Chapter 413 Yan Xiaoru's Composure
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Yan Xiaoru is looking for me?
The moment Li Muyang heard Aunt Su’s voice outside the door, his heart skipped a beat.
He understood that Yan Xiaoru’s sudden summons at this time must be related to the news mentioned by Guan Xiaoshun.
An invitation from the Hehuan Sect… and they’ve only invited him out of all the young generations of the Refinement Demon Sect?
The significance of this was astronomical.
It was unimaginable that Li Muyang, who was just an outer sect nobody a year ago, had now become the representative figure for the young disciples of the Refinement Demon Sect.
But this invitation was a tad delicate…
Li Muyang had no choice but to bid farewell to Guan Xiaoshun, leaving with the help of Aunt Su, who wore a smile that seemed both genuine and mocking, amid the young man’s excited congratulations.
“Elder Yan must have sought you out to discuss this matter, Brother Li. Seize this opportunity! The sect will surely support you with all its might this time!”
As Li Muyang left, Guan Xiaoshun’s encouraging cheer was heard from behind him.
However, the smile on Aunt Su’s face grew even brighter upon hearing this cheer.
This caused an indescribable unease in Li Muyang…
What would Yan Xiaoru think of the Hehuan Sect’s invitation?
Deep in thought, Li Muyang and Aunt Su arrived at the living quarters where Yan Xiaoru resided.
As the Law Enforcement Elder, Yan Xiaoru’s living quarters were splendid and majestic, resembling a true palace.
When Li Muyang and Aunt Su reached the outside of Yan Xiaoru’s living quarters, Aunt Su stopped at the door and smiled, indicating for Li Muyang to enter.
After stepping into the sleeping quarters, the first thing Li Muyang noticed was a familiar faint fragrance.
The gauze-draped sleeping quarters were filled with the scent of Zi Stream Sandalwood, which could calm the mind and senses.
This was a luxury rarely enjoyed by commoners, one that could aid in cultivation. Its primary effect was to purify the worldly evil spirits on a cultivator’s body, maintaining the cleanliness of one’s breath.
It was mostly used by female cultivators.
Entering the sleeping quarters, Li Muyang saw Yan Xiaoru drawing talismans.
The woman Elder in purple was holding a fine brush, dipped in cinnabar, her face serious as she moved it across the blank talisman paper. Find adventures at My Virtual Library Empire
Each stroke, each line she drew seemed to exhaust all her energy, incredibly painstaking, and slow.
When Li Muyang entered, he even saw Yan Xiaoru’s hand holding the brush was subtly trembling.
Based on this scene, Yan Xiaoru must be crafting at least a superior Spirit Talisman, which would only put such strain on an Elder of the Purple Mansion Realm.
Li Muyang tactfully stood aside and did not speak to interrupt, waiting for Yan Xiaoru to finish drawing the talisman.
But just as he steadied himself, Yan Xiaoru, who was frowning at the talisman paper and concentrating on her work, spoke first.
“Just now, an order came from Trampling Snow Peak, personally issued by the Sect Master. You should have guessed its content…”
Busy with her talisman drawing, Yan Xiaoru continued without turning her head, “The young Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect wishes to select a Protector, and invitations have been sent to all major sects across the world.”
“The one from our Refinement Demon Sect who has received an invitation is you.”
“The Sect Master says this matter is of utmost importance and has ordered me to lead the team and accompany you to the Hehuan Sect for the debate, with the imperative that you emerge as the champion of the event, to become the young Sect Master’s Protector.”
“Should you become the Protector of the future Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, our Refinement Demon Sect’s strength will rise to another level.”
“Of course, there are countless benefits for you as well.”
“Being the Protector of the Hehuan Sect’s young Sect Master while remaining a disciple of our sect, you won’t be bound by the Hehuan Sect yet will enjoy immense benefits.”
“At the very least, if nothing unexpected happens, you will be able to reach the Purple Mansion level and become an Elder within our sect.”
“By then, as an Elder of the Demon Sect and the Protector of the future Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, you will become one of the most prominent figures in the Demon Path.”
Yan Xiaoru continued to talk while strenuously drawing on the talisman paper.
