Not long after, Xue Qing's figure arrived at the scene. She looked at Elder Xue Ying, who was shrouded in black mist, and was a little surprised.
"Aunt, what's wrong with you?"
"Sigh." Letting out a sigh, Elder Xue Ying could only helplessly retract the elemental energy around her body. She looked at Lin Xiu's direction with hatred, only to find that the other party had actually taken advantage of this gap and quietly left.
"I just found someone acting suspiciously, so I followed her all the way here. I didn't expect her to be colluding with the Netherworld Palace. I was about to capture her and interrogate her, but I didn't expect her to escape." Elder Xue Ying said without any hesitation. She knew her niece very well. Ever since she was born, she had been cultivating diligently and didn't understand the ways of the world at all. Her words would definitely dispel her suspicions.
As expected, Xue Qing did not doubt her aunt's words at all. She had even forgotten about the black fog that had appeared on Elder Xue Ying's body.
"Let's go and report this to father. I didn't expect the Netherworld Palace to dare to stretch their claws and fangs into our clan. They are truly audacious." There was a trace of hatred in Xue Qing's voice. She naturally hated this force that only knew how to start a war.
"We don't have enough evidence yet, and we don't know who he is. I think we should hide this matter for the time being and wait for Aunt to find out who that person is. Then, we'll decide what to do. What do you think?" Elder Xue Ying looked kindly at his niece.
All along, all sorts of matters in the clan had been decided by the elders. Although Xue Qing's strength had reached the threshold of an elder, she didn't like to scheme and had no interest in such things. When she heard this, she naturally felt that it was very reasonable.
Seeing that her silly niece was fooled, Elder Xue Ying let out a deep breath. However, at this moment, she was very worried. Now that her matter had been exposed, if she couldn't complete the task given by the Netherworld Palace, she would really be in danger.
… …
On the other side, Lin Xiu returned to his room and closed the door tightly. Finally, he set up a relatively low-level array that could serve as a warning. Only then did he feel at ease and went to the bed. He propped up his cheek and pondered hard.
"The Ice Phoenix Clan has been aloof from worldly affairs all these years. I've never seen them walk around the continent. How did this Elder Xue Ying get involved with them?" Lin Xiu was puzzled and gradually began to sort out the various relationships between the Ice Phoenix Clan.
"No, it's not like there's no chance at all. According to their elders, humans would come here every few years as guests. Maybe the Netherworld Palace secretly left a backup plan at that time."
"But with Elder Xue Ying's strength, how could he be easily controlled by the Netherworld Palace? This really shouldn't have happened. "
"Seems like I have to test Elder Xue Ying tomorrow. At the very least, I have to get a rough idea of her situation." Lin Xiu muttered to himself, then pulled the blanket over him and fell asleep.
The next morning, Lin Xiu woke up early from his sleep. After a simple wash, he got up and left the tower.
There was already a junior of the Ice Phoenix Clan waiting for Lin Xiu. When he saw Lin Xiu coming out, he couldn't help but smile.
"Brother Lin, did you rest here yesterday? Did you do well?" This junior was extremely courteous. He was not like the others, who gave off an unapproachable aura.
"Thank you for your trouble. I rested very peacefully yesterday. May I know how to address you, brother?" Lin Xiu cupped his hands towards the other party.
"I don't dare to call you brother. If Brother Lin doesn't mind my low cultivation, why don't you call me Little Five." There was a shy smile on the young man's face, but there was a strong sense of confidence in his words.
Under Little Five's lead, Lin Xiu arrived at the palace of the Ice Phoenix Clan. After a simple breakfast, the figure of the Ice Phoenix Clan's patriarch appeared.
"Little friend, let Little Five take you around my clan's territory today and see what's different from the human territory." The Ice Phoenix Patriarch revealed a kind smile on his face.
In this regard, Lin Xiu could only thank the patriarch for his kindness. Then, the patriarch seemed to have something else and hurriedly said a few words to Lin Xiu before leaving.
"Brother Lin, the territory of my clan is actually a piece of white snow, but there is a place where it is spring all year round. I wonder if you're interested?" Little Five brought Lin Xiu out of the palace and wandered on the streets for a while before suddenly asking this question.
"Since I'm here, naturally, the guest will follow the host. Just take me there to have a look." Lin Xiu replied. Immediately, the two of them were led by Little Wu to the so-called Spring Valley.
Along the way, the two of them chatted from time to time and Lin Xiu also learned some things about Little Five. It turned out that he and Xue Qing were siblings from the same mother, but their personalities were worlds apart. Xue Qing had always pursued strength, but Little Five was not very interested in cultivation. Instead, he was kind to everyone and could be said to have a unique talent in dealing with people.
Now that Little Five was an adult, but his cultivation level seemed to have just entered the Tianyuan realm. Obviously, he did not spend much effort on cultivation. Otherwise, with his identity, even if he occasionally slacked off, he should have long pushed his cultivation level to the peak of the Tianyuan realm.
"Brother Lin, to be honest, I've always yearned for powerful warriors like you. However, it's important to know one's own limits. I know that no matter how hard I try, I'll only be able to break through to the Universe Realm at most. I'm not fated to be a true powerhouse, so I gradually gave up on this thought." Xiao Wu sighed, his eyes revealing a bit of regret.
