Clad in white brocade patterned with clouds, with a gleaming gold three-strand cord around his waist and a red gourd and a gold gourd hanging from it, Li Ling stood suspended in midair upon a Cloud Escape magical artifact condensed from cloud fiend, his graceful bearing almost that of an immortal descending to earth.
Behind him stood the lovely Ninth Princess in a peach-red silk dress like rosy evening clouds, a vermilion mark between her brows. Her bashful face gleamed like jade, her figure was exquisite, and silver bells hung at her waist.
The mountain-patrolling disciples Zhou Cheng and Yi Yi likewise wore brocade robes and jade belts, their imposing bearing displaying the bold spirit of disciples from a distinguished sect.
They were Li Ling and his companions, dispatched here to provide support as a trial mission.
The people of the Sacred Origin Kingdom soon turned their attention to the glimmers of treasure-light upon them. These newcomers seemed covered in jewels and precious ornaments, their equipment extraordinary, the men handsome and the women beautiful. Merely standing there, they seemed to shine so brilliantly they could dazzle the eyes. An odd feeling stirred in the onlookers, almost as though they were ashamed of their own shabby appearance.
This time, Li Ling had picked out some fine things from the treasury on Mystic Xin Peak. Though they were not Magic Treasures like the Blazing Cloud Gourd, they still counted as useful magical artifacts in the Qi Refining Realm.
For instance, the clothes remained spotless when worn, resisted water and fire, and were impervious to ordinary blades and spears;
the shoes lightened the body, shed dust, and kept mud and water off, fully displaying the style of an Immortal Sects disciple;
the belt fastened itself, secured pouches, and held items in place;
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