The Blood Lord withdrew his gaze and continued to smile slightly, but saw Zou Junxin's equally slightly surprised expression.
"...She's so strong?"
Zou Junxin remained calm, but secretly communicated with the man in black robe.
"I don't know either," the black-robed man replied, "I can't tell her parents, but... this level of cultivation and combat skills were indeed created by me. I didn't expect her to be this advanced."
It is indeed difficult to conceal the existence of a peerless genius, but Li Guijiao hid it from everyone, so she could avoid the eyes and ears of the Demon Abyss...
However, it is impossible to avoid it for a lifetime, so the man in black will choose a suitable time to let her stand in front of everyone.
There was still a hint of smile on the Blood Lord's wrinkled face, but it had become much colder.
I originally thought that I had won a complete victory, but in the end, I was able to save some face because of the Juexiao Sect.
Especially the white-haired girl...
How on earth could she be so fearless and unafraid of evil
Chapter 71: The Ugly Past (4k)
The Blood Lord originally thought that Luo Xue possessed special magic cultivation techniques that allowed her to ignore, or rather absorb, the poisonous blood mist.
But the strength shown in the next battle was completely different.
The first one was a surprise, but the second one... can't be called a coincidence.
Logically speaking, this type of magic cultivation technique would be accompanied by strong side effects.
An unstable foundation is only one aspect. What is more important is that under normal circumstances, the combat effectiveness will be weaker than that of monks of the same level.
How can a tricky martial art compare to a martial art that is practiced in a solid and practical way
As a well-known Nascent Soul powerhouse in the Demon Abyss, the Blood Lord is not so ignorant as to be unable to see through this.
"Perhaps it's some kind of talent... It's indeed too restrained for my blood master lineage."
The Blood Spider narrowed his eyes slightly. If this girl were allowed to grow up, she might become a powerful enemy of the Blood Lord's lineage.
In an instant, he had the idea of sending someone to assassinate Luo Xue.
but...
The Juexiao Sect would definitely not easily reveal its flaws, giving the people from the Demon Abyss a chance to assassinate her.
Such a genius would be well protected by everyone.
In order to avoid alerting the enemy, the Blood Lord did not mention Luo Xue, but instead focused his attention on Li Guijiao.
“I didn’t expect that after hundreds of years, another skilled assassin would emerge from the Dark Water Stream,” the Blood Lord said with a smile, “It’s a pity that she is a little younger. If she were the same age as the Saint… maybe we could have a fight.”
“Based on the cultivation speed of the Holy Maidens of the Temple, if they were to fight each other, they would probably have to be at the Jindan stage.” Zou Junxin shook his head with a hint of regret.
After building the foundation comes the process of forming the elixir, and each step of forming the elixir is more difficult than building the foundation.
The time spent on breaking through a small realm may be almost the same as that spent on going from no practice to the foundation-building realm.
It can be said that the Jindan realm is the realm where many geniuses are completely divided into different levels.
As for breaking through the Jindan stage and entering the Yuanying stage...
Even for most of those who can be defined as geniuses, it is difficult to reach this step.
"Let's stop here today." The battle below had ended, and the Blood Lord had lost interest and stood up. "Now it seems that the Juexiao Sect still has some shadow of its former self."
"... It's natural."
Zou Junxin felt very complicated after hearing these words which were not sure whether they were praise or ridicule.
A saintly lady has already overshadowed all the geniuses in the sect's foundation-building stage, and there is no genius in the Soul Accumulation Stage who can take up the banner.
If it weren't for the two disciples who emerged from the innate realm and slightly dampened the arrogance of the Yinling Temple, I'm afraid that after today, the Juexiao Sect would no longer have the face to meet fellow Taoists from the Immortal Realm.
"I hope I can see you, Brother Zou, again in the future," the Blood Lord said with a hint of coldness on his face, "Don't die too early."
"Then... Zou will respectfully send the Blood Master off." Zou Junxin immediately bowed.
But does this mean to send the Blood Lord away from Juexiao Sect, or...
The Blood Lord said no more words, waved his sleeves and turned around, and his half-withered, half-living hunched back disappeared into the distance.
The temple disciples below were ordered to return to the Blood-killing Bone Boat, but the verbal fight did not stop, and the bone boat was in chaos.
Not until the bone boat sailed away did the noisy environment in the sky finally ease a little.
But for several peak masters of Juexiao Sect, some things have just begun.
"Let's go," Zou Junxin sighed, "Our little friend... probably has something to say to me."
... ...
"Xiaoxue, how are you injured?"
As soon as Luo Xue came back, Bai Zhanying immediately went up to her and checked her injuries with concern.
"Hey, I'm fine, just a minor injury."
Luo Xue quickly reached out to stop Bai Zhanying, her blood was poisonous.
But Bai Zhanying still carefully lifted up her clothes and looked at the long scar on Luo Xue's abdomen. A look of slight distress appeared on her face.
However, as expected of a body that had been infused with the essence and blood of the True Phoenix, Luo Xue's injuries recovered quickly and have now formed scabs.
It's just... Luo Xue's fighting style of exchanging injuries for injuries may seem exhilarating, but those who truly care about her can only feel distressed.
