The wind at the summit was a little cool, but it did not howl.
The apes in the woods below the cliff had fallen silent too.
All was quiet.
Gu Qing remained silent for a long time, then said, "He won't be easy to kill. Perhaps we should wait a few more years."
Zhao Layue said, "We're improving, but so is he. If we wait until we can kill him before killing him, how many years will that take?"
Gu Qing said, "I've calculated it. I have no hope at all for the first hundred years, but if I can enter the Sea-Breaking Realm, I should have a chance after a hundred years."
His tone was calm, yet carried a moving sense of resolve.
Even among cultivators whose lifespans far exceeded those of mortals, who would calculate and prepare for something in spans of a hundred years?
Zhao Layue said, "I've calculated it too. Five years from now is the earliest I might surpass him."
Three years plus five years made eight.
She did not know how Jing Jiu had assessed her in the cold cave three years ago, or she would certainly have been proud-back then, Jing Jiu had told Bai Zao that Zhao Layue needed only another ten years to surpass Luo Huainan, so he had intended to send her a message through the Unthought Sword, asking her to kill Luo Huainan ten years later.
Gu Qing said, "For an immortal seeking vengeance, even a hundred years is not too late."
Zhao Layue said, "I'm a woman."
Gu Qing gave a wry smile, at a loss for words.
"Besides, as long as he lives, heaven and earth look unclean to me. My Dao Heart is covered in grime, and I have no way to break through into Wandering