147: Mu Qingling's pursuit of goals

Eastern Region.

Pingyang City.

Su Chen slightly opened his eyes, a look of doubt appearing on his face: "Pseudo-Emperor... I didn't expect there to still be a Pseudo-Emperor within the Xuantian Realm."

Just now, he had sensed a powerful Divine Sense prying into him. This Divine Sense far exceeded the scope of a Supreme Saint. He had initially thought it was related to that evil qi, but it turned out to be just a self-sealed Pseudo-Emperor.

What a pity!

Forget it, it doesn't matter.

Su Chen felt incredibly relaxed; the person behind this evil qi was definitely an enemy of the Xuantian Realm.

Judging from the situation with the Heavenly Dao, their goal should be to erode and swallow the Xuantian Realm, yet they were blocked by the powerhouses of the Xuantian Realm.

What kind of strength could an enemy blocked by Xuantian Realm powerhouses possibly have?

Doesn't the Xuantian Realm only have a few Great Emperor powerhouses?

Like that incomparably powerful Great Emperor Wushi; although his combat power was extraordinary and he could fight several Great Emperors at once, he still remained within the scope of a Great Emperor powerhouse.

Cultivators of this level posed almost no threat to him.

Only upon reaching the Immortal Rank might a slight threat be produced, and even then, not much.

If it really comes down to it, I'll just use a bit more cultivation.

He still had over a hundred, nearly two hundred billion years of cultivation unused. Unless the enemy was truly and ridiculously powerful, he could resolve it easily.

After thinking this through, Su Chen's figure slowly descended from the sky.

He looked toward Ning Yan, a smile appearing at the corners of his mouth: "Long time no see."

At this moment.

Ning Yan was still shocked by Su Chen's terrifying strength and hadn't come to her senses for a while. It wasn't until she saw Su Chen staring at her that she suddenly snapped back.

"Su Chen... you're so strong!"

Ning Yan's voice was full of shock; clearly, she also hadn't expected Su Chen to be this powerful.

She had been worried about Su Chen before, but now it seemed that was somewhat redundant.

Her eyes were somewhat dazed, and she looked a bit lost in thought while watching Su Chen.

How much time had passed? Su Chen was no longer the Su Chen of the past; he had become the Lord of the Eastern Region, the strongest being in the entire Xuantian Realm.

However, Ning Yan didn't have many other emotions in her heart; instead, she felt happy for Su Chen.

Having experienced the previous great battle, one-third of the Ning Family was in ruins, and more than half of the clan members were dead or injured. Ning Yan didn't chat much with Su Chen, instead nervously going to handle the aftermath for the Ning Family.

Watching Ning Yan busily working, Su Chen couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.

Time really does pass quickly.

In the blink of an eye, Ning Yan was no longer that little girl from back then, but had become the guardian deity of the entire Ning Family, the Grand Elder.

He hadn't even felt time slipping away, yet two or three hundred years had already passed.

Su Chen didn't continue staying at the Ning Family residence; instead, he found a random place to stay in Pingyang City. Mu Qingling suddenly walked out and smiled:

"Revered Master, is that lady my Revered Master's Wife?"

Su Chen gave her a heavy rap on the head and then turned to leave: "Smart aleck."

Mu Qingling immediately clutched her head and looked down, her face showing pain; it took a while for her to recover.

She looked up at Su Chen's retreating back. The look her Revered Master had given that woman just now was completely different from the way he looked at other women.

Even if she wasn't his wife yet, she wasn't far off.

But...

Mu Qingling's mind suddenly recalled Su Chen's peerless Divine Might from before, and a look of blurred fascination and fervor flashed in her eyes.

Revered Master is just too strong, isn't he?

Such a terrifying powerhouse, killed just like that, and wiped out so easily—he's simply too invincible.

Thinking this, Mu Qingling's expression became resolute.

"I must also Cultivate hard and strive to catch up to Revered Master as soon as possible."

Before, her cultivation was just about wanting to become stronger, but she had no specific goal of how strong to be. Now, Mu Qingling had a direction to chase.

She wanted to be as strong as her Revered Master.

Because the events in Pingyang City ended so quickly, many people hadn't even reacted before it was completely over.

At that time, most people in Pingyang City had gone mad, which resulted in many people not even discovering the cause or the end of the incident, nor did they know of Su Chen's arrival. They were in a state of bewilderment the entire time.

While many in Pingyang City went mad, those powerful Void Refining Stage Cultivators and a portion of the Soul Transformation Stage ones resisted it.

Only some Cultivators with lower cultivation bases went mad. Although these Cultivators caused nearly tens of thousands of deaths and injuries in Pingyang City, in this world, tens of thousands of deaths are normal, and not many people care.

So, Pingyang City soon returned to normal order.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

The Ning Family had also settled down.

Ning Yan finally managed to find time to meet with Su Chen.

On the streets of Pingyang City, Ning Yan said with a face full of apology: "I'm sorry, there have been too many things to do in the Ning Family lately, I really couldn't get away."

Su Chen shook his head and said: "It's understandable."

"Who told you to be the Grand Elder of the Ning Family now? As the backbone of the Ning Family, it's normal to be a bit busy."

Speaking of this, a hint of sadness welled up in Ning Yan's eyes.

The Ning Family had too many people killed by the three of them, including Hei San, this time. Many suffered disasters, including many juniors of the Ning Family and people she was familiar with.

If Su Chen hadn't arrived in time, their Ning Family might have been directly wiped out.

Ning Yan's eyes held a few tears, and she felt like crying.

She had never had such weak emotions before, but when she was by Su Chen's side, she was no longer that Grand Elder of the Ning Family, but just an ordinary girl.

"Su Chen... thank you."

Sensing Ning Yan's emotions, Su Chen reached out and rubbed her head, softly saying: "Why are you being so polite with me?"

Su Chen's words didn't comfort Ning Yan; instead, they made her emotions even more intense. She couldn't help but throw herself directly into Su Chen's embrace and began to sob softly.

If others saw this, they would likely be shocked beyond belief.

The Grand Elder of the Ning Family would actually throw herself into a man's arms? One must know that in the outside world, Ning Yan was a cold, holy goddess, and there had almost never been any rumors between her and men.

Ning Yan didn't know why she did this, but while staying in Su Chen's embrace, her heart felt incomparably peaceful.

Su Chen raised his hand and gently patted her back, not saying another word.

At a time like this, one only needs to quietly accompany Ning Yan; words of concern are redundant.

Accompanied by the sunset on the horizon, everything was rendered extremely beautiful.

The two let go after a long time.

Ning Yan wiped away the tear stains on her face, her cheeks slightly flushed. She lowered her head and said somewhat shyly: "I couldn't control my emotions for a moment, I've made a fool of myself in front of you."

When Lin Yimeng was in front of Su Chen, she was no different from a little girl and was very bashful, but Ning Yan was a bit more dignified.

She had always been like this.

Whether it was her temperament or personality, she was very proper and very gentle.

This might also be the reason why Su Chen felt comfortable staying with Ning Yan; he himself was someone who liked peace and quiet, and Ning Yan's personality happened to be just like that.

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