Chapter 1605 Unexpected Guest

For a giant like the Cao family, one of the five major families in Danta, it is unnecessary to bring souvenirs. Although from the perspective of etiquette, it is not good to visit someone empty-handed for the first time, but in the eyes of such a giant, unless you bring an eighth-grade elixir, any other souvenirs with a value lower than this will not improve their face. In this case, it is better not to bring any. The Cao family does not lack these small things, and it is not bad to have a good reputation.

Therefore, Lin Chaoci did not go to great lengths.

Just wrote a visiting card.

Then, he handed it to the doorman of Cao's family.

In just over ten minutes, someone from the Cao family came out to greet them.

This person is also an acquaintance.

That's right.

It was Cao Ying.

It’s not the case that the Cao family planned it carefully.

If he was Yao Lao's disciple, and assuming that Yao Lao was not dead and was still the head of Xingyun Pavilion, perhaps the Cao family would have gone to such great lengths to design something, because with Yao Lao's talent, there is a great probability that he could become a ninth-grade alchemist and become a Dou Sheng in his lifetime. Although the ancestors of the Cao family also had ninth-grade alchemists, it is well known that ancestors are ancestors and descendants are descendants, and it is definitely beneficial to have a relationship with a ninth-grade alchemist. In the context of an era when marriage alliances are extremely popular, designing a relationship between the younger generations, no matter whether this practice is despicable or not, as long as it can maintain the prosperity of the family, the infamy can be borne by one person, and the family will also give corresponding merits for this record.

It's like the rules passed down among some clans.

Like drawing a death lottery.

In a society with strict laws, when the foundations of some clans are touched, they often choose this extreme method to deal with the threat. To put it bluntly, they draw lots to decide who will deal with the threat. The consequence is that the person who draws the lot must die. After all, murder is a capital crime, but the wife and children of the person who draws the lot will be taken care of by the clan. This is drawing the death lot.

So, in this particular context.

A person's contribution to the world and his contribution to his family are separate.

Maybe to the world, this person is a bad guy.

But to the family, this person is a good person.

What does it matter if you bear the infamy for a while?

When the younger generations burn incense, yours will not be missing.

Even if you can't open a separate page for the family tree.

Your deeds and evaluations will also tend to be positive.

There's nothing unacceptable.

But then again, he is not Yao Lao's disciple, so obviously he cannot enjoy this special treatment and will not be targeted and plotted against. Moreover, according to the current situation, even if he is Yao Lao's disciple, because Yao Lao was backstabbed by his disciple Han Feng, his soul escaped and his body was destroyed, the current Pavilion Master of Xingyun Pavilion is Feng Zun, and this identity is not heavy enough.

The living ninth-grade alchemist is indeed worshipped.

A living eighth-grade alchemist is indeed respected.

However, even if the residual souls of the dead ninth-grade and eighth-grade alchemists are wandering in the outside world, they are still popular and will be fought over by many people.

After grabbing it.

Squeeze out their surplus value.

This is the cruel and realistic Douqi continent.

Being alive and being dead are two completely different treatments.

These are two completely different concepts.

Yao Lao should be thankful that Feng Xian, that is, Feng Zun of Xingyun Pavilion, is still alive. He has a brother who is willing to die for him. Otherwise, Xiao Yan in the original novel would really be helpless and have no one of his own. Even Xiao Xun'er, it is hard to say that she does not have other plans. She is just relatively more reliable than others.

Therefore, Lin Chaoci was not worried that Cao Ying's coming out to greet him was a plot.

Don't underestimate yourself.

But don't think too highly of yourself.

To yourself, you are the whole world.

To the world, you are just yourself.

So, Lin Chaoci and Xiaodie went up to greet them normally, performed a standard bow, and then Cao Ying returned the greeting.

"I didn't expect you to come so early."

"I thought you wouldn't be here until almost noon, at least."

"The journey from Dan's house to Cao's house is not short."

Compared with Dan Chen, Cao Ying is much more talkative. Although she is not very old, only about ten years old, two years older than Lin Chaoci, she is already showing her beauty. There is a hint of charm between her brows. She is the kind of girl who looks more enchanting at first glance. With time, she will surely grow into a royal sister-like beauty.

However, it is still too early to say this.

Cao Ying herself didn't feel anything.

He smiled and led Lin Chaoci and Xiaodie to the inside of Cao's house while chatting on the way: "I am not sure about what the Dan family means. I can guess, but I can't guarantee that it is accurate. However, I can give you some information about our Cao family's intention. I just don't know if you need my kind reminder... But don't worry, our Cao family will not use any means against you. Your safety is absolutely guaranteed... To put it another way, if you die on our Cao family's territory, our Cao family will be in big trouble. As the folk saying goes: yellow mud falls into the crotch of pants, it is shit if it is not shit... Even considering the reputation of our Cao family, you must be safe."

