Chapter 136

Xu Xian's Third Spirit Beast

Chapter 136 Xu Xian's Third Spirit Beast

Xu Xian quickly dressed and went out.

Outside the door stood a young man with an anxious expression, who looked remarkably similar to An Tong.

"An Tong?" Xu Xian asked in surprise.

An Tong, oblivious to the change in Xu Xian's voice, cried out urgently, "Young Master, Miss Dai and Miss Su are in trouble! Something terrible has happened!"

"What's wrong with her?" Xu Xian asked.

An Tong said, "Come with me to the Marquis's residence, and I'll tell you on the way."

Soon, in a carriage that was even larger and more luxurious than the previous two days, An Tong was still driving.

The two guards from before remained unchanged.

An Tong now had a sword at his waist.

Come to think of it, why don't I have any?

Xu Xian was depressed.

Gu Xin was exceptionally gifted.

Now that I'm seventeen or eighteen, there's no reason why I shouldn't have a contracted spirit beast.

Even if it's not mine, and I can't keep a whole one by my side, it doesn't matter if I can't use it.

Xu Xian was quite curious about what kind of spirit beast he could get with this identity.

Let go of these thoughts.

Xu Xian asked, "Tell me, what happened to Dai Misu?"

An Tong said, "Miss Dai and Miss Su went to Nine Dragons Mountain to find the Heart Monkey Fruit in order to help you break the Blood Phoenix Curse on your body. Both of them are now seriously injured and on the verge of death, and their spirit beasts are also hanging by a thread."

"Huh!?" Xu Xian tilted his head in surprise.

What exactly is the Blood Phoenix Curse? And what is the Heart Monkey Fruit?

etc----

Xu Xian suddenly remembered the jade pendant that the Ninth Princess had given him last night. He tried to take it out, but found that it was not on his person at all.

He remembered very clearly that he had put it in his clothes.

I just heard An Tong say that again.

So that bitch slipped something to me last night?!

Even though I know these are all illusions, I'm still very upset to have been tricked.

Moreover, Mi Dai and Mi Su were also injured or even killed because of this.

Although I don't care too much, I'm still very unhappy, extremely unhappy.

Xu Xian had never suffered such a loss since childhood, even if it was fake.

I have to go and disgust that woman once, otherwise I won't be able to get over it.

We'll talk about this later.

Xu Xian asked, "What level of strength did Mi Dai and Mi Su possess before running off to Jiulong Mountain?"

Jiulong Mountain, one of humanity's greatest adversaries during the Sword Dynasty, is home to nine peak-level monarch-level spirit beasts.

Although it is called a mountain, it is actually a very long, continuous mountain range.

It is worth mentioning that Jiulong Mountain borders Wucheng, and the two are very close to each other.

It wasn't until the 158th year of the Sword Dynasty's reign that the Sword Dynasty's army finally conquered the hostile force at Jiulong Mountain, which was also the Sword Dynasty's most prosperous period.

According to Xu Xian's calculations, it should only be 135 years now.

There are still 23 years before Jiulong Mountain is destroyed.

An Tong assumed Xu Xian was angry because Mi Dai and Mi Su had acted on their own initiative, and said, "Although Miss Dai and Miss Su have only recently become Lord-level Beast Tamers, they are very powerful and possess a combined spirit beast attack skill. Ordinary peak Lord-level spirit beasts are no match for them. It's just that they didn't expect to be attacked by multiple Lord-level spirit beasts. If it weren't for good luck—"

As he spoke, An Tong spurred his horse even faster, with two guards clearing the way ahead, almost driving away those blocking the road.

It was as if Xu Xian was going to see the two women one last time.

When Xu Xian arrived at the Marquis of Jianping's residence, a doctor dressed as a physician, carrying a thin sword, walked out shaking his head.

An elderly man with a dignified face held the doctor's hand. "Imperial Physician Chen, is there really no way? Su'er and Dai'er, could it be—"

Physician Chen shook his head. "My lord, I have done my best. It's not just your daughter's injuries, but also the injuries to their spirit beasts. If it were only one, it would be fine, but the impact of both has affected their souls. Please forgive my incompetence."

