185: I won't tell you who broke through.

“Xiao… Hong… Dou…”

Lin Xuan’s fury surged, his heart feeling as if countless needles were pricking it, a dull, pervasive ache.

What did he value most about Xiao Hongdou?

Right, it was that damnably charming little mouth of hers.

He had imagined that in future conflicts with Gu Qing, he could just throw Xiao Hongdou out to verbally assault him, guaranteeing that Gu Qing would be left utterly humiliated.

But he never expected the boomerang to strike him before he even threw it.

It hurt, it hurt so much.

The beautiful eyes of the women in the grand hall uncontrollably showed admiration.

A mere Divine Sea Realm cultivator had cursed a Divine Fire Realm cultivator into utter humiliation, making Lin Xuan vomit blood.

Xiao Hongdou’s little mouth truly opened their eyes.

Xiao Hongdou’s venomous tongue was something they could only ever hope to glimpse from afar in their lifetime.

“I’m just speaking the truth; I won’t say who got defensive.”

Xiao Hongdou pouted, a fearless expression on her face.

Although Lin Xuan was a Divine Fire Realm cultivator she couldn’t afford to offend, an existence at the top of the pyramid.

However, Lin Xuan was about to die, so what did she have to fear?

“…”

Silence.

A deathly silence.

Only heavy breathing echoed in the magnificent hall.

Endure!

Lin Xuan endured again and again.

“There’s no need; as a Divine Fire Realm cultivator, I absolutely don’t need to bother with a Divine Sea Realm ant, just like a Nine Heavens True Dragon wouldn’t care about the clamor of an ant on the ground; a strong person naturally possesses the demeanor of a strong person…”

Lin Xuan silently chanted for a while before he could barely suppress the primordial power within him.

He scanned the women in the hall; each was as beautiful as a celestial fairy, yet they were all deeply cunning and had their hearts set on someone else.

They were all bad women, except for Luo Rou.

Lin Xuan’s heart ached.

Such wonderful favored daughters of heaven, yet they were blind and had fallen for Gu Qing, that insidious and despicable villain.

Their lives were destined for a bad end.

Once they lost their usefulness, they would surely be kicked aside by Gu Qing.

Thinking this, Lin Xuan had no intention of warning them.

He would never forgive those who betrayed him.

He would repay them a hundredfold for what they owed him.

Lin Chuqing and the others would never know what kind of earth-shattering fortune they missed, or what kind of existence they offended by betraying him.

A thought flashed through his mind, and Lin Xuan’s gaze lingered on Luo Rou, his expression bitter and helpless.

“Rou’er, whether you believe it or not, I never intended to snatch your disciple, nor did I ever think of making Chu Qing betray her master.”

“I just wanted to find a successor, to pass on my cultivation method to her; she would still be your disciple.”

“If that’s the case, then why didn’t you tell me clearly? Would I stop Qing’er from soaring high? Hmph, Lin Xuan, you don’t need to be so hypocritical anymore. My Secluded Immortal Palace is irreconcilable with you.”

Luo Rou snorted coldly, her expression serious, her posture upright, her clear, bright eyes revealing a shrewd light.

If it weren’t for those who knew her well, they would truly be deceived by her intelligent appearance.

But everyone present knew Luo Rou’s nature; she was just a beautiful idiot with only looks, a silly, naive person.

Lin Xuan felt incredibly stifled.

He was the one who had been manipulated, cruelly deceived.

Yet, Xiao Hongdou had turned the tables on him, making it impossible for him to clear his name.

He estimated that no matter what he said now, Luo Rou wouldn’t believe him, so he could only find another opportunity to explain later.

Thinking of this, Lin Xuan composed himself, his gaze cold as he met Zhi Meng’s eyes.

Lin Xuan wasn’t foolish; the four women confronting him, and Zhi Meng appearing here, clearly meant they were ready for a decisive battle with him.

Zhi Meng smiled, shook her head slightly, her eyes showing a hint of disdain: “Lin Xuan, you’re truly regressing. To be played around by a few juniors, you’re not even qualified to be my enemy.”

Her greatest enemy in this life had always been Jiang Yu alone.

Lin Xuan was at most a slightly stronger ant.

Of course, while she despised Lin Xuan’s character, she wouldn’t underestimate his strength.

After all, with a Supreme Bone and a Chaos Body, Lin Xuan must have obtained an astonishing great opportunity.

Moreover, Gu Qing had always urged her to eliminate Lin Xuan as soon as possible, surely knowing some of Lin Xuan’s secrets. Even if Lin Xuan didn’t have an Innate Spirit Treasure, he definitely possessed a great treasure.

The reason she hadn’t acted sooner was, firstly, for Luo Rou, wanting to completely sever the emotional ties between the two.

