The sealed door slowly opened before Li Xuanxiao.
Opening the door required blood, and the blood of a specific person at that.
That person was undoubtedly Lin Wanqing.
And indeed, it was just as Li Xuanxiao had expected.
What appeared before him was an enormous space.
At first, Li Xuanxiao suspected there were traps inside, but he soon realized he had been mistaken.
It seemed that someone had once lived here.
A faint, almost imperceptible scent of sandalwood spread through the air, as though wrapping people in a tranquil and mysterious atmosphere.
As far as the eye could see, the hollow-carved lattice windows were exquisitely beautiful.
A soft, comfortable wooden bed stood inside, covered with finely embroidered brocade bedding. Beautiful patterns had been carved into both the headboard and footboard.
In one corner of the room, an ancient and elegant zither stood quietly.
A bronze mirror rested upon a wooden dressing table, which had likewise been carved with exceptional delicacy.
Li Xuanxiao suddenly clutched his head as a flood of memories surfaced before his eyes.
These were not his memories, but memories belonging to Fanyue and Lin Wanqing.
No, more precisely, they were memories from the two of their lives three reincarnations ago.
Li Xuanxiao understood at once.
This was why Fanyue had drawn that map—because he had planned it long ago.
As long as he brought Lin Wanqing here, she would recover her memories and remember everything from before.
But he had miscalculated.
He had never expected to lose his own memories by accident, nor had he expected Li Xuanxiao to scheme against him on Shu Mountain.
In the end, Lin Wanqing had been attacked by the Gold-Silver Blood Snake hidden here. Through a bizarre twist of fate, the one who entered this place had turned out to be Li Xuanxiao.
Li Xuanxiao saw the memories Fanyue had left behind.
One was the master of Heavenly Fiend Hall, a Demon Lord known to all.
The other was the foremost female Sword Cultivator in the world, the Sword Dao Leader.
During one encirclement and slaughter, Fanyue killed everyone except Lin Wanqing.
Lin Wanqing pursued Fanyue for three months.
Lin Wanqing, whose sword heart had once been unwavering, gradually discovered that she had developed a peculiar affection for Fanyue.
In the end, she decided to sacrifice herself to reform Fanyue, hoping he would lay down his butcher's knife and leave behind the path of killing.
To save Lin Wanqing, Fanyue had no choice but to send her back into the cycle of reincarnation, intending to seek out her reincarnated self.
In her second life, Lin Wanqing joined Shu Mountain, gained fame in her youth, and stunned the world for a time.
Later, Fanyue became entangled with her, and the two experienced countless brushes with life and death together.
Lin Wanqing ultimately recovered her memories.
Amid her pain, she abandoned all her cultivation, became a mortal, and left Shu Mountain.
Fanyue also promised her that he would commit evil no longer, and the two retired together into the deep forests.
Yet Shu Mountain's first sect master of that year pursued them all the way with the Shu Mountain Sword in hand.
In the end, to protect Fanyue, Lin Wanqing died beneath the Shu Mountain Sword.
Watching his finest disciple die by his own hand, the sect master did not hesitate. He immediately executed Fanyue...
Afterward, in order to preserve Shu Mountain's reputation,
the sect master erased every record concerning Fanyue and Lin Wanqing from Shu Mountain.
Having seen all the memories, Li Xuanxiao paused for a moment and softly let out a breath.
So this was the whole story.
He truly could not understand why a peerless genius, the Sword Dao Leader, would fall in love with a bloodthirsty Demon Lord.
Li Xuanxiao shook his head.
Besides leaving memories in the room, Fanyue had also left behind three treasures.
That was also why they had drawn the Gold-Silver Blood Snake here.
Everything was fated.
Spirit Artifacts were divided into low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and top-grade.
Magic treasures were divided into low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and top-grade.
Spirit Treasures were divided into Acquired Spirit Treasures and Innate Spirit Treasures.
