Misty Rain of the Old Times

Some people say that to judge whether a normal man is lustful or not, you just need to see if he can still breathe.

The same principle applies to women. All women care about their appearance and age, even ordinary peasant women. They just don't have time to think about these things when they are busy surviving.

For women, appearance and age are just as important as a man's kidneys; they are incredibly sensitive topics. The more beautiful a woman is, the more she cares about them, let alone a vain and narcissistic beauty like the Fairy of the Misty Mountains.

Even though she still looks beautiful, more radiant than any girl she has ever seen, as she gets older she becomes more and more sensitive to those two words. Everyone who meets her deliberately avoids mentioning them, for fear of offending her.

So when she heard Chen call her an elder or senior, she instantly broke down.

This young lady is stunningly beautiful, a beauty that could rival the most beautiful women in history. I'm just a little bit older, how am I old? Are you blind?!
So she immediately flew into a rage, not out of helplessness and embarrassment at Chen Xuan's repeated attempts to subdue her, but out of a deep-seated hostility. Her face was frosty and her eyes were icy.

At this moment, the purpose of her visit was no longer important. She wanted Chen Xuan to pay the price and to deeply understand the consequences of offending her. She knew that some things should not be said carelessly, or they could lead to disaster.

In an instant, her appearance changed again. One moment she was as fiery as fire, her whole body seemed to be engulfed in flames, her hair, clothes and even her eyes were dangerous red, but in the next moment she turned into an icy blue from head to toe.

Her previously fiery red hair turned into a cold, icy blue in the blink of an eye, like dancing ice silk. Her fiery long dress also turned icy blue, her eyes gleamed with a cold light, and the fiery energy that enveloped her figure turned into cold mist, with crystal snowflakes swirling around her!
Her appearance had changed drastically, and her aura was rising steadily. Centered on her, a deep, cold aura permeated the air and spread in all directions. The air seemed to be frozen, frost spread on the ground, and cold mist rose from the air.

Under the influence of her aura, the chirping of insects and birds in the night disappeared, becoming as silent as a cicada in winter. Even the residents of Yang County, which was more than ten miles away from her, felt a chill for no apparent reason.

Fortunately, she was in the middle of nowhere, so there was no further adverse effect. When she went deep into the fog formation, Chen Xuan was moving. She escaped and was far away from Yang County, and did not land near the county town or even in the town.

If Yan Quan, who was unconscious and unable to move at this moment, saw this scene, he would definitely feel a chill in his heart and think to himself, "Oh no!" His master was completely angry and was only one step away from a violent outburst!

The ethereal fairy, exuding a terrifying and chilling aura, looked up at the churning dark clouds amidst the lightning, thunder, and torrential rain. Her clear voice was icy as she said, "Very well, I may not care about your offense, but that doesn't mean I will forgive your mistakes. Everyone must be responsible for their words and actions. Today, I will give you a lesson you will never forget!"

As she spoke, she gracefully raised her hand, like a young girl picking a flower. Every move she made was pleasing to the eye, yet the aura revealed by this action was chilling.

Then, an ice-blue lotus appeared at her fingertips, exquisitely beautiful like a masterpiece sculpted by a master, containing a terrifying aura that froze the heavens and earth, making people's hearts tremble and dare not look directly at it.

With a flick of the finger, the beautiful lotus flower soared into the sky, shooting towards the rolling dark clouds amidst the raging storm, leaving a faint blue trail of light in the night sky.

As it approached the 'dark cloud', the ice-blue lotus, originally the size of a fingernail, multiplied into two, then four, and in an instant, it grew exponentially, as if it were about to cover the entire night sky. A terrifying chill permeated the air, and a fierce wind whipped up snowflakes, attempting to freeze the churning clouds.

In the eyes of the ethereal fairy, no matter what illusions or fog you have, I will freeze and shatter them from the outside, break through them by force, and see how long you can hide!
At the same time, a two-foot-long short knife appeared in her hand with a flick of her wrist. She pulled it out from who-knows-where. The blade was as thin as a cicada's wing and almost transparent, like an ice knife, covered with broken ice cracks.

It's highly likely that the knife in her hand isn't in its original state right now; just like her own image, it changes form depending on the situation.