"Fortunately, sister's talent is outstanding and is enough to become the pillar of our clan in the future. Father also let me do what I want. Otherwise, if he forced me to cultivate, that kind of life that is worse than death, I am a little afraid." Little Five revealed a bitter smile.
"Don't belittle yourself. In fact, my talent in cultivation back then was far from yours. At least as long as you guys reached adulthood, you would be able to reach the Tianyuan realm. But do you know? In order to reach this step, I put in so much effort and even almost died in battle many times. "Lin Xiu's voice was filled with emotion.
Little Five's interest was piqued by Lin Xiu's words and he immediately said to Lin Xiu, "Little brother is willing to listen. Brother Lin, go ahead."
With both hands behind his back, Lin Xiu also spoke leisurely, "When I was 13, I was only in the Blood Refining realm. However, all the brothers around me had all reached the peak of the Blood Refining realm and could break through at any time."
As if recalling those extraordinary years, Lin Xiu shook his head slightly and immediately continued, "Later on, I obtained a fortuitous encounter and from then on, my strength began to improve by leaps and bounds. In the end, I even defeated all the brothers in the clan. By the way, do you know what nickname they gave me?"
"Oh? I would like to hear more. "Little Five was also tempted by Lin Xiu's words and hurriedly asked.
"Old Demon Lin, haha."
"Why did they give Brother Lin such a nickname? I see that Brother Lin is gentle and refined, how can you be related to the word 'demon'? "Little Five was a little puzzled.
"People are always like this. When they are strong, they want to bully the weak to show their superiority. But one day, when the small fry in their eyes suddenly rose, then they will naturally not believe it and will continue to find trouble with the small fry. You should naturally understand what happened next. "Lin Xiu laughed out loud.
"After that, those people were taught a lesson by the small fry one by one, right?" Little Five also revealed a smile.
"Little Five, actually, with your conditions, if you cultivate hard and go to the continent to temper yourself, then it is very possible for you to achieve outstanding results in the future. You must not belittle yourself. If you do that, your cultivation might really stop here for the rest of your life." Lin Xiu said to Little Five. Although the two of them did not interact for a long time, they had a very good impression of each other, so Lin Xiu's words were also from the bottom of his heart.
"I do want to go out to train, but the clan has long had rules that do not allow us to participate in the disputes of the continent. If I accidentally expose my identity outside, when I return to the clan, I will definitely be severely punished." Little Five laughed bitterly.
"But if you close your doors and don't fight with extremely powerful warriors, how can you ensure that you can find out the loopholes and make up for it?" Lin Xiu was sincere and kind.
"Sigh, ever since sister displayed unparalleled cultivation talent, father did not pay so much attention to me. I know that in terms of cultivation, I may not be able to surpass sister, so I can only change my direction and study some other things." With a sigh, Little Five's eyes suddenly lost the luster from before.
"But no matter how hard I work, what I do will always be a pile of scrap metal in front of father. Under the discouragement, I also gave up on myself."
"Oh? I wonder if I can admire your masterpiece? "Lin Xiu had made up his mind to help this young man from the Frozen Clan regain his confidence.
"Then … Brother Lin, after you see it, please don't laugh at me?" Little Five seemed a little embarrassed, but he still took out some of his works from the spatial ring.
Lin Xiu looked carefully and found that there was a group of densely packed things on the ground. No matter how he looked, he could not see anything.
"Brother Lin, this is the Wind Chasing Crossbow. As long as you inject your elemental energy into it, you can exert the strength of a Heaven Yuan Realm. More importantly, the cultivation of the person controlling it has to be at the threshold of the Mortal Yuan Realm. " Little Five's voice was filled with pride, then he turned to look at Lin Xiu as if he wanted to get his approval.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xiu grabbed the Wind Chasing Crossbow and injected elemental energy into it. He aimed at a snow mountain in the distance and immediately began to experiment.
With a loud bang, a bottomless hole suddenly appeared on the snow-capped mountain.
Lin Xiu was slightly stunned. If this weapon could be brought to the mainland and equipped for his own people, then it would definitely increase their chances of winning in the battle against the Netherworld Palace.
Lin Xiu patted Little Five's shoulder and forcibly woke up from the shock. His words were filled with affirmation for Little Five.
"Little Five, you are really a rare genius. I believe that if you continue to research in this direction, your future achievements will definitely not be below your sister!"
"Brother Lin, is what you said true?" Little Five obviously did not dare to believe it, but seeing how confident Lin Xiu was, he also happily danced there. At this time, he no longer had the gentle and refined appearance and was happy like a child, constantly rolling in the snow.
When Little Five calmed down, he was still in high spirits and finally brought Lin Xiu to a valley with birds singing and flowers fragrant.
But now, Lin Xiu's mind was completely on the Wind Chasing Crossbow. No matter how beautiful the scenery in front of him was, it did not attract the slightest bit of interest.
"Brother Lin, do you know? The reason why I can create so many strange things is because I found a book in this valley. I will bring you over to take a look now. "Little Five's voice was filled with pride, and this finally attracted Lin Xiu's attention.
If he could find something in the valley and bring this forging technique back to the Immortal Martial Continent, then he would definitely be able to create an invincible army!
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