404: Liu Xuan is not human.

Black Leopard Fortress.

A secret chamber.

Liu Xuan showed Shen Yunshu the large amount of battlefield data he had brought from the Peach Blossom Demon Lord.

He then explained his plan to her in detail, asking for her cooperation to refine the entire scheme.

As Shen Yunshu looked through the battlefield data brought by Liu Xuan and listened to the details of his plan, she became increasingly shocked.

This data was of an extremely high level, involving many battlefield secrets that ordinary people could not access.

The plan Liu Xuan described sounded simple, but it required the Peach Blossom Sect to cooperate at any cost, which was something no ordinary person could achieve.

A few days ago, Liu Xuan had said he was a pawn of the Peach Blossom Demon Lord, and later claimed his status in the Peach Blossom Sect was comparable to a Nascent Soul Demon Lord; looking at it now, perhaps all of this was true.

The highest cultivation among Liu Xuan's children was only at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage, and most were Qi Refining Cultivators.

This plan was merely a training exercise for them, while she, Shen Yunshu, was the greatest beneficiary, able to easily gain massive amounts of merit points.

"Good Disciple, you are so capable!"

Shen Yunshu's eyes were filled with seduction; her figure flickered and vanished from the chair, reappearing in Liu Xuan's embrace.

Her soft, boneless body swayed slightly, and her fair wrists hooked around Liu Xuan's neck. "Since my good Disciple has such great abilities, why didn't you tell your Revered Master sooner?"

Ever since he had detoxified Shen Yunshu last time, it was as if a switch had been flipped, and she had become even more seductive than a demoness.

The key point was that once they left the secret chamber, she would revert to her high and mighty, cold female sword immortal persona; only when alone with Liu Xuan would she act like a different person.

Usually proper, yet seductive only to him—Liu Xuan found it very difficult to withstand such a test.

"It's not too late to know now. My abilities are even greater than what you know, Revered Master!"

His Golden Core circulated within his body, his Essence Blood surged, and strands of pure Qi and blood, similar to Demonic Qi, gushed out, as Liu Xuan showed a glimpse of his powerful Physical Body.

"Ah!!"

An hour later.

Liu Xuan straightened his robes, dropped a sentence about not forgetting the main task, and left dashingly, leaving Shen Yunshu to wipe away tears with a wronged expression.

"Liu Xuan is not human!"

Shen Yunshu increasingly could not understand this Disciple of hers; he was clearly a pure Golden Core Cultivator, yet possessed a Physical Body and Qi more terrifying than a Yao Beast.

Can a Cultivator's Golden Core and a Yao Beast's Qi coexist? What kind of monster is this?!

"Hiss~"

The pain in her body pulled Shen Yunshu's thoughts back. She circulated her magic power to begin healing, and a smile immediately appeared on her face; her Golden Core magic power had become a bit purer, taking her one step closer to the Perfected Golden Core Stage.

"No wonder that girl Yue Li refused to listen to advice back then and insisted on following Liu Xuan. So this is why she eats so well!"

"To think she hid such a good thing from me for so many years! Next time I go back, I must teach her a good lesson!"

Great Sun City.

Liu Xuan gathered all his children in the underground Yin Sha Hall and announced that they were allowed to go to the front lines of the battlefield.

"That's great!"

"I've long wanted to go to the front lines. If it weren't for Father not allowing it, I might have already commanded an army and made a name for myself!"

Fourth Brother Dao Cheng had participated in wars very early on. Back then, he was taken as a Disciple by Yun Xian, and subsequently participated in wars with True Person Qin Mo's team, even making quite a name for himself with the Black Crystal Bee Swarm in his hands.

Later, Liu Xuan felt his cultivation was too low and that messing around on the battlefield was not as good as focusing on cultivation, so he used his connection with Yun Xian to bring him back.

He had been well-behaved all these years, but ever since he broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, the Body Tempering effect of the Yin Sha Hall had decreased, so he wanted to go to the battlefield to fight.

