Phenomenon: Chaos Seed Green Lotus?
Holy crap! This was one of the most incredible phenomena!
At that moment, Xiao Yao's urge to show off surged. He even turned to Dongfang Xuetong and bowed. "Master, I want to fight Xi Qing."
"Go ahead!" Dongfang Xuetong didn't stop him.
The whole reason they had come to the Giant Spirit Secret Realm was to gain real combat experience, so he would definitely have to fight other cultivators.
As long as the battle happened right under her watchful eye, Xiao Yao's safety was absolutely guaranteed. There was no reason to stop him from fighting.
"Thank you, Master!"
Xiao Yao straightened from his bow and quickly flew toward Xi Qing, who stood not far away.
The sound of his flight boomed like a sonic blast, making the old man, who had been about to continue speaking, fall silent.
He turned around and spotted Xiao Yao.
His cloudy old eyes narrowed slightly as he sensed Xiao Yao's cultivation.
"So young, yet already at the first level of the Sea Opening Realm?"
"Could he be a cultivator who has returned to youth?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Xiao Yao landed on the ground without stirring up the slightest disturbance. Even the earth beneath his feet remained unchanged.
"Such precise control over his power!" the old man exclaimed again.
At the same time, the Lin Family members all got a clear look at Xiao Yao. Lin Shan even shouted, "Xiao Yao, what are you doing here?"
"Xiao Yao? He's Xiao Yao? Hasn't he only been cultivating for a month? How did he reach the first level of the Sea Opening Realm?" The Lin Family's current Clan Leader stared wide-eyed, his voice full of disbelief.
The other Lin Family members were just as shocked, especially Lin Shan's master, Venerable Lingyu, Zhu Hongyu.
A month ago, he had thought Xiao Yao was worthless. Now, seeing his cultivation, he deeply regretted not choosing to take him as a disciple back then.
In truth, even if he had invited Xiao Yao, the system wouldn't have let him become Xiao Yao's master.
For one thing, Xiao Yao was destined to follow the sword path. For another, a mere cultivator at the Venerable Realm wasn't qualified to be his master.
The old man was baffled. He asked curiously, "Who is Xiao Yao?"
"He's Xiao Ran's eldest legitimate son—the one you mentioned!" the Lin Family's current Clan Leader explained.
He didn't say any more. With his shrewd experience, he'd already realized that Xiao Yao was probably planning to take on Xi Qing.
If so, his master, the Lotus Sword Emperor, was most likely nearby. If he ran his mouth, he might be reduced to body and soul annihilated in the next instant.
Xi Qing was grinning with excitement as he pointed at Xiao Yao. "Xiao Yao, do you dare fight me?"
"Of course!" Xiao Yao's voice rang with strength, giving everyone the impression he was fearless.
Whoosh!
Xi Qing vanished from where he stood, clearly planning to use the same trick again.
But Xiao Yao remained utterly still, using his Heavenly Spirit Eyes to track Xi Qing as he darted around.
Third-level Sea Opening Realm, peak!
His gaze flicked to Lin Zhuo, who had regained consciousness but was pale as a sheet. Lin Zhuo was at the third level of the Sea Opening Realm.
No wonder he'd lost so badly!
Once cultivators reached the Sea Opening Realm, the gap between each minor level became enormous.
In his normal state, Xiao Yao could fight at the strength of someone at the sixth level of the Sea Opening Realm despite being at the first. That was thanks to the many techniques boosting his power.
As for people like Lin Zhuo and Xi Qing, being able to fight two minor levels above their own cultivation was already impressive!
Xi Qing furrowed his thick brows and stared at Xiao Yao with wide eyes. He couldn't understand why Xiao Yao wasn't moving.
Had he been intimidated?
That was entirely possible. After all, his cultivation was two levels and a peak above Xiao Yao's.
Xi Qing gave it no further thought. He stopped watching and immediately cast the Sea Splitting Tier Spell, Cloud-Charging Palm.
Whoosh!
Xi Qing appeared before Xiao Yao and drove his fully formed Cloud-Charging Palm toward Xiao Yao's chest. If it struck, he imagined Xiao Yao would end up just like Lin Zhuo.
Xuanzhou City's cultivators really were useless!
Even Xiao Ran's eldest legitimate son was no exception.
He couldn't understand why his master was so afraid of Xiao Ran.
When the palm was just 0.001 centimeters away, Xiao Yao's figure vanished from his sight.
An afterimage? How was that possible?
The very next moment, a pain that seemed to churn his insides struck his back.
Boom!
Xi Qing smashed through twenty towering trees in a row before finally coming to a stop.
Just like Lin Zhuo before him, he had no breath left. It looked as if he were dead.
The old man stared at Xiao Yao in terror. He didn't bother checking on Xi Qing, because he seemed to see Xiao Ran's silhouette.
