Chapter 44: Why Isn't the Sword Moving?

"Master is so pitiful!"

Watching his Master wailing loudly, Luo Ying felt a pang of sorrow and began to sob softly.

Yan Xiao hurriedly leaned his shoulder over, and Luo Ying leaned against it and began to cry just like that.

"Don't cry... stop crying, there, there."

Yan Xiao patted her soft, fragrant shoulder and comforted her in a low voice.

Luosang looked up and saw them blatantly showing off their affection right in front of him.

You two are too much!

With a "waa," Luosang cried even louder.

"Young Master, will Master be alright?"

Luo Ying pushed away from Yan Xiao's shoulder and asked in a low voice.

"He will. He's been suppressing things for too long; he'll be fine once he lets it all out. Once he stops crying, we'll have to listen to his stories about the good old days."

Yan Xiao comforted her heartlessly, pressing Luo Ying's head back onto his shoulder while saying, "Stop crying..."

Suddenly, Luosang let out a "hiccup," couldn't catch his breath, and fainted dead away.

"Young Master, Master is not doing well!" Luo Ying was greatly alarmed; she hurriedly pushed Yan Xiao away and ran to Luosang's side to observe him carefully.

"Damn, he didn't actually get himself killed by his own anger, did he?

He can't die; he is the most valuable thing in Luoxia Mountain. If he dies, Yan Xiao's investment in Luoxia Mountain will be mostly lost, and that would be a huge deficit."

Yan Xiao hurriedly pinched Luosang's philtrum, almost pinching the skin on Luosang's lips until it broke.

"Owner, he is just drunk; he will not die."

The system couldn't help but chime in to remind him.

"Oh, that's good then."

Yan Xiao let out a sigh of relief and hoisted Luosang up, heading toward the Yan Mansion.

"Greetings, Young Master."

As soon as they entered the Yan Mansion, Xiao Cui and the other maids surrounded them, serving tea and water.

They were all experts at waiting on people.

"Where is Qingxue?"

Not having seen Qingxue and the Cat Demon for a long time, Yan Xiao couldn't help but find it strange.

"Miss Qingxue was invited away by Miss Feng Wanqing of the City Lord's Mansion. She said they were opening the city gates to provide relief to the commoners. Since you made a donation, Young Master, you should have gone, but since you weren't here, they let Miss Qingxue go in your stead."

Xiao Cui spoke up.

Yan Xiao nodded; he feared this matter was not that simple.

But with Feng Wanqing and the Cat Demon there, there was no need to worry about Qingxue's safety.

Calculating the time, Wang Dazhu and the others should be arriving soon. He had grown a bit unaccustomed to not having Wang Dazhu around to flatter him these past few days.

"Young Master, Master Luosang has woken up; he wishes to see you," Xiao Cui said from outside the door.

"Let him in."

Luosang pushed the door open and entered. Seeing Yan Xiao, he felt a bit embarrassed—to have cried in front of him and his disciple was too shameful.

"Does Elder Luosang have some important business?" Yan Xiao asked, holding back his laughter.

"This subordinate has come specifically to thank the Sect Master for today's guidance. Today... this subordinate made a fool of himself; I am truly ashamed..."

Luosang bowed and saluted.

"It is nothing; who doesn't have a few unbearable pasts?" Yan Xiao took a sip of tea and waited quietly for what he had to say next.

"Now that the matter here is settled, the Sect Master should go to Luoxia Mountain as soon as possible to inherit the position of Sect Master, so as to avoid any complications," Luosang mused.

Yan Xiao nodded. He definitely had to go inherit the position of Sect Master; he had already spent several thousand taels of gold, so it would be a huge loss if he didn't even get the position of Sect Master to show for it.

"Go and make the arrangements; I will go to Luoxia Mountain to inherit the position of Sect Master the day after tomorrow," Yan Xiao said after thinking for a moment.

"Understood."

Luosang received his orders and prepared to leave, but was stopped by Yan Xiao. "Elder Luosang, stay a moment. If you have time, why not sit down and chat?"

"Does the Sect Master wish to know about this subordinate's past?" Luosang said with a bitter smile; he had seen through Yan Xiao's intentions.

"I am more interested in your current situation. You seem to be restricted by something, preventing your cultivation from advancing. You must have been stuck at the Cave Profound Peak for a long time now."

Yan Xiao looked at Luosang and asked calmly.

Luosang's body jolted, and he looked at Yan Xiao with a complex expression. He hadn't expected that despite his young age, his experience was quite extraordinary.

Little did he know, he had the system's reminder...

"Many years ago, my dantian was injured by an Ice-Breaking Blade and has never been able to recover. I can only rely on alcohol to prevent the Ice-Breaking Blade from destroying my dantian further, and there is no hope of breaking through from the Cave Profound realm," Luosang said slowly.

