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  Desert City, all the way to Lie Teng heard rumors about himself, and the name "Ghost Shadow" had spread to every corner of the Beast Arena. The cultivators in this desolate land would tremble with fear as soon as they heard the name "Ghost Shadow". The chaotic battle half a month ago resulted in over a thousand casualties, and both major camps were severely injured!

  Lieteng stepped into the Desert City, surrounded by many cultivators who cast admiring, fearful, excited and even worshipful glances.

  "Look, he is the Ghost Shadow, who defeated three of the top masters of the desolate city of Kandan with just one layer of Kandan."

  "He is a ghost, he is a ghost"

  Many voices rose and fell, Lie Teng's face was calm as he walked deep into the desert city. After his battle with Meng Lie, Lie Teng's soul power broke through to the third layer, which also increased Lie Teng's strength several times over. The Beast Arena was no longer suitable for Lie Teng, and besides, the three-year agreement was about to arrive. Lie Teng wanted to leave early, and the only way to shorten the time was to find Xuan Yu Zi.

  Lie Teng encountered no obstacles and entered the place where Xuanxuzi was located.

  "Heh heh, the ghostly shadow has finally appeared." When Lie Teng arrived at a simple courtyard, he heard Xuanxuzi's gentle laughter by his ear. The door opened and a young man in gray clothes walked out, who was indeed Xuanxuzi. However, compared to before, Xuanxuzi's face looked somewhat pale, probably due to the intense battle half a month ago which had left him with no small injuries.

  "Thank you, Master Xuánxū!" Lie Teng said sincerely, regardless of what Master Xuánxū's intentions were, he was grateful that he had blocked the golden armor warrior for him.

  "Heh heh, you've joined my Desert City, and as the leader of Desert City, I naturally have to protect my disciples. However, Ghost Shadow Daoist, this time you've really stirred up big trouble." Xuanxuzi understood Lie Teng's thoughts, his gaze looked forward, his eyes filled with a sense of helplessness, and he softly sighed.

  Lie Teng didn't say anything and continued waiting for Xuanxuzi's words.

  "Have you ever heard of the five major families?" Xuanxuzi asked, not immediately launching into an explanation. Seeing Lie Teng shake his head, Xuanxuzi continued: "The Meng family, He family, Zhan family, Man family, and Long family are collectively known as the five major families, with the Man family being the most prominent, followed by the Meng family. The five major families of the cultivation world are on par with the nine great sects, and even surpass them. Each of these families not only has a long history but also possesses extremely powerful bloodline inheritance abilities. However, due to their long histories, there are very few descendants who possess these bloodline powers. Meng Lie is one such individual who possesses the Meng family's bloodline power, and his identity is that of the Meng family's eldest son. Moreover, Meng Lie has an older brother named Meng Bi, also known as Meng Bi Wang, who is a renowned genius in the cultivation world. However, Meng Bi did not take to cultivation from a young age and instead focused on researching physical strength. With his innate talent and comprehension abilities, he managed to become a self-taught cultivator, achieving the Dan Yuan stage in just a hundred years. Remember, it was only a hundred years, and he achieved this as a physical cultivator!!" Xuanxuzi's voice was extremely serious, with deep apprehension in his eyes.

  His fists were clenched tightly, his body already trembling slightly. A hundred-year-old infant? For ordinary cultivators, this was simply a pipe dream. Being able to form a dan in a hundred years was already considered top-notch talent, and reaching the infant stage in that time required what kind of talent? Not to mention that physical cultivation was even more difficult than spiritual cultivation, and an infant-stage dan master could probably wipe him out with just one finger.

  Lie Teng's breathing gradually became heavier, he felt threatened, felt pressure.

  "The Meng family head is extremely fond of the two brothers, Meng Ben and Meng Lie. Both possess bloodline power. Killing Meng Lie is like stirring up a hornet's nest. I'm afraid the Meng family has already dispatched their elite forces to search for us. We should leave the Beast Arena as soon as possible, otherwise... The Meng family's strength is unimaginable. Even an ordinary elder can easily uproot the Qingxu Sword Sect. This time, the Meng family head will surely be enraged, and their anger will erupt due to Meng Lie's death. The current Meng family is undoubtedly the most terrifying." Xuanxuzi said in a low voice, having always thought that Lieteng was a disciple of the Qingxu Sword Sect.

  Lie Teng's eyes twitched a few times, and he nodded heavily.

  "All I can do is this, let's go, I'll take you out of this desperate situation, and hopefully... we'll still have a chance to meet again." Xuanxuzi said, looking at Lie Teng with a solemn expression.

  Lie Teng nodded and clasped his fists: "Xuan Dao friend, thank you!"

