If it weren't seen with one's own eyes, no one would believe it, but not long after, Lin Xiu reappeared, and he had the strength of a Dou Ancestor.
News about Lin Xiu quickly spread throughout the Black-Corner Region.
It is said that after the young master of the Black Emperor Pavilion returned, he was punished with three years of confinement, and the Pavilion Master even went to the Academy to apologize voluntarily.
However, none of this had much to do with Lin Xiu.
After briefly demonstrating his strength to intimidate others, he left with his people and headed towards Horizon City.
Horizon City is located within the Tian Qing Mountains, the most prosperous city within a thousand-mile radius, and it also possesses a spatial wormhole.
To travel to the Central Plains, ordinary means of transportation are often impractical due to the long distance and time delays, so using a spatial wormhole is usually the best choice.
Lin Xiu, accompanied by four women, disembarked from the flying Magic Beast and stepped into the city.
They found a restaurant to stay temporarily.
Lin Xiu took Xiao Yi Xian into a room and used her internal Poison Qi to refine his Yuan aperture.
In recent days, his Yuan aperture had shown preliminary results.
On the way to Horizon City, he had not relaxed his search for Seventh Rank Magic Beasts.
Unfortunately, the results were minimal.
Seventh Rank Magic Beasts not only have high strength but also possess the ability to transform into human form.
Such Magic Beasts are difficult to find.
Lin Xiu had only encountered two so far. Currently, out of his eight Yuan apertures, five still needed to replace their Magic Core.
A black aura emerged on his face, and terrifying spiderwebs spread, but they soon gradually faded away.
Lin Xiu let out a sigh. "Alright, that's enough for today."
With that, he moved his hand away from Xiao Yi Xian's wrist.
After spending day after day together, Xiao Yi Xian had become accustomed to physical contact with Lin Xiu.
On the contrary, every time Lin Xiu withdrew his hand, she felt a sense of reluctance.
The Woeful Poison Body caused toxins to be distributed throughout her body.
Anyone who came into contact with her would be contaminated by the toxins.
Previously, Zi Yan did not believe in the horror of the Woeful Poison Body. After trying it once, she no longer dared to approach easily.
"Have you thought it over? I see that the speed at which toxins are spreading in your body is increasing. It won't be long before the Woeful Poison Body erupts."
Lin Xiu asked her.
"Can the Tiandu Fire Seal really work?"
Biting her lower lip lightly, Xiao Yi Xian lowered her head, nervously fidgeting with the corner of her dress, trying to hide her inner anxiety and unease.
Since Lin Xiu mentioned the seal, she had been searching along the way, trying to find some clues.
But she hadn't found any useful information.
In fact, this was quite normal. Yao Tian Huo was an ancient powerhouse from a thousand years ago, and there are very few legends about him on the continent.
Moreover, the Tiandu Fire Seal was specifically used to alleviate the Woeful Poison Body.
"Is it more important to be innocent or to have your life? If I really had any ulterior motives, I could have acted directly already. Do you think you could resist with your strength?"
Lin Xiu felt a bit helpless; he had explained the method of the seal to her several times.
Hearing such blunt words, Xiao Yi Xian was a bit speechless.
She knew Lin Xiu was speaking the plain truth.
"Can I have two more days to think about it?"
She extended two fingers towards Lin Xiu. "Just two days."
Seeing this, Lin Xiu couldn't say much more. A delay of two days wouldn't make much difference.
At that moment, Yun Yun, Zi Yan, and the others also returned.
"Lin Xiu, we can't leave for now."
Zi Yan sat down by the table.
"What happened?"
Lin Xiu looked at Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran who had come in behind her.
"I inquired just now, and it seems there's a problem with the Luo Family's spatial wormhole. Recently, the Luo Family has been repairing it and even deployed the Luo Family's ancestor. It didn't work, and they're now seeking external help."
Yun Yun had become accustomed to gathering information as a side task during this time.
She had gathered some information after making a round in Horizon City earlier.
