Chapter 7 Are you going to rob us?

  After arriving at the city master's mansion, Leng Ruoxue had Ling cast a concealment spell on them, and they hid in the shadows...

  At this time, the Lord of Pig City had just returned to the city lord's mansion and had already arranged for his newly promoted butler to go to the treasure room to retrieve goods according to the list. He sat in the chair in the main hall waiting, sighing! Now he just wants to quickly settle the matter caused by Furong, after all, he can't afford to offend Master Xuan.

  "Master, you must take charge for our daughter!" Zhu Furen's own mother, also the second lady of the city master's mansion, came in from outside with a crying face and knelt down in front of Zhu Binghuan, tightly hugging his leg.

  "What do you want to do now?" Zhu Binghuan roared with a splitting headache, damn it, there's not one person who can give him peace of mind. His daughter is always causing trouble outside, and the women at home are also restless, besides competing with each other, they even dare to steal people from him, humph!

  "Old master, our daughter has suffered such a great injustice, you must take charge for her!" The second lady cried out.

  "Who's in charge? What are you in charge of, do you know who did it? Can you find the person?" Zhu Bingxuan shouted angrily. Damn it, these careless women really think he's omnipotent!

  "Master, Furen suspects that it was those two people who were caught and thrown into prison who did it. Master, we absolutely cannot let those two people off scot-free." The second madam said viciously, humph... her daughter is already ruined, so this time they must find a scapegoat, otherwise the master will definitely not go easy on Furen.

  "Are you saying those two in the cell did it?" Zhu Binghuan asked.

  "Uh, Furong said that except for them, there won't be anyone else." The second lady said with great certainty, anyway, she had made up her mind. She believed that with the old master's ability, even without evidence, he would definitely be able to convict those two of a crime. Alas! With something like this happening, Furong wouldn't have any hope of marrying into a good family in the future. So, she must find someone to vent her anger on! And those two people just happened to be the unlucky ones...

  "Weren't those two always locked up in prison? How could they have had the opportunity to do such a thing?" Zhu Binghuan continued to interrogate.

  "They must have escaped." Madame guessed.

  "Fart, those two are locked up in the cell just fine, and do you know what their identities are?" Zhu Binghuan roared angrily, those two pests he didn't even have time to send away, how dare they cause trouble here!

  "Sir, don't they have some extraordinary identity?" The second lady asked with half-belief and half-doubt. This can't be, right? Furen said they were just ordinary civilians, and it seemed like they didn't have any backing either.

  "Those two are from the Xuan Shi Gong Hui, and you dare to make them scapegoats?" Zhu Binghuan shouted loudly. Humph! You're really a pig-headed person, no wonder the daughter you raised is just as stupid!

  "How...how is this possible?" The second mistress asked disbelievingly.

  "How can it be impossible? Lan will personally admit it, can there be any falsehood? Humph! Do you know or not, because of your good daughter, our Zhu family has lost how much wealth? You go and pack up for Furong, three days later, let her marry into the Sun family." Zhu Biao commanded without allowing refusal.

  "Old master, you can't do this to Furong! She's your daughter!" The second wife cried out. She was unwilling to let her daughter marry into the Sun family, although they were one of the three great families, but she knew what kind of situation the Sun family was in... Woe is me... not a single woman who married into the Sun family lived past three years.

  "A daughter who's always getting into trouble for me all day long, I'd be better off without her." Zhu Binghuan said ruthlessly.

  "Old Master!" The second mistress opened her mouth, wanting to say something else, but was interrupted by Zhu Binghuan...

  "Nothing more needs to be said, my mind is made up." Zhu Binghuan said firmly.

  The second lady wiped away the tears on her face, preparing to leave, but then saw the housekeeper hurrying in from outside into the main hall...

  "Master, something's gone terribly wrong! Our treasure room has been robbed!" The steward exclaimed loudly. He was originally the deputy steward of the city lord's manor, and after the previous steward had an accident, he took over. However, unexpectedly, on his first day as the new steward, such a thing happened...

  "What did you say? Say it again!" Zhu Binghuan grabbed the housekeeper's collar, his face red with rage, and bellowed.

  "Master, our...our treasure room has been robbed." The steward stuttered.

  "How could this be? It's extremely secretive, how could it possibly be stolen?" Zhu Binghuan really couldn't believe this fact, uh! It can also be said that he was too confident in the safety of his family's treasure room.

  "Master, look at this." The butler's hand trembled slightly as he handed over a piece of paper.

  Zhu Binghuan took the note, opened it to take a look, then fiercely crumpled it into a ball and threw it on the ground. He himself strode rapidly towards the treasure room.

  Arriving at the treasure room, Zhu Binghuan looked at the empty treasure vault, his blood rushed to his head, and he fainted...

  "Old Master!"

  "Old Master!"

  The second lady and the housekeeper who followed behind couldn't help but exclaim, and the two of them busied themselves to rescue Zhu Binghuan with great effort.

