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Chapter 438 Looking Unlikely Human... The Interloper

Objectively speaking, searching for a fourth-order Yin spirit in the thick fog is indeed quite difficult.

Especially since fourth-order Yin spirits still possess a certain degree of consciousness, it becomes even more difficult.

If they act too powerfully, it will be obvious at a glance that they are not easy to deal with.

The other party wouldn't be foolish enough to run out and die; instead, they would take advantage of the fog to hide quietly.

True Monarch Lüshuang suspected that the two fourth-tier Yin spirits were deliberately evading his search.

Because he had searched almost the entire east side since morning, but hadn't seen a single trace of it.

And it wasn't just him.

The True Lord Die Lang, who arrived later, and the True Lord Zi Yang and others who entered the fog to help, all encountered similar situations.

Although the yang energy of a Nascent Soul True Monarch is more abundant, making it easier for him to attract yin spirits.

However, not only were they surrounded by spiritual light, but the slight fluctuations naturally emitted by their personal spiritual artifacts were enough to deter any prying eyes.

As spirits with a certain level of intelligence, those two fourth-tier Yin spirits were well aware of the principle of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

They would rather wait a little longer than take the risk.

Both being fourth-tier, and given that the fog undoubtedly makes it the domain of the Yin Spirits.

Although True Monarch Lüshuang once almost brushed past one of the fourth-tier Yin spirits, the two were at least three zhang apart at their closest point.

However, he ultimately failed to notice the other party's presence and unknowingly missed the opportunity.

Unfortunately, those two fourth-tier Yin spirits were very patient, determined to pick on the weak and never make a move until they found a suitable prey.

Oh, what a coincidence! Not long after, they actually encountered a golden opportunity.

A newly promoted True Lord who looked exceptionally young was seen walking alone in the mist, searching for Yin Spirits.

He exuded a vitality far exceeding that of ordinary people, and his fiery blood, set against the backdrop of the mist, resembled a small furnace with two legs.

Especially in the eyes of the spirits.

It was like a whole roasted lamb on the move, or a plump roasted suckling pig... In short, it was an unparalleled delicacy that had fallen from the sky.

The more crucial point is that this kid doesn't even carry any magical artifacts with him!
They didn't cast defensive spells from a distance to erect colorful spiritual energy barriers to guard against possible sneak attacks.

That's like fish with its bones removed or shrimp with its shell peeled; just looking at them makes your mouth water.

If a human cultivator encountered such a situation, they might be wary and suspect that the other party was deliberately feigning weakness to lure them in.

However, although fourth-order Yin spirits possess a certain level of intelligence, it is relatively limited, so how could they possibly think of so many things?

All they knew was that their chance to launch a sneak attack had arrived!
If we can launch a surprise attack, we might just succeed in one strike.

In fact, the reason why True Lord Lüshuang and others dared not use themselves as bait was because they were worried that they would not be able to react in time and end up being caught off guard.

However, for Xiao Chen, there were only four words to describe it: fearless and complacent.

That's right, the person who was swaggering around searching for spirits was Xiao Chen.

"Woo~!"

Suddenly, a strong, eerie wind arose, its sound like the wailing of ten thousand ghosts, making one's heart clench.

As the cold wind swept by, a chilling aura swept in from all directions.

The once turbulent sea was frozen into a vast ice field in the blink of an eye.

In an instant, the area within a radius of dozens of miles seemed to have turned into an extremely cold inferno.

Even Xiao Chen's hands, neck, and other areas not covered by the spirit robe immediately emitted wisps of white steam.

At the same time, he felt as if the surrounding air was frozen by the biting cold, and even the flow of spiritual energy seemed to slow down considerably.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

At the same time, two almost invisible and colorless streams of Yin energy shot through the air like sharp arrows.

Moreover, with one in front and one behind, they instantly formed a pincer movement.

It subtly sealed off all of Xiao Chen's escape routes.

