Chapter Eleven: Discord

  Is there a master? There is no master. Lin Fan isn't a rookie, he had long seen through Xi Men Shuai and Ye Wu Shuang's argumentative tricks to delay time, although he didn't know why they wanted to delay time, but since the opponent wants to delay time, he can't let them have their way. At this moment, Lin Fan remembered 'Lin Fan Lei Fu', for a moment forgetting the sect master's reminder, spending some time drawing out the talisman, the talisman left his hand and transformed into an invisible and intangible thunderbolt that sneak attacked Xi Men Shuai's back.

  Lin Fan would never admit it was his doing anyway. Besides, you asked about the Gui Shui Yin Lei, but I used Lin Fan's Lei Fu, two different things.

  No one answered, Ximen Shuai was now in a dilemma, wanting to search for the ancient sword again, but also worried that an expert would secretly calculate himself. The ancient sword can be searched or not searched, once the hibernation ends, he will naturally have a feeling and easily recall it. But if he just left like this, the beauty on the rooftop would look down on him, which is unacceptable.

  Looking at the scene again is a huge headache, these four Yunqing Mountain disciples are quite difficult to deal with. Bai Mu and Lin Fan can be ignored, they're just a one-time transaction. But Ye Wushuang and Gu Yan joining forces, in the situation where he lost his protective ancient sword, puts him at a disadvantage.

  Ximen Shuai nodded: "En... since Senior and the Palace Master have a familiar face, then I'll give Senior some face and take my leave." After speaking, he didn't linger and turned to ride away on his乾坤圈. This is what they mean by "deadly concerned with saving face", referring to people like Ximen Shuai. The only person in the know, Lin Fan, quickly burst into laughter, holding his belly. Oh my god, you really can put on an act. You're impressive, I really can't expose you.

  ……

  Ximen retreated, and Lin Fan didn't bother to pay attention to any palace masters or princesses. Instead, he jumped from the room to the first floor, picked up the talisman, and a dark, lightless ancient sword lay quietly on the ground. This wasn't a drawing of a prison, but a concealment talisman that hid the ancient sword. The yellow paper and the ancient sword at that time had no spiritual energy, so it was impossible to sense its location. Concealment talismans were useful for ordinary people, such as stealing chickens or dogs, but for cultivators, they could sense if there were other cultivators nearby, unless their own cultivation was too high to be sensed. People like that didn't need concealment talismans anyway. Concealment talismans were a type of almost useless spell, yet Lin Fan would always turn trash into treasure and use the concealment talisman at critical moments and locations.

  Gurong pressed down the sword light and fell to the ground, everyone was very curious about what Sword Escape was, but no one asked. Just like no one asked Ye Wushuang how these spells were collected in the law scroll and how they came out. Lin Fan picked up the ancient sword: "Brother Gurong, this sword is given to you."

  Gu Yan shook his head: "This sword and its master are already spiritually connected, unless you kill the master and then forcibly refine it, it's impossible to take it for yourself. Moreover, the quality of this sword is ordinary, not top-notch."

  Others might say that, but they would be misunderstood. Gu Yan didn't want the sword because it was inferior. Lin Fan and others knew that Gu Yan was just discussing the matter at hand and had no intention of coveting the ancient sword. Lin Fan asked: "I saw General Ximen take out the Qiankun Circle from his finger, how did he hide it? And Palace Master, I didn't see you carrying an ancient zither before."

  The palace owner also fell down and said, "This is the Qiankun bag. I think what Ximen Shuai used should be the Qiankun ring."

  It's said that it's said. Lin Fan's eyes shone brightly as he stared at a small pouch-like bag of the universe on the waist of the palace master, this was indeed a good thing.

  Ximen Xiaoxiao's Qiankun Circle and Qiankun Bag have nothing to do with each other, at most they are both magical artifacts. The Qiankun Bag is also known as the As-You-Wish Qiankun Bag, specifically used for storing objects. It is said that a good Qiankun Bag can hold all of Zhengyi Sect's belongings and when carried, one will not feel any weight.

