《My Demon Friend》


 C1

    "I''m sorry, Mr. Lin. Our company has already seen your resume. I''m sorry to inform you that you haven''t been hired by us. I wish you success in your job search in the future. Goodbye."


    "Du, du, du ¡­"


    Lin Xiao put down the knockoff machine in his hand. From the beginning to the end, he did not say a single word, only silently listening. This was the ninth time he had failed to submit his resume.


    Standing up from the less than 20 square metres of rented space, Lin Xiao opened the window and looked at the Sichuan Cuisine across the road. He rubbed his stomach and decided to go back to bed to conserve energy.


    This was the third week after Lin Xiao graduated from university. He muddled on for two weeks and his wallet was already empty. If he didn''t think of anything else, he would starve to death in this strange city. His identity as a graduate student of the Ancient Language Department did not make it convenient for him to find a job. Could it be that he was going to take out a bunch of unknown ancient writing to apply?


    Lin Xiao was extremely regretful. When he first entered university, why did he choose this unpopular department? He only needed to have friends from other departments around him in various major companies, while he, was still hiding in this small house, dispirited.


    He glanced at the empty cigarette case on the table, swallowed, and picked up an unfinished cigarette tail from the pile of cigarette butts on the floor.


    After fighting for a long time, the engine still did not produce any flames. Lin Xiao scolded as he dragged the bird''s nest-like hair out of the room.


    Next door was a small shop owned by an old woman whose children were often absent.


    The road was noisy and crowded, and traffic was honking non-stop.


    The harsh noise made the passersby curse.


    "Elder." Lin Xiao, who hadn''t stepped out of the room for a long time, couldn''t open his eyes. His vision blurred and he said, "Take out a fire engine."


    The one dollar engine landed in front of Lin Xiao and rolled from the table to the ground.


    Lin Xiao bent down to pick up the lighter, placed the coin on the counter and left.


    He did not return, but instead walked through the crowd.


    In the busy street, there was a piece of pure land beside Lin Xiao. No one was willing to approach him no matter where he went.


    Some of the girls even pinched their noses ostentatiously and kept fanning the air in front of them with their hands.


    Lin Xiao glanced at the people around her, wrinkled her nose, lowered her gaze, and stared at the many pairs of shoes on the road.


    Lin Xiao prayed that someone else''s money would suddenly appear on the road so that he could settle today''s lunch.


    From yesterday until now, he had not finished dripping. His mouth was dry and his entire body was extremely tired. He did not know why he was still able to support his body as he walked.


    Lin Xiao habitually reached into her pocket. Other than the newly bought fire engine, there was nothing else. He chuckled. He was obviously going to buy a fire machine to light a cigarette, but the cigarette was still in the room.


    He wanted to throw the engine to the ground, but in the end, he didn''t have the energy to do so and could only put it back in his pocket. Even if he didn''t have the strength, he couldn''t bear to do so.


    The number of people gradually dwindled. In front of them was a natural park, a natural park that was only halfway there. It was said that something had happened to the developers and they lacked the funds to follow up on the project, resulting in them abandoning the project halfway through its development. The remaining construction materials and tools, as well as the buildings that were half-way through their construction, gave off an eerie feeling.


    Lin Xiao looked up. The forest was very dense, and it was probably because this place had been chosen to develop into a natural park.


    Even though the sun was high in the sky, the dense forest still made people feel cold. As Lin Xiao stepped into the forest, not a single ray of sunlight penetrated the lush foliage. The humid environment and air caused Lin Xiao, who only wore short sleeves, to shiver.


    After walking for a long time, the area in front of them lit up once again. It was a large lake that rippled with jade-green ripples. Sunlight shone on the surface of the lake, sparkling and sparkling.


    This was an astonishing contrast to the dark and gloomy forest behind Lin Xiao, causing him to be speechless for a long time.


    "Although it''s not the first time I''ve been here, but every time I''ve been here I can''t calm myself down."


    Lin Xiao whispered as he sat down by the lake. He used his hands to support his body, otherwise, he wouldn''t be able to sit up straight.


    A different sensation came from his hand. Lin Xiao lowered her head to take a look. There was a strange pattern on the stone beside his hand, as if it was carved onto it.


    Lin Xiao hadn''t seen this square stone carving before, and it immediately caught his attention. There were a few messy looking lines in the middle, casually crisscrossing, but Lin Xiao was amazed.


    These lines had some form of ancient characters, and most people only saw them as lines. Lin Xiao could see that there seemed to be two words contained within it.


    "Liu ¡­ Chuan."


    Lin Xiao rubbed his chin as he pondered the meaning of this word, yet he was unable to come to an end. He was beginning to suspect that this was just someone else scribbling, that it was all just a coincidence, because the lines and the rest of it covered the two words like graffiti.


    Lin Xiao took out her phone and wanted to take a photo so that everyone could have a look.


    However, this knock-off machine was a knockoff machine. Even if the screen was turned up to its highest brightness, it still couldn''t be seen clearly in the sunlight. Lin Xiao relied on her memories to draw a line on the screen, then tapped on the screen a few times. However, after waiting for a long time, she still could not hear the sound of the shutter.


    The plane had crashed? Seeing this, Lin Xiao could only put away her phone. Then, she seemed to have thought of something and mocked herself, "I''m almost starving, yet I''m still in the mood to care about such insignificant matters."


    His stomach once again issued a severe warning, seemingly telling Lin Xiao that if he didn''t replenish his energy in time, his body would soon collapse, and all his departments would go on strike.


    Lin Xiao laid down, and the warm sun shone down on him. Very soon, he lost consciousness.


    Can I still open my eyes this time?


    A cold wind blew over his body, causing a "corpse" by the lake to tremble and sneeze loudly.


    "I''m so hungry that I can still wake up. A medical miracle. " Lin Xiao mockingly stood up, dusted off the dust on her body, and slowly walked into the forest.


    Without the sun, the forest turned dark. Lin Xiao could only rely on the feel of the cobblestone road beneath his feet to confirm that he had not gone astray.


    He could not help but wrap his arms around his body. His entire body was trembling, and his teeth were chattering non-stop.


    If this was a normal situation, he would definitely be so scared that he wouldn''t dare to move. In this kind of environment, what if he bumped into a ghost?


    However, right now, he didn''t have the spare energy to think about it. It would still take some effort to imagine the terror of ghosts, and right now, all he wanted to do was hurry back to his bed.


    When a person was concentrating, he would have no perception of the outside world. When a person was unable to concentrate, he would have no perception of the outside world.


    Thus, when Lin Xiao regained his senses, he was already standing at the door. He didn''t even notice the changes in his surroundings. At that time, he didn''t even feel hungry anymore.


    The moment Lin Xiao laid down on the bed, he felt warmth, as if he was in heaven. At the same time, hunger, fatigue, and emptiness followed one after another.


    Lin Xiao chose to ignore her body''s warnings and took out her phone.


    The screen of the knockoff computer that was supposed to be dead was still lit up. On the screen, there was a message box.


    "This computer has yet to install a demon box. It is unable to identify the code correctly. Do you want to install a demon box?"


    Lin Xiao could not understand what was going on, so he decided to identify the binary code?


    After pondering for a long time, Lin Xiao finally reacted. At that time, because he couldn''t see the screen clearly, when he swiped the screen, he clicked not on the camera, but on WeChat, and that was the reason why the shutter didn''t ring.


    As for the two dimension code ¡­ Could he be talking about that strange stone carving pattern?


    Lin Xiao was shocked. He had been trying to figure out what kind of profound ancient character that stone inscription pattern was, could it be just a two dimensional code?


    Lin Xiao took a deep breath and looked at the screen.


    "Is the demon box installed?"


    "Yes!"


    "Installation in progress, please keep the network open"

 C2

    "Installation Progress 99%... Installation complete "


    Lin Xiao logged out of his WeChat and discovered that there was a piece of software on the table. The icon was very simple, a demonic character.


    Filled with curiosity and doubt, Lin Xiao clicked on the app.


    First was a red exclamation mark!


    "Warning!" This software was jointly developed by the Demon Clan''s Thousand Goblins Court. Using this software, please abide by the demon clan''s laws, and the final right of interpretation and ownership is vested in the Thousand Goblins Court. "


    Monster race ¡­ Thousand Goblins Court...


    Was this a game? Role play?


    Lin Xiao clicked on my permission and successfully entered the software page.


    The person who made this software called the Monster Box must be a child, right? Lin Xiao retorted. He could even do such a simple chat app.


    Yes, it was a chat app. At the bottom of the list, there were four icons ¡ª contact information, personal information, and both of them made him speechless. Others might not be able to understand it.


    Just as Lin Xiao was about to uninstall the software, a message box popped up on the screen.


    "The demon box has been installed. Would you like to re-recognize the 2-D code?"


    This reaction... The corner of Lin Xiao''s mouth twitched.


    "Yes!"


    A session suddenly appears on the session page.


    "Flowing Cloud River Demons'' Organization"


    Immediately, Lin Xiao''s copter began to vibrate non-stop. A message was sent over.


    "Welcome, new demon."


    "Welcome."


    "Warm welcome."


    Lin Xiao was extremely surprised. Someone was actually playing this kind of dating app?


    It looked like a group chat, but as for the name of the group ¡­ Lin Xiao thought for a moment and understood. This is a group chat created by someone who likes to play a role.


    He had added a lot of COS groups to WeChat before.


    Lin Xiao thought for a moment before sending the message.


    "Hello everyone."


    "New Demons, please refer to the group announcement and change your name card." A man who seemed to be in charge said.


    Lin Xiao looked at the group announcement: The group name card format is Location + Name.


    Lin Xiao looked at the group members again. There weren''t many members in this group, just a dozen or so members.


    Flowing Cloud Chuan White Crane, Flowing Cloud Golden Qilin, Flowing Cloud Chuan stone pillar ¡­ The group''s owner''s name card was called Flowing Cloud Draconic Beast.


    Lin Xiao laughed in his heart. It seemed that they were a group of people who were infatuated with demons. With a quick thought, he modified a group of business cards.


    "System Notification: The name Y251703 has been changed to Flowing Cloud Draconic Beast."


    Lin Xiao originally wanted to change into a transvestite, but in the end, he still decided to change into a transvestite.


    The group went silent. No one sent a message, which made Lin Xiao very curious. If no one sent a message, then there would be no one left?


    "Ahem, everyone, what''s going on? Demons are monsters too." The White Crane had broken the awkward silence.


    "Right, right, right. Brother White Crane, you''re right. The Monster race and the human race are living together. Don''t bother too much with it." Flowing Cloud River Stone Pillar said.


    The group became lively again, and the White Crane also sighed. Lin Xiao was also a demon from Flowing Cloud Chuan, so the two of them probably met before.


    Lin Xiao rarely spoke. After chatting for a while, she felt bored. Just as he was about to leave, the administrator, Fei Yu, spoke up.


    "I recently obtained an ancient book, but this was written by a human. Who can read the human language? Help me translate it out and I''ll give a hundred demon stone tokens as compensation."


    He sent a picture over.


    Lin Xiao was immediately captivated by the picture. In the picture, there was a book that had been placed on the table for a long time. The pages had already turned yellow and the cover had been moth-eaten.


    "Eye Drawing Arts?" Floating Cloud Chuan demon.


    Lin Xiao''s words caused all the members who were fiercely arguing over this ancient book to shut their mouths.


    "You understand?" Fei Yu quickly replied as if she was very excited.


    "Lord Fei Yu, you weren''t there just now. This little brother has just arrived and is a demon. He will definitely be able to help you." The white crane said.


    Lin Xiao was speechless. This group of people had entered into too deep of a drama. However, that ancient book did attract his attention.


    "I understand." Floating Cloud Chuan demon.


    Fei Yu said, "I''ll lend you this ancient book. You can translate it slowly and pass it to me. I''ll send the reward to your account. These 30 demon stone tokens are your deposit. The rest will be settled after you finish translating them."


    A message suddenly appeared on the screen of his phone.


    "Flowing Cloud Chuan Feiyu has already sent you thirty demon stone tokens. Please receive them."


    He really sent over thirty demon stone tokens. Lin Xiao was surprised, this Demon Stone Token was a virtual currency similar to Q?


    "Receive."


    "You still don''t have an account, please go and fill it out and open an account."


    Lin Xiao followed the system''s instructions and went to his personal interface. He set up the location of his birthdate and opened up his account.


    "Account balance: 30"


    "If only it was the RMB, I could have eaten dinner." Lin Xiao rolled his eyes, virtual currency was not edible again.


    Then another window appeared on the screen.


    "Flowing Cloud Chuan Feiyu sends a friend request."


    Lin Xiao clicked accept. The first contact appeared on the blank contact screen, Flowing Cloud Soaring Feather.


    "Flowing Cloud Soaring Feather has sent you a document. Please receive it."


    Lin Xiao pressed confirm, thinking that it wouldn''t just be taking pictures one by one right, would it? That would be too troublesome.


    Suddenly, a ball of white light appeared before his eyes, causing him to be unable to open his eyes.


    After a long time, the white light dimmed, and an ancient book appeared out of nowhere in front of him.


    Lin Xiao rubbed his eyes and widened them. He picked up the ancient book. It really was the Eye Drawing Arts from the pictures!


    Ye Zichen looked at the chat group on his phone, then looked at the ancient book in his hand. Lin Xiao swallowed hard.


    "Oh my god, I really met a monster." Lin Xiao was not surprised nor excited. His first reaction was to be afraid.


    Just like that, he obtained the demon''s item and made a promise with him. This could be considered as him getting noticed by the demon.


    If the software was real and the ancient books real, then the large lake in the natural park must have had demons, or even demons'' lair.


    After her fear, Lin Xiao thought of many things. As long as he successfully completed the mission given by Demon Flying Feather, he would no longer be in any danger. Actually, thinking about it, having a group of demon friends was a very exciting thing.


    Lin Xiao was not a mediocre person. Even though his major was mediocre, he was an open-minded person and quickly accepted the fact that there was a monster.


    Besides chatting, there were also two other functions. One of them was to post updates, just like WeChat''s Wechat Moments, and the other was the ability to buy and sell. Currently, there were a lot of ecommerce merchants on the Internet, including demons, who opened their own shops in the software.


    Furthermore, there was a shop''s merchandise that almost caused Lin Xiao to jump out of bed.


    "One demon stone token can purchase 100 human coins!"


    What does that mean? The human currency was the renminbi! Lin Xiao didn''t think that the demons in his area would use US dollars.


    At this rate, Lin Xiao''s 30 Demon Stone tokens could be exchanged for 3000 dollars.


    Three thousand yuan, Lin Xiao didn''t even dare to think about that.


    Dinner was ready. Lin Xiao was secretly happy and immediately exchanged for the Ten Demonic Stones.


    With a flash of white light, a stack of money appeared in front of Lin Xiao, and the ten demon stone tokens were deducted from his account.


    Of course, he wouldn''t foolishly exchange them all. Since the Demon Stone Token was so magical, he would naturally exchange it for other things. To the current humans, demons were gods.


    Lin Xiao happily ate a big meal from the Sichuan Cuisine across the road and even ordered a bottle of white wine for the first time.


    It was his first full meal of the month.


    After he finished his meal, he went to take a bath. After throwing the changed clothes into the dry cleaning shop, he returned to his small room. He still had work to do!


    Being rich was a pleasure!


    Lin Xiao couldn''t help but grin. She felt the few remaining banknotes in her pocket and felt an inexplicable sense of security.


    Next, Lin Xiao solemnly picked up the ancient book.


    "Eye Drawing Arts!"

 C3

    Lin Xiao was able to understand the language of the pre-Qin era. If it was only the words commonly used by the pre-Qin people, then there was no problem at all.


    Lin Xiao opened the ancient books and translated them one by one, feeling more and more shocked. After reading through the entire book, Lin Xiao was speechless for a long time.


    This ancient book was for cultivation. That''s right, it was just like the martial arts manual in the Wuxia novels.


    What Fei Yu didn''t expect was that even though it was written by a human, it was actually only a translation. The real thing was originally written by a demon.


    The Eye Drawing Arts was a secret technique used to cultivate the eyes. After cultivating successfully, a pair of eyes would be able to see through illusions, and calling it the Fiery Eyes of Truth wouldn''t be an exaggeration.


    Lin Xiao felt his mouth go dry. If even demons existed, this secret scripture must be real. Would he really be able to cultivate the Fiery Eyes of Truth?


    The ancient book did not contain much information, so Lin Xiao only spent two to three hours. He hurriedly opened the monster box and sent a message to Fei Yu asking if she was still there.


    "What is it?" Fei Yu replied.


    Lin Xiao told him that the translation was complete and also told him the general content of the ancient book.


    "Come to my cave tomorrow and we''ll discuss this in detail. Don''t tell anyone about the ancient books. Remember, don''t leak any of the ancient books'' information." Fei Yu''s tone was solemn. It seemed that this ancient book was no small matter.


    After Lin Xiao agreed, he saw that Fei Yu didn''t reply, so he put down his phone and picked up the ancient book.


    To say that she wasn''t interested was a lie, but Lin Xiao naturally also knew of the Fiery Eyes of Truth. Fei Yu hadn''t told him if he could practice this magical ability, but since this ancient book was a translation from a human book, it meant that humans could also practice it. Lin Xiao''s mind raced. She immediately took out a pen and paper, intending to record this ancient book.


    The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Lin Xiao silently copied down every single word. Perhaps this was an opportunity that could change his life. He wasn''t willing to let this go. He was already used to living a life of hardship. Lin Xiao also wanted to be someone who could turn the tide with a flip of her hand and turn the tide; she didn''t need to be bound by anyone.


    If he didn''t have this software, and without this Demon Stone Token, he would probably starve to death. Since he had already died once, what was there for him, Lin Xiao, to fear?


    While it was still early in the morning, Lin Xiao finally copied the Eye Drawing Arts onto her notebook and placed it under the bed. Lin Xiao stretched out her body and laid down on the bed to catch up on her sleep.


    When he woke up again, it was already 3 in the afternoon. He hastily opened his phone and found that Fei Yu had already sent him more than 10 messages.


    "Sorry, my phone ran out of battery. I was charging before." Lin Xiao panicked.


    Fei Yu''s phone rang. She was actually online.


    "I thought that the matter regarding the ancient book had been leaked and you''ve been killed. Hurry and come to my cave abode and hand over the ancient scripture to me. "


    Lin Xiao was shocked. Could it be that the ancient texts were so extraordinary that they would be destroyed if leaked out? He wiped off his cold sweat, took the ancient book into his arms, and rushed to the Nature Park.


    According to Fei Yu, his residence was at the lake.


    Lin Xiao rushed to the big lake and found the black stone that Fei Yu had mentioned. He stood up and stamped his feet three times.


    The black stone reacted and slowly sank.


    Only when Lin Xiao''s head was covered by the ground did he stop. A protruding switch appeared on the stone wall in front of Lin Xiao, and he decisively pressed it. He immediately felt dizzy, and when he regained his senses, he was at the bottom of the lake.


    He subconsciously held his breath, but soon found that there was no water around him. There seemed to be an egg-shell transparent cover over his head, blocking the lake water.


    Underneath Lin Xiao''s feet was not the mud at the bottom of the lake, but rather a patch of grass. Not too far away, there was a lonely temple.


    This grassland was not big, and one could see the edge of the grassland. In the middle of the grassland was the temple, and in the entire grassland, there was only that building.


    Lin Xiao walked into the hall. There was a young man practicing martial arts in the middle of the hall.


    This young man wore white clothes, and his age was even younger than Lin Xiao. He had a hint of a childish expression on his face.


    "You''re that demon bro in the group?" The young man had already sensed that someone was coming and stopped his training. He walked towards Lin Xiao and said, "Introduce yourself, I am Fei Yu."


    "Lin Xiao." Lin Xiao cupped his hands and said like a martial artist in the movie.


    Fei Yu immediately burst out in laughter: "Lin Xiao, you don''t need to be like this. Many demi-humans are very easy to get along with. Just treat it as interacting with others."


    Lin Xiao embarrassedly touched her head, and under Fei Yu''s lead, she went into the room and sat down.


    "Lin Xiao, are you really a demon?" Fei Yu wasn''t as cold as she was in the group; she talked a lot. Perhaps she had been alone for too long and was lonely.


    Although he didn''t know what the demon''s intentions were, he could only slap his face until it became swollen to become a fatty.


    "Don''t mind it, I''m just asking." Fei Yu suddenly turned serious and said in a serious tone, "Have you brought the ancient books?"


    Affected, Lin Xiao solemnly nodded his head as he took out the ancient book from his chest pocket.


    Fei Yu took the ancient book and said with a strange light in her eyes, "I didn''t think that this would be the cultivation method of the Eye Drawing Arts."


    Lin Xiao had been curious about this point for a long time. She could not help but ask, "Is this ancient book really that extraordinary?"


    "He really is extraordinary." He really is extraordinary. Fei Yu nodded her head and explained to Lin Xiao, "This Eye Drawing Arts is the opening of the eye technique. It is a scripture that you cannot cultivate without it."


    Lin Xiao found this unbelievable. To think that a manual that could form the Fiery Eyes of Truth was only a primer. To use it to cultivate an eye technique, just how terrifying was an eye technique?


    "Of course, Eye Arts is just a general term. All abilities related to the cultivation of the eye are called Eye Arts." Bai Yu finished flipping through the ancient book and said, "Lin Xiao, read the translation to me immediately."


    Lin Xiao took back the ancient book and read out the contents one word at a time.


    "Spiritual gathering in the pupil, all living things have spiritual gathering in the eye, condensing into a god, breaking through the illusions, taking in the spirit ¡­"


    Lin Xiao had a mysterious feeling, these words were just like living creatures, he felt as if they were chanting, and these words appeared in his eyes. Not a single word, not a single line, but rather the entire text of that ancient book.


    Luckily, at this moment, Fei Yu was listening carefully with her eyes closed, so she didn''t see this strange scene.


    "Wonderful, so that''s how it is. It''s like I just woke up from a dream." Fei Yu nodded repeatedly, as if she had obtained something. She showed her satisfaction on her face.


    "Brother Feiyu seems to have gained quite a bit of insight." Lin Xiao asked.


    Fei Yu smiled and said, "To be honest, I have a cultivation method for the Eye technique. However, I didn''t learn anything, so I''ve been cultivating many erroneously. Now that I have learned some scriptures, naturally I''ll be able to master it and have twice the results with half the effort."


    When Lin Xiao heard this, he was incomparably envious. "Congratulations, Brother Feiyu."


    "Hahaha, Lin Xiao, you''ve really helped me out a lot. I''ll send the rest of the demon stone tokens into your account and you and I will be friends. If you have any difficulties in this Flowing Cloud Valley, just state my name." Flying Feather was overjoyed. His words caused Lin Xiao to be speechless. Your name is only a bit useful to the demi-humans. Who would buy it from the human society?


    "Brother Feiyu, if there''s nothing else, I''ll be taking my leave." Lin Xiao was preparing to look for a job. Since he wasn''t in a rush for food and drinks, he would have the energy to look for a job.


    "Alright, Lin Xiao, take care. I won''t send you off. I have a lot of insights and need to go into seclusion. If you need any help, you can come find me."

 C4

    He had finally made a promise. Lin Xiao thought, although he didn''t know if Flying Feather was trustworthy, at least for now, the two of them were friendly.


    Suddenly, Lin Xiao felt that the copter in his pocket vibrated. He took it out and took a look. With a smile, he saw that the remaining 70 demon stone tokens had been transferred to his account.


    Lin Xiao could not help but be curious about what demons did all day and why they were so free.


    Lin Xiao could not understand the topic of the demons'' chat, so he did not participate in it. Instead, he went to the dynamic page of the demons'' shops.


    Lin Xiao clicked on the demon shop below and instantly, a myriad of shops appeared on the screen. He set the price at one of the ninety stone tokens.


    With a swoosh, only two shops were left.


    One of them was Lin Xiao''s store that had exchanged money for RMB last night. He walked around for a bit and found that anything that could be bought was useless to him, even if it was useful to him.


    Lin Xiao went to another shop.


    "Little Seven welcomes your arrival!"


    The top few words came into view. This shop didn''t have many goods on display, but there was one item that Lin Xiao liked.


    "Bone Cleansing Pill is used to cleanse spirit veins. It increases the user''s physique by a small amount and can be used to strengthen and strengthen the body for a long period of time. It is also used to resist large stones."


    Lin Xiao looked at the description and couldn''t help but be curious. This kind of heavy rock, it was unknown how big of a rock it was.


    He clicked on the owner of the shop and touched his chin. Lin Xiao''s good brothers all knew that if this thing touched their chins when they bought it, they would definitely bargain.


    He didn''t expect the owner of the shop to be online, so he quickly replied to Lin Xiao.


    "Do you still have stock of Bone Cleansing Pills?"


    "Yes."


    "I''m interested in this item and would like to purchase it in large quantities. If you have a source, you will have a chance to cooperate in the future." First, he pulled on the skin of a big tiger, giving the seller some candy to eat. This made him think that the deal would be successful.


    "How many do you have? I have a lot. "


    Lin Xiao laughed in her heart, and then typed: "I need a lot, but I have yet to see the physical form, and just based on your own words it is impossible to prove its quality. I''ve decided to buy a few first to see the quality, if I''m satisfied then I''ll buy a large number."


    "Of course, all of this depends on your sincerity."


    Next, he would use the illusory promise to confuse the other party, while at the same time exerting pressure to force him to make the wrong decision when he was in a daze.


    "The Bone Cleansing Pill was originally a ten demon stone token. If you wish to purchase it in large quantities, I will sell it to you for a single demon stone token."


    He took the bait. The corner of Lin Xiao''s mouth curled up as his fingers quickly tapped on the screen.


    "It looks like you are very interested, but if I buy a lot, I won''t be able to earn much. The reason you are lowering the price is probably because you are selling at a low price. You want to sell it, I want to buy it, this is a win-win business. " Lin Xiao continued to exert pressure.


    "But the price is already very low."


    "Then goodbye." Lin Xiao used his final trump card and left. This trick has been tried and tested. After chatting with the shop owner for a long time, all I can do is leave you with a view of your back. Do you want to call me or not? Of course, ninety percent of the shopkeepers would stop him.


    "Wait, one of the eight demon stone tokens is yours, how much do you want?"


    Done!


    Lin Xiao was ecstatic. If this was in the mortal world, there would probably be millions of people willing to buy it. But now, he had gained such a huge advantage.


    "Give me ten tests first."


    After a while, Lin Xiao felt that something in his pocket had indeed fallen into it. He was instantly overjoyed. With the Bone Cleansing Pill in his hand, he looked at his balance, and sure enough, he had deducted eighty points.


    "Little Seven Hong Feng requests to add you as a friend."


    This guy even added him as a friend. Lin Xiao didn''t care about it and ignored his friend request. That was just a method of bargaining. He didn''t say that he would definitely do it. At most, he would just say that he wasn''t satisfied with the quality of the goods.


    The matter of the Bone Cleansing Pill was not urgent. Lin Xiao walked over to a training institute. He was looking for a job and had heard that it was a place to recruit language instructors for primary schools.


    Lin Xiao walked in, and very quickly, someone came up to him and asked.


    "I heard that you''re recruiting a teacher."


    "They''re applying. Let''s go inside. The third room on the right is the teacher''s office. You can go in."


    After Lin Xiao thanked him, she walked into the office.


    The office wasn''t big, and there was a woman who was engrossed in playing with her cellphone behind the desk. She was probably an application teacher.


    "Hello, I''m here ¡­"


    ''Bang! ''a loud sound was heard.


    The woman didn''t look up, but a job application form and pen were slapped in front of Lin Xiao.


    "Fill out the form. I''ll bring my teacher''s qualification card and resume for an interview tomorrow."


    The corner of Lin Xiao''s mouth twitched as he mentally asked about this woman''s family.


    I don''t have a teacher''s certificate. Can I have a doctoral degree?" Lin Xiao really didn''t have a teacher''s proof of qualifications. As he studied the ancient language, he needed to study for a lifetime just to find out where the teacher''s certificate came from.


    Hearing this, the woman gave Lin Xiao a rare look, and said sincerely: "Young man, are you trying to show off? "This society is very realistic. Even if you are a doctor, you should start from the bottom and start from the very beginning. Don''t be arrogant and ambitious, understand?"


    Lin Xiao was at a loss for words. He had completely misunderstood his meaning. He had merely asked if they could take the job without a teacher''s qualification certificate.


    Seeing that Lin Xiao didn''t say anything, the woman thought that Lin Xiao was reflecting on her actions. She urged him, "Quickly fill in the form and go back to prepare for the interview. I''m very busy."


    He really wanted to spit on her face. In the end, Lin Xiao endured his anger and filled out the application form.


    "My life has always been filled with secrets."


    After saying that, Lin Xiao left without looking back.


    After eating a bowl of noodles for dinner, Lin Xiao returned to the rented house.


    Although the room wasn''t big, it gave Lin Xiao a sense of security, compact, and comfortable. Lin Xiao laid on the bed for a long time before taking out her phone and a white bottle. The bottle contained the Bone Cleansing Pill.


    Lin Xiao opened the cork and a refreshing fragrance assaulted his nostrils, causing his mind to be refreshed. He poured out a Bone Cleansing Pill and examined it carefully. Actually, there was nothing special about it. It was like a child playing with marbles. It was just a milky white color and a sweet smell that wafted in all directions.


    Pills were for consuming, right? Lin Xiao tried to put the Bone Cleansing Pill into his mouth and it immediately turned into a stream of clear water. If not for Lin Xiao''s timely reaction, all of it would have flowed out of her mouth.


    The Bone Cleansing Pill smelled good, but it didn''t taste good in his mouth. Lin Xiao swallowed it in one gulp and took out another one to taste it. It was the same feeling, and there wasn''t any change, nor was there any feeling of strength in him.


    Fake? Lin Xiao swallowed five pills in a row, but there was no response. He could only use the medicinal effects to comfort himself.


    Lin Xiao opened his phone and saw a monster called Nangong complaining in the group chat.


    "Which bro is helping? Xiao Budian has already been here for almost a month and a half. We originally said that he would be here alone for a month!"


    White Crane: "Xiao Budian, you''re not happy about liking you."


    Stone Pillar: "I''m so envious of your feelings for each other."


    Longevity: "Xiao Budian wants to be with you, so it''s fine if you spend more time with her."


    "You guys are going too far!" The rules were set at the same time. Everyone had to follow them. The next one was Flying Feather. "Come out!"


    "Lord Feiyu is in closed-door training." The white crane said.


    "This guy really knows how to pick a time." Nangong sent an angry emoji.


    "Good evening, everyone." Lin Xiao greeted him.


    "Good evening, little brother."


    "Good evening."


    "You are?" Nangong asked.


    "I''m new." Lin Xiao typed.


    "New?" New guy! I''ll give you a mission now! " Nangong said.


    Task... Lin Xiao did not want to do it. He was just a mortal, how could he do a demon''s mission?


    "I refuse."


    Nangong: "Rejecting is useless."


    White Crane: "Little brother, Lord Nangong is in charge. It''s best that you listen to him."


    Was his level that strict? Lin Xiao had no choice but to submit.


    "Looking at your aggrieved tone, I won''t let you suffer any losses. As long as you give me the Little Demoness, oh no, the little guy will bring her a month, and the reward is five hundred demon stone tokens."


    "Wow, Lord Nangong is truly worthy to be Lord Nangong. A tycoon."


    "Let''s be friends with the tycoon."


    Lin Xiao almost fainted. This kind of happiness, wasn''t it too sudden!

 C5

    After listening for a long time, Lin Xiao was still able to recognize something. This little guy should be an extremely troublesome child.


    However, even if he had a headache, for the sake of these 500 Demonic Stones, Lin Xiao would risk it all.


    "Then it''s a deal, I''ll send Xiao Budian over to you in the morning. Remember to keep your phone''s network connected."


    "Why do you want to keep the internet open?" Lin Xiao didn''t know how to react.


    "Are you stupid? If you don''t have the internet, how are you going to locate your phone?"


    F * ck! Lin Xiao was displeased. To think that he would be despised by demons. This phone was probably made by humans.


    After he finished explaining the situation, Nangong said that he had something to do and logged off. Lin Xiao noticed that there were still some red dots on the message list, and someone had even sent him a message.


    Opening up the unread message, it was actually sent by Hong Feng Xiao Qi.


    Lin Xiao originally thought that it was about the large purchases that he had bragged about, but she didn''t expect it to be the Bone Cleansing Pill''s usage instructions.


    "Put one in the bath before taking a bath. One is enough. Soak it for an hour before changing the water and washing it. Twice a day."


    After Lin Xiao saw this, he cursed in his heart. At the same time, he also felt that his stomach was becoming uncomfortable. He ate five of the things used for bathing!


    His stomach churned as he felt so disgusted that Lin Xiao wanted to vomit.


    Since she couldn''t eat hot tofu in a hurry, Lin Xiao regretted not looking at her phone first. What if there were some side effects? To take the simplest example, can you eat Bath Dew?


    "You can''t take it directly?" Lin Xiao asked to see the other party''s reaction. However, after waiting for a long time, there was no reply, so she could only turn off her phone to rest.


    They wouldn''t die, right? If he really died, then so be it. Lin Xiao fell into a deep slumber. In his dreams, he felt as if his body had become light as a feather, freely flying in the sky as he felt very carefree.


    Suddenly, he fell into a swamp, rolling around until his entire body was covered in mud. It was extremely uncomfortable, so much so that the mud sealed his mouth and nose.


    Strange dream.


    Lin Xiao felt something enter her eyes and rubbed her eyes, but felt that the rubbing only increased.


    What was going on? Lin Xiao hurriedly stood up and stood in front of the mirror.


    "My mother!"


    In front of the mirror was a man covered in smelly black mud.


    The nightmare came true? No, could it be the Bone Cleansing dan? To expel poison? To expel the poison from his body in this manner? Lin Xiao thought for a while and felt relieved. He then quickly ran to the bathroom and turned on the shower. His body was so smelly that even he could not stand it anymore.


    However, it had to be said that after Lin Xiao finished washing up, she felt completely relaxed. Her body seemed to have an inexhaustible energy, exactly the same as the Bone Cleansing Pill.


    Lin Xiao even lightly jumped up, easily reaching out her hand to touch the top of the building.


    "Comfortable." Lin Xiao turned his neck, picked up his phone and opened up the app. Nangong told him to keep the internet open, he couldn''t go against the Demon Stone Token, right?


    He noticed that Red Maple''s Xiao Qi had already replied to his message early in the morning.


    "Yes, but if it''s the early Foundation Establishment stage, consuming a Bone Cleansing Pill will cause you to be weakened for several days due to excessive detoxification. The gains are not worth the losses."


    Mm, early Foundation Establishment? Then if even five of me are fine, doesn''t that mean I''m even stronger than an early Foundation Establishment cultivator? But what was the standard for an early Foundation Establishment stage? As Lin Xiao was thinking, he was interrupted by a knock on the door.


    Who was so energetic in the early morning?


    Lin Xiao opened the door. No one? The street was empty except for a few cleaners cleaning it.


    "Uncle, may I ask if this is the Lin Xiao Clan?"


    Lin Xiao lowered her head to look. It was a little loli wearing a princess dress. However, why was it that this little loli was treated so unfavorably when she spoke?


    Uncle? Have you ever seen such a young uncle? He just had a bad haircut, didn''t he? Anyone would be troubled to be called uncle at the age of twenty.


    "You are?"


    "Uncle Nangong sent me over."


    Lin Xiao immediately understood. This was that little guy. However, he did not look like he was being tortured, nor did he look that cute and obedient.


    Lin Xiao brought the little loli into the room. The little loli obediently sat on the bed. Lin Xiao was curious, was it really that difficult to bring such a obedient child?


    "Wait a moment, I''ll take you to eat after I wash up." After saying that, Lin Xiao entered the bathroom.


    He blew his hair, shaved, and narcissistic in front of the mirror for a few minutes before returning to his room.


    He must have walked into the wrong room, why is it so messy?


    Ah!" What did you do! " Lin Xiao''s eyes widened.


    "Uncle, what''s this?" The little loli held the copied Eye Drawing Arts in one hand and an unsuitable book for children in the other.


    "You''re not allowed to call me uncle, you have to call me big brother. Ah, no, first hand over the things in your hands to me!" Lin Xiao shouted.


    "Roar! I won''t give it to you." The little loli turned her head and gave a light snort. It was unknown what demonic technique she used, but the two books in her hands were gone.


    Lin Xiao carried the little loli away and rummaged through the room, but he couldn''t find the two books. One of them, cough cough, was one of them. It was fine if he didn''t want to see it, but the art of vision couldn''t be lost.


    "Where did you hide it?" Lin Xiao turned around and stared at the little loli.


    The little loli rolled her eyes and snorted again: "Who told you to yell at me, I won''t tell you."


    "As people, we have to be reasonable. You were the one who rummaged through my room, and even took away my things, so I had no choice but to yell at you. Give me back my things, and I''ll bring you to eat delicious things." Lin Xiao patiently waited.


    "I am a demon that does not speak the principles of humans. I can give it back to you, but you have to listen to me, or else I''ll really throw it away, and it won''t be mine. " The little loli blinked as she looked at Lin Xiao.


    Not yours, but mine. Lin Xiao held her head in anger as she slowly sat down on the ground. This was the first time she had encountered such a grievance, and there was no reason for her to talk to a child. As she thought of the 30 days she still had to spend together, Lin Xiao felt a headache coming on.


    The little loli came over and patted Lin Xiao''s shoulder. With a small adult voice, she comforted him, "Everything will be alright. Let''s go eat something delicious first."


    Her aged look made Lin Xiao want to cry but had no tears.


    "Eat, eat anything you want." Lin Xiao gritted her teeth as she led the little loli out.


    "You have to hold my hand, otherwise what if I lose my way?"


    "You still don''t know my name? My name is Princess Long Xuan. I allow you to call me by my name."


    "Let''s go eat noodles. According to humans, soy milk is unhygienic."


    "Why aren''t you saying anything? Isn''t it too cold?"


    "Eh? How did your face turn blue? Is it really that cold? "


    "..."


    "Pick me up." Long Xuan ran over to Lin Xiao and pointed at her with her little finger as she puffed out her cheeks in anger.


    Lin Xiao sighed heavily as she picked up Long Xuan.


    Long Xuan used two small hands to cover Lin Xiao''s face and asked, "Are you still cold?"


    Lin Xiao was a little touched as his face turned ashen. Wasn''t it because of Long Xuan, who had to keep talking as they walked? He was angry to begin with, but when he saw the little guy seriously covering his face, he even asked him if he was cold. Even if Lin Xiao was angry, she wouldn''t be able to vent it out.


    "It''s not cold anymore."


    "That''s good then. You owe me one." Long Xuan hugged her small hands and raised her chin 45 degrees. She wrinkled her nose and let out a cold snort.


    Lin Xiao really wanted to throw him out.


    "Sigh, isn''t this Lin Xiao?"


    A voice sounded out from behind Lin Xiao.

 C6

    "Lin Xiao, it really is you."


    A person caught up from behind and was stunned when he saw the girl in Lin Xiao''s arms.


    "Who is this?" Your sister? It''s unlikely to be your daughter. " This person was wearing a coat and carrying a briefcase as he stopped in front of Lin Xiao.


    "You still have the mood to tease me? We''re going to be late for work. " Lin Xiao was too lazy to explain Long Xuan''s existence.


    "Alright, alright. I''m late and I''m going to be scolded again. I''ll treat you to a meal when I''m free."


    The little loli, who was in Lin Xiao''s embrace, looked at that person''s back as he left and asked, "Brother Lin Xiao, just who is he?"


    "My friend."


    "I didn''t."


    Lin Xiao felt a strange feeling from the person in his embrace, his heart was in turmoil. He didn''t think that this little witch would have such a sad time.


    "Am I not?" Lin Xiao revealed a smile that she thought was very warm.


    "You are my bodyguard and nanny."


    This child is really unpopular. Lin Xiao''s smile froze on his face. Without another word, he brought Long Xuan directly to a restaurant.


    "What do you want to eat?" Lin Xiao placed the menu in front of Long Xuan.


    Long Xuan sat on the chair and kicked her calves as she said, "Big brother Lin Xiao, I still don''t recognize human script."


    Sweat... Lin Xiao was speechless. It seemed like not all demons had successfully blended into the human society.


    "Do you want to eat fried rice? Or are you talking about eating shredded rice? "


    "I''m not hungry, I''m just a little thirsty." Long Xuan extended a finger and pointed at her sleek white neck.


    Lin Xiao had no choice but to buy a bottle of milk for her before ordering a bowl of fried rice for herself.


    However, he didn''t expect that halfway through eating, Long Xuan that guy to have gotten the spoon from who knows where, would snatch food from Lin Xiao''s bowl and eat it with relish.


    "Didn''t you not eat?" Lin Xiao asked in a bad mood.


    The little loli, Long Xuan, snorted and said, "I didn''t want to eat it at first, but it''s your fault for eating it so sweetly. I just want to eat it."


    "Then should I order another bowl for you to eat?" Lin Xiao had no choice but to serve this troublesome little princess well.


    "No, this is enough for me." Long Xuan seemed to be very sensible as she pointed at the bowl in front of Lin Xiao.


    It''s enough for you, but this is my meal.


    "You stay at home, I''ll go out and apply for a job." After the two of them finished eating, they returned home. Lin Xiao found his resume and certificate and prepared to leave.


    "Why are you looking for a job, big brother Lin Xiao." Long Xuan sat on the bed and tilted her head as she sized up Lin Xiao.


    "We should find a job to support the two of us." Lin Xiao facepalmed.


    "Can we not go, Brother Lin Xiao?" Long Xuan pouted her lips and wrinkled her beautiful nose.


    "Support me if you don''t want to work." Lin Xiao unhappily looked at her.


    "Brother Lin Xiao, when are you coming back? Bring me some snacks." Long Xuan grinned, as if what she had said before wasn''t true.


    I really am... Against such a mischievous little loli, Lin Xiao was truly helpless. He could not bear to beat her up and scold her. Logically speaking, she did not listen to him and ignored him while acting coquettishly.


    "I''ll come back as soon as I can. Don''t go out, stay at home. If you''re hungry, eat the lunch that you just bought."


    After Lin Xiao instructed a few times, she fearfully left the room. Even when she was about to leave, Long Xuan obediently waved him off, telling him to rest assured that he wouldn''t be worried at all.


    This was a little witch that Lin Xiao couldn''t afford to offend. She was both a source of love and hate for Lin Xiao.


    Arriving at yesterday''s training institute, Lin Xiao met that damnable woman at the entrance.


    "You still dare to come? You dared to come even after scolding me? " As soon as the woman saw Lin Xiao, she walked over with her eyebrows raised and her fingers waving frantically.


    Lin Xiao was surprised, he didn''t expect that she would actually understand.


    "This has nothing to do with applying, right?" Lin Xiao didn''t want to argue with her, so she coldly spoke.


    The woman coldly snorted and led him into the office. After asking Lin Xiao a few simple questions about common sense, she took a look at his resume and certificate.


    "Ancient Literature System..." The woman raised her head to look at Lin Xiao and asked, "This is an unpopular profession right? Are you able to handle the work I''m going to give you?"


    Black lines appeared on Lin Xiao. At the very least, he did have some knowledge of literature and writing. However, it was just a primary school language, how could he not be competent? This woman''s suspicious eyes made Lin Xiao feel particularly unhappy.


    "Let''s try taking a few classes first." The woman returned the resume and certificate to Lin Xiao and also gave her a few elementary school textbooks, telling him to go to class now.


    Lin Xiao had a bit of foundation in her skills. Moreover, her personality was very carefree, so it was very easy for her to get along with the students. Even that picky woman had no choice but to pout her mouth and leave, she couldn''t find a bone in Lin Xiao.


    At this point, Lin Xiao''s work had stabilized. Although she was only a small teacher, it was still better than lying at home and wasting her time.


    Lin Xiao was quite fond of these students. Although they were quite mischievous, Lin Xiao quickly organized them to perfection and soon the day''s lesson ended.


    After bidding farewell to her student, Lin Xiao went to the convenience store and bought a large bag of snacks before returning to his room.


    "I''m back. Xuanxuan, open the door."


    Lin Xiao waited for a long time, but still couldn''t hear anything. She couldn''t help but feel her heart tighten. Could it be that something happened? Or did this guy run out?


    Lin Xiao hurriedly used the key to open the door and entered. The room was completely silent. A petite body curled up on the bed, and a few cloth dolls suddenly appeared beside the small figure.


    He had fallen asleep. Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief as she placed the snacks on the table and began to clean the messy room.


    This fellow actually managed to pull out the red underpants that he had left at the bottom of the box. Lin Xiao blushed.


    "Big brother Lin Xiao, oh."


    Long Xuan seemed to be woken up by the sound of Lin Xiao tidying up the room. She lazily laid on the bed and stretched, revealing her calves that were as smooth as jade.


    It had to be said that Long Xuan was truly enchanting, and she would occasionally emit a feminine air.


    No, that''s not right, that''s not right. Lin Xiao, what kind of thinking is this? A little loli can even make you think about it. Lin Xiao cursed in his heart.


    Long Xuan still hadn''t gotten a good night''s sleep as she said with a sleepy tone, "Brother Lin Xiao, I''m hungry. Oh, I want to eat some snacks."


    Lin Xiao brought a large bag of snacks in front of Long Xuan and helplessly said, "Eat it. Remember to throw the wrapper on the floor so I can clean it."


    Long Xuan nodded her head in confusion and picked up a packet of potato chips, but didn''t move for a long time. Lin Xiao turned her head to look and was happy. This fellow had fallen asleep again.


    It was late at night, and the sky was as dark as ink, but the city was shining, and bright neon lights lit up half the sky.


    Lin Xiao stood on top of the roof and gazed at the skyscrapers in the distance. His heart was not at peace, as he habitually felt in his pockets, finding nothing.


    That''s right, Long Xuan said that she didn''t like the smell of his cigarette, so he didn''t buy one. He took out the white jade bottle that contained the Bone Cleansing Pill, took out a Bone Cleansing Pill, and swallowed it. It would be bad if he took too much at once. It might backfire, and he didn''t want to be smelly again.


    Although the Bone Cleansing Pill was used for bathing, it was diluted with water because it could not withstand the effects. Although Lin Xiao didn''t understand how he was able to bear the effects of the medicine, it was still a good thing, so he directly consumed it.


    Feeling the vibrations on his phone, Lin Xiao took out the message from Nangong. "How are you getting along with Xiao Budian?"


    "Xuanxuan is rather adorable, even though she likes to cause trouble sometimes." Lin Xiao was speaking from the bottom of his heart. Although they hadn''t been together for even a day, this was Long Xuan''s first impression.


    "Sigh, I will find a time to tell you about this child''s matter. You help me take care of her first, I''ve already called you regarding the demon stone. Recently, be careful when you come in or out."


    Curious, Lin Xiao asked a stupid question, "You don''t doubt me, so you can be at ease and hand Xuanxuan over to me?"


    "How could you be at ease handing Xuanxuan over to you without a thorough investigation? Fei Yu and I already know that you''re a pure-blooded human, but in recent years, the two races have been getting along quite well together. We don''t have much conflict with humans, but there are still demons that view humans as enemies, so it''s better for you to assume the identity of a demon. "


    The identity of a demon, so what the hell is this demon? Lin Xiao patted her head. It seemed that her life would not be peaceful.


    "The account has been transferred to my account, 500 demon stone tokens!"

 C7

    Five hundred demon stone tokens could be considered a large sum of money for Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao quickly made arrangements for the 500 Demonic Stones. He decided to first strengthen his body. If he was unable to do so within a short period of time, he would be able to obtain some life-saving items or secret manuals.


    Nangong had also said that things would not be peaceful recently. Furthermore, he had a delicate little loli by his side that needed protection, so he had no choice but to pay the price.


    For her, and for himself. Lin Xiao had no other choice.


    Lin Xiao left the rooftop and returned to his house.


    At this moment, Long Xuan wasn''t sleeping, but was sitting on the bed eating snacks. Lin Xiao connected her phone to the power supply and sat beside Long Xuan. She smiled and asked, "You won''t be sleeping anymore?"


    Long Xuan wrinkled her beautiful nose at him, and said with a blurry voice while holding her snacks, "You left me at home. Don''t worry about me, I''ve already slept for the entire day."


    "Aren''t I going to have to work hard to support us?" Lin Xiao embarrassedly touched her chin before looking at Long Xuan who was eating with relish, "Xuanxuan, do you know what kind of powerful martial arts the Monster race have?"


    Long Xuan, who was stuffing snacks into her mouth, rolled her eyes at him and said, "What martial arts? You''re talking about a cultivation technique, right? There are so many cultivation techniques that I don''t even remember coming here. "


    "Do you know what those cultivation techniques are like?" Lin Xiao wanted to know more about this matter. When the time came, he would choose a place in the demon store to make his plans.


    "To think that you''re a demon. You don''t even know that." Long Xuan became more and more disdainful towards Lin Xiao''s ignorance.


    "I grew up in the human world, so I don''t know much about demi-humans." Lin Xiao laughed in a low voice, attempting to get away with it.


    Long Xuan also didn''t know if she believed his words. She stretched out her small palm and four different colored lights appeared on the center of her palm as she explained, "Monster race''s cultivation techniques are similar to human''s cultivation techniques. They are separated into heaven, earth, dark, yellow, and four ranks. Each stage was further divided into the upper, middle, and lower grades. However, there is one thing. Most of the cultivation techniques of the demon race are impossible for humans to cultivate. On the other hand, many of the human cultivation techniques are impossible for the demon race to cultivate, unless ¡­ "


    Lin Xiao panicked. Was this girl trying to keep him in suspense? " Unless what? You have to finish what you''re saying. "


    "Hmph, I''m going to sleep now. You''re not allowed to sleep on the same bed as me. You sleep on the floor." Long Xuan let out a cold snort. She picked up a large cloth doll from behind her and directly laid it on Lin Xiao''s bed, burying her head into the cloth doll''s fur.


    F * ck, Lin Xiao was extremely unhappy. How could you say half of a sentence? Why don''t you leave half of a snack for me?


    Originally, he had rented this room as his own. The room was small, the bed was also small, and after Long Xuan took over the center position, he really didn''t have a single place to sleep.


    It was impossible to sleep on the floor, so how could he sleep on the floor in his room? Lin Xiao looked at the petite body in front of him and felt helpless. His understanding of the word ''helpless'' had deepened.


    After a short while, Long Xuan''s breathing became even, and Lin Xiao guessed that she had fallen asleep. However, he wasn''t sleepy yet. He couldn''t sleep even if he were to lie down, let alone find a place to lie.


    Lin Xiao picked up the knock-off machine that was charging up and opened the demon box. Ignoring the chattering demons, she walked straight to the demon''s shop.


    To Lin Xiao, a human, the demons'' items were truly all sorts of strange. The dazzling array of goods caused his eyes to be dazzled. The various magical functions also rendered him tongue-tied.


    There were wings that could make people fly in the air, Water Repelling Pearl that could breathe underwater, and Longevity Lock that could let people live for a hundred years ¡­


    However, these things weren''t of much use to Lin Xiao at the moment. The things he needed still hadn''t appeared yet.


    After browsing through more than 20 shops, Lin Xiao still couldn''t find anything satisfactory. There were many cultivation methods and magic treasures, but the price was unbearable for Lin Xiao. With his current Demon Stone Token, even adding a zero wouldn''t be enough to buy.


    However, the Heavens did not disappoint those who had put in effort. When Lin Xiao reached the fifty-fifth store, he finally saw a product that was slightly in line with his expectations.


    "Black fire, Heaven''s Spirit Fire, low-grade yellow-rank fire seed. The fire body becomes black and its power is formidable. When cultivated to the great perfection, it can burn all enemies, and those with great luck can advance to the rank of this fire seed." The top fifty buyers even gave away the Jade Serpent Gloves. "


    According to the description, this Jade Serpent Leather Gloves were used to train in these black flames. Without a protective tool, it was easy for them to be scorched.


    It was definitely a good thing to have a gift, so Lin Xiao was quite satisfied. The only thing he was unhappy about was that the price was 800 Demon Stone tokens. Lin Xiao didn''t know if she could suppress the price.


    He felt that it was impossible to bet three hundred points on himself, but he was reluctant to give up, so he decided to give it a try.


    "Is the owner here?"


    "Yes, what''s the matter?"


    "I have my eyes on your goods, but can the price be negotiated?"


    "No, the price won''t change. Is there anything else?"


    Lin Xiao was simply angered to the point of spitting out blood. What kind of people were these? Was there such a person as well? Can you give me a chance to discuss it?


    "This item is very important to me. Shopkeeper, let''s talk." Lin Xiao truly didn''t want to give up.


    "If you really want it, you can stage it."


    Staging... The corner of Lin Xiao''s mouth twitched. This really was a human-like design.


    In the end, Lin Xiao and the shop owner grinded for over an hour, and they were able to obtain the item they wanted. In addition to paying the rest of the demon stone tokens in three months, he also had to pay an additional two hundred dollars in interest.


    Lin Xiao cursed in his heart. This was simply usury!


    After the balance in Lin Xiao''s account was zero, an antique box and a pair of gloves appeared in front of Lin Xiao.


    As Lin Xiao touched the gloves, a bone-chilling cold feeling spread throughout his body, as if his hand was stuck in ice water below zero.


    However, this glove wasn''t the main point. The quaint black pearl was what he wanted. This time, Lin Xiao learnt it well and thoroughly understood the cultivation method of the Black Flame.


    Otherwise, Lin Xiao would have thought that this bead was meant to be swallowed. After all, how could the bead be related to flames?


    To be honest, Lin Xiao felt a bit embarrassed. This bead and the Bone Cleansing Pill, his first reaction was to eat them all.


    After reviewing the cultivation method of Black Flame, Lin Xiao began his first practice in his entire life.


    He first put on the gloves, and then held the black fire bead in his hand. Sensing the fire energy that the bead emitted, he condensed the fire energy into a fire essence and stored it in his body.


    However, Lin Xiao had held the bead in his hand for over 10 minutes. At first, he thought that he hadn''t held it tightly enough and increased the strength in his hands. The veins in his arms bulged, but he still didn''t feel the scorching fire energy.


    It can''t be fake, right? Or is it ¡­ Lin Xiao suddenly remembered something that Long Xuan had mentioned before. Most demi-human cultivation techniques were not suitable for humans to cultivate, so he thought that this black fire wasn''t a cultivation technique, but more like a treasure.


    If that was really the case, then Lin Xiao had the urge to ram his head into the wall and die. He bought some useless things and even owed them a huge sum of money ¡­


    Suddenly, Lin Xiao felt a small hand on his own. At the same time, he felt a terrifying heat emitting from the pearl in his hand. If it weren''t for the Jade Serpent Skin Gloves offsetting most of the heat, his hand would have definitely been burned.


    Lin Xiao hurriedly opened his eyes and saw Long Xuan sitting cross-legged in front of him. Her small hand rested on his. After being stunned for a moment, she asked, "Xuan Xuan, didn''t you fall asleep?"


    However, Long Xuan had a depressed look on her face. Gritting her teeth, she hatefully said, "I can''t be bothered explaining to you. Why aren''t you using your heart and soul to capture the fire energy and condense it into a Flame Essence?"

 C8

    Lin Xiao could not help but let his imagination run wild. There was a blazing hot energy rampaging through his body. If he did not deal with it in time, he might burn himself to death.


    However, the problem was that this was his first time cultivating. He was completely muddle-headed and could only helplessly allow that energy to flow through his body.


    That energy became increasingly large. Even through her clothes, one could still see a mass of black flames rapidly moving within Lin Xiao''s body.


    Long Xuan discovered that Lin Xiao''s expression was becoming increasingly malevolent. His skin gradually turned fiery-red and the skin she touched on Lin Xiao''s became especially hot.


    "Are you an idiot? Hurry and force it into any part of your body and condense it into a Flame Essence that you can hold within your body. " Long Xuan anxiously shouted. If this carried on, Lin Xiao would undoubtedly die.


    Lin Xiao could still hear Long Xuan''s words, but how could he force her? He wouldn''t.


    Damn it, why are you running around randomly? Don''t move at all! Lin Xiao cursed in his heart. At this moment, something unexpected happened. That ball of energy was no longer restless, and it gradually calmed down.


    Seeing that the situation had slowed down, Long Xuan wiped away her sweat and continued, "Condensing a Flame Essence into the part of you that you dream of, that''s about it. Big brother Lin Xiao, you are really too stupid."


    Lin Xiao automatically ignored the last sentence. Following the cultivation method of Black Flame, he concentrated on condensing the fire energy body.


    Many people would condense these types of energy that could be cultivated into weapons or tools, which would be of great use in future battles.


    Lin Xiao couldn''t think of any weapon he liked. After all, he didn''t practice martial arts. Even if he used the ancient halberd, it could only be swung around like a staff.


    Thinking back and forth, Long Xuan that little girl began to "speak maliciously" again, constantly ridiculing him.


    Lin Xiao''s mind stirred. She mischievously began to condense the Flame Essence according to her appearance.


    Soon after, he condensed the power of fire into a lifelike little figure. But, he discovered that no matter what, his facial features couldn''t be carved into his face. He could only give up and perfect the little figure''s body before fusing it with his heart.


    This was because a person''s heart could be said to be the most important and the most fragile part of their body. If Lin Xiao did this, she could even protect herself at a critical moment.


    Currently, Lin Xiao had already refined the only wisp of Flame Essence within the bead into a part of herself. This Flame Essence was like a natural born one with Lin Xiao, extremely docile to Lin Xiao.


