Bad Guy, Fool

Xiaoluan was very attached to the peach wood sword.

It was because of the promise Lin Xiao had made to it that, besides managing the animal park, it was also seriously figuring out how to transform into human form.

Realizing that advancement in cultivation was too far off, it turned to seeking the manifestation of Law Technique.

In order to prevent Lin Xiao from accusing him of fraud, he painstakingly studied more sophisticated Transformation Technique.

This kind of persistence cannot be fooled by Lin Xiao's single Mystic Ultimate Azure Flame.

Lin Xiao had no choice but to agree, "I'll pick a peach branch and forge a peach wood sword for you when I have some free time in a couple of days."

"Go now!" Xiaoluan refused.

It had spent so much time learning the Transformation Technique, yet Lin Xiao hadn't even left it a peach wood sword. It couldn't believe Lin Xiao's words, "In a couple of days."

"Okay, okay, I'll go now, I'll go right now." You can't keep fooling a child, otherwise you'll lose all credibility in its eyes. Lin Xiao quickly surrendered and moved to the front of the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree.

Everyone in the sect was busy, and there wasn't a soul around the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree. Lin Xiao had just arrived, and Xiaoluan followed closely behind.

"I want this branch! This branch!" Xiaoluan exclaimed, pointing to a beautifully shaped branch on the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree.

Lin Xiao looked up and exclaimed, "Wow, this little chick really knows how to choose! The branch is symmetrical, and it even has several flowers blooming. The peach leaves on it are a beautiful, tender green."

"Why would I want this branch? No, no, this branch won't make a good sword." With that, Lin Xiao casually broke off an old branch with few flowers and leaves from the edge of the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree. "This one's good, we'll take this one. Come on, let's go back and forge you a peach wood sword!"

After saying that, he turned around and rushed towards the Artifact Refining Hall without waiting for Xiaoluan's reaction.

Xiaoluan:...

Xiaoluan watched Lin Xiao's departing figure, then turned to look at the beautiful branch of the peach tree she had chosen.

Well, if Lin Xiao said that peach wood sword was good, it must really be good.

It will have a peach wood sword soon!

Thinking of this, Xiaoluan squinted her tiny eyes happily and flapped her wings joyfully twice.

"Bad guy."

The sudden sound startled Xiaoluan, who was in a moment of joy.

The voice was ethereal and clear, with a childlike crispness.

Xiaoluan looked around but didn't see anyone nearby, nor did it Divine Sense anyone in the vicinity.

Moreover, it had never heard this sound before.

"Huh?" Xiaoluan tilted her head, puzzled.

"Fool."

The voice appeared again.

This time, Xiaoluan seemed to have figured out the source of the sound.

Its gaze shifted to the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree standing quietly in the cold wind.

"Giggle, is that you speaking?"

But then the voice fell silent.

Xiaoluan waited for a while but didn't hear anything more. It stood under the tree, looking left and right, and circled the tree again, but still didn't find anything.

Finally, it stuck out its rear end and plopped down in two puddlees of fertile flesh under the tree, then walked away satisfied.

Lin Xiao was completely unaware of everything here. He had already returned to his Artifact Refining Hall in the weapon-refining hall and put the peach branch and Spirit Stone he had just picked into his Item Synthesizer.

It's impossible for him to forge it himself. Not only would his own forging be far inferior to the system's, but he could only forge peach wood swords, at best ordinary Law Treasure. The system, however, synthesized a weapon with the full name "Myriad Realms Unified Peachwood Sword," not to mention its high growth potential...

Moreover, he doesn't have time; the most important thing right now is to catch up on orders.

Not to mention that as the sect leader, he also needs to find time to cultivate and improve his cultivation level. Although Senior Liao has now successfully advanced to the Spirit Transformation, which sect would complain about having too many combatants?

The next moment, a brand new peach wood sword appeared in Lin Xiao's private treasury.

Xiaoluan Luan waited expectantly at the entrance of the Artifact Refining Hall. When the other disciples invited it in to sit down, it shook its head and simply waited quietly outside.

When Lin Xiao came out, he saw Xiaoluan squatting at the door in a brooding posture.

"Xiaoluan, you laid an egg?"

"No, how do you lay eggs? Do you know how?" Xiaoluan's tiny chicken eyes were full of doubt.

Lin Xiao:...

He was actually asked by a hen how to lay eggs.

"Here, take your peach wood sword." He took out the peach wood sword and handed it to Xiaoluan.

When Xiaoluan saw the peach wood sword, her eyes lit up. She immediately stood up and stretched out her left chicken wing to take the sword. Suddenly, she remembered something and immediately transformed her left chicken wing into a small hand before solemnly accepting the peach wood sword from Lin Xiao's hand.

It took the peach wood sword and held it up to its eyes, admiring it with great affection. Its right wing also sprouted a small hand, which held the peach wood sword in its hands. The chicken made a happy "cluck cluck cluck cluck" sound from its beak.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao softened. Children are easy to coax; a peach wood sword is all it takes.

At that moment, Lin Xiao's Lock Ring indicated that someone had contacted him.

"Xiaoluan, you go back and have fun. I have something to do, so I'm going in first."

"Goodbye, quack!" With the peach wood Xiaoluan raised its wings, waved hastily to Lin Xiao, and then left the Artifact Refining Hall without looking back, clutching its peach wood sword.

Lin Xiao activated the Lock Ring.

"Sect Master, I have something important to discuss." It was He Yi on the other end of the Lock Ring. His voice was somewhat serious. "From what I've observed recently, the sect seems to be planning a major publicity campaign to enhance its reputation and attract the entire Mortal Realm to do business at the Xiushui City Trade Center. Is that correct?"

Although Lingxian Sect did not explain all of these subsequent developments to its disciples in its monthly reports, the sect's actions have been reported in detail without any concealment. Therefore, it is normal to be able to deduce the sect's future developments by combining Lingxian Sect Sect's various actions with those of Xiushui City at the foot of the mountain.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao replied, "Is that so? What's wrong?"

He Yi took a deep breath and said, "I wonder if the sect leader is aware that no Spirit Transformation cultivator has appeared in the Mortal Realm for many years, and that the Mortal Realm's material trading channels are controlled by some organizations from the Immortal Cultivation Realm."

Hearing He Yi said, Lin Xiao wasn't too surprised.

Over the years, his understanding of the Mortal Realm has deepened, and he is well aware of its Mortal Realm predicaments. Naturally, he has wondered why there is such a vast difference between the Mortal Realm and the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

Although the Mortal Realm has much less Spiritual Qi than the Immortal Cultivation Realm, cultivators in the Mortal Realm are not without wealth, but their cultivation supplies are pitifully scarce.

It might be said that the market in the Mortal Realm is too small to be worth the Immortal Cultivation Realm, but there are indeed supplies being sold here, albeit at extremely high prices. Cultivators in the Mortal Realm can only grit their teeth and buy things they desperately need each time, which is clearly illogical.