[Huh? Why is Luo Qiongyan looking at me? I didn’t say anything.]
‘He never spoke, yet I can hear his voice. It isn’t a voice transmission, so could these be his inner thoughts?’ A thoughtful look appeared in Luo Qiongyan’s eyes.
‘Luo Qiongyan can hear Senior Brother’s inner thoughts too.’
Mu Qiuxue instinctively exchanged a glance with Saintess Yinyue.
[Hmph, what are you looking at? Others might not know that your heart is on the right side, but I do. I also know that you’re an incarnation of Demon Emperor Linglong.]
‘What?’
‘An incarnation of the Demon Emperor?’
Mu Qiuxue and Saintess Yinyue were shaken to their cores.
Linglong was a legendary Great Emperor Realm expert.
‘He actually knows my secret. This young man cannot be allowed to live.’ Killing intent flashed through Luo Qiongyan’s eyes.
“Master, you’re truly impressive. You’ve been stabbed through the heart, yet you still have the leisure to look at someone else.” The eldest disciple, Ling Shuang, twisted the sword in her hand, causing blood to gush from Luo Qiongyan’s chest like a fountain.
“Traitorous disciples who kill their master deserve death.” Dazzling spiritual light erupted from Luo Qiongyan’s eyes.
“Not good! Run!”
The four women instantly sensed an overwhelming danger. They tried to flee, but it was already too late.
“Green Lotus Annihilation.”
In an instant, an enormous green lotus materialized and enveloped all four women. With a single rotation, their bodies were reduced to ashes.
“She killed four late-stage Golden Core Realm cultivators with a single strike!”
The nearby cultivators were horrified by the sight.
Luo Qiongyan then took out a pill and swallowed it. The wound on her chest healed almost instantly.
“How could this be?”
“She was trapped in a certain-death situation, yet she’s completely fine.”
Nangong Wuji of the Grand Dao Immortal Sect stared at her in shock. He was the King Realm expert leading the Grand Dao Immortal Sect and appeared to be a middle-aged man.
“Nangong Wuji, you were behind the betrayal of my four traitorous disciples, weren’t you?” Luo Qiongyan looked at Nangong Wuji expressionlessly. “Tell me, how should I settle this debt with you?”
‘Those inner thoughts aren’t entirely useless. At the very least, they allowed me to discover who was truly behind my disciples’ betrayal.’
Thinking this, Luo Qiongyan could not help glancing at Li Qing.
“So what if it was me?” Nangong Wuji sneered. “Fellow Daoist Qian Yichi of the Four Extremes Holy Land and I have already agreed to split the opportunities inside this bronze hall equally. You’re the unnecessary one here.”
“That doesn’t make sense. If this were merely about the opportunities, I could simply share them with you as well.” Luo Qiongyan’s eyes became as deep as an abyss. “Do you have some grudge against me?”
[Damn, Luo Qiongyan really deserves to be an incarnation of the Demon Emperor. She’s incredibly smart. And yes, Nangong Wuji certainly has a massive grudge against you.]
[His beloved junior sister, Shangguan Tangning, was killed by you. And she died miserably.]
‘I see.’
After hearing Li Qing’s inner thoughts, Luo Qiongyan immediately understood everything.
“It’s because of Shangguan Tangning,” Luo Qiongyan said leisurely.
The moment those words left her lips, Nangong Wuji completely erupted. His face flushed crimson, and his hair and beard stood on end.
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“You wretched woman!”
“I swore that I would cut you into a thousand pieces in this lifetime!”
Bone-deep hatred surged through Nangong Wuji’s eyes.
“Then do you know why I killed her?” Luo Qiongyan asked with a captivating smile.
Luo Qiongyan was already extraordinarily beautiful, and when she smiled, her beauty was enough to captivate an entire empire.
“What other reason could there be? You must have been jealous of her talent, so you killed my Ning’er!” Nangong Wuji’s voice was as cold as ice.
“I’ll show you something. Once you’ve seen it, you’ll thank me,” Luo Qiongyan said leisurely.
[Here it comes! Here it comes! An adults-only movie!]
As soon as she finished speaking, a recording stone soared into the air. An explicit scene immediately appeared before everyone’s eyes.
The woman in the scene was none other than Shangguan Tangning, and she was dual cultivating with a man.
[Holy crap, that figure! Holy crap, that sword scar! No wonder Nangong Wuji was hopelessly obsessed with her.]
[I never expected I’d get to watch this kind of movie in this world.]
[I love it. I absolutely love it.]
