"Uh, Qingzhu, could you wait before taking the Nirvana Heart? There's something I need to..."
Lin Dong turned around with an odd expression, looking at Beauty in Plain Skirt as if he wanted to speak but hesitated.
"No, let's talk after Qing Zhu takes the Nirvana Heart."
The Jade Person standing on the Green Lotus looked at Lin Dong suspiciously. Then, with a flick of her slender hand, she elegantly lifted the veil covering her pretty face. The emerald-green liquid floating in the air immediately streamed into her rosy lips.
"Worthy of being my, Lin Dong's, future wife. She's simply perfect beyond reason."
Catching a fleeting glimpse of the peerlessly beautiful profile beneath the veil, Lin Dong muttered blankly.
"While Qing Zhu is refining the Nirvana Heart, please refrain from doing anything foolish, lest you harm yourself."
As her clear, pleasant voice faded, the beauty sat cross-legged. The Green Lotus beneath her immediately erupted with a rich green glow that completely enveloped her, while faint energy ripples spilled outward.
The fusion of the Nirvana Heart had begun!
"All right, as long as you're happy."
Lin Dong let his arms fall weakly and smiled ruefully. Then he sat cross-legged on the Green Stone floor, propped his chin on one hand, and drifted into a daze.
Should he be more proactive later? Or more proactive? Or more proactive? Hmm, perhaps he could be passive first, then proactive. That could work too...
Boom!
A violent surge of energy suddenly erupted within the hall, instantly jolting Lin Dong out of his daze.
The closed Green Lotus in midair had long since been blasted apart by the raging energy. Enormous waves of Pure Yin Energy continuously howled out from Ling Qingzhu's body, and a faint flush had even spread across her exposed snow-white skin.
"What