  "My treasure! My lifelong collection!" Zhu Binghuan, who had just woken up, burst into loud sobs. All his treasures were gone, a loss more unbearable to him than the death of his parents.

  "Old master, you..." The second lady didn't know how to comfort him. That money was gone and she felt heartbroken too! Wuu...

  "Housekeeper, go and issue a proclamation for me at once, to capture this 'Great Sage Equal of Heaven'!" Zhu Biao ordered with tears streaming down his face.

  "Yes, sir, I'll go right away." The steward wiped the sweat from his forehead and hastily said, then turned around and left.

  "Master, what can be done?" The second lady asked with some fear, if they lost this money, how would their family make a living in the future?

  "You ask me, who do I ask? Do you know or not, because of your good daughter, I have to compensate those two Taoist priests. Now where can I find things to compensate them?" Zhu Binghuan roared with anger, really a group of stupid women who can't even accomplish anything but only cause trouble...

  What bad luck he's having! Last night, his home was disturbed by a malevolent spirit, this morning, the steward who had an affair with his concubine was discovered, and the daughter who seduced the guard, another daughter was hung naked at the city gate, just now, it was found that the treasure room was stolen... Who's doing this to him?!

  "Old master..." The second lady choked with sobs, not daring to speak out of order, wuu...

  "Hurry up and pack Fang Rong's things, I'll send her to the Sun family tomorrow." Zhu Biao Huan said ruthlessly.

  "Yes." The second wife knew that the old master would not change his mind now, so she could only resign herself to packing her daughter's things.

  Zhu Binghuan stood alone in the vast treasure room, his heart bleeding with rage. "Humph! 'Qitian Dasheng' had better not let me find you, or else you're dead for sure!"

  Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao left the City Lord's Manor after watching the commotion for a while, returning to their own residence.

  "Haha! Xue'er, it's really too funny!" Returned to the room, the demon couldn't help but burst out laughing, feeling extremely relieved.

  "Hmm, I guess that the City Lord's Manor will have a series of joyful events recently." Leng Ruoxue leaned into Yao Jiao's arms and said with a light smile. The City Lord's Manor had suffered significant losses, so during this period, Zhu Biao Huan would definitely be making a big profit.

  "Haha, Xue'er, he still has to think of a way to pay us compensation!" the demon said with a smile.

  "En, yaoguai, let's start our closed-door training today!" Leng Ruoxue nodded and said.

  "Good."

  Leng Ruo Xue brought Yao Jiao into the circle, where Leng Qing Tian and others were waiting for them. When they saw the two of them, they were shocked!

  "Mother! Where did this ghost come from?! You two shouldn't be so frightening, okay?!" Old Man Gao covered his heart with his hand, speaking somewhat exaggeratedly. Although they had mentally prepared themselves beforehand, the appearance of Ya Tou and Xiao Yezi was truly too shocking, leaving them defenseless!

  "Huh? Xue Er, is that you?" Leng Qing Tian rubbed his eyes vigorously, saying in a disbelieving tone.

  "Grandfather, of course it's me." Leng Ruo Xue felt two drops of cold sweat trickle down her forehead, and she let out a low cry... Grandfather actually didn't recognize her at all.

  "Hmm... Xue Er, it's like this... it should be safe." Leng Qing Tian thought for half a day before coming up with a slightly more subtle way to put it.

  "Good grief! If this is what's considered unsafe, I'd really have to question the aesthetic sense of men in this world." The old man teased.

  Lin Liang stared at Leng Ruo Xue and Ye Chen without blinking, gazing at them for half a day before finally spitting out a sentence: "Give me one, I also want to change my appearance."

  "Here, one for each of you." Cold-as-Snow handed out a pill to each person. Heh heh, it can't just be her and the demon changing their appearance! Moreover, she was also somewhat curious - what would the others look like after taking the disguise pill?

  Leng Qingtian and others took over the elixir and put it in their mouths at the same time.

  "Grandfather, this medicine will take effect in an hour," explained Leng Ruoxue.

  "Oh, then let's wait for an hour and see." said Leng Qingtian with great interest.

  An hour later, Yirong Dan took effect...

  He stared at his grandfather with an icy gaze, watching as he transformed from a tall and handsome middle-aged man into a short and thin little old man, and what's more, an extremely ugly little old man...

  As for the originally short and ugly old man, he became tall and majestic...

  There's also Old Man and Lin Liang, both of whom are vastly different from their original selves. If I didn't know that the people in front of me were them, I wouldn't be able to recognize them at all! Hehe, this new disguise pill is really too amazing!

  "Xu'er, how long does the effect of this Easy Change Pill last?" Leng Qingtian looked at his new appearance and was thoroughly depressed, because it was really too ugly...

  "Three months!" Leng Ruoxue thought for a moment and said.

  "Really? It's going to take that long?" Leng Qingtian furrowed his brow, and let out a low hum... he could hardly bear it for even one day.

  "Haha! Grandpa, don't worry, this Easy Face Pill has an antidote." Leng Ruoxue said with a good mood, heh heh, unexpectedly grandpa, such a big man, actually cares so much about his appearance.