    The Flame Essence seemed to be regulating over her heart. Lin Xiao felt that her mind was unusually good. Her mind was empty, and her breathing felt even smoother than before.


    Sensing this situation, Lin Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, a look of pleasant surprise appearing on his face.


    "Hmph, let''s be happy. The Netherworld Flame is not something that anyone can have." Long Xuan hugged her small hands and looked at him with disdain, "Without this princess, you would have been finished long ago."


    Lin Xiao didn''t refute him. He also understood that it was because of Long Xuan that he could feel the Flame Essence. It was also because of her help in suppressing the Flame Essence that he was able to successfully condense it.


    "Why can you let me feel the black fire?" Lin Xiao was very curious about this point. Long Xuan only needed to place her hand on his and he could instantly feel the Flame Essence.


    "Black Flame, what a common name, can this be the Netherworld Flame?" If it''s just the black fire, then I won''t need to do anything. " As she spoke, Long Xuan extended her chubby little hand, and a bunch of black flames shot out from her fingertips.


    Lin Xiao''s eyes widened. "You have one too?"


    Long Xuan proudly looked at him and said, "Of course, although I don''t know how I obtained it. "Just now, my Netherworld Flame and that bead containing a sliver of Nether Flame Essence resonated with each other, waking me up."


    Lin Xiao looked at the Netherworld Flame Core at Long Xuan''s fingertips. He stretched out a finger and with a flick of his mind, a small speck of Flame Essence appeared at the tip of his finger. The two flames instantly attracted each other, as if they came from the same source.


    "But I bought Black Flame." Lin Xiao was still puzzled. Was this an alias?


    "The Netherworld Flame is an advanced version of the Black Flame. The Fire Essence remaining in this Fire Bead has already advanced to the Devouring Flame. An ordinary person would have to train from the Black Flame one step at a time.


    Lin Xiao''s back broke out in a cold sweat. He had just brushed shoulders with the Death God and was infuriated at the same time. This swindler had almost caused his death.


    But fortunately, he had Long Xuan by his side. Not only did she help him cultivate successfully, she even saved his life.


    "Xuanxuan, thank you."


    Long Xuan seemed to not be used to Lin Xiao''s serious attitude. She turned her head away and waved her hand, "Alright, alright, remember that you owe me your life."


    "Xuanxuan, do you know how the Netherworld Flame is progressing?" Lin Xiao stroked her chin. Summon fire? If it was an ordinary person, they would definitely think it was magic. Was he now the Fire God among humans?


    "It''s up to fate. When the time comes, I''ll make a breakthrough. I''m so sleepy, I''m going to sleep."


    Lin Xiao was speechless as she looked at Long Xuan writhing on the bed, "You won''t catch cold if you don''t cover yourself with the blanket, right?"


    Hearing this, Long Xuan firmly grabbed onto the quilt and asked, "You want to abuse me, and not give me a quilt?"


    F * ck, what kind of thoughts were these? Lin Xiao was sweating. He said, "Give me a blanket, I''m going to sleep on the floor."


    Long Xuan was silent for a while before she lay down on the bed. She did her best to make space against the wall, leaving only for Lin Xiao''s back.


    Lin Xiao helplessly smiled and laid down on the other side of the bed.


    "If you dare touch me, I''ll kill you."


    Lin Xiao couldn''t laugh even though she wanted to, she retorted in her heart," "I don''t have any feelings for a little loli, do I? If she doesn''t have a body, if she doesn''t have a body, then she doesn''t have a woman.


    The next morning, Lin Xiao was actually forced awake by the pressure. He felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, making it hard for him to breathe.


    Long Xuan had a snow-white lotus root arm around Lin Xiao''s neck as she lay on Lin Xiao''s stomach, her head resting on Lin Xiao''s chest.


    Lin Xiao lifted her head slightly. Her breath landed on Long Xuan''s head, making it very warm. This caused the latter to feel very uncomfortable, causing her small head to start moving uncomfortably.


    "On the contrary, he''s actually lying on top of me." Lin Xiao found it funny to see Long Xuan scratching her head in her sleep.


    "Holy shit, I slept late last night. I''m going to be late because I woke up so late!" Lin Xiao opened her phone and let out a soft cry. She carefully lifted Long Xuan off her body and quickly got off the bed to wash up.


    While brushing her teeth, Lin Xiao suddenly thought of something. His Eye Drawing Arts was originally still in Long Xuan''s hands. Although she didn''t know where she had hidden it, she would definitely coax her to return it the next time she had a chance.


    The cultivation techniques of demons could not be cultivated by humans. Accurately speaking, not only humans, demons were also divided into many different races, and cultivation techniques of different races were also very difficult to move over to cultivate. There were certain places that needed to be modified.


    Therefore, Lin Xiao hoped that it would be impossible for him to properly practice the cultivation techniques of demons. In that case, he could only practice some supernatural powers, such as the Netherworld Flame.


    Success in cultivating a sacred art has nothing to do with power, even if you have cultivated in several sacred arts, your power will not increase.


    There was no lack of powerhouses amongst the demons. Due to various reasons, whether it was in terms of cultivation speed or efficiency, such demons would wholeheartedly focus on cultivating a certain divine ability. When they attained mastery, they would reveal their prowess and defeat everyone else.


    Since Lin Xiao couldn''t cultivate, then he could only walk the path of cultivation. Lin Xiao did not believe that the Netherworld Flame could eat everything in the world with just one move, so he must master the Eye Drawing Arts.


    After washing up, Lin Xiao went out to buy breakfast before putting it on the table for Long Xuan. Only then did she rush off to work.


    However, what was strange was that not long after he arrived at the training field, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if he had lost something. Lin Xiao immediately thought of the Netherworld Flame at the location of his heart.


    Did something happen to the Netherworld Flame?

 C9

    Lin Xiao was also really afraid that there was a problem with the Netherworld Flame. If it really did burn on its own, then even if it died, it wouldn''t be peaceful. Not to mention the entire country knowing about it, there was a possibility of it being studied.


    However, the pain only lasted for a short while before it disappeared. This caused Lin Xiao to heave a sigh of relief as he continued with his teaching.


    "Students, turn the page, let''s continue ¡­"


    "Hey, what are you guys doing? If you go any further, I''ll call the police!"


    Suddenly, a ruckus sounded outside the classroom, interrupting the teaching. The students in the classroom also began discussing in confusion.


    Lin Xiao''s heart skipped a beat as he felt a familiar aura. He had only felt the same aura from Fei Yu and Long Xuan, so the person who came was a monster!


    It was not a disaster, it was a disaster that couldn''t be avoided. Lin Xiao felt that there was a high chance that it was related to him. This training institute was full of ordinary people, other than him ¡­


    The door to the classroom opened and a middle-aged man walked in. Behind him, three young men walked in with haughty expressions.


    "Just what are you guys doing!?" A woman squeezed in from behind and angrily stood in front of the four of them. This woman was the recruitment teacher who had previously made things difficult for Lin Xiao.


    Seeing that the four in front of him were silent and were sizing up Lin Xiao, Director Wang said, "This is an illegal invasion, a criminal act. Please behave yourself."


    "I don''t want to cause trouble. Let him come with us." The middle-aged man pointed at Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao groaned inwardly. Indeed, it had something to do with him. However, he did not know if these four demons were planning to harm him.


    However ¡­ Lin Xiao wanted to laugh. Supervisor Wang was one of those eccentric and domineering women. If you want me to leave, I have to leave.


    As expected, Director Wang raised his eyebrows. "He is now my employee, yet you want him to leave just like that?" It is also against the law to illegally detain others! "


    When the middle-aged man heard this, he was slightly displeased. His face twitched as he said, "Sorry for the trouble." With that, he waved his hand and everyone in the classroom stopped moving. Everyone stayed still for a second, except of course, some of them.


    Lin Xiao couldn''t help but take a step back. Wasn''t this too anti-scientific? What kind of operation was this? Time is still?


    "Martial Uncle''s Great Dream has become more and more integrated. It can be triggered with just a wave of your hand." The only one of the three youths flattered him.


    The middle-aged man did not pay any attention to the woman. Instead, he looked at Lin Xiao and said, "We were passing by and felt a demonic aura, so we came to take a look. It seems like it''s you. Whose demon are you?"


    Lin Xiao calmly said, "Flowing Cloud Chuan."


    "Martial Uncle, Flowing Cloud Chuan is a local monster organization. The members are scattered demons without the protection of their race. The Demon Lord is a flood dragon and a mutated dragon and serpent." Another young man said.


    "Demoness." The middle-aged man nodded, his eyes flashing, he smiled and said to Lin Xiao, "Don''t worry, we are both demons, we won''t make things difficult for you. Even as a demoness, we treat you equally." Let me ask you, do you know that there is a little demon girl nearby? "


    These people were coming for Long Xuan, and it was very likely that they had already gone to his house and met Long Xuan before finding him using some sort of method. However, there was also good news that Long Xuan did not land in their hands.


    After thinking about it, Lin Xiao decided to put on an act. She feigned surprise and said, "You guys didn''t know? She is the daughter of the Flowing Cloud Chuan Demon Lord, the little princess of our Flowing Cloud Chuan. She was playing at my house yesterday, so she should still be at my house right now. "Are you looking for her?"


    "We do want to find her. You mean she''s at your house?" Indeed, it was as Lin Xiao had thought. When they heard the news about Long Xuan, the expressions of the four changed, but after hearing that Long Xuan was the daughter of the Demonic Lord, their expressions turned ugly.


    Since they were afraid of the Demon Lord Flood Dragon, Lin Xiao didn''t mind using his banner as the skin of a tiger.


    "Yes, the Demon Lord is my elder, so I have a good relationship with the little princess. If you want to find her, I can bring you to my house." Lin Xiao was rather worried about Long Xuan''s situation. After all, Nangong had given Long Xuan to her.


    "Are you saying that you have a good relationship with the Demon Lord?" The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes.


    Lin Xiao pretended to be curious, "He''s my elder, of course their relationship is good. Otherwise, would the Little Princess be able to stay over the night at my house?"


    "So that''s how it is. When we have time, we will go visit the Flowing Cloud Chuan Demon Lord." The middle-aged man said.


    "Aren''t you coming to my house?" Lin Xiao asked with a puzzled expression.


    The middle-aged man waved his hand and led the three of them out of the classroom.


    When Lin Xiao saw them walk far away, she couldn''t help but heave a sigh of relief. Due to their fear of the flood dragon, they didn''t bring Lin Xiao away, but Lin Xiao quickly became nervous again. What exactly was Long Xuan''s current situation?


    In the classroom, the students and Director Wang were still in a stiff posture, but Lin Xiao couldn''t do anything about it. He didn''t know how to undo it. He took out his phone and opened the monster box. There were still people chatting in the Flowing Cloud River group chat.


    Lin Xiao hurriedly typed.


    "Is brother Fei Yu here? Is Lord Nangong here? Long Xuan is in trouble! "


    White Crane: "What''s wrong, little brother? Don''t be in such a hurry. Speak slowly, what happened to Xiao Budian?"


    With regards to Long Xuan, all the demons in the group were very nervous as they waited for Lin Xiao to explain.


    Lin Xiao briefly explained the situation and also told them that she was rushing home, hoping that they would quickly contact Nangong.


    Jin Lin said, "This matter is not simple. Little brother, you might not be able to get rid of them, but those few people have a divine ability like Great Dream of the Millennium. It can be seen that they are not ordinary demons. This concerns the little guy, so there''s no need for everyone to dive into the sea anymore. Everyone should quickly check the identities of those four people and search for the little guy at the same time. "


    "Hurry up and make the arrangements, I''ll be leaving first." Lin Xiao closed her phone and ran home. It was already noon and the streets were congested with cars. Lin Xiao ran faster than a car.


    From afar, Lin Xiao could see the black smoke coming out of his rented house. He was extremely nervous. It seemed like a fight had happened before, but Long Xuan was only a little girl. How could she beat up a few big monsters?


    When Lin Xiao reached the door, the room was a sight to behold. The furniture was all broken down and there was nothing left intact. Lin Xiao walked step by step into the room. The breakfast he had bought for Long Xuan had been stomped into pieces on the floor. Even the bed had been torn apart and the bedsheets burned. The room felt as if it had been through a world war.


    It was hard for Lin Xiao to imagine how Long Xuan had escaped. Even if she did escape, it was probably with wounds all over her body, right? Lin Xiao''s heart ached more and more when she thought about the pink little loli Long Xuan, whose body was covered in wounds and flesh was covered in wounds. He now understood that the pain in his chest before was not because of some problem with the Netherworld Flame, but because the Netherworld Flame had been created by him and Long Xuan together and was also related to Long Xuan.


    Lin Xiao could not accept this fact. When he thought of Long Xuan covering his face with her hands to ask if he was cold, she shrunk her body against the wall to make room for him to sleep, and her heart felt like it was about to explode.


    "Yours..."


    Lin Xiao''s fingers clenched until they turned white. The Netherworld Flame in her body seemed to have felt her master''s anger and began to circulate on its own. It rushed out of her body and circled around her.


    Suddenly, a flame rose from the bottom of the collapsed cabinet in front of them.


    Lin Xiao had a feeling that something was amiss. He quickly ran over to open the cabinet, and when he saw the place where it was buried, tears immediately welled up in his eyes.

 C10

    Long Xuan''s small body was pressed down by the cabinet, and her face was smeared with dust. Her face was dark, and there were a few wounds on her arm that were currently bleeding.


    Lin Xiao hurriedly pulled Long Xuan into her embrace. The latter was completely powerless as she laid there limply in Lin Xiao''s embrace, still in a comatose state.


    "Xuanxuan ¡­" He carefully examined her body. Other than some superficial wounds, she did not have any fatal injuries, so it was hard for him to imagine how this little girl managed to escape from the hands of four huge monsters. Furthermore, the leading middle-aged man could tell at a glance that she was a ruthless person.


    Thinking of this, Lin Xiao was extremely angry. There were all sorts of people, even a little girl like this could do nothing to them.


    "So he''s back."


    A voice sounded out from behind Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao cursed inwardly. He suddenly turned his head. It was indeed those four people who had returned.


    Lin Xiao subconsciously shielded Long Xuan behind him and faced the four of them.


    "I just feel like there''s a problem. You don''t know us, so why are you asking us questions? If we work together like this, the extremes will be reversed." The young lady raised her slender fingers, very satisfied with her deductions, and proudly looked at Lin Xiao.


    "You guys really are bold. The Demon Lord''s goddaughter actually dared to attack us." In his heart, however, he was frantically trying to come up with a countermeasure. He was unable to defeat the four demons.


    The four of them entered the room. The middle-aged man looked down at Lin Xiao and said, "Give me the girl behind you, I''ll allow you to leave."


    Lin Xiao picked up Long Xuan and retreated to the corner of the wall, his tone did not reveal any panic, "You all destroyed the house to such an extent, with such high profile, aren''t you afraid of attracting attention?"


    "Brat, don''t change the topic. Give me the girl." As the middle-aged man took a step forward, Lin Xiao felt his internal organs being squeezed together, causing him to be unable to breathe.


    Lin Xiao couldn''t straighten his body anymore, but he still endured the pain as he hugged Long Xuan.


    "Aren''t you afraid of the Demon Lord getting angry?" Lin Xiao spat out word by word from between his teeth.


    As she finished speaking, Lin Xiao felt the pressure lessen.


    "Issues... "Not big." The middle-aged man was about to step forward, but the young man behind him beat him to it.


    "Martial Uncle, let me do it. This sort of small fry isn''t enough for you to make a move." This young man walked in front of Lin Xiao and arrogantly said, "Hand over the girl and kowtow again. Then, you can leave."


    Lin Xiao was so angered that he laughed instead. He raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Little brother, your upbringing is too lacking. Why are you acting so arrogantly and so arrogantly?"


    The young man frowned as he heard this and sneered: "Don''t be so glib. If you have the ability then come." He beckoned to him.


    Lin Xiao gently placed Long Xuan on the ground and looked at the young man in front of her. He was well aware that he wouldn''t be able to bring Long Xuan away on his own. In order to stop them from taking Long Xuan away, he could only fight with this young man to stall for time.


    Although he didn''t know how to fight, he could only fight. He knew that if Long Xuan was hurt, Liu Yun Chuan''s group of demons would definitely not let him off.


    After all, this was not good for him, he might as well go all out against these people. At the very least, Lin Xiao felt particularly displeased with them.


    "Come on, I''ll let you know what a difference is. Remember, the person who defeated you is called Wandering Heavens."


    Lin Xiao looked at the young man who claimed to be roaming the skies. That aloof and lofty attitude of his made one want to step on him.


    Long Xuan''s pitiful appearance caused the anger in Lin Xiao''s heart to surge once more. In fact, when she saw the culprit, her rage was even greater than before. The Netherworld Flame in her body rushed out and scattered around Lin Xiao like smoke.


    "Netherworld Flame!" The other two youngsters cried out in alarm. You Tiantian was also staring at the Netherworld Flame that came out of his body in a daze. The middle-aged man''s breathing became even more ragged as his eyes burned with passion.


    Lin Xiao''s heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the other party''s goal was the Netherworld Flame in Long Xuan''s body, but they didn''t think that they would have it in their own bodies.


    You Tian turned to look at the middle-aged man as if asking for his instructions.


    "He can fight, but he''s not a great divine ability expert." The middle-aged man said seriously.


    "Die, you are not worthy of the Netherworld Flame." Wandering Sky rushed over and punched directly at Lin Xiao''s face.


    Lin Xiao''s eyes widened, his heart was alarmed. If this punch landed, he might die, this was his first reaction.


    However, the truth was that Lin Xiao had easily dodged the attack. Let alone roaming in the skies, even Lin Xiao was stunned. However, he quickly reacted. This was all thanks to the Bone Cleansing Pill. Lin Xiao did not stop buying the Bone Cleansing Pill, he had been buying and consuming it all along. After all, he had enough Demon Stones.


    Moreover, for some unknown reason, even if he consumed too much, there wouldn''t be any side effects, so after slowly trying, he had always bought it for himself to eat. It was just that his body was easy to smell, but it had never happened like the first time where he was covered in dirt.


    The biggest change was his physique. If he were to participate in the tournament, all the gold would probably be his.


    After failing his attack, You Tian''s face turned ugly. He once again increased his speed in an attempt to attack.


    This was already Wandering Sky''s fastest speed. Although Lin Xiao could only dodge passively and was in a sorry state, every time he dodged an attack, his face would turn darker.


    Lin Xiao was also extremely furious. Who would be willing to be chased and beaten like a mouse?


    "Fuck you!"


    Lin Xiao was extremely furious. He threw a counterattack as he pulled the ''Netherworld Flame'' that was circling him and attacked Wandering Sky.


    Both of Wandering Sky''s arms grew scales, and from being human hands, they transformed into beast claws that were covered in scales. He collided head on with Lin Xiao.


    "Bam!" Lin Xiao was sent flying and crashed into the wall.


    Wandering sky was also in a bad mood. Black smoke was rising from the beast''s claws, and a few of its scales had been burned off. He hadn''t been seriously injured, but rather angered. Initially he had mocked Lin Xiao for so long, but now he found himself evenly matched. He was a proud and arrogant person, and this was unacceptable to him.


    As the dust settled, Lin Xiao crawled up from the ground, his arm aching. If it weren''t for the Netherworld Flame which dealt the majority of the damage, coupled with his enhanced physique, his arm probably would have exploded.


    "So powerful." Lin Xiao sighed from the bottom of her heart as she rubbed her hands.


    When You Tian heard this, his face immediately darkened. Being praised by an ant was a humiliation to him.


    "Go to hell!" The veins on Wandering Sky''s arms popped out as he clasped his hands together as if he were activating some sort of skill.


    Lin Xiao felt an immense sense of danger approach him. He didn''t forget why he was risking his life. Lin Xiao''s body flashed as she arrived in front of Long Xuan. He didn''t want Long Xuan to be implicated, so he would be able to bear all of the injuries by himself.


    "Wind Splitting!"


    As soon as he finished speaking, a visible wind blade flew out from his palm. The wind blade did not seem to have any pattern, like a typhoon eye, ready to tear Lin Xiao''s body apart.


    The wind was all-pervasive, Lin Xiao could not block it even if he wanted to. The wind blades that covered the sky and covered the ground came crashing towards him.


    Lin Xiao did something that exceeded everyone''s expectations.


    He gave up defending and turned around to crouch down, tightly hugging Long Xuan.


    "Sizzle!"


    Lin Xiao carried Long Xuan and flew back, crashing into a corner.


    The clothes on Lin Xiao''s back had already been torn apart by the wind blades and were badly mutilated. Terrifying wounds unceasingly dripped blood, and one could vaguely see bones.


    "Pfft!"


    Lin Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood onto the wall in front of him. The blood from the corner of his mouth dripped down onto Long Xuan''s face.


    "Hmph, overestimating yourself and even trying to use your body to block my Wind Rend." He didn''t expect that Lin Xiao would still be alive after being hit by his Wind Rend. This caused his pride to suffer a great blow.


    Brother Lin Xiao, wuu ¡­" "Big brother Lin Xiao ¡­" "When Long Xuan woke up, she saw Lin Xiao staring at the wall with a blank look in his eyes. The corner of her mouth kept bleeding, but her arms were tightly protecting herself. In the end, she couldn''t help but sob.


    When Lin Xiao heard the weeping, his eyes lit up. He revealed his blood-stained teeth and weakly comforted Long Xuan, "Xuanxuan, it''s alright."

 C11

    The rental house was a mess, the wind that was blowing across the sky had even made a few crescent-shaped holes in the walls. Some wind came in through the holes, but it was still blowing on Lin Xiao''s bloody hair on his forehead.


    "Brother Lin Xiao ¡­"


    Long Xuan only kept on softly calling out to Lin Xiao. She was so sad that she couldn''t say anything else, and there was nothing she could do to prevent Lin Xiao from getting hurt. She could only use all her strength to hug Lin Xiao, but couldn''t even raise her hand.


    In order to escape, she had paid a great price.


    "Hey, hey, hey," You Tian was getting impatient. He casually dug his ears and urged, "Are you dead yet? If you want to live, then hand the girl over to us. If you want to die, then quickly come over and accept death. Then we''ll take the girl away."


    "Die ¡­" "He won''t die." Lin Xiao slowly placed Long Xuan on the ground and took off her torn jacket to place under her. Afterwards, he used his hands to support his body as he gradually stood up.


    "Brother Lin Xiao, don''t ¡­"


    "Xuanxuan, can I have a word with you in private?" Lin Xiao seemed to have thought of something and used her knees to prop herself up to speak into Long Xuan''s ear. Afterwards, she stood up and faced the skies, no longer paying attention to the teary Long Xuan behind her.


    You Tian frowned as he looked at the man covered in blood. He could not understand why he would rather sacrifice his life to protect this little girl. According to him, the two were not related by blood, right?


    Lin Xiao naturally did not know what Wandering Heavens was thinking at this moment. Otherwise, with his personality, he would definitely ruthlessly retort. He wanted to live, but he could not live after offending either side.


    Of course, although Lin Xiao''s eyes were dim, they were filled with determination. From the look of it, he would not just sit idly by and watch a little girl die.


    "Stubborn and restless."


    "Humph!" You Tian coldly snorted. He twisted his hand into a blade and ruthlessly hacked at Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao roared as he used all the strength in his body to punch towards Wandering Sky''s hand.


    Lin Xiao didn''t like defending. Defending was passively receiving a beating. Only by taking the initiative to attack would one have a chance at winning.


    However, the disparity in strength caused Lin Xiao to be sent flying again and again. His method was also very simple. He stood up once again and faced the incoming attack.


    After all, the Netherworld Flame was attached to Lin Xiao''s body. Every time he punched, the Netherworld Flame would follow suit, and the destructive power of the fire caused his blood to boil and his face to flush red. His internal organs seemed to be in chaos.


    Falling down again and again, climbing up again and again, and being knocked flying again and again, Lin Xiao was no longer able to continue. He fell on the ground and took more and more time to catch his breath, and the time he took to get up became longer and longer.


    Seeing Lin Xiao slowly sit up on the ground, the panting Wandering Sky finally felt his heart collapse. He roared into the sky, and before Lin Xiao could stand up and dodge, his hand formed into a fist that punched towards Lin Xiao''s face.


    "Pfft!"


    Lin Xiao spat out another mouthful of blood. Even his teeth flew out as well. His body flew backward, his head hitting the wall before he stopped. His left cheek was swollen to the point where his left eye could no longer be seen.


    "F * ck you, if you have the ability, then stand up for me again." The flames of fury burned in You Tian''s heart as she stared at the half-dead Lin Xiao with an ominous glint in her eyes.


    Even the travelling girl could not stand seeing that. She frowned and said, "You''ve passed, our goal is only the little girl. Take the little girl and leave quickly."


    Wandering Sky took a deep breath, and his beast claws returned to his adult hands as he walked towards Long Xuan.


    "Stop." A weak cry rang out.


    Under the crowd''s gaze, Lin Xiao propped himself up against the wall, his eyelids drooping as he gasped for breath.


    His body was swaying as if he would collapse at any moment. He could not even raise his head to look at the enemy.


    Wandering Sky was stunned. He had never seen such a person before. Even if he lacked the strength to lift his head, even if he knew that he would die, he still had to protect someone that had nothing to do with him.


    The woman who was with Wandering could not help but say, "You can stop. Wandering will really kill you."


    "No, you''re not allowed to hurt her." Lin Xiao bowed and walked step by step towards Long Xuan. He walked very slowly and it would take a very long time for him to bring his foot down again.


    Wandering did not make a move. He was disdainful to make a move. His pride did not allow him to make a move against a person who had no fighting strength at all.


    He quietly watched as Lin Xiao walked in front of the little girl and crouched down to protect the little girl.


    For the first time, Wandering Sky felt that he had done something wrong. It was the first time that he felt regret.


    Feeling the strangeness of Wandering, the middle-aged man said with a deep voice, "Tian, why aren''t you going and bringing the little girl over? What are you hesitating for?"


    You Tian lowered his arms as he looked at Lin Xiao with a complex expression. His voice became softer and softer, "Martial Uncle, I ¡­"


    "Useless thing." The middle-aged man looked at You Tian with disappointment. He personally went up to Lin Xiao and shot a ray of light at her without any hesitation.


    "Sizzle sizzle!"


    The finger light was obstructed on the surface of Lin Xiao''s body. It emitted a sound similar to the burning of firewood, and finally disappeared into thin air.


    "A flame that is said to be able to burn even demonic essence. It really does live up to its name." Instead of being alarmed, the middle-aged man was overjoyed. He knew that this was the automatic protector of the Netherworld Flame. It stopped at the surface of the user''s body to block incoming damage.


    A silver spear appeared out of thin air in the middle-aged man''s hand.


    "To use the Silver Dragon Spear that you have followed me to cultivate for many years to free you, you are already worthy of being proud of."


    The spear in the middle-aged man''s hand trembled as it flew out, piercing towards Lin Xiao.


    "Bam!"


    Dust flew in the air and a large amount of dust floated in the air due to the attack. For a moment, it actually blocked everyone''s line of sight.


    The room was filled with smoke.


    "This is bad!" The middle-aged man sensed something and shouted angrily, "Quickly chase them! They went upstairs."


    In the stairwell, Lin Xiao, covered in injuries, held onto Long Xuan with one hand and supported by the wall with the other as she limped her way up.


    "Brother Lin Xiao, don''t die." Long Xuan''s eyes were misty as she used her sleeves to wipe away the blood on the corner of Lin Xiao''s mouth, but it seemed as if it could not be wiped completely as it once again flowed out.


    Lin Xiao did not have the mood to comfort Long Xuan, nor did he have the strength to comfort her. Being able to avoid that fatal blow and escape with Long Xuan was already beyond the limits of his body.


    When the smoke cleared, they would understand that they had escaped, perhaps even before the smoke cleared. Lin Xiao tried his best to stall for time with Long Xuan.


    He had originally wanted to escape to the streets, but after considering the number of people, he decided not to act rashly. However, after thinking about how the middle-aged man could dream of using an anti-human and anti-scientific ability like Great Dream, and how he might get angry from embarrassment and kill him, he couldn''t help but change his mind.


    Lin Xiao coughed out a mouthful of blood, feeling a bit more comfortable. He could already sense that You Tian and the rest were chasing after them. They would catch up very soon.


    "Bam."


    As the door to the top floor was pushed open, Lin Xiao fell to the ground like a sandbag, smashing Long Xuan into the ground.


    "Brother Lin Xiao." Long Xuan wanted to help Lin Xiao up, but the latter''s body was too heavy for her to lift.


    "Kid, you sure know how to run." At the entrance of the top floor, the middle-aged man and his group had already arrived.


    This was within Lin Xiao''s expectations. He knew that he couldn''t hide it from You Tian and the rest for too long.


    "You captured her for the Netherworld Flame in her body, right?" Half of Lin Xiao''s face was stuck to the ground, unable to move. With great difficulty, she opened her mouth and said, "Let us go. I will give you the Netherworld Flame within my body."


    You Tian looked at Lin Xiao who was sprawled on the ground like a dead dog, unable to move, and said, "You still have the qualifications to negotiate?"


    The middle-aged man stepped forward with the gun in his hand. Lin Xiao''s escape caused him to be a little angry. He viciously said, "Don''t worry. I''ll take your Netherworld Flame. I''ll also take her Netherworld Flame. You can go first."


    The silver spear ruthlessly pierced towards Lin Xiao''s face.


    Lin Xiao closed his eyes. He no longer had the strength to dodge, and was doomed to die. At this moment, all of this time was slowing down, whether it was Long Xuan''s cries or the silver spear piercing towards him.


    It is said that a second before a person dies, they will let him recall his life. Is this slowing down to let me recall my life? Lin Xiao bitterly smiled, wasn''t my life just a poor word?


    "Netherworld Flame? "Let''s see if you have the ability to take it!"

 C12

    After a long time, the silver spear finally fell. Lin Xiao puzzledly opened his eyes and saw an old man dressed in fashionable clothes standing in front of him.


    The middle-aged man''s Silver Dragon Spear was caught between two of the old man''s fingers, but he actually stopped just like that.


    The angry shout was made by this old man. Lin Xiao''s spirit had been tensed up and he could no longer hold on. Just as he was about to faint, he heard Long Xuan call him grandpa Nangong.


    The old man was the one who had sent Long Xuan to Lin Xiao, Lord Nangong.


    The middle-aged man kept his silver spear and looked at Elder Nan Gong as if he was facing a great enemy. He seemed to be thinking about something and even grabbed his three juniors and retreated a big step.


    "Leave the Yunnan palace."


    The middle-aged man spat out these words as he stared at Elder Nan Gong.


    Nangong snorted coldly and put his hands behind his back. He looked at the four of them and said, "I didn''t think this old man would remember it."


    "Are you trying to stop us?" The middle-aged man''s expression turned extremely ugly. Suddenly, an old demon that even he found difficult to deal with jumped out of the blue. He had lost control of the situation.


    "Your master must have eaten a bear heart leopard''s guts, yet Xiao Budian dares to make a move?" Elder Nan Gong glared at her angrily. Long Xuan''s entire body was covered with wounds, which made him cherish her greatly.


    The middle-aged man was silent for a few seconds, then he said: "You care too much, only you old fools still believe in that race. The main leader of the Thousand Monster Court has long changed, the phoenixes are no better than chickens."


    "Good, what a good saying, ''A phoenix plucked its feathers less than a chicken.'' This old man will pull your feathers right now." Elder Nan Gong flew into a rage because of his words. He raised his hand and a demonic light shot out towards the middle-aged man.


    "Fellow Daoist, you''ve passed."


    Along with an aged voice, the demonic light was blocked. A ruddy old man walked through the air and stopped in front of the middle-aged man. He smiled as he looked at the angry old man from Nangong and spoke again, "Why is fellow cultivator so angry? My juniors are not unreasonable."


    "You!" Elder Nan Gong glared at him fiercely, "Old man, don''t be so disrespectful. Do you really think that you can say whatever you want just because you are the strongest in this region? Our Demon Lord will be out of seclusion in a few days. "


    "Oh?" The eyes of the old man, who was called ''old bastard'' by Nangong, flickered from time to time as he laughed, "Then I must congratulate Brother Jiao. At that time, I will definitely send you a congratulatory gift from Traveling Heights."


    Nangong sneered in his heart, you can''t wait for our Demon Lord to ascend after failing his closed door cultivation. However, now was not the time to fall out with him. He carried Long Xuan and prepared to leave.


    "I said, friend, this little girl is fated to be me. Why don''t you let her follow me?" The old fogey glanced at Long Xuan, his eyes flashing. Without batting an eyelid, he took a step forward and turned to face Nangong.


    "Grandpa Nan Gong ¡­" Big brother Lin Xiao, he ¡­ " Long Xuan knew that Grandpa Nan Gong had come, and that she wouldn''t be in any more danger. She was now even more worried about Lin Xiao''s condition. Lin Xiao''s condition really wasn''t optimistic.


    Nangong snappily told the old fogey, "I''m sorry, this is my granddaughter."


    Hahaha." The old fogey laughed loudly. He laughed very happily, as if he had heard a great joke. He said in a mocking tone, "Brother Flood Dragon, do you not need to leave the Netherworld Flame when you transform into a dragon? Why fool yourself, granddaughter? You, Nangong, have been a bachelor for your entire life. Where did this granddaughter come from?


    Nangong did not say anything else and turned around to leave. The middle-aged man was about to go forward but was stopped by the undying.


    "Second ancestor, what are you doing?" The middle-aged man looked at the old fogey with a puzzled expression.


    The old fogey shook his head without explaining anything. He glanced at Lin Xiao and asked, "This person?"


    The middle-aged man recounted what happened earlier. The old man was surprised when he heard this, "This kid can withstand the winds splitting apart and still be able to escape from your hands. He''s not a mediocre person."


    "Old Ancestor, he has the Netherworld Flame on him." Wandering Heaven reminded.


    "Oh?" The old fogey''s eyes lit up as he examined Lin Xiao''s body. Then, he shook his head in regret, "It''s not Origin Essence, it''s something that can be cultivated in the Houtian realm. It''s useless to me. This guy is completely crippled, even if he were to be saved, he would still be a cripple. Deal with him, then we will go to Flowing Cloud River as guests.


    Under the orders of the old fogey, Lin Xiao was carried back to his room. He then faked the room to be a fire and left.


    After an unknown amount of time, Lin Xiao finally regained some consciousness, but her head was extremely dizzy and she could not open her eyes.


    He could only hear someone calling for a doctor.


    Slowly, Lin Xiao felt his body recover a bit. He was finally able to open his eyes. Looking around, he discovered that he was in the hospital.


    Why was he in the hospital? What happened to Long Xuan in the end? Was he saved? Finally, Long Xuan called out grandpa Nangong. Was that old man Nangong?


    Lin Xiao had too many questions, but his whole body was stiff and painful, and his mouth was dry.


    Just then, a man in a cheap suit with a briefcase walked in.


    "Lin Xiao, you''re finally awake. Heavens, I don''t even know what to do anymore. It''s not like I can contact your family."


    This was Lin Xiao''s university classmate, Wang Hai. When he had first brought Long Xuan for breakfast, he had even met him and said that he would treat Lin Xiao to a meal next time.


    "Water."


    Lin Xiao licked her chapped lips, taking the cup of water from Wang Hai and gulping down a few mouthfuls of saliva. Only then did she feel her throat become much more moist, no longer smoking.


    Lin Xiao lay back on the bed and looked at the ceiling. "Hai Yang, why are you here?"


    Wang Hai put down his briefcase and sat to the side, slowly saying to Lin Xiao, "So it turns out that Wang Hai was planning to find Lin Xiao today. He came to treat Lin Xiao to a meal as per his promise that day." As a result, when he walked closer to the Lin Xiao family, he discovered that there were many people watching. When he squeezed in, he knew that the Lin Xiao family was on fire and Lin Xiao had already been sent to the hospital.


    "It''s strange, your neighbors all said that they never noticed your house on fire. When they found out, your house had already been burnt out, and the fire didn''t spread at all, as if it was just burning your house. It''s not strange that you said that." Wang Hai expressed his sympathy for Lin Xiao''s pitiful encounter.


    "Lin Xiao, don''t worry and take care of your illness. I''ve already paid for your medical expenses."


    Lin Xiao didn''t understand why Wandering Sky''s group didn''t kill him and instead threw him into his house. As for the fire, and the suspicious points Wang Hai mentioned, it could only be explained by demonic arts.


    As for Long Xuan. Thinking of Long Xuan, Lin Xiao sighed. Long Xuan should be fine since Nangong had finally arrived. As for him, he was obviously abandoned.


    He mocked himself with a smile. He originally thought that everyone was a friendly demon, but in the end, it was just wishful thinking. They were probably just using him. Whether it was Fei Yu who asked him to translate the ancient books or Nangong who asked him to take care of Long Xuan, he was only using him as a tool and not as a companion.


    As a partner? Lin Xiao smiled. Indeed, what qualifications did he have to be the partner of those powerful demons?


    His chest suddenly felt a warm sensation spread throughout his body. Lin Xiao was shocked, this was ¡­ Netherworld Flame!?

 C13

    The action of the Netherworld Flame made Lin Xiao''s mood slightly better.


    Was this helping him organize his body? Lin Xiao squeezed out a rare smile. This was a very strange feeling. He could vaguely feel the emotions of the Netherworld Flame. Whether it was when he was fighting with the Netherworld Flame, or when the Netherworld Flame automatically protected its master, he could feel it. "Lin Xiao almost thought that the Netherworld Flame was alive.


    "Hai Yang, where''s my jacket?" Lin Xiao suddenly remembered that she still had her phone under her jacket. The reason he had placed his jacket under Long Xuan''s body was to let her open the voice function of the monster box. He had recorded all his fights with Wandering Sky. As for whether the people in the group could rush to his house to save him, he did not know. This was also the reason why he chose not to flee to other places and was afraid that the demons in Flowing Cloud River would not be able to find him.


    "You still care about your coat?" Wang Hai was furious. How could there be such a person? He did not care about his injuries, but cared about his tattered jacket instead.


    "Can I still wear that old coat? It''s in the corner. " Wang Hai rolled his eyes at Lin Xiao. Following his instructions, he took out a knockoff machine from his jacket pocket and handed it to him.


    "I say, Lin Xiao, when you leave the hospital, I''ll buy you a new phone. It''s the real one. Take that antique of yours to the archaeology." Seeing that Lin Xiao was not at all downcast, Wang Hai also became dishonest, teasing Lin Xiao.


    "F * ck you, if you have the money, go buy me some takeaway food. I''m hungry." Lin Xiao was not the least bit polite. The two of them had been in the same boat at school, so they were close friends who could wear the same pair of shorts.


    Wang Hai scolded and went to buy takeout. Lin Xiao opened his phone and discovered that it could still be used. He couldn''t help but sigh at the power of the knockoff, which was as hard as bricks.


    Lin Xiao opened the box and discovered that she was still in the crowd of Floating Cloud Chuan demons. Those demons were much more silent, probably because of Long Xuan''s matter. Right now, he did not know what attitude Liu Yunchuan had towards him, and he would not find it boring to get involved with them.


    What he did not expect was that Hong Feng and Xiao Qi, who had been supplying him with Bone Cleansing Pills, had sent him a lot of messages. Most of them were about selling various products, and many of them even sold at a loss.


    Looks like this guy really needs the Demon Stone Token. If he didn''t lack the Demon Stone Token, he wouldn''t have to carefully maintain his relationship with Lin Xiao while selling his products. He was afraid that if Lin Xiao was unhappy, he wouldn''t even be able to buy the Bone Cleansing Pill.


    Hong Feng and Xiao Qi asked, "You''re here?"


    After sending the message, Lin Xiao replied, "Yes."


    "Mr. Lin, didn''t you say that you would purchase a large number of items in the near future? I have already concocted a Bone Cleansing Pill, have you seen enough? "


    Lin Xiao cursed in his heart. One side! He had concocted one of those small pills! This amount was unbelievably large.


    However ¡­ Lin Xiao bitterly smiled. He originally could not afford to buy a large number of these items, but he had already given his word ¡­


    However, this was not difficult for him. After pondering for a moment, he began to scheme in his mind.


    "I''m sorry, but I''m afraid I can''t do it anymore. I just experienced a great war and can no longer support my business. My business was bought by someone else, and even my sister was taken away."


    Although he had already sent out the message, Lin Xiao still felt incomparably guilty. He was trying to deceive a demon that had no ill intentions towards him.


    The other party had not replied to his message for a long time. Just as Lin Xiao thought that the other party was disdaining to talk to a dishonest person like him, his phone rang.


    It was Red Maple''s reply.


    "Mr. Lin, are you alone now?"


    "Yes, alone."


    "Where is your family, Mr. Lin?"


    Lin Xiao rubbed his chin. This wasn''t something that could be made up. Of course, he couldn''t make up such an outrageous lie about his parents'' deaths. But if he had a family, then wouldn''t he be able to prove his helplessness?


    "Can I not mention these things?"


    "Mister Lin, I''m sorry, but it''s fine if you don''t tell me. I asked too many questions."


    As Lin Xiao laid on the bed, he began to laugh. Sure enough, this person had thought of something else. However, this was his own misunderstanding, and it wasn''t Lin Xiao''s fault.


    "Then what else do you want? "If there''s nothing else, I''ll think about what I should do next."


    "Mr. Lin, if you don''t mind, you can come to work here."


    These words caused Lin Xiao''s heart to palpitate. Although Wuchang was a demon, there was no reason for him to help him.


    "Don''t think too much into it, I''m just repaying the favor."


    F * * k, it''s easier for Lin Xiao to think like this, okay? Why didn''t he remember to show kindness to Red Maple''s Xiao Qi?


    "I''ll think about it."


    After Lin Xiao said that, she left the chat and went to the Demon Shop. He wanted to see if there was anything good that could be used for treatment. If he just relied on medical equipment to slowly recuperate, God knows how long it would take. Moreover, the hospital fees and medical fees were also a big problem.


    However, before he went to the shop, the news that was released by the demon box attracted his attention.


    "The annual gathering of the Demon Race will be held in the Heavenly Realm. Friends from all over the world are invited to attend. This time''s gathering will be held at the same time as the Cyan Demon Trial."


    The gathering of the Demon Race, the Cyan Demon Trial.


    Lin Xiao rubbed her chin. Since it had nothing to do with her, she didn''t mind joining in on the fun.


    Sometimes, Lin Xiao really wished that she was a demon. Demons had too many bizarre things. Just as he was about to buy a treatment item, he casually entered a shop and saw one.


    "The Thousand Year Snow Spirit Ganoderma, as long as it doesn''t die, no matter how heavy the injuries are, it can be revived."


    Although the advertisement was a bit exaggerated, it shouldn''t be a problem to treat Lin Xiao''s injuries.


    "Special offer, one 300 demon stone token."


    ''F * ck you, you''re asking a special price? ''Lin Xiao couldn''t help but curse. Why didn''t she just rob him?


    He did not have a Demon Stone Token, and the Netherworld Flame was divided into stages. After that, he even excused himself to get the Bone Cleansing Pill from Red Maple Xiao Qi, saying that the money could not be transferred over.


    Could this be the reason why Red Maple Xiao Qi wanted him to go? Lin Xiao suddenly remembered what Little Seven Hong Feng had said and couldn''t help but connect the dots.


    Lin Xiao shook her head, no longer thinking about anything else.


    "Alright, I can''t buy it anymore."


    Lin Xiao closed her phone and lay on the bed gloomily. At this moment, his mind was in a mess and his mind was blank. He did not know what to do next.


    When she thought of how he risked his life to protect Long Xuan only to end up abandoned, Lin Xiao felt a little disheartened. He even wanted to completely break away from the demon race and rely on the Netherworld Flame in his body to make a difference in the human society.


    But... In Lin Xiao''s heart, a look of unwillingness appeared. He was not willing to give up. From the previous situation, the Netherworld Flame was a rare divine ability. He was fortunate enough to have it, as well as a divine technique like the Eye Drawing Arts. The copy that Long Xuan had taken was something that he had copied out for fear of forgetting. He still remembered the contents within.


    Moreover, Lin Xiao could also feel that his physique was not ordinary. This was not just an exaggeration, he was someone who could eat the Bone Cleansing Pill like candy before even cultivating.


    Therefore, how could he be willing to withdraw from this bizarre world of demons?


    "Looking for Red Maple Xiao Qi."


    This thought flashed through Lin Xiao''s mind, and it even became increasingly resolute. He subconsciously felt that he wouldn''t be able to return to Flowing Cloud Chuan, and he wasn''t willing to either. Right now, he could only go find Hong Feng and Xiao Qi.


    He didn''t know if Red Maple Xiao Qi was going to be bad for him, but if it was, then he could only blame his bad luck. If there was no such thing as a monster, he would have starved to death.


    Lin Xiao''s final words were:


    I''ve already died once, what am I afraid of?

 C14

    After a while, Wang Hai brought back the takeout, accompanied by Lin Xiao''s attending physician. Now that Lin Xiao had awoken, he naturally had to check Lin Xiao''s condition.


    "Unbelievable, simply unbelievable!" After the attending physician finished examining Lin Xiao, he looked at Lin Xiao as if he was looking at a monster, clicking his tongue in wonder, "Your body originally had multiple fractures and your jaw bones were crushed, but now it''s actually quickly healed and your cells are rapidly dividing. This kind of self-healing ability is simply not human."


    "So can I leave the hospital?" Lin Xiao was even more concerned about this issue.


    Who would have thought that the attending physician, upon hearing Lin Xiao''s words, would retreat a few steps and stutter, "You ¡­" You... You can actually speak. "


    Black lines appeared on Lin Xiao''s forehead. "Did I say I was a mute?"


    "A few hours ago, your jaw was shattered and now you can speak. Oh god, it''s a miracle! " The attending doctor''s eyes were wide and round, perhaps the most incomprehensible thing he had ever seen in his life.


    "Can I leave the hospital now?" Lin Xiao repeated.


    "Also ¡­" I still need to check it in all aspects. " Looking at Lin Xiao, who looked like a freak, the attending physician shuddered.


    After a series of cumbersome inspections, Lin Xiao was sent off by a group of doctors and nurses. No one could understand why her body was recovering so quickly.


    Lin Xiao also didn''t want to stay any longer. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, the group of people would tie him up on the operation table to dissect.


    After leaving the hospital, Lin Xiao and Wang Hai separated. He wanted to return to his rented apartment for a trip.


    It was evening. Lin Xiao sat on the bus as he watched the afterglow of the evening sun scatter across the street. His expression was a little absent-minded as he saw the endless stream of people and cars coming and going, but he was unfamiliar with anyone.


    Lin Xiao had originally planned to find a stable job after graduation, then find an ordinary girl to have a relationship and live happily together.


    However, there were too many things happening in the process. He no longer had such thoughts anymore. It was the same for the human world and the world of demons.


    When the bus stopped, Lin Xiao got off the bus. His smoke-blackened house was too conspicuous. Nothing had happened to the neighbors except that his room had been set on fire.


    However, Lin Xiao was clear that this was the work of the middle-aged man.


    Lin Xiao quickly walked into the room. There was no one watching him. To them, this was just something new, but once it passed, it became meaningless.


    He rummaged through the ruins, as if looking for something.


    "His recovery is quite fast, and he''s alive and kicking again." Lin Xiao looked behind him and saw that it was a woman from the group that was wandering in the sky.


    Lin Xiao looked at her, not saying a word.


    "No need to guess, I just came back to confirm that there was no mistake. I''m not following you." The woman seemed to see through Lin Xiao''s thoughts.


    "Why didn''t you kill me?" This was the question that Lin Xiao had always been puzzled about. After all, he had destroyed their plan to take away Long Xuan.


    "The Old Ancestor said that you are a cripple and won''t be able to live for long." The woman originally wanted to leave after saying this, but she suddenly stopped and asked Lin Xiao, "My name is You Xin, what''s your name?"


    "Lin Xiao." Lin Xiao didn''t understand why she asked her name.


    "Lin Xiao, remember this, bathe in the Phoenix blood and be reborn from the fire." After You Xin finished speaking, she turned around and left.


    "When I have money, I can spend it whenever I want ¡­"


    Lin Xiao took out his phone and pressed the answer button.


    "Is that you, Lin Xiao? We have collected the unburned items from your house and have asked the police to claim them. "


    Hopefully, he was taken away by the police. Lin Xiao didn''t want his necklace to be burnt.


    His purpose for coming here was the necklace, which had been passed down from his ancestors. His grandmother had once told him that a woman who didn''t have any reaction after wearing this necklace could become the Lin Clan''s daughter-in-law.


    These words had been ridiculed by Lin Xiao for a long time. Anyone who wore this necklace would have a reaction, and that was that they wanted to quickly take it off.


    One had to say, this necklace was simply too ugly. A long black red string, a small rectangular piece of wood, a necklace, or a heirloom. Was this a joke?


    If not for the items that had been passed down by the Lin Clan for generations, Lin Xiao wouldn''t even know where they would have been thrown to. Even if he didn''t throw it, it was usually used to support the corner of the table.


    Lin Xiao went to the police station and recorded and signed the documents. Then, he took his belongings and was packed into a box by the police.


    Now that he had nothing to worry about, his living quarters were gone and all that was left in his possession was these things. He could leave now.


    Lin Xiao finally arrived at Wang Hai''s house and had a meal with him. Then, she borrowed some money from him to use as her fare. Lin Xiao had already gotten the address from Red Maple Xiao Qi, so he was leaving for Feng City tomorrow. At that time, Red Maple Xiao Qi would pick him up at the train station.


    Leaving was always a sad thing, two men drinking and talking, drinking and drinking until Wang Hai cried. "Lin Xiao knew that this was not an easy task. This guy was originally a top student in the literature faculty. He loved to write bold and unrestrained essays and imagine himself as a part of the department. However, he was forced by his own life to become a clerk in a small company and was exploited by his superiors every day.


    "Tell me, if only I could live in a novel." Wang Hai was drunk. After he said that, he collapsed onto the table.


    Lin Xiao helped him rest in the bedroom. Seeing Wang Hai lying on the bed talking in his sleep, Lin Xiao finally decided not to tell him about the demons.


    Demons were like things in a book to people. They were like things in their imaginations.


    Wang Haihai wanted to live in the book, but that didn''t mean that it was a good thing for him to actually come into contact with the world inside the book.


    There were some things that just needed to be thought about ¡­


    Lin Xiao sat down on the sofa in the living room. The box containing his things was right in front of him.


    Half burnt diary, some pen and paper, some clothes, an antique box, a ring... Hm? Lin Xiao frowned. Since when did he have a ring?


    Lin Xiao picked up the ring and discovered that there was a string tied around the ring, as if it was tied to his neck. This string...


    This was Long Xuan''s necklace, right? When she placed the ring inside her clothes, Lin Xiao couldn''t see it, but he had seen this string around Long Xuan''s neck before.


    Should he give it back to her? Lin Xiao fiddled with the ring, not knowing what to do. Return the ring, how would she return it? He felt uncomfortable when he saw the demons.


    "Consider it my compensation." Lin Xiao coldly snorted, tightly holding the ring in his hand. As for whether or not he really wanted to take it for himself, perhaps only he would know.


    In the box, an antique box was casually thrown into a corner. This box was Lin Xiao''s true goal. It was his family heirloom necklace.


    But Lin Xiao felt that this box was worth more than the necklace.


    He opened the box and found a small rectangular piece of wood tied to a black rope.


    Lin Xiao''s mouth twitched. Even the MPS 3 that was more valuable than him had been burnt, yet this thing was still able to escape calamity.


    After reminiscing for a while, Lin Xiao calmed down. Long Xuan''s ring was placed with the family heirloom necklace so that it would be easy to carry around. Then he leaned back against the sofa to rest. Tomorrow he would have to drive.

 C15

    When the sun shone down on the earth again, a new day had begun. Lin Xiao and Wang Hai had gotten up early and walked towards the station in the face of the morning sun.


    "Even now, I still don''t understand why you went to Feng City. It is an even more prosperous city than this one, where you have no relatives. I can still get you a safe job with connections here. "You are also a bastard, you must live with your pride. A while ago, you almost starved to death yet you still didn''t know to ask for my help." Wang Hai helped Lin Xiao carry the luggage. These were the clothes that he and Lin Xiao went to the shopping mall to buy early in the morning.


    After all, Lin Xiao''s clothes had all been burned away. The surviving Wang Hai felt that this was bad luck. No matter what, he did not want to let Lin Xiao carry them, so he just threw them away.


    "A good man has his heart set."


    Lin Xiao smiled, her words choking Wang Hai. Only when she was with him could she be so relaxed.


    Wang Hai could not bear to part with Lin Xiao, and Lin Xiao also could not bear to part with Wang Hai, and could not bear to part with the city either. Although there were painful memories, in the end, they were still places that had lived for a few years.


    "Send him off for a thousand miles, we''ll part ways in the end." Lin Xiao stood on the platform and turned his head to look at the city. He waved at Wang Hai, "Hai Yang, go back. I will come to see you in the future."


    Wang Hai nodded. The train started to move, and it wasn''t until it disappeared from his line of sight that Wang Hai turned around and left.


    On the train, Lin Xiao carried her luggage through the crowded aisle and gradually approached her seat.


    "Sister, sister, sister ¡­" Lin Xiao whispered as he approached the seat. His seat was close to the aisle and there were already people sitting inside. It was a girl with long, flowing hair. She had a pair of glasses on her delicate nose and was currently looking out the window.


    "YES!"


    Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, put the suitcase away and sat down. He had been in the car several times, sitting next to a big man who knew how to smoke, and the smell of the cigarette in his mouth made him afraid to take a deep breath, or the woman, unscrupulously, took off her shoes and stepped on the seat, and the smell almost made him spit out everything he had eaten, and once it was a young mother with a child who cried and could not stop.


    Thus, every time Lin Xiao took a taxi, he would have a terrible experience. However, those experiences were all in the past. Now, he had a beautiful girl by his side.


    Lin Xiao did not have these thoughts because he wanted to pick up a girl. Instead, he wanted the ride to be more comfortable. A quiet and gentle girl could not possibly cause a ruckus. Furthermore, she was smoking while reeking of fox.


    "Have you set off yet? When will you be there?" Lin Xiao opened his copter, and Red Maple''s message popped up.


    He looked at the arrival time on the ticket and replied, "We got on. We arrived at 1 o''clock in the afternoon."


    At this time, Red Maple Xiao Qi was online and quickly replied.


    "I''ll come pick you up then."


    "Alright."


    Lin Xiao closed her phone and closed her eyes to rest. Sitting in a car was very tiring.


    A few moments later, several staff members arrived at the carriage.


    "It''s time to check the tickets. Take out your tickets."


    The staff quickly inspected Lin Xiao, who consciously handed the ticket over to the staff member.


    "Little girl, where''s your ticket?" The staff member checking the ticket was an old lady. Her voice was coarse and her words caused Lin Xiao''s ears to hurt.


    The girl sitting in Lin Xiao raised her head and looked at the aunt checking the tickets. She reached into the bag she was carrying and searched for a long time, but to no avail. The girl''s expression became a little unsightly.


    "I can''t find it." The little sister did not panic as she calmly looked at the ticket collector auntie.


    "I can''t find a replacement ticket, 141 yuan." The ticket collector quickly took out the receipt and began to write.


    "I have no money." The girl said again.


    She put her hands on her hips and said, "You''re deliberately looking for trouble. If you don''t have a ticket, then make up for it. I don''t care if you bought it before, but if you can''t find it now, then make up for it. Otherwise, I''ll throw you out of the car."


    Lin Xiao found it funny. Throwing it away was impossible, at most, it would only allow you to get off the car at the next stop. What he didn''t expect was that this girl''s attitude was too unyielding.


    "Throw it away then. It''s not far anyway, I''ll walk." The girl looked coldly at the ticket collector.


    This matter quickly attracted the attention of the other passengers within the coach. They all pointed at the two of them. It didn''t feel good at all for Lin Xiao to be caught between the two of them.


    "Aiyo, my bad temper. You still have reason, right? You still have the nerve to run away with your ticket? " Auntie directly gave the chick the crime of running away from the ticket.


    The girl frowned when she heard this, "Please have a good talk. I just couldn''t find my ticket in a short period of time. How did I get on the car if I didn''t buy a ticket?"


    Seeing that the battle was about to escalate, Lin Xiao finally couldn''t stand idly by. Was it easy for him to sit in a car? Every time.


    "I can buy a ticket for her, okay? Stop arguing with her." Lin Xiao stood up and paid for a ticket for the girl beside her. Seeing this, the aunt didn''t want to erupt any longer, so she left with a grunt.


    "Thank you." This girl still had a cold tone, even saying thanks could make people feel cold.


    Lin Xiao waved his hand. The fare that Wang Hai had given him was a little bit, so he decided to put up with spending money to buy some peace.


    Seeing that Lin Xiao was silent, this girl seemed to find it annoying, so she turned her face towards the window again.


    When the train stopped, Lin Xiao was about to get off, Feng City had arrived!


    Lin Xiao stood up to take off her luggage. She didn''t expect that the girl sitting inside would also carry her bag and stand up.


    Is she also here at Feng City? Lin Xiao glanced at her and walked towards the exit, not knowing if Red Maple Xiao Qi had arrived yet. Out on the platform, he pulled his suitcase in the hall and looked around aimlessly.


    Didn''t they say that it would be easy to see their target?


    Lin Xiao opened his phone and sent a message to Red Maple Xiao Qi.