After saying that, he shook his head, sighed, and left.

Xu Xian walked in at that moment.

Upon seeing Xu Xian, a flash of anger crossed Mi Zhan's brows.

But it was quickly suppressed.

With a deep sense of helplessness, he said, "The news has arrived." His voice was weary, carrying a feeling of powerlessness as if he had no way to vent his anger.

Xu Xian was somewhat surprised.

Mi Zhan's two daughters are in this predicament because of him, and this father actually managed to restrain himself from calling out to his son.

Good guy!

Xu Xian admired his original identity even more.

Not only did he win the hearts of the two girls, but Marquis Jianping, Mi Zhan, was probably also extremely satisfied with him.

"Let's go in and take a look," Bei Zhan said.

Xu Xian nodded.

He didn't feel anything in his heart.

After all, these are all fake. There may have been such things in history, but for him, they were just CG animations.

Upon entering the place where Mi Dai and Mi Su were, a beautiful woman dressed in light purple glanced at Xu Xian and said with a forced smile, "Xiao Xin has arrived."

Xu Xian approached.

It is speculated that this woman must be Mi Zi, the eldest daughter of the Mi family and the old flame of the Emperor.

He looked at Mi Dai and Mi Su lying down.

The twins' appearances are simply enlarged proportionally from their childhood, but without their baby fat, even with pale faces, their exquisite features still shine through.

One particular point.

Xu Xian thought it was very good.

That is, her figure is not as regrettable as Su Ya's.

In another part of the secret realm, Suya stood on a desolate mountain range. There were no flowers, trees, or shrubs, only countless swords, spears, and halberds stuck in the ground.

Suya walked to a sword and was about to reach out to see if she could pick it up.

Suddenly my nose started to itch.

"Achoo!"

"Who's talking about me!" Su Ya looked around in annoyance.

He picked up the sword, his face flushed red, but he didn't draw it.

I felt even more annoyed.

Xu Xian silently apologized.

Thinking about these things in this situation is really inhumane.

But just like watching TV, even though this scene is a personal experience, his emotions don't change at all.

It's just a pity, considering that the two girls were only seventeen years old and were super geniuses at the lord level.

If they can grow up safely, there might be more biographies about these two.

So it seems that Ninth Princess is truly inhuman!

"How are Su'er and Dai'er?"

A hurried figure rushed in.

It was the weapon emperor Lingxiao. Five years had passed, and he still looked the same carefree and irresponsible person. His appearance hadn't changed much, except for a little stubble on his chin.

Upon entering the room, Ling Xiao fell silent upon seeing the extremely faint breaths of the two women.

With tears welling up in her eyes, Mi Zi said, "My second and third sisters have been saved by Physician Chen, and the two spirit beasts are in the same situation. However, their injuries are too severe. Both the beast tamers and the spirit beasts have symptoms of soul damage, and I'm afraid they will never wake up in this lifetime."

"How could this be!" Ling Xiao's face instantly turned ugly.

The two girls, whom I treated like my own sisters, have fallen into such a tragic situation.

He looked at Xu Xian and saw that he had a gloomy face (actually, he didn't know what expression to use, so he just lowered his head and thought about how to get the spirit beast and deal with that stinky woman, the Ninth Princess).

Ling Xiao walked to Xu Xian's side and patted him on the shoulder. "Brother Gu, don't worry, I already have a solution to the Blood Phoenix Curse, but unfortunately I'm still a step too late."

"real!"

It wasn't Mi Zi who spoke, but Mi Zhan who walked in. Beside him was an old man, Gu Ying.

"Let's talk outside," Ling Xiao said.

Everyone looked at Mi Su and Mi Dai, and then quickly went out.

Several people surrounded Ling Xiao, including Xu Xian, who was watching the play.

He had some ideas about the effects of the Blood Phoenix Curse, but he wasn't quite sure.

