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Xu Ruchu is the leader, but her strength ranks lower, with Xu Feng, Zhou Yu, and Xu Ruchu occupying the bottom three positions.
Jin Lema possesses the strongest abilities, clearly holding back compared to during the exam. However, he lacks Yang She's Great Strength King Fist and instead wields a high-grade Treasure Blade.
The Supreme Treasure is just a step away from being upgraded to a Dao Artifact, its power far exceeding that of a Superior Magical Artifact. Jin Lema swings the exquisite Treasure Blade, unleashing a blade aura that extends for ten feet, showcasing immense power.
The Yue Family is not to be underestimated either, as they have three peak Late Stage of Nascent Soul experts with outstanding abilities. Seeing that no one can stop Jin Lema, the three form a triangle to surround him, combining their attacks like a game of chess.
With Jin Lema being restrained, the other Xu family cultivators immediately fall into a passive position. Their individual strengths are similar, but the Yue Family has over ten more members, equivalent to an additional third of their forces.
Xu Ruchu watches anxiously but lacks the strength to intervene; anyone on the field could easily take her life, leaving her helplessly worried from the sidelines.
Zhou Yu's gaze shifts back to Xu Feng as she remarks, "Isn't it exciting?"
"Very exciting."
Zhou Yu snorts dismissively, "You can only watch."
In the chaos, a Yue Family cultivator leaps into the battle circle and rushes to Yue Shaobai's side, handing him a brocade box. Yue Shaobai takes the box and quickly departs.
"Xuan Tie Mu has been taken by Yue Shaobai! Hurry and chase!"
The extra ten or so members of the Yue Family retreat to protect Yue Shaobai as he escapes while others desperately hold back the Xu family cultivators to prevent them from pursuing. Jin Lema pushes forward with all his might but is slowed down by the entanglement with the three Yue Family experts, watching helplessly as Yue Shaobai flies further away.
Xu Ruchu can no longer hold back; she flies out from behind and catches up. Zhou Yu turns pale with fear and shouts from behind, "Sister, it's dangerous! Let Xu Feng chase instead!" In her panic, she forgets that Xu Feng is a Golden Core Cultivator and thinks that if someone should chase or die, it should be Xu Feng.
Zhou Yu's early-stage Nascent Soul realm is still lacking compared to Sister Xu's; she cannot keep up and gets left far behind. Suddenly, she feels a rush of wind beside her as a dark figure darts past at incredible speed. That figure looks familiar—could it be him? Turning around, she realizes Xu Feng has already vanished.
Yue Shaobai flies over ten miles away and is overjoyed. He received news at the same time as Xu Ruchu but had been clever enough to set up an ambush outside the original meeting point and brought extra manpower. Finally gaining an advantage, he successfully snatches Xuan Tie Mu. With this Xuan Tie Mu in hand, his prestige within the Yue Family will rise significantly.
"Yue Shaobai, you fat thief! You dare take my things? I will fight you every time I see you! I challenge you!" Xu Ruchu yells from behind as she manages to catch up to Yue Shaobai, who only possesses Mid Stage of Nascent Soul strength.
Yue Shaobai said, "Sister Xu, I advise you to go back quickly. The wind outside is strong. Even if I don't kill you, your skin will dehydrate and become ugly. You're already frightening with that temper of yours. If you become ugly, where will Shen Qian find the desire to marry you?"
As he spoke, Xu Ruchu had rushed over. Seeing that it was only her, Yue Shaobai became even angrier and said, "You think you can catch me all by yourself? How ridiculous." Leaving behind a subordinate at the Late Stage of Nascent Soul, Yue Shaobai turned and slipped away.
The cultivator blocked Xu Ruchu with his sword and said, "Sister Xu, you should stop. Don't make things difficult for me." He also worked for the Yue Family and naturally understood the relationship between the Xu and Yue families. It was fine to play around, but if someone got killed, it would be a different matter. Moreover, this was the eldest sister of the Xu family; even Yue Shaobai only dared to use words against her.
Xu Ruchu was stung by Yue Shaobai's words and immediately engaged in battle with the cultivator. Unfortunately, she was at a lower cultivation level and had no advantage; she was no match for the Late Stage of Nascent Soul opponent. No matter how she attacked, she couldn't break through his sword net, let alone chase after Yue Shaobai.
At this moment, Yue Shaobai was already ten miles away.
Close to the Yue Family, Yue Shaobai slowed down and couldn't help but take out the Xuan Tie Mu to examine it closely. The two-foot-long Xuan Tie Mu was as thick as a child's arm, with a curved wooden body resembling a deer antler.
Xuan Tie Mu was an auxiliary material for refining tools and extremely precious. According to the prices in the Fairy Market, this piece of Xuan Tie Mu could sell for several hundred million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. For a family like the Yue Family, this would be a significant income. The key was that refining this Xuan Tie Mu into a magical artifact would elevate the quality of their artifacts significantly, undoubtedly surpassing the Xu family.
With great success in hand, Yue Shaobai felt elated and raised the Xuan Tie Mu in his hand, saying, "Everyone has worked hard. With your help in obtaining this Xuan Tie Mu, I will definitely report to the family head and commend all of you."
Suddenly, a Flying Sword flashed by and struck the brocade box directly. The powerful force sent the box flying dozens of yards away before it fell to the ground.
"Who! Who is it!" Yue Shaobai exclaimed in shock. The sword seemed to have been thrown by someone else—fast and accurate—shooting away the Xuan Tie Mu from his hands. If that person had intended to kill him, that Flying Sword would have pierced not just the box but his head.
