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Li Xun and Qin Qing had been out for over a month, which was much later than expected. This made the people of Tian Village anxious.

Ten days ago, Tian Family Castle.

"Master, would Senior Martial Brother and Senior Martial Sister be alright? Let us go to meet them." Ever since Hundred Miles of Phoenix had taught Tian Fen Sword Art, Tian Fen had called her master. Baili Feng felt that Tian Fen and Li Xun were martial brothers and sisters, and Li Xun called Baili Hong his master. That Tian Fen called him her master was not a problem, and this little girl was very likeable, so Baili Feng liked her very much.

It was the same for his own father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. It was now time for his granddaughter to come closer, but he would not be jealous, nor would he scold her. In his heart, he wished that Tian Fen would get close to Baili Feng and consider her his daughter to be the best.

"Senior, why don't you let my Tian Clan members investigate this matter? They have already been gone for a month, I'm really worried."

"It's fine. I understand your good intentions, but letting them suffer some hardships is beneficial for them. With their current strength, if they were to hunt down a sword spirit, it would be a problem, what should we do in the future?" Not to mention Qin Qing, how could Baili Feng not know that Li Xun wanted to kill a Tenth Order Sword Soul? The amount of time Li Xun took was very normal, even if he stayed in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range for a few months, he might not be able to succeed. In fact, Baili Feng knew every single move of Li Xun and Qin Qing like the back of his hand. Baili Feng had her own spirit beast. After cultivating with her for so many years, no one knew how strong she actually was. In any case, she was definitely no lower than Rank 12. Baili Feng had always sent him to follow the two of them and protect them from the shadows. He had also told her that unless the two of them were in danger, she absolutely could not take action. When the Six-Armed Ape evolved, Little Qing wanted to make a move, but her intelligence was not inferior to a human's. She didn't interfere, and the result was within her expectations. The day when Li Xun and Qin Qing left the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, Xiaoqing had immediately returned to the Tian Village to report Baili Feng's safety.

On the fourth day after they left the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, Li Xun and Qin Qing returned to the Tian Village. After they returned, everyone was extremely concerned about why they took so long to leave. Aside from the matter with the Golden Origin Orb, Li Xun and Qin Qing outlined their encounters. When the crowd heard that Li Xun had used a trick to slowly kill the Seven-Armed Ape, which was equivalent to a mid-Tenth Order warrior, they all sucked in a breath of cold air. However, Li Xun and Qin Qing would naturally not reveal the Intrinsic Gold Pearl because it was too heaven-defying. It was not because they were afraid of the greed of the people present.

It was impossible for others to replicate the plan to kill a Six-Armed Ape. In fact, Li Xun's and the Six-Armed Ape's strength were around the same and they weren't as good as the Six-Armed Ape's. The Six-Armed Ape actually hoped to rely on Li Xun to help it break through. Otherwise, if it was injured again and again, it would have run far away. Why would it obediently stay in its lair and wait for death?

Baili Feng also knew that Li Xun seemed to have some sort of life-saving technique that allowed him to recover quickly. However, since he didn't say anything about it, he naturally had his own difficulties. As long as he knew that Li Xun had this method, was it really that important?

When there was still a month left, Zhou Jie, Dong Nana, and Cheng Kun had already felt the requirements to kill the sword spirit. As for Tian Fen, who was originally the weakest, they had felt it half a month ago. It had not even been half a year since they obtained the Four-Treasured Green Rank sword, and now they were going to hunt down the sword spirits. The effects of having a peerless expert instructing them were very different, but the rapid growth of Li Xun and Qin Qing had given them a huge pressure, but the four of them had handled it well, turning the pressure into motivation.

Under the unanimous request of the four of them, they refused Li Xun and Qin Qing's requests to accompany them. From Baili Feng's pointers and from Li Xun and Qin Qing's narrations, they finally understood the necessity of challenging the limits of their abilities. Otherwise, they would only grow further and further away from Li Xun and Qin Qing. The four of them had obtained Baili Feng's approval. After all, they had received their own guidance, so they should have this sort of awareness. Furthermore, in itself, it was extremely beneficial to them. Li Xun was willing to risk his life for Qin Qing, and why couldn't they do the same?

In order to save time, the six of them split into two groups to hunt down the Sword Spirit, while Li Xun and Qin Qing took one of Dong Nana's keepsakes and headed for the Dong Clan of the Pine Flower Country.