    "Where are you when I get there?"


    "I''m here too. I''m in the hall. Can you read my red sign?"


    Red brand? Lin Xiao turned around and looked around. There was no red plate, not even a plate.


    "Are you really in the hall?"


    "Yes, the hall, I have a lot of self-help machine."


    Much clearer this time. Lin Xiao went to ask the staff, and learned that there were four self-service booking places in East, South, West and North.


    He had no choice but to run through them all. Lin Xiao had no other choice but to do so.


    However, this was still not what made him angry. What made him even angrier was that the four places where he had checked his ticket were all gone. There was no one in sight!


    "I didn''t find you." Lin Xiao suspected that this fellow was playing a trick on him. He wanted to take his revenge.


    "But I''m really by the self-service ticket checker. Come here, there are a lot of people laughing at me."


    Lin Xiao facepalmed, holding a conspicuous red plaque. It would be strange if she wasn''t amused. He searched again, but still did not find anything.


    "Why aren''t you here yet? Are you lying to me?" Lin Xiao was about to explode when he saw this message. Who was lying to whom?


    "Are you really in South Station?"


    "What South Station, I''m at the Feng City train station."


    Seeing this, Lin Xiao took a deep breath, sat on top of the luggage, and typed word by word, "I came here by train, so I got off at Feng City''s train station, not Feng City''s train station. You went to the wrong place."


    "Then what should we do?"


    "I''m not familiar with Feng City, come look for me at the South Station, I''ll be waiting for you in the hall."


    Lin Xiao clutched his head, wanting to cry, but no tears came out. This kind of thing could actually be done. This person, no, this person, how strong was his heart?

 C16

    "Little brother, you should go outside and wait. We''re going to close the door."


    A pair of shiny black leather shoes appeared in front of Lin Xiao. He looked up with an embarrassed smile and walked out of the station with his luggage.


    He realized that he had most likely been tricked. It was already dark and the station was closed. He was the only one who hadn''t left except for the staff.


    Lin Xiao walked to the side of the road and sat down. She took out a cigarette from her bag. It was strange to say that a person who smoked could not stand the smell of other people''s cigarettes.


    He shook his head with a wry smile and lit a cigarette.


    As the cigarette went down her throat, Lin Xiao finally felt a little better.


    Sleep on the street tonight. Lin Xiao actually had some money in his bag, but right now, he didn''t want to do anything.


    He caught a glimpse of a petite figure jogging towards him from afar, carrying a big red sign that was bigger than his own.


    Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes and cursed as he walked up with his luggage.


    After they got closer, Lin Xiao did not curse out loud. He didn''t think that Red Maple would be a woman, or a beautiful woman with a childish face. This beauty, this figure, could it be said that she completely surpassed the female celebrities on TV?


    She really was a demoness. Hmm, that''s right, she was indeed a demoness.


    "Sorry, there''s a traffic jam." She panted and patted her heaving chest, causing Lin Xiao''s eyes to widen.


    "Hey, what are you doing?" Even though the light from the street lamp was dim, Lin Xiao could still see her scarlet face. Her shy expression made Lin Xiao unable to control herself. This was different from Long Xuan''s cute little loli. She was emitting an enchanting aura from within, and not pretending to be cool.


    "Mmm cough ¡­" "Hello, I''m Lin Xiao." Lin Xiao embarrassedly touched her chin. Who would stare at their breasts?


    "Hello, Lin Xiao. I''m Little Seven. Let''s work hard together in the future." Xiao Qi revealed a sweet smile.


    Only now did Lin Xiao realize that Hong Feng''s surname was not Liu, but rather something similar to Liu Yunchuan. It appeared that the demons of this generation called themselves Red Maple.


    After waiting for a long time, Lin Xiao finally reunited with Little Seven, and also ¡­ Lin Xiao stole a glance at Xiao Qi''s exquisite face. This wait was worth it.


    He took the initiative to help Xiao Qi pick up the sign, carrying the luggage in one hand as he followed her to her cave abode.


    "Hmm ¡­" The cave. Lin Xiao was not used to this word yet. According to what Xiao Qi said, most of the demons lived in immortal estates that had been carved out for them. There were a few demons that had blended into the human society and lived in high-rise buildings.


    It seemed that demons that used money as a commodity were one of the few.


    The first impression Xiao Qi gave Lin Xiao was very good, but it wasn''t all because of her looks. Imagine, if a girl came from one train station to another, wouldn''t she be moved just to find you?


    The wrong station? Too big of a heart? Lin Xiao had forgotten about this.


    The two of them weren''t just bored. They had gotten to know each other by talking, and of course, Lin Xiao had probably lied a little.


    Lin Xiao also understood that Xiao Qi was one of the few demons that chose the path of alchemy. According to her, her ancestors were very powerful alchemists, but after that, they didn''t know what happened. From her grandfather''s generation onwards, they declined. As for what happened, her parents didn''t tell her even after they died.


    Xiao Qi was a daughter of her parents, born in their later years. Fifty years later, her parents died of an illness. In other words, Xiao Qi was already fifty years old. However, judging from the long lifespan of the demon, she was around 20 years old.


    "Are the pill forging demons powerful?"


    "Of course!" "After an alchemist becomes a grandmaster alchemist, he will become a VIP in the demon race. No one dares to provoke him, and just based on his own strength, an alchemist is no weaker than a demon that cultivates wholeheartedly. Once the Pill Fire is used, it will burn down everything."


    Lin Xiao habitually stroked her chin. It seemed that demons had three types of cultivation methods: cultivating sacred arts, cultivating demon essence, which were unique to demons, and the dao of alchemy.


    "Xiao Qi, are you an alchemist now?" Lin Xiao thought of the Bone Cleansing Pill. He felt that the effect was quite good. After taking the Bone Cleansing Pill, his physique had greatly improved.


    She wasn''t even a beginner alchemist and was only a trainee alchemist. In fact, she could already reach the entry level, but she didn''t have her own alchemy fire. Her physique was a rare ice type physique that clashed with fire.


    Of course, the extremes would always be reversed. If she could obtain the Ice Spirit Flame from the thousand-year old ice, she would be able to refine her own Pill Fire and walk the path of a true alchemist.


    Lin Xiao thought of the Netherworld Flame within his body and asked, "Does that mean that you have your own unique flame which makes you a true alchemist?"


    Xiao Qi nodded her head, "Yes, memorize the knowledge of alchemy, use your own alchemy fire to successfully refine a pill. That''s what a beginner alchemist is like."


    Pill forging was a good choice. In the future, he wouldn''t need to beg anyone for help, not to mention, he could still sell it. Lin Xiao made up her mind. She must learn Alchemy from Xiao Qi.


    The two gradually moved further and further away from the city and stopped in front of a mountain cliff.


    "This is the way to get in and out of the cave, remember it well." Xiao Qi took out two pieces of wood carved maple leaves and passed one to Lin Xiao. She took out the other piece and drew the shape of a maple leaf in the air. Miraculously, a maple leaf really did appear in the sky, gradually growing larger and enveloping the two of them.


    When Lin Xiao came back to his senses, he was already standing on a flat ground that was filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers. Behind this flat ground was a pavilion.


    "The sun?"


    "This is a space opened by our ancestors. It is different from the outside world, it is independent. There is also a sun here, but it is just an energy body. And you can touch it when you fly into the sky. " Xiao Qi explained.


    After seeing so many strange things, Lin Xiao quickly adapted to them. But this... Lin Xiao was originally drowsy, but now that the fake sun shined down on him, his spirit had increased a hundredfold.


    "Little Seven, the time difference is a little too great." Lin Xiao was incomparably embarrassed.


    Xiao Qi quickly reacted to Lin Xiao''s meaning. Her eyes curved into crescent moons, revealing her cute little canines. "Watch me."


    "Pa!"


    With a snap of his fingers, the dazzling sun turned into a crescent moon with a faint shadow, and the entire space became dark.


    Lin Xiao was about to doubt life, and his three views were once again refreshed.


    "What other requests do you have? The moon can get bigger and smaller. " Xiao Qi''s bell-like laughter floated in the air. Lin Xiao''s shocked appearance made her unable to restrain her laughter.


    However, she was indeed tired today. After this, Xiao Qi didn''t tease Lin Xiao anymore and brought him to his room.


    There was only one bed in the room, which made Lin Xiao sigh at how dull and boring the life of the demons was. There was no TV, no computer, but there was still a cell phone to talk to.


    Lin Xiao didn''t have much else to do, she just took the clothes from the box and put them in the closet. He took out the box containing the family heirloom necklace and ring. Since it was in the world of monsters, he didn''t mind losing face. Thus, he tied the necklace and ring around his neck.


    Patting her face, Lin Xiao revealed a smile.


    Lin Xiao, tomorrow is a new life, you have to work hard!

 C17

    "Don''t be lazy, I''m going to concoct pills soon."


    Lin Xiao sleepily held an axe in her hands. Half of her body was leaning against the tree trunk as she heard the sound coming from afar. She could only helplessly nod her head.


    Early in the morning, he was woken up by Little Seven. The purpose of waking him up was to let him chop firewood! Although he also understood that he was here to work for Xiao Qi, but ¡­ Starting work without a meal early in the morning, wasn''t this a bit too exploitative?


    Looking at the axe in his hand and then looking at the large pile of green tree trunks on the ground, Lin Xiao sighed.


    The axe heavily slammed into the tree trunk, emitting a loud sound. The tree trunk did not leave behind any marks, but instead Lin Xiao was struck by the terrifying rebound force until her palm turned numb.


    Lin Xiao rolled up his sleeves. He really didn''t believe this.


    One, two, three...


    After dozens of strikes, Lin Xiao''s arms were numb, but there was not a single trace of the axe left on the tree trunk.


    Lin Xiao put down the axe and frowned. He felt that things were not that simple. This tree was definitely not an ordinary tree, but this axe was an ordinary axe.


    Looking at the iron-like trees, Lin Xiao could not help but imagine the Netherworld Flame. What was the comparison between the two? The Netherworld Flame could even burn demon essence, which was known as the burning of all living things.


    Lin Xiao''s Netherworld Flame landed on her index finger and lightly slipped on the tree trunk. Wherever it slipped, there were traces of burning flames.


    Indeed, the Netherworld Flame was superior. Moreover, Lin Xiao discovered that with the support of the Netherworld Flame, both the destructive power and defense of his index finger had increased. Since his index finger could do it, then ¡­ Lin Xiao looked at the axe that was thrown to the side.


    After a few more experiments, Lin Xiao finally managed to successfully fuse the Netherworld Flame into the axe blade. Right now, the Netherworld Flame treated his body as its home, so he could come and go as he wished. However, it was difficult to extract the Netherworld Flame from his body and attach it to other items. He needed to control it accurately.


    If the Underworld Flame was overproduced, it would burn the axe. If the axe was too little, it wouldn''t have an enhanced effect. This was the reason why Lin Xiao did not have a proficiency in controlling fire.


    He only had this kind of terrifying flame, but he didn''t know how to control it.


    This made Lin Xiao even more determined to step onto the path of alchemy. Controlling fire was the fundamental skill of every alchemist.


    Lin Xiao tried to imbue the Netherworld Flame into the axe. He had already subconsciously treated this as cultivation and gradually practiced it to master the Fire Controlling Technique.


    "Ka!"


    As the last piece of firewood was split apart, the axe in Lin Xiao''s hand burned to ashes. He looked with satisfaction at the small mountain of firewood behind him, panting as he sat down on the ground. Controlling the fire required a high degree of concentration, so he had to make sure that no mistakes were made. He not only had to keep the Netherworld Flame at the axe, but he also had to collect it on the axe blade. This way, he could chop wood more easily but it would also consume a lot more energy.


    "So fast?" Lin Xiao heard Little Seven''s surprised words. The latter stood beside Lin Xiao, dazed as she stared at the firewood.


    Lin Xiao grinned, "But you need to prepare a new axe. That axe was destroyed by me."


    Xiao Qi bent down and picked up one of the pieces of wood. There were signs of burning at the place where the wood was cut, and looking carefully, the piece of wood was cut was uneven, it didn''t look like it was cut in an instant, it looked more like it was quickly melted by a high temperature flame.


    "You didn''t use demon essence on the axe right? How did you cut it? There would be such a strange sight. " Xiao Qi suspiciously looked at Lin Xiao.


    Use demonic spiritual energy on the axe? This was similar to Lin Xiao''s method. Lin Xiao had added a flame to his axe, where did a human like him get demonic essence from?


    Lin Xiao felt that there was no need to hide the fact that he was eating someone else''s food or living someone''s life. After all, he still wanted to learn alchemy from Xiao Qi.


    A flame suddenly shot out from Lin Xiao''s fingertips, scaring Xiao Qi. Then she couldn''t take her eyes off the small flame.


    "You have your own Pill Fire?"


    Lin Xiao''s eyes burned with envy.


    "It''s not Pill Fire. I can''t concoct pills. This is a divine ability I''ve cultivated." He really wanted to learn pill refining.


    The black flames danced on Lin Xiao''s fingertips, causing Xiao Qi to be in a trance, her heart itching uncontrollably.


    After a long while, Xiao Qi reluctantly withdrew her gaze and instructed Lin Xiao to bring the firewood into a cave. She was going to start concocting pills.


    Lin Xiao naturally could not miss this opportunity to observe. She did not know how much time she had to swallow before she had Xiao Qi agree to allow him to watch by the side, but she did not want to disturb her.


    Inside the cave, there was a cauldron that was used to refine pills. Ancient and mysterious patterns were engraved on the cauldron, and essence circulated around the cauldron. The cauldron was not that big, only half the size of a person, but it gave off a thick and majestic feeling.


    Xiao Qi put the prepared herbs into the medicine furnace. Lin Xiao had long since prepared a firewood. She took out a dark red ball and threw it into the pile of firewood. The red flames rapidly began to burn.


    "This is a fireball, which is used to replace the pill fire for apothecaries who do not have pill fire. This firewood is green pill wood, which cannot be burned by normal fire. But pill fire, which can even burn green pill wood with the lowest grade of pill fire." Xiao Qi explained as she added more firewood.


    "Is pill forging like this? That would be no different from cooking. " Lin Xiao looked carefully at the medicinal furnace.


    "It''s not like that. It''s just because I don''t have alchemy fire. The real alchemy process is using my own alchemy fire. I have to accurately control the temperature of the fire and be on guard against unexpected situations."


    What kind of unexpected situation could there be when a person refined pills? Lin Xiao could not understand. Seeing his puzzled expression, Xiao Qi continued to explain, "Another terrifying obstacle when refining pills is this world."


    "Then why don''t you just go out and train?"


    Lin Xiao''s words choked Xiao Qi, the latter angrily ground her teeth, and hatefully said: "I''m talking about the entire world. On the path of pill forging, as one''s cultivation advances, the pills one refines would also become more and more heaven-defying. It would not be difficult to concoct pills that could extend the lifespan of a dying person. But do you think that life and death are dictated by the will of the world? Apothecaries are equivalent to defying the will of the world, doing things that defy the will of the heavens and the heavens. As such, when pill refiners were refining pills, they would encounter obstacles from the heaven and earth. If it was light, they would fail; if they were heavy, they would be severely injured. "If the pills one concocts are too heaven-defying, or even if one were to succeed, the heavens will choose to kill the apothecary."


    When Lin Xiao heard this, he was so surprised he couldn''t speak. He had never heard of such a thing as being killed by the heavens and the earth, and even having pills that could extend one''s life.


    "Then, has anyone concocted any immortal pills before?" Lin Xiao recalled the legends of many human emperors in the past. It was said that immortal pills could cause the bones and flesh of humans to turn white. When one was immortal, they would fly straight to the Immortal Realm.


    After hearing Lin Xiao mention the matter of the immortal pills, Xiao Qi''s expression became extremely serious. "There are indeed people who have refined immortal pills, and there are even immortals."


    And Immortals? Lin Xiao''s eyes widened. He was proficient in the ancient language and had a little understanding of the ancient mysteries. There were many immortals in the ancient legends, but none of them were recorded in detail. These were all just words. If it was a few weeks ago, even if he was beaten to death, he still wouldn''t believe there was an immortal.


    However, Lin Xiao swallowed his saliva. The legendary demon that stood in front of him, did immortals really exist?


    In fact, I''m not too sure either, but I''ve heard that in the ancient times, when humans and demons were at odds with each other, the two great races constantly fought each other. In a decisive battle between humans and demons, one of the two great races each rose to become a battle deity, and with a raise of his hand, he destroyed the heaven and earth. Xiao Qi told all the rumors that she vaguely remembered.


    "So these two are still alive?" Lin Xiao found it a little hard to accept. The people of the ancient era were still alive even now. What kind of experience was this?


    However, Xiao Qi shook her head and said, "It''s possible that he''s alive, or that he''s dead. That''s because I heard the seniors of the demon race mention that the Battle Immortal from the demon race seems to have died in battle."


    Died in battle? Immortal slaying?


    Lin Xiao felt his mouth go dry and his throat start to smoke. Just how strong must he be to kill the immortal?


    "Who are these two War Immortals?"


    "Monster Dragon Emperor, Human King."

 C18

    As time passed, the faint smell of medicine wafted out from the furnace. Xiao Qi was very serious at this moment, she knew that only by maintaining an ethereal state of mind, without any distractions, could she successfully refine the pill.


    In the end, one needed to concoct the pill. Even if everything went smoothly, as long as he made a mistake at this step, all his efforts would be for naught.


    The medicinal fragrance in the air became stronger, and the sound of the furnace would occasionally collide with each other. This was because the medicinal liquid was churning, and the final step was to condense the medicinal liquid into a pill.


    Xiao Qi sat on the ground with her hands wrapped in demonic essence and sent it into the furnace. She then used the flame to press the medicinal essence together, turning it into the shape of a pill.


    However, medicinal pills had a spirit. To condense a medicinal liquid into a pill, one needed to inject a spirit into it. This spirit was a fire spirit.


    Xiao Qi continuously transferred the burning flame into the furnace. Her forehead was covered in sweat. Every time she refined a pill, it would be extremely tiring.


    The medicinal liquid within the furnace had condensed into the shape of a pill, but it was not solid yet. It needed the spirit within the flame to be filled into the pill.


    At this time, Xiao Qi''s face was incomparably pale; the flames weren''t enough! The fire at the bottom of the furnace had already been completely condensed into this pill. If it was a normal pill, then this pill would have been of a higher grade.


    She was not willing to give up on this batch of pills and wanted to use her demonic spiritual energy to form the pill, but the demonic spiritual energy was too dense for her to enter.


    Xiao Qi suddenly thought of Lin Xiao at the side. Lin Xiao had fire!


    "Lin Xiao, come help me." She shouted while maintaining the prototype core.


    "Ah, they''re here. What can I do for you?" Lin Xiao didn''t even have time to pat her butt as she rushed to Xiao Qi''s side.


    "Transfer your flame into the furnace. Leave the rest to me." Xiao Qi clenched her teeth. She wouldn''t be able to maintain this state for long.


    Lin Xiao did not waste time speaking and focused her mind to draw out the Netherworld Flame from her body. A mass of dark black flames ignited in the air, causing the surrounding space to become a little blurry.


    At this moment, Xiao Qi did not have the time to lament over how strong this flame was. It could even distort space. She repeatedly urged Lin Xiao to transfer the flame into the furnace.


    Lin Xiao nodded and guided the Netherworld Flame into the furnace. Xiao Qi then took the opportunity to welcome the Mastermind Pill. The moment the Netherworld Flame came in contact with the Mastermind Pill, it surrounded the latter and even began melting.


    "What kind of fire is this? Why is it so terrifying?" Xiao Qi was horrified as she discovered that she couldn''t control Lin Xiao''s flame. If this continued then this pill furnace would be completely burnt away by Lin Xiao''s flame.


    "Hurry up and help me control the flames." Xiao Qi forcefully separated the pill from the flames as she spoke to Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao nodded her head as if she had an obligation. She used her heart to establish a connection with the Netherworld Flame. The Netherworld Flame could sense that Lin Xiao''s will had quickly become docile. Only now did Xiao Qi heave a sigh of relief, and began the final step of condensing the pill.


    Just as she was about to merge a wisp of flame into the prototype pill, it started to stir restlessly. It jumped up and down in the furnace as if it wanted to break out of the cage.


    "Bam!"


    The furnace exploded and both of them were sent flying by the shockwave from the explosion.


    The entire cave rumbled and dust flew into the air.


    Xiao Qi crawled up and looked into the cave, her expression was a little downcast. "Failed, the furnace blew up."


    Lin Xiao didn''t know how to comfort her. The two of them hadn''t received any injuries, and the furnace had blocked most of the damage from the explosion.


    Suddenly, a light flashed in Xiao Qi''s eyes. She sniffed and said, "That''s not right. The medicinal fragrance is still here. Maybe it didn''t fail!"


    She quickly ran into the cave that was filled with smoke. Seeing that, Lin Xiao followed her inside.


    The furnace didn''t explode, but the lid flew off. Xiao Qi walked towards the furnace to take a look and immediately smiled like a child in joy.


    Lin Xiao rushed to check it out. There were four to five white jade-like pills in the furnace. They were bright in color and looked extremely natural. They quietly leaned against each other and released a rich fragrance.


    "I succeeded, I succeeded!" Xiao Qi muttered in a low voice as she suddenly hugged Lin Xiao at her side. Her strength was so great that even Lin Xiao was a bit surprised. "Lin Xiao, I''ve succeeded!"


    Lin Xiao also felt happy for Xiao Qi from the bottom of her heart. In the end, she did not fail, but there was no need to be so excited. After all, this was not the first time she had successfully refined a pill.


    "Look," Xiao Qi carefully picked up a medicinal pill and placed it on her palm, "This batch of medicinal pills is of the highest quality, and even has a faint feeling of dizziness. This is the characteristic of medium-grade medicinal pills! "Since I''ve managed to refine a mid-tier pill, it means that I''ve reached the level of a beginner alchemist. As long as I have my own Pill Fire, I can apply to the Demon League for the qualifications of a beginner alchemist!"


    Lin Xiao faintly understood as she smiled at Xiao Qi. Although she didn''t really understand what Xiao Qi meant, she understood that it was a good thing for her.


    "With my proof of qualifications, I can apply for a shop outside the Demon Clan''s Merchant Shop. I can earn a lot of Demon Stones." The pill was still in Xiao Qi''s hand, but she maintained this pose with a silly smile, causing Lin Xiao to sweat profusely.


    Seeing Xiao Qi in this state, Lin Xiao did not call for her. Instead, she walked out of the cave and returned to her room to rest.


    Chopping firewood was tiring enough for him. If it wasn''t to see Xiao Qi concoct pills, he would have long since come back to sleep.


    As soon as she laid down on the bed, Lin Xiao felt her eyelids grow heavier and heavier, and she fell asleep without a thought.


    On the other side, Xiao Qi finally came back to her senses. She put away the pill bottle and looked towards Lin Xiao''s room, deep in thought.


    Although the success rate of refining a mid-tier pill was related to her reaching the level of a beginner alchemist, it was also related to Lin Xiao''s flame. This fellow''s flame was probably not an ordinary flame; otherwise, it wouldn''t have exploded.


    Lil ''Seven mimicked Lin Xiao as she rubbed her chin. It seemed she needed to have a good talk with that guy. She did not forget what her parents had told her when they died.


    "Qi''er, you are the last descendant of my clan. You must revitalize my clan, and unless you reach the level of an alchemist, you are not allowed to give yourself a family name."


    For the sake of the clan, for the sake of fulfilling her promise to her parents, and for her own sake, she had to become an apothecary.


    When Lin Xiao woke up again, he saw a smiling face just a few centimeters away from him.


    "Hiss!" Lin Xiao took a deep breath, "He''s probably not awake yet." After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes for a long time. When he opened them again, his face was still the same as before.


    Lin Xiao was so frightened that she shrank into a corner, only then could she see that it was Xiao Qi.


    "What did you do to me while I was sleeping?" Lin Xiao cautiously looked at the smiling Xiao Qi. For some reason, she was smiling so happily. It definitely wasn''t a good thing.


    "Lin Xiao, did you sleep well?" Xiao Qi closed in on Lin Xiao once more.


    Lin Xiao almost squeezed his body into the wall. He used his hands to protect his body and said, "It''s fine. What are you doing?"


    "Nothing," Xiao Qi straightened up, which made Lin Xiao feel relieved. "I personally cooked a delicious meal to reward you. Without your help, I wouldn''t have been able to refine a medium-grade Primeval Pill."


    Lin Xiao was deeply suspicious of Xiao Qi''s words. Could this be the Hongmen Banquet? When things go wrong, there must be a demon. Hmm, as expected, a demon.


    "Can I not eat?" Lin Xiao looked at Xiao Qi with hope in her eyes.


    "Sure."


    "There''s no need to eat anymore."


    "Cough cough. Eat. Why don''t you eat something nice to eat?"

 C19

    As time passed, the faint smell of medicine wafted out from the furnace. Xiao Qi was very serious at this moment, she knew that only by maintaining an ethereal state of mind, without any distractions, could she successfully refine the pill.


    In the end, one needed to concoct the pill. Even if everything went smoothly, as long as he made a mistake at this step, all his efforts would be for naught.


    The medicinal fragrance in the air became stronger, and the sound of the furnace would occasionally collide with each other. This was because the medicinal liquid was churning, and the final step was to condense the medicinal liquid into a pill.


    Xiao Qi sat on the ground with her hands wrapped in demonic essence and sent it into the furnace. She then used the flame to press the medicinal essence together, turning it into the shape of a pill.


    However, medicinal pills had a spirit. To condense a medicinal liquid into a pill, one needed to inject a spirit into it. This spirit was a fire spirit.


    Xiao Qi continuously transferred the burning flame into the furnace. Her forehead was covered in sweat. Every time she refined a pill, it would be extremely tiring.


    The medicinal liquid within the furnace had condensed into the shape of a pill, but it was not solid yet. It needed the spirit within the flame to be filled into the pill.


    At this time, Xiao Qi''s face was incomparably pale; the flames weren''t enough! The fire at the bottom of the furnace had already been completely condensed into this pill. If it was a normal pill, then this pill would have been of a higher grade.


    She was not willing to give up on this batch of pills and wanted to use her demonic spiritual energy to form the pill, but the demonic spiritual energy was too dense for her to enter.


    Xiao Qi suddenly thought of Lin Xiao at the side. Lin Xiao had fire!


    "Lin Xiao, come help me." She shouted while maintaining the prototype core.


    "Ah, they''re here. What can I do for you?" Lin Xiao didn''t even have time to pat her butt as she rushed to Xiao Qi''s side.


    "Transfer your flame into the furnace. Leave the rest to me." Xiao Qi clenched her teeth. She wouldn''t be able to maintain this state for long.


    Lin Xiao did not waste time speaking and focused her mind to draw out the Netherworld Flame from her body. A mass of dark black flames ignited in the air, causing the surrounding space to become a little blurry.


    At this moment, Xiao Qi did not have the time to lament over how strong this flame was. It could even distort space. She repeatedly urged Lin Xiao to transfer the flame into the furnace.


    Lin Xiao nodded and guided the Netherworld Flame into the furnace. Xiao Qi then took the opportunity to welcome the Mastermind Pill. The moment the Netherworld Flame came in contact with the Mastermind Pill, it surrounded the latter and even began melting.


    "What kind of fire is this? Why is it so terrifying?" Xiao Qi was horrified as she discovered that she couldn''t control Lin Xiao''s flame. If this continued then this pill furnace would be completely burnt away by Lin Xiao''s flame.


    "Hurry up and help me control the flames." Xiao Qi forcefully separated the pill from the flames as she spoke to Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao nodded her head as if she had an obligation. She used her heart to establish a connection with the Netherworld Flame. The Netherworld Flame could sense that Lin Xiao''s will had quickly become docile. Only now did Xiao Qi heave a sigh of relief, and began the final step of condensing the pill.


    Just as she was about to merge a wisp of flame into the prototype pill, it started to stir restlessly. It jumped up and down in the furnace as if it wanted to break out of the cage.


    "Bam!"


    The furnace exploded and both of them were sent flying by the shockwave from the explosion.


    The entire cave rumbled and dust flew into the air.


    Xiao Qi crawled up and looked into the cave, her expression was a little downcast. "Failed, the furnace blew up."


    Lin Xiao didn''t know how to comfort her. The two of them hadn''t received any injuries, and the furnace had blocked most of the damage from the explosion.


    Suddenly, a light flashed in Xiao Qi''s eyes. She sniffed and said, "That''s not right. The medicinal fragrance is still here. Maybe it didn''t fail!"


    She quickly ran into the cave that was filled with smoke. Seeing that, Lin Xiao followed her inside.


    The furnace didn''t explode, but the lid flew off. Xiao Qi walked towards the furnace to take a look and immediately smiled like a child in joy.


    Lin Xiao rushed to check it out. There were four to five white jade-like pills in the furnace. They were bright in color and looked extremely natural. They quietly leaned against each other and released a rich fragrance.


    "I succeeded, I succeeded!" Xiao Qi muttered in a low voice as she suddenly hugged Lin Xiao at her side. Her strength was so great that even Lin Xiao was a bit surprised. "Lin Xiao, I''ve succeeded!"


    Lin Xiao also felt happy for Xiao Qi from the bottom of her heart. In the end, she did not fail, but there was no need to be so excited. After all, this was not the first time she had successfully refined a pill.


    "Look," Xiao Qi carefully picked up a medicinal pill and placed it on her palm, "This batch of medicinal pills is of the highest quality, and even has a faint feeling of dizziness. This is the characteristic of medium-grade medicinal pills! "Since I''ve managed to refine a mid-tier pill, it means that I''ve reached the level of a beginner alchemist. As long as I have my own Pill Fire, I can apply to the Demon League for the qualifications of a beginner alchemist!"


    Lin Xiao faintly understood as she smiled at Xiao Qi. Although she didn''t really understand what Xiao Qi meant, she understood that it was a good thing for her.


    "With my proof of qualifications, I can apply for a shop outside the Demon Clan''s Merchant Shop. I can earn a lot of Demon Stones." The pill was still in Xiao Qi''s hand, but she maintained this pose with a silly smile, causing Lin Xiao to sweat profusely.


    Seeing Xiao Qi in this state, Lin Xiao did not call for her. Instead, she walked out of the cave and returned to her room to rest.


    Chopping firewood was tiring enough for him. If it wasn''t to see Xiao Qi concoct pills, he would have long since come back to sleep.


    As soon as she laid down on the bed, Lin Xiao felt her eyelids grow heavier and heavier, and she fell asleep without a thought.


    On the other side, Xiao Qi finally came back to her senses. She put away the pill bottle and looked towards Lin Xiao''s room, deep in thought.


    Although the success rate of refining a mid-tier pill was related to her reaching the level of a beginner alchemist, it was also related to Lin Xiao''s flame. This fellow''s flame was probably not an ordinary flame; otherwise, it wouldn''t have exploded.


    Lil ''Seven mimicked Lin Xiao as she rubbed her chin. It seemed she needed to have a good talk with that guy. She did not forget what her parents had told her when they died.


    "Qi''er, you are the last descendant of my clan. You must revitalize my clan, and unless you reach the level of an alchemist, you are not allowed to give yourself a family name."


    For the sake of the clan, for the sake of fulfilling her promise to her parents, and for her own sake, she had to become an apothecary.


    When Lin Xiao woke up again, he saw a smiling face just a few centimeters away from him.


    "Hiss!" Lin Xiao took a deep breath, "He''s probably not awake yet." After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes for a long time. When he opened them again, his face was still the same as before.


    Lin Xiao was so frightened that she shrank into a corner, only then could she see that it was Xiao Qi.


    "What did you do to me while I was sleeping?" Lin Xiao cautiously looked at the smiling Xiao Qi. For some reason, she was smiling so happily. It definitely wasn''t a good thing.


    "Lin Xiao, did you sleep well?" Xiao Qi closed in on Lin Xiao once more.


    Lin Xiao almost squeezed his body into the wall. He used his hands to protect his body and said, "It''s fine. What are you doing?"


    "Nothing," Xiao Qi straightened up, which made Lin Xiao feel relieved. "I personally cooked a delicious meal to reward you. Without your help, I wouldn''t have been able to refine a medium-grade Primeval Pill."


    Lin Xiao was deeply suspicious of Xiao Qi''s words. Could this be the Hongmen Banquet? When things go wrong, there must be a demon. Hmm, as expected, a demon.


    "Can I not eat?" Lin Xiao looked at Xiao Qi with hope in her eyes.


    "Sure."


    "There''s no need to eat anymore."


    "Cough cough. Eat. Why don''t you eat something nice to eat?"

 C20

    Under Xiao Qi''s kind gaze, Lin Xiao finished all the food on the table. The only consolation was that the food was really quite delicious.


    "Alright, you''ve eaten your fill. Let''s talk." Xiao Qi crossed her arms in front of her chest, looking at Lin Xiao who was wiping her mouth.


    Lin Xiao pursed his lips. He knew that there was no good in eating someone alive, so this was his plan.


    "Dong Dong Dong"


    Xiao Qi knocked on the table a few times, and said seriously: "Be more serious, I have thought a lot about it, this time I was able to successfully refine a Medial Grade Pill, your flame is an indispensable reason, and once again I understand the importance of Pill Fire to an alchemist."


    "So can you ¡­" Xiao Qi''s tone was a little awkward.


    Lin Xiao could guess what Xiao Qi was thinking. She resolutely shook her head. "Sorry, this is my trump card. I won''t give it to anyone else."


    Xiao Qi nodded, and then said, "I also know that this is unlikely, so I want to cooperate with you."


    Hearing this, Lin Xiao''s interest was piqued. "What cooperation?"


    You help me get the Ice Spirit Flame, and I''ll teach you alchemy. Although I''m not a alchemist, I''m still a descendant of an alchemist family, so I know a lot about alchemy.


    When Xiao Qi said this, her expression was firm without the slightest trace of wavering.


    Lin Xiao thought for a moment and decided to agree. He originally wanted to learn alchemy from Xiao Qi.


    "Then what should we do about the Ice Spirit Flame?"


    "Don''t worry, I''ve been paying attention to the Ice Spirit Flame for a long time. Currently, I only know one place that has the Ice Spirit Flame, and that is the Demon Burying Valley of the Thousand Goblins. This is a secret realm, and every year, every region will select a certain number of disciples from the younger generation to participate in the trials of the Demon Burying Valley, and at that time, we will have the chance to refine it. We will need your help, because the early stage of the alchemist is very weak.


    Lin Xiao nodded his head. He felt that this was very normal. Opportunity was always accompanied by danger.


    "When will the selection be held?"


    "We are not in a hurry. The selection will only start in half a year, and there is still half a month of preparation time before we enter Demon Burying Valley. Our first priority right now is to obtain the top hundred in the Sky Demon Region. "


    Lin Xiao was confused and his head felt like it was about to explode.


    "The top hundred rankings are held every year to confirm the top one hundred participants in the younger generation. The Demon Burying Valley''s selection list is chosen from the top one hundred participants in each region."


    "What are the benefits?"


    "You really can''t afford to be early without merit," Xiao Qi rolled her eyes and continued, "This ranking is an honor anyway, and it''s also a ticket to the Demon Burying Valley''s trial. No matter how many people there are, they won''t be able to squeeze their way in. Demons who enter the top hundred will receive a golden token that allows them to walk unhindered in the Sky Demon Region. No one dares to cause trouble here. "


    Lin Xiao stroked her chin. If she could obtain this golden token, she would be able to openly return to Long Xuan''s side and take back his Eye Drawing Arts.


    "Fine, I promise I will help you get the Ice Spirit Flame. You can teach me alchemy and fire controlling techniques." Lin Xiao expressed no objection. This was a win-win situation.


    "Alright, as long as you are willing to help me, I dare to say that in terms of fire control and alchemy, I''m the only one with the most profound and mysterious skills in the Sky Demon Region."


    Lin Xiao was overjoyed. This would be for the best. As long as he was proficient in fire controlling techniques, he would have the ability to walk the world of demons. The terrifying Netherworld Flame paired with the mysterious fire controlling techniques made him excited.


    First of all, to refine pills, one must understand how to recognize all kinds of elixirs, as well as all kinds of recipes, "Xiao Qi snapped her fingers and a meter tall book suddenly appeared in front of Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao looked at every book that was as thick as a fist and swallowed his saliva with great difficulty.


    "In the future, you can help me chop firewood in the morning and study these medicinal herbs in the afternoon until they are completely cooked in your heart. At night, I will teach you how to control fire." Xiao Qi made a pill refining plan for Lin Xiao.


    "Do you need to be in such a hurry? There''s no time to rest." Lin Xiao had never been so busy when he was in university.


    Xiao Qi crossed her waist, her long, shapely eyebrows slanted downwards, and her little canine teeth grinded against each other, "You''re still resting? The competition for the top 100 will start in two months. You only have two months! "


    Lin Xiao frantically nodded her head, not because she agreed, but because she hoped that Xiao Qi would quickly sit down. Her emotions were agitated and her chest was heaving up and down, shaking Lin Xiao until she felt a little dizzy.


    "Hmph." Xiao Qi seemed to have sensed something as she folded her arms in front of her chest and sat down again.


    Lin Xiao helplessly shrugged her shoulders, picked up the heavy book, and called out to Xiao Qi before returning to her room.


    With such a huge pile of books, he only had two months left, so he had no choice but to work hard and use his sleeping time.


    He wasn''t someone who was lazy to begin with, he just didn''t have a goal. Now that he had a goal, it was to learn alchemy and obtain a spot in the top 100 rankings.


    Then, let''s begin.


    Lin Xiao opened the first book, Alchemy and Alchemy Encyclopedia.


    He was like a child who had just gone to school, diligently absorbing the knowledge within the books. Moreover, he discovered that these books were not boring or boring at all.


    As he spoke to here, Lin Xiao had to admit that one of his specialties was that he read very quickly. He could read ten lines at a glance without any problems, and this was his capital to be able to come from a small mountain village to a key university.


    This was a special feature that made him very happy. Perhaps he could complete this difficult task within two months.


    Lin Xiao, who was immersed in his book, didn''t feel the passage of time at all. When he unwillingly put down his book and looked out of the window, he discovered that the moon was about to set. The sky was about to brighten, but he didn''t forget to chop firewood in the morning.


    She was so sleepy that she couldn''t split firewood. Lin Xiao quickly put down the book and laid on the bed to catch up on her sleep.


    A few hours later, Xiao Qi woke him up again. However, he felt much better after washing his face with cold water.


    After receiving the axe from Xiao Qi, Lin Xiao strode towards his enemy, the iron-like tree trunk.


    Lin Xiao was done cultivating. Today, when he used the Netherworld Flame to attach it to the axe blade, it felt a bit easier than the day before. At this rate, he would be able to control the Netherworld Flame more and more easily.


    "Heh heh heh."


    Lin Xiao shouted the command as he split firewood in full swing, causing Little Seven, who was nearby, to secretly laugh as well.


    After chopping the firewood for a long time, Lin Xiao dove back into the sea of books. In any case, Little Seven would teach him alchemy, so he didn''t have to read the books every time.


    He was looking forward to how Xiao Qi would teach him how to control fire tonight.


    Next, he flipped to the second book, the basic pill formula and its combination.


    This book forced Lin Xiao to place more importance on it, and he studied it even more seriously. This book introduced the basics of pill formulas and how to match it with his own. It could be said to be the most important book in the world. It wouldn''t be enough just to know the pill formulas left behind by the predecessors. If he could create an even more powerful pill by himself, he would truly be a master apothecary. Even an alchemist grandmaster from ancient times would have walked his own path.

 C21

    "Ground Spirit Grass is born in the depths of the earth. It gathers the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, and can heal injuries. It can be used to concoct Spirit-Nurturing Pills with Snow Maple Leaves."


    When Lin Xiao saw this, he stopped. The reason why he wanted to obtain this Ground Spirit Grass was not because of some Spirit Nurturing Pill but because it was mentioned in the Eye Drawing Arts.


    He had never given up on the Eye Drawing Arts. This was a great divine ability and he was unable to cultivate the cultivation techniques of demons. He could only walk the path of divine abilities.


    Currently, he only knew these two divine abilities. Divine abilities were not something that just existed. The divine abilities passed down by the ancestors were extremely rare, and there were even fewer complete divine abilities cultivation methods.


    The Eye Drawing Arts had a great origin. Although Fei Yu didn''t tell him the details, he was still able to guess a thing or two.


    It seemed that he needed to start preparing the materials for cultivating the Eye Drawing Arts. This was not an easy task, there were many materials that he could not even find in the books.


    At night, Xiao Qi and Lin Xiao ate dinner and then went to the open space.


    "Lin Xiao, take a good look. This is the Fire Control Secret Technique that my clan has passed down throughout the generations ¨C Fire Controlling God Tactic."


    Xiao Qi detonated a Fireball, which exploded into flames on the ground.


    Something miraculous happened. The flame didn''t spread out, but moved along with Xiao Qi''s fingertip. Sometimes it condensed into a Divine Weapon, and sometimes it condensed into a fiery crane. It looked similar to a spirit, causing Lin Xiao to be extremely shocked.


    Suddenly, the flame aura changed into a huge flaming sword. Sparks flew from the sword as it flew towards Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao was so shocked that she subconsciously used her hands to protect her head.


    The scorching heat caused Lin Xiao''s skin to turn red, but the massive sword suddenly stopped in front of Lin Xiao''s body, before turning into dust and dissipating into the air.


    So it was just a false alarm. Lin Xiao, who had survived a disaster, was breathing heavily. What a terrifying fire controlling technique. He patted his chest in fear.


    Xiao Qi walked up to Lin Xiao, feeling quite pleased with herself. He was very satisfied with Lin Xiao''s reaction. "How is it?"


    Lin Xiao couldn''t help but nod his head as he praised, "It''s simply like an offensive spell specifically designed to kill the enemy."


    "So you also saw it," Xiao Qi agreed with Lin Xiao''s words, "Although my ancestor was a grandmaster alchemist, he was still the enemy of everyone in the world. Thus, he created the Fire Controlling God Technique, a divine art that can refine pills but also kill enemies.


    Lin Xiao couldn''t help but smack his lips. He created a divine art to rule over a region. Xiao Qi''s ancestors were truly a godly person.


    "I''ll pass down the Fire Controlling God Tactic to you right now. This shouldn''t be spread out, but I don''t care about that much anymore. Only by obtaining the Ice Spirit Flame will I be able to revive the family." Xiao Qi gritted her teeth, as if she was making some kind of decision. "But you have to swear that you can''t spread the Fire God Resisting Technique out, or else you will die."


    Lin Xiao knew what was at stake, and swore: "I, Lin Xiao, will never give away the Fire God Resisting Technique, otherwise I will perish on the road, I will die a horrible death."


    Hearing Lin Xiao''s oath, Xiao Qi''s expression softened. As she approached Lin Xiao, the two drew closer and closer.


    Lin Xiao subconsciously retreated, but was stopped by Xiao Qi. He could only stand on the spot.


    Xiao Qi walked in front of Lin Xiao and tiptoed. When she looked up, she found that Lin Xiao was still taller than her. She was both embarrassed and angry as she shouted, "Kneel down!"


    Although Lin Xiao didn''t know what she was doing, he still held back his laughter and squatted down.


    He suddenly felt a cold feeling on his forehead. It turned out that Xiao Qi''s forehead was leaning against his forehead.


    Xiao Qi closed her eyes and began to chant. Her forehead began to glow and Lin Xiao felt a splitting headache coming on, as if something was about to burst in.


    "Hurry up and remember, this is the Fire God Resisting Art." Xiao Qi''s voice sounded in Lin Xiao''s heart.


    Lin Xiao endured the pain as he memorized the words that intruded into his mind one by one.


    Only after the two of them maintained this posture for a long time did Xiao Qi finally blush and move away from Lin Xiao with her heart pounding. Seeing that the latter''s eyes were still tightly shut, she angrily punched at Lin Xiao in the air.


    An hour later, Lin Xiao suddenly stood up. With a wave of her right hand, a streak of black flames appeared out of nowhere and quickly disappeared. Then, it appeared on his palm and jumped up and down. It was as if it were Lin Xiao''s child, and it treated him very warmly.


    Xiao Qi opened her mouth for a long time but was unable to say anything. "You only just memorized the Fire God Resisting Technique and you can already use it?"


    Lin Xiao stroked his chin and said, "It shouldn''t be too difficult, right? It''s much easier to remember than those elixirs. I don''t know why, but I think we''ve only managed to understand it a little."


    Xiao Qi looked at the dancing black flames on Lin Xiao''s palm, and said with a frown: "It should be because this flame and you have a natural affinity, you and it have a very high degree of compatibility, but I don''t know how to drive it, and now that you''re well versed in the Fire God Resisting Art, it''s natural that you can use it."


    The black flame seemed to have understood what Xiao Qi was saying and became a bit stronger.


    Lin Xiao was overjoyed. The Netherworld Flame seemed to be one with him. He could feel that the Netherworld Flame was very active now that he knew how to drive it.


    "Don''t get too carried away, you are just driving them. You have to realize that I am still far from that level. You have already learned the Fire God Resisting Secret Art, so cultivate well. Initially, I had intended to teach you myself, but it seems that you can now cultivate on your own. She was naturally very happy that Lin Xiao had grown stronger. She was now one step closer to obtaining the Ice Spirit Flame.


    Lin Xiao knew that he was currently still very weak and didn''t have the ability to be complacent. Only by completely grasping the Godly Fire Controlling Art would he be qualified to step into the top one hundred of the Sky Demon Region.


    From then on, Lin Xiao split firewood in the morning and spent the afternoon memorizing pill refining books. At night, he practiced the Fire God Resisting Art and sometimes spent the entire night cultivating it. As a result, on the second day, he lost all spirit, didn''t even have the strength to chop firewood, and was ruthlessly scolded by Xiao Qi.


    However, Lin Xiao''s progress was visible to the naked eye. His cultivation progress had advanced by leaps and bounds. First, he had Little Seven to practice the move, second, he had the extremely high degree of compatibility with the Netherworld Flame, and third, he needed to attach the Netherworld Flame to the thin edge of the axe. This was more and more accurate for his control of the Netherworld Flame.


    Even Xiao Qi had to admit that it had only been a month, and Lin Xiao''s Fire Controlling God Tactic was almost catching up to her!


    However, the pill refining aspect of Lin Xiao was worrying. This confused Xiao Qi. Why couldn''t she split her understanding of the Fire God Resisting Art with the pill refining aspect?


    Following the sound of an explosion, Lin Xiao''s pill refinement once again exploded.


    "That doesn''t make sense. I had very precise control of the flames, but I still failed." Lin Xiao sat cross-legged on the floor, frowning.


    Xiao Qi flipped through the medicinal dregs in the furnace. Suddenly, black lines appeared on her forehead, and in a flash, she appeared behind Lin Xiao''s back as a giant chestnut.


    "Are you sick?" Lin Xiao held his head and viciously stared at Little Seven. Now that he had lived with Little Seven for almost a month, the two of them were already familiar with each other and had a very good relationship.


    "You''re the one who''s sick. Tell me what pill you want to concoct!" Xiao Qi glared back.


    "Bone Cleansing Pill, you gave me that I''m almost done eating." Lin Xiao said as he rubbed his head.


    Xiao Qi threw the dregs onto Lin Xiao''s body and snorted, "You still have the face to say that? If you can keep the Bone Cleansing pill and you don''t die from it, you''re lucky. "


    Lin Xiao embarrassedly touched his nose. "Isn''t that the Blazing Flame Fruit?"


    "BOOM!"


    It was another super big shot.


    "You can''t tell the difference between a Explosive Fruit and a Fire Fruit?" Xiao Qi crossed her waist as she lectured, "Pill refining cannot be mixed up with spirit medicine, not even a little bit of it. Look at you, how can I be at ease with you using my furnace to concoct pills?"


    Lin Xiao was truly at a loss for words. He did not have a furnace, and only used Xiao Qi''s furnace, but he had concocted pills thirty-two times and fried them twenty times. One time he did not explode because he did not control the heat well enough.


    Because of this matter, Xiao Qi had used the fire control technique as an excuse for three days in a row to torture him until he was in a miserable state, to offset the hatred in her heart.

 C22

    After a few more days had passed, Lin Xiao finally unlocked his furnace explosion thirty times. Not daring to meet Xiao Qi''s murderous gaze, he retreated back into the room.


    "Why is it so hard to concoct pills? It''s all because these herbs look too similar." Lin Xiao complained as she laid on the bed.


    I''ve been in Feng City for a month, completely cut off from the rest of the world. I haven''t touched my phone and have been cultivating. I wonder how Hai Yang and Xuan Xuan Xuan are doing right now, if that group of people returned empty-handed, or if they are still calling Xuan Xuan Xuan Xuan''s attention." "Lin Xiao took out the ring on his chest, it was Long Xuan''s ring.


    Maybe he should ask around for more information. Lin Xiao rolled over and took out his copter from under the pillow, then walked to the open space.


    With regards to charging his phone, this was what Lin Xiao wanted to complain about the most. Why was the place where he could charge his phone in the open air? There was a rock embedded in the ground in front of the pavilion, and that was where the phone was charging.


    Lin Xiao couldn''t help but think of how Xiao Qi had squatted here and haggled with him. Just thinking about it made her feel funny.


    However, there was a problem in front of him right now. His charger was broken, so he had to borrow it from Xiao Qi.


    Lin Xiao went to Xiao Qi''s room and hesitated for a moment before pushing the door open. This was because Xiao Qi had previously said that she wanted to concoct pills, so there was no need to disturb her.


    But as soon as she opened the door, Lin Xiao was stunned.


    Xiao Qi chewed on her lollipop as she lay on the bed. Her two smooth legs kicked in the air while her fingers poked at the phone on the bed. From time to time, she would emit a bell-like laugh.


    The door was pushed open. Xiao Qi turned around and saw a demented Lin Xiao standing outside, red liquid flowing out of his nose.


    Ah!" "Lin Xiao, get out!" Xiao Qi''s scream provoked Lin Xiao''s nerves. He came back to his senses and quickly closed the door.


    "You, I, Lin Xiao, hate you!"


    Xiao Qi''s angry and embarrassed howls came out from the room one after another.


    Lin Xiao embarrassedly touched her chin and smiled wryly. How did he know that Xiao Qi had just taken a bath in the house? She said that she would go and concoct pills.


    But as he laughed, his smile became more interesting.


    "It''s really big, even the sheets are deformed."


    Lin Xiao''s low voice was heard by Xiao Qi, causing the room to roar again.


    "Lin Xiao, you go wait in the open area! I want to duel you! "


    "Yes, sir." Lin Xiao thought back to the scene and left Xiao Qi''s residence.


    An hour later.


    Xiao Qi had already changed into her usual attire and stood in front of Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao''s eyes were full of mirth, "You don''t want to fight?"


    Xiao Qi''s face turned red again as she fiercely glared at Lin Xiao. She ground her canines, "You, go in and don''t knock! You did it on purpose! "


    After repeating the same line over and over again, Lin Xiao stroked his chin. The current Xiao Qi was actually quite cute.


    "You! "Me!" Xiao Qi''s face turned even redder. These were scolding words that she had specifically checked online, but the words that came out still made her feel very embarrassed.


    Lin Xiao finally couldn''t hold it in anymore. No matter how she scolded, it would still be interesting.


    "Humph!" "Go to hell!"


    Xiao Qi did not waste any more time with nonsense. She detonated three of the Flaming Bullets, and instantly, flames covered the sky and blotted out the sky as they flew towards Lin Xiao.


    "Damn, you''re serious!" Lin Xiao did not dare to be careless. The Netherworld Flame instantly appeared in front of her, blocking the surging flames.


    "It''s not over yet!" Xiao Qi''s slender hands moved, and the flames surrounded Lin Xiao, gradually closing in on her. The scorching heat caused his forehead to be covered in sweat.


    At this rate, the Netherworld Flame couldn''t defend itself. Lin Xiao attached the Netherworld Flame onto the surface of his body and rolled out of the circle of fire.


    "Want to run?" Fire Dragon Pearl! " The flames once again formed a lifelike divine dragon, coiling around Little Seven''s head. One fireball after another was spat out by the divine dragon towards Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao dodged and the fireball hit the ground, creating a small hole.


    Lin Xiao gnashed his teeth as he looked at the energetic Xiao Qi.


    He used the Godly Fire Controlling Art and turned the Netherworld Flame into a dark black sword, holding it as he rushed at Little Seven.


    "Ya!" Xiao Qi shouted out and the fire dragon began to spit out beads even faster, blocking Lin Xiao. At the same time, he detonated two more bullets.


    "Fire Manipulation, Shadow Killer!"


    The fireball did not produce any flames after it exploded.


    However, Lin Xiao''s expression became even uglier. This was the secret technique of the Fire God Resisting Technique, which hid the flames in the void, ready to attack the enemy at any time. It was simply impossible to guard against.


    "Don''t go too far!"


    In terms of understanding the Fire God Resisting Technique, Xiao Qi was way stronger than him, it was impossible for him to beat her.


    "Humph, Shadow Killer!"


    "Bam!"


    A blade made of flames suddenly appeared from behind Lin Xiao and slashed towards the back of Lin Xiao''s neck. He was alarmed and used his sword to block the blade, but the remnants of the blade light still cut through his clothes on his chest.


    "You crazy woman!"


    If he had not persisted in taking the Bone Cleansing Pill and had his body jump up in order to block the attack with his sword, that Shadow Killer attack would have ended his life. If he had not died, he would have at least been severely injured.


    "Sumeru sword."


    The sword formed by the Netherworld Flame became bigger and bigger in his hand. The Light Sword was around four to five meters long, and he slashed at Little Seven.


    The sword swung very slowly, but Xiao Qi had a feeling that she couldn''t dodge it. Moreover, she knew that even though she couldn''t block this attack, the heavy sword had no edge, but was simply unstoppable.


    She finally understood that she had truly angered Lin Xiao. As the sword approached, all of the fire dragons around Xiao Qi were destroyed by this massive pressure. The black sword was able to destroy everything.


    Lin Xiao wiped the sweat off his forehead and retrieved the Netherworld Flame and the Sumeru Sword. He looked at Xiao Qi speechlessly and said, "Calm down, calm down. Actually, I didn''t see anything."


    "Hmph, consider yourself sensible." Since Lin Xiao had shown mercy to her, she didn''t want to pursue the matter. Moreover, she had gone overboard this time.


    "Speak, why are you looking for me?" Xiao Qi crossed her arms and went up to Lin Xiao, sizing him up, "What is that move of yours called? Is it the Sumeru Sword? This technique is not recorded in the Fire God Ruling Art. "


    Lin Xiao threw up his hands, "I was going to borrow a charger from you, but my phone ran out of battery. As for that Sumeru sword, it was created by me. In theory, it could be infinitely large, but the flames in my body are limited.


    Xiao Qi nodded and said with fear lingering in her heart, "This move is very strong and has great destructive power. Moreover, your flame seems to have the ability to affect space. It''s very difficult for the enemy to dodge it. This can be said to be your ultimate move."


    Lin Xiao also discovered that the Netherworld Flame could affect space itself. It could affect the force field in the surrounding space, making it difficult to move even a single step as if the surrounding objects were stuck in a swamp.


    As long as he perfected the Sumeru sword, he would have another trump card aside from the Godly Fire Controlling Art. Moreover, Xiao Qi also said that the Fire God Resisting Technique must not be spread out. If anyone knew that he would use the Fire God Resisting Technique, it would bring him a lot of trouble.


    However, the biggest problem right now was that he did not have enough Hellfire!

 C23

    As the power was plugged in, the knockoff machine in Lin Xiao''s hand vibrated.


    After the animation came to the main page, this made Lin Xiao sigh from the bottom of his heart: "The knockoff machine, is the ox." From the time he accompanied Lin Xiao in his first year of university until now, his screen had not been damaged at all.


    Lin Xiao opened the demon box and his phone instantly vibrated. The vibrations lasted for several minutes, making him think that his phone was broken.


    He did not know, but he was startled when he saw that Nangong, Fei Yu and the other demons had sent him dozens of messages. Basically, one per day.


    A conscience? Of course not, Lin Xiao was shocked and angry after he saw the general picture.


    It turned out that after Nangong brought Long Xuan back that day, the monsters in Wandering Heavens did not go and cause trouble. However, Long Xuan was sullen and in the end fell ill. After being ill for several days, Long Xuan actually left! This made the demons of Flowing Cloud Chuan anxious. They searched for Long Xuan everywhere, and this made them think of Lin Xiao. They even suspected that Long Xuan had gone to Lin Xiao''s place to hide.


    "Xuanxuan is sick." Lin Xiao furrowed her brows. Perhaps it was because of that battle, she had first paid a huge price to escape from the hands of Wandering Sky and the others, and then she had become too sad because of him.


    "A child can''t even see well. Long Xuan disappeared from your territory, yet no demon noticed her. What a shame, even now it''s me who''s being suspected."


    How could Lin Xiao admit to such a crime? However, he was too lazy to explain it to Nangong and the others, just like how they did not explain to him why they abandoned him.


    However, Long Xuan''s situation made him extremely worried. Long Xuan was currently ill, so where else could she run to? Who was going to save her in the event of danger?


    Lin Xiao''s thoughts were in a mess. He flipped to the last page of the message and discovered that there was another strange message: Mister Lin Xiao, you haven''t returned this month''s stages.


    As a few black lines appeared on Lin Xiao''s forehead, he recalled this incident. His Netherworld Flame was bought from this person. At that time, the Demon Stone Token was insufficient and he even needed to pay in instalments, resulting in him paying an extra two hundred Demon Stone Token.


