Chapter 27: Possessed by the Third Child

Open the System Mall.

Yan Xiao discovered that apart from the Gathering Spirit Pill and Attribute Pill, he could not afford anything else.

The prices were ridiculously expensive.

"System, I feel like there is a problem with your settings. The things in the mall are so expensive; do you think a novice like me can afford them?"

Yan Xiao could not help but complain.

"Owner, the System Mall can be refreshed. Have you not seen the two large red characters in the bottom right corner?"

The System said angrily; this trashy Owner was too inattentive.

"Ah—haha... so it can be refreshed, how advanced, hahaha..."

Yan Xiao laughed awkwardly.

The System did not want to speak.

Spend 100 Fear Value, click to refresh.

The mall page suddenly flickered, and five large empty slots appeared, with one item in each slot.

The first slot was a sword.

【Rusty Sword】, selling price 1 Fear Value.

"System, what grade of magic treasure is this? It's so cheap."

Yan Xiao said happily and immediately clicked to purchase; a rust-covered iron sword appeared in the System Space.

I... %*&#￥

It really is a damn Rusty Sword.

Yan Xiao took the Rusty Sword in his hand, and the sword immediately snapped into two pieces.

"As you can see." The System did not want to explain further.

The System believed it was written very clearly above.

Yan Xiao composed himself and squinted to look at the second slot.

Two large characters came into view: Rusty Sword!

Yan Xiao refused to give up and looked at the third slot; upon seeing it was 7 characters long, Yan Xiao finally felt relieved.

As long as it wasn't that piece of junk Rusty Sword, it would be fine.

【Invincible Explosive Flame Divine Fist】, an extremely rigid and yang fist technique, a fire-attribute cultivation method; both fists are like scorching suns and can launch fireball attacks, releasing up to nine fireballs at once.

Bonus effect: fire-attribute cultivation method skill amplification 1-9%.

Selling price: 900 Fear Value.

Seeing there was an additional bonus, Yan Xiao was tempted; as for the fireballs launched by fists, he did not think much of them.

"System, how is this additional amplification effect calculated?"

Yan Xiao decided to ask clearly before buying.

"One fireball adds 1%, releasing 9 fireballs adds 9%."

This means having to launch fireballs before fighting; it's too silly!

No, no...

Looking at the fourth slot, it was still 7 characters.

Safe.

【Low-level Body Tempering Spirit Liquid】 can temper the physical body and bones, change Spirit Root aptitude, and strengthen the body.

Selling price: 500 Fear Value.

"You finally arrived!"

Seeing that it could change his bones, Yan Xiao wept with joy.

As long as he drank this Body Tempering Spirit Liquid, he would no longer be that shameful, trashy aptitude of a Pseudo Spirit Root.

Purchase... must purchase.

Ding, purchase successful, congratulations to the Owner for obtaining 【Low-level Body Tempering Spirit Liquid】 x1.

Only one bottle can be bought, a bit of a pity.

Yan Xiao took the jade bottle filled with Body Tempering Spirit Liquid out of the System Space and drank it in one gulp.

He took a deep breath, preparing to welcome the pain of Body Tempering.

One minute later, Yan Xiao felt his stomach hurt a little.

Has the medicine taken effect?

Yan Xiao circulated his Qi to prepare.

Two minutes later, his stomach hurt a lot!

Three minutes later, his stomach not only hurt, but it was also rumbling; this was the rhythm of needing to go to the toilet!

Yan Xiao gave up on circulating his Qi and ran toward the toilet at the fastest speed possible.

Half an hour later, Yan Xiao crawled out of the toilet; having lived two lives, this first time going to the toilet made him feel so profoundly—painful yet happy.

He felt the impurities in his body being expelled, and his whole body felt light.

He hurriedly clicked on the attribute panel; the Spirit Root displayed: Yellow Grade Low-rank Spiritual Root.

Finally, it was no longer a Pseudo Spirit Root.

Circulating the Three Elements Spirit Gathering Art, he could clearly feel the existence of Spirit Qi, which was more than twice as dense as before.

The Spirit Qi slowly entered his dantian along his extraordinary meridians; only then did he feel the joy of cultivation.

As the Spirit Qi increased, his cultivation also improved; Qi Refining 4th layer, he finally broke through.