The cultivators of the Yue Family were thrown into chaos as they surrounded and protected Yue Shaobai while vigilantly scanning their surroundings. Two of them flew off into the distance to retrieve the Xuan Tie Mu.
Just as those two were less than twenty meters from the Xuan Tie Mu, a sudden gust of wind swept up, followed by a dark figure shooting toward them. In an instant, that shadow wrapped both the box and sword around itself and vanished into the night.
The two stood there dumbfounded, lacking even the courage to chase after it; it was too fast for them to catch up.
One said, "I didn't expect there would be such a beast in this place."
The other paused for a moment before coming back to his senses and agreed, "Yes, it's truly surprising that there are beasts roaming about." They both caught sight of Xu Feng's large wings and vaguely saw Xu Feng's body but pretended not to notice. If it had been taken by a beast, they could make excuses; but if it had been taken by someone else, what were they doing standing around instead of chasing after them?
The two of them understood each other without needing to say anything, both agreeing that it had been taken by a Flying Beast. The monster had wings and could fly from birth; there was nothing they could do about it.
Yue Shaobai also noticed the commotion and rushed over to ask, "What happened? Where is Xuan Tie Mu?"
"It was taken by a monster. That beast is at least level seven, with a pair of large wings and incredible speed. My subordinate was incompetent and couldn't catch up in time."
"It really is a Seventh-Level Monster; I even saw its chest fur."
Yue Shaobai and the others were quite far away and it was night, so they hadn't seen clearly, but something still felt off. He angrily said, "Have you ever seen a beast that can refine tools? It can't eat or drink; why would it want Xuan Tie Mu?"
Among the crowd, an older cultivator spoke up, "Leader Yue, I believe it must be a Late Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator with a spirit beast. He first used a Flying Sword to take Xuan Tie Mu from you, then had his spirit beast take it away. This person has profound strength and is wary of your status, so he didn't dare to show himself openly, hence he used his spirit beast to snatch Xuan Tie Mu."
With this analysis, it made some sense. Yue Shaobai said, "Who in Minghu City would keep a spirit beast? A cultivator with a Seventh-Level Flying Spirit Beast would at least be at the Divine Separation Stage, and there are no such people in Minghu City. Could it be an outsider?"
Cultivators at the Divine Separation Stage wouldn't sneakily steal from Nascent Soul Period Cultivators. It seemed that only those rogue cultivators from the Xian Dao could be responsible for this. These people are nomadic, moving from place to place with strong abilities; they would escape Minghu City within three days.
There was no hope left; the cooked duck had flown away. Yue Shaobai felt dumbfounded and helplessly said, "Li Wu, go tell them not to fight anymore; everyone should go back." He led a few subordinates back to Minghu City in defeat.
A Messaging Talisman was sent out, and soon the Yue Family's cultivators dispersed. The Xu Family realized that their plan had failed and had no intention of continuing the fight; they let them leave. After all, it was just a Xuan Tie Mu; it wasn't worth risking their lives over.
Xu Feng hid in the shadows until the Yue Family members had gone far away before revealing himself.
Using a sword instead of an arrow was an idea Xu Feng came up with on the spot. If he attacked Yue Shaobai with a Spiritual Arrow, he could certainly drive all the Yue Family cultivators away, but he would expose himself in the process. He wanted to cause some trouble for the Xu Family without jeopardizing his future cultivation.
In the end, he took out a precious sword and shot it out using Dark Destroyer. The force and angle of this strike were calculated; the sword pierced through the ornate box and carried Xuan Tie Mu away. During its descent, Xu Feng activated Wings of the Strange Dragon to whisk Xuan Tie Mu away.
The entire process was executed smoothly. The only miscalculation was that two people closely followed the Flying Sword; when Xu Feng revealed himself, they saw his body. Unexpectedly, those two tried to shirk responsibility by claiming Xu Feng was a monster. Fortunately for Xu Feng, he managed to slip through unnoticed; however, this remained a potential hidden danger.
Xu Feng retrieved Xuan Tie Mu, which was entirely black and felt extremely heavy in his hands. It was called Spirit Ginseng but was essentially no different from an iron rod. When pressed down hard on it, Spirit Ginseng showed an imprint of his finger; as soon as he relaxed his grip, the imprint immediately flattened and disappeared.
Indeed, upon seeing the Xuan Tie Mu, Xu Feng felt a sense of familiarity. It turned out that the piece of black wood he had obtained after defeating Xiang Xiao was the Xuan Tie Mu. No wonder Xiang Xiao's Mora Staff was so effective; it must have been enhanced with some Xuan Tie Mu.
Knowing the purpose of the Xuan Tie Mu, Xu Feng quietly estimated that his piece should be enough to reforge all the magical artifacts he had on hand.
After securing the Xuan Tie Mu, Xu Feng summoned his Flying Sword to head back. Before long, he encountered the Xu family members who were regrouping to return to Minghu City.
Zhou Yu saw Xu Feng flying back and scolded, "Where have you been? The Yue Family just stole our Xuan Tie Mu! Do you even realize that?"
Zhou Yu approached and attempted to kick Xu Feng in frustration. Xu Feng quickly dodged and said, "Senior Zhou, you're right; it's all my fault. I shouldn't have let the Yue Family take the Xuan Tie Mu. I should have retrieved it sooner. I apologize for making you wait."
Zhou Yu was relentless and kicked Xu Feng's legs twice before letting it go. "We asked you to help, not to go sightseeing. And here you are, coming back so late with the Xuan Tie Mu... What! What is that?"
Xu Feng took out a brocade box and said, "Senior Zhou, I have already retrieved the Xuan Tie Mu; I just broke the box in the process. Please don't hold it against me."
Zhou Yu was momentarily stunned.
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