  Following Xuan Yu Zi, Lie Tong's face had turned pale beyond recognition. He hadn't expected that the identity of Meng Lie would be so terrifying. As a son of the Meng family, and especially as Meng Lie's older brother, Meng Ben, Lie Tong felt an intense sense of dread and fear emanating from within. His fists were clenched tightly, his eyes gleaming with a profound intensity.

  Behind the small courtyard where Xuanxuzi lived, there was a transmission array, which was the transmission array of the Beast Fighting Arena. Lie Teng sat on the transmission array and left the arena. Xuanxuzi stood by the transmission array for a long time without leaving. After a long while, he muttered to himself: "I hope you won't disappoint me, Guiying." Xuanxuzi was not foolish, nor was he truly kind-hearted. Lie Teng had killed Meng Lie of the third layer of the Golden Elixir with just one blow at the first layer, and this would surely cause a stir when it got out. Probably all the major sects would have old monsters who wanted to take Lie Teng as their disciple. Such strength was indeed terrifying, and his future achievements would surely be extraordinary. If he could make friends with him, it would naturally be before he became a strong man.

  Xuantian City

  Lie Teng quickly walked out of the Beast Cage, and his appearance had changed back to its original form as Qing Yun. In the Beast Cage, Gui Ying was using Lie Teng's appearance. Lie Teng headed towards the Xian Dan Pavilion, gradually calming down his complicated thoughts. Lie Teng was very grateful to Zhen Lao, this time in the Beast Cage he had experienced several life and death situations, and was able to come out alive, thanks to Zhen Lao's medicinal pellets.

  Walking into the Xian Dan shop, Lie Teng refused to be led by the staff and went straight to Zhen Lao's front. In the entire store, probably the most leisurely one was Zhen Lao. Other staff members were introducing the use of dan medicine to cultivators, while Zhen Lao was sitting idly at the counter, casually flipping through a book. Sensing Lie Teng's arrival, Zhen Lao didn't even raise his head: "You're out already?"

  Lie Teng's face slightly paused, and he nodded slightly, respectfully saying: "Lie Teng thanks Zhen Lao for the elixir." Lie Teng's straightforward words made his eyes glance at the ancient text that Zhen Lao was looking at, which had a single character "Dan".

  Zhen Lao slowly raised his head, looking at Lie Teng, and a hint of praise flashed in his eyes: "Not bad, this time the Beast Arena has made you much stronger, but having greater strength does not necessarily mean having a stronger heart. A strong heart that continues to grow will eventually understand what it means for a heart to be truly strong." Feeling Lie Teng's gaze, Zhen Lao smiled slightly and said: "Are you interested in alchemy?"

  Lie Teng was taken aback by the words, and with a bitter smile, he shook his head and said: "I've heard that refining pills requires pill fire, but I've just reached the stage of forming the pill, so I'm unable to use pill fire."

  "Heh heh, refining the elixir doesn't necessarily require the elixir flame. And if you haven't tried it, how would you know that you can't use the elixir flame? If you're interested in refining the elixir, then take this." Zhen Lao tossed it onto the counter and said calmly.

  After a moment of contemplation, Lie Teng slightly nodded his head and picked it up, saying: "Thank you, Old Man Zhen!" After finishing speaking, he put it into the storage ring. Lie Teng couldn't refine pills, but if there was an opportunity to learn how to refine pills, that would be even better. The path of cultivation was still long, learning how to refine pills would bring him a hundred benefits and no harm.

  "The path of cultivation is for you to understand slowly, three days later, there will be an auction in the city of Mixed Heaven. This time, we have collected many spoils of war from the Beast Cage, exchange them for spiritual stones and go to the auction site to see if there's anything you need!" Zhen Lao said calmly, then lowered his head. Lie Teng bowed to Zhen Lao and said: "Yes, Zhen Lao."

  At this moment, Lie Teng turned around and left, while Zhen Lao raised his head again, a warm smile spreading across his face. He muttered to himself: "Not bad little guy. Actually killed that Mong family kid, and changed his appearance to pretend nothing happened, interesting! Interesting!"

  As he walked out of the Xian Dan shop, Lie Teng's mysteriousness deepened his understanding that in front of Zhen Lao, his disguise was useless. Under Zhen Lao's gaze, he even felt a sense of being seen through. Suppressing his inner thoughts, Lie Teng searched for a store to exchange the items he obtained from the Beast Arena for spiritual stones. After some time, the prices offered by various large shops were unacceptable to Lie Teng. Unbeknownst to him, he arrived at a certain shop on the west side of Hun Tian City. He stopped in front of it and turned his head to look inside. His eyes met those of the woman in green clothes, who was also looking up at him. Their eyes locked, and they both blinked simultaneously before quickly shifting their gaze away.

  He caught sight of that beautiful and otherworldly face, felt those clear eyes that seemed to see right through his soul, and his heart skipped a beat. He hesitated for a moment before calmly walking into the store.

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