Chapter 98 - Gift (1/2)
Now, the temptation in front of Lin Luoran is not only the ability to ride on a sword, but also the chance of getting out of this valley.
Looking at the Sword of Bright Snow in Lin’s hand, the White Fairy shows a faint sense of yearning. During her long life, except for all the fighting, she has done a lot of things to tempt others. She has seen too many talented cultivators, and none of them can resist the temptation of spells and magic weapons.
Therefore, the White Fairy is confident. She doesn’t feel anxious anymore because she believes that this junior here must be anxious sick.
The fairy puts on a stunning smile with a little bit of restraint, but mostly, she is wearing the dominant arrogance of a previous high-level cultivator.
Lin Luoran thinks for a while and stands up from the gra.s.s. She looks at the fairy and says, “Alright, your proposal is indeed attractive. I am tempted… Fairy, what is your requirement in exchange?”
The White Fairy claps her hands, which actually makes a sound. How can her essence do that? Perhaps she makes use of the friction of wind in the air?
“My requirement is simple. Take me out of the valley.”
That’s it? Out of the valley? Lin Luoran frowns. The deep valley is a problem for her, a junior cultivator in the level of Training Qi, but can it trap this fairy who doesn’t have a body?
The White Fairy seems to see through Lin’s hesitation. She points to the round stone under her feet and explains, “Years ago, I was set up by some villains. My body was destroyed and my essence was severely hurt. Part of my essence managed to escape into this valley and was gathered by this Soul Stone so that I could prolong my last gasp. However, I am also trapped by it. I’m stuck with the stone and can’t go anywhere away from it…”
Speaking of this, the White Fairy smiles bitterly, “Even if I can break the imprisonment of the Soul Stone, without any protection, the strong wind in this valley will definitely tear my essence apart.”
Lin Luoran is silenced by these words. She is not sure how many of these words are true. Nevertheless, if the fairy is telling the truth, it is indeed miserable for her essence to be trapped here for over a thousand years.
“Fairy, with all due respect, can I ask you a question?”
The White Fairy will absolutely not lower her att.i.tude and make such a long conversation with Lin Luoran if she doesn’t need Lin’s help. Now that she has said things which should and should not be said, it’s ok to answer another question. The fairy nods.
Lin Luoran hesitates for a few seconds and asks, “Before you ended up here, Fairy, what is your level of cultivation? Also, what is the story behind the disappearance of cultivators in the level of Gathering Vitality?”
The fairy was expecting this question. She pauses. She hasn’t thought about the past for a long time. It should be the third year of the reign of Queen Wu of Zhou.
“Before the incident happened to me, I never heard of the disappearance of cultivators in the level of Gathering Vitality. This should happen after I was hurt… It was the third year of the reign of Queen Wu of Zhou. You must have heard of her. A junior cultivator named Wu Mei’er in the Joy School ran to the mortal world to be a queen on the spur of the moment, which was a big joke in the world of cultivation… I am sure that I never heard of the disappearance of high-level cultivators because I was in the later stage of Gathering Vitality before I was set up. If high-level cultivators had decided to go somewhere together, I would have been informed. So, junior, I can’t give you the answer to the question.”
The later stage of Gathering Vitality? Lin Luoran takes a deep breath because she has underestimated the White Fairy before. Thank G.o.d the fairy only has part of her essence and she needs help, or else the situation may get more difficult.