A Heart-to-Heart Talk by the Pool

"Bang!"

Within the calm depths of the lake, an unknown amount of time passed before a sudden, deafening roar erupted.

Immediately, an exceptionally powerful wave emanated from the ball of light, and a tremendous force swept out, directly shattering the two figures that were joined together within the ball of light.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ling Qingzhu also escaped Lin Langtian's control, gracefully retreating and waving her jade hand to cover herself with her robes.

At this moment, Ling Qingzhu's breathtakingly beautiful face was now covered with frost as cold as the dead of winter.

Clearly, Lin Langtian's previous intrusion had greatly angered and terrified her.

Looking at Ling Qingzhu's face, Lin Langtian's initial pleasure slowly faded, and his mind quickly cleared. He immediately realized something was wrong.

Just as Lin Langtian sensed something was wrong, Ling Qingzhu hand and lightly grasped it, revealing a long, azure sword. A sharp wave of energy suddenly swept out from her.

"Alright, a good man doesn't fight with a woman, it's best to run away first."

Seeing this, Lin Langtian shook his head slightly. It seemed that this woman was about to lose her temper. Without any hesitation, he turned around and rushed out of the pool.

It's not good to hurt my own woman, nor is it good to be hurt by her, so I can only retreat for now.

Whoosh!

Just as Lin Langtian burst forth, two Chang Ling sword beams suddenly shot out from behind him, grazing his body and directly cutting the pool water into two huge channels.

"Lin Langtian, I'm going to kill you!"

Ling Qingzhu's voice, cold yet filled with utter embarrassment and anger, came from behind, and then Lin Langtian felt the sharp sword light sweeping in from all directions.

Whoosh!

At this moment, Lin Langtian was obviously not foolish enough to stay and take the sword. He spread out his Crimson Sparrow Bone Wings and then shot out with a whoosh.

Behind him, countless sharp sword beams, like swimming fish, pursued him with lightning speed.

The Taiqing Immortal Pond in the valley was serene, but this tranquility did not last long, as a huge whirlpool formed in the pool.

The next moment, a fiery figure shot out, followed by an overwhelming barrage of sword light. The surrounding mountain walls exploded, revealing huge sword marks.

Lin Langtian leaped out of the pool, glanced at the mess around him, and immediately his lips twitched slightly. It seemed that this time, he had really angered this woman.

However, thinking back to the ecstatic pleasure I just experienced, I couldn't help but sigh that it was all worth it.

Bang!

Above the Taiqing Immortal Pond, the water surface burst open once again, with water splashing everywhere, and a beautiful figure appeared.

Then, a soaked blue robe flew out, and a white dress fluttered, quickly covering the jade-like body.

As the water splashed down, a stunningly beautiful woman in a white dress stood suspended in mid-air, her blue hair cascading down like a waterfall, though her delicate face remained shrouded in frost.

"Call out!"

Ling Qingzhu held a long sword, her face as cold as ice, and looked at Lin Langtian, who was laughing dryly in mid-air. Without saying a word, she swung her long sword, and a sharp sword light shot out, covering Lin Langtian's vital points.

Seeing this, Lin Langtian also retreated rapidly, using his superb movement skills to calmly dodge Ling Qingzhu's attacks.

"I went down to save you, did you have to be so ruthless?" Lin Langtian also tried to persuade him while dodging.

"If I don't go down, that thing will drain your life force."

I'm just worried about you.

Ling Qingzhu gritted her teeth and said coldly, "What does this have to do with what you did? The first time... fine, but this time, what excuse do you have?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Langtian was speechless.

The first time was when Ling Qingzhu offended the master of the Ancient Tomb Mansion, thus falling into his trap. In a way, Lin Langtian was also one of the victims. Therefore, although Ling Qingzhu hated him, she could never hate Lin Langtian.

But this time it was indeed because of the surge of evil fire within him that he couldn't help but do those things. Even if he had the thickest skin, he couldn't find an excuse for it.

"Actually... I didn't mean to force you. I just couldn't resist the urge to indulge. Who knew that the Vermilion Bird Fire could also arouse human desires, so..." Lin Langtian chuckled and explained in a low voice.

Given Lin Langtian's personality, although he admitted to liking Ling Qingzhu's beauty, he wouldn't do something as despicable as forcing her. However, who knew that Ling Qingzhu would later also become infatuated with him? Therefore, Lin Langtian went along with it, and so...

