"How long will you be gone?" Yang Lingtian asked softly, his tone full of concern.
Chen Yiyue raised her head and said with a determined look, "In my previous life, I left behind inheritances in various places throughout the Divine Realm, but one must reach a certain realm before entering them."
"Now that I've broken through to the Divine Sect Realm, it's time for me to visit one of my previous-life inheritances in the Central Continent of the Northern Peace Continent."
"That place will help me recover my cultivation faster. Once I return to my peak, I'll be able to hunt down my enemies, take revenge, and reclaim everything that belongs to me!"
Yang Lingtian's eyes flashed with a sharp light when he heard this.
He knew that Chen Yiyue bore the weight of a heavy past, and he understood her determination to become powerful.
"Very well. I support you. I'll wait here for you to return."
"However, be careful above all else." He tightened his grip on Chen Yiyue's hand.
Chen Yiyue nodded, nestled into Yang Lingtian's embrace, and savored this rare moment of tenderness.
They spent a passionate, lingering night together.
The next day, as dawn faintly broke, Chen Yiyue quietly left the Chaos Sacred Sect and embarked alone on her journey to the Central Continent of the Northern Peace Continent.
Yang Lingtian stood atop the mountain, gazing into the direction Chen Yiyue had left. A complicated emotion welled up in his heart.
There was concern for her future, as well as unease about the situation to come.
"Yiyue, I'll protect this place and wait for you to return!" he said in a low voice.
Turning around, a cold glint flashed through Yang Lingtian's eyes. He was not a man who would merely lose himself in a life