Chapter 180 - Enemies Meet

The wind and snow of Ice and Snow City continued unabashedly, with an increasing number of martial artists coming and going.

Of course, the most active were still the younger generation.

“Did you hear, a young genius has emerged from Yunzhou!”

“Yunzhou?

You’re not joking, right?

What kind of genius could come from a place like that?” some of the newly arrived disciples didn’t believe.

Immediately, someone recounted the battle between Lin Xuan and Cang Bao, leaving many in awe.

Of course, not everyone admired Lin Xuan.

The disciples of the Cang Family, for instance, wished they could devour Lin Xuan whole.

There were also some high-ranking experts from the Hidden Dragon List who were indifferent.

For them, neither Cang Bao nor Lin Xuan was interesting enough to catch their attention.

Their sights were set on higher martial arts talents!

Lin Xuan stayed in Ice and Snow Garden, shutting himself in and refusing many who came to visit.

Over these two days, he continued to consolidate his Thunder and Lightning Skill and constantly merged the Wind and Thunder Power.

Now, his strength had improved once more.

He had grasped about forty percent of the Wind Emperor’s Sword, nearly thirty percent of the Thunder and Lightning Skill, and his Soul Power had also made some progress.

However, his Sword Intent had hit a bottleneck and he couldn’t reach the Small Success Realm.

Time flew by swiftly.

In the blink of an eye, the day to depart for Wenxue Sect had arrived.

Lin Xuan stepped out of his room and met up with Elder Duanmu and the others.

This trip to Wenxue Sect consisted of five elders and ten disciples.

Lin Xuan’s arrival caught everyone’s attention, with Elder Duanmu showing a look of surprise.

Not having seen him for five days, Lin Xuan’s aura had grown stronger.

This wasn’t because his cultivation had increased, but rather there was a latent power in him that seemed ready to burst forth at any moment.

“Truly a genius, such a character will surely dominate the world someday!” Elder Duanmu thought with admiration.

“Everyone is here, let’s go.”

Elder Duanmu waved his sleeve, and a White Jade Ship appeared in the sky.

Lin Xuan sighed.

The last time he was on the White Jade Ship was when he went to the Blood-colored Trial Land.

In what seemed like the blink of an eye, several months had passed, and he was no longer the little kid in the Magnetic Condensation Realm.

The group boarded the ship and quickly set off towards Wenxue Sect.

Ooh-gee!

Ooh-gee!

The Snow White Monkey woke up on Lin Xuan’s shoulder, rubbing its eyes and making noises.

Murong Qianling and several other female disciples’ eyes lit up, filled with stars as they looked at the Snow White Monkey.

Swoosh!

The Snow White Monkey vanished from Lin Xuan’s shoulder in a flash.

“Eh?” Lin Xuan was slightly stunned; he found that the Snow White Monkey had disappeared.

“It’s in the Storage Ring,” Lord of Wine communicated.

Lin Xuan’s Soul Power probed into it, and indeed found the Snow White Monkey there.

But, his heart shook violently, “This isn’t a storage ring for spiritual pets though!”

“That little thing is mysterious, you can’t judge it by ordinary standards!” Lord of Wine laughed.

Hearing this, the Snow White Monkey raised its head, making a ghost face at the void.

“He can sense our presence?” Lin Xuan was shocked; sensing him was one thing, but if it could also sense Lord of Wine, then this monkey was truly defying the heavens!

The Snow White Monkey expressed disdain, then grabbed a blue eggshell and started munching away.

“Uh…”

Lin Xuan was speechless for a moment, realizing that this little creature truly couldn’t be judged by normal standards.

Ignoring the Snow White Monkey, Lin Xuan looked around.

The Wenxue Sect was situated atop Snow Mountain, and all the structures were made out of Cold Ice.

Ice Hall, Ice Palace, Ice Bridge, there was even an ice river that encircled the mountain.

The White Jade Ship flew swiftly, soon arriving at the outskirts of Wenxue Sect.

Lin Xuan felt the surrounding Spiritual Energy become richer, several times purer than that of the Xuantian Sect.

As everyone knows, the richer the Spiritual Energy, the faster a martial artist’s cultivation will progress.

