Fortune telling? How do you explain your hand-drawn lightning magic and sword flight?

Upon hearing his senior brother's words, which sounded like entrapment, Chen Xuan quickly turned around and secretly transmitted his thoughts with his divine sense: "Senior brother, I have some connection with the disciples of the three great academies: Shanggu, Yunshen, and Tianqing."

Wang Kaixuan was slightly taken aback, but then he understood and nodded subtly.

"Hmph, if you don't mind the humble and dilapidated place, you are welcome to stay for a chat." Zi Yu's voice was as cold as ice, as if it carried a hint of chill.

Yue Ming was very polite, bowing respectfully to Chen Xuan and the other man.

Chen Xuan and Wang Kaixuan landed slowly, taking steady steps as they walked to the flickering campfire on the ground. The leaping flames illuminated everything around them, sometimes bright, sometimes dim.

Since they were there for a transaction, Chen Xuan naturally spoke first: "Judging from your disheveled state, you two must have encountered many misfortunes before, right?"

Yue Ming snorted coldly, his face full of resentment, but he did not respond.

"What exactly do you two intend to do by coming here?" Zi Yu and Yue Ming are both at the mid-to-late stage of the Myriad Manifestations Realm. If they didn't completely disregard these two, why would they have allowed them to land so easily?

Chen Xuan remained calm, smiled slightly, and with a gentle wave of his hand, two divine ore swords radiating a strange luster instantly appeared in mid-air. A faint, eerie light flowed across the blades, as if telling of their extraordinary nature.

"This is?"

As outstanding disciples of the four major academies, Yue Ming and Zi Yu were well-informed and experienced. As soon as the Divine Ore Stone Knife appeared, they keenly associated it with the Divine Ore Source Stone.

“That’s right, this was carefully crafted from the outer shell of divine ore. Judging from your current predicament, you two must have already explored deep into the mine and fought with humans, demons, and even strange creatures, right?” Chen Xuan looked at Zi Yu with gentle eyes and said.

"So what if it is?" Ziyu stared intently at the two divine ore knives, her eyes filled with doubt and vigilance, as if she were scrutinizing some conspiracy.

"The divine weapons and magical treasures we carry are truly inadequate when dealing with demons and strange creatures. I'm sure you two understand this well."

Upon hearing Chen Xuan's words, Yue Ming immediately realized what was happening. His tense expression eased somewhat, and he hurriedly asked, "Fellow Daoist Bei Ming, could this stone knife actually be specifically designed to counter those demons?"

Chen Xuan smiled and nodded affirmatively: "That's exactly right."

Upon hearing this, Yue Ming subconsciously looked at Zi Yu, his eyes revealing a hint of inquiry.

Zi Yu, however, did not readily believe Chen Xuan's words. Instead, she asked sharply, "Since you have obtained such a treasure, why would you show it to others so easily? With such a powerful tool, you should be exploring the mines and gathering source stones as soon as possible. Why are you instead searching for cultivators to trade with?"

Chen Xuan glanced at Zi Yu, secretly admiring her keen insight: "You are absolutely right, these are indeed the flaws in my words."

"Hmph." Ziyu and Yueming instantly became alert, their spiritual energy flowing around them, ready to deal with any possible changes.

"But what if these so-called flaws are based on the fact that we have already gathered enough divine ore source stones for the assessment?" Chen Xuan remained calm, looking at the two with a smile.

Even disregarding the fact that the two were currently weakened, Chen Xuan was absolutely confident that he could easily sweep them aside, even at their peak. This wasn't because the second-generation disciples of the four academies were weak; it was simply because Chen Xuan himself was too powerful.

If it weren't for the fact that these two brothers had always disdained such despicable acts as murder and robbery, and if they hadn't come from the sects of Zi Mo and Tian Xing, Chen Xuan might have actually resorted to forced buying and selling.

"What?" Yue Ming stared wide-eyed in shock, looking at Chen Xuan and Wang Kaixuan in disbelief.

"In just two months, you two actually managed to gather two hundred divine ore source stones?" Zi Yu suddenly stood up, her spiritual power surging around her, staring at Chen Xuan warily. "You are just cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm. Even if you come from the Nine Heavens Profound Purity Palace, even if your strength is barely comparable to the Myriad Manifestations Realm, it is absolutely impossible for you to do it in such a short time."

Zheng——

wow——

A divine flying sword, radiating a chilling sword light, instantly appeared in Zi Yu's hand. Its tip gleamed with a cold, menacing light, pointing directly at Chen Xuan and his companion. She shouted sharply, "Speak! What is your purpose in approaching us?"

In an instant, the atmosphere became oppressive, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on everyone, making it hard to breathe. Wang Kaixuan suddenly sprang to his feet, his spiritual energy surging wildly, and two terrifying black dragons instantly coiled around his arms. The black dragons roared to the sky, their voices shaking the surrounding area, their scales shimmering with a cold, eerie light.

