Chapter 23

Indeed, a child who cries gets the candy. Today, after asking for votes, I received over a dozen more. Thank you all for your support. I have a headache, but I'll keep asking for votes!

Xiaoran walked down the streets of Golden Light City.

Having just condensed the Phoenix-Breaking Eye, everything in the world looked different to him. It was as if he had been extremely nearsighted before, and now suddenly had the vision of a pilot!

He looked around, feeling the changes brought by the Phoenix-Breaking Eye!

Suddenly, he saw a carriage slowly approaching. Xiaoran focused and noticed the strange-looking horses.

These horses, though resembling horses, were much larger and more majestic than those on Earth.

They were covered with a thick layer of scales, had extremely sharp teeth, and had steel-like bone spines on their limbs, heads, and backs. Anyone who dared to sit on them would surely be pierced through!

More importantly, when Xiaoran observed with the Phoenix-Breaking Eye, he discovered that these horses contained powerful true qi!

The Phoenix-Breaking Eye was said to be able to see through all illusions in the world. Although Xiaoran was far from achieving this, he could still see the qi within others!

Xiaoran suddenly realized that these strange horses were not beasts, but spirit beasts!

They were spirit beasts that were born with true qi in their bodies!

This person had a grand gesture, actually using spirit beasts as a carriage. Under the Phoenix-Breaking Eye, Xiaoran saw that the true qi within these horse-like spirit beasts was even more substantial than that of his parents, at least at the third or fourth stage of Qi Cultivation!

Although Xiaoran had read many books, he had focused more on cultivation, and his knowledge of spirit beasts was limited!

At this moment, he heard someone nearby say, "Wow, those are Thorny Dragon Scale Horses!"

"These are spirit beasts, naturally swift. Once the iron thorns on their backs are removed, they become one of the best mounts!"

"On the market, they cost at least two million gold each. To use four Thorny Dragon Scale Horses to pull a carriage?"

"What a nouveau riche!"

The person next to him said disdainfully, "Shut up! You fool! You know nothing and still dare to show off your knowledge. You'll bring disaster upon yourself, and you won't even know how you died!"

The first person was startled and lowered his voice, "Brother... what is the origin of this carriage?"

"Are you still showing off? Did you see the nine-colored dragon head on the corner of the carriage?"

"That's the symbol of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, one of the ten major sects. Do you still dare to call them nouveau riche? Pray that the people in the carriage didn't hear you!"

The first person's face turned pale, "Ah, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect? Why are they coming to Golden Light City from so far away?"

"Is there something in Golden Light City that the inner disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect would be interested in?"

"Who should I ask..."

A disciple of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect had such authority. How formidable must the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect be? Even a simple carriage was worth more than what his father had struggled for his entire life!

Xiaoran sighed and curiously looked at the carriage. His Phoenix-Breaking Eye was just formed and couldn't see through the thick curtains of the carriage.

But at this moment, the curtains of the carriage were pulled back, revealing a face of exquisite beauty!

Xiaoran, born in the age of information explosion on Earth, had seen countless beautiful women online, both natural and artificial. But when he saw this face, he still held his breath.

It was an extremely elegant face, but with a cold expression, as if nothing in the world could move her. Her brows exuded an indescribable nobility, as if she were a born ruler, looking down upon the world from a high place!

The woman was dressed in red, with a golden phoenix embroidered on her clothes. If worn by someone else, it might seem a bit ostentatious, but on her, it was just right!

Although the woman was stunningly beautiful, her haughty demeanor made Xiaoran dislike her, so he turned his face away after a glance!

The carriage slowly passed by, and the curtains were pulled back up!

Beside this haughty woman, who resembled a phoenix, was a girl around seventeen or eighteen, with a mischievous look.

The girl was dressed in colorful attire, like a happy parrot!

The girl laughed, "Sister Phoenix, what are you looking at? What's there to see in this rural place?"

Sister Phoenix frowned slightly, "I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my forehead, so I took a look."

"What did you see?"

"Just an ordinary person, with only the third level of Body Cultivation!"

The girl became interested, "How could a third-level Body Cultivator make you feel a sharp pain?"

"You are an eighth-level Qi Cultivator, a great expert. Your Phoenix Nirvana Technique can burn everything, and you have condensed the Heavenly Phoenix Body. Even a ninth-level Qi Cultivator would be a match for you."