Disciples from the Xuantian Sect cultivated faster than martial artists from other places in Yunzhou.

But compared to the Wenxue Sect, there was still a significant shortfall.

In Xia Country, all the major Spirit Veins were occupied by the top forces.

Among them, the three largest forces were Sword Pond Prefecture, Earth Fire Sect, and Blue Moon Sect.

And now, the Wenxue Sect had also entered the ranks of the topmost forces.

Upon reaching the gate of the Wenxue Sect, Elder Duanmu controlled the White Jade Ship to descend slowly.

There were many martial artists at the gate, and the arrival of Lin Xuan and his companions drew the attention of many.

“Ah, it’s a Fellow Daoist from the Xuantian Sect, please come inside!”

A long-faced old man said with a smile, ushering Elder Duanmu and the others in.

From behind, some martial artists whispered, “So it’s people from Xuantian, I wonder which one is Lin Xuan?”

“Even if you knew, it would be pointless.

Anyone attending the Wenxue Sect’s grand event is an overlord in their own right.”

“The young generation here, they are the real geniuses, in no way comparable to the likes of Cang Bao and Lin Xuan!”

A few people conversed in hushed tones, showing some disdain for Lin Xuan.

Elder Duanmu and the others were led in, with the elder generation going to the main hall to discuss matters, temporarily parting ways from Lin Xuan and the rest.

Lin Xuan and the other juniors were led around the Wenxue Sect by its disciples on a tour.

“Ladies and gentlemen, come with me, I am sure you have never seen a great sect like this before, let me give you a tour!”

The Wenxue Sect disciple who was receiving Lin Xuan and his group was filled with arrogance.

It was not surprising, considering the Wenxue Sect had just been promoted to a Three-star Sect while Lin Xuan and the rest were merely from a One-star Sect.

The gap between them was too great!

Lin Xuan, however, didn’t mind.

Ever since meeting talents like Shen Jingqiu, his horizon had greatly expanded.

His goal in martial arts was now higher, and further away.

Moreover, he was from Sword Pond Prefecture, a place much more powerful than the Wenxue Sect.

So he only smiled at such talk.

But Murong Qianling and the others all had somewhat unsightly expressions, with many showing a tense and irritated look.

“Usually, we are all cultivating, now that we finally have some leisure time, let’s just treat it as a casual exploration,” Lin Xuan said to everyone with a smile.

“Thank you for the trouble, Senior Brother!”

The disciple from the Wenxue Sect looked at Lin Xuan in surprise, then led the way in front.

It must be said that this place was indeed unique.

The buildings everywhere were made from ice and snow, with snow cedars planted along the paths, and creatures of the snow roaming, giving the impression of an ice and snow fairyland.

“Eh?

It’s you!”

A surprised voice rang out.

Lin Xuan turned to look and saw a sword-wearing young man with an extraordinary demeanor standing by the road.

“Senior Brother Yin!” the disciple from the Wenxue Sect greeted him respectfully.

This young man was Yin Shaoli, who Lin Xuan had met once in Yunzhou.

“So it’s Brother Yin!” Lin Xuan greeted with a cupped fist.

“That’s enough, I’ll take it from here, you go handle other things,” Yin Shaoli said to the disciple.

Then, he smiled at Lin Xuan and said, “Please.”

Yin Shaoli’s attitude was quite polite, and everyone’s mood seemed to relax considerably.

Along the way, they visited many places, leaving behind lots of laughter.

“Ahead is the Plum Blossom Viewing Pavilion, let me take you there to have a look.”

Yin Shaoli led the way in front, heading towards the pavilion.

This was a garden with many varieties of plum blossoms, in all forms and colors, truly a scenic spot of the Wenxue Sect.

Many people were in the garden, mostly from the younger generation.

In the pavilions, there were more than a dozen figures sitting, enjoying the sight of the blossoms and the snow.

“Junior Brother Yin, you’re here too,” said someone in the pavilion with a laugh.

“I’ve brought friends from the Xuantian Sect to enjoy the view, I did not expect Brother Huang to be here as well.”

Hearing that the visitors were disciples from the Xuantian Sect, several people in the pavilion were surprised and turned to look.

“Kid, it’s you!”

One of them, his expression cold, stared intently at Lin Xuan.