18: Finally to the Holy Tomb

After some thought, Lin Xiao ultimately chose the third option.

Because, only the three options were the best solution to this matter, Lin Xiao thought to himself.

"System, I choose the third option."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiao felt an endless surge of Chaos Qi filling his Dantian.

And the chaos tree sapling planted in Lin Xiao's Dantian was greedily absorbing the nutrients emanating from the chaos loam, growing another tender leaf.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for acquiring chaos loam. This item can be used for the growth of the chaos tree sapling and has been automatically placed in your Dantian!"

The System's voice faded, and Lin Xiao's cultivation also had a "Kacha!" sound!

He had a Breakthrough to the seventh level of the Life and Death Realm.

"As expected of the Innate soil that existed since the beginning of the world, it truly is miraculous." Noticing the changes in his Dantian, Lin Xiao exclaimed in wonder.

"Young Master, please, help me. Help this servant; this servant is truly uncomfortable."

However, at this moment, Princess Shangning beside him began to murmur again; it seemed the medicinal effects were taking hold.

Lin Xiao glanced over and saw Princess Shangning's face was flushed red, looking extremely uncomfortable.

For a moment, Lin Xiao didn't know what to do.

He was, after all, a normal man, and seeing this scene would naturally make him feel… The more he thought, the more agitated Lin Xiao felt, and he quickly chanted the Grand Purity Heart Incantation in his mind.

Pure heart like water, clear water is the heart, no wind rises, no waves, sitting alone in the quiet bamboo, long cries with the zither, no silent heart incantation, heart clear as ice, all things still, heart calm and Qi still.

After chanting for a while, the agitation in Lin Xiao's heart was completely suppressed.

He then quickly pulled out a King-Grade detoxification pill from his Storage Ring and put it into Princess Shangning's mouth.

Soon, the detoxification pill took effect, and Princess Shangning's flushed complexion returned to normal.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao, having just relaxed, wanted to collapse on the ground, but just then, a thunderous roar suddenly sounded.

"Ah!!!"

"Pervert!!!" Princess Shangning shouted, looking at Lin Xiao, who was sitting on the ground, with a wary expression.

"Can you lower your voice? I didn't do anything to you. You should be the Princess of the Great Wind Dynasty, right?" Lin Xiao said helplessly, looking at Princess Shangning's reaction.

"You know that and still do such a thing to me? Are you trying to rebel?" Princess Shangning said angrily, looking at Lin Xiao.

"I am not a person of your Great Wind Dynasty, so how can there be talk of rebellion?"

"Besides, I didn't tie you here; it was your father, Feng Zhenglong, who tied you here," Lin Xiao said, feeling a headache looking at this woman.

"Impossible, this is impossible. Imperial Father has always doted on me the most; he would never do such a thing," Princess Shangning said.

But as soon as she finished speaking, a voice from her Imperial Father suddenly echoed in her Sea of Consciousness.

"Ning'er, you must serve Young Master Lin Xiao well. The future of our Great Wind Dynasty depends on you."

This voice came from her Sea of Consciousness, a secret sound transmission technique carved by her father using the Feng family's secret arts, so it was impossible for others to hear or forge it.

As soon as this voice sounded, Feng Shangning suddenly felt as if the sky had fallen.

She looked at Lin Xiao, who was not far away, with an incredulous expression, muttering repeatedly, "How is this possible? How could this be?"

She felt her whole world collapse, but when she calmed down and saw the aura emanating from Lin Xiao, she immediately felt relieved.

This person's identity must not be simple.

"Alas, as expected, born into royalty, one ultimately cannot escape the fate of arranged marriage," Feng Shangning sighed.

She looked at Lin Xiao in front of her, her eyes revealing a hint of determination.

"Young Master, Shangning was rash just now. Please do not blame me, Young Master."

"Since it is Imperial Father's own choice, Shangning cannot change anything."

"However, since Imperial Father has given Shangning to Young Master, I hope Young Master will accept me and not disappoint Imperial Father's good intentions."

After being dejected for a while, Feng Shangning suddenly looked up and spoke to Lin Xiao, making Lin Xiao stare in astonishment.

What the f*ck?

This change of face was too quick.

Lin Xiao was about to refuse, but suddenly, the System, which had just disappeared, reappeared in Lin Xiao's mind.

"Ding! Detecting the Host's current situation, the Host is now given three choices!"

The blue light screen reappeared.

"Choice One: Agree to the request of Feng Shangning, the Daughter of Luck, and become her Dao Companion, obtaining the Advanced Saint-Grade Cultivation Technique: Grand Yin and Yang Incantation!"

"Choice Two: Agree to the request of Feng Shangning, the Daughter of Luck, and take her as a maid, obtaining chaos loam x10!"

"Choice Three: Reject the request of Feng Shangning, the Daughter of Luck, obtaining: the Daughter of Luck's hatred value!!!"

No way, this Feng Shangning must be a devil. I can't even refuse her request; if I refuse, she'll hate me... But speaking of which, the second choice isn't bad, Lin Xiao thought thoughtfully after looking at Choice Two.

As for Choice One, he directly ignored it.

Becoming Dao Companions was simply impossible.

He was only sixteen years old; how could he waste his prime youth on women?

Women would only affect the speed of his sword draw.

Lin Xiao thought to himself, looking towards Feng Shangning's location, and took out a set of his own clothes from his Storage Ring and threw them over.

"Alright, from now on, you are my maid," Lin Xiao said indifferently, then left the palace directly.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for acquiring chaos loam x10. This item can be used for the growth of the chaos tree sapling and has been automatically placed in your Dantian!"

The System's voice fell. A tremendous surge of Chaos Qi emanated from Lin Xiao's Dantian, and his cultivation reached the Peak of the Life and Death Realm.

This caused the chaos tree branch in Mo Fan's Sea of Consciousness, several miles away, to subtly tremble.

"Hmm? What's going on? Why is the chaos tree branch emitting such fluctuations? Is there something nearby that's attracting it?"

...After Lin Xiao left, for some reason, Feng Shangning felt a little lost when she saw Lin Xiao's retreating figure.

"Am I not pretty enough? He doesn't even have an interest in staying with me."

But soon, she was startled by this thought in her mind.

"Damn it, Shangning, Shangning, although he's handsome, don't be a lovesick fool. He's a bad person, bad to the core." Feng Shangning constantly hypnotized herself in her mind.

And at this time, Lin Xiao had already left the palace and found an inn to stay in... As time passed, the next day quickly arrived.

Early in the morning, in the Imperial Study of the Feng Imperial Palace, after Lin Xiao and Limitless Sage and his group gathered there.

They all set off towards Jinfo Mountain, the destination of the Great Sacred Tomb.