399: Chapter 399 This Life Was Worth It

When Xiao Qingxuan heard about the Purple Mansion Thunder Curse, a hint of helplessness appeared in her beautiful eyes.

"The method of converting qi into force in the Purple Mansion Thunder Curse is key to the perception and application of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. I do not find it difficult."

"However, this spell requires coordination with talismans to draw lightning from the void. I... lack a suitable seal, so I cannot practice drawing lightning with spell talismans."

Mu Wanying and Zhao Caiwei, who were nearby, both revealed expressions of surprise.

"Qingxuan, the Purple Mansion Thunder Curse is the most difficult cultivation technique for the Taoist sect to master. So many brilliant Taoist prodigies haven't learned it, yet you learned it so quickly after only listening to the Old Celestial Master's lecture for two days?" Zhao Caiwei exclaimed.

"Smart people learn everything quickly. Why else would you be the Empress while I can only be a general?" Mu Wanying said with an expression of admiration.

Xiao Qingxuan smiled, "You two sisters, please don't make fun of me. If I can learn quickly, it is all thanks to my husband."

Lin Xiao felt embarrassed, "Wife, you are immensely talented. There is no need to be modest about this; you don't have to attribute everything to me."

"I am truly not being modest. Husband, you may not know, but controlling lightning with the Purple Mansion Thunder Curse and condensing ice with qi using the Xuanming Ice Soul are actually similar in principle."

"If it weren't for you guiding me to learn the Cold Jade Art, and helping me improve my cultivation so quickly from scratch, I would not have mastered it so fast."

Xiao Qingxuan said, "Moreover, a major reason why the Purple Mansion Thunder Curse is difficult is that it requires a pure Yang or pure Yin constitution, which is not difficult for me at all."

Lin Xiao nodded. Thinking about it this way, it was indeed partly his credit.

Because the Cold Jade Art he gave Xiao Qingxuan was a system product, and she mastered it as soon as she learned it.

In this way, the woman saved over a decade, or even several decades, of arduous cultivation.

Xiao Qingxuan seemed to have learned the Purple Mansion Thunder Curse in two days, but in reality, she relied on the foundation of several decades of cultivation laid in advance.

"Since my wife thinks so highly of me, I should show some appreciation."

As Lin Xiao spoke, he took out a seal and handed it to her.

Xiao Qingxuan glanced at it, and a trace of astonishment flashed across her bright eyes:

"The white emperor thunder-fire seal?! Husband, didn't you return this seal to the Old Celestial Master?"

Xiao Qingxuan had seen it with her own eyes; before they left, Lin Xiao had returned the seal to its rightful owner!

Could it be that he gave the Old Celestial Master a fake one? That shouldn't be the case, right?

"Wife, there is not only one white emperor thunder-fire seal in this world. This is another one; I specifically found it for you to use."

Naturally, Lin Xiao would not say that this seal was something he had just taken out from the system's wish-granting treasure box.

The operation was actually a bit silly; it involved exchanging 4000 prestige for the real white emperor thunder-fire seal, and then spending 8000 to buy it back.

This way, although he lost 4000, he could copy a second white emperor thunder-fire seal through the wish-granting treasure box.

Lin Xiao tested it, and for 10000 prestige, he could obtain this seal from the treasure box.

Counting the 4000 lost, it was equivalent to spending 14000 prestige to buy a Heaven Grade piece of equipment.

It might seem like a loss, but as long as Xiao Qingxuan could successfully use the immortal grade lightning technique, the deal was worth it!

After all, any random immortal grade cultivation technique costs over 50000 prestige, and if the Purple Mansion Thunder Curse is truly powerful, it might even cost more than 80000.

Therefore, it was a guaranteed profit!

Xiao Qingxuan felt it was inconceivable; could there really be two identical items of such Heaven Grade treasure?

The key was, when did her husband collect it? She had absolutely no idea.

Her husband's planning was truly far-reaching!

