Chapter Thirty-Eight: Candlelight

  Night fell, after a day of fighting, Ye Xuan returned to his room. Although it was autumn, Ye Xuan still felt hot and took off his long shirt. There were several bruises on his back, but Ye Xuan didn't care. He walked around the room with his bare upper body, then locked the door from the inside.

  Hehe, coming into the room, taking out that old candle lamp, asking: "Hun Dun Lao, isn't this a candle lamp?"

  "This is a candlelight." The old Chaos's voice came out quietly, this time without silence.

  "Hey, why didn't you hide at this time? When I called you in the shop, why didn't you respond to me?" Ye Xuan said with a lantern in his hand, muttering to himself.

  "Heh heh, that thing, I went to relieve myself and got rid of some bodily waste at the time." The Embarrassed Old Primordial said.

  "What? Won't really go to the toilet, right?" Ye Xuan heard Hun Dun Lao say that he was going to defecate, and his jaw almost dropped. This old man doesn't eat or drink every day, but can still have a bowel movement?

  "You stinky little brat, I'm just purifying my soul body." The old Chaos said solemnly, but his face was a picture of helplessness.

  "Haha, what's the secret of this lamp? Don't tell me it's another broken map or something." Ye Xuan finally couldn't help but ask.

  "At first glance, this is an ordinary candle lamp, but in fact, it's a real treasure." The old man said with a smile, stroking his beard.

  "What? Treasure, I'm relying on you, why didn't you say so earlier? If I hadn't bought it back, wouldn't my intestines be regretting it till they turn green?" Ye Xuan said excitedly.

  "Haha, you didn't buy it back, did you? Besides, you sly little fox, I'll just remind you of this once." The Old Chaos smiled teasingly at Ye Xuan.

  "Huh? You've always said it's a precious artifact, so what level is it?" Ye Xuan raised an eyebrow and asked, this was the question he cared about.

  "It's probably a fourth-grade spiritual treasure." The Old Man of Chaos said casually, as if this spiritual treasure didn't surprise him at all.

  "What? Really? A fourth-grade spiritual treasure? Haha, with this, my combat power will definitely increase greatly, and I won't be afraid of Situ Hao anymore." Ye Xuan said excitedly, which is not surprising, as a fourth-grade spiritual treasure is something that only a fourth-grade artifact refiner can forge, let alone in Xihuo City, it's also a rare item in Shaonan County.

  "Don't be too happy, this is not an attacking type of spiritual treasure." The Chaos Old's one sentence poured a bucket of cold water on Ye Xuan.

  "What is it? It's not an attacking-type spirit treasure. What could it be used for? Could it be for lighting?" Ye Xuan guessed and said.

  "Haha, I think it's about time, try putting your Xuanli into this lamp and see if you can activate it."

  After listening to Hun Dun Lao's words, Ye Xuan's right hand grasped the candle lamp, and a surge of mysterious energy burst out, pouring into the candle lamp through his palm. As the energy was inputted, the candle lamp suddenly emitted dazzling light, as if there were an illusory flame on it, like a candle lamp that had been suddenly ignited.

  "My god, is this really for lighting?" Ye Xuan said in great disappointment upon seeing the bright light.

  "Take a closer look at that illusory flame." Chaos Old said with a frown, he was also unclear what kind of spiritual treasure this was.

  Ye Xuan stared at the illusory flames, which grew larger and larger until they became the size of a mirror. Just as Ye Xuan was about to dismiss it, a small figure suddenly appeared in the midst of the illusory flames, accompanied by a jet-black sword.

  "Huh? What is this?" This shocked Ye Xuan, just like when he buried the bones at the foot of the mountain and saw that scene, which was almost the same as this time. However, the scene was obviously different from last time. Suddenly, a small figure emerged and drew out the treasure sword beside him, swinging it around. The sword in his hand flowed with light, and the moves were very strange. But just after a few swings, the flame image suddenly disappeared.

  "What's going on? The screen just disappeared!" Ye Xuan was deeply absorbed in the mysterious swordsmanship, but it suddenly vanished, making him ask anxiously.

  "The bit of spiritual energy you input earlier can only sustain it for so long, once the spiritual energy is exhausted, it naturally disappears. You little brat really had a stroke of good luck, it seems that this is a memory-type spiritual treasure. It seems that some senior remembered his set of sword techniques, I watched him use his sword techniques and they were quite strange, obviously this sword technique is extraordinary."

  "What kind of Xuanji is this sword technique? What level is it?" Ye Xuan asked.

  "Just looking at his swordsmanship, I also can't estimate his level." The Old Chaos said helplessly shaking his head.

  "Really? But I don't usually use swords. Looks like I need to find a suitable sword for myself. Tonight, I'll memorize these sword techniques and tomorrow I'll practice with a sword to test its power." Ye Xuan said gloomily.

  After finishing speaking, Ye Xuan picked up the candle lamp and poured pure Xuan Qi into it. Then he stared straight at the slowly rising illusory flames.

  ……

  The castle lord's mansion, the castle lord's residence is still brightly lit. In front of a door in one of the rooms, two guards are standing. Inside that room, there is a middle-aged man and a young girl.

  The middle-aged man wore a scholar's hat, held a folding fan in his hand, and wore a white Confucian robe. His face was filled with an indescribable air. The young girl had a delicate and pretty face, wearing a long gown made of lake-green satin, with a wide and loose skirt trailing behind her. Her face was like a peach blossom, and her expression was elegant and refined. Her soft hair was simply styled in a coiled chignon adorned with a few cloud-shaped gold pins embedded with precious stones.

  This middle-aged man is the lord of Xiheshi City, Dongfang Juelan, and the girl is his daughter, Dongfang Yan.

  "Yan'er, I heard that the Ye family has a genius who is like a monster. And you have a pretty good relationship with him." Dongfang Juelan looked at her lovely daughter and asked with a smile.

  When Father mentioned Ye Xuan, Dongfang Yan's pretty face suddenly flushed for some reason, and she nodded and said, "Yes, Dad, his name is Ye Xuan, the one who disappeared from the Mystic Door."

  "Oh? It's him!" Dongfang Juelan nodded vaguely, and as soon as he mentioned the disappearance of the Mystic Gate, he immediately remembered it. After all, the situation with the Mystic Gate was too rare. This also reminded him of the ambitious Situ family, who also had a genius. The Ye family and the Situ family seemed to have a lot of friction, and as the lord of Xiheshi City, he didn't want to see this situation.

  Dongfang Juelan continued to ask, "Yan'er, there's only a month left until the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, which is also the Western River City Young Masters' Competition. You must work hard and let Father know if you need anything. The few apprentices Father has taken in are not very talented, so it's all up to you this time."

  Dongfang Yan nodded and said: "Father, rest assured, I will let them know that Dongfang Juelan's daughter is a good one."

  Dongfang Juelan unfolded her fan and gently fanned herself, smiling sweetly as she nodded at Dongfang Yan.