24: Chapter 24 I want

"Ding! Do you wish to spend points to view Du Yuqing's information?"

"Check!"

In an instant, information appeared before Ling Hao:

Name: Du Yuqing. Age: 22. Spiritual Root: None. Bloodline: Sacred Lotus Heavenly Pulse (Unactivated). Physique: Pure World Sacred Lotus Myriad Tribulation Body (Unawakened). Cultivation Base: None.

No Spiritual Root?! Ling Hao's heart skipped a beat; as expected. However, having no Spiritual Root did not mean she could not Cultivate Body Refining Cultivation Techniques. Both her Bloodline and Physique made her look like a natural talent for Body Refining.

With a creak, the door opened, and two figures walked out.

In front was Chi Wanhe, wearing a well-fitting pink dress that set off her delicate and lively appearance. She skipped over to Ling Hao's side.

"Revered Master!"

The woman following behind was also wearing a brand-new pink dress, but she appeared exceptionally restless and uneasy.

This dress seemed too exquisite for her; she subconsciously hunched her back slightly, as if afraid of dirtying such fine clothing.

Even more eye-catching was that the originally well-fitted bodice was now stretched taut, outlining an extremely proud curve.

She seemed very unaccustomed to this "liberation"; her cheeks flushed red, and her hands were somewhat restless, occasionally wanting to wrap around her chest to cover up, only to awkwardly drop them back down.

Her gaze shifted, her whole body exuding intense discomfort and shyness, forming a striking contrast with the inherent determination and heroic spirit between her brows.

Following the sound, Ling Hao's pupils constricted slightly. Did I forget to turn off my automatic target acquisition?

Good grief! Ling Hao's heart was instantly thrown into turmoil! When they first met, she wasn't...

So it was a chest binder! What a ruthless chest binder! To think it could forcefully compress such gifted elevation into a flat runway! Now that the restraints were gone, the truth was revealed! This scale... this elasticity... HIJK?

Pfft, pfft, pfft! Ling Hao hurriedly extinguished the inappropriate thoughts in his mind and silently recited the Heart-Cleansing Mantra.

Du Yuqing took a deep breath, trying hard to ignore the discomfort in her body, walked in front of Ling Hao, and without hesitation, prepared to kneel on both knees:

"Mortal woman Du Yuqing once again kowtows to thank the Immortal for saving my life!"

"Hm?"

Ling Hao was quick-witted; a gentle surge of Spiritual Qi supported her, preventing her from actually kneeling.

"Ahem, no need for formalities. Get up and speak."

Quietly moving his gaze away from a certain overly prominent focus point, Ling Hao cleared his throat, trying his best to make his voice sound serious and solemn.

"I want to know, why did you head toward the center of that Spiritual Qi storm? That is almost a path to certain death."

Du Yuqing stood up. Upon hearing this question, a fire of deep-seated hatred instantly ignited in her eyes. She gritted her silver teeth and spat out two words through clenched teeth:

"For revenge!"

"Revenge against Shuimu Pavilion?"

"Yes!"

Du Yuqing's voice was resolute, filled with a determination to stop at nothing.

Ling Hao understood. A Mortal without a Spiritual Root, even if they trained Mortal martial arts to the Peak, could at most deal with a Cultivator at the first or second layer of Qi Refining.

Yet her enemy's strength was undoubtedly far beyond that. Therefore, when she heard the rumor that the "Spiritual Qi storm might trigger an Awakening of a Spiritual Root," even knowing it was a path of near-certain death, and even if it was just a slim hope for a Yellow-grade Spiritual Root, she had rushed in without hesitation!

Only to be able to join an immortal Sect and obtain that slim chance for revenge!

"Shuimu Pavilion is a first-grade Sect; there are even experts at the ninth layer of Qi Refining within!"

Ling Hao stared at Du Yuqing, "As a Mortal without a Spiritual Root, are you not aware that going to seek revenge is akin to a mantis trying to stop a chariot, leading only to death?"

