798 Figh

Bang!

In the valley, the enormous monster snake fell to the ground with a bang.Fresh blood flowed, dying the ground red as a bloody scent stealthily spread.

Ling Qingzhu’s face was cool and indifferent as she landed from the air. Afterwhich, she arrived at the Supreme Purity Celestial Pond. A jadelike handbrushed apart the water, and slowly washed the bloody longsword.

Lin Dong involuntarily rubbed his nose while he watched this scene. It seemedthat Ling Qingzhu was very embarrassed and furious this time. However, he couldunderstand why. If it was someone else, Lin Dong was certain that his fatewould be similar to that of the monster snake. It was likely that the only manin this world who could continue to challenge her baseline in such a manner wasLin Dong…

The messy and unclear relationship between the two had clearly made itimpossible for them to view each other as ordinary people. This was also thereason why Ling Qingzhu was tolerating of Lin Dong’s various excessive actions.

Splash.

Water flowed down the longsword, and landed into the pond, creating manyripples. Ling Qingzhu lowered her head and gazed at the face so beautiful thatit could cause the downfall of nations reflected within the ripples. Her pearlywhite teeth involuntarily bit her lips. It seemed there were still some remnanttraces of the warmth from earlier on her lips.

That fellow seemed to constantly shatter the calmness of her still water likeheart.

Ling Qingzhu was somewhat baffled. The matter five years ago had undoubtedlymessed up both of their original paths. She had once thought that given hercharacter, she should be able to achieve the state her master had described toher, the state of having her heart as calm as a mirror and being completelyuntroubled. However, that preposterous incident had caused her a tinyimperfection to appear on her bright mirror like heart .

Ling Qingzhu had used five years to weaken and bury away that tinyimperfection. And just when she had thought that she was about to completelyforget it, that somewhat fuzzy figure was accompanied by a storm as itstaggered with exceptional perseverance, and once again barged into her sights.

The young man from back then had unknowingly already started chasing herfootsteps. He had transformed tremendously during these five years. However,that exact same stubbornness from five years ago, had not been erased with theflow of time…

Five years ago, a young man had once silently endured in a miserable mannerbefore Lin Liangtian. Now, he had become the most outstanding disciple amongstthe younger generation of Dao Sect. His achievements could even be consideredtop-notch amongst the younger generation of the entire Eastern Xuan Region.

Such improvement and metamorphosis was something that even Ling Qingzhu haddifficulty ignoring at this moment. She was aware that it would perhaps nolonger be easy for her to expel this person who had barged into her world again…

Ling Qingzhu’s expression was somewhat complicated as she gently pursed herlips. After which, she heard the soft sounds of footsteps being transmittedfrom behind her. Her delicate body stiffened unnoticeably. The complicatedexpression in her eyes also quickly withdrew.

Lin Dong walked over from behind. After which, he sat down beside LingQingzhu. He tilted his head and watched the side of her enchantingly bewitchingface. Suddenly, he smiled and said, “Do you still remember the words I spokefive years ago?”

“I’ve forgotten.” Ling Qingzhu lowered her long eyelashes and repliedindifferently.

“I knew of the gap between the you and me in the past. Therefore, I struggledwith everything I had. After you left back then, I also left Yan City bymyself. After which, I honed and trained myself in the outside world. At thattime, I only had two aims. To to kill Lin Liangtian, and to stand before youagain.” The young man raised his head beside the pond and looked at thesomewhat sinisterly black sky before laughing.

“I am not trying to boast to you. All that I wish to convey, is that yourjudgement of me is ultimately wrong.”

“I have achieved what you had deemed impossible.”

Ling Qingzhu’s delicate finger skimmed over the longsword. Soon after, sheturned her head and watched the brilliantly smiling young man. After a longsilence, she finally spoke softly, “You have struggled for five years becauseof those words? You should be aware that there were many times that you mighthave failed on that journey. There will be no chance for you to redo everythingagain should that happen.”

“But I eventually succeeded.” Lin Dong stretched his waist. He had roamed theGreat Desolate Province, charged out of the Great Yan Empire and into theHundred Empire War. Finally, he had entered Eastern Xuan Region. There might bemany dangers, but he had ultimately succeeded.

“Back then, I said that a woman I have slept with will definitely be mine.These words might appear a little vulgar now that I think about it but…”

Lin Dong smiled. His eyes stared directly at Ling Qingzhu and said, “You aremy woman.”

“Swoosh!”

Water splashed and the brilliant longsword was accompanied by a chilling auraas it pointed at Lin Dong’s throat. Ling Qingzhu looked at him, her voice wascold as she spoke, “Do you truly think that I will not kill you?”

