84: Chapter 84 Li Huayin's Farewell, and the Undercurrents in Qingzhou

It is no wonder that Peak Master Xia is as cold as frost, wearing an expression that seems like it hasn't melted in ten thousand years regardless of who she meets.

It seems the root cause lies here.

"Peak Master Xia, has no one ever told you? You look the most beautiful when you smile."

Lin Ran looked Xia Lingshuang up and down and smiled sincerely.

Xia Lingshuang was slightly taken aback, a faint rosy hue climbing onto her cheeks, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes at Lin Ran:

"You are now the Saint of our Sect, so stop with the glib tongue and do more work."

"Just kidding, This Holy Son is super capable, okay!?"

Lin Ran smirked.

"You! You lecher!"

Xia Lingshuang stomped her foot in anger and said irritably.

"Hehe."

Lin Ran smiled without saying a word.

The colder Xia Lingshuang was, and the harder she was to melt, the more interested he became.

He really wanted to see just how beautiful this iceberg would be once it melted!

"Peak Master Xia, I plan to make a trip to Qing Province next."

Lin Ran said nonchalantly.

"You are going to Qing Province? Fine, I will follow you and protect your safety along the way."

"After all, if you were to die, I fear there would be no second person in this world capable of suppressing the Taiyin Origin for me."

Xia Lingshuang said indifferently.

Lin Ran was speechless.

If you're worried, just say you're worried. Why be so roundabout? You're really not cute at all!

"Alright, remember to let me know when you are about to set off for Qing Province. I will head back now."

Xia Lingshuang turned and flew away, her figure light and graceful.

"She has something on her mind that I am not aware of."

"Oh well, I will slowly coax it out of her in the future."

Lin Ran watched Xia Lingshuang's retreating figure and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Lin Ran, guess who I am?"

At this moment, a beautiful, clear voice sounded from behind him, and a pair of hands covered his eyes.

"Huayin?"

Lin Ran's lips curled slightly as he spoke.

"Wrong! It's me, brother-in-law!"

Li Zhenwu withdrew his hands and burst into laughter.

Li Huayin giggled behind him, covering her mouth.

The smile that had just curled on Lin Ran's lips immediately fell.

Li Zhenwu: I always get a bad feeling...

Not long after...

"Huayin, why are you here?"

Lin Ran gently pulled Li Huayin into his arms and pinched her cheeks.

Li Huayin glanced worriedly at Li Zhenwu, who had planted himself into the ground like an upside-down onion, but she quickly withdrew her gaze and immersed herself in Lin Ran's gentle embrace.

"I am preparing to return to the Imperial Province, and I came here to bid you farewell."

Li Huayin said reluctantly.

"Did something happen in the Imperial Province?"

Lin Ran's expression tightened as he asked inwardly.

"No, the catastrophe in the Imperial Province has long since subsided. Although there are still some dying embers trying to reignite, they are no longer a cause for concern."

"I am returning to the Imperial Province this time for the matter of the Crown Prince."

"I want to become the Empress of the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty, and the first step is to become the Crown Prince of the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty!"

Li Huayin said solemnly.

"Alright, but remember, proceed with caution in everything."

"If you encounter any difficulties you cannot solve, remember to tell me, and I will think of a solution with you."

Lin Ran smiled.

"Mm-hmm, I know~"

Li Huayin smiled sweetly, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed Lin Ran's thin lips.

The two kissed passionately, neither wanting to be the first to let go.

"Hoo~ Hoo~"

"Alright Lin Ran, then I will be leaving first."

Until they were almost kissing to the point of suffocation, Li Huayin finally parted her lips from Lin Ran's. Her forehead was beaded with a dense layer of fine sweat, and her face had an intoxicating flush.

She dared not linger any longer, so she turned and left the Sect.

She was afraid that if she stayed any longer or took one more look at Lin Ran, she would not want to return to the Imperial Province.

"Zhenwu, how much longer are you going to play dead? Keep up!"

Li Huayin's blunt voice came from afar.

Li Zhenwu finally pulled his upper body out of the ground and fled from the place as if escaping.

"Brother-in-law, then I'll be off first!"

Lin Ran helplessly held his forehead.

Then, he silently pondered his next plans:

"Now that Revered Master has entered the Forbidden Ground, Huayin has returned to the Imperial Province, and there is no new progress from Martial Aunt for the time being."

"Next, I will first use the dragon phoenix spirit vein to consolidate my Foundation. When the Tomb of the Crescent Moon opens, if I can seize the Opportunity and Legacy within, I can directly break through to the next Realm."

If one's cultivation breaks through too quickly, one will suffer from the distress of an unstable Foundation.

In just these few short months, he had broken through from the Qi Refining Realm to the Saint Realm. Such Heaven-Defying progress is something even novels wouldn't dare to write!

Lin Ran returned to the courtyard in his residence, sat cross-legged, and operated the Innate Pure Yang Method, crazily plundering the dragon phoenix Spiritual Qi in the air.

...

Qing Province.

It borders the Imperial Province and is the neighboring province of the Imperial Province.

At this moment, in a mysterious place in Qing Province, several figures were gathered.

Each of them had a powerful aura, terrifying and monstrous, clearly not ordinary people.

"Although the plan to destroy the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty failed back then, the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty is a deeply rooted hegemon force with a profound Foundation, so failure is understandable."

"However, this Qing Province's Qingyu Pavilion is far inferior compared to that Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty."

"Hehe, I really didn't expect that in a mere Imperial Realm, there would actually be two Saint Tablets left behind. When our Heavenly God Mountain's Heavenly God takes action to sever the Luck of this world, that will be the day this Imperial Realm perishes!"

"The Saint Tablets belong to our Heavenly God Mountain; no one can possess them!"

"Then next, let's start with the destruction of Qing Province! Hehehe..."

A surging undercurrent was spreading crazily in Qing Province, unbeknownst to anyone...

...

Very soon, half a month passed.

Feixian Sect, Yin Yang Peak.

Lin Ran slowly opened his eyes, and two streams of white Qi gushed out from his nostrils, like two ten-thousand-foot-long dragons.

A full half-month of cultivation allowed him to completely consolidate his Foundation.

Although his cultivation had not increased at all, his strength was undoubtedly stronger than before!

"Finished cultivating?"

Suddenly, a cold and indifferent voice sounded, giving Lin Ran a big fright.

He turned his head abruptly and found that Xia Lingshuang was sitting alone to the side drinking tea, but her whole body was emitting a terrifying cold Qi, and a thin layer of frost covered her creamy skin.

"I arrived long ago. Seeing that you were consolidating your Foundation, I didn't disturb you."

"The Innate Pure Yang Qi you transferred to me last time was still too little; it only suppressed the Taiyin Origin for three days."

"I was really cold and uncomfortable, so I came without being invited, thinking that being close to you might make me warmer."

Xia Lingshuang muttered to herself, as if explaining.

Lin Ran sighed, stepped forward, took her into his arms, and channeled the Innate Pure Yang.

"Silly, since you couldn't stand the cold, why didn't you call me?"

"Enduring this extreme cold all by yourself, are you doing it on purpose to make my heart ache?"

"If that is indeed the case, then I admit, you succeeded!"

"Do you know that compared to you, consolidating my Foundation is just a trivial matter? No, it's not even a matter!"

Lin Ran said irritably.

Farming affection points, what's wrong with saying a few more moving words?!

For the mysterious gift pack, this is not shameful!