The talisman was so challenging to craft that beads of sweat had even begun to dot her forehead.
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By the time she had finished speaking, the talisman she held in her hand was finally complete.
An extremely ferocious ancient character flashed and disappeared on the piece of talisman paper, vanishing quickly.
Though the character had disappeared, the once blank talisman paper underwent a tremendous change in aura, becoming terrifying in the eyes of Li Muyang.
Yan Xiaoru, having witnessed all this, finally took a deep breath, put down her brush, wiped the sweat beads from her forehead, and explained.
“This is the ‘Nine Executions Seal,’ an ancient and malefic talisman from Ancient Times. Every two hours, inscribe nine murderous ancient characters in succession onto special talisman paper made from the hide of exotic beasts, then soak it in top-grade demon blood for nurturing over ten days, and you can create a superior talisman, the ‘Nine Executions Seal’.”
“I have just completed the first ancient character…”
Yan Xiaoru wiped the sweat from her forehead, set down the handkerchief, and turned to Li Muyang.
“How about it, you have no objections to the matter I spoke of earlier, about attending the Hehuan Sect’s debate, right?”
“If you have no objections, then start packing. We’ll set off in a few days.”
Yan Xiaoru spoke indifferently, casually mentioning the matter, clearly adopting a business-like attitude.
In that moment, she once again displayed the imposing demeanor of a Demon Sect Elder.
Utterly different from the childish and informal woman she was in private.
Li Muyang, watching Yan Xiaoru like this, hesitated somewhat.
“Uh… I’m going? Is that really okay?”
He instinctively doubted whether Yan Xiaoru was testing him.
But as soon as Li Muyang had spoken, Yan Xiaoru rolled her eyes and said, “What’s there to be not okay about? All these women are entwined with you because your Hongluan heart is moved, and I haven’t had any issues.”
“Now the Young Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect comes along, and it isn’t even certain to work out, what issues could I possibly have?”
“Besides, with your frivolous and erratic nature, it’s unlikely that the Young Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect would take a fancy to you.”
As she spoke, Yan Xiaoru walked over to Li Muyang, stretched out her hand to tidy his slightly disheveled collar, and said disdainfully, “It’s only because I was bewitched that I got fooled by such a slippery fellow like you.”
“Even when you leave the house, you don’t tidy your clothes properly, pay a bit more attention to your image.”
Yan Xiaoru commented somewhat wearily.
Li Muyang felt the movement of the woman as she straightened his collar, their proximity close enough to smell her light fragrance, and in that moment, a warm feeling surged in his heart.
He instinctively embraced the woman in front of him and brought her into his arms.
Their breaths mingled closely together, but Li Muyang made no frivolous moves, simply resting his chin on Yan Xiaoru’s shoulder and sighed.
“I actually thought you were calling me here to test me…”
Having seen too many novels in his previous life about jealousy and amorous disputes, he found it hard to get used to Yan Xiaoru’s magnanimity.
Yan Xiaoru quietly let him hold her and hummed softly.
“What’s there to test? I’ve already said, I don’t mind,” she said.
“I’m not going to have your children anyway. If you want to continue your lineage, find someone else to bear that and when the time comes, just bring them back and I’ll take care of them.”
“As for this Hehuan Sect debate, don’t hold out too much hope. Although Gong Yanghong insisted that we must come out on top, I think our chances are slim.”
“We just need to take a trip there and bring back the Elixir of Youth that the Hehuan Sect offers. That’s all we need to do.”
“The Hehuan Sect’s Elixir of Youth stands unrivaled in the world, and I need it for myself—make sure you get it for me.”
Cultivators can extend their lifespan, but they cannot remain forever young.
Therefore, the Cultivation World has many methods to preserve youth, but all come with various side effects and generally have a short duration.
The only one that can truly achieve eternal youth without any side effects is the Hehuan Sect’s Elixir of Youth.
This Elixir of Youth from the Hehuan Sect is certainly the dream of all female cultivators in the world.
It’s just that the Elixir of Youth is extremely rare, seldom finding its way into the outside world.
Even Yan Xiaoru, an Elder of the Demon Sect, was very interested in the Elixir of Youth.