"You!"

Upon hearing this, Ling Qingzhu recalled her initiative during their union, and her face flushed red. She then let out a cold snort and unleashed another sword strike. A massive, sharp sword beam, dozens of feet long, slashed down angrily towards Lin Langtian.

Lin Langtian watched the sword light slashing down again and sighed helplessly. He made no attempt to dodge. Judging from this, his opponent wouldn't let up until he took a hit.

Call out!

The sword light flashed like lightning, but just as it was about to strike Lin Langtian's body, Ling Qingzhu finally gritted her teeth.

The next moment, a slender jade finger pointed out, and the sword light deviated from its direction, then slashed down fiercely past Lin Langtian's body, directly creating a huge mark on the ground below.

The sword light cleaved through the air, and Lin Langtian was taken aback. Then he looked up at Ling Qingzhu, whose face was icy cold, and said helplessly, "Have you vented enough?"

Boom!

Just as Lin Langtian finished speaking, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from not far away, and then the Three-Headed Serpent that had been lured away earlier roared and charged wildly towards the valley again.

When they saw the two people in the valley, a violent killing intent surged in their snake eyes.

Call out!

When Lin Langtian saw the strange snake return, he was about to make a move when a beam of light shot out. Then he saw countless sharp sword beams burst forth from the Ling Qingzhu, engulfing the strange snake completely.

Roar!

Faced with Ling Qingzhu's merciless attack, the Three-Headed Serpent let out a shrill scream, and streaks of blood quickly appeared on its massive body. Soon, one of the serpents, whose strength rivaled Lei Qian's, was hacked to pieces.

Lin Langtian looked at the monstrous snake that met such a tragic end, and then at Ling Qingzhu whose icy expression was slowly fading, and couldn't help but scratch his head.

This woman was showing him through her actions that this was the consequence of her anger.

Boom!

A moment later, in the valley, the enormous serpent collapsed with a thud, its blood spreading and staining the ground red, the stench of blood quietly wafting through the air.

Ling Qingzhu descended from mid-air with a serene expression, then arrived at the Taiqing Immortal Pond. Her jade-like hands stirred the water, slowly washing away the blood-stained longsword.

Looking at this scene, Lin Langtian couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile. It seemed that Ling Qingzhu was truly ashamed and angry this time.

However, it's understandable when you think about it. If the two of them hadn't already had that first accident, Lin Langtian would be sure that if it were anyone else in the same situation, their fate would be no different from that of the strange snake.

The only man in the world who could keep pushing her limits like this is probably Lin Langtian.

The complicated relationship between the two clearly prevented them from treating each other as ordinary people, which was also the source of Ling Qingzhu's tolerance for Lin Langtian's many overstepping actions.

Splash!

Water droplets flowed down from the longsword, splashing into the pool and creating ripples. Ling Qingzhu looked down at the stunningly beautiful face reflected in the ripples, and couldn't help but gently bite her lip. In her mind, the passionate scene from before seemed to still linger.

That guy always kept breaking her calm and peaceful state of mind.

Thinking of this, Ling Qingzhu pursed her lips slightly, her eyes filled with a complex emotion. Was she really destined to be hopelessly in love with this man for the rest of her life...?

Just as Ling Qingzhu was lost in thought, she heard faint footsteps behind her. Her delicate body stiffened almost imperceptibly, and she quickly concealed the complex emotions in her eyes.

Lin Langtian walked over from behind and sat down next to Ling Qingzhu. He turned his head to look at her profile, which had a face that could topple empires, and suddenly smiled, saying, "Do you still remember what I said five years ago?"

"I forgot," Ling Qingzhu said softly, her long eyelashes drooping slightly.

"I knew the gap between you and me before, but I also knew that this gap was not insurmountable. Are kings and generals born with a special destiny? Even you, the first palace master of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, were probably not born into wealth, were you?"

I'm not trying to brag, I just want to say that five years ago, we were worlds apart; now, we're equals. And five years from now, I believe no one can stop us from being together.

At this point, Lin Langtian smiled slightly and said with utmost confidence.

"Back then, I said that every woman I slept with was mine. Looking back now, that was indeed a bit vulgar, but..."

Lin Langtian paused, but his gaze remained fixed on Ling Qingzhu as he said, "You are my woman."

"Whoosh!"