    The key point was that this guy didn''t know what was good for him. The Netherworld Flame was sold as a black flame and caused a huge disaster. If it wasn''t for Long Xuan being by Lin Xiao''s side, Lin Xiao might have died.


    And now this guy was asking for a debt? Lin Xiao was infuriated. Was his life worth more than just these Demonic Stones?


    However, he was not an idiot. There was no need to tell the seller that it was the Netherworld Flame.


    "I will return it as soon as possible." After Lin Xiao sent this message, he ignored him and went on the move. He randomly flipped through a few pages. Other than the information sent by the official Demon Box, the majority of the news were regarding the Flowing Cloud Chuan Demons and their search for Long Xuan. As for the other demons, he had yet to add them, so he was unable to show any signs of movement.


    Lin Xiao entered Xiao Qi''s shop. This month, she had only managed to complete a dozen odd transactions, and they weren''t big orders either.


    Although her price was very low, the products were not rare treasures. Some of the pills and medicines were not of high quality. This was mainly because she did not have the Pill Fire, so her pill refining level was greatly reduced.


    Originally, Lin Xiao had wanted to shamelessly borrow money from Xiao Qi to pay off her debts. She didn''t expect her shop business to be so poor, so she couldn''t say this out loud.


    In the end, Lin Xiao changed her name from Lin Xiao to Lin Ruo Lin. The reason was just for fun. In any case, there was no rule that only the real name could be used in the monster box.


    He stared blankly at the sky of this space. A month was not long, nor was it short. However, it had changed many things.


    Now, he was no longer a good-for-nothing who knew nothing, but could no longer use his Netherworld Flame. Although the Godly Fire Controlling Technique wasn''t as profound as Xiao Qi''s comprehension, in terms of usage, due to the high degree of compatibility between Lin Xiao and the Netherworld Flame, Lin Xiao could now completely defeat Xiao Qi. Other than the herbs, he had already memorized how to concoct pills and when to change the temperature.


    It could be said that Lin Xiao had gone from an ignorant Lil ''White to an apprentice apothecary who knew a little of everything.


    He gradually understood the rules of the demons as well. It was extremely helpful for him to roam the world of demons.


    "So this is the reason why you want to go back and find that little loli called Long Xuan on your own?" Xiao Qi looked at Lin Xiao who was standing in front of her.


    "That''s right, I''ll only be gone for a week. If I can''t find Xuanxuan, I''ll be back. I won''t delay my cultivation." Lin Xiao firmly said.


    "I don''t agree. What if you don''t come back after you leave?" Xiao Qi crossed her arms and looked suspiciously at Lin Xiao, causing Lin Xiao to think that he would do this.


    "Xuanxuan is my younger sister, she is only a five to six-year-old loli. Now that I''m so ill and wandering around, I want to go and bring her back. " Lin Xiao Yi patted his chest.


    "What if you don''t come back?"


    "I''ve already sworn that I will definitely help you. How can I let you off?"


    "An oath is useful to a gentleman, but useless to a vile person."


    "I''m not a vile person."


    "How would I know if you''re a villain or not? Unless ¡­" Xiao Qi smiled. "Unless you want me to follow you."


    Lin Xiao saw the unconcealable excitement in Xiao Qi''s eyes and asked, "You really want to keep an eye on me and not go outside to play?"


    "Of course. Furthermore, you will need to bring her back. I must go and see her appearance. I can''t possibly agree to bring all the demons back here, right?" Xiao Qi''s face was unblushing as she calmly said.


    Lin Xiao compromised and the two of them decided to return to find Long Xuan the next day.


    While Xiao Qi was sleeping soundly, Lin Xiao continued to study hard under the light. In any case, he could rest in the car tomorrow, and he couldn''t waste tonight''s good time.


    "Why does the Cave Milk and the Earth Spirit Milk look so similar? The Star Crystal and the Ascending Stone are actually one kind of rock, right? Is there any difference between Xuanming Water and Xuanming Water?"


    Lin Xiao had already uttered dozens of similar sighs. This was simply too annoying. Right now his mind was in a mess, he was unable to differentiate between the different types of herbs.


    "The Starfall Stone possesses the powers of starlight that fill the sky. The Starfall Stone contains a large amount of starlight ¡­" I... Aren''t these two the same? Please tell me what''s different? "


    Lin Xiao was anxious. He jumped off the bed and rushed towards Xiao Qi''s furnace.


    The Stellar Stone was one of the materials needed to concoct the Bone Cleansing Pill, and what he wanted to do was to replace the Stellar Stone with the one needed to concoct the Bone Cleansing Pill.


    If he didn''t do this, he would go crazy. This was clearly the same material in his eyes!


    The pitch-black cave was lit on fire. Lin Xiao took out the materials for the Bone Cleansing Pill and the Starfall Stone. He threw the Stellar Stone aside and placed the Starfall Stone and the other ingredients into the cauldron.


    The furnace was burnt red by the Netherworld Flame. The ingredients inside the furnace quickly turned into medicinal liquid and the essences of the ingredients were all refined and absorbed into the medicinal liquid.


    Core Formation! Lin Xiao''s eyes flashed with a cold light. A massive amount of the Netherworld Flame poured into the pill furnace, pressing the medicinal liquid together.


    Lin Xiao unexpectedly discovered that there was even more pressure than usual to concoct the Bone Cleansing Pill. Could it be because of the Starfall Stone?


    Shi Mu decided not to think too much about it. He forcefully condensed the pill. He then used the great power of the Netherworld Flame to condense the liquid into a prototype pill. Then, he forced the Flame Soul to seep into it.


    The furnace shook more and more violently. The elementary form pill was also moving up and down in the furnace. The Netherworld Flame was unable to suppress the elementary form pill.


    He could not be more familiar with this scene. With his fastest speed, he turned around and rushed out of the cave.


    "Beng!"


    The entire space was shaking, the mountains were shaking, and smoke and dust filled the air.


    "Lin Xiao!"


    From the pavilion far away came an extremely angry roar.


    After eating a mouthful of dirt, Lin Xiao tenaciously crawled up, looking at the cave and feeling extremely depressed.


    Suddenly, his ears were attacked.


    Ayaya ¡­" It hurts. Lin Xiao''s expression was ferocious as he grimaced in pain.


    "Lin Xiao, are you sick?" If you don''t sleep, then go blow up my furnace. Does it have a grudge against you, or do I have a grudge against you? " Xiao Qi viciously pinched Lin Xiao''s ear.


    "Aunt, I''ve succeeded in concocting a pill. Quickly go and have a look! Although the furnace has exploded, the concocting of the pill has succeeded!" Lin Xiao was forced to tell a lie. It would be weird if he could succeed, he thought to himself.


    Hearing this, Xiao Qi let go of his hand doubtfully.


    "Is that so? "You lied to me. I beat you up until your nose bled."


    "Puff ¡­" Lin Xiao''s eyes stared straight at Xiao Qi as she said in a daze, "It has already flown away."

 C24

    Lin Xiao seriously suspected that Xiao Qi was trying to tempt him. Otherwise, why would she be dressed like this in front of him?


    Her body was covered in a towel, and her jade-like thighs were faintly discernible. Her unconcealable plump breasts rose and fell with her emotions, causing Lin Xiao''s eyes to flash with a snow-white light. He couldn''t help but guess that Xiao Qi''s bath towel was completely empty.


    "What''s wrong with you? Why don''t you come with me to take a look at the pill formation? " Xiao Qi saw Lin Xiao suddenly squat down, her face flushed red, as if she was very uncomfortable.


    "You can go. The air here is good." I''ll squat for a while. " Lin Xiao forced out a smile.


    Xiao Qi snorted coldly, no longer paying attention to him as she walked into the cave.


    Before the dust settled, Xiao Qi''s figure had already disappeared into the cave. Not long after, an angry shout came from inside.


    "Lin Xiao!" "Come in here!"


    Lin Xiao was already mentally prepared. He had lied to her and even blew up her furnace, it would be strange if he wasn''t angry.


    The two black pills were placed in Xiao Qi''s palm, but not only did they not release any medicinal fragrance, they also had a burnt smell.


    "Is this a pill forming or a dregs?" Xiao Qi''s eyes were filled with anger, as if she could spit it out at any time.


    "It''s true that being ugly is a bit ugly, but at least it''s just a pill. You should feel gratified that I''ve succeeded my first time condensing a pill." Lin Xiao shamelessly received the pill and examined it.


    "Eh, that''s not right. Xiao Qi, seriously feel the dense Spiritual Qi in the pill." Lin Xiao was someone who took the Bone Cleansing Pill for candy. As soon as he picked up the black pill, he felt that it was different from the usual Bone Cleansing Pill, the medicinal effects and spiritual energy were much richer.


    Xiao Qi received the pill doubtfully and carefully felt it. Indeed, just as Lin Xiao had said, she could feel the dense Spiritual Qi, and it was even stronger than the Bone Cleansing Pill.


    "How many high tier medicinal herbs did you put in?" Xiao Qi couldn''t help but suspect that Lin Xiao had added other heavenly materials into the mix. As she thought about how her treasure trove had been ruined by Lin Xiao, her face darkened.


    "I will just exchange the Stellar Stone for the Starfall Stone." Lin Xiao took out the remaining Starfall Stone and placed it in front of Xiao Qi.


    Xiao Qi took over the Starfall Stone and studied it for a while. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and her tone became a little agitated.


    "Lin Xiao, help me get the Source Spirit Fruit and Purple Spirit Grass."


    Lin Xiao hurriedly nodded his head. If he did not pursue this responsibility of his, then it would be the best. He quickly took out the two heavenly and earthly treasures that Xiao Qi mentioned.


    "You come, I''ll watch from the side."


    Xiao Qi gave her seat to Lin Xiao, causing him to be stunned. "I, don''t worry and let me ruin your elixir?"


    Do you think I want to? " Xiao Qi fiercely rolled her eyes at him, "You have a Pill Fire, which is of a higher grade than the Flaming Bullet''s fire. Only you can refine it, refine it if you want, why are you spouting so much nonsense."


    Seeing this, Lin Xiao stopped evading and used the Netherworld Flame to refine the pill.


    Under Xiao Qi''s guidance, Lin Xiao successfully refined the pill. What moved both him and Xiao Qi the most was that there was no furnace explosion!


    Xiao Qi could not wait to take out the pill from the furnace. The pill had turned a pale yellow, no longer resembling black dregs of medicine. The medicinal fragrance permeated the air, and there was an obvious faint of a pill.


    "This... Was this really cultivated by me? "


    Lin Xiao was astonished, unable to speak for a long time. He had never refined such a perfect pill before.


    I never thought that the Starfall Stone would be able to greatly improve the medicinal properties and quality of the medicinal pills. Moreover, I put in the Purple Spirit Grass to neutralize the violent medicinal effects of the Starfall Stone and used the Source Spirit Fruit to improve the beauty of the medicinal pills. These two medicinal herbs are common herbs, so the cost is not high. "If you put a lot of money into the shop, you will definitely be crazily robbed!


    "Lin Xiao!" He was rich! We''re rich! " Xiao Qi''s big eyes curved into crescent moons as she grinned, revealing her cute little canines.


    Lin Xiao didn''t think that he would impulsively refine a new Bone Cleansing Pill. If it was really like what Xiao Qi had said, then he wouldn''t have to pay his debts. Moreover, he could even buy many heavenly materials for cultivation.


    However, he did not expect Xiao Qi to have such a rich side, she had been giggling nonstop.


    "In that case, let''s wait for our return and refine a large number of these medicinal pills."


    "Yes, I will go and tidy up the shop first to free up some space. I am also prepared to place the Primeval Pill that I refined last time in there."


    Xiao Qi happily ran back into the house and started her fantasy of suddenly becoming rich overnight.


    After Lin Xiao returned to his room, he did not choose to continue reading. It was almost daybreak, and he still decided to rest for a while.


    "Lin Xiao!" Wake up! It''s time to go! "


    He rubbed his half-closed eyes and saw that Xiao Qi was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt with cartoon characters on it, a pair of sneakers on her feet, and a small bag on her shoulder. She was bouncing around his room.


    "Big Sis, what time is it? We bought a ticket for the afternoon. Let me sleep a bit more." Lin Xiao looked at his phone and immediately wanted to cry. He lifted the blanket and covered his head.


    Xiao Qi was no longer happy. She pulled Lin Xiao''s blanket away, but the next second, she regretted it. This fellow was not wearing anything at all!


    Xiao Qi threw the blanket back at Lin Xiao, cursing viciously, "You damned freak!"


    Damn, Lin Xiao felt a burst of anger. Who was it that wanted to pull his blanket? Wasn''t it her? Moreover, who would wear clothes in their sleep! Didn''t she just wear a towel herself?


    "Can you stop? I''ll get up after I sleep for a while. "


    In the end, Lin Xiao and Xiao Qi forcefully pulled each other up and blurrily arrived at the train station. Looking at the time, there were still three hours until the train they were on.


    Lin Xiao finally understood. Did Xiao Qi really follow him because she didn''t trust him? If she didn''t trust him, she wouldn''t teach him the Fire God Resisting Technique. Her real purpose was just to come out and play.


    Seeing her excitedly taking photos with her phone, her eyes filled with novelty, Lin Xiao couldn''t help but wonder if she had never traveled far.


    Suddenly, his phone vibrated. Lin Xiao took it out and checked it. It was a message from all the members in the Flowing Cloud Chuan group.


    "All members of Flowing Cloud Valley, please be careful. The members of Flowing Cloud Valley have sneaked into Flowing Cloud Valley in large numbers. All members, please be on your guard."


    Truekeep Manor?


    Lin Xiao did not hear anything about this faction. He asked Little Seven who was drinking milk with relish.


    "Do you know about the Trueshot Villa?"


    "Hmm? Sleepy Fox, why are you asking about this? " Xiao Qi turned her head to look at Lin Xiao.


    "Nothing, just a casual question."


    "The stronghold is located to the north of Feng City, not far from Feng City. It is a demonic clan with a middle level power. Currently, the strongest expert is the manor lord, Old Master You Hou."


    Wandering? Lin Xiao couldn''t help but think of a person that he had fought with, Wandering the Heavens.


    Could it be that the Truekeep Villa was one of the big families backing Wandering Heavens, and the reason why so many people from the Truekeep Villa had come to Floating Cloud Creek was because of Long Xuan?


    Lin Xiao''s eyebrows furrowed together. If that was really the case, then this was not good news to him.


    However, Lin Xiao''s expression was unwavering. No matter what, he had to think of a way to bring Long Xuan away. Even if Flowing Cloud Chuan''s Demon Lord wanted to stop him, he still wanted to stake it all.

 C25

    "It''s you!"


    "It''s you!"


    In the private room, Lin Xiao and a young girl were staring at each other. Lin Xiao couldn''t help but exclaim, "Just where have we not met in our lives?"


    Xiao Qi''s curiosity was piqued, and she kept whispering to Lin Xiao.


    In order to get some peace in the car, Lin Xiao discussed with Xiao Qi about buying a room ticket. In the end, she didn''t expect to meet a person she had met once in the room.


    "What a coincidence."


    This girl with glasses was the girl that Lin Xiao had met the last time he went to Feng City. He didn''t expect to meet her again when he went back this time.


    Lin Xiao also laughed as she pulled Xiao Qi to sit across from the young girl.


    "Lin Xiao, what is your relationship with her? How do you know her?" Xiao Qi looked uncomfortably at the young girl in front of her.


    "I''ve only met her once. I don''t know her. From your tone, do you know her?" Lin Xiao glanced at Xiao Qi.


    Lin Xiao and Xiao Qi whispered in each other''s ear, their intimate actions causing the young girl to feel somewhat awkward. She got up and temporarily left the room.


    When the young girl''s footsteps disappeared, Xiao Qi finally said, "I know her. She doesn''t know me."


    Xiao Qi''s words made Lin Xiao very curious. Could it be that this girl with glasses was also a monster? He recalled the time when the ticket collector said he was going to throw her out of the car. She didn''t care and even said that they were not far off anyway.


    "She is Ye Qing, Yu Shui''s wife, you know that, she is the commander of the demon clans in Feng City and even in the surrounding area. "Ye Qing is a member of the Yu Shui clan, and he is also known to have a very prominent identity in the clan. However, due to a mistake in his training a few years ago, he was abandoned by his family, and is now the big boss of a listed company in Feng City in the human world."


    Monster, the boss of the Human Company... Lin Xiao was speechless. However, thinking about it carefully, demons had their own special abilities. If they all ran into the human society, they would probably become famous.


    However, Lin Xiao also noticed one thing. Resisting the Water was the rule over the city and the surrounding demon clans, but didn''t Xiao Qi always consider herself as a red maple? He had always thought that the one controlling Feng City was Hong Feng.


    "Then Xiao Qi, your name is Red Maple Xiao Qi ¡­" Lin Xiao did not finish her sentence.


    Xiao Qi''s eyes were a little dim, but at the same time, a little unwilling.


    "In the past, Feng City was indeed commanded by my clan''s Hong Feng, and even the Dragon City that we are about to go to is my, Hong Feng''s, territory. "But afterwards ¡­"


    "What happened next?"


    "After that, my family was exterminated, and only my parents escaped. When I was fifty years old, they also died from a hidden disease."


    Lin Xiao didn''t know how to comfort Xiao Qi, so she could only lightly pat her shoulder. However, what surprised him was that he didn''t expect Xiao Qi''s family to be so powerful. Feng City, Dragon City, and even the surrounding cities were all ruled by the Red Maple clan.


    "I will let Hong Feng become strong once more in my hands. "But ¡­" Xiao Qi sighed, but she didn''t even know who her enemy was.


    Ye Qing returned with a bag of snacks in hand.


    "Want some?"


    Xiao Qi usually didn''t eat any of these before, but now that she had the opportunity to eat them to her heart''s content, she naturally wasn''t polite. She thanked him and grabbed a bag of potato chips to eat.


    Ye Qing picked up a bottle of milk and took a sip. He seemed to be talking to himself, but also seemed to be hinting at something. "It has a human taste."


    Lin Xiao clearly understood that these words were directed at him.


    "How is it?" Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes. He had a nagging feeling that Ye Qing had a motive towards him. Of course, he wasn''t worried about Ye Qing acting rashly. This was because demons had always kept a low profile in the human world.


    "Your purpose in coming back to Dragon City should be the same as mine, right?" Ye Qing absent-mindedly looked out the window, but his seemingly light words made Lin Xiao tense up.


    His purpose for coming to Dragon City this time was to find Long Xuan and bring her away. How did Ye Qing suddenly say this? Could she have seen through his motive?


    "If you stop me, I don''t mind fighting you." Lin Xiao''s expression turned incomparably vicious. Even if he didn''t admit it, it had to be said that in his heart, Long Xuan was a great part of him, and could be said to be his weak spot.


    "I might even help you." Ye Qing smiled. Then, his tone also became a little cold. "Don''t even think about fighting with me. Even if I''m alone, I''m not someone anyone can afford to offend."


    "Try?"


    Ye Qing rolled her eyes at Lin Xiao and no longer paid any attention to him. Instead, she went to chat with Xiao Qi, and the two chatted happily. Ye Qing even promised Little Seven that after they arrived at Dragon City, he would invite her to eat delicacies.


    Looking at the little Seven, whose eyes were filled with stars, Lin Xiao facepalmed. Eh, this time, Ye Qing had sufficient reasons to follow them.


    Lin Xiao felt that the idiom of having a big chest and no brains was for someone like Xiao Qi.


    All along the way, Lin Xiao was thinking about how Ye Qing knew his purpose. If he didn''t guess wrongly, Ye Qing probably already had a complete grasp of his personal data.


    It was more likely that Lin Xiao understood everything that happened in the Dragon City, including Long Xuan and Ye Qing. If that happened, Ye Qing would truly be too terrifying. An enemy who knows all about you is more frightening than a powerful enemy.


    Looks like this trip to Dragon City won''t go smoothly. Long Xuan, I hope you can wait for me safely. Lin Xiao looked out the window at the scenery rapidly flying behind her and clenched her fists.


    After arriving at Dragon City, Ye Qing had indeed followed Lin Xiao and the others. Lin Xiao didn''t want to tear off her pride, but after saying a few polite words, Ye Qing simply ignored them and simply let Ye Qing follow them.


    First, he would look for a base of operations, and then he would look for Long Xuan. Lin Xiao immediately thought of his buddies, Wang Hai. She brought the two beauties to Wang Hai''s doorstep and pressed the doorbell.


    Hm? No.


    After waiting for a long time and not seeing the door open, Lin Xiao had no choice but to discuss how to get a room with the two of them.


    "Get a room?" I refuse. " Ye Qing''s expression was a bit unnatural as he glared at Lin Xiao.


    "Oh, that''s great. Then let''s part ways here. Little Seven, let''s go get a room."


    Lin Xiao held Xiao Qi''s hand as they ran towards a familiar inn.


    "Lin Xiao, what''s the point of getting a room? Let''s go eat first. Wait, let''s find little sister Long Xuan first." Xiao Qi was pulled back by Lin Xiao in confusion, and did not know what to do.


    "Xuanxuan doesn''t necessarily need to be found immediately. I need a room first. If you can''t find it, then come back to rest and wait for me."


    "Get a room." Arriving at the inn, Xiao Qi slapped her hand on the front desk, waking up the waiter who was taking a nap.


    The waiter was a wretched looking man. Looking at the two of them, he revealed an ambiguous smile and introduced them, "We have a single room, double room, luxurious room ¡­"


    "Single room. I don''t need any services. I don''t need to order food. I don''t need to market products. Don''t advertise." Lin Xiao smiled as she stood in front of Xiao Qi, blocking her lecherous gaze.


    "There''s actually such a beautiful girl in the competition to get a room with. Heaven cannot tolerate it." The vulgar man muttered as he wrote out a small ticket for them.


    Lin Xiao smiled, kept the ticket and key, and left with Xiao Qi.


    With the Dragon City being so large, how was he supposed to find Long Xuan?

 C26

    Although the Dragon City wasn''t as bustling as the Feng City, nor as big, it still had more people. This made it harder to find Long Xuan.


    Lin Xiao did not dare to confirm whether Long Xuan was currently in a human society or in the demon world. It was unknown what her current state was.


    He had searched for the rented house from the past and didn''t find any trace of Long Xuan.


    Was he going to ask Nangong and the others? But they couldn''t find it either, which meant that Long Xuan''s current location was unknown to them.


    The Dragon City was Flowing Cloud Chuan''s territory, if one were to say that they were familiar with the Dragon City, they would naturally be the most familiar with it. If they couldn''t find it, then it could only mean three things.


    First, Long Xuan had left the Dragon City. Second, Long Xuan might be hiding in the human society. Third ¡­


    The third possibility was that he didn''t even dare to think about it. Rather than randomly guessing, he might as well speed up his search for Long Xuan.


    "Why don''t we go and release a message to look for someone? If that''s the case, anyone who sees Little Sister Long Xuan can tell us. Or, Little Sister Long Xuan can also contact us on her own." Xiao Qi thought that this was a great idea, but she didn''t expect Lin Xiao to give her a big supercilious look.


    "What do you mean by rolling your eyes? Say it clearly!"


    Lin Xiao sighed. Why had he agreed to let her follow him? Wasn''t this IQ messing with him?


    "We came here in secret. Do you want us to be known by the other enemies?"


    "I just feel that we can''t find her like this. Maybe little sister Long Xuan doesn''t know that we''re looking for her."


    Lin Xiao was secretly ridiculing Xiao Qi when her eyes suddenly lit up, clapping her hands, "That''s right, we should let Xuanxuan know that we''re here."


    However, he immediately frowned again. Doing so would cause him and Xiao Qi to appear under the gunfire of other enemies, creating a phenomenon that would be very disadvantageous for them.


    "If we do this ¡­" Lin Xiao''s eyes turned deep, he paused for a moment, "As long as we can find Xuanxuan, all of this will be worth it."


    "Xiao Qi, let''s go find Ye Qing." Currently, only Ye Qing was able to help them. With Ye Qing''s identity in the human society, he was able to let the entire Dragon City know that a young man called Lin Xiao had returned. Moreover, he was looking for a little girl called Long Xuan.


    This might lead to enemies hiding in the shadows, but as long as his goal was achieved, he was not afraid of more enemies.


    In a restaurant in a five-star hotel in Dragon City, Ye Qing looked at Lin Xiao and Little Seven playfully.


    "Ask for my help?"


    Lin Xiao awkwardly nodded her head. Previously, she couldn''t wait to shake him off, but now, she ran back to ask for his help. Even if his skin was thick enough, she still couldn''t help but feel embarrassed.


    "It''s not impossible." Ye Qing picked up the menu and ordered a few dishes. He glanced at Xiao Qi before placing the menu down and continuing, "I want to participate in your entire operation."


    Lin Xiao almost subconsciously said the word ''impossible'', but he thought about it carefully. That was fine, before he found Long Xuan, any schemes and tricks would be fake. If they found Long Xuan, they would at most be able to deal with her.


    "Sure, then follow me back to the hostel. I''ve already booked a room. The bed is quite big, so it''s enough for three people to sleep." Agreeing was one thing, teasing was another. Ye Qing''s tactful tone and attitude made him feel very uncomfortable.


    "Pfft, I''ll be fine when I''m about to move. I''ll be anywhere in Dragon City in ten minutes."


    "..."


    "Burp."


    The two of them left the hotel and walked on the street. Xiao Qi rubbed her slightly bloated stomach, awkwardly smiling.


    "No stance at all, eating happily with the enemy." Lin Xiao looked at Xiao Qi in a speechless manner. In the end, Ye Qing had already served up the dishes. Xiao Qi''s eyes almost reddened. Even Lin Xiao did not have the mood to continue the conversation. Thus, the two of them started to move.


    "Can you blame me?" "Who asked those dishes to be so delicious. Let''s have another meal next time." Xiao Qi licked her lips as if she wanted to continue, her oily lips reflecting the luster of the sun, making Lin Xiao feel a strong desire to lick her.


    Lin Xiao handed Xiao Qi a napkin and helplessly spread out her hands. "I can''t afford to eat. Even if you sell me, I can''t afford to treat you to a meal there."


    "We can let Ye Qing treat."


    "Are we very close to her? Do you think any stranger is as upright as I am? "


    "Tsk, narcissistic."


    The two argued as they walked, but gradually, Lin Xiao and Xiao Qi discovered that something was wrong. Everyone around them had turned black and white, no, the entire world had turned black and white, except for the two of them.


    The people continued to walk in a steady stream, but there was no sound. Black and white were the hues of the entire world.


    "There''s someone." Lin Xiao''s eyes turned serious as he vigilantly observed his surroundings.


    Xiao Qi and Lin Xiao stood with their backs facing each other. She solemnly looked at her surroundings and said, "If my guess is correct, this is a treasure recorded in the book, the Great Chaos Gourd. This is a spatial artifact that can let one unknowingly walk into the illusion world created by the gourd, and this illusion world has a physical entity.


    Just who was it!?


    Lin Xiao''s mind raced as he tried to remember when he had ever offended such a character. They shouldn''t be people from the Trueshot Villa. If they wanted to deal with him, they didn''t have to wait until now. Moreover, they also didn''t seem to be in the mood to deal with him.


    "Be careful!"


    Little Seven''s shout resounded in Lin Xiao''s ears. He quickly regained his senses and a person beside him suddenly swelled up and then exploded. Blood and flesh were not sent flying, but instead, numerous light swords pierced towards the two of them.


    Just as the light swords were about to deal damage to the two of them, they melted into fog in the air.


    The Netherworld Flame in Lin Xiao''s hand burned fiercely. His expression was extremely ugly, as he had been forced to use the Netherworld Flame from the very beginning. The Light Sword was condensed from demonic essence, and it was incomparably powerful.


    They were targets in this world.


    The enemy was in the dark, using all the illusory objects in the world to attack them in a real and deadly way.


    "Xiao Qi, is there any way to escape?" They absolutely could not fight with the enemy in this situation, or the result would be obvious, and that would be their complete defeat.


    "If the difference in strength is too great, we can forcefully break out of this world, but we can''t do it, so we only have one way left."


    "What method?"


    "The enemy is also in this world, otherwise they wouldn''t be able to attack us. We need to find the enemy hiding in the shadows, as long as we can''t make him concentrate on maintaining this world, then this world will automatically collapse." Xiao Qi had already detonated the Fireball, and a mighty fire dragon coiled above their heads, its raging flames forming a circle of fire around them.


    In other words, the people who controlled this world were hiding not too far away from them, so they could only see the scenery around them. If he could not clearly see the scenery in the distance, he naturally would not be able to create the same illusion.


    "Xiao Qi, can you help me block this attack? Rather than sit still and wait for death, it would be better for me to go out and destroy everything, and see where he can hide. "


    Lin Xiao held onto the Netherworld Flame and had an idea.


    Xiao Qi nodded and instantly detonated more than ten fire bullets. The area around them turned into a sea of fire, the extremely hot flames unrestrainedly dancing in the air, spitting out flames that seemed to be able to burn through everything. Her hair fluttered in the flames, like a goddess of the ninth heaven.


    "Don''t worry, I''ll let you see my true combat strength."

 C27

    In this black and white world, there was an additional color. It was the golden color of raging flames.


    Originally cute and a little silly, Little Seven seemed to have transformed into a different person. Her entire body was surrounded by flames, and the fire dragon coiled around her head made her look like a Martial Goddess.


    After receiving Xiao Qi''s affirmation, Lin Xiao completely let go of her worries and rushed out of the circle of fire with the Netherworld Flame in her hand.


    He had just taken half a step out of the circle of fire when dozens of light swords attacked from the shadows.


    "Imperial Fire Shadow Kill!"


    A few flaming swords suddenly appeared behind Lin Xiao and destroyed the lightsabers in a needle-to-needle manner, helping Lin Xiao to resolve the problem.


    Seeing this, the corners of Lin Xiao''s lips curled up. The Netherworld Flame had turned into a Netherworld Sword. He held the Netherworld Sword and fiercely slashed at the surrounding illusions. Every time he swung the sword, there would be a black sword beam slashing towards the target, shattering the illusion.


    Lin Xiao''s figure rapidly moved, destroying all the illusions he passed through. The enemies in the dark seemed to have sensed his intent, and their attacks became fiercer.


    Dark clouds appeared in the sky above the illusion and gradually pressed down. A terrifying lightning flash flashed through the clouds.


    The oppressive atmosphere caused Lin Xiao to feel uneasy. Could it be that the next attack would be a thunderstorm? He doubted if Xiao Qi could withstand the heavenly lightning.


    Boom!


    Another bolt of lightning appeared in the clouds, causing people''s hair to stand on end. Was there a more terrifying attack than the Power of the Heavens and the Earth?


    Lin Xiao slowed down his movements. He focused most of his attention on the dark clouds above him. The Heaven and Earth powers were not a joke.


    However, at this moment, Xiao Qi''s voice sounded in his ears.


    "Focus on the matter at hand. His opponent is me."


    Lin Xiao turned around and glanced at Xiao Qi who was waiting in anticipation. He had never seen her look so serious.


    Lin Xiao was no longer distracted. He completely ignored Lei Yun, who could launch a fatal attack at him at any time. He chose to completely trust in Little Seven.


    Boom!


    The person in the dark finally made a move. Two rays of lightning shot down from the thundercloud at a lightning speed, heading straight for Lin Xiao Tian Ling.


    "Fire Resistance Melting Shield."


    Xiao Qi swiped her hands, and a fiery light flashed in her eyes. A part of the sea of flames around her began to condense above Lin Xiao''s head, forming a true shield.


    With two terrifying strikes of lightning, the shield turned to ash and the lightning also disappeared.


    Two lightning bolts exploded right behind her. Lin Xiao''s heart was still beating fast as she wiped away the sweat on her forehead.


    He didn''t think that the lightning strikes would be so terrifying, but what was even more unexpected was that Xiao Qi really blocked it.


    "But if it''s at this level, it''ll really disappoint me." Xiao Qi whispered. She looked up at Lin Xiao and said, "Lin Xiao, use all your strength to defend."


    Lin Xiao didn''t know what Xiao Qi was going to do, but he still followed her instructions. The Netherworld Flame turned into a transparent black eggshell, protecting him within it.


    "Controlling Fire, Phoenix Fire Burning Heaven."


    Lin Xiao felt the fire energy that filled the air spread out at a terrifying speed. All of the flames around Xiao Qi began to gather, turning into the legendary phoenix of fire above her head.


    The phoenix''s cry shook the nine heavens.


    The fire phoenix flapped its wings, and layer after layer of fire waves swirled in the air. The surrounding fire energy reached a critical point, like a bottle filled with water that was about to spill out.


    "Explode!"


    With a light shout, the Fire Phoenix let out a cry. Layers of fire waves spread out from it, and the fire energy in this space became increasingly violent. At this time, the Fire Phoenix had used itself as a detonator and self-destructed on the spot.


    In that instant, winds surged and the sky changed color. The entire space was filled with the violent energy of fire, and all the illusions that were created were completely destroyed by this explosion.


    Lin Xiao stood on the spot, trembling in fear. He knew that this Phoenix Fire Burning Heaven Art was incomparable to it, and in a battle of such a large scale, its destructive power was basically unstoppable.


    After the flame dissipated, Lin Xiao saw that in the distance, she could see Little Seven hiding within the barrier of fire. She was safe and sound.


    This caused Lin Xiao to heave a sigh of relief. However, if he were to be defeated by just one of his moves, then that was truly a terrible loss.


    "How is it?"


    After Xiao Qi removed the fire barrier, most of the fire energy produced by the Fireball disappeared, leaving only a small portion of it wrapped around her at any time.


    Lin Xiao shook his head. The battle was not over, and the people in the dark might not have been forced out at all.


    "There''s no reason for him to not come out. The surrounding illusions have all been destroyed, so there shouldn''t be any place for him to hide."


    "Be careful!"


    While Xiao Qi was speaking, a thin beam of energy shot out from the rubble straight towards the back of her neck.


    At this critical moment, Lin Xiao threw himself onto Little Seven and rolled on the ground, dodging the attack. The ray of light shot through the ground.


    Xiao Qi swallowed her saliva. If it wasn''t for Lin Xiao, she would have been finished. Just as she was about to say some words of thanks, she suddenly felt a large, sinful hand pressing down on her chest. Moreover, it seemed like it had been pinched a few times.


    The owner of the hand was whistling as if nothing had happened.


    "I''ll give you a second."


    Lin Xiao stood up and quietly stood to the side as soon as he finished speaking. He also didn''t expect that when he threw himself at Xiao Qi, his hand would coincidentally be placed there. The feeling of softness made him feel enchanted.


    Of course, he confirmed two things. Firstly, he was unable to grasp Xiao Qi''s full strength. As for this number two ¡­


    A gigantic sword appeared in Lin Xiao''s hand. However, this sword was different from the Netherworld Sword that he had previously casually forged. This sword was incomparably solid, and there were even patterns on the sword. The sword''s body continued to grow larger in his hands.


    Seeing that Lin Xiao was about to make a move, Xiao Qi coordinated with her back to a far distance. She had a deep understanding of the power of the sword. With Lin Xiao''s current strength, even though she could use the sword, she could not avoid it. So she chose to avoid it, lest Lin Xiao lose his focus.


    The spatial sword had reached the limit that Lin Xiao could currently withstand, no longer growing. He held the four meter long and one meter wide Sumeru sword in his hand as he surveyed his surroundings.


    Seemingly sensing the extraordinary capabilities of the sword, the people in the dark were worried and didn''t want to rashly attack.


    "If you don''t move, I won''t know where you are."


    Lin Xiao brandished his Sumeru sword, bent his legs, and launched himself into the air. The entire ground was beneath his feet. He quickly scanned it, and his eyes immediately lit up.


    There was one piece of ground that was completely undamaged, and only a few broken pieces of stone were left lying on it.


    Lin Xiao pointed his sword at the ground and ruthlessly thrust it down with both hands.


    Bang.


    Like a falling meteor, Lin Xiao''s body sank into the ground. A large portion of the sword had sunk into the ground.


    It''s not over yet! Lin Xiao once again inserted the Sumeru sword into the ground. The Sumeru sword emitted a dark flame and the Nether Flame Star burst out from the blade.


    "Underworld Flame Explosion!"


    With the sword as the center, the powerful Netherworld Flame exploded. Everywhere the Netherworld Flame went, it was completely incinerated, leaving behind only a pitch-black void.


    The Netherworld Flame Explosion spread out for a hundred meters or so, turning the ground into hell. There was nothing left to live.


    Suddenly, a black and white world began to flash. Cracks in the air appeared in the sky, and it seemed as though the sky would collapse at any moment.


    "The enemies in the dark are being disturbed. This space won''t last for long, but we have to be careful. When we return to the real world, I''m afraid they will reveal their fangs." Xiao Qi came to Lin Xiao''s side. They had finally solved the problem in front of them, but there would soon be even greater trouble.


    "They dare to attack us on the street?" Lin Xiao and the others had been recruited into this virtual world. If they were to return to reality, would they dare to act rashly?


    "Stupid, we are in the gourd, who knows where they took it."

 C28

    The Netherworld Flame Explosion affected the hidden enemies underground, causing the enemies to be unable to maintain this world for defense, and the space began to collapse.


    Lin Xiao and Xiao Qi rushed out of the spatial collapse, revealing the exit.


    It was already dark, and they were on the roof of a building. In the distance, there were lights shining, illuminating half the sky.


    In front of Lin Xiao and Little Seven were three people. Saying that humans were wrong, they should be three demons.


    "Who are you?" Lin Xiao placed Xiao Qi behind him as she vigilantly looked at the three people in front of her.


    Looking at Lin Xiao, he said with a tone that did not allow any rejection, "Lin Xiao, I also do not wish to fight with you, come with us. The Demon Lord will see you, don''t worry, before the little guy finds you, the Demon Lord will not harm you."


    Lin Xiao''s heart sank. His guess was right, it was indeed a Floating Cloud Chuan monster. He sneered and pulled Little Seven to retreat, saying, "Then what if we find Xuan Xuan? I won''t go with you. "


    "You want to rebel against us?" The demon''s eyes turned dangerous.


    "I don''t want to fight with you guys either, since we were once in the same place, how about you let us go? "Our goal is all Xuanxuan, so perhaps Truekeep Manor is just waiting to be a fisherman?"


    Lin Xiao was unsure if he could deal with the three demons in front of him.


    "You''re still not strong enough to deal with Liu Yunchuan on both sides. I''m Jin Lin, I''ll return the favor back to you right now." The burly Jin Lin went up to face Lin Xiao.


    The two demons behind rushed forward at the same time. One of them had a purple gourd tied around its waist. It looked like it was the Transmutation Gourd that had trapped the two of them.


    "Jin Lin, don''t be impulsive. Our goal is to capture them and bring them back." Lin Xiao had also seen these two demons in the group before. They were precisely Stone Pillar and Lifeless.


    Jin Lin nodded as the three of them faced Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao''s palms were full of sweat. One versus three? He hadn''t thought about it.


    "What? Do you think that just because you have more people, that''s great?" Xiao Qi came out from behind Lin Xiao and glared viciously at the three demons. Unfortunately, the viciousness in their eyes changed.


    "Miss, I advise you not to resist." Shi Xiaobai felt rather helpless. How could they do anything to such a cute girl, who was also a demon?


    Xiao Qi smiled and poked Lin Xiao with her elbow. "I''m giving you a chance to be a hero. Do you want it?"


    Lin Xiao didn''t know what Xiao Qi was doing. She looked at her back strangely and asked, "What did you say?"


    Xiao Qi turned around and put a pill into Lin Xiao''s mouth. She whispered, "Swallow it. This is a Dry Origin Pill. It can increase your combat strength by several times. I''m looking forward to a one on three."


    As Lin Xiao heard this, he swallowed the pill. He immediately felt a powerful energy wreaking havoc within his dantian. His four limbs were filled with an inexhaustible energy. At this moment, he felt invincible.


    "Then be careful and protect yourself."


    Hearing Lin Xiao''s concerned words, Xiao Qi actually burst into laughter. She stood on her tiptoes and whispered into his ear, "I just want to see your combat strength. These three little monsters are nothing in my eyes."


    Lin Xiao rolled his eyes at her. He thought she was just bragging. But since Xiao Qi didn''t care, Lin Xiao thought she had a trump card, so she went up to face the three enemies without worry.


    Seeing Lin Xiao Yiran fearlessly going against them, Jin Lin felt that he was being looked down upon. With a roar of rage, he punched towards Lin Xiao.


    "Let''s go, lion fight rabbit with all our might." The stone pillar exchanged a glance with Longevity, following Jin Lin to attack Lin Xiao.


    An earth-shattering attack was launched towards Lin Xiao, bringing with it a fist wind that caused his skin to ache. If he was casually struck by a fist, he would definitely feel uncomfortable for a while.


    However, after Lin Xiao consumed the Qianyuan Pellet, both his explosive power and speed had doubled. Although he could not say that he was adept at handling the attacks of the three monsters, he was not flustered.


    Currently, Lin Xiao was completely familiar with his current combat strength. The corners of his lips curled up and sparks faintly burst out from his hands!


    His lifespan was gone, so he was on guard as he discovered the change in Lin Xiao''s expression. As expected, when he saw the black flames shooting out from Lin Xiao''s hand, he knew something was wrong.


    "Quick, retreat!" Lifeless drinking.


    Although Jin Lin and the stone pillar had not sensed it yet, they too retreated with Lifeless.


    In the next second, a terrible black flame appeared out of nowhere at their location. Even the air was a little distorted, only appearing for a split-second before disappearing again.


    Lin Xiao was very regretful, she did not expect that she would be unable to sense that something was wrong, and did not cause any damage to the enemy.


    "Hurry up and finish him. This kid is a bit difficult to deal with."


    The three demons had made up their minds and burst out with true strength. Each part of their bodies revealed their true forms. Golden Unicorn was actually a fish with golden scales growing from his arms. The stone pillar was made of stone, and its petrified body looked indestructible. As for Shou Wu, he is a tortoise. The tortoise shell turns into a black shield and he holds it in his hand.


    Lin Xiao''s eyelids jumped, how were they going to beat the three iron lumps? Needless to say about the turtle shell and petrified body, the golden fish scales also seemed to have extremely high defensive capabilities.


    Although the ''Netherworld Flame'' was good at attacking, it was likely that it would be very difficult to defeat these three. Moreover, if the battle dragged on, he did not know what would happen.


    Did she need to ask Xiao Qi for help? She had said that there was no pressure on these three, but if she did, would she be looked down by Xiao Qi ¡­ It had to be said that Lin Xiao''s heart was full of drama.


    "Just surrender!"


    The three demons moved forward with thunderous momentum, causing Lin Xiao to shudder.


    Do you have to be so vicious?


    Lin Xiao''s expression darkened as a sword appeared in his hands. The great sword was gathering its strength, emitting a dark light as sparks burst forth from the sword.


    "Stop!"


    Lin Xiao and the three demons that were about to collide were forcefully stopped by this explosive shout.


    They looked at the speaker with complicated expressions.


    The person who came was Ye Qing, one of the young men who used to be the strongest in the Water Manipulation Tribe. He was now the overlord of a region''s business in the human world.


    "What is Miss Ye trying to do to stop us?" Longevity looked towards Ye Qing.


    At this moment, Ye Qing was sitting on a lotus with his legs crossed and the blue lotus was floating in the air.


    "I just don''t want to see you guys continue fighting. After all, Lin Xiao is my man and I have to take care of him. You can leave, I''m not going to make a move on you."


    "Oh, that''s right." Ye Qing seemed to have thought of something as he continued, "I''ll go back and tell your Demon Lord that I must get that little girl Long Xuan."


    Lin Xiao fiercely looked at Ye Qing. This was the first time she had taken the initiative to admit that her goal was related to Long Xuan.


    Then why did she get Long Xuan? For the Netherworld Flame? Or was there another reason?


    The three demons left. They were very clear that they could do nothing to Lin Xiao now that Ye Qing had arrived. Even if Ye Qing had not come, the result would have been the same.


    Other than the fact that they were afraid of Ye Qing''s strength, there was also the Yu Shui Clan behind her. But from that beautiful woman beside Lin Xiao, they could feel an aura that was even more terrifying than Ye Qing''s.


    Seeing that the enemy had retreated, Lin Xiao pulled away from Ye Qing with hostility and asked, "What is your intention towards Long Xuan?"


    Ye Qing jumped down from the blue lotus and walked in front of Lin Xiao, smiling, "Don''t be nervous, my goal is the same as yours, but I have no ill intentions towards her. I just need her to do me a favor.


    "What right do you have to make me believe you?" Lin Xiao took a step back. He was unable to figure out who Ye Qing was.


    "An Xin, I don''t dare to do anything to you guys. You have an expert by your side." As Ye Qing spoke, he glanced at Xiao Qi who was standing behind Lin Xiao.


    Ye Qing was afraid of Xiao Qi? It would be strange if Lin Xiao believed it, Xiao Qi was only a Apprentice Alchemist, she only had the Fire God Resisting Technique and she also had a Fireball Technique. Previously, when he had almost killed Xiao Qi with the help of the spatial sword, Lin Xiao thought that she was only slightly stronger than him, so he didn''t need to scare her.

 C29

    Ye Qing left after that. Lin Xiao saw that today, he would not be able to find Long Xuan, so he and Xiao Qi returned to the inn to rest, preparing to look for Long Xuan the next day.


    "So tired." When Xiao Qi returned to her room, she immediately fell onto her bed. The corner of her clothes rolled up, revealing her snow-white skin.


    Lin Xiao poured a cup of water for himself and sat down on a chair. It was as if he was talking to himself, but it was also as if he was asking Xiao Qi, "Ye Qing wants Xuanxuan to help her. What kind of help is it? Is it dangerous for Xuanxuan?"


    "Phew ¡­"


    On the bed, Xiao Qi seemed to have fallen asleep, her breathing gentle and even. Lin Xiao was stunned at the side for a long time before letting out a bitter laugh.


    This fellow had really fallen asleep.


    Lin Xiao could not sleep, now that Xuanxuan''s life and death were uncertain, how could he sleep? He was not afraid of being attacked again. The demons in Flowing Cloud River probably knew that he was related to Ye Qing, although he did not know the exact relationship, but it was fine as long as he could make them avoid throwing rats.


    During the night, there were still many people on the street. During the day, the singing halls, bars, and all kinds of snacks were crowded with people.


    Lin Xiao sat at a small barbecue stall in the night market and ordered some barbecue and beer.


    As the cold beer entered his throat, the irritation in his heart finally subsided. At this time, Lin Xiao couldn''t even find someone to talk to. There were many people, but he couldn''t find anyone to talk to. In such a big city, he only had one friend, and that was Wang Hai.


    "Du ¡­" The call you have made is in progress. " Lin Xiao was surprised for a moment. Wang Hai was actually hanging up on him. Was he in a bad mood being scolded by his superior again?


    Lin Xiao shook her head in amusement. Every time this fellow met with a small setback, he would want to live, but he didn''t dare to die. After a few days, he would be full of energy again.


    After finishing the last skewer, Lin Xiao stood up and paid the bill, then walked towards Wang Hai''s house. After all, he was a good friend, so he decided to take a look and comfort Wang Hai.


    One must know that he was a working-class person and his boss had a bad temper. If he didn''t sleep at this late hour, he would definitely lose his vigor in his work tomorrow and be scolded by others.


    "Seems like I''m really in a bad mood." Lin Xiao rubbed his chin as he walked downstairs and knocked on the door.


    After waiting for a long time and seeing that Wang Hai still hadn''t opened the door, Lin Xiao pressed the doorbell a few more times.


    He looked back strangely at the window. The lights were out and the side of the room was dark.


    It can''t be, why aren''t you welcoming him? Lin Xiao was a bit embarrassed. He refused to answer the call and went straight to the door. The lights that had been turned on one second ago were switched off the next.


    Lin Xiao decided that after settling Long Xuan''s matter, she would have a good chat with this brat about life. She had come to look for him out of good intentions, but he had unexpectedly disliked her so much.


    "When I have money, I can spend it whenever I want ¡­"


    The caller ID was an unfamiliar number. Who would call him in the middle of the night? Lin Xiao picked up, but did not say anything.


    After a long time, a voice finally sounded from the other end of the phone.


    "Brother Lin Xiao, perhaps there is some misunderstanding between us."


    Lin Xiao had heard this person''s voice before, but couldn''t recall where.


    "What misunderstanding?"


    "I heard Jin Lin say that they had a conflict with you. This was not our original intention, and we originally wanted to invite you to discuss the little guy''s matters together."


    Lin Xiao finally understood that this was Fei Yu''s voice. Other than the Demon Lord, Fei Yu and Nangong were the strongest among all of the demons.


    However, how could Lin Xiao believe Fei Yu''s words? Was she going to invite him with a Great Chaos Gourd? So sincere!


    "I heard that Xuan Xuan went missing, that''s why I returned to Dragon City. Why is Xuan Xuan going missing in Dragon City? Isn''t the Dragon City Flowing Cloud Chuan''s territory? Furthermore, what happened to Xuanxuan''s illness? " Lin Xiao''s tone was harsh. With so many demons around, he was still unable to take care of a little girl.


    "We never thought that she would be this unhappy after she came back that day. Later on, I took her to the human amusement park, and thought that this would make her happier, but she disappeared from the amusement park as soon as I came to my senses. We haven''t seen her since."


    When Lin Xiao heard this, he was infuriated. Was Long Xuan really just a mosquito? She was a person, and she disappeared as soon as she thought of it.


    "Speaking of which, Xiao Budian''s illness has something to do with you."


    Fei Yu suddenly said, making Lin Xiao puzzled. How could Long Xuan''s illness be related to him?


    "When we were at your house, the little guy lost an item. That item was the reason why she was sick, and it was extremely important to her. Have you seen it before?"


    At this moment, he was wearing a ring on his neck. If one were to say that Long Xuan had lost an item, then it was most likely this ring. However, Lin Xiao had a feeling that Fei Yu''s goal was this ring.


    "Just saying things means that you don''t know what you have lost. If even you don''t know, how would I know?" Lin Xiao couldn''t help but guess that the three demons had grabbed him for the ring and then for Long Xuan''s sake. After all, he didn''t know where Long Xuan was. How could he possibly find her after capturing her?


    On the other side of the phone, Fei Yu was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Brother Lin Xiao, Xiao Budian is our entire Flowing Cloud Chuan''s most beloved little princess. You don''t have to worry about us having any intentions towards her."


    "What''s the use of telling me?" Lin Xiao scoffed, didn''t this feel a little like being shot at from behind the scenes?


    "Because we can see you''re hostile to us."


    How could there be no hostility? First, he discarded Long Xuan like trash. Then, not only did he lose Long Xuan, it was also rumored that he kidnapped her. In the end, when he just arrived at Dragon City, he received "VIP treatment".


    "Do you know that there is a dragon in this world?"


    These words from Fei Yu were able to bring Lin Xiao back to reality.


    "The legendary dragon?" Lin Xiao curiously asked.


    However, Fei Yu sighed and said, "The True Dragon isn''t in the dust."


    Lin Xiao almost couldn''t hold it in and hung up. He asked again, "What exactly do you mean, is it true?"


    "True dragons do not descend into the dust. There is no true dragon in this world, but there is a creature that can be called a dragon. "Currently, among the several great demon clans that stand at the peak, one of them is the Flood Dragon Clan. They can be called a dragon, but the previous Demon Emperor Clan could also be called a dragon."


    "Is the Demon Lord a Flood Dragon?"


    "That''s right, the Demon Lord is a Flood Dragon that is alone in this world, and what I want to say is that the little guy is also a dragon race. In this world, dragons are extremely rare, and they are rare existences that make up for the lack of clansmen with their high combat power. If we really exist, the Demon Lord will definitely be the first to step out and wipe us out. "


    Then what if the Demon Lord had intentions for Long Xuan? He could only believe half of what Fei Yu said, but not all of it. However, Long Xuan being a member of the dragon clan had really shocked him. He had thought that Long Xuan was only surnamed Long. After all, humans had many people with the surname Long.


    Lin Xiao hung up the phone. In the end, Fei Yu only said that if necessary, Liu Yunchuan would work with Lin Xiao and Ye Qing to fight against Xin You Manor.


    The Demon Lord Flood Dragon had a very powerful background, and this made Lin Xiao feel that it was very troublesome. If they really worked together, and if Liu Yunchuan decided to change his mind, they would be the ones to suffer.


    But if it was just Lin Xiao, Seven Blossom Leaves, and the others, he had no confidence that he would be able to win against the two great powers. After all, Ye Qing''s collaboration with them only represented her, and not the Yu Shui clan behind her.

 C30

    When Lin Xiao returned to the inn, it was already 7 or 8 in the morning. When she opened the door, she saw Little Seven sitting on the bed and playing with her phone.


    "I''m back." Lin Xiao sat down on a chair and stared at the ceiling in a daze.


    "Lin Xiao, look!" You''re on the headlines. " Xiao Qi excitedly showed her phone to Lin Xiao.


    "En, that''s true." Lin Xiao took the phone and looked at it. Ye Qing used her ability to let the entire Dragon City know about Long Xuan''s matter.


    "Looking for my poor brother''s little sister."


    At this moment, Lin Xiao felt that dragging Ye Qing to help was a mistake. What kind of title was this!?


    "Find your grandpa." Lin Xiao returned the phone to Xiao Qi and lay down on the bed, covering her eyes. It was unknown what she was thinking about.


    After a while, Xiao Qi suddenly went out. Before she left, she told Lin Xiao that she had gone to gather some spirit items. Lin Xiao still hadn''t heard the details clearly.


    Lin Xiao opened his phone and discovered that there were more than 20 missed calls. They were from Wang Hai.


    "Heh, has this boy recovered?"


    Lin Xiao stood up and left the inn.


    There was an abandoned natural park on the north side of Dragon City. This natural park was originally a high-profile project, but the developers seemed to have a funding problem and the project was abandoned halfway.


    Due to the workers leaving in a hurry, many of the tools were not taken away. In addition to the unusually fast growth of the plants and vegetation, it gave off a very eerie feeling and thus, no one came to this place again.


    In the depths of this natural park, there was a large lake. On the other side of the lake, there was a large forest. The forest was completely sealed by vines and thorns, just like a natural cage.


    At this moment, there was an unexpected group of people outside the forest. This group wasn''t many, only four people.


    "It seems that today will be the day it matures. At that time, when the harvest is returned, the manor lord will definitely be happy." One of them said with a hint of excitement.


    "Don''t be in such a hurry. We still need to wait for another two to four hours. If we aren''t completely mature, then the medicinal strength won''t even reach a tenth of our maturity." The oldest of the four calmly looked at the forest with a hint of joy in his eyes.


    "I''m really looking forward to it. I never would have thought that this crappy place would have Yin Yang fruits. This is a top grade heaven and earth material."


    Behind a boulder not far from the four of them, an extremely well-built beauty gritted her teeth as she looked at them with hatred.


    "Damn it, someone beat us to it." This person was Xiao Qi. She could sense that there was a spiritual herb in this place by relying on her alchemist''s secret technique of searching for treasures of heaven and earth. She didn''t expect that there was someone faster than her.


    "But luckily, it''s just a bunch of half-assed Yin-Yang fruits?" It''s not the one that''s worth it. " Xiao Qi''s originally dull and adorable face turned incomparably cold. A look of disdain appeared on it.


    Four hours later, the oldest person suddenly stood up and looked at the dense forest with a ray of light in his eyes. "It''s about time, let''s go in. You stay outside, Wandering Sky and Azure Moon, follow me in."


    "Yes," the young man called Leisure answered uncomfortably. He stood gloomily where he was, while the other three disappeared in a flash.


    "Why should I be the one standing guard? Will there still be people coming to this crappy place?" Leisure grumbled as he kicked one stone after another into the lake.


    "If anyone really comes to this crappy place, I''ll immediately die!"


    "Oh?" Leisurely, Teng Qingshan suddenly heard a voice. There''s no need to die. Let''s sleep for a while. "


    "Who is it?" Wandering suddenly looked around and saw nothing but calm and peaceful waves.


    "Behind you." A jade-like hand suddenly stretched out from behind You Le and twisted in front of his neck, causing him to faint on the spot.


    With a flash of light, a beautiful figure also disappeared.


    From the outside, the dense forest couldn''t even see a drop of water. Who would have thought that there was actually another world inside. In the middle of the jungle was an open space, and in the middle of the open space was an ancient tree that not even three people could carry.


    The branches of the ancient trees were sinuous and vigorous. The black trunk was mottled, as if it had experienced a long period of time. The branches were verdant and vigorous.


    In the shade of the ancient tree, one could vaguely see the black fruit hanging on the branches, shiny and oily.


    "Yin-Yang Fruit."


    The three people who entered first stood under a tree and looked at the fruits above their heads. They could not conceal the joy in their voices.


    The oldest man took out a sack. It was simple and unadorned, but it radiated with demonic power. One glance was sufficient to tell that it was no ordinary sack.


    After the three of them finished harvesting the Yin-Yang Fruit, not a single one was left. After harvesting it cleanly, they walked towards the exit in satisfaction.


    "This Yin-Yang Fruit is rarely seen in decades. Anyone who sees it can have a share. How about I split it with the kids?"


    A voice suddenly rang out.


    "Hmph, shameful." The middle-aged man pointed his finger at the empty space in front of him, and a figure appeared.


    Seeing an outsider, Wandering Sky and Wandering Green Moon immediately became on guard.


    "Wandering Dragons, how have you been?" A handsome youth dressed in white appeared in the open space.


