Once Li Chuang said that, Xiao Lin looked at him with a shocked gaze in his eyes.

Then he asked to confirm what he heard "You want us to become friends?"

"Yes. Or you don't like the idea of that?" Li Chuang asked with a smile in his face.

Xiao Lin then exhaled.

Then after quickly thinking of so many things, he looked at Li Chuang and said "Alright. I agree."

Then he continued with a cold, intense gaze in his eyes as he stared at Li Chuang "But don't think that I becoming your friend means that I will tell you any of my secrets. You keep yours, I keep mine. No sharing of secrets between us because we have become friends. I don't want to know what makes you strong and powerful and neither do you."

Haha!

Li Chuang laughed.

He then said "Sure. I won't do that. Besides, I am not the type to ask after how a friend is able to exhibit a shocking level of power. Although I asked you earlier where you got your blades from, I was only curious. However, that won't repeat itself again."

Xiao Lin nodded his head.

Li Chuang then asked "What's your name? I would like to know the name of my other brother of swords and blades."

Xiao Lin gave a slight nod of his head. He then said "My name's Chang Wu. And it's nice knowing you, Li Chuang"

Li Chuang nodded his head.

He then said "Nice becoming your friend, brother Wu. And I hope that our brotherhood and friendship will last till our death"

"Hmm" Xiao Lin uttered and nodded his head.

Li Chuang then said "So, brother Wu, apart from your name, what other name would you like me to call you? I mean, do you have a nickname or like a a moniker that you would want me to call you?"

Xiao Lin nodded his head.

He then said "Yea, I have one. You can call me Bladestroke."

"Hmm. That's a cool name, brother Wu" Li Chuang said while Xiao Lin produced a slight nod of his head.

"So, what sect are you from? Or what establishment are you a member of?" Li Chuang asked.

"Well, I am a rogue cultivator. I don't belong to anyone at the moment." Xiao Lin replied.

"Really? That's simply great, brother Wu. With your stunning fighting talent and Battle Skills, you will surely prosper at my God and Devil Fighting sect."

"You know, as an unaffiliated cultivator, you could actually go one on one with me, the second legacy disciple of the Blood Arbiter and even beat me to some extent. So, if you can do all that without studying under a master or a teacher, then you will quickly rise to fame and power at my sect when you have been trained by the venerate, godly teachers at my sect and would have gone through many challenges and then the purpose-defining Trials of Fire and Storm" Li Chuang said, trying his best to convince Xiao Lin.

He then continued with an amiable smile appearing in his face "So, would you like to go with me to my sect when I am done here with the task that I came to this part of the world for?"

But immediately after he asked that, Xiao Lin gave a strong rejection response.

"But why, brother Wu? You would only waste away your talent and skills as a rogue cultivator in case you don't know. So, I will advise that you come with me to my sect where your battle prowess will be tremendously honed and sharpened to the extreme." Li Chuang surprisingly said in an imploring tone.

However, as soon as he said that, Xiao Lin shook his head again.

He then quickly said before Li Chuang could say anything further "Actually, brother Chuang, I still want to explore the world for sometime myself before I would think of joining any sect or organization. Please don't be offended by my obstinacy."

"I see" Li Chuang said with a light of understanding shining within his eyes.

He then nodded his head and said "Actually, I took no offense, brother Wu. I was only intensely amazed at why you will refuse such an offer without hesitation. Haha! But it's cool anyways. Besides, I like the fact that you want to explore many areas by yourself before becoming affiliated to an organization or sect"

"Okay. Thanks for understanding, brother Wu" Xiao Lin said.

He then said further "I guess it's time to return your Jade Pill Box to you then."

Haha!

Li Chuang unexpectedly laughed.

He then said "Please, don't do that. It was something that you took for yourself after killing those lots, brother Wu. So, please dispel the idea of trying to return the Jade Pill Box to me. Besides, there's many of where that came from. And furthermore, I will never try to collect something from a friend turned brother or a stranger turned brother"

"Hmm. Thank you, brother Chuang" Xiao Lin said sincerely while Li Chuang only nodded his head.

