Chapter 42: A Clean Sweep, Heading Straight Back To The Courtyard Together!

“Seventy-two Earth-grade top-tier Spiritual Artifacts, thirty-six Heaven-grade top-tier Spiritual Artifacts, and one… Mystic-Grade Supreme Artifact!”

“Oh my god! Did he rob the Artifact Refining Peak?”

“I can clearly tell you no! Because even the Elders on the Artifact Refining Peak can’t make a top-tier Mystic-Grade Artifact!”

“Weren’t you all saying he was some country bumpkin from a backwater dynasty? You call this a country bumpkin?”

“Such a luxurious sword formation! Probably even selling me couldn’t buy it!”

“You might be overestimating yourself a bit. Selling your whole family probably couldn’t buy it!”

“Are you freaking looking for trouble?!”

“Pfft!”

“What are you laughing at?”

“Not laughing at you, don’t get the wrong idea! I just suddenly remembered, a couple of days ago in the Elder Hall, Senior Brother Yang Yun asked if Junior Brother Qin Xuan needed to borrow his Heaven-grade high-tier Spiritual Artifact!”

“Pfft… HAHAHAHAHA! I’m laughing my head off!”

As soon as the Heaven-Earth Demon-Slaying Sword Formation appeared, the disciples below the stage almost had their eyeballs pop out in shock.

Such a luxurious sword formation, something even Elders couldn’t afford, yet Qin Xuan, a disciple who had just entered the Holy Land, possessed it.

It was like before Qin Xuan crossed over, if a new student suddenly transferred into an ordinary class arriving in a Lamborghini.

That huge sense of disparity even felt unreal.

Moreover, after the initial shock, when the disciples recalled Yang Yun once offering to lend Qin Xuan his Heaven-grade high-tier Spiritual Artifact.

It sparked a fresh wave of roaring laughter.

Only today did they understand why Deacon Hai was born loving to laugh!

Below the duel stage, gasps of amazement and peals of laughter rose and fell.

On the duel stage, both Xia Qingcheng and Liu Qiyue were also deeply shocked.

“Such a precious sword formation… are you really lending it to me for study?” Xia Qingcheng asked, unable to believe it.

A sword formation composed of one hundred and eight top-tier Spiritual Artifacts plus one Mystic-Grade Supreme Artifact.

The profound array power contained within indeed held irresistible allure for an array genius like Xia Qingcheng!

“Of course. Senior Sister Xia, please take it to study and research!” Qin Xuan replied confidently.

With those words, Qin Xuan waved his hand grandly. The one hundred and eight Spiritual Artifacts plus the Demon-Suppressing Sword abruptly shrank.

They connected in mid-air, forming a sword-shaped necklace that shimmered with dazzling spiritual light before landing in Qin Xuan’s palm.

Qin Xuan stepped forward to stand before Xia Qingcheng.

He then directly placed the necklace formed by the transformed Heaven-Earth Demon-Slaying Sword Formation onto Xia Qingcheng’s jade-white neck.

Feeling the strong, masculine aura wash over her, the inexperienced Xia Qingcheng flushed, whispering a thank you softly, like a mosquito’s hum.

Afterwards, Qin Xuan turned his gaze towards the voluptuous and fiery Liu Qiyue.

“As for Senior Sister Qiyue’s Ice Spirit Power, I don’t have any higher-level Ice-attuned Spiritual Energy for you to comprehend!”

“However,” he continued, “I can use my Solar Divine Power fused with an Exotic Flame to suppress your Ice Spirit Power. Using the ultimate Yang force to stimulate the evolution of your Ice Spirit Power should also be feasible!”

As he spoke, a sphere of Solar Divine Power blended with Golden Emperor’s Skyfire condensed in Qin Xuan’s palm, radiating an aura of extreme heat.

The temperature on the duel stage instantly soared.

Sensing the Solar Divine Power fused with the Golden Emperor’s Skyfire in Qin Xuan’s hand, a flicker of pleasant surprise graced Liu Qiyue’s face.

What Qin Xuan said made perfect sense. Even people burst with potential under pressure. Spiritual Energy should logically behave the same way.

After all, “Natural selection, survival of the fittest” – these eight words applied to far more groups than just the Human Race.

“An Exotic Flame! He even subjugated an Exotic Flame! Just how many secrets does this Qin Xuan still have hidden?”