Generally speaking, there is a consensus that the strong rarely use weapons, and when the strong do take out their weapons, it is either because the situation has reached a critical moment or because they are truly angry.

With a sword in hand, the ethereal fairy kept a watchful eye on all directions. Once Chen Xuan could no longer hide and revealed himself, she would not hesitate to deliver a ruthless blow. How dare you call me an old man?

In the void, within the misty array, since Yan Quan's master hadn't affected him, Chen Xuan didn't bother with him and continued to focus on the rain.

But when he saw the other party's drastically changed appearance, he was speechless. Before he could even speak, the other party suddenly attacked, leaving Chen Xuan speechless. Just as He Hongyi had said, the old baby's personality was unpredictable, faster than flipping through a book.

Can't you wait until I'm done with my work before you talk about it?
The moment she made her move, Chen Xuan couldn't help but frown. Even he had to take that palm strike a little more seriously.

"Using her palm as a blade, this is a profound sword technique, domineering and fierce, its sharpness concealed, carrying a domineering power capable of cleaving through all directions. Clearly, she intends to launch a large-scale attack to violently break the formation. If she manages to destroy some of the formation flags, she might actually succeed. The formation can affect her five senses; the dense fog has no offensive or defensive capabilities, and the formation flags themselves are relatively fragile. Judging from her previous performance, her martial will is undoubtedly Lotus, just rather unpredictable. No wonder the rumors say she's so vain and narcissistic."

These thoughts flashed through Chen Xuan's mind in an instant, and he felt a little annoyed. I'm busy, what are you doing messing around?

In his perception, the palm strike unleashed by Master Yan Quan was no weaker than the desperate attack made by the black-robed man whom Jiang Yuan had invited to stop Chen Xuan during Jiang Yuan's rebellion last year.

However, it couldn't compare to the power of Jiang Yuan and Wei Wuyai's attacks. After all, those two had been at the Grandmaster level for decades. No matter how talented Yan Quan's master was, she still needed time to accumulate experience and make up for the gap. Of course, it was also because she didn't use her full strength in that palm strike.

Even Wei Wuyai was killed by Chen Xuan, so dealing with the palm strike that Master Yan Quan threw was naturally not difficult. After all, Chen Xuan's cultivation had been increasing day by day over this period of time.

But he was busy right now. The rain had taken a toll on him after several trips back and forth, but since the other party had already made their move, Chen Xuan had no choice but to focus on dealing with them.

I tried my best to make it look like normal rain, but you had to stir things up and create something unrealistic. What would it look like if someone saw that? Wouldn't all my efforts have been wasted?

Left with no other choice, Chen Xuan pointed his fingers like a sword into the void, unleashing the Invisible Sword Finger technique, which he had already cultivated to an unparalleled level. The sword energy swept out, invisible, silent, and traceless, with unmatched sharpness and unparalleled ferocity. If used against an enemy, it would be impossible to defend against. It was more than enough to deal with the blazing blade light that spread out from the lotus platform.

Under the sweep of the invisible sword energy, all the sword beams that were slashing in all directions were shattered and dissipated. Even the aftershocks of the shattered sword beams could not spread under the influence of the invisible sword energy. They vanished like spring rain, as if nothing had ever happened.

This is why Yan Quan's master's palm strike seemed to disappear into thin air after it landed; it was simply suppressed and erased by Chen Xuan to prevent the normal rain scene from being disrupted. However, since Yan Quan's master had struck first, even though Chen Xuan quickly resolved the situation, the scene of the sea of ​​clouds being torn apart was inevitable. He didn't care whether others saw it or not; he just treated it as an illusion caused by simulated lightning.

Fortunately, he sensed that Master Yan Quan was about to make a move and adjusted the direction of the array flags in time. After all, when the array moves, the position of the array flags is constantly being adjusted, which is why the array flags were not destroyed by the opponent.

Chen Xuan was naturally in a bad mood when his business was interrupted. He was already being good-tempered by not resorting to violence, which is why he blurted out those words in a bad mood.

While saying those words, to avoid being disturbed again, I politely reminded her, and then an invisible sword aura pointed directly at her, forcing her back. I had calculated in advance the multiple directions she would dodge, which allowed her to escape the formation's range after dodging. Otherwise, she might have been trapped inside and caused trouble again.

