Xuantian 1: Ancient Xuandongtian

Chapter 287 Hunyuan Arrives!

1. Dwelling in Hidden Peaks
After Song Zhong summoned his nephew, Qin Xi...

I never went back to Diling Lake.

Seeing that she had nowhere to go, Mu Hanchan said, "Why don't you stay in my courtyard? My west wing is still empty."

Li Nan used to live there.
Later, she moved to the dormitory on the back hill.

"this…"

Qin Xi hesitated for a moment, but judging from her expression, she seemed willing, yet also seemed worried about something.

"You don't need to worry about anything, I won't go into your room casually."

Mu Hanchan said.

"I…"

"What are you thinking?"

"..."

"Are you afraid of what others will say?" Mu Hanchan pressed for an explanation.

Qin Xi did not answer.

Mu Hanchan said, "With me here, who would dare to say a word? Just relax and settle in. You don't need to worry about anything else."

So Qin Xi agreed. She did need a stable place to live, because after Song Zhong's nephew came, it would be inconvenient for her to keep going back to Diling Lake.

"OK then."

Qin Xi hesitated for a moment but still agreed.

But after entering the west wing, Qin Xi came out again not long after.

"The wooden armor in the room..."

Qin Xi said to Mu Hanchan.

"Oh... I forgot, I'll take it back right away."

Mu Hanchan then realized that the Green Vine Wood Set was still hanging on the array in the west wing.

When they entered the west wing, they were greatly surprised.

Wow! This…

The original blue vine wood suit, which was surrounded by smoke, has now undergone a significant change.

It changed from cyan to blue.

The bluish smoke that used to surround it during maintenance has turned into a shimmering blue light.

"This is... a high-grade magic artifact?"

Qin Xi asked in surprise.

"Yes, I bought it in the capital city before."

When I first bought it, it was a mid-to-high-grade magic weapon, but now it has been upgraded to a high-grade magic weapon and is still progressing towards becoming an even higher-grade magic weapon.

When I first entered the world of cultivation, I was wearing a mid-grade magic weapon leather armor set called the Azure Wolf Set.
It cost thirty-five spirit stones back then, and it really hurt my wallet at the time.

Upon hearing this, Qin Xi turned her gaze back into the depths.

Above a six-pointed star array, a brownish-yellow bow was suspended.

Unlike the green vine wood set, which was hung on a stand within the formation, the bow hovered two feet above the formation.

Mu Hanchan approached, gripping the bow handle with one hand, and said, "This is a top-grade magic weapon. I had a small workshop make it for me."

Take a look.

Qin Xi then took the bow and immediately felt a powerful array force connecting to her meridians, as if it was trying to draw spiritual energy out of her body.

She steadied herself and then saw the words engraved on the bow:
Executive Producer: Xu Qiang

Supervised by: Tang Wei
Produced by: Xu Tang Workshop

Seeing Qin Xi's confusion, Mu Hanchan could only explain, "Top-grade magic artifacts are all made individually, not in batches, and each one is of excellent quality, so the craftsman's name is engraved on them."

This is a long-standing tradition.

Qin Xi asked, "So it means personalized high-end customization, right?"

"That's right, your understanding is correct."

"Then where did you get so many spirit stones?"

Qin Xi couldn't help but ask.

"Forehead…"

This question stumped Mu Hanchan.

After thinking for a long time, I could only say, "Maybe I'm just lucky. I once fished a bag out of a lake, and it contained over a thousand spirit stones."

So I used the first pot of gold that God had given me...

Only through steady development can one gradually become wealthier.

Qin Xi didn't ask how it had developed so steadily, and instead handed the Bow of Defeat back to Mu Hanchan.

However, when Mu Hanchan took over, she suddenly discovered that there was a nearly one-inch-deep crack in the tiger's mouth, and the flesh inside was bright red.

What happened to your hand?

"Ugh!"

Mu Hanchan sighed and slowly explained:
"With my current cultivation level, I am unable to support the full-power use of a top-grade bow-type magic weapon."

At the very least, one needs to reach the peak of the spiritual realm to barely be able to hold on.

For every ten degrees the bowstring is pulled, the speed at which the formation operates at the hand grip doubles.

When the bowstring is drawn at a right angle, the formation operates at a speed nine times faster.

This multiplier can instantly drain the spiritual energy from my hands, and I can only try my best to replenish it as quickly as possible.

Over time, the area between the thumb and forefinger of the hand will lack the nourishment of spiritual energy and naturally become dry and cracked.

After hearing this, Qin Xi said with some heartache, "Then you should be careful and try to use it as little as possible."

"It's alright."

Mu Hanchan waved her hand and said, "I'll name this bow: Defeat and Demise."

With a decent beginner-level rune arrow, it's my ultimate weapon.

It's only useful for quick clearing.
For example, hunting animals, and killing people.

Qin Xi was slightly taken aback and asked, "Have you killed many people?"

No.

I will only choose to kill as a last resort.

Either they've reached their breaking point,
Either they foresaw in advance that without killing him, they would be unable to proceed with the next action or task.

I will only use lethal force in these two situations.

After saying that, he changed the subject.

He said, "I'll go and ask Jin Gui to go to the Spirit Serpent Gang and get me some more Three Elements Pure Water."

