Chapter 550 - 535: Jin Xi’s Loss (Two - s Combined, Subscription Request)_2
Lu Xuanji directly refused.
With swift steps and golden light flashing underfoot, he left straight away.
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Watching the disappearing golden light, Fang Liuli let out a sigh of relief.
Everything just now appeared as if she took the initiative, boldly speaking, but inside she was utterly embarrassed.
Earlier, she spoke shamelessly, attempting to seduce, her actions somewhat degrading.
But she had no choice.
In just a brief period of less than half a month, she had come to know this new master well enough.
This new master possessed remarkable aptitude and astonishing destiny, with boundless prospects for the future.
But as for her?
She was merely a Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul and the already annihilated Sect Leader of the Celestial Secret Sect; that was her background.
A Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul, in front of certain cultivators, still had some pride to rely upon.
But in front of some people, it was not worth much.
To enhance her value, yesterday she dressed up painstakingly, presenting herself as an unparalleled fairy, even applying aphrodisiac perfume, uttering shameless words in hopes of advancing their relationship to a more intimate one.
With intimacy, she might gradually influence him, leaving her mark in his heart.
Only in this way could she avenge her sect in the future.
The beauty trap was her only plan.
Her beautiful body was her only bargaining chip.
But at the moment she said all this, this master unexpectedly refused.
Opening the mirror, carefully examining herself, scrutinizing up and down, she doubted aloud, "Have I become ugly, losing my charm?"
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With golden light flickering, Lu Xuanji returned to Changyuan Mountain.
He couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
This journey to Chu Country was without surprises or dangers; he did not encounter formidable enemies or life-and-death battles. It was safe and sound.
Safe and sound mainly because he was well-prepared.
If he had stupidly gone to the Treasure Pavilion to purchase items directly, it would have resulted in many troubles.
Feeling the nameless finger of his left hand, there was a strand of cyan silk.
He then thought again of the maid, Fang Liuli, collected his thoughts, and thought no more.
With swift steps, he entered the Lu Family residence.
Without disturbing anyone, it wasn’t until he reached the entrance of the cave mansion that Long Xuan noticed him, "Master, you’re back!"
"I’m back!"
"Did you buy the treasure?"
"I bought it!"
"Sister Xi’Er can be saved!"
Long Xuan was so joyfully moved that she shed tears.
Opening the cave mansion, Lu Xuanji entered once more.
On the bed, Jin Xi lay there, her face pale, lips dry, her whole body’s qi and blood withering, resembling a dead tree branch in winter; the wounds on her body were increasing, seemingly about to completely break apart at any moment; the injuries on her Nascent Soul hadn’t worsened, but her aura remained weak.
Checking her condition, the situation was deteriorating.
At most, in two years, she would completely die.
"Xi’Er, you’ll get better. We’ll become immortals together and be carefree Dao Companions, how can you fall midway!" Lu Xuanji said tenderly, "Xi’Er, I will save you!"
Then, he took out that Sixth-Grade Creation Fruit.
He began to crush the peel and then pried open Jin Xi’s parched lips, starting to drip a drop of juice into her mouth.
Her condition was very poor, already in a coma, unresponsive to the outside world.
At this moment, she could no longer take spirit fruits by normal means, and thus this method had to be used.
Drip!
Drip!
With the juice falling, Jin Xi’s body, like a parched land meeting rain, began to gradually heal, and after a long time, her eyelashes twitched slightly; finally, she opened her eyes and said, "Thank you!"
"Can you open your mouth to eat?" Lu Xuanji asked.
"I can!"
"Then eat on your own. Swallow the peel too, don’t waste it!"
Jin Xi nodded.
With Lu Xuanji’s help, she sat half-up and began to eat the spirit fruit.
She didn’t leave the peel, as these Sixth-Grade spirit fruits can’t be wasted in the slightest.
After consuming the Sixth-Grade Creation Fruit, Jin Xi’s injuries gradually healed, and she began sitting quietly to treat her wounds.
Lu Xuanji also got up and left.
