Returning to his own peak, Lin Hao informed the women about his pns to participate iianjiao Battle.

  Shui Ling'er looked ed and said, "Lin Lang, you just experienced a failure in f yolden Elixir. Won't you be at a disadvantage if you go to the Tianjiao Battle now?"

  "No, my internal injuries have healed. I attempt to form my Golden Elixir again, but I've decided to do it after the Tianjiao Battle."

  Han Liyue, being older, looked worried and said, "Lin... Lin Hao, I heard that Guan Yue from the Heavenly Sword Sect has long been capable of reag the Golden Elixir stage but has been suppressing his realm without breaking through. He will be a formidable oppo for you, so be careful."

  "Uood."

  Wang Shihan also wao say something, but the other two women had already spoken.

  The women all expressed a desire to apany him, but Lin Hao did not agree. Instead, he asked them to stay home to supervise the outer sect disciples in cultivating the spiritual fields and herb gardens.

  Owning a mountai not utilizing it would be a waste.

  Three days ter, the list of partits for the Tianjiao Battle was announced.

  Lu Buping, Ning Qingxue, and Lin Hao were promily on the list.

  This annou sparked heated discussions within the Xuan Yi.

  The main point of tention was whether the sect's own geniuses could defeat the geniuses from the other four sects.

  Not to mention, Guan Yue from the Heavenly Sword Sect was incredibly strong. At the Foundatioablishment stage, he had sin a third-tier great demon during the Demon Hunting Tour!

  This terrifying bat power left the disciples of the Xuan Yi feeling uain.

  Meanwhile, the three geniuses representing the Xuan Yi were in the sect master's pace, listening to Sect Leader Ouyang's teags.

  "You are representing the Xuan Yi in this battle. Fame and fortune are sedary; the main goal is to enhance your cultivation insights through battles with eniuses."

  "There are great opportunities between life ah, but as cultivators, we seek immortality and invincibility while alive."

  "So, remember that preserving your life is the most important thing on this journey."

  "We uand, Sect Leader."

  The three of them responded in unison.

  "These three her Spirit Pills should be kept close. If you enter life-threatening danger, ing one save your life."

  With a flick of Sect Leader Ouyang's finger, a pill emitting a jade-like glow floated in front of each of them.

  After seg the pills, the three left the pace.

  Although they were all geniuses of the Xuan Yi, they didn't have mutera with each other. Lin Hao was retively more familiar with Ning Qingxue.

  After all, they had bee acquaihrough a fight.

  "Shall we go to the Chaos Land together?"

  "No need," Lu Buping deed directly.

  "Hmph!" Ning Qiepped onto her flying sword a.

  Leaving Lin Hao alone.

  Quite aloof...

  He touched his nose and po visit the Affairs Hall.

  The Xuan Yi required inner disciples to plete at least oask per year.

  Lin Hao thought of pleting a task while he was out.

  Since being an inner disciple, this was his first time taking on a task, but the process was no different from the outer sect.

  He went to the Task Hall and stated his requirements.

  The elder found two tasks along his route, both of which were retively simple.

  One was to find a missing fellow disciple.

  The other was a newly issued, urgent task: the king of the Zhuque Kingdom had suddenly passed alunging the kingdom into chaos. The Xuan Yi po appoint a new king directly to prevent further disorder and needed someoo deliver the decree.

  Lin Hao which task to take wheiing Qiering, likely also to take on a task along her route.

  He couldn't help but think, are we on the same wavelength?

  A mischievous thought arose in his mind. He tapped his finger oable and said, "I'll take both tasks."

  At this moment, Ning Qingxue hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation.

  Until the affairs elder said both tasks had been taken by Lin Hao.

  Ning Qingxue's eyebrows immediately furrowed.

  This damn guy, he must have do on purpose!

  She gred at Lin Hao and gritted her teeth, "What good does this do you?"

  "No particur be, I just want to."

  "You..."

  Ning Qingxue was furious and was about to leave when Lin Hao's words stopped her iracks.

  "I give you one of the tasks."

  Would this guy really be so kind? Ning Qingxue was full of suspi.

  "But, I have one dition."

  As expected, she khis guy had no good iions. Ning Qingxue said coldly, "What dition?"

  "We go to the Chaos Land together."

  Lin Hao found traveling aloo, so he wanted someoo apany him.

  Moreover, he wao resolve the animosity and build a closer retionship with the sect leader's beloved disciple.

  After their st battle, he often recalled the se of rewarding Ning Qih bamboo shoots and stir-fried meat.

  The esticity was unfettable.

  As a renowned handsome young man, how could he remain enemies with the sect's number oy?

  They should bee Dao panions!

  At the very least, she should be a Beauty.

  "Is that all?"

  Ning Qingxue raised an eyebrow. Although she didn't want to travel with a lecher, pleting a task along the way would save a lot of effort.

  Fine, let's go together. At worst, she wouldn't speak to him!

  With a deade in her heart, she agreed.

  Lin Hao smiled triumphantly, watg her silhouette disappear.

  Sihe sed task was urgent, they had to set off the day. He returo his residend worked diligently.

  He made sure Shui Ling'er and the other women were well taken care of, to prevent them from pining away in his absence.

  The day, as soon as dawn broke, he flew out of the Xuan Yi on his sword.

  Ning Qingxue, possibly to avoid gossip, waited for him a hundred miles away.

  After meeting, they each flew on their swords, without much versation.

  Mainly because Ning Qingxue remained wary of Lin Hao.

  Although he wao melt this ice-cold beauty, Lin Hao wasn't in a rush and quietly waited for an opportunity.

  Three days ter, they arrived at Xuanlei Mountain. Due to tinuous travel, their spiritual energy was more than half depleted.

  They decided to rest for a while.

  tally, there was a mountain god temple on the mountain. Though it was old and in disrepair, it was still good for sheltering from the wind and rain.

  Perhaps fearing the man might have ill iions, Ning Qiered the temple first, intending to secure a resting spot.

  Upoering, she noticed something unusual.

  The temple did not enshrine a mountain god but a six-zhang tall monster.

  The creature was red brocade, with exposed skin of bronze color, and muscles as if cast in steel.

  "Watch out!"

  A bck gia suddenly charged out from the side, its sharp horns aimed directly at Ning Qingxue.

  She seemed to be entranced by the brocade-cd monster and didn't notice the impending danger.

  Bang!

  Lin Hao didn't have time to cast a spell. He activated the Primordial Body Refining Teique and collided with the bck gia with his flesh and blood.

  However, the beast's strength was immense.

  Lin Hao was sent flying by the recoil, but as he fell, he summohe Purple Lightning Sword to support his body and drew the Fengming Sword from the sword sheath!

  His free right hand spewed spiritual energy, allowing him to stand up again.

  Buzz!

  The Fengming Sword unleashed a Fire Phoenix!

  Boom!

  The astonishing sword energy struck the bck gia, creating a terrifying wound.

  And sparks flew!

  Woo!

  The beast let out a wail.

  Injured, it became even more ferocious.

  It opes massive mouth and spewed a cloud of bck mist.

  The beast's figure then vanished into the mist.

  Hmph, ing creature!

  But do you think you stump me?

  Not a ce!

  Lin Hao's lips curled into a slight smile, and he poihe Fengming Sword at the sky!

  A red sun dispersed the bck mist, revealing the beast again, but by then, it had already charged to Lin Hao's side.

  It raised its furry giant paw, carrying a gust of wind, and swung it down at him!

  Peerjun