"Ms. Cao Ying is a wonderful person."

"A witty remark."

"Be open and aboveboard."

"I like."

Lin Chaoci burst out laughing and clapped his hands.

Then, the conversation changed.

Following Cao Ying's words, he asked, "Then please tell me, Miss Cao Ying, what exactly do you want to do in the Cao family? Do you want to recruit me, or just establish a friendship with me?"

Cao Ying looked around.

After making sure there was no one around, I relaxed a little.

He crossed his arms, shook his head, and reminded, "Your guesses are all wrong... To be honest, yesterday, Grandpa did have the idea of ​​recruiting you, and he also expected that you might refuse this recruitment, so he prepared a second plan, that is, the Cao family introduced you to the Dan Tower for training, hoping to have a good relationship with you... But last night, a lady from the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan suddenly came to visit. I don't know much about what happened afterwards, and I am not qualified to listen, but things involving such people must be serious. I suggest that you better be mentally prepared. Those who come with bad intentions will not come. The lady of the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan is not a human like us. When doing things, she still uses the rules of their Warcraft world. You'd better not count on the rules."

"The Sky Demon Phoenix Clan..."

Xiaodie was thinking about something.

Lin Chaoci nodded without any surprise.

And expressed gratitude to Cao Ying.

Immediately, he comforted the somewhat anxious Xiaodie: "When you reach the mountain, there will always be a way out. When you reach the bridge, you will find a way out. He has been eyeing us on the spaceship before. Sooner or later, he will come to find us. It's just a matter of time. There's no need to worry about it."

Fluttershy nodded.

But this aroused Cao Ying's curiosity.

I thought about it.

I thought about my words.

Afterwards, he could no longer suppress his curiosity and asked directly, "From what I heard, you did something extraordinary before that made this lady from the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan focus on you?"

"Long story short."

"The spaceship we were on was a dual-purpose ship that was used to escort cargo to Fenglei Pavilion. Then, we were spotted by people from Huangquan Pavilion on the way."

"During the counterattack, I used my sword power to kill a Dou Wang from Huangquan Pavilion. Before the Dou Huang and Dou Zong from Huangquan Pavilion could make a move, Feng Qing'er arrived at the scene. A Dou Sheng from the Tian Yao Huang clan also took action and resolved the crisis. Then, I came to Danta on the way, including the matter of me passing the alchemist exam yesterday."

"Maybe she happened to see me killing the Dou Wang, which may have aroused her interest and made her want to recruit me... After all, sword intent is different from martial arts, fighting skills, and even elixirs. It can't be taken away or taught. If you can understand it, you can understand it. If you can't understand it, it's useless to tell her ten thousand times... I don't think she is so narrow-minded that she kills other people with sword intent in the world because she doesn't have it."

"So, it's okay."

Lin Chaoci stated this most outrageous fact in the calmest tone.

Cao Ying paused immediately after hearing this.

Suddenly looking back.

Looking at Lin Chaoci who was not joking.

A moment of silence.

Suddenly he smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't realize that you are an all-around player. It's okay that you have a high talent in alchemy, but you are also so talented in cultivation... No, that's not accurate. It should be said that you have a high talent in actual combat. Sword intent doesn't have much amplification effect on cultivation, but it has a very terrifying blessing for actual combat. I have read in ancient books that people with sword intent are almost invincible below the Dou Wang level. Even alchemists who have an advantage in mental strength are often shocked. Only those alchemists who have practiced soul skills can counter the sword intent in their souls and not be controlled and affected by the sword intent... Moreover, even after the Dou Wang level, cultivators with sword intent are the strongest in the same realm."

"Can't talk about it."

Lin Chaoci shook his head.

What Cao Ying said was not flattery.

This is written in more than one ancient book.

But no sword cultivator has ever refuted.

But that doesn't mean it's correct.

The advantage that sword intent brings to cultivators is merely the control of the soul, or it can be said to be mental suppression, because the words spirit and soul are interchangeable, just with different names. But in addition to the soul, cultivators also have many other aspects of competition.

Can a Douhuang with sword intent defeat a Douzong?

It cannot be said that there is no probability.

All I can say is that the chances of winning are slim.

So, can a Dou Huang with sword intent defeat another Dou Huang?

This depends on the configuration of the other Douhuang.

If another Douhuang has maxed out his configuration.