    The oldest middle-aged man of the three was precisely the Roaming Trust Villa''s Roaming Dragon. This group of people were the ones that had chased after Lin Xiao and Long Xuan.


    The Wandering Dragon coldly snorted and said, "Who do I think it is? How come it''s Flying Feather? Do you want to steal food from the jaws of a tiger?"


    Fei Yu smiled when he heard this, but his eyes were sinister. He looked at the Wandering Dragon hatefully and said unhurriedly, "This is my territory. Do you not know who is the one that is stealing food from the tiger? "Oh right, there''s also that girl in the dark, please come out too. There''s no need to hide anymore."


    The three of them were shocked to hear Fei Yu''s words. There was actually another person in the dark!


    Suddenly, a figure emerged from under the Yin-Yang fruit tree. Xiao Qi casually looked at the four people in front of her, twirling her hair and said, "I originally wanted to be a oriole, but I didn''t expect a fisherman to follow me."


    "You!" Wandering Sky stared at Xiao Qi in surprise. They had not noticed Xiao Qi under the tree even after picking the Yin-Yang Fruit for a long time.


    When Wandering Dragon saw Flying Feather and the unfathomable woman behind him, his face darkened. He protected You Tian and You Qingyue as he said with a deep voice, "You two want to join hands? Lady, I''m afraid you won''t be able to do such a despicable thing, right? "


    Fei Yu was anxious. He was worried that this mysterious girl would be arrogant because of what the Wandering Dragon said and was disdainful of joining hands with him. He immediately sneered and said, "How funny. You can join hands with me and I''ll give you a third of the Yin Yang Fruit afterwards. "


    Xiao Qi got up and no longer leaned against the tree trunk, walking in front of the two of them, revealing a harmless smile: "Originally I didn''t want to participate, my goal wasn''t this, but you guys must drag me in, then I''ll happily accept this Yin Yang fruit, you guys don''t need to trouble yourselves anymore, let''s go together, I''m in a hurry."


    "Hmph, boasting shamelessly." The Wandering Battle Dragon looked at Xiao Qi with disdain.


    Even Fei Yu''s face darkened with arrogance.


    Xiao Qi didn''t care about the other party''s contempt at all. Following someone else, she rubbed her chin, narrowed her eyes and sized up the few people on guard in front of her, playfully saying, "The people behind you are more or less the same. Otherwise, ten of you are useless."


    Seeing the woman not only fearless but also teasing them, Fei Yu lost her confidence and carefully asked, "Who are you?"


    Roaming Dragon also stared at Little Seven, eager to know who she was.


    "Me?" Xiao Qi smiled and revealed her canines, and in her hand appeared more than ten Flaming Bullets.


    The open ground was set ablaze. Arrogant flames were licking the air as they wantonly engulfed this small space.


    A chilling voice resounded from the flames.


    "Those who know my identity are all dead, do you want to know?"

 C31

    "Lin Xiao, where are you?" Hurry up and come, Xiao Qi is injured and is still unconscious, how did you protect her? "


    Ye Qing''s question caused Lin Xiao''s ears to hurt, but he didn''t mind. His mind was full of the news of Little Seven''s injury.


    Xiao Qi was injured!


    Lin Xiao returned to his senses and hurried over to the address Ye Qing had sent him.


    It was still the same five-star hotel. Lin Xiao ran upstairs and rushed into the room that Ye Qing had booked.


    "How is Little Seven?"


    When Lin Xiao entered the room, Ye Qing was sitting on the bed. Xiao Qi was wrapped in a blanket, only her head was exposed. The ground was littered with blood-stained clothes.


    "Who hurt her?" Lin Xiao''s eyes were a little red. At this time, Xiao Qi''s face was pale and her lips were white. Her brows were tightly knitted together, causing others to feel pity for her.


    Ye Qing pulled on Xiao Qi''s blanket and said, "She called me. When I found her, she had already lost too much blood and fainted. As for who hurt her, I think there are only a handful of people in Dragon City that can hurt her right now."


    "Including you?" At this time, Lin Xiao was so angry that he almost lost all sense of reason.


    Ye Qing shook his head and said, "Calm down. Her life is not in danger, she just lost a lot of blood. And I might have to disappoint you. I really can''t hurt her. "


    "Who can?" Lin Xiao pinched her fingers so hard that they turned white. Lin Xiao would remember that Xiao Qi had only gone out to gather some medicine and had been seriously injured.


    "The people from the Trueshot Villa have also come to Dragon City. The Second Manor Lord and the Demonic Lord of Liuyun Valley can both easily defeat Little Seven."


    Ye Qing did not think that Lin Xiao would suddenly make a move to capture her. Lin Xiao held Ye Qing''s hand and said hatefully, "How much longer are you going to keep lying to me? Don''t tell me that I don''t know Xiao Qi as well as you do. Xiao Qi''s strength is not that much stronger than me, so if those two made a move, would Xiao Qi be able to escape from them?"


    After Lin Xiao said this, Ye Qing calmed down. Her ice-cold tone made even Lin Xiao''s heart turn a little cold, "It''s true that I don''t know you understand her, but do you truly understand her again? He didn''t even know that he had a terrifying expert by his side. She''s not much stronger than you? If a hundred more come, you won''t be able to beat her. "


    "You''re lying!" Lin Xiao didn''t believe Ye Qing''s words at all.


    "Whether you believe it or not is your business. By the way, if you disrespect me in my territory, I can kill you at any time."


    Ye Qing''s tone didn''t sound panicked at all. Little Seven, who she had been afraid of multiple times, was no longer able to resist. Lin Xiao was still not enough to be afraid.


    Lin Xiao let go of Ye Qing and dispiritedly sat on the bed. He looked at Xiao Qi with a complex expression in his eyes. Just what had happened? Why did Xiao Qi get hurt for no reason, and why did Ye Qing say Xiao Qi was a top expert?


    At this moment, Lin Xiao felt like a fool who didn''t know anything.


    "I''m going out for a while, please... Take care of Xiao Qi for me. " Lin Xiao walked to the door and looked at the unconscious Xiao Qi with a complex expression.


    Since Xin You Manor and Liu Yunchuan wanted to play, he would play with them. In any case, he had a card up his sleeve.


    What was Lin Xiao missing? He was very weak, and it was precisely because he was weak that people would easily forget him. Whether it was Flowing Cloud Valley or Trueshot Villa, both of them were afraid of Ye Qing, not him.


    He could take advantage of the enemy''s contempt for him, as this was the key to bring down the enemy. He, Lin Xiao, was like a straw to any of them, but even if it was straw, he still had to be the straw that broke the camel''s back.


    Lin Xiao arrived at a barren mountain. After confirming that there was no one around, he touched the ring on his hand. This was a storage ring, and there was about a square space inside.


    A black heart appeared in his hand. This heart was made of wood.


    Lin Xiao''s hand was ignited with the Netherworld Flame and the black-green heart was burning within the Netherworld Flame. After the wood heart was burnt, there were no ashes. Instead, it formed a heart of flame within the flame, as if it was the heart of the Netherworld Flame.


    Lin Xiao stared at the Flame Heart. After taking a deep breath, she began to absorb the Flame Heart into her body. In the next second, this blue flame appeared around her beating heart.


    The heart of fire was exactly the same as Lin Xiao''s heart. As the two approached each other, it seemed as if they were about to fuse together.


    Lin Xiao felt as though his heart was on fire. If it weren''t for the Underworld Flame that was stuck on his heart, he would definitely have been roasted alive by the black flames.


    Ah!


    Lin Xiao could not help but roar out. His body stiffened and with a bang, he fell to the ground like a log.


    After a long while, Lin Xiao slowly crawled up from the ground. His shirt had been burnt clean, revealing his thin and white upper body. One could not even see his muscles.


    However, at this moment, he felt his entire body brimming with strength. His body was filled with explosive power.


    Lin Xiao looked within his body. His heart had already completely fused with the blue-black heart of fire. The originally blood-red heart was now a bit more blue.


    Faintly, one could see the occasional flame star that appeared around the heart. The Netherworld Flame within his body had more than doubled in size. At this moment, his Sumeru sword was nearly ten meters long!


    Of course, this was not the biggest change. The biggest change was his Netherworld Flame. No, it should be called the Netherworld Flame.


    Lin Xiao smiled, "The feeling of possessing great power is really great."


    Just as he turned on his phone and was about to inquire about Ye Qingqi''s situation, he found that a photo of her exploded on the internet.


    A little girl was floating in the air.


    This girl is Long Xuan! Lin Xiao''s nerves began to move. There was finally news?


    This picture was accidentally taken by a tourist, and the location was in Dragon City''s three [A] class scenic areas, Stone Pao Mountain.


    Lin Xiao took out a shirt from her ring and changed into it before hurrying to the city center.


    This news had already gone crazy on the internet. Many people rushed over to see what was going on. Presumably, the people from the Trueshot Villa and Flowing Cloud Chuan were also rushing over.


    Lin Xiao was outnumbered, he needed help, but Xiao Qi was currently heavily injured, it seemed like he could only choose one option ¡­


    The Rocky Mountains were located on the west side of Dragon City, near Feng City. The scenery there was beautiful, the trees were lush, and it was a natural scenic area. There was an endless stream of tourists coming and going, and at this moment, it could be said that they were all packed with people.


    The area was filled with people with cameras and even police officers in uniform.


    Lin Xiao finally arrived at the location where the photo was taken. It was in front of a broken wall, and in front of him was a mountain stream. It was weirdly shaped and completely devoid of people. People could only search for traces of the girl in the picture on the mountain wall.


    Lin Xiao stroked her chin, a small fire igniting in her palm.


    Lin Xiao had long since sensed that his flames could resonate with Long Xuan''s flames. If Long Xuan had really come here before, he would definitely be able to sense her.


    Sure enough, Lin Xiao arrived at the side of the mountain cliff. He saw a small dark red stain on the rock wall. This was a bloodstain, most likely Long Xuan''s blood. Afterwards, it was dried by the sun and left on the rock.


    Lin Xiao raised his head and looked at the mountain stream, his eyes filled with determination. It seemed that he had to make a trip down the mountain stream.


    Looking at the packed crowd around him, he suddenly shouted, "Look! The girl is in the sky! "


    In a split-second, everyone raised their heads to look at the sky, but their eyes were wide open, and they couldn''t see a single person.


    The crowd became rowdy and started to criticize the person who was making a ruckus.


    The culprit who had caused this ruckus had already squatted down and disappeared from the spot.


    Lin Xiao did not know any invisibility spells. He was just learning how to use it. Since the Fire God Resisting Technique can hide flames in the void, the same principle applies to flames on the surface of the body. Then, he can also hide himself in the void, to achieve the effect of invisibility.


    Lin Xiao took a deep breath and glanced at the bottom of the ravine before jumping down.

 C32

    The bottom of the ravine wasn''t dark and full of light, but the terrain was steep and it was difficult for ordinary people to come down.


    Lin Xiao relied on his own intuition as he continued walking. Before long, he discovered that there was no more road in front of him, and his path was blocked by a mountain.


    At the same time, a little girl was lying on top of a huge rock in front of the mountain.


    "Xuanxuan!"


    Lin Xiao shouted in joy. Just as he was about to step forward, he felt a force stopping him.


    "Thanks for your trouble, my friend. Thank you for bringing us to find this little girl." A group of people appeared not far behind Lin Xiao. An old man chuckled as he spoke, his eyes on the little girl atop the boulder.


    "Trujillo Villa?" Lin Xiao''s complexion wasn''t good. He was actually being followed. He knew that things weren''t as simple as they seemed.


    "That''s right, little friend, don''t try to resist. I''ll let you leave." This old man''s tone of voice made Lin Xiao want to kick him in the face.


    Lin Xiao looked at the passersby as he unconsciously stepped back. "I heard that a large number of the members of Truekeep Villa are making their way into Dragon City. Could it be that there are only the five of you here?"


    The old man shook his head and said, "You don''t need to probe. So what if I tell you? I believe there are a lot of people here, but this place can''t be crowded. I''ll just keep them waiting."


    "Are you so sure you''re going to eat me?" Lin Xiao asked.


    As the sound of Lin Xiao''s voice faded, a group of people appeared beside Lin Xiao, including a few familiar faces.


    Flying Feather, Jin Lin, Longevity, Nangong, Stone Pillar, White Crane, and other monsters stood together with Lin Xiao as they confronted a group of people from Truekeep Manor.


    "Join forces with Liu Yunchuan, right? The problem is not that big of a deal and the Flying Feather Golden Unicorn and the three stone pillars are not able to do anything. The old man frowned, but his tone remained relaxed.


    Fei Yu coldly snorted upon hearing this. "If it wasn''t for that mysterious woman who appeared out of thin air, the Wandering Dragon wouldn''t have been able to stop me."


    "You Luo are an old man, so don''t be too complacent. Didn''t you also injure the Wandering Dragon? You want to fight against us alone? " Nan Gong said in a deep voice as he stared at the old man You Luo.


    "Let''s see how it goes."


    You Luo''s eyes narrowed into slits.


    Nangong and Lin Xiao looked at each other and took the initiative to attack You Luo. As for the Muddle Yuan Gourd, it shot out beams of demonic light towards You Luo.


    You Luo coldly snorted. With a flick of his sleeve, the demonic light that was shooting towards him vanished into thin air. He sat cross-legged in the air, feathers flying out from his sleeves that looked like they were forged from divine iron. They were like sharp daggers, causing great trouble for the Lin Xiao and Nangong Qing who were rushing forwards.


    "Flying Deity Feather!" You actually managed to refine seven, seven, forty-nine of them. Nan Gong used his bare hands to slap away the Flying God Feather in front of him, then he turned his palm into a blade and slashed at You Luo.


    At the same time, the Netherworld Flame in Lin Xiao''s hand turned into an ordinary sword that attacked You Luo together with Nangong.


    You Luo''s pressure greatly increased. 49 of his Divine Feathers returned to his side to form a defense. They blocked Nangong''s hand blade and spat out a demonic light that sent Lin Xiao flying.


    Lin Xiao was sent flying several meters back. The Netherworld Sword was shattered into flames that scattered on the ground. The flames did not extinguish.


    "Nan Gong, your helper is very weak. It seems like you, Flowing Cloud River, can''t stop me. Hand the little girl over." Like a ghost, You Luo disappeared. When he reappeared, he was in the air above the huge rock. Just as he was about to reach out and touch Long Xuan, he was struck away by Nangong Yi''s palm.


    "Stubborn and restless."


    You Luo''s face darkened, and the 49 Divine Flying Feathers once again flew towards Nangong. Very soon, Nangong''s body was covered in wounds.


    Seeing that Nangong was in trouble, Lin Xiao once again condensed his sword, attempting to inflict damage on You Luo from behind.


    Without looking back, You Luo waved his hand and sent Lin Xiao flying.


    "Pfft."


    Lin Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood, and the sword broke into flames.


    This situation had been deadlocked for a long time. Lin Xiao had been sent flying more than a dozen times, and the ground was covered with dozens of Hellfire and blood stains. The spectators all shook their heads.


    As for Nan Gong, he was not in a good situation as well. He had been chased and beaten by You Luo and his clothes were torn and tattered by the Flying God Feather. Although he wasn''t heavily injured, he was still in a sorry state.


    "It''s over, I don''t want to waste any more time with you." You Luo''s eyes narrowed. The forty-nine Flying God Feathers turned into two feathered blades. They had no hilt, only a blade.


    One of the blades rushed towards the panting Nangong and the other towards Lin Xiao, who was lying on the ground.


    "It''s not over yet."


    A cold snort suddenly sounded out in the mountain stream. The blade that was about to pierce through Nangong''s head was sent flying. Lin Xiao used his body to dodge the fatal blow, but was struck by the saber Qi and vomited another mouthful of blood onto the ground.


    "Oh, Brother Flood Dragon, how have you been?" You Luo looked at the figure standing above the huge rock. He was smiling, but his heart was heavy. With the flood dragon and Nangong, he would not be able to deal with them.


    "Is big brother You well? This time, when I came out of seclusion, I wanted to go and take a walk, but I didn''t expect that Second Brother You Luo would come first. " The dragon was a calm middle-aged man. His square face gave off a sense of righteousness.


    Wandering returned to his side and replied, "My elder brother is naturally well. He even has signs of a breakthrough."


    As he finished speaking, he chuckled, the wrinkles on his face all moving. Let alone Lin Xiao, even Jiao wanted to trample on his face.


    "Oh, then congratulations Big Brother You. "That''s right, second brother You, Long Xuan is a member of my clan that I picked up before. I wonder why second brother You Xuan wants to capture her, why not give me face?" The dragon descended without leaving a trace, only to discover that to a certain extent, it was unable to take a single step closer to Long Xuan.


    He did not remember Lin Xiao mentioning that there were some restrictions. Could it be ¡­ Jiao glanced at Lin Xiao from the corner of his eyes. Lin Xiao was recuperating on the side.


    Lin Xiao naturally couldn''t do something like this. Could it be that this fellow was playing with the Unbroken Dao? In reality, he was joining forces with You Luo and the others. Otherwise, why would he not have been able to use any strength when attacking You Luo? That light and gentle attack was not his true strength at all.


    While communicating through voice transmission, Jiao arrived in front of Liu Yunchuan''s group.


    Brother Jiao, let''s not beat around the bush. We need the Netherworld Flame and the Yin Yang Fruit to successfully fuse in order to advance to the next stage. Since both of us have obtained several Yin Yang fruits, how about we join hands?


    Jiao was expressionless, but his mind was racing. He tilted his head to look at Lin Xiao, not knowing what he was thinking about.


    In a 5 star hotel.


    Ye Qing returned to her room. She looked at the messages on her phone and her brows never relaxed. This seemed to have exceeded her expectations. Who exactly did this?


    "Eldest Miss, we found the source of this picture." There were three other people in the room typing away on their computers, the numbers on the screens flipping rapidly.


    Hearing this, Ye Qing hurriedly walked over, and her subordinate turned the computer screen over.


    "The photo was sent by this person. It was 2: 30 in the morning today."


    After Ye Qing heard his subordinate''s report, he looked at the screen and was immediately stunned and incredulously sat on the bed.

 C33

    "It''s him." This was someone Ye Qing had investigated before.


    She suddenly got up and rushed to Xiao Qi''s room. She looked at the empty bed and her expression became even more wonderful.


    "First Miss, our people have arrived. Should we send someone to reinforce Lin Xiao?" A subordinate that didn''t understand anything asked.


    Ye Qing shook his head, revealing a thought-provoking smile.


    "Reinforce him? No need, send everyone back. All of us have been set up. "


    "..."


    "Demon Lord, we can''t agree to his request. We agreed to protect Xuanxuan!" Lin Xiao excitedly stood up from the ground.


    The dragon remained silent as it suddenly attacked Lin Xiao.


    "Demon Lord, what are you doing? You''re not moral. " Seeing this, Lin Xiao was shocked, dodging the flood dragon''s normal attack. His tone suddenly changed as he laughed, "If you don''t care about morals, then don''t blame me for rebelling."


    Lin Xiao walked away from the two groups of people, smiling as he twisted his wrist.


    "I underestimated you, I didn''t expect you to actually use this move on me, Underpass Chen Cang." Fortunately, he felt it was a good thing that he was early. Otherwise, he would have been the target of You Luo and Lin Xiao.


    "What did you say?" When You Luo heard this, his gaze shifted between Lin Xiao and Jiao Biao. Were the two not working together?


    The dragon was stunned once again. You Luo''s puzzled expression didn''t seem to be an act. Could it be that he guessed wrongly?


    Lin Xiao rubbed his chin, and a black-green flame burst out from his hand, burning and churning within his palm.


    "Silent Flame!?"


    You Luo and the dragon cried out at the same time.


    The corner of Lin Xiao''s mouth rose, and the Netherworld Flame struck the boulder.


    "You dare!" Long Xuan was still on the huge rock. That was the effort he had put in for several years.


    But it was already too late. The Ethereal Flames rushed towards the boulder.


    The entire boulder was set ablaze and then spread on the ground. It actually surrounded Liu Yunchuan and the people from the Flowing Cloud Villa.


    "Nine Hell Fire Formation."


    You Luo was shocked. The dragon''s face paled when it heard this array.


    "That old fellow has some experience." An extremely well-built woman carrying a pink little girl walked out from the shadows and came to Lin Xiao''s side. These two people were Little Seven and Long Xuan.


    "Remember me?" Xiao Qi giggled as she brushed her hands across her face, turning into a cold and beautiful woman''s face.


    "It''s you!" The Wandering Battle Dragon, Fei Yu, and the others were shocked and angry at the same time.


    Back then, in the forest where the Yinyang Fruit Tree grew, it was this mysterious woman who beat everyone to death and then left a few Yinyang Fruit. She never thought that she would be Lin Xiao''s companion.


    "Little guy, quickly leave the two of them. They trapped us, and they want to catch you. They''re bad people." Nangong had acted on the spot, thinking that Long Xuan would be the one to "clarify what was right and wrong".


    "Grandpa Nangong, you and Grandpa Jiao still want to lie to me. You both still want my Desolate Flame, but if my Flames of Desolation were stripped away from me, I would lose my dragon body. Although it wouldn''t be life-threatening, I would only be able to live a few more years."


    Jiao no longer had a calm expression as he looked at Long Xuan with a complicated expression and asked, "How do you know?"


    "That day, I was playing in your study, Grandpa Jiao, for fear of being discovered by you. I was hiding under your desk and heard it." Long Xuan still had an angry and sad expression on her face. She didn''t expect that Grandpa Jiao, who had always been kind to her, was only using her.


    Lin Xiao removed the ring from her neck and tied it around Long Xuan''s neck. With a smile, he blew her nose and said, "That''s enough Xuan Xuan. In the future, big brother Lin Xiao will accompany you."


    Long Xuan snorted at Lin Xiao. "Brother Lin Xiao, bad boy, you only came to find me now. I''ve been sick at Brother Hai Yang''s home everyday, and it feels terrible."


    Lin Xiao''s heart ached as he heard this. He looked towards Jiao Biao and the others and said, "Brother Lin Xiao will help you take back the interest."


    Seeing the approaching Lin Xiao, everyone began to feel uneasy.


    "Brother Lin Xiao has something to talk about." Fei Yu forced out a smile as she looked at Lin Xiao.


    "Hand over all your demon stone tokens and that Transmutation Unity Gourd as well. Oh right, brother Fei Yu, may I trouble you to let me take a look at the Eye Drawing Arts."


    However, they had no choice but to do so. Within the Nine Serenities Flame Formation, Lin Xiao was the ruler. This array formation was something that only the demon race had, and now it was only an incomplete book. No one thought that Lin Xiao would be able to completely restore the Nine Serenities Fire Formation.


    "I''ll give you the Demon Stone Token. I just want to know if all of this is within your calculations." The flood dragon waved his hand and a pile of purple stones appeared at Lin Xiao''s feet. He stared at Lin Xiao, only wanting to know if he understood.


    This was the first time Lin Xiao had seen a real Demon Stone Token. Previously, the Token he had seen on his phone was only a number.


    "That''s right, this all started from last night. I never thought that Long Xuan would be at my friend''s place. When I saw Long Xuan at a friend''s house, this plan started." Lin Xiao nodded.


    "The incident with the Yin-Yang Fruit was also planned by you?" Fei Yu couldn''t help but ask.


    Lin Xiao nodded and shook her head.


    "What do you mean?" Fei Yu frowned.


    "Little Seven''s goal is only the heart of the Yin-Yang Fruit Tree, this is what Xuanxuan told us. Your residence has a Yin-Yang Fruit Tree, and you want to use the Yin-Yang Fruit to help Xuanxuan advance into the Netherworld Flame." Lin Xiao ignited the blue-black flame in his hand, and continued, "In truth, the Yin-Yang Fruit Tree Heart is much more effective than the Yin-Yang Fruit, but Xuanxuan did not tell you."


    "Originally, Xiao Qi was only here to obtain this Yin-Yang Fruit Tree Heart to help me advance into the Netherworld Flame so that I could set up the Nine Hell Flame Formation, but I didn''t expect that you would discover it, so Xiao Qi had no choice but to cripple all of you. It would also be beneficial for you to lose your combat strength at this time."


    "Then, I first pretended to work with the people from Flowing Cloud Chuan to make them relax their vigilance. They deliberately got knocked down by this old man during a fight, and instead secretly set up the Netherworld Flame and Essence Blood to form the Nine Hell Flame Formation." The feeling of being schemed against wasn''t pleasant. You Luo continued to speak after Lin Xiao''s words, his eyelids twitching.


    "You should have known we were following you." Jiao sighed. This time, they completely lost.


    "I just took advantage of your arrogance. You guys have been on guard against Ye Qing, who came with me to Dragon City. You didn''t care about me at all. You didn''t think I could change anything."


    After hearing Lin Xiao''s words, the dragon seemed to instantly age, and his figure also became lonely.


    "Lin Xiao, treat Long Xuan well in the beginning. I did do it for her Flames of Desolation, but after living with her for so long, I realized that I can''t do anything to her anymore, so I could only hand Long Xuan over to Nangong and others and choose to go into seclusion myself. I didn''t think that this little guy would soften the hearts of Nangong and the others one after another, so in the end, he took turns accompanying Long Xuan."


    "Xuanxuan, there was a period of time when I wished that you were my granddaughter. Our dragon race was originally a sparsely populated race, but I still had that thought. "Sorry, you can leave with big brother Lin Xiao. I hope that you''ll be happy in the future."


    Not only Jiao, Nangong and the others also lowered their heads, not daring to look at Long Xuan.


    How could Long Xuan endure these words. Her eyes were misted with tears as she choked with sobs, "Grandpa Jiao, don''t be like this. Xuanxuan is very happy with all of you and wants to accompany you. Xuanxuan still wants to avenge her elder sister, so Xuanxuan can''t die."


    Lin Xiao did not say anything. He silently took away all of the Demon Stone tokens, the Primordius Gourd, and the ancient book that Fei Yu passed over with the Eye Drawing Arts.


    "The Nine Hell Flame Formation will automatically activate in four hours. At that time, I will have already left the Dragon City with Xuanxuan." Lin Xiao paused for a moment before looking at Jiao, Nangong and the rest, "Although you''ve never really looked at me, I still have to thank you all. When I become stronger than you all, I will bring Xuanxuan back to see you all."


    After Lin Xiao finished speaking, she walked with Xiao Qi, who was carrying Long Xuan, towards the mountain stream exit, leaving the crowd to gaze at her back.

 C34

    Lin Xiao and Xiao Qi brought Long Xuan to Wang Hai''s house.


    Wang Hai had long since been waiting at the door. He had also organized the clothes that he had bought for Long Xuan into a suitcase.


    "Brother Hai Yang, I''m going to leave with Brother Lin Xiao." Long Xuan jumped to the ground and ran to hug Wang Hai, who held her up.


    "Lin Xiao, you shouldn''t be considered an ordinary person now, right?" Wang Hai had a complicated look in his eyes. He had learned a few things from Long Xuan, which was also the reason why he and Long Xuan hid at home and didn''t dare to open the door even when they heard someone knocking.


    He didn''t answer Lin Xiao''s call because he didn''t believe it was real. It was only when Lin Xiao went back to look for him that night that he found out it was real. Lin Xiao had come to Dragon City.


    Lin Xiao didn''t know how to reply, so she could only nod.


    "I''m so envious," Wang Hai bitterly smiled and sighed, "Let''s be brothers from now on."


    Lin Xiao placed her hand on Wang Hai''s shoulder and firmly said, "You are my eternal brother."


    "Brother Hai Yang, you just have to come with us." Long Xuan also couldn''t bear to part with Wang Hai. Back then, when she had run out sick to look for Lin Xiao, she had met Wang Hai who had come home from work. Wang Hai had also met with Long Xuan and brought her back home.


    When he found out that someone had captured Long Xuan and that she wasn''t an ordinary person, Wang Hai was so frightened that he no longer went to work. Every day he would close the door and go out to buy daily necessities, all of them fully equipped.


    That period of time could be said to be his most terrifying and unforgettable time.


    "No way!" Lin Xiao and Xiao Qi refused at the same time.


    Long Xuan wrinkled her nose and asked curiously, "Why?"


    Lin Xiao said this in front of his own brother. He was very embarrassed as he tactfully said, "Hai Yang, many things aren''t that difficult. You might even lose your life. I hope that you can live a good life."


    Xiao Qi said in a straightforward manner, "Not everyone is suitable for our world. Although Lin Xiao is a human, his physique is special, and your physique is only that of an ordinary person. Even if you go with us, you are still at the lowest level of existence.


    Wang Hai nodded his head, a trace of unwillingness in the depths of his eyes: "I understand, Lin Xiao, take good care of yourself and little sister Xuanxuan."


    After exchanging several pleasantries, Lin Xiao and the other two left. As Wang Hai looked at Lin Xiao''s back, he was filled with mixed emotions.


    Dragon City Station. When Lin Xiao went to buy snacks for Long Xuan and Xiao Qi, he met Ye Qing. She wore large sunglasses and appeared behind Lin Xiao with her arms crossed. The latter jumped in surprise.


    "You want to leave without a word?"


    Lin Xiao held a bag of snacks and smiled awkwardly, "Aren''t you following me already? Miss Ye is so powerful, why do you need to make such an unnecessary move." Saying that, he walked towards the waiting room.


    Hearing this, Ye Qing shook his head and followed Lin Xiao.


    "I know you are still on guard against me, but not all demons are bad people. They are not friendly to humans. Isn''t the fact that I am a monster who has merged into the human society to set up a company unproven?"


    "Isn''t it because you can''t stay in the clan?" Lin Xiao was surprised.


    Ye Qing rolled her eyes at him and snappily said, "Looks like Xiao Qi told you everything, but this is only one of them. Also, most importantly, I lost a bet with a person and will never be able to return to the clan."


    "Alone?"


    "Yes, one person." Ye Qing emphasized the word ''person''.


    There was actually someone that could defeat demons? Lin Xiao was shocked. A human could actually defeat a monster that was extremely powerful.


    How in the world did he do it? Lin Xiao quickly shook her head. Not to mention Ye Qing, even he wasn''t afraid of guns and bullets. With the Netherworld Flame attached to the surface of his body, he would burn as many of them as he could.


    After they met, they got on the train. This time, Ye Qing made a move and let everyone sit in the luxurious carriage.


    Inside the carriage, Little Seven and Long Xuan were playing with each other, the two beautiful girls, one big and one small. As for Lin Xiao and Ye Qingqian, their eyes were wide open.


    "Let''s not talk about the Dragon City anymore. I need Long Xuan''s help." Ye Qing looked at the cute Long Xuan and said to Lin Xiao.


    "You didn''t help anything, okay? I found Long Xuan before you spread the news." Lin Xiao curled his lips but didn''t put in any effort to get Long Xuan to help her.


    "You also said that we were cooperating, but you actually teamed up with Xiao Qi and pretended that she was heavily injured to hold me back. Then, you followed your plan and kept your guard up against me the whole time. Do I look like a bad person?"


    "You can''t let your guard down, and you can''t let the demons get away with it." Lin Xiao''s words caused Ye Qing to choke, leaving him speechless for a long time.


    "Consider this as owing you guys a favor. Let Long Xuan help me with this favor, I''ll agree to anything you want me to do." Ye Qing revealed a sincere expression. Then, he seemed to have thought of something and said, "You can''t go too far. Also, you have to do it with my consent."


    Lin Xiao sneered, wasn''t this letting her have a big advantage?


    "Then what do you agree to?"


    In the end, Ye Qing seemed to have given up. She discovered that Lin Xiao''s words were flawless and she couldn''t find any flaws.


    After arriving at Feng City, Ye Qing hurriedly left, while Lin Xiao and the other two returned to Xiao Qi''s cave.


    Upon returning to this space, Lin Xiao felt a sense of familiarity.


    "Sister Xiao Qi, this place is so beautiful." Long Xuan happily wandered around in this small space, playing everywhere. In this small space, there was no danger. Lin Xiao allowed her to play.


    "Thank you." Lin Xiao tilted his head to the side and snorted.


    Xiao Qi''s eyes curved into crescent moons as she knowingly asked, "Thank me for what."


    "Thank you for taking me and Long Xuan in." Lin Xiao snorted.


    "You have a lot to thank me for. I helped you get the heart of the Yin-Yang Fruit Tree that was used to upgrade the Netherworld Flame to the Flames of Nether. You can slowly refine the pills to pay me back, and the Ice Spirit Flame." Xiao Qi said with a smile.


    "I''ll keep my word." Lin Xiao nodded his head. Since he had promised Xiao Qi that he would participate in the Trial of the Sky Demon Valley and even obtain the Ice Spirit Flame, he must do it.


    "Oh right, there are two more things I want to tell you. One good news and one bad news." Xiao Qi''s expression was not as relaxed as before.


    Lin Xiao''s heart trembled. He asked, "Which two pieces of information?"


    "The good news is that you have the Silent Flame. The Flame of Desolation has a great origin, and its might is unquestionable as well. It is comparable to the Netherworld Flame by ten times. At present, you can be considered as a small expert, but you can only use a few defensive techniques, other than the Fire God Resisting Art, you can also use the Sword of Xumi. " When Xiao Qi talked about the Flames of the Nether, her eyes shone with incomparable envy.


    Lin Xiao nodded his head. He could also tell that his weakness was that he had too few methods of dealing with the enemy.


    "The bad news is... "You and Long Xuan won''t live long ¡­"


    Lin Xiao was a little confused. Why didn''t he and Long Xuan live for much longer?


    "There seems to be something wrong with your heart, which is why only seventy percent of your fusion with the Netherworld Flame was completed. The remaining thirty percent of your fusion with the Flame Essence will be lost to you within two years." "As for Long Xuan, her situation is rather troublesome, because her identity is unique. If she does not upgrade the Netherworld Flame to a Silent Fire Spirit before she reaches adulthood, she will die and die," Xiao Qi said. She also did not understand why Lin Xiao''s heart was in trouble, but she could not tell what was going on.


    "Fortunately, Xuan Xuan is still far from maturity." Lin Xiao heaved a sigh of relief. The problem he had to resolve now was his own.


    "Are humans and demons the same? Xuanxuan is only a year away from adulthood, it''s just that her clan''s appearance is growing slowly, in reality, she''s only a few years younger than me. " Xiao Qi showed her disdain towards Lin Xiao''s ignorance and rolled her eyes at him.


    Lin Xiao''s heart tensed up once more. Time was pressing on.

 C35

    Long Xuan was tired of playing and found Lin Xiao in the pavilion. At this moment, he was in his room giggling foolishly.


    "Brother Lin Xiao, where''s Sister Xiao Qi?" Long Xuan crawled onto the bed and sat by Lin Xiao''s side, seeing him touching the ring and laughing non-stop.


    "She is concocting pills. Xuanxuan, do not disturb her." Lin Xiao put away the ring in satisfaction, patting Long Xuan''s small head.


    "What about Brother Lin Xiao, why are you so happy?" Long Xuan smoothly climbed onto Lin Xiao''s body and hung onto Lin Xiao''s neck.


    "Demonic spirit coins, ten thousand demon spirit coins, they''re all rich people." Lin Xiao smacked his lips, "Xuanxuan, now that we are rich, we can go shopping. What do you want to buy?"


    Hearing Lin Xiao''s words, Long Xuan let go of him with a look of disdain. She tilted her head forty-five degrees as she coldly snorted, "Brother Lin Xiao has never seen the world before. You''re so agitated with just ten thousand demon spirit coins."


    However, he could not be blamed for this. He had always been a pauper and had even been worrying about how to repay his debt. Three hundred instalments plus two hundred interest, that would be five hundred demon spirit coins!


    "Enough, stop talking. Do you know where I can find a cultivation technique?" What Lin Xiao needed the most right now was a cultivation method. As Xiao Qi had said, this was his weakness.


    When Long Xuan heard this, she scratched her head and rolled her big eyes before saying, "High-grade shops all have cultivation techniques, but those aren''t very powerful. High-grade cultivation techniques are within the demon clan, but those families won''t easily pass them down to outsiders."


    Lin Xiao was immediately disheartened. It seemed like it was impossible to find good skills in the shop.


    "Brother Lin Xiao, you want to learn a new cultivation method?" Long Xuan looked curiously at Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao definitely wanted to learn a new cultivation technique, if not, how could he participate in the competition for the top hundred in the Sky Demon Region? Just by relying on the Fire God Resisting Technique, he wouldn''t be able to roam the entire world.


    "But I heard from Sister Xiao Qi and Sister Ye on the train that you''re a human, humans can''t cultivate demonic techniques." Long Xuan pointed out the key points. This was also the reason why Lin Xiao refused to purchase the cultivation technique. He was afraid that after buying it, he wouldn''t be able to cultivate it, so he would have bought it for nothing.


    Lin Xiao had also thought of just walking down the paths of alchemy and cultivating the sacred art, but refining pills had nothing to do with defending the enemy. Lin Xiao had thought of just walking the path of alchemy and training the sacred art, but alchemy had nothing to do with defending the enemy.


    As for divine abilities, Lin Xiao currently only had the Flame of Desolation as his only one. The Eye Drawing Arts did not contain all the materials needed for cultivation, so he could only look but not eat. This left Lin Xiao with no choice but to eat.


    He didn''t have much time left and Long Xuan didn''t have much time left, although Long Xuan still didn''t know about this news. He had to quickly become strong and then find a way for him and Long Xuan to live.


    "Xuanxuan, do you still remember that I hid one of my books?"


    Long Xuan nodded her head. When she was at Lin Xiao''s rented house, she had been mischievous and kept Lin Xiao''s book into her ring.


    "Hand that book over to Xiao Qi and have her pay attention to the materials recorded on it." Lin Xiao could not forget the Eye Drawing Arts. If he prepared the materials for it earlier, it would allow him to master it earlier.


    Receiving her mission, Long Xuan skipped out of the room. As for Lin Xiao, he put down his copycat, since Long Xuan said that the store wouldn''t be able to find any good martial skills, so he might as well go read the books that contain the medicinal ingredients. He hadn''t finished writing them down yet.


    "My head hurts." Lin Xiao felt a headache when she saw these heavenly materials with similar names and medicinal properties, but none of them could be used carelessly.


    Other than the pavilions in this small world, there were a few mountains beside the empty area. One of the mountains had a special cave for refining pills.


    Long Xuan stuck her head out of the cave and looked into the cave. Seeing that Xiao Qi was fiddling with the cave and not concocting pills, she ran into the cave.


    "Big Sister Xiao Qi." Long Xuan came to Little Seven''s side and saw her flipping through the pages, seemingly searching for something. "What are you looking at, Big Sister Little Seven?"


    Xiao Qi turned her head and saw it was Long Xuan. She smiled as she stroked her little head and explained, "I failed in concocting the pills, I was looking for the reason. Lin Xiao accidentally used the Starfall Stone to replace the Stellar Stone, causing the quality of the pills to greatly improve.


    Long Xuan gave an "oh" that she didn''t quite understand and said to Xiao Qi, "That''s right, big sister Xiao Qi, big brother Lin Xiao asked me to give you this book, please take note of the materials on it."


    "Oh, what book?" Xiao Qi looked at Long Xuan and saw a book appear in the latter''s hands. The cover of the book was a woman dressed in revealing clothes, and then those words ¡­


    Xiao Qi''s face suddenly felt like it was on fire. She grabbed the book and hid it behind her back, saying, "That damned bastard Lin Xiao, Xuan Xuan Xuan, did he really make you give me this book?"


    Long Xuan pouted and thought for a long time before saying, "I don''t know. I remember that I hid two of Brother Lin Xiao''s books. He told me to give one to you, but I don''t know which one it was."


    Xiao Qi cursed Lin Xiao in her heart. She hadn''t even read this kind of book herself, but she actually didn''t put it away properly. If a pure and innocent girl like Long Xuan saw this, what would happen if she spoiled it?


    "Then show me the other one."


    Long Xuan took out another book. It was the Eye Drawing Arts.


    Xiao Qi took the Eye Drawing Arts and read a few pages. She had a rough idea of what was going on. This was a cultivation method of a divine ability; it seemed that Lin Xiao wanted to practice this.


    Currently, Lin Xiao had too few skills. It wasn''t a bad thing to practice an additional divine ability.


    "Mn, that''s right. Xuanxuan has worked hard for you. Here, big sis will give you some sweets." Xiao Qi took out a few candies from her bag and stuffed them into Long Xuan''s hands.


    Although Xiao Qi said that Long Xuan was only a few years younger than her, the two of them had very different personalities. Long Xuan was like a child, and after receiving the candy, she happily left the cave.


    After Xiao Qi put away the Eye Drawing Arts and the book that caused one''s heart to turn red, she continued to flip through the ancient books. She didn''t believe that she would be unable to do what Lin Xiao could.


    Just when Xiao Qi''s cave was in a peaceful state, the tallest building of a large company in Feng City was filled with swords drawn, and the air was filled with gunpowder that would explode at any moment.


    "What are you doing here?" Ye Qing sat behind his desk, his tone and eyes filled with unconcealable rage.


    "Why does Miss Ye have so much to worry about?" Feng City is also considered half my home, so what''s wrong with me coming back? " Opposite Ye Qing, a very elegant man sat on the sofa. His feet were on the table, and he was extremely disrespectful to Ye Qing.


    Ye Qing''s hand, which was holding the cup, turned pale. She tried her best to take a deep breath to control her emotions, which were on the verge of exploding.


    "If you''re here to humiliate me, well, you''ve managed to infuriate me."


    When the man heard this, he covered his mouth and laughed. His awkward posture made Ye Qing want to vomit.


    "Yu Shui Ye Qing, Yu Shui Ye Qing, you are really interesting."

 C36

    The sound of an explosion suddenly came from the tallest building of a large company in Feng City. The sound was so loud that it frightened everyone nearby. They could not help but raise their heads to look.


    It was not a bad idea to look at it, but the moment he did, he was stunned. Half of the walls on that floor had disappeared, as if a bomb had exploded. However, the floor below that floor was not affected at all.


    The highest floor of the building was in ruins, filled with smoke and dust.


    A man walked out of the ruins, elegantly dressed and behaving. He smiled daintily, took out a handkerchief, wiped his bloody hands, and walked down the stairs.


    In the ruins, under a desk, a woman with a face full of blood climbed out, her hair in disarray, and made a call.


    "Xiaoqing, why are you free to call me today?"


    "Uncle, the Fang family''s Fifth Young Master is here."


    After Ye Qing finished this sentence, the other end of the line went silent for a few seconds. After a long time, he finally spoke.


    "Xiaoqing, this ¡­ "You know as well. Back then, you lost that battle. It was not convenient for the older generation to take action. Everything still depends on you. The bell still needs to be answered ¡­"


    "Enough, uncle. You don''t need to remind me. I''m just telling the Fang family to be careful." Ye Qing interrupted the person on the other end of the phone and hung up.


    "You need someone to answer the bell, don''t you?" Ye Qing smiled bitterly as he wiped away the blood that dripped from his forehead onto his eyelashes. Then, he clenched his hands into fists.


    "If I can cultivate to the Heavenly Water Realm, then I will definitely pay back all the humiliation I have suffered in the past."


    On the other side.


    In a cave in front of an empty space, three pairs of eyes were staring at the shaking cauldron.


    "Be careful not to pour too much Flame Essence in at once."


    Xiao Qi watched from the side and felt inexplicably nervous.


    Lin Xiao nodded his head and concentrated on the final step of refining the pill, fusing the pill with the Flame Essence.


    Lin Xiao couldn''t inject too much into the Ethereal Flame, so he could only split the Flame Essence into small strands and inject them into the pills one by one. He had consumed a great deal of energy and his forehead was covered in sweat, but it would be quickly wiped out by Long Xuan.


    "Gather the fire!"


    Lin Xiao gave a low roar and returned the rest of the Flame of Desolation into her body. As the last wisp of flame was withdrawn by Lin Xiao, Xiao Qi immediately beamed with joy, and Lin Xiao also let out a heavy sigh of relief.


    "Done!" "A new version of the Bone Cleansing Pill, 10 pills at a time, Lin Xiao, you have improved a lot!" Xiao Qi contentedly took the refined pill from the pill furnace and returned to Lin Xiao''s side.


    Looking at the round, milky white pill in Xiao Qi''s hand, Lin Xiao felt a surge of pride in her heart. The new version of the Bone Cleansing Pill was made by him by chance. Now, with Xiao Qi adding two more elixirs, it became a new version of the pill. Xiao Qi called it the new version of the Bone Cleansing Pill.


    "Let''s do it like this for today. I''ll take the pills to the store and set them on the shelf." The new version of the Bone Cleansing Pill and the Dry Origin Pill from last time were sold for a good price. " Xiao Qi put away the new version of the Bone Cleansing Pill in satisfaction and left.


    As for Lin Xiao, he stood up and sat down with Long Xuan on the empty ground. He was helping Xiao Qi refine pills, refining pills, and the Fire God Resisting Technique were all improving. He had already memorized all the secret techniques and methods recorded in the Fire God Resisting Art, but he would still need time to use them.


    There was less than a month until the ranking war for the top 100 in the Sky Demon Region. Xiao Qi said that the elites of the Demon race and demons from other regions would all be gathered here.


    According to Lin Xiao''s current progress, he would be able to reach the level of the demons in the middle. However, in order to obtain the top hundred, one had to be the group standing at the top of the pyramid.


    Thus, Lin Xiao still needed to train harder. Xiao Qi had already stopped Lin Xiao to look through the ancient books. Other than sleeping all day, she spent her time sparring with Xiao Qi and Long Xuan, as well as refining pills.


    Pill refinement could increase the accuracy of one''s flame control, and it was also an essential part of actual combat.


    Lin Xiao rested for a moment before looking at Long Xuan, who had imitated him lying on the grass with the grass in her mouth: "Xuan Xuan Xuan, accompany me to train."


    "No, I''m tired." Long Xuan turned her back on Lin Xiao, thinking about something.


    "Xuanxuan, just treat it as helping me. As long as you accompany me in cultivation, I''ll agree to anything you say." Lin Xiao had never been able to do anything to Long Xuan. The only way was to give in and compromise.


    "Really?" When Long Xuan heard this, she immediately turned around and looked at Lin Xiao with sparkling eyes, "This is what you said, you cannot go back on your words."


    Lin Xiao nodded helplessly, extending four fingers to swear to the sky: "Really, I won''t go back on my word."


    "Alright, let''s start the practice, but I need to agree to a condition. As for this condition, I won''t say it now, so we''ll talk about it later." Don''t just look at Long Xuan''s small appearance, she had a lot of schemes in her head. Sometimes, she would even say something that would not stop her from dying.


    What could a little girl offer? It was just going to an amusement park or eating delicious food.


    When Long Xuan saw that Lin Xiao had agreed to her request, she happily jumped up into the air. She floated in mid-air and giggled as she said to Lin Xiao, "I won''t be lenient on you."


    Lin Xiao also stood up and left the Netherworld Flame. She activated the Nine Hell Flame Formation that was already set up.


    And Long Xuan was at the eye of the Nine Hell Fire Formation. This was what Little Seven had thought of. Long Xuan''s identity was special, so under Long Xuan''s control, the Nine Hell Flame Formation could display even more power. Thus, she allowed Long Xuan to control the Nine Hell Flame Formation while training Lin Xiao.


    After the array formation was activated, Lin Xiao was able to store all of the leftovers into his body. His method of cultivation was to rely on no external force in the Nine Hell Fire Formation and avoid Long Xuan''s secret attacks with his body. This was to train his ability to react.


    "Brother Lin Xiao, be careful."


    After Long Xuan warned Lin Xiao, she waved her small hand through the air and controlled the flames of hell to attack Lin Xiao. Every ball of the Nether Flame had a great destructive power and its power was comparable to a small-scaled Phoenix Fire Burning Heaven.


    Phoenix Fire Burning Heaven was a move Little Seven had used before, and this move had caused Lin Xiao''s heart to palpitate for a long time. Even if it was a small-scaled Phoenix Fire Burning Heaven, he did not dare to use his own body to resist.


    Although it was powerful, Lin Xiao had already experienced this training several times and was mentally prepared. Every time he aimed at a ball of fire, he would dodge in a mysterious manner at the last moment.


    Due to the continuous consumption of Bone Cleansing Pills, Lin Xiao''s physique had been improving. However, the effects of the Bone Cleansing Pills had been decreasing recently. This also meant that Lin Xiao''s body had reached a critical point.


    "Xuanxuan, increase the difficulty."


    Lin Xiao was in the middle of the Nine Hell Flame Formation, dodging the unpredictable flames at high speed. All sorts of tricky angles and blind spots could be attacked.


    At this moment, other spiritual senses were more useful than the eyes. Lin Xiao had even touched a mysterious realm several times, as if he knew all the attacks beforehand. He understood this as a man''s sixth sense, his ability to foresee.

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    Balls of it brushed past her shoulders. Even though Lin Xiao avoided it, the high temperature still caused her to sweat profusely. A large portion of her skin was burned.


    He did not use the Netherworld Flame to possess his body, but his physical body alone was unable to block the terrifying Netherworld Flame.


    "Brother Lin Xiao, it''s about time. I can smell the fragrance of the meat, you''re about to be cooked." Long Xuan said half jokingly and half seriously. Her hands gradually slowed down as the attacks of the Nine Hell Flame Formation also slowed down.


    "Xuanxuan!" Lin Xiao panted heavily as she wiped the sweat off her face and shouted, "Don''t stop, continue!"


    It would be a lie to say that she didn''t feel sorry for Lin Xiao, but if this were to continue, Lin Xiao would definitely be seriously injured. At that time, it wouldn''t just be a simple matter of feeling sorry for Lin Xiao, it might even affect the battle for the top 100 rankings in the Sky Demon Region.


    "Continue."


    It was unknown when Xiao Qi appeared behind Long Xuan as she signalled for Long Xuan to continue controlling the formation to attack Lin Xiao.


    The array formation activated once more, and in an instant, Lin Xiao was once again surrounded by danger. He could only concentrate on the attacks coming from all directions.


    "Sister Xiao Qi, Brother Lin Xiao will be in danger." Long Xuan couldn''t bear to see Lin Xiao whose shirt had already been burnt and whose skin had even been scalded. His skin had already become charred black.


    Xiao Qi was silent, as if she didn''t hear anything. She stared intently at Lin Xiao, who was starting to lose control due to overexertion.


    Sweat had already blurred his eyes. He didn''t have time to wipe the sweat off his face.


    At this time, Lin Xiao was completely relying on his consciousness and body''s instinctual reactions to dodge.


    "Soon, maybe."


    Xiao Qi''s eyes narrowed. Her palms were also wet. As long as she made a move, the array formation would stop and Lin Xiao''s words would have the same effect.


    But Lin Xiao didn''t say anything. Maybe he wanted to try it out, or maybe Xiao Qi also wanted to try it out.


    Within the array formation, time slowly flowed by. Lin Xiao''s head felt as though it would collapse at any moment, but he relied on his blurry consciousness to hold on.


    Lin Xiao suddenly felt a very strange feeling. That feeling was fleeting. He wanted to grab hold of this feeling, but was unable to do so. He could only helplessly watch it fade away.


    It was like a school of fish swimming in the sea. There were tens of thousands of them, but only one was something Lin Xiao wanted to catch.


    "No, no." Lin Xiao''s eyebrows tightly knitted together. Even with all his might, he was unable to capture that feeling even for an instant. Now, that feeling had already disappeared, leaving behind only a body full of fatigue.


    "Bam."


    Lin Xiao''s body stiffly fell to the ground like a sandbag.


    Long Xuan was shocked and hastily stopped her hand to cancel the array. Xiao Qi''s reaction was even faster. She had already rushed into the array formation to Lin Xiao''s side. Relying on the Fire God Resisting Incantation to create a smelting shield, she blocked several of the Desolate Flame that had already reached this point.


    As the Nine Hell Flame Formation disappeared, Long Xuan hurried over to Lin Xiao. At this time, Lin Xiao had already fainted. His body and even his lips were cracked and his skin was charred black. There was even a burnt smell.


    "Still can''t get in."


    Xiao Qi sighed and shook her head regretfully.


    "Sister Xiao Qi, if you told me to stop earlier, Brother Lin Xiao wouldn''t have been injured. Brother Lin Xiao was the same, why are you trying to be brave?" Long Xuan''s large eyes were covered in tears, and her tone was full of reproach towards the two of them.


    Xiao Qi touched Long Xuan''s head. Some things weren''t so simple. Lin Xiao wanted to become stronger, and entering that state would allow Lin Xiao''s combat strength to increase by several times. This was an opportunity for him to become stronger.


    And the only way for him to become strong was to have the strength to protect himself and Long Xuan, as well as fulfill his promise to her.


    "Xuanxuan, be obedient. Go and play by the side. Big sister will help heal Lin Xiao." Xiao Qi helped Lin Xiao up, preparing to take him back to her room for treatment.


    Seeing that Xiao Qi was about to push her away again, Long Xuan followed behind the two angrily without saying a word. She didn''t leave either and just followed quietly.


    Returning to Lin Xiao''s room, Xiao Qi helped Lin Xiao lie down on the bed. Seeing Long Xuan poking out the door with her small head, she felt extremely helpless. However, as long as she didn''t disturb Lin Xiao''s recovery, she could do as she pleased.


    Xiao Qi pressed both her hands against Lin Xiao''s bare chest, sensing his heartbeat, sometimes fast and sometimes slow.


    The Mysterious Flames of Desolation within his body were scurrying all over the place. It was very restless, causing his skin to become incredibly red and unable to wake up. He had been poisoned by fire poison.


    Without the possession of the Netherworld Flame, Lin Xiao was just a mortal body. If he stayed in the Nine Hell Flame Formation for too long, he would overdraw in the fire poison that filled the air, causing the fire poison to enter his body and cause him to faint.


    Xiao Qi did not panic. She channeled her demon essence into Lin Xiao''s body and used the Fire God Manipulation Art to help Lin Xiao control the Netherworld Flame. Using poison to counter poison, she forced the fire poison out.


    The fire poison of the Nine Serenities Flame Formation was originally created by the Netherworld Flame. Now that it had come into contact with the main attack, it could only retreat step by step.


    When the fire poison in her body was forced into Lin Xiao''s chest by Xiao Qi, Lin Xiao''s skin finally returned to its original color. However, her chest was a mass of red, like red-hot iron.


    "Rise!"


    Xiao Qi''s strength appeared on the surface of her chest, carried by the Fatebound Flames of Desolation.


    The fire poison was forced together to form an irregular body of energy. On the other side, the Silent Flame was in the shape of a little girl.


    Seeing this, Xiao Qi looked a little amused as she turned her head to glance at Long Xuan, who was staring fixedly at the flame.


    "How interesting, is this Lin Xiao''s origin of fire?" Xiao Qi whispered as she forced the fire venom out of her body, then she filled it up with a container.


    The Netherworld Flame returned to Lin Xiao''s body on its own. Xiao Qi didn''t pay any attention to it; the fire poison had already been eliminated and the Netherworld Flame would begin to take care of Lin Xiao''s body in an orderly manner.


    Right now, she was very interested in the fire poison from the Netherworld Flame. Perhaps she would be able to discover something shocking.


    Outside the door, Long Xuan saw that Xiao Qi had done all that she wanted to do and waved at her, before hurriedly entering the room.


    "Lin Xiao is fine. Look at him, I have something to do." Long Xuan hastily nodded her head and put her hand on Lin Xiao''s as if she was a little adult, urging Xiao Qi to hurry up.


    Xiao Qi could be said to have been kicked out of the room.


    Long Xuan returned to the bedside and sat on the edge of the bed to watch Lin Xiao''s charred skin rapidly recover.


    Her mind was still thinking about that scene from a moment ago. Lin Xiao''s fire source wasn''t a sword or a shield, but it was her.


    "Hmph, it must have been a prank idea." Long Xuan''s mouth was groaning, but she was actually quite happy in her heart. She couldn''t conceal the smile on the corner of her mouth no matter how hard she tried.


    "Brother Lin Xiao wouldn''t like me, right? "Oh, but I''m still young ah, how about I become big brother Lin Xiao''s child bride. When I grow up I''ll marry big brother Lin Xiao, hehe." Long Xuan covered her red cheeks as she let her imagination run wild. Her large eyes blinked as she looked at Lin Xiao''s not very handsome face.

 C38

    "Brother Lin Xiao, you''ve woken up."


    Lin Xiao half opened her eyes in a daze as she heard Long Xuan''s surprised and surprised shout by her ear.


    Looking at the familiar ceiling, Lin Xiao sighed. He still did not succeed, for the past few days he had felt that mysterious feeling, but he was still unable to grasp onto that fleeting state.


    "Brother Lin Xiao, we''ve already stayed in this space for several days. Let''s go out and take a look. This is the first time I''ve come to Feng City." Long Xuan looked longingly at Lin Xiao.


    Hearing Long Xuan''s words, Lin Xiao also sighed in her heart. After returning, she had been dragged by Little Seven to train with the devils. Even he had forgotten the time, as if he had just returned to Feng City.


    Lin Xiao''s phone in his pocket rang. He took it out to see who it was. It was that old brother who had begged him for money on the monster box.


    "Brother Lin Leyan, when are we going to pay you back in instalments?"


    Right now, Lin Xiao is a tycoon. With ten thousand demon spirit coins in his possession, wouldn''t he still owe him that much?


    "I''ll pay it off in one go for the next few days."


    Lin Xiao said the words that he thought were the most domineering and most confident.


    On the contact page, there was also a friend request. Lin Xiao took a look and saw that it was from Ye Qing.