Although Chen Xuan was merely sitting cross-legged on the rock with a calm and indifferent expression, he was slightly moved when he saw that Zi Yu dared to point her sword at him.

wow——

In an instant, a vast and powerful aura of the Dao of Sword was released. This aura, like a surging wave, swept towards Ziyu and the other person with boundless pressure.

What immense and terrifying power this was! It was as if the entire space was trembling under this force.

Ziyu and Yueming instinctively circulated their spiritual power to resist, but the fear surging deep within them made them instantly realize that the person in front of them was far beyond their ability to contend with.

"Fellow Daoists, do you believe me now?" Chen Xuan calmly looked at Zi Yu, whose attitude had remained hostile, and slowly said, "I, Chen Xuan, have always disdained murder and robbery. I've come here only to trade the divine ore sword for a little bit of Origin Liquid. If I wanted to take your lives..."

“Little sister, if my junior brother hadn’t told me that he had some connection with your academy, you would have been dead just now.” Wang Kaixuan looked at Ziyu with displeasure. “Next time you’re out, it’s better to be polite before you find out what someone’s intentions.”

In this dog-eat-dog world of cultivators, strength is everything. Once one's strength is crushed, life and death are like a candle flickering in the wind, entirely in the hands of others.

Although Wang Kaixuan's words were extremely harsh, Ziyu and Yueming's attention was not on him at all, but rather on Chen Xuan, who remained calm and composed.

Ziyu stared blankly at Chen Xuan, seemingly lost in thought. Yue Ming, on the other hand, frowned deeply, as if trying to recall something. Suddenly, he seemed to remember a crucial clue. After comparing it with the portrait hanging on the wall of his senior sister's residence, his pupils dilated instantly, his face filled with shock.

"You, what did you just say your name was?" Zi Yu, who had previously been arrogant, asked Chen Xuan with a slightly trembling voice.

"I will not change my name or surname, I am Chen Xuan." Chen Xuan replied calmly and firmly.

"Chen... Chen Xuan, Chen Xuan, is he the newest disciple of the Nine Heavens Profound Purity Palace?"

While Ziyu was terrified by the powerful pressure emanating from Chen Xuan, what excited her so much at this moment was this name.

"Hey, are you two scared out of your wits by our strength?" Wang Kaixuan hadn't figured out the situation yet, and thought the two of them were at a loss because they were frightened by the aura they had unleashed.

"Do you want this divine ore knife or not? If not, we'll find another buyer."

"Buy it, we'll buy it!" Yue Ming was so shocked he couldn't close his mouth, and he looked at Chen Xuan hurriedly, nodding like a chicken pecking at rice.

After Yue Ming nodded, he quickly transmitted his thoughts to Zi Yu with his divine sense: "There is no mistake, this handsome young man with black robes and white hair is the person in the portrait hanging in Senior Sister Tianxing's room."

Upon hearing this, Ziyu stared blankly at Chen Xuan again, stammering, "Sister, brother-in-law?"

The moment he called him "brother-in-law," not only Yue Ming was stunned, but Chen Xuan and Wang Kaixuan were also astonished and looked at each other in disbelief.

"Are you scared out of your wits?" Wang Kaixuan said, somewhat displeased.

"No, that's not it." Ziyu was both nervous and excited. She wanted to get closer to Chen Xuan but was also a little reserved. Her hands unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes. She could only explain, "My Daoist name is Ziyu, and my sister's Daoist name is Zimo."

"Uh..." Chen Xuan was also taken aback when he heard this, and carefully examined Zi Yu's face. It has to be said that, upon closer inspection, apart from the purple dress that was completely different from Zi Mo's and her fiery personality, her appearance did indeed resemble Zi Mo's somewhat.

"Are you really Zi Mo's sister?" Chen Xuan asked Zi Yu with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.

"Yes, she's my real sister." Ziyu tidied her slightly messy long hair, revealing her fair face. Then, she walked up to Chen Xuan somewhat awkwardly, tilted her head up slightly with curiosity, and examined Chen Xuan's face up close.

Feeling embarrassed by being scrutinized so closely by a young girl, Chen Xuan said somewhat awkwardly, "Who told you I'm your brother-in-law? Zi Mo and I are just friends."

"Who said that?" Ziyu asked without thinking. "Senior Sister Tianxing and Senior Brother Lingchen both said so?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan rolled his eyes helplessly and smiled wryly.

"I never expected Junior Brother to have such a romantic encounter. I've heard that there are several beauties in the four great academies, two of whom are named Zi Mo and Tian Xing." Wang Kaixuan looked at Chen Xuan with a playful, gossipy expression.