455: A fruitful harvest

Wu Tao nodded slightly and said softly, "Come with me! I will immediately open the Teleportation Array for you."

Lu Xingchen rubbed his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Uh, Senior Brother Wu Tao, could you wait a moment?"

"I haven't been to the third floor of the Library Pavilion yet. Can you wait until I grab the Martial Skill first?"

Hearing this, Wu Tao sighed, rubbing his forehead.

"You brat, you really are excessively greedy!"

"But I don't have much time left. My Soul body should have dissipated a month ago, but I persevered until now because of my belief in making the Scarlet Firmament Sword Formation reappear in the world."

"My wish has been fulfilled, and my Soul body could dissipate at any moment. If we delay even a few more minutes, I might not have the strength to open the Teleportation Array for you!"

Lu Xingchen sighed softly.

"That truly is a pity. Since that's the case, let's attend to the matter at hand first!"

Wu Tao nodded slightly, put his palms together, and formed a profound hand seal. A circle of light immediately appeared in front of Lu Xingchen.

This was the entrance to the Teleportation Array.

Lu Xingchen cupped his hands and bowed to Wu Tao again, saying softly, "Thank you, Senior Brother Wu Tao, for your gift. I will definitely make the Scarlet Firmament Sword Formation famous throughout the Nine Provinces!"

Having said that, he no longer hesitated and stepped into the Teleportation Array.

When the scenery before his eyes became clear again, Lu Xingchen had returned to the high platform on the plain.

He immediately felt a surge of joy.

He had actually managed to hit the one-in-two probability.

But soon, something even more surprising happened.

He saw Yun Li!

Miss Yun Li was lying on the grass below the high platform, playing with a few blades of grass in her hand.

"Miss Yun Li, long time no see!"

Lu Xingchen spread his Dou Qi Wings and flew toward Yun Li at the fastest speed.

Hearing the familiar voice, Yun Li suddenly raised her head and saw the man she had been longing for.

Just as the smile appeared on her face, Lu Xingchen pulled her into his embrace.

The two embraced tightly.

After a long time, Lu Xingchen finally let go of Yun Li and flicked her forehead.

Yun Li cried out in pain, rubbed her head, and grumbled discontentedly a few times.

"Lu Xingchen, what are you doing?"

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "The Martial Arts Convention has just begun, and everyone is racing against time to find Opportunity, yet you are wasting time here waiting for me to return. Isn't that too much of a waste of time?"

Yun Li felt a little wronged and said weakly, "Actually, I just came out too. I only waited for you for a few hours."

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen frowned and reached out his hand again.

Yun Li quickly jumped backward.

"Don't hit me, don't hit me! Fine, I admit it, I've been waiting here for half a month."

Lu Xingchen sighed softly and withdrew his right hand.

"Don't be so willful next time. If you can't meet up with me within three days, you should leave."

Yun Li nodded slightly and said softly, "Alright, I know!"

But at the same time, she muttered inwardly, "I'll leave whenever I want! You brat can't control me!"

Lu Xingchen didn't fully trust her guarantee, but he couldn't say anything harsher, so he asked softly, "How was it? What treasures did you gain at the Tianxing Sect?"

Hearing this, Yun Li jumped excitedly and said with a smile, "I struck it rich! I successfully passed the test and obtained the Legacy of the Tianxing Sect, acquiring the high heaven grade spirit tool, the tianxing bow, and the heaven rank middle grade Martial Skill, the Tianxing Art!"

"The most precious items of the Tianxing Sect are now in my hands! I am confident that with the help of the tianxing bow, even without using the Lightning Talisman, I can challenge a powerhouse at the Ten-Star Martial Venerable level!"

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen was greatly astonished.

"Holy crap! heavenly tier high grade? You're too amazing! The chixiao sword I obtained is only heaven rank middle grade. I'm envious!"

A look of smugness appeared on Yun Li's face, and she slightly raised her head.

"How could this girl return empty-handed? Xingchen, my confidence is overflowing right now, and I especially want to fight you. How about right now?"

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen was startled and waved his hands repeatedly.

"We are husband and wife; it wouldn't be good if we genuinely got angry during a fight. Miss Yun Li, why do you always want to commit domestic violence against me?"

Yun Li shrugged and said softly, "You guy, you're such a coward! Speaking of which, what treasures did you gain in the Chixiao Sect?"

Lu Xingchen smiled and said, "I'm even more awesome than you. Besides the heaven rank middle grade 'Chixiao Slash' and the heaven rank middle grade chixiao sword, I also created the heaven rank middle grade Martial Skill 'Chixiao Sword Art' myself."

"More importantly, I obtained the formation map for the Chixiao Sect's protective formation. This Scarlet Firmament Sword Formation possesses the power of a Ninth-Grade Spirit Formation!"

Listening to Lu Xingchen's series of claims, Yun Li was utterly shocked.

She originally thought her gains were already substantial, but she hadn't expected Lu Xingchen's to be even more exaggerated than hers.

Creating a Heaven Rank Martial Skill himself—was this truly something someone in the Venerable Realm could accomplish?

However, this made sense. She admired strength and had high requirements for her partner.

She actually liked a man like Lu Xingchen, who could constantly suppress her.

"A sect-protecting formation comparable to a Ninth-Grade Spirit Formation? Doesn't that mean you can contend against a Saint Realm expert?"

"All the contestants in this Martial Arts Convention, including Luo Chen, absolutely cannot be your opponents! The gap between the Saint Realm and the Venerable Realm is like a chasm!"

Lu Xingchen rubbed his head and said somewhat guiltily, "But there's a restriction: you need to at least reach the Heaven Realm Soul level to have a chance of successfully unleashing it."

Yun Li still looked shocked, without a hint of disappointment.

"Then hurry up and Breakthrough! I remember your Senior Sister and Senior Brother both Broke through to the Early Heaven Realm. With your might as a God of War, Breaking through to the Heaven Realm Soul should be very easy, right?"

Lu Xingchen sighed softly and gave a wry smile, "My dear girl, do you think Breakthrough in Soul Realm is that easy? I have only Cultivated for three years since stepping onto the martial path, and reaching the Spirit Realm Great Perfection was only achieved by taking medicine."

"Now my Foundation is unstable, and my Soul Power is already somewhat erratic. Even if I take medicine again, it will be very difficult to successfully Breakthrough. Even if the Breakthrough succeeds, it will damage my Foundation, making it difficult to Breakthrough again for the rest of my life. Therefore, I am still very far from the Early Heaven Realm, and even attempting a Breakthrough before the finals begin is extremely difficult."

Hearing this, Yun Li rubbed her head.

"Oh, so that's how it is! It's alright, Spirit Realm Great Perfection is already very powerful. At least you should be invincible in the Venerable Realm, right?"

Lu Xingchen smiled bitterly again: "Miss Yun Li, don't underestimate our opponents. We are making progress and seizing Opportunity, but others aren't idle either."

"Especially Luo Chen. I've encountered so many fortuitous encounters, yet my spirit tablet points are only 3,200, while he already has 2,000. You must know that spirit tablet points are exchanged for treasures that we don't need—so how many treasures does Luo Chen actually need?"

"I was not his opponent when we first met, and even now, I am still not absolutely confident of victory!"