I am the snake demon!

"This disciple has learned much."

Although Bai Xuan felt something was wrong, it didn't matter. What mattered was that Qinghua Sect had it, and if he had it, it was the same as Bai Xuan having it.

If the Qinghua Sect is willing to give them face, Bai Xuan can owe them a favor.

But if he doesn't give them face, Bai Xuan can only follow the example of the Prince of Zhenbei.

The Prince of Zhenbei once robbed the Qinghua Sect during his lifetime.

The Taiyi Lion Technique, the supreme martial art of the Qinghua Sect, is now kept in his family's armory along with the Taiji True Scripture of the Wudang Sect.

He learned it too.

And we discovered a problem that was neither too big nor too small.

Both of these martial arts techniques can only be cultivated up to the fourth level; the fifth level is fake.

Or rather, it's incomplete, lacking some key elements. Forcing oneself to cultivate it will not only fail to achieve great success, but may even lead to demonic possession.

It's unclear whether both factions tacitly agreed to do this, keeping the real secrets to themselves and passing them down orally, or whether the two families were deliberately retaliating against the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion.

Of course, it made no difference to Bai Xuan.

After he completed the fourth level of the repair, he filled in the rest himself.

His current mastery of these two martial arts must have surpassed that of the two sect leaders and is now on par with their founders.

If he isn't given the money, he'll sneak in and then make up the difference.

"The path to immortality is ethereal. Nowadays, cultivation focuses on martial arts. Even when we pursue the Heavenly Dao, we take martial arts as our foundation. Of all the methods, the Dao of Arrays is the most revered. Ancient weapon-forging methods, for example, have now been completely replaced by array-based weapon-forging," Qiu Yimeng said.

Bai Xuan nodded. He understood that crafting artifacts in ancient times was very troublesome. Not to mention rare and precious materials, it required the craftsman to expend a great deal of energy and spirit, infuse it with divine essence, and imbue it with spirituality. However, a craftsman might only be able to craft one or two magical artifacts in his entire life. But now it's different. Now, array masters can directly unleash the power of the array by imprinting the array on a compass or something else.

The power of the formation is no less than that of the magic weapon, and in many cases it is even better.

It saves time and effort. In the past, a weapon refiner could only refine a few pieces in his entire life, but nowadays a formation master can refine a few pieces in a year. The only drawback is that it has no spirituality and cannot grow. But for most people, it is not necessary for the magic weapon to have spirituality; having power is enough.

However, Bai Xuan was quite interested in the ancient weapon-refining method. After all, magical treasures with spirituality were not important in the mortal world, but in the long run, that was not the case.

However, there was no such information in the Prince's Palace Treasury, seemingly because it was considered too outdated and not worth collecting.

Now that he had seen Qiu Yimeng, Bai Xuan felt he could ask for a share, but before Bai Xuan could speak, Hongxiu's voice rang out from outside.

"Your Highness, the Dowager Consort is looking for you."

"Is Mother looking for me?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Xuan showed a hint of doubt on his face. After returning to the Prince's Mansion, he would go to Duan Baiyu's place to pay his respects every morning. He would not say anything in the morning, but would call him over specifically.

However, since his mother was looking for him, he naturally had to go. He stood up and bid farewell to Qiu Yimeng, saying, "My mother has summoned me, so I will go and pay my respects to her."

"Of course," Qiu Yimeng said without trying to stop her. "Yu Shuang has already condensed her tenth seal. The Hidden Sword Manor will hold the Hidden Sword Conference in half a month. I intend to take her there to choose a good sword as the array sword. We will probably set off in about three days."

"Second Sister has condensed the tenth seal?" Bai Xuan was slightly surprised, then smiled and said, "Then let's go together. I'm also going to Wuwei. Let's set off together in three days."

Qiu Yimeng was slightly surprised to hear that Bai Xuan was also going, but she nodded in agreement.

Bai Xuan got up, took Hongxiu with him, and followed Duan Baiyu's maid to Duan Baiyu's residence.

However, upon arrival, they discovered that not only Duan Baiyu was there, but Xu Yuhua was also present.

