Ning Zeyuan was somewhat surprised, but then shook his head. "Although Your Highness has reached the pinnacle of the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm, she is probably still a bit lacking when it comes to challenging Ye Linyuan..."
"Moreover, if Your Highness challenges Ye Linyuan to a duel... it will inevitably attract a lot of attention. If Murong Ran sets her sights on Your Highness, it will probably cause a lot of trouble."
Xiao Ruoli smiled faintly, "Of course I won't make a big show of challenging Ye Linyuan to a duel; I'll just test him out with a move or two."
"I want to see just how strong Ye Linyuan, the legendary number one Golden Core cultivator who can rival a Nascent Soul expert, really is!"
"Perhaps this is also an opportunity for me to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."
Ning Zeyuan thought for a moment and then slowly said, "Your Highness, your decision is a bit too risky."
"If you insist on doing so, perhaps I should inform the host and have him secretly protect you."
The owner of Yanyu Tower, Nangong Yanyu, had already reached the threshold of the Nascent Soul Realm ten years ago when he fought against Oda Nobuyoshi, the ruler of the Japanese Kingdom.
During her ten years of seclusion in the martial world, Nangong Yanyu had steadily entered the Nascent Soul Realm.
It should be noted that there are no top-tier experts at the Nascent Soul Realm on this continent!
Nascent Soul cultivators are already at the pinnacle!
Nangong Yanyu is definitely among the top ten strongest individuals on this continent...
Xiao Ruoli shook her head. "Even if Ye Linyuan is strong, he's still only at the Golden Core Realm. I'm already at the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm..."
"Even if we are outmatched, escaping unscathed shouldn't be too difficult. There's no need to trouble Uncle Nangong!"
Xiao Ruoli said calmly, "Sometimes, the opportunity to break through requires going through a life-or-death situation."
Ning Zeyuan sighed softly, "Your Highness has made up your mind, and I can't say anything more... However, Your Highness is of noble birth and carries the bloodline of the Azure Dragon, making you truly invaluable."
"With Your Highness's current strength, it might not be difficult for you to retreat unscathed. Therefore, you must not act rashly in your battle against Ye Linyuan."
Xiao Ruoli smiled gently, "Mr. Ning, I know what I'm doing."
......
There is an embroidery room in Lin Yuan City.
Inside this embroidery room lived a beautiful woman.
Her face was always expressionless, always very calm.
It seemed there was nothing in this world that truly garnered her attention...
Aside from embroidery, she didn't seem to have much interest in anything else.
Xiu Niang, one of Ye Linyuan's four outstanding subordinates, is a woman who is indifferent to worldly affairs...
With a cultivation level of the seventh level of the Golden Core Realm, every stitch and thread becomes a world woven by oneself.
The embroiderer was immersed in her own world, and her skills grew stronger and stronger as she knitted.
This is her method of cultivation. Given time... the embroiderer's cultivation might surpass that of Xiang Wendian.
In fact, unless summoned by the city lord, or if someone invades Lin Yuan City...
The embroiderer almost never leaves the embroidery room.
On this day, the embroiderer suddenly stopped her needlework.
She frowned slightly and looked into the distance.
"A peak expert at the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm?! Lin Yuan City hasn't seen someone like that in a long time..."
"Furthermore, judging from their aura... their target is the City Lord's Mansion..."
The embroiderer slowly rose to her feet. "The city lord went out with Xiang Wendian. Only Lao Dao and I are left in Lin Yuan City... Is this person friend or foe?"
Meanwhile, not far from the city lord's mansion, there was a thatched hut.
A burly man was dozing off against the wall, clutching an iron knife.
Suddenly, the man opened his eyes, and his eyes shone brightly!
"Ninth level of the Golden Core Realm?! Is this an enemy attack?!"
Xiao Ruoli, dressed in a cloud-like gown, looked like a fairy descending to earth.
She walked unhurriedly toward Ye Linyuan's city lord's mansion.
Throughout the journey, she did not deliberately unleash the pressure of a ninth-level Golden Core cultivator...
Or rather, she consciously shielded herself from the perception of cultivators at lower levels.
Only cultivators at the sixth level of the Golden Core Realm or above can sense Xiao Ruoli's terrifying combat power!
Along the way, Xiao Ruoli gradually improved her condition to its peak.
She would not be careless in the face of the legendary Lord of Lin Yuan City.
"This is strange. I can't sense Ye Linyuan's presence. Could it be that he's not in Linyuan City?!"
"We're so close to the city lord's mansion now, how come?"
Just as Xiao Ruoli was puzzled, a middle-aged man blocked her way.
The middle-aged man, holding an iron knife, said, "Fellow Daoist, the City Lord's Mansion is just ahead. Please wait."
"Hmm?" Xiao Ruoli glanced at the other person. "Old Knife, one of the Four Heroes of Lin Yuan City?"
The middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "Yes, that's me."
Xiao Ruoli said with a smile, "I've heard that Ye Linyuan, the city lord of Linyuan City, possesses divine swordsmanship. He's widely considered the strongest Golden Core cultivator..."
"I am also at the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm, and I would like to see if this number one title is truly deserved."
The middle-aged man shook his head. "Fellow Daoist, please return. The city lord is a high-ranking official of the Qionghuang Dynasty, with a distinguished status. He is not a martial arts cultivator and will not accept challenges casually."
"Hehe..." Xiao Ruoli smiled faintly, "Your status is prestigious, I'd like to see just how prestigious it is."
After saying that, Xiao Ruoli continued walking forward.
The middle-aged man held a sword horizontally in his hand and said, "I'll say it again, fellow Daoist, please wait."
Xiao Ruoli did not stop. "You can't stop me."
With a roar, the middle-aged man used the long sword in his hand as his soul and his heart as his guide to open the eye of the blade.
Facing Xiao Ruoli, the old swordsman, who was at the seventh level of the Golden Core Realm, immediately activated his sword eye!
At that moment, the spiritual energy within his body surged, like a river bursting its banks, surging and turbulent.
Old Dao suddenly took a step forward, his long sword slicing through the sky, leaving behind a dazzling blade of light, like a cascading Milky Way or the blazing sun breaking through the clouds.
This strike embodies the culmination of the old swordsman's lifelong cultivation.
In terms of destructive power alone, it has reached the level of the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm.
Wherever the blade's light passed, space seemed to be torn apart, forming tiny spatial cracks. The surrounding air was violently compressed, unleashing a deafening sonic boom.
Xiao Ruoli did not stop. She waved her sleeve, and the Azure Dragon Purple Qi transformed into a Qi Sword.
The moment the sword energy collided with the blade's aura, the blade's aura quickly disintegrated.
Before Lao Dao could unleash his second strike, a purple sword of energy had already solidified between his brows.
Xiao Ruoli walked past Lao Dao and said, "I have no ill intentions in seeking out Ye Linyuan; I just want to test my own strength."
"I have already held back. If you persist in this, you will bear the consequences."
Old Dao sheathed his iron knife and fell silent.
Xiao Ruoli walked another two hundred meters and saw the embroiderer.
Xiao Ruoli shook her head. "Old Dao couldn't stop me, and neither can you."
The embroiderer said softly, "I didn't intend to stop you. Ye Linyuan isn't in the city; you've come at an inopportune time."
Xiao Ruoli said, "Oh? Where did he go?"
The embroiderer said calmly, "Drunken Moon County, Rainbow Tower."
Xiao Ruoli frowned slightly. "What is Ye Linyuan doing at Rainbow Tower? I'd better go and take a look."
She nodded to the embroiderer and headed towards Zuiyue County.
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