188: Chapter 187 Tokens of Love

The depths of the Burning Heaven Sword Tomb had now turned into a thick, suffocating blood-red hue. As the Blood Sacrifice Array broke, the foul Devilish Qi accumulated for tens of thousands of years deep within the earth's veins gushed out like a tide, sealing the entire space into a desperate, isolated island.

The demon sword "reverse scale," awakened by Sect Master, was now hovering over the abyss, every wisp of aura it emitted filled with evil thoughts enough to make the Divine Soul sink.

Lin Chen held Bai Bingxin with one hand, his figure like lightning as he knocked away countless falling boulders and landed in a relatively hidden fracture within the Sword Tomb.

"Let... let go of me..."

Bai Bingxin in his arms let out a soft moan suppressed to the extreme. Lin Chen looked down and saw that this once-haughty Sword Fairy was in a state that was bizarre to the point of extremity. Her skin, originally as crystalline as ice and snow, now showed a sickly, rich peach-red.

That was the [Lustful Devilish Qi] that Sect Master had forcibly injected into her body on the altar just now to awaken the demon sword. This kind of Qi was extremely poisonous; it would not only corrode a Cultivator's Dao foundation but also gnaw at one's reason like ten thousand ants, turning the victim into a Demon Puppet with nothing left but primal desires and killing instincts.

"Great Fairy Bai, weren't you quite proactive in the cave just now?" Lin Chen let go, allowing her to lean against the cold stone wall, his eyes teasing.

"Lin... Lin Chen... kill me..." Bai Bingxin gasped heavily, her slender fingers clutching her collar tightly, her nails even breaking the skin and oozing dots of blood. Her eyes had become blurred, and her reason was like a candle in the wind under the flushing of the Devilish Qi. "That old thief... planted a Demon Fetus... inside me... I feel so bad... my body... doesn't feel like mine anymore..."

With the eruption of the Devilish Qi, her Ice Heart Sword Intent, which she had cultivated for many years, completely collapsed. She began to writhe restlessly, her pair of straight and slender jade legs instinctively rubbing against each other, and her originally tattered white robe was completely turned into rags under her tearing.

"Please... kill me... don't let me... become that kind of shameless monster..."

While crying, she proactively crawled toward Lin Chen because of the agitation within her body. This extreme contrast was the most lethal visual impact for any man.

Lin Chen squatted down, pinched her delicate chin, and looked at her tear-stained yet insatiable face: "Kill you? It would be a pity to refine a top-tier Sword Seed like you into a Sword Spirit. Since you can't spit out this Devilish Qi even if you want to, I'll help you suck it out. However, the taste of this 'conduit' won't be pleasant."

"As long as I don't become a Demon Puppet... even if I fall into Hell... I will go with you..." Bai Bingxin could no longer care about dignity; like a drowning person grabbing the only life-saving straw, she kissed Lin Chen's fingers frantically.

In the depths of this dark Sword Tomb, filled with Devilish Qi and the scent of decay, a baptism named "rescue" but actually "conquest" officially began.

Lin Chen did not hesitate; his overbearing and peerless Ancestral Dragon Immortal Essence instantly surged out, turning into a giant golden net that heavily enveloped the two of them.

"Bai Bingxin, remember this feeling. This is your rebirth, and also your destruction."

"Ah—!"

That was the sound of ice and snow melting and shattering. If it were an ordinary Cultivator, they would have already exploded and died facing such Devilish Qi, but the Chaos Sea within Lin Chen's body was like a bottomless black hole, devouring, transforming, and purifying all these impurities.

Bai Bingxin's delicate body trembled violently; that was her cold Dao Heart, which originally belonged to the Sword Washing Pool, being forcibly uprooted.

"My Lord... Revered Master..."

Her form of address shifted amidst the intertwining of pain and pleasure. It was a warmth she had never felt in twenty years of practicing the sword, nor in those boring scriptures and hypocritical sect.

Lin Chen's large hand gripped her sweaty back; he could clearly feel every inch of this woman's muscles trembling to cater to him.

