Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

Xue Xiaoqi gripped Xie Xiaoyi's arm tightly with her small hands: "Is it...very dangerous?"

Xie Xiaoyi gently shook his head: "Grandma Xiaoqi, I'll escort you back first. I have something very important to do."

Seeing his serious expression, Xue Xiaoqi's heart tightened, but she didn't dare stop him: "Then will you come back to find me?"

"Definitely!" Xie Xiaoyi kissed her forehead, got up, picked up the Heaven-Opening Heavy Sword, and walked out of the inn with Xue Xiaoqi.

The two were like a match made in heaven, and they made love for most of the night. Now it's getting light outside.

Xie Xiaoyi reached out and firmly embraced Xue Xiaoqi's waist, then lightly touched the ground with his toes and soared into the air.

Immediately afterwards, he released the phoenix power within his body, and a semi-transparent, gilded phoenix of true energy immediately condensed beneath his feet.

With a gentle flap of its wings, the phoenix carrying the two flew straight towards the Demonic Sect.

Xue Xiaoqi's eyes widened in surprise. "Huh? You...you don't need to fly on a sword anymore?"

Xie Xiaoyi hummed in agreement and smiled faintly.

"I am now at the Earth Immortal Dao Inquiry Realm. I don't need to borrow a sword to fly in the air. I can simply use my own true energy to walk on the air."

"Xie Mo, you're amazing!"

"Grandma Xiaoqi, am I more powerful with this True Qi Phoenix, or with the bed at the inn last night?"

"You're so unserious, I'm not talking to you anymore..."

"Oh, really?"

"Hahaha! Xie Mo... don't tickle me, I'm ticklish..."

"That won't do! Grandma Xiaoqi won't allow you to say things you don't mean!"

"Haha... Stop tickling me, you're all amazing, you're all amazing, okay!"

"That's more like it!"

The two flirted and joked all the way.

Xue Xiaoqi stood in front of the True Qi Phoenix's spine to lead the way, while Xie Xiaoyi was not idle either. Pretending to be afraid that she would fall, he kept hugging her and touching her all over.

He jokingly said, "Little Seven's grandma, your grandma is my grandma, I want to cherish her for the rest of my life..."

Xue Xiaoqi's ears burned from his teasing, and her body stiffened slightly, but she couldn't bear to break free, so she just let him protect her like this.

Before long, they arrived at the territory of the Demonic Sect.

After confirming that she was safe, Xie Xiaoyi put her down and patted her buttocks lightly: "I'll come back to find you after I'm done with this."

Xue Xiaoqi blushed, poked his chest muscle, and whispered:

"Then I'll wait for you. If you don't come back to me, I... I'll never forgive you for the rest of my life!"

"Don't worry, I got it. Let's say goodbye with a kiss!"

"What farewell kiss?"

"That's it..."

"Ugh! My lips are all swollen from your kisses. I'll be too embarrassed to tell my mom when we get back."

Xie Xiaoyi smiled slightly, his thumb brushing against Xue Xiaoqi's flushed lips: "Grandma Xiaoqi, don't worry, if your mother-in-law asks, I will take full responsibility!"

At this moment, several members of the Demonic Cult approached and bowed to Xue Xiaoqi.

Knowing that Xue Xiaoqi was safe, Xie Xiaoyi didn't wait for her to say anything more, and with a leap, his phoenix wings soared into the sky.

They turned around and followed the lingering spiritual energy of the alchemist, giving chase...

Flying across the plains for three hundred miles, the endless mountain scenery comes into view.

A magnificent palace, shrouded in mist and clouds, appeared before our eyes.

Xie Xiaoyi thought to himself, "Could this be the authentic Xuanqi that Grandmaster Hua Youwu mentioned?"

He landed silently, and as soon as he reached the entrance of his Qi Palace, two gatekeeper disciples immediately blocked his way with their swords drawn:

"Who goes there? How dare you trespass into the Xuanqi Sect? Are you tired of living?"

Indeed, this is the true source of Xuanqi!

