Chapter 141: Eyeing the Peerless Holy Master

Chapter 141: Eyeing the Peerless Holy Master

On the main peak of Yaochi, Qin Xuan was unaware that, at this very moment, in his bedroom, Luo Xinyi and Mu Qingxue were already meeting.

Of course, even if he did know, he wouldn't care.

His goal was to have this pair of close best friends be honest and open with each other.

It was only the beginning.

"Junior Brother~"

Su Youyu walked over wearing a light pink, chest-high Ru skirt. It was bright but not gaudy, lustrous but not vulgar, accentuating the elegant lines of her fair neck. Looking down past her crystalline collarbones, one could see those proud peaks.

Amidst her elegance, there was a sense of graceful dignity.

Her slender waist swayed slightly as she stood beside Qin Xuan, and a fragrance began to diffuse in the air.

She carried a cup of fragrant tea, placed it beside Qin Xuan, and with a fawning smile on her pretty face, she said politely, "Please, have some tea."

Qin Xuan frowned slightly, wondering what kind of trick Su Youyu was up to.

Why was she suddenly so polite?

After all, back in the Dragon Blood Secret Realm, he and Su Youyu could be considered to have had some grievances.

Furthermore, Saint Son Chen Fan and Su Youyu both came from the Mingyue Dynasty.

He was already at odds with Saint Son Chen Fan.

Even if Su Youyu wasn't hostile toward him, she shouldn't be acting this fawning, right?

Could she be plotting something bad?!

Seeing Qin Xuan's furrowed brows, Su Youyu's heart skipped a beat. Thinking she had offended him, she quickly explained, "I was being presumptuous calling you Junior Brother. In reality, within Yaochi, those who are more capable are Masters. You are stronger than me, so I should call you Senior Brother."

"Senior Brother Qin Xuan, back in the Dragon Blood Secret Realm, I was only acting under orders when I fought you for the dragon treasury. Now that the dragon treasury has been obtained by Long Chen, you and I should no longer harbor hostility."

"Although that guy Saint Son Chen Fan and I both came from the Mingyue Dynasty, he is just an arrogant maniac. He and I have always been at odds!"

Qin Xuan was amused, a smile playing on his lips. "Distancing yourself so cleanly?"

Su Youyu swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "Everything I said is the truth."

She had witnessed with her own eyes just how much of a Prodigy Qin Xuan was.

To be enemies with Qin Xuan was to court death.

If she were targeted by Qin Xuan, she wouldn't even be able to sleep peacefully in the Yaochi Sacred Land, let alone travel to the treacherous and unpredictable Land of Fallen Emperors.

After speaking, Su Youyu sensed the aura of the Holy Master of Yaochi and quickly bowed to the peerless figure approaching. "Greetings, Master."

Qin Xuan stood up, looking at the Holy Master of Yaochi, who was always shrouded in mist, and muttered strangely, "Is this thin layer of mist around the Holy Master of Yaochi an innate phenomenon?"

The Holy Master of Yaochi smiled slightly and said, "You are quite meddlesome."

Su Youyu quickly said to please Qin Xuan, "This is Master's Incarnation. This layer of mist is something she does intentionally."

The Holy Master of Yaochi frowned slightly and glanced at Su Youyu.

Su Youyu, acting as if she were blind, continued, "Master has no choice. Her peerless beauty once even attracted Great Emperor Ziyang as one of her suitors, which led to a bloody and chaotic war."

"Since then, Master has never shown her true face to others."

"It is for the sake of the Yaochi Sacred Land, so as not to get involved in disputes."

The Holy Master of Yaochi glared at Su Youyu and said stiffly, "If you don't speak, nobody will think you are mute."

Su Youyu rubbed the tip of her nose and giggled foolishly.

If she said it, the most Master would do was scold her.

But if she didn't say it, and Qin Xuan's hostility toward her didn't decrease, who knew if Qin Xuan would play dirty in the Land of Fallen Emperors and secretly finish her off?

Qin Xuan stroked his chin, slightly sizing up the graceful figure of the Holy Master of Yaochi within the mist, and sighed, "I didn't expect that the Holy Master of Yaochi had such an unknown past back then!"

"You could have relied on your looks, yet you insisted on relying on your strength to build the magnificent Yaochi Sacred Land!"

The Holy Master of Yaochi didn't mind and said indifferently, "Qin Xuan, this time, you and Su Youyu should look out for each other in the Land of Fallen Emperors. You should take good care of the Yaochi Disciples."

She flicked her finger, and two colorful true phoenix feathers fell into the palms of Qin Xuan and Su Youyu, one for each.