Du Yuqing fell silent, and the air seemed to freeze.

After a long while, she looked up, her eyes burning with a fire that could consume everything. She squeezed out four cold words through her teeth: "Only death!"

Before the words faded, she suddenly bowed, her forehead slamming hard against the ground! "Thud!"

A muffled sound accompanied the slight vibration of the floor, and that astonishing curve trembled along with it.

Du Yuqing lay on the ground, her voice hoarse but filled with the determination of a lone wolf.

"I beg the Immortal to grant me a method to kill! This Mortal woman does not seek immortality or freedom, only to behead my enemy and avenge my grievances!"

She had witnessed Ling Hao descend like a god amidst the raging storm, causing that heaven-destroying Spiritual Qi storm to vanish without even lifting a finger! She had seen Qi Refining Cultivators act, and such a storm-destroying method was definitely not something a Qi Refining Cultivator could possess; he must be a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!

To such an existence, bestowing a second-grade Talisman containing the power of Foundation Establishment or casually handing over a Magical Artifact would make crushing someone at the ninth layer of Qi Refining as easy as crushing an ant! This was her only hope!

Ling Hao looked at the woman before him who was gambling with her life, recalling the one-time "Foundation Establishment Stage Dao Resonance" the System had gifted him when he took in Chi Wanhe.

That thing was just a short-term "Foundation Establishment Stage trial card" that could temporarily borrow power from the Heavenly Dao.

"A method to kill... I do possess one." Ling Hao spoke slowly.

Upon hearing this, Du Yuqing's eyes instantly burst with a terrifying brilliance, like a drowning person grabbing onto a life-saving straw!

She trembled with excitement, her forehead slamming down again: "Please, Immortal..."

"Wait!" Ling Hao raised his hand in a gesture of support, an invisible force stopping her. "The Dao is impartial; everything has a price. I will teach you a method to kill, but what can you give in return?"

Du Yuqing's body stiffened, her wild joy freezing on her face. A price? She was all alone; besides a heart full of hatred and this body, she only had a little Mortal gold and silver...

In the eyes of the Immortal, these were probably not even worth as much as dust!

She suddenly looked up, resolute: "This Mortal woman is willing to be an ox or horse for the Immortal, to be a slave or a maid, for generation after generation, to repay this grace!"

Ling Hao shook his head slowly: "I do not need oxen, horses, or slaves."

Du Yuqing's face turned paper-white, the flame of hope that had just ignited in her eyes rapidly dimming, leaving only the ashes of despair.

Just then, Ling Hao flipped his wrist, and a scroll glowing with pure glazed luster appeared in his palm; it was none other than the "Pure World Glazed Body."

He handed the scroll to Du Yuqing: "I want you — to Revered Master it!"

"Immortal, I..." Du Yuqing looked up in astonishment, her eyes filled with confusion. The Immortal knew she had no Spiritual Root, so why give her a Cultivation Technique?

"This technique can be Cultivated without a Spiritual Root..." Ling Hao's voice was indifferent.

The flame of hope instantly reignited in Du Yuqing's eyes! However, before joy could appear on her face, Ling Hao's cold words poured down like ice:

"However, the pain of Cultivating this technique far exceeds your imagination! Death by a thousand cuts is nothing, and having ten thousand ants gnaw at your heart is common!"

"It will make you feel pain until your Soul tears apart, your will collapses, and you faint countless times in purgatory-like torment!"

"This is the price!"

Du Yuqing's body trembled slightly, but the eyes that stared directly at Ling Hao were like quenched steel, bursting with an unprecedented light of determination!

All fear and hesitation were crushed by that deep-seated hatred. She roared out: "I want to practice it! I can endure it!"

Ling Hao looked at those eyes burning with unyielding will and was about to speak.

"BOOM!!!" A roar loud enough to tear through the clouds exploded like rolling thunder from outside Tianyuan Mountain, instantly spreading across the entire Tianyuan Mountain.

"Sect Master of Moon Shadow Sect! Get out here and die!!!"