Chapter 200
Thus, the other party had wisely retreated to avoid attracting her attention!
However, Han Li would never have imagined that she had seen through his disguise at a glance!
A slight smile curled on Xiao Minghuang’s lips. It seemed that there would be another fierce battle in the Holy Academy.
After obtaining the spiritual material, Xiao Minghuang did not rush to examine it.
Since the system said that this item contained the Nine Yang Jade, there was no mistake. She needed to hurry and seize the next opportunity.
As there were many places to go next, Xiao Minghuang instructed the two women, Ye and Lin, to return to the inn first, while she went alone.
But when she arrived at the next opportunity, she found that Han Li had already beaten her to it and had bought it.
“As expected of a man of great fortune, meticulous and decisive in his actions.”
Xiao Minghuang frowned slightly and muttered to herself.
Then, she changed her strategy.
Instead of seizing opportunities in order, she selected those of higher value.
As for the remaining opportunities that were of little use to her or of lower tier, she let Han Li take them.
She believed that even if Han Li obtained those opportunities, he still posed no threat to her!
As time passed, she gained more and more opportunities.
Pills, magical treasures, divine abilities, and even a drop of blood from an ancient beast.
Among these treasures were many rare items she had never even heard of before, but they had been drawn by Han Li’s fortune and ultimately fell into her hands.
Then she headed to the last opportunity.
This opportunity was a formation, which was of little significance to Han Li, as he always acted alone.
But for Xiao Minghuang, it was quite useful.
She didn’t need it much herself, but she could bestow it upon her subordinates to enhance their team combat abilities.
With two people forming the formation, they could cross several minor realms, and with up to ten people, they could cross a major realm to face enemies!
After entering the trial, if she wasn’t with Ye and Lin, the two could rely on this formation to remain undefeated!
Therefore, Xiao Minghuang was determined to obtain this formation.
“Here are two hundred spirit stones, fellow Daoist, please accept them.”
Xiao Minghuang handed over the spirit stones.
Although this formation was also a bargain, the high price of two hundred spirit stones was enough to deter Han Li, which was one of the reasons he hadn’t come for this opportunity.
However, just as Xiao Minghuang had taken the formation scroll in her hand, she heard an arrogant voice.
Xiao Minghuang looked up and saw a young man dressed in white, as ethereal as an immortal, with a jade pendant hanging from his waist, but his eyes were as cold as icy springs.
Behind him were several other young men and women dressed in luxurious attire.
If this had been in the Southern Region, Xiao Minghuang would have slapped such a second-generation rich kid to death.
However, in Baizhou, she was new to the area and dared not act rashly. If this young man had an extraordinary background, causing a major trouble would be a case of losing big for small gains.
“Who might you be?”
Before the white-robed youth could speak, someone stepped forward from behind him. “You don’t even recognize the young master of the Yangzhou Lin Clan? Where did this country bumpkin crawl out from?”
Xiao Minghuang frowned as she examined the group before her—they did indeed resemble spoiled young masters from some prominent family.
“What a complete bumpkin! Though you’re not bad-looking…”
The speaker curled his lip and pointed at the jade pendant hanging from the white-robed youth’s waist.
“This is a pendant only direct descendants of the Yangzhou Lin Clan are qualified to wear—equivalent to a core disciple token from a sacred sect. Open your eyes and take a good look!”
“Lin Clan… token…”
Suddenly, Xiao Minghuang seemed to recall something.
Back in Beiyang City, Lin Wanqiu’s father had once given her a jade pendant, saying it was a keepsake left by Lin Wanqiu’s late mother.
Later, she passed the pendant to Lin Wanqiu…
Could it be…?
“Had enough staring? Move aside!”
The man, leading a few other young nobles, tried to push past Xiao Minghuang toward the street vendor.
“Halt!”
Xiao Minghuang’s sharp command froze them in their tracks. The group turned back to look at her.
That single word carried such authority that they instinctively felt a sense of dread, as if facing an exalted empress!
The white-robed youth also turned, his gaze sweeping over Xiao Minghuang from head to toe as if assessing her status.
After a long pause, the youth finally spoke in measured tones:
“I am Lin Tianyang, fifth direct descendant of the Yangzhou Lin Clan.”
As a scion of a noble house, he naturally knew when to act arrogantly and when to tread carefully.
The woman before him was clearly no ordinary cultivator he could intimidate.
“Heh… Xiao Minghuang, Ninth Princess of Great Xia in the Southern Realms.”
“Princess Xiao, my apologies for my subordinates’ rudeness earlier… You lot! Come and beg the Princess for forgiveness!”
Lin Tianyang’s expression turned stern as he sharply rebuked the group of young nobles.
They looked utterly bewildered, completely unable to comprehend what their young master was thinking!
But since he’d given the order, they had no choice but to comply, shuffling over to Xiao Minghuang’s side.
“Our deepest apologies, Princess! We were blind and ignorant. Please be magnanimous and overlook our offense!”
Though they all bowed in unison, their perfunctory tone betrayed their lack of genuine remorse.
Xiao Minghuang had no intention of wasting words on these spoiled brats—her interest lay with Lin Tianyang.
Was the Yangzhou Lin Clan truly connected to Lin Wanqiu?
But this being their first meeting, she couldn’t possibly demand to inspect his jade pendant outright.
Moreover, their initial encounter could hardly be described as amicable.
“You’re too courteous, fellow cultivator…”
Xiao Minghuang replied with an impassive expression.
Seeing her indifferent demeanor, Lin Tianyang didn’t press further.
Even if this female cultivator showed some talent, avoiding conflict was enough—there was no way a proud scion like him would grovel before her.
“Since all is well, we shall take our leave. Should we meet again during the trials, I look forward to exchanging pointers with you.”
“Heh…”
Watching Lin Tianyang’s retreating figure, Xiao Minghuang’s lips curled slightly. It seemed the Saint Academy’s enrollment hadn’t even begun, yet things were already growing more interesting.
The young disciples from the Eastern Pole’s major powers were no ordinary individuals.
They stood head and shoulders above the spoiled nobles of the Southern Realms.
Understanding who can be offended and dealt with harshly, and who must be treated with equality, even reverence!
After purchasing the incomplete array diagram, Xiao Minghuang returned to the inn and presented it to Lin Wanqiu, obtaining the complete array in its entirety.
The complete array was sufficient to support thirty-six people in its formation, capable of slaying opponents across a major realm. However, it placed extremely high demands on the participants, requiring them to be of one mind and to have cultivated the same techniques.
The twenty-eight star officials under Xiao Minghuang had already practiced the “Book of Twenty-Eight Constellations,” so there was no need for them to learn this array.
She said to Ye Ruoshui and Lin Wanqiu, “Take some time to study this array; it might come in handy in the future.”
“Alright.”
Soon, the night passed.
The next day, Xiao Minghuang and her two companions headed towards the Trial Gate.
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