Chapter 1686: Chapter 1686

Chapter 1686: Chapter 1686: Who Compliments People ?

“You… Xiao Lian? Are you Shi Xiaolian?”

Xia Chenyu saw the girl in the yellow dress in front of her, her eyebrows and eyes vaguely resembling that lovable little girl from years ago, only now she had grown more graceful and tall, becoming increasingly beautiful and charming.

“Yes! Sister Chenyu recognized me, right?”

Shi Xiaolian said with a giggle.

Xia Chenyu held her face with both hands, carefully examining her, and sighed, “Xiao Lian, you’ve changed so much! You used to be a shy little girl, and now you’re a bright and youthful beauty!”

Her gaze then turned to Wu De, smiling and nodding, saying, “Taoist Priest Wu, hello! It’s been years, and you’ve become more rounded!”

Wu De laughed heartily and said, “You might as well say I’ve gotten fat, I won’t be angry!”

Xia Chenyu’s eyes shifted to the handsome young man in silver clothes beside Wu De.

The handsome young man somehow had an extra folding fan in his hand, gently fanning himself as he spoke with a shake of his head, “Sister Xia, you have so many important people to remember, you even forgot Little Mink.”

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Xia Chenyu furrowed her brows, then relaxed, exclaiming, “Are you the Lightning Mink?”

The Lightning Mink replied, “Indeed.”

Xia Chenyu suddenly realized, knowing that the Lightning Mink’s cultivation level had reached the realm capable of transformation, the handsome young man before her was its human form.

Xia Chenyu looked up and down at the Lightning Mink, smiling, “Little Mink, with that appearance, if you wore women’s clothes and applied some makeup, you’d be quite the beauty.”

Fang Bai, Shi Xiaolian, Wu De, and the Wei siblings couldn’t help but laugh.

The Lightning Mink’s appearance was indeed more beautiful than masculine, and if it dressed as a woman, it could truly be mistaken for one.

The once upright and proud posture of the Lightning Mink immediately slumped, its face showing distress, “Sister Xia, I’ve done nothing to provoke you! I’m really hurt by your mockery!”

Xia Chenyu chuckled, “I’m complimenting your handsomeness!”

The Lightning Mink sighed deeply, “Handsome like a woman? Is that even a compliment? In fact, Sister Xia, I’ve defeated countless formidable opponents along the way, displaying plenty of manly spirit! If you don’t believe me, ask Fang Bai…”

Fang Bai patted the Lightning Mink’s shoulder, pointing to the sea beasts fighting each other in the city, “Little Mink, do you see those sea beasts? Now’s the time to show your manly spirit! Go, and try to take down as many of them as you can!”

The Lightning Mink rolled its eyes and said sarcastically, “Clearly, you’re just pushing me to kill sea beasts, yet you’re making it sound so noble… Fine, most of those sea beasts are Soul Severing Realm, consuming some will also help my strength! Master Mink shall go slay the enemy!”

Its body shook rapidly, already transformed into the Lightning Mink form, darting towards the area with the most sea beasts, leaving behind a white afterimage.

“When did Little Mink become so formidable?”

Seeing the small Lightning Mink able to devour a low-level Soul Severing sea beast in one gulp, Xia Chenyu was astonished.

The Wei siblings were also dumbfounded, finding it unbelievable.

“This guy is lazy, loves to nap, but its cultivation level is always improving.”

Fang Bai watched the Lightning Mink charging through the sea beast crowd as if in no-man’s-land, and sighed, “I remember previously its cultivation level was the same as mine. Unexpectedly, after a good nap in the Five Elements Space Ring, it emerged as a mid-level Soul Severing… It’s just unfair!”

On the way to the Black Sea, Wu De and the Lightning Mink also stayed in Fang Bai’s Five Elements Space Ring to cultivate, and Shi Xiaolian joined midway, so the two of them were not surprised at all by the Lightning Mink’s strength.

Inside Fang Bai’s Five Elements Space Ring, because it was filled with a large amount of Royal Grade cultivation resources, the spiritual energy was pure and rich, so the Lightning Mink’s strength increased greatly by staying there, and Wu De and Shi Xiaolian also benefited significantly.

“Earlier, Xiao Lian and the Taoist Priest, they came out of your ring?”

Xia Chenyu widened her beautiful eyes, looking at the Five Elements Space Ring worn on Fang Bai’s left hand with disbelief on her face.

In her view, a space ring as a storage spiritual artifact was meant for storing cultivation resources and other non-living things, and one that could accommodate living beings would simply be an Immortal Artifact Divine Artifact.

Fang Bai raised his left hand with a smile, saying, “That’s right, Xiao Lian, Wu De, and the Lightning Mink have been staying in this Five Elements Space Ring all the way. You can check it out if you want as well!”

Shi Xiaolian whispered about the various benefits of staying in the Five Elements Space Ring in Xia Chenyu’s ear, and Xia Chenyu’s beautiful eyes sparkled with interest. However, thinking of just reuniting with Fang Bai, with many words to exchange, how could she bear to enter the Five Elements Space Ring to cultivate just now?

Inside Immortal Stone City, the sea beasts killed each other and, along with the continuous devouring by the Lightning Mink, their numbers quickly reduced, with some sea beasts sensing the bad situation and fleeing the city.

Soon, Immortal Stone City returned to peace, with only the scent of blood still lingering in the wind.

Seeing the sea beasts retreat, Wei Qinglong and Wei Qingluan sighed in relief and sat cross-legged around the stone statue to meditate.

Although Xia Chenyu was also extremely tired, after Fang Bai transferred a wisp of Fire Spirit Energy into her body, she almost instantly recovered, leaving her greatly amazed.

Seizing the moment while the Wei siblings were resting, Fang Bai walked a few circles around the stone statue, continuously embedding Spirit Stones on the ground and surrounding buildings, at the same time engraving complex and exquisite array patterns.

“Fang Bai, what are you doing?”

Xia Chenyu couldn’t help but ask, seeing Fang Bai’s peculiar actions.

“Setting up a formation.”

Shi Xiaolian realized, “I understand, Brother Fang wants to protect the stone statue with formations.”

Fang Bai said, “That’s right. The Wei family has been living near the stone statue to protect it for all these years, it’s too rigid and stupid. If there’s a formation for protection, it would be much easier for them.”

Even while meditating, the Wei siblings were also listening with all ears; hearing Fang Bai calling the Wei family “rigid and stupid,” the siblings felt a bit indignant.

Wei Qinglong finished his cultivation state first and loudly declared, “For tens of thousands of years, sea beasts have repeatedly attacked Immortal Stone City, including some in the Thunder Tribulation Realm, and each time it was through the Wei family leading the strong ones in Immortal Stone City to repel them and keep the stone statue unharmed. What kind of formation can withstand the attacks of Thunder Tribulation Realm sea beasts?”

Fang Bai smiled, “The formation I’m setting can. Don’t believe it? You can try it!”

Wei Qinglong leaped to his feet and said, “Try it I will!”

Following Fang Bai’s indication, he walked to a spot twenty paces from the stone statue, then moved closer to it.

When he got about ten paces from the stone statue, the defensive array set by Fang Bai around the statue was automatically triggered, forming a yellowish protective shield around the stone statue.

Wei Qinglong glanced at Fang Bai, who nodded, indicating he could attack, so he shouted and threw a punch at the stone statue.