  "Oh, that's good." Upon hearing his granddaughter's words, Leng Qingtian felt relieved.

  "Wow, Snowy, this disguise pill of yours is truly amazing!" Lin Liang exclaimed. This was far better than ordinary disguise pills, which could only change one's appearance and not their body shape. As a result, people who were particularly familiar with you could still recognize you. But this small pill had changed both her appearance and body shape, making it impossible for even those closest to her to recognize her. This was indeed an essential item for escaping!

  "Hmm, from now on, if we want to do something bad, as long as we eat a pill of easy disguise, no one will know it's us who did it, hehe!" Cold Snow said with an evil grin.

  "Hmm!" Upon hearing Leng Ruoxue's words, the foreheads of Leng Qingtian and others couldn't help but slide down several black lines, their hearts secretly admiring her. This girl was addicted to doing bad things, but the feeling of doing bad things was actually not bad!

  "Grandpa, now the Pig City Lord is searching all over the world for 'Qitian Dasheng'!" Leng Ruoxue teased.

  "Little girl, who is this 'Qitian Dasheng' anyway? You're pushing the blame onto him, won't there be some trouble?" The old man asked with some concern, but in his heart, he couldn't help but wonder, did Little Girl and that 'Qitian Dasheng' have a grudge? Otherwise, why would she make him the scapegoat?

  "Huh! 'Qitian Dasheng' is actually just a person I made up, there's no such person as 'Qitian Dasheng' in this world!" Leng Ruoxue explained, with two drops of cold sweat on her forehead.

  "Oh, that's good." The old man felt relieved.

  "Grandfather, the competition hosted by Master Xuan will be held a month later. I've already promised President Lan that I'll participate, and the rewards for the competition are very generous. So, let's make good use of this one-month period to cultivate ourselves well and strive to win all the rewards!" said Leng Ruoxue.

  "Great, if we can win those rewards and add the pay that Lan Hui will give us, we won't be so short of money." Leng Qingtian said happily. That day, in the prison cell, Lan Ming's transaction with Xue Er was clear to both of them, so if they could achieve good results, it would be a great opportunity for them to make some extra money!

  "Grandfather, let's go into seclusion from today on! I've already made arrangements with Blue Willow, so no one should come to disturb us." said Cold Snow.

  "Hmm, strive to break through then." Leng Qingtian said as he walked towards his residence, preparing to seize the time to close up and cultivate, while Lin Liang and others also dispersed one after another...

  "Qing Jue." Leng Ruo Xue softly called out into the void.

  "Sister." Qing Jue appeared beside her.

  "Qing Jue, sister and others plan to retreat for a month. If there's something important, you can wake me up. If not, wait until after a month to wake us up." Leng Ruo Xue instructed.

  "Alright, sister." Qing Jue replied.

  After explaining everything, Leng Ruo Xue then walked into the Purple Bamboo House with Yao Jie...

  Time flies, and a month's time quickly passed by.

  People like Leng Ruo Xue in 'Kunlun's Ring' have been absorbing the dense spiritual energy in space day and night, and everyone has gained a lot.

  Leng Ruo Xue, who was in the midst of her cultivation, faintly sensed the signs of an impending breakthrough and opened her eyes...

  She glanced at the time and found that it had already been a month. Time really passed quickly. In this month, she absorbed a lot of spiritual energy and converted it into Xuan Qi. Now, her body's Xuan Qi has accumulated about one-third, although not much, but breaking through to become an elementary Xuan Master is still no problem.

  However, if 'Reversal of Heaven' wants to break through the fourth layer, it will probably take a long time. Moreover, after breaking through the fourth layer of 'Reversal of Heaven', her strength will be equivalent to that of a Grandmaster in this world. After breaking through the fifth layer, her strength will be equivalent to that of an Honorable Master in this world. Only then will she become a true powerhouse in this world, and her innate flame will also approach perfection.

  "Xue Er, are you awake?" The demon opened his eyes and found that Xue Er had woken up before him, he was overjoyed.

  "I just woke up too, you... are going to break through?" Leng Ruoxue said, looking at the demon.

  "Hmm, Xue'er, before the competition, we can both break through and become intermediate masters." Yao'er said with a grin, he wanted to break through together with Xue'er!

  "Yao Jie, let's go out! I don't know if Grandfather and the others have woken up yet?" Leng Ruo Xue said, looking at Yao Jie.

  "Good."

  The two of them stood up and walked out towards the outside of the purple bamboo house.

  "Sister, you're awake." Qing said calmly.

  "Hmm, Qing Jue has worked hard." Leng Ruo Xue stroked Qing Jue's little head and said.

  "Qing Jue didn't have to work hard, sister. Within this month, Lan will come over twice, and the Pig City Lord also came a few times, but they were all blocked by Ling. Qing Jue reported that since sister and others went into seclusion, he had sent Ling out to watch the house, so those people were all sent back by Ling."