Water splashed, and a bright longsword, carrying a chilling aura, was pointed at Lin Langtian's throat. Ling Qingzhu looked at him, her voice cold. "Do you really think I can't do it?"

Lin Langtian remained silent, his gaze fixed on Ling Qingzhu, his eyes unrestrained and showing no sign of restraint.

As the man who had taken Ling Qingzhu away twice, Lin Langtian was very confident that he had left an indelible mark on her heart. This mark was something that even the calm and composed Ling Qingzhu could not erase or remove.

Sure enough, Ling Qingzhu gritted her teeth and finally sheathed her sword. She clenched her jade hand and said, "You should say these things less often in the future. If they get back to my master's ears, even if you are a disciple of the Yuan Sect, she will kill you."

"Every Sect Master of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace cultivates the Way of the Heart Mirror, so that the heart is like a mirror, untouched by dust. If our affairs were to be known by our master, given her nature, she would surely step in to wipe away the dust from my heart."

At this point, Ling Qingzhu looked at Lin Langtian and said, "And you are the dust in my heart!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Langtian seemed to understand something, but he shook his head and said, "As one of the Eight Great Super Sects, the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace may have its own unique cultivation methods, but I only recognize you Ling Qingzhu, as my woman."

"If your master tries to stop me, then I'll just wait until I become stronger than your master, and then I'll snatch you away from the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace."

Ling Qingzhu was clearly amused and exasperated by Lin Langtian's words. She shook her head helplessly and said, "Even the Three Grand Masters of Yuan Sect would have to show my master some respect. So stop making unfounded accusations."

Lin Langtian smiled and didn't say anything more about the topic. He could also sense Ling Qingzhu's complicated feelings towards him, which was actually quite good.

As for whether he could surpass the Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, Lin Langtian felt that five years would be enough.

"Thank you for your help at the bottom of the pool earlier."

Seeing that the unbridled Lin Langtian had actually restrained himself a bit, Ling Qingzhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she changed the subject and said...

"Of course, after all, you are mine..." Lin Langtian shook his head, about to say the next sentence, when Ling Qingzhu, as if she already knew he wouldn't say anything nice, quickly stopped him in embarrassment and annoyance.

"Lin Langtian, stop saying I'm your woman all the time. If outsiders hear this, I'll hold you accountable," Ling Qingzhu scolded, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Upon hearing this, Lin Langtian was taken aback, but then quickly agreed. This Tigress was easily provoked, and Lin Langtian dared not provoke her.

However, judging from Ling Qingzhu's words, the reason she didn't want Lin Langtian to say that was mainly to prevent others from overhearing, not because Lin Langtian's words were wrong.

Whether Ling Qingzhu did it intentionally or unintentionally, the information revealed in this is quite significant...

Seeing Lin Langtian nod, Ling Qingzhu's expression softened slightly, and she immediately changed the subject.

"The skeleton at the bottom of the pool should have some connection with our Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace. After entering the pool, I received some calls, but I didn't expect it to want to steal my life force."

"Some connection?" Lin Langtian paused for a moment, then said, "No wonder that Spirit Seal entered your body."

Ling Qingzhu nodded. She could feel the powerful Spirit Seal that had appeared in her body, which was quite an opportunity for her.

Ling Qingzhu nodded, then stood up and said, "Let's go too."

Having achieved their purpose for coming here, they clearly had no reason to stay any longer.

Upon hearing this, Lin Langtian smiled and nodded. With a flick of his sleeve, two beams of black light shot from afar and were eventually absorbed into the Mirror Inner World. These were the Demon Corpse that had been used to lure away the strange snake.

After collecting the Demon Corpse, the two were about to set off immediately. However, just as Ling Qingzhu's figure darted out, she suddenly paused for a moment. With a wave of her hand, a golden light shot out from the space in front of her and finally entered her hand.

"This is a message from the Nascent Soul of our Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace. What happened?"

Ling Qingzhu caught the golden light, her willow-leaf eyebrows furrowing slightly. Then, she lightly touched her smooth forehead with her jade-like fingers, and after a moment, her face changed.

"What happened? Did something happen to your people?" Lin Langtian asked in surprise upon seeing this.

"No."

Ling Qingzhu shook her head, her clear eyes fixed on Lin Langtian. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "It seems the Heavenly Profound Sect has attacked the Fire Division disciples."