Chapter 262: Divine Stick Fox!

"There is a blade over there called 'Blood Fiend Blade' that is highly compatible with you."

Ren Yidao pointed to a large blood-colored blade in the furthest corner of the Heaven Grade area, ignored the astonished gazes of the crowd, and added on his own:

"Its inherent power is already formidable, and it comes with armor-piercing and bleeding bonuses, enough for you to use all the way to Void Refinement."

Among all the Heaven Grade dharma treasures, this blade had the lowest grade, only at Transformation Spirit Peak, not yet reaching the level of a Void Refinement treasure.

However, Ren Yidao claimed that Li Lingling could use it all the way to Void Refinement.

This was not an intentional exaggeration.

In many cases, cultivators are unable to obtain weapons that are to their complete satisfaction.

Weapons made by predecessors cannot perfectly suit oneself, and wanting to commission a custom one is time-consuming, laborious, expensive, and requires connections; most cultivators lack these resources.

Often, they choose to just make do, frequently leading to the awkward situation of still using a weapon from a previous realm after advancing.

Born into the imperial family, one does not need to worry about facing such an awkward situation, but a custom-made Life-bound Weapon is equally precious.

Either one must commission a growth-type Life-bound Weapon from a young age that matches one's realm, relying on years of cultivation to slowly nurture and develop it.

Or, one must forge a Life-bound Weapon of the corresponding level for every realm.

One competes in time and energy, the other in financial resources; both have their pros and cons, and it is difficult to distinguish which is superior.

And now, this blade was extremely compatible with Li Lingling, fully capable of replacing a Life-bound Weapon before Void Refinement, allowing her to save early-stage time, energy, and resources to focus all her efforts on forging a Life-bound Weapon for the Void Refinement stage.

Additionally, this Blood Fiend Blade was also a Heaven Grade dharma treasure that Ren Yidao identified as having its own defects.

Although not produced by Gongsun, the Blood Fiend Blade had an inescapable flaw while being powerful.

Even when suppressed by an Array and with not a shred of Spirit Qi left, one could still see thin black wisps lingering on the blood-stained edge.

That was not some dark power sealed in a left hand.

It was... Sin.

Sin Karma!

This was a Demon blade stained with heavy sin, an evil object that would bring a tragic fate to its wielder.

It would absorb the sins of every soul that died under the blade along with their blood, using them to strengthen itself.

As the number of enemies killed increased, the strength of the Blood Fiend Blade grew accordingly, and the Sin Karma on this blade gradually accumulated to an extremely shocking degree.

Based on Ren Yidao's rough estimation, for an ordinary person to hold it for just an hour or two would be enough to cause a happy family to fall apart within a few days.

The wife having an affair, children turning into enemies, stubbing a toe while walking, and even getting food stuck in one's teeth while drinking cold water!

It would cause the user's friends and family to die miserably on the street, leaving them alone as a Heavenly Fiend Lone Star with no one to rely on!

Such a causality-law weapon, comparable to the Shattered Dream Blade Technique, is naturally something ordinary people avoid and dare not touch lightly.

However, sometimes, the situation can appear slightly different.

For example...

What if the wielder is already a Heavenly Fiend Lone Star themselves?

Ren Yidao opened his eyes, looked at his Junior Sister, who was feeling apprehensive and seemed somewhat uneasy, and offered some irresponsible comfort:

"Don't worry, your life is tougher than its."

Little sister, don't be afraid.

Your fate is already at rock bottom, what else is there to worry about?

There is nothing left to fear.

One could even say that her own fate is even more filled with Evil Qi than it is.

This is not the Blood Fiend Blade influencing Li Lingling, but Li Lingling's Blood Star Fate influencing the Blood Fiend Blade instead.

Master Blood Fiend Blade, times have changed, the roles of attacker and defender have reversed!

You are the one on the bottom now!

Li Lingling's Blood Star Fate paired with a Blood Fiend Blade that turns people into a baleful star is simply a match made in Heaven.

However, even after Ren Yidao had been talking for a long time, Li Lingling still stood there uneasily.

Hm?

"What's wrong? Is there a problem? Could it be that you don't like how it looks?"

Looking up and down at his Junior Sister's slender physique, then thinking about that bloody large blade that was nearly as tall as a person, Ren Yidao pondered silently.

A young girl with a large blade, isn't that a perfect match!

Moreover, although this young girl looked delicate, she actually followed the same school of thought as her Senior Brother.

Both were the type to look weak and frail on the outside, but actually possess incredibly strong bodies.

"You were a Body Cultivator before, don't tell me you can't lift it?"

Li Lingling waved her hands repeatedly upon hearing this, explaining nervously:

"No, no, that's not the problem!"

"Then tell me, what is the reason?"

Furrowing his brows, Ren Yidao asked in confusion:

"Could it be that you think I'm lying to you?"

Looking her up and down with suspicion, Ren Yidao's thoughts churned.

