Return to Spirit City

During the five-day journey back to Spirit City.

Le Ling did not speak to Qian Daoliu from beginning to end inside the carriage. Whenever she needed something, she told Steward Yao and had him relay it.

When they passed through towns along the way and stayed at inns for the night, Qian Daoliu wanted to share a room with her, and she did not voice any objection.

But once they entered the room, she went straight to sit on the sofa.

Because she knew that if she slept on the bed, that stinking man would definitely climb into it too, so she simply sat cross-legged and cultivated through the night.

Le Ling neither spoke to him nor acknowledged him. She did not even spare him a glance and was utterly cold toward him!

This left Qian Daoliu extremely frustrated throughout the five-day journey!

Five days later.

The carriage finally arrived at Spirit City.

Once Steward Yao of the Worship Hall produced his token, the carriage was allowed straight through the gates without any inspection or registration, heading all the way toward the mountain in the center of Spirit City.

Le Ling lifted the carriage curtain and said to the steward driving the carriage, "Stop at the mountainside."

Steward Yao knew she intended to go to the Papal Palace.

But his master surely hoped that Miss Le Ling would stay at the Worship Hall, so as a subordinate, he did not dare agree rashly.

"My lord, this..."

He looked toward Qian Daoliu in the carriage, asking awkwardly.

But before Steward Yao could finish, Le Ling cut him off unhappily. "Stop the carriage now. I'll walk up myself!"

Hearing the displeasure in her voice, Qian Daoliu, who sat at the very back of the carriage, sighed inwardly.

"Stop at the mountainside."

"Yes, my lord."

Steward Yao replied.

Soon, the carriage arrived at the mountainside, before the side entrance of the Papal Palace.

Just as Le Ling was about to get out, Qian Daoliu quickly moved to sit beside her and wrapped his arms around her before she could shift away.

"Ling'er, can you give me a chance to explain?"

"I don't want to hear it!"

Le Ling twisted around, pressing both hands against him to keep him from getting closer.

Seeing how strongly she still resisted him, Qian Daoliu did not dare be too forceful.

"Then how long do you plan to stay at the Papal Palace?"

"I'll stay as long as I want. It's none of your business!"

Le Ling shoved him away, rose to her feet, and quickly stepped out of the carriage.

Qian Daoliu leaned against the windowsill, watching her retreating figure, his thoughts unknown.

Steward Yao glanced at his master and said, "My lord, I thought you would forcefully take Miss Le Ling back to our Worship Hall like you did at the inn counter last time!"

Qian Daoliu shook his head.

"Ling'er was not so resistant to me back then, so she was only a little angry when I did that. But this time is different!"

Steward Yao teased, "Then you'll have to coax her all over again, my lord."

"Let's go."

Qian Daoliu tugged faintly at his lips and gave a bitter smile.

Le Ling entered the Papal Palace and headed toward the room that had previously been arranged for her.

A Jian, the maid cleaning the room, saw that she had returned. She happily set down her cleaning tools and hurried over.

"Little Le Sister, you're finally back!"

Le Ling smiled and nodded.

"Did anything happen while I was away?"

A Jian thought for a moment, then shook her head. "Nothing major happened. Miss Hu Liena came by every day to ask whether you had returned, and Your Holiness the Pope came once as well."

Le Ling asked, "Did they need something from me?"

Just then, a clear female voice sounded from outside the door. "Can't I come see my sister if I don't need anything?"

Hu Liena walked in with a smile.

She came to Le Ling's side, linked arms with her, and said, "Sister, you're finally back. How did the Spirit Rings go?"

"Of course, I found them all."

As she spoke, Le Ling took a few steps back and summoned her Martial Soul.

After Martial Soul Possession, she became even more alluring than before. A pair of fluffy fox ears appeared atop her head, while three large fox tails swayed constantly behind her.

At that moment, Hu Liena was delighted to discover that Little Le Sister, who had originally possessed only one tail, now had three.

Moreover, a black Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring coiled around each tail.

"All three are Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings!!!"

In disbelief, she walked behind Le Ling to inspect the three tails.

"My teacher once told me the legend of the Ten-tailed Heavenly Fox Martial Soul. Little Le Sister, could you be the owner of that Ten-tailed Heavenly Fox Martial Soul?"

Le Ling smiled.

Though she said nothing, she was tacitly admitting it.

"Little Le Sister, you're incredible!"

Hu Liena sighed. "I thought my Demon Fox Spirit was already pretty good, but I never expected your Ten-tailed Heavenly Fox Martial Soul to be even more powerful!"

"You actually absorbed three Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings at once. That's unbelievable! Oh, right—since all three were Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings, did any Spirit Bones drop?"

Le Ling nodded.

Speaking of Spirit Bones, she had nearly forgotten. Later, she needed to absorb that head Spirit Bone immediately.

Hu Liena said excitedly, "Wow~~ Little Le Sister, your luck is incredible! A Spirit Bone dropped from three Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings! What's your Soul Power Level now?"

Le Ling said somewhat regretfully, "Level thirty-nine. It's a pity I couldn't break through the bottleneck and reach level forty."

Hu Liena linked arms with her again and consoled her, "You absorbed three Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings at once, Little Le Sister. You're already amazing! Do you have any plans afterward? Or will you just cultivate here?"

After thinking it over, Le Ling said, "I don't have any plans for now. I'll probably just cultivate here."

Hu Liena's eyes shifted as she suggested, "Since you'll be cultivating either way, Little Le Sister, why not come to Spirit Hall Academy?"

"With your level thirty-nine Soul Power, you can still enroll before reaching level fifty. Our class will be participating in the Continental Soul Master Elite Tournament three years from now, and you could join then too."

Le Ling smiled and shook her head. "Forget the Elite Tournament. I'm not interested in competing. But since you put it that way, going to the academy to study and cultivate does sound pretty good!"

"Right, right."

"Little Le Sister, if you come to the academy, I'll introduce you to my brother and the others. With more friends, your cultivation life won't be so boring, right?"

Hu Liena kept trying to persuade Le Ling to come study with them at the academy.

Because she truly liked this big sister.

For some reason, her fondness had completely maxed out!

Le Ling did not really mind. After all, her main tasks now were to stay at Spirit Hall for the time being while waiting for news of the Asura God, and to raise her Soul Power Level as quickly as possible.

But the reason she agreed to attend the academy was not because cultivation was boring or otherwise. Back on the Five Elements Continent, she had been a Spirit Cultivator, but after coming here, she had become a soul cultivator.

So when it came to Martial Souls and cultivating her Soul Power Level, there were indeed many things she did not understand and needed to learn.

Spirit Hall happened to have its own academy.

This way, she could continue waiting here for news of the search for the Asura God while also studying and cultivating—killing two birds with one stone!

Le Ling nodded. "All right, then I'll go study at the academy. But regarding the enrollment procedures..."

"I'll go talk to the academy dean right away and get everything arranged immediately. You don't need to make the trip. Just wait here for my news!"

Before Le Ling could finish speaking, Hu Liena had already tossed out those words and darted from the room like the wind, running toward Spirit Hall Academy.