Ling Xiao said with a mixture of sadness and excitement, "That's right. I've been experimenting for the past five years, and I also obtained the source blood of the Blood Curse Phoenix from the Ninth Princess for research. Finally, I've figured out a way to break the curse. In this way, Brother Gu will be able to contract a spirit beast."

"Why aren't you faster!" Bei Zhan glared fiercely at Ling Xiao.

Gu Ying pulled him back, "Xiao Zhan, don't blame him. This is all the Ninth Princess's fault. Not only was the Blood Curse Phoenix killed, but she is also being suppressed in Mangshan. Her later life will definitely be miserable."

"Huh?" Xu Xian was very unhappy, extremely unhappy.

I haven't even exerted my full strength yet, I really haven't.

You're saying now that the woman who annoyed me has been executed.

It's really frustrating not being able to take revenge myself.

"Don't say so much, Ah Xiao, where are the things? Let's remove the Blood Phoenix Curse from Xiao Xin's body first. It's also a kind of, a kind of—" Bei Zi said, tears welling up in her eyes again, two lines of clear tears streaming down her face.

Upon hearing this, Ling Xiao took out an iron box from his pocket.

Small square box.

In five years, the Weapon Emperor grew extremely rapidly.

It used to be a lump of iron, but now it's quite refined.

Ling Xiao opened the small iron box, and immediately, a burst of blood energy shot into the sky.

Then a phoenix cry resounded throughout the entire capital.

Xu Xian looked up.

A blood-red phoenix spreads its wings and soars high.

As you look in that direction, the other person also looks in that direction.

The two seemed to connect at this moment, and the blood-red phoenix cried out once more.

Then, the phoenix swooped down before Xu Xian could react.

The phoenix opened its mouth wide and swallowed Xu Xian whole.

In an instant, all Xu Xian could see was a bloody mess, as if he had fallen into a bloody abyss, his whole body filled with a disgusting, sticky feeling.

If he hadn't been oblivious to the danger, he would have already activated the spiritual tree and leaves within his body.

But this feeling is really unpleasant.

He mentally cursed.

No, what does Gu Xin's suffering have to do with me, Xu Xian?

A token gesture would have sufficed; why torture a modern person like me like this?

Outside the secret city, at Tree City University.

It has been five days now.

Every day, ten students are sent to the Secret Realm of the Artifact King.

Some students only stayed for a few hours before coming out with nothing to show for it.

Some students spent the day there and were very happy to receive bronze-grade spirit beasts.

It's normal to be happy; spirit beasts have high potential and can basically all reach the silver level.

Besides these students.

Several students also appeared on the list of outstanding students sent by Pei Buliao.

Lu Youqi's face showed both joy and distress.

He was delighted to have obtained a bronze-grade top-quality spirit beast, a black and white chess piece, white on top and black on the bottom, which could be placed in the void to create a maze.

What's bothering him is the guy next to him who's making him uncomfortable.

Qian Hongwu held a gleaming silver iron spear, from which the roars of dragons and tigers could be heard.

Dragon Tiger Spear, low-grade silver!

He laughed heartily, "With you here, if Xu Xian can sit in that first place, so can I!"

"Is that so?" Yu Yu strolled over, and there was a long, shimmering silver fish on his shoulder.

The silvery fish, following the fish's will, was instantly transformed into a longsword with fish scales.

Tai'a Fish Scale Sword, low-grade silver.

A hint of apprehension flashed in Qian Hongwu's eyes.

This fish is truly amazing.

Apart from these two.

And then there's Su Ya, next to her a red fox with a long sword in its mouth leaping onto her shoulder.

It was the low-grade silver Red Fox Sword that Xu Xian had seen before.

Shi Shi stood quietly to the side, carrying a beautiful longbow that exuded a cold aura on her back. Within the bow, a snow fox was faintly visible.

Snow Fox Bow, low-grade silver.

Qian Hongwen and Li Yang stood on one side.

Li Yang was somewhat frustrated. Like Lu Youqi, he also knew about the bronze-grade spirit beast, but it was a dagger, which had no special features compared to the black and white chess pieces.