Right, there was still the fifth slot he hadn't looked at.

Yan Xiao almost forgot.

He opened the System Mall, his face full of anticipation, only to see it pitch black with nothing inside.

"System, is this a bug?"

"Owner, this is the special item slot. Spending 100 Fear Value allows you to randomly obtain one item from the System Mall."

"Is this a lucky draw?" Yan Xiao became interested.

"Yes."

Buying it.

Clicking to purchase, Yan Xiao stared at the blank space without blinking, hoping to draw something good.

A pile of messy things flashed rapidly in the blank space; it was impossible to see what they were.

After more than ten seconds, the speed gradually slowed down.

He actually saw a Low-level Demon Sword slowly flowing past the blank space and immediately became excited.

Even a Demon Sword can be obtained; this is the rhythm of hitting a Peak Grade!

Peak Grade... Peak Grade....

Yan Xiao shouted in his heart.

The screen finally stopped scrolling, and the item appearing in the fifth large blank space was a cartoon character card.

Looking at the familiar cartoon character on it, Yan Xiao was dumbfounded.

Isn't this the Hulu Brothers from the cartoon?

Is this supposed to go save Grandpa?

The Hulu Brothers are distinguished by the color of the gourd on their heads; which brother was the yellow gourd one again?

"Ding, congratulations to the Owner for obtaining the 3rd Brother from the Hulu Brothers cards. Using the card grants the 3rd Brother's skill, Copper Head and Iron Arms, making you impervious to blades and spears and giving you immense strength."

The system prompt woke him up.

Didn't expect it could be like this; copper head and iron arms, impervious to blades and spears, seems pretty good.

Holding the card in his hand to fiddle with it, Yan Xiao asked, "System, how do I use this?"

"It's very simple, just hold the card and shout 'Transform' loudly," the system replied.

So cringey?

"It won't grow a gourd on my head too, will it?"

Yan Xiao didn't want to become that conspicuous.

"No, the Owner's appearance will not change in any way."

That's good.

If he really turned into a Hulu Brother, he would truly have no face to use this card.

After all, this is not Huaxia; there is no nostalgia for the Hulu Brothers here.

He looked at the refresh button.

He wanted to refresh the System Mall again, but discovered there was a 24-hour cooldown.

He had no choice but to close the mall and sit in meditation to cultivate.

Just as he closed his eyes, he heard the sound of roof tiles breaking.

An assassin?

Yan Xiao became alert instantly, used Earth Escape to reach the center of the courtyard, and looked at the roof, only to see two men in black sneaking downstairs and blowing poisonous smoke into his room.

"Third Uncle, the person is gone."

The man in black observed the room but did not see Yan Xiao's tracks, and immediately felt something was wrong.

"Then kill those two women." The other man in black had cold eyes, revealing a bloodthirsty glint.

Want to kill Qingxue?

Yan Xiao couldn't stay calm upon hearing this; gripping the Magic Sword in his hand, he used Earth Escape to arrive beneath the two, stabbing out with his sword without mercy.

"Watch out!"

The older man in black discovered the crisis and hurriedly called out a warning, but it was too late; the man's chest had already been pierced by Yan Xiao's unexpected sword strike.

Fear Value +1000

Fear Value +300

"Old Five!"

"Xiao Yan, you brat, go to hell!"

Seeing his companion killed, the man in black didn't care about hiding his identity and slashed over with his sword, stabbing directly at Yan Xiao's head.

Earth Escape.

Having succeeded in one strike, Yan Xiao immediately dodged, used Earth Escape to get behind the man in black, and stabbed out with his sword from behind.

The man in black dodged the fatal blow sideways, but a wound was still cut on his face; the black face-covering cloth was knocked off by the Magic Sword, revealing his face.

"Shi Xingfeng."

Yan Xiao guessed that the Shi Family had come to attack, but he didn't expect this old scoundrel to do it himself.

"You destroyed the foundation of my Yuhua Sect and dare to live openly in Yuhua Garden; you are simply courting death."

Shi Xingfeng completely ignored the blood on his face, gripped his sword with both hands, and stared fixedly at Yan Xiao.

An unprecedented sense of crisis arrived; a terrifying aura erupted from Shi Xingfeng's Flying Sword, locking onto Yan Xiao completely.

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