Three hundred years ago, Xiao Ran had done the same thing: defeated him with a single palm when he'd been utterly full of himself, leaving him terrified to this day.
"Defeated him with one palm? Has Xiao Yao really become this strong?" Lin Shan found it hard to accept.
If Lin Shan couldn't accept it, his master, Venerable Lingyu, found the situation even more unbelievable.
The older cultivators of the Lin Family had all realized that the Xiao Clan was about to produce another demon king!
[Drip! Congratulations, Host. You have completed the task: Defeat Xi Qing. Reward: Phenomenon: Chaos Seed Green Lotus.]
Xiao Yao smiled with satisfaction.
As he recalled the fight, he realized he hadn't gained anything from it.
It wasn't that he was too strong!
Xi Qing was simply too weak. Xiao Yao had crushed him like an adult beating a child, without needing to use much skill at all.
You could say that anyone who came along could defeat Xi Qing in one move.
It seemed that if he wanted real combat experience, he'd need to find cultivators at the fifth or even sixth level of the Sea Opening Realm to fight.
Just then, applause rang out from all directions.
Soon, a tall, slender, middle-aged man in a green robe appeared in Xiao Yao's sight.
"To defeat a cultivator at the peak of the third level of the Sea Opening Realm with a single move, despite being at the first level yourself—you're impressive, young man!"
Xiao Yao wasn't swayed by the praise at all. He calmly asked, "Who are you?"
"I am Sun Weihao, the Mortal Void Sword Saint."
As soon as he spoke, the Lin Family's current Clan Leader exclaimed, "Are you Sun Weihao, the master of the Shocking Heaven Tower, one of the Southern Wilderness Domain's super sects?"
"That's right!" Sun Weihao replied with pride.
There were currently three super sects in the Southern Wilderness Domain: the Shocking Heaven Tower, the Mysterious Moon Society, and the Tai Chi Pavilion.
Joining any one of them meant a limitless future.
Even Xuanzhou City's Eight Great Families were nothing in front of the super sects. No wonder the Lin Family's current Clan Leader had addressed him so respectfully.
But Xiao Yao didn't understand why Sun Weihao was looking for him.
"What do you want with me?"
Sun Weihao was quite surprised. He hadn't expected Xiao Yao to be so indifferent toward a mighty force like the Shocking Heaven Tower.
"Young man, what do you think of the Shocking Heaven Tower?"
Xiao Yao had already realized that Sun Weihao was there to recruit a disciple, but he deliberately played dumb. Hey, why not have some fun?
"It's far stronger than the Xiao Clan I belong to. It's an excellent place to cultivate."
Sun Weihao breathed a sigh of relief, then continued, "So, young man, would you like to cultivate at the Shocking Heaven Tower?"
"What would I go there for?" Xiao Yao asked, confused.
Sun Weihao's mind filled with question marks. He'd practically spelled it out. Why was the boy acting as if he hadn't understood a word?
Was his cultivation talent so outrageous that it had left him with a low IQ?
The leader of the Mysterious Moon Society and the Pavilion Master of the Tai Chi Pavilion would arrive soon. Sun Weihao could only ask directly, "Young man, would you be interested in becoming my disciple and the young master of the Shocking Heaven Tower?"
Xi Qing's master—the old man—was left completely stunned.
He couldn't believe Xiao Ran's son could be so lucky.
The young master of the Shocking Heaven Tower—that meant the Mortal Void Sword Saint intended to raise him as his successor.
But why were all the Lin Family members wearing amused expressions, as if they were waiting to see a good show?
The old man wasn't the only one baffled. Sun Weihao was confused, too.
Xiao Yao had just been about to say that he already had a master when a cold, magnetic female voice rang out from the sky.
"Sword Saint Sun, this boy is a better fit for my Mysterious Moon Society!"
An aged, slightly hoarse male voice immediately cut in. "Nonsense! He's clearly a better fit for my Tai Chi Pavilion."
The Shocking Heaven Tower! The Mysterious Moon Society! The Tai Chi Pavilion!
All three of the Southern Wilderness Domain's super sects wanted Xiao Yao. Everyone present was consumed with envy.
Everyone except the Lin Family, of course. They knew Xiao Yao already had a master.
Moreover, his master was the Lotus Sword Emperor, an Ancient Great Emperor capable of wiping out a super sect with a single thought.
[Drip! Sensing that the Host's master is secretly watching, the system has issued a task: Declare your feelings and make the Lotus Sword Emperor understand how much you adore her. Reward upon completion: one million Low-grade spirit stones.]
That was what I was going to do anyway. This task is just icing on the cake, Xiao Yao thought.
With a master who was peerlessly elegant, like a celestial maiden descended from the Ninth Heaven, and whose strength was practically at the pinnacle of the entire world, who would want to fall out with her?
Most importantly, she doted on him.
With a master like that, only a complete idiot would ever give her up!
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