Qian Hongwen, on the other hand, had a look of disdain in his eyes towards the other students.

He had a sword at his waist, its blade snow-white with dragon scales.

It was the Scaled Dragon Sword, a mid-grade silver weapon.

He looked at Zhou Li with a cold smile.

Zhou Li was holding a shield with obvious delight.

The shield looked somewhat like a lump of iron, with tiny spikes on it.

A hedgehog spirit appeared and disappeared.

Earth Element Shield, low-grade silver.

Apart from their things.

Wang Bo, Gu Xi, and Yun Fei all obtained low-grade silver-level spirit beasts.

Other members of prominent families also possessed low-grade silver-level spirit beasts, while others had spirit beasts ranging from high-grade to top-grade bronze-level beasts.

It can be said that everyone, except for those who were particularly unlucky, reaped a great reward.

Students come here every afternoon.

Everyone wanted to see how the others fared.

The character Xu Xian, ranked first in the special category, is He Shouhuo.

In any case, among the top ten rookie kings, only Lu Youqi and Li Yang are bronze-level.

The other seven were all Silver-grade, and Qian Hongwu even obtained a mid-grade Silver-grade.

Everyone can see Xu Xian's excellence.

After obtaining the silver-grade spirit beast.

Many students felt a sense of unease.

In particular, Qian Hongwen has now shifted his focus from Zhou Li to Xu Xian.

Although he disliked Zhou Li more, Xu Xian was the true number one student.

In that case, what does second place matter?

He refrained from participating in the ranking battles, waiting for Xu Xian to appear so he could use the Scaled Dragon Sword to decisively defeat him.

He's going to take the top spot among all the students in Tree City!

Besides him, all the other students thought the same thing.

Therefore, the students' rankings have not changed.

They're all waiting to be reordered!

Within the Secret Realm of the Weapon Emperor.

The sticky, bloody feeling slowly faded away.

Xu Xian's vision returned to normal light.

The sky is blue, and the clouds are white.

This time, however, it wasn't in bed, but atop a beautiful mountain, where I could enjoy the mountain breeze.

"Where is this?" Xu Xian looked around.

The environment here is beautiful, but apart from the sound of the mountain wind, there is only silence, a deathly silence.

As if he had thought of something, Xu Xian looked at himself.

I discovered that I had grown taller again, several centimeters taller than I was when I was Xu Xian.

The hands no longer had that delicate, untouched-by-spring softness; instead, they were rough and calloused.

He touched his face again and saw that his beard was stubble.

"How many years have passed?"

Xu Xian discovered that there weren't many mirrors around.

Let's look at the waist.

There was still no sign of a spirit sword or other weapon, or a spirit beast.

No, Gu Xin's Blood Phoenix Curse has been lifted, but he still hasn't contracted a spirit beast? Or is he really not going to let me see it?

And where the hell am I? I'm just sitting here doing nothing, how the hell am I supposed to get down?

He looked around; the sheer cliffs were no exaggeration.

So Gu Xin came here to show off?

Just as I was thinking this, a figure came down from the sky on a sword.

Xu Xian's eyes lit up.

Flying on a sword!

This is one of the skills of the Blade Spirit Beast, it's incredibly cool!

Upon looking at the newcomer, he was a handsome young man whom Xu Xian recognized.

"Antong?"

An Tong landed on his sword, then knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "Young Master, the last Dragon King of Nine Dragon Mountain has been killed by Lord Frost Sword King, and the revenge for the two ladies has been avenged!"

"————" Xu Xian.

So, Mi Dai and Mi Su are still alive, and they've become my—no, Gu Xin's—wife.

This kid seems to be not only eloquent but also quite sentimental.

Thinking this, Xu Xian was about to ask Ling Xiao about the situation so that he could get the high-level spirit beast he initially wanted.

Only after getting past the pretentious scene at the mountain peak did they finally get through it.

Suddenly, everything went blurry before my eyes.

The scene changes again.

At this moment, Xu Xian found himself lying on a recliner, and when he reached out, clumps of his gray, dry hair fell out.

I didn't pay much attention to it.