The invisible sword energy is known for its stealth, and now that Chen Xuan has unleashed it, it is even more undetectable. Therefore, when Chen Xuan strikes, Master Yan Quan only senses the danger but cannot discern the direction or form of the attack, so he can only subconsciously choose to dodge.

As for Chen Xuan, he didn't quite understand women's mentality. He and the little princess were in love, while other girls were always the ones who took the initiative. So he didn't expect that his kindness and gentle persuasion would backfire.

Upon hearing Master Yan Quan leave the formation's range and noticing her attack again, Chen Xuan was utterly speechless.

"Changed color again? How many color forms do you have? What kind of cultivation technique do you practice? I've never heard of it. Okay, I'm ignorant; I know nothing about the martial arts world. But for you to come again is a bit too much, and the danger level has increased a notch."

With a flicker of thought, Chen Xuan wasn't going to tolerate the other person. He didn't care who they were, what their status was, or whether they were beautiful or not. He had already warned them, but they still did it. They had no sense of boundaries at all. Even the best temper has its limits.

What particularly displeased Chen Xuan was that the opponent's icy attack was aimed at completely destroying the formation. Once it was fully unleashed, not to mention the entire formation, most of the formation area would be destroyed. How could she possibly get her way?
Then I went to great lengths to bring rain because the crops of the farmers in Yang County were almost dead. But you, if your attack were to completely erupt and the chill were to sweep across the land, the crops within a radius of at least twenty or thirty miles would be completely doomed. How would hundreds or thousands of families survive?
If her previous impression on Chen Xuan was merely that she was fickle, narcissistic, arrogant, and lacked boundaries, now she was labeled as someone who acted without considering the consequences.

When people in the martial arts world get angry, they don't care about anything else. However, she didn't think that if a powerful foreigner caused widespread damage to ordinary people, would the Jing Kingdom's court let her off the hook?

To avoid being affected by her again and again, and not wanting to cause widespread crop failure because of her, Chen Xuan, who was in a bad mood, decided to shut her up once and for all, and even planned to teach her a lesson. "You're taking advantage of me, who cares about you two?"
"Please trouble you, sir, to understand the situation. I've already said that you've been influencing me all along. To put it bluntly, since you don't know how to appreciate my kindness, I have no choice but to offend you. I hope you'll behave yourself," Chen Xuan replied in a slightly cold voice.

At the same time, he stopped holding back as he spoke, his eyes flashing with a cold light, and even snowflake-like light and shadows appearing deep in his pupils. He struck downwards with his palm, and a snowflake the size of a fingernail appeared, just like a warm snowflake, without the slightest hint of coldness.

This is the best proof of his superb self-cultivation and martial arts control. His aura is contained and does not leak out at all. Those seemingly grand and flashy things are actually just for show.

As he struck out with his palm, a small snowflake flew out, fluttering down like normal snowflakes, carrying the mysterious imagery of the approaching winter, when the first snowflake falls and the land is frozen for thousands of miles. That was the true depth of cold!
Chen Xuan is also a semi-expert in ice-cold martial arts. Among the martial arts he has practiced is the Snow Frost Heaven Palm Technique. However, he has never even fought a few times, so he has never had the opportunity to use it. Last time when he encountered the Crimson Flame Tiger in the Misty Swamp, he planned to use it once or twice, but before he could even start, he switched to the Seven Revolutions Flaming Sun Palm to suppress it.

The snowflakes he unleashed fell, multiplying in number as they fluttered down. Unlike the icy lotus flowers unleashed by Master Yanquan, which split and grew, these snowflakes appeared out of thin air, each corresponding to a single icy lotus. The number of snowflakes that appeared out of thin air was equal to the number of icy lotus flowers that split.

Before the ice lotus unleashed by Master Yan Quan could fully erupt, snowflakes appeared and merged directly into the ice lotus.

The next moment, the countless ice lotuses melted away like ice and snow, turning into seemingly real water droplets, which then vaporized into mist and dissipated into the void.

In this way, before Master Yan Quan's angry attack could fully erupt, it was easily neutralized by Chen Xuan with his higher level of understanding of the Ice and Cold Technique!

