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Lee Xun and Qin Qing had already been out for a month, which was much later than expected. This made everyone in Tian Village anxious from waiting.

Ten days ago, Tian Family Castle.

"Master, would Senior Martial Brother and Senior Martial Sister be alright? Let us go to meet them." Ever since Baili Feng had taught Tian Fen sword techniques, Tian Fen had called him Master. Baili Feng also thought that since Tian Fen and Lee Xun were his junior brother and sister and Lee Xun called him Master, it wouldn't be a problem for Tian Fen to call him Master.

He had called Baili Feng a senior for dozens of years, so it was the same for his own father, grandfather and great-grandfather. His granddaughter's status was even closer now, but he would not be jealous, nor would he scold her.

"Senior, why don't you let my Tian Clan members investigate this matter? They have already been gone for a month, I'm really worried."

"It's fine, I understand your good intentions, but letting them suffer a little will benefit them. With their current strength, if they were to have problems hunting Sword Soul s, what would happen in the future?" Forget about Qin Qing, how could Baili Feng not know that Lee Xun wanted to kill Tenth Rank's Sword Soul? The amount of time required was very normal, and staying in the Demonic Beast Mountain for a few months might not be a success, unless someone helped him. Actually, Baili Feng knew every single one of Lee Xun's and Qin Qing's movements like the back of his hand. Baili Feng had a Essential Spirit Beast, and had followed her for so many years to cultivate, but no one knew just how strong they were. Baili Feng had sent it to follow the two of them, to protect them secretly and told her that unless the two of them were in danger, it must not be done. When the Six-armed Simian was evolving, Little Qing had thought of making a move, but her intelligence was not inferior to a human's at all. She had definitely not intervened, and the outcome was also within her expectations. The day that Lee Xun and Qin Qing left their Demonic Beast Mountain, Xiao Qing immediately returned to Tian Castle to report Baili Feng's safety.

On the fourth day after they left the Demonic Beast Mountain, Lee Xun and Qin Qing returned to the Tian Family Castle. After they returned, everyone was extremely concerned about why they had delayed it for so long. Other than the Essential Golden Orb, Lee Xun and Qin Qing roughly explained their encounters. When everyone heard that Lee Xun had used a trick to slowly kill the Seven Armed Ape, which was equivalent to a middle stage Tenth Rank, they gasped. Only now did they realise that hunting Sword Soul could actually do this. However, Essential Golden Orb s were just too heaven-defying, so Lee Xun and Qin Qing naturally wouldn't say it out loud. It was not because they were afraid of the people here coveting them, but because if a rumor were to spread, trouble would definitely follow.

Other people might not be able to replicate the plan to kill a Six-armed Simian, but Lee Xun's strength was about the same as the Six-armed Simian's, so much so that it was inferior. If not for the Essential Golden Orb being able to quickly heal his injuries, it would not have been that easy. The Six-armed Simian was actually hoping for Lee Xun to help it break through. Otherwise, if it was injured again and again, it would have ran far away.

Baili Feng also found out from Little Qing that Lee Xun seemed to have some sort of life-saving technique, and that his injuries were recovering extremely quickly. Since he didn't say anything, he naturally had his own difficulties, as long as he knew that had this method, then what was it that was important to him?

The time for the competition was drawing closer and closer. When there was still a month left, Zhou Jie, Dong Nana, and Cheng Kun had sensed their requests to hunt Sword Soul one after another, but Tian Fen, who was originally the weakest, had sensed it half a month ago. It had not even been half a year since they obtained the Four Treasures Green Rank Sword, and now they were going to hunt Sword Soul s. The effects of having a peerless expert instructing them were already very different, but actually, the rapid growth of Lee Xun and Qin Qing had already given them a huge pressure, but they had all handled it well, and converted the pressure into motivation.

Under the unanimous request of the four of them, they rejected the request of Lee Xun and the others to accompany them. From Baili Feng's pointers, as well as from Lee Xun's narration of some of his experiences, they finally understood the necessity of challenging their limits. The four of them obtained Baili Feng's approval. After all, they received their own teachings, so they should have this kind of understanding. And if it was themselves, it would be beneficial to them too. Lee Xun could go risk it drinking Qin Qing, but why couldn't they?

In order to save time, the six of them split into two, Tian Fen and the other three went to hunt the Sword Soul, while Lee Xun and Qin Qing took one of Dong Nana's keepsakes and went towards the Dong Clan's Pineflower Country.