Li Xun and Qin Qing learned their lesson and wore the clothes of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect all the way until the border of the Heavenly Mountain and Pine Flower Country before they changed into casual clothes. The Pine Flower Country is not like the Heavenly Mountain Country, they might not even recognize you as a Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect, and they might even set their sights on an enemy of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect. In order to reduce the trouble, after entering the Pine Flower Country, Qin Qing used a veil to cover her face. This trick was indeed very effective.

On the fifteenth day after they left Tian Village, Li Xun and Qin Qing arrived at the Dong Clan. The Dong Clan members saw Dong Nana's token and knew that they were Dong Nana's senior and senior martial brothers who had come to participate in the Southern Youth Competition. They received them with great enthusiasm.

However, that night, Li Xun and Qin Qing met with an awkward situation. Since they found out that the two of them were husband and wife, they naturally arranged for a guest room.

"Husband, how can we sleep on the same bed?" Qin Qing looked at Li Xun with a sweet smile.

"Naturally, we'll sleep together." Li Xun seemed very natural.

"Mm. Good. I just like being hugged by you. So comfortable. So warm."

However, after the two of them slept for a while, Li Xun felt that luck wasn't something like that at all. He kept his hands on Qin Qing, and the brothers below him also stood up straight, while Qin Qing was bashful and coquettish, as if she was willing to let them pick whatever they wanted. Even though she knew that their current living arrangements might affect their future achievements, she would rather see Li Xun unhappy. In the end, he couldn't help but admire Student Li Xun's strong perseverance. He ruthlessly slapped himself on the face, jumped off the bed, and took three benches to line up in a row, then fell asleep just like that.

When Qin Qing saw Li Xun's childish side, she couldn't help but chuckle to herself. However, he was still a bit upset over not being able to become Li Xun's real wife for too long. He also looked forward to that moment even more.

Six days ago, in Sky Mountain Country's Demonic Beast Mountain Range.

Tian Fen and the other three had been hunting the sword spirit for six days now, but up until now, none of them had succeeded. Their wish was beautiful, but reality was cruel. The four of them simply had no experience on how to find solitary demonic beasts. Over the past few days, they had come up with many methods. For example, separating people to attract the attention of demon beasts and finding a chance to fight one on one. However, every time they managed to do so, they would always end up being chased by a group. There were a few times when he finally encountered a suitable demonic beast, but after just a short battle, the other nearby demonic beasts all came flocking over like bees smelling honey. What they didn't know was that in the past when they killed the Sword Spirit, they had a deterrent like Li Xun. That was why everything had become so easy. But it was their turn to be completely different.

Almost every day, the four of them asked why it was so easy for Senior Brother Li Xun to find a suitable demonic beast to be alone with. This was what the four of them always said about the gap between them.

On the eleventh day after they entered the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, they still did not make much progress. The four of them felt that they couldn't continue to waste time like this. If they missed the competition, they would have to come up with a practical method.

"Do you still remember the time when senior brother Su Mu and the rest killed the sword spirit at the same time?" Zhou Jie asked.

"Are you saying that the last time we came together, we also learned how to simultaneously kill sword spirits?" Dong Nana understood Zhou Jie's meaning. Su Mu and the others had managed to hunt down a suitable sword spirit within a short period of time. Under Li Xun's instructions, they attacked at the same time. Otherwise, how could they have completed the mission within two hours?

"That's right, we do not have much time left, we only have half a month left. But, we will need at least eight days to travel, and we will need to hunt down four Sword Spirits in the remaining seven days. This will include the uncertain time for us to recuperate from our injuries. We can only fight with our lives on the line. Actually, I was already prepared to fight with my life on the line when I came here.

"Fight." Cheng Kun spoke very little and seemed a bit gloomy, but he never dragged his feet.

Dong Nana and Tian Fen looked at each other with determination. Dong Nana extended her right hand, and Tian Fen did the same. Next, it was Zhou Jie, Cheng Kun. The four of them held my hands together and shouted at the same time, "Fight!"

"Now, I will talk about the plan. Through the past few days of observation, we have become quite familiar with this area, and there is one place that is most suitable for us, but it is also very risky." Now, I will talk about the plan, and after these few days of observation, we have become quite familiar with this area, and now, there is one place that is most suitable for us, but it is also quite risky. If one of them is above the mid-Sixth Order, we'll be in grave danger. And before anyone else succeeds, we cannot allow one of us to fail. "

"I have no problem with that. I trust you."

"Me too."

"No problem."

"Alright, we will rest for the night. Tomorrow, we will go meet them."

At this moment, the four of them finally trusted each other, entrusting their lives to each other, opening up a new space for their future lives.