This ancient armor, although already in pieces, is still like a thin camel that is still larger than a horse.
Even in this state, it far surpasses common magical treasures.
He spent two days in the room performing preliminary refinement.
With only one thought in his mind, the golden armor dressed itself onto Lin Xuan's body.
He began testing the armor's resistance by attacking himself with magic techniques.
After several attempts, a satisfied expression appeared on his face.
With this thing, no one below the Golden Core realm can injure him even a little!
"With this, my combat power will increase tremendously. The thousand-year-old lotus heart can wait a little longer for me to buy it."
After murmuring to himself, Lin Xuan opened the window of the room and looked outside, immediately feeling in a good mood.
Since that defeat in his family, it seemed like it had been a long time since he had such good fortune.
"So what if it was a small failure? As long as I don't stop, the path will continue to stretch ahead."
With a slight smile on his lips, Lin Xuan left, ready to go.
When he reappeared outside, he had already become a cultivator with a slender figure, wearing a black veil hat that covered his face, which was disguised with a talisman.
Using this method to avoid drawing attention, he managed to leave Ice City without trouble.
However, his mood did not relax in the slightest.
His intuition told him that someone was following him.
But he didn't opt to speed up suddenly, to avoid exposing himself completely.
At the same time, a Golden Core cultivator who was skilled in concealment observed him from a safe distance.
He held a magical artifact for voice transmission in his hand.
"Young master, the target has left the city. Should we proceed to capture him?"
"No need, I'm almost there."
The voice of Yuan Qing replied from the artifact.
It wasn't long before a blast of extreme cold rapidly approached from the distance.
The cold passed by the Golden Core cultivator and left a phrase before continuing its path toward where Lin Xuan was.
The Golden Core cultivator immediately turned around and returned.
With the young master's strength, capturing someone below the Golden Core realm was a piece of cake.
In Ice City, everyone knew that Yuan Qing was the strongest of the younger generation of the Yuan family!
When the piercing cold materialized in human form beside him—
Lin Xuan shuddered, but his face remained unfazed, and his voice, now feminine and somewhat cold, said:
"Does the fellow cultivator need something?"
"The last time we met, we were like old friends, and I thought about sharing a drink with you. But you left without a word. That's fine, but how is it that in just a few days, you've become a lady? Did I mistake you for someone else?"
Yuan Qing's handsome face showed a kind smile; if any cultivator from Ice City saw him, they would surely cheer for him.
Even someone as firm-spirited as Lin Xuan couldn't help but be slightly stunned at seeing such a beautiful man who looked like a woman.
Some men, when they are truly handsome,
can make any woman feel inferior.
Having been exposed, Lin Xuan fell silent for a moment and then took off the veil hat.
His figure and face returned to their original appearance, and he looked at Yuan Qing coldly.
"Did the fellow cultivator come for that magical treasure?"
"That's right. That treasure is not ordinary. With your strength, carrying it is a disaster. Why not give it up and sell it to me?"
Yuan Qing took out a bag of high-quality spirit stones and smiled: "In Ice City, everyone knows that I, Yuan Qing, never break my word. I hope you won't put me in an awkward position. Helping me is helping yourself."
"And if I say no?"
Lin Xuan's face turned frosty, and his killing intent could no longer be contained.
Even though the other was from the Golden Core realm,
he didn't intend to let such a great opportunity slip away!
"It doesn't matter. I, Yuan Qing, don't enjoy bullying the weak. Let's fight on equal terms. If you win, you can leave. If you lose, it proves you can't keep that item."
Yuan Qing smiled calmly and sealed several of his own energy points, immediately lowering his cultivation level to the Foundation realm.
"Prepare to receive my attack."
Lin Xuan immediately launched himself and began fighting against Yuan Qing.
The battle lasted less than half an hour.
Yuan Qing was surprised and delighted; being someone who rarely found rivals in Ice City among cultivators of the same level, he couldn't gain an advantage over Lin Xuan.
And Lin Xuan fought with great enthusiasm, even beginning to have new insights!
Just when both were enjoying the battle,
Half a mile away, Tang Yu yawned, almost falling asleep.
Accustomed to watching high-level battles, suddenly seeing two novices picking at each other felt a little strange.
He wasn't surprised by Yuan Qing's chivalrous behavior.
Those who oppose the protagonist usually have only two fates.
Either they become his subordinates.
Or they are eliminated directly.
Yuan Qing belonged to the first case; thanks to his chivalrous attitude, after fighting, they became friends, as if they didn't know each other unless they fought.
Although being friends with the protagonist isn't necessarily a good thing.
Because once the protagonist becomes strong, the friend ends up suffering misfortune, and then the protagonist shows up to save the day or something like that.
"I'm also doing you a big favor."
He murmured to himself, and then Tang Yu, carrying Tang Mao, continued approaching the two.
Both continued fighting relentlessly, with many injuries on both sides, and it seemed they would end in a tie with great losses.
Until the time of an incense stick passed.
The battle finally ended.
Lin Xuan won by a narrow margin.
He was covered in wounds, standing in the same place, blood trickling from the corner of his lips, but with a look of great satisfaction.
After this fight, he had learned a lot; perhaps, when he went back and locked himself in to meditate, he could break his limit.
Yuan Qing, exhausted to the point of draining his vital energy, lay on the ground, too weak to even sit.
He laughed heartily and said:
"You're an interesting guy, it's been a long time since I've encountered an opponent like you. If you don't mind, from today on, you're a friend of Yuan Qing. If you come to Ice City, just look for me directly. Ah, what's your name?"
"My name? Call me Lin Xuan."
Lin Xuan approached, extended his hand, and helped Yuan Qing up from the ground.
Just as their hands touched,
Tang Yu, carrying Tang Mao, hurried: "Now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his spiritual energy flooded Tang Mao's body like a surging tide.
It was a spiritual taming technique he had cultivated.
It allowed him to transfer all his energy to his spirit beast.
Receiving all the energy of Tang Yu's advanced Golden Core level,
Tang Mao remained in the form of a small fox.
He stood on two legs, raised his claws, shouting "Aah! Aah!", then lowered them and looked at Tang Yu.
"Is it done?"
Tang Yu looked at him confused.
He had brought this creature specifically to use his ancestral technique from the fox clan, capable of putting the enemy into a deep sleep.
What they dreamed about depended on it.
"They've fallen."
Tang Mao raised his chin, and Tang Yu followed his gaze.
The two who had just shaken hands,
suddenly stood still, as if time had frozen.
However, at that moment, both were submerged in a sweet dream.
In Yuan Qing's dream, it was the day of his wedding to his cultivation partner.
His partner was of dazzling beauty and insisted on doing everything herself, not letting him move.
While Lin Xuan's dream was the complete opposite, dreaming that he and Yuan Qing had become close friends and traveled together training.
In the middle of a fight, both were seriously injured and fled, taking care of each other. Then he discovered that Yuan Qing was actually a woman, the eldest daughter of the Yuan family.
She had already had feelings for him for a long time, and then, like dry wood with fire, they ended up surrendering to each other.
When that sweet dream ended,
With a satisfied expression,
Lin Xuan opened his eyes.
Beside him, Yuan Qing was still there.
Instinctively, he hugged him from the side, then opened his eyes wide.
Something didn't add up.
Why was it flat???
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