Chapter 344 Stealing the Holy Maiden's Bed Warmer? The Heaven-Burning Saint Venerable's Outrageous Statement!

“...”

At this very moment, Lin Mo, standing at the center of the clash between two great powers, only wanted to curse in his heart.

What do you mean, let me choose for myself?

This is clearly a life-or-death question!

Looking at the Phoenix phantom above his head, which radiated a power capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas,

Lin Mo seriously suspected that if he dared to let the words 'Yaochi' pop out of his mouth,

the next second, those divine fires filling the sky would likely fall directly and cremate him on the spot!

It seemed like two choices, free and democratic.

But in reality, the outcome was already predetermined, wasn't it?

Is there even a choice here?

I don't have a damn choice!

“Young Master Lin, do not be afraid.”

Just as Lin Mo froze in place, caught in a dilemma,

Luo Lingxi, standing before him, seemed to sense his concerns. She immediately took a light step forward, shielding his side, and comforted him softly:

“Senior Burning Heaven is a supreme Holy Venerable renowned throughout Cangxuan and a peerless figure who once dominated an entire era. Naturally, her word is her bond!”

“Since she publicly promised to leave the choice to you, it means that no matter what Young Master chooses in the end, she will respect your decision. She would never do something like bullying the weak or stabbing someone in the back.”

At this point, Luo Lingxi looked up, staring directly at the majestic Phoenix phantom, and asked in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant:

“Senior Burning Heaven, am I correct?”

This was a blatant use of reverse psychology.

She was using the dignity and reputation of a powerhouse to corner Huang Feiyan, making it difficult for her to go back on her word.

“Hmph.”

“Of course!”

Huang Feiyan saw through Luo Lingxi's little scheme at a glance, but she didn't care at all.

As a Holy Venerable, she had her pride.

Since she said she would let Lin Mo choose, she naturally wouldn't break her promise, and she disdained using underhanded methods like turning hostile on the spot.

“Good! Then please, Young Master Lin, follow your heart and make your choice!”

Having received Huang Feiyan's affirmative reply, Luo Lingxi felt greatly reassured.

She turned around to look at Lin Mo, her autumn-water eyes blinking gently, conveying an indescribable liveliness and encouragement.

It was as if she was saying: Don't be afraid, choose boldly! You must choose our Yaochi Holy Land!

As long as you nod, even if the Burning Heaven Holy Venerable is right here, our Yaochi will surely protect you!

Seeing Luo Lingxi's confident appearance, the original hesitation in Lin Mo's heart dissipated slightly.

“True...”

“Yaochi Holy Land is, after all, a colossus that has produced two Great Emperors; its foundation is unfathomably deep.”

“It shouldn't... be unable to protect me, right?”

Lin Mo quickly weighed the pros and cons in his heart.

On one side was a top-tier clan promising the positions of Saint and Holy Lord, and even a Saintess as a wife.

On the other side was a 'fire pit' that, while having a powerful backer, had an uncertain future and fierce internal struggles.

Any normal person, even thinking with their toes, would know which side to choose!

Wealth is found in danger!

Let's do it!

With this thought, Lin Mo took a deep breath and finally made up his mind.

He looked up, cupped his hands toward the Phoenix phantom in the sky, and spoke with a slightly apologetic tone:

“Senior Burning Heaven, I am sorry...”

“After repeated consideration, this Junior feels that Yaochi Holy Land is more suitable for my Physique...”

“Moreover, the sincerity of Yaochi Holy Land has truly moved me.”

“So...”

Lin Mo paused, then said word by word:

“I choose... to join Yao—”

Under the gazes of Luo Lingxi and Shui Yunqing, which were so excited they were almost glowing,

the word 'chi' was already at the tip of Lin Mo's tongue, about to be blurted out!

However.

At this critical juncture.

“Wait!!”

A majestic shout, like a sudden clap of thunder, abruptly interrupted Lin Mo's words!

“Boy, you'd better think this through!”

“The treatment for joining the Yanyang Holy Land is much better than joining Yaochi!”

“If you choose the wrong path out of a moment of impulse, it will be too late for regrets later.”

Huang Feiyan's voice rang out faintly. Her tone didn't carry much of a threatening vibe; instead, it sounded like she was stating a fact.

“Burning Heaven!!!”

“What do you mean?!”

Seeing that the cooked duck was about to fly away, forcibly shouted back by Huang Feiyan's voice,

Shui Yunqing, who had been suppressing her anger, completely blew her top!

She pointed at the Phoenix phantom, trembling with rage, her voice sharp:

“Going back on your word?!”

“Didn't you say you'd let him choose for himself?!”

“Now that he's about to agree, you jump out to stop him. Is this the magnanimity of a Holy Venerable?!”

Too shameless!

Simply too thick-skinned!

What difference is this from acting like a rogue?!

“Who's going back on their word?”

Facing Shui Yunqing's questioning, Huang Feiyan gave a sneer, her tone indifferent.

“When did this Saint say I wouldn't let him choose?”

“I'm just kindly reminding him to consider carefully!”

“After all, young people have little experience and are easily blinded by petty favors. As an elder, what's wrong with me giving a few pointers?”

“Is that not allowed?”

“You...!!”

Shui Yunqing was left speechless, her chest heaving violently, clearly incensed.

“Consider carefully?”

“Heh, looks like a blatant threat to me!”

“Talking about better treatment?”

“What a joke!”

“In terms of sincerity, your Yanyang Holy Land can't even hold a candle to my Yaochi!”

“Anyone with eyes knows how to choose. Does it even need consideration?”