"The Devilish Qi is gone. Now... it's time to carve my brand."

"I'm not... I'm no longer a Disciple of the Sword Washing Pool... I am... Revered Master's sword... Ah!"

At the moment Bai Bingxin climbed to that extreme Peak, the Yin Qi in her body and Lin Chen's Ancestral Dragon Yang Qi blended perfectly, actually condensing into two intertwined dragon shadows, one black and one gold, in the Void Realm.

This strange resonance actually attracted the demon sword "reverse scale" that was crazily clamoring in the distance.

The originally unruly demon sword, which intended to devour everything, actually let out a reborn tremble after sensing this pure Yin and Yang Qi that transcended life, death, good, and evil. It turned into a streak of black light, instantly crossing space and landing steadily above the intertwined Lin Chen and Bai Bingxin.

The demon sword acknowledged its Revered Master.

But Lin Chen only sneered, reached out, and directly erased all the Divine Soul imprints left by Sect Master in the demon sword, then slapped it into Bai Bingxin's Sea of Consciousness.

"This scrap metal is yours. From now on, you are the Revered Master of this demon sword, and also my, Lin Chen's, forbidden plaything."

Bai Bingxin's whole body shook, her pupils instantly filled with black Sword Intent, but in the deepest part, Lin Chen's figure was still reflected... "Rumble!"

The Sword Tomb finally couldn't hold on and completely collapsed under the impact of that terrifying power.

Sect Master, waiting outside the Sword Tomb, was now staring at the dust-filled exit with a flushed face. His old palms trembled slightly with excitement, and a triumphant wild laugh hung on the corner of his mouth.

"Hahahaha! It's done! The demon sword 'reverse scale' has been born, and I have felt that power of total annihilation! That wretched Bai Bingxin should have already turned into a Sword Spirit, right? From now on, in this Second Heaven, who can stop me!"

The big shots of various sects around were ashen-faced, and even Empress Zhuyan's expression was somewhat uncertain.

However, just as Sect Master was preparing to welcome his "divine weapon," two figures walked out unhurriedly from the dust.

The man in the lead had his black robes fluttering and was in high spirits, with his hands in his pockets and a heart-stopping smile on his lips. And the woman he held in his arms, although her clothes were untidy and her hair was disheveled, even her white clothes replaced by black armor with demonic patterns, the charm and killing intent revealed in her beautiful eyes made everyone shudder.

"Old thief, laughing so happily, is you in a hurry to be reincarnated?" Lin Chen's indifferent voice echoed through Chiyang Mountain.

Sect Master's smile instantly froze on his face: "Lin... Lin Chen? How are you not dead! Bingxin? How could you possibly hold the reverse scale!"

In the next second, a black sword light tore through the sky without any warning.

"Pfft!"

Sect Master didn't even have time to summon his Magic Treasure before that left arm, which had personally pushed Bai Bingxin into the fire, was neatly severed in front of everyone.

Bai Bingxin held the pitch-black demon sword, her eyes as cold as ten-thousand-year-old profound ice, yet showing a sickly attachment when looking at Lin Chen: "Revered Master... no, Sect Master, you old thief. This strike is for the dead Junior Sisters."

"As for my life, it has already been given to my Revered Master. You are not worthy of taking it."

The whole place was in an uproar!

Those Cultivators who had once looked down on Lin Chen and feared the Sword Washing Pool were all petrified now. Looking at the man holding the Demon Sword Fairy, only one thought remained in their minds: the heavens have truly changed.

[Ding! Intercepted Destiny Heroine: Bai Bingxin! Obtained Trait: [Supreme Sword Dao]!] [System Reward: Ancient Sword Dao True Explanation (Empowerment)! Family Sword Cultivator Aptitude greatly increased!] [Current Bai Bingxin Loyalty: 1% (Die-hard/Fallen)!] [Next step: Under the watchful eyes of everyone, completely crush the last bit of dignity of the Sword Washing Pool! Then... take these beautiful women to see the higher places!]

"This play has only just begun."