Chapter 87: Countermeasures

Tingxue was still burying her head in struggling against the sword light, training her movement technique and speed.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world; if you want to obtain corresponding rewards, you must pay the corresponding price.

For example, when she was previously at Yanyu Tower, she could only obtain meager benefits and the chance to survive by constantly killing people.

"Earth Attribute can give you better defense and escape capabilities, while Gold Attribute can make your speed, attack power, and penetration stronger; you can choose one."

Yan Xiao took out two Attribute Pills and said to Tingxue, "These two are an Earth Element Pill and a Gold Element Pill; once you consume one, you can cultivate attribute skills. I don't need to say much about the benefits, right?"

Tingxue was startled.

If she possessed attribute skills, her strength would inevitably rise with the tide; she was tempted.

If there was anything left in this world that could tempt her, it was freedom and strength.

She was more inclined toward the latter.

Having strength is equivalent to having freedom.

"What are your conditions?"

Tingxue flashed to Yan Xiao's side and asked in a low voice.

"Assist me; before I become the Immortal Emperor Supreme, I need your absolute loyalty."

Yan Xiao said every word clearly.

"What if you never become the Immortal Emperor Supreme?"

Tingxue sneered.

"100 years! If I cannot become the Immortal Emperor Supreme within one hundred years, or... if there is no hope of success, you may leave on your own, and I will never stop you."

Yan Xiao said earnestly.

100 years should be enough, right?

Actually, he was also drumming in his heart, because he didn't know what the concept of an Immortal Emperor Supreme was either.

In any case, the primary goal was to handle Tingxue and make her truly submit.

"Fine."

After pondering, Tingxue nodded in agreement.

She agreed so easily?

He had even prepared to appeal to her emotions and reason with her, to have a heart-to-heart talk with Tingxue.

He did not expect Tingxue to agree so readily.

"I want the Gold Element Pill; I like the feeling of it piercing through someone else's throat."

Tingxue said indifferently.

Yan Xiao opened his mouth, feeling his neck go cold.

"Chenxi, come and guard Tingxue."

Yan Xiao handed the Gold Element Pill to Tingxue and instructed Chenxi.

Absorbing the medicinal power of the Gold Element Pill here could have twice the result with half the effort, and with Chenxi present, there was no need to worry about safety issues.

Now Chenxi was the overlord of the sixth level; even the sword light would run away when it saw her.

Tingxue swallowed the Gold Element Pill directly, without any hesitation.

To her, this was a high-stakes gamble.

Yan Xiao's attitude made her willing to try; whether she won or lost depended on Yan Xiao, and she didn't need to worry about it.

"A bit like Feng Wanqing; one is cold and aloof, the other is indifferent."

Yan Xiao shook his head, circulated the Five Elements Divine Art, and began his path of cultivation.

In order to keep the Five Elements Essence balanced, he kept running back and forth in the Spirit Cave.

He stayed in each level—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—for one day.

It was said that the seventh level of the Spirit Cave was the core of the Spirit Cave, where all attributes could be cultivated.

Yan Xiao tried to enter it, but the pressure coming from the cave entrance alone almost suffocated him; after several attempts, he had to give up.

He would only try again when his cultivation advanced further.

After a few days, Yan Xiao felt refreshed.

In his spare time, he missed Qingxue and incidentally did a lucky draw.

The prizes drawn this time were a bit shabby; he obtained a box of cold-sensitive toothpaste, a pack of spicy strips, a box of Frog Prince children's moisturizing cream, and two bottles of Marrow Cleansing Spirit Liquid.

The cold-sensitive toothpaste could be kept for use, and the spicy strips and Frog Prince could be given to Chenxi...

The Marrow Cleansing Spirit Liquid didn't have much effect on him now, but it could be kept as a reward for new disciples.

Thinking about it this way, this lucky draw wasn't a total loss.

Five days later.

Yan Xiao finally completed the first level of cultivation of the Five Elements Divine Art, and the Five Elements Essence within his dantian was saturated.

Feeling the abundant essence in his body, Yan Xiao smiled knowingly.

He just liked the feeling of his cultivation improving; every time he leveled up, it felt like he was invincible, which was very satisfying.

The Five Elements Essence slowly merged, finally turning into a drop of Five Elements Spirit Liquid that flowed into the center of his dantian.

With a thought, the Five Elements Spirit Liquid spun wildly; he struck out with a palm, and a fire dragon flew out from his palm, roaring as it charged forward with extraordinary power.

