Outside the Li family village, a team of carriages slowly stopped in front of the village.
“Master.” Some of the village’s staff came out to greet and helped a middle-aged man dressed in a brocade robe out of the carriage. This man was the master of the Li family village, with a kind smile on his face.
“Don’t mind me, welcome Miss Xue.” The master of the Li family waved his hand and pointed to the carriage behind him.
Amidst the anticipation of the crowd, the brocade curtain was lifted, revealing a beautiful face with a serene expression.
“Miss Xue…” Seeing this woman, the staff and servants of the Li family village were excited. The younger ones had a gleam in their eyes.
Xue Lingxue was famous from a young age, and being able to see her in person today was a great honor that they would boast about for years.
“Hello, everyone.”
Although the woman who got off the carriage had a slightly cold temperament, she still politely smiled and greeted the people who came to welcome her.
For the disciples of the Nan Yin Fang who had a brilliant reputation, these greetings to their fans were the most basic practice and would not have any mistakes.
She was dressed in a slim blue gown, adorned with a waist belt, showing off her tall figure as she walked. Her fair and flawless skin was almost transparent under the sunlight, perfectly embodying the beauty of ice and snow.
As the best qin player of the new generation in Nan Yin Fang, her appearance was also stunning. As soon as she appeared, a faint coldness seemed to spread, dimming the surrounding sunlight.
Behind her carriage, several young men and women with different attire got off one by one, some carrying qin cases, some carrying luggage. They were all outer disciples of Nan Yin Fang who voluntarily chose to become attendants to the inner disciples. They usually assisted the inner disciples and shared in their benefits.
It can be said that these people were currently Xue Lingxue’s team.
After everyone got off the carriage, the master of the Li family warmly invited, “Miss Xue, the musicians of Nan Yin Fang. Let’s take you to the village to rest and settle down, and later we will have a feast to welcome you.”
“No need to trouble, Master Li.” Xue Lingxue didn’t need to do such pleasantries. The musicians by her side came forward and led the way with the master of the Li family.
A large group of people entered the village.
“Our Li family village is surrounded by mountains and water, with beautiful scenery. It is a perfect match in terms of timing, location, and people. Miss Xue’s choice to cooperate with our Li family village is definitely the right one.” The master of the Li family smiled as he walked.
One of the musicians from Nan Yin Fang spoke, “I heard that there was a monster incident here a few days ago. Has it been resolved? If it disturbed Miss Xue’s rest, it wouldn’t be good.”
“Don’t worry.” The master of the Li family patted his chest and said, “It was just some tricks played by someone from the rival faction. We invited an immortal master from Shu Mountain to solve it long ago. Miss Xue can rest assured, and we have prepared some performances to welcome you. I guarantee with my life that there won’t be any more monsters…”
Before he finished speaking, a loud rumble was heard not far away, and a giant creature suddenly rushed out. Looking at the black carapace that was as tall as a building, it seemed to be a giant turtle. Such a huge size indicated that it had cultivated for hundreds of years. It was quite rare for it to be so arrogant in a place inhabited by humans.
For a moment, the air was filled with a demonic aura.
Xue Lingxue frowned and lightly raised two fingers. The musicians beside her immediately spread out and subtly guarded her in the center. They were not weak artists, but actual cultivators in addition to their musical talents.
“… ” The master of the Li family was momentarily speechless and instinctively touched his neck, feeling worried.
Just as the sudden appearance of the giant turtle shocked everyone, another powerful aura surged up from another direction.
The giant turtle looked up at the sky, its mouth emitting black light, seemingly about to launch a terrifying attack. But then, a magnificent sword energy soared into the sky, accompanied by an ice dragon and a fire dragon on either side, creating an extremely astonishing scene.
“This… Is it a battle between cultivators and monsters?” “Encountering such a battle is rare, I didn’t expect it to happen here…” “Such powerful sword energy…”
“… “
Listening to the discussions of the Nan Yin Fang disciples, the master of the Li family’s face changed rapidly, filled with fear and embarrassment. He immediately called over his steward, Cui, and asked, “Old Cui, what’s going on? Didn’t you say the monsters were already dealt with?”
“They were indeed dealt with before, this must be something new…” Cui, the steward, was also confused.
“But it’s quite a show…” The master of the Li family said with annoyance.
They had time to chat and didn’t immediately run away because there were cultivators from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths around them, and the situation on that side was immediately clear.
Although the giant turtle was intimidating, the sword energy on the other side was overwhelming, almost instantly breaking through the turtle’s shell and destroying it from the inside out.
Everyone witnessed this scene of the ice and fire refining the turtle’s head.
“This is…” Everyone who saw it was secretly shocked.
“It’s the symbol sword technique of Shu Mountain.” Xue Lingxue spoke with a indifferent tone, “Although it’s just a simple ice and fire double symbol sword, the true qi is extremely powerful, so its power is immense. I’m afraid it’s a cultivator at the peak of the Fifth Realm or even the Sixth Realm. I wonder… which senior from Shu Mountain is here?”
As she asked, she turned her head slightly towards the master of the Li family and Cui, as if inquiring.
Because cultivators of their level would rarely appear in such a small place like the Li family village, it was indeed strange, so she was a bit curious.
The master of the Li family was also clueless and looked at Cui.
“It’s not… The ones who came are the two young heroes from Shu Mountain. They are not older than Miss Xue. One is named Chu Liang, and the other is named Lin Bei. They shouldn’t be Miss Xue’s seniors.” Cui, the steward, replied.
“Young disciples?” Xue Lingxue showed a slightly surprised expression, then turned to look at the lingering sword energy in the sky, “I wonder who it is…”
Because young people from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths would know each other to some extent, especially core disciples like them, even though Nan Yin Fang had some differences from other immortal sects, they still paid attention.
Among the prominent figures of this generation in Shu Mountain were Xu Ziyang and Jiang Yuebai, but even they were only at the Fourth Realm and were unlikely to display such a shocking sword energy.
Could it be that there was another terrifying young genius?
This was big news.
Such a genius-level figure wouldn’t be able to change the situation of the mortal cultivation world at the moment. But everyone knew that they would eventually change the situation, which was why they had been paying attention since their youth.
While Xue Lingxue was pondering with surprise and doubt, Cui, the steward, said, “It should be Hero Chu who fought against the monster. Because Hero Lin heard that Miss Xue had arrived, he insisted on mixing in with the welcoming team to get a glimpse of your beauty… The one with thick eyebrows and big eyes at the back.”