Seeing that Shi Xuan had composed himself, Shi Mingxiu also became serious. "What is it?"
Shi Xuan described to Shi Mingxiu his encounter with the Wolf King in the Silver Frost Secret Realm, including the matter of the Soul-Swapping Array.
Shi Mingxiu exclaimed in shock, "Such a thing has happened!"
To be able to set up such a grand array unnoticed in a secret realm is something these junior disciples in the Qi Refining stage could never accomplish. Either someone else entered the secret realm, or someone brought in an array plate made by a high-level cultivator! Either way, it's a momentous event in the cultivation world!
This person must have something big on their mind!
Shi Xuan took out the Soul-Nourishing Wood he had obtained at the scene and handed it to Shi Mingxiu. "Sect Master, look at this pattern. It has appeared many times before. Moreover, the number 26 is engraved on this Soul-Nourishing Wood. It most likely means that this is the twenty-sixth one. This must be a huge conspiracy. We don't know how many more numbers will follow."
Shi Mingxiu took the Soul-Nourishing Wood and examined it closely. The eye totem was exactly the same as the one he had seen the previous two times. Last time they went to investigate the treasure map, they didn't find anything. It seemed that they needed to pay more attention to it.
"Let the sect handle this for now," Shi Mingxiu said. "Next time you see it, don't rush to get involved. Your own safety is the most important thing."
Shi Xuan nodded: "Then this disciple will return first."
"Go back and get some rest," Lin Daozi said with concern. "You've encountered too many of these kinds of incidents. I'll prepare some life-saving magical artifacts for you."
I just finished saying that cultivators cannot rely on external forces or use external objects easily, and now, less than a quarter of an hour later, I'm going to give my good disciple even more magical artifacts. This principle can change in an instant.
When Shi Xuan returned to Fuyu Peak, her three friends were still waiting there. The welcoming banquet hadn't been moved at all, as if they were waiting for her to return and start the feast.
Shi Xuan: I don't want to eat.
Tang Nong was extremely enthusiastic, waving from afar: "Junior Sister, over here! Come and try the new cooking skills your senior sister has recently learned!"
Shi Xuan walked to the table, looked at the colorful spiritual food on it, and then at the excited Tang Nong. She smiled and said, "Third Senior Sister, if you don't invite me to this feast, you'll still be my good Senior Sister."
Tang Nong's smile froze for a moment, then she chuckled twice: "Junior Sister, let me tell you, I recently set up a stall at the Luoyin Sect's market, and it's been quite popular. Senior Sister is not what she used to be!"
Shi Xuan smiled, revealing her dimples, and spoke in the gentlest tone, uttering the most soul-stirring words: "Third Senior Sister, I've reached the second level of Foundation Establishment. What's your cultivation level now?"
She went from just entering the Qi Refining stage to reaching the second level of Foundation Establishment in just a few months! Tang Nong, on the other hand, was at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment when Shi Xuan entered the sect, and she is still at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment... Her cultivation has not increased by even the slightest bit!
This is unbearable for Tang Nong!
Tang Nong's overjoyed expression was about to crumble, and she said with an embarrassed smile, "Junior Sister, you have such talent!"
"Senior sister knows that my spiritual roots are complex and weak. I have been able to cultivate to my current level entirely because of my single-minded and persistent efforts!"
Tang Nong wanted to say, "How can you be so focused? You're still thinking about alchemy all day long." But then she thought of her even more astonishing achievements in alchemy and silently shut her mouth.
Ignoring the heartbroken Tang Nong, Shi Xuan turned to look at the table and said, "While I was away from home, I always thought about my senior brothers and sisters. Today, after returning from the Silver Frost Secret Realm, I prepared quite a few pills as gifts for them. However, if they eat anything unpleasant, it will affect my mood for giving gifts..."
Lu Wenxing immediately moved the entire table away, his main point being practical. He didn't want to eat Tang Nong's spiritual food in the first place, and now that he had his junior sister as an excuse, he was even more unceremonious.
"Junior Sister, let me tell you, your senior brother has packed you a premium set meal from Zuixianlou!" he said, setting up a separate table and laying out all the food he had bought from the market, all of which were guaranteed to be of high quality.
Shi Xuan then sat down comfortably to eat and shared her interesting experiences in the Silver Frost Secret Realm with the three of them.
Upon hearing the name "Soul-Swapping Formation," the three exclaimed in unison.
Lu Wenxing exclaimed, "Such evil magic exists? The Six Sects must not allow them to exist in this world!"
Tang Nong's attention, however, was somewhat diverted. She was very interested in the eye totem that Shi Xuan had mentioned. "Junior Sister, what exactly does the eye you're talking about look like?"
Shi Xuan roughly drew a pattern on the ground with the puppet sword to show her. Although all the objects with totems had been handed over to the sect, Shi Xuan had already memorized the shapes of the totems.
"Huh?" Tang Nong looked at the eye totem thoughtfully and said, "Why does this pattern look so familiar? I feel like I've seen it somewhere before."
"Where have we met before?" Lu Wenxing immediately asked, and even He Weiqing looked at her curiously.
"It seems...it seems to be something that happened recently...let me think...I've been staying in Luoyinzong Market recently..." Tang Nong tried hard to recall where she had seen this pattern in the past few days. After a while, she suddenly slapped her forehead: "I remember now!"
Lu Wenxing hurriedly asked, "What did you remember? Tell me quickly, tell me quickly!"
Tang Nong hesitated for a moment, cleared her throat, and glanced at the three people. Seeing that they were all looking at her expectantly, she had no choice but to say, "It's a long story..."
Lu Wenxing said urgently, "Then let's get to the point and hurry up!"
Tang Nong rolled her eyes at him: "You're the one who's in such a hurry," but after glaring at Lu Wenxing, she still told him where she had seen the totem.
"Ahem," Tang Nong said a little embarrassedly, "on the underwear of a Luoyin Sect cultivator."
"What! Cough cough cough!" Lu Wenxing choked on the food in his mouth and exclaimed in astonishment, "Third Junior Sister, you went to the Hidden Sect to cause trouble for the male cultivators?!"
"What nonsense is Second Senior Brother spouting! All he does is talk nonsense all day long!" Tang Nong said angrily.
"If you didn't mess with the male cultivator, how did you see his underwear?!"
Not only Lu Wenxing, but even He Weiqing looked at Tang Nong with curiosity, and Shi Xuan's eyes were crinkled with laughter.
"Wait, wait, let me finish," Tang Nong said urgently, "If you don't explain clearly now, my lifelong reputation will be ruined!"
"What kind of reputation do you have?" Lu Wenxing retorted, "The reputation of the Spirit Eater Poisoner?"
Seeing that the two were going on and on, Shi Xuan mediated, "Let Third Senior Sister finish speaking first."
"Hmph," Tang Nong glared at Lu Wenxing before revealing the reason: "When I first arrived at Luoyin Sect, I was setting up a stall in the market when I saw two groups of people fighting. When one of them fell from the sky, the hem of his clothes flew up, revealing his underwear. He landed right in front of me. It was a bright red one with black stripes, so it was hard not to see it."
"Oh?" Shi Xuan was a little surprised: "The markets outside the sect are usually guarded by dedicated personnel, so it's rare to see people making a move in the markets."
“That’s right,” Tang Nong said, feeling relieved after recounting what had happened. “Both sides were wearing the disciples’ robes of the Luoyin Sect, so it was an internal conflict.”
Shi Xuan, however, grasped the key point. She frowned and asked, "You mean... there are disciples of the Luoyin Sect wearing underwear with eye totems?"
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