Chapter 61: The house is gone again

"Jinzhao Tianfen!"

Using the invisible Jinzhao Tianyan, it instantly ignites the air and then burns everything within a controllable range!

According to the Yu Jian, this was the most difficult step. After cultivators had desperately completed all the previous steps, they still had to sense the Ling of all things in heaven and earth to ignite it remotely.

Xu Xiaoshou closed his eyes, trying to find the Ling of all things in heaven and earth.

The next second, he opened them again.

"What's going on..."

"'Desperately' cultivating this step is already done, but sensing all things..."

"How is it so simple?"

He didn't even need to use his passive skill "Perception"; just with the sword intent of "Wanwu Ji Jian," he could detect the Ling of all things in heaven and earth and manipulate everything within a radius of over ten zhang.

Xu Xiaoshou stroked his chin. It couldn't really be this easy, could it...

"It shouldn't be possible. The Yu Jian couldn't be wrong."

"It includes the experiences of two other cultivators, though I don't know who they are, but they must be reliable."

"They took several months to do it. Even if I'm a genius, I couldn't master it in just a second!"

Xu Xiaoshou shook his head and closed his eyes again to sense it.

This time, he used the second method: his passive skill, Perception.

A second later, he opened his eyes once more.

"How strange... I have this illusion that I've succeeded again..."

Xu Xiaoshou refused to believe it and decided to skip the sensing step altogether, going straight to the final step described in the Yu Jian.

He compressed his Jinzhao Lingyuan instantly, crouched his body, and then sprang up forcefully. From a distance, it looked like he was about to self-destruct.

Of course, he wouldn't actually explode, but the invisible "Jinzhao Tianyan" could follow this force and attach itself to the Ling of all things in heaven and earth.

Whoosh!

Waves of air rippled through the void.

Xu Xiaoshou looked around, but nothing seemed to have changed...

Had it failed after all...

His expression darkened, and he was about to try again when suddenly, he heard a familiar sound.

Fluttering!

Was that...

Had it succeeded?

Glancing around, he saw specks of white light flickering—it was the Jinzhao Tianyan!

Xu Xiaoshou was overjoyed, but the next moment, his face turned ashen.

Crackling!

White flames began to rise from various parts of the entire house, with fluttering sounds everywhere.

These flames appeared as just a few scattered points, but Xu Xiaoshou could sense that they covered the whole house!

Unlike ordinary flames that burn steadily, as soon as these appeared, they exploded instantly.

The table, the windows, and even the bed board he had been reluctant to step on...

Everything crackled and shattered into pieces in an instant.

On each small fragment, specks of white light reappeared, the invisible flames flickering again, burning everything to nothing—not even ashes were left.

"Oh, crap!"

Xu Xiaoshou staggered, nearly collapsing on the spot, but he forced himself to stay alert and scrambled out the door.

Boom!

As soon as he escaped, the explosion erupted behind him, and the house blew apart, leaving a mess.

Fluttering, fluttering!

On the wooden debris, the white flames appeared faintly, with no visible color or shape, yet Xu Xiaoshou's house was utterly destroyed.

Drizzling...

The fine rain fell, chilling to the heart.

Xu Xiaoshou stared blankly at everything, feeling his heart twitch.

This was a newly built house!

It hadn't been long since the Ling Shi Ge issued the task, and he'd spent a lot of Ling Jing to build it—now it was just gone?

His hair was soaked by the rain, and the bloodstains from his earlier cultivation were gradually washed away, spreading out as bloody water under his feet.

Though his physical injuries had already healed, he still felt a faint pain...

He clutched his chest and fell to the ground.

"Oh, house, I'm sorry!"

"I promise there won't be a next time!"

Xu Xiaoshou was truly on the verge of tears. If he'd known this would happen, he should have refined the "Jinzhao Fire Seed" on the bed board earlier.

He had thought there was plenty of time, but that momentary farewell turned out to be eternal!

Fluttering...

The house was burned away right before his eyes, not a single trace left, and the light rain couldn't extinguish this terrifying Jinzhao Tianyan at all.

Xu Xiaoshou watched in utter shock, because if you didn't carefully sense it, you couldn't even see the transparent flames—all you could see was the wood rapidly turning to ash.

"Not even ashes left..."

He persisted until the very last second and was stunned—truly, not a single speck remained!

The ground in front of him was bare, with no blackened scorch marks, as if the house had never existed in this world.

"If this were used on an enemy..."

Xu Xiaoshou shivered in the rain, feeling a chill down his spine.

Even he was intimidated...

This Ling technique was just too frightening!

He tilted his head back, letting the rain hit his face, and suddenly pointed angrily at the night sky.

"You thieving heavens, give me back my house!"

Hiss!

As soon as he spoke, the puddles in the courtyard evaporated instantly. The night had been cool with rain, but now the air grew hot in an instant.

"Ahhh!"

Xu Xiaoshou howled at the sky, and the rain falling from above vaporized before it even hit the ground.

The young man in the courtyard stopped his dramatic behavior, seemingly stunned by the scene. The fine rain in the air intertwined with the rising mist, creating a scene like an immortal realm.

"So strong, so cool..."

Xu Xiaoshou clenched his fist. This was exactly like it!

This was just like the hot-blooded anime he watched as a child— with one outburst, he could change the heavens and earth.

Boom!

The dark night sky flashed with silver serpents, thunder rumbling, and Xu Xiaoshou jumped in fright.

"Sorry, sorry, I was wrong..."

He curled up and scurried quickly toward the guest room.

...

Hiss, hiss!

The Jinzhao Lingyuan rose, and his clothes and hair dried in an instant.

"This is way too convenient!" Xu Xiaoshou exclaimed, grabbing his clothes in amazement.

The only regret was that some bloodstains from refining the fire seed earlier still lingered on him, and the rain hadn't fully washed them away.

Xu Xiaoshou pinched his collar and sniffed—there was a faint foul odor.

"I still need to take a bath..."

He looked around and reluctantly sat on a small wooden stool.

The guest room was narrow, with an old wooden bed taking up most of the space and no bedding.

The rest was just a small stool and a chipped low table.

With this setup, there was no private bathroom, so if he wanted to bathe, he'd have to fetch water from the ancient well by the Ling Pool in the courtyard.

At that moment, Xu Xiaoshou missed his main house terribly. He swore he'd never act impulsively again!

In the future, for any cultivation or experiments he wasn't sure about, it would be better to do them in the courtyard.

Wait, not even the courtyard—maybe E Lake would be best.

Xu Xiaoshou recalled the scene from his recent cultivation at E Lake. He'd clearly damaged the white jade railing, but it was repaired the next day.

"As long as I don't get caught, that's a free cultivation spot!"

He tapped his fingers lightly on the wooden table, thinking it was a great idea. As for whether to bathe now...

He glanced at the night sky. The rain continued, and dawn was approaching.

He definitely needed a bath, but before that, there was one very important thing to handle.

He rubbed his hands together, full of anticipation, and focused his mind on the red interface in his thoughts.

"Passive Value: 81032."