The eighth layer was much simpler than Ye Xiao expected, and now that it was still early, Ye Xiao directly chose to continue to challenge the ninth layer.

"Warning, the ninth layer will enter a new level of challenge, and it is recommended to convert all the previously obtained Biluo points into combat power before challenging it. The mysterious ball of light warned Ye Xiao for the second time.

"Keep up the challenge... It seems that this ninth layer will be a watershed moment. Ye Xiao was prepared in his heart.

"The ninth layer challenge target is being generated... Challenging the scene under construction... Generated. With the disappearance of the ball of light, Ye Xiao found that the Seventh Void Realm had undergone earth-shaking changes, and the originally empty space had a scene of mountains and flowing water, and a small boat was going down the river, while he was standing on top of the small boat. In front of him, a plainly dressed boatman with an ordinary face was rowing with oars.

"This..."Ye Xiao looked at the boatman in front of him with a vigilant face, there were only the two of them in the scene, and his opponent was obviously the boatman in front of him.

Sure enough, the boatman glanced at Ye Xiao, and the soles of his feet moved, and the whole boat shook wildly. Ye Xiao subconsciously flew up, and at the moment when his body left the boat, countless water arrows were shot out of the water, and countless flying stones fell from the mountains. No matter how Ye Xiao dodged and intercepted, he was finally hit by water arrows and flying stones, and the direct challenge failed.

"What's going on? Isn't this level allowed to leave the boat?" Ye Xiao entered the void realm again to restart the challenge, the same landscape and the same fisherman, this time when the boat shook, he stabilized his body and stood firmly on the boat, as long as he didn't leave the boat, it seemed that the water arrows and falling rocks would not appear.

In a moment's hesitation, the boatman attacked with his oars in hand. Ye Xiao had been guarding against him for a long time, and the Yanlun Tianwei sword was unsheathed, but the extremely sharp sword did not even leave a scratch on the oar. The boatman's moves are very rough, one move and one style is like a martial artist rather than a monk. Ye Xiao easily defused all the other party's attacks, but he found that the oars seemed to be getting heavier and heavier. Another oar was split from the head, Ye Xiao resisted with a sword, although the boatman's attack was blocked by Ye Xiao, but the wooden boat under Ye Xiao's feet was instantly torn apart. The ship sank and was defeated, and Ye Xiao was teleported out of the Seventh Void Realm again.

"I don't know what kind of treasure the boatman's oars are, but the wooden boat is really the most ordinary wooden boat, and I can't stand it at all. I had to deal with the boatman while also protecting the wooden boat under my feet. Thinking of this, Ye Xiao's head is big, once he uses many of his moves, which one is not infinitely powerful, which one is not a landslide, it is almost impossible to protect a wooden ship from damage in such a high-intensity battle.

"Come again!" Ye Xiao was unconvinced and started the challenge again, this time because he was afraid of the damage to the boat, he was afraid of his moves, and was finally slapped away by the boatman with an oar. Again and again, again and again, the reason for failure is not that he is not strong enough, but that he is not strong enough. Neither can you break away from the boat nor let the boat be damaged, but you have to face the attack of a boatman with high skills, fortunately, this fisherman will not take the initiative to attack the boat, otherwise Ye Xiao really doesn't know how to get through this level.

"I see! The key to the problem lies in the boatman, how can he launch a fierce attack while still ensuring that the boat is not affected?" Ye Xiao figured out the key to the problem, in order to get through this level, he must unlock the secret of the boatman. "The Kuroki Order is really a great treasure, but it's a pity that I have to go and see it. ”

After months of retreat, Ye Xiao has made great progress, not because his cultivation has improved much, but because he has made full progress in the control of his strength, what he is thinking about now is not his confidante but such a mediocre-looking boatman, how did he manage to integrate with the boat, no matter how hard he tried, he would not damage the boat?

As soon as Ye Xiao walked out of the small courtyard of Yutang, the Ju family brothers received the news and immediately invited him over.

"Brother Xiao, you can be regarded as out of the customs. Ju Youcai said with admiration.

"How did the Four Seas Firm react?" Ye Xiao said curiously.

"They really made a fuss about the refiners, but fortunately, you kept a hand in your clever calculations, and now those refiners have made a lot of money, and they won't come to trouble us again. "Ju Youcai said.

"But there is one more thing, Xiao Qiran is here. And not long ago, he just held an auction in Tianji City. The scale is simply breathtaking, and countless people have rushed over from the surrounding cities. Some of the auction items at the auction were immortal weapons forged by Xiao Qiran himself, refined elixirs and some formation props. The Four Seas Commercial Bank can be described as infinitely beautiful, and with Xiao Qiran's goods, many of the treasures in their inventory have been auctioned at good prices. Ju Youcai sighed with emotion, Xiao Qiran's name is too big, and he has been famous for a long time among the three realms of refining, formation, and elixir.

"Xiao Qiran..."Ye Xiao has heard this name countless times, this genius who has already moved the heavens is the real Zhen Gu Shuo Jin, unlike him who is relying on the false name of the only immortal king.

"Well, he sent you an invitation to the auction not long ago, but unfortunately you are in retreat and cultivation, so we don't dare to disturb you. After the auction, he sent you another invitation letter, and said that he would go to him after your retreat was over, and he would not leave Tianji City for a while. Ju Youcai handed an invitation letter to Ye Xiao.

"He invited me?" Ye Xiao looked at the invitation, it was indeed Xiao Qiran's invitation, and he was only invited.