Xiao Lin then asked "Although you have already introduced yourself to me during our earlier battle as the Obsidian Abdicator, however what other nickname or moniker would you like for me to call you?"

"Hmm. Well, you are right about that, brother Wu. I don't want that name to be known to too many people in a particular area, or some powerful ancient beings whom I have arrogantly offended to the bones will certainly arrive in that area for my blood, vitality and life. I mean, they will come down there to seek for my death. Haha!" Li Chuang said and grinned softly. But when he visualized what those beings could do to him if they eventually caught him, he stopped laughing with a dim glow of dread manifesting in his eyes.

Xiao Lin who saw the fear and terror that abruptly surfaced in Li Chuang's eyes and then disappeared in a flash, asked "Oh, so Spirit Sovereign-stage cultivators are seeking for you? Haha! That's great of you, brother Chuang. That's some feat I might never be able to pull"

Li Chuang who heard what Xiao Lin said only broke a slight smile in his face.

He then said "Actually, it's not really a feat. It was just that I killed some of their favorite legacy disciples and used their blood to feed my master's Ironcleaver sword. Then I took their spatial rings which contained some of the exceedingly rare and costly, self-forged treasures that their Legacy Masters and Inheritance Teachers passed down to them as gifts."

"Oh. That was absolutely daring of you, brother Wu. I hope to become like you someday. Haha" Xiao Lin said and laughed.

However, he had already known all these when Li Chuang was speaking to Lightwind and the rest of his colleagues in that old and abandoned building on why he wouldn't be able to come out and do the elephantine task that requested them to help him accomplish and be handsomely paid off.

Li Chuang only gave a slight smile after hearing what Xiao Lin said.

He then spoke "So, concerning the moniker that you want to call me, just call me White Tiger Sword"

"Hmm. That's also a cool name, brother Chuang. So, White Tiger Sword it is then." Xiao Lin said while Li Chuang broke a smile in his face as he nodded his head.

He then said "Actually, it was my master, the Blood Arbiter that gave me that name. I didn't give myself that name."

"Oh really? That's nice!" Xiao Lin said.

But he was stunned to the depth of his distrusting heart that Li Chuang could actually tell him to call him the name that only his master knew and called him.

"Yea. He gave me that nickname because he could perceive a stifling, vague aura of Slaughter that near-completely resembled that of the White Tiger spirit emanating from my body, anytime I fought using the sealed Ironcleaver sword that he passed to me." Li Chuang responded.

"Wow. Okay" Xiao Lin said with a nod of his head.

Now, he was beginning to understand a lot of things about Li Chuang.

Li Chuang who wasn't fazed about telling Xiao Lin a little bit more about himself, continued with a slightly displeased expression appearing in his face "But I hate being the second legacy disciple to my master. I want to be the first and be presented that mighty and beautiful sword called the Heavenly Desolation God and Devil Fighting Sword that my master wants to give to his first legacy disciple in twelve years time after he has completed his limit and perseverance training in the vast and hidden, Red Spirit Wilderness that my master created himself"

"Oh!" Xiao Lin exclaimed in surprise.

Then before he could speak, Li Chuang said further "So, that's why I am here to entirely unseal the Ironcleaver sword using the blood of many people that will gather at a legacy ground of some expert from this town. Once I can get the sword to awaken and pulse with the tremendous power that it possesses, I will be able to use it majestic and domineering power to fight the first legacy disciple of my master and snatch that position for myself."

"Hmm." Xiao Lin uttered and nodded his head.

He then looked at Li Chuang with a determined gaze in his eyes and unexpectedly said "Give me more of those Spiritual Aura bestowing pills, and I will help you acquire the bloods of the thousands of people that you want to use in unsealing your Ironcleaver sword."