Boom!
At that moment, dazzling divine light suddenly erupted across the horizon. The entire Incense Burning Immortal Valley trembled slightly, and a figure flashed into existence near Divine Jade Peak. An elderly woman with snow-white hair appeared before them.
A terrifying pressure descended like the might of heaven itself.
[Such terrifying pressure. She’s in the Great Power Realm.] Li Qing’s heart jolted.
“Greetings, Supreme Elder.” Luo Qiongyan hurriedly greeted the newcomer.
“Qiongyan, bring Li Qing, the Holy Son of the Supreme Origin Immortal Sect, and follow me,” the white-haired elderly woman said calmly as she looked at the two of them.
[Holy crap, they already decided the outcome? The old monster from my sect is awesome.]
“Supreme Elder…” Luo Qiongyan began.
“There’s no need to say anything more. You were in the wrong in this matter.” The white-haired elderly woman’s expression darkened slightly.
Luo Qiongyan gently gritted her teeth.
‘Hmph, what do you mean I was in the wrong? You just couldn’t beat the other side.’
What should she do now? There had only been one final step left.
If she had known this would happen, she never would have accompanied Li Qing to watch all that excitement.
She had cared too much about him and ended up delaying the important matter.
Li Qing coughed lightly before looking at the white-haired elderly woman with an aggrieved expression. “Greetings, Senior. Speaking of this matter, Elder Luo was indeed in the wrong. How could she possibly do something as outrageous as abducting a handsome man by force? It’s simply too much. My innocence has been completely ruined. What woman would dare like me after this? Senior, you must uphold justice for this junior.”
“You talk too much.” The white-haired elderly woman glared at him.
A terrifying pressure instantly descended from the sky. Li Qing staggered, and if Luo Qiongyan had not caught him in time, he would have nearly fallen to his knees.
[Holy crap, you old hag. Just you wait.]
“Supreme Elder, my husband has a straightforward personality and sometimes says the wrong thing. Please don’t be angry with him.” Luo Qiongyan immediately pleaded with the white-haired elderly woman on Li Qing’s behalf.
Hearing this, the white-haired elderly woman looked Luo Qiongyan up and down before finally withdrawing her pressure.
[Holy crap, I already said all that about her, yet she still defended me. Don’t tell me she’s actually fallen for me? Although this woman is beautiful, extremely beautiful, in fact, she’s a female lead. These female leads are all magnets for trouble. I don’t want trouble clinging to me. No, I have to make her give up on me. Although I’m not very good at being a scumbag, I still know a few scumbag lines. Forgive me, my dear wife.]
Li Qing immediately put on an angry expression and looked at Luo Qiongyan. “Elder Luo, why are you still holding my hand? How much longer are you planning to take advantage of me? Let go.”
[Still, I have to admit that Luo Qiongyan is incredibly beautiful. Her skin is great too, and her little hand is so soft and smooth.]
Luo Qiongyan nearly exploded with anger when she heard his thoughts.
‘Very good, Li Qing. If I couldn’t hear your inner thoughts, you really might have fooled me. You call me your dear wife in your heart and enjoy taking advantage of me, yet out loud, you pretend to despise me. You’re really something. You think I’m a magnet for trouble, don’t you? Fine. Then I’m sticking to you. I’ll trouble you to death.’
“But I like you. I like you so, so much.” Tears welled up in Luo Qiongyan’s eyes, and she looked as though she might burst into tears at any moment.
[Oh, give me a break. We’ve only known each other for a few days. Do you even believe that yourself? Now you’re putting on an act for me.]
Li Qing could not help rolling his eyes.
“Are you done crying? If you are, let go of my hand.” Li Qing looked thoroughly impatient.
[How was that? My scumbag lines weren’t bad, right?]
‘Very good, Li Qing. So this is how you want to bully me?’
“Cough.”
The white-haired elderly woman finally could not bear watching any longer.
‘Are these two flirting right in front of me? Have they considered my feelings at all? How is a single woman several hundred years old supposed to endure watching this?’
“You two can explain your affairs clearly yourselves once we get there.” The white-haired elderly woman waved her sleeve.
Li Qing immediately felt the world spin around him. By the time his vision cleared, he had already appeared outside the Incense Burning Immortal Valley.
“Junior Brother!”
“Senior Brother!”
The voices of Feng Yuheng and Mu Qiuxue rang out from the sky.
Only then did Li Qing notice that the surroundings were packed with people. Not far ahead, a group of high-ranking members of the Supreme Origin Immortal Sect hovered in the air. At their head stood an elderly man dressed in azure robes, his hair and beard completely white.
