"The Gate of Life and Death..."
Xiao Qian nodded lightly, his expression utterly unconcerned and his tone casual. "I've definitely got to get that axe and take a good look at it. Let's see just what makes it so special."
Seeing his confidence border on arrogance, Nalan Yanran could not help rolling her eyes.
Her delicate brows furrowed as she chided him irritably. "You're so arrogant! Do you think the Gate of Life and Death is somewhere you can just stroll in and out of? It's nowhere near as simple as you imagine. First, figure out how to make it resonate with you!"
"And even if you do manage that, you'll still need to reach the Dou Wang realm before you can actually enter. With your current cultivation, you're a long way off. Stop filling your head with these unrealistic ideas."
Nalan Yanran could not help trying to dissuade him, inwardly wondering why he was always building castles in the air.
After hearing her words, Xiao Qian merely chuckled, without the slightest trace of discouragement.
Instead, he clenched his fists tightly and rolled his neck, his joints cracking as he looked eager to give it a try. "Rules are made to be broken!"
"Hmph! You're always asking for a beating!"
Nalan Yanran folded her arms and snorted indignantly.
Xiao Qian stopped trading barbs with her and went straight to the heart of the matter, asking seriously, "Extreme Wind: Setting Sun Radiance and Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill-which one comes first, and which comes after?"
Seeing this, the Deacon hurried to explain patiently. "Naturally, Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill comes after. After all, it's a Dou Technique that compresses wind-attribute Dou Qi to its absolute limit. Extreme Wind: Setting Sun Radiance falls slightly short in that respect."
The Deacon paused briefly before continuing,