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Li Xiaonan bid farewell to Zhang Hao and returned to his room. He pondered over what Zhang Hao had said about the elixirs being useful for attacks. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he took out the Refining Materials that Huang Yan had given him.
Two days later, a Desert Eagle appeared in his hands.
The light golden gun had the wings of a hawk printed on both sides of its body. Li Xiaonan aimed the Desert Eagle at the void and gently pulled the trigger. An elixir engulfed in flames shot out from the barrel, exploding in a burst of color in mid-air.
"Hahaha! It worked! I did it! This is amazing!" Li Xiaonan looked around, relieved that the commotion hadn't disturbed anyone else. He scratched his head, licked his lips, and closed the doors and windows tightly.
He gently caressed his newly forged High-Quality Spirit Weapon, a broad smile spreading across his face, though it soon faded into a more serious expression.
With a soft sigh, he stroked the gun's body and then chuckled again, shaking his head.
Back on Earth, Li Xiaonan was a purebred CS enthusiast. Owning a Desert Eagle had always been his dream, and now he actually had one—stronger than any real Desert Eagle. Unfortunately, he was no longer in that familiar place.
He rubbed his chin, contemplating what to give Li Yanrong instead of the hundred Foundation Pills he initially planned to offer her. Now that he knew about their other uses, he decided against it. However, as a Cultivator, he felt a sense of obligation to find something suitable for her.
What do women like?
Li Xiaonan recalled a girl he liked back on Earth. He had watched helplessly as a tall, rich guy wooed her with a huge bouquet of roses and jewelry.
A silly grin crept onto Li Xiaonan's face as he settled down cross-legged and began selecting Refining Materials. He crafted earrings shaped like hollow roses from silver-hued gold, embedding vibrant red Blood Essence within them, which was engraved with defensive runes.
Satisfied with this low-grade spirit artifact, he admired its beauty far more than its practicality.
Li Xiaonan found a hollow purple sandalwood box to place the earrings in before eagerly heading off to find Li Yanrong.
Just as Li Yanrong awoke from her meditation—having broken through to the Heart-Moving Period—she intended to step outside for some fresh air. As she opened the door, she was greeted by the sight of Li Xiaonan standing there with a goofy smile on his face.
“Xiao Nan?” Li Yanrong's face flushed as she stepped aside to let Li Xiaonan in.
However, Li Xiaonan stood at the door, frozen in place with a silly grin, before shoving a box into her hands.
Li Yanrong was taken aback. When she opened the box, a glimmer of surprise flashed in her bright eyes as she exclaimed, “So beautiful! Is this for me?”
Li Xiaonan nodded, smiling as he said, “Sister... it’s pretty... earrings.”
With a blush on her cheeks, resembling a pink apricot blossom, Li Yanrong clutched the box tightly. By the time she regained her composure, Li Xiaonan had already disappeared.
Two months later, Li Xiaonan donned the high-quality defensive spirit tool—Heart-Guarding Mirror—gifted by Li Mother and gathered his belongings at the entrance of the Outer Academy.
About eighty disciples were gathered here, preparing to head to Fangcun Mountain for training.
Fangcun Mountain is located in the northeast of Luoya City. Before the training began, the Outer Academy cultivators decided their groups by drawing lots, with eight people per group.
As Li Xiaonan stood there grinning with his token in hand, a few cultivators from his group attempted to strike up a conversation with him. However, they quickly realized that no matter what they said, he would only respond with a silly smile. They unanimously concluded that Li Xiaonan was a fool. Although they were puzzled as to why a fool would be in the Outer Academy and participate in training, they accepted him as the slacker of their eight-person group.
Li Xiaonan didn’t care how others viewed him; he stepped onto his self-crafted Carefree Fan and left Luoya City through the northern gate with everyone else.
After flying for more than three days, they finally arrived at the foot of Fangcun Mountain.
From a distance, Fangcun Mountain may not seem majestic or vast, but it appeared ethereal and dreamlike. He could clearly feel that this place was rich in spiritual energy and beauty, as if the distant clouds were closely hugging the blue sky.
Because of the dense spiritual energy on Fangcun Mountain, it was an excellent place for producing spirit herbs, mineral resources, and spirit beasts.
Of course, the spirit beasts on Fangcun Mountain wouldn’t willingly offer themselves to cultivators nor would they automatically provide their cores. Thus, training for Outer Academy cultivators has always been conducted in teams.
This time, Li Xiaonan and the other seven aimed for the Western Ridge of Fangcun Mountain, the lowest and relatively safest among the three ridges of Central Land.
Li Xiaonan followed the other seven into the mountains, silently observing them along the way. He had already figured out their backgrounds.
Among the seven, five were Loose Cultivators, two at the Mid Gold Core stage and three at the early Gold Core stage. The leader of these five was from Azure Dragon Hall, known as Azure Wind Antelope.
The other two were a Cultivator from Azure Sky Sect, who had come specifically to refine weapons and was at the Late Stage of Heart Movement, and a Female Cultivator from Emei Sect, also at the early Gold Core stage. It was said that Emei Sect was located northwest of Fangcun Mountain, on an island in the sea known as Fairy Island, where all members were women.
Li Xiaonan climbed slowly towards the Western Ridge with these seven. The group of Cultivators gathered spiritual herbs and mined stones along the way, while Li Xiaonan simply watched, foolishly trailing behind them. It felt quite enjoyable in a carefree manner!
A gentle breeze blew by, carrying a faint smell of blood.