It turns out that the two fourth-tier Yin spirits could actually cooperate with each other and attack the same prey together.

Faced with such an attack, most people would inevitably be unable to defend themselves properly.

However, Xiao Chen was already mentally prepared; this was the moment he had been waiting for.

Even before the wind began to blow, he had already activated his true energy to prepare for a counterattack.

At that moment, he decisively thrust his palm out from the direction from which the yin energy was coming. Instantly, flames surged forth like a volcanic eruption, and the rolling heat wave dispelled all the surrounding cold air.

When the incoming yin energy came into contact with the flames, it was like snowflakes falling into a pot of hot oil, instantly melting away.

It didn't even reduce the fire by the slightest bit.

At the same time, Xiao Chen did not pause at all; instead, he instantly unleashed an even faster escape speed than before, rushing towards that location along with the raging flames.

He had previously suppressed his escape speed to appear weak to the enemy.

Now that he was using all his strength, he immediately startled the two evil spirits.

Especially the side directly in front, there was simply no time to make any effective reaction.

Almost instinctively, it drew in yin energy, barely forming a hazy gray protective barrier on its body surface.

Immediately, with a 'crack' sound, the blazing flames easily tore through the barrier, enveloping the spirit's body in the process.

"Swoosh! Swoosh!"

After just two soft sounds, it turned into specks of phosphorescent light and dissipated.

"Ok?"

Xiao Chen frowned: "There's no Yin Spirit Heart?"

It is said that for every two spirits killed, there is a chance to obtain a spirit heart.

Despite such a high probability, I still failed to ship the item on the first try. It seems my luck is just so-so today.

No matter, Xiao Chen immediately turned his gaze to the Yin spirit behind him: "Soaring Palm!"

Seeing that his companion couldn't even withstand a single blow, the opponent immediately turned and fled.

However, now that their location has been exposed, how could they possibly escape?

It only managed to delay for less than a moment before the flames caught up and engulfed it.

Fortunately, as the eerie blue phosphorescent light dissipated, a crystal-clear Yin Spirit Heart appeared in mid-air.

The surrounding flames churned and surged, seemingly trying to devour the heart of the evil spirit as well.

However, Xiao Chen reacted even faster, immediately using his divine sense to dispel the flames.

Then it flew over in time and collected the Heart of the Evil Spirit.

"Wow, it's actually a little hot!"

The moment he held it in his hand, Xiao Chen clearly felt a burning sensation emanating from the surface of the Yin Spirit Heart.

This heat is certainly not from its own body, but rather from the residual power of the Soaring Palm.

Moreover, the thick fog that was originally filled with yin energy within a radius of a hundred miles was completely evaporated during the battle.

If someone happens to be looking down from mid-air at this moment...

Then you can clearly see two particularly conspicuous giant handprints, one on the left and one on the right, appearing in the thick fog.

Each one is hundreds of miles long, truly a marvel of nature.

Of course, the Soaring Palm technique itself is completely insufficient to cover such a large area.

However, due to the doubling of the quality of the true essence, its power was greatly enhanced, and the temperature of the flames was also greatly increased.

In addition, the fog evaporates from a great distance when it encounters high temperatures, which creates battle traces that far exceed the coverage area of ​​the spell itself.

Such intense fighting naturally alerted the other True Lords nearby.

However, by the time they arrived, it was already too late; they couldn't even see the scattered phosphorescent lights.

True Lord Lushuang was slightly disappointed, after all, he had been searching for almost half a day, but still hadn't been able to catch the Yin Spirit in time.

Overall, however, it is a good thing that the threat posed by the fourth-tier Yin spirit to the market can be eliminated.

Moreover, he was more concerned about the lingering warmth in the air that had not completely dissipated.

Since defeating the sea creatures, it has only been half a year since we last met, but Fellow Daoist Xiao's mastery of fire magic has improved significantly once again.

The True Lord of Frost could not help but admire this progress.