Lin Dong did not say anything. He stared at Ling Qingzhu. Those eyes werewithout fear. There was no trace of any intention to weaken his position.

Ling Qingzhu gritted her teeth. Finally, she put away her longsword. Sheclenched her hand and said, “It is best for you not to say such words. If thesewords reach my teacher’s ears, she will kill you even if you are a Dao Sectdisciple.”

Lin Dong frowned.

“Every sect master of the Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace must train theDao of their hearts. A heart must be as clear as a mirror, and not a singlespeck of dust will be tolerated. Given her character, if my master knew aboutus, she will definitely intervene and help me remove the imperfection in myheart.”

“Ling Qingzhu watched Lin Dong and said, “You are that speck of dust, theimperfection in my heart!”

“Dao of the heart. It is heterodoxy.” Lin Dong knitted his brows tightly.Immediately, he looked at Ling Qingzhu and said, “In your opinion… how shouldthis imperfection in your heart be removed?”

Ling Qingzhu was clearly startled by this question. Originally, she thoughtthat there was no need to think about the answer. At this moment, however, shehad difficulty speaking under Lin Dong’s gaze. Hence, she could only shake herhead while feeling lost as she replied, “I do not know…”

“I do not know if you these words of yours are an attempt to get me to backoff. However, my determination will never change. If your teacher wishes tostop me, I will wait until I am stronger than your teacher, before directlysnatching you from the hands of the Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace.” LinDong watched Ling Qingzhu, who had given the uncertain reply. A smile surfacedon his face as he grinned and declared.

Ling Qingzhu felt neither able to laugh nor cry in the face of these words.She somewhat helplessly shook her head as she replied, “Even the sect master ofyour Dao Sect, Ying Xuanzi, has to be polite to my teacher when he sees her.You should stop setting random goals…”

Lin Dong smiled and he did not say anything more on this topic. It wassimilarly possible for him to feel the complicated emotions Ling Qingzhu hadtowards him. This was already pretty decent. At the very least, she did notpossess that indifference and alienation that she used to treat other men whenfacing him. From a certain point of view, this was quite a good start.

“Thank you, for what you did at the bottom of the pond earlier.”

Ling Qingzhu quietly sighed in relief when she saw the fearless Lin Dong hadactually moderated himself. Soon after, she changed the topic and said.

“Why did you provoke that thing?” Lin Dong frowned slightly. If Ling Qingzhu’sintention was to heal herself, she could clearly do it at the middle of thepond. There was no need for her to intentionally head to the bottom of the pond.

“That skeleton should have some relations to my Nine Heavens Supreme PurityPalace. I received calls from it after entering the pond. However, I did notexpect that it actually intended on snatching my life force.” Ling Qingzhubunched her eyebrows together as she explained.

“Relations?” Lin Dong was startled. That skeleton’s existence was clearly farolder than the Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace. Therefore, it was likelythat there was no direct relation between the two. From the looks of it, it wasprobably some relation in martial arts or secret arts…

“No wonder that spirit emblem entered your body…”

Ling Qingzhu nodded. She could sense the addition of the majestic spiritemblem within her body. This was considered a lucky opportunity for her.

“It seems like this Supreme Purity Celestial Pond will lose its powers in thefuture.” Lin Dong gazed at the Supreme Purity Celestial Pond with some regret.The rainbow colours within it were gradually fading. The reason this SupremePurity Celestial Pond had appeared in Unique Devil Region was clearly due tothe protection of the ancient skeleton. Now that the skeleton had turned intodust, this place will likely once again be eroded by demonic Qi in the future…

Ling Qingzhu nodded. Soon after, she stood up and said, “Let’s leave.” She hadalready achieved her goal for this trip. Clearly, there was no point in themfor them to remain in this place.

Lin Dong smiled and nodded when he heard this. He waved his sleeve, before ablack light shot out from the distance. Finally, it was kept in his Qiankunbag. It was the demon corpse that he had used to lure the monster snake awayearlier.

The two prepared to leave after the demon corpse was kept. However, LingQingzhu had just moved her body when she suddenly became startled. She beckonedwith her hand, and a golden light shot out from the space in front of her.Finally, it entered her hand.

“This is our Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace’s Yuan Spirit message. Whathappened?”

Ling Qingzhu received the golden light as her brows knitted slightly. Finally,her finger pressed on her smooth forehead. A change appeared on her face amoment later.

“What happened? Something happened to your people?” Lin Dong asked in surprisewhen he saw this.

“No…”

Ling Qingzhu shook her head. Her clear eyes looked at Lin Dong. After a briefhesitation, she said, “It seems like Yuan Cang and the rest have attacked theDao Sect disciples…”