  "Oh, can they say what's so important?" asked Leng Ruo Xue, unable to hold back.

  "Blue Hui Chang is just here to take a look, as for the Pig City Master, it's about compensation, however, Ling has already followed his sister's orders and told him to find Blue Hui Chang." Qing Jue explained.

  "Hmm, well done." Cold-as-snow nodded her head, she was more and more satisfied with her own beast's handling abilities.

  "Has Qing Jue and the others left the pass?" Leng Ruo Xue continued to ask, although everything in the space was under her control, but since she had Qing Jue, she didn't bother to worry about it anymore.

  "No? Shall I wake them up?" Qing Jue asked, raising his small head.

  "For now, let's not use it. We can call when we set off. I'll go find Lanyue Chang." said Leng Ruxue after some thought.

  Leng Ruo Xue brought out the demon with her and saw Ling Zheng transform into his true form, sunbathing in the courtyard, looking very carefree...

  Seeing Ling's enormous body, as big as a small mountain, Leng Yue couldn't help but laugh dryly. Alas, if an outsider were to see Ling in his current state, who knows if they would be scared into fainting.

  "Master!" Having sensed her master's presence, Ling swiftly transformed and entwined herself around his wrist as white as jade, ceaselessly flirting.

  Her icy fingers gently stroked him, and she softly said, "You're quite good at enjoying yourself!"

  "Hehe, it's okay!" Ling said with some embarrassment, and hid his small head under his body.

  "Monster, let's go find Lan Hui Zhang!" Leng Ruo Xue said with a helpless smile.

  "Uh-huh."

  The demon nodded, and the two of them left the house, heading towards the Xuan Shi Guild.

  Arriving at the Mystic Master Guild, Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jie had just entered when someone enthusiastically came to greet them.

  "Are the two of you here for a spiritual energy transfer?" The receptionist asked politely yet warmly.

  "Are you new here?" Leng Ruoxue looked at the unfamiliar male receptionist with some curiosity and asked.

  "Yes, I've been here for just over a month." The receptionist explained.

  "Oh, we're here to find Lanyue Zhang." Lan Xue said calmly, nodding her head.

  "Please wait for a moment, I'll go and report." The receptionist said very respectfully. People who come to find Director Lan are absolutely not dared to be slow.

  "Good." After the receptionist went upstairs to report, Leng Ruo Xue pulled You Yao down and they sat down in a place in the hall.

  A moment later, the receptionist came down from the second floor.

  "Second, the president invites you both to go up." The receptionist walked in front of Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Nu, saying.

  "Alright." Cold-as-Snow and the demon stood up, went straight to the second floor, arrived at the door of the president's room, knocked on it, and then directly pushed the door open.

  "You two have finally come out." Lan Meng said with some helplessness, sighing. If they hadn't left the pass, time would not have been enough.

  "We said we'd be in seclusion, what's the hurry!" Leng Ruoxue said with a faint smile.

  "I'm not afraid of you guys, it's just that time is running out!" Lan Meng said calmly with a cold gaze.

  "Lan Hui Chang, you have to learn to trust us. I promised that I will definitely keep my word." said Leng Ruo Xue with full confidence.

  "Yes, young ancestor, I was wrong. Alright?" Blue Ming had no choice but to admit defeat. Over the past month, he had thought it through clearly and knew he wasn't a match for these two people.

  "Hmm, since you sincerely admit your mistake, we'll forgive you." Leng Ruoxue said with a smile, taking advantage of the situation.

  "Alas! Are you two planning to participate in the competition with this appearance?" Lan Meng sighed helplessly and couldn't help but ask.

  "What's wrong? Is there something inappropriate?" asked Leng Ruo Xue, pretending to be foolish.

  "Of course, it's not suitable for you to go like this. You'll be laughed at." Lan Meng said bluntly. Xuan Shi was the favorite of heaven and earth, absorbing so much spiritual energy every day and receiving the baptism of heaven and earth. Therefore, among the Xuan Shi, they were basically all handsome men and beautiful women. People as ugly as Leng Ruo Xue were almost non-existent. So, without thinking, he also knew that if they really went like this, they would be ridiculed.

  "Lan Hui Chang, aren't you telling me that the competition Master Xuan is going to hold is a beauty pageant?" asked Leng Ruo Xue with a puzzled expression.

  "Of course not, but in the Xuan Shi, there are almost no one as ugly as you now. As a Xuan Shi, the higher their level, the younger and more beautiful they will look, so..." Lan Meng paused, unsure of how to continue.

  "You're treating us like outsiders!" Leng Ruoxue said indifferently.

  "You are absolutely an anomaly among the Xuan Masters." Lan Meng said with a hint of helplessness.

  "Right, you just said that the higher the level of Xuan Master, the more beautiful it will be?" Leng Ruo Xue asked curiously. She knew that cultivating Ling Master was stronger and lived longer, but she didn't expect that cultivating Xuan Master could also make her more beautiful. What benefits would her "Reversing Heaven Technique" have?