Meanwhile, he couldn't help but become more and more curious—what kind of spiritual root did Xiao Chen have?
Why is it switching between water magic one minute and fire magic the next?

More importantly, their expertise in both areas is truly remarkable.

Could it be that he is actually following a path of cultivating both water and fire, harmonizing the dragon and the tiger?

When True Lord Lüshuang thought of this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

In fact, not only him, but all the Nascent Soul cultivators in the entire Compassionate Sea were very curious about this.

Because generally speaking, even cultivators with dual spiritual roots will tend to focus on cultivating one major path based on their own circumstances, and very few people will choose to cultivate two paths simultaneously.

The reason is actually not complicated.

Simultaneous cultivation often means not only consuming twice the resources, but also facing twice the difficulties of cultivation.

If you get stuck at any point along the way, all your previous efforts will be wasted, which basically means that the path to becoming a deity is cut off.

In other words, doing so could potentially delay cultivators who were on the verge of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

This is an extremely risky act, and only those with great wisdom and courage would dare to do it.

However, if we look at this from the other perspective, there is another layer of meaning.

Since Xiao Chen dared to cultivate both water and fire, it means he had great confidence in his future as a Nascent Soul cultivator. As the saying goes, great skill breeds great courage.

Wow, so confident?

From afar, True Lord Lüshuang saw Xiao Chen standing with a smile on his face and his hands behind his back, exuding an air of confidence and composure.

In a daze, he even seemed to see an air of dominance about the world emanating from the other person's brows.

In the end, only seven words remained in my mind—"He doesn't look like a human... a stranger."

After exchanging a few polite words, they chatted about their exploration findings and then collectively cursed the sea creatures.

Xiao Chen also inquired with True Monarch Yunwo about the remnants of the sea race.

They learned that no other sea monsters had revealed their locations recently.

So he didn't linger and continued on the spirit ship back to the Cangming Immortal Sect.

Iron Fan Zhenjun somehow got the news.

They were actually waiting for us at the edge of the island: "Oh, it's good that you're back safely."

"I hope Junior Brother Mingxiao didn't cause any trouble for everyone on this trip?"

What a question.

Xiao Chen immediately replied, "Fellow Daoist Iron Fan, you are overthinking this. How could you think that way?"

Then, Iron Fan True Lord took the opportunity to persuade Xiao Chen to stay longer, expressing his strong desire for Xiao Chen to stay for an extended period.

Xiao Chen naturally declined politely.

They exchanged a few more polite words.

Iron Fan True Monarch stroked his beard and smiled, "Since that's the case, then I won't insist that Fellow Daoist Xiao stay any longer. If you have time in the future, you are welcome to come again anytime."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly changed the subject: "Oh, by the way, according to the proposal of the Peace Conference, all fourth-tier cultivators now have the right to enter the ruins for exploration." "The Golden Sand Ruins will be opening soon."

"I was just thinking of informing you first. If you are interested, we can arrange your seclusion time in advance so that you don't miss the deadline due to being too focused on cultivation."

The Jinsha Relics are located within the Cangming Sea.

Xiao Chen had previously seen related records in ancient books, which said that there were several fourth-order spirit mines inside.

The spirit mine in the very center can consistently produce a special fourth-tier spirit item that cannot be found anywhere else—Yogenous Gold Sand.

In addition, more than one person has dug out fifth-order spirit ore in other spirit mines.

It was originally supposed to be a resource-rich secret realm.

However, later generations discovered that a sect should have existed there, leaving behind some incomplete buildings, hence the name Jinsha Ruins.

"Oh, I wonder how long until the ruins open?"

Xiao Chen wasn't very interested in the Yang-type gold sand, but he was very interested in exploring fifth-order spirit ore.

Iron Fan Zhenjun immediately said, "If we start counting from next month, it should be nine years and ten months, which means there are less than ten years left."

what?
Xiao Chen almost thought he had heard it wrong.

