The Tianxuan Continent's Number One Genius Is Actually

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"The second choice: I'll help you condense a Yin Dan and completely control the Fiendgod Body."

Qing Tan's eyes lit up when she heard that. "I choose the second!"

Mu Zi revealed a teasing expression. "Don't get happy too soon."

"With your current cultivation, you still can't condense a Yin Dan, and if you keep raising your cultivation, the seal will fail."

"To find a way to condense the core, I need to increase my understanding of the Fiendgod Body, and that will require your cooperation."

As soon as those words came out, Qing Tan's heart skipped, and she had an ominous premonition.

"How do I cooperate?" she asked timidly.

A sharp glint flashed through Mu Zi's eyes. She looked at Qing Tan with a smile that was not quite a smile and said, "You don't need to do anything."

"You just have to lie there obediently and let me study you."

Qing Tan's pretty face turned a little pale. Didn't that mean shameful things like what had just happened would have to happen many more times?

She didn't want that kind of thing!

Mu Zi looked at Qing Tan's conflicted little face and secretly laughed to herself.

She knew that the Nirvana Tomb would open in two months, and within the tomb was a Supreme Yin Object—Extreme Yin Dragon Saliva.

With it, Qing Tan would be able to condense her Yin Dan smoothly. Moreover, by borrowing the pure Yin Energy of the Extreme Yin Dragon Saliva, she could even directly reach the Yuan Dan Realm Completion.

But there was no need to tell Qing Tan that. If she did, how was she supposed to make the girl deliver herself to her door?

Mu Zi looked at Qing Tan's hesitant appearance and decided to add one final push.

"Actually, I suggest you choose the first option."

"Lin Dong has quite a few secrets on him, and his temperament is passable. In the future, he should be able to become a powerful expert. With him as your brother protecting you, what does it matter if your cultivation is a little low?"

"For a girl, what's the point of all that fighting and killing? A plain, peaceful life is the truth."

After Mu Zi finished saying this, Qing Tan's expression suddenly became incomparably serious.

The other party's words had deeply touched her heart.

For her to hide behind him and let Lin Dong bear all the pressure alone... how could she possibly do that?

Brother Lin Dong carried too heavy a burden. Qing Tan wanted to help him share some of it, so she needed to become stronger!

Strong enough to stand beside him and face all the storms of the future together.

At this moment, Qing Tan's eyes filled with determination. She finally made up her mind.

"Mu Girl, I promise you!"

"What did you call me?"

"Uh..."

Qing Tan's little face instantly fell. The emotions she had just built up vanished without a trace. She lowered her head helplessly, and her voice became weak and listless.

"Sister Mu..."

Only then did Mu Zi nod in satisfaction, then got up and walked out of the room.

"I'll be staying at the Lin Family for a while. If you don't change your mind, you can come find me anytime."

Qing Tan watched her leave, the expression on her face changing as rapidly as pages flipping in a book.

Outside the door, Lin Dong was waiting anxiously.

"Can Mu Girl succeed? Will there be any accidents?"

Seeing him like this, Little Marten said lazily, "The Fiendgod Body isn't that easy to seal."

"Even Lord Marten doesn't have much of a way. Can a little girl like her do it?"

"Kid, you'd better prepare yourself for failure."

Lin Dong retorted, "Didn't you say Mu Girl's background is mysterious? Maybe she's more reliable than you!"

At his words, Little Marten instantly bristled.

"You trust her that much? Aren't you afraid she's a fraud?"

Lin Dong frowned slightly. "What do you mean by that?"

Little Marten sneered and said, "Earlier at the Symbol Master Association, Lord Marten heard some news. Heh, this Mu Girl's background is no small thing!"

"She claims her teacher is the Symbol Ancestor."

"Is there a problem with that?" Lin Dong was somewhat puzzled.

"A big problem!" Little Marten's gaze turned grave. "Back when Lord Marten was still in the clan, I had heard a little about this Symbol Ancestor."

"That was one of the most top-tier experts between heaven and earth, with strength that reached the heavens. According to rumor, the Symbol Ancestor could wipe out over a hundred dynasties with a flick of his finger!"

"What?"

Lin Dong was completely shocked. Wasn't that a little too exaggerated?

To him, a single Great Yan Dynasty was already boundlessly vast. What kind of person could destroy over a hundred dynasties in one strike? That level of strength was somewhat beyond Lin Dong's imagination.

