38: Back to Youzhou, Jiange was destroyed!

“What? She was only at Qi Cultivation third layer, right? How could this be?”

Wei Qing stared with wide eyes, continuously looking between you and Zhou Lingxi.

You ignored Wei Qing; this was the other party's secret, and you would not tell him for now.

After entering the room, you asked Zhou Lingxi to briefly explain her situation.

“My name is Zhou Lingxi, and I am the Ninth Princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty.”

“You're that Great Zhou Dynasty princess who was demoted to a commoner last year?”

You couldn't help but glare at Wei Qing at this moment, signaling him to keep quiet for now.

Wei Qing immediately became well-behaved after your glare; although your cultivation was lower than his, he knew your background was not simple.

Just one Senior Sister was a Void Refining expert, not to mention what cultivation your other Senior Brothers or even Master had.

Zhou Lingxi nodded and sighed.

“The reason I was driven out of the imperial family was all my own deliberate doing.”

Next, Zhou Lingxi explained to you why she did this.

When she was six years old, she Awakened her Immortal Eyes, and after Awakening them, she found her worldview collapsing.

Her imperial father, who had been kind to her in the past, had a monster inside him, and the Crown Prince and all the imperial brothers were monsters.

The few who were human were the underage princes, but she found that those princes gradually turned into monsters after Breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

Having Awakened her Immortal Eyes, her mind was more mature than ordinary people's; she knew she had to escape from this imperial city.

The only thing that made her feel fortunate was that she was born without a Spiritual Root; in the eyes of outsiders, she was a good-for-nothing.

But only she herself knew that even without a Spiritual Root, she could Cultivate with Immortal Eyes, and her Cultivation speed was not inferior at all.

Thus, she always pretended to be a good-for-nothing, causing various troubles in the imperial palace, giving outsiders the impression of a dissolute person who couldn't Cultivate, and was eventually driven out of the imperial palace.

Today, in the Ghost Market, she accidentally saw you and found that your body was shrouded in mist, so much so that even her Immortal Eyes couldn't see clearly, only knowing that you were a normal human, not a monster.

After hearing her experience, you decided to let her stay and Cultivate, and gave her some Cultivation resources.

A year later, Zhou Lingxi's cultivation had reached Qi Cultivation Great Perfection, and the Foundation Establishment Pill you refined for her helped her Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

Three months later, her cultivation successfully Broke through to Foundation Establishment, and possessing Immortal Eyes made it easy for her to suppress the Weird Insects after the Breakthrough.

In the nineteenth year, after three years of getting along, you and Zhou Lingxi became increasingly familiar, and your feelings deepened.

And you imparted the Heavenly Evolution Art to her, finding that the Heavenly Evolution Art was very suitable for the Cultivation of Immortal Eyes.

After Cultivating the Heavenly Evolution Art, Zhou Lingxi's appearance became even more charming, and for Zhou Lingxi, who had known the truth since childhood, spending a few years with you also led to feelings for you.

In the twentieth year, you became Dao Companions, and Zhou Lingxi became your first Dao Companion in the Canglan Realm.

“Holy crap? No way! This definitely isn't me!”

Su Ming covered his face and shook his head after seeing his actions in the simulator.

He hadn't expected that after going to Central Continent, the plot would develop in this direction.

Su Ming suddenly wondered what Zhou Lingxi looked like to have him so infatuated.

“Born with Immortal Eyes, huh…”

Having lived in the capital for over a decade, you had almost forgotten your identity as a Sword Pavilion Disciple.

On this day, an uninvited guest arrived at your small courtyard; when you clearly saw the figure in the courtyard, your body trembled uncontrollably.

“Senior Sister Gu… Senior Sister Gu?”

“Little Junior Brother, it's been over a decade, why is your cultivation still at Nascent Soul?”

Hearing the voice, Wei Qing and Zhou Lingxi also walked out.

Upon seeing Gu Xinyue's face, Wei Qing's eyes widened; he hadn't heard any news of her for so long and thought she had died.

“Oh? Hiding a beauty, Little Junior Brother!”

Gu Xinyue glanced at Zhou Lingxi, who only had Foundation Establishment cultivation, and couldn't help but tease.

“Senior Sister, I've waited for you here for so many years, you've finally arrived!”

You didn't mind her teasing, but you also knew in your heart that life had been too comfortable these years, causing your cultivation to stagnate, and you had only just Broke through to Nascent Soul Great Perfection.

The next second, you saw Gu Xinyue put away the smile on her face and look at you with a serious expression.

“Little Junior Brother! I just received news from the Pavilion Master that Third Senior Sister had an accident, and we need to go back.”

“Third Senior Sister?”

You were very puzzled internally; wasn't Third Senior Sister Xia Qiange guarding the Blood Demon Secret Realm? How could something happen to her out of nowhere?

Thinking of this, you suddenly had a bad premonition.

You turned and told Wei Qing and Zhou Lingxi that you needed to return to Youzhou and asked them to wait for you there.

After speaking, you left most of the Spirit Stones you had accumulated over the years for Zhou Lingxi, then hurriedly left with Gu Xinyue.

On the way back to Youzhou, you asked Gu Xinyue what had happened.

Gu Xinyue explained to you that something had gone wrong with the Blood Demon Secret Realm, and the thing beneath the blood stele had escaped.

You were horrified upon hearing this; you knew about that Weird Insects, but wasn't it suppressed by the blood stele? And the Spiritual Qi in the Secret Realm should have been enough to sustain it for a long time.

Facing your questions, Gu Xinyue fell silent.

Because she didn't know the reason either, only by returning to the Sword Pavilion could everything be known.

Half a year later, you successfully returned to Youzhou, and then you rushed non-stop towards the Sword Pavilion.

When you returned to the Sword Pavilion, you found that the Sword Pavilion was already a ruin, with traces of battle everywhere.

“How could this be? Wasn't the Pavilion Master here? Is there an enemy even the Pavilion Master couldn't defeat?”

Although you didn't know the Pavilion Master's exact cultivation, he was at least a Void Refining expert and above; if even an expert of that cultivation couldn't defend the Sword Pavilion, you couldn't imagine how powerful the enemy was.

“Senior Sister, let's go back to Qingzhou first to ask Sixth Apprentice-Brother about the situation.”

Gu Xinyue nodded in agreement after hearing your words, and you set off for Qingzhou again.

A month later, you arrived at Tianqi Academy in Qin Kingdom.

The moment you stepped into the Academy, you saw Fang Jingchun sitting alone in the courtyard.

“You've returned.”

Fang Jingchun spoke in a calm tone, as if nothing had happened.

“Sixth Apprentice-Brother, what exactly happened? How was the Sword Pavilion destroyed?”

Fang Jingchun didn't rush to speak upon hearing this, and poured himself a cup of tea.

“I don't know either; we'll know when Lin Tian wakes up.”

“Lin Tian? Lin Tian is here with you?”

Fang Jingchun nodded, looking towards the wooden house.

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