"So that was it."
Half an hour quickly passed. After listening to Red Leaf Fairy's gentle account, Lin Xuan's face showed little surprise.
Since Poison Dragon Old Ancestor had schemed so painstakingly, Red Leaf Island was, in all likelihood, impossible to protect.
"Little sister, you don't need to take it too much to heart. Wealth is a thing outside the body, and the ancestral foundation handed down to you is the same. If it's lost, then it's lost. As long as the people are safe, you and I are Immortal Cultivators; our horizons should be broader. Guarding what one has inherited is something secular Mortals do. The path of the Heavenly Dao that you and I pursue—why would it care about the gains and losses of a single city or island?"
"Big brother speaks reasonably."
Red Leaf Fairy sighed. Though deep down she was still unwilling to the extreme, what could she do? The enemy was a Dongxuan Realm Immortal cultivator. She still had self-awareness. Red Leaf Fairy knew in her heart that she probably would never have the chance to avenge this grudge.
"Right, big brother, how did you escape danger?" Red Leaf Fairy smoothed her hair, curiosity showing in her eyes.
"Escape danger?" Lin Xuan only smiled without speaking.
"What, was little sister wrong?" Red Leaf Fairy said, puzzled.
And so Lin Xuan slowly told her the course of events.
As a listener, Red Leaf Fairy's mouth opened wider and wider.
If she had not known that this big brother of hers was absolutely not someone who boasted or spoke empty words, she would have thought she was listening to an Arabian Nights tale.
A Lihe Realm cultivator had actually defeated a Dongxuan Realm Immortal cultivator. If such an exaggerated matter were spoken aloud, absolutely no one would