Hiss...

Could it be that this child has suddenly become enlightened?

That can't be.

I usually hide things very well! And that blade is truly very suitable for her; I didn't lie about that.

"That... am I, suitable?"

Under Li Lingling's constant eye signals, Ren Yidao finally stepped out of his own narrow-mindedness and understood where the problem actually lay.

That's right, there are outsiders here.

Moreover, they are a group of people who cannot be ignored as far as Li Lingling is concerned.

Not long ago, Li Lingling was still a poor wretch who could not practice the Dao and could only refine her body.

Although she pretended not to care on the surface, she had always been unable to hold her head up in front of them in her heart.

There is a saying that goes very well:

"A person will eventually be troubled for a lifetime by the things they could not obtain in their youth."

The head once lowered before reality will always, like a nightmare, be recalled time and again just as one is about to forget, gripping the throat and stifling one's breath.

He looked at the awkward smile on her face and understood.

It was not that Li Lingling could not do it, but that she habitually did not believe she could do it.

She believed that she... was unworthy.

He looked at the expressions of the others.

Some had concerned expressions, some chose to ignore her, some wore sneers, and some even explicitly curled their lips in disdain.

As for the last few, Ren Yidao could understand their shallow thoughts without even needing to read their minds.

They also believed that she... was unworthy.

The reason they did not open their mouths to mock her was also because his "sweeping monk" persona had left a deep impression on them previously.

Ren Yidao took in everyone's expressions, withdrew his gaze, curled his lips slightly, and muttered to himself:

"Things are getting interesting."

Angry?

No, no, no, isn't this very interesting?

With an idea in mind, Ren Yidao said to Li Lingling, who was biting her lip and lowering her head:

"It is because the others have not yet chosen, so you do not want to be the one to choose first."

"Because very few people will choose a Heaven Grade treasure, and only true heaven-gifted talents are qualified to try, so you do not want to be the one to stick your neck out."

"You do not want them to judge you, you do not want to be sneered at after failing..."

"So, that is what you are thinking in your heart, right?"

With every word Ren Yidao spoke, Li Lingling's head lowered another fraction, until finally, her chin was almost pressed against her chest.

Right?

Actually, Li Lingling understood everything; what Senior Brother said was exactly what she was thinking in her heart.

But while understanding is simple, actually opening her mouth to admit it was incomparably difficult.

Once she spoke, she feared she would never be able to lift her head again.

And before Li Lingling could speak, a laugh filled with praise left her mind blank.

"Hahaha."

Ren Yidao laughed out loud, tossed the Broom he was using to cosplay a sweeping monk to the side, and raised his hand to press it onto Li Lingling's head, rubbing it gently.

Then, Ren Yidao looked into her bewildered eyes and said admiringly:

"Lingling, you are truly arrogant!"

Li Lingling:?

Arrogant? Who? Me!!?

Am I really that arrogant?

Lifting her head blankly, Li Lingling did not understand what Ren Yidao meant by these words.

And Ren Yidao gently rubbed his palm over the top of his Junior Sister's head and asked in return:

"Isn't that so?"

"If you didn't think you could successfully obtain the recognition of a Heaven Grade treasure, and were worried that it would make others who failed feel awkward, why would you hesitate?"

"If you truly believed you would fail, you wouldn't hesitate at all! Because that would just be a failure like 'most people,' it wouldn't be conspicuous, and there would be no need to feel awkward."

Li Lingling: Am... am I?

Is the person he is talking about really me?

However, what Senior Brother said seems to make some sense; is that really what I am thinking in my heart?

Seeing that Li Lingling's thoughts had loosened, a faint, imperceptible flash of spiritual light flickered in Ren Yidao's eyes as he coaxed:

"So... admit it boldly, you are very arrogant."

At this moment, right here, right in front of these people.

He wanted to tell her, to tell them, something very important.

That is your "thing you cannot obtain"?

No, no, no.

You are wrong, you are all wrong, dead wrong!

That is their "thing they cannot obtain."

And you, my friend.

You are more qualified than you think!

Attracted by Ren Yidao's gaze, encouraged by his voice, and swayed by his firmness... Li Lingling gradually lifted her head, and a dazzling light lit up in her eyes.

And the final straw that broke the camel's back was a rhetorical question from Ren Yidao:

"Taking a step back, even if you were to fail, why not try it? Because of other people's opinions?"

"But isn't this your fate? If it is not determined by you, is it to be determined by them? Or is it to be determined by Heaven?"

Thump, thump, thump!

The heart pounded violently in the chest cavity, pumping blood into the brain in surges.

Under the bewitchment of Fox Speech, which was like poisonous wine, the ignorant girl was gently pushed into the abyss by the palm pressed against her back.

The girl was fired up!

"No, that's not right! My fate is for me to decide."

The chuunibyou spirit that had been suppressed for some time erupted once again, and amidst Ren Yidao's gratified gaze, she let out a sharp cry:

"My fate is determined by me... not by Heaven!"

