Jin Xuan asked Ye Hong to fight this burly man on purpose. He wanted to test Ye Hong's cultivation and see if he could see any clues from Ye Hong and get the answer he wanted.
The burly man's cultivation Jin Xuan had already sensed that he was only around the fourth level of the Soul Tribulation Realm, so he dared to let Ye Hong stop him. This way he wouldn't be beaten to the ground and could test out Ye Hong's true identity.
But things went counterproductive. From the moment Ye Hong and the burly man started fighting, Jin Xuan realized that he had misjudged Ye Hong's strength.
Ye Hong was like a monster. The burly man couldn't hit Ye Hong at all. The attack fell on Ye Hong like a mud cow sinking into the sea. It didn't cause any shock, just like an iron wall.
Instead, Ye Hong punched the burly man, making him howl and beat him until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.
"Are you still going to take action? Are you still going to fight?"
"No fight! No fight! Brother! Spare your life!" The burly man knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Brother Jin Xuan, is it okay?" Ye Hong turned around and asked Jin Xuan.
"It's boring! Let's go!" Jin Xuan felt bored and walked out of the store.
Ye Hong sighed, very helpless, and wanted to step forward to help the burly man up, but the burly man kept backing away, terrified.
"Brother, I'm sorry. This friend of mine has a weird personality, and I don't dare to offend him. I was a bit harsh just now. I'm sorry!"
Ye Hong apologized embarrassedly to the burly man, and then hurried out of the store to catch up with Jin Xuan.
"Brother Jin Xuan, if you want to test me, just say it straight away, why bother beating around the bush."
"I didn't expect you to be quite resistant to fighting. Come and fight me." Jin Xuan returned the hand and gave Ye Hong a knife.
Ye Hong grabbed the arm that Jin Xuan hit and said in response: "Then we have to change places. There are so many people on the street here."
"Then come with me!"
Jin Xuan grabbed Ye Hong with one hand and teleported to an open area. When he reached the ground, he threw Ye Hong to the ground, causing dust to spread all over the ground.
"Ahem~ Brother Jin Xuan, you don't have martial ethics, how can you do this before you even start?"
Ye Hong got up from the ground and dusted himself off.
"Good defense, come again!" Jin Xuan raised the corners of his mouth, showing an evil smile, clenched his fist and hit Ye Hong.
Because Jin Xuan's speed was too fast, Ye Hong could only defend passively and let Jin Xuan's attack fall on him.
Jin Xuan saw that he could not break Ye Hong's defense with one punch, so he increased his strength and punched again. After several times of superimposed strength, Jin Xuan found that he still could not hurt Ye Hong, so he planned to try with all his strength.
"Punch me again!"
After one punch, Ye Hong was still not hurt at all, which made Jin Xuan surprised.
Although he does not cultivate the body, his fists are blessed with internal strength that is at the level of his own cultivation, which is enough to injure practitioners in the Nascent Soul Stage or even the Dharma Phase Stage. However, Ye Hong, who is at the third level of the Soul Tribulation Realm, was able to escape unscathed. How could this not surprise me.
"Brother! Isn't that enough? You can't break my defense, so don't bother."
"Interesting! Since fists are not good, let's try this!" Jin Xuan smiled evilly, and a lightsaber appeared in his hand.
"Taste my light blade!"
A light blade fell on Ye Hong's shoulder, only scratching Ye Hong's clothes and leaving no scars on Ye Hong's body. Jin Xuan was surprised. Then he increased his internal power output and slashed Ye Hong more than a dozen times.
"Brother, there's no need to be so cruel to me! My clothes were chopped to pieces by you."
"Little brother, you are hiding it very well! I still don't believe I can't break your defense today."
Jin Xuan then took out his staff and unleashed his spell on Ye Hong.
"Brilliant Penetration!"
The staff released a dazzling beam of light, hitting Ye Hong directly. Seeing the light beam coming, Ye Hong sensed the danger and quickly dodged it. Although he reacted in advance, he was hit by the beam on the arm. He immediately felt a burning pain that hit his soul.
"Ah! Stop! Stop, stop, stop! It hurts so much!"
Seeing Ye Hong rolling on the ground and crying out in pain, Jin Xuan quickly stopped preparing for the second attack and ran over to help Ye Hong up.
"Are you OK!"
"It hurts, it hurts! It hurts me so much!" Ye Hong covered his arms and kept wailing.
Jin Xuan hurriedly checked the place where Ye Hong was hit by the beam and found that the skin was intact and there was no injury at all.
"Hey! Stop pretending! I only used one level of inner strength, there's no need to pretend like this! There's nothing wrong with you being so good."
"Hiss~ It really hurts! I really can't pretend! It's the kind that goes deep into the soul."
Seeing that Ye Hong really didn't seem to be faking, Jin Xuan curled his lips and had no choice but to use the Light Healing Technique on Ye Hong, and Ye Hong finally recovered.
"Why is your physical defense so strong? It's not like what a third-level Soul Tribulation Realm person should have."
"Hehe! This is a secret. Brother Jin Xuan is satisfied now! I can get rid of you about the ninth-level demon core."
"You have so many secrets, don't worry! I'll bring them to you later. I'm going back first. See you tomorrow!"
After Jin Xuan finished speaking, he disappeared from Ye Hong's sight in the blink of an eye, leaving Ye Hong shaking his head and sighing alone.
"How can we just leave? We won't have another meal together."
Because he could no longer take tasks to earn points and he didn't know where Jin Xuan lived, Ye Hong could only wander around Tianlong City in boredom the next day.
As for why he didn't just stay where he lived and wait for Jin Xuan to come to his door, Ye Hong also had his own plans. He was waiting like an uncle for Jin Xuan to come to his residence, which would leave a bad impression on Jin Xuan.
