Chapter 268
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Chapter 268: Encounter
"Ah, it seems that trying to get something for nothing isn’t going to work," Xu Fan said.
He sighed, wondering when such an opportunity would come again.
"Grape, inform the outer disciples to leave the territory of the Joyful Union Sacred Land."
"Take as many as you can," Xu Fan lamented.
At this moment, all the outer disciples of the Hidden Spirit Sect received the order to stay away from the territory of the Joyful Union Sacred Land.
Xiong Li, who was at the center of the teleportation formation in Stone Domain Fairy City, also received the news.
"It looks like I need to go farther," Xiong Li said regretfully, noting that there were still many Nascent Soul Stage beast race nearby.
"Heavenly Refining Fairy City."
Xiong Li took out 20 top-grade spirit stones and addressed the teleportation formation’s staff.
"Wanshi, Zhuang Ling asked me to pass on a message: you can’t escape her grasp."
"…"
When Xiong Li heard this, he wasn’t surprised at all; he only wondered how this woman could have taken a liking to him.
Xiong Li decided that in the future, apart from matters of life and death, he would no longer easily harm women; it was too much trouble.
In Heavenly Refining Fairy City, as soon as Xiong Li stepped out of the teleportation formation, he encountered the disguised Xiang Yun.
"Hello, Senior Brother," Xiang Yun greeted with a smile.
"Where are your…?"
Xiong Li assumed that, given Xiang Yun’s appearance and temperament, it would be easy for him to charm a female disciple from the Hero’s Tomb.
"Oh, for some reason, everyone else has a companion, but I don’t," Xiang Yun said, confused.
What Xiang Yun didn’t know was that the information organization of the Joyful Union Sacred Land had rejected him as soon as they saw that Xiang Yun was a swordsman from the sword formation, automatically removing him from consideration.
They were only looking for ready-made geniuses, not a potential bottomless pit.
"Haha, don’t be sad; you’ll find one eventually," Xiong Li comforted.
"Come on, let’s go to the Illusion Heart Tower and spar a bit," Xiong Li said cheerfully, leading the somewhat reluctant Xiang Yun toward the tower.
At this time, one after another, the traveling disciples from the Hidden Spirit Sect arrived at Heavenly Refining Fairy City.
More than half of them had female companions, and many had even formed cultivation partners.
In the Illusion Heart Tower, Xiang Yun panted, looking at Xiong Li, his eyes reflecting a hint of shock.
"Senior Brother, your strength has grown again. Now my sword formation can’t break through your defense," Xiang Yun said.
"That’s because you haven’t gone all out."
"Junior Brother, come on, since we are in a mystical challenge, don’t hold back; use your strongest techniques," Xiong Li urged.
Xiang Yun shook his head and replied, "My ultimate technique requires building up a strong killing intent."
"I have no hatred toward you, Senior Brother, so there’s no killing intent to be found."
"Even if I wanted to use it, I wouldn’t be able to," Xiang Yun said.
"So that’s how it is! I actually have a way to make you use that last move, but it’s a bit nasty," Xiong Li said hesitantly.
"What way?" Xiang Yun asked.
"I learned a technique from an uncle master that supposedly can unleash endless anger in the enemy."
"Shall we give it a try?" Xiong Li eagerly suggested.
"Then let’s try," Xiang Yun also wanted to experience the technique that could provoke limitless fury.
As soon as Xiang Yun finished speaking, Xiong Li formed seals with both hands, and a strange spiritual light erupted, giving Xiang Yun a sense of foreboding.
"This is that uncle master’s technique," Xiang Yun asked, a dreaded answer forming in his mind.
"Fifth Martial Uncle."
Once Xiong Li finished speaking, the spiritual light in his hands began to bloom.
The terrifying scene that Xiang Yun feared did not occur. Instead, he was swept by the spiritual light.
In an instant, Xiang Yun was pulled into a fantastical space.
A foul odor invaded Xiang Yun’s nose, and then his body was controlled.
A hunchbacked old woman with a wrinkled face approached Xiang Yun slowly, carrying a small bucket.
"Good grandson, it’s time to eat."
The old woman’s face displayed a bizarre kindness as she used a large spoon to scoop out an indescribable substance from the small bucket and slowly brought it to Xiang Yun’s mouth.
"What is this?" The controlled Xiang Yun finally focused on what was on the spoon.
"Holy crap!!!"
Xiang Yun’s spirit jumped in terror.
"How can you feed me this?!!"
"Boom~"
Xiang Yun struggled with all his might and finally broke free from the illusion at the last moment.
However, even so, a foul substance still appeared in his mouth.
"Yuck~"
At this moment, Xiang Yun looked at Xiong Li with a hint of anger.
Hitting me is one thing, but feeding me this is going too far.
"Senior Brother, this time, we won’t rest until one of us is dead!" Xiang Yun said, emphasizing each word.
"Let’s do it."
Six hundred sixty-six Spiritual Swords were summoned by Xiang Yun, transforming into a sword formation azure dragon that charged at Xiong Li.
"Now this is more like it," Xiong Li said with a smile. The technique from Fifth Martial Uncle truly could ignite the anger of the enemy.
The illusion of the Giant Spirit appeared, meeting Xiang Yun’s sword formation azure dragon.
An hour later, Xiong Li and Xiang Yun stumbled out of the Illusion Heart Tower, their minds and spirits clearly exhausted.
Any cultivator wanting to enter the Illusion Heart Tower could easily tell that these two were drained.
Xiong Li steadied Xiang Yun with a grin, "Junior Brother, that last move of yours, the Five Elements Annihilation, was truly something else."
"In a real fight, I’d be a goner if you pulled that off."
"Senior Brother, you’re too modest. None of my lethal moves can compare to your knack for feeding someone… well, you know," Xiang Yun shot back, his voice icy and laced with resentment.
"Junior Brother, I told you, it was just candy with an odd flavor."
"You didn’t actually eat it…"
"Doesn’t matter now, unless you want to try it yourself, Senior Brother," Xiang Yun snapped, still tasting something weird.
"Let’s not go there. How about we focus on training instead?" Xiong Li suggested.
"Speaking of which, Fifth Martial Uncle gave me this."
Xiong Li pulled out a talisman, channeled his spiritual energy into it, and a soothing fragrance enveloped Xiang Yun.
"This is one of Fifth Martial Uncle’s special talismans. It clears all mental side effects."
Xiang Yun felt as refreshed as if he’d just stepped out of a bath, the lingering discomfort completely gone.
His expression softened.
"Senior Brother, let’s spar again tomorrow. This time, I won’t hold back," Xiang Yun said firmly.
"Good. From now on, I won’t go easy on you with Fifth Martial Uncle’s tricks," Xiong Li replied with a smirk.
"What was that technique called? I might as well learn it too," Xiang Yun asked.
It seemed like a handy skill, especially against enemies who rely too much on logic.
"Illusion Flying Technique. No need to master it—Fifth Martial Uncle has plenty of talismans. Just grab a stack. Easy and hassle-free."
"Got it."
Just then, a young man with a faint demonic aura brushed past them.
Xiong Li and Xiang Yun exchanged a glance but said nothing as they walked on.
"That swordsman must have slaughtered over a hundred thousand of the beast race. No way he’d have such a strong demonic aura otherwise," Xiong Li murmured.
"I can sense it. He’s dangerous."
Meanwhile, the young man with the demonic aura heard a voice in his head.
"Kid, with your current cultivation, you’re ready to build your own faction."
"Those two Golden Cores earlier were quite something."