Shui Yunqing straightened her back; on this point, she had absolute confidence!

This was the confidence of Yaochi!

“Oh?”

“Then what exactly is your sincerity?”

“Let's hear it?”

Huang Feiyan was in no hurry to retort, instead asking with interest.

“Senior Burning Heaven, since you asked, this Junior will state it once more.”

Seeing Huang Feiyan ask, Luo Lingxi stepped forward and seriously repeated the conditions she had offered before.

“We promise that Young Master Lin will become a Saint upon entry, enjoying the highest level of resource allocation from the Holy Land.”

“In the future, he can directly take over the position of Holy Lord and lead Yaochi.”

“If the Young Master is willing, Lingxi is also willing... also willing to become Dao Companions with the Young Master and witness the Great Dao together!”

By the end, Luo Lingxi's voice was soft but incredibly firm.

This was truly giving her all!

However.

After hearing all this.

“That's it?”

From within the Phoenix phantom came an extremely disdainful sneer.

“Hahahaha...”

“This Saint thought it was some big deal.”

“After all that fuss, it's just this!”

Huang Feiyan laughed loudly, her laughter full of indifference toward Yaochi's conditions.

“What are you laughing at?!”

“Can you possibly offer better conditions?!”

Shui Yunqing was fuming from the laughter and couldn't help but snap back.

She didn't believe that the Yanyang Holy Land could dismantle the Holy Land and give it to Lin Mo.

“Correct!”

“I indeed can offer better conditions!”

The laughter stopped abruptly, and Huang Feiyan's voice suddenly became boundlessly overbearing, resounding throughout the field!

“Boy, listen well to this Saint!”

“As long as you join the Yanyang Holy Land!”

“Not only can this Saint give everything they offered, but I will give more and better!”

“Don't worry about any sequence or ranking; I'll make the call—you'll be a Saint the moment you arrive!”

“As for the position of Holy Lord...”

“As long as you want it, don't talk about the future; I can make the person in that seat get lost right now and let you be the Holy Lord!”

“I'd like to see who dares to object?!”

“And...”

Huang Feiyan paused, her tone becoming playful, carrying a hint of unscrupulous wildness.

“Didn't they also say they'd give a Saintess as a Dao Companion?”

“Heh, that's even simpler!”

“Although my Yanyang Holy Land isn't entirely composed of female cultivators like Yaochi, it is still full of beautiful women!”

“Whomever you take a fancy to, just take them away. If anyone dares to say no, this Saint will slap them for you!”

“If you feel the ones in our own Holy Land aren't to your taste or you don't fancy them...”

“That's fine too!”

“There are plenty of Holy Lands in this Cangxuan Great Realm!”

“If you take a fancy to any Saintess or Goddess from another Holy Land, as long as you speak up, this Saint will go and catch them for you to warm your bed!”

“If one isn't enough, I'll catch two! If two aren't enough, I'll catch a whole bunch!”

“How about that?”

As she spoke up to this point.

Everyone present felt that the fiery eyes of the Phoenix phantom,

seemed to linger for a moment, intentionally or otherwise, on Luo Lingxi's exquisite figure.

That gaze... was clearly pointed!

It could even be called a blatant 'hint'!

“...”

Silence.

A deathly silence.

As Huang Feiyan's shocking remarks fell, the entire Teleportation Formation Square instantly fell into an eerie silence.

Everyone's expressions froze, their mouths agape, as if they had heard some unbelievable mythical tale.

“Holy crap... becoming Holy Lord right now... and catching Saintesses from other Holy Lands to warm my bed...”

“This sounds... somewhat not right, doesn't it?”

“Is this Holy Venerable... sure she's not joking?”

At the center of the storm, Lin Mo only felt his head buzzing, and his whole being was somewhat dazed.

He simply couldn't tell if Huang Feiyan's words were serious or not.

This was way too fierce, wasn't it?

Directly telling the current Holy Lord to get lost?

And even kidnapping other Saintesses to warm the bed?

Is this something a Holy Venerable of the Righteous Path would do?

She's more of a devil than the Devil Heads!

But it has to be said...

It sure sounds exciting!

“Burning Heaven!!!”

“What crazy talk are you spouting?!”

Finally, having regained her senses, Shui Yunqing completely exploded!

She pointed at the Phoenix phantom, trembling all over with rage, her face full of fury.

“Are you perhaps playing with us?!”

“How can you even say such ridiculous conditions?!”

“Setting aside the complex rules for establishing a Saint in the Yanyang Holy Land!”

“Just the part about letting Little Friend Lin become Holy Lord right now?”

“Do you even have the ability to do that?!”

Shui Yunqing simply didn't believe Huang Feiyan could achieve this.

This was completely an empty promise, meant to fool people!

“Do I have that ability?”

“Heh...”

“You'll find out soon enough!”

Before her voice had even faded.

The Phoenix phantom circling in the sky suddenly flapped its wings!

An indescribable, terrifying Aura, as if the sky were collapsing and the earth were sinking,

without any warning, heavily descended upon Shui Yunqing!

BOOM!!!

There were no flashy Moves, just the sheer pressure of her Aura.

The dignified Saint Lord Realm expert Shui Yunqing didn't even have a chance to react before her delicate body trembled violently!

Immediately after, she felt as if the entire heavens had crushed down upon her at that moment!

The Saint Qi within her body instantly froze, and her Protective Divine Light shattered like glass!

She began to sway, her Divine Soul letting out a groan under the weight of the pressure, nearly on the verge of collapsing completely!