"Ice-Breaking Blade?" Yan Xiao asked, puzzled.

"The Ice-Breaking Blade is a weapon forged from thousand-year cold ice. It is an object of extreme Yin that carries its own cold poison. Once injured by it, the cold poison flows through the meridians into the dantian, thereby damaging it."

Luosang explained.

Yan Xiao nodded and fell into deep thought.

"System, can the Quenching Fire Technique remove this cold poison of his?" Yan Xiao asked.

"It can. Once the Quenching Fire Technique reaches perfection, the cold poison in his body will naturally dissipate," the system replied.

Yan Xiao was overjoyed. He gave a dry cough, looked at Luosang, and said seriously, "Elder Luosang, I possess a peerless secret manual that can help you eliminate your chronic ailment. Are you willing to learn it?"

"A peerless secret manual!"

Luosang's eyes widened abruptly, and he looked at Yan Xiao with excitement, but then, thinking of something, he sat back down powerlessly.

"Since the Sect Master calls it a peerless secret manual, it must be too precious. How could I..."

Yan Xiao was stunned. "Damn it... I blew it out of proportion. Does he mean he feels unworthy of receiving it?"

"Yes, Owner, not everyone is as shameless as you," the System replied.

"Get lost!" Yan Xiao cursed inwardly.

Looking at Luosang, Yan Xiao chuckled and said softly, "As an Elder of my Luoxia Mountain, I naturally must find a way to help you improve your strength, so that you can better assist me, right?"

As he spoke, Yan Xiao took out the cultivation method for the Quenching Fire Technique and placed it in front of Luosang.

Luosang took the technique with trembling hands and said gratefully, "Many thanks for the Sect Master's great kindness; I, Luosang, will certainly keep it in my heart and never dare to forget."

Yan Xiao smiled; this was exactly the sentence he wanted.

Luosang flipped through the technique, his excitement immediately freezing; he awkwardly withdrew his hand, looking quite disappointed.

What was wrong?

Yan Xiao suddenly felt something was amiss; this shouldn't be the expression he expected.

"Elder Luosang, what are your concerns?" Yan Xiao asked, puzzled.

Luosang gave a bitter smile, opened the Quenching Fire Technique, and said, "Luoxia Mountain also has a copy of this Quenching Fire Technique. If cultivated successfully, it can indeed eliminate the cold poison in my body, but I cultivate the Supreme Sword Qi and do not possess a Fire Spirit Root, so I cannot condense Fire Essence."

Luoxia Mountain also has the Quenching Fire Technique?

"System, didn't you say this was an exclusive secret technique of the System?" Yan Xiao wished he could dig a hole and crawl into it; it was fucking embarrassing.

"The System never said that," the System replied.

"Ahem... Elder Luosang, there is no need to be disappointed. Since I can produce this secret technique, I naturally have a one hundred percent certainty that you can cultivate it."

Yan Xiao gave a dry cough to ease the awkwardness and redeemed a Fire Origin Pill from the System to hand to Luosang.

"This is a Fire Attribute Spirit Pill I refined exclusively; after eating it, even a mortal can use Fire Origin Qi."

Yan Xiao looked at Luosang triumphantly, thinking that this time he should be thoroughly convinced.

Luosang picked up the tiny Spirit Pill, somewhat unable to believe it; he had never heard of a Spirit Pill that could condense cultivation attributes.

One must know that cultivators with attribute Spirit Roots were already rare, and every one of them was a genius favored by the heavens.

Most cultivators' various attributes could only be used after hunting the Demon Clan for their demon cores and refining them onto weapons, and they were consumables; every time they were used, their power decreased.

If this tiny Spirit Pill could cultivate attributes, it would truly be heaven-defying.

"Sect Master, this is too precious. You are a fire-attribute cultivator; you should keep it for yourself!"

Luosang's hand holding the Fire Origin Pill was trembling, because he could truly feel the fluctuation of Fire Origin Qi inside the Spirit Pill.

"Is it very precious?" Yan Xiao asked.

"Very precious! Many great cultivators, in order to enhance their attribute cultivation or gain attribute cultivation, hunt the Demon Clan in the Demon Domain like madmen and search heaven and earth for rare treasures. If... this Attribute Pill appears in the world, it will surely be a catastrophe."

Luosang said excitedly.

"Is it that exaggerated?"

Yan Xiao didn't believe it; could a Spirit Pill that cost 100 Fear Value in the System Mall be that awesome?

As he spoke, Yan Xiao took out two more from the System Mall, handed them to Luosang, and asked, "How much do you think this Spirit Pill is worth?"

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