Chapter 58: Buy a Wine Pot, Then Kill Someone

"If you don't want to make a move, I can just kill Xu Xiaoshou for you," Lan Xinzi shrugged, her clothes slipping even lower.

"How would you kill him?" Zhang Xinxiong stared straight at her. "One of the thirty-three inner court disciples, going to kill an outer court disciple who just won the 'Wind and Cloud Tournament'?"

"Assassination!" Lan Xinzi lifted her chin slightly, her beautiful eyes showing a hint of disdain. "As you said, he's just an outer court disciple."

"Heh, just an outer court disciple?""It's easy for Xu Xiaoshou to die, but do you think the Enforcers' Elder of the Spiritual Law Pavilion is so easily fooled?""If Xu Xiaoshou dies today, you'll be on the execution platform tomorrow!" Zhang Xinxiong sneered.

"So you were worried about me," Lan Xinzi's eyes immediately twinkled with a smile.

"I just don't want to block my own path for this guy."

Zhang Xinxiong's gaze swept into the distance, his eyes bright. "A mere Tiansang Prefecture can't hold me back. The Eastern Heavenly King City half a year from now is the true stage for powerful cultivators!"

Lan Xinzi gazed at his chiselled profile, her beautiful eyes filled with deep affection. She adored Zhang Xinxiong's powerful spirit, which could subdue anyone. Unfortunately, she was not in his eyes.

Zhang Xinxiong suddenly turned his head to look at her, causing the beautiful woman's heart to flutter. He said solemnly, "Send people to keep an eye on Xu Xiaoshou, but remember, do not act recklessly."

"Alright~""My Young Master Zhang~"Lan Xinzi chuckled melodically. "Do you still want some wine?"

"No, I'm going out."

"Where are you going?"

"None of your business!"

Lan Xinzi's expression changed. She slammed the wine pot onto the table and snapped, "You're going to see that little bitch, Rao Yinyin, again, aren't you?"

Zhang Xinxiong stopped, slowly turned around, his eyes seemingly capable of devouring people. "Try saying that again!"

Lan Xinzi quickly backed away, plopping down onto a chair.

When Zhang Xinxiong was angry, his terrifying aura surged like an overwhelming tide. Even though she was also in the Upper Spirit Realm, she couldn't withstand it. However, this time, Lan Xinzi did not cower. She stood up abruptly and yelled furiously, "You can't even enter her spiritual abode! What's the point of going so many times?!"

Zhang Xinxiong's face darkened. He stepped heavily forward, pushing Lan Xinzi back onto the chair, and spoke slowly:

"Some matters are not for you to meddle with.""You have good talent and have entered the inner court, so cultivate well and don't harbor desires beyond your reach.""Remember your place. After all, you are merely a servant of the Zhang family, a messenger...""Nothing more!"

Lan Xinzi stared blankly at Zhang Xinxiong. Not until he disappeared from her sight did her rigid body relax, only for her to realize her back was already soaked with cold sweat.

She chuckled self-mockingly. In his eyes, status and rank were apparently an insurmountable barrier for her... Even though she was now one of the thirty-three inner court disciples!

*Smash!*The spiritual-silver jade wine pot was shattered by Lan Xinzi's slap, its pieces scattering on the ground. The fragrance of "Turbid Immortal Brew" instantly filled the entire courtyard.

She stared blankly at the fragments on the ground, tears seemingly welling up in her eyes. The next second, spiritual energy surged, and the mist of tears evaporated.

"He Yuxing!"Just then, a man's figure appeared from outside the courtyard gate. He was handsome and elegant, with a long sword at his waist, and he seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Why do you do this?" Beneath He Yuxing's sword-like eyebrows was unconcealed heartache. He stepped into the spilled wine, knelt down, and picked up the wine pot fragments.

"No need to clean it up." Lan Xinzi waved her hand, and blue flames instantly erupted on the ground. He Yuxing quickly dodged away.

"The wine pot was his. I smashed it."

"I know."

"Buy me an identical one."

"...""Alright," He Yuxing replied with a wry smile. He looked at Lan Xinzi, but she was gazing into the distance.

Just as she was never in Zhang Xinxiong's eyes, she had also never truly seen him.

He shook his head, dispelling the jumbled thoughts.

"Just buying a wine pot?"

"Of course not!"Lan Xinzi withdrew her gaze, adjusted her dress, and stepped out the door."And kill someone else."

"Who?"

"Xu Xiaoshou."

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"Achhoo!"Who's thinking of me?Xu Xiaoshou rubbed his nose.

The most beautiful woman he had seen so far was probably the one in the red dress who accompanied Su Qianqian during the group stage that day, and who had even flirted with him before leaving. She must be thinking of him... He just didn't know her name... Ah, it seems being handsome really does make people think about you!

Xu Xiaoshou snapped back to reality. He had already left the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion and was back in his room, lost in thought.

This journey had been a strange one. He vaguely remembered Xiao Qixiu's sympathetic look when he saw him after registration, and the few words of encouragement he offered.

"From Xiao Qixiu's attitude, this old man might have a higher status than him, but Xiao Qixiu is already the Grand Elder of the Enforcers' Pavilion, so what else could this old man be?""The Dean?""No, no.""I remember the Dean's name is Ye Xiaotian..."

Xu Xiaoshou was rolling on the floor. He couldn't get onto his bed, because if he didn't control his energy well, the bed board would turn to charcoal, which was a terrifying thought. The high temperature of his body had already scorched one blanket!

"Forget it, I won't think about that old man anymore; it just makes me angry..."

At this point, Xu Xiaoshou had no choice but to accept the fact that he had become a guinea pig. The other party seemed to be conducting an experiment...

Objectively speaking, there were pros and cons.

Xu Xiaoshou took out the jade slip and pressed it against his forehead to re-comprehend it.

"'Cinderflame Heaven-Scorcher'..."

This was an extremely unique spiritual technique, with no discernible rank.

However, to Xu Xiaoshou, things without a rank were usually the most formidable.

And that was largely true. The cultivation of this technique required a congenital physical body, in addition to the fire-attributed supreme treasure, the "Cinderflame Seed."

The cultivation method was incredibly crude and simple: as long as one could withstand the power of the Cinderflame Seed, they could refine "Cinderflame Spiritual Energy."

Xu Xiaoshou was familiar with Spiritual Energy. During the Ten Stages of Spirit Refinement, the spiritual energy absorbed from heaven and earth would form spiritual power in the Qi Sea; upon entering the Innate Realm, spiritual power could transform into spiritual energy, with its power increasing exponentially.

What was astonishing about this spiritual technique was that regardless of one's cultivation level, once refined, it could form a special "Cinderflame Spiritual Energy," which was truly unrivaled in its might. However, this also indirectly proved how incredibly difficult it was to cultivate.

Xu Xiaoshou sat cross-legged on the floor, bare-chested, steam rising from him. He hadn't even started cultivating yet!

According to the description, the longer the "Cinderflame Seed" remained in the body, the more unstable it would become. This was consistent with his initial guess. This thing was a ticking time bomb!

He glanced at the red interface in his mind."Passive Points: 48662."

Based on his previous experience, refining this item would take about two or three hours. If he endured, it would mean another large sum of passive points.

"I'll refine it!"Xu Xiaoshou's expression hardened. While there was still some pain, he had already succeeded once, and practice made perfect. As long as he was careful this time, there shouldn't be any accidents.

Instead, he felt a certain anticipation for the transformation in his strength after succeeding.

Fire-attributed Cinderflame Spiritual Energy... That was equivalent to mastering Innate elemental power in advance!