Giant Tree (Part 2)

"That would be my elder brother." A flash of pride passed through Hua Lin's eyes when she heard of the battle record. "If my brother has another hundred years, he will surely become another Golden Core True Person!"

"Only natural. A genius of that caliber..." Lin Xin said with a touch of envy. He did not envy their strength, but how easily they had attained it.

Compared to such geniuses, every shred of his cultivation had come steeped in countless bloods and hardships, clawed from the brink between life and death. The gap between people could sometimes be this vast.

"Go back and rest." Hua Lin was clearly not yet recovered from her injuries and was still exhausted, so she took her leave first.

Lin Luo also seized the chance to leave and return to cultivating his inner power.

Lin Xin stood alone in the woods, with the camp behind him.

The moonlight was like water poured clean.

He stood quietly for a while, then gently took out his jade flute and held it to his lips.

"Back then beneath the moon, my red sleeves flowed richly as wine; you were like a river, and I like a willow..." The lyrics Xiao Lingling had once sung seemed to echo anew with the flute.

He closed his eyes, then slowly opened them again. Far ahead, a red and graceful figure appeared before Lin Xin.

Xiao Lingling leaned against a tree trunk in the distance, smiling sweetly at him.

A trace of tenderness flashed through his eyes.

The flute at his lips became ever more winding, gentle, and tranquil.

A point of red light silently burrowed out from beneath his feet and slipped into the sheath of the Red Flower Sword at his waist.

Threads of warm current slowly surged from Yin