But if the rules of the Fire Spirit Sect were stringent, joining it would be the choice of last resort.
As a Nascent Soul Cultivator, while not a top-tier cultivator in the Chiming World, one still possesses the qualifications and strength to bargain.
If this were not the case, why would the Emperor's Son Pavilion go to such lengths to have these Prides of Heaven from the Lower Realm ascend to the Chiming World and join the Chiming Imperial Dynasty?
The Emperor's Son Pavilion is not so benevolent organization that hands out charity!
"Of course," Wen Renlan replied with a slight nod of her head. "Xu Daoist has the right to choose whether to join our Fire Spirit Sect."
After their discussion concluded, Xu Xing did not hesitate. He used his Sun True Fire to help Wen Renlan begin healing her injuries.
With the aid of the Sun True Fire, Wen Renlan's injuries healed at an extrely rapid pace, reducing the recovery ti from fifteen years to eleven.
「Four years later.」
Wen Renlan flew out from the Pill Cauldron. Her delicate, bare feet landed on the Qilin Puppet Beast Head. The injury on her left abdon had vanished without a trace.
"Xu Daoist, my healing is complete. I can leave the Cave Mansion today," Wen Renlan said, her beautiful eyes sweeping over Xu Xing, who was ditating in the hall, a faint smile playing on her lips.
Hearing this, Xu Xing ford a spiritual seal, withdrew the Sun True Fire from beneath the Pill Cauldron, rose, and bowed respectfully to Wen Renlan, waiting for her to activate the spell to open the Cave Mansion's Large Array.
"Xu Daoist, for to go out like this... would be rather unbecoming," Wen Renlan said, slightly furrowing her elegant brows when she saw Xu Xing remain unmoved. Her gaze fell upon a light blue Storage Bag at Xu Xing's waist.
That Storage Bag belonged to her. Xu Xing had taken it eleven years ago, and it had not yet been returned to its rightful owner.
"This..." Xu Xing raised an eyebrow and looked up at Wen Renlan.
A single glance confird to him that her attire was indeed sowhat inappropriate.
Wen Renlan, having cultivated in the Pill Cauldron, was not entirely naked, but she was not far from it. She wore only two garnts: a Mud Gold Soft Satin Tube Top and a Light Yellow Straight Collar Buttoned One-Piece Dress.
In the Cultivation World, while not as daring as the attire of so female cultivators from the Demon Way, this was still considered quite unacceptable for a Female Cultivator of the Righteous Path.
"Does Xu Daoist think I am that sort of indecent Female Cultivator?" Wen Renlan asked, frowning.
"Not at all," Xu Xing replied, shaking his head.
"However, this Storage Bag... I cannot return it at this mont. If Immortal Wen goes back on her word and attacks before we leave the Cave Mansion, wouldn't I be ruining my own prospects and becoming a laughingstock?" He adopted a wary expression, retreated a few steps, and scrutinized Wen Renlan.
Xu Xing wasn't foolish enough to believe he could be persuaded to hand over the Storage Bag with just a few words.
"I have a few spare robes here. I'll gift them to Immortal Wen," Xu Xing said, taking out several unworn sets of magic clothes from his own Storage Bag and using his Magic Power to send them over to Wen Renlan.
"Xu Daoist, while I am not entirely opposed to your offer..." Wen Renlan said, looking at Xu Xing with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. "However, I already have a fiancé. If he were to learn that I left the Cave Mansion wearing your clothes, what do you imagine he would think?"
"My fiancé is a cultivator at the Refining Void Realm!" she stated, emphasizing each word.
"Is Immortal Wen speaking the truth?" Xu Xing frowned deeply, unsure how to proceed.
As a newcor to the Chiming World, he had no desire to provoke an enemy at the Refining Void Realm.
A Refining Void Realm cultivator could kill a Nascent Soul Cultivator like him as easily as crushing a Chicken Egg.
The higher the cultivation Realm, the greater the disparity in strength between cultivators.
Sotis, even a small realm difference within a major Realm could an a heaven-and-earth difference in power.
He was currently only a Nascent Soul Cultivator at the Fourth Tribulation. Against a Refining Void Realm expert, he had little chance of victory or escape.
Furthermore, he had co to the Chiming World for Cultivation, not to attract powerful enemies.
"It is absolutely true!" Wen Renlan said with a smile. "Surely Xu Daoist doesn't expect to make another vow regarding this matter?"
Hearing this, Xu Xing's expression imdiately soured.
He guessed that Wen Renlan had anticipated this situation long ago, which was why she had handed over her Storage Bag without any hesitation when he threatened her.
If Wen Renlan had made things difficult while her injuries were unhealed, he would have had ways to counter her. But now, with various concerns weighing on him, returning the Storage Bag was the most prudent choice.
An uninjured Wen Renlan, whose Cultivation was several stages higher than his, could contend with him even if her actual combat strength wasn't his equal, especially with the aid of the Cave Mansion's Large Array. She might even abandon him and leave the Cave Mansion by herself.
The matter of clothes? That was rely a pretext for her to cause trouble.
Powerful Female Cultivators... none of them are easy to deal with, Xu Xing lanted internally.
"Immortal Wen claims that wearing my magic clothes out would attract misfortune to , due to her fiancé," Xu Xing began, his eyes narrowing as he looked at Wen Renlan. "But what about Immortal Wen herself?" he continued in a cold voice.
"I suspect... Immortal Wen also wouldn't want her fiancé to learn about the 'private matters' between us!" Xu Xing said with a cold sneer.
The more powerful a male cultivator, the more exacting their requirents for their spouse.
Unless it was rely a concubine they were taking, in which case they might turn a blind eye to premarital affairs.
Since Wen Renlan's fiancé could potentially beco his enemy, this situation was, correspondingly, also a crisis for her.
"You..." Upon hearing this, Wen Renlan's expression changed instantly. Her delicate body trembled slightly, clearly incensed by Xu Xing's words.
"I ascended from the Lower Realm and have experienced countless hardships. I am not as easily sched against as Immortal Wen might imagine," Xu Xing stated.
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