Having said this, Li Lingling felt the inferiority that had plagued her before vanish without a trace.

Once one sees through the path of the mortal world, from now on the Great Dao is mine to tread!

She nodded heavily at Ren Yidao, then strode toward the Heaven Grade Blood Fiend Blade.

As if reacting to Li Lingling's arrival, the previously dormant Blood Fiend Blade began to tremble, and blood red enough to drip seeped out from the blade's body.

But after seeing this scene, Li Lingling didn't even hesitate, grabbing the hilt wrapped in filthy blood-stained cloth.

Shhh—

Except for Wang Xuesong, who was an ordinary person and felt nothing, everyone else present heard a shrill shriek like the wailing of an evil ghost.

That was not the Blood Fiend Blade fighting back; on the contrary... it was afraid!

It wailed, wanting to escape that slender palm, but was pinned down by Li Lingling in her "burst" state and smashed heavily onto the ground.

Thud!

With eyes full of wild fury, she snorted angrily:

"You! Be quiet!"

Blood Fiend Blade: No! Listen to me!

Unfortunately, Li Lingling couldn't hear a thing right now.

I'm not listening, I'm not listening, I'm not listening!

One strike wasn't enough, so she smashed it three or four more times in succession.

Thud, thud, thud!

Thud!

And while the girl and the great blade were in a one-sided duel, the mastermind behind all this hid away his merit and fame.

Ren Yidao put away the face he had worn during the bewitchment, returned to his usual kind and gentle appearance, and flashed a soft smile at the crowd who were looking at him with complex expressions.

He cupped his hands and said politely:

"My Junior Sister is still young and has a bit of a temper; everyone, please bear with her, please bear with her."

If he hadn't said that, it would have been one thing, but once he did, the others couldn't hold back even more.

Is that what we're concerned about!?

When Ren Yidao was inciting Li Lingling just now, they had watched the whole process and witnessed this guy's "true nature."

Calling black white, calling the dead living, calling inferiority arrogance...

This Daoist Ren was indeed a member of the Divine Path Sect, fitting their imagination of a charlatan full of nonsense.

Moreover, there was one more thing that made them secretly wary.

When Ren Yidao was bewitching Li Lingling just now, it wasn't that they didn't want to speak up and refute him, but that they were completely unable to open their mouths.

【The Divine has spoken, mortals shall seal their lips.】

This was a type of Secret Technique of the Divine Path Sect that could restrict others from speaking while the user was speaking.

But wasn't Dharma Power suppressed in the Treasury?

How did he manage to do it?

Being stared at by the crowd, Ren Yidao had no intention of explaining at all.

Yes, what exactly is going on?

How strange~

With the background noise of the violent girl and the thumping of her speechless Demon blade, the vast Treasury fell into an eerie silence.

The one who broke the silence was Li Fengyao.

She walked to Ren Yidao's side and asked with a light laugh:

"According to Daoist Ren's view, which one should Feng Yao choose?"

She gave up using the Array resonance and instead asked Ren Yidao directly.

She stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Ren Yidao, the distance between them no more than a fist's width; from an outsider's perspective, they looked very intimate.

Ren Yidao raised an eyebrow, though he didn't make any deliberate move to dodge.

After all, they had just practiced sword together yesterday, and he wasn't so heartless as to forget the sentiment overnight.

"You... you should choose that one."

Ren Yidao thought for a moment, drew out his tone, and pointed seemingly earnestly at the only Heaven Grade Armor.

"There, just that one."

The smile on Li Fengyao's face remained unchanged, but her brows twitched slightly, and she laughed:

"Haha, the Daoist is truly humorous."

Li Fengyao narrowed her eyes, staring into Ren Yidao's eyes, and chuckled:

"That is armor worn by women, and Feng Yao is a man; this... wouldn't be appropriate, would it?"

She said:

"The Daoist must be joking, right?"

Waaah, this person is so scary.

Even though the smile on his face is so bright, there isn't a shred of mirth in his eyes.

Truly terrifying.

"Ahem, of course, it was just a small joke."

"That's good, otherwise Feng Yao would be heartbroken."

And if Feng Yao were heartbroken...

Watching Li Fengyao's gloomy gaze shift slightly downward, Ren Yidao felt a chill in his crotch.

What do you want to do to it!!?

!!!

"Ahem! I think what suits you should be..."

But just as Ren Yidao prepared to think seriously, he discovered another figure had appeared on his other side.

Li Qiushui had walked to Ren Yidao's other side at some point, standing in direct opposition to Li Fengyao.

Hm?

"Then what about me?"

Li Qiushui looked at Ren Yidao expressionlessly and asked slowly:

"Which one should be chosen?"

The corners of Ren Yidao's mouth twitched, and a sentence almost blurted out from his heart.

My friend, you had better really be asking about which treasure to choose, and not something else...

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