“Damn! How is he this rich? First a luxurious sword formation, now a rare and precious Exotic Flame! Who’s the country bumpkin here? Him or me?”

“‘Country bumpkin’? How dare you? Remember to call him Young Master from now on! Maybe when he’s in a good mood, he’ll toss you a few spirit stones!”

“Wow, what an insulting thing to say!”

The emergence of the Golden Emperor’s Skyfire sent another wave of green-eyed envy through the gathered disciples.

However, Liu Qiyue didn’t seem “taken” like Xia Qingcheng had been. Rather, her expression remained calm as she spoke.

“In that case, thank you, Junior Brother Qin. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you may come seek me at Martial Peak.”

Her tone still carried a distinct sense of cool distance.

“Ha! See? Senior Sister Qiyue is more mature. That punk Qin Xuan thought he could sweep away two senior sisters/junior sisters in one go? Dream on!”

“Exactly! A mature, sensible senior sister like Qiyue-jiejie? How could she fall for his sweet talk in a few sentences?”

“Ai! Junior Sister Qingcheng is still too young. She doesn’t understand the dangers hidden in people’s hearts!”

Hearing the coolness in Liu Qiyue’s voice, the disciples below the stage gloated and spoke with schadenfreude.

Yet, at that very moment.

Qin Xuan suddenly leaned in close to Liu Qiyue’s ear and whispered something no one else could hear.

At first, Liu Qiyue almost flared up in anger at Qin Xuan’s abrupt action.

But after just a couple of sentences from Qin Xuan, her anger vanished instantly, replaced by pure delight. She clutched his arm, shaking it with immense joy as she asked:

“Really? Is that true? How could it be possible?”

Feeling the ample softness resting on his arm, Qin Xuan quickly steadied his own stirring heart before replying to Liu Qiyue.

“Of course it’s true! If you don’t believe me, Senior Sister Qiyue, you can come back with me to my courtyard. I’ll show you there!”

“Alright! Then what are we waiting for?” Liu Qiyue practically bounced with impatience after hearing this.

Below the stage, the disciples witnessing this scene were utterly petrified, plunged into tomblike silence.

They had just been saying that a mature, sensible woman like Senior Sister Qiyue would never be fooled and “taken” by Qin Xuan in just a few words.

And yet, in the blink of an eye, after just two whispered sentences from Qin Xuan, their beloved Senior Sister Qiyue actually agreed to go back to his courtyard!

And she looked incredibly eager!

“I seriously suspect this Qin Xuan practices some evil art. How else could he pull this off?! My Senior Sister Qiyue!”

“Is there no justice? Is there no law? Senior Sister Qiyue actually agreed to go back to this kid’s courtyard! Why?!”

“I’ll challenge him to a life-and-death duel tomorrow! I’ll take my Senior Sister Qiyue back!”

If Xia Qingcheng, with her pure looks, was enshrined as the disciples’ first love – a pristine, untouchable white lotus.

Then Liu Qiyue, with her voluptuous, curvaceous figure and charmingly beautiful face, became every disciple’s object of fantasy and dream lover!

And now, their dream lover was apparently going to Qin Xuan’s courtyard with him.

It gave them a feeling worse than being cheated on!

However, their cries of outrage were doomed to go unanswered.

Because Liu Qiyue’s entire focus was now solely on Qin Xuan.

Her agreement to go back with him wasn’t solely due to being conquered by his powerful charm – though it certainly didn’t hurt.

The real reason was what Qin Xuan had just whispered in her ear.

He didn’t just possess Peak Second-Level Sword Intent.

He possessed Peak Third-Level Sword Intent!

For someone like Liu Qiyue, on the verge of breaking through to the First Level of Sword Intent, cultivating near a Sword Dao prodigy like Qin Xuan who had reached the Peak of the Third Level…

Would dramatically hasten her own breakthrough to First Level Sword Intent!

For any Sword Dao practitioner, that was an absolutely irresistible temptation.

If Gu Xianghan knew this news, he’d likely be just as desperately eager to follow Qin Xuan back to his courtyard.

Of course, if it were Gu Xianghan, Qin Xuan certainly wouldn’t let him through the door!

“That… can I come along too?” Xia Qingcheng piped up hesitantly. “Maybe Junior Brother Qin could help me spot flaws in my arrays later?”