“Chirp!”
A clear whistle came from the northwest, causing a shiver to run through them.
After some discussion, the five Loose Cultivators decided to investigate. They unanimously believed that benefits and risks were proportional. The two Cultivators with sect affiliations disagreed but ultimately yielded to the majority. Naturally, Li Xiaonan was overlooked by everyone.
As they arrived at the scene, they saw a bird-like spirit beast entangled with an Octagonal Snake.
This was Li Xiaonan's first encounter with a spirit beast. His eyes widened in amazement as he dared not relax for even a moment, fixating intently on both spirit beasts. He had once flipped through a Spirit Beast Diagram that classified spirit beasts into nine ranks; the higher the rank, the stronger the spells.
The bird-like spirit beast before him was likely a fifth-rank spirit beast, comparable to a Separation Stage Cultivator, known as Azure Phoenix. In contrast, the Octagonal Snake was a sixth-rank spirit beast, equivalent to a Divine Separation Stage Cultivator.
Li Xiaonan thought to himself: Wow! I must be incredibly lucky today; it's like striking gold just by stepping out! I hope these two spirit beasts fight each other until they both suffer!
Although the Octagonal Snake was stronger initially, the bird had an advantage over it due to its nature. The Azure Phoenix managed to gain the upper hand in their struggle, yet neither could decisively defeat the other after several rounds of combat.
The Azure Phoenix hovered in the air, occasionally emitting flashes of azure light to distract its opponent.
The Octagonal Snake was equally unyielding, using its tough skin and muscular tail to swat away the azure light, nearly hitting Li Xiaonan and his companions several times.
The Azure Phoenix flapped its wings, stirring up a whirlwind that surged toward the Octagonal Snake, which retaliated by swinging its tail. The two beasts exchanged blows from day into night, and then from night until dawn.
Li Xiaonan found it strange; the fierce struggle between the two beasts must be over some significant interest.
On the third day of their battle, the Octagonal Snake appeared to waver, as if it were running out of strength. The Azure Phoenix let out a piercing cry and dove down to peck at its eyes. However, in that moment of triumph, it fell into the trap set by the Octagonal Snake, which had ensnared it tightly.
Li Xiaonan thought to himself: Spirit beasts truly possess intelligence.
Yet the fight was far from over. As the saying goes, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse; even though the Azure Phoenix was ensnared and unable to move, it still struggled fiercely, determined to peck to death the damned Octagonal Snake.
At that moment, one of the cultivators among the seven, who possessed a Mid Gold Core, exclaimed, "The time has come! Fellow cultivators, let’s attack together!" With that, all seven charged forward, with Li Xiaonan following closely behind.
The two spirit beasts looked at the suddenly appearing cultivators with despair in their eyes. The gaze of the Azure Phoenix flicked toward a hidden cave behind the Octagonal Snake, and Li Xiaonan noticed this detail.
Just as the seven cultivators were about to strike down the two spirit beasts with their combined might, Li Xiaonan quietly slipped into that hidden cave.
Inside the cave was quite dry; with the light from outside, Li Xiaonan could see clearly within. Deep inside lay an egg... It stood over a meter tall and emitted a faint golden glow.
Li Xiaonan scratched his head and thought: Is this what those two big fellows outside were fighting over?
It was precisely during this moment of hesitation that the seven cultivators outside realized that Li Xiaonan was missing.
Without further ado, Li Xiaonan directly stored the giant egg into his Soul Ring.
"You brat, you're here! Let me see what good stuff is in this cave!" The leader, a Mid Gold Core Loose Cultivator, rushed into the cave, only to find it empty and devoid of anything.
This Loose Cultivator was named Chen Yi, who was originally Ma Dong's superior. Naturally, he couldn't believe that someone who could incapacitate Ma Dong was a fool. Throughout their journey, he had ignored Li Xiaonan's unremarkable demeanor, but now that there was a conflict over interests, things were different.
He coldly stared at Li Xiaonan and said, "Stop pretending to be stupid. Hand over the goods, or I’ll make sure you can't return to the Outer Academy."
Li Xiaonan sighed inwardly. Before setting out for his training, he had used the Soul Ring to adjust his cultivation level to Initial Infatuation. After all, if he had no cultivation at all, the elders wouldn't have allowed him to go out for training.
"Chen Dao-you, perhaps there's nothing here at all. You might be misunderstanding him; he looks rather foolish and hasn't said a coherent word along the way," said a female disciple from the Emei Sect nearby.
"Sister, others may not know him, but I do. This brat incapacitated Ma Dong with one punch; how could he possibly be foolish?" Chen Yi explained.
Li Xiaonan felt helpless. It seemed that as his cultivation continued to rise, opportunities to play the fool would become scarce. After all, he had never heard of a fool being able to cultivate.
However, it was impossible for them to take anything from Li Xiaonan. Thus, he made his move; the speed of Swift Steps was not to be underestimated.
He punched towards Chen Yi and, once he landed the blow, dashed towards the cave entrance.
"Brothers! Stop him!" Chen Yi shouted, blood trickling from his mouth as he clutched his abdomen.
In a one-on-one situation, Li Xiaonan was confident of victory; even against two opponents, he could manage. But now he faced five—five Loose Cultivators under Xing Su's command who were known for their coordinated attacks!
Li Xiaonan silently cursed his luck. While Swift Steps helped him escape one person's grasp, it led him straight into the attack range of four others. The Carefree Fan in his hand had long been destroyed; it no longer resembled a fan at all.
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