I can't practice, and it's boring to stay. If I go out for a walk, I might encounter some opportunities in the city. If you always stay in your residence and don't go out to move around, opportunities will not fall from the sky by themselves.
After Ye Hong has experienced so much, he knows that he is not a protagonist, and he does not have the aura of a protagonist; nor is he a son of luck, with unfavorable luck; nor is he a savior, and the world does not need to be saved by a weakling like himself.
Everything has to rely on your own efforts, and you have to find opportunities by yourself. I believe that the harder you work, the luckier you will be. Although I don't pursue any eternal path, it is my dream to go home because I still have unfinished business to do.
Saving his own life is the top priority, and his goal is to improve his cultivation to the emperor level. Only by reaching the emperor level can he find the secret realm where Meng He is, and he must do what he promised.
Ye Hong, who was walking on the street, was suddenly tapped on the shoulder from behind. Ye Hong suddenly turned around and saw Jin Xuan, who was looking at him with a playful look on his face.
"Brother Jinxuan!"
"I brought the stuff. Go to a quiet place and I'll give it to you."
"This is not far from my residence, go to my place!"
Seeing Jin Xuan nodding in agreement, Ye Hong took Jin Xuan to his residence in Tianlong City.
Ye Hong's house in Tianlong City is not big. He originally bought this house because he had no place to stay in Tianlong City, and it was not convenient to live in an inn all the time, so he bought this small house.
The three or two rooms in this house are enough for Ye Hong to live alone, and it is not a problem to accommodate two more people.
There is a small stove in the courtyard where you can cook your own meals. The small courtyard is also decorated with small flowers and plants, which is very artistic. Some of the decorations in these courtyards were brought back from Ye Hong's recent work in Tianlong City.
Since the house is not big, there is no need to hire any servants. You can just clean and tidy it up yourself when you have free time.
And although the courtyard here is in a prosperous area of the city, because it is separated by the courtyards of large families, it is still a bit winding to get to the house. There are not many people walking on the street in front of the house, and it can be regarded as being in the middle of a busy city. A quiet place.
"Your place is nice! Do you live alone?" Jin Xuan praised.
"When I first came to Tianlong City, I had no place to stay, so I randomly bought this house so I could have a place to stay. There is no one else here. I usually live alone. There are also empty rooms. If Brother Jin Xuan likes it, that's fine too. Come stay here for a while.”
"Okay! Then I'll live in this room!"
Ye Hong was dumbfounded when he saw that Jin Xuan chose a room so rudely. He was just saying polite words, but he didn't expect Jin Xuan to take it seriously.
"Hey! Brother! That's my house!"
"This house belongs to me! You can live in another house!"
This room has the best view in the house. How could Ye Hong let it go? He quickly stopped Jin Xuan and wanted to take the house back.
"Brother, you can't steal my place!"
Jin Xuan looked at Ye Hong proudly, took out his staff and played with it, threatening: "What? You want to rob me!"
"...Don't you dare! This house belongs to you, brother."
Jin Xuan patted Ye Hong, very satisfied, and said with an evil smile: "You are so good! Big brother will protect you from now on!"
Ye Hong was helpless about Jin Xuan's behavior of occupying the magpie's nest.
Entering the room, Jin Xuan nodded with satisfaction, and then took out a demon core in front of Ye Hong.
"I brought you the demonic core of the ninth-level rock giant lizard. Take out the treasure you have on your body too!"
Ye Hong sensed that the demon core in Jin Xuan's hand contained rich earth element energy. It was similar in size to the fire attribute demon core that Liang Shixuan gave him, but the color was slightly different, earthy yellow.
After confirming that it was a ninth-level earth attribute demon core, Ye Hong immediately took out the Frost Sparkling Sword from the storage bag.
The frost sword appeared in Ye Hong's hand, and the temperature in the room suddenly dropped sharply, making it extremely cold. Jin Xuan looked at the frost sword in Ye Hong's hand in surprise. He didn't expect Ye Hong to have such a treasure.
Jin Xuan stretched out his hand to touch the Frost Sparkling Sword, and instantly a layer of frost appeared on his hand. It hurt from the cold and he quickly retracted it.
"Your sword is indeed a treasure, but it's not what I want. Do you have any other treasures?"
Ye Hong was puzzled. The Frost Sparkling Sword was already his most valuable spiritual weapon. Jin Xuan didn't even look down on it. Ye Hong didn't know what to get.
"This is already the best thing about me. Does Brother Jin Xuan want heaven-level skills?"
Jin Xuan was shocked. Last time, Ye Hong took out two heaven-level exercises for auction. Hearing that Ye Hong meant that he still had them with him, how could he not be surprised?
"You still have heaven-level skills!"
Ye Hong had the Frost Sparkling Sword in his hand, and his physical strength was enough to withstand attacks from saint-level warriors. He was confident. As long as Jin Xuan was not allowed to use the staff, he still had a good chance of winning.
For the sake of the ninth-level demon core, Ye Hong did not intend to hide his secrets. If Jin Xuan really had evil thoughts towards him, he would kill Jin Xuan quickly at worst.
"There are only a few copies left."
Jin Xuan seemed to have read Ye Hong's thoughts and said, "You don't believe me? Are you afraid that I will steal your heaven-level skills?"
These heaven-level skills were the most precious treasure Liang Shixuan gave him. Ye Hong wanted to exchange them for other ninth-level demon cores. Why was he not careful? Although Jin Xuan saw it, Ye Hong still pretended to be calm.
"How is it possible? Brother is joking!"
Jin Xuan said disdainfully: "Don't worry! I'm not that kind of person. I won't steal your things. I would have done it long ago."
Ye Hong then took out the remaining heaven-level exercises and put them in front of him.
