Chapter 188: Chapter 94: Gaining Demon Blood Again, Commanding Wind and Rain

A vast mist shrouded this place. Ordinary people went about their lives, utterly unaware of these dangers, thinking it was simply a natural disaster, fate.

But Li Xuan didn’t think so.

Whenever danger arose near his home, he would go and eliminate it.

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Night falls.

On the bed.

Li Xuan held two women in his arms.

The Little Princess gently nudged Li Xuan’s leg with her small foot. She was quite a bit shorter than Li Xuan, and if she lay on the pillow, her feet just hung over his calves.

Of course, Rose was even shorter...

"Prince Qing, the weather outside is so strange today. One moment there’s an east wind, the next a west wind. The weather was fine, and then suddenly it rained."

Li Xuan said in amazement, "Did you secretly sneak out of the county?"

His ability to summon the wind and rain didn’t extend far, certainly not all the way to Xiongshan County.

"No."

The Little Princess replied.

Beside her, Tian Yuan also spoke, "Husband, the princess indeed didn’t go out; we just saw from the Scenic Pavilion in the royal mansion that the distant weather seemed strange.

The princess is worried about you, so she sent her people to investigate."

The Little Princess quickly added, "That’s not true, Sister Yuan, you said it first, and then I followed."

Tian Yuan laughed.

The Little Princess said, "That big Prince Qing doesn’t need anyone’s care. I’m more concerned about his enemies than him."

Tian Yuan said, "Last night you were talking about terrifying monsters."

The Little Princess retorted again.

As they argued, the two women actually started to "fight" across Li Xuan’s chest.

One hit the other, exchanging blows, while occasionally retreating into the quilt.

Li Xuan let them continue their antics. At this moment, he closed his eyes slightly, thinking: This might get Brother Xuan’s attention; next time, I should test further away.

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Early the next morning, before Li Xuan had gone out, a Secret Martial Artist from the manor visited, handing him a wooden box and leaving.

Li Xuan opened it to find a thin garment, icy blue in color, made of silk.

Clearly, this was the "Ice Jade Clothing" Yan Fangbai had promised him.

So, Li Xuan headed to the secret chamber.

As soon as he sat down, he vaguely heard sounds from below, so he opened the tunnel entrance.

As expected... there were sounds in the winding tunnel, and he listened intently, only to hear Sister Yuan’s voice.

In the distance were several men and women discussing issues like "where to install mechanisms, isolation iron doors, how thick the doors should be, whether they were waterproof, resistant to poison, fire," and other matters.

Li Xuan had warned Tian Yuan not to let anyone go to the caves, so he wasn’t worried.

He closed the secret passage again, then took off his clothes and wore the "Ice Jade Clothing" underneath, slowly exerting force.

As he applied force, an oppressive sensation from outside came over him.

The cold power seemed to cool his blood, causing slight weakness.

However, as Li Xuan’s strength increased, the sense of weakness gradually faded, and just as he was about to reach a certain limit, he stopped.

This delighted him.

Because the "Ice Jade" material seemed to delay his "scaly transformation."

In other words, it allowed him to interact with others without worrying about inadvertently revealing his power and transforming into that "monster" form.

"Good stuff."

Li Xuan couldn’t help but praise, then folded the clothing neatly and placed it in his bedroom, planning to wear it at home.

As for taking it outside?

Impossible.

Through experimentation, he knew this thing could at most suppress power around the "Demon Form Realm" and any burst of higher power from Li Xuan would instantly ruin this "fragile demon-suppressing material."

Its supposed ability to weaken monsters was only effective against weaker monsters.

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Leaving the secret chamber.

Li Xuan hadn’t walked far when he heard the sound of a flute drifting from afar.

His expression changed as he followed the sound, only to see an "woman" in an eponymous yellow dress playing the flute.

Upon seeing him approach, the "woman" put down the flute and said, "Brother Xuan, yesterday thirty miles south of the city, the sky seemed strange. As your elder brother, I suspect there’s a monster and want to invite you to investigate together."

Li Xuan was a bit speechless.

But such matters couldn’t be refused.

So, he decided to go today, knowing there would surely be no findings. Tomorrow he could decline, claiming the need to focus on cultivation, as that "Three Demon Form Realm" consolidation required considerable effort.

After contemplating, he bowed and said, "I’ve been cultivating these days, but the monster training is also crucial, so today I’ll accompany my elder brother."

Yan Fangbai nodded and said, "It’s strange indeed. Since we found the Zhubo Dragon that day, I’ve suspected there are monsters in the Qing River and had people search, but there was no sign.

Yesterday the sky was unsettled with shifting winds; I suspect there are sky-related monsters causing trouble.

This is serious; if left unchecked, I’m worried it will result in another natural disaster."

Li Xuan agreed wholeheartedly.

Afterward, the two left the county and joined several Secret Martial Artists outside, applied powder, and headed south.

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The group continued south.

Without encountering anything unusual.

Bright sunshine filled the sky; in the forest, young willow shoots emerged; beside them, fresh peach blossoms bloomed red, the vibrant red and green somewhat vulgar yet with a sense of winter’s departure.

This search lasted until dusk.

And they were still a distance from Qing River.

Li Xuan felt a guilty sense of "having wasted a day."

Yan Fangbai was also embarrassed, saying, "It shouldn’t be; the anomaly just happened yesterday, yet today there’s not a trace?"

Li Xuan said, "Third sister, I’m not coming tomorrow. This cultivation technique still needs consolidation."