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nHan Jue was extremely nervous.

nHe tried his best to look pleasantly surprised, as he prepared for Xing Hongxuan to attack him any moment.

nXing Hongxuan suddenly walked forward and grabbed his hand tightly. She smiled excitedly and said,

"You're really my lucky charm!

"

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"I'm happy as long as you're happy.

"

nXing Hongxuan's favorable impression of you has increased. She can become your companion. Her favorable impression of you is at the level of three stars

nHan Jue smiled bitterly at the line of words that appeared before him.

nHowever, Xing Hongxuan didn't notice it. She walked around him, picked up the recipe, and began to flip through it.

nShe seemed to be looking for something.

nHan Jue waited nervously.

nShould he make a move?

nIf Xing Hongxuan took the recipe away, he wouldn't be able to obtain the sword technique.

nXing Hongxuan seemed to be injured, and her breathing was unstable.

nAmbush her?

nSo that she will back off and give up?

nJust as Han Jue was hesitating, a gust of cold wind swept through the door.

nHan Jue was caught off-guard and was sent flying, crashing into the wall and rebounding to the ground.

nNot really painful.

nJust a little scary.

nHan Jue stared in the direction. It was Elder Iron!

nHe tilted his neck and shook his right leg vigorously. He was pretending to have passed out.

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"Put down my alchemy recipe!

" Elder Iron said coldly.

nXing Hongxuan talked back coldly,

"You're actually back!

"

nElder Iron said expressionlessly,

"I've been back for a long time, but I've been waiting for you to show up. The last time I came back, I saw the two of you the moment I arrived. All these years, the other disciples have not accepted any of my missions, only the two of you have. There must be something fishy.

"

nWith that, Elder Iron suddenly launched an attack at Xing Hongxuan, pushing his palm at her.

nIn his palm was a talisman.

nAs Xing Hongxuan instinctively jumped away, a lightning bolt shot out from Elder Iron's palm and wrapped around her.

nElder Iron then kicked Xing Hongxuan, sending her flying backward.

nAlmost instantly, Elder Iron snatched the alchemy recipe back.

nXing Hongxuan landed on the ground, her body twitching uncontrollably.

nWith his advantage, Elder Iron continued pursuing Xing Hongxuan, causing her to flee.

nThe two of them zoomed out one after another.

nLying on the ground, Han Jue hesitated whether he should get up.

nNo!

nIf he got up, he wouldn't be able to avoid suspicion.

nHan Jue also thought about escaping.

nBut it was too dangerous. He didn't even know where to run to.

nSo, he waited patiently.

nAfter an hour, Han Jue couldn't help but scratch his butt.

nThen, he suddenly felt an aura approaching the pavilion.

nIt was Elder Iron!

nHan Jue didn't dare to move.

nAs he entered the pavilion, Elder Iron noticed him and frowned.

nHan Jue suddenly coughed.

nElder Iron walked to a nearby chair and sat down, quietly staring at him.

nHan Jue displayed the best and most realistic acting skills ever.

nHe rubbed his head and got up.

nLooking around in confusion, he was pleasantly surprised to see Elder Iron.

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"Elder Iron! You're finally back!

"

nHan Jue shrunk his neck and looked around nervously.

nHe carefully asked,

"Then, where did the witch go?

"

nElder Iron looked at him expressionlessly.

nHan Jue hurriedly stood up and lowered his head before Elder Iron, looking uneasy.

nHan Jue was gambling!

nHe was gambling that Elder Iron didn't notice the communication between Xing Hongxuan and him.

nIf he discovered it, Han Jue could only go all out.

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"What did she tell you?

" Elder Iron asked.

nHan Jue didn't dare to hide anything and answered truthfully.

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"Hmph. She wants to train you to be her husband. What a joke.

"

nElder Iron was so angry that he laughed. This kid must be daydreaming.

nHe examined Han Jue carefully.

nHuh.

nIt's actually true.

nThis kid had really become handsome. Just based on his looks and gaze, he wasn't inferior to those inner sect disciples at all.

nThe changes were too great!

nCould it be…

nElder Iron stretched out his hand and grabbed Han Jue's right wrist, pondering carefully.

nNervous, Han Jue was ready to attack at any time.

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"This kid doesn't have a cultivation potential or cultivation. Am I overthinking?

