at the Sect Leader's Grand Hall for a common purpose.

Within the Xuan Sect, they are all women, without a single man.

Sitting at the Sect Leader's position is a middle-aged beauty dressed in palace attire.

Below, there are two rows of armchairs, with the eight elders of the Xuan Sect seated on either side.

Below them are the Sect Leader's Disciples, Elder's Direct Disciples, and True Disciples in order.

The young disciples who could come here are undoubtedly the outstanding ones among the young generation of the Xuan Sect.

At this moment, almost everyone's eyes are fixed on an eighteen-year-old girl.

She is an exceptionally beautiful woman, as if she stepped out of a painting, exuding an aura of sanctity that warns strangers to stay away.

If Xu Hao were here, he would be shocked. After many days, the once arrogant and domineering eldest daughter of the Zhou Family, Zhou Shuran, now appears as if she were a Saintess, sacred and inviolable!

The Xuan Sect Leader lightly coughed and said, "Shuran, share with everyone what you know about Xu Hao."

Zhou Shuran stood up and said, "I..."

The Xuan Sect Leader immediately shook her head lightly and said, "You made private inquiries about Xu Hao, did you think we really didn't know? We just chose to turn a blind eye."

Zhou Shuran felt a bit embarrassed at this moment, although her temperament had been transformed by years of arduous cultivation, her mental state hadn't changed much. Otherwise, she wouldn't have still held a grudge over Xu Hao spanking her.

She hurriedly said, "Xu Hao is very complicated. Saying he's bad, he is truly bad; he has kicked the Wu Family, Zhang Family, and Cao Family out of Huadu, which surely means he is wicked to the extreme to do such things. But then, he's not entirely evil, as he sometimes does good things, like helping that orphanage. But I think he might just be smitten by Xiao Lan's beauty.

However, his strength is indisputable; he has now defeated a Heavenly List expert and might even rank on it. Being so young and able to reach the Heavenly List, I bet few people can achieve that, which is also why I somewhat admire him..."

Zhou Shuran rambled on about Xu Hao, causing the foreheads of the Xuan Sect Leader and others to grow heavier with black lines. Finally, she couldn't help but say, "Alright, alright, enough already. Are you in love with him or do you hate him? How do you know so much?"

Zhou Shuran firmly replied, "Of course I hate him! Every morning when I wake up, I remind myself to work hard at cultivation, catch up to and surpass Xu Hao, and then defeat him in front of everyone!"

"Good, good, your thinking is correct. You need a goal to cultivate more diligently. You may sit down." The Xuan Sect Leader had to ask Zhou Shuran to sit down first, as if she continued, these young girls might all want to go out and see what Xu Hao is like.

Zhou Shuran sat down.

The Xuan Sect Leader continued, "Ruyue sent back information saying Xu Hao suspects that the Miaojiang's Gushen Sect might have a major conspiracy. What do you all think of this matter?"

This is the main topic for their gathering today.

The Seventh Elder, who is Zhou Shuran's master, spoke first, "Based on Shuran's description of Xu Hao, it is clear he's not a great villain. Moreover, he raised this suspicion for our benefit. I think we should consider it carefully and send someone to monitor the Gushen Sect's movements, as those people are not good."

The Second Elder said, "That may be so, but Xu Hao is just a suddenly rising youth. How much does he know about the Gushen Sect? How much does he know about us? I heard he once saved an old man surnamed Jiang under the hands of a Gushen Sect member, and that man sent his granddaughter, Jiang Xuezhun, to him. So, I suspect Xu Hao is using us."

The Great Elder nodded slightly and said, "We cannot discount this possibility. Xu Hao has achieved such accomplishments at such a young age; he is no fool. Being able to devise such plans is not impossible."

Many people nodded in agreement, thinking the Great Elder and Second Elder's analysis made sense.

The Xuan Sect Leader said, "Although this possibility exists, we cannot be too careless. How about this, who would be willing to go to the Gushen Sect to spy for intelligence? If useful information can be gathered, there will be rewards of Sect Contribution Points, ranging from one hundred to ten thousand points. For extremely important information, the reward could be higher."

Previously, no one was interested in this task.

Spying for intelligence is not something typically done by the high-ranking Sect Leader's Disciples, Elder's Direct Disciples, True Disciples.

But now, the allure of Sect Contribution Points is too great!

Sect Contribution Points are the hard currency within the sect, akin to money in the secular world, something every sect disciple must strive to earn.