    Why did Ye Qing add him? Lin Xiao doubtfully accepted the friend request. A few minutes later, Ye Qing sent a message over.


    "Lin Xiao, where are you? I have something to tell you in person."


    "Why are you looking for me?" Lin Xiao didn''t know why Ye Qing was looking for him. Could it be because of that matter?


    "I need Long Xuan''s help. This matter is very important to me. As long as you are willing to let Long Xuan help me, I will do anything."


    "Anything."


    Ye Qing added another piece of news, as if he was expressing his determination.


    Lin Xiao stroked his chin. It seemed that Long Xuan was very important to Ye Qing. Currently, Ye Qing and them were neither enemies nor friends. If they could use this opportunity to befriend Ye Qing and the Yu Shui clan behind her, it wouldn''t be too bad.


    However, he didn''t understand Ye Qing and didn''t know what kind of person he was. He didn''t dare to rashly make a decision and the wrong decision could put Long Xuan in danger.


    At the very least, he should have known why Ye Qing was looking for Long Xuan.


    "Long Xuan is just a little girl, why are you looking for her?" Lin Xiao asked this question from the bottom of his heart.


    The other side was silent for a long time before sending a message. In this short conversation, Lin Xiao found out about Ye Qing''s past.


    Ye Qing was once one of the most outstanding youths of the Water Manipulation Tribe. Although he was not the strongest, he was still among the top few.


    A few years ago, a few uninvited guests from the Yu Shui clan, who called themselves the elites of the Fang family, came to challenge the young generation of the Yu Shui clan. When Yu Shui lost, she gave up her rule in Feng City, and when the Fang family lost, they apologized and gave them gifts.


    In that battle, because the strongest of the younger generation of the imperial water clan had long left their clan to adventure, the second strongest was currently in closed-door training. All the challenges were accepted by Ye Qing alone.


    After Ye Qing lost three people in a row, she was defeated by a person called Fang Daoyu and he messed up her during the battle, causing her to be injured again. From then on, her cultivation could no longer advance even half a step.


    Afterwards, for some unknown reason, the Fang family did not allow the Yu Shui clan to leave the Feng City, and instead made them chase Ye Qing out of the clan.


    When the Yu Shui clan saw that they could keep Feng City''s power and that Ye Qing was a trash that couldn''t cultivate, they abandoned Ye Qing and chased her out of the family.


    Now that Fang Daoyu had returned to Feng City, Ye Qing was in big trouble, so she hoped that Long Xuan would help her treat the hidden injuries Fang Daoyu had left behind during that battle.


    "If your family can''t do anything, what can a little girl like Long Xuan do?" Lin Xiao could understand Ye Qing''s feelings, but Long Xuan was just a child who didn''t understand anything, not to mention healing her wounds.


    "No, she has a way. "I exhausted my manpower and financial resources to obtain a secret recipe. Using the fierce Dark Nether Flame can eliminate the Fang family''s Thousand Ice Palms. I was hit by this palm technique before. The cold yin power has been hibernating in my body all this time, which is why I have become like this."


    Lin Xiao finally understood why Ye Qing was so concerned about Long Xuan. She probably knew about Long Xuan''s identity a long time ago and knew that she possessed the Netherworld Flame, which was why she was able to find out about Lin Xiao''s journey and travel with him.


    However, what she didn''t know was that Little Seven had stolen more than half of the Yin Yang Fruit that Long Xuan''s Netherworld Flame had been planning to upgrade into Netherworld Flame.


    He had even taken away the Yin-Yang Fruit Heart. Now, it was Lin Xiao''s Netherworld Flame that had advanced into the Netherworld Flame, not Long Xuan.


    In other words, the only person who could help Ye Qing now was Lin Xiao. When Lin Xiao thought of this, he made a decision in his heart. Since he didn''t need Long Xuan to take the risk, he became much bolder. It would be beneficial and harmless for Ye Qing to owe him a favor.


    "Sure, I''ll promise you, but it might be a little different than what you think." As for what was different, it was because the person who helped her in the end was different.


    Currently, Ye Qing had no other choice but to place his hopes on Long Xuan. Hearing that Lin Xiao had agreed to help her, she couldn''t care less.


    "Let''s see when you''re free, I''ll go find you."


    "I''ll contact you tomorrow."


    Lin Xiao still had to go and discuss with Xiao Qi. When the time came, there might be other changes, so she didn''t give Ye Qing an accurate response.


    "Alright, I''ll wait for your news."


    After Ye Qing sent this message, her profile pic darkened.


    It was already late today. Lin Xiao had been reading an ancient book for a while and Long Xuan had fallen asleep on his lap.


    He carried Long Xuan to the bed and then got up to leave the room to find Xiao Qi.


    After he told Xiao Qi about Ye Qing, she didn''t object. Ye Qing''s evaluation of the demon race was still very good. Although she didn''t understand Ye Qing, she agreed with Lin Xiao''s decision.


    "Oh. "Oh right, what kind of existence is the Fang family then?" Lin Xiao thought of the Fang family and Fang Daoyu that Ye Qing had mentioned.


    Seeing Xiao Qi staring at him with a strange expression, Lin Xiao trembled uncomfortably. Didn''t she know that the Fang family was very strange?


    "As a human, it''s fine if you don''t know the demon clan, but you don''t even know the human race?" Xiao Qi had her hands behind her back as she circled Lin Xiao three or four times, giving Lin Xiao goosebumps.


    "You actually don''t know about the human cultivator clans? How on earth did you know about our demon clan?"


    Lin Xiao was speechless. He could not have said that he had unintentionally scanned two dimensions before gradually understanding the world of demons, right?


    "Alright, alright, stop caring about the details. Quickly tell me, at least I need to know the enemy''s background."


    "I''ve heard of the Fang family, but I didn''t expect Ye Qing''s opponent to be them. "The Fang family is a cultivator family of the human race. They have a long history and are very powerful. Even at their peak, they are only slightly weaker than our clan." Xiao Qi thought for a moment before saying, "The Fang family''s Yin energy is very strong, but I''m not sure about this Fang Daoyu. I''m sure he''s not weak, and should be a strong opponent."


    "This is truly troublesome. He''s about to provoke another powerful force." Lin Xiao bitterly smiled as she shook her head.


    Hearing Lin Xiao''s words, Xiao Qi strangely smiled, "You decided to stand on Ye Qing''s side? This is really unexpected, I thought you would stand by Fang Daoyu''s side, you and him are both human beings. "


    "Do you mean that all humans are enemies with demons?"

 C39

    "This has been the case since the ancient times. Right now, the relationship between the two races has slightly softened." Xiao Qi packed up the spiritual medicines she had bought today and decided to do some science on Lin Xiao.


    "Do you think that humans have abandoned their cultivation because they only relied on science and technology?"


    Lin Xiao nodded her head. ''Even if you have god-like ability, a missile shouldn''t be able to escape, right?''


    "It''s not like that. Actually, the cultivation methods of the human race have always been passed down, and the inheritors are those cultivator clans that were born in cities or lived in seclusion in the mountain forests. Since ancient times, the number of human cultivators has always been lower than those of the demon race, but they are strong.


    "Hiss." Hearing Little Seven''s words, Lin Xiao couldn''t help but suck in a breath of cold air. So a human was actually this strong!


    "Of course, the Monster race also have races that can fight against the human race."


    "Is that the Dragon Emperor who transformed into a War Immortal?" Lin Xiao asked.


    "That''s right, the race that the Dragon Emperor belongs to is the imperial family of all demi-humans. One of the masters of the Thousand Monster Court today, the Thousand Demons admires you."


    "Which powerful families are the humans?" Lin Xiao asked again. He urgently wanted to know these secrets.


    "In truth, many human clans are all very low-key. After all, they cannot appear in front of ordinary people, unlike us demi-humans, who are all cultivators. "Among the great powers that have left their names in the demon race, there are the Wind Clan, the Huangfu Clan, the Tong Tian Sect, the War King''s Palace, and so on. All in all, there are only four words that can be used to describe them."


    "Which four words?"


    "Humans are strong too."


    Deep in the night, Lin Xiao lay in bed for a long time unable to calm down. This was the first time he felt that this world was actually so strange. Was this really the world that he had lived in for over twenty years?


    Immortals, cultivators that could soar through the sky, immortals, divine abilities, immortal pills, formations ¡­ Again and again, Lin Xiao''s nerves were stimulated.


    Was this a dream?


    Lin Xiao turned his head to look at the sleeping Long Xuan beside him and slowly closed his eyes.


    If it was a dream, then it would have to be a long one.


    The next day, Lin Xiao woke up early and found that Xiao Qi was already waiting for him on the open space.


    "Come." Lin Xiao fearlessly beckoned to Xiao Qi.


    Xiao Qi sneered as dozens of flamethrowers appeared in her hands.


    "Damn, this is too much!"


    "..."


    In the end, Lin Xiao''s entire body was charred black. He didn''t even have time to take a bath and after eating, he was laughed and abused by Long Xuan in the Nine Hell Fire Formation.


    These two beauties, one big and one small, had caused Lin Xiao to be covered in injuries and suffering.


    "Brother Lin Xiao, eat one of my balls."


    "Eat another ball of mine."


    "Oh, there''s one behind you too, yeah!" "Bang!"


    "..."


    Lin Xiao silently endured all of this training, feeling both pain and happiness. Although he was in so much pain that he had to die every time, the effects were still obvious. His body and the Fatebound Flames were becoming more and more compatible. It could even be said that he could move his body according to his will.


    Under the effects of the Silent Flames of Flame, the healing speed of the wounds also increased. The healing speed of the wounds could be described as something that could be seen with the naked eye.


    However, Lin Xiao was still not satisfied. Just mastering the Serene Flames and Fire God Controlling Technique was not unrivalled. Moreover, he could feel that he had reached a bottleneck and needed an opportunity to breakthrough, regardless of whether it was his physical body or his understanding of the Fire God Controlling Technique.


    "Miss Ye Qing, you''ve really offered us timely help." Lin Xiao was full of smiles as the sky slowly darkened. It was time to find Ye Qing.


    When Lin Xiao left, Long Xuan naturally caused a commotion. However, he did not soften his heart, and even when Long Xuan was angry, he did not change his mind. After handing Long Xuan over to Xiao Qi, he left this space.


    Long Xuan was the only person he currently wanted to protect. Lin Xiao naturally had to be careful with her safety to ensure that there were no mishaps.


    After dialing Ye Qing''s number, Ye Qing quickly rushed over and told Lin Xiao to wait for a moment. Even through the phone call, Lin Xiao could hear the excitement and impatience in Ye Qing''s voice.


    Not long after, Ye Qing parked an opulent car by the side of the road and called out to Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao bluntly pulled open the door and entered the car, looking at the luxurious car and clicking her tongue in amazement.


    "You want me to give you one anytime?" Ye Qing said half-jokingly as he drove the car on the road.


    Don''t, I can''t afford a car, I don''t even have a driver''s license, but I''m curious as to why a rich man like you would take a train with no money on you." Lin Xiao could not understand how a female boss of a listed company could not even afford a ticket.


    "To experience life."


    Lin Xiao looked at her in astonishment. The latter was meticulously driving the car and was unable to see anything.


    "Next left or right?" Ye Qing turned to look at Lin Xiao, "The last signal ended here."


    "You used a tracker on us?" Lin Xiao''s expression was a bit unnatural. If anyone knew that he was being followed in secret, they would definitely feel uncomfortable.


    "If I were to directly say that you would also reject me, I am only using my own method. Speak, go left or right, first go to pick up Long Xuan." Ye Qing pressed his horn a few times as he urged Lin Xiao.


    "If you hadn''t said it, I would have forgotten. I have something to tell you, Long Xuan did not leave Netherflame, but I did. If it was me, I would have been able to treat your injuries." As Lin Xiao spoke, he extended his palm, and a dark green Flame of Desolation began to dance within it.


    Ye Qing was stunned at first, but then his expression became extremely wonderful. There was pleasant surprise, hesitation, shyness, and also awkwardness. For a moment, emotions crossed her face.


    "Yes, it''s the Netherworld Flame." The flames are black, and the hearts of the flames are blue. They seem like the souls of the nine nether regions, which will devour one''s mind. "


    Ye Qing''s expression changed unpredictably as he struggled in his heart for a while. In the end, like a withered flower, he seemed to compromise.


    Without a word, the car started again, and they sped along the road, leaving only their shadows behind.


    The car stopped in front of a remote villa.


    "Get out." Ye Qing got out of the car, opened the villa''s door, and brought Lin Xiao in.


    Lin Xiao silently followed behind Ye Qing, arriving in a woman''s bedroom with a few pajamas on the bed.


    Ye Qing put away his pajamas with a flushed face, then turned to Lin Xiao and said, "Take off your clothes."


    Lin Xiao''s heart surged. Could he, who had been a virgin for over 20 years, finally be able to ¡­


    "Cough cough, Miss Ye Qing, what are we acting about? Didn''t we say we needed to heal? "How did it become ¡­" Lin Xiao said as she clapped three times.


    When Ye Qing heard this, his face flushed red to the ears. He glared at him fiercely and explained, "Anyway, when the time comes, your Fog of Fire will burn your clothes. You might as well take them off in advance to prevent yourself from wearing no clothes to leave."


    Lin Xiao thoughtfully nodded his head and then looked at Ye Qing, "What about you?"


    "I ¡­"


    Ye Qing yelled out with all his might, "I want to take it off too!"


    "Hmm ¡­" Lin Xiao rubbed his chin as he looked at Ye Qing, who had his head lowered and didn''t dare to look him in the eye. He couldn''t help but smile.


    "Laugh ¡­" What''s the point of laughing? "


    "Yeah, I''m still laughing."

 C40

    Ye Qing pointed at Lin Xiao in shame, unable to say a single word. Even at this point, he still had the mood to tease her.


    "Are you going to help or not?"


    Lin Xiao tried her best to hold back her laughter and put on a serious expression.


    "Help, tell me, how can I help you?"


    Ye Qing tried his best to calm his heart as he earnestly told Lin Xiao every step of the way.


    The truth was that it wasn''t that difficult. It was to have Lin Xiao guide the Netherworld Flame into Ye Qing''s body, and then carefully wash every meridian, every inch of flesh, and every bit of flesh. Because the cold Miasma energy would be transferred to the body, it was necessary to use the Silent Flame to check the entire body.


    The healing method was not difficult, but the process took time. This was because Lin Xiao wasn''t inspecting her own body. In addition, other people''s bodies, they had to be even more careful. If something were to go wrong and the Netherworld Flame burned her own flesh, then that would not be a joke.


    "Fortunately it''s me, do you think a little girl like Long Xuan has that much concentration? "You really don''t care about your life." It was unknown if Lin Xiao was blaming or rejoicing.


    Ye Qing paused for a moment, then laughed: "Isn''t there a lot of time where we can only fight with each other? Could it be that before you go to the Dragon City, you are certain that you will be able to take away Long Xuan? "You''ll only win if you fight with all your might."


    Lin Xiao looked at the smile on Ye Qing''s face and had a strange feeling. Helplessness? Or was it sad?


    "Enough nonsense, let''s begin." Lin Xiao took a few deep breaths.


    Ye Qing also became serious, but his face still could not conceal the blush on his face. Her hands trembled as she unbuttoned her blouse and jeans, her back to Lin Xiao.


    Looking at the beauty in front of him, Lin Xiao said that he didn''t feel like she was lying, but he wasn''t brainwashed. He clearly knew what he was here for.


    "Sorry."


    After hearing Ye Qing''s mosquito-like groans, Lin Xiao quickly took off all of his clothes and sat behind Ye Qing with his legs crossed. His two large palms were pressed against Ye Qing''s back.


    Lin Xiao could clearly feel Ye Qing''s body tremble. He closed his eyes and channeled a small amount of Flame of Desolation into Ye Qing''s body through his hands.


    Currently, Lin Xiao''s spirit could seep into the Netherworld Flame, which meant that Lin Xiao''s spirit had also entered Ye Qing''s body.


    Although he had violated Ye Qing''s privacy, he had no choice but to do so. The human body could be said to be an extremely complex structure, and no one dared to say that they completely understood it. Lin Xiao was the same.


    "From where?"


    Lin Xiao solemnly asked.


    Although the Desolate Flame had been controlled very well by Lin Xiao, Ye Qing still felt as if he was in a furnace, sweat already appearing on his head.


    "Let''s start with the Sky Spirit. I need to purify every inch of my blood and flesh with the Silent Flame. It''s hard to detect the cold Miasma energy." Ye Qing gritted his teeth and said word by word.


    Lin Xiao felt that Ye Qing must have gone mad. With his head here, the human body''s head was extremely fragile, and its structure was tens of times more complicated than his body''s structure. If he was careless and made a mistake, Ye Qing would have already left this world.


    "Are you crazy?"


    "There''s no need to say more. Let''s begin." After Ye Qing finished speaking, he no longer said anything. He did his best to relax his body, allowing Lin Xiao to enter the Heavenly Spirit.


    Lin Xiao was in a dilemma. In the end, she sighed and controlled the Flame of Desolation to slowly advance towards the Celestial Spirit.


    When the Fury Fire reached the top of his head, Ye Qing''s entire face turned a fiery red, as if he had matured.


    The feeling of a ball of fire burning in her head made her want to die, so she couldn''t help but groan.


    Lin Xiao''s palms were already sweating, while Ye Qing''s entire body was drenched in sweat, and the air in the room became scorching hot.


    "Next, the five visceras."


    When the Fatebound Flames of Eternity reached Ye Qing''s chest, Lin Xiao almost lost his balance. This caused the torch, Ye Qing, to cry out from the inside out, a green imprint appearing on the skin above his chest.


    "Dantian."


    "Four limbs."


    "..."


    Lin Xiao controlled the Ghostly Flame to travel through Ye Qing''s body, but he didn''t see any Yin energy.


    "Don''t be in such a hurry to leave the Netherworld Flame for now." Ye Qing endured the burning pain in her body as her mind remained clear. She recalled that every time she cultivated, a portion of her power would be displayed at the end, and when the end was over, she would gather all of it and circulate it in her Dantian.


    "Lin Xiao, take a look at your Dantian. If you look more carefully, the chilling cold should be hiding there." Ye Qing said with great difficulty. She had already spent enough time in the Netherworld Flame''s body for her to be unable to hold on any longer.


    When Li You Huo came to Ye Qing''s dantian once again, Lin Xiao discovered Ni Duan. Ye Qing did not reject the Desolate Flame, but a portion of the demon essence within his dantian unconsciously retreated far away from it.


    Since ancient times, water and fire were incompatible, while yin and yang were opposites. The mightiest yin cold energy naturally had a repulsive effect on the mightiest yang energy of the Mysterious Flame.


    It seemed like the gelid qi had fused with a part of Ye Qing''s power. Then only...


    Lin Xiao''s gaze hardened. The Netherworld Flame wrapped around the demonic essence that was attempting to avoid the Netherworld Flame.


    Ye Qing almost lost his balance from the pain.


    She was shocked and angry: "Lin Xiao, what are you doing?"


    "Shut up. If you don''t want your energy to be completely consumed, then don''t control the other demon spirits to resist the Netherworld Flame." Lin Xiao didn''t have the time to explain to her that the Yin energy was truly terrifying. After being forced into such dire straits, it actually counterattacked before it died. For a time, she was unable to avoid the Fatebound Flames of Eternity.


    Damn it!


    Lin Xiao silently cursed. The frigid cold energy actually seemed to want to perish together with the Silent Flame. If this continued, Ye Qing would definitely explode and die.


    Actually, Ye Qing already wanted to die. Two completely opposite energies were fighting within her body. Half of her body was red as if it was cooked, and the other half was as cold as ice. It caused the surrounding temperature to drop, making him wish he was dead.


    Naturally, Lin Xiao could not just watch as Ye Qingxiang perished. He channeled another portion of the Hellfire and Ye Qing screamed out in pain once more.


    This time, another portion of the Fatebound Flames of Desolation joined in. The frigid Yin energy was no match for it, and it was gradually incinerated by the Fatebound Flames of Desolation.


    Ye Qing''s face turned even redder. His body was boiling hot and his skin was emitting traces of white smoke.


    "Hold on a bit longer, it''s almost over." Seeing Ye Qing''s body swaying, Lin Xiao couldn''t help but feel a little anxious.


    Could it be that even though the injuries were healed, a person could be burnt to ashes?


    When the last wisp of cold Yin energy in his dantian was burned and purified, it turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared into the air.


    Lin Xiao was finally relieved. Everything was over. Then, he just needed Ye Qing to take care of his body.


    But what he didn''t expect was that right after he withdrew his Fatebound Flames, Ye Qing''s body suddenly stopped swaying and became as stiff as a block of wood.


    "Ye Qing, what happened to you?"


    Ye Qing suddenly turned around. The ferocious expression on his face shocked Lin Xiao, but what attracted him even more was ¡­


    Lin Xiao couldn''t help but glance downwards. Before he could see clearly, he was already pounced onto the ground by Ye Qing. Ye Qing''s mouth was agape and his teeth were constantly clenching, as if he wanted to bite something.


    But at this time, the two of them faced each other naked. Ye Qing had his back towards Lin Xiao, but now that she had thrown herself at Lin Xiao, his chest was in danger.


    Several bloody lines had already appeared on his chest, and he seemed to be drenched in blood.


    "You are repaying kindness with enmity!"

 C41

    But Lin Xiao quickly discovered that something was wrong with Ye Qing. His eyes were blood-red and he didn''t have any consciousness. His empty eyes startled Lin Xiao.


    At this moment, Ye Qing was like a walking corpse. He had no consciousness, but his strength was astonishing, his speed was not slow, and his body was very agile.


    Lin Xiao was unable to break free from her grasp at the moment. Just as he was about to forcefully attack Ye Qing with the Fatebound Flame, a blue colored energy body suddenly appeared on Ye Qing''s body, violently piercing into Lin Xiao''s four limbs and chest.


    Ah!" Ye Qing your ass!


    The bone-piercing pain caused Lin Xiao to roar out in anger. The veins all over his body bulged out as he clenched his teeth so hard that they were about to shatter.


    These waves of aqua blue energy directly pierced through Lin Xiao''s four limbs, and a type of energy that collided with the Desolate Flame rapidly rushed into Lin Xiao''s body.


    The Netherworld Flame sensed the danger and activated its owner to protect Lin Xiao. It left Lin Xiao''s body and rushed towards Ye Qing with scorching hot flames.


    The Netherworld Flame did not encounter any obstructions and directly charged into Ye Qing''s body.


    Ye Qing began to twitch violently, but the blue-colored energy continued to flow into Lin Xiao''s body.


    Lin Xiao was actually unable to move, unable to control the Netherworld Flame. He could only endure the pain and watch as Ye Qing was injured by the Netherworld Flame.


    But now, he couldn''t care about Ye Qing. His body was in complete chaos. The blue body of energy wanted to rush into Lin Xiao''s dantian, but it was blocked by the Nether Flame. This was the Nether Flame''s independent protector.


    How could it allow an unknown energy body to enter its master''s body?


    Lin Xiao didn''t know what was going on with this body of energy, but the Netherworld Flame was actually unable to be suppressed. All he could do was prevent it from rampaging about in his body.


    However, the blue-colored energy continued to enter Lin Xiao''s body.


    At this rate, it was only a matter of time before the Netherworld Flame would be unable to suppress this energy. In fact, it was even possible that the two would fight to the death, causing his body to explode and die.


    Just as Lin Xiao was at a loss for what to do, Ye Qing''s body suddenly went soft, falling onto his body.


    Ye Qing''s blood-red eyes dimmed, but her consciousness was still unclear. At this time, her lips were dry and cracked, and in her drowsiness, she instinctively bit down on Lin Xiao''s lips. A sweet sweetness gushed out, and Ye Qing sucked in large mouthfuls of air.


    Lin Xiao had been done for. No, to be more accurate, he had been done for by a dog.


    Why did this guy, Ye Qing, still bite him? He bit his lips, but couldn''t even shout out in pain. He could only whimper in pain.


    Their first kiss was sweet and unforgettable. His first kiss, well, was indeed unforgettable, unforgettable to the bone.


    As Ye Qing breathed in and out, his tongue also became restless. Lin Xiao felt as if a small fish was swimming into his mouth, stirring about wantonly.


    At this time, Lin Xiao was already in so much pain that he wished he were dead. His willpower was incomparably weak, and it could be said that Ye Qing was already unconscious.


    The blue-colored energy emitted from Ye Qing''s body had already completely sunk into Lin Xiao''s body. Lin Xiao''s bloody limbs were no longer restrained and she could now wave them about.


    It was unknown who made the first move, but the two opposing forces ended up rolling together. Instinct emerged, dominating their weak wills.


    This was the most primitive collision. There was no divine ability or weapon, only the collisions of fists and feet and the heart-rending, blushing gasps.


    This unique struggle continued for an unknown period of time.


    Ye Qing had a hazy consciousness and gradually woke up. She rubbed her head and realized that she was lying naked under the blanket. Beside the bed, Lin Xiao had already put on her clothes. Her eyes deeply exhaled a cloud of smoke.


    She suddenly put out a bad guess and her face turned from red to black. She stared at Lin Xiao unkindly and said, "After that, smoke?"


    Lin Xiao grinned and said to Ye Qing, "You will take responsibility for this, right?"


    Ye Qing was stunned. Asking her to take responsibility? Soon, the pain made her grimace. This was proof that she had become a woman.


    "What happened last night?"


    Ye Qing knew that Lin Xiao wanted to ask about her mutation from last night. At that time, she still had a vague consciousness but it was very weak.


    She was not a willful girl. Oh, no, a woman. Lin Xiao could not be blamed for what happened last night. After calming down, she began to explain what had happened last night.


    "My cultivation is already at my neck and I can break through. However, due to the cold energy, my cultivation cannot advance even half a step. Last night, after you helped me remove the cold yin energy from my body, I broke through on my own and was unable to control it. "


    "Because I''ve been suppressing my power for too long, my body can''t withstand such a huge amount of power, so ¡­"


    Lin Xiao threw the cigarette butt onto the ground and rolled up his sleeves to look at the scar on his wrist. "That''s why I lost the excess power to me. I was almost killed by you, did you know that?"


    Hearing Lin Xiao''s words, Ye Qing''s face revealed a trace of guilt. He continued, "I had no other choice. At that time, I could only do this. After I passed on the excess power to you, I lost consciousness."


    Lin Xiao silently looked at her for a long time, before sighing and asking, "Then what should I do? My body is currently like a battlefield. My Flames of Desolation and your powers have been engaged in a chaotic battle this entire time. "


    "That''s easy. You just need to practice my clan''s cultivation method. The Silent Flame and my clan''s cultivation method do not go hand in hand. One is a divine ability, and the other is natural origin energy. The current situation is because you do not know how to control this cultivation method."


    Lin Xiao rubbed his chin. If that was the case, then it was possible. But, didn''t that mean that demon clan cultivation methods were impossible for humans to cultivate?


    As if he had guessed what Lin Xiao was thinking, Ye Qing explained, "Rest assured, my clan''s cultivation methods can be practiced by humans, but they are strictly forbidden to be taught to outsiders."


    When Lin Xiao heard this, he faintly smiled at Ye Qing, causing the latter to turn his head away. Only then did he say, "Then why did you still teach it to me?"


    Ye Qing glared at him and stammered, "Since it''s my fault, I will definitely be responsible to you, moreover ¡­. And we''re not... Did you return it? "


    Lin Xiao looked at Ye Qing in surprise. Ye Qing had lowered his head and didn''t dare to look at him, yet Ye Qing said such words. Could it be that all demi-human women were like this?


    "I say, Miss Ye Qing, last night was actually a beautiful accident, you don''t have to be more serious."


    "Die. I know what you''re thinking. We demi-humans all have very long lifespans and can slowly cultivate feelings. I actually don''t hate you at all." From start to finish, Ye Qing kept his head down.


    Hearing these words, Lin Xiao nearly slid off the bed. As long as you don''t hate them, then stay together. Slowly nurturing your feelings ¡­ What kind of logic was this?


    "Don''t worry, I was the one who took the initiative last night. I ¡­ I will be responsible for you."


    Ye Qing seemed to have made up his mind. He raised his head and looked at Lin Xiao, but his eyes still avoided her.


    "Oh my god," Lin Xiao whispered, as her brain quickly began to think of a countermeasure, "If the result is like this, will Xiao Qi tear me apart when we go back?" That''s not right, what reason does Xiao Qi have to tear me apart? "


    "You!" As Ye Qing saw Lin Xiao not respond and instead talk to himself, he didn''t know what else to say, so he immediately became angry, "I''m already like this, what else do you have to say!"


    Oh my god ¡­" Lin Xiao was so scared by this roar that he stood up. In his heart, he was blaming Ye Qing for being the one that was forced last night. Why was he still so confident?


    Although having a beautiful monster as his target was pretty good, Lin Xiao still insisted that a relationship without feelings wouldn''t last for long. Moreover, he would feel very uncomfortable.


    "Lin Xiao!"

 C42

    The first thing Ye Qing did after he got up was to take Lin Xiao''s copycat phone and call Xiao Qi.


    Seeing that the number had already been dialed, Lin Xiao could not snatch the phone back, nor could she not take it. She could only watch as Ye Qing acted recklessly.


    "Lin Xiao, is something the matter?" Xiao Qi''s familiar voice came over the phone.


    "Xiao Qi, it''s me, Ye Qing. Lin Xiao won''t be going back for the next few days, he has some matters to take care of here." Ye Qing turned his back on Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao couldn''t see her expression clearly.


    "Oh, that''s fine. Let him buy some snacks for Xuanxuan to eat when he returns, that''s all. "Du ¡ª"


    Xiao Qi hung up the call. Lin Xiao then opened her mouth, "Why do you still want to restrict my personal freedom?"


    "Don''t cultivation of my clan''s techniques require time? It''s not too late for you to learn to go back. "With my personal tutelage, you will learn very quickly. This is a treatment that others cannot even dream of." Ye Qing winked at Lin Xiao, as if Lin Xiao had a huge advantage over him.


    However, Ye Qing''s words were reasonable. With a cultivation genius like her, Lin Xiao would definitely be able to achieve twice the results with just half the effort. Since Xiao Qi had nothing to worry about, Ye Qing would learn the cultivation technique first before leaving.


    "Well, what do I need to do?" Lin Xiao still yearned for cultivation techniques. Controlling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for one''s own use and using powerful moves with just a wave of one''s hand was like using a movie''s special effects.


    "There''s no rush." Ye Qing pulled up his ponytail, wanting to get up and go downstairs, but he suddenly fell down on the bed. He glanced at Lin Xiao with embarrassment and annoyance.


    Lin Xiao embarrassedly smiled. He didn''t think that his combat prowess would be so strong. He suddenly felt a surge of pride.


    In the end, it was Lin Xiao who carried Ye Qing downstairs. Ye Qing''s villa was bought to stay away from the city so there weren''t any servants in the house. Now that Ye Qing couldn''t move, the heavy responsibility of cooking was handed to Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao had lived alone for almost five or six years, so cooking was naturally not a problem. Although it wasn''t very tasty, after the two of them had a "great battle", their stomachs were empty. As they ate, the dishes cooked by Lin Xiao were as delicious as mountains and seas.


    Indeed, as the old saying goes, the reason why I feel that the food is not tasty is because I''m not hungry yet.


    After the two finished eating, Lin Xiao went to clean up the table. Ye Qing sat on the sofa and looked at Lin Xiao''s back as he busily worked in the kitchen. He suddenly said, "Lin Xiao, at Xiao Qi''s place, you also cooked for her and then made her some household chores, right?"


    He was the one who cooked? Lin Xiao couldn''t help but think of that scene from back then. He had originally wanted to personally cook and curry favor with Xiao Qi, but she had directly vomited after eating one of his dishes, causing his face to darken for a while.


    "Her culinary skills are much better than mine. She doesn''t eat the food I cook. Furthermore, I cultivate everyday so I don''t have time to do that. She cooks all the time." Lin Xiao couldn''t forget the look of disdain on Xiao Qi''s face after she tasted the food he cooked.


    "Ye Qing, let me ask you something," Lin Xiao tidied up everything before sitting beside Ye Qing. There were some things that he wanted to understand in greater detail, "What exactly is Fang Daoyu?"


    He said hatefully, "This fellow drove me out of the clan, and even gave me the title of ''trash'' for a few years. I will definitely take revenge for this, but there is one thing I must admit, he is very strong, he was stronger than me a few years ago, and I am still standing at the same place now. And his cultivation has probably already reached a very terrifying level."


    Hearing Ye Qing''s words, Lin Xiao''s expression became serious, "Then what is he doing back in Feng City?"


    Why had Fang Daoyu come back? Ye Qing shook her head to indicate that she didn''t understand. Not to mention Lin Xiao, she also wanted to know about the situation. In any case, she definitely wasn''t here to specially humiliate her.


    "Lin Xiao, from tomorrow onwards, I will teach you the second cultivation method of my clan, the Water Reversal Scripture." Ye Qing said seriously.


    "Sigh, why is he not first?" Lin Xiao smiled as he looked at Ye Qing.


    My race''s strongest cultivation technique, the Frost Water Scripture, is primarily an offensive cultivation technique with extremely strong killing power, but it is not suitable for defense. Furthermore, you already have the most powerful Ethereal Flame which can kill your enemies, but it is stronger than the Frost Water Scripture, so there is no need for you to practice this attacking technique. Ye Qing glanced at him in dissatisfaction. He didn''t appreciate Ye Chen''s kindness even though he was kind enough to consider the matter for him.


    Ye Qing''s words caused Lin Xiao''s heart to palpitate. A combination of offense and defense was the king''s way of handling these two. He basically did not have any defensive methods and relied entirely on his tyrannical physique to withstand all sorts of attacks.


    "I have a portion of your power in my body. If I were to cultivate the Water Reversal Scripture, would this power be of use to me?" Lin Xiao couldn''t wait to test the might of the Water Reversal Scripture.


    "If you don''t like this part of the skill, you can give it back to me." Ye Qing playfully blinked his eyes.


    "That''s fine too." After all, this wasn''t something that he could cultivate, as it would cause his foundation to be unstable. He wasn''t an impatient person.


    "I''m just teasing you. After passing the rest of my power to you, my cultivation rose to a whole new level. I''ve improved a lot. This part of my power is no longer of much use to me. It''s nothing more than a drop in a bucket." Ye Qing''s tone revealed a hint of joy.


    As long as he had a cultivation technique, he would be able to cultivate it. After practising the Water Reversal Scripture, he would be able to attack the Fire God Resisting Scripture and prevent the Water Reversal Scripture from happening. As long as he wasn''t an enemy that was much stronger than him, there was nothing he could do about it.


    Although he decided not to return to Xiao Qi''s room for the time being, Lin Xiao was still practicing. He could be said to be racing against time. Alone in his room, he tried to deduce the forbidden moves of the God-Subduing Fire Technique.


    Even though he had to pay a price to use these moves, sometimes they were also a powerful trump card.


    After the two of them ate together, Ye Qing locked himself in his room. He didn''t know what he was doing at all. Lin Xiao did not understand why she had to wait until tomorrow before she could teach him the Water Propagation Scripture.


    Could it be ¡­ Ye Qing was lying to him. Was this all Ye Qing''s plan?


    The more Lin Xiao thought, the more he could not sit still. He quietly got up and walked to Ye Qing''s door, but he heard a slight moan from the room.


    Mm ¡­" "Ah ¡­


    The moans seemed to be enduring a huge pain, but it also seemed like ¡­


    Even Lin Xiao''s old face turned red. Ye Qing was actually doing such a thing alone in broad daylight. Wasn''t this too, too exciting?


    "..." "Hmm ¡­" "Lin Xiao ¡­"


    Lin Xiao almost banged his head on the door. Why did he call out his name? Could it be that the target of his fantasies was him?


    When he thought of that scene, he immediately felt a surge of Qi and blood, as if something was flowing out of his nose.


    "Save ¡­" "Life ¡­"


    Lin Xiao immediately sensed that something was wrong. He opened the door and rushed into the room. He saw Ye Qing sitting cross-legged on the bed. His body was surrounded by large amounts of Nether Flames. They were fighting with Ye Qing''s aqua blue energy.


    "Desolate Flame." Lin Xiao was astounded. How could a sphere of Netherworld Flame appear out of nowhere?


    But there was no time for him to think. Ye Qing was surrounded by the eerie fire, as if he was in a furnace. His lips were dry and cracked. If this went on, she would probably become a dried up corpse.


    "Withdraw!" Lin Xiao attempted to store the Silent Flame into her body, but at this moment, a change occurred!

 C43

    Lin Xiao''s face revealed a trace of panic. He was unable to retract the Netherworld Flame and was actually unable to control it.


    In the next second, Ye Qing''s surroundings appeared once more in a ball of fire. This was something that Lin Xiao had released. He wanted to forcefully retract the fire.


    The two flames seemed to be attracted to each other, but the flames surrounding Ye Qing were still out of control.


    He could not release enough of the Fatebound Flames, but he could not release any more. He still had that restless energy body in his body that he needed to suppress.


    "Lin Xiao." Ye Qing gathered his strength for a long time before he managed to finish speaking. "I''ll take the Fatebound Flames back into my body. You can circulate it and fuse it with my Cold Water Essence."


    After Ye Qing finished speaking, the blue water elemental energy entered her body. At the same time, the Silent Flame also entered.


    Lin Xiao''s fingers gripped Ye Qing''s hand. Using her body as a medium, he attempted to control the Netherworld Flame. He didn''t expect that he would succeed this time.


    Under Lin Xiao''s pacification, the Fatebound Flame gradually calmed down and stopped burning. At the same time, Ye Qing controlled the Cold Water Essence to fuse it with the Fatebound Flame that Lin Xiao controlled. The two energies intersected in the chaos and finally fused together.


    This new energy body had turned blue, different from the blue of cold water and the black of the fire.


    Ye Qing finally escaped danger and let out a long sigh.


    "What''s going on? Why do you have the Flames of Desolation in your body? " Lin Xiao and Ye Qing sat together on the bed. He wiped the sweat off his forehead. It wasn''t because he was tired, but because he was anxious.


    Ye Qing, whose expression was originally calm like water, suddenly blushed after hearing these words. Even her neck turned red.


    "I didn''t expect the Soul Fire you left in my body last night to have a reaction with the Cold Water Essence. It has a qualitative change." I wanted to separate them, but I couldn''t do so. I had no choice but to merge them together, resulting in the backlash from the Netherworld Flame. You also saw what happened afterwards. "


    As Ye Qing spoke, he released a small wave of demonic essence. This was the fusion of the Nether Flame and the Cold Water Essence. It was ice-cold outside, but there was a small flame in the center.


    Ye Qing tried activating the flame. Suddenly, the demon essence turned into blue flames that burned fiercely. But what was unbelievable was that the flames were still bone-chilling cold.


    Lin Xiao looked at the flames and was amazed, not understanding what was happening. On the other hand, Ye Qing covered his mouth with his small hand, as if he understood something.


    "Ye Qing, don''t scare me, what happened to you?" Lin Xiao subconsciously tried to distance himself away from Ye Qing, but was pressed down on the bed by Ye Qing who pounced on him in the next second.


    "Xiao." Ye Qing gently called out as he looked into Lin Xiao''s eyes. His eyes were like a pool of autumn water, causing him to be unable to help himself from wanting to fall into it.


    "Speak properly." Ye Qing''s gentle words gave Lin Xiao goosebumps.


    Ye Qing shyly placed her chin on Lin Xiao''s chest and said something that Lin Xiao found hard to believe.


    "What happened last night, why don''t we do it again?"


    Lin Xiao pushed Ye Qing away from him, got up from the bed, and retreated to the wall. His mouth was still twitching because of those words, "Do you think it''s a lottery draw? Again. "


    Ye Qing made a seductive pose on the bed and said in a seductive tone, "Are you a man or not? It''s good for both of us."


    Lin Xiao ignored Ye Qing''s raised finger and asked, "Was it because of what happened just now?"


    Seeing that Lin Xiao was as dumb as a log, Ye Qing deflated like a punctured balloon.


    "Well, if I''m not wrong, we can do what we did last night. We can transfer the energy that you and I have back and forth within our body. That way, not only can we strengthen our physique and cleanse our body, it can also prevent the two energies from repelling each other and even fuse into one body."


    Ye Qing released his cyan demon essence once again and said, "Look, after the Netherworld Flame and my Cold Water Essence Qi merged, there has been a qualitative change. It has become a new type of mutated energy. Not only is it more powerful, but it also has a miraculous effect."


    Lin Xiao had no choice but to admit this. Indeed, the azure demon essence seemed to have grown stronger.


    "So ¡­" Ye Qing''s eyes lit up as he looked at Lin Xiao, causing him to feel a chill run down his spine.


    "That''s why I refused." This time it was Lin Xiao who covered her chest with both hands, "This is a trade using your body."


    Ye Qing looked at Lin Xiao, gritting his teeth in frustration. "Are you stupid? After fusing, your Ethereal Flame will be able to carry the power of the Cold Water Essence. Will your combat power be able to greatly increase?" You''re making a deal, what kind of deal are you making? Your entire body is now mine, what kind of deal do you have for me? "


    "It can''t be just this type of fusion, right?" Lin Xiao didn''t believe this. If he could only rely on this method to fuse them, he would rather not fuse them.


    "I''ve lost to you. You actually didn''t do something that could increase both your strength and your relationship." Ye Qing waved his hands in a straightforward manner. On the other hand, Lin Xiao appeared to be squirming.


    When Lin Xiao heard this, he was able to guess a few things.


    In fact, Ye Qing also couldn''t get over what happened last night, but everything was already set in stone. And, just like she said, feelings could be nurtured.


    That was why she did such ridiculous things, wanting to make herself fall in love with Lin Xiao, or make Lin Xiao fall in love with her.


    As Lin Xiao thought of this, he felt a lot more at ease. Ye Qing was much easier to accept.


    "Some things cannot be rushed." Lin Xiao went over and patted Ye Qing''s head before leaving the room. He didn''t know if Ye Qing could understand the meaning he was about to express.


    Time passed quickly. It was already night time. Lin Xiao had been a babysitter for the entire day, cooking and washing dishes. Carrying Ye Qing up to the restaurant was a five star service.


    When it was bedtime, Lin Xiao sent Ye Qing to her room and was about to leave when Ye Qing held his hand.


    "Sleep, what do you want to do in the middle of the night?" Lin Xiao looked at Ye Qing, speechless.


    Ye Qing patted the bed beneath him and calmly said, "Let''s sleep together."


    "Have you eaten enough for dinner? Go to sleep early and digest everything." Lin Xiao covered Ye Qing with a blanket and walked straight to the door. However, he suddenly felt the corner of his robe being pulled back.


    "Let''s sleep together." However, the hopeful light in her eyes gave Lin Xiao a headache. Seeing this irresistible gaze, Lin Xiao finally decided to sleep on the same bed as Ye Qing.


    However, they had a rule of law. First, in the days before Lin Xiao left, they would sleep together and cultivate their relationship through their names. Second Ye Qing was not allowed to have any improper thoughts or actions towards Lin Xiao. Third, Lin Xiao had to be responsible for Ye Qing''s husband''s identity.


    Of course, Ye Qing had added the third rule without reason, so Lin Xiao expressed that he did not know.


    Ye Qing poked his head out of the blanket in front of Lin Xiao''s chest, looked at his chin, and said, "So this is what it feels like to be in a relationship with a boyfriend. Warm, safe, and sweet to the point that it makes one breathless. No wonder humans love to be in a relationship so much."


    Lin Xiao nodded as she felt that she couldn''t catch her breath. It was really hard for a person to breathe while lying on top of your chest.


    "Lin Xiao, do you like me?"


    "Gulp ¡­"


    A rhythmic snore resounded in Ye Qing''s ears, causing her to angrily snort in a cold manner. Afterwards, she could not help but smile, revealing a satisfied smile as she lay down on Lin Xiao''s body and fell asleep.

 C44

    "You''re awake?"


    Lin Xiao woke up and saw that Ye Qing was still resting his head on his chest. He couldn''t help but think that Ye Qing had slept like this for the entire night.


    "Can you come down now? You''ve been suppressing me for the whole night. If you don''t breathe properly, I''m going to die. " Lin Xiao teased.


    Ye Qing snorted, sat up, leaned against the headboard, and said, "Today I will teach you the Book of Reversal, so be serious and I will only teach you once. "It''s easy to grasp the first level of the Water Inversion Scripture, but it''s hard to cultivate the Cold Water Essence. And my family relies on this powerful Cold Water Essence to rule over Feng City and all the other demons around."


    Lin Xiao suddenly thought of Xiao Qi and probingly asked, "Before Yu Shui, the demon clan that commanded Feng City was Hong Feng, right?"


    "Yes, they are indeed of the Red Maple clan." Hong Feng is unimaginably strong, and is the only family in the Sky Demon Region that has ruled over half of the Sky Demon Region by concocting pills. " "Hong Feng had even entered the Thousand Monster Court in his early years. I heard that the ancestor of the Red Maple clan had concocted a half immortal pill and left a name for himself in all the major demon clans."


    When Lin Xiao first heard Xiao Qi''s words, he didn''t feel anything. But now that he heard Ye Qing''s words, he couldn''t help but be shocked. To rule over half of the Sky Demon Region, just how terrifying was this family?


    But why had it disappeared without a trace now? It was as if only Xiao Qi was left in the entire Red Maple Valley.


    "Why can''t such a powerful family see us?" Lin Xiao asked.


    "The decline of the Red Maple Family has always been a mystery. No one knows what happened. Fifty years ago, Hong Feng declined to the extreme and his entire family was annihilated by the other demon clan. From then on, Hong Feng was removed from the demon clan. " Ye Qing''s tone was full of regret. A family that had left many legends in history had vanished into thin air.


    Hong Feng wasn''t completely wiped out. Xiao Qi''s parents had escaped, and now there was only Xiao Qi left. Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao sighed.


    Everyone has a terrible past.


    "How powerful is the Water Manipulation? How powerful can it be compared to the Flowing Wind Manor?"


    "Don''t think that just because you''ve made the people from the Trueshot Villa suffer a small loss that you think the Trueshot Villa is only mediocre." Ye Qing said seriously, "Don''t look down on any family clan. A family that has been able to survive for a long time cannot be looked down on."


    "The Trueshot Villa is one of the top ranked demi-humans in the Sky Demon Region. The reason you were able to kill them in Dragon City was due to many other factors. To be fair, although the Trueshot Villa is not as strong as our Yu Shui clan, our clan does not dare to offend the Trueshot Villa. "


    "Why?" Lin Xiao did not understand. Since he was stronger than the Truekeep Manor, why was he still afraid?


    "The old manor lord of Truekeep Manor has an adopted younger brother who has a powerful background."


    Lin Xiao finally understood that the world of demons was similar to the world of humans.


    After lunch, Ye Qing began to teach Lin Xiao the Water Reversing Scripture.


    Lin Xiao originally thought it was like the martial arts manuals in Wuxia movies, but it turned out to be just a mental cultivation method. However, the Reverse Water Scripture''s mental cultivation method was more difficult to understand and more profound than the Godly Fire Controlling Technique.


    However, this point was understandable to Lin Xiao, the Fire God Resisting Art was only a method to control fire, if one said that it was a sacred art it could be counted on. The Water Reversal Scripture was a cultivation technique. It had a complete system and cultivation method, and contained how to cultivate, how to use it, and also actual combat moves.


    "Do all of you demi-humans rely on your mouth to chant?" Lin Xiao was speechless. People with poor comprehension skills were truly unable to learn it.


    "How is this possible? Of course it''s recorded in ancient books." However, I am unable to return to the clan, and I am unable to take out the ancient scriptures. Ye Qing spread out her hands. She had long since been driven away from the Yu Shui Clan.


    Lin Xiao no longer said anything and began to cultivate the Water Reversal Scripture.


    It was his first time seeing a cultivation technique, and he realized that it was really raw and difficult to understand. There were many places that he didn''t understand at all. Even with Ye Qing explaining it to him word for word, he still found it hard to understand.


    "Why is it so troublesome to cultivate a cultivation technique?" Lin Xiao retorted in his heart.


    "Be more serious. If you really want to learn so easily, then everyone here is an expert." Ye Qing angrily glared at Lin Xiao until the latter had readjusted his mood, then continued, "As long as you seriously comprehend it, it won''t be difficult. The Reverse Water Scripture can be divided into three parts: Refinement, Circulation, and Manipulation. I''ll teach you how to refine your strength first. "


    Since Ye Qing had already said this, what else could Lin Xiao complain about. She could only continue her studies with Ye Qing.


    Lin Xiao sighed with emotion. Cultivating a cultivation technique was already so difficult. He didn''t dare imagine just how difficult the process of creating one would be.


    It took him three days to train and five days to train. He had already spent eight days cultivating the Water Reversal Scripture like Ye Qing, without eating or sleeping. He had yet to master the Imperial Force, and he had only simply mastered the Cultivation and Movement of Strength.


    There were less than ten days left before the Sky Demon Region''s Top 100 Competition. Lin Xiao couldn''t help but be anxious, her mind was preoccupied with everything.


    Ye Qing helplessly shook her head when she saw Lin Xiao''s state of mind. Although she didn''t know what Lin Xiao was thinking, this kind of mental state was unable to cultivate the Water Reversal Scripture.


    The most important thing in training was to have a calm heart like water. Lin Xiao had already committed a grave offense.


    At night, Lin Xiao stood on the balcony, looking up at the stars in the sky. His surroundings were completely silent, but he was unable to calm down.


    If the Water Reversal Scripture progressed too slowly, he would not be able to learn how to control it. Therefore, he would be unable to use the cold water elemental energy within his body. In other words, if Lin Xiao could not learn the Water Reversal Scripture, then he would be a cripple. How could he still participate in the competition for the top hundred?


    Ye Qing walked to Lin Xiao''s side, similarly gazing at the stars in the sky. "What''s wrong? Are you anxious?"


    Lin Xiao lowered her head and sighed, "Why don''t you take back this portion of the Cold Water Essence Energy? Although it won''t be of much use to you, it will prevent me from using the Silent Flame."


    "Are you ready to give up? Is my man so useless? "


    Ye Qing''s light words choked Lin Xiao, the words he wanted to say stuck in his throat.


    Lin Xiao''s clenched fists relaxed. He truly felt that he was too useless. In any case, he had been thinking too much.


    Perhaps he really was thinking too much. If he couldn''t make it to the top 100, then he wouldn''t be able to participate in the Demon Burying Valley Trial in half a year''s time. Then, he wouldn''t be able to accomplish what he promised Xiao Qi.


    When he thought of how Xiao Qi had helped him out so much and how he was likely to go back on his words, he felt very uneasy in his heart.


    "Maybe the pressure is too great. I don''t know what to do, hur." Lin Xiao laughed at herself.


    Lin Xiao''s slightly sour tone made Ye Qing furrow his brows without leaving a trace.


    "What if I don''t release the pressure? If I keep holding it in, it will break." Ye Qing climbed onto Lin Xiao''s back. The softness of his back made Lin Xiao absent-minded.


    "Forget it, let''s go back and sleep ¡­" Lin Xiao had just turned around when he was kissed by Ye Qing. Lin Xiao was a little reluctant to push away his burning hot tongue.


    After lingering for a while, Lin Xiao finally hugged Ye Qing. He wanted to let Ye Qing know that he was a normal man and that Ye Qing was playing with fire.


    The moonlight was like water on the balcony, and the night wind was blowing gently. In the vast world, two people were tightly hugging each other.

 C45

    Even Lin Xiao did not dare to imagine how crazy he and Ye Qing had been last night, starting from the balcony and ending up in the bedroom.


    Now that he thought about it, he felt that it was really inconceivable. He always felt that he was a conservative person, but he didn''t expect that ¡­


    "What a demoness." Lin Xiao rubbed her head as she got up from the bed. Ye Qing left early in the morning, as if something had happened in the company.


    He walked downstairs and saw Ye Qing''s breakfast on the dining table. Lin Xiao walked closer and saw that there was a message board on it.


    "I must finish it, then quickly cultivate."


    Under this sentence, there were a few more words. Even Lin Xiao, as a man, couldn''t help blushing when he saw this.


    "You were so strong last night."


    Eat, eat. Lin Xiao quickly sat down to eat. He did not have much time, he wanted to fight for every second.


    After the meal, Lin Xiao returned to his room and began cultivating the third part of the Book of Reverse Water, Force Control.


    Ye Qing said that he wanted to comprehend the Cold Water Essence, but no matter how he tried, he was only lacking in trying to comprehend what it meant by ''big brother''. The Frost Water Essence was still as lifeless as before. It was as cold as a piece of thousand year old ice. It ignored Lin Xiao and did not give any reaction.


    Why was the Netherworld Flame so compatible with him? Could he be of the fire element? Lin Xiao could not help but let his imagination run wild.


    To comprehend the Cold Water Essence, one must trust the Cold Water Essence, just like one must trust the Flame of Desolation. These were Ye Qing''s exact words. However, how could he trust a person who didn''t even hesitate to enter his dantian to fight against the Netherworld Flame? He still didn''t know what kind of actions he would do in his dantian.


    Besides, he was already like Ye Qing, so shouldn''t he be considered half a master of the Cold Water Essence? Could it be that he was ignoring the attitude of his family?


    In the end, Lin Xiao decided to destroy this ball of Cold Water Essence. At worst, he could just cultivate this ball of Frost Water Essence again. Since he had personally cultivated this ball of Frost Water Essence, he should at least listen to him.


    Under Lin Xiao''s control, the Mysterious Flames of Flame Li no longer lay dormant, but instead attacked with the Cold Water Essence. The overwhelming attack forced the Frost Water Essence to retreat and tremble violently, as if it was afraid of being scared. It wanted to charge into Lin Xiao''s dantian without a care for its own safety.


    "He''s actually still stubborn." Lin Xiao whispered. The Hellfire suddenly rushed in and a small part of his Cold Water Essence disappeared.


    The rest of the cold water elemental energy was jumping all over the place and Lin Xiao could feel the panic and fear in her heart.


    It was obvious that these emotions came from the cold water elemental energy. Lin Xiao was a little surprised. It was just like when he first felt the emotions of the Netherworld Flame. Now, he could actually feel a small part of the cold water elemental energy''s emotions.


    Did this mean that he was one step closer to mastering the Cold Water Essence? Lin Xiao suppressed the joy in her heart as she earnestly tried to capture the emotions emitted by the Cold Water Essence. She occasionally caught some useful information.


    The cold water elemental energy seemed to be filled with fear. From the very beginning, it only exuded fear. It was pure fear, like a child without a sense of security.


    Could it be that the Frigid Aqua Essence wasn''t trying to enter his dantian to harm him?


    Lin Xiao hesitated for a long time before deciding to give it a shot. He withdrew all of the Fatebound Flames, and without the Fatebound Flames to stop him, the Cold Water Essence Qi quickly rushed into Lin Xiao''s dantian like a runaway horse.


    Lin Xiao could feel a cold sensation in his dantian that was the imperceptibly released cold water elemental energy.


    Seeing that the cold water elemental energy in her dantian had done nothing, Lin Xiao suddenly realized something and smacked her forehead in regret.


    How could it be that the cold water elemental energy was restraining the Netherworld Flame? It was obviously caused by his own worry. The cold water elemental energy was only an energy body, so why would it intentionally harm him? Back then, Ye Qing had only wanted to let him use the cold water elemental energy to reduce the pressure on him.


    However, he kept the Fatebound Flames of Desolation wrapped around his Frost Water Essence, not letting it go.


    But why must the Cold Water Essence stay in his dantian? Lin Xiao found it strange and decided to ask him about it.


    But no matter what, Ye Qing''s phone couldn''t be reached. He could only ask Xiao Qi.


    "Xiao Qi. Let me ask you, why is the Spirit Essence in your Dantian? " Spirit essence was the purest form of energy between heaven and earth. Cultivators could cultivate their own power after absorbing it into their body. Humans were called human beings, while demons were called demons.


    "A busy person actually called. Do you know how much Long Xuan misses you? You pestered me every day to bring her to find you, but you didn''t know how to come back and visit her." Xiao Qi''s words caused Lin Xiao to fall silent. He had been busy with his cultivation these past few days and hadn''t considered Long Xuan.


    "As for the question you asked, didn''t Ye Qing tell you?" A cultivation method was different from a divine ability. A divine ability could be the strengthening of a part of the body, or it could be a special energy body like your Netherworld Flame, or it could also be a secret technique. "The cultivation method is a complete set of training system. It absorbs the spirit energy between heaven and earth and gathers it in the dantian to temper and strengthen the body. When it is activated, the dantian releases spirit energy that quickly reaches every part of the body."


    After Lin Xiao heard Xiao Qi''s explanation, it was like she had just awoken from a dream. It turned out that the dantian was like the spirit essence home. No wonder the Cold Water Essence was rushing towards Lin Xiao''s dantian, it just wanted to go home.


    "Xiao Qi, thank you!" I''ll hang up first. I''ll go back before the competition for the top 100 starts. " Lin Xiao hung up the phone excitedly. He finally understood everything. No wonder his few days of training had produced no results. Although he knew the cultivation and control methods of the Cold Water Essence, it was still Ye Qing''s and not his.


    One could only control the cold water elemental energy by refining it into his own, but the cold water elemental energy could only be cultivated in his dantian. It was not just the cold water elemental energy; the demon essence could only be refined and refined in his dantian.


    Lin Xiao believed that this portion of the Cold Water Essence Qi was harmful to him and did not allow it to enter his dantian. This had caused his cultivation to slow down for the past few days.