Acquired Spirit Treasures could be granted specific attributes and functions according to their creator's intentions.
However, because they were artificially forged, Acquired Spirit Treasures often needed continual nurturing and advancement before they could unleash greater power.
In contrast, Innate Spirit Treasures were peerless treasures that had existed since the beginning of heaven and earth.
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Born with incomparable spirituality and power, they required no artificial refinement and could evolve all manner of wondrous effects on their own.
And the three treasures Fanyue had left behind had all been prepared for Lin Wanqing.
One was an Acquired Spirit Treasure forged by Fanyue.
Dragon Scale Armor, a silver-white suit of armor that clung to the body.
It could be worn regardless of one's cultivation.
Even Li Xuanxiao had to admit it was thoughtful—far too thoughtful!
Wearing this armor could greatly increase the speed at which one absorbed spiritual energy and restored the True Essence within one's body.
Its outstanding defensive power ensured that in battle, as long as other cultivators did not smash your head apart, you would survive.
The second treasure was the Wind Chariot.
Its main body was very small and could be taken out from a Storage Ring.
It would transform into a carriage.
Its axle was a crossbeam, with the carriage mounted above it and wheels fitted to both ends.
The ends of the axle protruded beyond the hubs, with a three- to four-inch pin inserted into each.
Its speed was incomparably swift, making it ideal for fleeing and traveling.
The third treasure—
Sky Mending Pill: After swallowing it, it could gradually improve a cultivator's physique, allowing them to advance by leaps and bounds in cultivation.
It could compensate for impure spiritual roots and refine innate spiritual roots.
It likewise had no cultivation requirement.
Those in the Nascent Soul Realm could take it, and those in the Foundation Establishment Realm could take it as well.
The stronger a pill's medicinal power was during refinement, the greater the requirements it placed upon its user.
Therefore, pills could not be swallowed carelessly.
At best, they would damage the body; at worst, they would cost one's life.
As for mortals, they should not even dream of taking them.
But this Sky Mending Pill had no restrictions whatsoever.
If a mortal consumed it, their lifespan would be greatly extended, no different from that of someone in the Golden Core Stage.
It seemed Fanyue had specially prepared this Sky Mending Pill because he feared that Lin Wanqing might become a mortal after reincarnation.
It was clear from these three treasures that Fanyue had carefully selected every one of them for his beloved.
Warm. So damn warm!!
"Then... I won't stand on ceremony."
Li Xuanxiao took all three treasures away, then carefully inspected the place inside and out once more.
Naturally, these three treasures could not be left for Lin Wanqing. She could not even be allowed to see them—heaven knew what she might remember.
"..."
"Rumble—!!"
Moments later, the space within the cave collapsed and was buried beneath the rubble.
The space that had been indestructible from the outside could be destroyed with ease from within.
Blazing True Fire devoured everything.
Li Xuanxiao felt that still was not enough, so he used the Earth Evasion Technique to dig a massive pit beneath it.
He burrowed straight down into the earth, then used the Earth Evasion Technique again to bury everything.
Then he moved huge boulders over to fill the top.
After doing all this, Li Xuanxiao carried the still-unconscious Third Senior Sister, Lin Wanqing, to a safe place.
After ensuring Fanyue had left nothing else behind,
Li Xuanxiao erased the traces of his own aura and quietly departed.
If she had not met Fanyue back then, if Third Senior Sister had not developed feelings for that Demon Lord, even going so far as to absurdly abandon her life and cultivation for him...
"Third Senior Sister, perhaps being an ordinary person would be better for you than being a cultivator. I hope you never meet Fanyue again."
"..."
After Li Xuanxiao left,
Lin Wanqing gradually regained consciousness. The poison still lingered in her body, leaving her head muddled and heavy.
She did not know how she had ended up here, and she recuperated in the cave for several days.
Only then did she walk out and follow the map to the place Fanyue had left for her.
But there was nothing left there.
Lin Wanqing softly sighed and headed alone into the distance.
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