Lee Xun and Qin Qing learned their lesson, and only when they reached the border of Tianshan Country did they change into casual clothes. Pineflower Country is not a competition of Tianshan Country, they might not recognize your Tianshan Sword Sect, and might even be targeted by the enemies of your Tianshan Sword Sect. In order to reduce the trouble, after entering the Pineflower Country, Qin Qing used a veil to cover her face, the technique was indeed effective.

On the fifteenth day after leaving Tian Village, Lee Xun and Qin Qing arrived at the Dong Clan. The Dong Clan members saw Dong Nana's keepsake and found out that they were Dong Nana's senior and senior brother and sister who had come to participate in the southern youth martial competition. Their welcome to the family was extremely warm and even, the patriarch's father, had personally accompanied for a meal.

However, that night, Lee Xun and Qin Qing met with an awkward situation. Because they found out that the two of them were husband and wife, they naturally arranged for a room.

"Husband, how can we sleep on the same bed?" Qin Qing smiled sweetly at Lee Xun.

"Naturally, we'll sleep together." Lee Xun appeared very natural.

"Mm. Good. I just like being hugged by you. So comfortable. So warm."

However, after the two of them slept for a while, Lee Xun felt that this luck with women was not so simple. He kept his hands on Qin Qing's body, and the brothers below were also standing up straight, and Qin Qing had a bashful and coquettish look, as if he was allowing them to pick whatever they wanted. Even though she knew that their current living conditions might affect their future achievements, she would rather do this than see Lee Xun in a bad mood. In the end, he couldn't help but admire Lee Xun's strong willpower. He ruthlessly gave himself a slap and jumped off the bed.

Seeing Lee Xun's childish side, Qin Qing could not help but chuckle. However, she was still a little angry at not being able to become Lee Xun's real wife for so long, and looked forward to that moment even more.

Six days ago, Demonic Beast Mountain.

It had already been six days since Tian Fen and the other three entered this place to hunt for Sword Soul, but up till now, not a single one of them had succeeded. Their wish was beautiful, the reality was cruel. The four of them did not have any experience on how to find a lone Demonic Beast. For the past few days, they had thought of many ways, such as splitting up people to attract the attention of Demonic Beast, and finding opportunities to fight one on one. However, every time they did that, they would end up being chased by a group. There were a few times when they finally encountered a suitable Demonic Beast, but after just a short fight, the other Demonic Beast nearby came flocking over like bees smelling honey. They did not know that in the past, when they were hunting Sword Soul, there was a deterrent like Lee Xun, which was why everything became so easy. But it was their turn to be completely different.

The four of them would ask almost everyday how the Senior Brother Lee Xun was able to find a suitable Demonic Beast that was alone so easily. This was what the four of them always said about the gap between them.

The eleventh day after entering the Demonic Beast Mountain, they still had not made much progress. The four of them felt that they couldn't continue to waste time like this. If they missed the competition, they would have to come up with a practical method.

"Do you still remember the last time Senior Brother Su Mu and the others killed Sword Soul at the same time?" Zhou Jie asked.

"Are you saying that the last time we came together, we also learned how to kill Sword Soul at the same time?" Dong Nana understood what Zhou Jie meant. Last time, Su Mu and the others had hunted down a suitable Sword Soul in a short time, and it was under Lee Xun's arrangement that they attacked at the same time. Otherwise, how could they have completed the mission within two hours?

"That's right, we don't have much time left. We only have half a month left, but it will take us at least eight days to travel and we will need to hunt four Sword Soul for the remaining seven days. This includes the uncertain time we need to recuperate from our injuries. We can only fight with our lives on the line. Actually, I was already prepared to fight with my life on the line when I came here.

"Fight." Cheng Kun did not say much, and his tone was gloomy, but he was never slow.

Dong Nana and Tian Fen looked at each other with determination. Dong Nana extended his right hand, Tian Fen also reached out his right hand, and then, Zhou Jie, Cheng Kun. The four of them held my hands together and shouted at the same time, "Fight!"

"I will talk about the plan now. After these few days of observation, we are already quite familiar with this area, and there is one place that is most suitable for us right now, but the risk is also not small, it's the four silver wolves that we encountered twice. They are all early stage seventh stage Demonic Beast, and relatively speaking, the area they control is much larger than the other Demonic Beast. If one of them is above the mid-Sixth Order, we'll be in grave danger. And before anyone else succeeds, we cannot allow one of us to fail. "

"I have no problem with that. I trust you."

"Me too."

"No problem."

"Alright, we will rest for the night. Tomorrow, we will go meet them."

At this moment, the four of them finally trusted each other, entrusting their lives to each other, opening up a new space for their future lives.