    "Why didn''t you ask Ye Qing earlier?" After Lin Xiao understood everything, he bitterly smiled. There were many things that were not difficult to accomplish, but it was very difficult to understand them all. Right now, he could only sigh with emotion.


    This time, Lin Xiao tried to control the Cold Water Essence in his dantian and it worked. He used the method in the Water Reversal Scripture to refine this part of the Cold Water Essence into his own.


    As expected, after he finished refining the pill, he had a feeling that he could control the frigid water elemental energy at will.


    He circulated the cold water elemental energy within his body in a very relaxed manner.


    He stretched out his palm and a second later, a water-blue frigid water elemental energy appeared in his hand, like a balloon filled with water, its shape changing but not dispersing.


    At the same time, the other palm of his hand began to glow with an ethereal fire. With one hand controlling the water and the other controlling the fire, this was a wondrous sight.


    He did not plan on fusing the two together like Ye Qing, because Ye Qing did not have a source of Netherworld Flame. Since she had no use for that small amount of Netherworld Flame, fusing the two energies was the best choice.


    As long as the fire source remained, he would be able to release a large amount of Nether Flame. Similarly, now that he had mastered the Water Reversal Scripture and was able to continuously cultivate the Cold Water Essence, fusing them together was equivalent to compressing the power of the two.


    "In the last few days, I will continue to practice the Water Reversal Scripture and refine some of the Cold Water Essence to store in my Dantian."


    Now that he had two trump cards, the Fire God Resisting Technique and the Reverse Water Technique, Lin Xiao finally had some confidence in fighting for the top hundred.

 C46

    "I''m back."


    When Ye Qing returned, he looked slightly tired and casually threw his shoulder bag on the sofa.


    There was also Lin Xiao on the sofa. She was sleeping like a pig, so she didn''t wake him up.


    "Lin Xiao, get up!" Ye Qing kicked Lin Xiao in dissatisfaction. Even when she came back, she did not welcome him and instead slept soundly.


    In his daze, Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes and looked at Ye Qing, asking, "Are you done?"


    "That''s right!" I''m finally done working for you. " Ye Qing hugged his arms and snorted, "I woke up early in the morning and kept running around for you, what about you? Sleeping, have you succeeded in going against the flow? "


    Lin Xiao sat up and rubbed her face. Seeing Ye Qing''s tired expression, she asked, "Didn''t you say you were going to the company?"


    Ye Qing sat beside Lin Xiao and leaned on the sofa. He said in a sour tone, "Yes, he went to the company. Later on, he remembered that someone had difficulty cultivating and helped him think of a way to resolve it."


    "What method?"


    "A single place can allow you to train the Water Reversal Scripture with twice the results with half the effort."


    The corner of Lin Xiao''s mouth rose, as he released his Cold Water Essence in front of Ye Qing.


    "You''ve mastered it?"


    "Of course. I have exceptional talent. This sort of difficult problem is a piece of cake for me." Lin Xiao made a pose narcissistically, his eyebrows jumping towards Ye Qing.


    Of course, Ye Qing felt happy for Lin Xiao for successfully mastering the Cold Water Essence. However, she pretended to be angry and said, "So you''re saying I wasted my effort?"


    "You can''t say that. I appreciate your good intentions." Lin Xiao waved his hand in a nonchalant manner.


    "Sigh." Ye Qing let out a faint sigh and continued, "I thought you''d be very happy to bring you to the water realm, but now it seems that it''s better to forget about it."


    Water realm? Lin Xiao had never heard of this thing before. Curiosity was driving him to ask, "What is the Water Realm?"


    "Mm, it''s not anything useful to you. It''s just that the speed at which you train the Cold Water Essence is ten times faster than normal." She walked up the stairs, gave Lin Xiao a coquettish look, and chuckled, "I''m going to rest first, don''t come bother me."


    Lin Xiao''s face turned green. His cultivation speed was ten times faster than normal, yet there was such a magical place. What did he need the most right now? It was time. In this water realm, an hour of cold water elemental energy was equivalent to ten hours of cultivation in the outside world!


    Ye Qing was clearly playing around with him. She intentionally kept him in suspense and lightly explained the situation to him. However, at that time, he said that he didn''t need the Water Boundary, and even if he said that, it wouldn''t be good for him to take it back.


    He had to think of a way to make Ye Qing happy and then bring him there. Lin Xiao stroked her chin as she began to consider this question.


    When Ye Qing said he was going to rest, he really did. He then walked out of the room in the afternoon.


    The dining table downstairs was filled with food, while Lin Xiao was cultivating in the courtyard. Ye Qing couldn''t help but laugh as he looked at this scene. He was inwardly overjoyed: Hmph, even though you say that you don''t want it, your actions are actually very honest.


    At this moment, Lin Xiao was in the courtyard controlling the evolved form of the Sumeru Sword from the Netherworld Flame. Currently, the length of the Sumeru sword was fifteen meters, and it was six or seven meters wide, almost a third of the size of the courtyard. Because of the influence of the Netherworld Flame, it was basically impossible to dodge the strike of the Sumeru Sword.


    His goal right now was to increase the speed of his sword. Because the blade was huge, Lin Xiao''s speed of slashing was truly too slow. If it weren''t for the Ethereal Flame''s influence on space, even a three-year-old child could easily dodge his attack.


    Currently, Lin Xiao was not sure what the speed of the slash was related to. It was related to the physique, the greater the strength, the faster the slash. It was also related to the Fire God Resisting Art''s proficiency, the more precise the control of fire, the faster the slash.


    He tried for a long time but to no avail. Instead, he was sweating profusely.


    "This move of yours is quite interesting." Ye Qing leaned on the door and observed for a long time before discovering Ni Duan. At the beginning, she wanted to mock Lin Xiao, this ninety year old man, for being able to dodge it, but she gradually discovered that when the sword came, the entire space seemed to be frozen. The people inside seemed to have sunk into a swamp, making it hard for them to move an inch.


    Seeing Ye Qing, Lin Xiao kept his sword and leaned over. He smiled and said, "You''re awake? Let''s eat together, I just happen to be hungry too. "


    "Why did I wake up? You look like a different person." Ye Qing followed him to the dining table in amusement.


    Lin Xiao sat down and began to eat. As he ate, he said, "Hurry up and eat. While it''s still hot, we still have some business to attend to tomorrow."


    Although Lin Xiao''s words were slurred, Ye Qing heard them clearly, and the smile on his face became even wider.


    "What serious matter?"


    "Well, that''s the real thing, you know."


    "I don''t understand." Ye Qing supported his chin with one hand, used his chopsticks to taste some food, and praised, "Yes, it''s quite delicious."


    "You''re not giving me any face at all?" Lin Xiao felt a little awkward. Since he had already said this, Ye Qing was still pretending to be stupid. Wasn''t it just to let him slap his own face?


    "Alright, smelly fellow." Ye Qing rolled her eyes at him. She took out a blue token and tossed it to Lin Xiao, continuing to eat. "You can keep this token. Without it, you won''t be able to enter the water realm. I''ll take you there tomorrow."


    Seeing that Ye Qing had compromised, Lin Xiao nodded her head and no longer spoke.


    "Oh right, Ye Qing, do you know how to transfer demon spirit coins to an account?" That guy came again this afternoon to urge him to return the balance. If it wasn''t for that guy''s reminder, he probably would have forgotten.


    "Don''t you know how to transfer money? Just as it makes sense for you humans to transfer money to someone else''s account. " Ye Qing chewed on his chopsticks in disbelief.


    Lin Xiao said, "I''m talking about real demon spirit coins."


    This time, Ye Qing looked at Lin Xiao as if he was looking at an idiot, "Of course, demon spirit coins are real. Do you think you can fake it like the RMB?"


    "I ¡­" Lin Xiao no longer explained and directly took out the ten thousand demon spirit coins from the ring.


    Suddenly, a pile of demon spirit coins appeared on the floor. Lin Xiao pointed to the demon spirit coins and asked, "How do I get them into my account?"


    "Puff ¡­" "Hahahaha." Ye Qing seemed to have heard a huge joke as he laughed loudly while slapping the table.


    After laughing for a long time, she tried her best to control her emotions and explained, "This isn''t a demon spirit coin. This is a demon spirit stone, but calling it a demon spirit coin is not wrong. Demon spirit coins can be exchanged with demon spirit stones."


    Black lines appeared on Lin Xiao''s forehead. So that was the case. No wonder Ye Qing was smiling the entire time. It seemed as though he had made a huge mistake again.


    "Then how many demon spirit coins can I exchange these ten thousand demon spirit stones for? Where can I exchange them?"


    "Ten thousand demon spirit stones can only be exchanged for one thousand demon spirit coins."


    "It''s that bad?" Lin Xiao almost vomited out the food in his mouth. In other words, ten demon spirit stones could only be exchanged for one demon spirit coin!


    Ye Qing shrugged his shoulders, indicating that this was the truth.


    "If you need demon spirit coins, you can use mine first. If you really want to exchange for these demon spirit stones, we can go to the auction and exchange them when we get back from the Water Realm. But do you really want to exchange?"


    Lin Xiao was curious. Could it be that Demon Spirit Stones weren''t used to exchange for demon spirit coins?


    Seeing Lin Xiao''s puzzled expression, Ye Qing explained, "Demon spirit stones are indeed used to exchange for demon spirit coins, but for you, there should be another use."


    "There are other uses for me?"

 C47

    "You need Demon Spirit Stones to cultivate the Eye Drawing Arts. Demon Spirit Stones can be said to be as large as possible."


    Lin Xiao was stunned. How did Ye Qing know?


    "Is what Xiao Qi told you?" There was only one possibility, and that was that Xiao Qi had told Ye Qing that he wanted to cultivate the Eye Drawing Arts.


    "Yeah." Ye Qing nodded.


    "Why did Xiao Qi tell everyone," Lin Xiao suddenly felt that something was wrong and quickly changed her words. "I didn''t mean that, what I meant was that although our relationship is a little complicated, Xiao Qi doesn''t know, so she still told you."


    When Ye Qing heard this, he lowered his head in embarrassment. His tone was a little shy and a little sweet. He whispered, "Xiao Qi knows, I told her later."


    Lin Xiao was really shocked, Xiao Qi already knew about the matter between him and Ye Qing. His heart was inexplicably nervous, and for some reason, his heart began to beat faster and faster.


    "Why did you tell her?" Lin Xiao''s heart was in a mess. He didn''t know what he was thinking. Whenever he was very annoyed, he would smoke a cigarette. And now, too, he took a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.


    Ye Qing was a little confused. "Why didn''t you tell her?" She''s your legal wife, at most, I''m just a side character. She knows herself well enough to greet her big sister. Although there are a lot of wives in the demon race, I''ll take care of you for Xiao Qi. "


    Ye Qing''s tone was sour, as if he was jealous. And when Lin Xiao heard these words, his mind became even more dark and gloomy. He was completely confused by Ye Qing''s words. Since when did Xiao Qi become his wife? What the hell was Ye Qing''s side room? Three wives, four concubines? He never expected it, did he?


    Lin Xiao took a deep drag on the cigarette, choking him until he coughed a few times.


    "I... Did I do something wrong? " Ye Qing could sense that something was wrong with Lin Xiao. His mood seemed to be extremely bad.


    Lin Xiao wanted to say something to her, but many things were not what she thought they would be. She didn''t know what would happen if she acted on her own initiative, but in the end he didn''t say anything.


    "You should rest early, you still have to go to the water realm tomorrow. I''m going for a walk. " Lin Xiao patted Ye Qing''s shoulder to signal her not to worry about him, then left the villa.


    Behind Lin Xiao, Ye Qing clenched his fists and finally released them without any strength.


    Lin Xiao swam aimlessly in the outskirts of the city, not knowing what to do. In the end, he arrived at a nearby lake and quietly blew the night wind.


    The sun had set, the moon was up on the treetops, the moon was a thousand miles long, and the surface of the lake was sparkling.


    Four or five cigarette butts had already been thrown by Lin Xiao''s feet. He also didn''t understand why he was so angry. Was it because Ye Qing misunderstood that Xiao Qi was his partner? Or was it because Ye Qing acted on his own? Or perhaps he was afraid that Xiao Qi would misunderstand that he was just a superficial person, he clearly wasn''t familiar with Ye Qing, but had instead formed such a relationship with him.


    Very, very annoying. Lin Xiao closed her eyes tightly. Every time she smoked, she would have to inhale deeply into her lungs to choke.


    But this was still not enough. The irritation in his heart was already on the verge of spilling out.


    A chill ran from his feet to the lake.


    The surface of the lake was still calm, but there was a thick layer of ice at the bottom. It gradually spread out from the lakeshore where Lin Xiao was sitting.


    Soon, he was out of breath. His cold water elemental energy had reached its limit and could no longer be spread. However, he did not give up. He used the cold water elemental energy to vent all the anger and frustration in his heart.


    "Lin Xiao!"


    "Lin Xiao, where are you?"


    Ye Qing''s call could still be heard from afar. Lin Xiao heard this, but he didn''t reply. Right now, his heart was extremely unstable, and he was afraid that it might affect Ye Qing.


    "Lin Xiao!"


    Ye Qing''s voice became softer and softer, as if he had gone far. After a while, Lin Xiao let out a long breath and lay down on the ground, letting the night wind blow away the irritation in his heart.


    It was unknown if it was just an illusion, but Lin Xiao felt that it was a little cold. The temperature suddenly dropped.


    He decided to get up and go back, but he didn''t see Ye Qing when he returned to the mansion. He was probably still looking for him.


    "I told her to rest and run around, a troublesome woman." Lin Xiao complained in a low voice, but quickly turned around to look for Ye Qing.


    Lin Xiao was not familiar with the surroundings. She could only blindly look around like a dead mouse. Soon, he discovered that there was an aura of cold water elemental energy in the forest ahead of him. He too cultivated the cold water elemental energy, so his perception of this aura could not be mistaken.


    Why did Ye Qing use the Cold Water Essence? Could it be that he had met with trouble?


    Thinking of this, Lin Xiao turned serious and hastened his steps to the forest ahead.


    In the forest, many trees fell to the ground or were frozen by the cold ice.


    There were two people in the center, and one of the women was panting with her arms around her left shoulder. If you looked closely, you would see that a large part of the material over her heart had been torn, revealing a touch of white.


    What a beauty, the butterfly on her chest makes one''s imagination run wild." Not far away from the woman, a man in a tuxedo was smiling at Ye Qing, a hint of greed appearing in the corner of his eyes.


    "Fang Daoyu, find me here." This injured woman was really Ye Qing. She had come to look for Lin Xiao, but she never thought that she would find her sworn enemy, Fang Daoyu, instead of Lin Xiao.


    Fang Daoyu smiled, then his figure flashed, and when he reappeared, he was in front of Ye Qing.


    He lifted Ye Qing''s chin and elegantly produced an ice rose. "Flowers and beauties, tell me, if this rose were to be inserted into your chest, how beautiful would it be?"


    Ye Qing wanted to distance herself from this man who looked elegant, but was also frightening in her heart. However, every time she moved, her left shoulder would hurt so much that it tore one''s heart and tore one''s lungs.


    "My woman, this rose is yours." Fang Daoyu smiled as he ruthlessly thrust the rose towards the snow-white patch on Ye Qing''s chest.


    "That''s my woman!"


    A furious roar came from behind Fang Daoyu, and a streak of black flames cut through the dark forest.


    Fang Daoyu disappeared on the spot, instantly moving several tens of meters away. He watched as a man appeared beside Ye Qing and helped her up.


    Fang Daoyu narrowed his eyes, his gaze becoming extremely dangerous, "Who are you?"


    "Lin Xiao!"


    Ye Qing had lost too much blood, and the smile on his face was somewhat pale.


    Lin Xiao took off his jacket and put it on Ye Qing. His palm gently caressed the dancing green butterfly on Ye Qing''s chest.


    Feeling the warmth of Lin Xiao''s palm on his chest, Ye Qing''s face slightly blushed.


    "Looks like I''ve been ignored." Fang Daoyu was still smiling, but the veins bulging on his forehead was proof of the rage in his heart.


    Lin Xiao''s gaze rested on the shocking wound on Ye Qing''s shoulder for a long time. His face twitched as he rubbed his chin and said, "I told you to rest well. In the end, you ran out because you didn''t listen. Now you have a memory."


    Ye Qing knew that Lin Xiao was already on the verge of erupting with rage, but she was still very worried. This was because Fang Daoyu was very strong, excessively strong.


    "Alright, wait for me. I''ll deal with you when we get home later." Lin Xiao smiled as he gently pinched the green butterfly. When he turned around to face Fang Daoyi, his face was solemn, with a hint of anger.


    No matter what, Ye Qing was still his woman. This was already the truth. Ye Qing''s first time was his, so it was destined that he would be his for the rest of his life. No matter how useless he was, he, Lin Xiao, was still a man.


    It didn''t matter if you were talking about the Fang Dao Fish, the Fang Dao Shrimp, or the others. Beat them up!

 C48

    "You two can stay here tonight, hur hur." Fang Daoyu smiled sinisterly, his eyes full of viciousness.


    From the start, when Lin Xiao heard Fang Daoyu''s voice, she felt that it was weird, and now, seeing him, she felt even more awkward. He frowned as he looked at Fang Daoyu, and said extremely seriously: "Can you speak properly? Also, can you keep your legs apart while you''re standing? Can you retract your little finger? Why are you acting like a monster? "


    Fang Daoyu''s smile froze on the spot. He was a human, so he naturally knew what the word ''transvestite'' meant.


    "Die for me." Four Frozen Soul Longswords appeared behind Fang Daoyu, emitting a cold and gloomy aura under the moonlight.


    Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes. Fang Daoyu and Ye Qing were the same, their demon essence was almost the same. However, their Cold Water Essence was closer to the energy of water, whereas Fang Daoyu''s cold yin energy was more towards the energy of ice.


    If one were to say that the nemesis of water was fire. He had not cultivated cold water elemental energy for long, and was not arrogant enough to use cold water elemental energy to fight the enemy.


    "Sssii!"


    The raging inferno lit up the entire forest, protecting Lin Xiao and Ye Qing within the dark blue torches.


    "Netherworld Flame? "No, it''s not the Netherworld Flame." Fang Daoyi had an inexplicable look in his eyes. He had not expected that the person in front of him had the Flames of Desolation on him.


    "Give the Netherworld Flame to me, and I''ll spare your lives." Fang Daoyi muttered to himself as four Frozen Soul Swords flew towards Lin Xiao, the edges of their swords flashing with a cold light.


    The Ice Soul Sword was aimed at Lin Xiao as he jumped away from Ye Qing. The Ice Soul Sword was drawn away and at the same time, he leaned forward, sparks bursting forth from his palm.


    The Ice Soul Sword was firmly locked onto Lin Xiao, and no matter where he fled, he would not give up. Seeing that he was about to catch up to him, he was forced to use his shield to block this attack, but he was still sent flying.


    At the same time, a warning bell rang in Fang Daoyu''s heart as he used a secret technique to instantly teleport away. In the next second, two streaks of flames appeared in the air and then disappeared.


    However, Fang Daoyu''s figure continued to jump. It was as if he was a prophet that was always dodging every attack of Lin Xiao''s.


    In the end, he even recalled the Ice Soul Sword to block the flames. Lin Xiao''s Shadow Killer was too mysterious. Within a certain range, the Silent Flame Li could be used to attack from any angle.


    "Go to hell, Underworld Flame Explosion!"


    Lin Xiao''s eyes narrowed as he summoned the Silent Flame of Li that was hidden in the void. Fang Daoyu was surprised to discover that he was already surrounded by the Flame of Li. Even a three hundred and sixty degree dead angle had a Flame of Li You.


    The fire energy in the air quickly expanded and gathered together. When it reached a critical point, it instantly exploded.


    "Bam!"


    In the forest, fires were blazing. Sparks flew as the bonfire was scattered all over the ground, yet it was not extinguished.


    "Lin Xiao." Ye Qing wanted to come over, but was stopped by Lin Xiao. He looked at the figure that appeared within the fiery figure, his eyes solemn.


    It''s not over yet.


    "An ant actually injured the colossal dragon." A person walked out of the burning flames. A suit of icy-blue armor appeared on his body, and the Netherworld Flame was no longer able to harm him.


    "Fang Daoyu, I hope you''re a righteous man." Ye Qing suddenly said. She didn''t explain, but these words caused Fang Daoyu to sneer.


    Ye Qing''s anxious expression was extremely pleasing to his ears. He stroked the ring on his finger as a long spear appeared in his hands.


    "Come and accept your death, I''ll give you a quick death."


    Lin Xiao could already feel the extremely terrifying fluctuations coming from Fang Daoyu''s body. He felt that he wouldn''t last more than a minute under the hands of Fang Daoyu.


    Could it be because of the armor?


    Lin Xiao finally understood why Ye Qing kept emphasizing that Fang Daoyu was very strong. The current Fang Daoyu was probably equal to half of Wandering Luo. With such combat strength, he might die a hundred times over.


    However, Lin Xiao did not panic. Since he could not beat Lin Ming, there was naturally a way.


    Lin Xiao roared in anger. He released a large amount of Netherworld Flame that turned into a coiling dragon and charged towards Fang Daoyu. The roar of the dragon from this forest shook the heavens.


    Fang Daoyu sensed a dangerous aura and waved his spear, causing a protective barrier to appear around him.


    However, when the Raging Inferno Coiling Dragon arrived in front of Fang Daoyu, it turned into nine dragons. Eight small dragons spread out in all directions and surrounded Fang Daoyu, the last dragon spitting out flames above Fang Daoyu''s head.


    The other eight little dragons sensed it and spewed out flames at the same time. Nine streaks of raging flames surrounded Fang Daoyu, and at the same time, sparks flickered on the ground, forming a gigantic formation.


    "Nine Hell Fire Formation!?" Fang Daoyu was extremely shocked as he blankly looked at the flames shooting out from his surroundings.


    "Wrong." Lin Xiao shook her head. Finally, she bit her finger and dripped it into the array formation. A massive and mighty coiling dragon coiled around the top of the array formation howled.


    The sudden appearance of the Divine Martial Coiling Dragon and the Nine Hell Fire Formation trapping him made his expression turn ugly.


    "The Nine Netherworld Volcano Formation, the Coiling Dragon Formation. The four sides prostrate themselves in worship. All sides submit."


    "Why? Why would you? How could you, a human, know about this formation? " Fang Daoyu seemed to have lost control of his emotions.


    Lin Xiao had already used a long-lost array formation from the Nine Serenities Fire Array; this was already inconceivable.


    Who would have thought that it would actually evolve into the Nine Netherworld Volcano Formation. How could Lin Xiao know about this formation? This formation wasn''t lost, but it wasn''t something anyone could learn ¡­


    "Enough, Fang Daoyu. The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. Now that you''ve fallen into my hands, what else can I say?" Lin Xiao arrived in front of the array formation and looked down at Fang Daoyu.


    "Go to hell!" Fang Daoyu stabbed his spear towards Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao didn''t dodge. When the long spear touched the edge of the array formation, it bounced back. Fang Daoyu was immediately wounded by the explosive fire energy and spat out a mouthful of blood.


    "You dare to act rashly even though you know of the Nine Nethersea Volcano Formation?" Lin Xiao frowned and looked at Fang Daoyu, "I have no enmity with you, but Ye Qing is my woman. If you dare to hurt her again, I will definitely destroy you. As for now, you should know what to do, right? "


    After being warned by an ant, Fang Daoyu''s face turned black. His eyes stared at Lin Xiao as if they were about to spit fire as he hatefully said, "What should I do?"


    "Let''s see how much your life is worth. You can figure out how to exchange for your life. "If not, I''ll use the Nine Hell Flame Sea Formation to refine you." Lin Xiao threatened.


    Fang Daoyu''s face was filled with disbelief: "You! You want to rob me? "


    "Cut the crap!" Lin Xiao ruthlessly glared at him. What''s wrong with robbing you? Just based on the fact that you hurt Ye Qing, you deserve to be killed.


    Fang Daoyu was silent for a long time before he said, "My clan''s secret arts cannot be passed on to outsiders. Otherwise, the result will be the same. When I was wandering, I met a rogue cultivator who was on the verge of death.


    "Your life is worth this?" Lin Xiao rubbed her chin and said, "Also, give me that teleportation technique as well, otherwise ¡­"


    Fang Daoyu''s eyes were practically about to spew fire as he gritted his teeth and said, "Sure."


    After about two hours, Lin Xiao finally finished learning the flying magic tools from Fang Daoyu, as well as the instant movement technique known as the Three Steps of the Sky Serpent.


    Lin Xiao nodded his head in satisfaction at Fang Daoyu, "The formation will automatically be broken by noon today. I hope you will remember your promise and not cause trouble for Ye Qing."


    Fang Daoyu didn''t say a word, his face completely black.


    Seeing this, Lin Xiao said no more and supported Ye Qing. The two of them gradually left Fang Daoyu''s sight.


    "Why didn''t you kill him?" After the two of them left, Ye Qing couldn''t help but ask, why did they let Fang Daoyu go when such a good opportunity presented itself?


    Lin Xiao bitterly smiled. It wasn''t because he didn''t want to, but because he couldn''t.

 C49

    "I can''t control the Nine Serenities Volcano Formation. I don''t have enough cultivation, and I can''t maintain the formation for long."


    Ye Qing didn''t know whether to laugh or cry when he heard about this. It seemed that Lin Xiao''s previous domineering and invincible performance was just an act.


    Seeing Ye Qing laugh, Lin Xiao was a little dissatisfied. "What''s so funny? This is called a scheme. If you can''t beat him, you have to be mentally ill." You, on the other hand, are determined to provoke trouble that you could have avoided. I told you to have a good rest, why did you come out to find me? "


    When Ye Qing heard this, he felt somewhat wronged. However, after thinking carefully, he still muttered, "I came out because I was worried about you. I was kind and acted like a donkey."


    Lin Xiao glared at her, actually daring to feel wronged. Seeing that it was inconvenient for her to walk, he carried her on his back.


    "Lin Xiao, were you serious about what you said just now?" Ye Qing placed his face on Lin Xiao''s back and asked softly.


    "What do you mean?" Lin Xiao felt a bit awkward. He felt as if he had forgotten the way back.


    That''s right ¡­" "You said I''m a woman, and even said that if Fang Daoyi dares to come and cause trouble for me again, then use that formation to refine him." Ye Qing blushed. Although she had a lot of experience and was also the boss of a large company, she was still a child when it came to relationships.


    "It''s fake."


    "What?" Ye Qing was about to jump up in anger.


    Lin Xiao''s slap landed on her butt, causing her face to flush red. "Be more obedient and stay on my back. It was a fake after all. I already said that I don''t have the ability to kill him."


    "Then... Then is it true that I''m your woman? "


    In the end, Ye Qing added, "If you dare to say it''s fake, I''ll kill you."


    Since the conversation had come to this, could Lin Xiao say that it was fake?


    "Really."


    Just as Lin Xiao finished speaking, she felt a gentle smile etched across her face.


    Fortunately, he had Ye Qing''s guidance along the way. Otherwise, Lin Xiao would really have lost his way. Even he himself would have no choice but to deal with the matter of being a road fanatic.


    After returning to the villa, Lin Xiao helped bandage the wound on Ye Qing''s shoulder. He looked at the butterfly on Ye Qing''s chest and asked, "Was this caused by the Netherworld Flame?"


    Ye Qing held the clothes in front of her chest and gently nodded her head. This was the scar that Lin Xiao had left behind when he helped her remove the cold Miasma energy.


    "I only saw it tonight." Ye Xiao didn''t know what tone he used, but Ye Qing felt that there was something else in his tone.


    "Didn''t you see it before?" Ye Qing snorted and lay down on the bed, leaving only his head exposed.


    "What do I look like if you turn out the lights?" Lin Xiao was speechless. He was not a cat, so he still had night vision.


    "Then... We won''t turn off the lights tonight. " Ye Qing was very cute, she wanted to look but did not dare to look at Lin Xiao.


    The lights were still turned off by Lin Xiao. The room was plunged into darkness, and only the breathing of the two of them could be heard.


    "What do you mean by not turning off the lights? "You''re injured. Sleep well."


    "Tch, no mood."


    "..."


    "This, I need more of these, and that, I also want that." At this moment, Lin Xiao was shopping in the supermarket with Ye Qing. Because it was very troublesome to go in and out of the water realm, they decided to bring food in.


    However, Lin Xiao felt that it was strange. Why did she always buy fast food? Ye Qing usually liked to eat snacks, but this time, she didn''t buy any.


    "Done." Ye Qing clapped his hands, signalling Lin Xiao, who was carrying a full bag, to follow her.


    After buying some food, Ye Qing drove Lin Xiao to a large lake. This was one of the scenic spots in Feng City.


    There were many stony forests around the lake. Lin Xiao and Ye Qing carried their food and walked in the stony forest as if they were coming for a picnic.


    "Don''t tell me the water realm is this lake." Lin Xiao guessed that this plain and ordinary lake was the so-called water boundary.


    "I guessed it right. The bottom of the Clear Water Lake is the water boundary. Follow me." Ye Qing brought Lin Xiao behind a huge rock in the forest, blocking the vision of all the tourists. They were unable to see what the two of them were doing.


    "Take out the command token I gave you."


    Lin Xiao took out the command token Ye Qing gave him, and imitated Ye Qing''s actions as he stuck the command token onto the huge rock.


    The token glowed with a soft blue light, and the two disappeared from where they stood.


    When she reappeared, she was in the water. Lin Xiao subconsciously wanted to hold her breath, but Ye Qing''s words resounded in her ears, "This isn''t water, it''s a kind of domain. You can speak normally and breathe."


    Hearing this, Lin Xiao could not believe it. His brain issued a warning to Lin Xiao that he would be drowned. This was a human''s instinctive reaction; he really felt like he was in water.


    "Lin Xiao, trust me." Seeing that Ye Qing was still talking in front of him, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath tentatively, but no water flowed into his mouth.


    Lin Xiao breathed in a few more times before gradually opening his eyes. However, the water in his eyes still made him unable to breathe.


    "Lin Xiao, just treat it as an illusion and get used to it." Lin Xiao also knew that this water wasn''t real because Ye Qing was still talking with her, but it was hard to change his subconscious.


    However, after holding his breath for a few minutes, he almost suffocated himself. In the end, he could not help but take deep breaths as he slowly got used to the environment.


    "Much better." Lin Xiao held it in until his face turned red, this caused Ye Qing to laugh. Lin Xiao nodded his head to show that he could adapt.


    "This is the outskirts of the water boundary known as'' Infinity Water ''. Let''s enter the water boundary now."


    Only now did Lin Xiao clearly see the scenery around him. He had been holding his breath the entire time.


    They were in a region of water, surrounded by reefs. In front of them was a stone door, and inside was the true boundary of water.


    The two of them walked through the stone door and arrived at the boundary of the water.


    After Lin Xiao opened his eyes, he couldn''t help but sigh.


    "It''s so beautiful."


    In front of their eyes was a row of palaces, red columns and a vast and majestic palace. Lin Xiao subconsciously thought of these two words.


    Dragon Palace.


    Even Ye Qing, who had been here a few times before, was exceptionally excited. Every time she came to the Water World, she would have a different feeling.


    Of course, they were not the only two in the water realm. There were many other demons that came and went, all of them in human forms.


    For example, Ye Qing brought Lin Xiao to a counter where a demon with fish fins stood.


    "One Sky Room, eight days."


    Ye Qing took out a black card and handed it over to the strange fish. The fish rattled a few times and said," 64,000 demon spirit coins. The black card has a 90% discount. 57,600 demon spirit coins. " Then, she swiped Ye Qing''s black card on a machine and gave it back to Ye Qing while giving her a palm-sized shell.


    "Let''s go." Ye Qing pulled Lin Xiao towards the palace.


    "Is there even a need to pay? And it''s so expensive?" Lin Xiao was unable to accept this price. Ye Qing actually spent close to sixty thousand demon spirit coins for him.


    "People like him belong to the Thousand Monster Court for a normal fee. The water realm is divided into two rooms, Sky and Earth. The Sky Room is the most. Compared to the effect, the price is reasonable." Ye Qing pulled Lin Xiao around the palace, which was divided into many small rooms. The vermilion room''s doors were closed, and there was a seashell shaped indent on the door. It was most likely used to store seashells.


    "But I feel sorry." What kind of concept was close to sixty thousand demon spirit coins? It would probably only be enough if he pulled a cart of demon spirit stones like him.


    Hearing Lin Xiao''s words, Ye Qing immediately pinched him and coldly snorted, "You''re still being polite with me. What''s mine is yours. My entire being is yours."

 C50

    It took them half a day to find the right room, put the shell in the door, and they went in.


    There was nothing else in the room except a table in the center and a few prayer mats.


    "He dares to offer such a high price with this kind of equipment?" Lin Xiao picked up a praying mat and played with it, but it didn''t seem to be of any use.


    "The most important thing for cultivation is one''s mental state. How luxurious do you want it to be? "Hurry up and sit down." Ye Qing lightly pressed on the table, and the square table went deeper into the floor. At the same time, the four walls of the room gradually faded.


    The room no longer had its previous appearance. Lin Xiao felt as though she was sitting cross-legged in a vast ocean, her feet not touching the ground.


    Besides Ye Qing and a few prayer mats, all of Lin Xiao''s eyes were filled with water. Even the platform had faded away.


    "Right now, this world is filled with a tremendous amount of water energy. Hurry up and cultivate, try to condense more Cold Water Essence Energy." Ye Qing also sat down on the side. However, he didn''t seem like he wanted to cultivate.


    "What about you?" Lin Xiao asked.


    "My current realm requires an increase in my mental state and actual combat in order to break through. Cultivating demon essence is useless to me." As Ye Qing finished speaking, he closed his eyes and began to train his mind.


    Since Ye Qing said this, Lin Xiao didn''t say anything else. His feeling here was that every second was money, and he couldn''t let Ye Qing''s demon spirit coins go to waste.


    Lin Xiao channeled reverse water and absorbed the water energy into his dantian. After it reached the saturation point, he would temper this portion of the water energy in his dantian until it became cold water elemental energy and entered the meridians in his body.


    However, the effect was extremely slow. This was because a portion of the water energy would be lost during the process of tempering the water energy and would return to this world. The successfully refined Cold Water Essence Force was probably less than one tenth of the original water energy.


    Lin Xiao asked Ye Qing, and Ye Qing said that this was a normal situation and she came over just like that. As one''s cultivation increased, the loss of energy would decrease.


    In the process of absorbing the water''s energy, Lin Xiao had always felt a chill in the water. He didn''t care at first, but after cultivating for a long time, he became more and more aware of this feeling. He could even feel that the chilliness was flowing, sometimes leaving the room, and sometimes wandering around the room.


    Lin Xiao guessed that it was because Ye Qing was cultivating, so he didn''t pay much attention to it.


    In the world of water, there was no concept of time. When the two of them were hungry, they would eat fast food. After eating, they would continue to cultivate.


    After an unknown period of time. Lin Xiao felt Ye Qing sigh. He stopped cultivating and opened his eyes to see Ye Qing''s face filled with unwillingness. He couldn''t help but ask, "What happened to you?"


    Ye Qing smiled regretfully, "Dashing failed. I wonder how long I''ll have to wait next time."


    Ye Qing was more clear on this point than Lin Xiao. Therefore, Lin Xiao was not worried. Just as he was about to continue his training, he once again felt the chilliness and clarity.


    But this time, Ye Qing didn''t cultivate. It seemed that this chilliness had nothing to do with Ye Qing.


    Lin Xiao told Ye Qing how he felt. Ye Qing was experienced and knowledgeable, so he quickly understood the whole story. He excitedly asked Lin Xiao, "You can really feel it?"


    Lin Xiao nodded her head as her mind raced. Could it be that there was some sort of secret behind this?


    "This kind of situation is very common in the water boundary. This kind of feeling often appears in some people. This sort of coldness is caused by an energy body that is floating in the water boundary. This kind of energy body is different from the power of water. If you want to talk about it, you have to start from the point of view of the water realm. "


    "The Water Realm was originally a place for the almighty demon beasts to cultivate. However, because of errors in their cultivation, the almighty demon beasts died here, and their cultivation combined with this place''s, causing them to have the Water Realm. It''s said that there is a kind of passive energy in the Water Realm, which is the demon essence of this almighty demon beast."


    "Inherited in demon essence? "How is that possible?" Lin Xiao rubbed his chin as he pondered. How could one obtain an inheritance from demon essence? If there really was such a thing as an inheritance, it would only be located in a corner of the Water Boundary and not some floating demonic essence.


    "This almighty being must have left behind a legacy. He is a rogue cultivator, and in order to cultivate his entire life without any disciples, he must be unwilling to leave something in this nameless world after passing away." Ye Qing encouraged Lin Xiao to test if he could capture the demon essence of this almighty being. If he succeeded, there was a high chance that they would be able to obtain an enviable inheritance.


    Lin Xiao laughed in her heart. Must I leave something behind? If it is a person who would like to take all his life''s income into the coffin to be buried with him.


    "There are so many people who can sense it, but none of them can sense it. I might not be able to capture it either."


    As Lin Xiao spoke, he closed his eyes and used the Flame of Desolation to form a thin line on his fingertip, floating in the air.


    If one were to talk about finding water energy, then using fire energy to search for it would be more effective. After all, the two were incompatible.


    Ye Qing patiently waited at the side. Lin Xiao wasn''t in a hurry. This floating energy body floated around in the water, so he could only wait until it floated to the room they were in before making a move.


    After a long time, Lin Xiao felt the chilliness once more, but he did not make a move. The chilliness was closer to the wall, meaning that the energy body was against the wall.


    The energy body left the room and a few hours later, it appeared again.


    Lin Xiao''s Ethereal Flame had turned into threads that filled the entire room. This time, he could clearly feel the fluctuations of an energy body, and the cold seemed to be right in front of him.


    Shi Mu stopped hesitating. The water surrounding him was instantly surrounded by thousands upon thousands of threads of fire. Each thread carried a flame that faintly burned.


    The energy body felt the threat of the Silent Flame and became extremely panicked, like a frightened rabbit. However, the ethereal flames had already surrounded them. There was nowhere for them to run. The energy body suddenly changed its mind and rushed towards Lin Xiao, as if it wanted to fight to the death.


    Lin Xiao was startled. He didn''t know what was so demonic about this energy body, but he didn''t dare to force his way through.


    In the end, as Lin Xiao was retreating, this body of energy took advantage of the sudden rush towards Ye Qing''s lower abdomen.


    "Ya!"


    Ye Qing cried out. The energy body was too fast, she didn''t even have time to react.


    "Ye Qing, are you alright?" Lin Xiao walked nervously to Ye Qing''s side. He was worried that this energy body would harm Ye Qing.


    Ye Qing shook her head. She didn''t feel any hostility from the energy body. This little fellow seemed to be afraid of Lin Xiao and couldn''t find a way out, thus it escaped into her body. After all, Lin Xiao had the Silent Flame within him, so it wouldn''t be too much to call it a human furnace.


    Ye Qing felt a strange sensation as he rubbed his belly. It was cool, but there were also violent fluctuations.


    "What do we do now, refine it?" Where''s the inheritance that we talked about? " Lin Xiao withdrew her Ghostly Flame and stared blankly at Ye Qing''s lower abdomen. She was cursing in her heart that this energy body really knew how to find a place to hide.


    "I don''t know what to do either. This is just a legend. Besides, no one has ever obtained it before." Ye Qing helplessly shook his head.


    After Lin Xiao heard this, he was left speechless. Even if someone did manage to obtain the inheritance, wouldn''t they be asking for trouble if they did? Lin Xiao even guessed that not everyone who came to the Water World was here for the sake of cultivation. There was probably a portion of people that came here for the inheritance.


    "Ya, Lin Xiao, my lower abdomen hurts so much."


    "Ah?" Is it about to be born? "

 C51

    "You, what did you say? I''m really in pain. " Ye Qing bent down and covered her stomach, causing cold sweat to appear on her forehead.


    Lin Xiao supported Ye Qing and laid him down, but how could he know what to do?


    "Ye Qing, hurry up and refine it. It might be fine after refining it." Lin Xiao looked at Ye Qing''s uncomfortable expression and felt his heart ache. However, there was nothing he could do other than to be anxious.


    "I can''t refine it. Although this energy doesn''t have any destructive power, it is too pure. If I try to refine it, my body will explode and I will die." "Ah, it seems to be coming out." Ye Qing struggled to turn his head and suddenly bit down on Lin Xiao''s arm that was resting on her shoulder.


    "Hiss." Lin Xiao groaned, this was all meat. After hearing Ye Qing say that the energy body would charge out of her body, Lin Xiao placed all of the blame on the energy body.


    "You still dare to come out!" Lin Xiao coldly stared at Ye Qing''s lower abdomen. With his other hand, he released the Desolate Flame of Desolation, forming a Nine Hell Flame Formation that surrounded the two of them.


    As the energy body rushed out from Ye Qing''s abdomen, it thought it was free. Who would have thought that it would suddenly be slapped by Lin Xiao onto the Nine Serenities Flame Formation? Immediately, a large portion of its essence vaporized.


    The energy body clearly saw the situation, it was impossible for it to escape, so it could only choose to return to its original route and hide in Ye Qing''s body.


    How could Lin Xiao not know its intentions? A layer of Netherworld Flame surrounded Ye Qing''s body. Now that the energy body had left Ye Qing''s body, her lower abdomen no longer hurt. She hatefully looked at the energy body. She had almost experienced the pain of childbirth, and all of this was caused by the energy body in front of her.


    Seeing that they had nowhere to run, the energy body stayed as far away from the edge of the Nine Hell Fire Formation as possible.


    Lin Xiao sneered as she stepped forward, "Why didn''t you enter my body?"


    The energy body trembled non-stop. It was truly afraid of the man in front of it. Not only was it disrespectful, it was also engulfed in flames, attempting to extinguish it.


    "Speak, where is the inheritance? If I say it, I''ll spare your life. " Lin Xiao viciously stared at the energy body, her face nearly filled with the words'' I''m a bad guy ''.


    Ye Qing, who was at the side, could not help but laugh. Lin Xiao''s appearance was obviously an act. His exaggerated expression was quite joyous, but the funniest joke was that he was actually talking to an unconscious body of energy.


    The energy body flew in front of Lin Xiao, spun around a few times, and then crawled on the ground, as if begging Lin Xiao to spare it.


    Such an action clearly possessed intelligence, Ye Qing was astonished. How could a ball of energy have intelligence?


    "It is not an energy body, I had my suspicions the moment it entered your body. When the demon essence entered the body, it would usually enter the dantian, but it would only enter the body in a panic and stop moving. Moreover, its actions do not seem to be carried out by an energy body without a consciousness." Lin Xiao stared at this mass of energy before speaking again.


    "Tell us about the inheritance, and I''ll let you go. I won''t break my promise."


    After Lin Xiao finished speaking, the energy body no longer trembled, as if it were considering something. After a long time, it finally began to take shape. Moreover, it was Lin Xiao. The only difference was that this body was made of water.


    "I am Lord Ze Shui''s spirit pet, Yuan You." For thousands of years, I have always been guarding this place and the Houtian Demon Palace had entered this place, so I could only transform into such a figure to survive in this crevice. " Shui Linxiao said, his voice sounding like a child''s.


    "Quiet And Steadfast? Rootless water? You are actually the spirit pet of this almighty being. " Ye Qing covered his mouth in shock.


    "You are a water spirit that was born from the heavens and the earth. Your source is pure, superior to even the Flames of Eternity. Back then, the name of the Great Elder of Clear Water was spread far and wide by relying on Yuan You and his terrifying combat strength to fight against four of the eight generals of the Thousand Goblins Court. " Ye Qing explained to Lin Xiao as if he were explaining the origins of Yuan You.


    Lin Xiao found it strange. She curiously asked, "If that''s the case, then you should be stronger than any one of us in the water realm. Why are you still hiding?"


    "Master told me to guard this place until someone inherited the inheritance, and he also said that I can''t hurt anyone without an heir. Moreover," Yuan You''s voice revealed a trace of anger and anger, "When Sir was alive, you had a battle with the Thousand Monster Court, if I was exposed, the Thousand Monster Court would dispatch people to subdue me, and I would never be able to stand up again."


    After Lin Xiao heard this, he remained silent and directly withdrew the Fatebound Flames. He understood that it was not because he was afraid of Yuan You, but because he couldn''t do anything, so why did he need to put on a show of force?


    "When I heard the rumors, I thought you were just an energy body. Please forgive me if you offend me." The Lin Xiao duo cupped their fists towards Yuan You.


    To be disrespectful to someone in their territory was truly lacking in morals and morals.


    Yuan You shook her head. "It''s been thousands of years, but there''s still no one that can trap me. Although you''re not as strong as those people, it would be difficult for you to rely on Desolate Flame to stop me." Maybe you were chosen by the inheritance. "


    Ye Qing was very excited upon hearing Yuan You''s words, but Lin Xiao still showed no reaction. She was so angry that she kicked Lin Xiao.


    "Idiot, hurry up and agree."


    "Oh, oh, okay. I''ll try." Lin Xiao realized that this was a chance for him to obtain the inheritance of great power.


    With a casual wave of her hand, a spatial door suddenly appeared. He was the first to enter, and Ye Qinglin and Xiao Yun followed closely behind him.


    This was a cave made of strange black stones, stalactites and stalactites were everywhere in sight.


    The three of them arrived at the foot of a flight of steps. Yuan You pointed to the stone platform at the top of the nine steps and said, "Once you get there, you will be able to obtain the inheritance of the Lord."


    You can obtain the inheritance just by going up the stairs? Lin Xiao was secretly happy in his heart. Wasn''t this way too simple?


    Lin Xiao could not help but walk up, but he was soon unable to cheer up. As he reached the second step, he felt as if there was a mountain on his back. The pressure of a thousand jin caused him to lower his head.


    He did not want to give up. Flames ignited from all over his body, and using the flames to offset some of the pressure, he successfully stepped onto the sixth step. When he tried to step onto the seventh step, the pressure was like a flood.


    Ye Qing hurried over to Lin Xiao''s side and hugged him. At this moment, Lin Xiao was bleeding from his nose and mouth. His expression was extremely tired, but his eyes were filled with unwillingness.


    "If I were a little stronger ¡­"


    "It''s useless," Yuan You shook his head, "The nine steps don''t depend on one''s strength, but on one''s aptitude and fate. One must have both in one''s body in order to climb up."


    Lin Xiao heard these words and felt a bit helpless. It seemed that his own talent wasn''t high enough.


    "Girl, go and try." Yuan You looked at Ye Qing.


    Ye Qing was stunned, he pointed at himself in disbelief: "You''re talking about me?" It was Lin Xiao who had trapped her, so how could she have the chance to try it out?


    "That''s right, you."


    After receiving her confirmation, Ye Qing nervously and excitedly came to the front of the nine flights of stairs. Both Lin Xiaoyuan and Ye Qing nervously stared at her.


    Ye Qing took a deep breath and stepped onto the first step. There was no reaction. She went up to the second step, and the third step still felt no pressure.


    At this moment, Yuan You''s eyes were burning with passion.


    "Continue."


    Hearing Yuan You''s urging, Ye Qing once again took a step forward. It was only when she finally stepped on the ninth step that she felt an overwhelming pressure. She hastily circulated her cultivation to resist, but it still didn''t work.


    At this moment, she jumped up to the ninth step and waved her hands, causing the pressure to disappear without a trace.


    "Although it is a bit unsatisfactory, at least you''ve passed. You can obtain Lord Ze Shui''s inheritance." Yuan You''s words rang in Ye Qing''s ears, causing her to feel as though she was in a dream.


    After the trial had ended, Lin Xiao followed Ye Qing to the ninth floor. Ye Qing was still in a daze, unable to believe that she had truly obtained the inheritance.


    "Thank you, thank you, Lord Netherworld." Ye Qing thanked Yuan You excitedly after a long while.


    "This is your own opportunity. It has nothing to do with me, so there''s no need for you to thank me. However, if you obtain the inheritance, you must do something." Hate appeared in Yuan You''s eyes.


    "What is it?" Ye Qing asked, while Lin Xiao made a guess. The hatred in Yuan You''s eyes allowed him to see something.


    "Kill the eight generals!" "In the past, it was precisely the eight generals who were shameless and fought in groups. Only after that did Lord Ze Shui leave behind some hidden injuries, and after one round of cultivation, those hidden injuries receded, and he finally passed away. The eight generals are the main culprits, so after obtaining Lord Ze Shui''s legacy, you have to avenge him."


    Ye Qing was put in a difficult position. The inheritance of an almighty figure like Ze Shui was definitely not a small temptation, but the eight generals were from the Demon League. Killing him would become an enemy of the Demon Court, and in the future, there would never be a peaceful day for them.


    "Is this the final wish of Lord Zishui?" Lin Xiao suspiciously looked at Yuan You.


    Yuan You gave a cold humph. "Naturally, it''s Lord Ze Shui''s last wish. Brat, are you suspecting me?"

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    This transaction was destined to be impossible as the influence of the Thousand Monster Court had a very important position within the Monster race. No one in the Thousand Monster Court dared to go against them? Not to mention becoming enemies with him.


    "My apologies, Lord Yuan You, I ¡­"


    "Lord Yuan You, can I agree on her behalf?"


    Ye Qing had already refused, but he was interrupted by Lin Xiao. Not only that, but his words shocked the two of them.


    Ye Qing anxiously tugged at the corner of Lin Xiao''s clothes and said angrily, "What nonsense are you spouting? The one behind the eight generals is the Thousand Monster Court! "


    Yuan You also narrowed his eyes, sizing up the man, who he originally didn''t care about, and asked, "Have you thought about it? That is the Thousand Monster Court. "


    "Of course we can''t be enemies with the Thousand Monster Court." Lin Xiao said with a smile, "But you don''t have to kill eight generals in broad daylight. There are many ways to kill others, many ways to make your enemies die clearly, and there are also ways to make your enemies die inexplicably."


    Lin Xiao''s words caused Ye Qing''s heart to palpitate with fear. She was afraid that Lin Xiao would really go against the Thousand Monster Court. That was a dead end. Since ancient times, any demon or human that walked this path had already fallen on the road.


    "Lin Xiao, calm down. I don''t want the inheritance anymore. We''re leaving now." Ye Qing held Lin Xiao''s hand and was hugged by the latter. One had to know that there was still Yuan You on the side. She was ashamed and angry, but she had no way to break free.


    "Boy, are you serious?" He still had a very long life in the water realm. He could continue waiting until the next fated person appeared, but he couldn''t wait any longer.


    He couldn''t wait to take revenge for Lord Zhe Shui, and kill the eight grandsons of the Thousand Monster Court. For this reason, he didn''t mind betting with Lin Xiao, betting everything on Lin Xiao.


    "Yes, let my woman inherit the inheritance. I promised you that I would kill the eight generals for you." Lin Xiao solemnly nodded his head.


    Yuan You immediately laughed out loud, but his laughter was filled with a vicissitudes of life. "It''s been thousands of years, but I finally heard those words. Based on your courageous and admirable promise, I believe that you are no mediocre person. However, you must swear an oath to the heavens that after you kill eight generals within ten years, I will be able to live until now by relying on the Water Realm. After the legacy is inherited, the Water Realm will change, and it will no longer be able to suppress the traces of time on my body. At that time, I''ll probably only be able to live for a dozen years. I hope to live to see you kill the eight generals. "


    "Lin Xiao, have you decided yet?" Moreover, Lin Xiao was doing this for her, so she could only accept all of this and face it together with Lin Xiao, "The oath of the Heavenly Dao has the will of the world. If you break your promise, it will affect your Dao foundation, and any injury to your Great Dao will affect a cultivator''s entire life."


    "I, Lin Xiao, hereby swear an oath to the Dao of the Heavens that within ten years, I will kill eight generals of the Thousand Monster Court. I will not go back on my promise."


    "Good!" Good! "Alright!" He had been waiting for these words for thousands of years.


    "I''ll go with you." Ye Qing held Lin Xiao''s hand and firmly looked at him.


    "Little girl, go up on stage and accept your inheritance. You must seriously experience all the creations and insights that you''ve gained in your life, and remember them in your heart." Yuan You looked at the stone platform behind her, and a hint of gentleness appeared in her eyes. That was the place where Lord Zishui had trained day and night.


    After Ye Qing sat on the stone platform, Yuan You placed a hand on Lin Xiao''s shoulder and lifted him off the stone platform. Afterwards, they activated their inheritance. The stone platform was shrouded in a layer of opaque water, making it impossible to see what was inside.


    "Go out. The inheritance will take five or six days. We''ll wait outside. Don''t worry, your little woman won''t be in any danger." With a casual wave of her hand, the Space Gate opened once more. The two of them stepped out of the door and returned to their original room.


    "Whew." Lin Xiao heaved a sigh of relief and sat down on a cushion.


    Yuan You sat down and took out a tea set. She placed it on the table in the middle and asked, "What about it? Regret it? "


    "Not that I''m regretting it, but there''s definitely pressure." Lin Xiao thanked Yuan You for the tea and continued, "I''ve already died once. Since the heavens refused to take me, I believe no one else can take my life."


    Yuan You took a sip of tea and smiled when she heard Lin Xiao''s words. "Interesting."


    "Your Silent Flame has yet to give birth to a fairy. Will you not or will you not?" She had seen Lin Xiao use the Flame of Desolation before, but it had no spirit.


    Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment before hurriedly asking for guidance, "Please enlighten me, Sir Yuan You."


    "There are spirits in heaven and earth. There are some energy spirits that are born from heaven and earth, for example, rootless water, my true body. And I am the spirit of rootless water, if not spiritual, rootless water in the end is just a pool of stagnant water. There is another type of energy spirit body that was created by almighty beings. This kind of energy spirit body was bestowed with spirit by the creator, and its power is equivalent to that of innate energy spirit bodies. "


    Lin Xiao understood. What she meant was that his Fatebound Flame could also have a spirit.


    "Then what should I do to make the Silent Flame Spirit?"


    "Whatever, I''ll help you today. Summon the Silent Flame." Yuan You put down her teacup and looked at Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao''s hand ignited with a eerie fire as it burned in his palm. The surrounding space around his palm was burnt until it was somewhat distorted.


    "And this isn''t a Fire Essence." Under Yuan You''s instructions, Lin Xiao summoned out the Flame Essence that was within the Netherworld Flame. A palm-sized little girl stood in Lin Xiao''s palm, with only the outline of her body. Her expression was unclear.


    The corner of Yuan You''s mouth curved into a smile. If someone else''s fire origin form wasn''t a weapon, then that person was a Soul Treasure. The boy in front of him was actually a vile and silly little person.


    Yuan You pointed at the little girl in Lin Xiao''s palm. A ray of blue light shot out from her fingertip and entered the little girl''s body.


    At this time, the little girl underwent a miraculous transformation. Her facial features gradually became visible, and they were full of spiritual energy. She was no longer as deathly still as before.


    "I''ve helped you activate the Flame Essence''s spirit. In the future, the spirit of the Silent Fire will become stronger as you become stronger." While Yuan You was speaking, the Fire Source Essence had completed its metamorphosis. It really did look like a little girl, but it was only the size of a hand.


    Lin Xiao placed his Flame Soul on the stage. Because it couldn''t stand properly, it fell to the ground.


    Lin Xiao could clearly feel that the Silent Flame in his body had become much more spiritual, and his connection to it had become even more intimate. He could clearly feel even the slightest change in the Flame Spirit''s emotions.


    Although the fire spirit was formed by Lin Xiao according to Long Xuan''s appearance, when she had a spirit, she only had a similar body shape and had very different facial features.


    On the stage, the little girl''s fire spirit slowly stood up as she held the teacup with both hands. Her small head glanced at Yuan You, then turned to look at Lin Xiao. She extended her hands towards Lin Xiao, and even spat out flames.


    "Father, hug."


    "¡­" Lin Xiao was speechless.


    This fire spirit was quite interesting. When Lin Xiao''s spirit saw that the creator of this spirit formation was its master, it would address him like its master, while Lin Xiao''s fire spirit actually called him master''s father. However, this was not bad, after all, it was Lin Xiao who created her.


    Lin Xiao was speechless. He even wanted to slap the little fellow into meat paste. This young man was actually so happy to be his father.


    Lin Xiao extended a finger in an attempt to flick her away, but this fire spirit took the opportunity to hug his finger without letting go, allowing him to throw it however he liked.


    "Get down here."


    "Father."

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    In the end, Lin Xiao had given Li You''s Flame Soul a name, Lin Yan. Although this name was a little masculine, the Flame Soul was extremely happy that it had a name. It called out Lin Xiao''s name even more happily.


    "Lin Yan, I''m warning you, you can call me big brother, you are not allowed to call me father." Lin Xiao glared at Lin Yan, who was standing on the stage with his hands on his hips.


    "Dad, how can you treat me like this!" Lin Yan angrily turned around and said, "I''m ignoring you, I''m angry, that''s the kind of person who can''t be coaxed."


    The corner of Lin Xiao''s mouth twitched as he silently cursed, "Is there something wrong with this? Why does the character of the fire spirit that he created not depend on him?"


    Seeing that Lin Yan did not intend to bother with him, Lin Xiao did not mind and began to practice the Water Reversal Scripture. He had not forgotten his purpose in coming to the water realm.


    After waiting for a long time and seeing that Lin Xiao had ignored her and gone off on his own to train, Little Lin Yan became even more infuriated.


    "Hmph, if you train, I''ll train too."