Xie Xiaoyi stood there, his eyes chillingly cold: "Get out of my way... Tell Zhang Ruoxu to come and face his death!"

"How dare you! You dare to address the sect leader by his name!" a disciple shouted angrily, his fingers forming a hand seal.

The sword in his hand was immediately enveloped in a layer of cyan spiritual energy, and a gentle yet sharp beam of energy pierced straight into Xie Xiaoyi's heart.

What the hell!

No wonder Master said they were the evil alchemists among alchemists back then; he was right.

They'll unleash their deadly moves at the slightest provocation.

Xie Xiaoyi's lips curled slightly. Without dodging or avoiding, his Qilin True Qi surged forth from his body.

His arms were instantly covered with a phantom image of a Qilin, and he threw a punch straight at the beam of energy.

With a soft "pop," the cultivator's prized profound energy was shattered into pieces, leaving no aftershocks.

Before the man could react, Xie Xiaoyi unleashed a powerful strike, slamming it into the gatekeeper's chest.

With a loud "bang," the gatekeeper was sent flying backward, crashing into two cypress trees behind him before coming to a stop.

Without uttering a sound, he died on the spot.

The other gatekeeper disciple was terrified and turned to run back into the mountain gate, shouting as he ran, "A powerful enemy has invaded! Quickly inform the elders!!"

Xie Xiaoyi didn't chase after them, but stood at the mountain gate and waited. Rather than risk his life, he decided to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out.

He already understood the situation from the gatekeeper's sword strike.

The Qi of a Qi cultivator is quite different from the true Qi of a martial artist in the Jianghu.

Qi cultivators practice spiritual power, their moves are agile and they are good at injuring people from a distance, but their physique is very weak, their bones and muscles are not much stronger than ordinary people, and they cannot withstand heavy blows.

Martial artists cultivate internal energy, refining their true qi day and night. Their physiques are naturally much stronger than those of qi refiners, but their cultivation progresses much faster.

......

Not long after, the bell in the Qi Mansion inside the mountain gate rang out loudly.

A dense crowd of disciples surged out, numbering at least a hundred, their various spiritual energies churning as they formed a battle array.

Four guardians dressed in different colors suddenly appeared, staring at Xie Xiaoyi with murderous intent.

"Who are you?"

Xie Xiaoyi didn't answer, but instead asked, "And who are you four old guys?"

"You rude brat! We are the Four Great High Priests of the True Path of Xuanqi, Heaven, Earth, and Yellow. Quickly state your names!"

Xie Xiaoyi sneered: "Bring Zhang Ruoxu out. I want to see him."

The leader, the Heavenly Sacrificial Master, roared, "Do you think you can just see the Qi Venerable whenever you want? First, tell me, why did you come to my Xuanqi Orthodox Sect to kill someone?"

Xie Xiaoyi sneered: "Murder? That wouldn't even cover the interest for the people who died in Qinghe Town back then."

Upon hearing this, the Grand Master Xuan was greatly curious—

Qinghe Town?

Back then, the old Xuanjijiu of Qinghe Town was blasted into dust by Cui Juqing with a single sword strike in an attempt to seize the spiritual vein.

He was then recommended as the new Xuanjijiu, and he received so many resources from the sect that he was overwhelmed with joy.

Could this kid be related to the person who killed the old Xuanjiu back then?

Thinking this through, the new Xuanjijiu (a high-ranking official) made a guess: "Boy... could you possibly be from the Kunlun Heavenly Sword Sect?"

If Cui Juqing had arrived a little earlier, his master Hua Tianyi might not have died.

In addition, because of his aunt Xie Lingyun, Xie Xiaoyi strongly opposed the name Kunlun Tianjian Sect.

He immediately retorted, "Bullshit! What kind of Heavenly Sword Sect are you? I'm your own father!"

Five years ago, your Xuanqi Orthodox Sect killed my master. Today, we'll settle that score with interest.

"Nonsense!"

The Heavenly Priest shouted sternly, "Our Xuanqi Orthodox Sect is a prestigious and righteous sect; how could we do such a thing!"