Condensing the Quenching Fire Technique into the shape of a fire dragon felt a bit like the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

His thoughts shifted again, and a water dragon, an earth dragon, a gold dragon... and finally a Wood Attribute poison dragon appeared...

Yan Xiao was having a great time.

"You brat, can you restrain your middle-schooler syndrome? All that flashy stuff is useless.

Study the Five Elements Combined Attack Technique properly; that is the true path."

The system could not bear to watch any longer and said, sounding as if it were disappointed that iron could not become steel.

"Tch... the last time, the Supreme Sword Qi almost blew me to death; how could a combined attack technique be so easy to succeed with?"

Yan Xiao replied, imitating the system's Sichuan accent.

"It's precisely because it's not easy that it shows its power is great. For example, you could try combining water and fire, or light a fire on your Gold Attribute backside to see if you can accelerate it like a rocket."

The system cajoled.

Yan Xiao was stunned for two seconds, feeling that what the system said made a lot of sense.

Combining water and fire was a bit too difficult, so he decided to first try lighting a fire behind the Gold Essence Qi to see if it could accelerate.

A golden sword light condensed in front of him; this was a Gold Essence Qi sword he had forcibly condensed using the Supreme Sword Dao, looking just like the real thing and very imposing.

He slowly gathered Fire Essence behind the sword hilt, then suddenly detonated it.

Bang!

With a loud noise, a stone pillar on the third level of the Spirit Cave was blown down, and Yan Xiao was sent flying backward more than ten meters, his body slamming into another stone pillar, foaming at the mouth with stars dancing before his eyes.

"System, I #@&* your ancestors!"

Yan Xiao cursed angrily; the hairstyle he had just groomed was scorched by a ball of fire again.

"Civilized people use civilized language; don't curse. Besides, you were the one who was foolish; couldn't you have shot the sword further away before lighting the fire?"

The system sighed.

"Oh, right."

Yan Xiao scratched his head; why hadn't he thought of that?

The power just now was immense, and the entire sword qi had blossomed like a flower; what if he detonated it after stabbing it into someone's body?

.... Too cruel, too brutal....

Yan Xiao decided to find an opportunity to try it.

Although the power of one drop of Five Elements Spirit Liquid was extraordinary, it was clearly not enough, so he had to continue to calm his heart and keep cultivating.

Another five days passed, and upon waking from cultivation again, another drop of Five Elements Spirit Liquid was in his hands.

The moment the Five Elements Spirit Liquid merged, Yan Xiao's body shook, and he successfully broke through to the second level of Spirit Void.

"Continue, continue!"

Yan Xiao felt a joy in his heart; leveling up in half a month was a very considerable speed.

One and a half months later.

He had successfully collected 10 drops of Five Elements Spirit Liquid, and his cultivation had also risen to the fourth level of Spirit Void.

In the mountains, there is no concept of time; so much time had passed, yet it felt as if he had only been cultivating for a few days.

Just as he wanted to continue cultivating.

A Transmission Spirit Talisman ignited in his hand.

This was a Communication Spirit Talisman that Luosang had spent a large sum of money to purchase, only to be ignited at important moments.

"What happened in the sect?"

Yan Xiao stood up in confusion, preparing to call Tingxue to go out together.

Tingxue had made rapid progress in this cultivation, successfully breaking through to the sixth level of Spirit Void Realm, and the Gold Attribute sword technique she had acquired was even more incomparably sharp; ordinary seventh-level Spirit Void Realm experts would find her assassinations a headache, and one careless move could cost them their lives.

"Young Master."

Seeing Yan Xiao walk over, Tingxue's attitude was much better, and her indifferent face had gained a bit more spirit.

"Luosang used a spirit talisman to send a message; follow me out to see."

Yan Xiao recalled Chenxi and flew forward.

He thought to himself that next time he would have Luosang buy a higher-grade communication talisman, the kind that could speak.

In the main hall of Luoxia Mountain.

A middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears sat in the primary seat, looking at Luosang and the others with a look of contempt.

"A bunch of trash, you've wasted the Seven Spirit Sacred Mountain.

Quickly call that brat Yan Xiao to come and kowtow to this seat, otherwise, I will destroy your Luoxia Mountain immediately."

The fat man said extremely arrogantly; everyone was furious, but since this person had three Spirit Void Realm experts by his side, Luosang did not dare to act rashly before Yan Xiao arrived.