303: Dao Cheng pretends to be cool

"One of our own?" The crane Yun Yao interrupted, her tone disdainful. "As far as I know, this brat only recently became a disciple of True Person Feiyu, Shen Yunshu, of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and he has also hooked up with the False Core True Person Yue Li, who was sent to Feiyu City."

Yun Yao turned to look at Liu Xuan. "Are you deceiving my Junior Sister, or... are you trying to play both sides?"

News of Liu Xuan becoming Shen Yunshu's disciple spread shortly after he defeated Wan Wei at his Foundation Establishment Grand Ceremony. After Yue Li became pregnant, she no longer deliberately concealed her relationship with Liu Xuan, so it was easy for Yun Yao to know these details.

"That's not it!" Before Liu Xuan could speak, An Yunxi hurriedly explained, "Liu Xuan is doing this to better handle things for us. He didn't deceive me about any of the things you mentioned; I was aware of them!"

Yun Xian shook her head helplessly. Her Junior Sister had made great progress in cultivation, but she hadn't grown in terms of life experience at all.

She actually believed such an obvious deceptive tactic; the other party was clearly just after her background!

Liu Xuan was obsessed with lust, with hundreds of wives and concubines, accepting anyone who came his way, and he already had nearly three hundred children. Yet, he hadn't touched a beauty like An Yunxi even once—was his motive not obvious enough?!

However, he did know his limits. Apart from the emotional deception, he hadn't actually swindled her out of money or sex, and he had genuinely helped her in various ways.

If not for that, she would have killed him long ago and wouldn't be sitting here wasting time with him.

"Liu Xuan, is it?" A trace of Yun Xian's Late Golden Core Stage Aura flared, instantly transforming her from an ordinary Daoist nun into a ruthless goddess. "I don't care what your motives are, you are not allowed to target my Junior Sister. She is not someone you can afford to provoke!"

"If she suffers even the slightest harm because of you, having your Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering will not be enough to compensate!"

Liu Xuan frowned slightly. He hadn't expected Yun Xian to be so overbearing; this was bullying, threatening him right off the bat.

If he were still the small fry from back in the day, bowing his head and enduring it wouldn't be a big deal. But now, he was the Old Ancestor of the Liu Family and the power behind the Red Pine Sect, accustomed to being in a high position.

Just a few days ago, he was chatting and laughing with Shen Yunshu, who was also at the Late Golden Core Stage. Being threatened so casually by Yun Xian, also at the Late Golden Core Stage, created quite a psychological gap!

"Hehehe~" Liu Xuan smiled. "This Junior has absolutely no intention of harming Senior Sister Yunxi. Please rest assured, Immortal Master!"

As he spoke, an invisible light shone from between his brows, and a pale pink butterfly flew out, gently flapping its wings before him.

Liu Xuan stared at the reactions of Yun Xian and the crane Yun Yao; if they made any unusual movements, he would immediately activate the Star Array.

Yun Xian couldn't perceive the existence of the pink butterfly at all. She was just curious why Liu Xuan was staring at her. Furthermore, how could this brat remain so composed and respond with a smile under the pressure of her Golden Core Aura?

Logically speaking, after having his deceptive tactics exposed and receiving a warning, Liu Xuan should have been terrified into kneeling and begging for mercy.

"Third Senior Sister!" An Yunxi stood up and blocked the space between Liu Xuan and Yun Xian, her small face full of displeasure. "Junior Brother Liu Xuan is my good friend, and I won't allow you to speak of him like that!"

Yun Xian looked at An Yunxi, then at Liu Xuan, and said to Liu Xuan, "You go out first. I have things to discuss with my Junior Sister."

Liu Xuan cupped his hands and took his leave, the pink butterfly in front of him merging back into his forehead. After considering it for a moment, he didn't rush to use it on Yun Xian.

Yun Xian's cultivation was at the Late Golden Core Stage, and her status was even slightly higher than Shen Yunshu's. Using the Love Gu on her would yield huge benefits.