Both are at the Grandmaster level, but Chen Xuan is a Great Grandmaster. The difference of just one word makes all the difference in their levels. Moreover, he cultivates the Way of Nature, which encompasses all things and is inclusive and harmonious. Within his understanding, with his terrifying martial arts talent, no one's cultivation level can surpass his. He can handle any means with ease!

"How can it be!"

The ethereal fairy, who had been standing with her knife in hand, waiting for Chen Xuan to appear and teach her a lesson, was now incredulous. Her face, usually radiant with anger and frost, was momentarily lost in thought.

His powerful attack was easily neutralized by Chen Xuan's gentle, spring-like deflection? Was Chen Xuan truly just an eighteen-year-old who had reached the Grandmaster level? Or was he some old monster who had cultivated for many years?
But it wasn't over yet, even as she was still reeling from the shock.

The snowflakes seemed to melt into the ice lotus and disappear without a trace, but in reality, they transformed into countless invisible sword energies that swept towards the ethereal fairy. They were invisible, formless, silent, and seemingly endless, making them difficult to detect and unpredictable. They were like a gentle breeze, like falling leaves, like petals that bloomed at some unknown time, or like a child's first tooth.

Chen Xuan, who had long since mastered various martial arts to a superb level, made use of the dissolved ice lotus to form endless, invisible sword energy by combining his own true energy with the opponent's. It was perfectly smooth and effortless, and all he could do was use it at will!
The ethereal fairy, caught off guard, realized the danger in an instant, but it was too late. Endless sword energy had already enveloped her. Even with her cultivation level, combative nature, and rich experience, she could hardly judge the trajectory of the sword energy. It was as if it existed in a state between existence and non-existence. How could she dodge or defend against it?
Fortunately, she was experienced in combat and reacted instantly. Her surging true energy burst forth, and she used her cultivation technique to form a crystal-clear lotus platform protective aura around her body. The aura was about ten feet in diameter and slowly rotated. It was icy blue and cold, and seemed indestructible.

However, it was completely useless. The seemingly indestructible lotus platform protective aura shattered and disintegrated before it could even last a single breath under the sharp and invisible sword energy!

The ethereal fairy was incredulous, thinking it impossible. Before she could react further, the sword energy that had been so sharp just moments before suddenly returned like a gentle breeze and fine rain, penetrating her body through various acupoints. Strands of sword energy coursed through her meridians and limbs, and she couldn't resist it at all by circulating her true energy. Forcibly resisting it felt like her whole body was being torn apart inch by inch. However, not resisting the sword energy that was roaming through her body had no effect on her at all!
She was completely stunned, her head buzzing. How could this be? What kind of method was this?
No matter how strong-willed she was, and how unwilling she was to accept it, she dared not use her internal energy to resist. The slightest resistance would cause her excruciating pain from the inside out, a truly unbearable experience. The intensity of the pain depended on the degree of her resistance!
At the same time, she dared not move, clearly feeling the invisible sword energy still swirling around her, and any slight movement could cause the sword energy to tear her apart.

The sword energy surrounding them contained Chen Xuan's grandmaster will. The sword energy would exist as long as the will remained. Without external interference to erase it, it was as if a forbidden zone had been artificially created for a long time, a place where no living person could enter, and she could not step out of that area!
The whole process was extremely short, over in the blink of an eye; the speed of a master-level fight was something ordinary people couldn't even react to.

There was no dramatic clash from beginning to end; it ended quietly and without fanfare. Chen Xuan didn't want to escalate the situation, so he could only use his superior cultivation level to quickly quell it.

Was it because Fairy Piaomiao wasn't strong enough? Of course not, it was because she underestimated her opponent, and Chen Xuan's growth rate was terrifying, improving every single day!
'Stay put and be quiet, or you'll regret it. You can't bother me anymore.' Chen Xuan looked away and continued with his work, feeling quite annoyed. His concentration was disrupted, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He was considering whether to occasionally use his sword energy, which made her hesitant to attack, to make her suffer.

Why did you have to provoke me for no reason? I'm such a magnanimous person, but you've made me a little petty... (End of Chapter)