Daoist Robe Youth

"Master, may I?"

Dao Wuhen asked again.

"Of course you may." Saying this, Xuanyuan Chen took out another token.

With a surge of spiritual power, a spatial vortex appeared before the two of them.

"The passage is open. Go on in. Oh, take the token with you—if you want to come out, just activate it."

As he spoke, the token flew from Xuanyuan Chen's hand toward Dao Wuhen.

"Thank you, Master."

Seeing this, Dao Wuhen's heart surged with excitement.

Taking the token, he stepped directly into the passage.

Watching the vortex vanish, Xuanyuan Chen couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.

"It's just a Trial Secret Realm. Why get so worked up?"

Tianfeng City.

A large city relatively close to the Heavenly Extremity Sacred Land.

At this moment, Ye Xinran and her three companions had already appeared outside the city walls.

"Tianfeng City. The City Lord, Mo Chengfeng, is an Imperial Extremes Realm expert."

Xuanyuan Hao said.

"You even know that?" Ye Xinran looked at him in disbelief.

"Mm. Since it's near the Heavenly Extremity Sacred Land, I'm fairly familiar with it. Let's head in quickly."

With that, the four of them walked together toward the city.

In the void.

Ye Chang'an was following Ye Xinran, accompanied by Shangguan Shi.

After a period of cultivation, Shangguan Shi had successfully broken through to the Heavenly Human Realm.

Yang Yi was still cultivating inside the Primordial Divine Hall.

"This Tianfeng City is quite lively. They've even set up a Martial Arts Tournament for Marriage."

Taking in the city's situation with a single glance, Ye Chang'an rubbed his chin and said.

"Hall Master, Mo Chengfeng's daughter is rather attractive."

Shangguan Shi also noticed the tournament happening within the city.

"Seventeen years old, half-step Heavenly Spirit Realm. A pity she has the Heavenly Cold Physique. At eighteen, the cold poison will fully erupt.

I suspect this is why Mo Chengfeng is holding this tournament.

To break the Heavenly Cold Physique, one either needs a union of equal yin and yang, or a strong cultivator to strip the physique.

But to strip it without harming her life, at minimum, one would need the Great Sage Realm."

Ye Chang'an laid out the reason behind Mo Chengfeng's tournament.

Finding an equal balance of yin and yang was no simple matter.

No wonder he'd resorted to this method.

Perhaps because of this tournament, many outside cultivators had flooded into the city.

Inside the city.

Ye Xinran and her group followed the crowd toward the city center.

"By the way, why are we following them to the city center?"

Ye Xinran asked, puzzled.

Lin Tianci, leading the way at the front, turned back with an awkward expression.

"Uh... I figured since everyone's heading there, there must be something interesting going on."

"Something interesting?"

Just as Ye Xinran was about to ask again, an unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded beside them.

"You don't even know this? The City Lord's Mansion is holding a Martial Arts Tournament for Marriage for the City Lord's daughter.

Mo Chengfeng's daughter, Mo Lianbing, is a real beauty. Who wouldn't want to join in the fun?

Even if you don't win, you can still catch a glimpse of her charm. If you do win, you get the beauty and a powerful father-in-law.

Such a good deal—who wouldn't be tempted?"

The four turned to look.

A handsome young man, seemingly sixteen or seventeen, dressed in a Daoist robe, was speaking with a cheerful smile.

From the look on his face, it seemed he was fantasizing about something.

Since both Ye Xinran and Jin Xiaoya were wearing veils, the Daoist Robe Youth couldn't see their faces.

Otherwise, he might have switched to a different object of his fantasies.

"Martial Arts Tournament for Marriage?"

The four of them were taken aback.

The daughter of a mighty Imperial Extremes Realm expert actually needed a martial arts tournament to find a husband?

This left Ye Xinran and the others momentarily unable to comprehend it.

"Actually, what you don't know is that the reason Mo Chengfeng is holding this tournament is because of Mo Lianbing's physique problem," the Daoist Robe Youth continued.

"Physique problem?" Ye Xinran pressed further.

The youth seemed happy to explain, a smile spreading across his face as he elaborated.

"That's right. Mo Lianbing's physique is the Heavenly Cold Physique. While this physique has granted her talent, it has also brought her suffering. Every time she breaks through a realm, she endures the bone-piercing agony of extreme cold. By the time she turns eighteen, the cold poison will erupt. If there's no way to save her by then, she will wither and perish."

"The Heavenly Cold Physique? I've heard of it before. That's indeed the case. I didn't expect Mo Lianbing to have this physique. No wonder Mo Chengfeng wants to hold this tournament," Jin Xiaoya chimed in after hearing the Daoist Robe Youth's words.

She had heard of the Heavenly Cold Physique before.

So at this moment, she fully understood Mo Chengfeng's reasoning.

"In truth, if they could find a powerful expert willing to strip the Heavenly Cold Physique from Mo Lianbing's body, that would also work. But finding such an expert is something Mo Chengfeng simply can't manage," the Daoist Robe Youth said with a hint of emotion.

"Stripping a physique without harming the person—such experts are rare. What a cruel twist of fate. Such a fine young lady."

"How do you know she's fine?" Lin Tianci asked.

"Me? Uh... just guessing." The Daoist Robe Youth grinned and mumbled vaguely.

"And how does the martial arts tournament solve the Heavenly Cold Physique problem?" Ye Xinran voiced the question in her mind.

"Find a Pure Yang Physique of equal level. The union of yin and yang can resolve it," the Daoist Robe Youth answered.

"Union of yin and yang?" Ye Xinran questioned again.

Hearing this, the Daoist Robe Youth, Jin Xiaoya, and the other two all froze.

They didn't know how to explain it to Ye Xinran.

After all, she was only twelve years old—still a child. How were they supposed to explain this?

"Hm? Why aren't you talking? I thought you knew everything?" Ye Xinran looked puzzled as the Daoist Robe Youth suddenly fell silent.

"Well... that is... look, we've reached the City Lord's Mansion!" The Daoist Robe Youth stammered, then spotted the mansion ahead, his eyes lighting up as he exclaimed excitedly.

"I know we've reached the City Lord's Mansion. But what does 'union of yin and yang' mean?" Ye Xinran asked with the same earnest expression.

"Xinran, maybe he doesn't know either. Don't make things hard for him," Jin Xiaoya couldn't help but interject.

"Oh, I thought he knew. Sister Xiaoya, do you know?"

Jin Xiaoya: ...

In the void, watching this scene unfold, Ye Chang'an's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Beside him, Shangguan Shi wore the same expression.

After some coaxing from the others, Ye Xinran finally let the question go.

"Is that Mo Lianbing?"

Looking at the woman in the blue dress on the square outside the City Lord's Mansion, Ye Xinran was full of curiosity.

On the square, Mo Lianbing wore a flowing blue dress, her ink-black hair reaching her waist. Her features were delicate, her skin fair, and her demeanor was cold yet pitiable.

"That's right. That's Mo Chengfeng's daughter, Mo Lianbing. So, isn't she beautiful?"

Watching Mo Lianbing on the square, the Daoist Robe Youth's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.

"She does have some charm."

Xuanyuan Hao nodded.

"You're being way too conservative—just some charm? This young master has seen plenty of beauties, but Mo Lianbing is definitely top-tier."

The Daoist Robe Youth didn't quite agree with Xuanyuan Hao's assessment.