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第三卷 幽州乱 第四百九十九章 三月

The young master truly has a long-term plan."

"Little miss, you flatter me too much," Lin Xuan's lips curled into a smile. But his frown quickly returned as he said, "Dealing with Old Monster Xu won't be difficult, but that guy from just now... the more I look at him, the more he resembles Tai Bai Bandit."

"There is some resemblance," Yue'er said carefully, "but in this vast world, there's no such thing as coincidence. Two people looking alike might just be a coincidence."

"Indeed..." Lin Xuan still showed no signs of relief. "If it were merely appearance, I wouldn't have cared. But the way he carries himself and his aura are similar to Tai Bai Sword Immortal. That's rather unusual."

"Does your meaning imply that Tai Bai Sword Immortal is not dead?"

"No," Lin Xuan shook his head. "I personally exterminated him, and even his soul was captured by my magic banner."

"So...?"

Yue'er's expression grew more puzzled.

"In any case, Tai Bai must have some special connection with this guy." Lin Xuan analyzed each word. "In short, be cautious."

...

Half an hour later, Lin Xuan returned to his cave dwelling.

"Young Master."

Lu Yinger and Liu Xin were meditating. They quickly stood up, their faces filled with surprise.

"Hmm."

Lin Xuan glanced at the two girls. "I'll have someone build a cave dwelling for you nearby shortly. You can live close to me."

"We will follow your orders."

The two girls were obedient but couldn't hide their excitement. As the young master of the sect, Lin Xuan's living place was rich in essence energy, making it perfect for cultivation.

Lin Xuan stretched out his hand and tapped on his storage bag, taking out several bottles of pills.

"Practice diligently; don't slack off."

"Thank you, Young Master."

The two girls were already familiar with Lin Xuan's generous nature. However, the repeated appearance of middle-grade pills left them stunned. Grateful as they were, they quickly bowed and thanked him.

Lin Xuan then summoned a steward to assign cave dwellings for the two girls. This layer was reserved for condensation core cultivators, so it was quite an honor for these low-rank disciples, making the steward envious.

At first, he hesitated, as Lin Xuan's actions seemed to be using his position for personal gain. Although Lin Xuan was the young master, he rarely managed affairs, and other disciples looked down on him.

Lin Xuan smiled slightly; he had seen such opportunists before. He didn't waste time with them but instead took out the order token given by Xu Jinqing.

The steward's face showed shock as he saw the small golden tripod in Lin Xuan's hand. His attitude changed dramatically, and he quickly agreed, his tone filled with flattery.

Power indeed had its benefits, Lin Xuan thought to himself. However, he immediately pushed such thoughts aside. The path of cultivation demanded focus; for now, improving his strength was most urgent. Power was just a minor detail.

After settling the two girls, Lin Xuan returned to his cave dwelling. Everything remained unchanged since he left.

Lin Xuan stretched out his hand and tapped on his storage bag. Several colorful array flags were raised, and he set up the array with his fingers.

Although back in his territory, Lin Xuan still maintained vigilance. After completing everything, he went to his bedroom and slept soundly. The next morning, he felt refreshed.

Arriving at the alchemy room, Lin Xuan sat cross-legged with a serious expression.

Using Inner Vision, he observed the scene within his dantian: Star Sea, essence energy, and golden core all functioning harmoniously. A satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

He was now in the middle stage of condensation core cultivation. However, it had been only a year since his last breakthrough. In other words, even with medicinal aid, he couldn't expect significant progress anytime soon.

To improve his strength, he needed to focus on secret techniques and divine powers.

The Nine Heaven Bright Moon Ring was powerful, but nurturing it in his soul required time.

Another option was to enhance the Green Illusory Mystic Fire. Three months should suffice for a slight increase in its power.

Lin Xuan took out the jade cylinder from Hundred Toxin Sage, sinking his spirit into it and re-reading the cultivation method of the Green Illusory Mystic Fire.

The text clearly stated that this technique was divided into upper and lower parts. He had only learned the upper part so far.

Once he successfully condensed his essence core, he could learn the lower part of this demonic fire. Once mastered, its power would be extraordinary.

Lin Xuan licked his lips; it truly was a secret treasure passed down by the Black Moon Clan for over a million years.

After making up his mind, Lin Xuan began to practice this divine technique. First, he needed to refine the Absolute Poison Pill.

This wasn't an issue at all. The Lingyao Mountain had abundant fire resources, and there were still some toxic herbs in his possession. He raised the Purple Dragon Cauldron...

A day quickly passed.

Despite its grand name, refining the Absolute Poison Pill was simple. Lin Xuan didn't exert much effort to produce the desired spiritual pill.

He picked up a grain with his finger; it emitted a faint fragrance. After some hesitation, he placed it in his mouth.

Although he had taken it before in the occupied area, Lin Xuan remained cautious. This pill was extremely toxic, and any mistake would be fatal.

Carefully activating essence energy to envelop it, he began its refinement.

Several hours passed unnoticed. Sweat dripped from Lin Xuan's forehead, but his expression showed relief and a hint of excitement.

With his left hand, black smoke like ink slowly appeared, gathering without dispersing, looking extremely eerie. In his right hand, green flames slowly merged with the black smoke...

Lin Xuan resumed his usual cultivation routine. Apart from refining the Green Illusory Mystic Fire for most of each day, he took medicine and meditated.

Although he didn't know how long it would take until his next breakthrough, cultivation was like rowing upstream; one mustn't slack off or fall behind.

In fact, he worked even harder than before. The current state of the cultivation world was chaotic, and who knew when a storm might come?

Every increase in essence energy added more confidence to face future dangers.

Lin Xuan understood this well, so he didn't even sleep; he trained day and night, resting only when absolutely necessary.

Three months passed quickly as Lin Xuan shut himself off from visitors. Xu Jinqing seemed to be in seclusion as well, and the six law enforcement elders were glad no one would challenge his position as young master, so they left him alone.

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