After a great battle, the Spirit Mist Mountain Region finally settled into peace. The surrounding areas had nearly been cleaned up by the Imperial Guards, and the pungent stench of blood was gone. But whenever the guards clearing away the aftermath looked toward Lu Xiaotian—especially Xiang Yihang—fear showed in their eyes. This was a man even the royal clan's great cultivators could do nothing about.
Seeing that things had calmed down, Xu Qin breathed a great sigh of relief. Most of the time, she stayed behind with Lu Xiaotian to keep watch for any potential enemies lurking nearby. Occasionally, she went out to gather news. She was never gone for long, and whenever she returned, Lu Xiaotian had not moved an inch. He remained seated there, meditating with his eyes closed. Xu Qin couldn't help thinking that Qingcheng had disliked this man called Dongfang at first, too. But judging by the way things stood now, their relationship had surely gone far beyond ordinary friendship. What had happened during the more than ten years they had been missing? How had they grown so close? Could they have crossed the forbidden line between men and women? It didn't really look that way.
Just as Xu Qin was wondering about this, the water spiritual energy between heaven and earth suddenly grew clearer and more vibrant.
Inside the cave abode, Xiang Qingcheng's flawless, jade-white body lay still in a small pool of clear, emerald water. Anyone else present would have recognized at a glance that the pool was filled with Golden Profound Spirit Water, a priceless treasure for water-element cultivators seeking a breakthrough.
The emerald Golden Profound Spirit Water transformed into wisps of water spiritual energy, which Xiang Qingcheng continuously absorbed. A look of struggle crossed her peerlessly beautiful face, as though she were