Do you still dare to covet my things?

"Don't you want this high-grade Taoist weapon?"

Li Xun placed Du'e's fairy clothes in a jade box and tossed it into the arms of the leader. "Did you really give it to me?"

The man hastily caught the jade box, disbelief written on his face. He had just witnessed Li Xun sealing Du'e's Immortal Clothes within it.

At this moment, he held the jade box with both hands and felt a bit parched. The object he had dreamt of had fallen into his hands so easily, making it seem somewhat surreal.

Beside him, the others who had accompanied him wore expressions of envy and jealousy. They couldn't comprehend why Holy Son Xuanyang would hand over such a valuable item to him and not keep it for himself.

Instead of keeping it for himself?

[Ding, congratulations to the owner for successfully investing and obtaining a low-grade Lingbao Sky-Breaking Hammer. Would you like to receive it?] The system sound rang out.

Li Xun took the jade box back into his hands with a flick of his palm and said casually, "I'm sorry, but I've changed my mind, and I no longer wish to give you the Du'e Immortal Clothes."

"Um?"

The man was bewildered, his hands now empty. He couldn't understand. Why had he given it to him and then taken it back?

Had Li Xun played a trick on him?

As time passed, Li Xun looked at the two individuals before him, and they began to grow nervous, having transitioned from shock. Although they didn't comprehend what Li Xun was doing, a sense of unease crept into their hearts. They remembered Li Xun mentioning an experiment...

Was it possible that the Du'e Immortal Clothes he had just given to them were part of the experiment?

"It seems there's no way to take advantage of this," Li Xun sighed lightly. He glanced at the Du'e Immortal Clothes in his hand. He had initially thought that, after taking back what he'd given, he could continue to invest if things went south. However, he realized that once he invested, even if he took the item back, the other party would not be investable again.

He had used a similar tactic against Chu Linghe in the Yuanhuang Secret Realm, but the situation had been so chaotic that he hadn't been able to study it closely. Now, it appeared that the system wouldn't leave such a blatant loophole.

If that was the case, there was no need to continue practicing. He could just return to the sect, find Ye Han, collaborate, and fight for a few days to become invincible across all worlds.

"That's it," Li Xun turned to the other person, raising the jade box before he could send it away. The man seemed to have sensed something and began to back away, pleading, "Please, don't give it to me, I no longer want it. Spare my life, fellow Taoist!"

At this point, it was evident to everyone that Li Xun had no intention of giving the high-grade Taoist weapon to them. He had simply used them for some illusory experiments until the experiment was complete.

Li Xun was left speechless. He had witnessed the emergence of investment light several times, but this was the first time he had seen it disappear. Fortunately, the other party had been a white investor, so it didn't matter if he lost it.

"Since you no longer want it, then let's part ways," Li Xun waved his hand, and with a bang, the man was transformed into a cloud of blood mist.

Beside him, the leader's body trembled as if struck by lightning, and he tearfully pleaded, "Fellow Taoist, I want a top-grade Taoist weapon, please give it to me!"

"Um?" Li Xun's eyes widened as he said indifferently, "Now that the situation has unfolded this way, do you still dare to covet my belongings? How audacious!"

The leader's face froze, and before he could react, he saw a divine light rapidly expanding before his eyes, and with a bang, he too met the same fate as the previous man.

At the same time, at the location where Li Xun had battled three people to the death not long ago, a flying boat descended from the sky. Five or six young men and women stood on board, each of them exceptionally handsome, exuding powerful auras. They glanced around at the surrounding mountains, their expressions turning solemn.

"We're late. If everything is as expected, the person who confronted Li Xun should be deceased," one of the young men spoke. He was a prodigy from Yin Yang Holy Land, not the Holy Son, but his strength was no less than that of the Holy Son, even though he was slightly older.

He had lost the qualification to compete for the position of the Holy Son.

"Fellow Taoist Feng Lie is correct. Li Xun possesses a Red Flame Divine Body and has endured ten levels of heavenly calamity. Facing him in an ordinary life-and-death situation, there would be no chance of victory," Champion Hou spoke, his black hair cascading like a waterfall, his eyes deep like a demon god. He stood there with an intimidating presence, despite not receiving the blessing of divine light from heaven. Nonetheless, relying on the Jidu Divine Body's strength, he was among the top young geniuses.

"It doesn't matter."

Feng Lie smiled faintly and spoke calmly, "With the six of us working together, no matter how strong Li Xun is, he will have a tough time. Plus, we have the finest flying spirit treasure to aid us. Li Xun won't be able to escape our grasp."

"He... also possesses the finest flying spirit treasure," the champion said, his face wearing a grim expression, as he struggled to get the words out.

"Um?" Feng Lie and the other young prodigies exchanged surprised glances. After a brief moment, someone inquired, "To the best of my knowledge, Li Xun's sect wasn't a holy land previously. What's the best flying spirit treasure doing with them? It must be exceptionally valuable, so why would they give it to Li Xun?"

"Um," the champion hesitated for a moment, then spoke slowly, "He stole it from me."

Upon hearing these words, the atmosphere in the vicinity turned bizarre. None of the other prodigies uttered a word. Feng Lie, on the other hand, activated his spirit boat, transforming it into a streak of light as he swiftly pursued Li Xun to the west.