Chapter 70: Frozen Pursuit, She Went to Luoxia Mountain

"I am the unluckiest transmigrator, yet at the same time, I am the luckiest."

Yan Xiao put away Qingxue's letter; meeting her was the greatest stroke of luck in his life.

The Golden Scale Shuttle floated before him, and the little golden figure poked out her head, staring at him blankly, not understanding what he meant.

"Chenxi, wait until I become stronger, then I will take you to see the golden world and let you eat your fill."

Yan Xiao stroked the little golden figure's forehead as he spoke; Chenxi was the name he had given her, and it suited her temperament quite well—radiant and dazzling.

With no level restrictions, Yan Xiao successfully advanced to the first level of the Cave Profound Realm, his strength leaping forward once again.

When he appeared in the main hall, the few Elders could hardly believe their eyes.

"Sect Master, have you advanced to the Cave Profound Realm?"

Luo Cang asked, looking at the pillar with an excited expression.

"Yes."

Yan Xiao said indifferently; with Qingxue gone, he remained somewhat worried and melancholy, unable to feel lively at all.

"Congratulations to the Sect Master for your great increase in strength."

Everyone offered their congratulations in unison.

"Master is awesome!"

Without needing to look, Yan Xiao knew that the only person who dared to shout like that was his first disciple, Wang Dazhu.

"Master, I am also close to Foundation Establishment; could you reward me with some Spirit Pills or something?"

Wang Dazhu said with a cheeky grin.

Close to Foundation Establishment?

Yan Xiao looked over in surprise; this guy was making fast progress.

"Disciples who are close to Foundation Establishment may report to Elder Luo Cang; each person can receive one Foundation Establishment Pill."

Having spent 10,000 Fear Value to purchase 10 Foundation Establishment Pills from the System Mall, Yan Xiao handed the pills to Luo Cang and said slowly.

He had entrusted most of the Spirit Pills and money obtained from the Great Elder and Second Elder's Storage Bags to Luo Cang for safekeeping.

As the saying goes, do not employ those you suspect, and do not suspect those you employ; it was impossible for him to handle every single matter of the sect management personally, so it was better for him to be a powerful, hands-off manager.

Upon hearing this, all the disciples were full of anticipation, and those already close to Foundation Establishment were even more ecstatic.

With a Foundation Establishment Pill, success in Foundation Establishment was basically a sure thing.

Wang Dazhu raised an eyebrow at the few new disciples, as if to say: "See, I'm awesome, right? Master cares about me."

"Wang Dazhu, Ma Jianyang, Ma Xiaoyun, step forward."

Yan Xiao shouted loudly.

The three were startled and hurried forward to salute.

"The three of you are promoted to Elite Disciples; after Foundation Establishment, you may enter the Spirit Cave to cultivate alongside Liu Pan'er and Zhang Chunyang."

Yan Xiao said loudly; the first level of the Spirit Cave did not limit the number of people, as long as one could withstand the pressure, one could enter at any time.

"Yes, Master."

The three accepted the order and stepped back.

"Have any major events occurred these past few days?" Yan Xiao asked.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, yesterday Tingyu launched a night raid on the City Lord's Mansion; Fairy Feng Wanqing and Tingyu fought for an entire night, both suffering injuries.

Fairy Feng had the slight upper hand and severed one of Tingyu's fingers."

Luo Tian stepped out to reply.

Has Tingyu made a move?

Yan Xiao's expression changed; what was meant to come would come eventually, and he also had to prepare for battle.

Young Master Tingyu, Yanyu Tower.

This would be a chess piece that would disrupt the landscape of Luoyue City.

He returned to his room.

The lottery system had already refreshed.

Yan Xiao clicked for a five-time draw, looking at the prizes above with anticipation.

First slot: One 【Beijing Old Cloth Shoes】.

To have completed a pair so quickly, Yan Xiao was quite surprised; it seemed his luck was good today.

Second slot: One bottle of 【Marrow Cleansing Spirit Liquid】.

This was also a good item; although the System Mall sold them now for 100 Fear Value per bottle, there was a limit of one bottle per month, so it was good to be able to draw one.

Third slot: 【Secret Recipe—Sun Moon Star Sunglasses】. Function: Wearing the Sunglasses allows one to detect surrounding enemies, lock onto targets, find flaws, and other functions.