  "Hmm, we absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth every day, and slowly it will change our physical constitution and appearance. So, basically, there are no ugly Xuan Masters." Lan Meng said with a hint of mystery.

  "Why can't that spirit master become prettier?" Cold Snow was somewhat perplexed. Didn't the spirit master also need to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?

  "The level of spiritual energy is too low, so at most it can only prolong life." Lan Meng explained that this was the most basic common sense on the Great Continent of Hua Tian, and he couldn't believe that Leng Ruoxue didn't know.

  "Oh, Blue will be long, when are we leaving?" asked Leng Ruo Xue, nodding understandingly.

  "The day after tomorrow! We need to go to the Xuan Shi General Assembly, which is located in Xiao Yao City, very far from here. Just on the road, we will waste a lot of time." Lan Meng said after thinking for a moment.

  "Which set?" asked Leng Ruoxue.

  "Stay in your dwellings!" Lan Meng said after a moment of thought.

  "Alright, then we'll be waiting for you at home the day after tomorrow." said Leng Ruo Xue.

  "Ah, right, here it is. The compensation from the City Lord has already been handed over to me." Lan Meng said, taking out a storage ring.

  "Thank you, Blue Willow has grown up." Leng Ruoxue took the ring and casually swept her eyes over it before handing it to Qing Jue for processing.

  "Lan Hui Chang, has anything big happened this month?" asked Leng Ruo Xue with great curiosity.

  "The lord's manor has married off two daughters in a row, I wonder if it counts as a big deal?" Lan Meng raised an eyebrow and teased.

  "This is a big deal and a joyful event for the City Master's Mansion, but not for me!" Leng Ruoxue said calmly, it was something she had expected all along, so she wasn't interested at all!

  "That's all." Lan Meng said directly.

  "In that case, we'll take our leave." Lan Xue said as she stood up with You Yu.

  "Mm." Lan Meng nodded.

  Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao left the Xuan Shi Guild and didn't head home directly. Instead, they wandered around on the main streets.

  "Xue Er, where are we going?" The demon asked with some curiosity.

  "Go for a walk, it's been so long since you've been out. Breathe some fresh air!" Leng Ruoxue said with a hint of playfulness, hugging Yaoxie's arm.

  "Xue'er, why don't we find a place to advance our cultivation first?" the demon suggested.

  "En, okay." Leng Ruoxue nodded slightly, then found a secluded spot and released Yu.

  "Feathers, let's find a place to advance our cultivation." Ling Ruoxue instructed.

  "Alright, master." After waiting for Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Nie to sit down, Yu then leaped into the air and flew towards the outside of the city.

  After flying for about an hour, Yu stopped on a mountain peak.

  "Excuse me, is this seat available?" Yu asked.

  "It's possible." Leng Ruoxue raised her eyes and took a glance at the location before speaking.

  The bird landed on a flat piece of ground.

  Leng Ruo Xue jumped down from Yu's back, then released all the beasts from their shackles. She herself sat cross-legged on a large green stone with Yao Jie.

  About half an hour later, Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jie's Heavenly Rules descended one after another, and the two of them absorbed the gifts of Heaven and Earth with abandon...

  After the rules of heaven and earth disappeared, the two solidified for a while before slowly opening their eyes...

  "Ah! Master, I'm going to be promoted!"

  "Master, I'm going to advance too!"

  The Silver Wolves spoke one after another, saying that they had always been the lowest level among all beasts, so every time Cold-as-Snow advanced in rank, they gained the most benefits. As a result, many Silver Wolves were already ninth-level Holy Beasts, and if they advanced one more rank this time, they would become Divine Beasts...

  The howling of the Silver Wolves had just begun when one of them advanced in rank, and immediately afterwards, the Heavenly Rules descended continuously like a relay...

  After a long time, the promotion of the Silver Wolves was finally over.

  She gazed at the crowd of silver wolves with a cold yet comforting expression. These silver wolves should be, apart from Baobao, Mei, Bao Bei and Yu, the earliest beasts to have followed her. However, due to their relatively low strength, they had always stayed in space to cultivate. This time, being able to see so many silver wolves advance to become divine beasts made her very happy as well.

  The promotion of the Silver Wolves also brought her many benefits. Cold Snow slightly adjusted her breath, then stood up from the stone, looked at the demon and the beasts: "Let's go back!"

  "Uh-huh." The demon also stood up and hugged Leng Ruoxue into his arms.

  Leng Ruo Xue gathered all the beasts into the ring and sat on the back of Yu with Yao Jie, returning to Wu Feng City together.

  After returning to Windless City, Yu landed in their courtyard, and Leng Ruoxue and Yao Jiao jumped down from Yu's back and directly entered the ring.

  "Qing Jue, wake up Grandfather and the others!" Leng Ruo Xue ordered directly into the air.

  "Alright, sister." Qing Jue replied.

  A few minutes later, Leng Tian and others all smiled and walked out of their own residence.

  "Grandpa, it seems you've had a good harvest!" said Leng Ruoxue calmly.

