Chapter 534: Chapter 321: The Birth of the Ominous Garment, Yin Yang in Chaos, The Flower Cage’s Rising Star, Infamous Once More (Part 2)

Li Xian felt overwhelmed with helplessness. With a surge of determination in his heart, he vowed that if he could ever master the Third Layer Swordsmanship again, he would make Wen Caishang utterly embarrassed, begging for mercy, fully displaying his dominance. He sighed slightly: "This plan still won’t work, I need to think more about what other methods could help me escape."

Suddenly, he had a brilliant idea and murmured: "This technique... might succeed. I’ve reached a dead end, trying randomly won’t hurt. Before that, I should rest a bit." Despite trying various methods, his power was waning. He went to the bath pool to drink Clear Water and picked up some pastries to satisfy his hunger.

Li Xian used his Longsword to scoop water. No matter how he sliced and stirred, the water splashed not a drop. That was the "Eight Extremes Seal," which seals heaven and earth, and also seals water and fire. The bath pool was deprived of water’s nature, thus naturally losing its flowing character. Li Xian felt even more amazed, that martial arts could evolve to such a level. In the past, one sword broke a boat, though it was magnificent and sharp, compared to the "Eight Extremes Seal," it lacked mystique.

He drank water lying on the ground, the water lost its sweetness, and the pastries lost their flavor. But his Qi Power was replenished, reaching peak condition. Li Xian walked to the main gate, utilizing the "Setting Sun Bloodsword" to disrupt its Yin Yang. He fully executed the sword technique, seemingly causing a setting sun to rise in the chamber, dry and hot like fire.

In the cage that seals heaven and earth and water and fire... appeared the principle of Yin Yang.

His sword moved with his will, dancing swiftly then slowly, advancing quickly then withdrawing gradually. Displaying his personal style, the Setting Sun Bloodsword was created by the Yin Yang Immortal Companions, Li Xian had already broken free from their shackles, his mastery of this path was greater than his predecessors.

The sword technique was graceful and unrestrained, brewing Yang intentions. It stirred the silk cocoon’s Eight Trigrams principle into disarray momentarily. Li Xian seized the opportunity, squinting his eyes, donning the "Frightful Spirit Garb."

But then the Yin Qi surged rapidly, the ghostly aura grew thick. As if haunted by specters, the sinister atmosphere was beyond description. Li Xian wore the Frightful Garb, enveloped in black mist, mysterious beyond measure. Between the silk cocoons, it suddenly turned into a carnival of ten thousand ghosts, the ghost gate opened wide in a strange sight.

Flowers withered, pastries decayed, Clear Water turned into the Yellow Springs...

The silk cocoon shook suddenly, as though suffering a great blow. Li Xian again deployed the "Golden Light Technique," instantly bursting out of the cocoon. The Golden Light converged, and Li Xian was already outside the cocoon, the Frightful Spirit Garb dispersed.

It turns out... though the Eight Extremes Seal is exceptionally powerful, when it encounters the "Frightful Spirit Garb," it risks collapsing instantaneously! The Frightful Garb is an otherworldly garment, not belonging to the Five Elements, not entering the Eight Trigrams, not involving Yin Yang, outside worldly principles. This garment is enigmatic, once it appears, it disrupts the surrounding Yin Yang, Eight Trigrams, and Five Elements... causing the sky to turn dark, water to flow backward, mountains to hang upside down...

It just happens to counter the Eight Extremes Seal. If Wen Caishang were to use the binding technique, tying Li Xian to the ground, rendering hand and foot immovable. Even if Li Xian utilizes the "Frightful Spirit Garb," escape would still be hopeless. Yet the Eight Extremes Seal involves the Eight Trigrams.

Li Xian glanced at the massive cocoon behind him, secretly astounded: "It’s truly unimaginable, that it could form such a gigantic cocoon in an instant. Madame has indeed treated me well. Although I’ve escaped the giant cocoon, I must remain extremely cautious. Encountering the Madame would be extremely troublesome." He promptly fled, regaining the light of day, with the breeze blowing and the sun shining brightly, feeling greatly relieved.

Recently, secluded in the Fragrant Water Pavilion, Li Xian observed the layout of flowers and plants, with a hidden escape route already perceived, actually having an opportunity to flee. He slipped into a patch of flowers, moving along the ground, and suddenly saw several attendants sweeping snow in the corridor in the distance.

Li Xian silently approached, contemplating: "If Madame is in the pavilion, how I slip away would all be in vain. If she’s not there, why not disguise as an attendant, conveniently exiting the pavilion. Avoid having to break through the Array."

He then used the "Xunfeng Breath," exhaling with force like a demon wind, causing the snow on the ground, rooftops, treetops... to swirl wildly. Amidst the "woosh woosh," the snowstorm covered the skies, obscuring vision, the attendants were blown around, Xiaotuan, small in stature, was frightened and lay flat on the ground. Li Xian silently knocked out an attendant, quickly changed clothes, messed up his hair, veiling his face. Then he folded his body robe, hair crown... and other garments and accessories properly. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

He surveyed the surroundings, saw a bamboo tray holding snow. Large enough to fit a person, promptly hiding the attendant, clothing, and accessories in the tray, scattered snow to perfectly conceal them. As the storm subsided, the attendants saw the snow-covered ground, and the morning’s labor rendered futile, only to increase their fatigue, cursed and swore at the thief wind.

Li Xian awkwardly smiled, bowed his head to sweep snow. Xiaotuan stood on the platform watching, occasionally shouting: "Work swiftly, anyone who slacks, I’ll give them a big slap. And... I’ve warned so many times. Whoever dares wander, gets lost in the courtyard, I won’t seek them. Let them die of hunger and thirst."

Immediately murmured in a low voice: "Sigh, truly starved and thirsty, I’d still have to clean up. The Madame would surely reprimand, forget it, forget it, still better to find them."

Half an incense later, the snow was cleared. Xiaotuan felt quite satisfied, paid the wages, led the way out of the pavilion. Passing a side pavilion, eyes rolling, suddenly had an idea, said: "Follow me, there’s another place that needs you to clean up."

She opened the side pavilion, lit a candle lamp. Inside were various wooden boxes, displaying various items and treasures. As Madame arrived at Flying Dragon City, she often secretly visited auction pavilions, occasionally purchasing collections, some placed here.

Xiaotuan pointed at the wooden box in the west corner, letting the attendants carry it out to dry and brew.

Big and small boxes were carried out, Li Xian smelled the herbal scent, recognized the herbs, some were quite familiar. In the past when he was a Commander at Yihetang Manor, often dealing with herbs. He suddenly thought: "This is Madame’s reserve room, if I can find the Green Silkworm Rope, in the future... might use it against her." While moving herbal boxes, his gaze surreptitiously surveyed. Indeed found the ’Green Silkworm Rope,’ hidden in a "Jade Box."

Wen Caishang practiced the Silkworm Robe Mismatched Jade Technique, gaining its benefits while suffering its disadvantages. Skills were strong, yet cultivation was difficult. The Green Silkworm Rope is key to cultivation, needed to be prepared frequently. On Xiaotuan, in the storeroom, bedroom... it could all be found, discovering it here was no coincidence.