317: Paying money is out of the question!

Three days later.

The Red Pine Secret Realm on the mountain top.

A tree with five-colored light circulating was rooted in the Secret Realm, greedily absorbing the Spiritual Qi in the air.

The heavenly origin sword! This five-colored tree was exactly the form taken by Liu Xuan's natal flying sword, the heavenly origin sword. It was not only absorbing Spiritual Qi but also drawing upon the Origin of the Third-rank Low-grade red pine tree.

The heavenly origin sword had devoured countless treasures, and its own level had long reached the Magic Treasure level. This time, as Liu Xuan achieved Core Formation, it also followed suit to become a Third-rank Low-grade Magic Treasure.

The red pine tree on the mountain top had been cultivated by Xiao Changfeng using his own sword Dao Concept. Now that Xiao Changfeng had no use for it, it was perfect for Liu Xuan to use for sword practice.

"Such a miraculous sword-Dao red pine tree, hundreds of years of Xiao Changfeng's hard work; it would be a waste to just devour it directly. It would be better to use the heavenly origin sword to replace it!"

By fusing with the red pine tree, the accumulation of the heavenly origin sword would be even more profound, and its own spirituality would be even stronger.

Liu Xuan walked to the side of the five-colored heavenly Origin tree and raised his hand to take a leaf that looked like a willow leaf.

"Hum!"

The leaf lit up with a scorching red light.

"Pure Yang Divine Ability!"

Liu Xuan took another leaf and flew it in front of him. Pointing with his finger, the leaf lit up with an earthy yellow glow.

"Earth Control Divine Ability!"

He did not stop, and continued to take three more leaves, which lit up with cyan, white, and black lights respectively.

"Azure Wood Divine Ability!"

"Geng Metal Divine Ability!"

"Ten Thousand Transformations Divine Ability!"

The five Divine Abilities, each representing the Five Elements, were related to the natal Spell seals formed by the five Cultivation Techniques that Liu Xuan practiced.

Compared to the previous natal Spells, the power of these five Spells promoted to Divine Abilities had increased more than a hundredfold on their original foundation!

Under the control of Liu Xuan's Divine Thought, the five leaves fused together, and a terrifying aura was born.

Liu Xuan seemed to see destruction, to see the end of all things; anything that touched it would be reduced back to the Qi of the Five Elements Origin!

"Five-Elements Creation-Destruction Divine Light! After being promoted to a Golden Core Divine Ability, its terror has truly manifested."

"My Golden Core is a supreme Golden Core that combines physical and Spell cultivation, uniting life and essence. It possesses the ability of immortality, and also this great killer Divine Ability, the Five-Elements Creation-Destruction Divine Light. I wonder if I can surpass two minor Realms to rival a Late Golden Core Great True Person?"

Liu Xuan had confidence! However, he had never seen a Late Golden Core Great True Person fight with full strength, so he dared not be one hundred percent sure.

While Liu Xuan was immersed in his powerful Golden Core cultivation, his Divine Sense suddenly sensed the figure of Yue Li outside the Secret Realm on the mountain top.

The red pine tree trunk Secret Realm barrier opened. After Yue Li walked in, Liu Xuan asked in Wang Qiao's appearance and tone: "Fellow Daoist Yue Li, what is the reason for seeing me?"

Yue Li stared carefully at Wang Qiao, then suddenly smiled: "Junior Brother, stop pretending. I know you are my husband!"

Liu Xuan showed confusion on his face, "What does Fellow Daoist mean by this? This seat does not understand. If you have something to say, why not speak directly!"

Yue Li kept staring at Liu Xuan's eyes. After a while, she put on a wronged expression and said in a mournful tone: "Husband, you can't even trust Lier, aren't you tired?"

Liu Xuan was stunned for a moment!

He restored his own appearance, instantly arrived beside Yue Li, and reached out to lift her chin, "Knowing that I don't trust anyone, you still dare to come. Are you not afraid that your husband will strike you down?"

"Can Husband bear to kill Lier?" Yue Li tilted her chin up, completely unconcerned by the threat in Liu Xuan's words.

Liu Xuan looked at the incomparably beautiful and exquisite face in front of him, with three parts pity, three parts affection, three parts sincerity, and one more part... provocation!

