Chapter 166 Exposed

  Variation, under the influence of the mysterious energy of heaven and earth, some spiritual herbs will undergo variation. Once varied, the rank of the spiritual herb will also be promoted, which means that this third-grade spiritual herb is likely to evolve into a fourth-grade spiritual herb!

  "It's also possible that, apart from the Ling Grass of Fantasy Dreams, there isn't any other spirit grass that can induce such a large-scale terrifying illusion. If this thing mutates, changing its properties from a third-grade spirit grass to a fourth-grade one, it might actually be plausible." The middle-aged man speculated.

  "It seems so." Little Liu nodded thoughtfully.

  "In that case, let those who should leave, leave." The middle-aged man waved his hand and let the crowd disperse. "Also, clean up this place, sweep it clean, and hand over all the bodies to the patrol team."

  "Yes!"

  The crowd dispersed at his words.

  "Wait." Xiaoliu suddenly spoke up, pointing at one of them, "You stay behind."

  "Huh?"

  Xia Lin was stunned and paused for a moment, because the person Xiao Liu pointed at was him!

  Have you found it?

  Xia Lin's heart skipped a beat, and his right fist suddenly gathered strength, ready to burst out at any moment. But just then, Little Six spoke up again, saying to Xia Lin: "Get that spiritual grass for me and put it up there. Be careful not to shake it or walk too fast, go slowly, and make sure the spiritual grass is intact."

  "Hmm..."

  Xia Lin let out a breath of relief, she had been scared to death just now.

  After Xia Lin finished listening to Xiao Liu, she walked forward, carefully picked up the spiritual grass and the small grid on the shelf, and then went upstairs. Following behind Xiao Liu, they stepped onto the second floor staircase and slowly went up.

  Middle-aged people sit on the first floor in case of emergency.

  Arriving at the second floor, Xia Lin's eyes suddenly lit up again.

  Compared to the first floor, the second floor is much more elegant and refined. There are no shelves, only small platforms that hold a single item each, surrounded by a small protective case. It's clear that they're protecting precious treasures.

  But these things gave Xia Lin a feeling of returning to Earth, "In high school, the internet cafe behind the school gate was about this size, with rows of computers on the first floor and single rooms on the second floor..."

  Xiao Liu brought Xia Lin to an empty platform and said to him: "Just put it here."

  "Uh-huh."

  Xia Lin put down the so-called variant spiritual grass. Then, with a glance out of the corner of his eye, he finally found the four-product spiritual grass he needed in the middle and slightly to the right.

  "As expected, it's there." Xia Lin's eyes lit up secretly.

  Now that the thing was settled, the next step was how to get it. Being able to get it quietly would be the most perfect situation. But just as Xia Lin was thinking of a way, Xiao Liu's one sentence made him shocked and lost his color.

  "Have you found what you need?"

  "Heh heh, what do you mean?" Xia Lin asked with feigned ignorance.

  "Hmm."

  Xiao Liu snorted, "Although my swordsmanship is not good, I have cultivated a pair of discerning eyes. What's with this mutated spiritual grass? It's actually just an ordinary third-grade spiritual grass. And how can one spiritual grass suddenly mutate for no reason? Moreover, every person here, I can basically remember their body shape, height, and appearance after seeing them once."

  "Under my eyes, there is no place to hide. Although I don't know why I couldn't see through your true face, the subtle difference in height is enough to prove that you are not him. Moreover, during a patrol previously, I vaguely saw a black shadow flash by, it must have been you."

  Xiao Liu looked at Xia Lin with determination after finishing his analysis.

  Xia Lin's helpless smile indeed proved him right.

  The realization of the first layer of Qian Huan, now he can change his appearance, but his body shape can only be slightly changed, wanting to completely become another person is absolutely impossible.

  This is different from disguise magic, which can completely transform you into a person, regardless of physical appearance or even gender, because that's fake after all. The downside is that it can be seen through by people with higher strength than yourself.

  However, Qian Huan is an exception. By relying on the cultivator below, the skin and bones will undergo substantial changes, so it is impossible to achieve complete transformation. This change is a fundamental revision, and no one can see through it. However, in cases where the physical difference is slightly larger, there will always be a slight flaw after the change.

  And it was just this tiny detail that gave him away.

  You're a family of sword cultivators, what's with the useless practice of eyes?

  "Alright, you're right." Xia Lin shrugged his shoulders, not showing any fear at all, and calmly admitted it. Since he had been guessed correctly, there was no need to hide anything anymore.

  "I'm very curious, you're a sword cultivator who doesn't cultivate sword techniques, what's the point of cultivating these internal skills?" Xia Lin asked with a smile.

  Jian Xiao Liu was shocked.

  It was obvious that no matter what, he couldn't have imagined that after being exposed, this person's first reaction would be curiosity rather than taking action! However, he quickly calmed down. People who are qualified to step onto the Road of Heaven mostly can control their emotions.

  "There's nothing, I didn't have any talent for swordsmanship since I was young, and I wasn't interested in it either. Fortunately, I obtained a cultivation method that had dual purposes, and unexpectedly, it turned out to be quite suitable for me, the more I practiced, the more proficient I became, my strength advanced rapidly, and in the end, I simply developed in this direction." Little Six said calmly.