"A cheat?" Yan Xiao asked in surprise.

"You could say that; the system knows you are addicted to games, so the lottery items will lean towards game props and characters."

"That's fine, that's perfectly fine," Yan Xiao said happily.

Since the first three were so good, he looked at the next slot with anticipation, hoping for a gun—preferably a sniper rifle.

Fourth slot: 【Sun-Shooting Divine Bow】 replica; a replica of Hou Yi's weapon, its power is not to be underestimated.

"Hmm, not a sniper rifle? But it looks pretty good."

Yan Xiao was not disappointed; the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow was an existence that could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the sun, so even if it was a replica, its power certainly wouldn't be too bad.

Fifth slot: 【Great Recovery Pill】; a holy medicine for healing, it can instantly restore vitality and replenish True Essence in the dantian.

"System, was this prepared by Qingxue specifically for me?"

After looking at all the prizes in the System Space, he couldn't believe his luck could be this good; it seemed more like weapons and equipment Qingxue had prepared specifically because she was afraid he would be in danger—why, she had even prepared life-saving medicine.

"Perhaps, the Sword Demon System has become independent and disconnected its link with Qingxue, but the system does not believe the host has such good luck."

The System replied mechanically.

Forget it, I'm not in the mood to bicker with you today.

Yan Xiao took the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow out of the System Space, put on his Sunglasses, and thought about testing the power of this bow.

Looking around, the movements of all the disciples on Luoxia Mountain were within his grasp.

The first person he saw was Wang Dazhu sneaking off to the restroom, and the Sunglasses immediately displayed Wang Dazhu's data.

Wang Dazhu: Peak of Qi Refining Realm, track him? Lock onto him?

"System, can the power of the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow be adjusted?" Yan Xiao asked, feeling an urge to shoot Wang Dazhu after seeing his sleazy appearance.

"It can. The power of the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow depends on the Spirit Qi and Fear Value injected by the host," the System replied.

"That's good."

Yan Xiao gave a wicked smile, slowly pulled back the Divine Bow, and released the string immediately after injecting a trace of Spirit Qi.

"Whoosh."

The Spirit Qi pierced through the wall and struck Wang Dazhu on the buttocks.

Wang Dazhu was still debating whether or not to wash his hands after finishing in the restroom when he suddenly felt his buttocks go numb, followed by a needle-like stinging pain that made him wince and bare his teeth.

"Who's ambushing me? Come out! See if I don't beat you until you're looking for your teeth all over the floor!"

Wang Dazhu cursed while clutching his buttocks.

In the woods.

A man in black looked at his companions and asked, "Who made the move?"

"We didn't do anything!"

Several men in black looked at their leader with confused expressions; they also didn't know what kind of fit that kid who got up in the middle of the night was throwing.

Hmm?

Yan Xiao had just wanted to give Wang Dazhu a few more shots, but he didn't expect the Sunglasses to mark the positions of three men in black and issue a danger alert.

"Assassins?"

Yan Xiao frowned and locked onto the three of them, wanting to hear what they were saying.

"Don't be so jumpy. Our goal is to provoke the Metal-eating Ant army to attack Luoxia Mountain; don't cause extra trouble."

The leader said in a low voice.

Metal-eating Ants?

How did they know about the Metal-eating Ants? Could it be that the Metal-eating Ants were a conspiracy all along?

Yan Xiao's expression shifted; he put on his Beijing Old Cloth Shoes, took the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, dived underground, and slowly followed behind them.

"Hurry up, time is up. Once the Metal-eating Ant beast tide is triggered, we retreat."

The leader turned out to be an Earth-attribute cultivator, clearing the path in front.

The group soon arrived at the Metal-eating Ant nest, but what they saw was a pile of charred ant corpses.

This shocked everyone; what were they to do now?

"Boss, what now?" one of the men in black asked.

"Go back and report to the Sect Master; let the old man decide." The leader waved his hand and escaped directly underground, but his speed was truly too slow, not much faster than walking on the ground.

Yan Xiao thought for a moment and followed them the whole way; he wanted to see who was trying to harm his Luoxia Mountain.

PS: Ahem... fellow Daoists, don't withhold your recommendation votes just because I'm handsome; being handsome is not my fault!