It was not cultivators locked in a life-and-death struggle, but one man and two women joining forces against a terrifying monster.
Among the three, Lin Xuan had seen the youngest before—to be precise, he knew her extremely well, though the relationship between them was rather peculiar.
Because this woman was an immortal cultivator from the Spirit World, and unlike ordinary people, she possessed two souls within her body, so her identity was also twofold.
One was the noble daughter of a Loose Immortal, Princess Xinyue.
Her temperament was cold, arrogant, and eccentric; she regarded human life as grass. Because she had once clashed with him and suffered no small hardship, she hated him to the bone and wanted to pull out his tendons and flay his skin.
In terms of strength, because she was constrained by the Laws of Heaven and Earth, Lin Xuan was not particularly afraid of this woman. But Princess Xinyue could not be killed.
Once this woman was destroyed, the mark within her body would instantly transmit back to the Spirit World. Lin Xuan did not wish to provoke a terrifying great enemy before he had even ascended.
That was the first reason.
As for the second, even if he could kill her, Lin Xuan absolutely would not do so. It was not that his heart softened for beauties or anything of the sort, but that this woman's other identity had an intimate relationship with him.
Xiahou Lan, who had sworn sisterhood with him, was a gentle and virtuous woman, understanding of books and propriety, like a modest jade from a humble household.
Though she had a dual personality, the two souls were originally one body.
Princess Xinyue and Xiahou Lan had utterly different temperaments, but in essence, there was no doubt that they were one