Bai Xuan raised an eyebrow, revealing a curious expression.

This isn't right. What could possibly make his mother and Yuhua plot something behind his back?

In terms of feelings, shouldn't the relationship with him be deeper, regardless of who it is?

"They're here."

Upon seeing Bai Xuan arrive, Duan Baiyu smiled faintly, then looked at the stunningly beautiful Hongxiu beside Bai Xuan, her eyes filled with amazement, and said, "I didn't get a good look at you when I was with my sister, but now I see that you are indeed a peerless beauty. No wonder An'er likes you."

"It is Your Highness's kindness that I dare not accept," Hongxiu immediately said, bowing her head.

"She's clever," Duan Baiyu chuckled, glancing at the maid beside him. "Lingxue, take Hongxiu away first, and don't let anyone disturb her."

"Yes."

The maid who brought Hongxiu responded in a low voice, and Hongxiu dared not disobey and obediently went down.

Bai Xuan sat down directly and asked curiously, "Mother, why did you and my eldest sister summon me here so mysteriously? And why did you specifically tell Hongxiu about it?"

"Have you forgotten what I said to you at the Jade True Temple? You should see Ruyi now," Duan Baiyu said.

"I haven't forgotten, is she coming to Xuanwu?" Bai Xuan asked with a nonchalant smile. Well, he really had forgotten about this person who had nothing to do with him, but who might very well become his fiancée.

These days have been so wonderful, I'm so happy here that I don't even miss Yuzhen Temple anymore.

"She's not coming to Xuanwu, but to Wuwei. You and I will go to Wuwei together to see Ruyi," Duan Baiyu said.

"Ruyi? Liu Ruyi. How come she's in Wuwei? Did Mother invite her to Wuwei?" Bai Xuan asked.

"The Hidden Sword Manor will hold a sword appreciation event in April, sincerely inviting swordsmen from all over the world to appreciate the swords. The Taibai Sword Sect is naturally among those invited. Ruyi will be going. I have already written to her to tell her that I will take you there so that the two of you can meet," Duan Baiyu said.

"Okay." Bai Xuan replied casually, but secretly glanced at Xu Yuhua beside him.

If that's all there is to it, Xu Yuhua shouldn't be here.

Therefore, his intuition told him that this matter was related to Xu Yuhua.

This suggestion might even have been made by Xu Yuhua.

Knowing that I wouldn't come back after going to Wuwei, and that no one could persuade me to go, they let my mother go with me.

Have all the wisdom been used on me?

Noticing Bai Xuan's gaze, Xu Yuhua smiled faintly.

You're right, that's exactly it.

I must stay; I cannot leave.

But I won't go with you, and even Mr. Li can't stop you.

So of course, my aunt should go.

Bai Xuan's face darkened slightly. This is too much!

Where is it excessive?

Didn't you promise me you'd come back after you went?

Who is planning to go back on their word?

Bai Xuan casually withdrew his gaze.

Xu Yuhua's smile widened as she said, "Third Brother, you absolutely must go to Wuwei. Firstly, I have already informed Hidden Sword Manor about your need for a famous sword. You can choose any of the famous swords in Hidden Sword Manor. If none of them are suitable, you can have a new sword forged from the manor's black iron. Secondly, I want you to make a good impression and win the heart of my sister whom I have never met. My sister is no simple woman these days. Even if you were to propose to her, she might not be willing to marry into our Zhenbei Prince's Mansion."

"Oh? How so?" Bai Xuan's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, and he tried hard to suppress the upturned corners of his mouth.

I haven't even made a move yet, and this is already going to be resolved?

Speaking of which, the Lucky Array seems to be quite useful.

When I came to the Prince's mansion, the two most difficult problems were Leng Qinghan and Liu Ruyi. I didn't want to marry either of them, but I had to pretend to be trying to win their hearts.

As soon as I arrived, Leng Qinghan took care of herself and is now working for herself.

Then, before Liu Ruyi could figure out how to deal with it, another unexpected event occurred.

Did he also solve his own problem?

Am I really the chosen one, with all my wishes fulfilled?

