"Hmph, is someone trying to fool people again? Having Yu Fei and me isn't enough; now you've brought another girl. Are you hiding lovers in the Secret Realm again?" Young Lady Lii Xiaolan's voice came through.

Lin Xuankong turned his head to look, only to see the pouting Young Lady and Zhao Yufei leaping towards the hillside.

Xiao Xiuyi also turned to look upon hearing the words. When Young Lady Lii Xiaolan saw that the person standing on the top of the slope was Xiao Xiuyi, her pretty face froze for a moment, then she smiled. "Miss Xiao? How did my husband trick you into the Secret Realm too?"

"What do you mean tricked into the Secret Realm? This is a June Snow Level injustice!" Lin Xuankong protested.

Lii Xiaolan and Zhao Yufei, however, ignored Lin Xuankong. The two girls ran directly to Xiao Xiuyi and started chatting with this Artifact Refining Genius.

Zhao Yufei wasn't very familiar with Xiao Xiuyi, but Lii Xiaolan had once asked Xiao Xiuyi to modify her Battle Armor, so they were already quite acquainted. Now that the three women were together, they were chatting happily, completely ignoring Lin Xuankong.

After a while, Zhao Yufei helped Xiao Xiuyi build a stone tower, and Lii Xiaolan finally stood behind Lin Xuankong. She poked Lin Xuankong's waist with her finger. "Hmph, bringing in such a pretty beauty again, do you not want your waist anymore?"

Lin Xuankong shook his head repeatedly. "Heaven and earth can testify, Miss Xiao came here just for some peace and quiet to refine artifacts without any disturbances. We absolutely have no relationship beyond friends."

He spoke firmly, but his heart was somewhat guilty... After all, Xiao Xiuyi had called him her husband before, and he had agreed on the spot!

"Really?" Lii Xiaolan looked at Lin Xuankong with suspicion, then pressed her ear to his chest.

After a while, as Lin Xuankong started feeling a bit uneasy, the Young Lady glared at him with disdain. "Your eyes are steady, and your heartbeat is normal. It doesn't seem like you're lying. Hmph, you passed this time!"

Lin Xuankong was speechless.

Lii Xiaolan suddenly laughed.

"By the way, I have good news for you. I've just about figured out the refining method for the Turtle-Poria Elixir. In another twenty days or so, we can start refining Treasure Level Turtle-Poria Elixirs!

"Once these Treasure Level Turtle-Poria Elixirs are successfully refined, they should significantly increase the user's Lifespan, much more than what the Pine Crane Longevity Technique can do!"

Lin Xuankong's eyes lit up. "Young Lady, you truly are amazing!"

Lii Xiaolan slightly raised her chin.

"Of course. Not only can it increase Lifespan, but the Turtle-Poria Elixirs I plan to refine should have a bittersweet, rich flavor that tastes great!

"However, the Treasure Level Turtle-Poria Elixirs require a vast variety of herbs, which are extremely rare and in low production. Initially, we can buy and gather some materials, but if we want to refine them long-term, we'll need to plant medicinal herbs in the Secret Realm to produce them in large quantities!"

Lin Xuankong said, "I've already sent people to collect lots of seeds and rhizomes for the Nine Revolutions Qi Replenishing Elixir. You can also make a list for the Turtle-Poria Elixir seeds!"

Lii Xiaolan raised her brows. "The problem is manpower, though. If Yu Fei and I are the only ones planting and caring for them, we'll be exhausted!"

Manpower! Lin Xuankong frowned.

The situation in the Sealing Demon Mountain Range is still unclear, and I'm not sure how many Tier Nine Great Demons are in there. I don't know when the Third Princess will send her army to attract the attention of those Demons so I can sneak in!

「In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.」

This morning, after finishing his Cultivation, Lin Xuankong had just left the backyard when Li Xiaohu jumped over the courtyard wall and quickly walked to his side. "Elder Lin, there's trouble!"

Lin Xuankong was somewhat surprised. "Today should be the day the Third Princess organizes the army to gather and prepare to go to the Sealing Demon Mountain Range. What happened?"

Li Xiaohu shook his head and said, "The Third Princess has already sent a Celestial Sect disciple, Ding Rui, to order the various forces that the battle at Sealed Demon Mountain will be delayed for a period of time."

Lin Xuankong frowned. "Why delay?"

