“Wow, Bai Ying is such a young and beautiful girl, and she plays the zither so well.”
“She looks so delicate and fragile, making people want to protect her.”
“If I were a man, I would probably fall for her too.”
Purple Bamboo continued, but her tone gave Fang Ling a strange feeling.
After the Dragon Arena Dao Conference ended that year, she returned to the Pure Bamboo Nunnery with her team.
But later, when the Heavenly Dao Sect accused Fang Ling of killing Mo Yuan and stealing their sect’s treasured artifact, she quietly returned to the Great Zhou.
She settled in the royal city of the Great Zhou, and ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
“Master, you’re getting deeper and deeper into this,” Fang Ling said.
“If you pull back now, there’s still a chance to return to normal. Otherwise, you’ll fall into the abyss.”
He wasn’t foolish. This woman had waited here for him for so long, she must have genuine feelings for him.
But she was a nun, and the successor to the next abbess of the Pure Bamboo Nunnery.
If she continued to be entangled in love and couldn’t extricate herself, she would definitely suffer in the future.
Purple Bamboo glanced at him resentfully and said, “Isn’t it all your fault?”
“Let’s just take it one day at a time! Maybe one day I’ll suddenly wake up, who knows.”
“Let’s talk business first. From now on, you’ll stay here until you become an immortal.”
“The Great Zhou and the Heavenly Dao Sect have always been at odds. You’re safe here; they won’t dare come in to get you.”
“I’ll come to see you often when I have time, so you won’t be too lonely.”
Fang Ling said, “I don’t want to be a bird in a cage.”
“You don’t need to worry about my safety; I have my own plans.”
Purple Bamboo frowned and scolded, “Don’t be disobedient!”
“You don’t understand how terrifying the power of the immortal realm is.”
“You haven’t transcended martial arts yet. No matter how strong you are, you can’t defeat Wen Mu and the others.”
“A real man knows when to yield and when to stand firm. What’s the harm in cultivating here for a few years?”
Fang Ling smiled, and his right eye instantly turned red.
Unlike before, this Blood Eye now had some strange black patterns, forming a hexagram mark.
In the past, he used this Blood Eye mainly to distort space, swallowing and banishing enemy attacks.
But after ten years of enlightenment in the Dragon Arena, he not only created two supreme techniques but also made great progress in other areas.
The enhancement of the Blood Eye was one of them.
He once caused the phenomenon of golden lotuses blooming on flat ground, and these lotuses were not just for show.
Nourished by the Dao rhythm of the golden lotuses, his Blood Eye evolved more perfectly, and its power greatly increased.
His right eye flashed red, and wherever he looked, space shattered, creating spatial cracks.
Purple Bamboo exclaimed, “You actually have the power to break through space!”
Fang Ling exhaled lightly, the red light in his right eye faded, and everything returned to normal.
He said, “If I can’t win, I’ll dive into the chaotic space currents, and they won’t be able to do anything to me.”
“When I reappear, even I won’t know where I’ll end up, but it will definitely be far, far away from them.”
“Although Wen Mu, the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect, is strong, if you escape like this, he really can’t catch you,” Purple Bamboo murmured.
“But Chuan Ning is a witch immortal. If he uses his curses, you won’t be able to escape even if you hide in the void.”
“He must have powerful curses that can make your soul scatter.”
Fang Ling suddenly looked at a corner of the courtyard and smiled, “As for Chuan Ning, someone will deal with him.”
“Lan Yan, the priestess, isn’t that right?”
Purple Bamboo’s face changed at his words. She hadn’t sensed anyone there.
For someone to completely avoid her perception, they must be a powerful figure in the immortal realm!
In the empty corner, Lan Yan appeared.
She smiled slightly and praised, “Impressive, you can actually sense my presence now.”
“After your enlightenment in the Dragon Arena, it’s not an exaggeration to say you’ve been reborn.”
Fang Ling had always had a strange feeling deep down, as if something had been following him, but he couldn’t be sure.
But now, he had a vague sense of her position.
He also realized that the one who had been following him was this high priestess of the Lan Clan tribe.
“When did you start following me?” Fang Ling asked.
Lan Yan pondered for a moment and said, “Probably when you were in the palace of the South Sun Kingdom.”
Fang Ling said, “That early? Does that mean your Lan Clan…”
He suspected that the Lan Clan had been wiped out.
Lan Yan shook her head, “The Lan Clan is close to being wiped out, but not as unlucky as the Chuan Clan.”
“Thanks to your surprise attack on the Chuan Clan, which saved us, I had the chance to send some of our people into the Witch God Temple.”
“The Witch God Temple disappeared and was sealed, wasn’t it?” Fang Ling asked in surprise.
“Luo’er and I share a mother-daughter bond, and we can communicate even if we’re far apart,” Lan Yan explained.
“So I had her cooperate to forcibly open the Witch God Temple.”
“Unfortunately, even she couldn’t break the temple’s restrictions, so only those under fifty could be sent in.”
“Once they entered, they couldn’t come out again. They have to wait until Luo’er completes the witch god’s inheritance and fully controls the temple…”
“But this way, they won’t be eradicated by the remaining Chuan Clan members and the Heavenly Dao Sect.”
“I was severely injured back then and wanted to find a place to hide.”
“By chance, I ran into you, so I followed you.”
“I thought you were capable, and following you would be safe for a while. Who knew you’d cause such a commotion after coming to the Great Zhou.”
“I only found out later that the Universe Mirror has a twin artifact called the Haotian Mirror.”
“These two artifacts are among the four great inherited treasures of the Heavenly Dao Sect, one for attack and one for defense, and they can sense each other within a certain distance.”
“When you were enlightened in the Dragon Arena, the Heavenly Dao Sect sensed the Universe Mirror on you through the Haotian Mirror and thus identified you.”
“Fortunately, the Great Zhou and the Heavenly Dao Sect are at odds, otherwise…”
“Wen Mu and Chuan Ning are guarding outside the Great Zhou, trapping me here as well, unable to leave.”
“If I had known, I wouldn’t have followed you. Sigh!” Lan Yan sighed lightly, full of regret.
Fang Ling said, “I see. How is your injury, Lan Yan, the priestess?”
Lan Yan shook her head, “I fought two at once and was severely injured. Ten years is far from enough to heal.”
“But the Chuan Clan’s curses and my Lan Clan’s techniques counter each other. I can help you block his attacks.”
“That’s good. We’ll break out together then,” Fang Ling said.
“After sitting idle for ten years and suffering heavenly punishment, I’m not fully recovered.”
“So let’s wait until I’ve rested for a while before taking action.”
Lan Yan said, “No rush, I’m not in a hurry.”
“Just remember to call me when you leave.”
She raised her hand and pointed at Fang Ling, leaving a mark on the back of his hand.
“This is a unique communication mark of the witch clan, for easy contact,” she said.
With that, Lan Yan disappeared immediately.
After she left, Fang Ling looked at Purple Bamboo, who seemed a bit more relaxed.
With Lan Yan’s help, she was less worried.
But suddenly, she seemed to think of something, and her face turned unpleasant.
Fang Ling asked, “What’s wrong?”
Purple Bamboo muttered, “That Lan Yan, the priestess, has been following you for a long time. Did she see us…”
“If this gets out, my reputation will be ruined.”
Fang Ling murmured, “Don’t worry, even if she knows, she’ll keep it a secret. After all, we’re on the same side.”
Hearing this, Purple Bamboo finally felt at ease.
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