However, there was only one Love Gu, and it could only be used once, so it couldn't be used lightly. Just now, he was only testing whether Yun Xian could detect the presence of the Love Gu.

According to what An Yunxi said, Yun Xian cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness, which might conflict with the Love Gu and weaken its effect.

Besides, instead of planting the Gu on Yun Xian, why not wait and plant it on An Yunxi's sister, Yun Miao, when the time came?

Once the Love Gu was successfully used, it would merge into the Divine Soul. Under normal circumstances, even a Soul Transformation expert shouldn't be able to easily detect it. Although it added a bit of risk, the reward was great enough to make it completely worth it.

After leaving the main hall, Liu Xuan instructed the maidservants to take good care of the guests, then left directly and headed to the South Courtyard.

With a Late Golden Core Stage Yun Xian and a Perfected Golden Core Stage crane, the Star Array might not necessarily kill them, but suppressing them for a period of time shouldn't be a problem.

If all else failed, he would use the Love Gu then; there was no need to be overly afraid of them.

...

South Courtyard. Under the phoenix tree.

Fourth Brother Dao Cheng held a beast-taming bag, and countless Black Crystal Bees flew out. Some worker bees carried fragments of the hive to rebuild the nest on the jade phoenix tree.

The Black Crystal Bee Swarm had been fighting alongside Daocheng on the border battlefield for so long that their Killing Intent was denser and their numbers greater; gathered together, they were terrifying.

The Black Crystal Bee Queen was about to advance to Peak Foundation Establishment, and with the overwhelming swarm, even False Core Cultivators were unwilling to provoke them.

Daocheng was surrounded by a group of brothers and sisters, some asking about the exciting life on the border battlefield, some asking how powerful the Black Crystal Bees really were, and others asking how many Yao Beasts he had killed and if he had ever killed a person...

Fourth Brother enjoyed the admiring gazes of everyone, slowly releasing the Black Crystal Bee Swarm while bragging to his brothers and sisters.

"You guys don't know, this border battlefield! It can be said to be incomparably dangerous; one careless slip and you lose your life. Those Yao Beast armies are countless in number, truly terrifying!"

"And then there are those adventurer Cultivator teams. Don't look at them as Human Race Cultivators; once they have a chance, they strike even more ruthlessly than Yao Beasts. If you aren't careful, you won't even know how you died."

"Fortunately, your Brother Cheng is witty and powerful, which is why I've been able to slay enemies and survive until today. It hasn't been easy!!"

Speaking of this, he drew the magic sword at his waist, revealing his Sixth Layer of Qi Refining Aura, striking a pose like an expert, and sighed:

"After fighting for several years, my cultivation is only at the Peak of the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining! My talent is truly mediocre!"

"Brother Cheng is already at the Peak of the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining?!?"

Even though the brothers and sisters knew he was showing off, they were still shocked by his current cultivation level.

Previously, the one with the highest cultivation, Ninth Son Dao Zhen, had only just broken through to the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining not long ago, far from the Peak of the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining.

The Eldest Son, Dao Yuan, had no Spiritual Root and could only practice martial arts. He had heard long ago that he had reached the Great Perfection of Xiantian, but as long as he hadn't broken through to the Late Qi Refining Stage, the Great Perfection of Xiantian was certainly no match for the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining.

It was much harder for the Great Perfection of Xiantian to reverse their Foundation and break through to the Late Qi Refining Stage than for the Peak of the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining to break through to the Late Qi Refining Stage. Could it be that the Eldest Son was really going to be surpassed by the Fourth Brother?!

"Brother Cheng, doesn't that mean you will soon break through to the Late Qi Refining Stage and become the number one Genius of our Liu Family?" A brother who was close to Daocheng said loudly.

"Of course! Brother Cheng is someone who fought on the border battlefield, and I heard he even took a Golden Core True Person as a master?"

"Brother Cheng, from now on, this little brother will follow your lead!"

"Brother Cheng, when I break through to the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, I'll go to the border battlefield with you too!"