  Qian Kun bag, Qian Kun ring and other sources have only one origin, that is, alchemy. The method of alchemy is very simple, many people in Yun Qing Mountain understand it, even Lin Fan understands it. However, the materials are extremely demanding, first of all, you need the skin of a thousand-year-old spiritual beast, two thousand years old will also do, and the Qian Kun bag refined from it will be an extreme product. You also need one hundred year old black and white Xuan iron each, it is said that black and white Xuan iron can only be found in the Ghost Domain, and those over a hundred years old are extremely rare. Ordinary cultivators find it very difficult to enter the Ghost Domain, let alone search for them. The main problem is that these two materials are relatively hard to get, while other materials such as demon beast bones, amber, etc., can still be obtained through certain means.

  Lin Fan curiously asked: "Palace Master, where did this Qian Kun bag come from?"

  The benefactor had a favor to repay, and the palace master did not hide it: "Someone else gave it to me, this Qiankun bag is not very good, only one zhang of land, and it's said that the spiritual beast has only 500 years."

  Gu Yan said: "Killing a spiritual beast just for a Qiankun bag, the demonic sect's actions are indeed eccentric."

  He spoke matter-of-factly, saying that the Cloud Clear Sect had its own rules, and disciples under his gate were not allowed to harm spiritual beasts unless in self-defense. Although Cloud Clear Mountain didn't have 500 or 1,000-year-old spiritual beasts, there were still 100-year-old ones. Spiritual beasts were harmless by nature; a 500-year-old one could transform into human form, speak, and was no different from humans. However, the core idea of the demonic sects was "the strong rule," and they treated spiritual beasts as mere materials, just like ginseng - once it matured, it could be picked, and if not, it still had its uses. This was also a major contradiction in the Demonic Alliance's pact.

  You're so arrogant, Lin is bitter and smiling wryly. Others were just about to thank everyone, if you didn't mind that unknown spiritual beast that had been turned into a handbag, everyone would have exchanged pleasantries and gone their separate ways. Why did you have to turn the originally harmonious atmosphere into a seminar between demons?

  As expected, the palace master strongly disagreed with Gu Yan's words: "Ling beasts are beasts, cows are also beasts, why can you eat beef but not hurt Ling beasts? Have you eaten wild vegetables? Why can you eat wild vegetables? How do you know they're not absorbing the essence of the sun and moon?"

  Gu Yan said: "The creatures are divided into many categories, the spiritual beasts already have their own thoughts, and they are no different from humans except in appearance, and they are naturally gentle."

  "You're a human being, so why are we sworn enemies? You say you're gentle by nature, but does that mean rabbits are too? Why was there rabbit on the menu you ordered last night?"

  Gu Yan glanced at Lin Fan, who shrugged. The palace master pointed to the short brown dress and said: "This is tiger skin, this tiger eats sheep, you think the tiger is evil and the sheep are good, but if the sheep flock spreads out, without natural enemies, countless offspring, how much grass can be provided for the sheep to eat?"

  "The way of heaven is cyclical, follow the natural order. Humans are in charge and animals are secondary, there are countless ways to find food, why kill innocent beasts unnecessarily?" Gu Yan asked back.

  "Because the skin of the spiritual beast can be used to make a Qiankun bag."

  Lin Fan sat on the eaves, watching the two argue, finding it quite interesting. He thought neither of them was wrong. From Gu Yan's perspective, spiritual beasts were rare, and by relying on their own efforts to cultivate human form, plus the gentle nature of spiritual beasts, they shouldn't attack humans. The Palace Master believed that she was using spiritual beasts when necessary, just like how people need to eat and drink.

  Lin Fan recalled an old saying: "Heaven and Earth are unkind, treating all things as straw dogs." Heaven and Earth treated all living beings, including a stone, with the same attitude, not interfering with their life and death. Cultivating immortality meant transcending all things, was this going against Heaven? Lin Fan thought it wasn't necessarily going against Heaven, but rather Heaven's attitude towards everything was the same. If you wanted to transcend, you had to accept Heaven's trials, commonly known as heavenly tribulations.

  Lin Fan believed that heavenly tribulations weren't a punishment from Heaven for going against its will, but rather like a fish jumping through the dragon gate - if it succeeded, it became a dragon; if not, it died.