Chapter 507 - 377: Five-Member Delegation
Ye Lingyue still vividly remembered what happened that time in Yunmeng Swamp, where Feng Xun narrowly escaped death.
The cold body of Feng Xun, with strange totem patterns spreading wildly like vines, she did not want to see Feng Xun like that again.
Xingxiu Cave was many times more dangerous than Yunmeng Swamp, not to mention.
Even though Feng Xun's body is much better than before, she still didn't dare to take the risk and let him venture into danger.
"Ling Yue, you're wrong this time, I agree we should let Prince Feng join our team. I've heard that the Xingxiu Cave is full of mechanisms, and Prince Feng is skilled with mechanisms and various arrays, plus with a Sword Slave, as well as your Invisibility Elixir and Flying Elixir, I actually think it's more advantageous to have him with us," Lan Cai'er lifted the curtain and stuck her head in, nearly scaring Ye Lingyue to death.
Why did she feel that Lan Cai'er has been particularly weird lately?
However, Ye Lingyue did know about Feng Xun's proficiency with arrays and mechanisms since moving into Feng Residence.
Feng Xun liked quietness; inside Feng Residence, guards were only positioned on the periphery, as for the courtyard she and Feng Xun lived in, there were no guards.
The reason was nothing else than Feng Xun having set up special arrays and mechanisms within the mansion.
If the mechanism is not unlocked, any intruder who breaks into Feng Residence would not be able to find their way out even after wandering around for a day and a night.
"It's too dangerous, I cannot agree," Ye Lingyue refused to budge.
"Ling Yue, my entering the Xingxiu Cave is not only for your sake, but also because I have been searching for a cure for the Cold Syndrome for many years," Feng Xun said with a hint of sorrow.
Xingxiu Cave, left behind by Yuhua Immortal, contains countless Ancient Elixir Recipes. Originally, Emperor Qing also indeed sent people in search of a cure for Feng Xun's illness, but alas, they found none.
After listening to Feng Xun, Ye Lingyue hesitated but eventually, could not resist Feng Xun's mournful eyes and Lan Cai'er's persuasion, and agreed.
Thus, Ye Lingyue's group now had two more people.
This also meant that when Ye Lingyue entered the Xingxiu Cave, she needed to pay five Reincarnation Elixirs.
Five Seventh Grade Reincarnation Elixirs, this amount still made Ye Lingyue's heart ache for quite some time.
During the remaining days, Feng Residence was quiet, and people like Xue Pianran and Hong Mingyue did not appear again.
When the day came for Xingxiu Cave to open, Ye Lingyue's group of five arrived outside the Dan Palace.
Just as Ye Lingyue was getting off the carriage, she heard a joyous call from the direction of the Daxia Delegation.
"Ling Yue, is that really you?" Feng Xue and the others had not known that Ye Lingyue was also in Beiqing until the results of the civilian selection came out, only then realizing that Ye Lingyue was also going to enter Xingxiu Cave.
Feng Xue and another person had been good friends with Ye Lingyue during their time at Hongwu Hall. Even though Ye Lingyue had left Xia Capital for quite a while, it was still a pleasant surprise to meet here.
Thanks to Ye Lingyue's Elixir Pills, Feng Xue and her friend made significant progress in their cultivation, now reaching the Small Yuan Dan Realm, and being of Innate Perfection, they were outstanding among their peers in Xia Capital. No wonder they were chosen to represent Daxia and enter Xingxiu Cave this time.
Ye Lingyue chatted with them for a bit and took out several elixir pills.
"Here are some Invisibility Elixirs and Flying Elixirs. Although I will be traveling with you, once we enter Xingxiu Cave, life and death are uncertain, and I may not be able to look after you. If you encounter dangers inside, don't try to be brave. Take the elixir, and after you've avoided the crisis, immediately leave."
Feng Xue's cultivation might be considered not bad in Daxia, but in a place like Beiqing, filled with masters, it simply wasn't enough.
Neither of them held back and, after thanking Ye Lingyue, rejoined the Daxia Delegation's team.
By midday, most of the delegations had already arrived. Besides the three teams selected from the public, there were another thirty-six delegations from various countries.
A delegation, including the team leader, could only have up to ten members and one leader, making it eleven people in total.
In terms of numbers, Ye Lingyue's five-member delegation was undoubtedly the smallest.
There was still some time before the opening hour of Xingxiu Cave.
Ye Lingyue began to pay attention to the various delegations around her.
Each member of these delegations from different countries was not weak in strength.
But the strongest were undeniably the Beiqing Delegation. To Ye Lingyue's surprise, Xue Pianran was not participating in the Beiqing Delegation. Instead, Cong Lv and Princess Qing Bi were present. Aside from Princess Qing Bi whose strength was slightly weaker, the rest, similar in age to Cong Lv, were at the Great Primordial Dan Realm and Reincarnation Realm, led by a Nine Rank Alchemist.
When they saw Feng Xun and Ye Lingyue standing together, disdain appeared on the faces of several young male and female warriors from the Beiqing Delegation.
Lately, news had spread unchecked that a woman from Daxia had moved into the Feng Residence.
Xue Pianran is the Heavenly Maiden of Dan Palace. She is amiable and beautiful, and being of Beiqing nobility, she is highly regarded by the young nobles of Beiqing, both men and women.
When Emperor Beiqing initially arranged a marriage between Feng Xun and Xue Pianran, there was quite a lot of disapproval within Beiqing.
Mostly, it was said that Feng Xun wasn't worthy of Xue Pianran, a sickly and useless person who had occupied Xue Pianran through Emperor Beiqing's favor and the power of his family.
But now Ye Lingyue had burst onto the scene, and public opinion had shifted.
Although Ye Lingyue had forged the Five-Colored Reincarnation Elixir in the public selection, her arrogant demeanor and refusal of many Sects' invitations, including that of Sansheng Valley, had also spread throughout Emperor City.
"It's really a pity for the Heavenly Maiden, not only being dragged down by that sickly wretch Feng Xun but now also humiliated by an obscure Daxia woman."
"The Dan Palace is not the place to act, but after today's exploration of Xingxiu Cave, I'll see how I can deal with that shameless woman."
"I've long said that woman looks like a vixen."
Inside the Beiqing Delegation, many were already sharpening their teeth, ready to deal with Ye Lingyue.
The latter touched her face, puzzled, wondering if she really looked so much like a vixen.
Hearing this, Feng Xun's eyebrows knitted, and when those delegates from the Beiqing Delegation met his gaze, each recoiled slightly.
"Feng San, are you really planning to enter Xingxiu Cave? If you truly wish to participate, then join our side. It will be better to have someone to look out for each other on the road," Cong Lv also noticed Feng Xun and learned that he was going to join the Xingxiu Cave adventure.
"Indeed, Brother Prince Feng, look at your team, at most it totals three and a half people, oh wait, plus one mongrel dog. Whether you can even come out alive is the question, let alone being dragged to death by them without knowing," Princess Qing Bi sneered.
Ye Lingyue's delegate team, with only five members, one Prince Feng who didn't count as a combatant, a small girl not even three feet tall holding a young puppy in her arms, at most counted as a half, and the highest strength among the remaining three was the Sword Slave, at the Reincarnation Second Realm.
Such a team, among thirty-nine delegations, was considered the weakest. Once they entered the Xingxiu Cave, it's not about finding treasures but a problem of even being able to protect themselves.