However, the icicle didn’t go far.

Lin Xuan Qi made use of the system’s gift and he made the icicle dissipate into nothing.

He wouldn’t want to spend time and effort to repair the walls of the lab.

"I’m sorry, Master Lin." Lee He Song gave him an awkward smile and pointed at the Nine Yin Ice sword.

He didn’t expect the power to be amplified so much by the sword.

"It’s fine." Lin Xuan Qi said and flipped the manuscript to the next page. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Lee He Song came over and asked, "Do you want to have a try with the Five-Element Sword Style, Master Lin?"

Lin Xuan Qi nodded his head and took over the sword from Lee He Song.

Although he didn’t prefer to use a sword, it wouldn’t hurt to be able to wield it.

Who knows? It might come in handy one of these days.

Lin Xuan Qi kept the manuscript, held the sword upright like what Lee He Song did.

He took a deep breath and diverted his Five-Element Qi to the sword.

Then, the blade of the sword gave out a bright amber glow.

Lee He Song and Zhi Yong had to shield their eyes from it with their hands.

Flames engulfed the blade of the sword and Lin Xuan Qi swung it horizontally from left to right.

A slicing wave that was made up of fire shot out from his slice and he had to use the system’s gift to make it disappear before it sliced through the wall.

He didn’t stop and turned his wrist upwards.

The tip of the sword turned accordingly and the surroundings were immediately frozen in ice.

When he thrust the sword forward a huge icicle that was the size of a man’s head shot out from the tip of the sword.

Once again, Lin Xuan Qi made the icicle dissipate before it did any damage to the lab.

Lee He Song was thoroughly impressed by what he saw and he chuckled at Lin Xuan Qi, "Master Lin, I think you must have a hidden Sword Spirit Root within you."

"I’m not so sure about that." Lin Xuan Qi turned around and handed the sword back to Lee He Song.

He was thinking about a better place for them to cultivate.

Learning more destructive moves later might cause huge amounts of damage to the mansion if they weren’t careful about it.

But that had to wait first.

Out of the many agendas he had, this wasn’t a high priority item until they ascended and became more powerful.

"There’s no need to be humble with me." Lee He Song kept the sword back into its dark scabbard and said.

Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and replied, "I prefer a weapon that is much more destructive, something that doesn’t slice but hurts with physical blows instead."

There were many other weapon styles in the manuscript that he could learn so he wasn’t in a hurry to decide on one weapon.

"Perhaps the Sima Family might have something suitable for you?" Lee He Song pondered for a moment and said.

"You might be right." Lin Xuan Qi nodded his head and planned to go visit Sima Ye and Sima Long the next day.

He could ask about something that would suit him and also visit his buddy since he hadn’t seen him for quite some time.

They stopped their cultivation afterwards and Lin Xuan Qi got back to his room to continue Dual Cultivating with Xue Cong and Yue Jie.

He was keen for them to ascend and live for longer days together with him.

It went well and Xue Cong, together with Yue Jie, was able to reach Qi Concentration Level Mid Stage.

...

Next day.

Lin Xuan Qi went to the Sima Family Mansion as planned and he was warmly welcomed by Sima Long with Zhang Jie.

"Long time no see." Zhang Jie was glad to have a visitor and she greeted him warmly.

She was getting bored out of her mind having to stay inside their house the whole time.

Sima Long had asked the servant girls not to let her exert too much and she didn’t have to lift a finger for anything.

He wanted his wife and their child to be safe and sound.

Sima Long was equally happy to see him again.

"Tell me, what has been happening out there."

He had also been staying inside the Sima Family Mansion so far in fear of danger with what was going on.

And he was going crazy trapped within the compounds of the Sima Family mansion.

Lin Xuan Qi stole a glance at Zhang Jie, and when he saw her staring at Sima Long, he knew what he should filter out for Sima Long.

"The business is going well, the delivery for the soap and Lin Clan Taste Transcendent Essence to Bian Jing was done by Huo Fei Li not too long ago.

"I am also planning to expand the businesses to Gui Feng City."

Lin Xuan Qi said and Sima Long got excited.

"Gui Feng City? We can have a visit soon when it is safe!" Sima Long exclaimed and Zhang Jie gave out a few dry coughs.

He quickly calmed down and said, "That is after the delivery of our child of course."

Sima Long quickly held onto Zhang Jie’s hand and patted the back of it.

"That’s better." Zhang Jie snorted at Sima Long and he rubbed his hand onto her belly.

Just then, Sima Ye came into the hall and Lin Xuan Qi cupped his hands at Sima Ye.

"Master Sima Ye, so sorry for the intrusion."

"Drop the formalities, we’ve been working so closely for so long." Sima Ye said and glanced over at Sima Long, "And besides that, you are a close friend of my nephew."

"Yeah. And when you have a child of your own, your child and mine would be able to be playmates too." Sima Long said, much to the delight of Sima Ye.

Sima Long was getting brighter now to know that it would be advantageous to get closer with Lin Xuan Qi.

Sima Ye thought silently to himself.

Lin Xuan Qi gave them an awkward smile and thought that they were thinking too far ahead for him.

"Anyway, how can I help you?" Sima Ye went straight to the point and asked the purpose of his visit.