261: The Great War Begins

"Did my sister come too?" An Yunxi looked at Qin Mo with surprise and anticipation.

Qin Mo shook his head. "Senior Sister is still at the Main Mountain; I am the only one leading the team this time."

"I see."

An Yunxi's little face instantly fell, looking somewhat uninterested. "Why are you looking for me, Senior Brother Qin Mo?"

"I'm not going to follow you around; it's boring to death!"

Qin Mo felt somewhat helpless. "Senior Brother traveled all the way from the Sect, and hearing that Junior Sister was staying here, can't I come to see you if there's nothing else?"

He glanced at Liu Xuan, who was standing to the side, and continued, "Junior Sister, you are kind by nature; be careful not to be deceived by others again!"

"I wouldn't be deceived!" An Yunxi defended herself hurriedly. "That was an accident before; don't keep bringing it up."

Qin Mo did not speak, merely sweeping a faint glance at Liu Xuan beside them.

"Senior Brother Qin, what do you mean by that?"

"You don't think Junior Brother Liu... Liu Xuan would deceive me, do you?"

An Yunxi said somewhat angrily, "Liu Xuan is my friend; he is different from others and would absolutely not deceive me!"

"Is that so?"

"Junior Sister, think carefully. Has he ever asked you for Spirit Stones? Or treasures?"

Liu Xuan was wearing a second-rank Magical Artifact robe and holding a five-colored folding fan, which also looked to be at least a first-rank peak grade. His attire was extremely luxurious, far exceeding that of an ordinary Qi Refining Perfection Cultivator.

Qin Mo had just looked carefully and was 80% sure that Liu Xuan had swindled these items from An Yunxi.

For a Qi Refining Cultivator from a small Sect, with his level of insight, he was only capable of swindling some Spirit Stones!

An Yunxi looked at Liu Xuan, her face slightly flushed. In the years she had stayed with the Liu Family, Liu Xuan had never asked her for Spirit Stones; instead, it was Dashan and her who had been eating and drinking for free.

"Senior Brother Qin! You really misunderstood this time."

"Liu Xuan is much wealthier than me. The Liu Family operates a Merchant Alliance and has all kinds of businesses; how could he possibly swindle me for these few Spirit Stones?"

"Back when Dashan and I were injured at the Peach Blossom Sect, it was Liu Xuan who provided us with countless Medicinal Pills so we could slowly recover!"

Qin Mo was half-believing and half-doubting, always feeling that things were not that simple.

If what An Yunxi said was true, she might have exposed her identity, and the other party wanted to swindle even more.

The daughter of the Academy Head of the Beast Taming Sect Southern Branch, the younger sister of the Main Mountain Prodigy Yun Miao—there were always bold people who wanted to curry favor.

An Yunxi was currently staying within the Red Pine Sect; thinking deeper, perhaps even Xiao Changfeng was involved.

"Let's assume I misunderstood then!"

Qin Mo did not continue to dwell on it and changed the subject. "Why is Junior Sister suddenly interested in Artifact Refining?"

Speaking of this, An Yunxi became excited, pulling Liu Xuan and saying,

"He is an incredibly powerful Artifact Refiner. Not only can he refine high-grade Magical Artifacts, but he also knows many fun Magical Artifacts."

"Most importantly, he explains things very deeply and thoroughly, even I can understand it. It's much more interesting than those old fogies in the Sect!"

"It's not just Artifact Refining; Liu Xuan also knows Talisman, he is a Second-rank Talisman Master."

"He also knows Alchemy, and Formation..."

"Oh right! He also has two Spirit Beasts with third-rank Bloodline, and one of them is a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment demon insect!"

She spoke with increasing enthusiasm, praising Liu Xuan relentlessly, which left Qin Mo stunned.

'This girl has fallen for him!'

An Yunxi's gaze towards Liu Xuan was full of admiration and worship. Qin Mo knew this girl was beyond help; she would likely take a big tumble this time.

