Qin Xiao walked to the main hall and sat down. Liu Feixue had not yet arrived, as traveling within the world also takes some time.

He sat down by himself, and Leng Tianling, having heard the news, rushed over to keep him company.

The two chatted awkwardly for a while, and Qin Xiao waved his hand speechlessly.

"Alright, Sect Master, you go ahead with your work. I'm fine, I'll just wait for Liu Feixue."

Leng Tianling glanced at her granddaughter, whose face looked unwell, and then at Qin Xiao.

"Yes, sir, please have a seat. Excuse me."

As Leng Tianling left the main hall, she kept winking at Leng Jianling.

Leng Jianling was in a state of confusion at the moment, so he pretended not to see it.

Leng Tianling sighed and left with a sense of guilt.

After he left, several elders also left, leaving only Leng Jianling, Qin Xiao, and Xiao Yingyue in the main hall.

Qin Xiao stood up and casually looked around the main hall.

The main hall is open to the wind on all sides, with a dozen or so pillars, each over ten meters high, supporting the entire dome. The scenery of the surrounding snow-capped mountains comes into view.

However, the surrounding area was isolated by arrays, preventing the biting snow wind from entering, making the main hall appear quiet and spacious.

I didn't pay much attention to these things last time I came. After looking around at the antique carved beams and painted rafters, the eaves and brackets, I was impressed.

His attention returned to the central statue of the deity and some portraits of patriarchs.

The portraits depicted a figure of otherworldly elegance, each carrying a long sword, standing or sitting, either gazing into the distance with a sword in hand or gently wiping the blade.

"Your Heavenly Sword Sect's founders, I must say, all know how to pose for photos..."

Qin Xiao joked.

Leng Jianling pursed his lips. "We must not insult our ancestor."

"No, I was just praising them. They're all very stylish."

Leng Jianling clenched her small hands. She didn't have a good way to deal with this guy. She couldn't beat him, and she didn't dare to say anything harsh.

The aloof sword fairy was becoming increasingly flustered.

"Anyway, we can't talk about the founder."

Qin Xiao nodded, readily agreeing, "Alright, alright, I won't gossip about them, let's talk about you then."

Leng Jianling was somewhat surprised. "What do I have to say?"

Qin Xiao sat down again. "Yingyue, make some tea."

Xiao Yingyue gracefully rose and came to his side, her slender hands washing the teacup and brewing fragrant tea.

"Blade & Soul, did you grow up here?"

Leng Jianling didn't know how he was going to humiliate him again, so he just nodded without saying a word.

Qin Xiao didn't care. "So you've never liked talking since you were little?"

"Those who practice swordsmanship speak with their swords; there is no need to waste words."

"What if you can't win an argument with a sword?"

Leng Jianling acted on impulse, without any thought.

"If I can't win an argument with the sword, then I'll remain silent and simply die."

Awesome...

The words may be simple, but they also show how cruel the world of cultivation truly is.

If I had come to such a terrible world back then... well, with the cheat codes, it would have been pretty much the same.

If you don't hang it up, you'll really look out of place.

Conflicts between individuals, between sects, between cultivators, between resources, between the Great Dao...

The constant struggles and conflicts have crushed countless seekers of the Dao and practitioners.

In fact, Qin Xiao had always believed from reading novels in his previous life that this kind of underworld cultivation was the normal social structure of cultivation.

Unless the Way of Heaven is biased, such as relying entirely on personal enlightenment where external things are useless, there might be a slight possibility of a world where immortals are free from strife and competition.

This slight possibility requires an extremely powerful figure to exert pressure from above, so that the atmosphere can be cleared up.

It's completely different from the Earth I'm currently on.

Although Huawu Kingdom appears to be ruled by the upper class, its foundation lies in the lower class, and the characteristics of its people are formed from the bottom up.

This is something that can only be formed by gradually transitioning from the ordinary world to the extraordinary world.

Well, we've digressed. Let's get back to Qin Xiao teasing Leng Jianling.

A barrage of curious questions was thrown out, making Leng Jianling's face alternate between icy expression and rosy cheeks.

Just as Qin Xiao was enjoying himself, footsteps came from outside the door.

"Hey boss, why are you getting more and more of these perverse tastes?"

Upon hearing Liu Feixue's voice, Qin Xiao also stopped his teasing... well, his flirting.

"If you hadn't come soon, I would have asked her what color underwear she was wearing."

Liu Feixue chuckled and plopped down. "You still want to ask? Why don't you just take it off and see? You have a perverse sense of humor."

Qin Xiao clicked his tongue. "Don't you understand? That's a crime! Be careful or I'll strip you naked!"

When Liu Feixue realized that she had been brought up, she felt a little flustered and quickly changed the subject.

"I just withdrew all the inventory. There are now 327 pieces of equipment, all of them rings."

"There are 300 units of 10 square meters each, 20 units of 30 square meters each, and 7 units of 100 square meters each. Are you planning to take them all?"

Qin Xiao nodded, "Of course, although the Huawu Kingdom market is not large, we still have some sales."

Liu Feixue nodded. "Aren't you going to keep a few for your own people?"

Qin Xiao was taken aback. "Our own people? My Beast Tamers each have their own little world, do I need this?"

Qingya and Qinghuan have beast-taming spaces, and also...

Thinking of this, he glanced at Liu Feixue's strange expression and suddenly realized...

"If you want it, just say so. You're in charge of production, why don't you take a few for yourself?"

Liu Feixue picked up the tea that Xiao Yingyue had brewed, staring at her with her eyes, "How could I dare? That old bastard surnamed Yue is looking at me like I'm a thief."

I'm afraid someone might complain to you one day, and I'll be in deep trouble then. I don't want to be...

"Alright, enough talk, are you going to give it to me or not?"

The other party hesitated, then became aggressive.

Qin Xiao chuckled, "You're pretty arrogant, huh? What kind of attitude is that?"

Liu Feixue didn't speak, she just raised her head.

Qin Xiao shook his head. "Here, it's 30 square meters. You and your sister can each take one. Um, Yingyue can take one too."

"Thank you, Master." Xiao Yingyue happily held the ring and put it on her ring finger.

After he finished speaking, Leng Jianling, the only one left in the room, was completely ignored by the other party, who was still lost in thought.

Qin Xiao tossed one over, saying, "Here you go."

Leng Jianling held up the ring... "I... my sect has one."

"How many are there? Are they this big?"

Leng Jianling was speechless. The sect's items were all made from scavenged ore and crafted by their own supervision; they certainly weren't this big or exquisite.

There is a large one, but it's a family heirloom of the sect and doesn't belong to her personally.

After a long silence, she said, "Thank you."

Qin Xiao smiled, stood up, and said, "Let's go back to Blue Star."

Liu Feixue also stood up and tossed one of the rings back to her, saying, "Take this to my sister. I won't be going back yet."

Qin Xiao didn't say much. Staying was just working for himself anyway, so what could he say?

"Okay, take care of yourself and get some rest. There's no need to do everything yourself. These things aren't that important."

Liu Feixue felt relieved and nodded, "I know, you should be the one taking care of your health, you're so young."

Qin Xiao felt awkward, but forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, I'll make sure you're satisfied from now on."

After saying that, she left somewhat embarrassed, but Liu Feixue did not refute anything until she left the main hall.

Qin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a strange unease.

Men are so tempting, it's hard to be a man.

Qin Xiaotian thought shamelessly.

Stepping out of the portal, I returned directly to my villa.