Secondly, she wasn’t completely confident in killing Lin Xuan; if Lin Xuan was determined to escape, she couldn’t stop him.

After all, she had only recently broken through to the Divine Fire Realm.

Therefore, during this time, she had been planning to eliminate Lin Xuan.

Using Xuan Huang Mother Qi to enhance her cultivation and refine World-Destroying Divine Lightning.

Fortunately, her accumulated foundation was sufficiently profound; she had begun comprehending the divine dao laws two thousand years ago.

That’s why she was able to break through to the Divine Fire Realm Triple Layer in a short period.

Additionally, she had captured two of Lin Xuan’s good sisters; the rest were difficult to catch, having already broken through to the Divine Fire Realm.

However, two were enough.

Lin Xuan loved his sisters so much; even with just one, he wouldn’t bear to escape, right?

“Heh, Zhi Meng, you’re still as arrogant as ever.” Lin Xuan sneered, his gaze cold as he watched the aloof and stunning Zhi Meng.

In the past, he was infatuated with Zhi Meng, obsessed with Zhi Meng, and would crash into walls for Zhi Meng.

He would go against the whole world, wishing he could tear out his heart for Zhi Meng.

Yet, seeing her again now, Zhi Meng was more beautiful and mature than before, but she could no longer stir a single ripple in his heart.

“No, this is confidence, not arrogance.”

Zhi Meng corrected him with a serious expression.

“Whether it’s confidence or arrogance, if you hadn’t ambushed me back then, did you think you would be my opponent?”

Lin Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes utterly indifferent, and spoke faintly: “I could suppress you before, and it will be no exception now.”

“Hahaha!”

“That’s the biggest joke I’ve heard in nearly a thousand years.”

Zhi Meng scoffed.

Back then, in the same realm, without using her trump cards, she could fight Lin Xuan, who was giving his all, to a draw.

Moreover, when she killed Lin Xuan, her cultivation had already surpassed his by a major realm.

The reason she chose to ambush Lin Xuan was to end the fight quickly and ensure absolute certainty.

After all, Lin Xuan was already a Divine Son at that time.

Killing a Divine Son was a heinous crime.

Once discovered, even if she was a Divine Maiden, she wouldn’t escape death.

The Star God Temple would absolutely not let her go.

Unless she cultivated the Yin-Yang Chaos Body.

One must know that the Yin-Yang Chaos Body involved the Star God Temple’s supreme inheritance; once cultivated, it meant boundless prospects, with the hope of becoming an Immortal King.

She was a peerless genius specifically cultivated by the Star Dao Sect in the Immortal Realm.

The Star God Temple naturally wouldn’t destroy a potential Immortal King for the sake of a mere Divine Son.

This world, after all, respected the strong; rules were for the strong to bind the weak.

In truth, she hadn’t wanted to kill Lin Xuan back then, because she had no confidence in cultivating the Yin-Yang Chaos Body.

However, Lin Xuan repeatedly courted death, frantically recognizing sisters while also stringing along her sister, and pestering her relentlessly.

Lin Xuan felt he was free-spirited, acting on his impulses, playing in the human world, passing through a field of flowers without a single petal sticking, and from three thousand weak waters, only taking one scoop.

Zhi Meng truly hated Lin Xuan.

Seeing Luo Rou fall deeper and deeper, growing thinner day by day, she had no choice but to act.

After killing Lin Xuan, she hid to cultivate the Taiyin Sun Chaos Record.

After several failures, her physical body disintegrated, leaving only a wisp of a remnant soul.

She should have died, and she wasn’t afraid of death, only afraid that after her death, no one would protect her foolish sister.

With an obsession in her heart, she held on with her last breath. Just as she was about to dissipate, Yin and Yang merged, giving birth to chaos, and condensing the Yin-Yang Chaos Mother Qi.

Zhi Meng used the Star God Fruit and Three Lights Divine Water to reconstruct her physical body, becoming who she is today.

“Lin Xuan, you truly deserve to die.”

Recalling the past, Zhi Meng’s cold eyes filled with hatred.

She cherished Luo Rou like a treasure, even speaking in a soft voice, fearing she might startle Luo Rou.

But Lin Xuan, that beast, had fallen in love with her at first sight, refusing to give up no matter what she said.

He even self-righteously acted deeply affectionate, firmly breaking off his engagement with Luo Rou, making Luo Rou a laughingstock of the world.

Every time Zhi Meng thought of it, she wished she could drag out Lin Xuan’s divine soul and burn it for billions of years.

Fortunately, heaven had eyes and allowed Lin Xuan to be resurrected.

What she couldn’t achieve back then, she would certainly accomplish now.

She wanted Lin Xuan to never reincarnate for all eternity, to endure the pain of his divine soul being burned by divine fire.