"The Luo Family ancestor is a 5 Star Dou Ancestor. If even he can't solve the problem, it seems the issue with the wormhole is significant."
Nalan Yanran looked at Lin Xiu and suggested, "Should we consider going somewhere else?"
"There's only this one spatial wormhole within a thousand miles."
Lin Xiu frowned and shook his head slightly.
How could it break down at this time? If it had broken earlier, perhaps Xiao Yan could have had Venerable Feng solve it.
Suddenly, a flash of insight struck him.
Lin Xiu remembered something—if he wasn't mistaken, Xiao Yan had indeed encountered a similar issue before, and it was resolved by him at the time.
Due to his involvement, many events had been advanced, such as Xiao Yan's reckoning with the Misty Cloud Sect, which was accelerated by six months.
In other words, the problem with the Luo Family's spatial wormhole at this time aligned perfectly with the corresponding timeline.
"But we need to use the spatial wormhole to get to the Central Plains."
Yun Yun, seeing Lin Xiu's refusal, was a bit puzzled. Since the spatial wormhole was broken, wouldn't waiting here be a waste of time?
Wasn't this a bit contradictory to Lin Xiu's earlier urgency?
"Since the Luo Family is looking for help, we should help them fix the spatial wormhole."
Lin Xiu thought of something. In the original story, the Luo Family once gave Xiao Yan a Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's magic core as a token of gratitude for his help.
That was a Rank 6 magic core, which would be more than sufficient to help Xiao Yi Xian refine her Yuan aperture.
"You have two days to prepare yourself. In two days, I'll help you seal the Woeful Poison Body."
Lin Xiu turned to Xiao Yi Xian again, his tone now a command rather than a request.
Considering the spatial wormhole malfunction, he recalled that Xiao Yan and others had encountered spatial turbulence inside it.
After that incident, Xiao Yan and Medusa, along with Xiao Yi Xian, had dispersed.
This time, Lin Xiu was not sure if the same situation would occur.
Therefore, for safety reasons, it was necessary to resolve the hidden danger in Xiao Yi Xian's body before entering the spatial wormhole.
This way, even if spatial turbulence occurs again, Xiao Yi Xian won't face immediate death.
The toxins in his Yuan aperture had now been refined by more than half; the remaining half was enough to transform the toxic Yuan aperture into the source of the Woeful Poison Body's toxins.
"Ah?!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian was taken aback.
Weren't they discussing the spatial wormhole? How did it suddenly shift to her?
Seeing Lin Xiu's determined attitude, she stood there stunned, momentarily unable to react.
Yun Yun and the others noticed Xiao Yi Xian's reaction and found it odd. The seal was clearly a good thing; why did she seem so hesitant?
"Tomorrow, you'll come with me to the Luo Family."
Lin Xiu pointed at Xiao Yi Xian. Since the spatial wormhole involved spatial aspects, it required the power of a Dou Ancestor.
"Be careful."
Suddenly, Zi Yan spoke to Lin Xiu.
"Hmm?"
Lin Xiu was taken aback.
"Just now on the road, a girl riding a horse charged through recklessly and almost bumped into Yanran. She claimed to be from the Luo Family. We had a few words of conflict, and Zi Yan's candy was accidentally knocked to the ground by her, so Zi Yan slapped the girl."
Yun Yun stepped in front of Zi Yan. Blocked by Yun Yun, Zi Yan stuck out her tongue when she saw Lin Xiu's gaze.
"Having her take action is worse than letting Nalan Yanran handle it."
Lin Xiu rubbed his forehead with one hand. To dare act recklessly in Horizon City and be from the Luo Family meant that the person's background was certainly not ordinary.
Similarly, Zi Yan's slap was also not ordinary.
Her slap could be fatal or cause severe brain damage.
"Lin Xiu, I only used thirty percent of my strength."
Zi Yan seemed to understand the implication of his words.
"When did you become so restrained?"
Lin Xiu was a bit surprised.
"She knocked my candy to the ground when there were only three pieces left."
Zi Yan gave a faint smile.
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