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Lin Xuan stared at the fair face of the young lady, and finally spoke.

"What?" Xiaohou Lan almost thought she had heard wrong. Then her brows furrowed: "Do you think those words were a lie from me?"

"No…" Lin Xuan shook his head. "Junior believes that Lady Fairy's every word is true; there can be no falsehood."

"Why then?"

Xiaohou Lan was also taken aback. There were cultivators who could resist such temptation.

"Nothing, I just don't wish to." Lin Xuan clasped his hands in his sleeves as the fabric of his robe billowed slightly with the wind: "I am used to wandering freely like a wild cloud and do not enjoy being bound. Even if following Lady Fairy can lead to ascending to the Spirit Realm, that is not what I seek."

Xiaohou Lan's expression softened somewhat. She hadn't expected there to be such a principled cultivator in this world, but her voice remained icy: "What about your second choice? You should know it by now. Do you think I am just an Incorporeal Soul at the moment and cannot kill you?"

"It is hard to say…" Lin Xuan's lips curled into a sneer: "If Lady Fairy were in full strength, perhaps she would see me as nothing more than an ant. But now, with only part of her seal lifted, she is merely at the middle stage of Incorporeal Soul. In terms of power, we are on par."

Xiaohou Lan was utterly surprised by how cunning and bold he was, turning against her faster than flipping a book.

Before she could blink, the Green Fire Sword had already slashed right in front of her face.

But she held no treasures in her hands.

To avoid breaking the laws of the cosmos, she had come to this world in a soul state. Apart from the bracelet used to break through space, she could not bring any other treasure.

Before waking up, Xiaohou Lan was merely a minor cultivator at the Springy Stage with nothing but a Spirit Artifact flying sword.

But how could a new moon fairy like her ignore such a weapon?

However, despite this, Xiaohou Lan showed no fear in facing the Green Fire Sword.

Her slender fingers extended and drew a circle in front of her as gently as if she were drawing on paper. Her movements were slow but precise. When she finished, the swiftly approaching Green Fire Sword did not reach her face.

"This is—"

Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed, his expression turning grave. He had seen many things beyond what most cultivators could comprehend. The young lady must have used the laws of the cosmos to distort time.

Although her realm was at Incorporeal Soul, she was a great divine being with vast knowledge and experience in techniques and spells. However, limited by her current realm and spirit power, she could only perform superficial magic.

But one should not underestimate her! She had reincarnated as a whole soul, unlike the fragmentary souls like Zhuo Wu.

Lin Xuan warned himself, but his face showed no trace of satisfaction. Given her limitations, she could at most follow the laws of the cosmos but would never be able to reverse them. In other words, the time she could cut was limited.

With this in mind, Lin Xuan's spirit power surged out, making the Green Fire Sword even more urgent as it finally pierced through the distortion and slashed downward.

But for Xiaohou Lan, who had just enough time, her lips curved into a smile. "Quick!"

A flash of light appeared, transforming the circle she drew earlier into a shield that caught the Green Fire Sword.

Lin Xuan's pupils constricted… Transformation Technique? No, it was different.

As an Incorporeal Soul cultivator, Lin Xuan could use his spells to transform his treasures into dragons and tigers. He could also condense spirit power into flying swords or shields. The techniques were similar but not the same.

He could feel the difference, but he wasn't sure exactly how it worked. Such a use of spirit power was closely related to one's realm even without involving cosmic laws.

But Lin Xuan was not afraid. The Green Fire Sword slashed down fiercely.

The light flashed as the shield easily deflected it. Xiaohou Lan's expression showed surprise; this strength wasn't something an Incorporeal Soul cultivator could wield.

Could the power of these human world cultivators be stronger than their counterparts in the Spirit Realm?

No, she shook her head. Although she had just woken up from a long slumber, after merging with another soul, Xiaohou Lan had received all her memories over the past seventeen years.

Although limited by her realm, she was weaker than the same-stage cultivators in the Spirit Realm.

This made sense; the Spirit Realm not only offered abundant cultivation resources but also more advanced techniques that humans couldn't match.

So this person must be an anomaly.

Xiaohou Lan's expression returned to its normal calm as she raised her hand and lightly tapped it upward.

A wondrous thing happened. The shield glowed, transforming into a net that enveloped the Green Fire Sword.

Lin Xuan's face changed; he quickly formed seals with his hands. The Green Fire Sword's light intensified in an attempt to break free, but the net was too strong, and Lin Xuan's expression darkened further. Clearly, she wasn't just boasting.

These years hadn't been wasted; his techniques had improved significantly.

Lin Xuan's sleeves fluttered as a pair of silver rings flew out, spinning around him.

"Water and fire dual attributes?" Xiaohou Lan's face showed surprise again. The five elements interacted in complex ways, but such treasures were rare even in the Spirit Realm. She hadn't expected an Incorporeal Soul cultivator from another world…

But her astonishment didn't last long as she wasn't about to wait for a beating. Her body exuded a chilling aura.

She opened and closed her hands in a lotus pose, a graceful yet ancient posture, ready to cast some powerful spell.

Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed as he shot a spell at the Nine Heaven Bright Moon Ring in front of him.

The dazzling light spread out like ripples. One by one, ring shadows appeared.

"Quick!"

Lin Xuan pointed his finger forward, and the rings converged into a white hurricane that advanced toward her.

"Hmph, mere trickery!"

Xiaohou Lan's face showed disdain as she cast numerous profound symbols before her body.

With a spell, those flowers transformed into roses, peonies, moonflowers, chrysanthemums, and water lilies—each more beautiful than the last.

Lin Xuan was slightly surprised; he had never heard of such spells. But with his experience, he remained calm. He could always adapt to any situation.

Two dragons emerged from the white hurricane, each about seven or eight zhang long. One shimmered in blue light while the other burned fiercely as they charged at her.

Xiaohou Lan's movements were still ancient and graceful. A spell shot out, shattering the flowers into petals that filled the air with a refreshing scent.

"Poison!"

Lin Xuan's face changed dramatically; he waved his sleeves to summon the Black Gold Dragon Armor Shield, which spun around him like a light screen.

"Hmph, useless! Do you think human world treasures can block my Fragrant Flower Array? Although it requires special treasures and I am now short on spirit power, I can only muster one percent of its original strength. But an Incorporeal Soul cultivator cannot withstand it." Xiaohou Lan giggled.

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