Are you sure this is going to start very soon?
Goodness, he's really not used to this concept of time.

"Uh, thanks for reminding me."

Xiao Chen replied somewhat uncertainly, "If I have time then, I will come in advance."

For him, ten years is clearly a bit too long.

God knows what he was probably doing at that time.

Therefore, I can only keep this matter in mind for now and deal with it later.

After bidding farewell to Iron Fan True Lord, Xiao Chen returned directly to Ji'e Island.

"Ding!"

The familiar red bell rang again.

"you are back."

The familiar, gentle greeting remained.

But for some reason, Xiao Chen felt that Su Li's tone seemed a little different this time.

Of course, maybe he just hasn't been back for a long time and misheard.

"Did you run into any trouble outside?"

Su Li looked him up and down, making sure there were no obvious injuries, before asking with concern, "Did those elixirs not sell very well?"

"No, the pills are selling very well."

Xiao Chen held up two fingers: "Subtracting the time it takes to wait for people to arrive, they were all sold out in just two days."

"And given this situation, we shouldn't have to worry about sales next time."

"Guess how many spirit stones I earned this time?"

Upon hearing this, Su Li fell silent for a moment.

Someone clearly said they would be spending most of the year on the island.

As a result, he went out to sell Qinglu Zhuji Dan (a type of pill), and disappeared for four months.

Those who know might assume something delayed them, while those who don't might think they forgot the way back.

However, as long as they return safely, that's all that matters.

"Since you're so happy, it must be a lot of money, right?"

After a moment's thought, Su Li tentatively guessed, "I remember you should have refined a hundred batches of spirit pills."

"So, I'm guessing you made a million spirit stones this time?"

"right?"

Xiao Chen smiled and gently shook his head: "Wrong, you guessed too little."

Ok?
Su Li thought for a moment, then tried holding up two fingers: "Then it should be two million?"

However, seeing the increasingly broad smile on Xiao Chen's face, she immediately realized: "Is two million too low a guess?"

"Could it be that you earned three million spirit stones?"

Before she could finish speaking, her eyes widened: "Does that mean that one batch of spirit pills can earn a full 30,000 spirit stones?"

"If you refine one batch of spirit pills a day, you can earn more than ten million spirit stones a year?"

To be honest, even for a Nascent Soul True Monarch, this number is simply too large.

Let alone Su Li, even if True Lord Lu Shuang or True Lord Iron Fan knew, they would probably be so surprised they wouldn't be able to close their mouths.

"Well, almost."

Xiao Chen nodded slightly.

If we don't count the buy-one-get-one-free offer, then this is indeed the profit margin.

After saying three million, Su Li was still wondering if she had increased it too much.

As it turned out, Xiao Chen actually confirmed her guess.

She was completely bewildered.

As a Nascent Soul True Monarch, Su Li could naturally recognize that none of the spiritual materials Xiao Chen used in alchemy exceeded the second rank.

Under such circumstances, the elixirs that are refined can still be sold at such a high price.

She could hardly imagine how miraculous those elixirs must be to make customers willingly spend so much money.

More importantly, just how skilled is Xiao Chen in alchemy to be able to refine such a miraculous elixir?

Thinking of this, Su Li couldn't help but look Xiao Chen up and down again with her beautiful eyes.

By all accounts, the two have been together for quite some time.

But she always manages to discover one surprise after another in the other person.

Whenever Su Li felt that she might have a certain understanding of Xiao Chen,

Reality will tell her: No, what you've seen is only the tip of the iceberg.

This sense of mystery fueled her curiosity, making her want to learn more about the other person.

However, Su Li suppressed her curiosity and did not ask directly.

She was well aware that every cultivator in the cultivation world had their own secrets.

She believed that if it was something he could tell her, Xiao Chen would eventually tell her during their nightly campfire chats.

If it's something that's not convenient to talk about right now, she's willing to wait a little longer.

Sure enough, the two sat down on the beach in the evening.