Didn't the Academy Head and Senior Sister Yun Miao let her come out for training precisely to let her experience these things? As long as there was no danger to her life, he did not intend to interfere.

But he couldn't completely ignore it either; otherwise, if this girl was hurt too deeply, it would be troublesome if the Academy Head and Senior Sister Yun Miao took it out on him.

'I'll first investigate the background of this Liu Xuan, then check if he has any connection with Xiao Changfeng. I'll figure it out clearly before deciding!'

After making up his mind, Qin Mo took out a communication Talisman and handed it to An Yunxi.

"Senior Brother will be staying in Feiyu City for this period. If anything happens, send me a message."

"Got it!"

An Yunxi put away the communication Talisman and threw it into her Storage Pouch.

The two chatted for a while, and then Qin Mo bid farewell and left. Before leaving, he warned Liu Xuan not to have any crooked thoughts.

Liu Xuan watched the whole process without interrupting. In front of a Golden Core True Person, his interjection wouldn't be of any use unless he exposed his true cultivation and combat power.

He was in a rush to come here this time not to show off, but to see if she had lied to him before through the conversation between Immortal Master Qin Mo and An Yunxi.

From the current look of things, the matter was basically confirmed. An Yunxi really was the daughter of the Nascent Soul True Lord Academy Head of the Beast Taming Sect Southern Branch, and she also had a Prodigy sister.

He couldn't rule out the possibility that both of them were acting to trick him, but such a possibility was extremely low.

Liu Xuan could clearly see Qin Mo's cultivation with his Eye of Delusion Breaking: Mid Golden Core Stage.

For a True Person from a large Sect at the Mid Golden Core Stage to spend half a day acting just to swindle him—that didn't make much sense.

'In that case, An Yunxi cannot be touched for now!'

Before figuring out the situation of the Academy Head of the Beast Taming Sect Southern Branch and Yun Miao, the risk of rashly taking An Yunxi was too great!

Maintaining the current relationship would both preserve the opportunity to hug a big thigh and provide room for maneuver if something went wrong.

Since the two big shots could raise An Yunxi to be like this, they were likely not extremely evil people, so there was no need to rush to cut ties.

"Junior Brother Liu, what are you thinking about?"

An Yunxi looked at Liu Xuan with some embarrassment. "Senior Brother Qin is also concerned about me; he didn't intentionally target you!"

Liu Xuan smiled. "It's fine, I understand!"

"Let's go! Didn't you say you had many questions to ask me just now?" Liu Xuan walked towards the direction of the Artifact Refining furnace.

"Okay! Okay!"

An Yunxi followed him, skipping along.

...

Half a month later.

After the Beast Taming Sect settled down and became familiar with the environment, they began to recruit local Cultivators, planning to attack the border area of the Peach Blossom Sect first.

There was no other way! They came here to fight a war, and they didn't have many Spirit Stones on them; when they left the Sect, they had basically exchanged everything for strategic supplies.

They had no assets in the Red Pine Sect, and staying in Feiyu City meant consuming resources every day without any income. Staying for too long would only make them poorer.

Only by attacking the Peach Blossom Sect and seizing their territory, resources, and Spirit Stones could the situation be maintained.

The Beast Taming Sect Cultivators looked powerful in combat, and some local Cultivators of the Red Pine Sect saw the opportunity and joined the army one after another, planning to follow them to the Peach Blossom Sect to take a gamble.

Wealth is sought in danger! The Beast Taming Sect was a super Immortal Sect, and now they had the support of the Azure Profound Sect. The odds of winning were so high that many people chose to take a stand early.

In just half a month, an army composed of five thousand Beast Taming Sect Disciples and fifteen thousand local Cultivators headed towards the border of the Peach Blossom Sect, and the great war was ignited instantly.

Just three days later, another team of five thousand Beast Taming Sect members arrived from the direction of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the number of Beast Taming Sect Disciples in Feiyu City did not decrease.

According to the Beast Taming Sect Disciples, a large number of Disciples would continue to arrive one after another; now was just the very beginning.