Seeing Ye Xuan's impatient expression, Lin Feng's lips curled into a satisfied smile. A moment later, he withdrew his gaze and looked at Xuanyuan Qingtian...
Entering Dao Through Sword, achieving the position of a Saint.
Tsk, tsk. Now this was getting interesting.
"This Sect Master is rather curious. As a dignified Saint Realm expert, how did you suddenly fall to the Earth Immortal Realm? And in the end, only a wisp of your remnant soul remained?"
"And what exactly is this Qiankun Divine Palace?"
Lin Feng asked somewhat gossipy questions.
One had to know that Saints stood above the High Heavens, looking down upon all living beings. They were practically invincible.
How could one so easily fall in realm all the way to the Earth Immortal Realm?
What intrigued him most was what exactly the Qiankun Divine Palace was. It had actually trapped an Earth Immortal and worn her down until only a wisp of remnant soul remained. Wasn't that far too terrifying?
Hearing Lin Feng suddenly ask this, Xuanyuan Qingtian froze slightly. A trace of pain flashed through her autumn-water eyes, along with anger she could not conceal.
Only after a long while did she take a deep breath and say faintly, "Three thousand years ago, I was considered peerless for a time. I became the strongest sword practitioner in the Canglang Realm, as well as the first person in that realm to become a Saint. I was known as the Demon Sword Saintess."
At this point, her tone suddenly turned cold. "Unfortunately, the tree that rises above the forest is bound to be destroyed by the wind. The evil in human hearts is truly impossible to predict. My fiancé, who was also a Sword Cultivator, secretly poisoned me during our wedding ceremony in order to seize my Chaos Sword Body. He put a deadly poison in my teacup."
"In a fit of rage, I injured him on the spot and fled home. Who could have known that this was only the beginning of the nightmare? My disciple, whom I had loved like a sister, actually struck at me with lethal intent."
At this point, a killing intent that made one's heart pound erupted from Xuanyuan Qingtian's eyes.
She could not understand why the disciple she had treated like a sister had done such a thing.
She had given her disciple everything, taught her every cultivation technique without holding anything back. Why had she received nothing but ruthless betrayal in return?
Lin Feng did not speak. Xuanyuan Qingtian let out a faint sigh. "At that time, the poison had already seeped deep into me, and I only possessed the strength of the Earth Immortal Realm. How could I have been a match for her Dao Tier Realm cultivation?"
"At the critical moment between life and death, I detonated my Qi Sea and preserved a wisp of my remnant soul, thereby escaping with my life."
"But how long could a remnant soul survive? Just as I was about to scatter into nothingness, an irresistible mysterious force drew me into a giant tower—the Qiankun Divine Palace."
"What exactly the Qiankun Divine Palace is, what it represents, or where it is located—I know none of it."
"But of one thing I am certain: even at my peak, if I entered the Qiankun Divine Palace, I would never be able to take even half a step out."
"The feeling it gave me was one of unfathomable mystery and boundless power."
As she spoke, a trace of relief appeared in her eyes. "However, it was precisely because of the Qiankun Divine Palace that I was able to survive."
"Rather than saying that it imprisoned me for three thousand years, it would be more accurate to say that it nurtured me for three thousand years."
"Just when I thought I would never leave the Qiankun Divine Palace in this lifetime and would never be able to avenge myself, the Qiankun Divine Palace suddenly cast me out on its own three years ago."
"After I emerged, I sensed a familiar aura. Only after searching did I learn that it belonged to a pendant I had accidentally dropped before my death."
"That pendant was the Sword-shaped Pendant hanging around Ye Xuan's neck."
At that moment, Xuanyuan Qingtian knew that her opportunity had arrived. According to her original plan, she would guide Ye Xuan step by step until he became powerful enough, then have him help her reconstruct her body.
With her talent and accumulated cultivation experience, it would not take many years for her to return to her peak.
Then, she could avenge her great hatred.
She would leave that vile, shameless fiancé of hers without even a grave.
She would make that bitch of a disciple who had betrayed her regret it for the rest of her life!
Yet the world was ever-changing, and in the end, she had arrived at the Divine Sword Sect.
"Sure enough, another one of these melodramatic plots. Though that Qiankun Divine Palace is rather interesting..." Lin Feng was not particularly surprised and muttered inwardly.
Then he glanced at Xuanyuan Qingtian and went straight to the point. "Are you willing to become the First Elder of my Divine Sword Sect?"
Although Xuanyuan Qingtian's experiences were rather melodramatic, Lin Feng still felt some sympathy for her.
Moreover, though she was now only a wisp of remnant soul, she had once been an overlord of heaven and earth three thousand years ago, with swordsmanship that had reached the divine.
If he could make her an elder of the Divine Sword Sect, he would be making an absolute killing.
"The First Elder of the Divine Sword Sect?" Xuanyuan Qingtian murmured, then fell into thought.
After a moment, she looked seriously at Lin Feng. "Alright."
Even with her vast knowledge, she could not see through the depths of the Divine Sword Sect. This showed that the sect's foundation was beyond imagination.
Joining the Divine Sword Sect would certainly be far better than fighting alone, and her strength would recover much faster as well.
Therefore, she had no reason to refuse the olive branch Lin Feng had extended.
"Good!" Lin Feng nodded with a smile. "The choice you made today will certainly be the wisest choice you have made in thousands of years."
As he spoke, he spread out his palm, and two items suddenly appeared in it. "This is the Chaos Jade and the Ninth Grade Yin-Yang Sacred Lotus."
"With this Chaos Jade, you will no longer need to reside within that lonely, desolate Sword-shaped Pendant. As long as you carry it with you, it can automatically repair your soul, allowing you to live carefree beneath the sunlight."
"And this Ninth Grade Yin-Yang Sacred Lotus can not only solidify your soul body and shorten the time needed for you to reconstruct your body, but also provide you with incomparably pure spiritual energy."
With a gentle wave of his hand, the Chaos Jade and Ninth Grade Yin-Yang Sacred Lotus floated lightly before Xuanyuan Qingtian, radiating a dense and sacred aura.
"This..."
"This is the divine-grade supreme treasure, the Chaos Jade?"
"And the legendary holy relic, the Ninth Grade Yin-Yang Sacred Lotus?"
Looking at the items before her, Xuanyuan Qingtian was instantly stunned. Her clear black-and-white eyes widened sharply, and even her breathing could not help becoming rapid.
These were not treasures that any so-called immortal-grade items could compare to, nor were they as simple as Lin Feng had described. Let alone those great sects, even Saints would likely fight bitterly to seize them upon seeing them.
She had never imagined that Lin Feng possessed such heaven-defying supreme treasures—and that he intended to give them directly to her?
After a long while, Xuanyuan Qingtian took a deep breath before finally suppressing the shock in her heart.
This Sect Master was definitely the reincarnation of some supreme being!
Otherwise, how could he possess the Flying Immortal Sword from the Divine Weapon Scroll, the divine-grade supreme treasure Chaos Jade, and even the holy relic Ninth Grade Yin-Yang Sacred Lotus?
At that moment, the look in her eyes as she gazed at Lin Feng became even more complicated.
Yet Lin Feng remained utterly calm and nodded faintly. "No need to be so surprised. This is the standard equipment for an elder of the Divine Sword Sect."
Xuanyuan Qingtian: "..."
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