And they had actually thought that coming to the Taoist sect was a spur-of-the-moment decision by her husband?

Clearly, her husband had been eyeing the Purple Mansion Thunder Curse for a long time!

"Husband, this seal is too precious. Are you really going to give it to me?"

Xiao Qingxuan felt it was heavy, and her hands were trembling slightly.

This was the Taoist sect's supreme treasure. Did Lin Xiao just give it to her so easily?

"Wife, no matter how precious the seal is, it needs someone capable of using it; otherwise, it is just an ornament."

Lin Xiao gently patted the back of her hand, "If you want to repay me, then master the complete lightning technique as soon as possible."

"After all, your identity can no longer be hidden. Only when you become strong enough can I feel at ease."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingxuan's eyes instantly turned red.

To protect her, the man not only helped her become a Martial Arts Grandmaster within just half a year, but also took precautions, preparing the seal in advance so she could learn the peerless lightning technique.

Every single thing he did was something others wouldn't even dare to dream of, yet Lin Xiao did it all for her.

Even her late parents had not done so much for her...

"Husband's kindness to me... I fear that for three lifetimes, even if I were to work like an ox or a horse, I would not be able to repay it..."

Xiao Qingxuan clenched the seal tightly, resting her head in the man's embrace, feeling that this life was already worth it.

"Haha, three lifetimes are not enough? Then ten, one hundred! Regardless, let's make this lifetime long and lasting first; we won't worry about the rest!"

Lin Xiao ruffled the woman's hair, unable to help but sigh. Even though she was an Empress, she was still a woman in her early twenties.

In front of her beloved, once her emotions stirred, she would cry at the drop of a hat.

However... she was also very beautiful when she cried!

"Husband, what about us?"

Mu Wanying hugged the man's waist from the side, while Zhao Caiwei looked at him shyly.

Lin Xiao hurriedly embraced all three women, "The same, the same, you are all mine, none of you can run away!"

Lin Xiao did not mind the women acting spoiled or competing for favor because, with competition, they would be willing to "innovate" in their techniques.

Just then, Xie Juner's voice suddenly came from the sky:

"Whoa!—What are you playing while we are away?!"

"No wonder you gave the gliders to me and Juner, how cunning!"

Lin Xiao and the three women looked up and saw three gliders passing through the air.

It was Fangfengzi, bringing Xie Juner and Su Wansha, catching up from behind.

Not long after leaving the Taoist sect, Fangfengzi suddenly appeared halfway.

Not only did he come, but he also brought his family assets, all three sets of flying wings, down the mountain.

Taoist Xinyizi was too ferocious, chasing him to have children, even naming the third child, scaring Fangfengzi so much that he only wanted to hide in the northern military factory.

For one, with Lin Xiao protecting him, Taoist Xinyizi dared not act recklessly;

Secondly, Fangfengzi needed money, a lot of money.

"Oh? You really flew over?"

Previously, the two women had left the ship with Fangfengzi to climb the mountain, which was a two-hour boat ride away.

But now, they had successfully caught up to the ship, which was enough to show that the speed of these gliders was indeed fast!

Fangfengzi taught the two women to descend toward the shore. Xie Juner and Su Wansha had no time to be jealous and, following the prescribed movements, dove toward a mudflat.

If the two women's martial arts hadn't increased greatly, they really wouldn't have dared to do it, as the descent speed was truly quite fast.

Half an hour later, the two women and Fangfengzi returned to the ship.

The gliders were dismantled, folded simply, and brought back to the ship together.

"Your Highness, now you should believe me, right? My flying wings are definitely not just fooling people."

Fangfengzi said with great satisfaction, "Both ladies were flying for the first time and were able to do it so smoothly. This thing can definitely let countless ordinary people fly into the sky!"

"Su Wansha, Xie Juner, what do you think? Can we invest a large amount of money?" Lin Xiao asked for the two women's opinions.

Su Wansha and Xie Juner looked at each other and shook their heads in tacit agreement.

"No."

The two women said almost in unison.