Ignoring Luo Xue's obstruction, Bai Zhanying bandaged her wounds himself, and his wounds were stained with a lot of Luo Xue's blood.
Although this poisonous blood could not harm a being of Bai Zhanying's level, it still caused many tiny wounds on her fingers that looked like ulcers.
Luo Xue saw it all and had a rough idea of the current level of her poisonous blood.
"The soul can be harmed by poison. For the foundation-building stage, the internal organs must be touched to cause damage. For the Jindan stage and above... it can basically be ignored."
"I really don't know what your plan is," Bai Zhanying sighed after changing Luo Xue's clothes, "Even so, the Sect Master still..."
"Wait a little longer."
Luo Xue said in a low voice, interrupting Bai Zhanying's words.
At this moment, there was a knock on the courtyard door, and then Zou Junxin's voice rang out.
"It's me, Zhan Ying."
“Here I come.”
Luo Xue's expression became a little more serious.
"Xiaoxue..."
Bai Zhanying opened his mouth, but Luo Xue remained calm.
She could only sigh and open the door.
"Master."
Bai Zhanying bowed and saluted.
"Zhan Ying, please go out first."
Zou Junxin looked at Bai Zhanying with a complicated expression, then turned his gaze to Luo Xue in the inner room.
At this time, Luo Xue was also turning her head to look at him, grinning, like an innocent little girl.
But Zou Junxin knew that the other party was not as simple as she seemed.
"Big sister, it's okay." Luo Xue said with a smile, "The master will not do anything bad to me, at least for now."
"... That's right."
Zou Junxin said calmly.
Bai Zhanying looked at Luo Xue, then at Zou Junxin. He really couldn't understand what these two people were up to.
"Yes, Master."
Bai Zhanying had no choice but to lower his head and leave the room, but still stood guard outside the door.
Zou Junxin walked in and sat directly opposite Luo Xue.
After a moment's silence, he spoke:
"How is your injury?"
"Not bad," Luo Xue poured a glass of water and placed it in front of Zou Junxin. "I just got home and the tea set is not ready yet. I'm a bit slow. I only have a little water. I think the master of the sect doesn't mind, right?"
Zou Junxin just looked at her for a long time before sighing,
"If you don't have a poisonous body and a magic cultivation method, it would be a blessing for our Juexiao Sect."
"Master Sect Leader, it's a pity that there are no ifs in this world." Luo Xue's smile faded slightly.
"... You are very smart," Zou Junxin's fingers stroked the teacup slightly, but his eyes were always on Luo Xue, "You are so smart.
"I really doubt whether you are the reincarnation of a powerful demon cultivator, but your soul is clear and pure, without any trace of a reincarnated cultivator."
If not for this, even with Bai Zhanying's relationship, Zou Junxin would never be able to protect Luo Xue.
If he really was a reincarnated demon cultivator, Luo Xue would have been killed by the sect's top leaders the moment she was discovered, and would not have survived until now.
Hearing this, although Luo Xue remained calm on the surface, she was actually surprised in her heart.
Her current condition should be considered as a reincarnated cultivator, but unexpectedly... there is not even any trace of Nascent Soul.
So, how exactly do I find myself in this world
Is it illusion or reality, or... is this world just her dream
Until now, Luo Xue still couldn't tell the difference.
"I believe that with your brain, you should be able to figure out what has happened in this period of time, about the cheating problem, about... the problem of the Law Enforcement Hall." Zou Junxin paused and continued, "Also, Luo Huaxin, she should have told you everything about Zhan Ying, right?"
"It's just part of it. Mother said she doesn't know either."
Luo Xue said, and when she mentioned the word "mother", she deliberately emphasized it a little.
When she called out "mother", there seemed to be a puffing sound somewhere, but she didn't know if it was an illusion.
Upon hearing this, Zou Junxin paused, with a strange look on his face.
There had been rumors before, but it was still somewhat unexpected when the person involved said it directly.
What was even more unexpected was that Luo Huaxin was willing to acknowledge this daughter...
You know, she even accepted Bai Zhanying as just a disciple.
But Zou Junxin still suppressed his doubts and continued,
"She can't actually be considered a member of the Juexiao Sect, so naturally she knows very little about what happened back then."
As he spoke, Zou Junxin turned his head to look at the courtyard outside the window, with a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.
After a while, he sighed.
"It is the Juexiao Sect that has let Zhan Ying down... and even more so her mother.
“The real Reverend Luohua of Luohuatian is Bai Qiulin.
"... She is also my senior sister of the same generation."
Hearing this, Luo Xue immediately became excited. After all, this was also a kind of gossip, and gossip was every girl's instinct.
"What happened back then? What does rebellion refer to? Why is the eldest sister so involved in this matter? What about the chief elder of the Law Enforcement Hall?"
Luo Xue blinked her eyes and asked all the questions at once.
At this moment, she looked like a little girl who had not yet lost her childishness, rather than a "smart" person in the appearance of a little girl.
Zou Junxin was completely stunned by this series of questions. There were already many unexpected things happening to him today, and now there was one more.
"You asked so directly..."
A helpless smile appeared on his lips, but when he turned his head slightly and looked at the door, his expression became bitter again.
"Well, telling you all this... isn't a bad thing."
I don’t know whether this “you” refers to Luo Xue or Bai Zhanying.