Chapter 5684: Won’t Betray

Xiao Fan never expected that Xia Qingcheng would actually come to the Yuxu Sect.

Good grief.

If he were to meet Xia Qingcheng within the Yuxu Sect and have his identity recognized by her, wouldn't that be troublesome?!

At this moment, Xiao Fan even considered killing her to silence her, dealing with Xia Qingcheng so that his own troubles would be resolved.

Another option was to leave the Yuxu Sect immediately, which would also solve the problem easily.

But now, he had just joined the Yuxu Sect, and this place was highly beneficial for him to Cultivate. With Shi Ziang handling the gathering of information, there was no need to leave.

But kill Xia Qingcheng?

He had no grudges against Xia Qingcheng. Just because she was coming to the Yuxu Sect, for him to ruthlessly kill her—honestly speaking, Xiao Fan could not bear to do it.

In a flash, seven days later…

Xia Qingcheng, the successor of the Sect Leader of the Star Heaven Pill Sect, joined the Yuxu Sect to Cultivate.

In terms of power, the Tiandan Sect was certainly inferior to the Yuxu Sect, but the Tiandan Sect was an organization composed of many Alchemist(s); even the Alchemist(s) within the Yuxu Sect were honorary Elder(s) of the Tiandan Sect.

With this connection, it was only natural for Xia Qingcheng to join the Yuxu Sect.

After Xia Qingcheng joined the Yuxu Sect, she was taken in as a student by a highly respected Grand Elder, who personally taught Xia Qingcheng Cultivation Technique.

It could be said that although Xia Qingcheng had just joined the Yuxu Sect, her status was already above that of ordinary Disciple(s).

Xiao Fan sighed silently, planning to avoid her in the future and try his best not to run into Xia Qingcheng.

However, Xiao Fan received news that Shi Ziang had recruited many subordinates, and these people were all Xiao Fan's eyes and ears within the Yuxu Sect.

According to these people, not long after Xia Qingcheng entered the Yuxu Sect, she began inquiring about Xiao Fan everywhere, and she had even… obtained a portrait of Xiao Fan.

Upon hearing this news, Xiao Fan was so angry he almost passed out.

Good grief.

He had met with Xia Qingcheng before; didn't this mean his identity was exposed?!

Xiao Fan never expected that he would be exposed because of something like this.

Xiao Fan was thinking of countermeasures. If the upper echelons of the Yuxu Sect investigated later, he would just say that joining the Shenyin Sect was only temporary and that he had absolutely no ill intentions toward the Yuxu Sect.

However, Xiao Fan did not wait for the Yuxu Sect's higher-ups; that night, Xia Qingcheng personally arrived outside Xiao Fan's Immortal Cave.

Sensing Xia Qingcheng's aura, Xiao Fan was stunned.

He did not expect that this woman would actually dare to come and find him alone.

Wasn't she afraid he would kill her to silence her?!

Xiao Fan opened the stone door and saw Xia Qingcheng standing outside the Immortal Cave.

She looked calm, her eyes filled with a look of great interest, looking Xiao Fan up and down.

"Hehehe… Xiao Fan, no, Elder Xiao, don't you intend to invite me in to sit for a while?" Xia Qingcheng said with a smile.

"Hehehe… Since you want to, then come in and sit." Xiao Fan forced a smile, bringing Xia Qingcheng into the Immortal Cave.

Xiao Fan used his Divine Soul to sense the surroundings, confirming there was no one else around.

After entering the Immortal Cave, Xia Qingcheng looked around.

Xiao Fan's Immortal Cave was very simple, with no luxurious decorations, but it had been set up with a powerful Barrier.

"Hehehe… Elder Xiao, we haven't seen each other for a long time." Xia Qingcheng said with a smile.

Xiao Fan smiled, sat down at the stone table, brewed a pot of tea, and gestured for Xia Qingcheng to come over.

"Hehehe… Long time no see? How long has it been? This should be our first time meeting, right?" Xiao Fan said with a faint smile.

"First time? The first time in the Yuxu Sect?" Xia Qingcheng retorted.

"Hehehe… It's the first time for everything." Xiao Fan poured a cup of tea for Xia Qingcheng, his expression calm.

Xia Qingcheng picked up the teacup and drank it without a second thought.

"You're very bold. Aren't you afraid I might poison it?"

"Poison? Hehehe… Would the famous Elder Xiao of the Yuxu Sect poison me?" Xia Qingcheng asked back with a smile.

"You! You really are daring!" Xiao Fan shook his head with a wry smile. "Tell me, what do you want by coming to see me?!"

"Nothing much, just came to see you. Now the knot in my Dao Heart is finally untied." Xia Qingcheng smiled.

"Knot? What knot?"

"Hehehe… I was unwilling to accept defeat to you at the Alchemy Conference! I didn't expect that among the younger generation, there would be someone with talent surpassing mine. But I didn't expect that you aren't actually from the younger generation, and your strength is so high. You must have been Cultivating the Alchemy Lineage for a long time, right?" Xia Qingcheng said with a smile.

"So that's it…" Xiao Fan nodded.

Losing to a peer would indeed damage Xia Qingcheng's Dao Heart, but if she lost to an older generation Alchemist, it wouldn't damage her Dao Heart.

At least, that was the case for Xia Qingcheng.

"Hehehe… Now I can be sure that among my peers, I am still the most talented Alchemist, and that is enough to satisfy me." Xia Qingcheng smiled. "Regarding your identity! I am interested, but you can rest assured, I will not report you to the Yuxu Sect! It will remain as it was before."

"It had better be." Xiao Fan smiled.

"Hehehe… Then, Elder Xiao, I will take my leave now. Farewell." Xia Qingcheng stood up and turned to leave.

She had come to Xiao Fan's Immortal Cave just to tell Xiao Fan that she would not report him, so that Xiao Fan could set his mind at ease.

Xiao Fan became interested in Xia Qingcheng as a person.