According to the standards of the Douqi Continent.

Heavenly grade skills plus heavenly grade fighting skills.

The same is true for practical experience.

Battle-hardened and indestructible.

Even if it is sword intent, it can only be suppressed and beaten.

There are also things like alchemists and soul skills that Cao Ying just mentioned.

This soul skill is not that soul skill.

It’s not Douluo’s soul skill.

Rather, it refers to fighting skills used in the soul.

To put it bluntly, a person's spirit is like a piece of iron ore that has just been dug out. Some people do cast it into a sword, which has terrifying killing power, but some people cast it into a shield, and some people cast it into a huge block of iron. Although the latter has no killing power, if you use a sword to chop a shield or a sword to chop a block of iron, the result is often that the sword body will be broken, and it is not indestructible.

There has never been absolute power in the world.

As for why those sword cultivators did not admit this, you can figure it out with just your toes. How could a normal person tell others about his weaknesses, or even tell the whole world about it?

For some secrets, the fewer people who know them, the better.

Nothing more than that.

Therefore, Lin Chaoci just smiled.

Denied it.

I can't tell whether it's just an excuse for modesty.

There is no intention to explain.

Xiaodie on the side was very clear-headed, because Lin Chaoci had explained the relevant principles to her in the past two years, and her master Yun Yun had also explained them to her. After all, although Yun Yun had not yet refined the sword intent, she already had this sign, and Yun Yun's master Yun Shan possessed the sword intent, so naturally he would not keep such a secret to himself.

At most, people like the Great Elder Yun Leng don’t know.

Because in Yunshan's words.

The Great Elder Yun Leng and others are just managers.

Who is the sword bearer?

He is the old sect leader!

Who is the current sect leader Yun Yun?

Prodigies like Lin Chaoci and Xiaodie, who are from the lineage of the sect leader, are the ones who wield the sword!

And there is the future suzerain!

It's like declaring a war on the outside world. Great Elder Yun Leng and others need to consider a lot of things, but they, the Sword Holders, have very few things to consider. They only need to decide whether to fight or not. The rest of the work, including the pre-war mobilization, the losses incurred in the war, how to motivate the disciples, the comparison of the strength gap between the two sides, which tactics to use and the list of arrangements for relevant personnel, and many other issues that are not listed one by one, they don't need to consider, they just need to know.

The Yunlan Sect must distinguish between the primary and the secondary.

Whoever holds the sword has the final say.

Even if there are several sword holders at the same time, they can only discuss with each other at most, and they do not need to handle the following matters personally. Therefore, there are some secrets that a great elder like Yun Leng does not need to know. He only needs to do his own job well. The so-called decision-making level is just pseudo-decision-making.

Suppose Lin Chaoci was killed by the royal family of the Jia Ma Empire while traveling outside. In this case, Yun Yun only needs one sentence to decide whether to fight or not. No matter what Yun Leng and others think, as long as Yun Yun says that they must fight and take revenge, Yun Leng and others can only reserve their opinions and prepare for war.

Yunshan will not stop it.

The monks living in this environment are all aware of this.

Hit with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches coming.

If you want to be seen as someone who is not easy to bully.

Then the only option is to use force to deter all parties.

Therefore, even though Xiaodie's current realm is not high and she is just a fighter, the secrets she knows are more unique than those of the Great Elder Yun Leng and others. Some secrets are even not allowed to be known by the Great Elder Yun Leng and others. This is the rule of the Yunlan Sect, which experienced civil strife and completely withdrew from Zhongzhou, and has been passed down from generation to generation to this day.

In Yunshan’s words.

Back then, the sect leader and the second elder had a falling out.

As a result, the management of Yunlan Sect was divided into three parts.

Some people advocated staying in Zhongzhou.

Some hope to return to the northwest continent.

Another part are fence-sitters, neutrals, commonly known as those who try to smooth things over.

The last bit of hope of the Yunlan Sect was destroyed.

Otherwise, even if it is impossible to stay in Zhongzhou, the martial arts will not be incomplete. A martial arts method that can be cultivated to the level of Dou Zun is extremely rare even in Zhongzhou. The most important thing is that there is no need to change the martial arts method, which can save the cultivator's time and also exert its full power.

Unfortunately, time is also destiny.

The Yunlan Sect's core skills were still incomplete after all.

Therefore, if he died, he naturally wouldn't care about so many things, but as long as he was alive, Yunlan Sect would never allow a second voice except that of the Sword Holder. Even if the decisions made by the Sword Holder were not correct at times, disagreement was far more terrible than mistakes. This was also some of his experience in his life.

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