One can soothe my injured hands.
Secondly, it can maintain my magical artifacts. The Green Vine Wood Set and the Bow of Destruction are both wooden magical artifacts, and they need to be fed with clean water of good purity.

"You can stay here and rest assured." 2. A joint investigation team from multiple locations in central Taiwan.
A group of cultivators at the Hunyuan Realm, dressed in the robes of various sects, arrived at the Demon Life Sect.

"Go report immediately!!"

The disciple guarding the gate, who was merely a menial servant, quickly relayed the message upwards.

“A group of high-level cultivators have arrived at our mountain gate, their cultivation levels are at least the same as the sect leader’s.”

The servant reported.

"Oh?"

The fourth disciple, Ji Mo, immediately became highly tense and sent a telepathic message to Mo Qian.

He then straightened his clothes and slowly went to the mountain gate to greet them.

"I am Ji Mo, the fourth disciple of the Demon Life Sect. May I ask what brings you seniors to our sect?"

He bowed respectfully, then slowly asked.

"We are from the Central Joint Investigation Team, here to investigate the murder of eleven direct disciples from various sects."

Where is your master?

We ask him to come out and meet us.

The leader remained silent, as if he felt that one of his disciples was not qualified. Therefore, a cultivator with the lowest cultivation level, at the Spirit Core Realm, answered Ji Mo.

"My master is not here, but I have sent a message and he should arrive soon. Seniors, you may wish to enter the mountain gate and rest for a while."

Ji Mo continued.

He neither questioned nor accepted the group's purpose, but simply provided hospitality.

Because that's his master's business, not something he should be involved in.

"No need! We'll wait here."

They suspected Ji Mo was lying and began to put pressure on him.

But the time it takes for an incense stick to burn is quickly over.

Seeing that Mo Qianzhen didn't seem to be there, he said, "We've already checked all the other sects, only your sect is left."

We will return in three days; we must see the sect leader.

After saying that, he was about to leave.

"Why wait three days? I, Mo, can show you right now!"

A sound came from afar, but no one was in sight.

"who?"

"It's Mo Qian."

"What about others?"

It wasn't until several dozen breaths later that they saw a small dot flying over from the horizon. Then, it appeared in front of them in an instant and hovered.

"this…?!"

The group was shocked, because Mo Qian's action was something that countless cultivators in the Primordial Chaos Realm could not do.

A thousand feet in an instant!

One breath ago, it was still on the horizon, a tiny dot visible to the naked eye. The next moment, it was right in front of him, hovering instantly.

It was only a blink of an eye.

"If this were used to attack us, we would probably have a very hard time defending against it!"

Each of them couldn't help but think of something.

"You're Mo Qian?"

"It's down."

"I heard that you once defeated more than a dozen Spirit Pill cultivators in a row, and then, under the siege of three Spirit Pill Great Perfection cultivators, you managed to annihilate all three of them?"

And yet he himself was completely unharmed?

"Ha ha!"

Mo Qian smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Those are old battles from many years ago, fellow Daoist, please don't bring up old news."

The leader, a cultivator at the fifth level of the Hunyuan realm, finally spoke up: "Alright, Fellow Daoist Gu, let's stop chatting."

He gave a slight bow and asked, "I am Lu Yuan of the Immortal Sword Sect. I have been specially ordered to investigate the case of the murder of eleven direct descendants. I hope you will cooperate."

"Oh? Your central sect's direct descendants have perished. Why are you coming to our central and western sects to investigate?"

Mo Qian said casually.

"Fellow Daoist, are you slow to get information? Eleven direct disciples from several sects in the central region died at the border of the three sects in your Three Clouds Land."

A cultivator at the third level of the Hunyuan realm said that his cultivation level ranked second among the group.

"Then why did they die at the border of our three sects?"

"You're asking me? Who should I ask?"

"enough!"

Lu Yuan interrupted, stopping the meaningless exchange.

He continued, "Regardless of the cause of their deaths, we must investigate thoroughly to find out the truth."

Because it is the junction of three regions

Therefore, three joint investigation teams have been dispatched to investigate the Yunyang, Yunwu, and Yunxi sects respectively.

And we also have people above us,

Please don't put me in a difficult position, fellow Daoist.

"Oh...Is that so? In that case, it would be rather unreasonable of me not to cooperate."

"But why didn't you investigate the two gates next door before heading straight for my Demon Life Gate?"

Mo Qian asked further.

"The Cangxuan Sect and Yunque Sect next door were indeed established much earlier than you, but they are currently suffering from a shortage of talent, and their sect leaders are only ordinary mid-stage Spirit Core cultivators."

If it weren't for their ancestors establishing the sect, they wouldn't have had the strength to support a sect at all.

His disciples were all ordinary.

These mountain gates can be glanced at and skipped over, or handed over to subordinates for investigation.

But your Demonic Life Sect is different.

You are the second-generation sect leader, yet your strength puts me, Lu, to shame.

If you were the head of the joint investigation team, would you prioritize investigating newly established schools with renowned teachers and outstanding students, or dilapidated schools with decaying branches and withered leaves?

Lu Yuan said slowly.

"Very well! Fellow Daoist Lu's words have left me speechless."

Mo Qian said that he had to admit that the other party's words were all reasonable.

He then continued:

"Speak, what do you want to know?"