Three days later, the cave mansion’s door opened wide, and Jin Xi appeared.
After three days of refining, she had recovered more than a third of her injuries, her condition much improved.
"Xuanji, was it dangerous out there this time?"
Jin Xi asked, with a trace of worry in her eyes.
In the Cultivation Immortality Realm, unless encountering special circumstances, many Nascent Soul cultivators rarely leave their country and go to other cultivation realms, mainly for safety’s sake.
Once, a Golden Core cultivator saved up spirit stones and, fearing the jealousy of nearby cultivators, ventured to a neighboring cultivation realm to buy a Nascent Soul Pill.
As a result, he was targeted by a Nascent Soul cultivator, who tracked him down and killed him midway, earning a fortune before leaving.
Going to a nearby cultivation realm to purchase things, five out of ten cultivators suffer losses midway.
"This time, I was well-prepared in Qi Country, and it was without surprises or dangers!"
Lu Xuanji said.
While at Treasure Pavilion, why did he spend lavishly, directly purchasing the Creation Fruit at three times the price; and at the auction, spending eighty thousand spirit stones on ten furnaces. Spending extravagantly without haggling—the purpose was to show he was wealthy.
A Nascent Soul of the Eighth Layer, yet so wealthy, would lead some to make imaginative conjectures.
He might be the son of a Refining Void Great Power, possibly with significant background, perhaps touring outside in rebellion.
This "false background" scared away many Divinity Transformations.
Divinity Transformations dared not personally take action, at most sending Nascent Souls to intercept.
It also scared off Treasure Pavilion.
That’s why Treasure Pavilion would activate the teleportation array, directly teleporting him away. If he were the son of a Refining Void Great Power, dying at Treasure Pavilion, or intercepted halfway, could lead Treasure Pavilion to a catastrophe.
It was because of this false background that Lu Xuanji managed to leave unscathed.
A fat sheep can attract countless hunters, but when the sheep is too fat, it scares most hunters away.
If he haggled over every penny at the auction, revealing his weak essence, it would instead be very dangerous.
If at the auction, he just appeared as an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, Treasure Pavilion wouldn’t have let him leave through the teleportation array, instead offering an excuse that it was broken.
Then, on the way home, he would encounter many powerful snipers, kill the young ones and the old ones came, kill Nascent Souls and Divinity Transformations will come, endlessly troubling.
"Husband, you’ve worked hard!"
Jin Xi said, "This time, I still underestimated the difficulty of Divinity Transformation; healing will take ten years, and attempting Divinity Transformation again will be in fifty years! I feel so useless."
"It’s just one failure; failure is the mother of success, having a few more mothers will lead to success!" Lu Xuanji said, stepping forward to hold her hand, softly saying, "Xi’Er, I feel you lack confidence, which is not good. What is an invincible Daoxin, it’s not saying I’ll never lose in life. But no matter how many times you fail, you remain committed, steadfast in spirit!"
"Xi’Er, it’s just one failure, failing three times is nothing! Once, there was a Great Emperor named Chaos Ancient Emperor!"
Then, he began to impart some motivational words.
The Chaos Ancient Emperor, at first, had quite good aptitude but wasn’t top-notch, experiencing repeated defeats but through each transformation continued to evolve and progress.
Against him was the opposite case, namely the Eternal Emperor.
The Eternal Emperor, never defeated in his life, facing strong enemies, defeated them in three punches and two kicks, never knowing what failure meant.
Thus, come the Holy Ruins Era, he directly lay to rest.
Such people belong to those who never lose in life, but once they lose, they can never recover.
"Husband, I missed you!"
"I also missed you!"
A moment later, Jin Xi pulled Lu Xuanji into a side room, where there was a large bath in the center.
The bath was filled with red petals.
The fragrance was intoxicating.
Lu Xuanji was somewhat enchanted.
At this time, Jin Xi undressed and stepped into the bath.
Lu Xuanji glanced over, also stepping into the bath.
Soon, the two enjoyed a beautiful life, delighting in it.
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