"Perhaps you were just feeling stuffy from sitting for too long!"

"It's also my fault for insisting on sitting in this old carriage. I should have flown here!"

Sister Phoenix shook her head, "The scenery from the carriage is also unique. I haven't ridden in a carriage for many years!"

"But just now, it definitely wasn't my illusion. That young man might have something peculiar about him!"

"When we meet your brother, I'll have him investigate!"

The girl nodded, "It's a small matter. Although my brother isn't much, he is still the city lord of this small city!"

...

Xiaoran didn't know that his Phoenix-Breaking Eye had actually caught the attention of an eighth-level Qi Cultivator, and he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse!

Xiaoran walked and stopped, and as he turned the corner, he suddenly saw Lan Bofu!

Lan Bofu was already annoyed, and seeing Xiaoran made him even angrier, "Xiaoran, you wimp, you actually dare to come out of your turtle hole!"

"This time, you won't escape!"

He gave a signal, and two men immediately flanked Xiaoran, clearly trying to block his escape!

The last time Lan Bofu caused trouble for Xiaoran, Xiaoran hadn't felt it directly. Now, hearing the insults face-to-face, he couldn't help but get angry!

He said coldly, "You really stink. Did you forget to brush your teeth this morning?"

"An invitation is better than a chance meeting. Last time, I was delayed. Let's have our duel today!"

Lan Bofu sneered, "Don't try to trick me. If we don't have a proper duel, what if you hide like a turtle again?"

"Let's have the duel here. I'll take responsibility for any damage!"

Xiaoran drew his sword and said calmly, "Then let's go!"

The people around them immediately formed a circle when they saw a fight about to happen!

The martial spirit of the human race was very strong, and street fights often occurred. For the sake of the martial spirit of the human race, various sects turned a blind eye to such matters!

"Who are these two? What's their beef?"

"I know them. The one with the sword is the young master of the Xiao Family's clothing shop, and the one with the saber is the third young master of the Lan Family's forest."

"The Lan Family's daughter was engaged to the Xiao Family's young master, but because the Lan Family's daughter entered the Golden Light Sect, and the Xiao Family's young master couldn't break through to the second stage of Qi Cultivation for ten years, the Lan Family kicked him out!"

"That explains it..."

"This isn't over. The Xiao Family's young master actually committed suicide because of the broken engagement!"

"Although he survived, he was too ashamed to show his face and stayed in bed for months without leaving the house!"

"That's too weak..."

"Who would say otherwise? But for the Xiao Family's young master to challenge the Lan Family's third young master, he must be out of his mind!"

"The Lan Family's third young master is a Qi Cultivator!"

"Even a clay figure has a temper! The Xiao Family's young master must be driven mad by anger..."

"The Lan Family is a bit too much. They broke the engagement, and now they're bullying him!"

"Deserved. Who made the Xiao Family's young master so useless..."

"Really has the guts!" Lan Bofu chuckled and slowly drew his saber, saying, "Don't worry, I won't use too much force!"

"I'll break your dog legs and make you kneel and eat shit!"

Pointing his saber at Xiaoran, Lan Bofu continued, "If you admit defeat, crawl around on the ground, and say that you, a toad, wanted to eat swan meat, and that you don't deserve Lan Yan'er, I'll let you go!"

A man can be killed but not humiliated!

Xiaoran's eyes showed a hint of coldness, "I don't want your legs. I just want your dog mouth to stop farting!"

Lan Bofu was furious, and with a quick step, he swung his saber at Xiaoran like lightning!

His speed was fast, his strength was fierce, and the true qi on his saber was sharp, not inferior to Yue Buqun's practice of the Exorcist Sword Technique.

The saber light was accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder!

It was the Eight Directions Wind and Thunder Saber, a powerful saber technique at the first and second stages of Qi Cultivation!

Xiaoran remained calm, and with a single thrust of his sword, it was like a bolt of lightning, piercing through the wind and thunder!

Lan Bofu was startled, and his wrist was immediately struck by the sword!

Although it was said that he was struck by the sword, it was more like he had run into it himself. He had just cultivated true qi and hadn't mastered it perfectly. He also underestimated Xiaoran, used too much force, and couldn't change his move in time, leading to his defeat in one strike!