Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 236 - 202: Ice and Thunder Born Together_1

Chapter 236: Chapter 202: Ice and Thunder Born Together_1

On their way back to the city, Li Xuan saw Mr. and Mrs. Yue, who were inseparable, coming to pick up Yue Qianqian. However, for some reason, Qianqian seemed reluctant.

"They are so in love that Qianqian always feels like she’s a third wheel. They love traveling and are away so much that they spend less than a month with their daughter each year. That’s why Qianqian was mainly raised by her elder sister," said Jiang Hanyun with a hint of envy in her eyes. But then she held her head in her hands, a worried expression on her face. "Oh, what trouble! If even Uncle Yue can’t handle it, probably no one in south Zhili can handle them."

"What does that mean? Are you saying that the great Liudao Division can’t handle a demon from the ninth house?" Li Xuan raised his eyebrows, thinking of Luo Yan.

If there really was no alternative and the Winged Devil continued to cause great harm, he was willing to sacrifice himself for the people by joining forces with Luo Yan.

At the same time, Li Xuan noticed his "Righteousness" Suit was glowing, reflecting his thoughts.

What use is fame when life itself is at stake?

But Jiang Hanyun’s next comment made him rethink his sacrifice, "There is a way, though. Three to five individuals of the heavenly level could unite to suppress him, or twelve magicians from The Fourth Gate could seal him. Although that will not be easy. However, I heard that the Fumo Zongguan is already making plans."

Shortly after they returned to Zhuque Hall, Li Xuan learned about the new order released by Fumo Zongguan. Those who mastered the "Zhengfan Yinyang Tianjidihe Array" could receive four merits at the end-of-month assessment. Killing the Winged Devil would reward them with twenty grand feats, three pieces of Liudao Renyuan Elixir, and a medium-grade magical instrument.

Li Xuan was slightly tempted. The latter two rewards were not that enticing to him. He had about fifteen or sixteen elixirs that were equivalent to the Liudao Renyuan Elixir, enough for his use for two months. By that time, he would have securely entered the fifth house level, and the Human-Origin Pill would become practically useless to him.

The medium-grade magic instrument also couldn’t catch his eye. He had the "Righteousness" Suit equipped, which consisted of six pieces. He was so full that he had almost no room to add anything else except earrings.

However, those twenty grand feats were eye-catching. According to the rules of the Liudao Division, anyone who can gather one hundred grand feats could exchange them for a supreme magical implement.

Li Xuan had already accumulated thirty-five.

— As for his reputation, a supreme magical implement seemed more appealing.

However, Luo Yan seemed busy with something private these days. After dealing with Zhuque Hall’s public affairs every day, she would hurry away. Li Xuan wanted to test her, but he couldn’t find an opportunity.

At this time, another matter caught Li Xuan’s attention. The "Xuanhan Ice Jade", taken away by Li Chengji, was delivered to him by Leng Yurou after it had been refined into a magical instrument.

As expected, it was made into a pendant, in the particular style of Ganoderma Ruyi. The "Xuanhan Ice Jade" was the main body, with gold embedded on the outside.

Naturally, it wasn’t real gold, but a kind of refining material called "Purple Gold" that was worth a hundred times more. Inside this purple gold, at least one thousand Taoist runes were carved, displaying the exquisite skills of the refiner.

The name of this magical instrument was "Xuanhan Ruyi".

That day, an excited Li Xuan put on the magical instrument and practiced sword techniques on the training ground of the Liudao Division. Sure enough, the icy aura was intense, and the cold was chilling.

Before, Li Xuan’s full-power slash could freeze the surroundings within a radius of more than eighty yards. Now, however, he could extend it to over one hundred and ten yards.

This was merely the increase in radius. The area covered by his Cold Power actually had nearly doubled, due to the decrease in the impact of his Zhenyuan when it was spread out. Therefore, Li Xuan’s growth in Cold Power was extremely exaggerated.

Whether it was his understanding of the Ice Magic Technique or its momentum, they all had a considerable increase after he put on the "Xuanhan Ruyi".

— This also helped his daily cultivation—as it was easier now to visualize and he could persist for longer periods.

However, what Li Xuan cared about most was something else.

He now took out a ball of mercury and placed it in front of him. Then, Li Xuan pointed his sword tip at this silvery liquid.

As the temperature dropped, the mercury quickly froze. Although Li Xuan tried his best to focus his Zhenyuan and Cold Power on the mercury, there was still a slight leakage of cold air, causing the ground to freeze.

As time passed, a look of joy gradually appeared on Li Xuan’s face.

What he was doing was related to superconductivity.

In Li Xuan’s era, Dutch physicist H Kamerlingh Onnes discovered that mercury would suddenly enter a new state when its temperature dropped to around 4.2K (-268.8°C), in which its electrical resistance was so small that it was practically immeasurable. He named this state of mercury "Superconducting State".

Now, when he injected a slight current into the completely frozen mercury, he didn’t feel any resistance at all.

— This meant three things. First, in this world, superconductivity does exist, and the Ice-Thunder Style could potentially coexist. Second, his Cold Power could create a small area almost at absolute zero. Finally, the magical instrument he envisioned could potentially come into existence. However, before that, he must find a sturdy enough superconducting material.