Little Marten's tone was also a little uncertain. "Maybe it was exaggerated a bit."

"But even if it was exaggerated, destroying at least one dynasty would be more than easy."

Lin Dong sucked in a breath of cold air. There were actually such experts between heaven and earth? Today had truly broadened his horizons!

Suddenly, he realized something and said hesitantly, "You mean the Symbol Ancestor isn't Mu Girl's teacher?"

"Of course not! The Symbol Ancestor only ever took in eight disciples in total. I've never heard of one called Mu Zi."

"Besides, the Symbol Ancestor fell many years ago. How could he still be someone's teacher?"

"He fell?"

A deep shock surged in Lin Dong's heart. He truly found it hard to imagine that such an expert who could reach heaven and earth had actually fallen!

Just who possessed such terrifying strength that they could kill him?

Otherworldly Demon Emperor: That would be me!

Symbol Ancestor: Have some shame, will you?

While Lin Dong's emotions churned, Little Marten was also sneering inwardly.

"If I remember correctly, the Symbol Ancestor's disciples seemed to be the Ancient Eight Lords."

"That Mu Zi actually claims the Symbol Ancestor is her teacher. Don't tell me she's the reincarnation of one of the Ancient Eight Lords?"

All of a sudden, a flash of inspiration streaked through Little Marten's mind like lightning, plunging him into deep thought.

"Actually, it doesn't seem impossible."

"Creak!"

Mu Zi pushed the door open and came out, interrupting the thoughts of the man and the marten.

Lin Dong asked excitedly, "Did it work?"

Mu Zi smiled faintly. "I did not fail your trust!"

Lin Dong was overjoyed.

"Mu Girl's kindness, Lin Dong will remember it. I will definitely repay you in the future!"

Mu Zi: ...

Why did that sentence feel so strange?

"Lin Dong, I want to stay at the Lin Family for a while. No problem, right?" Mu Zi asked.

"No problem! Stay as long as you want!" Lin Dong patted his chest and agreed.

At this moment, he was in a very good mood, and he could not help teasing Little Marten.

"Didn't you say there was no way to control the Cold Qi other than condensing a Yin Dan?"

"You've been bragging about how powerful you were at your peak, but in the end, you're not as reliable as Mu Girl."

The Heavenly Demon Marten, and that was all?

Little Marten was so angry that his demon spirit trembled slightly. This kid was actually looking down on Lord Marten now!

Not long ago in the Symbol Master Tower, Little Marten had looked down on Lin Dong. Now the wheel had turned, and it was Lin Dong's turn to look down on Little Marten.

The man and the marten disliked each other, both feeling that the other was not as good as Mu Zi...

Mu Zi: Sorry for affecting your relationship.

Suddenly, a fiery-red shadow appeared not far away and rushed to the two of them in the blink of an eye.

This was a giant tiger one zhang tall. Its fur was crimson red, the color extremely deep, as if it were about to condense into crystalline armor, making it look somewhat wondrous.

"Little Flame!"

Lin Dong looked at the red giant tiger with a strange gaze. He discovered that Little Flame's strength seemed to have improved again. Right now, it was probably not far from the Yuan Dan Realm Lesser Perfection.

Little Flame affectionately rubbed Lin Dong with its massive head, then sized up Mu Zi with a curious gaze.

Who was this person? She felt so strong!

Mu Zi's gaze as she looked at Little Flame was also somewhat amazed.

"Little Flame."

The Flame Emperor of Mu Family Village was its blood sister, but the gap between the two Fire Python Tigers was a bit big.

Little Flame had already broken through the limits of the Fire Python Tiger. Compared to it, the Flame Emperor had only just reached the strength of the Earth Yuan Realm.

"As expected of a mutated constitution."

Speaking of which, Little Flame had been obtained by Lin Dong during the Hunting Competition in Qingyang Town.

Lin Dong had cultivated for two and a half years. This meant Little Flame was not even two years old yet, but its strength was already close to Lesser Perfection.

A little absurd!

Not only that, in the original work, Little Flame grew all the way and was actually barely able to keep up with Lin Dong's footsteps. Its strength was not left behind by too much.

Before the final battle, it had even already reached the Reincarnation Stage!

A Reincarnation Stage expert barely over ten years old. Seriously, who else?

By this standard, Little Flame could probably be considered the Tianxuan Continent's number one genius, right?