Cultivation System: Stronger with Age

"The Ba Mountain Secret Realm is filled with intense poison. I have previously consumed a large amount of Ghost Frog Eggs, thus my resistance to Demon Poison is extremely high. If you go there, you will inevitably be troubled by the Demon Poison! Stay at home and cultivate properly. Wait for me to return from the Ba Mountain Secret Realm!"

"You must come back quickly..." Zhao Yufei said softly.

Seeing Zhao Yufei's face full of tenderness, Lin Xuankong's heart fluttered. Don't go home tonight!

Zhao Yufei lowered her head slightly, fell silent for a moment, and then whispered, "Then you are not allowed to use the Blood-Burning Secret Technique!"

"Alright, then it will be the Frenzied Tiger Technique!"

"???"

「....」

「Fuhu Slope,」

At the edge of the giant pit where Lin Xuankong killed Feng Zhushi, four young girls in yellow robes floated down and spread out a finely woven white carpet at the edge of the pit.

Four bearers at the late Fourth Layer carried a small sedan chair and stopped beside the white carpet. As the curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, the Celestial Sect Saintess, Xiaoo Ying'Er, lightly stepped onto the carpet.

Next to her, Elder Hua saluted and said, "The Conical Hat Guest should have killed Feng Zhushi here!"

Xiaoo Ying'Er examined the scene carefully for a moment. Her eyes gradually filled with doubt. Judging by the power of the attack, it should have been launched by a Martial Cultivator at the Fifth Layer! But if it was a Fifth Layer Martial Cultivator, why not use True Qi for the attack? This Conical Hat Guest is indeed quite peculiar!

Elder Hua said, "It is indeed peculiar, but the Conical Hat Guest must be a Fifth Layer Martial Cultivator. If not, how could he exert such an attack!"

Xiaoo Ying'Er frowned in thought for a moment, then her eyebrows suddenly arched as she recalled Lin Xuankong, who had launched terrifyingly fast attacks with a Third Layer cultivation in the Demon-Suppressing Valley. She looked at Hua Yanluo. "Is Lin Xuankong from the Yin Talisman Sect on the list of suspects you've investigated regarding the Conical Hat Guest?"

Hua Yanluo frowned and said, "Lin Xuankong? Saintess, some days ago you specifically instructed me that if Lin Xuankong comes to the Celestial Sect looking for me, regardless of the matter, I must assist him wholeheartedly! Besides, a Steward from the Yin Talisman Sect, Ma Rusong, did mention this man. However, Lin Xuankong was not previously well-known and is already over sixty, so he wasn't included on that list!"

Over sixty? Xiaoo Ying'Er slightly furrowed her brows. Elder Hua Yanluo's Spiritual Words Technique has never been wrong...

Hua Yanluo said, "Saintess, there's no need to worry about the Conical Hat Guest.... Since the Conical Hat Guest has agreed to fight Zhao Renxiong on the eighth of September, given his strong character, he is very likely to appear! When he does, I can easily capture him alive, and then we can extract information about the Exorcism Armor from him!"

Xiaoo Ying'Er thought for a moment, furrowing her brows. "The Ba Mountain Secret Realm is about to open, and the Heavy Water Spiritual Objects there are extremely rare. If we obtain them, we can refine many Heavy Water Treasure Pills! I intend to take people to the Ba Mountain Secret Realm. When I return, it will be close to the eighth of September. At that time, I'll go to Hill City with you. I want to see who this mysterious Conical Hat Guest truly is!"

Hua Yanluo bowed and said, "As the Saintess commands!"

Xiaoo Ying'Er nodded slightly, turned, and sat back in the sedan chair.

Moments later, the sedan chair was lifted by the four bearers and moved rapidly through the wilderness, turning into a blur.

Inside the sedan chair, Xiaoo Ying'Er couldn't help but touch the Holy Arrival Jade Token at her waist. Xiaoo Ying'Er had been somewhat traumatized since she secretly used the Holy Arrival Jade Token to spy last time; she hadn't dared to use it on Lin Xuankong again. Now, as thoughts of the suspicions surrounding the Conical Hat Guest and the upcoming trip to the Ba Mountain Secret Realm surfaced, she couldn't help but grasp the Holy Arrival Jade Token once more. Silently, she wondered: Last time it was night, this time it's daytime. It shouldn't be...

The next moment, her eyes focused, and she began to sense carefully.

After several breaths, perceiving the clear yet chaotic images and the clear yet dreadful sounds in her mind, Xiaoo Ying'Er's bright eyes revealed a look of astonishment, and she felt completely distressed!

Her fair palm recoiled from the Holy Arrival Jade Token as if struck by lightning. How... how can this be? How can it be so terrifying!

Xiaoo Ying'Er hurriedly circulated her True Qi, attempting to suppress the chaos in her mind, but unfortunately, the more she tried, the more chaotic it became...

Moments later, Xiaoo Ying'Er's usually calm face gradually showed frustration and embarrassment. She whispered angrily towards the outside of the sedan chair, "Elder Hua, immediately, right now, use the Communication Jade Token to send a message back! Have the Celestial Sect dispatch a Fifth Layer True Qi Steward. He is to go to Tongfu Inn on Qingshui Street in secret and tear it down! That... um... remember not to hurt anyone or reveal your identity. Also, after it's demolished, make sure to leave enough silver for the innkeeper as compensation!"

Beside the sedan chair, the Celestial Sect Saintess Xiaoo Ying'Er's four late Fourth-Layer bearers were all stunned. The four maids on either side of the sedan chair were also stunned. Even Elder Hua Yanluo, at the late Sixth Layer, was momentarily taken aback.

The Celestial Sect Saintess Xiaoo Ying'Er had always been calm and composed. Very few in the entire Great Xia Dynasty could anger her, aside from a few princes who often opposed her; almost no one else had ever managed it! Not even the scourge of Demons had ever made her show signs of anger, merely slight irritation!

What could the owner of Tongfu Inn have done? Did he offend the Saintess? Why did the Saintess suddenly appear somewhat angry!

Hua Yanluo was especially surprised. What on earth could have happened to make the Saintess so furious, seemingly out of nowhere? She even wants me to send someone to secretly tear down Tongfu Inn? And the key is, it must be done secretly? Given the Saintess's status, even if she wanted to demolish half the Great Marsh Prefecture, likely no one would dare utter a word of protest, much less criticism!