Chapter 90 (2/2)

He could not understand why she had changed so much in a matter of three months in Violet Manor.

Luo Shangyan smiled plaintively. “But you, what can you give me?”

In the room, both were silent. Her question rendered Xiao Chen speechless. He moved his lips but ended up saying nothing. Then, he turned and smiled. “You’re right. I’m no Prince. I cannot give you a Core-forming Pill too.”

Listening to these words, Luo Shangyan’s face turned even paler. Her body trembled slightly. Before Xiao Chen could leave, she went forward to grasp his arm. She sobbed. “That’s not what I mean… ”

Xiao Chen turned around and saw tears welling in her eyes. His heart ached suddenly and he wanted to give himself a slap. She had once risked searching out the skills of the Three Pure Sect for him. She had even won him a Training Tablet at the Battling Platform. Why had he said this and made her sad?

Luo Shangyan suddenly fell upon his shoulder and started weeping. It was as if all her grievances of the past days were turning into tears. They gushed out without any restraint.

Xiao Chen pulled her gently into his arms and said to himself, “Oh, Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, you know full well these are not her thoughts. You know full well that she did this so that you would not get implicated. Why must you say something to break her heart? Hasn’t she suffered enough for the past few days… ?”

After a long time, Luo Shangyan finally raised her head. She continued to sob. She had no news of her master who had raised her and instead was brought to Violet Manor by a strange turn of events. She had undergone ordeals of death. She could find no one to speak about all her sufferings. The only friend she was left with was Xiao Chen.

“Do you really have to do this? Zhou State is far bigger than you think. And the true power of the Teal Jade Sect is beyond your present imagination… ”

Xiao Chen understood she was referring to the Fuxi Zither strings. He had told her everything. The only thing he left out was the fact that he was a Mystic Cyan Sect disciple in his last life–that this Fuxi Zither was a gift from his master.

With a gentle sigh, he wiped the tears from her face. He headed out of the room and strode on the mountain path. His mood was low. He could never forget the helpless look in Luo Shangyan’s eyes just now.

If only he was still that Mystic Cyan Sect disciple at the Nascent Soul Realm of the past… if only his Master Ling Yin was still around! Then Yu Wenmu would not matter, the Zhou State would not matter…

His footsteps shifted and soon Xiao Chen headed for Chu Lingjiao’s courtyard.

“Why are you so free to visit me, Junior Brother? Your earth-shattering pluck of the string just now was a real eye-opener for me!”

Chu Lingjiao sat under a flowering tree, gently wiping the cold, shining Immortal’s Sword in her hand. Xiao Chen walked over and cut the chase. “Do you have a comprehensive plan for the Immortals League Competition seven days later?”

Chu Lingjiao raised her head and looked at him. She smiled lightly. “Of course I have a comprehensive plan. Have you got yourself ready, Junior Brother Han?”

“You must guarantee Luo Shangyan’s safety. If she suffers even a graze, don’t even think about getting the divine zither.”

Chu Lingjiao smiled quietly and enchantingly. Her smile was faint. “Draw your ear closer… ”

He drew closer, guiding his ear to her lips. After 30 minutes, he returned to the Wind-riding Pavilion. He must certainly bring Luo Shangyan away this time. Even if it meant opposing the entire Zhou State.

After he did his breathing exercises, he stood up and hit the ground with a palm. The shock sent tremors across the entire Wind-riding Pavilion. He was about to break into the Foundation Building Realm and the feeling of his Qi Refining Realm welling to its acme returned to him again.

The Spiritual Qi was plentiful at Violet Manor and his cultivation speed far exceeded that in the Human World. Thanks to the Mystic Cyan Cultivation Method, he could fight a Core Forming Realm warrior once he began Foundation Building. If he drew on the Immolation Spell of the Three Elements and executed the Dragon’s Wrath, he might even slay a Lvl 1 cultivator in the Core Forming Realm.

One more thing. The training methods of the Heaven’s Talisman was still in his recollection. Once he executed the Three Devil’s Turns, he could even kill any Core Forming Realm superior!

These were all his trump cards for the moment.