Everyone nearby was left utterly dumbfounded by what they saw.
“No!”
Pfft!
Nangong Wuji violently spat out a mouthful of blood.
His Dao Heart shattered.
Luo Qiongyan smiled faintly, turned her jade-like palm, and shattered the recording stone with a single strike. The image instantly vanished.
[What a pity.]
Mu Qiuxue and Saintess Yinyue immediately glared furiously at Li Qing.
“What a pity.”
Gu Beichen’s voice suddenly came from nearby.
“They committed such filthy acts inside my secluded cultivation grounds. Tell me, didn’t they deserve to die?” Luo Qiongyan asked indifferently.
‘Ning’er, I loved you so much. Why did you do this to me?’
Nangong Wuji’s heart was filled with unbearable resentment and anguish.
“I’ll give you a chance.” Luo Qiongyan stared at Nangong Wuji with overwhelming dominance. “Leave this place, kill that man, then return to me and accept your death.”
[Damn! As expected of an incarnation of the Demon Emperor. So domineering. She truly looks down upon everyone beneath heaven.]
“That man is still alive?” Nangong Wuji, who had been utterly despondent moments earlier, suddenly erupted with terrifying killing intent.
The man had stolen the woman he loved. This hatred was irreconcilable.
[Of course he’s still alive. That guy’s background is anything but simple. Otherwise, there’s no way he could have seduced Shangguan Tangning. Even the Demon Emperor’s incarnation couldn’t deal with him back then.]
‘Oh? This young man seems to know that man’s background. Interesting.’
‘He seems to know quite a lot.’
A trace of interest appeared in Luo Qiongyan’s eyes as she looked at Li Qing.
“I’ll leave right now and kill him.” Nangong Wuji no longer cared about any opportunities. He immediately transformed into a streak of light and disappeared.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully enjoying the gossip.]
[Ding! System reward: 50,000 Modification Points. Current balance: 54,000 Modification Points.]
[Ding! The gossip was so sweet that the host is about to rise to the heavens.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for triggering an additional system reward.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the divine movement technique: Shrinking the Earth into an Inch.]
Li Qing was speechless.
He had the distinct feeling that this shameless system was mocking him, but he had no evidence.
Very good.
He only needed another 46,000 Modification Points to raise his cultivation to the perfected late-stage Nascent Soul Realm.
[Tsk, tsk. As expected of an incarnation of the Demon Emperor. She directly eliminated one competitor. Now only Qian Yichi remains.]
“Fellow Daoist Qian, how about we split the opportunities inside this hall equally?” Luo Qiongyan smiled sweetly. “You can enter first.”
[Tsk, tsk. She clearly knows that the female corpse inside the bronze hall still has a remnant consciousness, yet she’s letting Qian Yichi enter first. She’s obviously trying to get him killed.]
[I need to get out of here. There’s no way my fragile body can withstand the remnant consciousness of an immortal corpse.]
‘What?’
‘An immortal corpse?’
‘The female corpse inside the hall is actually an immortal corpse?’
Luo Qiongyan was deeply shocked.
The path to immortality in this world had long since been severed. It was common knowledge that no immortals remained in the world, and Great Emperor Realm experts stood at the absolute pinnacle.
‘If that truly is an immortal corpse, then my true body can be saved.’
‘If immortals exist in this world, then the path to immortality has not been severed.’
A brilliant light flashed through Luo Qiongyan’s eyes.
“Junior Sister Mu, it’s going to become extremely dangerous from here on. We should leave.” Li Qing gently tightened his grip on Mu Qiuxue’s hand.
“Senior Brother…”
Mu Qiuxue was deeply unwilling to give up.
‘An immortal corpse still possesses a remnant consciousness. Just thinking about it is enough to know how terrifying that must be.’
‘Am I truly not destined to obtain anything from this immortal corpse?’
‘No. Senior Brother’s inner thoughts said that this immortal corpse would eventually be paired with Gu Beichen as his ghost bride. That means there must still be an opportunity.’
‘In that case, I’ll retreat for now and return later.’
Mu Qiuxue quickly made her decision.
“I’ll listen to Senior Brother,” Mu Qiuxue immediately replied.
“I’ll leave with you.” Saintess Yinyue immediately prepared to accompany them.
Whoosh!
At that moment, Luo Qiongyan suddenly appeared near Li Qing. She gave him a captivating smile and asked, “Where are you planning to go, Fellow Daoist?”
“I wish to marry you and become your wife. What do you think, Fellow Daoist?”