Chapter 672: Goodbye, Lu Xuejing

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"Speaking of which, I had only previously heard casually of your esteemed father, Feixue. He is highly skilled, excellent at artifact refining, and greatly admired. However, I never knew your Xuan family held such power within the Myriad Immortals Alliance."

"An unknown rogue cultivator like me knows how hard-earned the Alliance's merits are. Many cultivators work diligently, risking life and limb, only to reach Derivatives Level 20. Yet, with just your approval, Brother Shuo, one can immediately gain Derivatives Level 30 authority..."

"To have had such a fortunate encounter with you that day, Brother Shuo, truly it was my greatest fortune!" After another cup of spiritual tea, Li Fan remarked with a touch of emotion.

"Hahaha, I also didn't expect that a momentary, inexplicable loss of control of my sword would lead me to meet an extraordinary person like you, Brother Li. In the Nascent Soul realm, there are only a handful in the entire Myriad Immortals Alliance who can defeat me with their divine abilities!" Shuo Feng held Li Fan in extremely high regard and did not look down on him despite his common background.

"You and I truly are destined..." Shuo Feng, in high spirits, then asked Zhi Jin to serve more delicacies and fine dishes.

The two were halfway through their meal, accompanied by fragrant spiritual wine.

Suddenly, faint voices could be heard from outside.

"Brother Shuo! Brother Shuo!"

A flicker of displeasure crossed Shuo Feng's face, his smile vanishing instantly.

Before he could speak, a white-clad figure swiftly flew into the center of the hall.

The newcomer wore a white dress, had a slender figure, and skin as smooth and lustrous as white jade.

"Brother Shuo, why didn't you tell me you were back?" She puffed out her cheeks, seemingly a little angry. Yet, her eyes were filled with admiration as she looked at Shuo Feng.

"I only just got back myself," Shuo Feng explained, somewhat impatiently.

"Alright," the woman said sullenly.

She turned her gaze to Li Fan, her large eyes darting around. "Brother Shuo, who is this? I've never seen him before."

Shuo Feng replied dismissively, "This is Li Fan, a new friend of mine."

"That name... I think I've heard it somewhere before," the woman tilted her head, scrutinizing Li Fan.

Li Fan merely glanced at the woman, his heart stirring slightly.

Although this woman didn't recognize Li Fan, he was very familiar with her. She was precisely Lu Xuejing, the daughter of Lu Xichan, the Chief Array Master of the Strategy Formation Hall, with whom Li Fan had a master-servant relationship in his previous life!

As fellow second-generation members of the Immortal Alliance, it's natural for them to know each other. However, Li Fan didn't expect Lu Xuejing, who is quite esteemed, willful, and surrounded by a host of young talents, to appear this way in front of Shuo Feng.

Li Fan simply swept his gaze over Lu Xuejing, then quickly looked away. He turned to Shuo Feng, asking knowingly, "Brother Shuo, this is..."

"Her surname is Lu, and her name is Lu Xuejing." Only her name was introduced, with no mention of her mother's identity.

The implication was clear, so Li Fan did not ask further.

"Since there's a lovely visitor, I won't trouble you any longer, Brother Shuo." Li Fan cupped his hands in greeting, preparing to take his leave.

"Regarding the Heavenly Spirit Flower, please help me inquire about it again, Shuo Feng," Li Fan casually reminded him before leaving.

However, he didn't expect this one sentence to infuriate Lu Xuejing.

"What?! You're the one who asked Brother Shuo to inquire about the Heavenly Spirit Flower?" She glared fiercely at Li Fan. "How could he lie to me and say he wanted it himself? And I wasted so much effort getting those guys to help me look for it!"

Upon hearing this, Li Fan couldn't help but look at Shuo Feng.

"How did I lie to you? Brother Li's matters are my matters." Although Shuo Feng was somewhat embarrassed, he also had a bit of a headache looking at Lu Xuejing's aggrieved face, and quickly explained.

Lu Xuejing, however, had an "I'm not listening, I'm not listening" expression.

Instead of directing her resentment directly at Shuo Feng, she found Li Fan increasingly displeasing to the eye.

"Whose family's child are you? You look very unfamiliar to me! You're not some spy from the Five Elders' Society intentionally approaching Brother Shuo to inquire about the location of the Heavenly Profound Mirror, are you? You clearly don't seem like a good person; Brother Shuo has never lied to me before..."

"Lu Xuejing, what nonsense are you spouting!" Seeing her speak so recklessly, Shuo Feng's expression changed slightly, and he immediately reprimanded her.

Li Fan, who was inexplicably affected by Lu Xuejing's peculiar train of thought, felt little anger.

Instead, after hearing her words, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"So the Xuan family is indeed somewhat connected to the Heavenly Profound Mirror."

"Brother Li, I'm truly sorry. Let's end it here for today; I'll invite you to visit my residence another time." Shuo Feng apologized profusely.

While having Zhi Jin see the guest out, he also had a headache trying to comfort the teary-eyed Lu Xuejing.

After taking a deep look at the two, Li Fan left the cave dwelling.

"Brother Shuo, you must believe me. That Li Fan just now is really not a good person. His gaze alone makes one uncomfortable. You should have less contact with him in the future." After Shuo Feng's soothing words, Lu Xuejing's emotions finally calmed down.

She then declared earnestly.

Compared to someone else's one-sided story, Shuo Feng obviously trusted his own feelings more.

"Mmm, alright, I know," he said dismissively, not taking Lu Xuejing's words seriously at all.

"Immortal Venerable Feixue, highly skilled in artifact refining. Has a son, whose father is unknown."

"Lu Xichan, Chief of the Strategy Formation Hall. The mastermind behind the Heavenly Profound Spirit Lock in the previous life. Has a daughter, whose father is also unknown."

"The two know each other and might be close friends."

"Both are connected to the Heavenly Profound Mirror..."

On his way back to Longevity Valley, Li Fan analyzed the limited information he had, vaguely gaining some clues.

"Interesting. I wonder if there's a chance in this life to have the Fisherman make another move. However, the Heaven-Swapping Token seems to be lost in the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace in this era. Even if Lu Xuejing were captured, I don't know what could be used to exchange her." Li Fan mused to himself.

Upon returning to Longevity Valley, he found that Fang Zaiji had disappeared. It was unknown where he had gone, but he had likely left to craft the protective magic treasures required by the clone, Xu Bai.

Meanwhile, Liu San was busy overseeing the integration of the Medicine King Sect disciples' spiritual senses into the Great Dream Spring and Autumn Array.

"In half a year, all preparations will be complete, and the clone can leave the valley."

"Before then, my true self should remain in seclusion."

Entering his secluded cultivation chamber, the restrictions for entering the Fallen Immortal Realm had been lifted.

"Fortune begets, Profound Yellow Celestial Venerable!"

Li Fan performed the ritual, once again arriving in the distorted transparent space.

Before him, three different scenes flickered.

The recently appeared Heavenly Sword Sect's Sword Forging scene had been unlocked and was now accessible.

Li Fan didn't hesitate, focusing his spiritual sense. The next moment, after a brief dizziness, he entered the Fallen Immortal Realm.

Before he could even sort out the information of the character he had possessed this time, he heard excited yet angry voices from beside him.

"Quick, something exciting's happening! An outer disciple who just joined the sect recently is shamelessly challenging the Senior Brother!"

"Are you kidding? What level of cultivation does Senior Brother have? Which outer disciple could withstand even one of his moves?"