With a flick of her Shenshi, Yan Wuxin found herself in an open space.
Here, there were mountains and rivers, houses, flowers, grass, and trees. In the fields, various rare medicinal herbs covered the ground. Yan Wuxin circled around in amazement. What kind of place was this?
“Beautiful sister, I’m here, I’m here!” Xiao Li bounced up and down, trying to catch Yan Wuxin’s attention.
Yan Wuxin looked down to see a doll-like, exquisitely carved, chubby-cheeked child standing before her. Under his smooth forehead, a pair of large eyes blinked like twinkling stars. Below his high-bridged nose, his rosy lips pouted, looking utterly adorable.
Who knows how many people would be charmed by him when he grew up!
Suddenly, Xuanyuan Mei’s bewitchingly handsome face flashed through Yan Wuxin’s mind.
“Beautiful sister, your face is so red. Which big brother are you thinking about?”
“Cough, cough, cough…” Yan Wuxin was startled by his words, choked on her own saliva, and couldn’t help but cough.
“Children’s words hold no malice, pah, pah, pah. Don’t get too excited, beautiful sister.”
Yan Wuxin was speechless. Where did this little brat come from? Was he deliberately teasing her?
“Who are you?” According to her memories, only a Kongjian could be accessed by simply moving one’s Shenshi. However, not just anyone could possess a portable Kongjian. For tens of thousands of years, no one had ever owned a Kongjian capable of holding living beings.
Seals, Kongjian, the original owner’s body—just how many secrets were hidden within?
“I am the Kongjian Qiling, Xiao Li, and you, sister, are the master of this Kongjian.” As for why he would acknowledge such a weak master, he had no idea.
“Who’s weak?” Yan Wuxin narrowed her eyes, emitting a dangerous aura.
“Hehe, I’m weak, I’m weak.”
Seeing his cute and fawning expression, Yan Wuxin pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration. Having lived two lifetimes, she had never been fond of little brats, yet this little rascal who was “trying so hard to flatter” her inexplicably made her like him.
“Sister, these are all medicinal herbs that can be used for… Oh, right, sister, what’s your attribute?” The master acknowledged by the Xuezhuo shouldn’t have such low strength.
“I don’t know.”
“Could it be you’ve never been tested?”
That shouldn’t be the case. Regardless of family background, everyone undergoes Huanli testing at birth, and their attributes are revealed at that time. How could sister not know?
“How do I test?” Yan Wuxin pursed her lips. Honestly, she also wanted to know her attribute so she could focus on studying it.
Xiao Li tapped his own head. “Follow me!”
Following Xiao Li’s lead, they arrived at a crystal house. The surroundings were transparent, likely due to the crystal, and even though the room lacked light, it appeared exceptionally bright.
“This is the crystal for testing attributes. Sister, close your eyes and clear your mind. These eight crystal pillars represent the eight attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and ice. When a crystal pillar lights up, you’ll know your Huanli attribute.”
Yan Wuxin took a deep breath, stepped forward boldly, placed her hand on the crystal, and closed her eyes. A long time passed, but the crystal pillars showed no reaction…
“This shouldn’t be happening!” Xiao Li widened his eyes, his lips twitching in confusion.
“What’s going on? Could it be that crystals also have an expiration date?”
Xiao Li was taken aback. How could that be? “Don’t joke around, sister. In all the world, if the attribute-testing crystal here is faulty, then there’s nothing else in the world capable of testing attributes.”
Where exactly does the problem lie?
Those who can undergo Xijing Fasui are certainly extraordinary, but how could this crystal pillar show no reaction? This is truly too strange.
Yan Wuxin now seriously suspects that the so-called Xijing Fasui is nothing but a deceptive trick.
Xiao Li pursed her lips and said seriously, “Sister, place your hand on it and try adding your Shenshi.”
Yan Wuxin nodded, then infused her hand with Shenshi. In an instant, the room lit up with dazzling colors, startling Xiao Li so much that her jaw nearly dropped to the floor. As the crystal pillar grew brighter and brighter, Xiao Li grew anxious.
“Sister, withdr—”
Before she could finish saying “withdraw your hand,” a loud “bang” was heard. In that moment, the crystal pillar shattered completely, and the house collapsed instantly.
“Cough, cough, cough… Sister, sister.”
“I’m fine.”
You may be fine, but the place he painstakingly built is now gone.
Xiao Li felt utterly miserable. However, thankfully, heaven had given her such a formidable master, or else she would have been so angry she might have had a stroke. The sudden brightening and shattering of all the crystal pillars proved something—it proved that she had a master with terrifyingly immense potential.
“Sister, Quan Shuxing. I never expected you to be able to cultivate all attributes. But sister, a tall tree catches the wind—you must be careful.”
“Mmm.”
The nail that sticks out gets hammered—how could she not know this principle?
After bidding farewell to Xiao Li, Yan Wuxin left the Kongjian. She had to return now, or her brother would worry. Since she was a Quan Shuxing possessor, this meant she could also practice Liandanshi. Her brother’s disability was something she had to take seriously.
In this society where the strong prey on the weak, if one is not powerful, they will only be trampled underfoot and bullied. She couldn’t be by Yan Wuhan’s side all the time, so she had to find the Danyao to help him rebuild his tendons and bones and cure his foundation.
The streets were bustling with activity. As she walked through the crowd, the noisy people gradually fell silent, not daring to make a sound as they quietly observed this “otherworldly” fairy.
“I want everything you have here.” Suddenly, a domineering voice rang out.
Yan Wuxin followed the voice to its source—Yan Qingyu. Hah, who would have thought that just after “killing” her, she would come out to shop, as if afraid others wouldn’t know how pleased she was.
‘Sister, that alchemy furnace is extraordinary. Buy it.’ Xiao Li’s voice echoed in her Shenshi.
Yan Wuxin glanced over and saw that the furnace was covered in moss, its lid buried under rust. Any Liandanshi would likely avoid such a furnace, but she trusted Xiao Li and herself. Something that looked shabby wasn’t necessarily worthless.
“This furnace of mine is not for sale. It is only given to those destined for it. As for the other items, you may buy them all.” The stall owner glanced at Yan Qingyu, showing no respect whatsoever.
“What destined person? This young lady… I didn’t say I wanted your broken furnace, but since you put it that way, I insist on buying it. Here, one Zhongji Zishuijing—that should be enough, right?” Seeing the stall owner ignore her, Yan Qingyu’s face flushed with anger. She then tossed a faintly glowing purple crystal in front of the stall owner.
Truthfully, she didn’t want the furnace either. First, she wasn’t a Liandanshi, and second, the furnace looked like scrap metal. She simply couldn’t stand the stall owner’s attitude. If her grandfather hadn’t warned her not to cause trouble outside by flaunting her status as the general’s granddaughter, she would have already overturned his stall.
At that moment, a clear voice rang out, and Yan Qingyu opened her eyes wide in alarm. “This alchemy furnace, I want it.”