He pursed his lips indifferently and habitually looked around.

The first thing that catches the eye is Ling Xiao and Mi Zi, whose faces are filled with sorrow. Their appearances have not changed much.

Then there were Mi Zhan and An Tong beside the two, but Gu Ying was nowhere to be seen. Xu Xian guessed that his grandfather was probably dead, after all, he was old and just an ordinary person.

Besides these people, Xu Xian vaguely sensed many strange and varied gazes.

These weren't the main points, and Xu Xian didn't pay them any mind.

He looked at the two elderly women with aged faces, each leaning on one of his left and right sides.

Her former stunning beauty can still be vaguely discerned from her silhouette and expression.

Looking at the two of them, for some reason, Xu Xian blurted out, "Dai'er, Su'er!"

Mi Dai and Mi Su wept bitterly.

The two of them each held an egg and gently placed it on Xu Xian.

At this moment, Ling Xiao stepped forward.

With a sorrowful expression and a forced smile, he tried to speak in a lighthearted tone: "Brother Gu, haven't you always wanted the number one special spirit beast in the world? I've finally succeeded in creating one for you."

For some reason, perhaps because he was under Gu Xin's protection, he reached out and grabbed the hands of Mi Su and Mi Dai.

Mi Dai looked at Xu Xian, her face aged but her voice still beautiful, and softly murmured, "I will hold your hand!"

"To grow old together—" Bei Su smiled broadly.

In a daze, Xu Xian seemed to have arrived at the little girl he had seen when he first entered the secret realm.

She wasn't as lively as Mi Dai, and had a somewhat fake maturity.

For a moment, some memories surfaced in Xu Xian's mind.

It is Gu Xin's memory.

When he entered the Sword and Martial Arts Hall for the first time at the age of ten, he immediately took a liking to two little girls.

Then, she met Ling Xiao by chance and was surprised to find that he would surely achieve great things in the future, so she took the initiative to befriend him.

He was born arrogant and conceited.

He compared his talent to that of the Frost and Moon Kings, and said he was comparable to the Sword Emperor.

He once told Ling Xiao: "Among the heroes of the world, only Brother Ling, His Majesty, and myself are worthy of praise!"

He once pulled Ling Xiao aside and said: "The sword is His Majesty's way, and the weapon is Brother Ling's way. Neither is what I do, nor is it what I follow."

Ling Xiao: Brother Gu, what path do you want to take?

Gu Xin: Of course, it is that isolated path that no one has ever trod before. I need your help, Brother Ling. Only you can create the one and only soulmate that is most suitable for me.

Memories flooded Xu Xian like a tidal wave.

Shucheng University, behind the Deyi Building.

Wawa and Niu Niu stood quietly to one side among the students.

It has been a full week, and Xu Xian still hasn't left the secret realm.

"Will Xu Xian be alright?"

"Idiot! If something really happened to him, how come his two spirit beasts are perfectly fine? One of them could easily hang you up and beat you up."

"Go away, as if you're not the same."

Outside the abandoned village, Fu Yuan was somewhat agitated.

Could it be that, after Leng Xue, someone else has managed to obtain that kind of spirit beast?

Within the Secret Realm of the Weapon Emperor.

As his memories faded, Xu Xian had lost count of how many times he had opened his eyes.

This time, however, there was a faint sadness in her eyes.

My cheeks were damp.

Looking ahead, a huge egg, about ten meters tall, stands tall.

Xu Xian instinctively stretched out his hands.

In an instant, the giant egg shattered.

Two illusory hands appeared out of thin air and gently joined together with his own hands.

"You've finally arrived!" A familiar voice appeared.

In an instant, the sound disappeared, and the illusory figure that had not yet been clearly seen vanished completely, as if it had all been a hallucination.

Lost in thought, I heard two soft hissing sounds.

Xu Xian subconsciously raised his hand.

Xu Xian's hands were entwined by a white snake and a green snake, respectively, with the two small snakes affectionately nuzzling his hands with their little heads.

Just like Su Dai and her two daughters at that time.

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