    Little Lin Yan sat down cross-legged, releasing the Mysterious Flames around his small body. Lin Xiao, who was sitting to one side, felt something. He could sense that the Fatebound Flames in his body were circulating on their own, but he did not cultivate the Fatebound Flames.


    However, he soon discovered that Lin Yan, who was running the Silent Flame on the stage, was like a docile cat in her hands, extremely docile.


    He did not expect Lin Yan to be able to train on his own. From the looks of it, if he allowed Lin Yan to train in the Flame of Desolation while his main body trained in the Cold Water Essence, wouldn''t he be able to save half the time?


    In addition, when Lin Yan used the Netherworld Flame during the battle, he would be able to use cold water elemental energy, which meant he had double the combat power. This could easily turn the situation into a one versus two situation.


    Lin Yan was simply his trump card.


    Lin Xiao had already made up his mind to teach Lin Yan the Fire God Mantra. In this way, his strength could be said to have risen to another level. Right now, he had enough confidence to compete for the top hundred.


    "I wonder if the Cold Water Essence can give birth to a water spirit. If it can ¡­" As Lin Xiao thought of this, he couldn''t help but smile.


    "Pfft, Lin Xiao, you are too shameless. Two little elves for you to cultivate, and you are just lying there lazily, aren''t you!" Lin Xiao silently cursed himself for being shameless. After calming himself down, he no longer bothered to be distracted and once again focused on cultivating the Water Reversal Scripture.


    In a flash, seven days had passed. In these seven days, besides the occasional bickering between Lin Xiao and Lin Yan, Lin Xiao had been practicing the Cold Water Essence Force.


    It had to be said that the water realm was a good place. Cultivating the water attribute cultivation technique was surprisingly fast. Lin Xiao''s understanding and usage of the Water Reversal Scripture could be described as advancing by leaps and bounds. The thing that made him most happy was that the Silent Flame had also become stronger, and this was all thanks to Lin Yan.


    On the other hand, Yuan You was still floating in the water world. Occasionally, she would return to Lin Xiao''s room to drink a cup of tea, chat a bit with him, and then leave.


    Yuan You had once told Lin Xiao that the inheritance time was five to six days, but now, seven days had passed and there was still no news of Ye Qing. Lin Xiao couldn''t help but feel nervous.


    He planned to ask Yuan You about the situation. However, he did not need to leave the room because Yuan You would come back.


    While waiting for Yuan You to arrive, Lin Xiao and Lin Yan began chatting again.


    "Lin Yan, do you need to eat?"


    "No need." Lin Yan stood in front of Lin Xiao, full of energy. From time to time, he would touch the fingers that were taller than her, and even bite them.


    However, to Lin Xiao, this was not even considered a mosquito bite.


    "Lin Yan, how is your mastery of the Fire God Resisting Technique?" Lin Xiao had already passed down all of the Godly Fire Controlling Technique to Lin Yan in the last seven days. Although he promised Xiao Qi that he wouldn''t pass it on to outsiders, Lin Yan was still one of his own.


    I have already mastered a lot of techniques. Originally, I could control the Netherworld Flame at will, but now that I have comprehended the Fire God Resisting Technique, I can be said to be like a fish back in the water, "Lin Yan said as he used the Ethereal Flame to transform into a palm sized bird. Then, he jumped onto the bird''s back from Lin Xiao''s hand and roared," Dad, I''m amazing!


    When the bird flew in front of Lin Xiao, it spat out a mouthful of flame, which caused Lin Xiao''s face to turn black.


    The Silent Flame was Lin Xiao''s divine ability, so of course it couldn''t hurt Lin Xiao. However, it still left Lin Xiao covered in black ash, and even changed his appearance.


    "Lin Yan!" Lin Xiao used two fingers to pick up Lin Yan''s collar and hung her up in front of her, saying angrily, "You''re getting more and more adept at playing."


    Lin Yan still had an unrepentant expression. She spread out her hands and said, "Dad, you are too weak."


    Too weak? The corner of Lin Xiao''s mouth curled into a sneer. He grabbed Lin Yan''s waist and used his other hand to slap her buttocks.


    After a few slaps, Lin Yan finally cried out to Lin Xiao with tears in his eyes and promised not to cause any more trouble. Only then did Lin Xiao let her go.


    Not long after, Yuan You came back and still transformed into Lin Xiao. This was because Yuan You once said that there was no fixed appearance for rootless water.


    "Lord Yuan You, it''s been seven days. Why hasn''t there been any news from Ye Qing yet?" Lin Xiao stepped forward. He was a little worried that something would happen to Ye Qing.


    "Don''t worry, I can feel Ye Qing''s space. Due to her shallow harvest, she delayed it for one to two days. She should be able to come out in a few hours." A look of satisfaction appeared on Yuan You''s face. He hadn''t expected Ye Qing to have such an expression. When she had encountered difficulties on the ninth step, Yuan You had only turned a blind eye to allow her to clear the level. He was very pleased to be able to find an outstanding successor for Lord Sakura.


    Since Yuan You said that Ye Qing was fine and that he had a great lucky chance, Lin Xiao didn''t need to worry about it. Then, he seemed to have thought of something and looked towards Yuan You, hesitating to speak.


    Sensing Lin Xiao''s change, Yuan You asked, "If there''s anything you want to ask, just ask."


    Lin Xiao found it hard to speak, but in the end, she still awkwardly smiled and said, "Sir Yuan You, I want to be a father again."


    Ah!" Father, what are you talking about? Isn''t it enough for you to have me? " When Lin Yan, who was standing on Lin Xiao''s shoulder, heard these words, he was instantly infuriated. He grabbed onto Lin Xiao''s earlobes and swung his body in the air.


    "So noisy, shut up." Lin Xiao forcefully retracted Lin Yan into her body.


    Lin Xiao''s words amused Yuan You. However, due to his status, he forced a smile and asked, "Tell me the specifics."


    Lin Xiao scratched her head in embarrassment and said, "Other than cultivating the Silent Flame, I also cultivate the Cold Water Essence. I wonder if I can also give birth to Elves."


    "Cold Water Essence Force?" The Imperial Water Clan''s cultivation technique, right? This Cold Water Essence Qi is not ordinary. In the past, the ancestor of the Imperial Water Clan used the rootlessness of the water to comprehend the Cold Water Essence Qi, and then single-handedly created the Imperial Water Clan. He is quite a character. " Yuan You commented on the cold water elemental energy, "However, this cold water elemental energy is not at the level of the birth of a fairy. It cannot be compared to Desolate Flame."


    Lin Xiao understood that her hopes had been dashed and felt discouraged. She said, "Okay, I was greedy."


    But following this, a few more words from Yuan You stirred Lin Xiao''s nerves.


    "Do you want rootless water?"

 C54

    "Rootless water, do you want it?"


    Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment. You want it? Of course he wanted to! But wasn''t the rootless water the real body?


    "Master Yuan You, wasn''t the rootless water exactly you? How can I take it? " Lin Xiao was puzzled. Could it be that Yuan You wanted to give him rootless water?


    Yuan You shook her head. "Rootless water is not unique. There is also a rootless water in the Ancient Desolation Battlefield, I don''t know if it is still there today. You might want to try your luck there. "


    In the Ancient Desolation Battlefield, Lin Xiao remembered this name. He guessed that it was most likely an independent space similar to the water realm. Otherwise, it would have long since been developed by humans into a scenic area.


    "When the inheritance ends, the Space Gate will open on its own. When that happens, you and that girl will use the transfer array to leave the water realm." Yuan You''s eyes pierced through the void as he looked at Ye Qing, who was sitting quietly on the stone platform. He then said, "If Lord Ze Shui''s inheritance is so easily found, the water realm will change greatly. When that happens, the entire Sky Demon Region will not be peaceful."


    "Lord Yuan You, then you ¡­" Lin Xiao did not finish his sentence. Perhaps she had her own plans.


    "At that time, I''ll leave the water realm and find some old friends." Yuan You withdrew her gaze and gave Lin Xiao a deep look. She then turned into the energy body that had appeared in front of Lin Xiao and Lin Si, and left the room.


    The world of water was going to change. It was not suitable for him to stay here any longer. Moreover, Lin Xiao had already reached a bottleneck in his Water Reversal Scripture and needed to engage in a great battle to break through to the next realm. Most importantly, the date of the competition for the top hundred in Sky Demon Region had arrived. He wanted to meet up with Xiao Qi.


    Lin Yan took advantage of the moment when Lin Xiao was not paying attention to run out of her body. However, seeing Lin Xiao''s unsmiling expression, she did not go and cause a ruckus. Instead, she obediently sat on Lin Xiao''s shoulder.


    Four hours later, the entire water boundary suddenly trembled. All the demons in the water boundary were puzzled as well. There were even some cowardly demons that shouted loudly, thinking that the water boundary was collapsing.


    However, there were also demons that remained calm. They instructed their subordinates to search for something in the aquatic world. There were many demons guarding the exits to the aquatic world.


    Lin Xiao knew in his heart that Ye Qing had exited. A spatial door opened behind him, and Lin Xiao walked in. Not long after, he saw Ye Qing standing on the stone platform, quietly awaiting his arrival.


    "Lin Xiao, my cultivation has increased again." Ye Qing was overjoyed, giving Lin Xiao a big hug.


    "Ah, Mother, you''re pressuring me."


    Ye Qing stuck his head out from under Lin Xiao''s neck, scaring her. Holding the little person in her hands, she suspiciously looked at Lin Xiao and asked, "She called me mother? Is this your daughter? What exactly is going on? "


    Lin Xiao awkwardly said, "I''ll explain to you later about her. Let''s leave the water realm first. Since you''ve obtained the inheritance, the water realm has changed. I''m afraid that some of the powerful figures already understand the cause and effect."


    Ye Qing also became serious and nodded. "That''s right, there are indeed many people in the Water Realm who have come for the inheritance. I''ve obtained the legacy, and at the same time, I know of another way to leave the water realm.


    With that, Ye Qing released the cold water elemental energy from his body and activated the hidden transportation formation on the stone platform. The two of them were enveloped by a ray of light and disappeared from the stone platform in the next second.


    Lin Xiao and Lin Fan were teleported to a forest not far from the lake. The two of them made a prompt decision to leave the lake.


    Not long after the two had left, a group of people arrived.


    "Why did the Sect Master send us here so far away? Can that person even fly?"


    "Enough, speak less. The sect head naturally has his own thoughts. I wonder who got lucky and obtained the inheritance."


    "..."


    When Lin Xiao and Ye Qing returned to the city, Lin Xiao had already told Ye Qing the full story of Lin Yan''s origins. In the end, Ye Qing was extremely fond of Lin Yan. If not for the fact that Lin Yan had to follow Lin Xiao, Ye Qing would have wanted to stay by his side and take care of him.


    "Mom, then I''ll leave with dad first." Lin Yan stood on Lin Xiao''s shoulder and waved his hand at Ye Qing.


    "You are not allowed to call me mother!" Also, you are not allowed to call me father! " Black lines appeared on Lin Xiao''s forehead once again.


    "Why wouldn''t I? Lin Yan, you have to take good care of your father for me. If he dares to mess with us, you better tell me. See how I''ll deal with him." Ye Qing blinked his eyes at Lin Yan.


    Lin Xiao was speechless. Was this what it meant in the book to be full of maternal love? Every woman has a mother''s dream?


    "Ye Qing, you can go back. I can find the way back when I''m in the city. Call me if you need anything."


    After bidding Ye Qing farewell, Lin Xiao took a taxi to the vicinity of Xiao Qi''s house. After finding that empty space, he took out the maple leaf that Xiao Qi gave him and successfully entered the space where Xiao Qi was.


    The moment Lin Xiao stepped on the ground, he felt a creature that resembled a koala hanging from his body. He didn''t even need to think to know that it was definitely Long Xuan.


    "Brother Lin Xiao, you''ve returned!" Long Xuan was extremely excited as she hadn''t seen Lin Xiao for more than ten days.


    "Someone still has the nerve to come back. I thought you forgot the date of the match and left Long Xuan here for your own free time." Not far away, Xiao Qi heard the noise coming from the empty ground and also walked out from the cave.


    "Sister Xiao Qi, Brother Lin Xiao isn''t such a person." Long Xuan puffed up her mouth angrily.


    "Fine, fine, fine. You two siblings have the same aura, I won''t argue with you." "Lin Xiao, come to my room for a moment." Xiao Qi glanced at Lin Xiao and walked into the pavilion.


    Lin Xiao knew that Xiao Qi wanted to tell him about the competition for the top hundred in the Sky Demon Region. This matter was very important and he couldn''t afford to be careless in the slightest.


    "Xuanxuan, you play with Lin Yan first. I''m going to go and talk with big sister Xiao Qi about something." Lin Xiao brought Lin Yan down from her shoulder and placed him in front of Long Xuan.


    "Dad, is this elder sister?" Lin Yan saw Long Xuan''s sparkling eyes and felt an inexplicable fear in his heart.


    "That''s your aunt!" Lin Xiao glared at her, handing her to Long Xuan before walking towards Xiao Qi''s room.


    After not seeing Xiao Qi for more than ten days, Lin Xiao felt that Xiao Qi had become even prettier. It was unknown if it was just an illusion. However, just as he was about to take a few more glances, Xiao Qi took out a few pictures and showed them to him.


    "Regarding the competition for the top 100, how confident are you that you will be able to enter the top 100? There were almost a thousand participants participating in this competition, there were a few dozen famous sects and clans that would take up more than half of the competition, and many unknown rogue cultivators would also be exposed. You are very competitive. " Xiao Qi had an extremely serious expression as she introduced the situation of the Great Games to Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao looked at the picture of Xiao Qi flipping through the phone. There were many powerful forces and contestants on it.


    Heavenly Fox Clan, Golden Lion Clan, Cangtian Bird Clan, Earth Splitting Tiger Clan, Hundred Flowers Snake Clan ¡­ Amongst them, Lin Xiao saw a familiar face. It was Xin You Manor.


    "These are all well-known clans of the Sky Demon Region, if you meet any of them, it would be best for you to avoid them. Your goal is not to get first place, you just have to squeeze into the top 100. " Xiao Qi asked again, "How confident are you?"


    There were so many contestants, moreover, Lin Xiao knew from Little Seven''s words that the competition would be extremely intense. Even though there were many strong enemies, it was fortunate that he still had Lin Yan. Lin Yan was equipped with the Fire God Resisting Art, even if it was against anyone, he would be able to deal with them easily.


    "90%." Lin Xiao smiled confidently.

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    Xiao Qi looked at Lin Xiao in surprise, took back her phone, and humphed, "It''s best if you are confident that you can enter the top 100."


    "What will happen?" Lin Xiao felt that it was necessary to know the result first, so that he could prepare himself mentally.


    "We''ll talk about it later." It was already late and time for dinner. She said to Lin Xiao along the way, "Please have some snacks with Long Xuan. She''s been sleeping with me for the past few days, sometimes even calling you by your name when she''s asleep."


    Lin Xiao truly felt guilty towards Long Xuan. Back then, she was the one who took the initiative to tell Long Xuan to take her away. In the future, she would take care of her.


    "I will. Thank you for taking care of her these days." Lin Xiao sincerely said.


    "That''s nothing. I like that Long Xuan quite a bit." "Alright, let''s stop talking. Let''s go eat."


    After more than ten days, Lin Xiao was able to have a meal with Xiao Qi Long Xuan. Long Xuan was very excited, and as the youngest member, she continued to serve dishes to Xiao Qi and Lin Xiao, making the two of them feel a little ashamed.


    "Father, Aunt, I want to eat too."


    A voice suddenly sounded.


    "Who?" Xiao Qi looked around but didn''t see anyone. She looked suspiciously at Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao uncomfortably looked to the side, pretending not to notice Xiao Qi''s questioning gaze.


    "Oh right, I almost forgot my niece." Long Xuan took out a small person from her pocket and placed it on the dining table. Seeing this scene, the corner of Lin Xiao''s mouth twitched. Long Xuan actually treated Lin Yan like a doll and kept him in a bag.


    Xiao Qi looked at the little person walking around the table full of energy. She looked at Lin Xiao in puzzlement. "The crystallization of your love with Ye Qing?"


    "Pfft!"


    Lin Xiao spat out a mouthful of food onto Lin Yan''s body, causing large amounts of leaves to cover him.


    "Cough cough." Lin Xiao wiped Lin Yan clean with a tissue and looked at Xiao Qi, speechless. "You gave birth so quickly, right?"


    "Oh, then who is she?" Xiao Qi curiously sized up Lin Yan.


    "Eh, are you Auntie?" Lin Yan looked at Xiao Qi and then looked at Lin Xiao. Following Lin Xiao''s example, he rubbed his chin and guessed.


    Lin Xiao immediately slapped her butt and angrily said: "What little aunt! She''s your aunt! Ah pei! No, that''s not right! She''s not your mother!" "Lin Yan, behave yourself. Do you believe that I will suppress you and never come out?"


    "Ah, I was wrong." Lin Yan pitifully blinked his large watery eyes as he looked at Long Xuan, "Little aunt, save me. Your pitiful niece will be suppressed soon."


    "Big brother, don''t suppress Little Flame." Lin Yan''s plan was very useful, and Long Xuan also started to plead with Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao had lost. Long Xuan was his weakness and he would not suppress Lin Yan himself. Instead, he would ruthlessly warn Lin Yan and end this matter.


    "Speak, what happened?" Xiao Qi ate and looked at Lin Xiao as if she was watching a play.


    "Lin Yan is the Flame Spirit of Desolate Flame. I just happened to run into an expert who helped me awaken the Flame Spirit."


    Xiao Qi nodded while chewing the food. She had indeed left Quiet Fire for a spiritual parting.


    "The registration for the competition has already started for two days. There are still two more days before it ends. We''ll pack up for tonight. Tomorrow, we''ll head to the center of the Sky Demon Region, the Demon Refining City." As Xiao Qi spoke to Lin Xiao, she arranged for him to return to her room.


    Lin Xiao brought Long Xuan back to her room.


    Perhaps he should make some preparations, Lin Xiao thought as she turned on the knockoff.


    "Bro, can''t you pay up? If you drag me any longer, I''m going to increase the interest."


    Lin Xiao''s heart was like a dog''s dog. As soon as she pointed at the monster box, she saw these words.


    "Ye Qing, are you there?"


    "Hmm? "What, you miss me?"


    Ye Qing quickly replied. After he said this, he sent a kiss emoji. Lin Xiao couldn''t help but sigh. A woman who fell in love would truly be like a different person.


    "Lend me some demon spirit coins first. There''s a guy that''s been trying to chase me for a long time." Lin Xiao shamelessly said. He didn''t hesitate to send the message over. In any case, the two of them were already so close, so what was there for him to be reserved about.


    "Ye Qing sent you a red packet, click to receive it."


    "Beep."


    "Fifty-two thousand demon spirit coins have been deposited into your account."


    The corner of Lin Xiao''s mouth twitched. After staring blankly for a long time, he was unable to say anything. Finally, he typed out a sentence.


    "To be rich and willful."


    "Is that enough? "If there''s not enough, I still have more." Ye Qing sent a smiley face over.


    "Enough, enough. Rest quickly." Lin Xiao immediately replied, afraid that Ye Qing would send another 52,000.


    "Mm, okay. Hubby loves you. "


    Lin Xiao Hu felt goosebumps all over his body. A man who had never been in a relationship before could not understand love. Lin Xiao felt that she was this kind of man, and felt very uncomfortable talking about lovers.


    Returning back to the topic of debt, Lin Xiao pointed his hand and sent five hundred demon spirit coins over.


    The session window immediately shows that it was received.


    The speed was so fast that Lin Xiao was tongue-tied. Could it be that this fellow was holding onto his phone while waiting for him to repay his debt?


    "Boss, welcome to visit us again." The other party even added a shy expression at the end of the message.


    "Is there anything more interesting recently?" Lin Xiao was too lazy to go around the store. The goods inside were too dazzling and he didn''t even know what was inside, so he had to slowly read the introduction. It would be better if he just asked about it quickly.


    "Yes, yes, boss. We have a new batch of pills in our store. Would you like to take a look?"


    Pills? If it was pills, Lin Xiao didn''t really need them. First of all, he knew how to refine basic pills, not to mention he had Xiao Qi. There was no problem in refining normal pills, he didn''t even need high level pills.


    However, when it came to alchemy, he did not have his own furnace. With a thought, he typed.


    "Did you buy the cauldron?"


    "So the boss is an apothecary after all. I''m sorry about that, but the quality of the furnace in our store is beyond description. Do you want to know more, boss?" The other party was quite good at doing business, and his pleasantries were endless.


    "Can we talk about the price?" I don''t have high requirements, I can just use it to practice alchemy. Oh right, it''s best to make it stronger. " Lin Xiao added. This was because he hadn''t forgotten his 30 times achievement. If it wasn''t for Xiao Qi''s extraordinary pill furnace, he would have exploded into smithereens a long time ago.


    "No problem, boss. We have an Alchemy Furnace for new people. It''s the most suitable for a novice like you who can easily blow up the furnace."


    Lin Xiao silently recalled the words that he had heard about the other party''s ability to do business. It was likely that there were many customers that had been driven away by his anger. What was a novice like him who was prone to explosion? You don''t even know how to talk?


    "How much is it?"


    "The price will be 90% for the duration of the event, 20,000 RMB at one go, no need to talk about the price."


    Ninety percent off? A single price? What the hell are you talking about?


    If Lin Xiao hadn''t been trying her best to control her emotions, then this mountain stronghold would have already been crushed.


    It was the first time he had felt so tired buying anything.


    "Sure, I''ll send it to you." Lin Xiao didn''t want to talk to him for too long, so she directly sent out twenty thousand demon spirit coins, causing his chest to ache as he stomped it on the ground.


    "What happened to brother?"


    "I don''t know. Maybe there''s something wrong with dad''s head."

 C56

    When Lin Xiao heard the whispers of Lin Yan and Long Xuan, he immediately frowned and waved his hand at them, "Go, go play by the side. I have some important matters to attend to."


    He specially got off the bed and made space for the pill furnace. In the end, the merchant told Lin Xiao, "Boss, we have already shipped your pill furnace. We expect it to arrive in half a month, please take note."


    Shipment? So you sent it by courier? Is the package mail service very considerate?


    Lin Xiao''s heart raced like thousands of sheep. Just as he was about to console himself that he was only waiting for a little longer, he suddenly remembered that he didn''t even fill in the receiving address. Where was this guy sending the furnace, the location of the satellite?


    "Can you deliver it without an address?"


    "Boss, you''re making things difficult for us, of course we can''t send it without an address." The other party seemed to be very wronged.


    Lin Xiao forced out a smile, but it couldn''t hide the bulge on his forehead.


    "Didn''t you just say that you were shipping?"


    "Yes, but I don''t remember the address the next minute, so I took it back."


    Lin Xiao was sure that this merchant was challenging his tolerance level.


    "Just follow this address and send it over. You don''t need to notify me to receive it." Lin Xiao gave Ye Qing his address. Considering that the competition for the top 100 would not be completed in half a month, he decided to first place the pill furnace with Ye Qing and then take it back.


    After explaining to the merchant, Lin Xiao quickly deleted the chat window. He was afraid that if he saw it again, it would affect his mood.


    The few demons in the group that Lin Xiao had met a few times were still chatting passionately. Lin Xiao entered to see what they were chatting about, but was surprised to find out that he had become an administrator.


    It seemed like the Demon Lord Jiao''s guilt towards Long Xuan was real. In fact, he did not hate the demons from Liuyun Chuan, but he did not like them, as he was once abandoned by Liuyun Chuan as a tool, but he could not blame anyone, in this world where the strong preyed on the weak, where humans ate demons, people had no choice but to choose and fight.


    When he becomes strong in the future, he could bring Long Xuan back to Floating Cloud Chuan to have a look. Lin Xiao thought in this way. The reason he brought Long Xuan away was not to sever the relationship between Long Xuan and Flowing Cloud Chuan. It was just for the sake of taking care of Long Xuan.


    "Big brother, can I call you Lin Xuan from now on?" Long Xuan crawled over and tugged at the corner of Lin Xiao''s clothes. Lin Yan was sitting cross-legged on his aunt''s head.


    "Why did Xuanxuan suddenly say this?" Lin Xiao rubbed Long Xuan''s head, conveniently slapping Lin Yan away. With his surname? However, the two of them were not related by blood, and Lin Yan''s situation was a little special, requiring special treatment.


    "Little Flame''s surname is also Lin, and we are family, but my surname is not Lin, and I feel like we are not of the same family."


    Long Xuan puffed up her cheeks as she looked at Lin Xiao in dissatisfaction.


    Lin Xiao did not know whether to laugh or cry. What kind of logic was this? He smiled and said, "There are so many people with the Lin surname in this world, don''t tell me they are all my family members? It''s not only by using the same surname, but also the same family name. I treat you as my sister, and you and I are already family. "


    "Really?" Long Xuan happily laughed, but quickly pretended to be serious, "But big brother, Lin Xuan is also very nice, can you promise me?"


    Lin Xiao didn''t know how to explain the importance of surnames to a little girl like Long Xuan. Whether human or demon, the most basic principle was to not forget one''s roots, to forget one''s ancestors, to forget one''s benefactors.


    "Xuanxuan, your name was given to you by your parents. Do you understand that your parents'' order is greater than the heavens''?"


    Unexpectedly, when Long Xuan heard this, she looked sad and said in a low voice, "I don''t have parents. Uncle Jiao brought me up, and it''s also because I''m from the dragon race that he named me Long Xuan."


    When Lin Xiao heard Long Xuan''s words, he couldn''t bear to see her in such a state. He could imagine how the demons, such as Long Xuan, would be busy with cultivation and wouldn''t have the time to accompany Long Xuan.


    Lin Xiao hugged Long Xuan tightly and caressed her head. She gently said, "It''s fine. You still have me, this brother. I will take good care of you."


    "Big brother, can you promise me that?" Long Xuan lay in Lin Xiao''s embrace as she looked at him with hope. Her pitiful tone made it impossible for Lin Xiao to refuse, so she could only nod her head.


    "Yay!" Long Xuan struggled free from Lin Xiao''s embrace and happily jumped on the bed. Lin Yan, who had climbed up to her head with great difficulty, also jumped up and down, "From now on, I''ll be called Lin Xuan. I''m Lin Xiao''s little sister."


    Lin Xiao helplessly laughed along. What was there to be happy about changing his name for? He didn''t really understand.


    "Stop messing around. Come here and sleep. We still have to leave for the Demon Refining City tomorrow."


    "Big brother, I want to hug Little Flame and sleep."


    "Don''t, dad, don''t promise aunty. She''ll break me."


    Lin Xiao looked at the two of them and felt her heart warm. This was the feeling of home. It was a pity that his parents were at home. Otherwise, the two elders would probably like Lin Xuan very much. Even Lin Yan was the same. Although he was a little shocked, since he was someone close to his son, he would definitely be relieved.


    She would find a time to bring Ye Qingxuan and Lin Yan back to visit her parents. If Xiao Qi was willing to go play, she would also go with them.


    "..."


    "Are you ready?"


    "I''m ready!"


    Xiao Qi also followed Lin Xuan''s lead and loudly responded to Lin Xiao.


    The four of them got up early in the morning and organized themselves. Each of them carried a backpack, and even Lin Yan carried a backpack that was half the size of a thumb.


    However, Lin Yan''s words of "thank you little miss" still caused Little Seven to blush. Of course, this could not escape Lin Xiao''s palm.


    Lin Xiao and the other three people were like a family out on a tour as they ''majestically'' boarded the train heading towards Gu Jing City.


    "Ancient Capital City is Demon Refining City."


    Xiao Qi said to Lin Xiao.


    The Ancient Capital City was a famous ancient capital of the human race, the place where the great emperors of the ancient era sealed their charms. However, it was also one of the most important areas for demons. In this ancient city, humans and demons had lived together for a thousand years. This was where the Yan Clan, the famous cultivator clan in the human world that had thousands of years of history, took root.


    "Is the Yan Clan stronger than Fang Daoyu''s Fang Clan?" Currently, Lin Xiao only knew a little about the human cultivators.


    "The Yan Clan is stronger, this clan specializes in the use of swords, and the Yan Clan''s swordplay is renowned throughout the world. It is said that among the younger generation, there is a Yan Danqing who is extremely skilled in sword arts, and she is also handsome and elegant.


    Lin Xiao looked at Xiao Qi strangely, rubbing her chin as she smiled and said, "Do you desire it?"


    "I desire power." Xiao Qi also smiled as she clawed at Lin Xiao''s waist.


    Lin Xiao felt the pain and quickly begged for mercy. He curiously asked, "How do you know so much when I see you staying at home all day to refine pills?"


    Unexpectedly, Xiao Qi looked at him contemptuously when she heard this. She shook the newest high-end Yali card in her hand and ridiculed, "What era is it now? Don''t you know how to use a phone? "How ignorant."


    "I f * cking ¡­" Lin Xiao looked at the knockoff in his hand as his mouth twitched. Was he being looked down upon by the demons again? This phone should be made by humans, right?

 C57

    Lin Xiao and the rest got off the carriage at the Ancient Capital City. The first feeling this Ancient City gave was that it was filled with a mysterious aura of history.


    After passing through two huge dark red city gates, they finally arrived at the Ancient Capital City.


    Everyone was very excited, even Lin Xiao''s eyes were constantly scanning their surroundings. He found quite a few cultivators on the streets. They were all trying to conceal their auras, making it so that no one could be different from them. But as long as one focused their senses, they would be able to detect the immense vitality and spirit of those extraordinary people.


    It was just as Xiao Qi said, this place was filled with crouching tigers and hidden dragons. As the group walked along the main street, Lin Xiao had already discovered three to four cultivators whose auras were stronger than his. As for whether they were humans or demons, he wasn''t too sure.


    "Hurry up and go take a look! It''s Yan Yiran in front of us!" The most popular female singer in the television station, let''s quickly get your autograph! "


    It was unknown who shouted this, but a large portion of the people on the street immediately crowded towards the front of Lin Xiao and the rest. If it wasn''t for Lin Xiao promptly lifting Lin Xuan, they would have been washed away by this terrifying flow of people.


    "There''s even a singer from the Yan Clan?" Lin Xiao wanted to laugh. Did cultivators also follow the path of idols now?


    "This is a signboard and is also considered an economic source. Just like the Imperial Water Clan doing business, Ye Qing is the biggest economic source of the clan, humans need to survive and the demon race also need human items. It doesn''t mean that cultivators don''t need to eat. If you use unorthodox methods to get your hands on money, it will definitely cause chaos, so the best way is this. Many cultivator clans will send their disciples who are unable to cultivate or have low cultivation to do business or work in the government, join the army, and step into the entertainment industry and the like, in order to obtain the large amount of expenses that the clan needs. " Seeing the people madly pushing their way to the street in front of them, Xiao Qi''s eyes flashed brightly as she explained.


    Lin Xiao nodded. He remembered that Xiao Qi had said that there was a very handsome man in the Yan Clan called Yan Danzhi. He could not help but mutter to himself evilly, "Since Yan Danzhi is so handsome, she''s very suitable to be a duck."


    "Hmm, what did you say? What duck?" Xiao Qi looked at Lin Xiao in confusion.


    "Nothing, I said Yan Danzhi is a duck."


    "Why did you say that Yan Danqing is a duck?" Xiao Qi could not understand Lin Xiao''s reasoning. What was Yan Danqing''s relationship with the ducks?


    "Why? Does Lin Xiao have to say that Yan Danqing is handsome and suitable to be a pretty boy''s face?" Because... "Because Yan Danqing is handsome, and handsome has pressure, the more handsome she is the more pressure she has, so we call him a duck."


    Lin Xiao was serious as she spoke nonsense. She didn''t care about him, she just needed to trick Little Seven.


    Xiao Qi had a look of realization on her face as she said seriously, "Indeed, I''ve seen his picture before. He''s quite handsome. According to you, calling him a duck is also not wrong."


    Lin Xiao heard this and almost burst into laughter, but he forced himself to laugh, his face turning red. However, he soon lost his smile because Xiao Qi said, "You look pretty good too, you have the potential to be a duck."


    Lin Xiao no longer discussed this topic, while Xiao Qi wanted to see Yan Yuran because Yan Yuran definitely had Yan Clan members by his side. She wanted to find out more.


    Thus, Lin Xiao and the other three people moved with the crowd and caught a glimpse of the TV station''s most popular singer, Fang Rong.


    Of course, Lin Yan definitely could not appear in front of the public because there were more ordinary people on the street. But she had a way.


    Currently, Lin Yan was lying inside Lin Xiao''s hat. Lin Xiao had specially bought a hat with a few holes in the top. Lin Yan could poke his head out of the small hole.


    From afar, Lin Xiao and the rest saw an extremely crazy scene.


    There was a seductive woman standing on the high platform in front of him. Her every movement exuded a seductive charm. The dozen or so security guards below the stage held hands to stop the fans who were crazily pushing their way towards the stage, surrounding the entire square three times outside of the stage until not even a drop of water could trickle through.


    The scene was chaotic and noisy. The sounds of pleading, confessions, and insults could be heard incessantly, as if a pot had exploded.


    Lin Xiao saw the disgust in the woman''s eyes, but she maintained her smile and comforted the fans on the stage with an almost inaudible voice.


    "The passionate fans are really scary."


    Xiao Qi couldn''t help but sigh. If it were her ¡­ She had to be annoyed to death. With so many people surrounding her, making noise and making a ruckus, she might use the Phoenix Fire Burn the Heavens to send these fanatical fans to the heavens.


    "I didn''t expect that among those fans, there would actually be a Demon''s clan." Lin Xiao pursed his lips.


    Xiao Qi looked over. Another man in casual clothes was shouting along with his fans, but his eyes were searching all over the place and there was also an invisible aura emanating from his body.


    "No, he''s not Yan Yuran''s fan. I think we''ve met before." Xiao Qi was frowning and trying to recall where she had seen this person.


    That person suddenly glanced at the man standing on a flowerbed outside the plaza. With just a single glance, he turned around and left.


    Lin Xiao and Ye Qing also saw the man on the flower bed. What made them shocked was that the man seemed to have sensed something and shifted his gaze to the other side.


    "This person is an expert." Lin Xiao swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Just by using his spiritual sense, he was able to detect that someone was looking at him. This sort of spiritual sense was simply inhuman.


    Xiao Qi quietly tugged on the corner of Lin Xiao''s clothes, leaned over and said, "Be careful, take a look at that pair of men and women sitting in the outdoor coffee shop at our right rear."


    Lin Xiao tilted her head to look. There were many people in the coffee shop at the back, but there was a man and woman with an extraordinary temperament. It could be said that they had no life force and were untouchable in the mortal world.


    "Who are they?"


    Lin Xiao whispered. She naturally had her own reasons why Xiao Qi valued this man and woman.


    "We''re probably going to clear this place out soon. That man and woman are the killers of Azure Falling Sky. Azure Falling Sky is one of your assassination organisations, but their reputations are notorious among both humans and demons."


    "This assassination organization has always been a high-profile organization. They are clearly assassins, yet they openly trampled on their enemies'' faces to kill them. Unless they have no confidence, they would choose to sneak attack them."


    When Lin Xiao heard this, she couldn''t help but look behind her and hurriedly averted her gaze when she saw the woman within the couple looking at her. As an assassin, he wasn''t hiding in the dark to give his enemy a fatal blow, but to step on others'' faces to kill. How arrogant and confident was he?


    "Are we leaving or not?" Lin Xiao suddenly felt the originally noisy crowd turn silent, and the crowd was filled with hidden murderous intent. Only now did he understand that what he experienced before was nothing.


    "In a bit, we''ll retreat to the periphery and take a look at the situation first. There are still many people hiding in the shadows, and they are most likely all participants. It would be good for you to find out who these people are." Xiao Qi''s eyes never stopped rolling. She never thought that they would encounter this kind of thing the moment she came to Gu Jing City and her name hadn''t even been reported.


    "It''s time to clear the area."

 C58

    On the high platform in the middle of the square, another woman appeared. Her temperament and appearance were incomparable to Yan Yiran''s.


    The two beauties standing side by side was very attractive. However, Yan YuRan''s face was expressionless, and he was no longer acting as he was before.


    The crowd on the square was still noisy, but someone was walking out of the square.


    It was only when more and more people left that the innermost group saw that there were already no one left. Although they didn''t know why, they felt that something was wrong. They didn''t even bother to look at their goddess, Yan Yiran as they quickly escaped from the square.


    "He''s coming."


    Xiao Qi whispered. The crowd had cleared up, and the man who had been searching the crowd and the man who had been standing on the flower bed appeared once more on the other side of the square. The coffee shop door was pushed open, and a man and a woman were walking towards the square, talking and laughing.


    At the same time, two or three people appeared at the edge of the plaza. However, they did not enter the arena. It seemed that they had the same thoughts as Lin Xiao and the others, and were only here to watch the show.


    Only four people entered the arena. One of them was Yan Yuran and the woman beside her on the high platform. The second was the two men who appeared earlier. The third was a pair of underworld assassins, and the fourth was a young man who appeared late.


    No one spoke. The three groups of people surrounded the high platform, not moving for the time being.


    The two women on the high platform also looked at these people vigilantly, afraid that they would suddenly attack.


    The three groups of people looked at each other and attacked at the same time. The six finger lights were aimed at the high platform, but they were blocked by the light from the high platform. It turned out that this high platform had a defensive barrier.


    The two assassins from the underworld were the first to launch an attack. A man and a woman, one male and one female, simultaneously moved in unison. They jumped onto the platform and stabbed towards Yan Yulan and the other woman.


    What was unexpected was that Yan Yuran was extremely powerful, his bare hands clashing against the female assassin''s longsword. While the male assassin was facing the woman, his swordsmanship was much better than the female assassin''s, yet he still couldn''t take down her.


    The woman next to Yan Yiran was an expert!


    This point was not only seen by Lin Xiao, the two men and the young man in the arena also saw this. Weapons appeared in their hands as they charged up the stage and joined the battle. Together, the two assassins charged at the two tough women.


    "Die."


    The female assassin let out a cold snort. She stepped behind him and used her sword to make a flower. She was like a venomous snake, ruthless and fatal.


    The two women felt the killing intent behind them, but it was useless as they were facing off against four people at once. The firepower was too fierce, they couldn''t care less and were both chopped down by the female assassin.


    The crowd walked up to the two women lying on the ground. The female assassin laughed coldly, "It''s just the Yan Clan."


    The female assassin was about to stab Yan Yiran''s neck as she finished speaking when a stone bullet came out of nowhere and deflected the sword in the female assassin''s hand.


    A clear and bright laughter followed.


    "It''s just the Yan Clan?"


    Just these four words caused everyone on the stage to tense up. This voice was too familiar.


    A purple-clothed man walked over with large strides, his sword-like eyebrows giving people a deep impression. The purple-clothed man was even holding a treasured sword that was slightly larger than an ordinary longsword.


    The five people standing on the high platform exchanged glances, then ignored Yan Yuran and the other woman on the ground, taking the initiative to attack the purple-clothed man.


    Treasure sword, spear, iron rod ¡­ They all immediately attacked the violet-robed man. However, the purple-clothed man didn''t panic. He used his ingenious footwork to dodge the deadly attacks of the enemies time and time again. At the same time, he also used his sword sheath to fight back against the five people.


    "Netherworld? Interesting. Who paid for my life?" The purple-clothed man was still able to easily fight against five enemies at once, and shuttled back and forth between the enemies like he was strolling leisurely in the courtyard.


    "You know our goal is you?" In the end, he was still young, so no one else was able to keep their cool. With just a "we", he had exposed the fact that they were actually a group of people, not just a temporary team, fighting against the purple-clothed man.


    "Can it not be me?" While they were still in the middle of their battle, the man in purple''s scabbard had drawn a crescent-shaped sword qi to sweep four of them away. At the same time, he had thrust his sword into the young man''s chest.


    "Xuanxuan, don''t look." Outside the stage, Lin Xiao had promptly covered Lin Xuan''s eyes. He did not wish for Lin Xuan to see this scene.


    "Qi Tian Cave, set a meeting when you have time." The purple-clothed man glanced at the youth that was slowly falling to the ground. Without another word, he pulled out his bleeding sword sheath and walked towards the other four people.


    The eyes of the people outside flashed brightly, they stared at the purple-clothed man''s sword sheath and did not say anything for a long time.


    Before the sword was unsheathed, he was already dead!


    The space between her fingers had already turned red. She looked at the purple robed man with a hint of fear in her eyes, "Yan Danqing, so what if you killed us? The King''s Valley still knows about the crimes you committed. They will definitely kill you."


    So this purple robed man was the Yan Clan''s sword genius, Yan Danzhi. No wonder he was so strong, disdaining to draw his sword against opponents.


    Yan Danqing still smiled even after hearing the female assassin''s words. Her gentle tone made people feel as if there was nothing in the world that could cause his emotions to waver.


    "Everyone knows about the matters in the Earth King Valley. I am also a victim, but there are people with ulterior motives who spread rumors and hurt me. However, I am not nervous. Those who are clear will know themselves, and justice will be in the hearts of people."


    Yan Danye put her sword on her waist, as if she no longer planned to attack the four of them.


    "Other than killing me, these two must also be here to participate in the competition for the top hundred. I, Yan, would like to advise you two on this." Don''t be bewitched by the demonic words. Only by distinguishing between right and wrong can you preserve your life. The two of you can leave, but the people of Netherworld Kingdom can stay. You also have a lot of lives on your hands, those who kill will always be killed. "


    With Yan Danzhi''s permission, the two strange men walked out of the arena with a dark expression. As they passed by Lin Xiao, he saw the anger and unwillingness in their eyes, and one of their hands had turned pale.


    There was no suspense in the battle that followed. Originally, the combined forces of all five of them were no match for Yan Danqing, but now, there were only two of them left. The situation was one-sided. Yan Danzhi beat up the two of them and sent someone to carry them away after they were heavily injured and unconscious. He followed the other Yan Clan members to take Yan Yuran and another woman to the hospital.


    The battle was over, and only a few Yan Clan servants were still cleaning up the scene. The figures outside retreated. At this moment, Lin Xiao''s tensed nerves gradually relaxed. Yan Danqing''s aura was too strong. As long as he was here, even if he didn''t deliberately target Lin Xiao, he would find it hard to breathe. That was the aura Yan Danqing was imperceptibly emitting.


    "How is it?" Xiao Qi suddenly opened her mouth. Naturally, the person she was referring to was Yan Danqing!


    "Very strong, ridiculously strong." Lin Xiao sighed from the bottom of her heart.


    "If you meet him during the match, then run. I don''t even have the confidence to fight him." Xiao Qi continued, "A few days ago, someone posted a suppression message in the demon forum, someone formed a team to search the King''s Valley, among them were the Yan family, they activated the mechanism midway, a large number of people were killed, only Yan Danzhi and a few Yan family servants escaped, so someone said that this was Yan Danzhi''s doing."


    "That''s why this fight was actually aimed at Yan Danzhi, killing Yan Danzhi just to lure her away." Lin Xiao realized that he had misunderstood Yan Danzhi because no matter how much a person tried to disguise himself, he would make a mistake. Yan Danzhi''s mind was natural, and her righteousness was clear. She did not seem like someone who had committed a heinous crime.


    "This has caused trouble for the Yan Clan. I''m afraid Yan Dan Qing will be upset about this competition." This world will never lack experts. " Xiao Qi mumbled to herself as her gaze landed on a swing that was already empty but was still swaying.

 C59

    Lin Xiao and the others had left the square for quite some time, but he was still shocked. He was a human, entering the world of cultivators where the demons coexisted, this was the first time he saw someone kill someone.


    The instant that Yan Danqing''s scabbard was stabbed into the youth''s chest, Lin Xiao felt as if his heart had been stabbed in as well.


    "Just slowly get used to it." As Xiao Qi walked beside Lin Xiao, she could feel the latter''s change in mood, and was no longer as relaxed as usual. She added, "Every cultivator has a dead body behind them, and every mighty being has a pile of corpses beneath their feet. Every emperor has personally dyed the sea of blood.


    Lin Xuan, who was being led by Lin Xiao, also had a worried expression on her face. She had never seen Lin Xiao with such a dark expression.


    "Big brother."


    "I''m fine." Lin Xiao shook his head, "Slowly. Little Seven, go register first."


    Seeing Lin Xiao like this, Xiao Qi didn''t say anything more. There were some things that had to be comprehended by the person himself. Others saying it a thousand or ten thousand times were useless words.


    The competition for the top 100 rankings was not some mystic realm nor was it some space. It was a building. A building called the Demon Comics Co., Ltd., gathered wealth in the name of comics. Demon cartoons were extremely famous in the human world. Lin Xiao had once hunted down a cartoon of "My Friend is a Demon" in a comic book of this house.


    As she walked into the building, Lin Xiao felt that it was natural. It was simply too natural for her to be associated with demons. There was a reception desk, welcoming staff, management, and security guards. They stayed at their own jobs.


    If he didn''t know what Lin Xiao was doing here, he would have thought that it was just a comic book company.


    "Hello, is there anything I can help you with?" A staff member walked up to Lin Xiao and the others.


    "We came to register." As she spoke, Xiao Qi took out a demon spirit stone and gave it to the staff member.


    The staff took the demon spirit stones and nodded. Then, he stood up and led the way. "Please follow me. The registration room is here."


    Lin Xiao and the rest followed the staff member into the building and arrived in front of a room. The staff member turned around and said, "The registration office is right here. No unrelated personnel are allowed to enter."


    Lin Xiao glanced at Xiao Qi and saw the latter nod her head. She passed Lin Xuan to Xiao Qi and pushed open the door to enter the room.


    "Is that the registration? Sit down. " An old man wearing glasses sat behind Zhuo and glanced at Lin Xiao.


    Lin Xiao acknowledged and quickly sat down. He felt that he had returned to the time when he was hired.


    "Name." "Lin Xiao."


    "Age." "Twenty-one."


    "Gender." "Male."


    Can''t you see the sex? Lin Xiao was speechless.


    "Race." "Humans."


    "Yes."


    Lin Xiao was stunned. What did ''belong'' mean?


    "What sects or organizations have you joined so far? If you don''t have any, you can fill them in for rogue cultivators." The old man explained.


    Lin Xiao nodded his head. What should he say? Although his relationship with Ye Qing was like that, Ye Qing had already been expelled from the family, so he couldn''t say that he belonged to the Yu Shui clan. Then...


    "Hong Feng."


    The old man suddenly raised his head and glanced at Lin Xiao. His gaze contained too many things, causing Lin Xiao to feel uneasy.


    Fortunately, the old man only glanced at him once before continuing to fill in the information. He did not continue to size up Lin Xiao, otherwise Lin Xiao would feel uncomfortable all over.


    "The name ''Red Maple'' makes one''s imagination run wild." After the old man finished filling in the information he gave a strange smile and handed a card to Lin Xiao, saying, "You are the 780th person to sign up. Keep the token well, you will need it when you enter the trial ground the day after tomorrow.


    This card was extremely important. Losing it meant losing the right to participate in the competition. Lin Xiao received the card and stored it in her ring. Then, she stood up and prepared to leave.


    At this moment, the old man said, "Hongfeng, why are you still here?"


    Lin Xiao hurriedly left the room, leading Xiao Qi and the rest out of the Monster Comics Building. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.


    "What''s wrong?" Xiao Qi looked at Lin Xiao in puzzlement. Why did she drag them away without saying anything?


    Lin Xiao told Xiao Qi the whole story. His intuition told him what the old man might do to them, so he pulled Xiao Qi and Lin Xuan away from the Demon Comics company as soon as they stepped out of the door. In any case, they already reported their names, so they didn''t need to stay there.


    "You said you belong to the Red Maple." Xiao Qi''s eyes were dim and illusory, and after a long time, her expression became resolute once more, "Fine, then let Hong Feng appear before the eyes of the people once more."


    "I... Did you say something wrong? " Lin Xiao had a feeling that he had said the wrong thing.


    Xiao Qi smiled, shook her head, and took a step forward. Lin Xiao hurriedly carried Lin Xuan and followed behind her.


    "I was just surprised that you said it belongs to Hong Feng." Xiao Qi''s face revealed a smile. Lin Xiao saying that she was Hong Feng made her heart warm.


    "I ate your food and stayed with you, and even learned your family''s inherited cultivation technique. No matter what, I still can be considered half a member of Red Maple." Lin Xiao''s attitude was very serious. He could see every word and action that Xiao Qi did to him; he was not an ungrateful person.


    Xiao Qi looked at Lin Xiao and smiled. "I suddenly feel that you''re actually a little handsome, little handsome."


    "Of course." Lin Xiao raised her head and was about to tease again, "After all, a lover''s eyes can see the light," when Xiao Qi added, "You''re about to reach the standard of a duck."


    Lin Xiao''s face darkened and she immediately stopped talking. Silence at this time was the best option.


    "Lin Xiao, is it really possible to get Hong Feng for only two people?" Lin Xiao turned her head. At this moment, Xiao Qi''s eyes were far away, and it was unknown what she was thinking about.


    "Sister Xiao Qi, and me, too." Lin Xuan let go of Lin Xiao''s hand and ran in front of Little Seven, jumping and jumping.


    Xiao Qi returned to her senses and squatted down to pat Lin Xuan''s head. She smiled and said, "Good, good, good. There''s also Xuan Xuan Xuan."


    "Mother, what about me?"


    Without waiting for Xiao Qi to finish speaking, Lin Xiao suddenly pulled out her hat and waved her small hand, trying to attract her attention.


    Although Xiao Qi was moved in her heart, she was too embarrassed to respond.


    "Shut up." Lin Xiao took Lin Yan out of the hat and looked at Lin Yan in the hat, giving him a warning, "Lin Yan, if you dare to yell again, I will really suppress you."


    Lin Yan crossed his arms and pouted unhappily, "Father, you are too biased. Auntie, please let her be. My words will not stop being suppressed. I am your own daughter."


    Lin Xiao lambasted Lin Yan in her heart. Since when did he have to acknowledge Lin Yan as his daughter? He did not want to be a father at such a young age.


    "I don''t have a daughter like you." When Lin Xiao saw Lin Yan glaring at her, she immediately opened her eyes wide and stared back.


    Aunt, Little Mother." In the next second, Lin Yan''s eyes were filled with tears as he jumped onto Lin Xuan''s head. With a teary voice, he said, "Father doesn''t want me anymore. Little Flame is now an orphan, wuu ¡­


    Seeing Lin Xuan and Xiao Qi''s angry gazes, Lin Xiao could not retort. She pointed at the crying Lin Yan and could not utter a single word.


    "Lin Yan, if you have the ability to cry, cry for me!"

 C60

    Lin Xiao and the rest finally chose to stay in a hotel near the Demon Comics company''s building. This hotel was run by demons. When Lin Xiao and the rest arrived, the room was almost full. This meant that most of the participants had come.


    Under the discussion of Lin Xiao and Xiao Qi, they had only opened a single room. It wasn''t because they didn''t have money, but because they wanted to be safe. Reserved? None of them were as important as their lives.


    From the television to the real world, there was so much modesty, and so much dignity, that the person finally died at the hands of the enemy.


    At worst, he would just sleep on the floor. He did not want Little Seven and Lin Xuan to be in danger, or at least be together and be at ease.


    This was also the difference between Lin Xiao and other people. Both Little Seven and Ye Qing had a deep understanding of this.


    Compared to the others, Lin Xiao might not be as overbearing, nor as outstanding as the others. In fact, he might even act like a commoner and not put the overall situation first. However, it was undeniable that everyone around him felt safe.


    The evening breeze on the balcony ruffled Lin Xiao''s hair and he ate the French fries in his hand to ease the faint rush of smoke.


    After driving the room, Lin Xuan laid down on the bed to rest. When Lin Yan saw that Lin Xuan had fallen asleep and no one was playing with her, he followed Lin Xiao and sat on his shoulder. "Father and daughter" were gazing at the night scene of Ancient Capital City which was illuminated by lanterns.


    Ye Qing walked out of the bathroom in his bathrobe and used a towel to rub his wet hair. He glanced at Lin Xiao, who was on the balcony.


    "It''s been a long time since I''ve seen such a beautiful night." Xiao Qi came to the balcony and looked at the city illuminated by the lights.


    Lin Xiao turned his head to look at Xiao Qi, and then he turned his head and smiled, "Such a small bathrobe can''t cover it. It''s spring."


    "So what if I don''t cover you?" Xiao Qi said indifferently.


    Perhaps it was because Xiao Qi''s words had aroused her anger, Lin Xiao asked back, "How do you know I don''t dare?"


    "Because you already have Ye Qing." Xiao Qi smiled, gave him a look, gave him a middle finger and turned back to her room.


    "Tomorrow is the end of the registration. The competition will begin the day after tomorrow. Currently, the participants that have registered can check the status of the official accounts in the Demon Box Sky Demon Region. You can go and check it out."


    Xiao Qi''s words fell onto Lin Xiao''s ears without missing a word.


    A contestant? Lin Xiao took out his phone and opened up the monster box. Indeed, there were several channels that announced the contestants.


    After Lin Xiao found his name, he turned to look at the other participants.


    The first person to register was not Yan Danchen, but someone called Yan San. Lin Xiao felt that this Yan San was not an ordinary person. How could he be mediocre to be the first to announce his name?


    The second person to register was Fairy Bi. From the looks of it, she was a woman. To be able to appear in this place that was easy to be remembered by other participants, she was most likely a powerful expert.


    Lin Xiao looked at the two hundred people. He saw a few familiar names, the 50th person to sign up, Yan Danzhi, and the 176th person to sign up, Fang Daoyu.


    Fang Daoyu was also there. Lin Xiao rubbed his chin. Fang Daoyu had also come to Ancient Capital City. Could it be that his goal was to participate in the tournament? So he stayed in Feng City just because of Ye Qing?


    So far, there were already over eight hundred people who had signed up. Xiao Qi had said that the number of participants should be around one thousand. It seemed that there would likely be over a hundred people registering tomorrow.


    He rarely used the monster box, so he didn''t pay much attention to it at the time. But now, he saw it. It was the scolding essay that Xiao Qi mentioned about Yan Danzhi.


    The article roughly said that Yan Danzhi and the others went to the Earth King Valley to search for treasures, but because the Earth King Valley''s mechanism was activated, nearly everyone died, while Yan Danzhi and a few Yan Clan members fled with their lives.


    In addition, the person who wrote this article against Yan Danzhi also listed a lot of suspicious points regarding Yan Danzhi. Indeed, he had not personally witnessed the tragedy at the bottom of the valley, and no one had seen it, because everyone he had seen had died at the bottom of the valley. The Yan Clan members who escaped from the valley were all in the same boat as Yan Danzhi, so how could they possibly explain the truth?


    "Why did only you and your family escape?" Why do you know the terrain of the King''s Valley like the back of your hand? Why did you, who was always indifferent, suddenly send other cultivators to scout the Earth King Valley? "


    The three loud and forceful questions caused everyone to point their fingers at Yan Danzhi, and most people began to believe that Yan Danzhi was the one who killed these cultivators.


    Lin Xiao could not help but sigh at the fact that the person who wrote this article was very seductive. Regardless of the facts, just these words alone were enough to make those who read them blindly believe in these points of view.


    Just as Lin Xiao was thinking about Yan Danqing, his phone vibrated. It turned out that Ye Qing had sent a message.


    "Sleeping, hubby?"


    Lin Xiao''s entire body shivered as she typed in a reply, "If you call me like this, I''ll be flustered. Just call me by my name."


    Tsk, boring. Lin Xiao, where are you? I''ll go find you. " Ye Qing did not know that Lin Xiao had already left Feng City.


    "I''m in the Ancient Capital City."


    "Ancient Demon Capital? Top 100 competition? "


    The Ancient Demon City was also the Ancient Capital City, so the names of humans and demons were just different. Lin Xiao replied in agreement, not expecting to be scolded by Ye Qing.


    "Lin Xiao, are you crazy? "I admit that you''ve made a lot of progress recently, but it''s not enough for you to participate in the competition. If you can''t even beat me, you''ll be courting death if you participate in the competition." This time, Ye Qing sent a voice message. His tone was filled with anxiety and anger.


    When Lin Xiao heard this, he felt a little awkward.


    "This is a promise from me and Xiao Qi, don''t worry, I will protect myself well." Lin Xiao knew that Ye Qing was worried about him, so he didn''t get angry because of Ye Qing''s words and instead went over to comfort her.


    "This won''t do. The people who are participating in the competition for the top 100 are all freaks. I heard that only my big brother is participating in the Imperial Water clan." He''s the number one of Yu Shui Clan''s younger generation. It''s not enough even if you go there a hundred times to die, I''ll call Xiao Qi right now. "


    After Lin Xiao heard this voice message, he became anxious and called Ye Qing.


    "Can you stop messing around? I''ve thought about what I''m doing. I''m not a three year old child, so don''t meddle in this matter. " Lin Xiao heard the call ring out. He was so anxious that he roared his words out in one go. After he finished speaking, he realized that his tone was a little too angry, and his voice also contained anger.


    After hearing the silence from the other end of the phone, Lin Xiao spoke again, but much more gently this time, "I know you love me for my own good, but I am a man. What''s more ¡­ Besides, I still need to live long enough to come back and find you. "


    There was still no sound from the other end of the phone.


    Lin Xiao thought that Ye Qing was really angry. She wanted to say something, but who knew that an old woman''s voice came from the phone?


    "Lad, are you really going to look for me?"


    The old voice caused Lin Xiao to lose her grip on her phone and she almost fell off the balcony. He glanced at his contact.


    F * ck! Too hasty, wrong call!