NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 451: How Could It Be You?
Chapter 451: How Could It Be You?
Upon hearing Luo Xue’s tone, Lin Fengmian immediately realized that the situation had been exposed, and hurriedly began to explain.
“Luo Xue, it’s a long story…”
Luo Xue didn’t give him a chance to gloss over the details and coldly retorted, “Then make it short!”
“Luo Xue, you forgot to change into men’s clothes back then. Junyan was in a critical situation, so I had to act quickly!”
Lin Fengmian tried to muddy the waters, but Luo Xue wasn’t fooled. She sneered.
“Cut the nonsense. Don’t you have the Thousand Illusions Technique? Unless an immortal shows up, who can see through your disguise?”
Lin Fengmian had no choice but to resort to his ultimate tactic of playing the villain first. “Your chest is too big. It swings when you walk, let alone when you fight. Every time I moved, those two ‘big white rabbits’ wobbled like sacks of water, dragging me down.”
Luo Xue’s face immediately turned red with embarrassment and anger. “Stop talking nonsense! It’s not as exaggerated as you’re making it out to be!”
“If you don’t believe me, jump a few times and see if they wobble or not!”
Lin Fengmian said with conviction. “You’ve watched them grow since childhood, so you’re used to it. But I’m not! When experts fight, victory or defeat can depend on the smallest detail. There’s no room for carelessness, especially when you’re facing a supreme being.”
Luo Xue was momentarily speechless, her face flushed red. She couldn’t refute his words. Of course, she wasn’t going to jump to prove his point – it would definitely sway.
Ah! How could she even be discussing this with him?
She took a deep breath and said, “You have a good point…”
Just as Lin Fengmian was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Luo Xue continued, “But I’m not planning to reason with you.”
With that, he was dragged into her sea of consciousness, where a storm of thoughts spun him around in dizzying circles.
“Luo Xue, you are being unreasonable!”
Luo Xue couldn’t help but laugh and snorted, “Do you think you can take advantage of me and get away with it? Dream on!”
She took the opportunity to change back into her female attire and carefully counted her undergarments to make sure none were missing. Only then did she let out a sigh of relief.
It seemed that he hadn’t taken the chance to steal her underwear. At least he had a tiny bit of decency.
Not much, though!
After she finished changing, she released Lin Fengmian, who was still spinning dizzily from the mental storm.
As she combed her long hair, she pouted and asked, “Will you dare to do it again?”
Lin Fengmian, still disoriented, instinctively replied, “I won’t dare!
“If you dare again, I will…”
Luo Xue thought for a moment, then clenched her small fist and said, “I’ll beat you up!”
Lin Fengmian couldn’t help but calculate in his mind: getting beaten up once in exchange for a chance to touch her? There would be a line of people willing to make that trade that would stretch around the Tianyuan continent several times.
But he didn’t dare to say that out loud. He’d definitely be treated to another round of “Love’s Magic Spinning Circles”.
He quickly changed the subject. “Luo Xue, it’s time to tally up the spoils. Take whatever you want!”
Luo Xue glanced at the eighteen storage rings strung around her neck like a necklace and couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed.
Was this a division of loot?
“Maybe you should keep them for yourself?”
Lin Fengmian said hastily, “How could I possibly use all this? Luo Xue, don’t be polite to me!”
Luo Xue examined the storage rings one by one and indeed found many rare materials that could be used to expand her domain.
“I’ll take some Dao Crystals, Water Spirit Sand, and those few female cultivation robes?”
“Take them all!” Lin Fengmian, now overflowing with wealth, said magnanimously.
Luo Xue couldn’t help but laugh as she looked at Lin Fengmian, who was eagerly presenting his treasures like a child showing off his toys.
“There are a lot of things here that we don’t need. Should we give it to Yunshang?”
Lin Fengmian thought for a moment and said, “Now is not the best time to give it to her. Let’s wait until next time!”
Luo Xue asked curiously, “Where are you going to hide all these treasures for yourself?”
Lin Fengmian frowned, genuinely worried. After some serious consideration, he replied, “We can’t keep them all in one place. If we lose them, it’d be a huge loss. Let’s find opportunities later to bury them in different locations. There’s no rush, we have plenty of time. Right now, we have more important things to take care of.”
Luo Xue looked confused. “What important things?”
Lin Fengmian grinned mischievously. “It’s time to let that old ghost Moon Shadow know that his nightmare has returned. Otherwise, I’m afraid that he might get too full of himself!”
Luo Xue nodded, pulling her cloak tightly around her as she flew off into the distance.
“After all this, you’ll probably have to go back to your side, and I’ll have to find a way to get back to Qionghua.”
Lin Fengmian said calmly, “No rush. I still need to find an ‘old friend.'”
“Who?” Luo Xue asked, her curiosity piqued.
“It’s a secret!” Lin Fengmian replied with a laugh.
“You’re asking for a beating!”
Meanwhile, in a fit of rage, the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign returned to the Heavenly Fiend Hall empty-handed after his failed endeavor.
However, he noticed something unusual – a blood lotus had bloomed in the blood pool, and atop it rested a faint, flickering soul light.
A hint of joy flashed across the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign’s face. After nearly twenty days and the use of a Nether River Blood Lotus, he had finally managed to gather the shattered soul fragments of Netherworld Sword Saint.
But soon, his expression shifted to one of surprise. The Soul he sensed wasn’t Netherworld Sword Saint’s – it belonged to someone else.
“What the-Jun Lingtian? How could it be you?”
A weak spiritual fluctuation emanated from the soul light, but it was too feeble for him to discern any clear message.
The Heavenly Fiend Sovereign looked at the glowing soul light and chuckled. “Jun Lingtian, it’s been a long time. I never thought we’d meet again like this.”
In an instant, he had pieced everything together. Jun Lingtian must have devoured the remains of Netherworld Sword Saint. And when he tried to summon Netherworld Sword Saint’s soul, he accidentally ended up summoning Jun Lingtian instead.
The Heavenly Fiend Sovereign couldn’t help but marvel at the resilience of the Yan Clan bloodline. Even in death, they could cling to life so tenaciously.
With a wave of his hand, he grasped the soul light, a playful smile spreading across his face.
“Jun Lingtian, are you lucky or unlucky?”
The Heavenly Fiend Sovereign initially considered performing a soul search on Jun Lingtian, but suddenly stopped, staring at the fragile soul light in disbelief.
“Is this… Nirvana?”
He was completely astonished. Jun Lingtian’s soul light was weak, but it was full of vitality. This was something he had never seen before.
Jun Lingtian, like him, had been forced into the Five Decays of Heaven and Man due to severe injuries, which had caused his soul to wither. In such a state, even possessing a new body would be useless, as the inherent decay would quickly destroy the new vessel.
But now, Jun Lingtian’s soul, though small, was as vibrant as a newborn’s. This discovery sent a shiver down the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign’s spine.
If Jun Lingtian, who was also suffering from the Five Decays, could achieve rebirth through this technique, then couldn’t he do the same?
Gazing at the soul light radiating with life, the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign burst into laughter.
“Heaven truly leaves no path closed! Heaven is on my side!”
He carefully cradled Jun Lingtian’s soul light like a priceless treasure and gently placed it back on the blood lotus.
Immediately, he sent out orders for more soul energy to be delivered to nourish the blood lotus and strengthen Jun Lingtian’s soul.
Once the soul light grew strong enough, he planned to extract the secrets of this Nirvana technique. With it, he could rebirth his own soul, shed his decaying body, and possess a new one.
At this moment, the Heavenly Fiend Sovereign’s desire for the Nirvana Technique surpassed all else in the world.