Chapter 172: 116. Eliminate hidden dangers
Night thick as ink, yet intoxicating,
On the originally empty bed, a faint shadow appeared and gradually became solid and tangible.
First, a face as beautiful as pear blossoms in full bloom after a spring breeze materialized, then the delicate body in its intricate palace dress.
Finally, as if adding the finishing touch to a painting, her ethereal and tranquil eyes began to move.
"It's over."
Jing Lixue stared blankly ahead, her delicate chin slightly lowered, her lips curved with a hint of an expression that was either regret or a sigh.
"Princess."
At her appearance, the three demons were first startled, then delighted.
"You're finally out?"
"Mhm."
Jing Lixue responded indifferently, asking, "No one else outside has noticed anything unusual, right?"
"No."
The leading Fox Demon shook its head, repeatedly saying, "You can rest assured, the way of Sage Zhuang is not something they can sense."
"Is that so?"
Jing Lixue said faintly.
"Speaking of which, we've already completed the task you assigned us, I wonder…"
She rubbed her hands, a sly smile emerging on her charming melon-seed face, "The inheritance rights to the Four Divine Beasts Formation you promised us?"
"Don't worry, I'll give it to you,"
Jing Lixue said with a pinched smile, "However, whether you can get it depends on your own abilities."
"Don't worry."
Excitement glinted in the Fox Demon's eyes.
She had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
That year, when she had just turned ten, the demon tribe faced a devastating drought and was forced to move south, resulting in a war with the human race and a disastrous defeat; the memory as painful and fresh as if it were only ten years ago.
She remembered seeing her mother sitting on a chair, sobbing uncontrollably— an image she would never forget.
At that moment, she thought, if she could cultivate, she would surely win it all and lead the demon tribe to rise.
Now the opportunity was right in front of her, and she had to consider if this was the only chance she would ever get in her life.
To rebuild the demon tribe's glory was an unshirkable duty!
After the three of them left the room one after another, Jing Lixue's eyes revealed a hint of coldness.
How laughable.
Did she not know what they were thinking? Did they really think they would get what was promised so easily?
Jing Lixue silently took out a withered pear, indistinguishable from stone, and gazed at it thoughtfully.
Meanwhile, after sorting through his complex emotions, Xu Yuan soon stopped dwelling on the matter.
He focused his attention on the system.
Since the afternoon's battle with Liu Ruoxue in the imperial palace's rear garden, he had accumulated enough Bond Value for a draw.
Only, too many things had happened since then, and he had not had the time to make the draw.
But now, the opportunity had arisen.
Wait a moment?
Xu Yuan paused, realizing that his points had unexpectedly increased, even to the point where he could open two treasure boxes.
Could it be that Jing Lixue had provided the points?
A flutter touched Xu Yuan's heart.
But at present, that seemed to be the only explanation.
It must be because of the bite and the hand* stuff from yesterday, which is why so many points were added.
"Now opening the Core Formation Treasure Box for you—"
"Opening successful! Host may choose one of the three items below."
"Core Formation Elixir Treasure—[Ten Thousand Years Vermilion Fruit]: Blooms once every hundred years, bears fruit once every hundred years, and only truly matures after a hundred droppings. Consuming it enhances one's cultivation."
"Unknown Secret Tome—[Fairy's Cultivation]: A mysterious record left by an unidentified female cultivator who became an immortal, containing experience and tips on what is required for each major realm of cultivation from Qi Cultivation to becoming an immortal."
"Primordial Spirit Magical Treasure—[Treasure-Dropping Coin (Unsealed)]: An ancient weapon of the martial celestial beings, an ancient martial person who became an immortal through the martial path used this due to a lack of eloquence and magical treasures, often falling short in strife. It is engraved with the Heavenly Mystery True Intent by the original Tower Master of the Heavenly Machine Tower, capable of retrieving all treasures below the Return to Void realm, and can also be used to deduce the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao."
"Core Formation Cultivation Technique—[Nine Revolutions Chaos Art (Second to Fifth Revolutions)]: A technique not from The Mortal World, each revolution makes the spiritual energy cycle nine times, with nine revolutions cycling eighty-one times in total, becoming incredibly solid after circulation."
"Core Formation Body Cultivation Secret Technique—[Diamond Indestructible Body]: Once fully trained, immune to thunder, fireproof, impervious to drowning, burying leaves no dust, greatly reducing the damage of the five elements' spells against you."
"Primordial Spirit Sword Control Skill—[Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art]: A supreme strange technique among Daoist methods, with the body of a mortal invoking the supreme force of heaven and earth, aided by a divine weapon, absorbing the might of a myriad of thunders for one's use.
Nine Heavens profound execution, transforming into divine thunder. Resplendent heavenly might, guided by the sword!"
Xu Yuan did not expect his luck to be so good, managing to draw impressive items from two consecutive treasure boxes.
However, sometimes having too many good options can make it difficult to choose.
Both [Fairy's Cultivation] and [Ten Thousand Years Vermilion Fruit] seemed like good choices, but the former wasn't necessary, as he could directly ask a real fairy and there was no need for it, while with the latter, he had the Innate Dual Cultivation Holy Body, which wasn't a must-have.
As for the Body Cultivation secret technique and the Sword Control True Art, they were indeed good choices.
The catch being that the Treasure-Dropping Coin and the Nine Revolutions Chaos Art were part of the selection; he knew where to find the other revolutions of the Nine Revolutions Chaos Art, but currently, he couldn't spare the time to retrieve them.
Moreover, if he successfully inherited the Four Divine Beasts Formation, whether he could leave afterward remained to be seen. Additionally, Xu Yuan was unsure if he would be able to draw these items again in the next lottery.