  "Haha, Xue'er, Grandfather can be promoted now." Leng Qingtian laughed happily.

  "I can too." Lin Liang also said.

  "I can too!" The old man said, unwilling to show weakness.

  "Ha ha, old man, I can also advance to a spiritual deity now." The old man said happily, after cultivating in space for a month, which is equivalent to several years outside, the harvest is indeed not small!

  "If it's snow, we can too." Feng Jie and the Great Elder of the Wind Clan said in unison.

  "That's great, you all go outside to upgrade!" Leng Ruoxue said happily. These old men were the strongest among the crowd except for the beasts, and their upgrading was absolutely a great help to her. Moreover, she believed that it wouldn't be long before her brother and Feng Dage would also be able to upgrade.

  "Good." Several old men nodded together.

  Leng Ruo Xue then took You Yao and several others out of the courtyard.

  "Grandpa, we'll be going to Xiangyang City for the competition the day after tomorrow." Leng Ruo Xue said to Leng Qing Tian and others after she came out of her room.

  "So fast?" Leng Qingtian was somewhat surprised, they had just left the pass!

  "Hmm, we've already met Lanyu just now." explained Lan Xue.

  "Where are we going to advance our rank?" The old man couldn't help but ask.

  "You'll know when you get there, come on!" said Leng Ruoxue as she sat on Yu's back.

  "Feathers, go back there again!" said Leng Ruoxue after seeing that everyone was seated.

  "Alright, master." The wings flapped powerfully, flying towards the sky and gradually disappearing into the clouds.

  An hour later, arrived at the destination.

  "Grandfather, let's advance in rank here!" said Leng Ruoxue.

  "Alright." Leng Qingtian was the first to jump down from Yu's back, found a place to sit cross-legged, and quietly waited for the arrival of the Heavenly Rules.

  In an instant, the heavenly rules arrived as promised...

  Two hours later, Leng Tian and others all completed their promotion.

  "Old man Jiao, when are you planning to carry out the spiritual energy transfer?" asked Leng Ruoxue to Old Man Jiao and the other three.

  "If we convert now, will the time be enough?" The old man asked with some worry, he naturally wanted to become a Xuan Shi earlier, but tomorrow was about to depart, and he feared that there would not be enough time.

  "It should be just in time, otherwise, let's go to the Xuan Shi Gong Hui and ask Lan Meng!" suggested Leng Ruo Xue.

  "Alright, let's go quickly!" The old man urged, he couldn't wait any longer.

  After discussing it over, everyone was carried by Yu and returned to Windless City.

  Arrived at Windless City, everyone did not return home, but instead rushed straight to the Mystic Master Guild.

  The receptionist of the Xuan Shi Gong Hui let them go after seeing them and allowed them to go upstairs.

  Leng Ruoxue knocked open the door of the Blue Ming Association's president's room and led a few old men in.

  "Huh? How did you come back so quickly? Wow! You've all been promoted!" Blue Ming's puzzlement immediately turned to joy upon seeing that they had all been promoted to junior Xuan Masters.

  "Yes, we've all been promoted. I'm here this time to help them with their spiritual power conversion." Leng Ruoxue pointed at Zao Lao Tou and the other three.

  "Now? Uh! They won't be as perverted as you, and it'll take them several days too?" Lan Meng said with some concern, if that's the case, then their journey will be delayed!

  "Heh heh, Blue will be fine, don't worry, the most perverted one among us has already changed, we are normal." Old Man Zao comforted with a smile.

  "Oh, in that case, I'll take you to the transfer point then! Hmm, no need for me to repeat the rules again, right?" Lan Meng asked, recalling the last time he explained the precautions for transferring spiritual energy to Leng Ruo Xue and the others.

  "No need, we all know." said the old man.

  "Let's go!" Blue Ming stood up and led them to the transfer room they had used last time.

  After arriving at the conversion room, without Blue Mist saying anything, the three of them very naturally found a small room each and walked in.

  "Hmm! They seem to be in a hurry." Lan Meng said, sitting down on a chair he had found, somewhat speechless. He had discovered that people who were with this little girl were not normal.

  "They're afraid of delaying your growth time!" Cold Snow also sat down, teasing.

  "Cut it out, you're really getting on my nerves!" Blue Ming said with a straight face.

  "President, you're such a handsome man, how can you be so rude!" Leng Ruoxue said disapprovingly.

  "What's wrong with being a pretty boy? Can't a pretty boy pout or fart?" Lan Meng said disapprovingly.

  "Of course not, that would be too embarrassing!" Leng Ruoxue teased with a cold smile.

  "Does he not even fart or spit?" Lan Meng's finger pointed at the demon and asked.

  "Xu?r said no, just can't." The demon nodded in agreement, he was absolutely a good man who listened to his wife.

  "How can you be so obedient?" Lan Meng was speechless. He had lived for several decades and had never seen a man as obedient as this one!

  "Hmm, it's necessary! If you don't listen to your wife, who else will you listen to?" The demon said nonchalantly.