Duan Baiyu looked at the two of them with a strange expression. When he heard Bai Xuan's question, he explained, "I just received news that Ruyi has comprehended the Taibai Gengjin Technique, which no one in the Taibai Sword Sect has comprehended for decades, and has been accepted as a disciple by Taibai Sword Immortal Li Qingcheng."

"Li Qingcheng? The one who's ranked among the top three in swordsmanship and the top three on the martial arts list?" Bai Xuan asked.

"His more important identity is that of the White Emperor's younger brother," Xu Yuhua said.

Tianji Pavilion claims to be able to divine the secrets of heaven, predict events with uncanny accuracy, and assess the power dynamics of the world.

The Martial Arts Ranking, which ranks the world's top martial artists, and the Hidden Dragon Ranking, which ranks the world's most promising young talents.

The martial arts ranking does not explicitly indicate the specific order of the top ten, but rather divides them into tiers: the top tier is the only one, with one person; the second tier is next, with two people; the third tier is next again, with three people; and the fourth tier is the lowest, with four people.

To be ranked among the top three is to be considered the pinnacle of martial arts.

One man, one sword, intimidating a mighty army.

Along with the Northern Wilderness Sword Demon and the Overturning Sea Sword Immortal, they are the three insurmountable mountains for swordsmen throughout the world.

But for the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion, that's not enough.

Putting aside other things, Lu Zhanqiu was a second-class figure in the martial arts world back then.

His martial arts skills have improved over the years.

Not to mention the thousands of troops of the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion.

But Baidi is different.

Apart from Mr. Meng, who is the best in the world, there is probably no one else in the world who dares to say that they can definitely capture the White Emperor.

The Prince of Zhenbei's mansion is a large and powerful family, and offending the second most powerful man in the world who has no scruples would be very troublesome.

In the end, both sides suffered losses.

"Li Qingcheng, is he a man? The name sounds like a woman's. 'A beauty that could topple kingdoms.'" Bai Xuan said.

"It's not that she's stunningly beautiful, but rather that her sword aura is overwhelming. The sword of a sword immortal can overturn ten thousand cities," Xu Yuhua corrected.

"Then why not call him Li Cuicheng, meaning 'one sword destroys a city,' or Cuiguo," Bai Xuan said.

"That sounds too harsh. This is the old sect master of Taibai Sword Sect's expectation for his youngest son, but the name still needs to be told to outsiders," Duan Baiyu said.

"That's true." Bai Xuan nodded.

Being called stunningly beautiful doesn't necessarily mean someone is good-looking.

"So once we arrive, you'll need to perform well, and then I'll propose marriage for you. Also, your sister-in-law Qinghan has been exhausted from handling business lately and desperately needs help. I think your maid Hongxiu is quite clever, so she won't come with you to Wuwei this time. She'll stay and help your sister-in-law. After all, these are the private property of the Prince's Mansion, and they should be handled by your trusted confidants," Duan Baiyu said.

"My sister-in-law is my confidante," Bai Xuan said.

"Don't give me that. Hongxiu is a beautiful girl. Not only you, but I also think she's pretty. If you want to take her as your wife, I won't stop you. But she'll stay behind when we go to Wuwei this time," Duan Baiyu said.

"Understood, I will do as you please." Bai Xuan nodded, thinking to himself, no wonder he looked at Hongxiu as soon as he arrived, so that's why. As long as you're happy.

Once I arrived in Wuwei, I began to devise a plan to make people dislike me in a way that was both reasonable and logical.

What a hassle! Why can't I learn from Leng Qinghan?

Bai Xuan stayed and chatted for a while before bidding farewell to Xu Yuhua.

"Sister, don't you believe me? Let Mother see me."

After leaving the house, Bai Xuan looked at Xu Yuhua and said.

"That's because you don't seem very trustworthy, Third Brother. I wish you all the best in winning the heart of your beauty," Xu Yuhua said with a light laugh, covering her mouth.

Bai Xuan took a deep breath, then shook his head helplessly.

Duan Baiyu remained in the mansion, watching the two figures depart. He raised an eyebrow, wondering if the two had been exchanging glances right in front of him.

Is Mr. Li right?