  "I see..." Xia Lin nodded, seemingly unconscious as he walked back and forth in the room, but secretly heading towards that spiritual grass while pretending to observe the surrounding layout.

  "Are you looking for an escape route?" Jian Xiao Liu smiled, "When I came in, I sealed off all the routes. Whether it's the door or window, they're all locked down now, and can't be easily broken."

  "You're quite thoughtful." Xia Lin said calmly, quietly walking to the front of Ling Cao, looking at him with a smile, "You know I'm observing the escape route, yet you're not in a hurry, or perhaps, what are you waiting for?"

  Jian Xiao Liu smiled brightly and said, "He's here."

  As soon as Xia Liu finished speaking, Xia Lin turned back and looked around, and was suddenly surprised to find that the middle-aged sword cultivator had also arrived.

  It turned out that the person who built Xiaoliu was actually him.

  "Heh heh. Interesting, so this is the little guy who dares to invade my Sword Pavilion?" The middle-aged swordsman said in a low voice, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

  Xia Lin smiled and casually picked up a spiritual grass beside her, then put it in her bosom.

  Jian Xiao Liu and Zhong Nian Xiu were collectively stunned.

  Damn, can't even keep my life safe, yet still not forgetting to grab a spiritual herb, is this the style of being greedy for wealth but not caring about one's life? Normally, after being discovered, shouldn't I be fleeing for my life, then desperately struggling, and finally getting killed by them?

  "You're quite bold." said the middle-aged swordsman with a smile.

  "You guys aren't afraid of anything either." Xia Lin smiled calmly, "Two young whippersnappers dare to block my way."

  "Oh?" Jian Xiao Liu's eyes finally lit up, "No wonder I couldn't see through your strength all along. It seems you're the second transformation of Qing Yun?"

  "The Qingyun Two Transformations." The middle-aged sword cultivator laughed coldly, but his eyes revealed an excited expression. "The disciples of the Jian family have always had a low cultivation level, and even the old ancestor only reached the Qingyun Five Transformations. However, in the entire Jingzhou, no one dares to take on the Jian family because the strength and cultivation level of the Jian family's disciples never match."

  At this point, Zhongnian Jian Xiu smiled slyly and said, "The number of Qingyun's who died under my sword is at least in the dozens."

  "Hmm——"

  The sound of a sword ringing out. The middle-aged swordsman's terrifying aura condensed around his body, staring fixedly at Xia Lin.

  In an instant, Xia Lin was enveloped by this murderous aura.

  Xia Lin smiled coldly, but his mind relaxed, because he had obtained the spiritual grass!

  After a night of hard work, Ziyu Meng's formula materials were finally all collected. This means that he now has in his hands a deadly weapon that can kill people without any cost!

  He still remembers that the spiritual grass that had been soaked in the Ziyou Dream caused countless people to go mad and almost die after consumption. Even Xia Man, Huo Jian and others with extremely firm willpower did not escape, it can be imagined how terrifying the effect of this Ziyou Dream is.

  The spirit grass is in hand, next, it's going out!

  At this time, Xia Lin truly focused on everything around him, as Jian Xiao Liu said, the sealed doors and windows, the middle-aged sword cultivator with murderous intent in front of him, and Jian Xiao Liu standing calmly in the distance.

  The choice left for him seemed to be only one.

  Kill the middle-aged sword cultivator and Jian Xiao Liu, then you can leave this place.

  Since you want to fight, then let's fight!

  Xia Lin snorted coldly, "Your disciple can challenge across levels, why can't I?"

  "Fierce Flame Tiger Fist!"

  "Boom!"

  Xia Lin didn't hesitate and struck out, his surging blood energy directly enveloping the middle-aged man in front of him.

  The middle-aged man sneered and swung his long sword directly at him.

  "Right!"

  A crisp sound echoed within the attic, and both of their hearts skipped a beat.

  A probing blow, yet it made both of them become serious.

  Xia's heart secretly trembled, the middle-aged man's seemingly ordinary sword, however, had strangled all the blood and energy around him, directly striking his physical body. If it were an ordinary martial artist, they would probably be killed on the spot.

  What an overbearing swordsmanship!

  But the middle-aged man was completely shocked, he held a three-product Xuan treasure sword in his hand. This sword was given by his master when he first stepped into the Tianlu Road. Together with his swordsmanship, it could completely ignore the Xuanqi and attack directly at the physical body. However, just now, there came a clear and loud humming sound.

  Is this person's body made of iron?

  How can fleshly bodies stop weapons?

  Could it be that he had some kind of defensive treasure on him? The middle-aged man's eyelid twitched, and he attacked again, this time with a complete sword technique unlike the previous probing attack.

  Killing intent envelops, interlocking, layer by layer, towards Xia Lin's extraction.

  Xia Lin smiled coldly and his right hand transformed into a claw shape, without hesitation, he struck - Thunderbolt!

  A white lightning suddenly illuminated the attic, and five trails of lightning directly crossed forward, breaking through the middle-aged man's swordsmanship, and continued to charge forward irresistibly.

  It seems like the double monthly ticket is back, I originally wanted to charge forward with a sense of justice and break into the top 10, but after taking a look, I was short by almost a hundred votes, so I quietly gave up on this suicidal idea.

  Cough cough, everyone with tickets vote for two, and don't forget to subscribe.

  Still working overtime today, wishing everyone a happy National Day in advance, have fun.