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Unbeknownst to Li Xuan, as he was reveling in his newly acquired magical instrument, someone in Nanjing City was having a terribly headache over his affairs.

At the southeast corner of this enormous city, right in front of the Jiang mansion, Jiang Yunqi stormed out of the doorway still in a huff. As he walked away, he shouted back into the house, "I’ve even fished up the three-hundred-year-old Golden Turtle from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River for you, what more do you want? Those old turtles ganged up and had a round with me because of this. Yes! That rascal indeed has a good character, talented and virtuous in equal measure, but what can we do if our daughter is not keen? We can only be worried——"

Something was then thrown out from inside the house. Seeing this, Jiang Yunqi twitched his cheek and, in a hurry, grabbed his beloved fishing rod.

However, after leaving the house, he found himself at a loss for where to go. His usual pastime, fishing, felt tasteless to him today. He started wandering aimlessly on the streets. But not long after he had crossed two streets, Jiang Yunqi noticed a familiar figure.

"Huaiyuan?"

The figure was none other than Yue Huaiyuan, one of his friends. Jiang Yunqi found it strange as he approached him quickly and asked, "Where is your little sister?"

Yue Huaiyuan looked downcast and weak, "We had a minor quarrel. Her temper is not yet quelled, so I’m out for a stroll. That Winged Devil really did inflict great harm."

Jiang Yunqi was taken aback, "Weren’t you two reconciled on that day?"

He was also one of the spectators at the battle between Mr. and Mrs. Yue against the Winged Devil a few days ago.

"We had some disagreements after," Yue Huaiyuan said with a pained expression. "It’s about Qianqian from our family. My wife discovered that she seemed to be attracted to someone, but she wouldn’t tell us who. My wife was extremely angry, but she vented her anger on me. Normally, such small arguments wouldn’t matter, but these days the tension between us is particularly high."

"That Winged Devil is indeed a headache. I heard that Liudao Division has already begun inviting heavenly level experts. I just don’t know if they’ll be fast enough."

Jiang Yunqi started thinking about his neighbours. Perhaps because they lived in the southern part of the city and were more heavily affected, there had been disputes among three couples.

And, of course, there was himself——

The look on Jiang Yunqi’s face turned especially gloomy. "It’s the same in my family, all for the sake of our children. Let’s go, since we bumped into each other, it must be destiny. Let’s go have a drink together."

"We haven’t seen each other for a long time. We should indeed grab a drink."

Yue Huaiyuan nodded slightly, and then as if remembering something, he asked with a serious face, "Brother, there’s something I’ve always wanted to ask you. You’ve been at the pinnacle of the 12th house level for seven years already, right? What exactly is the barrier that you’re stuck at before reaching heavenly level?"

Jiang Yunqi was taken aback when he heard this. He carefully looked Yue Huaiyuan up and down, and then understood in his heart. This man in front of him was brimming with Yuan Qi; he must have just reached the 12th house level.

Yue Huaiyuan would also face all the problems that had been troubling him over the years.

"Reaching the heavenly level is no easy feat. Pure refining of Zhenyuan, refining of the divine consciousness, and many other thresholds. Don’t hesitate to ask me if you have any future difficulties."

Jiang Yunqi gave a wry smile, "But now, the only thing that’s troubling me is how ice and thunder can be fused together, how they can give birth to each other."

Yue Huaiyuan was stunned when he heard this, and then he frowned, "The road of ice and thunder is hard to tread. As far as I know, over the past thousand years, the only one who managed to tread this road was ’Yihan Saber’ Li Lexing."

"As far as I know, even Li Lexing did so with the help of a heaven-sent treasure that he incorporated into himself. This kind of treasure can be met, not sought. I’ve looked around everywhere and received news of a strange item, which might be able to help me——"

Just as Jiang Yunqi was about to finish his sentence, he heard a rumbling sound. He looked confusedly towards the sound, then his face fell, "This Winged Demon is becoming more wild by the minute. Does it really believe that it is invincible in this world?"

In his line of sight, he could see a huge black cocoon, which was floating above the Qinhuai River on the southwest of Jinling City.

Seeing this, Yue Huaiyuan also couldn’t help but frown.

Was this demon about to break through the fourth gate right in Jinling City? It was indeed wildly arrogant!

At this moment, Li Xuan, who was in the Zhuque Hall practicing the family’s "Frozen Blade", heard the alarm bell ringing loudly in Zhuque House three times in a row. Then Jiang Hanyun, Ma Chenggong and others, all fully armed, rushed out of their separate rooms.

Li Xuan himself was already clad in two layers of armor and had a weapon in his hand. Without any hesitation, he followed, "Captain, what’s going on? Why is the alarm bell ringing?"

"That Winged Demon has formed a cocoon in the air above the inner Qinhuai River."

Jiang Hanyun’s eyes were gloomy, "It is planning to break through its cultivation level there!"

There was also a look of surprise and anger on Li Xuan’s face. This was simply treating them, the people of Liudao Division, as nothing!