369: Chapter 369 The Holy Maiden Emerges from Seclusion! Su Lang Has Already Stepped on the Immortal Envoy!

Eastern Wastelands, Yaochi Holy Land.

At the peak of Saintess Peak, the spiritual mist and frost that never dissipated throughout the year abruptly contracted and collapsed inward on this day, as if being devoured by an invisible black hole.

An extreme profound cold intent, capable of freezing a Saint King's Divine Soul, like an awakened Ancient Ice Dragon, suddenly opened its eyes that had slumbered for countless eons!

In an instant, from the foot to the summit of the entire Saintess Peak, all living things were covered in a layer of crystal-clear ice crystals, as if transformed into a world of glazed ice sculptures.

*Crack—BOOM!*

The immensely thick stone gate of the secluded cultivation cave, engraved with Saint-Grade array patterns, fractured inch by inch under an irresistible internal force, finally exploding with a thunderous roar into a sky full of sparkling ice dust, scattering like a starry river!

A stunning figure clad in white, bathed amidst the swirling ice crystals, stepped out unhurriedly.

It was still the same simple, elegant palace gown, untainted by Mortal dust, and the same face so cold and aloof it seemed capable of making heaven and earth lose their color.

But the aura flowing around Ling Qingzhu at this moment was at least ten times more powerful than before her seclusion!

Every inch of her skin shimmered with a sacred dao rhyme, and with each flicker of her phoenix eyes, terrifying visions of an ice-sealed epoch seemed to be born and extinguished!

Peak Saint King!

She was only a single step away from the true Great Saint realm!

Standing atop the peak, she gently clenched her fist, and the void in her palm condensed into the purest Profound Ice Dao Principle.

Feeling the surging, almost overflowing Profound Ice saint power within her body, a trace of irrepressible joy and confidence finally surfaced in those clear, cold, beautiful eyes.

It's enough.

With this level of strength, it should be enough to truly stand by his side, instead of forever being like a parasitic dodder needing protection, always hiding behind him, watching him shield me from all storms.

Su Chen, wait for me.

This time, it's my turn to protect you.

The corner of Ling Qingzhu's mouth lifted into a faint, yet breathtakingly beautiful arc, one that could melt ice and snow and captivate all who beheld it.

She had already begun to imagine what kind of dumbfounded, jaw-droppingly comical expression Su Chen would have when he saw her current cultivation level.

Perhaps, for once, he would put away that annoyingly lazy demeanor of his, put on a stern face, but with eyes unable to hide their amusement, and properly praise her?

Thinking of this, an unprecedented sweetness and anticipation surged through her entire body like a warm current.

"Your Highness the Saintess! You... you've emerged from seclusion!"

A maid responsible for guarding Saintess Peak, sensing the terrifying pressure that nearly froze her Divine Soul, hurriedly flew forward despite the pressure, her face full of reverence and excitement.

"Mm." Ling Qingzhu gave a slight nod. With a thought, the aura capable of freezing heaven and earth instantly receded without a trace, restoring her usual aloof, untouchable demeanor. "Has anything major happened during my seclusion? Especially... regarding the Everlasting Su Family."

She asked casually, but her slightly perked ears and subtly slowed breathing betrayed her true inner thoughts.

Upon hearing this, the maid's expression instantly became extremely complex, mixed with shock, admiration, and a trace of peculiar hesitation.

"Speak." Ling Qingzhu frowned slightly, an inexplicable tightness gripping her heart.

"Yes, Your Highness the Saintess." Not daring to delay, the maid quickly retrieved a warm Jade Slip from her storage Magical Artifact and presented it with both hands. "This is the latest intelligence transmitted from the Great Xia Divine Dynasty in recent days. It has almost shaken the entire Xuanyuan Continent... it concerns... His Highness the Divine Son of the Su Family."

The Great Xia Divine Dynasty again?

Ling Qingzhu took the Jade Slip, feeling slightly puzzled.

She probed it with her Divine Thought, casually scanning its contents.

However, that single glance struck her like a bolt of divine lightning from the Nine Heavens, instantly freezing her in place.

The contents of the Jade Slip, like pages of earth-shattering, perception-shattering heavenly scripture, exploded violently in her mind!

First item: "Divine Son Su Chen of the Su Family descended upon Great Xia's Heavenly Capital. Facing Lin Yu, the summoning envoy from the Upper Realm's Xuantian Immortal Sect, he crushed the envoy's Dao Heart while chatting and laughing, causing him to die of rage right before the eyes of billions of living beings!"

*BOOM!*

Ling Qingzhu's mind went blank with a *buzz*.

What?! That lazy fellow... crippled an Upper Realm Immortal Envoy? And actually caused him to die of rage?

This... how is this possible!

Had she been in seclusion for too long and started hallucinating?

She forcefully suppressed the shock in her heart and continued reading.

Second item: "The Great Emperor Realm expert Zhao Wuji was casually suppressed by His Highness the Divine Son, who forced him to commit suicide in front of the Imperial Palace!"

Forced... a Great Emperor to die?!

Ling Qingzhu's hand, tightly gripping the Jade Slip, began to tremble slightly.

After a brief moment of shock, an indescribable surge of wild joy and pride instantly erupted in her heart like a volcano.

See!

This is the man I've chosen!

He's not some good-for-nothing salted fish waiting to die; he simply disdains revealing his true edge before Mortals!

He is my man, Ling Qingzhu's man, a true Divine Dragon of the Nine Heavens!

However... before this pride could last long, an intense heartache and self-reproach, like a bucket of ice-cold water poured over her head, instantly overwhelmed her.

Facing the envoy of an Upper Realm Immortal Sect alone, facing a genuine Great Emperor expert who looked down upon all living beings... that must have been an extremely perilous, life-and-death situation!

How helpless and difficult must he have been at that time?

Was he also seriously injured?

And what about herself? At that time, she was still comfortably in seclusion within the Holy Land, still smug about her own Breakthrough to Peak Saint King!

While he was fighting a bloody battle outside, risking his life for the Su Family and everyone's safety, she knew nothing and could do nothing!

Ling Qingzhu's eyes instantly reddened.

She clutched the Jade Slip in her hand tightly, her knuckles turning white from excessive force, her whole body trembling slightly, her heart filled with anger and hatred towards herself.

Breathing rapidly, she let her gaze fall on the last line, the most glaring words.

"The Great Xia Empress Ji Hongxue, grateful for the Divine Son's life-saving grace for the nation, publicly kissed the Divine Son before billions of her subjects!"

*Buzz—!*

At this moment, time seemed to stand still.

Wild joy, pride, heartache, self-reproach... all emotions were completely shattered and torn apart in an instant by an unprecedented panic and overwhelming jealousy!