  "Haha, Blue will grow up, you can't pick on us." Leng Ruoxue said with great satisfaction, and hugged the demon's neck, lowered his head, and kissed him heavily on the lips.

  "Xuě er!" The demon was excited, staring at Leng Ruoxue with eyes full of affection. Wow... Xuěr actually kissed him in front of so many people, it's really great! Hehe, now his position is even more unshakeable...

  "Huh? Little girl, there are so many people here!" Lan Meng reminded her.

  "Calling me Xiao Yatou? You're not an immortal, are you?" Leng Ruoxue guessed, her watery eyes sizing up Lan Meng's body back and forth.

  “……”

  "I'm not that old, okay?" Lan Meng was speechless. Although he had aged a bit, but still far from being an immortal, their sect's leader was the real immortal!

  "I reckon you're at least over eighty, right?" Leng Ruoxue furrowed her brow and muttered.

  "Die young, I'm not that old." Lan Meng heard Leng Ruo Xue's words and fell to the ground with a 'thud', got up afterwards, stared at Leng Ruo Xue with wide eyes, and said viciously... Waaah, he was only over thirty years old, absolutely considered a young and invincible person in this world, but in Leng Ruo Xue's mouth, he became an old man of over eighty years old... Waaah, what kind of gaze did this girl have? Did he look that old?

  "Oh, then you must be over fifty too." Leng Ruo Xue continued guessing.

  "Stop, don't guess anymore, I'm scared of you. I'm only 35 years old this year." Lan Meng glanced at the people who were secretly laughing in the dark, including Leng Qingtian, and said with a sullen tone that he was now very sure that this girl must be doing it on purpose... intentionally bullying him!

  "Sorry about that! I really didn't see it coming." Lan Ruo Xue said with some embarrassment, but in her heart, she was laughing out loud, haha, this Lan Meng is quite interesting.

  "So you know now!" Blue Ming gritted his teeth and asked.

  "Mm." Leng Ruoxue nodded obediently and stopped teasing him.

  Lan Meng glared at Leng Ruo Xue with a cold gaze, then closed his eyes and began to cultivate...

  Time slowly passed by, and three hours quickly went by, but in the small room, there was still no movement or sound.

  Four hours...

  Five hours... still no movement.

  It wasn't until six hours later that the first Heavenly Rule began to descend, followed by two more in succession...

  An hour later, the three old men all completed their spiritual power transformation and officially became a Xuan Shi.

  "Not bad, solidify on the road, you can also participate in the competition." Looking at the three people who walked out of the small room, Lan Meng's beautiful face was full of satisfaction.

  "Haha, I'm also a master now." The old man said with a delighted silly smile.

  "Hmm, you are all Xuan Masters now. This is your ID card, recognize the master with a drop of blood!" Lan Ming reminded.

  After the three of them completed the last procedure to become Xuan Shi, Leng Ruo Xue led everyone in standing up and bidding farewell.

  After returning home, Leng Ruoxue sent the three old men into the ring and discussed the competition with Grandfather and others...

  The day of departure, Lan Meng arrived at Leng Ruo Xue's residence early in the morning.

  "Lan will be late, it's so early!" In the living room, Leng Ruxue, who hadn't fully woken up yet, said somewhat discontentedly.

  "It's late, how did you all just get up?" Lan Meng said somewhat speechlessly, how can these people sleep so much!

  "It's because we were discussing business and stayed up late." Leng Ruo Xue explained.

  "Oh, hurry up and pack, we have to leave. We must arrive in Xifeng Town before dusk today, otherwise, we'll have to camp outdoors tonight." Lan Meng urged.

  "Oh!" Leng Ruo Xue responded, then went back to her room, simply tidied up a bit, and came out with Yao Jie to the courtyard to wait. Not long after, Leng Qing Tian and others also walked out of their rooms one by one.

  "Lan will be in charge, how are we going?" The old man asked, looking at Lan Meng.

  "Ride on my flying spirit beast." Lan Meng said as he summoned his own beast.

  The flying spirit beast of Lanyu was a gigantic golden eagle, with sharp golden feathers like blades, and icy cold, piercing golden eyes. As soon as it appeared, it filled the entire courtyard.

  "Wow! What a huge bird!" exclaimed Old Man Zhao, this bird was even bigger than Ya Tou's wings.

  "You're the bird, you old dead man." The golden eagle glanced at the old man with a look of displeasure on his face.

  "Hmm!" The old man's face was covered in black lines, he was scolded by a bird that didn't acknowledge itself as a bird. But this is obviously a bird! He was entangled and depressed...

  "Haha! You have a lot of character, I like it." Seeing the old man eating with gusto, the old man was overjoyed and even more praised that carving.

  "Alright, let's get going." Lan Meng said, suppressing a smile.

  After Leng Ruoxue and the others sat on the back of the Golden Eagle, it flapped its huge wings, took to the sky, and a strong gust of wind blew up, disappearing into the horizon...

  A few hours later.