A delay would mean… right now I'm at Sixth Layer Mid-grade, so I don't urgently need the Thick Earth Spiritual Object. But it would delay my plan to gather the people from the Sealing Demon Mountain Range into my Secret Realm. Young Lady and Yu Fei are waiting for me to gather manpower, and that's crucial for planting massive amounts of medicinal herbs in the Ba Mountain Secret Realm!

Li Xiaohu whispered, "I had someone inquire. It's said that after the appearance of an Immortal Artifact in Prison Dragon City, an extremely powerful person came to the inner city. It's rumored to be some Immortal Sect True Inheritance. He has mobilized people from the Celestial Sect and various local forces to fully investigate the whereabouts of the Immortal Artifact!

"Now, throughout the Great Xia Kingdom, all the Cultivators from the Profound Phoenix Celestial Sect, the Holy Dragon Association, and the official Cultivators are spread out, meticulously investigating the traces of the Immortal Artifact!

"Additionally, when Brother Yang and I sent people to buy Demon Flesh recently, we also encountered some inspections. It's said that nurturing an Immortal Artifact definitely consumes a lot of True Qi, so now the officials are checking the destination of large quantities of Demon Flesh!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuankong frowned even tighter.

This Immortal Sect True Inheritance is indeed sharp, directly hitting the crucial point... Whether it's nurturing an Immortal Artifact or the Celestial Demon Bone, it requires a massive amount of Demon Flesh. Investigating from this angle could indeed easily reveal my identity!

But this Immortal Sect True Inheritance can mobilize all the Cultivators in Great Xia?

"When collecting Demon Flesh in the future, we must be more discreet and ensure nothing is exposed!" Lin Xuankong instructed.

Li Xiaohu nodded. "Those Cultivators assigned to investigate—Brother Yang and I have already offered them considerable benefits to win them over, so nothing should be exposed. But in the short term, the quantity of Demon Flesh collected will definitely be significantly affected. After all, local official Cultivators are easier to deal with, but a significant portion of our Demon Flesh is transported from elsewhere!"

Lin Xuankong nodded. "Then just collect less for now. The most important thing is not to be exposed. I'll think of something for the rest!"

After Li Xiaohu left, Lin Xuankong frowned deeply, a sense of crisis rising in his heart.

An Immortal Sect True Inheritance, a True Disciple of the Central Province Immortal Sect? How powerful is this person? He has such great authority, able to mobilize all the disciples of the Celestial Sect, the Holy Dragon Association, and official Cultivators throughout Great Xia?

However, if this Immortal Sect True Inheritance is in the inner city of the Great Marsh, I might be able to spy on him... The only thing to be careful of is whether the Immortal Sect has countermeasures against the Eight Gates Celestial Eye.

To be safe, I shouldn't use the Eight Gates Celestial Eye at home!

After pondering for a while, Lin Xuankong quickly left the Lin Residence, heading straight for the territory of the Spirit Snake Gang.

He found a private room in a restaurant within the Spirit Snake Gang's territory and then activated the Eight Gates Celestial Eye. Instantly, a red light swiftly left the restaurant, crossing streets and alleys, passing numerous wooden buildings, heading towards Linshui Pavilion in the inner city of the Great Marsh!

This red light flew into the conference hall of Linshui Pavilion and directly landed on Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er within.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Xuankong felt a shock to his Heart Spirit, and before him appeared the vision of Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er. He also gained the various sensations of Xiaoo Ying'Er's body, as if he had become Xiaoo Ying'Er.

In the conference hall, besides Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er, there were five other Cultivators.

These five all had youthful faces and crane-white hair. One of them Lin Xuankong recognized as Grand Elder Ouyang Qinglan. The other four, also women, sitting beside her were evidently Grand Elders of the Celestial Sect with extremely strong cultivation, all at Late Eighth Layer or above; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to sit alongside Ouyang Qinglan.

Everyone was silent, their gazes directed outside the conference hall, their expressions quite solemn.

After a moment, footsteps were heard from outside, and a handsome, white-robed man walked in.

All six people present, including Xiaoo Ying'Er, stood up together. Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er curtsied slightly and said, "Xiaoo Ying'Er greets Cao Zhen's Biography!"

Lin Xuankong, who was peeping, was startled. This Immortal Sect True Inheritance is indeed extraordinarily prestigious! Even Third Princess Xiaoo Ying'Er has to address him with such respect? I've never enjoyed such treatment!

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