"

nOld Iron silently thought. Seeing Han Jue's fearful and anxious appearance, he couldn't help but think of his parents, and his mood immediately became irritable.

nHe snapped.

"Go back to sleep!

"

nHan Jue heaved a sigh of relief, hurriedly bowed, then left the pavilion quickly.

nElder Iron began to tidy up the room.

n…

nBack in his room, Han Jue quietly went to bed.

nAs you did not help Xing Hongxuan steal the alchemy recipe, you successfully obtained the sword technique—Unparalleled Finger Divine Sword

nHan Jue was in a good mood. He finally had a life-saving technique!

nHe immediately chose to inherit it.

nA wave of memories surged into his mind.

nThe Unparalleled Finger Divine Sword wasn't considered a martial art, but a magical spell. He could brandish his finger as a sword, and the spirit Qi would transform into a blade.

nHan Jue was very talented with sword techniques and was able to master the magical spell in one night.

nHowever, he didn't expose himself and maintained a low profile.

nThe next day.

nAfter Han Jue woke up, he heard the other servants say that Zhang Ge had died.

nIt was said that he died a miserable death, bleeding from all seven orifices.

nThe male cultivator guarding the herb garden also left early in the morning. Something big seemed to have happened last night.

nHan Jue couldn't help but mourn for Zhang Ge.

nXing Hongxuan's favorable impression of you has increased. She can become your companion. Her favorable impression of you is at the level of 3.5 stars

nHan Jue was stunned.

nWhy did she become more affectionate towards me?

nRidiculous!

nHowever, Xing Hongxuan probably wouldn't dare to show up again for the time being, and Han Jue could cultivate in peace.

n…

nHalf a month later.

nElder Iron left the herb garden again.

nHe had been going out more frequently in the past ten years.

nHan Jue heard from Old Man Wang that Elder Iron seemed to be nearing the end of his life and was looking for herbs to increase his lifespan.

nNot everyone could break through easily like Han Jue.

nElder Iron's cultivation level was stuck at the seventh level of the Qi Refinement Realm and could not increase further.

nThis was the difference in cultivation potential.

nElder Iron was a typical mortal cultivator who wanted to change his fate.

nHan Jue prayed in his heart, hoping that this old man would die on the way.

nThe reason he had such a vicious thought was that he noticed that Elder Iron still had a level of hatred of 1 star towards him.

nElder Iron was a potential enemy!

n…

nIn the blink of an eye.

nTwo years passed.

nThe twenty-year-old Han Jue had cultivated all four spiritual roots to the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm.

nAs long as he cultivated his lightning and fire cultivation potential to the ninth level of the Qi Refinement Realm, he could begin preparing to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

nHowever, there was no lightning or fire spiritual Qi around the herb garden.

nHan Jue knew that it was time for him to leave.

nThat night, he quietly left.

nHan Jue still had a thousand superior-grade spirit stones that he had yet to take out. This would be the source of his confidence in traveling the cultivation world.

nAlong the way, Han Jue used his divine sense to search his surroundings as he walked.

nHe was prepared to pay a visit to the Jade Pure Sect and become its disciple.

nThe Jade Pure Sect probably wouldn't reject a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refinement Realm.

nThe next morning.

nHan Jue finally found the Jade Pure Sect.

nThe sect was located in a valley between mountains. Mysterious mist pervaded the air, and two huge stone statues flanked the gate. They looked like kirin statues.

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"Stop right there. Show us your sect pass,

" said a disciple of the Jade Pure Sect as he raised his sword.

nA total of four disciples were guarding the entrance of the Jade Pure Sect, and all of them were at the fifth level of the Qi Refinement Realm.

nHan Jue turned off the concealment function and clasped his hands.

"I'm Han Jue, a rogue cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refinement Realm. Do I have any way to join the Jade Pure Sect?

"

nThe ninth level of Qi Refinement Realm!

nThe four disciples' attitudes instantly changed.

nThe sword-wielding disciple told the disciple beside him, and the latter disciple quickly left.

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"Wait a moment. I've sent someone to inform the outer sect warden,

" said the sword-wielding disciple.

nHan Jue thanked him.

nIn the Jade Pure Sect, other than Elder Iron, no other cultivator knew his name. Elder Iron had yet to return and might have died outside, so Han Jue wasn't worried about exposing his identity.

nIn any case, he had done nothing to harm the Jade Pure Sect, so nothing was stopping him from joining the sect.

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