A faint pressure emanated from his body, carrying the majesty of heavenly might.
“I brought him out,” the white-haired elderly woman said calmly.
Whoosh!
At that moment, the azure-robed elder waved his sleeve, and the betrothal gifts Luo Qiongyan had previously presented instantly appeared.
“We’re returning these things to your Incense Burning Immortal Valley. Li Qing, we’re leaving,” the azure-robed elder said calmly.
“Yes, Supreme Elder.” Li Qing nodded slightly.
However, when he tried several times to pull his hand away, Luo Qiongyan held on tightly and refused to release him.
“Elder Luo, it’s time to let go,” Li Qing reminded her.
‘Let go?’
Luo Qiongyan looked arrogantly at the azure-robed elder. “Li Qing is my man. Even if the Heavenly Emperor himself came here, he still wouldn’t be able to take him away.”
[It’s over. This woman has gone insane. That’s a Great Power Realm Supreme Elder of my sect! You’re only a fragment of Demon Emperor Linglong’s soul. You’re not Demon Emperor Linglong herself.]
“Oh?” The azure-robed elder stared coldly at Luo Qiongyan. “Do you know the consequences of disrespecting me?”
“Old He, Qiongyan merely misspoke in a moment of anger. Why bother arguing with a junior?” Seeing the situation worsening, the white-haired elderly woman hurriedly intervened.
At the same time, she repeatedly signaled Luo Qiongyan with her eyes to release Li Qing.
Luo Qiongyan ignored her completely and stared directly at the azure-robed elder. “He Tianque, isn’t it? You’ve cultivated for several hundred years, yet you’re still lingering in the Great Power Realm. The Immortal Platform Realm remains far beyond your reach. You’re nothing but trash.”
The azure-robed elder’s expression instantly turned murderous.
Her words had struck directly at his sore spot, and they had struck hard.
“Junior, you’re courting death!”
“Supreme Origin Immortal Returning Finger!”
The next moment, dazzling divine light erupted from the azure-robed elder’s body. A thin beam of finger light pierced through the void and shot straight toward Luo Qiongyan. Read this novel at novelping dot com for the best experience.
“Not good!”
The white-haired elderly woman’s expression changed drastically. She immediately struck out with a golden palm imprint to block the attack, but the beam of finger light pierced straight through it in a single blow.
[Holy crap, this old bastard really intends to kill her! It’s over. I only wanted to leave. I never wanted this woman to die! Seriously, why did you have to provoke him?]
“Don’t worry. Even if I die, I won’t let them take you away.” Luo Qiongyan tightened her grip on Li Qing’s hand.
[Luo Qiongyan, are you insane? I’m only returning to my sect. It’s not like we’re being separated forever. It’s not as if we’ll never see each other again. Why are you taking things this far?]
Suddenly, Luo Qiongyan’s voice sounded directly within Li Qing’s mind, “I am a Great Emperor. You know that. The dignity of a Great Emperor cannot be insulted.”
‘Secret voice transmission?’
Li Qing froze for a moment.
Luo Qiongyan smiled beautifully at him. “My hair was black at dawn, yet by dusk, it turns to snow.”
Her long black hair began turning snow-white at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“Myriad Daos Return to One.”
Luo Qiongyan extended her slender hand toward the incoming beam of finger light and clenched her fingers.
Bang!
The beam exploded in her grasp.
“Pfft!”
The azure-robed elder’s face instantly flushed crimson as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
“What?!”
Everyone present was completely dumbfounded by the sight.
“How is that possible? She injured a Great Power Realm expert with a single strike!”
Everyone stared at Luo Qiongyan as though they had seen a ghost.
“This is impossible.” Shock filled the white-haired elderly woman’s eyes.
In that brief instant just now, she had sensed a terrifying power from Luo Qiongyan that made even her heart palpitate. It had come infinitely close to the Quasi-Step Immortal Platform Realm.
For such power to appear in someone at the King Realm was simply inconceivable.
Luo Qiongyan continued holding Li Qing’s hand and said calmly, “After I die, my husband will naturally return to the Supreme Origin Immortal Sect.”
Spiritual light surged around Luo Qiongyan’s body. In the next instant, she and Li Qing disappeared from where they stood.
“Junior Brother!”
“Senior Brother!”
Feng Yuheng and Mu Qiuxue’s anxious cries echoed through the sky.
“We should return. She won’t live for more than 3 days.” The azure-robed elder sighed softly before disappearing beyond the horizon.