The Evil Qi of the battlefield's military formations also had a Body Tempering effect, and true life-and-death combat was of great help to a killing Dao like the sword path.

Fourth Brother primarily cultivated the Geng Metal Sword Art, and battlefield combat was a shortcut to rapidly improve his strength.

During this time, he had mentioned to his father, Liu Xuan, several times that he wanted to train on the front lines, saying that only this way would he have a chance to catch up to the Eldest Son.

Liu Xuan glanced at him and continued, "This time, you can only go to the Black Leopard Fortress, and you must obey the command of True Person Feiyu; otherwise, she will send you back."

"Also, think carefully about whether or not to go. If remaining in the Yin Sha Hall to Cultivate yields better results, I will not force you."

Not all children were suitable to go to the front lines now. Some children liked immortal cultivation techniques and did not like fighting or killing; going to the front lines would be a waste of time.

Some children were at a critical point of breaking through a Bottleneck and needed peace of mind to go into seclusion; Liu Xuan naturally would not force them.

"Father, I am willing to go!"

"I am willing too!"

"I want to go too!"

Children with talent for immortal cultivation techniques were, after all, in the minority. Most people had the same idea as Fourth Brother and wanted to go to the battlefield to give it a try.

Father said he would not force them, but the Family rules encouraged the strong. If they wanted to obtain more, they had to fight for it.

The Liu Clan's education for them since childhood was that the harder they worked, the more resources they would get. Apart from basic Family benefits, how much support they could receive depended entirely on how much ability they could demonstrate.

From the age of six, when they started learning the basics of martial arts, they would undergo quarterly assessments.

Afterward, there were various rankings for talent, cultivation, combat, and comprehensive ability. The higher the ranking, the more resources and support they received, all to encourage them to strive and progress.

In such an environment, as long as they had not given up on the path of cultivation, everyone would try their best to push upward.

If you fall behind by one step, you fall behind in every step. A slight slack would result in lower treatment, and to catch up later would require several times the effort.

"Daozhen, Dehua, and De Yun, you are not to go; stay obediently in Great Sun City to Cultivate!"

These three children were only thirteen or fourteen years old, just having entered the Martial Dao Qi and Blood Realm, and were not even Acquired Martial Artists. Them going to the battlefield was not training, but making trouble.

Previously, Liu Xuan only allowed them to move about in the Red Pine Sect, and only after taking in the Peach Blossom Demon Lord did he let them come to Great Sun City; how could he possibly allow them to go to the front lines?

"What are you kids making trouble for? Go stand in the back!" Fourth Brother stepped forward, pulled the three boys to the back, then walked to Liu Xuan's side and asked, "Father, the Eldest Son shouldn't be going, right?"

The Eldest Son was busy handling the government affairs of the City Lord's Mansion, so Liu Xuan specially allowed him not to come over.

"Your Eldest Son must hold down the City Lord's Mansion, so he won't go for the time being!"

"Good!"

Fourth Brother clenched his fist excitedly, then looked at Liu Xuan with full confidence, "Father, rest assured and leave this matter to me. Your son will definitely lead the younger brothers and sisters to carve out a territory and promote the prestige of our Liu Clan!"

Liu Xuan looked at Fourth Brother, then looked down at Dao Ming, Ninth Son, Ling Miao, Lingyue...

In terms of steady conduct, the sixth son, Dao Ming, had a steady mind and deep city, making him the most suitable to lead, but his cultivation was still at the Late Qi Refining Stage, a step behind the already Foundation Establishment Stage Fourth Brother.

Moreover, Dao Ming and Ninth Son were Fourth Brother's die-hard brothers, the kind who wore the same pair of pants. Even if Liu Xuan arranged for Dao Ming to lead, it was estimated that once they stepped out of this door, Fourth Brother would still be the one in charge.

Liu Xuan sighed helplessly and could only admonish Fourth Brother, "The Liu Clan does not need you to promote prestige; watch yourself, do you hear me?!"