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  Both of them looked back on their journey from first meeting until now and felt it was somewhat unbelievable.

  At their first meeting, the two were on edge, at odds over Han Hao's matter, and ended up deciding to settle it with a duel. In that match, however, Han Xue lost to Li Hui, losing a bet of 1,000 low-grade spirit stones.

  They met again, but Li Hui was standing in the camp of the demonic cultivators, while Han Xue was a captive of the demonic cultivators. Li Hui recognized Han Xue, but Han Xue did not recognize Li Hui.

  But things took an unexpected turn as Han Xue was rescued by Li Hui and the two of them hid together in the immortal mansion.

  The relationship between the two has become increasingly intimate over time, and now it's unclear what their current situation is.

  A moment later, Li Hui came back to his senses and suddenly patted the storage bag. The Qingfeng sword appeared in his hand: "Han... Xue'er, you just built your foundation successfully, so I'll give you a flying sword as a gift."

  Han Xue looked up at Li Hui's hand holding the Qingfeng Sword, and her eyes also shone with a few points of light: "Wow! What a beautiful flying sword!"

  Li Hui was speechless. The girl's point of view was indeed unique, not caring about the grade of the flying sword, but rather its appearance.

  "Xue'er, this sword is called 'Qingfeng' and was left to me by an elder. I think it suits you well, so I'll give it to you." Li Hui casually mentioned that it was left by an elder, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to explain how he possessed such a high-quality spiritual flying sword.

  In fact, Yuan Huaoren was indeed his senior.

  Han Xue was not the kind of person who just looked at a beautiful vase, and naturally she could recognize that this sword was not an ordinary one: "Li Hui, shouldn't this be the top-grade spiritual artifact flying sword? It's also left by your senior, it's too precious, you should keep it for yourself." Her words were filled with sincerity, her autumn-water-like eyes looking at Li Hui.

  "Uh, actually, this elder left behind a pair of top-grade spiritual flying swords. I've already kept one for myself, and the other one is specially left for you. And I also have other top-grade spiritual flying swords." Li Hui explained.

  "A pair of top-grade spiritual flying swords?" Han Xue's eyes lit up, with a hint of curiosity. "Li Hui, then take out yours and let's have a look."

  Li Hui was taken aback, unsure of Han Xue's intention, but still took out the Purple Lightning Sword: "Xue'er, look at this sword, it's called Purple Lightning, an extreme-grade spiritual artifact. I've already acknowledged its ownership with my blood."

  "Zi Dian, Qing Shuang" Han Xue held both swords in her hands, softly reciting the names of the two swords: "Indeed a pair!" After finishing, her face suddenly flushed slightly red again.

  Li Hui looked at Han Xue's expression, somewhat perplexed. After a moment's thought, he suddenly understood the connection: "Purple Lightning, Clear Frost... I said these two swords were a pair, and now I'm giving one of them, Clear Frost Sword, to Xue Er..."

  Indeed, Han Xue had a few thoughts in her mind that Li Hui was subtly confessing to her...

  In fact, Li Hui just casually said that these two swords were a pair...

  After understanding the situation, Li Hui also felt a bit embarrassed, never expecting that the flying sword he gave to Han Xue would now have a different meaning.

  "Uh, well, Xue'er, you just take it then!" Li Hui didn't know what else to say and muttered.

  "Hmm." Han Xue responded in a barely audible voice.

  Li Hui felt even more that the atmosphere was a bit strange... but it seemed like he didn't mind this feeling either...

  "Xue'er, then take a look at this sword and see if it suits your taste." Li Hui had no choice but to continue along the topic of the flying sword.

  Han Xue nodded and handed the Purple Thunder Sword to Li Hui, then forced out a drop of blood that dripped into the Clear Frost Sword, which was refined in an instant.

  Then Han Xue held the Clear Frost Sword, and her spiritual energy poured into the sword. The Clear Frost Sword shone with a brilliant light, revealing a frosty glow like snow.

  "Whoosh!"

  Han Xue wielded her sword with abandon, her white clothes fluttering like snow, the blade shining like frost, her sleeves floating as if a celestial being had descended to the mortal world.

  Han Xue's face regained some of its calmness, and under the reflection of Qingfeng Sword's cold light, it became even more ethereal and detached from worldly affairs, without a hint of mundane aura.

  Li Hui stared blankly at this beauty, as lovely as a fairy in the clouds, until he heard Han Xue's voice: "Li Hui, I really like this sword."

  Li Hui finally came back to his senses, a hint of embarrassment flashing in his eyes: "As long as you like it, Qingfeng Sword, it just so happens to match your name."

  Han Xue listened and was even happier, smiled and said: "Thank you."

  It's not just the name that matches, Han Xue has both water and wood spiritual roots, and the ice freezing effect of Qingfeng Sword is also a water attribute, which complements each other, allowing Han Xue to exert even greater power.

  "Xue Er, you and I have both successfully built our foundation. Let's stay here for a few more days, wait until our cultivation is solidified, and familiarize ourselves with some of the techniques and divine abilities from the foundation-building period, then we can leave this place." Li Hui said to Han Xue.

  "Hmm, I've been here for a long time too, and I also want to go out and get some fresh air. Let's go out in a few days then."

  Then the two of them sat in the pavilion by the water and started chatting casually.