  "Little girl, it seems we really have to camp outdoors." Lan Meng said with some concern after looking at the sky.

  "It doesn't matter!" Leng Ruoxue said disapprovingly, for she had been comparing Yu and the Golden Eagle all along. However, after repeated comparisons, she still felt that her own beast was better. Although the eagle's level was higher than Yu's, its feathers were not as soft as Yu's, and lying on them wasn't very comfortable.

  "Little girl, no woman likes camping outdoors." Lan Meng said with restraint.

  "Hmm, you can treat me as not a woman." Lan Xue said calmly, she wasn't one of those spoiled rich girls, if she wanted to become strong, enduring this bit of hardship was nothing!

  “……”

  Lan Meng had lived for over thirty years and this was the first time he saw a woman like Leng Ruoxue who was so carefree. However, he did have some admiration for Leng Ruoxue, compared to those self-proclaimed geniuses who were arrogant and looked down on others, unwilling to suffer even a bit, Leng Ruoxue could be considered quite low-key. Moreover, she was very capable of enduring hardships, so he believed that one day Leng Ruoxue would become a true strong person.

  "Since we can't make it to Xifeng Town before dark, let's find a place to set up camp while it's still light!" Leng Ruoxue continued.

  "It can't be helped." Lan Meng said somewhat impatiently. The nights of the Haotian Continent were not safe, so even strong cultivators did not dare to travel at night.

  "Jin Hui, let's find a place to set up camp!" Lan Ming said to his beast.

  "Alright, master." Jin Hui's large golden eyes gazed into the distance before choosing a wide open spot to land on.

  Leng Ruo Xue and others jumped down from Jin Hui's back, first setting up the tent and then starting a fire to prepare dinner...

  "What are you doing? We're in the wilderness now!" Lan Meng was stunned, watching as Leng Ruo Xue pulled out a pile of food from her ring and placed it on the spread-out paper...

  "Of course, we have to eat! We can't starve ourselves in the wilderness." Lan Ruoxue said matter-of-factly. At noon, they just had a casual meal, but at night, they must have a good dinner.

  "But...but, is it necessary to be so exaggerated?! So many things, can you finish eating them all?" Lan Meng was somewhat frightened by this, as in his view, these dishes were enough for twenty people.

  "You'll know when the time comes! Hurry up and help, otherwise we won't have anything to eat later." Leng Ruo Xue said half-commandingly.

  "Oh!" Lan Meng responded with a sound, and hurried over to help.

  It wasn't until dinner time that Lan Meng discovered that these people were all big eaters, but this food was really delicious! He thought he had eaten all the delicacies of the mountains and seas, but he had never had such delicious roasted meat and fish before. Was it because his family's chef was not good enough, or did he not have a chance to taste the truly delicious food? He was confused...

  "I'm so full from eating!"

  After finishing their meal, everyone was too lazy to move and simply lay down on the spot, resting motionlessly.

  "Haha, so many fat sheep!" Suddenly, a loud and arrogant laugh came from beside everyone's ears.

  Lan Meng's heart skipped a beat, oh no, wouldn't it be that what you fear is what comes? The nights of the Great Continent are unsafe precisely because of the most notorious bandits on the continent. Among these bandits, there are many powerful Xuan Masters, and with their large numbers, many strong practitioners would rather not travel at night than risk encountering them.

  Leaning in the arms of the demon, Leng Ruo Xue slightly raised her eyelids and swept a glance at the bandits who had appeared out of nowhere. The number of people in the bandit group in front of her was at least several hundred, and most surprisingly, the vast majority were actually Xuan Masters. The leader among them had a strength of at least above Great Xuan Master, because his Xuan power had not been released externally, and she couldn't see his level either.

  "Are you going to rob us?" asked Leng Ruo Xue lightly, her vermilion lips barely opening as she spoke.

  "Isn't it obvious?" The leader of the robbers didn't speak up, but instead a small-time thug hastily chimed in.

  "You've got the wrong person, we're very poor." said Leng Ruoxue pitifully.

  "No money? Then sell that man, with his good looks, he can at least be exchanged for some money to spend. As for you ugly creatures, just kill them directly." Another person pointed at Lan Meng and said.

  "Haha!" Leng Ruoxue couldn't help but laugh out loud. Where did these robbers come from? It's really too ridiculous, they actually thought they could sell the president of the Xuan Shi Guild. Hehe, I wonder where they plan to sell Lan Ming to? She couldn't help but feel a little curious.

  "You're telling me again!" Lan Meng suddenly became furious when he heard that these bandits actually wanted to sell themselves, and roared loudly.

  "Cut it out! You're penniless, so we'll just have to sell you off for cash!" the bandit said recklessly.

  "Little girl, I can't bear it anymore." Lan Meng turned his head and said to Leng Ruo Xue.

  "Oh, then you go ahead! I'll cheer for you!" said Leng Ruoxue with a silly expression.

  Digression

  Thank you for the beautiful crystal flower sent by Qín Huálí.