Shi Xuan rolled her eyes at him; her second senior brother was really both incompetent and loved to play around.
"You're already poor, and you still want to gamble?" Shi Xuan looked at him with disdain.
Lu Wenxing retorted, "Who said I'm poor! I made a fortune during the Six Sects Tournament! I now have tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones! I'm definitely rich! Even before the tournament ended, those female cultivators were looking at me differently; they must have their eyes on my spirit stones!"
Shi Xuan rolled her eyes speechlessly. Her second senior brother was probably going to never find a Daoist partner, especially after he'd already had a few friends…
"Your little bit of spirit stones wouldn't even make a ripple if you threw them into a casino," Shi Xuan mocked him mercilessly. "I advise you to be honest, protect your spirit stone bag, and don't get cocky."
Lu Wenxing clutched his storage bag, already feeling the pinch at the thought of someone taking his spirit stones.
"However, I still have to go to the Tu family in Nuojiang. Tu Yecheng burned down my shop, and I can't let it go to waste."
"Patriarch Liu just said they invited many high-level cultivators to be elders. I wonder if we can defeat them if we go." Lu Wenxing was already seriously considering it. He felt it was a bit risky, but if his junior sister was going, he would definitely go with her no matter what!
Shi Xuan didn't want to argue with him, so she changed the subject and asked, "Have you been experiencing alternating hot and cold sensations lately?"
Lu Wenxing shook his head. If Shi Xuan hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten about it. Apart from the Six Sects Grand Competition, he had never felt that way again.
Shi Xuan seemed to be deep in thought. Her second senior brother's situation was definitely not accidental. She had already sensed the new ice spirit root last time, but when she checked again now, it seemed to have disappeared.
This was the first time Shi Xuan had encountered such a situation, and she feared that there was something she couldn't yet see through that was concealing her second senior brother's situation.
The reason he revealed himself last time was probably because his second senior brother used too much spiritual power in that battle. Lately, he's been incredibly bored, spending his days playing with cats and dogs and neglecting his duties; that's probably why he's regressed again.
With some time still remaining before the outer realm passage opens, Shi Xuan decided to "stop by" Nuojiang before returning to his sect to see what the Tu family's casino was really like.
However, before going, Shi Xuan did some preparatory work.
She retrieved the spirit boat that had been seized from the Langya Sect during the Six Sects Grand Tournament team competition. The damaged parts had been repaired by Li Jun within the silver frost.
After taking out the spirit boat, Shi Xuan sat down on the spot and began refining the weapon.
Gu Liangce asked in confusion, "Wasn't the spirit boat repaired? What else is needed?"
Shi Xuan smiled, revealing two small dimples at the corners of her lips, and replied, "The exterior of this spirit boat looks a bit bland, so I'll decorate it a bit."
Gu Liangce...
The spirit boat was pure white, like a piece of fine white jade, with elegant cloud patterns carved on it. The whole spirit boat looked very exquisite and beautiful.
But this elegant and beautiful spirit boat was rendered bland in Shi Xuan's words; the spirit boat itself would probably cry upon hearing it.
Shi Xuan seemed oblivious to Gu Liangce's indescribable expression, and Lu Wenxing beside her was clapping and cheering, "Yeah, all white, what's so interesting! Junior Sister, add some excitement!"
Gu Liangce... didn't want to say he knew them...
Tang Nong had no objections at all. Seeing that Shi Xuan had started refining the weapon, she sat down as well, took out her pot, and began to continue her unfinished business—making delicious food without side effects.
Gu Liangce looked at Shi Xuan, then at Tang Nong, and then at Lu Wenxing. He felt deeply worried for Lin Daozi...
After much effort, Shi Xuan finally finished decorating the spirit boat.
When she displayed the new spirit boat, Gu Liangce looked on incredulously. His eyes widened, his brows furrowed, and he couldn't bear to look directly at the newly completed spirit boat. With this new spirit boat, he had completely forgotten what the previous spirit boats looked like.
Lu Wenxing, however, was overjoyed. He circled the new spirit boat twice, clearly delighted with it.
To put it another way, if the Spirit Boat was a flawless piece of white jade in the past, the Spirit Boat now has become a big flower basket, the kind that's all sorts of colors!
The magnificent ship's tower was surrounded by rings of gold and silver, overlapping to the top. At the very top, a plaque was displayed with four bright green characters: "Gathering Edge Sword Sect!"
The boat was completely decorated with five-colored flowers, leaving no empty space. At the bottom of the spirit boat, a bunch of iron chains of varying lengths formed a circle. When the spirit boat took off, the iron chains were suspended in the air, like a circle of tassels.
Shi Xuan had also decorated the iron chain tassels with various flowers, bells, cabbages, and other ornaments. Gu Liangce could already imagine the long, colorful tail trailing behind the spirit boat as it took off—a sight he dared not even contemplate… If they were to board this extravagant spirit boat, the news would likely spread throughout the entire cultivation world by the next day…
That wasn't the end of it. After the static display, another display began.
She pressed a switch on the spirit boat, and instantly, all the places on the boat where flowers were hanging lit up, almost blinding Gu Liangce!
Then a line of large characters slowly lit up: Shi Xuan of the Lianfeng Sword Sect was here!
Gu Liangce felt like he was going to faint. How could someone as capable as Senior Sister Shi Xuan have such poor judgment? He couldn't believe it!
Shi Xuan said smugly, "How about that? Isn't it eye-catching enough?"
"That's enough!" Lu Wenxing immediately chimed in, "It's so beautiful! This is the most beautiful spirit boat I've ever seen! It'll be so impressive to sail it around! But could you add my name to it too?"
Shi Xuan immediately agreed: "Add them! Add all of our names!"
So, when they headed towards Nuojiang, they boarded this gaudy spirit boat.
When it first took off, Shi Xuan didn't turn on any of her glowing effects. It wasn't until she entered the vicinity of Nuojiang County and got close to the Tu family that Shi Xuan turned on all the special effects of the spirit boat.
As darkness fell, the Tu family compound remained brightly lit and bustling with activity.
In the darkness of the night, someone suddenly exclaimed, "Look! What's that?"
Many people ran out to look at the sky outside, and saw a glittering spirit boat sailing closer from afar.
The spirit boat flew very low and very slowly, looking like a large, glowing, colorful ball from a distance, and then it gradually approached.
As the spirit boat drew closer, everyone could see the words on it.
Above them were four large, golden characters: Lianfeng Sword Sect. The boat was also surrounded by characters, a whole circle of which kept sliding forward, reading: "Lianfeng Sword Sect members Shi Xuan, Lu Wenxing, Tang Nong, and Gu Liangce visited together!"
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