Chapter 90: Single-handedly Taking on Three

  "You're quite bold, actually daring to jump into the net yourself!"

  "It seems that those guys from Beidou Palace are quite aware of the situation. They know not to get involved in the internal disputes of his sect!"

  "This time, you're not getting away!"

  Cao Long, Cao Hu and Cao Bao emerged from their hiding place, their faces cold and stern, surrounding Lin Xi in a tight circle.

  Although three people said it was magnificent on the surface, they were secretly surprised in their hearts.

  Lin Ximing unexpectedly discovered them but did not run away. Instead, he took the initiative to come forward and surrender himself. It has to be said that this was far beyond the expectations of the three people.

  "Don't be too proud of yourselves, you're just three old mice, do I need to hide from you?"

  Lin Xi said calmly with her hands behind her back.

  His gaze swept over them, and even though he was surrounded by three people in the center, he didn't care at all.

  "Looking for death! A mere named disciple, daring to be insolent in front of us three brothers, are you not dying fast enough?"

  The three men's faces turned cold, with a chill in their eyes.

  "Where is your blood-sucking queen? Summon her out. Otherwise, you'll die and still regret it."

  Cao Long said coldly, his expression didn't put Lin Xi in his eyes at all.

  "You're wrong, it doesn't take her to deal with you three."

  Lin Xi waved his hand.

  "Preposterous!"

  Cao Jiao sneered and snorted in contempt:

  "Have to admit, as a nominal disciple, your performance is really surprising. You can subdue the Vampire Queen in the Trial Gate and get along with the disciples of the Beidou Palace. However, your good luck ends here. As a smart person, there's one thing you did that wasn't wise - provoking Dragon Ice Color Shifu!"

  Cao Jiao said, his palm opened, and a leopard-shaped artifact appeared in the center of his palm, pure white like jade, emitting a silver-white glow.

  This is a low-grade magic tool with tenfold refinement of Qi.

  When cultivation reaches the Refining Qi realm, one can use magical tools. Magical tools are divided into four major levels: lower-grade magical tools, middle-grade magical tools, upper-grade magical tools, and absolute-grade magical tools. The colors are silver white, golden yellow, and multicolored. As for absolute-grade magical tools, they have a different form altogether.

  The silver-white artifact in Cao Jiao's hand was a low-grade artifact.

  Almost at the same time, Cao Long and Cao Hu, the two brothers, also took out a dragon-shaped and tiger-shaped artifact respectively. They were both silver-white in color and made of metal. It was a strong man from the Shen Xiao Sect who helped the three brothers forge them together.

  Three pieces of equipment in hand, three people's confidence soared.

  "Haha, Lin Xi, you've provoked Dragon Sister, this is your path to certain death. Even if you had nine lives, you'd still be dead for sure!"

  Three loud bursts of laughter, looking at Lin Xi was like looking at a dead man.

  "Hmph! You think that with just three magical artifacts, you can take me down? Dragon Ice Color is also underestimating me. She's just a mere Holy Maiden, yet she dares to resort to violence during the Immortal Dao assessment and Elder missions, sending people to slaughter fellow disciples. It's utterly lawless! When I return, I'll definitely report her. Let's see if this Holy Maiden can still turn the tables!"

  Lin Xi's expression was proud and arrogant, with a strong sense of self-confidence flowing from his face.

  "Just a mere saint?"

  Cao Long, Cao Hu and Cao Bao burst out laughing.

  "Lin Xi, you're still too inexperienced. You know absolutely nothing about the matters of the Shen Xiao Sect."

  "Just a mere saintess? Ha! If you really knew the truth about Dragon Sister, you wouldn't say something like that."

  "You are just a small ant in her eyes. That's why she sent us to collect you. She doesn't kill you now, only because she is busy. When she really wants to kill you, it will be as easy as pinching an ant to death."

  "Who do you think you are? A mere registered disciple, daring to confront the revered Holy Maiden. You truly overestimate yourself."

  Three people did not hide the sarcasm and disdain in their eyes.

  "Does Long Bingyan have other trump cards?"

  Lin Xi's eyes narrowed, and a cold light shot out from within them.

  He now knows that the leader of the Long family in the Shenyue Sect is Long Bingyan. She is a strong practitioner above the seventh level of Qi refining, and belongs to the core disciples of the sect, highly valued.

  He originally thought this was Long Bingyan's trump card, but now it seems that is far from the case. The three brothers Cao Long, Cao Hu and Cao Bao inadvertently revealed a secret to him.

  "Back to the clan, have a good investigation."

  Lin Xi secretly thought to herself. Whether it was for her aunt Lin Ruyun or for her own future, Long Bingyan and even the entire Long family had to be brought down!

  "Haha, you don't need to know so much anymore. Anyway, you're dead for sure."

  Cao Long sneered and stepped forward, saying:

  "Don't say you weren't given a chance. If you cripple yourself, cut off your own Achilles' tendon and bind your own hands, then go kneel before Dragon Sister and beg for mercy, perhaps she'll spare your life in a moment of softness. Otherwise, you're doomed!"

  It's clear now that the three of them have made their positions and identities clear, leaving no room for further changes.

  "You want me to waste my skills? Fine! Just try to catch this one palm strike!"

  Lin Xi coldly smiled. As soon as his voice fell, he suddenly flashed towards Cao Long like lightning.

  "Welcome! This is what you get for asking for it! I'll fulfill your wish!"

  Cao Long let out a loud laugh, his body leapt up, and he slapped Lin Xi with the same palm. This slap was extraordinary, shocking the heavens and shaking the earth, clearly intending to kill Lin Xi with just one slap.

  Boom!

  A head-on confrontation, this is a real test of strength, no room for any tricks.