He was defeated and said helplessly: "Your husband does not want to attract too much attention. You must remember not to tell anyone about this matter!"

For such a small matter, it was impossible for Liu Xuan to really kill Yue Li. Her exposing the matter actually showed that she had no disloyal intentions towards Liu Xuan.

A victorious smile appeared on Yue Li's face. After hesitating for a moment, she brought up another question involving Liu Xuan's secret.

"Husband! Is True Person Xiao controlled by some means you used?"

Liu Xuan's expression became somewhat serious, "Why do you say that?"

"I have learned about True Person Xiao's affairs. Ever since your Liu Family moved back to the Sect from White Crane Lake, he has been helping the Liu Family do things, both openly and secretly.

His lifespan is coming to an end, so it is not strange for him to do anything, but what is strange is Husband's trust in him!

Given Husband's character, for True Person Xiao to be trusted by you to such an extent, that is why Lier has this guess."

After Yue Li gave birth to a child for Liu Xuan, her status in the Liu Family was very high, and she had been exposed to many core affairs. Liu Xuan was not surprised that she could guess this, but he was surprised why she wanted to say it out loud.

Liu Xuan needed to manage a Family, and many things had to be used, which would definitely leave traces. He could hide it from outsiders, but it was difficult to hide it from his own Family.

The women in power in the West Courtyard all knew more or less that the Liu Family had many secrets, but they coexisted as one with Liu Xuan, tacitly understanding each other; they would not tell outsiders, nor was there any need to get to the bottom of it with Liu Xuan.

Liu Xuan neither affirmed nor denied it, and asked: "Is Lier bringing this up because you want to..."

"I want to ask Husband to use that method on me as well, so that you won't have to hide everything from me in the future!" Yue Li looked at Liu Xuan expectantly.

Liu Xuan was stunned again. He had never expected that after Yue Li said so much, her purpose was actually this.

"Are you not afraid that this method has any side effects?"

"What side effects?" Yue Li asked.

"The side effect is that you will lose your consciousness and become a Puppet that only knows how to obey obediently!"

Yue Li's expression changed drastically, and her body involuntarily took two steps back, "You are lying to me. True Person Xiao is clearly acting normally, how could he be a Puppet?!"

"Scared?" Liu Xuan pulled her back into his arms and smiled: "If you are scared, then behave yourself!

If there is nothing else, you go back first. I will announce my exit from seclusion tonight, and I will deal with you properly later."

Yue Li was a little unhappy that she did not get her wish and fully gain Liu Xuan's trust, but she knew when to stop and did not continue to pester him, instead bringing up the main business.

"Today, the Sword Pavilion of the Heavenly Sword Sect sent people over. They said that Wang Qiao successfully broke through to the Golden Core, and demanded that the Sect hand over five million Spirit Stones, or quickly head to the Peach Blossom Sect to participate in the war."

"They came so quickly?!"

When Wang Qiao broke through to the Golden Core, the Heavenly Sword Sect would definitely react, but Liu Xuan did not expect them to send people so quickly.

Five million Spirit Stones!

When Liu Xuan broke through the Golden Core Bottleneck, he had consumed millions of Spirit Stones. Now he had a total of seven or eight million Spirit Stones on hand. If he handed them over, he would really become a poor man!

The Liu Family needed more and more Spirit Stones for development, and after becoming a Golden Core True Person, there were even more places where Spirit Stones were needed. How could he not have any stock on hand?

Paying was impossible. Liu Xuan pondered for a moment, "Can this matter be delayed for a while? Just say that he has just broken through and needs to stabilize his cultivation."

Yue Li shook her head, "The Sword Pavilion knows the situation of the Red Pine Sect. They have long coveted the wealth of the Liu Family and will not let you delay for too long."

Because the Red Pine Sect participated in the struggle between Shen Yunshu and True Person Heng Yuan due to Feiyu City, the current war situation was intense. Even if he used Wang Qiao's identity to achieve Core Formation, it would be difficult to stay out of it.

"Tell the people from the Sword Pavilion that Wang Qiao chooses to go into seclusion for one year before participating in the war. We will communicate this matter with the Beast Taming Sect and tell them to get lost!"