288: Chapter 225: Whirlwind (8) 288: Chapter 225: Whirlwind (8) The elder’s brows furrowed tighter and tighter as he commanded, “Gather everyone.
Let’s go et this formidable evildoer.”
“But we can’t, great-grandfather,” the youth pleaded.
“Uncle originally intended to pursue those demon monks, but when he encountered this formidable evildoer, he couldn’t withstand a single move and was beheaded.
You must not go.”
Hearing this, the elder imdiately halted his steps.
The uncle referred to by the youth, like himself, was one of the strongest mbers of their clan.
They were the only two second-generation powerhouses within the clan.
The elder’s eyes also flashed with a hint of shock when he heard how easily the formidable evildoer had dealt with the other.
Just then, another man ca running over, shouting, “It’s bad, Clan Leader.
That formidable evildoer has gone to the Dragon Suppressing Stele and disturbed the dragon vein!”
Upon hearing this, the elder sighed deeply, his figure seeming to age ten years in an instant.
“Forget it.
Let him be.”
The man who had brought the news exclaid, “Just…
just let him ss with the dragon vein?”
The elder, with a look of helplessness, replied, “Such an evildoer, effortlessly harming lives and possessing imnse strength, should we really go and court death?”
“Such a person might very well wipe out our entire clan in a fit of pique.
It’s better not to provoke him.”
“The people out there are not like us; they’re all ruthless evildoers.”
Rembering how the youth’s uncle had been killed with a single move, any will to resist failed to rise in the elder’s eyes.
Had it been a disciple from a renowned sect or the scion of a high official or noble, he might have had the courage to try to negotiate.
But with a demon who killed so easily, the elder dared not approach him lightly.
The other clansn, although unwilling in their hearts, looked at the injured strewn on the ground and the bodies brought in and could only sigh, resigned to submitting to the evildoer’s evil and brutality.
…
anwhile, beneath the earth, the dragon vein was being wildly drained by Lin Xing.
With the runes in the diagram flickering, the dragon vein was gradually converted by him into another kind of exotic power, slowly feeding into the diagram.
Bai Yiyi stood beside him, bored, looking at the ti on her phone and complaining, “It’s been over ten hours, how much longer is this going to take.”
Then it suddenly occurred to her, “The martial arts competition is having a day off tomorrow.
Lin Xing isn’t scheduled to compete until the day after.
He’s not planning to continue his cultivation till then, is he?”
“Damn it, he’s dragging into working overti with him.”
Far away, Fairy Tianlian glanced at Lin Xing, who was absorbed in his hard cultivation, and then at Bai Yiyi, who was keeping him company; she nodded slightly and withdrew.
She arrived in a forest and addressed a small monk before her, “What do you seek from ?”
The monk spoke up, “Master, we have been cultivating here for a long ti.
When can we leave the mountains?”
Tianlian asked indifferently, “How goes your cultivation recently?”
The monk replied, “After the eldest disciple brother sold the fake Five Transmission Secret Manual to Wang Shusheng, Wang Shusheng has been diligently practicing the foundational martial arts detailed within it every day.
Probably within a year, he will have mastered the first transmission.”
“The second disciple brother gave the fake storage ring to He.
In order to break the ring’s seal, He has been studying the talismanic technique diligently; the Daoist Child’s legacy looks promising.”
“And there are those who bought the wild ginseng from the third disciple brother; they are now learning how to discern herbs…”
Tianlian listened and nodded slightly, “The land of the dragon vein, with its deep destiny, is far from enough to protect any dynasty royal family, but to get soone lucky is not difficult; it’s just right for your hands-on practice.”
“Rember well, from ancient tis to the present, whether it is humans worshiping gods, receiving mandates from heaven, being loyal to the emperor and the country, cultivating oneself to govern the world, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, faith…
all those concepts that drive the progress of the human world are all fabrications, nonexistent until they were conjured up by soone.”
“The greatest difference between humans and all other creatures in the world is that humans can lie and weave fabrications.”
The monk nodded, sowhat understanding, then suddenly asked, “But, Master, why are we helping Lin Xing like this?”
“Several of the disciple brothers have been crippled by him this ti.”
Tianlian said, “That is because their skills were inadequate, and Lin Xing took advantage of them when they acted violently.”
“You must understand that in our temple’s cultivation, any thod of battle is inferior.
Only winning without fighting is the true Superior Dharma.”
“As for Lin Xing…”
Tianlian looked at the little monk before him and suddenly laughed, “Do you know why our temple is called Shi Lin Temple?”
Watching the little monk deep in thought as he left, Tianlian said to soone nearby, “Abbot, I didn’t expect you to co as well?”
From the shadows, a voice replied, “The illusion in Lin Xing’s heart is of great importance.
I couldn’t rest easy without seeing it for myself.”
“You just had a good talk with your disciple.”
Tianlian chuckled and said, “Brother, haven’t you said similar things to before?”
“Be it our disciples, you, or , or even Lin Xing, the whole world needs lies to survive.”
“Without lies, without illusions, this world would not have made it to today.”
The voice from the shadows sighed softly, “But there will co a day when the illusion is shattered.”
“I just worry about how deeply Lin Xing believes in his illusions now, and how crazy he will beco when they finally break.”
Tianlian, hearing the other’s concerns, confidently replied, “If it breaks, we’ll just weave it anew.”
“People can’t live without lies; even if they see through past deceits, they will still find new ones, even if it ans deceiving themselves.”
…
In New Ke City, at a hotel.
Fairy Yunxiao looked at Gu She Fairy in front of her, floating in mid-air with a face full of anticipation, and her doubts grew.
It had been a very long ti since she had seen her master so jubilant.
Gu She Fairy picked up a set of palace dress and a suit with black stockings, and looked at her, asking, “Yunxiao, which set looks better on ?”
Without letting Fairy Yunxiao think too long, Gu She Fairy mused, “That man is from the secret realm after all; I should wear the clothing of the secret realm.”
Watching Gu She Fairy slowly pull a pair of stockings over her fair feet, Fairy Yunxiao couldn’t help but ask, “Your Eminence, what secret does Lin Xing carry in his mories?
Why did you want to test if he still rembers the na and the doll?”
Gu She Fairy thought for a mont and replied, “Do you want to know?”
Seeing Yunxiao nodding vigorously, Gu She Fairy pursed her lips, “But I don’t want to tell you.”
Then, after scanning up and down Fairy Yunxiao’s figure, especially after gazing at her long legs, Gu She Fairy suddenly laughed and said, “If you’re willing to lend your substitute for one more night, I’ll tell you.”
Fairy Yunxiao hastily stepped back and said, “Your Eminence!
I only have this one body now; what will I use if I lend it to you?”
Gu She Fairy replied, “Use mine.”
“How do these legs look?” She patted her own thigh and said, “Switching substitutes with my disciple wouldn’t have a flavor of its own?”
Looking at Gu She Fairy chuckling, Fairy Yunxiao felt helpless.
But as ti passed, Lin Xing was nowhere to be seen, and Gu She Fairy’s expression grew more and more unpleasant.
“Yunxiao, did you make it clear to Lin Xing that it was here?”
“Did he promise he would co tonight?”
“Call him to make sure.”
With each question, an unspoken pressure built up in the room, making Fairy Yunxiao increasingly uncomfortable.
It wasn’t until eleven o’clock at night, as Fairy Yunxiao felt restless under Gu She Fairy’s gaze, that the doorbell finally rang.
Fairy Yunxiao let out a huge sigh of relief and eagerly stood up, “I’ll go open the door.”
Gu She Fairy snorted, “What door to open.”
“Tell him to get lost.”
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