  Cao Long's whole body was filled with true energy, and he was about to take advantage of the situation to kill Lin Xi with one palm. However, just at this moment, he suddenly saw a hint of complacency in Lin Xi's eyes.

  "Not good! He's got tricks up his sleeve!"

  Cao Long was shocked in his heart. Indeed, he immediately heard Lin Xi's loud laughter in his ears.

  "Haha, you think you can compare with me in terms of strength? You're really overestimating yourself! Get out of here!"

  Lin Xi burst out laughing, his body's aura suddenly surging violently. In the blink of an eye, he surpassed Cao Long. With a flip of his palm, a massive force shook the heavens and earth, overturning mountains and seas, sending Cao Long crashing to the ground with a loud thud, rolling over several times, stirring up clouds of dust everywhere.

  Pffft!

  A cold light flashed, Lin Xi's sword on his back rose, and he shot towards Cao Long like lightning!

  "Big brother!"

  Cao Hu and Cao Bao were greatly shocked, completely unexpected. With a shock in their hearts, the magic weapon flew out, swung empty, transformed into the size of a cow's hoof, and smashed towards Lin Xi.

  However, distant water cannot save the nearby fire. Just as Cao Long was about to lose his life under the sword, at a critical moment, Cao Long's fighting experience came into play. With a loud clang, a dragon-shaped artifact emitted a strong silver light and blocked Lin Xi's fatal blow in front of Cao Long.

  "What a pity!"

  Lin Xi let out a quiet sigh. The opportunity was fleeting.

  At this time, Cao Hu and Cao Jiao's magic weapons had been shattered, and they joined forces with Cao Long to form a combined attack.

  "Be careful, big brother!"

  "You dare, kid!"

  The two of them were anxious, in the critical moment, they didn't dare to hold back, using all their strength to attack Lin Xi, determined to make Lin Xi unable to attack Cao Long, or even if they killed Cao Long, they would die under their own hands.

  "Lion's Palm!"

  Two men suddenly let out a loud shout, their true energy surging and violently exploding. Only the sound of lions roaring could be heard. In the blink of an eye, two enormous golden lion paws appeared, covering the sky and shaking the earth, reaching towards Lin Xi.

  "Xīn yǒu gōng", a supreme art that can be practiced by the outer door disciples of the Shén Xiāo sect. Lin Xī read about it in "The Great World of Immortal Cultivation", it's an extremely powerful and fierce art, which can also increase one's strength, with astonishing killing power.

  The Shi Zi is actually a lion, and the two people are using the Lion's Palm technique, which is one of its attacking moves.

  Two inferior magic tools combined with the United Lion's power, and a storm of attacks came crashing down. Lin Xi's pressure immediately became stronger than ever before.

  "Welcome!"

  Lin Xi didn't panic, his mind stirred, and a magical instrument flew out of his bosom. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a giant golden cauldron that floated above his head. Threads of golden auspicious energy descended from it, enveloping Lin Xi within.

  "What?!"

  "Middle-grade artifact!"

  "How did he get something like this?!"

  The three of them were shocked.

  They tracked Lin Xi for a while and only saw him use his broadsword, but he didn't bring out this magical weapon.

  They had no idea that Lin Xi was always on guard against them. Except for the beginning when they were still far away in the rear, using the Golden Giant Cauldron to rescue a group of people from the North Dipper Palace, at other times, he never used this medium-grade artifact.

  Lin Xi joined forces with Jian Yao Bai and the others, a total of seven people, all of whom were at the Refining Qi Realm level. Sweeping away a group of Heaven Eagle Demons was almost effortless, so there was no need to use mid-grade artifacts.

  "Ghost King's Claw!"

  Lin Xi's head was topped with a golden giant tripod, protecting his body. With a flip of his palms, the "Ghost King Technique" was immediately activated. Two huge dark green and black true energy arms burst out, grabbing Cao Hu and Cao Jiao.

  Rumble!

  A deafening roar shook the earth. Cao Hu and Cao Bao's bodies violently shook, retreating several steps back, while Lin Xi's body only swayed slightly.

  "Haha, now you know why I 'jumped into the net'! Haha, actually, it's you who jumped into the net. I'll just kill you and give Long Bingyan a real warning!"

  Lin Xi took a deep breath and suddenly rose up. The true energy in his body surged and roared, like a mountain flood bursting forth. The golden giant tripod on his head, infused with the true energy, seemed to have gone mad, emitting a heavy and boundless aura that crushed down on Cao Hu and Cao Jiao.

  "Hmph! Arrogant! You think that with just one mid-grade artifact, you can defy the heavens? I'll see how long you can last. Tiger Brother, Leopard Brother, draw your law swords! The three of us will join forces and see if this little brat can defy the heavens!"

  Cao Long let out a loud roar, his dragon-shaped artifact in hand transformed into a length of over one zhang, spewing out strands of silver-white true energy towards the golden giant tripod on Lin Xi's head. At the same time, he raised his sword behind him and shot it at Lin Xi like lightning.

  His eyes flashed with a dark fire, and his eyebrows were brewing a storm of anger.

  Lin Xi's palm struck him to the ground, and he bit a mouthful of mud, almost losing his life. Cao Long was also holding back a belly full of anger. At the moment of attack, it was like mercury pouring down, without any mercy.

  "Welcome! You three brothers come together, it's better for me to enjoy the fight!"

  Lin Xi's eyes flashed, and even when surrounded by three people, he was not flustered at all.

  His body, the true energy is like a grinding wheel rotation, rolling true energy, vast and majestic, pounced on the sky and earth, from all over the body orifices spray out, forming a tide-like energy sea, wrapped himself in it. Whether it's Cao's three brothers' "Lion Palm" or Fa Jian, they can't break through the thick true energy around his body.