  ……

  Five days later, it was deep in the night outside.

  A new moon hung in the sky, but the dense forest of the Azure Mountains blocked out the moonlight, leaving everything pitch black.

  Only distant and faint roars of beasts could be heard, but it made the night even darker and more quiet.

  In a certain place in the Bixiao Mountains, a person suddenly appeared on the edge of a stream that flowed down the mountain with a gurgling sound.

  Li Hui came out of Yuan Huo's immortal mansion and immediately released his spiritual consciousness, covering a range of several miles.

  "For the time being, no trace of the Li Tianzong cultivators has been found!" Li Hui's heart relaxed slightly, and with a wave of his hand, he put away the Yuankai Xianfu.

  Then unfolded his body and flew forward swiftly.

  Li Hui didn't fly with his sword, on such a dark night, flying with his sword in mid-air was equivalent to using the light emitted by the flying sword to inform the cultivators of Lie Tian Sect of his location.

  Han Xue was left in the immortal mansion by Li Hui, after all, one person acting alone had a smaller target than two people, and once discovered, it was also easier to escape.

  Li Hui's body transformed into a tight-fitting black suit, flying silently forward in the night, heading due north.

  Bixiao Gate is located in the north, passing through Qinghua Mountain and Zixuan Gate, which is now Huaxue Cave and Tiangang Gate, all the way to the north, until it reaches the border of Xiazhou and Chuzhou.

  Suddenly Li Hui's swiftly flying figure came to a stop and he quietly hid in a bush.

  "Tell me, Master, why do we have to keep wandering around these mountains every day, without even a moment's rest at night? It's been over a month now, and that Li Hui is probably long gone, hiding who-knows-where. Is it likely he'd still be hiding in these mountains like an idiot? Maybe he was eaten by some mountain beast already."

  In front of them, a group of Li Tian Zong cultivators were strolling carelessly through the forest, consisting of over thirty Qi Refining stage cultivators and one Foundation Building stage cultivator.

  A thin Qi-refining stage cultivator was grumbling discontentedly at the Foundation Building cultivator leading the group in front.

  "You're the one who talks too much, this order was given by Zhao Laozu and the Sect Master, if you have any complaints, go find them!" The surname Xiang's foundation-building cultivator turned his head to glare at him, saying in a bad tone.

  "Haha, it's not that you're always taking care of us disciples every day, so we dare to complain a bit in front of you! If I said this in front of the Sect Master, wouldn't he skin me alive?" That thin Qi-refining cultivator flattered with great quick-wittedness.

  Thousands of holes, millions of holes, but not a single fart hole! These words were also quite enjoyable for the surname Zhu's Ji Xiu Shi to hear, and his tone softened as he said: "This period of time has indeed been hard on you all. After tomorrow, our team will be due for rest, and then everyone can relax properly."

  "Hehe, thanks to Master Shi!"

  Li Hui retracted his entire breath, quietly crouching in the bush. In fact, with the Qian Huan Bao Yi blocking it, the foundation-building cultivator couldn't detect Li Hui's aura at all. Now Li Hui was also a foundation-building cultivator, and even without the Qian Huan Bao Yi, perhaps only a few people in the foundation-building stage could discover him.

  The cultivators of the Sky Splitting Sect passed by the bush where Li Hui was hiding, unaware, and gradually moved further away.

  Li Hui remained still and hidden in the bushes, until a moment later, he stood up, unfolded his body, and continued to fly forward.

  Before long, they had galloped two miles away, but Li Hui's figure stopped again, and he cursed his bad luck in his heart.

  A four-level demon beast Snow Claw Golden Lion led a group of three-stage demon beasts rushing towards Li Hui's direction from the jungle ahead.

  "What bad luck! I've actually run into a group of demonic beasts!" Li Hui was somewhat speechless, and could only lament his own bad fortune.

  In fact, this group of demonic beasts did not appear accidentally. A fourth-stage demonic beast is equivalent to a cultivator in the foundation-building stage and can also release spiritual awareness to explore its surroundings. The area within dozens of miles around here is all the territory of this Foundation-Stage Snow-Pawed Golden-Haired Lion. Just now, when the cultivators from the Lietian Sect passed by, they were discovered by the Snow-Pawed Golden-Haired Lion, which thought that its territory had been invaded and led its underlings to rush over.

  "Roar!"

  The leading golden-haired lion let out a loud roar and stopped in its tracks, the other golden-haired lions also stopping behind it.

  Only the leading foundation period demon beast was Xuejiao Jinmao Shi, and the rest of the demon beasts had several categories, Tiebei Lang, Chiyan Hu, etc. Li Hui was quite familiar with the types of demon beasts that were also there, totaling over a dozen.

  Li Hui hid in the bushes, his eyes fixed on the front, his whole body was full of energy and ready to pounce, like a leopard lurking in the dark waiting for prey.

  Xuezhao Golden Lion looked in the direction where Li Hui was hiding with a puzzled expression, somewhat indecisive.

  Li Hui let out a sigh of relief, but unexpectedly, the Snow Claw Golden Lion actually sniffed the air with its nose, making "huff huff" sounds, and then its two ears perked up.

  "Roar!"

  The Snow Claw Golden Lion let out a loud roar, and the large and small demon beasts behind it rushed up, surrounding the bush where Li Hui was hiding.

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