244: Strange skills and tricks

Zi Ling was stunned!

What is even happening here! Is he really risking his life just for pleasure?!

It was said that Liu Xuan was excessively lustful. She had previously doubted the credibility of those rumors, but now it seemed the rumors were too conservative!

"I am not joking with you!"

"My title is Three Poisons Ancestor. My Three-Colored Poison Light corrodes the Physical Body and Divine Soul; even Cultivators of the same rank avoid it. If you want to die, that is fine, but do not drag me down with you."

"Mmph-mmph-mmph~"

Liu Xuan kissed her again.

"You will die!!"

"Mmph-mmph-mmph~"

Zi Ling wanted to push Liu Xuan away, but she found that no matter how much force she used, she could not push him away.

She dared not use her magic power for fear of poisoning him to death, so she instead desperately suppressed the magic power within her body to avoid accidentally hurting him.

"Hmm?"

"Don't..."

Zi Ling broke down. She discovered that Liu Xuan was actually using a secret technique to forcibly mobilize the magic power within her body. It looked like an auxiliary cultivation secret technique of the Joyous Union Sect.

Such a secret technique required the magic power of both parties to blend and circulate; the toxicity in her magic power would directly invade Liu Xuan's Dantian.

This behavior was undoubtedly seeking death, causing even greater harm than when she used her Three-Colored Poison Light Spell.

Even a Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator would not dare to do this. Doing so meant death—instant death, without even a chance for treatment!

What made her break down even more was that she discovered she was unable to stop Liu Xuan from using the secret technique. She could neither stop Liu Xuan's magic power from entering her Dantian nor stop her own Dantian's magic power from leaving.

'He has hidden his cultivation; he is at least a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!'

'Pure Yang-attribute magic power; he should be around Middle to Late Stage Foundation Establishment.'

Their cultivation levels were not far apart, and during the process, Liu Xuan's Qi Refining cultivation could not be hidden from her.

"Forget it! If I die, I die!"

The situation was already irreversible, so Zi Ling could not be bothered to think more about it; she completely let go of her mind and immersed herself in the joy of cultivation.

...

...

Afterward.

Liu Xuan took out the blood transformation demon pill and consumed it, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

Zi Ling's magic power did indeed contain deadly poison, but poison was actually a type of spiritual item. For Liu Xuan, who cultivated the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method, it was not only harmless but also a great supplement.

"Tingly and numb, it actually feels quite good!"

Beside him, Zi Ling leaned in the crook of Liu Xuan's arm, her big eyes still dazed, immersed in the changes within her Dantian.

Her Three-Colored Poison Light magic power faintly had two more colors, and it was about to upgrade to Five-Colored Poison Light.

Furthermore, her magic power was more condensed; one session of cultivation had better results than three months of her usual secluded cultivation.

If she cultivated like this every day, wouldn't she be able to Breakthrough to Middle Stage Foundation Establishment very soon?

'I haven't heard that the Joyous Union Sect secret techniques were this effective!'

'Lu Ping, Zi Lan, and that Xiao Ran from the Red Pine Sect—could it be that this is the reason they are all willing to be Liu Xuan's Concubines?'

Zi Ling was very smart; she quickly analyzed the key to the problem and guessed part of the truth.

"You rest well, I have things to do!"

Liu Xuan got up, put on his clothes, and walked out. "If you have any questions, you can go ask your sister Zi Lan."

"Sister Zi Lan???"

It took a while for Zi Ling to react, and she shouted at Liu Xuan, "You stop right there!"

Liu Xuan had already disappeared at the doorway; where could even half a shadow be seen?

After leaving the bedroom, Liu Xuan found Lu Ping and Zi Lan, and sent an order to Xu Bin, who was hiding in the Nether Fire Sect, telling them to secretly bring all those people from the Zi Family of the Nether Fire Sect who were currently fleeing to White Crane Lake.

The Zi Family members had lost the Nether Fire Sect's territory and assets and were rootless people. They were the most convenient to use; whether thrown into the Merchant Alliance or used to deal with a possible upcoming war, they were very good cannon fodder...