"Young Master Xiao, are you going or not going?" asked Ju Youcai, with a tangle written on his face.

"Go, of course. Xiao Qiran is afraid that he rarely invites others, and if he does not respond to the two invitations, he will be offended to death. It is a very troublesome thing to offend a young man who has a name for himself, and although I am not afraid of him, I hate trouble. A smile appeared on the corner of Ye Xiao's mouth.

"Okay, Xiao Gongzi is so bold, I will personally escort you over. Although the Four Seas Commercial Bank is not shameless, it is not afraid of 10,000 in case. "Ju Youcai said.

"There is a deacon. Ye Xiao said politely and did not refuse.

In the branch of the Four Seas Commercial Bank, Deacon Ju led Ye Xiao to visit, and it was Ma Wude who personally met them.

"Old sentence, the young man behind you is the legendary refiner newly recruited by Mingyue Firm, it is really young and promising, you Brightmoon Firm's treasure has been picked up. Deacon Ma looked at the two and smiled, and there was a slight sour smile in his laughter.

"Hehehehe, old horse, why are you so polite when you and I have known each other for many years. It's really eye-opening for you to be able to recruit Xiao Qiran's son from the Four Seas Commercial Bank, and I admire it. Ju Youcai replied.

Ma Wude stopped the sentence Youcai and asked the maid to take Ye Xiao into the backyard alone, "Old sentence, Xiao Gongzi only invited Xiao Yegongzi alone, you better stay here and chat with me." ”

Ju Youcai frowned, but did not object, "It's okay, you and I haven't sat down to talk for a long time." Ju Youcai nodded at Ye Xiao, Ye Xiao also nodded in response, and then followed the maid into the backyard.

The backyard is a quiet bamboo forest, the color of the bamboo here is not ordinary bamboo, but a rare spiritual bamboo, which has the characteristics of gathering aura, exuding fragrance, and dispelling mosquitoes. In the sparse bamboo forest, there is a simple stone pavilion, and in the stone pavilion sits a man dressed in a purple and gold robe, he wears a crown of gold and jade on his head, his skin is as white as snow, and he is extremely handsome. The first time Ye Xiao saw him, he thought of Jia Baoyu in the Dream of Red Mansions, but those eyes that seemed to see everything were definitely not what Jia Baoyu deserved.

"Xiao Gongzi, the people have been brought, and the slave and maid have retired. The maid reluctantly looked at Xiao Qiran a few times and then withdrew.

"Brother Xiao, please take a seat. Xiao Qiran stood up and said politely.

"Then you're welcome. Ye Xiao generously sat opposite Xiao Qiran, who was making tea at the moment.

"Using the dew of Moyuzhu to cook Tianxin nephrite tea is the best in the world. Xiao Qiran poured a cup of boiled tea for Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao picked up the teacup and tasted it carefully, only to feel that his lips and teeth were fragrant, his whole body was full of energy, and his heart was like falling into the clouds. "It's really a great tea! You know I'm coming, so you made the tea in advance?"

"Mingyue Commercial Bank naturally has my eyeliner, and I won't tell you, except for those elders and relatives, it is the first time I have poured tea for others. Xiao Qiran raised the teacup and took a sip himself.

"Xiao Mou, how can he be, he is really flattered. Ye Xiao didn't expect Xiao Qiran to value him so much.

"I treat Brother Xiao so sincerely, why does Brother Xiao show me with a false appearance?" Xiao Qiran said suddenly, a pair of eyes stopped on Ye Xiao's face.

"Eh, do you know the disguise on my face?" Ye Xiao took off the Golden Butterfly Phantom Face and restored his original appearance, his demeanor and charm did not fall behind Xiao Qiran in the slightest.

"The camouflage effect of this thing can hide from others, but it can't hide from me. Also, your real name is not Xiao Ye, but Ye Xiao. Xiao Qiran said again.

This is the second person after Hua Xinxian to see through Ye Xiao's disguise as soon as they met.

"How did you know?, whether it's Xiao Ye or Ye Xiao, you've never seen it, right?" Ye Xiao didn't deny it, but asked curiously.

"How could I not know the name of the First Immortal King. And my naughty sister has suffered a lot at your hands, and she has been pestering me since she came back. I also took the trouble to investigate you, and found that in addition to your extremely high cultivation, you also cultivated the formation and refining weapons, and the refining tools also inherited the secret methods of the Mo family and the skills of the craftsmen. This made me very interested in you, and by the way, I also studied some of the Mo family's refining techniques. Not long ago, I saw a similar technique in the Knowledge of All Things, and at that time I knew that this Xiao Ye should be from the Dark Dust Realm. Seeing your disguise today combined with the description of your appearance by the outside world, it is not difficult to guess your true identity. Xiao Qiran said truthfully.

Ye Xiao gasped, Xiao Qiran dug up his information. Moreover, he can see the Mo family's refining skills from the general knowledge of all things, what kind of ability this is, and it is worthy of the name of the first genius of the Xuanao Upper Realm. This was the first time that Ye Xiao had come into contact with the true top geniuses of the Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms, and as for the previous Ye Xingchen and his ilk, they were not worth mentioning in front of Xiao Qiran at all.

"You were invited to the auction before, but you didn't come, and I thought you looked down on Xiao. Xiao Qiran sighed bitterly.

"This ...... Brother Xiao, it's no wonder, I was in retreat before. Ye Xiao said truthfully.

"Hitting the ninth layer in retreat?" Xiao Qiran showed a strange smile.

Ye Xiao's complexion changed drastically.