Lin Lang stayed at Blackwood Cliff for three days. Once Ren Yingying's cultivation had fully stabilized, he prepared to leave.
Ren Yingying was reluctant to part with him. "Big Brother Lin, aren't we going to deal with the Giant Whale Gang? Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
Was it because she had been too shy to agree to Big Brother Lin's request last night?
At worst, she could agree tonight.
Lin Lang said, "It's precisely because we're going to deal with the Giant Whale Gang that I need to make preparations first, to spare our Holy Cult brothers heavy casualties."
"Don't worry. We'll see each other again before long. If two hearts love for eternity, why must they cling together day and night? Practice diligently while I'm away, and ask the Cult Leader for guidance."
"Even with the Muscle-Tendon Changing Scripture, you mustn't rush ahead in pursuit of progress and absorb too much of other people's true qi."
Powerful as the Muscle-Tendon Changing Scripture was, absorbing too many different kinds of true qi would inevitably make it impossible to refine them completely. Her true qi would still become impure, affecting her next breakthrough.
With sufficiently exquisite techniques, an early-stage Grandmaster would not necessarily lose to someone at the Grandmaster Peak.
Linghu Chong, for instance, had relied on the Dugu Nine Swords to join the attack on Dongfang Bubai, a Great Grandmaster, before he had even broken through to the Grandmaster Realm.
Ren Yingying nodded. "Big Brother Lin, be careful too. Don't take any more risks."
After bidding Ren Woxing farewell as well, Lin Lang mounted a swift horse and left Blackwood Cliff for Pingyang Prefecture.
The Thousand-household Office, Pingyang Prefecture.
Wang Wu and Jia Liu sat drinking together.
"Jia Liu, Lord Lin will be staying at