Xiao Chen then took the initiative to recount his participation in the Nascent Soul Ceremony and his subsequent investigation into the strange phenomena of heaven and earth.

"Although the scale was quite grand, the process was extremely complicated, and the second half of the ceremony was even a bit boring, so I didn't watch it..."

"You wouldn't believe how heavy the rain was, it was like the Milky Way falling straight down to earth..."

"It turned out to be a sea creature's array base. At that moment, I felt that I was probably going to encounter some kind of conspiracy or trickery next..."

"That monster looks pretty powerful, but it's actually nothing..."

Well, the Big Dipper Spirit Fire is an external object, and it's one of the pieces of information that can be discussed.

"Oh right, didn't I pick up a magical artifact from the hall?"

As Xiao Chen spoke, he took out the hibiscus gold hairpin: "Look, this is it!"

“Isn’t it pretty?”

"And did you know? This thing is actually a ceremonial object, which is essentially an ornament. And it's clearly more suitable for female cultivators to wear."

"In that case, I'll give it to you."

Su Li was still carefully observing the gold hairpin, silently admiring the magnificent and beautiful flowers carved on it.

Hearing this, he was taken aback, then immediately waved his hand in refusal: "No, no, no, I can't accept something so valuable."

Ok?
Xiao Chen looked down at the gold hairpin: "This isn't valuable at all, it's not even worth as much as a magic talisman."

"When you helped me draw the Black Abyss Blood Escape Talisman before, I wanted to return the favor, but I haven't been able to find anything suitable."

"I just happened to get this gold hairpin on this trip... Wait, you don't think it's too old, do you?"

Upon closer inspection, this artifact dates back hundreds of thousands of years.

It can't even be called an old model; it could be described as retro.

"No, I'm not disgusted. I really like this gold hairpin."

Su Li quickly explained, "But as you know, I have the curse of lunar eclipse on me."

"Although it can be suppressed to some extent by relying on witchcraft on ordinary days, it will begin to corrode everything around it on the night of a lunar eclipse."

"Over the years, only the personal items I carried when I broke through to the Nascent Soul stage have remained unaffected."

"Everything else will be affected to varying degrees, and even the Absolute Spirit Cloud Wood cannot be spared."

Xiao Chen was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this.

He then chuckled and explained, "That's quite a coincidence. This thing just happens to be immune to the eclipse curse."

"You don't know, when those people made the ritual artifacts back then, they deliberately added a complex layer of restrictions on the outside. And it was the kind that would slowly revert to its original state if it couldn't be broken in one go."

"In other words, as long as the lunar eclipse cannot directly break the outer barrier, it should be equivalent to having no impact."

what?
Su Li was somewhat surprised upon hearing this: "Really?"

Xiao Chen pondered for a moment, then nodded decisively: "Of course it's true."

"Just try it on first, and we'll talk about it if it doesn't work."

He wasn't entirely sure if the restriction would allow him to resist the lunar eclipse, but it didn't really matter.

At worst, we'll just lose a magical artifact. It's not a big deal.

Could he possibly be stingy with such a small amount of spirit stones?
Moreover, this gold hairpin was a free find; it cost less than half a spirit stone.

"Then...I'll accept it."

Su Li blushed inexplicably: "Thank you."

Xiao Chen immediately waved his hand: "Hey, no need to be polite, it's just a worthless little trinket."

"Just think of it as interest."

"When I encounter a suitable spiritual object in the future, I will definitely give you a real gift in return, at least as valuable as the Black Abyss Blood Escape Talisman."

Upon hearing this, Su Li blushed and refused, saying, "No need, this is enough for me."

But she doesn't have the final say on this matter.

Of course, Xiao Chen didn't continue. After all, talking nonsense here would be like a conman making empty promises.

Bringing the gifts back with you later would be the truly sincere approach.

He took the initiative to change the subject and talk about the misfortune he encountered on his way back.

(End of this chapter)