Even as cannon fodder, being cannon fodder under Liu Xuan already meant good conditions. At least Liu Xuan did not treat them entirely as expendable materials; if everything went smoothly, these people might even be able to climb up by leveraging his status.

Even as dogs, there is a difference between an ordinary guard dog and the Sky-Howling Dog. Working with this Liu Xuan, one would not lose out!

While Liu Xuan was handling these matters, Zi Ling also came looking for him.

"Revered Master!"

"Old Ancestor!"

Lu Ping and Zi Lan bowed one after another.

"Ling'er, you came at the right time. Are you satisfied with my arrangements for your Zi Family? Is there anything that needs to be added?"

"Satisfied, just arrange it as you see fit!"

This matter was beneficial to the Zi Family, so naturally, she would not object.

After Lu Ping and Zi Lan went to handle the tasks, Liu Xuan was idle again, with nothing to do.

Originally, he planned to move the Star Array to the Sect to set it up over these two days, but he was worried that Immortal Master Fan Yang of the Nether Fire Sect would come knocking again, so he thought he would wait a few days until the storm passed.

There was no rush to move the Star Array, and since he was idle anyway, Liu Xuan ordered a team of Formation apprentices to be transferred from the Sect's Formation Hall, intending to first repair the One Yuan Water Dragon Grand Array.

He gave the order in the morning, and by noon, the people from the Formation Hall arrived, led by a tier 1 High Grade Formation Master, with the rest being ordinary Formation apprentices.

"Senior Brother Liu, this Grand Array is severely damaged; it is extremely difficult to repair, and I am powerless to do so!"

The Formation Master leading the team was Ma Zong, who had previously been responsible for repairing the White Crane Lake Grand Array.

The order he received this time was to completely repair this tier 2 medium grade Grand Array, so as soon as he saw Liu Xuan, he hurriedly complained.

Given Liu Xuan's current status in the Sect, he was just a Formation Master without any background. Regardless of whether there was a reason, Liu Xuan could punish him on the grounds of incompetence, so other than complaining, he had no other options.

"No matter! Just listen to my instructions." Liu Xuan waved his hand.

"Your meaning is..."

Ma Zong's old face was full of suspicion. "Senior Brother Liu also understands Formations?"

"I know a little!"

Liu Xuan smiled. "My greatest hobby is beauties, but when I am usually idle, I like to study some strange skills and crafty arts, and Formations are one of them."

"Strange skills and crafty arts?!!"

"Since that is the case, please give your instructions, Senior Brother Liu."

Ma Zong did not believe that Liu Xuan truly had any attainments in the way of Formations; he had studied and learned for decades and knew deeply how difficult this path was.

"Follow me!"

Liu Xuan brought everyone outside the courtyard, then flew to the sky above Lake Heart Island.

"Boom~"

With a wave of his large hand, spiritual light flashed across the entire White Crane Lake, and all the Formation nodes and Spiritual Qi connection lines of the One Yuan Water Dragon Grand Array were revealed.

Subsequently, all the positions in the Grand Array that had defects were revealed, while the rest of the intact parts remained hidden.

"Ma Zong, look carefully; do not make a mistake!"

Liu Xuan used his Divine Sense to mark the locations of the problematic Formation nodes and directly simulated the lines that needed to be repaired.

Ma Zong was stunned. A tier 2 medium grade Grand Array, with such complex connections of over ten thousand nodes, could actually be displayed so clearly.

"I will find someone else to handle the core of the Grand Array later; are there any issues with the other problematic nodes?"

"No! No issues!"

Ma Zong did not dare to ask more and hurriedly took his men to repair each Formation node.

...

For one day, Zi Ling followed Liu Xuan around, familiarizing herself with various matters on the island; almost every thing made her feel novel and surprised.

At night, she returned to her room, waiting expectantly for Liu Xuan, thinking about the joyous cultivation, and also thinking about properly asking him all the various questions in her heart.

Unfortunately! She waited until the second half of the night, but Liu Xuan never came at all...