"These are true phoenix feathers. Once crushed, they will create a connected spatial rift, allowing you to instantly arrive at the other person's location after entering."

A look of reminiscence appeared in the eyes of the Holy Master of Yaochi as she stared at Qin Xuan and said bluntly, "It is rumored that the True Phoenix Nest exists within the Land of Fallen Emperors. If you have the opportunity, you can bring the True Phoenix Nest back to the Yaochi Sacred Land."

She said this only to Qin Xuan.

As for Su Youyu, she didn't hold the slightest bit of hope.

When encountering danger, Su Youyu ran faster than anyone else.

Wanting to rely on Su Youyu to obtain the True Phoenix Nest?

That would be even more foolish than Empress Mingyue, who arranged for Su Youyu to come to Yaochi to snatch the Pure Phoenix Flame!

Qin Xuan muttered suspiciously, "True Phoenix Nest?"

Su Youyu quickly followed up with an explanation, "It's the legendary nest where Phoenixes hatch their eggs; it's just a larger bird's nest."

"Doesn't Master Cultivate the Phoenix Treasure Technique? She must have encountered a bottleneck. Cultivating inside the Phoenix Nest allows one to resonate with the insights of the True Phoenix, deepening one's understanding of the treasure technique and breaking through the current barrier in one fell swoop."

The expression of the Holy Master of Yaochi shifted, and the true phoenix feather in Su Youyu's hand vanished.

Seeing this, Su Youyu was terrified and fell to the ground with a thud.

Regardless of the fact that she was wearing an elegant and dignified chest-high Ru skirt, she hugged the Holy Master of Yaochi's jade leg and wailed, "Master, Disciple knows she was wrong. Disciple promises that in the future, she will never be meddlesome again. I beg you, please return the true phoenix feather to me."

"Disciple is just a piece of trash in the Heavenly Human Realm. Apart from the underworld emperor bell that can barely maintain appearances, if I enter the Land of Fallen Emperors, I will be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Without the true phoenix feather and without the protection of Senior Brother Qin Xuan, I will surely die! Master~ Master~"

The Holy Master of Yaochi felt disappointed that she could not live up to expectations and threw the true phoenix feather back. "Look at you now, do you still have any of the bearing of a Saintess!"

Su Youyu clutched the true phoenix feather tightly, wiped away her tears, and muttered softly, "How can bearing be more important than one's life?!"

She patted her Ru skirt, stood up, walked to Qin Xuan's ear, and whispered, "Master is harsh on the outside but soft on the inside. As long as you play the victim well, there will be no shortage of benefits."

Qin Xuan understood, pushed Su Youyu away, and quickly put on a bitter face, saying, "Holy Master of Yaochi, I am burdened by the curse of the Double-Pupil Woman and do not have long to live. The Land of Fallen Emperors is fraught with danger, and I never intended to risk myself alone."

The Holy Master of Yaochi narrowed her eyes and glared fiercely at Su Youyu.

This frightened Su Youyu, who quickly lowered her head and fiddled with her delicate fingers, like a fool who knew nothing.

Slowly shifting her gaze to Qin Xuan, she said in a deep voice, "Do you really not want to enter the Land of Fallen Emperors?"

Others might not know, but how could she not be clear about Qin Xuan's little tricks?

He had already mastered the basics of the Phoenix Treasure Technique in just one day. Such talent was something even she, a Holy Master, had never heard of.

If this treasure technique were cultivated to a high level, it would be enough to achieve Nirvana and Rebirth.

What was the mere curse of the Double-Pupil Woman compared to that?

She had already declared that the location of the True Phoenix Nest was in the Land of Fallen Emperors.

The True Phoenix Nest had a unique bonus for cultivating the Phoenix Treasure Technique.

Was this meaning not obvious enough?

"What kind of reward do you want?"

The Holy Master of Yaochi stared at Qin Xuan with clear, cold eyes.

Qin Xuan spoke to himself, "In the Land of Fallen Emperors, enemies of our Yaochi Sacred Land are everywhere. Even if I go alone, it is tantamount to being trapped in a prison, not to mention having to look after a group of Junior Brothers and Sisters. The pressure is too great, like a huge mountain pressing down on me, making it hard to catch my breath."

"Unless..."

The Holy Master of Yaochi retorted, "Unless what?"

"Unless, after I return, Holy Master of Yaochi, you are willing to see me with your true face."

Qin Xuan tilted his head up, looking straight at the Holy Master of Yaochi within the mist.

Men, after all.

If a man isn't lustful, is he even a man?

He was very curious about what kind of peerless beauty this Holy Master of Yaochi, who could fascinate even a Great Emperor, truly possessed.